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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
The Queer Carabao.

The carabao is said to be slower than
camel and more obstinate than Il
mule. Every one seems agreed that
the chief ambition in life of a cara
bao. if he has any at all. is TO lie down
in puddle of water with just his nose
and horns sticking out Consequently
considerable commotion rules the wag
on train when it approaches stream
that must be forded. The soldiers
who are walking behind the carts as
guards lay aside their rifles and begin
to belabor each animal In the mid
die of the stream the excitement
reaches its highest pitch. The cara
bao will begin to stretch his neck and
bend his knees and grunt-infallible
indications of his intention to lie down.
Everybody works like beaver to pre-
vent him from accomplishing this fell
purpose. but their labors are not al
ways successful. They may get him
over the stream. but this is unusual
good fortune.-Harper's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Siren In Skirts.

Which is the most recent siren (of
the animal variety in history? Jacobus
Noieras relates that in 1903 siren was
captured in the Zuider Zee. She was
(says Mr.. Norman Douglas in siren
Land'O brought to Harlem and, being
naked. allowed herself to be clothed;
she learned to eat like a Dutchma {;
she could spin thread and take pleas
ure in other maidenly occupations; she
was gentle and lived to a great age.
But she never spoke. The honest bur
ghers had no knowledge of the Ian
guage Of the sea folk to enable them
to teach her their own tongue. so
she remained mute to the end Of her
DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

ord in summing up the London ply
sician's arrangement, first became
popular disease in America and among
the Weather classes"
Old DR. Corner has often been seen
about the wheat pit in Chicago, where
so much -four is derived, but it should
be remembered that the one who has
enunciated this theory is a British
practitioner, who has given this matter
patient investigation.
Further" taking up the burden Of
the argument once more, the first
epidemic of appendicitis, II such
term is applicable, was to a large ex-
tent contemporaneous in America with
the preparation of -four in the mills by
means of the big steel rollers of
fiuted type. Now these rollers quick
ly wear down and frequently have 10
be replaced. What then, asks DR.. Con-
ner. becomes of the material which
comes off the roller worn out in the
process? Obviously it must be in the
-four of our bread. That is to say,
made contains minute particles of
steel which then consumed stay suff1
GENTLY long in the appendix to create
irritation, and in some instances to
set up appendicitis.
AT first this process of preparing
-four was expensive" continues the edi-
tor, " and the flour was bought and
eaten only by wealthy Americans,
among whom appendicitis became prev
oil int IF
appendicitis in Great Britain almost
synchronizes with the introduction of
the American methods of preparing
-four in that country. More proof of the
effect of this milled flour in the produc-
ton of appendicitis seems TO be afford
ed by the fact that as bread made from
ii became cheaper, appendicitis became
more frequent and more generally rec
Ogpized among the less rich in Amer
lea.
Lastly. the class of men who held
out the longest against appendicitis
were the negroes. They ate bread
prepared by their own methods until
milled -four became so cheap that il
was simpler for the negroes to buy
bread made from it than to prepare
their own, the result being that ap-
pendicitis has become increasingly fire.
quent among them. The charge
against the American milled flour is
plausibly argued. but hardly impresses
one with it's probability. Indeed, II is
probable that in a single hours ride
on railroad on a dusty summer day,
one swallows more iron and other min
eral PARTICLES than could be found in a
years supply OF American made -four"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
MODERN HAIR DRESSING

has played havoc with the tresses Of The
fair sex, and druggists everywhere COM
ment On the fact that they ara selling
large quantities Of sage for making rhs
oid-fashiOned sage tea" such a. was
used by our grand-nothers for promoting
the growth Of their hair and restoring is
natural color. The demand for this well.
known herb for this purpose has been 30
great that one manufacture has taken
advzntag1 Of the fact, and has pfaeed On
the MARKET an ideal sage bee-" contaiD-
ing sulphur. q valuable remedy foT dam
druh and scalp ra<hes and ikx5ta1fons.
Tbs preparasSon, which is called Wyefh's
Sage and Saiphar, b sold By al leading
Druggists for 50 ca5ts and 81 a bottle. or
yin be sent direct By the Wyeth Chemicai
Company, n Cos41andt St, New York
City, upoa receipt Of price.
For sale and recommended by the
Harper House Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
By JAr1Es A. EDcERToN.
HCopyrght by American Press Assoc
ton, le11-l

HCopyT1Snt by American Press AS8Oc1o-
ton, le1ll
~ URISG the month Of May, 1851,
E the chief activity on both sides
was in recruiting, drilling and
planning future campaigns.
sIincoln's second call for troops had
Just been made, and the states were
BUSY filing their quota. Jefferson Da-
wis had also issued a call for men,
land the activity in the south was as
l3everish as IN the north. One Of the
~ TRANCE phenomena of the times was
THE confidence shown by both sides IN
the result. Each section professed to
abelieve that the war would be Of short
duration and that its side would, Of
course be the winner. Nor was all
this assumed for effect. In the popu-
lar mind il seemed to be a frmly set
lied conviction.
Yet the war fever was on The peo-
ole were reading war. thinking war.
singing war Many new songs built
around some sentiment of the struggle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

had already come into vogue. One of
these was directly the result OF Lin
coins second call for troops and IN
May was Just becoming popular:
Yes. Wen rally round the flag. boys.
Wen rally once again.
Shouting the battleCry Of freedom
We VIII rally from the hillside,
Wen rally%1rom the plain.
ShOut!n8The- battiecry OF freedom
CHORUS
The Union forever! Hurrah. boys, hur-
ran!
Down with the traitor. up with the sta=.
For wen rally round the flag. boys.
Rally once again.
Shouting the battlecry OF freedom
"Rally Round the Flag" has a power
10 stir US yet Then imagine what it
must have meant IN the recruiting
days OF 1861!
There was another song that l fancy
was written about this same time. At
any rate. 1t came early in the war:
We are coming. Father Abraham.
Three hundred thousand more.
From Mississippi's winding streams
And from New Engiand's shore.
We leave our pIows and workshops.
Our wives and children dear.
With hearts too fun for utterance.
With but a silent tear.
Oh We dare not look behind US.
But steadsastiy before.
We are coming. Father Abraham.
Three hundred thousand more.
CHORUS
We are coming Father Abraham,
Our Union 10 restore,
We ars coulinG Father Abraham.
Three hundred thousand more.
This suggests Ingersolrs Vision OF
he War
We see them all as they march proudly
away under the Haunting hsGs, keeping
time to the grand wild music OF war
marching down the streets OF great cities.
through the towns and across the pTair1ss
down TO the fields Of glory 10 do and 60
die for the eternal right
The week ending May 20 witnessed
no single event OF first class fmpor-
tance. 1t was all preparation The ap-
pointment OF officers later to become
celebrated. the creation OF 4 new milf
tary department. the reopening Of Bal
timore 20 the passage OF troops en-
route 70 Washington. the governments
raid on telegraph Offices in search OF
disIoyai messages. the assurance tAAt
IcreiG1 powers would not recognize
the Confeslerzcy and one slight en-
EaSru,ent near Fortress Monroe con-
s,ftuteI the chief events of the week
England PEoclaims Neutrality.
On Nay y Queen Victoria issued
proclamation OF neutrality between the
north and Soufh. The news did not
reach America urt1 several days later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
LOCAL COMMANDERY
ANNUAL INSPECTION
Grand Junior Warden of Illinois to
Be in Charge of Mondays
Ceremonies.

The annual inspection of Rock Is
land commandery No. Is, Knights
Templar, will be held in the asylum,
in the Robinson block, next Monday
evening at 1880 o'clock. The inspec-
ton will be conducted by Lewis A.
Mills of Decatur, eminent grand jun
ior warden of the Illinois grand COM
mandery. After inspection the order
of the temple will be conferred. There
will be a banquet at s o'clock. H. H.
Cleaveland, state grand commander.
and other officers of the grand com.
mandery will be present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
The War Fifty Years Ago

Both North and South Show Great confidence---Every
body Singing War Sonss--North Gladdened by Neu-
trality Proclamation Prom Queen victoriaMc Dowel.
Thomas and Lyon Made Bfieadiers - Sherman and
Sheridan First Appear In the Conflict---Both Sides
Eagerly Recruiting and Equppins Men---Snall Land
and Naval Skirmish Near Fortress Monroe - Ken
lucky Governor Forbids Either Union Confederate
Troops From Crossing His State.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
MAKING Use of Il.

There is no use giving you a check.
my dear. My bank account is over
drawn"
"WeIl. give it to me anyway, George
And. say. make it for 500. want to
pull it out of my shopping bag with
my handkerchief at the bridge game
this afternoon. cleveland Plain Deal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

All this is set forth by DR. Edred NJ.
Corner of London in the Medical
Chronicle. and IS gravely discussed by
the editor OF the Medical Record IN
tie current issue. The charge was
made some years ago and then denied
~ the -four manufacturers.
Appendicitis" says the Medical Rec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

O4ce asoEc "a ihsldi0as attack on
tAs soar isstSs. which roDs Tbs poor
gzaa's Loal q gluten and taxes fhe kind
B. yLGSgaases fFDn his 5Eeac i a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Saved Child from Death.

After our child had suffered from
severe bronchiel trouble for a year %
wrote G.. T. Richardson. OF Richard
sons Mills. Ala, I'VE feared It had
consumption. 1t had a bad cough all
the time. We tried many remedies
without avail, and the Doctors mede-
cine seemed as useless. Finally we
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
are pleased to say that one bottle eff
fected a complete cure, and our child
is again strong and healthy. For
coughs, colds, hoarseness, lagrippe,
asthma. Group and sore lungs, its the
most infallible remedy that's made
Price SOC and 800 Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

Never hesitate about giving Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to children.
II contains no opium or other mar.
cotics and can be given with implicit
confidence. AS quick cure for
coughs and colds TO which children
are susceptible. It is unsurpassed. SOLD
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Cause of Appendicitis

so gives him appendicitis as he pros
perz. causes steel 10 invade the ap- |
pendix and hence the iron 20 enter his j
sovl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

fiction that America has been befrtend-
ed by ut least one monarch? Real
Americans never did care much for the
royal pretense, but when Victoria took
up our cause we supposed that there
might be occasionally a good queen,
whatever we thought of the race Of
kings. But now even this turns out a
fairy story. Napoleon III. was at this
time our active enemy, seeking to
place a monarch over Mexico while
our hands were full and trying to get
Russia and England to join France in
recognizing the Confederacy and thus
divide the republic.
All this came TO a head, however.
later in the war. 1t was after the Sec
ond Bull Run that the Palmerston-
Gladstone incident occurred. On May
Is, 1881. the British government
through the queen simply made q dec
laration OF neutrality. Later In the
same week dispatches from abroad in
dicatec that no nation of any size or
importance would recognize the Con
federacy, at least at that time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

John D. Rockefeller would be broke
If he should spend his entire income
to prepare a better medicine than
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for diarrhoea,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Fever For Enlistment.

Its services.
Fever For Enlistment.
The popular fever for enlistment is
illustrated by the New York Quaker
merchant, who said to one OF his
clerks:
swell, friend James. is thee willing
to enIistT'
81 have thought of it, replied the
clerk, "but hesitated because L feared
to lose my situation"
IF thee will enlist" replied the
Quaker, mot only shall thee have thy
situation, but thy salary shall so on
while thee is absent. But if thee will
not serve thy country thee cannot
stay in this store"
That the fighting spirit was abroad
was indicated by the fist fights all
over the north. Wherever came a
southern sympathiZer and talked about
it there an alteration followed as the
sparks fly upward. 1t was the same
below Mason and Dixon's line. One
clergyman who preached in favor OF
the Union was given twenty-four
hours, or maybe it was twelve, to
leave the state. He left. There
was not little rough humor about 1t
all. Wen hang JEFF Davis on a sour
apple tree" was popular sentiment
in the free states. 1 have often won
dered why it was a ''sour' apple tree
he was to be hanged on. since any
other kind would have served. but
perhaps the sour indicated how peo-
pie felt about it. These were fierce
days. The time of fraternizing be-
tween the "Yanks" and "Johnnies'' in
the trenches had not yet come
The tens1ty of feeling is indicated
by two events occurring on May 16.
They took place as far apart as Mas
sachusetts and Cincinnati. The Bay
State legislature appropriated $3,OOO,-
600 for the war. and in the Ohio city
Dan Rice's circus was menaced by a
crowd until the Snowman pulled down
his own flag and hoisted the stars and
stripes.
Union troops were rapidly being con-
centrated at Fortress Monroe. Early
in the week General Wool was order
ed to take command. but later General
Butler refused to serve in a subordi-
nate position. so he was placed in
charge. and Wool was transferred.
On May 20 a slight engagement took
place opposite the fortress. The Con-
federates were seen to be fortifying
at Sewell's Point and were attacked
by the Star. Potomac gunboat- The
Star succeeded in silencing one of the
guns. but was herself hit. The Free
born then took up the attack and sue
ceeded in silencing both guns. The
Freedom also captured two schooners
in the Potomac. Two days earlier
the New York troops had their first
skirmish at Smiths Point, Md. The
only other engagement of the week
worthy of mention occurred at Potosi.
Mo-, sixty miles south of st. Louis.
where some secession sympathizers
were arrested and their cavalry dis
persed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

Joseph E Johnston was given COM
mand OF the southern forces In and
about Harpers Ferry.
Troops were being offered from all
over the north and were accepted as
fast as the war department could han
die them. On May IA three regiments
entered the army from Kansas, the
youngest states On May Is fourteen
regiments were accepted from New
York, and ten Scotch regiments were
offered On the same day yachts were
accepted from James Gordon Bennett
and ]. P. Ives. May II the Irish bri-
gade. more than 1000 strong, rendered
its services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Enter Sherman and Sheridan.

On the same May Is william Tecum-
sch sherman was made a colonel in
the Union army. Several other officers
were appointed or promoted during the
week George h. Mcclellan became q
major general. as did also Benjamin F.
Butler, each being advanced to the
command OF a department, Mcclellan
TO that composed OF Ohio and nearby
states. Butler TO that OF the newly ere
ated department of eastern Virginia,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
cluded IN McClellan's territory, and he
was then about TO begin the campaign
which should result In creating a new
state and IN making himself the com
mauder OF the Army OF the Potomac.
Among those promoted 10 the rank Of
brigadier general during the week were
Irwin Mcdowell, who was soon 10 COM
maEd az the battle of Bull Run:
George H Thomas. later TO be known
as the Rock OF Chickamauga;' Ma
thsn'eI Lyon. who had been fighting to
hold Missouri n the Union, and A n.
Reeder. a former governor Of Kansas.
On May IL the president commission
ell Daniel Z. Sickies 70 raise division
Of 10000 men, OF which he was to be
made major general
On May IA Philip h Sheridan was
commissioned & captain In the United
States army. and on the same day Rob
ert = Lee was created 4 brfgndier gen.
ersi Of tho Confederate army. May Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27
Lyon Takes Command In Missouri


General Harvey had been placed in
charge Of the Missouri troops and had
issued an address approving Lyons
seizure of Camp Jackson, but later had
entered into an agreement with Gen
eral Price for the maintenance of
peace between the state and federal
troops. Soon after he was replaced by
General Lyon
Considerable excitement at this time
was occasioned by wild reports from
Harpers Ferry. On May 10 the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, which pass
es through Harpers Ferry, requested
the government to take charge Of its
line The next day it was reported
that the road had been blown up at
that point This was denied after
ward, however, and it came out that
only one small culvert had been in
jured-
There was also trouble with the
mails, resulting in the gradual with
drawal Of mail accommodations from
the Confederate territory. On May "A
the service was suspended between st.
Louis and the lower Mississippi. No
ice was gwen JnaJ OtueT WlllOTdWalS
would follow.
May 10 considerable amusement was
created in Washington by the return
of one OF Ellsworth's zouaves from
Alexandria with a seventeen foot Con-
federate flag wrapped about his body.
1t seems that he had invaded Vir-
GINA without the knowledge Of his
officers, also without the knowledge Of
the enemy, and had annexed the flag
when no one was looking.
Following the neutral attitude taken
by Kentucky, the governor Of that
state on May 20 issued a manifesto
forbidding either Union or Confederate
troops crossing the state At the
same time Major Robert Anderson Of
Sumter fame was on his way to Ken
lucky TO take charge OF recruiting Tn.
ion troops.
Two incidents of this week throw q
revealing light on the character of
Abraham lincoln Appeals were made
TO him TO interfere IN the transfer of
real estate in which southerners were
concerned IN retaliation for the refusal
TO pay bills TO northern creditors from
some parts OF the south Lincoln re-
fused, with the remark that, what
ever others did. he could not afford TO
do wrong. On May 10 the president
twice risked capture by passing the
Confederate p4ckets on the Virginia
side OF the Potomac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-05-27

For sale and recommended by II
Harper House Pharmacy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-28
FISH STORY FROM KANSAS
fannie Acid From the Autumn Leaves
Makes the Finny Tribe an
Easy Prey.

Two years ago curious paragraph
went the rounds Of the press. 1t
stated that an analysis of the water
In the Maries Tiu Cygnes river
revealed the presence Of tannic acid.
No cause was assigned. But Big
Stranger, IimpId stream that CUR
gles across the northeast corner OF
Kansas and pours it's gossip fntO the
Kaw, held this secret nine years ago.
and local residents kept mum and
proflted accordingly. Now, the fourth
time in ii seasons. that, same fannie
acid is troubling Big Strangers wa
tiers until they run black as ink; and
cat, carp. bass and buffalo, IA. a coma.
but entirely edible. are crowdfng the
banks, their heads uphfted in quest
OF air. The fannie acid, drawn from
autumn leaves which recent high
winds deposited IN the, stream. drives
the fish to the surface, where they
collect in rifles or fresh water fnlets.
or try to climb the banks: Thus they
are easy prey, and are taken out in.
nets, scoopeG up with cshopelHs and
taken to market or gathered into the
salted fish, supply OF the community.
Big Stranger, which Is we'll wooded
and generally steep banked, carries
the biggest nm stock in it's part OF the
state and has no known rival in the
fannie acid feat
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-28
Lonn oNerIand IeurneY.

A strenuous overland journey has
lust been completed by Mrs. Sarah
Conner and her, four small children,
who. after trip in a dilapidated bug
gy OF 900 miles, have arrived at
Wheeler. s. D., their destination. Mrs.
Conner and her children commenced
their. Journey at Moose Jaw, Canada,
following the death OF her husband,
who left them In destitute. condt-
ton. Their nearest relative resided
at wheeler, IN South Dakota. A span
lot ponies were hitched- to single
seated top buggy, which contained the
mother and her four children one a
girl OF eleven, boy OF nine, girl OF
seven and baby OF eighteen months.
Intthe old buggy were piled the world
Iv possessions OF the family. The
journey required six weeks time.
same days they were unable to'travei
more than fifteen miles. The two old
err children, and part OF the time
three OF them, walked while the moth
or drove. The ponies had only such
grazing as they could dnd along the
road and wore without grain the en-
tire trip. They were nearly exhaust
ed at the end of the Journey.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-28
Tie TarlA.

The word tariff traces itself back
to Tarifa, a Moorish name for fort
ress on a southern promontory of
Spain, running Into the Straits Of Glib
raltaT. and commanding the entrance
to the Mediterranean. From this Tar
liza the MoorsI during their dominion
In spain, were wont to watch the
merchant shipsrpf the nations as they
passed into or out of the Mediterran-
can, and, making a sally therefrom.
used to levy duty on the merchandise
carried by the ships. It was from this
practice that the application Of the
word came into use.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-12-28
Good Bic lob.

Several New. York school teachers
recently paid a visit to Bloomingdale
Insane asylum and. were .approa ched
by gentleman who showed them
about the grounds. In the course OF
his remarks he dweIt with particular
emphasis on. the fact that some insane
people were OF such cunning ti1at one
could not discover their condition ex.
cept by some strange remark let fan
by chance, .l-
After two pleasant hours spent ~
the company OF their guide the teach.
ers were about to return, when one
OF them, wishing to take "a not TOO
abrupt leave, remarked:
Time must pass slowly here Tor
you among so many luhatiCs.
There is where you are wrong
replied the man. II am engaged I'VE
hours a day II, my life work.
How lnterestIng!. cnped the teach
ers. m ee
The man produced roll Of nanu-
script.
'.see, am making an index to
Webster's dictionary"