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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
The ha-ni Trea

A curious survival Of the days when
the magicians Of Europe sought inde-
fatiEsbiy for the philosophers stone is
the superstition that attaches to the
hazel tree. The old alchemists used
to make their divining reds out Of
hazel twigs. and they fostered the be-
lief that it would mysteriously direct
its owner To hidden treasures IL It was
manipulated with the absolute faith
that was required in all those occult
enchantments OF the middle ages. As
time went on the rod Of Jacob" as a
branch OF hazel was universally known.
gathered new powers Not only would
IL lead 10 the discovery Of buried
boards. but It would also act Is an in
fallible agent in locating runaway
servants and escaped criminals 1t was
a sure guide 10 underground springs as
well and was an unfailing charm
against the lightning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
CARB0LIC ACID ANTIDOTE.
Tincture of Iodine, 1t Is Claimed. Gives
Remarkable Results.

Among cases OF accidental poisoning
those caused by carbOlic acid are the
most frequent. These generally arise
through mistaking a solution of car
bolic acid for some medicine or. as
occurs very often. for some alcoholic
liquor.
The remedies generally employed in
dealing with this kind of poisoning
consist in washing the stomach with
alkaline water or pure glycerin. fol-
lowed by the ingestion of alkaline sui
pilates, oil and white of eggs beaten
up. Some years ago, however. Or
Maberly showed that tincture OF 10
dine. administered in fairly large
doses. may give much better results.
On one occasion when called in to
attend a young negro who. thinking
he was drinking whisky, had swallow
ed quantity of a strong solution of
carboic acid and who consequently
was severely burned about the lips and
throat, DIR. Maberly hurriedly made
him swallow a teaspoonful Of tincture
OF iodine in a cupful OF water. A few
LuIuulSS dlteIN at tue patient was
able to swallow some milk without any
difficulty. speaking became easier. and
he very soon completely recovered.
The same immediate and complete
effect was obtained on administering
tincture of iodine in doses of five drops
IN water in the case of three-year-
old boy who had just swallowed SOMA
carbolic acid.
Similar success was met with in a
third case Of carbolic acid poisoning.
the victim being a child OF two years
of age In this instance the iodine
treatment could not be begun till rhir-
u hours after the inGeStlon of the poi
son The alarming symptoms soon dis
appeared under the influence of tine
ture of iodine given every four hours
in doses of five drops in a teaspOOnful
OF water. The liule patient was cured
The tincture of iodine neutralizes the
carbOlic or picnic acid by forming
with IT an iodophenate. insoluble and
therefore mless.-European Edition
New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

THE Garden of Allah" the huge spec
tacle based on Robert Kitchens novel
by that author and Mary Anderson
de Navarro, is the talk of the entire
theatrical world The record-breaking
receipts of "Ben-Hur'' some years ago
in the Auditorium are being surpassed
by THE Garden of Allah" by many
thousands of dollars. The engagement
of THE Garden of Allah includes
Sunday nights and Wednesday and
Saturday matinees. Frederic Hatton,
reviewing the opening performance in
Chicago for the Evening Post, after
having seen the play as performed last
season in the Century theatre, New
York City. wrote: The Liebler company
has sent better show in The Garden
of Allah to Chicago than it gave to
New York all last season. although in
New York, Lewis Waller and Mary
Mannering were the chief players.
Their work is far surpassed by Law
son Butt, the best heroic actor of to-
day speaking English, and Dorothy
Donnelly, the former star of Madame
X and The Princess Zim-Zim, who is
superb as Domini"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
BOAT CLUB PICNIC
is HUGE SUCCESS
Forty Members of I. O. B. A.
Journey to Linwood for
Days Outing.
BALL GAME ENDS IN RIOT
Tate Hendrieksen as Umpire is Cen
ter Of Attack by Players of
Both Teams.

The Island City Boating associa-
tons get-together piclic Of yesterday
was a huge success in every way, &C
cording TO the stories which are go
ing from the 40 men who made the
trip 10 LlnwoOd in l. boats belonging
10 the 7 G. b. a. members. The bunch
got together In more ways than one,
too, much to the distress Of Tate Hen
Erickson. who assayed 20 umpire the
baseball game Of the afternoon. Tate
was persuaded 10 act as the indicator
holder after the crowd had beea d.
vlded into baseball teams. a Ia town
lot methods. His decisions from the
first, say members Of each team, were
decidedly OF the amateurish sort and
caused considerable scrapping. Final
y, In the third inning. they became
80 awful that the IS players as one
man. gathered about the poor umps.
grabbed him In every vulnerable spot.
tore his clothes from him. chastised
him and then led him TO the river.
There his frantic efforts saved him
from little ducking In the Father Of
waters. The ball game was over. and
al II had progressed only through
three innings. no score was kept
DO JUSTICE TO DINNER.
The pIcnickers got away from the
harbor Of the association at Twelfth
street at 1870 In the morning and
arrived at the destination within an
hour. At the dinner hour. full Justice
was done 10 the repast, consisting
largely Of chicken. spread by the Lin.
wood management. After the meal.
stories concerning the past OF many
OF those cnngrsgated about the table
were exchanged and later. the ball
game started. II ended in a riot and
everything else which was started
thereafter. ended in the same manner
The return trip was made in stray.
Cling, zig-zagginR manner by the boat
pilots. The day was such Z success
that plans viii be made for other sim.
liar excursions in the future They
VIII be feature Of next season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
Peoria

Peoria $500. ........55 81 .404
II is the first year in the II of the
leagues existence that an Islander
team was was not on the Job, but ex-
cept as a matter Of history, the season
has gone by with little interest in the
game and little loss on the part of the
Islander fans. What the future holds
in store for the Three-Eye or for Rock
Island will only be known as the mag
mates who are interested in the ma
tional pastime get together to plan for
the 1913 season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
ID CADY ANNEXES
ARSENAL RONORS
Wins From Hugo Schmidt in FL
nal Flight of Mems Han
dicap Event.

John D. Cady OF Moline, 1912 cham
pion of the Rock Island Arsenal Golf
club, won additional honors Saturday
afternoon when he defeated Hugo
Schmidt Of Davenport in the finals of
the mems handicap cup fight. 4 up 8.
The contestants played sc holes. At
the end of the first Is holes Cady was
8 UP on his opponent. In the after
noon his playing was even better than
on the previous round, and he finished
in IS. He had the cup tucked safely
away at the end of the 18th hole on
the second round. Schmidt played
with a handicap OF eight strokes.
The handicap flight ends the Official
season at the arsenal club. Beginning
next Saturday the enlisted men will
begin play in the preliminaries in a
handicap event arranged for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
ANOTHER LA SALE HIT.

Never in the history of ChiCago-made
musical comedy has any play received
such reviews from the Chicago news
papers as were printed on Sept. . >
and concerning The Girl at
Gate" the new work by VIII
HoEgh. Frederick Donaghey and Ben
NJ. Jerome, which was staged in the
La Sale opera house on Sunday night,
Sept. l, for run. The critics of the
eight Chicago newspapers seemed TO
be bent on going the limit of praise for
the new gaiety. which is in two acts.
and is so far ahead of the times that
its first act is laid in Panama, after
the completion OF the canal. and the
second act at San Francisco during
the forthcoming Panama-Pacific fair.
The best show ever staged in the
La Sale" is what Percy Hammond in
the Tribune. James ODonnen Bennett
in the Record-Herald, Eric De Lamar
ter in the Inter-Ocean, Ashton Stevens
IN the EXainer. Ay Leslie in the Daily
News, Frederic Hatton in the Post.
and o. l.. Hall in the Journal wrote of
THE Girl at the Gate" And what
they said in those few words was
borne out in the reviews of the play
and the performances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
THE CALL CAME;
He MARCHED AWAY
Civil War Veteran Is Highly
Gratified With Results
Cause and Effect
Explained.

Hugh Andree of Linden fiat No. 8,
Davenport, Iowa, enlisted in the 35th
Iowa regiment volunteer infantry from
Cedar County, Iowa, made the follow
ing statement recently in connection
with Plant Juice: 81 have been run
down for some time past felt tired
and languid; was nervous, and did not
sleep we'll, and what sleep l did get
did not seem to do me any good. My
back hurt me nearly all the time. My
whole system became run down. About
two weeks ago l heard of Plant Juice
and what it had done for people sui
fering as l did. l concluded TO try it,
and from the first dose it did me good
heartily recommend Plant Juice to
all who suffered as | did,
Most of the so-called kidney trouble,
nearly all indigestion, and fully half
Of the headaches in Rock Island can
be attributed to nervous debility SUI
perinduced by the strain of modern
city life. ANY one who has been half
sick all the time, with no vitality or
energy, a constant sufferer with de-
spondency, stomach trouble, weak
backs, headaches and a dozen other
complaints, caused by debility, is sure
to talk about it when they find some,
thing that gives them back buoyant
spirits, sound digestion and general
good health.
Demonstrations given between the
| hours of 9 a. m. and D. NJ at the
New Harper house pharmacy, Rock
Island; E. Jericho & Co.. druggists
| Moline, and the Ballard Drug & Den
tai company, Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
STUDENTS TO AID
IN RAISING FUND
House to House Canvass of
Rock Island viii Be Made
Next Wednesday.
FOR AUGUSTANA COLLEGE
When $4,000 Is Secured, the Institu-
ton viii Come Into Endow-
ment of $4,000.

Augustana college must raise $4,000
prior to Oct in order to get $4,000
made possible through the generosity
of the late Senator c. J. A. Ericsson
of Boone. Iowa Two years ago Sena-
tor Ericsson bedueathed in his last will
and testament $4,000 to the institu-
ton on condition that the friends of
Augustana raise n similar amount
within two years of the probation of
the will The will was probated Oct.
6, 1910, whence the time limit runs
out Oct this year. or within three
weeks from now. Consul c. A Smith
of Minneapolis has also promised that
if the above condition will be fulfilled
he will give an additional $4,000. In
other words. if the friends Of Angus
tana raise $4,000 in cash before Oct.
next these two donors will give ST..
600, the total amounting to $4,000.
GOAL NEARLY REACHED.
During the past year the president
of the institution has been busily en-
gagged in this work and during the
last summer others have Joined with
him in raising this amount. The
pledges, together with the cash gath
cred, now amount to over $4,000,
leaving about $4,000 to be gathered
between now and Oct. 6. Appeals have
again been made TO the supporters of
Augustana throughout America When
such a large proportion has been rails
ed outside of the twin-cities, Angus
tana also looks to the home towns for
assistance in this hour Of need. Hence
an appeal is made to the citizens OF
Rock Island and Moline to contribute
somewhat to this fund
STUDENTS TO HELP.
When Knox college raised 100000
to meet the $4,000 condition of Nj.
/ Carnegie, students of Knox visited
cvary home.n Galesburg receiving con
,-ibltions from 81 up to large
mounts this being a part of the cam
paign by which victory was won.
/ Wednesday of this week an army OF
/ Augustana students, 100 strong. in
tends to visit the homes in Rock Island
going from house to house asking
everybody TO give a mite to the raising
/ Of the $4,000 needed to assure the
/ $117,00O.00. 1t is hoped that there
will be general and generous re.
/ Spouse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

in the manufacture of paper will stain
the paper.
Iron Is harmful in water used for
steaming, for it is in equilibrium with
acids which inside the boiler become
ASSOCIATED with the result that the
free acids corrode the boiler plates, but
the amount of iron carried in solution
By most waters is so small that the
damage 1t does to steam boilers gen
orally amounts to little.
Waters having high iron content
have in some places caused an i'm
mense amount of trouble and expense
when used as city supplies, for they
favor the growth Of crenOthriX to such
degree that the water pipes become
clogged with the iron sheathS of the
orga nism. The removal Of iron from
water is sometimes easy and some
times very dificult.-Geological Survey
Bulletin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
DAMP Sf'l STOPS
CAME FuO CLERKS
w. o. w. Team Meets Defeat in
Windy City-Opponents
Not All Brothers.

Wet grounds deferred the freight
clerks of the Rock Island depot from
clashing with their compatriots at
one OF the Chicago freight depots yes
terday morning.. Nine of the local
pencil pushers made the trip to the
Windy City Saturday night, but after
they looked over the grounds yester-
day morning, they decided not to take
any exercise. On the other hand, the
W. o. W. lodge team got into the
game with their brothers in the big
town and they came out on the short
end Of the score, which was 7 to 2.
Hughes and Bach were the battery
iCr tie lodge team. The local boys
say that Ryan al short failed to give
them the ledge high sign and that
he was ringer. II is the same boy
who tried out with The Cubs some
time ago. The BAH squads got back
this morning at %:15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

Maurice Prevoist, the French bird
man, is hailed as the worlds greatest
aviator. Although NedTines, his fell
low countryman, won the James Cor
don Bennett prize at Chicago. Prevoist
has made a better showing when not
in competition than did Nedrines. The
accompanying picture was taken of
Prevoist during the airship races at
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
z1,,eate'1IS|
AT THE EMPIRE.

One of the features claimed for the
Kelley Schuster musical comedy
which opens an engagement at the
Empire this afternoon is the Titan
headed chorus of 16 young women.
Frank Kelley and Milton Schuster are
the principal funmakers, and two COM
plete shows will be given, changing
Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
VETERAN PLAYER IS DEAD
Al Barker, Member Of Old Forest City
Team, Succumbs.

Rockford, H.. Sept. 16.-Al Barker,
member Of the famous Forest City
baseball team for FIVE years and in
the early '70's q National League UNI
pire, died yesterday. aged 70 years.
Missoula, Mont. Sept 16.-Presi-
dent ". II. Lucas OF the Union Asso-
citation OF Professional Baseball Clubs,
dropped dead at his home here yes.
terday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
IRON IN WATER.
Il 10 One Of the Most Powerful Flavor
ing Agents Known.

ing WsCTFIs
What would you consider one OF the
most powerful agents with which TO
favor water? Would it be iron:
half part per million of iron In
water is detachable by taste. and more
than four or Eve parts make water
unpaiatable. In some mineral springs
iron is the constituent which imparrs
a medicinal value 10 the water. but
ordinarily it is undesirable
More than % parts per million In
water used for laundering makes a
stain on clothes. Iron must be remov-
ed from water from which ice IS made
or a cloudy discolored product viii re
suit. An iron content Of over Two OF
three parts per nillIOr in water used
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

Your complexion as well as your
temper is rendered miserable by q
disordered liver BY taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you
can improve both. Sold by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
WESTERN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

THREEEYE LEAGCE.
Quincy, ?; Dubuque, 3 (ten innngs).
Peoria, 8; Davenport. 5.
Danville, &c; Springfield, 81
Bloomington, I; Decatur, 2 (ten in
nings).
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, 4; New York. 2
Detroit, 3; Washington, (called in
eighth inning on account Of darkness)
st. Louis, 81: Boston -.
Cleveland Philadelphia rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
No games scheduled.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Kansas City. IS; Milwaukee, 1-2.
Toledo, T. indianapolis. 6.
St Paul, 0; Minneapolis, s.
Columbus-Louisville, rain.
wISCONSIN-nLINOIS LEAGUE.
Racine. 20; Madison, g
Oshkosh, Z; Green Bay. O.
Aurora. %: Rockford. 10
Appleton, 81; Wausau, So.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Memphis, ID; Atlanta, As.
Montgomery. /; birmingham, 2.
New Orleans. 5: Mobile. g.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Montreal 5; Rochester. 2.
Jersey City, IL; Providence S-3.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wichita, ID; Des Moines, O-I.
Denver 90; St Joseph, 80 (sec.
ond game in the seventh on account OF
darkness
9th games. rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

Cor. - ofs5sce boy after senior part
ner has told poor jokeJ-Why don't
you laugh too? Once Boy don't
need To I'm leaving on Saturday.
London Punch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16

All the news al the time-The
Argus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-29
-zy1SJEAIERAL
5EARM'7ky0TBS

Be sure there are no lice on the
hogs.
Keep the calves in clean quarters
out of, the hot sun.
Do not put the colts In pasture
fenced by barbed wire.
A bottle of vaseline is handy to have
around at milking time.
Scours in pigs is an indication OF
indigestion In the mother.
1t may be wise to protect the colts
from the flies during the day.
If COW falls off in milk now it will
be hard to bring back the flow.
Cows can't be blamed for trying the
fences when pasture gets short.
Wheat middlings is one OF the best
feeds for young and growing pigs.
Be sure the mares and colts in pas
ture have shelter from the hot sun.
Only a little buttermilk not worked
out will mean rancid butter in short
time.
Three hundred dollars in a silo
beats having that much money in the
bank.
Whole oats placed on a dry, raised
platform are most profitable feed Tor
young pigs.
The man with cows coming fresh In
the fall has cream to sell when the
price is up.
Fruit of every kind should be thor
oughly cooled before being packed for
the market.
Ducks as a rule are hardy. They do
not have the gapes. The weakest part
Of duck Is its legs.
Chicks on a hard board floor soon
develop leg troubles. Sprinkle me
earth or sand over 1t.
Ewes that are broad and long VIII
make good brood mothers, and
produce vigorous offspring.
Orchard men Of noted fruit sections
Of the country practice thinning as
faithfully as they do the spraying and
pruning of trees.
Pigs that have been properly grown
up to five months with big strong
frames, can be rounded up quickly for
market with a ration consisting large
ly Of corn.
In selecting sram always pick out
one that stands square on his legs
and shows courage and masculinity
A slow, poky animal will prove dis
appointment.
When pure-bred swine are kept for
breeding purposes they should be
given every opportunity for bone and
musclee development, rather than the
production Of fat.
When disposing of some of the old
stock pick out the poor layers. They
are Gust as good" for roasting pur
poses, and you cannot afford to part
with the money-makers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-29
MAST TREES FOR THE CROWN
Placed on Pines In the Plymouth
Colony.

In the provincial charter of 1891,
under which the Plymouth colony and
the province of Maine were united
with Massachusetts,, 1t was provided
that all trees of the diameter Of "a
inches and upward OF IL inches from
the ground, growing upon land not
heretofore granted to any private per-
son, should be reserved to the crown
for the furnishing of masts for the
royal navy. Harper's Weekly OBJ
serves.
A surveyor general of woods was APP
pointed to see that this provision OF
the charter was carried into effect
Near the coast all white pines of suit
able dimensions were marked with the
broad arrow"-three cuts through the
bark with an ak, like the track OF q
crow This was the kings mark.
Long after the revolution had oblit-
Grated the royal authority men who
had been taught~in boyhood to re-
spect the kings mark hesitated to cut
such trees.
In telling tree 1t was necessary
to bed 1t" to prevent it's breaking.
This was done by cutting the small
growth and placing small trees across
the hollow. SO that there should be
no strain upon one section more than
upon another when the monster pine
struck ground.
The mast was hauled out OF the
woods on one strong sled, whether in
winter or summer, and SO many oxen
were required that the hind pair were
often choked In crossing a hollow, be-
ing hung up In their yoke by the pull
ing Of those ahead of them.
A mast hauling was great event.
and everybody within walking dis
lance came to see 1t.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-29
AUTOMOBILE HAS A WING
Frnech Motor Car Is Driven In the
Same Manner as an
Aeroplane.

A successful trial run was made re-
eently from Paris to London, about
800 miles, by motor car driven by
a revolving wing, the Paris Figaro
states.
The vehicle. which was designed by
M. Bertrand de Lesseps, and is, called
the winged car" has the appearance
of an ordinary motor car, save that
in front it is shaped like the Prov
OF a ship. From the extremity OF
the PROV extends a shaft to which Is
attached the propeller-or revolving
wing-invented by M. Filippi.
The wing Is small, strong and thick
and revolves within a protecting cage.
The engine is of 40 horse power and
rotates the wing by shaft and chain
transmission.
There is no other mechanism, the
wheels of the car being free, except
for footbrakes. BY the side OF the
driver Is a single lever which con-
trolls the clutch and the forward and
reverse movement of the wing. The
wing can be reversed at moments
notice, thereby forming an additional
brake. In the trial runs speed OF
60 miles an hour was obtained with
2,100 revolutions of the wing a min
ute. One curious feature was that the
car made no dust.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-29

rhages which would last for weeks and /
was not able to sit up in bed. / suffered
a great deal with my back and was so
nervous could scarcely sleep at night,
and did not do any homework for three
years.
CHOW I can do as much work an
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thanks to the benefit / have received
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Compound. / recommend your remedies
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