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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
CHICKEN RAISERS
TO HOLD MEETING
Plan Is to Effect Organization
Tonight at Myers Optical
Company Store.

Chicken fanciers and raisers of poul-
try in Rock Island are invited to be
present tonight at a meeting at the
Myers Optical company store on Eigh-
teenth street, at which it is planned
70 organize with a view to holding
poultry shows here and in general pro-
noting the business or pleasure
which accompanies chicken raising.
Tonights meeting is not an invita-,
ton affair and all are welcome. It
is felt that Rock Island poultry men
have been keeping alive several tri-
city associations for some time past
without getting anything in return and
that the time is ripe when Rock Is.
land should have its own association
or at least be a principal factor in a
Rock Island county association which
could have shows here that will com
pare favorably with any in the cen
trail west outside of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Personal Points

C. Young has returned from a
trip to Chicago.
Mrs. W. P. Churchill of Decatur, Ill,
is visiting relatives in Rock Island.
Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Johnston leave
tomorrow for Ocean Springs, Miss.
for an extended sojourn.
A. E. Lamp and Edward Trenken
schuh leave tomorrow morning for
New Orleans and other southern
points.
B. A. Ainsworth OF Chicago visited
friends in the city today enroute to
Monmouth, where he has business in
terests which claim his attention.
Miss Catherine G. Edwards, 2422
Seventh avenue, left last evening for
FL Paso. Texas, where she will visit
friends for the next several weeks
She will stop OF at Topeka, Kan.
where she will visit for a week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
St. Valentine Candies,
Boxed

efficient knowledge of the business
justly entities him to your patronage
His shop has all modern equipments
Everything in plumbing supplies.
NJ. R. Iglehart, marble and granite
works. save you the middleman's prot.
its. From 10 to % per cent saved on
every monument and all kinks of mon.
umental work. Call at our shop on
Second avenue and see for yourself.
For your own convenience, for your
greater satisfaction, for more harmony
of beauty in your home furniture and
for the possession of a sewing ma,
chine that will last your lifetime-buy
the Free sewing machine For sale
at the Mill store.
Eaco flour-Note the rich, creamy
color and flavor of bread made from
this four, so different from that taste
less, skim milk white bread you SC
often see. Nature endows hard sprins
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

wheat with this rich color; 80 pound
sacks $1.40 at H. r. Battles & Co.
We are the leaders for up-:o-date
laundry work. Each shirt finished
by hand and put up in a carton. insur.
ing work. Delivered to you in good
condition. We guarantee no cracked
collars OF cuffs. City Steam laundry.
Reid & Bollman, All Seventeenth
street
Have been making chocolates for 20
years now but never had any pack.
age jump into national popularity quite
so quickly as my Preferred" box OF
chocolates. These are just a little
bit better The name Galsert on every
piece is a guarantee of their pur.
ity. Get box today.
/ Johnson's Wood Dye IS not a mere
! stain-not simply a surface dressing
1t is a real. deepseated dye. that goes
to the very heart OF the woodland
stays there-f1xing a rich and perma
nent color Johnson's Wood Dye &
made in II standard shades For sale
by Lerch & Greve. 2OO2-200s Fourth
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
HINDU FUNERAL PYREs.
Burning the Dead at senArss q Care
less and CaIIous Rite.

Burning the Dead at Benarss q Care
less and CaIious Rite.
Describing the burning OF their dead
by the Hindus of India at Benares,
Price Collier In Scribner's Magazine
says:
| have been present at these burn
ings. The bodies are brought IN on a
frail litter. A pile OF logs is built up,
held in place by four iron stanchions
The body. with the head uncovered.
is placed on the logs. more logs are
piled on top. the litter is broken up
and added to the small fagots under
meath and the fire lighted There are
various ceremonies connected with the
rite. The body is carried several times
around the pile before being placed up
on It. The nearest relative walks
around the pile with a jar OF water.
letting It drip down as he goes till of
a sudden he dashes the jar to the
ground. breaking it to pieces-a sym
Dol OF life. everywhere. At a certain
moment. too. the skull Is fractured by
the nearest relative 10 allow the easy
escape Of the spirit TO another world.
Where the deceased is rich the fire is
made OF costly and sweet smelling
wood. sandalwood and the like, and
the ceremonies are more elaborate and
more prolonged. No doubt it is the
ideal way TO dispose Of a dead body,
but when l have seen It done here ii
seemed to me a caIlous and a careless
rite.
have noticed all over India the alb
solute indifference Of the natives them
selves TO the pain and deformities
and maladies that are displayed as an
excuse for aims. II is not the stoicism
OF our western Indians, who thought II
dishonorable to show fear or to shrink
from pain, but an imbedded tndifer-
ence, a numbness to this particular
Influence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
MINSTREL SHOW
PROMISES MUCH
Preparations for Elks Produc-
ton Well Under Way-Re-
hearsals Going Well.

With an army OF stage hands, paint
ers and costumers at work upon the
accessories for the mammouth Elks'
minstrel show, which is to be given
at the Illinois theatre Monday, Tues
Day and Wednesday night, Feb. IL.
IL and 10. the initial preparations
Tor the big production are assuming
rapid Roadway. and the promoters are
Jubilant over the prospects which are
assuming a decidedly rosy hue. No
expense is being spared in an effort
TO make the b. p. o. Z. minstrel show
one Of the most gorgeous scenic revel-
atoms ever Witnessed in the tri-cities.
The local Bills are firm believers IN the
motto, Whatever Is Worth Doing Is
Worth Doing Well" and as a result
the amusement loving public will profit
thereby.
The committee in charge has Sc
cured the services OF the firm of Nj.
Ter & Draper Of New York, which com
pany has staged hundreds Of minstrel
successes.
Miller & Draper put on the Dav-
export show last year, when the Elks
across the river gave an entertain
ment which will go down In the annals
OF local history as one OF the classiest
ever witnessed. II is promised that
the Rock Island production vii. be
far In advance of the sample already
provided. This year Miller * Draper
bring an entirely new and different
show. They have just returned from
a triumphant tour of the south, where
the press has united in according them
the highest commentator and praise,
declaring that the shows have com
pared favorably with those OF profess
sional companies.
The local lodge has a great number
OF decidedly clever and talented men,
and the rehearsa.s thus far have shown
that with the material at hand, there
is every reason TO believe that Rock
Island people will be talking about the
Elks' minstrel show for months 70
come.
The Davenport and Moline lodges
are sending some of their best talent
to assist the Rock Island men. The
proceeds from the production will be
utilized in the entertainment OF the
visiting E.ks at the state convention
TO be held In Rock Island June 3, 4
and 5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Warm, Good Knit
Underwear Cut to
the Quick!

This little list scarcely
does more than hint of the
many bargains gathered for
Wednesday,:
Women's Empress Wool
Drawers, regular sizes, reg
ularly 81 for zoe.
W o me ems Springfield
Wool Vests and Pants, reg
ular sizes, $2.75 quality, a
garment $2.25.
.Women's Gauze Shaped
Vests, sizes 4 to 9 at 25c and
29c.
Underwear, Main Floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Valentines

All yield homage to the
spirit of st. Valentine that
hovers in these delicate mis-
sives, a-glint with tint and
grace. A long counter in
Bargain Lane" that SHIN
mers with poems and pic
lures and prettiness. In fact,
a veritabIe lovers treasure
trove - rich with sense and
sentiment.
Comic Valentines, - for
DC.
Lace Valentines, &c each
and up.
Valentine Post Cards, DC
a dozen.
Red Hearts, all sizes, &c
to 15c a bunch go in bunch).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
City Chat
advertisements
Buy a home of Reidy Brcs.

Buy a home of Reidy Brc5.
For express, call William Trefz.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Kerler Rug company for vacuum
cleaning and rug-making.
Our B. B. serge at $33 is the best
value ever offered. ]. B. ZimmeTs
Sons.
Six per cent farm mortgages. Litten
& Roberts, Peoples National bank
building
Remember that Ralph Stanton has
everything to make your friends. who
smoke. happy.
Coal, coal, coal. The Rock Island
Fuel company will deliver to you all
the best grades of hard and soft coal
Ward & Mcmahon VIII give You
estimates on your plumbing, steam
and hot water heating that will save
you money.
Gansert's "Fruitillas," chocolate
covered fruits with liquid censers.
Take box home today. For sale by
all leading dealers.
Fragrant teas of SURPRISING richness
and delicacy of flavor. That's what you
! get when you use Chase & SanbOrn's.
/ You can buy them at the Mill store.
Dunsmore & O'ConneII smoke house
aud billiard parlors, corner Of TWEEN.
tieth street and Fourth avenue. Every
brand OF good cigars and all kinds Of
smokers supplies
Why do you suppose over $4,000, 900
cups of Chase & Sanborn's Seal Brand
coffee were drank in the United
Z last year? Try it and see. You can
buy it at the Mill store.
Mueller Lumber company VIII en-.
able you to build a fine house or barn
out of the choicest seiect lumber and
you will be surprised and vet pleased
to learn the low prices they are max.
ing.
Souders Laundering company at 50l.
500 Twelfth street This laundry IL
equipped with the very latest modern
machinery, turning out work that is
not surpassed by any laundry in the
state.
Good luck in baking demands the
finest -four Poor bread is '-ften the
result that causes poor bread GQd bis
cult. For the finest fiour-yo1',E sim
ply to ask for our Star brand. The
Mill store.
Kahn & Reinhardt cigar store still
takes the lead Most literally patron
lied. Everything in tobacco. cigar:
and smokers supplies. Man is never
better satisfied than when smoking
their choice brands.
I. s. O'Hara, -four and feed store
is having a big trade On stock anC
poultry food. Dr. Hess stock fooC
for horses. cattle. hogs, sheep anC
all kind sof poultry. 1t makes thu
hens lay every day.
The Rock Island Lumber and Manu-
featuring company, lumber and build
ing material for all purposes. houses
barns, granafies. We will give you a.
opportunity to save big per cent lie
, Us be Of service 10 you
D Maths bakery ana conrecuoner,
: store. the finest in the tri-ciues
:. Bread. cakes. pies, cookies and no
rolls. They can't be beat Most pee
' pie say they are superior to any hom
= baking. Let them serve you.
D E. E. Lamp, plumbing. steam an
hot water heating. gas fitting. Hi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
A DIFFERENCE.
1t Paid This Man to Change Food.

II Paid This Man to Change Food.
What is called good living even
tUally brought me to a condition quite
the reverse of good health" writes q
New York merchant
'Ih'Jroper eating told on me till my
stomach became so weak that food
nanseGted me, even the lightest and
simplest h'nch, and / was much de-
pI essed after a night of uneasy slum-
Der, uniting me for business.
This condition was discouraging,
as l could find no way to improve it
Then ! saw the advertisement of
Grape Nuts food and decided to try
it. and became delighted with the re-
guilt.
For the past three years / have
used Grape-Nuts and nothing else for
my breakfast and for lunch before re.
t,5ing. 1t speedily set my stomach
right and l congratulate myself that
/ have regained my health. There is
no greater comfort for a tired man
than a lunch of Grape-Nuts. 1t in
sures restful sleep and an awakening
/ in the morning with feeling of buoy
ant courage and hopefulness.
"Grape-Nuts has been a boon to my
whole family 1t has made of our two
/ yesr-olo boy, who used to be unable
TO digest much of anything, a robust
healthy. little rascal weighing 3.
pounds. Mankind certainly owes I
debt OF gratitude to the expert whit
inTented this perfect food" Name Civ
en- by Postum company, Battle Greek
Mich. There's a reason"
/ Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The!
are genuine, true and full of human
l iutcrest.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

Davenport next Thursday night at the
meeting of the club.
A constitution and bylaws were
adopted at the business session which
followed the talk. 1t was decided to
draw up resolutions of coincidence
next Thursday on the death of one of
the clubs charter members, Frederick
Glawe, who died Saturday evening at
1890 o'clock at his home, 1901 Fourth
avenue. The club several days ago
received a new rotary gap" which
is one of the important essentials to
wireless station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
KARLOWA Gives
SCIENTIFIC TALK
Tri- City Wireless Club Adopts
Constitution and Bylaws
Next Lecture Thursday.

Robert Karlowa, chief operator OF
the Tri-City Wireless club. gave an
interesting lecture on Wave Trans
mission" Saturday evening at the
meeting of the club which was held
in the wireless telegraph rooms on the
sixth floor of the Best building. The
lecture was the first of a series which
will be given weekly. The next talk
which will be on Induction Coils, -
viii be delivered by H. Z. Emies of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Moisten tha euttonhoIe.

Every man knows the d'ficulty and
agony of a refractory collar stud. With
a breakfast 10 eat. train to catch and
an appointment to keep, few things are
more maddeninG than the collar which
simply will not ally itself to the stud.
But few things are so easy to remedy.
All that is necessary is to dip the
thumb and forefnger in water and
eighty moisten the obstinate button
hole Then the stud slips in without a
slurmur.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Ribbons at Half

The Ribbon Chief has
rummaged through the Rib
bon Shelves and has found
one lot of all-silk hair-bow
taffeta, messaline and fancy
Ribbons, at half price.
We want clean shelves for
the incoming Spring stock.
Gibbons, Main Floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

the respondents motion for vacating
the court order permitting the filing of
information in the case.
Work of picking a jury in the case
of j. L. Oakleaf, administrator, VS.. AL
bert z Bowles was begun in the cir
cult court this afternoon. 1t involves
suit over an $500 note. McEniry &
McEniry represent the plaintiff and
Peek & Dietz are defending.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
$3.50 Discount

Royal Society package
goods, all stamped, with
floss for embroidery work
ing, $3.50 discount.
Good values in Stamped
Pieces, consisting of Scarfs
and Center Pieces, $3.50 dis
count.
Cart Needlework dept, I'd Floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
PORT BYRON WOULD
HAVE COMMISSION

Citizens OF Port Byron wish TO adopt
the commission form of government,
and this morning a petition was filed
IN the county court to that effect, sign
ed by more than one-tenth OF the vot-
ers, as required by law. Judge b. S
BeilNpamed Feb. q as the date of the
election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

ical observations might he made fui
the assistance Of sailors The history
or the observatory has been the his
tory OF chronology and of this practi:
cal side of astronomy. Its work and
It's standards have become distinctly
international. The meridian Of Green
wich now determines the longitude Of
the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
End Lenathy Arguments.

Extended arguments in the ]. A.
Campbell vs.. j. J. Taxman quo war
ranto proceedings were ended in the
circuit court this morning, and Judge
r. w. Olmsted took under advisement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
6a Was Polite,

He-The great trouble with Cab
llleigh Is he talks too much. She
That's strange. When he's been with
ne he's scarcely said word. He
Oh. he's too much Of a gentleman to
nterrupt.-Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

They say there's no fool IKE an old
.ooI."
That makes me shudder for the fu-
.ure. I've already been all the other
linds."-Kansas City Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Battenberg Patterns.
SC

A large number of taste
fully stamped Battenberg
Patterns greatly reduced.
They are 15c and 25c values.
While they last the price
will be but SC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10

Men who are so afraid of doing fool
ish things that they lack the courage
- attempt wise ones viii never de
much.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Greenwich Observatory.

In the year 1915 King Charissl IL Of
England founded the royal observatory
at Greenwich In order thar astronom-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-10
Pithy Paragraphs That
Point EcOnO1nyward
S2l Switches. SIS

Special for Tuesday only.
All of our first quality
German and French Hair
Switches ranging in value
up to $21, for only SIS.
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
Some Twin Lakes History.
HARVEY W. sTRAYER, Princip' Canaan, May 5.

To the Editor of The News:
 This time wish to tell your readers something about the Twin Lakes, in Salisbury, as they are called. The correct geographical names were of Indian orl- gin. One was named Lake Washenee and the other was Washeneel. So learned when I was boy and went to school and lived in house on the shore of the largest lake, that was known as the "pond house." 1t was ownel by Milo Harris at the time. have spent many happy days on d around these beautiful lakes. One thing that greatly interested me was the rolling stones. You have all heard the saying, that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Around the shore or edge of the lakes are many of these so called rolling stones. They were of different sizes, some just large oval shape, without any moss. They make mark or depression on the ground at the bottom. as they moved about, and you could tell how far they moved in a year by driving down stake. This IS true and have seen the same thing on low marshy land. The large island con tanned about 9 acres of land. It used to have house upon 1t, and there were berries and pear trees. So l and other boys used to go on the island to gather pears, and sometimes we would have a fish roast and sometimes we used to camp on the island and make. believe hunt Indians, and other boyish sports. At one time Milo Harris put a man on the island to raise poultry, and stocked it with one thousand hens. l do not know what success he made of the busi- ness. After this man by the name of Norman Spur used to stock the island with sheep in the summer. At this time my folks lived in the pond house, near the sheep rocks, so called because they used to wash sheep there. You can bet I was always on hand when they washed sheep for it was great fun.
 About this time a man lived on the island by the name of John Costello, and run what would be called a ''blind pig" in these days but no one seemed to care. He lost his life in this lake, and 1t was supposed he fell through some hole cut in the ice by fishermen, in the win ter time, for the next spring father and I and another man were out spearing fish, with a torchlight on our boat, and we discovered his body floating in the lake. and of course we dragged the body to shore and notified the authorities. That is all for this time.
 /CHAs. A. HARRIS.
 Two Harbors, Minn.
Connecticut western news., 1913-05-08
What the Other Fellows Say.

pr. Friedman was "too busy" to come to Connecticut, after he had given his promise. The "business" that detained him was concluding the sale of his turtle serum for tuberculosis for a sum ap- preaching $2.ooo,ooo He got all the advertising that a visit would have brought him at that, through that very promise. But that broken promise made more than one stout heart sick.-Hart- ford Courant. .@r
 Representative Pardee's fourteen-towp bill has again gone to defeat but, in spite of that, representative government in Connecticut has gone up several pegs.- New Haven Journal Courier.
 Repeated arrests do not bother William D. Haywood. He became accustomed to them long ago, and defiant of them.- Ansonia Sentinel.
 President Wilson has broken another precedent. When his wife came home he went to the depot to meet her just like any other married man ought to do.- -Pittsield Eagle.
 One of the new dances at New York is called the "kitchen sink" Perhaps it is no more of sinker than some of the others they have there.-Hartford Post.
 Certain interests are making much of the estimate that the parcel post has re- duced the revenue of the Consolidated railroad because of falling off in express by about $I44,ooo year. Well, at least that amount is saved to the people is it not?-Bristol Press.
 They are shipping "remains" by parcel post now. Not in the original form, but in the ashes after they come from the crematory.-Rockville Journal.
 The General Assembly is further ad- vanced in the transaction of its more inn portant business than it ever had been Tn recent years at the same period in its session. But evidences assemble to in dicate that business will be glutted as the last days of the session are reached. This is an unwholesome condition and one that lends itself to much bad legisla- ton, and to the prevention of good legis- lation.-Bridgepor Farmer.
 The announcement that q new factory will locate in Bridgeport is welcome for it is almost two weeks since any addition has been made to our numerous and varied industries.-Bridgeport Standard.