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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
Linens
HighlyDecorative
Hun1bly Priced

Handsome linen hem
stitched scarfs, beautiful
hand drawn work, size 1Sx
81, each ...........$ $50
German Linen scarfs,
plain hemstitched end, size
1Sx45, each Soc
Large size all linen nap
kins, dot and floral designs,
half dozen lots, II doz. Csc
Tea Cloths. pure linen
hemsticheG damask, one I'd.
square ........... 800
Plain Damask Tea cloths.
As in.square. 81 and $1.25
Extra heavy, wide silver
bleached, genuine linen table
damask. yard .......6 CSC
Large size felt broom
bags. special 2 for. SC
Medium broom bags. 1Oc
Fancy round embroidered
center pieces, Is inches up
to As inches in diameter.
81, Use and SOC
Lunch cloths, fancy en-
broidered, lace trimmed and
damask, 36-in. to 63-in.. soc
up to $4.25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
To Our Many Underwear
Patrons of the. Tri-Cities
WE ANNOUNCE
The arrival of our ne,o Fall and Winter knit
underwear Gnes:--

The greatest assembage of the newest weaves and
styles for women, misses and children and for and
boys have shown and every garment is up
that exacting McCabe standard you know so we'll.
The Improvements which embodied in
fall lines, you will recognize practical. These
garments tailored to fit the body. No binding
bullying under the about the waist The i'm
proved shoulder stay which prevents the sleeve from
stretching down the shoulder. The curved
hole which makes the sleeve fit like the thumb
of a glove without cumsiness about the armpit. The
patented is the important improvement, al
lows plenty of yet fitting snugly and with comfort
either sitting standing
Ask the saespeople about these garments, let them
show you this high grade underwear and you will be
agreeaby surprised find that the price than
the ordinary kind. The separate garments range i'll
price from 81 so down 25c, according
rial and finish.
The union suits in silk and wool silk and cotton,
all wool and all cotton range in price from So so
down to SOC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-18
WAGNER'S SUMMARY.

CONTINUED frOr Page Twelvs)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-20

being i'll, in fact, she had not been
thinking about her, but of her
small daughter, whom she had
Just left at a boarding school.
When she returned home she
found the telegram with those
words. At $50 p. m. friend of
the: family was writing the mes
sage at a telegraph office.
Mrs. Agnes Paquet lived in an
American city far from Chicago.
She had not heard from her
brother, Edmund Dunn, for
long time, until one morning she
saw (mentally) her brother wear
ing a blue sailors shirt, falling
over the rail of a boat. She heard
his cry for help. A few hours
later she received a telegram
from Chicago saying that Ed
mund Dunn had drowned from a
tugboat in the harbor.
Sir Oliver Lodge explains the
case in this way. When Dunn
was going overheard, he un-
doubtedly was thinking intently
of, his nearest relative, his sister,
hence the thought transference.
A similar explanation covers the
other cases, he says.
Reader Tells of Mind Reading
Fynerience
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-20

attention to them. l believe,
however, that they are of great
scientific interest.
Yours sincerely,
S. v. T.
GOING ONE BETTER
Children are nothing if not
loyal. Three little boys were
once comparing notes of the,var-
led possessions of their parents.
MY father has ten acres on his
farm" said one.
"My father has twenty" said
the second.
ooh, that's nothingp said the
third, triumphantly. "My fathers
got a mortgage on his"
In a similar way two little girls
were discussing their respective
mothers. Each naturally main
tanned that her mother was the
better and more beautiful. De
-scending from generalities to par
ticulars, they began to parcel out.
the different features.
my mothers hair is so long,"
said one, that she can sit on it.
That's nothing" said the
other triumphantly; my mother
can take her hair of"
Most gems can be initiated, but
attempts made to reconstruct"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-20

Reader Tells of Mind Reading
Experience.
l was much interested in your
recent article telling of the mind
reading experiments of Sir Oliver
Lodge, and asking readers to test
their own powers.
have had many telepathic ex-
periences. Often l have written
to a friend after an interval of
months, and received in a day or
two letter written to me by that
friend at the same time. l am
sure that it is a plain case of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-20

Most gems can be initiated, but
attempts made to reconstruct"
the emerald have failed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-20

thought transEerence-the idea
of writing. in the mind of one of
US. calling up the same idea in the
mind of the other.
Again, many a time have
gone to the telephone to call up a
friend, and have found that the
very person l wanted~was on the
line, trying to call me.
These occurrences are SO CONF
mon that people seldom pay any
attention to them. l believe,
however, that they are of great
scientific interest.
Yours sincerely,
The Press., 1912-07-10
ON A NATIONAL BASIS.
Fight Against the Fly Wased by th
 American Civic Association,

Fight Against the Fly Wassd by the American Civic Association.
 The importance of combating the fly nuisance Is indicated by the fact that, the, American Civic association, which has for years been the principal agency working, according to its mot to, '-for a better and more beautiful America" has during the last two years added to its activities (such as the movements for the preservation of Niagara falls. the. establishment of national parks and the elimination of the smoke and billboard nuisancesl the special work of a ''tiy fighting com, mittee." iD which it has enlisted the cooperation of a multitude of health boards, civic betterment societies and public spirited individuals throughout the country. The education of the peo- pie to the dangers of flies as feeders on filth and disseminators of disease germs has been carried on. under the auspices of this association, with a vigOr and success which can be paral- leled only by the ant1-tuberculos1s movement. backed by the Red Cross society. Indeed. many Red Cross work CTS are aiding the anti-hy campaign Miss Mabel T. Boardman. chairman of the American Red Cross national re- lief board. is a member of the Ameri- can Civic associations executive board
 The president Of the association is J. Horace Mcfarland The secretary. who is in charge of the Washington in the Union Trust build Ing, Is Richard B Watrous-
The Press., 1912-07-10
A Moroccan Solomon.

Mulai Hafid's grandfather, we learn from a Paris contemporary, left this world with the renown of just man. His legal enactments are still remem- bered, for he had way of impressing upon his subjects the distinction of "meum" and ''tuum." One law dating from 1870 was to the effect that any one who should touch the goods of an- other should be beheaded. One of his subjects presented himself before the sultan. saying: "Your majesty is all ways obeyed. A traveller at my inn de- parted leaving behind him a sack of nuts, and no one has dared to approach them" How do you know" demand ed Mohammed, that the sack contain ed nutsY' Your majesty" replied the subject, "I just touched the sack with my foot" "Ah," replied the just man among the just, the Solomon of his age, "be it so. In view of your inten- tion will spare your life." Then, turn ing to the grand vizier, he said, "Only take off one of his feet"
The Press., 1912-07-10
MONsoN.

William Cahill who has been spend ing two months in Ashway, Tenn. !, where he has been playing ball, has returned to Monson on account of ill health. ~
 The Methodist and Universalist Sunday schools will hold a union picnic at Evergreen park, State Line, Tuesday, July 9. Arrangements have been made to go on the II o'clock train and return by the 5 o'clock or the 7.,
 The industrial outlook is favorable. Heimann & Lichten are making over the Langwald plant at the south end to meet the felt season. Further than this the firm is unable to ah- nounce plans at present. They advise employees to make no new contracts at present. This in itself is distinctly encouraging. The fire has had the effect of bringing us closer together, and it also has led us to appreciate the value of the live wire. The towns people stand ready. to assist Heimann & Lichten in a new launching if there is anything they want done.
 James O. Mcguire, 69, was found dead in chair at his home on Wash ington street Saturday, June 29, at 3 o'clock. Charles Stacy went to MT. Maguire's home, where he conducts a shoe and harness repairing business, Saturday morning. He found MT. Mcguire apparently asleep in his chair and concluded he wouldn't ~.distueb him. When he returned in the after noon he found him in the chair in the same position, and on going over to him found he was dead. He notified the selectmen, who summoned AssOci ate Medical Examiner 0. w. Jackson. The doctor said that death was caused by heart failure, that MT. Mcguire must have died some time Friday night. MT. Mcguire was born in Hingham, April 16, 1843. He made that town his home until five years ago, when he came to Monson and started in the shoe and harness repair ing business. He enlisted, when IS years of age, in the 10th Massa- chusetts volunteers while visiting his brother in Monson He was with the company but a month, as his father, hearing of his enlistment, came to Springfield and brought him back home. MT. Mcguire leaves two brothers, John 0. Mcguire of Monson and Charles L. of Bingham. The funeral was held at the home of his nephew on Margaret street Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. G. A. An drews. Burial was in No. ceme- tery.
The Press., 1912-07-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
July 13 1889. items Of local interest taken from the columns Of The Press, thirty years ago.

The strawberry season did not last SO long as expected. All the growers ceased picking last week excepting Mr. Park.
 Fifteen little ones from New York came to this village on Tuesday, to be kept for fortnight by kindly dis posed persons, their travelling expenses being paid out of the "fresh air fund. " They were fully up to the average in looks, some being especially bright looking, and though poorly clad all looked cleanly. They were aged from to A years, and of both sexes They were assigned as fol lows: Mrs. R. Patten, f boys; Miss Eugenie Converse 2 boys; Charles F. Beckwith, 1 boy; Mrs. A. N. Nichols, boy and girl; Mrs. E. K. Taft, girls; J. w. Dimock, boy and girl Mrs. w. N. Thompson, 2 girls. These parties all volunteered, without can wasting, and had a larger installment been sent they would have found takers on their arrival.
 Born. In Stafford Springs, 9th, a daughter to o. l.. Judd; 11th, a daughter to Louis Helm; 1th, a daughter to John H. Park.
 In Stafford Springs, June 27th, a son to Joseph Levallee.
 In Union, June 9th, a daughter to Adolph Roberts.
 In Willington, June 18th, daugh- ter to Frank Barrett.
 At Morrow Station, 8th, a son to Walter E. and Katie l.. Chamberlin.
 In Wilmington, (Village Hill), June 26th, a daughter to Samuel Bartlett.
 Married. - In Holland, 12th, at the residence of the brides father, by Rev. D. L. Sanford, George c. Parish of Hartford and Emma L., daughter of John Dobson.
The Press., 1912-07-10

he found time to organize the opposi- ton to the pollution of rivers and har- bors by sewage and manufacturing wastes.
 His investigation of the New York water front, where flies swarm upon the filth deposits, brought him to a realization of their disease bearing ac- tivities- Once convinced of these, he began his anti-fly campaign about four years ago and. though ridiculed at first as a crank, has brought the whole American public around to his point of view. He has done this through the liberal expenditure of his time and money and his utilization of the hearty cooperation of newspapers. magazines and health orga Dlzations.
 On Mr. Hatch's committee are Dr. Woods Hutchinson. the wen known writer on health topics; Mrs. Caroline Bartlett Crane, expert on civic better ment; Dr. s. J. Crumbine. secretary of the Kansas health board. and Dr. Jo seph T. Porter. health officer of Florida
 The most recent publication of the committee Is the Fly Fighter. devoted to the prosecution of the 1912 cam paign and issued from the headquar, ters at I58 Fifth avenue. New York eAfv
The Press., 1912-07-10
A FUNNY SULTAN.
He Likod.to Play Practical Jokes Upon
 His Invited GuOsts.

He Liked.to Play Practical Jokes Upon
 His Invited GuOsts.
 We all like our little joke, and east ern pOtentates have from time imme- morial enjoyed the reputation of be- Ing the merriest of monarchs. The Moorish palace of Sultan Abu Yakub Yussuf at Seville-known today as the Alcazar-c contains one of the most elaborate practical jokes extant When in gay mood some important mer- chant or notable of Seville would re- ceiVe pressing invitation summoning him to the presence. In fever of de lighted expectancy the fattered guest would don his whitest raiment and hie him to the palace.
 There he would be ceremoniously conducted to the gardens and directed up the .ong avenue. But, alas, half way up 1t he would inevitably tread upon a moving fiagstone resting upon a spring, and immediately countless fine jets of water would gush out of the ground and from the surrounding shrubbery and drench him. Amid the jeers of the courtiers the luckless and bedraggled wight would beat an un- dignifed retreat Before he was al. lowed to leave the palace, however, he was sworn to secrecy on pain of death At all costs nothing must make the joke fall flat when repeated.
 The treacherOus fagstone has been removed, and today the visitor may pass with impunity. but peseta to the head gardener will usually cause the fountains to play. Not many peo- pie know of their existence, however. The water is sprayed through hun dreds of tiny pipes, so small as to be almost invisible, which are placed in the cracks between the dagstones. Strand Magazine
The Press., 1912-07-10
Meeea's Polluted We'll

A scientific analysis has been made ok the Zem-Zem water from the sacred well at Mecca, which, according to the Arabs, Is the well that the angel show cd to Hagar and whose water saved the life of Ishmael After reading the results of the analysis one cannot won der that pilgrims who drink the water frequently are attacked by cholera. The specimen examined contained six ty-nine grains of chlorine to the gallon. Water which contains so little as nine grains of chlorine to the gallon Is Ordi- narily regarded as scarcely it for hu- man consumption. Moreover, in the case of the Zem-Zem well it is believed the chlorine originates from the eus- tom of pouring the water over the pill gr1ms and allowing 1t to run back into the we'll. The sacred water was found to possess an extraordinary degree of hardness" three times as great as that oe average water. It also held twenty times as much ammonia compounds as drinking water should contain.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Another Miss.

A young recruit was just commence ing his first course of musketry. The instructor, getting very angry with him, told him exactly what to do, and each time he missed the target. At last the instructor lost his temper and told him to take a spare round behind the butts and shoot himself with It. Presently the instructor was startled by hearing a report from rife behind the butts; without a moments hesita- tion he rushed round to see what had occurred. when the recruit looked up from examining his rife and said quite coolly, ''It's all right; don't get alarmed; it's another miss" ."-London Telegraph.
The Press., 1912-07-10
THREE FEATHERS.
That In one's Cap, the White One and
 Jobs Turkey,s Tail.

That In ones Cap the White one ana
 Jobs Turkeys Tail.
 "A feather in ones cap" is derived from Scotland Among the woodcraft enthusiasts it was the custom for the individual first to kill woodcOck to pluck out feather and place it in his cap. Oliver Cromwell conferred dig nifty upon this expression when, on his refusal of the English crown, he ob- served, Royalty is but feather in a mans cap: let children enjoy their rat tle''
 A thoroughbred gamecock shows only red and black feathers, and a cross breed is known by white feather in its tail. Hence ''to show the white feather" conveys a strong notion of cOwardice. from one point of view at least.
 One may search the Scriptures in vain for any allusion to Jobs turkey The expression "as poor as Jobs tur- key" had it's origin in the brain of a humorst. Sam Slick. He described this bird as being possessed of but one feather in its tail and as of so feeble a constitution that it was only by leaning against fence that 1t was enabled to gObble.-Exchange
The Press., 1912-07-10
Insects That Use Rubber.

When para trees are tapped after the gum has run into receptacles and stiffened a species of large black ant is accustomed to cut out pieces of the rubber and carry them away. Bees also find uses for india rubber, and some species in South America actually cut the bark, of trees that produce reai- nous substances in order to cause a flow of the sap. The gum is employed by. the bees as ready made wax for their nests.-Harper's Weekly.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Knew When He Had Enouoh.

It was before the days of Jack John son, and Mickey White, the local heavyweight champion of the Anglo Saxons, and Rastus Washington, the local heavyweight hope of the Africans, shook hands and squared off for busi- ness. Mickey led out with a terrific right hand wallOp, and Rastus sat down ill the middle of the ring. Get up." commanded the referee. He didn't even hit you" "I know he never, boss" said Rastus, ''but he mighta, an ain't goin' to git up twel dat gentleman gifts outer de ring."- Exchange.
The Press., 1912-07-10
NOBODY SPARED
Kidney Troubles Attack Stafford Springs Me1
 and Women, Old and Young.

Kidney ills seize young and old,
 Come quickly with little warning.
 Children suffer in their early years
 Can't control the kidney secretions.
 Girls are languid, nervous, suffer pain.
 Women worry, can't do daily work
 Men have lame and aching backs.
 The cure for man, woman or child
 Is to cure the cause.-the kidneys.
 Doan's Kidney Pills. are for sick kidneys
 Have brought relief to Stafford Springs people.
 Stafford Springs testimony proves it.
 Mrs. William Irons, Furnace ave. ;, Stafford Springs, Conn.,, says: 1T can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills highly, for they have been of great benefit in our home. A member of our family was bothered by his back and kidneys. This trouble continued for long time until we fortunately heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and procured supply at the Eaton Drug Store. This remedy brought prompt relief and since then there has been no capse for complaint. ''
 Fof sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn O., Buffalo, New York. sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name Doan 's- and take no other.
The Press., 1912-07-10

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constit tional remedies Deafness is caused by an inc 1amed condition of the mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflaEned you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be condition, hearing will be destroyed forever 1: nine cases out or ten are caused by Catarrh. which is nothing but an lnllamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case or Deafness (CauHed by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circU- lars fre0. K J. CHENEY q O., Toledo, o.
 Sold by Druggists, 7bc.
 Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Her Recommendation.

A woman prominent as a social work CT was in the city to engage a new girl the other day. She visited an em- ployment agency which makes a spe- cialty of finding places for country housemaids and was much pleased with one from the country.
 "Why did you leave your last placer asked the woman
 'T didn't have no last place." an- swered the girl. because I ain't had no last place to leave, and Pm still working at it. being for myself that I've been working, and Pm sure Pm a good servant. and can recommend myself to you, ma'am."-Exchange.
The Press., 1912-07-10
EDWARD HATCH, JR.

Something About "ths Man Who Made
 the Housefy Infamous"
 When the house1y becomes as extinct as the dodo and fossil specimens la beled 'Musca domestica. abundant in United States up to about 1915 A D." are preserved In glass cases in muse ums the name of Edward Hatch, Jr., ought to have a place on the label if not a tablet of its own.
 Chairman of the fly fighting commit tee of the American Civic association and chief inspirer of the swat the hy'' movement. be already has a clear title to renown as ''the man who made the housedy infamous"
 Though actively engaged in the di- rection of a great dry goods house,
The Press., 1912-07-10
FARMERS MUST FIGHT
 THE PEST.

Don't allow the manure to ao. eumulats about the barns. Ma. nuro .is the principal breeding place for flies. Flies do not travel great distances. Most of their life is spent close to where they are matched and where they get their food. Keep the gar. baao can, closed. Screen the doors and the windows of the farmhouse. Do not pour slop, skimmilk or other hog feed on the around. Filth and flies have nc place in modern standards of IlVinq.-kansas Farmer.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Charming View.

Citiman tto house agent)-I thought you said there was charming view from the front windows? Why. there are only houses to be seen. House Agent-So there is charming view. sir. In the house opposite lives the most beautiful widow you ever clapped eyes on. and she's always at the win dow.-London Tit-Bits.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Very Much So.

Miss Gwendolyn is a very super ficial sort of girl, with her head filled with fine clothes and making herself pretty. l don't suppose she gives a moment to self reflection"
 Doesn't she? Just watch her when a mirror is anywhere in sighty'-Bal- timore American.
The Press., 1912-07-10
Rackefs.

An Italian woman was asked in court If she had any musical instruments iD her home ..s a .s
 "No. signor," she replied, nothing but rackets."
 "What" queried the lawyer.
 "Rackets-the things they put in Eraphophones."
The Press., 1912-07-10
nowr +o Earth

''Sometimes feel sure," said Bilkins. ''that once sat on throne and waved scepter.''
 "And now remarked his cheery wife, you are going to stand on the back porch and wave rug beater."-- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Press., 1912-07-10
A Job to Suit Him,

Professor. l know my boy is rather slow. but in the TWO years that you have had charge Of his education he must have developed tendency in some dire ton or other. What occu- patton Nlo you suggest aS al possible outlet for his energies. such aS they are?'
 Well sir. l think he is admirably fitted for taking moving pictures of ii glacier."-('hicago Tribune.
The Press., 1912-07-10
A Venetian Custom.

In Venice when any one dies it is the custom to fix a placard on the front of the deceased persons house. as well as in the neighboring streets. as q sort of public notice. stating his name. age. place of birth and the illness of which he died
The Press., 1912-07-10
Dina. Dino!

Blobbs--If you were going in for mu- sic. which instrument would you choose? Slobbs-W We'll, I've always thought would like to be so!oist on cash register. Philadelphia Record
The Press., 1912-07-10
Self HeIo.

What is your theory about self helpY' t.s
 "Why, to help yourself if there is anything in sight" Y Exchange.
The Press., 1912-07-10
A Good salesman.

'"That rich man has been able to marry off all his hOmely daughters" 'sThat is what call scientific sales manship.' '"-Exchange.
The Press., 1912-07-10
The Diplomat.

Condescending Chappie-I weally can't wemember your name, but I've an idea Eve met you here before. Nervous Host-Oh. yes, very likely. it's my louse.-London Sketch.
The Press., 1912-07-10

He who Is not ready today will b" less SO toniorrow Ovid.