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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
Tho power or Enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is one magnet Of
power. You must fire every event
with it, touch thoughts and acts
with it. 1t will transmute dross
into gold, drudgery into delight.
What matters if the soul which
lives beside you is cold and selfish !?
Set him a good examplel Joy is
sunshine, and he will feel it. Every
irksome task is a chance for power,
for the qualities which they bring
out are Gods gifts which fit US to
enjoy better things. Easy things
will come if YOU have spent your
hearts blood on gaining strength,
for the very goal Of power is the
ease which comes from strength.
We laugh at things and people who
used to COW or anrov rs. We do
gracefully nd 81 the tasks
once so ha; One ~ ere We have
mriveted G.: c,laiI.s. &c are free.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
A Spe'sddous Fancy.
The Vassar Graduate Failed 10 Appreciate The
Fine Feather DuStcr.

young business man went home the other
evening with very fine feather duster for his
wife, who is practical housekeeper, albeit she is
also graduate OF Vassar and we'll up in all the
smS and OlOgies OF the day 1t must be remem-
bered that the conversation which ensued was not
held in the dark ages, but in the present enlght-
enrnent OF the nineteenth century says The De
trot Free Press
Here's something you'll appreciate, Maud" he
said, as he began to undo the numerous wrap
pings. ''There was only one, and it came over in
two ships"
What in the world is it, you dear old thing?"
cried Maud, dancing around him.
Guess, sweetheart"
birthday"
Nothing Of the sort. Shut your eyes, Now
open them. There"
An immense duster of magnificent peacock
feathers released from it's sheath of wrappings
was tiourished before the young woman's eyes.
She gave one look at it, then burst out CRYING
"Maud, what is the matter?'
"Oh, Claude. how could you? Oh, OH Oh"
"Wel, like that Upon my word do"
,'Oh, you cruel boy. When you know how u-u-
unucky it is to have peacock feathers in the house
and what dreadful trouble it makes to g-g-ive any
Cne feathers" sobbed Maud
"Then you don't want this feather duste~?"
Not for the world
"Maud"
Claude"
81 have great mind to throw it out of the
window"
81 wish you would dear Well never have any
luck with it in the house,"
And the man who, going home late that night
picked it up, has been congratulating himself
ever since on his find
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
Net Rorn There.

A Washington man, whose busi-
ness had brought him to New York,
took a run hot long ago into Con-
necticut, where he had lived in his
childhood.
In the place where he was born
he accosted a venerable cid chap of
some eighty years, who proved to
be the very person the Washington.
an sought to answer certain in.
quiries concerning the place. IS
the conversation proceeded the
Washington man sad:
81 suppose yos have always lived
around here"
"Oh, no, said the native; 81 wa,
born two good miles from here."-
Cincinnati Commercial Tnbuns.
Mag-BiIly, I regrets ter say ca,
our engagement has got ter be
broke OF.
BIly-Wots de trouble now9
Mag-Me ma won't leave me wear
yer ring no more, COS it makes me
dnger black.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
The Color Of Flames.

Many people have noticed with
much interest the many tinted bars
and bands that rise in the shape OF
"4orked tongues of flame" from
wood burning in a fire. These va
ried hues are the result of combus-
ton from the different elements of
the fuel. The light blue is from
the hydrogen and the white from
the carbon. The violet is from the
manganese, the red from the mag
nesia and the yellow from the soda,
which are constituent. parts Of the
wood
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
Tho Nature Of The Beast.

Mrs. Gunson was entertaining /,
visitor when Nora appeared at the
door of the drawing room.
"Plaise, mum, will yez tell ms
phat yez want done wid tn oyster
shells yez left from lunch ?" she in
quired.
81 want them thrown away, OF
course" replied Mrs. Gunson-
"Yis, mum. But Oh didn't know
phere to throw Thin" replied Nora
NDo they be ashes or iarbridge ?"-
JpdgA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30

"Shorry I'm sho late, m'dear,
began Dingle apologetically. 'but
shome fresh iokers stopped me an
wouldn't lemme co.
"Indeed" interrupted his wife
SWhy didn't you take the brick our
sf your bat and hit them with it r"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-05-30
Stopping The Paper.

'I've stopped my paper, yes hev;
didn't like to do it,
But the editor he got too smart
And | allow he'll rue it.
| am a man as pays his debts,
An won't be insulted,
So when an editor gifts smart,
want to be consulted.
took his paper 'leven years,
An helped him all | could, sir,
An when it comes to dunnin' me,
didn't think he would, sir,
But that he did an you kin bet
1t made me hot as thunder,
Says l, I'll stop that sheet, l will,
If the cussed things'goes under!
hunted up the measly whelp
An for his cunnin' caper
paid them 'leven years an quit!
Yes, sir, I've stopped his paperw
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
TELEPHONE GIRLS
HAVE HAPPY TIME

Last Saturday afternoon Suburban
island was the scene of the annual
picnic that the TRICKY Telephone
company gives its employees. The
feature CT the occasion was a nine
inning baseball game between the
Davenport hello" girls and another
team picked from the stars of the No
inc and Rock Island exchanges. The
Davenport girls succeeded in landing
the cCntes. the score at the end being
8 to 4. The Davenport twirler was
tight in her offerings and the com
bined forces Of the Rock Island and
Moline offerings were unable TO get
but 10 hits off her delivery. The
twirler for the r. |. and NJ. team was
little more liberal and some 20 safe
swats were gathered off her delivery.
Other features of the afternoon were
fat and lean men races, pole climbing
contests, short distance running anC
ether athletic games. There were be.
tweeI. 400 and 500 employees present at
the outing which prCvei to be the
most enjoyable affair ever staged by
the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

the world has been that OF hum
Bile people whose names have not
been written high in the scroll
of fame. Heroes are more abun-
dant than we usually suppose. 1t
is one of the glories of the race thai
surround US in the common walks OF
life as thick as the clover blossoms in
the fields.
1T does not require man TO die to
be a hero. Sometimes it requires
more real heroism &c live. We can
only imagine the tests to which rail-
way man may have been subjected in
the course of a lifetime of service
which would call out all the possibili-
ties of the best heroism. Ernest eros.
by, in an entirely different connection,
has given US some verses that make
this clear:
so he died for his faith. That is
More than mos- Of US do.
But say. can you add to'that line
That he lived for IL too?
In his death he bore witness at last
AS a martyr to truth.
lid his life do the same in the past
From he days of his youth?
1t is easy TO die. Men have died
For wish or a whim-
From bravado or passion or pride.
Was il harder for him?
But 10 live-every day 10 live out
All the truth that he dreamt.
While his friends met his conduct
with doubt
And the world with contempt.
Was it true that, he plodded ahead,
Never turning aside?
Then Wen talk of tse life that he
lived
Never mind how he died"
In spite of every possible human
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
CONTRACT IS LET
FOR PAVING JOB
ri City Construction Company
Will Lay Thirty-fourth
Improvement.

At the meeting of the board of local
improvements this morning the Thir-
ty-fourth street brick pavement con-
tract was awarded to the Tri-City Con
struction company. 1t was decided
to install water mains on Forty-second
street to the Moline Plow company
plant, the payment for the improve
ment to be made by special assess
ment.
The hearing en- the proposed pave.
ment in Blakslees addition on Elev
enth street from Twelfth to Thir.
teenth avenue and on Thirteenth from
Eleventh to Twelfth and in Glen
hurst court from Twelfth to Thir
teenth avenue was held. No directors
appeared and the resolution providing
for the improvement was passed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
RAILROAD men IN
ANNUAL SERVICE
FOR THE ABSENT
Conductors and Trainmen Re-
member Departed il Fitting
Manner Sunday.
REV. W. G. oGLEvEE SPEAKS
Praises Great Army Of Those En-
ployed in Industrial Work for
Their Bravery.

The Order Of Railway Conductors
and the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men held a Joint memorial service IN
honor Of their deceased brothers yes
ferday morning IN the South Park
Presbyterian church. This is the first
tAme this service has been held out
side OF the lodge room. A large num-
her Of the railway mel, together with
their wives, attended the service. The
church was appropriately decorated,
and the church choir rendered apprO-
PIRATE music Conductors F. a. Bledsoe
and William Strawhorn had charge of
the memorial ritual service. AS the
roll of deceased members. consisting
of 80 conductors and II trainmen, was
called. the audience stood, and six of
the brothers, representing pallbearers,
surrounded a table, while a company
Of girls marched slowly by, deposiung
on the table a white carnation for each
name as II was read.
Mr.. Bledsoe spoke briefly of the lives
OF railway men, the dangers and hard
ships they encounter, and the unrec-
ognized and often unknown heruism
of their lives. He asked Cor a better
understanding and a larger apprecia-
ton Of these men who SO constantly
risk their lives for the safety Of the
travelling public.
MAKES ADDRESS.
Rev. W. G. Oglevee announced his
text as II. Timothy Al: y have fin.
ished my course" He said in part:
Let these words speak for these de
ceased brothers to Us today. These
white flowers upon his table bear
their mute but eloquent message from
those who can speak to us no more.
These men have finished their course
whatever il may have been. We are
not claiming that railway mel are
better than others We do not admit
that they are worse than others. They
are not the only men who do their
work under great hardships. Nor are
they the only ones who have the daily
opportunity 81 sacrificing self for the
safety and comfort OF others. Nor are
they the only ones whose lives must be
haZarded in the service of others. Bu'
they have been placed where the op
portuDities present themselves for the
display Of some of the finest heroism
known 10 us.
Much Of the best heroism Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
RIVER RIPLETS

The Helen Blair took g, a capacity
crowd up the river yesterday after
noon.
The steamer Sidney took an excur-
sion to Muscatine yesterday afternoon.
The boat also brought an excursion
from Muscatine.
The steamer G. w. Hill will arrive
at oRck Island tomorrow afternoon
and tomorrow evening the motormen
and conductors Of the Tri-City Rail-
way company will give their annual
excursion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

ChamberlSin's Cough Remedy is
sold on a guarantee that if you are not
satisfied after using two-thirds OF a
bottle according TO directions. your
money will be refunded. 1t is up to
you TO try. Sold by all druggists.
lAdy.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
.It6GXrcheS

Memorial Christian-The Ladies'
AID society will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. NJ. S. Pierce, s24 Fiji
teenth street.
Spencer Memorial Methodist-The
y. L. A. will meet this evening with
Miss Jessie Whiteside, 40O6 Seventh
avenue.
Bible study will be held Tuesday
evening in the church.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening at tae
church.
The monthly business meeting of
the Ladies Aid society will be held
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. c. E.
Hawkins, 4315 Eighth avenue.
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held Saturday, the place as yet
being undecided. Those attending
will leave the church at 10 O'Clock.
German aneeIical-Tuesday even
ing the choir will meet for rehearsal.
Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Sew
AAo SOSiOlS VIII u4SSL IL me CHuTCL
| basement
/ Next Sunday evening there will be
/ stereopttcon lecture at the church
/ on the development of the Evangelical
synod in America, to be given by two
Fstudents from the Eden theological
seminary at St Louis.
ZiHn | Mill
be held Wednesday evening at the
home of Andrew Jackson, 1917 Forty
third street.
Grace Lutheran - The parochial
school is in session every morning
from to II o'clock.
Tuesday evening the Luther league
will have as guests the Young Peo
pies society of the First Lutheran
church. The latter society will give
a program and the former will fur
nish refreshments. The meeting is
an open one and the public is welcome
The choir will meet for rehearsal
| Wednesday evening.
United Presbyterian-The Kate Hill
! Mission society will meet with the
Misses Moller 42O Fourteenth street
+ tomorrow evening.
Wednesday all day the Women's
Presbyterial Mission society OF Rock
Island presbytery will be in session in
| the United Presbyterian church in Mo
! line. Because of this meeting the
| prayer services will be omitted.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
meeting Friday afternoon at the
church.
Central Presbyterian-The Young
Peoples Social league will meet to
night at the Watch Tower. Supper
will be served at 7 o'clock.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held at the church. The topic
is The Ten Virgins"
Thursday evening Miss Hemenway':
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

safeguard. of every law enacted by the
state for the safety Of railway EN-
ployes, and of every regulation by the
companies themselves on behalf OF
their men. the men who run a railway
train are risking their lives every time
they start out on trip, They under
stand this and take the risk. Many of
them are Christian men and go out In
the fear of God ind thust Him for SAFE
ty. A course SO finished and a life SO
lived is honorlng to Him.
WARMAN's TRIBUTE.
ICY Warman's lines, To the Conduc-
tor and Brakeman are an appropriate
sentiment at this time:
Now that we've scattered the flowers
of May
Over the graves of the blue and the
gray
Over the graves where the women
weep
Over the mounds where the heroes
sleep
Now, let US turn to the graves of
those
Who have lived and died in their work.
ing clothes.
Are they not heroes; have they not
died
Under the cars, side by side
Have they not stood by the valve and
brake
And gone to death for the passengers
sake?
Calm. undisturbed be the peaceful re-
pose
Of the men who died in their working
clothes.
We would not take from the soldiers
Not even the blades of grass that we
wave,
Nor would we ask you TO hand US
down
A single star from the soldiers crown:
All honor to then-but forget not
those
Who have lived and died in their work.
ing clothes.
When the moons cold rays grow dim
and pale,
And the lightning leaps DER the glis,
tening rail,
When the sharp sleet burrows each
eager face
AS over the mountains and hills they
chase;
All! dreary, indeed, are the battles OF
Who fight and fall in their working
clothes.
'Twould be sweet to know when we're
laid to rest,
When we've finished our run and have
done our best,
That a woman should come to our
graves each year
Bringing wreaths of flowers: that a
woman's tear
Would dampen the dust on the graves
of those
Who have dared to die in their work
ing clothes.
AS time flies on with a restless wing
And of noble knights the poets sing,
We shall tr yto tell in our feeble way
OF the good they have done, as We look
on the clay
OF the tear and storm-stained faces OF
those
Who have gone TO death in their work
ing Clothes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves. ban
ish sick headache. prevent desponden-
cy and inyigoratc the whole system.
Sold by all druggists.-(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
BOARD OF REVIEW MEETS
TODAY TO ORGANIZE

The board OF review met this after
noon al the court house for the pur-
pose Of organizing for the year. The
members are George Fl RicaUond,
South Rock Island; w c. Allen, Rocv
Island, and II. ]. Gripp, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
INSANE MAN SCARES THE
PEOPLE AT ANDALUSIA

A man whose actions proclaimed
him insane. Was taken in custody by
the village authorities at Andaiusia Sat
urday, but was later released. For two
days he had been hiding without any
thing to eat in the woods in that vi
entity and people were afraid of him.
However he was released as he APP
peared harmless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

class will give an ice cream sociable
on the church lawn.
Friday evening there will be meet
ing of the special claes composed of
the officers and heads Of departments
Of the church to study business meth
DDS and church Organisation.
South Park Presbytcrlan-There
will be chop suey supper at the
church tomorrow evening, beginning
at o'clock. The chop suey will be
prepared by Mr.. Jungii, Japanese
from the state university. At s
o'clock he will give sword dance in
the church auditorium. There will be
a small charge for the supper but the
admission to the dance is free.
Wednesday afternoon at 4 the jun
ior association will meet. Prayer SER
vices will be held Wednesday evening
at 1880 in the church.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
| Thursday evening.
Friday afternoon the Woman's Mis-
| sionary society will meet with Mrs.
| F. A Bledsoe, 1920 Thirtieth street.
! Broadway Presbyterian-The Young
| Peoples association will hold a social
and business meeting at the Watch
! Tower Wednesday evening. Supper
will be served at 1880 o'clock and all
young people of the congregation are
| invited to attend.
! Dt-oN ha hnl
! day evening instead of Wednesday
evening at the church. The topic is
~ hat l Am Reading to Feed My
! Christian Life"
Trinity EpiscopaI-The annual par
! ish picnic will be held at the Watch
/ Tower Wednesday of this week. A
/ special car will leave the corner of
/ Nineteenth street and Sixth avenue
at $50 o'clock.
First Baptist-Prayer services will
be held at the church Wednesday
evening. The topic is Prayer"
Friday afternoon the monthly coffee
of the Ladies Aid society will be held
at the home of Mrs. j. Bedford, 1920
Nineteenth street.
! First Swedish lutheran-This even
ing the Sunday school teachers
will meet together with the COM
mittee for the Sunday school pic
mic which is to be held July to ar
range for this gathering.
Tuesday evening the Young Peoples
society will be the guests of the Luth-
er league of Grace Lutheran church.
Thursday evening the Young Peo-
pies society will give lawn sociable
at the parsonage.
German Methodist-The Ladies' Aid
society will meet with Mrs. w. Hill
mer, 1925 Fourth avenue. Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Prayer meeting will be held at the
church Thursday evening at 7:45.
The Sunday school board will meet
| at the church following prayer SER
vices Thursday evening.
! First Methodist The regular
monthly meeting of the Epworth
| league will be held this evening at the
church.
Mid-week prayer services will be
held Wednesday evening at 80 at the
church.
The Golden Rule bible class will
meet for its monthly social meeting
Thursday evening with Miss Blanche
Skallburg, 1909 Twenty-eighth street.
The Harriet Henderson Memorial
class will meet with Mrs. G. w. Ack-
ley, SAT Twenty first street. Thursday
evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
DENTAL SOCIETY
MEETS TUESDAY
Rock Island County Organiza
ton to Convene in Geneseo
The Program.

The Rock Island County Dental So
ciety meets tomorrow at Geneseo. SEES
sions are to be held at 2:30 and 6: 80,
banquet being a feature of the latter
hour. A number of local practitioners
expect to attend, including DR.. r. NJ
Pearce, DR.. c. w. Mueller, Dr. z. p
Ames, DR.. Charles Long and Dr.. B. H.
Sherrard, all of whom are to give ad-
dresses.
The program arranged follows:
Pyorrhea Treatment - DR.. r. NJ.
Pearce, Rock Island.
Preparation of Sensitive Cavities
Under Nitrous Oxid and Oxygene-Dr
G. L. Wood, Geneseo.
Somnoform AnaIgesia-Dr C. W.
Mueller, Rock Island.
DeTrey's Synthetic Filling-Dr. F.
/ Grafiund, Moline.
Cast Gold Inlay-Dr. Z. W. King,
Geneseo.
Root Canal Filling Using Improved
! Parafin Compounc-Dr. NJ. 81. ever
EFT, Atkinson.
Table Clinic, Using AleAauder's
Plastic Gold in God Inlay. Employ.
! ing DR.. Prices Method DIR. T. A. Hell
meT, Kewanee.
Table Clinic-Dr. E. P. Anne, Rock
| Island.
Synthetic Porcelain Filling H
c. McMullen.
Banquet at Geneseo house, followed
/ by papers.
Pyorrhea Vaccine = DR.. Charles
/ Long, Rock Island
| Root Canal Filling-Dr B. H. Sher
/ rard, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16
WILL MAKE PLAN FOR
TEMPLE DEDICATION

A meeting CT the presiding officers
of the various Masonic bodies will be
held this evening at o'clock in Ma
sonic hall to arrange plans for the
dedication of the new Masonic tenn
pie. The grand master and other pro1i-
inent Masons are to be in attendance
AM elaborate ceremonies are to be
held. An opportunity will be given
the public to inspect the temple, which
is one of the finest lodge homes in this
section.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-16

Memorial Christian-The Ladies'
AID society will meet Thursday after
noon with Mrs. NJ. S. Pierce. s24 Fiji
teenth street.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-24
SMALLEST BEAST OF PREY
Species Of Weasel. Little Larger Than
rs a Field-Mouse, is Most
s rs Persistent Hunter.

The smallest carnivorous animal IN
the world is an American weasel,
which is numerous in northwest Can
ada and Alaska and is occasionally
seen about the great lakes. II is a
true weasel. but only six inches long.
with tail only one inch In length. All
its upper surface is in summer pure
lumber brown, but the throat, abdo-
men, and inside of the legs are pure
white: and. unlike any other weasel. it
has no black at the end OF the tail.
Hence, although the animal turns
white in the north in winter, 1t does
not show the black-tipped tail which
characterizes an ermine pelt and so il
is, not sought by trappers and fur-
traders. This fact, with its small size
and secre.ive life, has made its habits
very little known, but they seem to be
much like those of other weasels. 1t
feeds on insects, which il finds alive In
summer and In winter digs out of rot
ten logs, upon small birds. etc, but
lives mainly on mice. These IL can fol-
low into their narrowest holes and
runaways. for it is scarcely larger
than field-mouse itself; or. striking
the. trail of one, it will trace all its
wanderings. and as soon as it catches
sight OF its prey will spring after Il
with amazing and fatal rapidity. 1t Is
frequently caught by naturalsts in
their mouse traps An old Indian told
Mr. w, H. Osgood of the biological sur
vey, who thus captured one in south
ern Alaska. that 1t was promise OF
rare good fortune. His brother, he re-
lated, had taken one when boy and
had in consequence become big
chief A good name for this least OF
the carnivores would be "mouse-hnnt-
err" it is known to science as Putori.
US ,rixosus Weekly.