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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04
Tuesday will mark the begin

OF the Mississippi National
Guard, and arrangements FOR the
entertainment of the soldiers
have been practically completed.
Not only will the full National
Guard of the State be here but
the Seventeenth Infantry, U. s
Army, together with its band,
will also be in attendance, and
the encampment promises to
eclipse in Importance any form
er amalgamation of military men
ever held within the borders of
the state.
The work of preparing the
camp grounds, which are situ-
ated at Washington Park, for
the reception of the soldiers, has
been in progress several days,
and every thing will be in readi-
ness when they arrive. The reg
ulars will be the first to come,
being scheduled to reach the
city Monday. The regiment will
be under command of Col. Van
Orsdale, who as ranking officer
will be in command of the camp.
The national guardsmen will be-
gin to arrive Monday, and it will
probably be the following dav
before they all reach the city.
The series of dances to be CIV
en- at Lake Park for the enter
tainment of the soldiers will be
inaugurated Tuesday night, and
will continue nightly throughout
the progress of the encampment.
On Thursday evening Hon. S.
B. Johnston, proprietor of the
Gilmer Hotel. who is a member
of the legislature and a great
admirer of Gov. Brewer, will
give a reception at the GiImer in
honor of Mrs. Brewer and her
daughter, Miss Minnie.
Friday will be governors day,
and on Friday morning Governor
Brewer will deliver an address
at the unveiling of monument
recently erected by the members
of Stephen d. Lee Chapter,
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, in honor of Lowndes
county soldiers who fought in
the civil war, while on the same
evening he and Mrs. Brewer will
be guests of honor at a ball to be
given at the Gilmer Hotel under
the auspices of of the Choctaw
Club.
The ceremony attending the
unveiling of the monument will
be quite elaborate. Gods bless
ing will be invoked upon the as
semblage by DR.. J. B. Lawrence,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
after which the Seventeenth In
fantry band will play Mary
land, My Maryland" This will
be followed by an address by
Governor Brewer and after an
other selection by the band the
monument will be formally pre-
sented to the veterans by Mrs.
S. E. F. Rose of West Point,
president of the Mississippi divis-
ion, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. Following Mrs.
Roses address will come the un-
yelling of the monument, which
will be participated in by the fol-
lowing girls and boys: Misses
Jennie Sharp. Virginia Leigh,
Louise Morgan, Elise Lipscomb,
Suzella Champneys, Frances
Woodward, Virginia Garth, Pra-
ella Breast, Masters Arthur
Banks, Wylie Banks, Arthur
Stansel, Jr.. William Watson,
Jr., William Evans. Jr, Evans
Sturdivant, Richard Harrison. |
William Hamilton, Jr., Battle
Bell, Jr. While the monument
is being unveiled the Seventeenth
Infantry band will play my |
Country 'Tis of Thee" and all |
assembled are expected to join in
the singing of that song. The
address of acceptance will be
delivered by Gen. E. T. Sykes, a
member of Isham Harrison Camp
No. N, United Confederate Vet |
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

Prof. A. L. Stevens of the Mt.
Vernon neighborhood spent Fri
day in Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

Mr.. F. c. Price, yr., has ar
rived to make glad the hearts of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Price.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

Read the special offer that
Buder Bro. 5 have advertised in
this issue
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

Mr.. I. A. McGahey spent
Thursday and Friday in Green
wood on business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

DR.. C. D. Goodwin spent last
Wednesday in West Point on
business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-08-04

Mrs. Joe ShulI and little baby.
Lillian. left yesterday for Mont
eagle. Tenn. to spend a month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BATTLE STANDARDS.
So Ancient That Their Use 10 Men.
TONED In the Bible.

So Ancient That Their Use 10 Men.
toned In the Bible.
The custom OF carrying flags or stand
ards In battle dates back at least to
1890 B. C. We find in Numbers II, 2,
that "every man of the children Of
Israel shall pitch by his own standard
with the ensign OF his fathers house"
Each standard Of the twelve tribes thus
distinguished was supposed to have
been of a color to correspond with the
stone in Aaron's breastplate which
bore the name Of that tribe. Under the
generic name banner are included many
species, such as standard. ensign. pen
non, flag. etc. These have been used
from earliest times and in all countries
to direct movements Of troops.
The earliest Roman standard was
q bundle Of straw fixed to the top of
a spear. This was succeeded by fg-
ures Of animals, such as the horse and
the boar, which soon gave place TO the
eagle, the chief Roman ensign, after
ward assumed by the German and
French emperors. BY every warlike
people the banner has been regarded
as an emblem of national honor. In de-
Tense Of which each soldier was at all
times ready to die. while banners and
dags taken from the enemy have al,
ways been special trophies of victory
to which places of honor in public
buildings have been assigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
SAGEjTEA WILL :
tDARKEN The HAIR
Restore Faded and Gray Hair
Ito Natural CoIor--Dandruffj
Quickly Removed.I ~

There is nothing new about the idea of
using Sage for restoring the color of the
hair. Our grandmothers kept their hair
dark, glossy and abundant by the use of
a simple Usage Tea" Whenever their
hair fell out or took on dull, faded or
streaked appearance, they made brew
of Sage leaves, and applied it to their
hair with wonderfully beneficial effect.
Nowadays we don't have to resort to
the old-time tiresome method Of gather
ing the herbs and making the tea. This
is done by skillful chemists better than
we could do it ourselves; and all we
have to do is to call for the ready-made
product, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy, containing Sage in the
proper strength, with the addition Of
Sulphur, another old-time scalp remedy.
This preparation gives youthful color
and beauty to the hair, and is one of
the best remedies you can use for dan
druff, dry, feverish, itching scalp, and
falling hair. Get a fifty cent bottle
from your druggist today, and you will
be surprised at the quick result% All
druggists sell it, under guarantee that
the money will be refunded if the
remedy is not exactly as represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
IRON AND POWER.
The Link Between the Metal and the
Great Nations.

The Link Between the Metal and the
Great Nations.
In the sixteenth century the greatest
iron making nations were Spain,
France and England. and beyond all
fear Of contradiction these were the
three countries which were then reck'
oned greatest, says the London Tele-
graph.
While Cortez was carrying the hae
Of Spain into the then unknown world
and while the great galleons were
bringing home to that favored natior
treasures beyond the widest hopes o.
the adventures the myriad forge:
were anght in Catalonia and the ar
NOR of CASTLE was enabling a handful
of men TO seize the riches protected by
many thousands of natives who ha(
reached a high state Of civilization, bu
knew NOT the methods of manufacture
Of iron.
And so It ever was. and, much as We
may in theory and in sentiment regret
the fact. so 1t is today. We hear {
great deal about the reasons for th'
rise of modern Germany as a worl(
power. II is worth noting that tina
country has risen rapidly into promi
nence as the iron and steel output ha'
increased by leaps and bounds.
In the olden days it was the same
The Romans carried into Spain thu
knowledge Of working iron and steel
and upon that foundation Spain rose t
the might and majesty of great worlt
mower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

falling over a misplaced cuspidor in
the lobby.
Jones awoke at noon next day. He
thought it had been a nightmare. He
went out on the street to enjoy a
quiet stroll.
Move on" a gruff voice admon-
ished, as Jones paused on a corner
to admire a new building. The bus
mess end of bayonet emphasized the
commando Before Jones returned to
his bunk ha had been proded sep
arately and emphatically by each
bayonet in the 9Th regiment, Illinois
National Guard.
"And this is rest" he murmured.
The next train bore a discouraged
LaSalle street broker back to Chicago.
Thursday night Jones heaved a sigh
of relief as he closed behind him
the door to his apartment in a Van
Buren, street club.
With the music of the elevated
rattlers ringing in his ears he sank
into deep slumber. Newsboys shout.
ed the latest extras. Surface cars
bumped crossings with vengeance but
Jones slept.
This is peace" he muttered IN
his sleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BY PARKE BROWN OF THE CHI
CAGO TRIBUNE

have been in Rock Island simply
as a newspaper man in quest Of news,
and, representing strictly the news
paper side of matters of this kind /
have attempted to tell my stories
without color, political or otherwise.
am not a political writer and poIit-
ical sidelights of situation like this
are not in my line.
The most casual observer in Rock
Island, however, may see at a glance
what is the matter. What has hap
pened is not of an occurrence of yes
terday or of last week, but of years
of brewing, traceable to long train
of aggravating circumstances that
have finally come to a head.
There is, it seems to me, plain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
Not Extraordinary.

On a Broadway surface car two well
dressed women were highly amused at
a woman with baby. AS the conduc-
tor came along the woman with the
child said:
Hold the baby a minute: want to
de my shoestring."
He took the youngster and the wom-
an tied the string. Then the conductor
gave the baby back to her. AS he
passed the two well dressed women one
Of them said:
you have all sorts Of queer passen-
gers on your car, don't your"
YES" he replied
Imagine that woman asking you to
hold her baby! Wasn't that a crazy
thing for her to doF'
"Oh. don't know" replied the con-
ductor quietly. That's my baby. The
woman's my wife."-New York Tele-
graph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

The six Chicago newspaper men
who entered into an agreement Sat
urday to get out the news end of to-
days issue of The Argus fell down
on the job, so to speak, when con-
fronted with the task. presenting as
their excuse when a committee Of
them reported for discipline. that
their ranks had been crippled by the
calling in of two of their number
While the remainder we're under
marching orders that might be en-
forced at a moments notice.
we would like very much to have
bad this experience" said one of
them, for The Argus is a paper that
no newspaper man need feel asham-
ed to be identified with, IL but for
q day. Besides there was a novelty
about the proposition that we would
all have enjoyed. Mr.. Pegler, who
as we understand IL, was to have been
the boss of the occasion, has assign
cd to us each the task of writing a
15O-word story for this issue of The
Argus in lieu of our anticipated COM
bined efforts"
The stories which the Chicago boys
wrote follow:
BY w. NEIL BURKHARDT, CHICAGO
INTER-ocEAN.
Jones wanted a rest. His physi
clan said he had to have one. He
had to get away from the noise and
hurry OF Chicago.
go to some quiet country town,
his doctor hao said. Go where you
can get out on the streets without hit.
ting up a dog trot. Get away from
the noise of the elevated and the
hurrying crowds"
After careful study of a number Of
time tables Jones picked out Rocl
Island as his haven of rest. The
name of the town sounded good. i
spoke of quietness and peace.
Jones stepped from his train a
$3.50 Tuesday night. A taxi convey
ed him to a hotel. After dinner h,
stepped out on Nineteenth street L
enjoy his first evening OF his res
search in quiet contemplation. Fat,
directed his steps toward the cit!
hall.
Bang" a shot rang out. Jone
heard the bullet sing by his ear anC
bury itself in telephone pole. Break
ing into his LaSalle street lope. tn,
man who needed rest soon was The
center of mob which surrounded tn,
city hall. A brick, thrown short
plowed a furrough through his derby
A heavy stick welded by an enthus
lastio blacksmith completed the worl
the brick had left unfinished.
His clothes in shreds and his heat
displaying bumps phrenologist new
er could have read" he limped int
the hotel.
"And this is peace" he muttered
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

near you stood to the man who was
killed"
well, thir," came the response
from the witness, who lisped notice
ably, II thtood just three yards, two
feet and thix incheth from the man
who wath killed"
Magill looked up, surprised at the
mans accuracy.
MY good fellow" he beamed,
"how do you know you stood within
three yards, two feet and six inches
of the victim?"
You thee" lisped the witness
calmly, 81 thought thome big thtiff
would athk me about it, so 1 meas
ured it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
CULTIVATE MEMORY.
II Will Prove Valuable Asset In Bust.
ness Affairs.

ness AHaiFt.
Memory Is an excellent quality. and
every business demands a special mem
DRY adapted to its particular needs.
Take the doctor. for example. He
has TO know a human body better than
its very owner and must carry in his
mind perhaps for years little points
that may be needed for future refer
enee. Medical memory is quite az im-
portant as medical knowledge.
Every lawyer is obliged to know, as
child knows its alphabet. the princi-
pies Of law. and the judge must carry
his trained memory even further.
The editor or subeditor engaged upon
a paper must remember the contents
OF his file for many months back. The
stockbroker must depend upon bis
memory for much Of the information
upon which he operates.
Naturally clergymen must allow their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

worth, of Columbia University.
Professor Hollingsworth used forty
persons in his test. They were fed
varying doses Of caffein, which Is the
active principle of coffee. The caf-
fem was administered in capsules.
Overdoses of caffein showed a ten
dency to make the operator slower
than ever. So beware of giving
your typewriter girl too many cups
of coffee. She may go to sleep at
the keyboard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

memories to run upon religious mat
tiers, and there are many divines who
can literally repeat whole chapters
from the Scriptures.
Each profession, each business. has
use for a man whose memory can be
trained for the one purpose of applying
it to the particular vocation in which
he Is engaged.-Pearson's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

duty before the people of Rock Is
land, and that plain duty is to get
themselves out of what intolerable
conditions that have nevertheless
been tolerated, have brought about.
1t is not for an outsider to say just
what to do. but 1t is plainly apparent
that something ought to be done by
common citizenship within the pale
of the law and good order such as
will bring about law and good order
of a permanent nature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BY DONALD LAWDER, OF THE CHI
CAGO EXAMINER


Rock Island has taken on less
military aspect today with the with
drawal of eight of the eleven COM
panies of the 9Th regiment that have
been stationed here since last We'd
nesday. One company each from
Morrison, Freeport and Galesburg
constitute the military force now
garrisoned in Rock Island.
Mayor Schriver, Chief of Police
Brinn and Brigadier General Kittil-
sen believe that there will be no fur
Their rioting and that business which
has practically been at a standstill
will again proceed as usual.
II the citizens of Rock Island that
are working for better conditions and
an honest administration would work
/ half as zealously and with the same
united spirit that they are working
| for the Y. NJ. c. A. fund, there could
be nothing but peace and harmony.
It would be just as easy for the war
] ring elements to join hands for the
enforcement of law and order as 1t
has been for the opposing factions of
the Y. NJ. c. A. to join hands in the
vigorous campaign they are waging.
Both are moral problems.
/ Free speech in any city is a good
thing, but when it is handed out with
basketfull of bricks it means con-
demnation for the entire populace
that has voice in the affairs of the
city, and means what has been wit.
messed for the past week-soldiers
everywhere. ready to keep the peace.
Let us hope that Rock Island has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BY ARTHUR JAMES PEGLER, OF
THE CHICAGO AMERICAN.


THE JUNK OF THE WHANGo
TREE"
The Woggly bird sat on the Whango
tree
Nooping the rinkum corn,
And graper and graper, alas, grew he,
And cursed the day he was born;
His clute was clum and his voice was
AS YEARLY thus sang he,
80, would I'd been rammed and eter-
nally slammed
Ere l perched on this Whango tree"
The Whango tree had a bubbly thorn
AS sharp as a nootie's bill
And is stuck in the Woggly birds IA
vorite corn
And swiftly the smart did thrill;
He mumbled and cursed, but that
wasn't the worst
For he couldn't at all get free
And he cried, 81 am rammed
And corruptibly jammed
On this cuggerdom Whango tree"
And there he sits still
With no worm in his bill
And no guggledom in his nest.
He is weary and sore
And gobbliddered with gore
And his grabbles give him no rest.
He is hungry and sad and he's all tt
the bad,
For nothing to knob has he.
And he cries, "Hully gee!
Shall ever get free
From the jinx of this Whango tree?'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
Humility.

If thou ye=ii;isI und much favor
and peace with God and man be very
low in thine own eyes. Forgive thy
self little and others much.-Archbish-
op Leighton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BY GEORGE SHELDON OF THE CHI.
CAGO DAILY NEWS.

Here's one on Lawrence M. Magill.
The grand jurors are laughing over
it yet.
The states attorney had a witness
before the special grand jury investi-
eating into the recent riots. Among
other things. Magill asked him how
far he stood from the young man
who was killed when the police fired
their first volley into the crowd
Here's the way Magill put the ques'
ton:
'Mr. Witness, tell these men how
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
HAVE YOU a LAZY
TYPEWRITER GIRL?
GIVE HER COFFEE
Then She'll Smash Speed Rec
ords College Prof. Says.

II you wish to speed up your type
writer girl, give her a cup of coffee.
II will not only make her pound the
machine faster. but more accurately.
Maybe she will spell better. too.
This IS the result Of caffein tests
made by Professor II. L. Ceilings
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

Mrs. Benham-Before you married
me you said that I was queen. Ben
ham-well. I no longer believe in q
monarchical form Of government
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
BY RAY n. LEEK OF THE CHICAGO
RECORp.HERAID.

Dodging volleys of alleged shot and
reputed shell your correspondent yes
terday reached the side of Mayor
Schriver and obtained from him a WV
i'd word picture of the present con-
ditions here.
What my journal desires, Mr..
Mayor, is statement of your impress
sions, as cleaned from the inside. We
wish to carry to the public the truth
about the wild scenes that have"
"But, sir" began the city execu
tive.
That's 1t. l want just what your
own ideas prompt you to tell me.
realize that the clank of swords and
the tread Of soldiers feet may per.
turb even the most blase but 1 want
you to take calm and judicial view
of the entire situation as it now ap
pears. We"
However" interrupted the officia
address.
"Just So" agreed the interviewer
Nobody would care to have the fact
distorted or the truth inflated. VIVA
we do want is your opinion, from ;
psychological point Of view, as to tn,
temper of the citizens, your opinion
as resident of the city what will
happen in the event that the unex
pected fails to come to pass in tn
manner that it is expected to do, an
your offhand and unbiased view as t
the manner the ice went out just
But where had the mayor gone
o well, the interview is great just a
1t stands. Any further details woul
but be repetition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

learned its lesson - respect for
authority-and those who know they
are the cause of loss of life, the I'M
happiness that has resulted in stag
nation of business, and the never to
be forgotten blot on the name Of their
city, will hereafter join hands with
the better element and fight for the
better cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01
To Cure a Cold In one Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets.
Druggists refund money IL it fails to
cure. E. W. Groves signature is on
each box 25 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-01

Here in Davenport you can
scarcely name a street
that does not contain one
OF more houses equipped
with model Hoosier kitch-
en-.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
WHY COLOR Of WALL
AFFECTS THE VISION
Of The CHILD, TOLD
In Exhibits by Bureau
of Exhibits of the
United States

Washington, June Hollow to
wash the air: why the color Of the
wall affects a child's vision; the
'curye of learnins;' and the opera
Ition Of the aesthesiolneter and
lerogograph are among the exhibits
to be made by the United States
Bureau OF Education at the first eX-
hibition ever given America which
deals with the general field Of pub
will show the hygiene Of the school
and the school child, as part Of the
exhibition to be held before the
Fifteenth international Congress on
Hygiene and Demography, meeting
in Washington next September.
Among OTTER advance informa-
ton just given out, the Education
bureau specialists who have the
school hygiene exhibit in charge,
make the statement that one ex-
hibit will show that suffering Is
about three times as common among
boys as among girls.
The Bureau Of Education;s exhib-
first Of these considers the hygiene
of the school child, taking UP such
subjects as food, sleep, and clothing.
With the cooperation Of school ar
chitccts and makers Of school fUrn-
iture and school appliances from all
over the country, the Bureau is also
preparing exhaustive exhibits on
the hygiene Of the school building
and the hygiene Of fDstruc' on.
Other sections of the school ny. enc
exhibit will take UP the hygiene Of
physical defects, the medical in
spectinn Of school children and open
air schools.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-06
OLDEST CONVICT IN
THE UNITED STATES
SEEKS HIS RELEASE
Has Spent So Years
in Pen for Murder
of Young Wife

Hartford, Conn. June 1O-Among
the ~halfhundrea petitions laid be-
fore the Connecticut board Of par
dons for consideration. and action
today was an application for the
pardon Of John Warren, who is serv.
Ing a. life sentence in the state
penitentiary at Wethersfield. War
rem has the uuenviab1e distinstion
of Nbeing , the Oldest convict in the
United States in point OF service
He had just attained his majority
when he, was received at the peni-
Tertiary TO begin life sentence for
the murder "of~his: young wife: To-
day he is an old man of seventy
four, wtth.sra record Of fifty-three
years spent behind prison walls. The
state beard of pardons is familiar
with every detail of Warren's case.
Seven times. has the board consid-
cred a petition for the old mans
release, and seven times has the pc
1tlon been turned down. Whether
the eighth petition will meet with q
similar fate viii soon be known
Warren has been a model convict
and it is safe TO say that there is
not an official or inmate Of the state
prison who would not be glad to
learn that the old man would be
released ito spend his last years in
freedom.