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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23
AT THE ILLINOIS.

There is something in a cowboy uni
form to stir the heart of every woman,
and Cal Callahan, as "Rowdy King,
the college cowboy, in Young Buffa-
To- which is to appear at the Illinois
tomorrow night, is a manly cowboy
in his western uniform. The show is
well spoken of in comment of cities
in which 1t has recently played. 1t is a
beautiful story of a white girl who de
tends a young Indian chief. saves his
life, nurses him back to health, and later
falls in love with his noble character.
He is able through general hair-raising
adventures to return all her kindness
to him, in turn saving her from the
hands of her enemies and saving her
from the fearful torture of thirst of
the desert.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

That romantic drama has a firm hold
on the theatregoing public is demon
strated by the patronage bestowed up
on plays OF this caliber. There are
so few touring the country, when one
does come along, if it has any meri.
whatever. it does tremendous bust
ness. Baker & Castle have been most
successful in their decision to stand by
this style of entertainment Another
play of this order has been sent on
tour by them. dramatization of The
Goose Girl" one of Harold Mac
Grath's best sellers" and which
scored tremendously in the world of
fiction. That the play has been ac-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

Constantinople-The new Turkish
minister of public works says that the
reconsideration of the Chester railroad
project will be completed in a few
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.

Feb. 24-"Young Buffalo,
March 1.-The Goose Girl Baker
and Castle).
March 3-Eagles Minstrels.
March Address by John Mitchell
under auspices Tri-City Federation of
Labor.
March 9-"My Wife's Family"
March 15-Davenport Elks' Min
strels.
March 1.-THE Gamblers" John
CorD.
March 24-Flora De Voss Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

wrestling match with Gustafson of
Winnipeg in two straight falls, taking
the last in minutes and so seconds.
Bloomington, H., Feb. 23.-One hun
dred automobile dealers at a meeting
here yesterday made permanent an or
ganiZation of automobile dealers of
Illinois. preliminary steps for which
were made in Chicago recently. ]. c.
Thorpe of Champaign was elected pres
ident; David Astaque of Jacksonville
vice president, and ]. l. Murray of
Bloomington, secretary and treasurer.
Fort Wayne. Ind, Feb. 23.-Directors
of the Central league closed their meet
ing here yesterday afternoon with the
adoption of a schedule of 1872 games,
with tae opening games scheduled for
April 81 and closing on Labor day.
( The opening dates are: Fort Wayne at
Dayton, Grand Rapids at Springfield.
Terre Haute at South Bend, Wheeling
at Akron, Youngstown at GAINESVILLE,
and Erie at Canton.
Pinehurst, n c., Feb 23.-Miss Mary
Fownes of Pittsburgh Won the presi
dents cup and Mrs. F. II. Bowles OF
Cambridge, Mass, the secretary's tro.
ply in the closing matches of the an
nual February golf tournament. The
annual tennis tournament for women
begins today.
Cleveland. Feb. 2S.-Charles Ellis
the negro welterweight pugilist, who
fell unconscious at the start of the
sixth round of his bout with Joe Motto
here Tuesday night, died yesterday al
hospital II was thought at first thai
a blow over the heart received by Eli.
was the cause of his condition, but ex
animation showed that he was suffer
ing from cerebral hemorrhages. Pc
lice say that Motto will not be arrest
ed unless some one swears out a war
rant. A warrant has not yet beer
asked for.
San Francisco. Feb. 23.-Sailor FL
Peroskey, the aspirant for middle
weight honors. took terrible drubbinl
yesterday in his bout with Frank Klaus
the Pittsburgh claimant OF the cham
pionship. Klaus won the decision witt
. nearly every round TO his credit. Pc
Continued on Page Fourteen-I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

st. Paul, Feb 23.-Miller won the
wrestling match with Gustafson of
Winnipeg in two straight falls, taking
the last in minutes and so seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23
THE EMPIRE,

Daily vaudeville performances at
800 and 8:15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23
MAJESTIC.

Performance daily at
3, 1880 and 9.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-23

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

London, August 10-(Speciel .)-Winston
Churchills sfcech as first lord cf the adj
niiralty, submitting the supplementary
raval estimates to the house OF commons,
has startled England from her cornplacert
sense of security even more violently than
vhen, during the Moroccan crisis last
year the news leaked out that tho British
feet authorities had suspended leaves OF
absence and had steam up ready TO strike.
Germany spent $s71, 100000 on her army
and navy in 1911.
Great Britain spent s322, 10000 in the
same period. The increases nov planned
will raise Gerlnany's expenditures TO we'll
over $500 900. SO and Great Britain's to
$3.50, 100000.
England is reaching the limit of her
power to build ships out of her revenue.
and already there is talk of borrowing to
keep up with Germany's deadly pace.
What can the end be?
There are only three possible solution:
First: an agreement with Germany for
.he limitation Of ornaments. This is pro-
ncunced impracticable by Germans, who
refuse to bind themselves to limitation
that would place them in a hopeless posi-
ton of permanent inferiorlty
Second. Revolution with a rise to power
of the socialists who would do away with
aimies and navieA
Third. War.
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The Brooding First Lord of the Adj
miralty, Winston Churchill. From
photograph taken at Spithead
during the review of the English
fleet, which is declared too small to
scare away the German war spectre
Food of Peasants

From the London Globe.
In various parts of the world the poorer
classes consume little or no bread. Baked
loaves of bread are practically unknown
in portions of Southern Australia and
Italy and throughout the agricultural dis
tricts of Rumania.
Austrians aver that in the village OF
Obersteirmark, not very far from vienna,
bread is never seen. The staple food Is
sterz, a kind of porridge made from
ground beechnuts taken at breakfast
with fresh or curdled milk, at dinner
with broth or fried lard and at supper
with milk This dish is also called heiden
and is substituted for bread not only IN
the Austrian district mentioned, but In
Carinthia and other parts OF the TVrol
Northern Italy offers a substitute Tor
bread in the form of polenta. wn'cl Is
kind of porridge made of boiled grain
Polenta IS not. however, allowed TO gran
ulate like Scotch porridge or the Aus
.rian sterz. 1t Is instead boiled into Il
solid pudding. which is cut up and por-
toned out with string. 1t Is eaten cold
as often as it is hot, and 1t Is In every
sense an Italians daily bread.
There is variation of polenta called
mamaliga. the favorits food of the poor
err classes in Rumana. Mamaliga resem-
bles polenta inasmuch as it is made of
boiled grain, but ii is unlike the former
in one respect-the grains are not per-
mitted TO settle into a solid mass, but are
kept distinct after the fashion of oat-
meal porridge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

Plague has appeared for the FIRST time
uponthe eastern borders of the United
states The nearest point from which
the disease has heretofore approached
our Atlantic and Gulf seaboards is the
Azores But now il has found a lodge
ment in Porto Rico. where 1t has already
caused over AZ cases and score OF
deaths, and in Havana, Cuba where
dozen persons have been attacked and
several deaths have occurred.
Plague then. is on our doorstep. And
now | am going to indicate measures
which are to be taken to prevent 1t from
crossing the threshold.
The cities of the Atlantic and Gulf
coast realizing that an absolute quar-
antine against rats, without the prohlbl-
ton OF commerce, is almost an impossi-
bility. have begun the work of examining
taeIr rodent population for plague. All
vessels from San Juan and Havana bound
Tor the United States, are thoroughly
fumigated and every known measure
taken to prevent their bringing rats into
our ports Crusades against rats are
also under way in the threatened cities.
| cannot prophesy what United states
ports, If any. will be attacked, nor can
/ say which will be the first TO suffer
from the incursion of the plague. In
deed, II is to be hoped that the timely
warning that has been given and the
manifold precautions that have been taken
will serve to protect us. But in the mean
time IL is the duty of every port having
marine communicate tons with other coun-
tries which are plague infected to begin
at once TO rid itself of rats, and to so
provide for the future that even II in
fected rats be imported they will have
no opportunity TO enter human dwellings,
and spread the disease through the
transference of their fieas to man.
When the plague was reported in Porto
Rico the public health and Marine Hos
pital service of the United States at once
doubled its precautions in order to prevent
this ancient disease from gaining access
TO our eastern and southern ports. Our
experience with the disease in California
has demonstrated the fact that 1t is only
by measures of the utmost promptitude
and efficiency that such diseases can be
successfully eradicated. Therefore AS
sistant Surgeon s. b. Grubbs, who was
already in Porto Rico as chief quarantine
officer Immediately put into operation the
machinery which is used to prevent the
disease from leaving an infected port.
This embodies a thorough outgoing
quarantine which means that all ships
ire fumigated after discharging a cargo;
that they are to be loaded from lighter
and that the only freight that can be
shipped is that which has been certified
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

this two kinds of traps are used-the large
wire cage trap and the smaller snap
trap. The cage trap has the advantage
that it takes the rats alive and thus per-
mits scientific investigation of the fieas
upon their bodies In this connection il
may be stated that in San Francisco and
Porto Rico many careful studies are be-
ing made OF the different species of fieas
1t requires just as much Intelligence
and care to trap rats as 1t does to trap
mink or otter. The rat bait should be
firmly attached to the trap, the trap must
be placed in the run way of the rat
The surroundings must be changed as
little as possible and every precaution
taken to prevent frightening the quarry.
Time and labor are required to train rat
trappers. And peculiar combination of
skill and patience Is necessary to produce
a good rodent hunter.
All captured rats must be tagged to
show. where. when and how and by
whom they are captured. They are then
taken to a laboratory and examined by
skilled corps of officers for evidence
of disease.
The captured rats are first immersed In
an antiseptic solution to kill the heas.
Next tacker affixes the rat to a shingle
The shngle is then given a number so
that even IL the tag is lost, the identity
of the rat remains established
Next tne rat is passed 10 the skinner
who with q pair of forceps in one hand
and a sharp scalpel in the other reflects
the skin from the abdomen of the rat
and looks at the arm pits and grons for
enlarged glands. He then opens the body
and looks for other evidences of disease.
1t is remarkable how skillful these labor
ers become in recognizing Hague. leprosy
and the hosts of other diseases which
affect rats.
Next the rats are gone over carefully
by an officer who has been trained in
a hygienc laboratory in the recognition
of this disease Should he find anything
suspicious he makes the ARCHAEOLOGICAL
cultures necessary to establish or dis
prove his diagnosis.
Suppose that a plague infected rat is
found. the field force Is Immediately noti-
fed and the district from which the in
fected animal came is subjected to a
thorough cleaning and deratization
These are the measures that have been
put in force in Porto Rico and in Puerta
De TERRA. Large numbers of insanitary
buildings have also been destroyed. others
have been rat PROCEED by the use of i'm
pervious material. such as concrete and
sheet iron, and still others have been
raised in the air so as to allow easy ac-
cess to the cat and dog, the natural
enemies OF the rat.
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as having originated and having been
stared in rat proof surroundings only.
Plague Is carried to man from the fleas
of infected rats. So If we can prevent
the transportation of rats from infected
ports into non-infected ports we can
prevent the shipment of plague from
stricken territory into clean communities.
The situation in Porto Rico finally be-
came so acute that it was soon seen that
more exhaustive measures must be taken.
The government of Porto Rico, therefore,
requested the assistance of the public
health and Marine Hospital service be-
cause OF the recognized experience of
this corps In plague warfare. Assistant
Surgeon r. II. Creel an OFFICER of great
field and laboratory experience, was at
once ordered to Porto Rico. As his as
sstants were sent Assistant Surgeons
Joseph Ridon and I. l.. Williams.
Plague has manifested itself by human
death In the town of San Juan, Santurce.
Carolina. Loiza Arroyo and Dorado. This
really represents quite an extensive area,
The heaviest infection however, has been
found in the two most thickly populated
portions of San Juan, Puerta De TERRA
and Santurce and the work is therefore
focused on these points.
How do you fight plagueY To fight
plague you must not only wage war OF
absolute determination upon the rat but
the rodent population and prevent its be-
ing transmitted to man.
To exterminate the rodents YOU must
take into consideration every single factor
of their existence.
The first thing is to cut off the rats
food supply. This implies a clean house
hold both inside and outside 1t does not
mean that the remnants of the meals are
merely out of sight. or that the refuse
from the stables can be thrown into an
uncovered bin. but 1t means that all food
which might tempt the rat shall be rem
dered inaccessible by the use of metal
containers or metal screening.
Once you have done this it is easy to
kill the rats off by using poisons. 1t
has been my observation that phospor-
Gus paste is one OF the best poisonous
agents 1t shines at night and the rats
seem to like its taste and odor. Another
advantage it has is that 1t deteriorates.
hence you are not likely TO kill an animal
you never intended TO harm a couple of
years after you put the poison out. No
matter what kind of poison is used it
must he put out carefully so that children
and domestic animals will not come in
contact with II.
In order 10 trace the course of the
disease In rats 1t is necessary to obtain
samples Of the rodent population. To do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Hurt by Bursting Golf Ball

Philadelphia Telegram 10 the New York
Herald.
Horace G. Gamble a golf player, may
lose his eyeaight as the result of the
explosion OF a golf ball. with which he
was experimenting Mr.. Gamble started
on round of the course with d. c.
Clegg of Philadelphia. They were using
golf ball of English manufacture which
had been sent to Mr.. Gamble TO get his
opinion on 1t. The ball was very lively.
and Mr.. Gamble insisted upon ascertain
ing why. lie and Mr.. Clegg returned to
the clubhouse. They screwed the ball fast
in wise. and Mr. Gamble struck it with
a hammer.
There was a sharp explcSion. the bal
was shattered. and the liquid with which
it vSs filled flew in Mr.. CANDLES eyes.'
The injured solf player was placed in an
automobile and hurried to specialist.
where 1t was discovered the acid in the
ball had burned Mr.. CANDLES eysballs,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
To Commuters

From the Woman's Home Companion.
Are YOU one of the people who hop up
nervously when the train is nearing the
station. and stand until it stops? You
think you are saving lot of time, where
car empties itself in three
quarters Of minute.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

AS England will never consent TO iims
itation of arnaments which will give Ger.
many equal strength with her own, and az
Germany will never consent IN a linita
ton that Will leave her in the place of
permanent fnferiority. the solution of the
problem appears to rest between the last
two named possibilities-name,y, revolu-
ton and war.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
THERE'S NO MORE FREE LAND
GOVERNMENT HAS WITHDRAWN
MILLIONS OF ACRES.
The Vast Regions of Available Land
That Used to Appeal to the Set
Tiers Is Gone Forever.

Tho Government has withdrawn
-,-i,1iors of acres of land from the
nrhIic domain. There are practically
No lands left for settlement that have
onv vaue The millions and millions
Of acres of railroad lands that were
hold NV corporations few years ago
have about all been sold and are now
occupied by the farmer.
In truth, the vast regions OF avail
able land that a few years ago called
- tho settler are gone forever. There
are no more free lands, and never
will he, In all the history OF the
limited States this is new situation
Mover before since the landing OF the
pi1orim fathers has there been a time
but that the man who wanted land
conld 90 and take it. Land was as
free as the air of this free country.
The great districts of free land abb
sorbed the increase of population.
Free land in the new districts held
the prices of land down in the old
districts, Farm land values are al
ready increasing as result of the
disappearance of free lands. People
have got to have land, and if they
cannot get it for nothing they will
have to pay for it. The demand
makes the price, and from today or
the price will increase as never be-
fore
A few years ago hundred-dollar
land caused people to hold up their
heads in astonishment. They said
that land could not be worth that
much. Now two and three hundred
dollar land is as common as can be
in many states. People do not gen
orally do much on cheap land. They
reason that the stuff did not cost
much so it doesn't make much differ
ence how it is used or abused. Peo-
ple lust have to push their high
priced land so as to get their money
back. This is on the principle that
a twenty-dollar mule is usually
knocked about and neglected to such
an extent that he does not give the
service that he would be capable OF
with the right care, while the $3.50
mule has every attention because the
owner must get the worth of his in
vestment.
A man might fail on piece of
land bought at $40 an acre and sue
coed on the same piece of land if he
had paid 500 for it. You might as
we'll be prepared for high land prices.
They are inevitable. There are more
common plug farmers in the United
States riding in automobiles than in
all the rest of the entire world COM
bined, and these old boys have made
1t all out of the soil. Of course the
price of land that will do this for a
man is not too high at any price.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
Dandruff and Itching Scalp Yield to
ZemO Treatment.

Why should you continue to ex-
pertinent with salves, greasy lotions
and fancy hair dressings trying to
rid your scalp of germ life? They
can't do it, because they cannot pen
citrate to the seat of the trouble and
draw the germ life to the surface
of the scalp and destroy it.
Why not try PROVEN RENE
DY? One that will do this. We
have remedy that will rid the scalp
of germ life and in this way will cure
DANDRUFF and ITCHING SCALP.
This remedy is zEMO, a clean,
refined, penetrating scalp tonic that
goes right to the seat of the trouble
and drives the germ life to the sur
face and destroys it.
A shampoo with ZEMO (antisep-
tic) SOAP and one application of
ZEMO will entirely rid the scalp of
dandruff and scurf. Do not hesitate,
but get bottle of ZEMO today. 1t
acts on a new principle, and will do
exactly what we claim for it. Sold
and endorsed in Dawson by the Bell
Drug Co and in Parrot by the City
Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
* F. .. + i s ss Ss.. !; I s'.,,
Every First and Third Monday Night
Rule Nisi Foreclosure.

State of Georgia, Terrell County.
Brim & Co. In the Superior
VS.. Court, May term,
NJ. NJ. Moran 1912.
1t being represented to the Court
by the petition Of Brim & Co. "a
partnership composed of j. H. Brim
and Ernest Brim) that by deed of
mortgage dated the 3rd day Of Jan
nary, 1907, conveyed to the said
Brim & Company, one-seventh
undivided interest in the estate
of E. E. Moran, deceased, which said
estate consists of lots of land Nos.
800, sol, 229, 265, 266, 27O, all of
which lies in the Fourth district of
Terrell county, said state, aggregat-
ing 976 acres, more or less, for the
purpose of securing the payment OF
promisBory note made by the said NJ.
NJ. Moran to the said Brim & Co.,
due on the first day of November,
1907, for the sum of five hundred
and fifty and 40-100 dollars ($55O.-
400, which promissory note is now
due and unpaid. 1t is ordered that
the said M. M. Moran do pay into
this court by the first day of the next
term the principal, interest and costs
due on said promissory note, or show
cause, if any he has, to the contrary,
or that in default thereof foreclosure
be granted to the said Brim & Co.
of said mortgage, and the equity of
redemption of the said II. NJ. Moran
therein be forever barred, and that
service of this rule be perfected on
said M. NJ. Moran according to law.
VIM. c. WORRILL, 7. S. c. P. c.
A true copy from the minutes Of
this Court. This July 8, 1912.
w. S. DOZTER, Clerk.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-09-06
POSTAGE WAS EXPENSIVE.
Letters and Packages 100 Years Ago
Often Sent Collect.

Postage was an expensive luxury
a hundred years ago, and letters and
packages often were sent on the col
lect on delivery plan. Sir Walter
Scott used to tell how he received a
bulky package by mail one day, and
paid five pounds postage. Upon open
ing it he found that it was the man
uscript of a play sent him by an I'M
known woman in New York. She
had excellent control of her nerve,
and in a note that accompanied the
bundle she asked if he wouldn't be
so kind and condescending as to
write a prologue and epilogue for her
play, and then use his influence to
have it presented at some tirst-class
theatre in London. 1t took Sir Wal
ter about a week to recover from the
shock, and just when he was conva-
descent he received another big bun
die by mail and had to dig up for the
postage. 1t proved to be another
manuscript from the same dizzy fe-
male. She wrote that she was afraid
her first manuscript might have gone
astray, so to make sure she sent him
a duplicate.