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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09

A sprained ankle will usually dis
able the injured person for three or
four weeks. This is due TO lack of
proper treatment. When Chamber
lain's Liniment is applied a cure may
be effected in three or four days This
IMMINENT is one of the best and most
remarkable preparations in use. Sold
by all uggists.-( ADVERTISEMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09
Band OF MERCY
IN SCHOOLS HERE
Will Be Formed by Humane So
ciety in the Interest of
Character Building.

The committee appointed by the
ladies auxiliary OF the Rock Island
County Humane society, composed of
Mrs. Fred w. Rinck, Mrs. y. 7. Tuck
er and Miss Florinda Abrahamson, 70
confer with the board Of education TO
establish Bands Of Mercy in the
schools. called on r. II. Cleaveland,
president Of the board, and after ia
vnrable consideration they we're re-
ferred 10 H. B. Hayden, superintend-
eut OF city public schools, who was
very much impressed with the idea
as he thought ir would be a great
help in the work of character build
Ing which the schools have taken up.
The following letter will be of inter
est 10 those who are interested in the
cause:
Rock Island. Dec. 4, 1912.-Mrs. F.
V. RincE. Secretary the Ladies Auxil-
iaIy OF the Rock Island County HUI
Trane Society. Dear Mrs. Rinck: ! am
pleased 10 write you that following the
call OF your committee last week
have brought 20 the attention of the
principals Of our different city public
schools your offer 70 cooperate with
them in establishing bands of mercy
among the children In the schools,
with the purpose of using these or.
ganizations 10 promote the spirit OF
kindness among our children-kind
ness toward each other, kindness to-
ward the bird and animal life all
about us, kindness toward every liz.
irg thing
/ am further pleased TO report that
there was a cOmmendable degree OF
interest manifested by our principals
and I think that you will find among
our city teachers a desire to welcome
this work as a practical application OF
the character building work which We
already have undertaken and which
has already become so important q
feature OF the work IN our public
schools
] shall be glad TO cooperate with
you in this work and 20 that end will
gladly arrange 10 have members o.
your society call upon the principals
nj the several school buildings and
talk over with them the most practica
way OF beGuIllb bOOu ltbullh III OubL
this plan OF yours. With sincere bes'
wishes for the success Of your cause
Very cordially yours,
II. T.. HAYDEN.
Superintendent City Schools
Twenty-eight years ago the frs
band Of mercy was founded in Boston
by the late president, George T. An
gCll OF the American Humane society
and today there are $4,000 bands o
mercy with over two million members
scattered all over the world.
BY the publicity this work has al
ready received children in many part
Of town are interesting themselves il
collecting a fund 70 organize bands
This will not be necessary as there
will be no expense to the members o.
board OF education Literature, but
tons. badges, etc, will be furnished b,
the society.
The local organization with the &C
operation OF the teachers and tn
press hopes to be able to form band
OF mercy in every graded school il
this city after the holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09
SPECIMEN BALLOT

granting
maintain
purpose
apparatus
alleys and public
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09

ripped of 80 feet Of the rail on one OF
them-the Lorraine. Miss Emile Nor
rison, while taking her constitutional
on the weather side Of the MinnetOn-
ka, was thrown 10 the deck with such
force as 10 sprain her right arm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09

The peculiar properties of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy have been thor
oughly tested during epidemics Of in
auenza, and wnen It was taken in
time We have not heard OF a single
case OF pneumonia. Sold by all drug
sists.-t advertisement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09
Buy Your Christmas clfts

At ". r. c. bazar at Memorial hall
in the court house Tuesday. Dec. 10,
afternoon and evening Advertise
ment)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09
Chicken Dinner Next Tuesday.

Get your dinner at Memorial hall in
the court house Tuesday, Dec 10. Din
ner from 1870 to 1870; only 80 cents.
- ADVERTISEMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-09

New York-Reporting turbulent
weather on the Atlantic ocean.
three steamships arrived here after
fighting gales and heavy seas which
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
FARM SALE ADVERTISING
Money invested in Newspaper Pub. Iicity Is Sure to Bring Good
 Returns.

Not more than one third Of the tised Did you ever calculate the amount of money lost every year by the owners failing to carry on an eX- tenSiye advertising campaign for their sales? A lew dollars more spent for newspaper space would give large returns
 The average publicity effort made by the average man eager to sell out is weak He has d few sale bills printed, and he runs the same copy n he local paper. That ends the cam aaign. That is poor management. The more extended the publicity the larger will he the crowd-and the prices usually vary with the size of the crowd, X farmer. especially a live stock man. would drive 20 miles to attend d sale where stock that he needed was to he sold Hence it is obvious that extended newspaper ad- VerliSing is important. Never spend tt ss than S20 in newspaper space, and if the sale is large one it will pay to spend a larger amount
 If you are a specialist, and handle some special line, such as fine hogs or cattle. newspaper advertising is ab- SoluteiN necessary to success And don't make the mistake of advertising only when you have something for sale. If you handle Duroc-Jersey hogs. aud have no hogs for sale now but will have in the spring. put a card in your paper and tell the people about it. II you don't. they will look mp the hog breeders i'll the classified columns of their farm paper and send off to he man ill the other end of the state wbo believes in publicity If you have something to sell don't let the people forget. It won't pay
 Newspaper advertising, when fig ured on the basis of the number of persons you can reach and the results you can get. is cheap Money spent in tbls line will bring greater results than any other form of advertising
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
WHY ADVERTISING
 SHOULD BE STEADY
By Wn. sC. Freeman.

ihere IS a great difference Of opin ion on the question as to whether a company should advertise or not when business is at high tide
 i"Sh 'hhliners was recently asked oy his associates why he continued to advertise when his company's output Tor year ahead was provided for. He said
 hen my company faced the fact Shat We were far oyerSold and I still nesired to keep up an aggressive ad- FeitiSihR campaign, l was asked why an the world considered 1t necessary 10 advertise, l told my company that we were not in business for today only
 We We're In business to stay. and that tomorrow and the day after were very real factors in our permanent phs mess success If We intended to Keep our business as active as il is today, told them that advertising was prime essential"
 In every community the advertisin" fepfesenla ative meets the merchant who says: T ann doing all the busi ness l possibly can, so there is no need Tor me to advertise. :"
 recall an experience of my own with merchant who was on the crest of the wave. He had been spending 100000 or whereabouts in advertising, and hls buStness was going along swimmingly He suddenly decided that advertising was an expense. so he commenced to cut it down and down, and then used irregular copy in the newspapers.
 After a period of about six months the business commenced to show signs of falling off His managers pro tested about the nonadvertising pol icy. but the merchant was very stub- born. and stuck 10 It.
 tie said that he had been In busi ness n great many years; that all the people In the community knew all about him-that it was the fault ot the managers that the business was not going forward and not because the advertising was stopped.
 He changed managers from time to time, but the business has grown steadily less until now the total is less than Sl .oo0, ,000 annually. whereas re call the time when 1t was nearly $4 900 900 a year, and IL Is just hang Ing on by It's eyelds
 A merchant cannot afford to stop advertising. even after he has estab, iished a big business
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
VAGS FINED S25 EACH

E. j. Dagan and G orge LaClai :, the tWO professional beggars who were arrested several days ago by Deputy Constable o. N Harris on a charge or vagrancy, plead guilty 10 the charge yesterday in Magistrates Frazier's court and were fined s25 and costs each. They had been in the city several days and from all appearances were horribly distorted with rheumatism. After few minu- fes private conference with Deputy Constable Harris both men accom- panied him to the jail, walking very erect and apparently cured of their disease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Advertising and Cost of uivinq.

Il Is tallacy to say that adyertis- ing increases the cost of living Ad- vertising lowers the cost of living in that larger sales decrease the cost of production Advertising in it's orig mal form of satesmanship tends in the long run to make the cost ot liv- ms more reasonable for the average human being Advertising enables the manufacturer to give q better qual- fly of goods at a lower price than he could II his advertising had not lifted him out of the rut of ruinous com. petition and standardized his articles of merchandise
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
DR. c. D. SMITH

VETERINARY STREEON
 AND DENTiSi Treats all diseases of Horses. Mule4. Cattle and Dogs Office at J. L. Ron erts Stable, 317 Pine St. Caldwell, old stable} first door south Of Hick, Ice Factory, Old phone 529 New phone 263. Residence 1193 West 6tt i'a Ts sF7;-,.--. -54. distancel 10s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20

Bucks Natural Gas Ranges are best because they last longer.-Reai & Crawfo-a u : Do
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Should Serve as Warnlnns

"The follies. vices. and conseuuent miseries of multitudes, displayed In newspaper, are so many aimoni- tlons, and warnings, so many beacons, continually burning, to turn others from the rocks on which they have been shipwrecked. Bishop Horne.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Exceptionat CasA.

First Beggar-l tell you, Bill, it pays ter be polite. A Thank yer never hurt nobody Second :}eggar-It did me l said 1t 10 lady without think in when had ne deaf and dumb catd on, an she had me arrested for an mposter.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Political .jokers.

What is the difference" asked Mir. Bones, "between q statesman and ooss?' "A statesman" replied Mr. Tambo puts himself in the hands of his friends. out the boss devotes nim- self to seeing what be can get his own hands on"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Practical Minded,

Am required 10 exchange wedding gifts in the department from which they were purchased?" Not at all said the foor-walker. Thank you. I would like to exchange a rose jar for a frying pan.r-Washingto Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Frightful Polar Winds.

blow with terrific force at the far north and play havoc with the skin, causing red, rough or- sore cnapped hands. and I.is sInat need Bucklen's Arrdica Salve to heal them. It makes
 the skin soft and smooth. Unrival-
 ed for cold-sores, also burns boils
 sores. ulcers. cuts, bruises and piles
 Only 25 cents at All Druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
A Resolve.

Not frequently or of necessity to Say to anyone or to write in a letter ly to excuse the neglect of duties re. quired by our relations to those with whom We live, by alleging urgent oc- equations. Marcus Aurelius.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
MT. Merchant

m d buJ ms plants s,htp 
 k a home ~ increased h erhan fur n c local 
 reprint O kp hheim Appkmo
 
 tim u the pn 
 cheerful sh
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
Abstein Goes to Minors,

Bill Abstein. who has played with several teams in the major league~>. has signed with the Mers-eins team of the Southern ss,sociation, having lost his he-.s" ~"nn Jersey City. He v1u c,astri first base.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
ALL DEALERS

Thousands of cases considered hopeless are now cured by spinal ad- justments. My former patients are my best references, they know. Dr
 Martin over Cleveland-Matthew hdw Co 12 3 I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
The Great Ambition.

All the worlds stage, and all the men and women are busy trying to get plays accepted for production.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20
c. P. GOULD Practical Surveyor

All kinds If surveying, relocating los, oF o6l:,e:s.ed corners Establs ments ., .:nes. Sub-d!visions ot -e. estate The laying out and dividin, up ot lands in any shape
 [ P. GOILD.
 S.-i54 La.it .=4
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-20

Bucks White Enamel lined Gas Range ovens are the longest lived toves made.-Reap & Crawford Fura. Go. fl
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
Much Typhoid at ootonaeon-

Since Nov. IL. 1911. there has been
reported TO the health officer forty-four
cases OF typhoid fever, says the on
tonagon Herald. There have been two
deaths from complications resulting
from this disease. II is foregone con-
clusion that the typhoid results from
water. IL Is conceded that some of
the sufferers have not been drinking
The village water ii Is also fact that
the water in all wells is not absolutely
safe for drinking purposes. Forty four
cases of fever In less than four months
IN village of less than 1000 people is
astounding, The villoge officers are
giving the matter much thought. but
are at loss TO know Just what meas
ures TO take to stop the trouble. Some
have suggested that the water intake
be extended TO the west side of the
river and out into the lake a distance
of few hundred feet. Others have
suggested that the water In the reser :
Noir at the rear of the Ontonagon bak-
cry be pumped out and used. while still
others have proposed establishing res
ervoirs on the shore of the lake and al
lowing the water TO filter through gra-
vel on sand.
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
"THls is MY 72ND BIRTHDAY"

Ontario, was born in CobOurg, Ontario.
March s. 1S40. He was called To the
Bar in 1869 and soon attained a high
place i'm the legal profession. Among
the honors and distinctions which came
TO him i'm his early professional career
we're his appointments as lecturer of
the Law Society of Upper Canada, in
1872. as a Bencher of the Law So
ciety. in 1880. and as queens Coun-
ell in 1881. In 1900 he became vice.
chancellor of the University OF Toron-
to. He was appointed Justice of the
Court of Appeal for ontario in 1897 ana
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
WORLDS COMMERCE
HAS DOUBLED IN THE
LAST FIFTEEN YEARS

The worlds international trade has
doubled i'm value i'm the last Is years,
and shows for 1911 larger total than
ever before recorded. The Bureau of
Statistics of the Department of Com
merce and Labor publishes each month
the latest available data on the trade
of each o. the principal countries of
the world, and i'm it's annual volume
statement covering for "A full years
period the trade returns cf a still larg
er list Of countries. The number of
countries named in its monthly table
is about % and in it's annual table,
over 80 In each case. however. II Is
possible to compare the trade of any
given country I'm the latest available
period with its own trade in the cor
responding period of the preceding
year. comparison of these monthly
flgures which cover portions of the
year 1911 indicates that the trade for
those portions of the year for which
figures are available shows an in
crease of between per cent and s per
cent over the corresponding period 81
last year. and should this gain be
shown in the figures for that part OF
tho year not yet reported. the total
international trade of. the world would
approximate IL billion OF exports and
1871 billions of imports.
These figures indicate that the in
ternational commerce of the world in
1911 aggregated approximately S5la
billion dollars, against 30 billion in
1907. ~ billion in 1904. 20 billions in
1901. and 1914 billions in 1896. These
Ggures arc In all cases o combination
of both imports and exports for all
the countries for which data are avail
able and since all articles exported
from one country become the imports
Of some other country the value Of the
merchandise actually moved may be
assumed to be approximately half the
sum obtained by a totalization of the
imports and exports. Taking the ex-
port figures alone. the total for 1911.
for the countries for which data are
available, will probably approximate
II billion dollars against IA 1-s billions
in 1907. II is billions I'm 1904. 2 2-G
billions in 1901. and ~ billions in 1895.
The imports. although composed Of ar
ticles already recorded as the exports
from some other part Of the world, are
valued considerably higher when inn
ported than the valuation of the same
articles when exported. since in most
cases cost OF transportation and. In
some ,sases. other eSpenses are, added
IN determining the vsrlue OF the mer-
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
J. W. Wells Buys Fino Yacht


Word has been received from ]. w.
Wells of Menominee that while he was
in New York he purchased a 96-foot
twln-screws power Yacht. Its length on
the water line is eighty-seven feet. II
Is constructed of a selected white oak
frame and planked with yellow pine.
The yacht is named "Glenda" and has
a speed Of twelve to thirteen knots per
hour 1t is lighted by electricity and Is
propelled by sfx-cyllnder engine. The
crew consists of captain. engineer, ste
ward. deckhand and cabin boy. The
yacht contains three, double staterooms.
1t is now lying at Ulmer Park. South
Brooklyn. The "Glenda" is power
full craft with good freeboard and lib
eral breadth Her deck is flush with
the exception of low pilot house
forward and such skylights and COM
panionway matches as are necessary "a
give ventilation and access below. The
boat was built for a long distance crui-
Ser having a cruising radius of 1000
miles at cruising speed. She was in
tended for cruising from Labrador tc
the West Indies, and TO be a safe and
comfortable boat in any weather
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08

Juvenile minstrelsy, by local talent,
vas the drawing card at the Lyric last
night and the youngsters, who show
zeal talent. had a large audience.
Franklin & Davis, in songs and COM
edy dialogue are the professional vau-
devlle attraction. and their act, "The
Singer and the Simpleton," is a good
one.
OF :he films. the Blind Miner" was
easily the best Particularly well-made
studio setting go further toward the
success of this photo-play than any
thing else. but the mine scene deserves
especial praise and the photography is
excellent. A miner with his comrades,
entombed IN the mine through an ex-
plosion. is rescued by a blind miner.
the old man accomplishing this feat
through his keen hearing and long ex-
rerience i'm the past. The romantic
side of the tale begins at the opening
and is completed at the end, Ii is a
film full of pathos and peculiarly
adapted to mining localities.
New pictures are offered for this
evening, a few of which are "The
stolen Nickle," "The Sioux Cave of
Death" and widow Jones' Admirers"
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
To Abandon Fort Brady

To Abandon Fort Brady
Unless the military appropriation
bill. as already passed by the house,
posts, among them Forts Brady i'm tho
500 and Wayne. i'm Detroit, are lost
to the state for all time. Perhaps
this state OF affairs Is not commonly
known, but the bill, as it stands. ex-
cludes any appropriation for the posts
that Secretary of War Stimson re-
Gently recommended abolished.
Without funds to provide sustenance
Fort Brady would no longer exist.
When IL is further announced that
Chairman Hay, OF the house military
committee. will within a few days put
in a bill authorizing the sale of prop
crty on which the present recommend
ed abandoned posts stand and the
transfer of such money over 20 the
other posts where the Capitalization Of
troops Is recommended It win be read
lily seen that the future of Fort Brady
in the 500. is seriously threatened.
The posts that have been eliminated
from the military appropriation Dill by
the house vote arc: Fort Apache,
Boise barracks. Forts Brady. Clark.
George Wright, jay, Lincoln. Logan III.
Roots. Mcintosh, Mackenzie. Meade,
Niagara, Ontario. Wayne, William
Henry Harrison. Yellowstone. Ethan
Allen. Robinson, Missoula. Logan, Dou-
glas( d.. a. Russell. Madison barracks,
whipple barracks. and the Pittsburg
barracks. Out of this number members
Of the house. committee declare IT Is
possible to abandon ten or twelve army
posts at once. among them being Fort
Brady.
Just what action viii be taken by
the residents of the 500, II any is 20
he taken. to prevent the removal OF the
post from the city will be eagerly
awaited.
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08

chandise when imported. AS a result,
the valuation of imports into the pria
tipal countries of the world in 1911
will probably aggregate about 1Sla bill
lion dollars. against 19 billions in
1907. IL billions in 1904. IL billions in
1901. ond billions in 1896
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08

Homer G. Davenport, cartoonisL 45
years old today.
George Gibbs. American illustrator
and novelist. "A years old today.
James A. Hemenway, former United
States senator from Indiana, 50 years
old today.
oliver Wendell Holmes. associate
Justice of the Supreme Cou; Of the
United States, II years old today.
Bramwell Booth, eldest son of Cen
cral" William Booth and chief of staff
Of the Salvation Army, 81 years old
today.
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08
advocates School Changes

A wider use of the schoolhouses by
the communities which erect them, a
change from the accepted belief that
they are sacred centers of culture. and
the relating of education to the needs
Of life. are the ideas advocated by Su-
perintendent G. w. Gehrand of the
Marquette public schools, who has just
returned from St Louis. where he at
tended the convention of the depart
tional Educational association.
Striking features OF the new system
OF things discussed at the meeting and
favored by Mr. Gehrand are: '"s
Make the public school plants social
centers for the community by keeping
and recreational purposes.
Open night schools where those who
have been forced to drop school before
they obtained any material education
may get instruction in whatever line
of work they may need to make a sue
cess in life
Teachers are not better class ot
persons and should be required 10
work six days Of the week Just as other
people must do.
Let the city use the school buildings
as voting precincts instead of renting
booths in livery barns. etc
Make provisions for industrial edu-
cation in the schools so that the chill
dren can be fitted for their work in
life. making selective the study of
foreign languages. higher mathematics
and such other purely cultural branch
es of the regular school curriculum,
and substituting manual training, com.
mercial education and the teaching OF
trades.
Have the high school embrace the
work Of the seventh and eighths
grades. so as TO start the pupils i'm high
school work earlier In life.
Give the training of girls for home
making more attention.
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08

has been Chief Justice since 1902. Dur
inc the absence Of Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Gibson at the coronation last year
and on several previous occasions Sir
Charles Moss acted as administrator
of the Government OF Ontario.
The Calumet news., 1912-03-08

police force They appoint none but
women to wear the uniform, and each
policeman is a peach" hence the
business booms. Every man i'm town
'.ttemptc TO get arrested and the lock-
mp is soon overcrowded. Tho wives of
the married men storm the Jail to get
their husbands out and riot results,
which ends with the feminine force
weeping over the loss of their prison
ers. Wilds & Nelson present am excel
lent vaudeville sketch.