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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
VILLAGE LIFE IN EGYPT.
Crude Mud Houses. the Roots o.
Which Are Garbage Dumps.

Egyptian village life is quaint and in
ieresting, says the Wide World Nasa-
zine. The houses are crude one stored
structures of sun baked mud. with pos
sibiy couple Of tiny square holes cut
in the wall for ventilation
Each home consists of single room
absolutely devoid OF furniture one OF
two drinking jars and cooking utensils
being usually the only articles to h.
seen. The roofs of these novels are
matched with cornstalkS. and for Sonit
unaccountabe reason all the hut.,..
hold rubbish is dumped on the roof
For this purpose a ladder may IRE
quently be seen reclining against the
side of the house. From y distance Il
village is apt to look like an immense
rubbish heap. These primitive erp,..
tions are inha bited solely by the fella-
hin. as Egyptian peasants are rallied.
In some of the Arab villages the ar,
engagements for sleeping are even more
unconventional. Huge cuplike strnc-
lures made Of mud are built out In the
open. away from the houses. and into
these the babies are frequently placed
during the day. and often the entire
family sleep in them at night The idea
is to escape the numerous snakes anc
scorpions which abound during the
great heat OF the summer
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
POISON IN ITS ALP.
Java's Valley of Death, Where lite
Cannot Exist

Cannot Exist.
The Valley of Death is on the isla nd
of Java Ii is the most remarka bile
natural example of an atmosphere
loaded with carbonic acid gas In ex-
istence. 1t has never been fully ex-
plored because of the danger of re-
naming more than few moments in
its poisonous atmosphere.
Approached through an opening be-
tween the hills. it is seen TO be an oval
shaped valley about half a mile across.
1t is about thirty i've feet deep. The bot
tom is hard and sandy. without yegeta-
ton and Strewn with large stones. The
surface is covered with the bones OF
animals. birds and human beings.
Explorers seldom venture beyond the
borders. though the deadly air does not
Immediately affect human beings. This
is because the carbonic acid gas. being
heavier than the atmosphere. settles 10
the bottom of the valley. Dogs and
fowls thrown into 1t fall senseless in
stantly and die in a few minutes. No
craters or assures are visible or the
floor of this valley. and it is thought
that the openings are near the base OF
the hills. Exchange.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
,reland's Coast Cliffs.

The finest cliff scehery in the United
Kingdom is on the coast of the county
of Donegal. at the northwest Of ire
land. facing the Atlantic. where the va
riety and grandeur of the cliffs are
most thrilling aud impressive. Sieve
League. south of Glen Columbkille. * Il
superb introduction to ponegal's coast
spleudors In less than half mile
from the sea the mountain rears its
height of nearly 2,OOU feet In the
island Of Achill, off the west coast or
Ireland. the cliffs of Croghan. at
Achif Head. rise sheer from the wa
ter's edge to the dizzy height of 5000
feet-London Standard
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
SLEUTHS OF
GOVERNMENT
CLEVER men
CHIEF FLYNN HAS BUSY TINE
TRACING down LAvBREAKERS
HEAD OF SECRET SERVICE DE-
PARTMENT HAS THE ASSIST
ANcE OF A LARGE NUMBER OF
EFFICIENT MEN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Chief VIM.
Flynn, head of the secret service
bureau of the United States, proba-
bly, has more different persons try
ing to get ahead of him than any
other individual in this country.
Just as he finishes up" a gang of
counterfeiters, who have been de-
frauding merchants by notes pre-
pared with paper made by a new pro-
cess, he is required to run down
some individual believed to be con-
spring against the governments civ
ic welfare. Having caught that per-
aon he goes on the trail of won
derfully clever gang of "moonshine"
distillers. Then he gallops forth to
catch a smuggler.
OF course the chief does not do
all of this himself He has a band
of highly efficient men, most of them
trained by years of experience and
these men are in turn aided by count
less Operatives" or shadows" who
are the crackers of the service.
1T was only little while ago that
Chief Wilkie. the present heads pre-
decessor, unearthed one of the neat
est smuggling schemes devised since
Collector Loeb of New York shut
down on imposition at that port.
United States importers, of a certain
brand, sent stylishly dressed women
abroad with money to buy the latest
creations" in Paris and London.
These women returned to Canada.
and after remaining there a short
time came into this country by one
of the border ports and claimed non
residents privileges on the ground
that the clothes they brought were
for personal use during a long visit
| to friends in the United States.
Once the women were safely in
this country they went to New York
and deposited their stock in the ware
room of some importer. These cases
finally became so numerous that Chic
| Wilkie ordered one of his men tc
i follow fair Canadian visitor" The
visitor" went to Boston and there
disposed of portion of her wares
before continuing her trip to New
York. She never continued. AS sool
as the destination of the garment wa
established she was arrested and 9th
ers of her kind we're followed.
The practice of visiting the Unit
ed States was broken up speedily af
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
neFraudina the Waiter.

IN a Partisan cafe an American or
dered a hors doeuvre. sole, agnea"
pre- sale. artichoke salad peehe Melba
aud so on. and when the waiter
brought him a bill Of 30 francs he paid
It like man. After his change was
brought be counted it and pushed ii
franc toward the waiter for a tip. But
the man, pushing back the franc, said
ia gentle reproach:
Pardon, monsieur, but that Is the
counterfeit franc"
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
POINT GROV1

situated II miles from Daytona on the
Daytona- New smyrna road. There YOU can
get oranges and grapefruit of the best quail
NY py tne dozen or box. We make a spec
ialty of the tourist box trade,
rrankJ. Nordmsun- Lessee, NewSuyrua. Fla
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
lnexhaustibIe Supply Of Iron,

One of the most wonderful sources
Of iron in the world is at Lac a la
Tortue, Quebec, near to where iron
has been smelted since 1888 Organic
acids dissolve the iron rust in the
sandy bottom of the rivers running
into the lake, where the exposure Of
its surface to the air turns the com
position into a persalt forming IN
film upon the surface. This sinks in
the lake forming cake ore" which
is smelted at the Radnor FORCES into
the finest charcoal iron The supply
is always being replenished. and the
lake furnishes one Of the few iron
mines" in the world which viii prob
ably never be exhausted
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
Tenas.

The area of Europe is about $780,
600 square miles, while that of Texas
is 265. 000 square miles. But the Lone
Star State is not to be 'sneezed" at
as an empire It is bigger than
France, bigger than the whole GER
man Empire. bigger than Austro-EIun-
gary. bigger twice over than the
United Kingdom It is rich IN nat
ura1 resources, and if settled as thick
" as little Belgium it would have a
population Of 265 600, 600, or nearly
three times the present population Of
the entire United States.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
Comforting.

Old Croakybo-I think we'd better
have the passage and staircase repa-
pered while I'm laid up, Mrs. Grimoge.
Mrs. G. (his housekeeper}-Lor'. sir,
admit yer better wait and see 'ow W
goes on fust? Them collins do make
such work with staircase wall papers.
London Telegraph.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09

Discomfort is the want Of self rel'-
ance. 1t is inf1rmity of wilL-E merson.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09

Scott-Its good idea when angry to
count ten before you speak Mott
True; also when touched" to count a
thousand before you lend - Boston
Transcript
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-09
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
sourH
Best Service TO the East
&C to the East
Palmetto Limited No. IS.

Palmetto Limited No. 86.
DAILY. Carrying through Coaches,
Eisctric-Lighted Pullman Drawing Room
lleepers, Dining Cars. Jacksonville to
Ssw York
New York and Florida Special.
Description of this popular train de Luxe
This train consists of Pullman Drawing
Room, state Room. Sleeping, Dining and LIZ
orary- Observation cars, heated by steam,
equipped with the new high-speed brakes and
IL brilliantly lighted throughout by electric
tty, special lights being provided for each
berth. affording perfect comfort in writing
or for reading at night.
New York and Florida Special First Train
North January 9. 1918.
Fla. and West Indian Limited No. 81
DAILY. Carrying Through FREE Re,
Ginning Coach Chair Cars, Electric Lighted
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars
Dining Cars. Jacksonville to New York.
Coast Line Florida. MAJ. No. 80.
DAILY. Carrying Through Coaches
and Electric-Lighted Drawing Room
Sleeping Cars. Jacksonville to New York
stops at Meal Stations.
Local Sleeper Jacksonville to Savannah.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
CAMBRIDGE

Last Thursday evening the Ladies
Mission society met at the home of DR.
and Mrs. }. f Westerlund. Mrs. Yves
terlund. Mrs ]. A Horberg and Miss
Violet Peterson served at the meet
ing
Dan McCurdy was in Rock Island on
business last Tuesday
Mrs. William Ringle and Mrs. II. c.
Ringle spent last Wednesday in Rock
Island
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Thornbloom of
Minnesota are visiting relatives and
friends in Cambridge.
Fred Johnson of Nekoma was a Cam
bridge business caller las. Wednes-
day
The Social Hour club met at the
home Of Mrs. V. ]. Poppy on Tuesday
afternoon, Nov. % at o'clock The
leaders were Mesdames G. w. Rogers,
J. Y. Sherrard and Jacob Rogers.
Wallace W. Winters of Moline and
Isabelle Fleming of Buffalo. " Y.
were united in marriage by Rev. Evans
at the Baptist parsonage last Tuesday
morning. They will make their home
in Moline.
Tom White of Nekoma was a bust
ness caller in Cambridge last Wednes-
day.
There will be a social dance given
by the young people at Armory hall
Wednesday evening, Nov. 20.
Justice and Mrs. John p. Hand ex-
pect TO leave this week for San Diego,
Cal where they will spend the winter
J. ]. Pearce Of Kewanee. deputy SUI
preme master Of the Mystic Workers
OF the World. was a Cambridge caller
last Wednesday.
G. z Anderson and DR.. W. II. Con-
ser returned Saturday afternoon from
hyannis, Neb-, where they had been
looking after the farm recently won
IN the Nebraska land drawing
William Mount Of Nekoma was 10
Cambridge on business last Wednes-
day
County Superintendent 4. L. Oden-
weller OF Cambridge visited the Wood /
hull school last Monday afternoon.
Harry Thayer and wife OF Nekoma |
were business callers here last We'd !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

with his mother and sister, Amelia
L. w. Hunt was a business caller
in Peoria few days last week.
Class No. 7 OF the Baptist Sunday
school will hold bazaar on Saturday,
Dec. 8, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Reher of Gene
SEQ visited at the home of the latter's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Wieneke
and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. HUM of Geneseo
visited Sunday at the home of the lat
ters sister, Mrs. VERNE Grant and
family.
The Union Thanksgiving service
this year will be in the Baptist church
on Wednesday evening, the 26th. Rev.
Miller of the Lutheran church will de-
liver the sermon.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Luth-
eran church has collected a large
amount of money which has been
given to Miss Emma Freeburg
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Free
burg and who recently went to the
Davenport hospital to undergo a ser
ious operation. Miss Emma and her
family sincerely thank all for their
kind remembrance at this time.
Wallace Stt!n of CISCO was a Cam
bridge caller Saturday evening
The NJ /. w club was entertained
at the home OF Mrs. August Aisen on
Tuesday evening. Nov. 25.
Mrs. A G. Hotchkiss and sons. Ken
meth and Harold of Rock Island arriv-
ed last Wednesday for a visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Sandberg and family in Cam
bridge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
CARS DAMAGED IN
A BAD COLLISION
Vestibules of Elm Street and
Fourth Avenue P. A. Y. Els
Smashed in Accident.

An Elm street and a Fourth avenue
street car coIlided last evening at Sis
q, the corner OF Second avenue and
Fifteenth street Both cars were con
siderably damaged. the vestibules of
each being badly smashed. but luckily
no one was hurt
Car No $50 on the Elm street line
was going east on Second avenue and
a. the intersection Of Fifteenth street
struck the end Of car No 1913 on the
Fourth avenue line. which was just
turning the corner 10 40 south The
cars met with considerable force but
the passengers and the car employees
escaped without injury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
Notice 70 Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given TO all per-
sons interested that the Board Of
Local improvements of the City OF
Rock Island. III. having let the con-
tract for the paving OF Thirty-eighth
street from Seventh to Eighteenth
avenue md the same having been
completed and accepted by the said
Board on the Path day Of November
A d. 1913, and the said Board filed
in the County Court Of Rock Island
County. Illinois. on the Path day OF
November A d. 1919, a certificate
showing that the said Improvement
conforms substantially TO the require
ments Of the original ordinance for
the construction of the same, the cost
the amount estimated by them
TO be required 10 pay the accruing in
terest on bonds or vouchers. issued 10
collections of the assess
ment for the said improvement A
hearing will be had on said certif-
cate, as TO the truth Of the facts
stated therein. at the county court
house, in the City of Rock Island. on
the 11th day OF December A. ID. 1913.
at 900 O'Clock A VI. or as soon there
after as the business of the court will
permit. All persons desiring may file
objections in said court before said
day and may appear on the hearing
and make defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this
Path day OF November A ID. 1913.
II. VI. SCHRIVER,
r. r. REYNOLDS.
WALLACE TREICHLER,
Board of Local improvements of the
City of Rock Island. Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

neSQay.
Mrs. Maggie Hayden of Nekoma was
a caller in Cambridge last Wednesday.
The second entertainment of the
! Cambridge entertainment course was
the English opera singers who ap-
peared here on last Tuesday evening
/ This entertainment was entirely diff
ferent from anything we have had the
pleasure of witnessing and the
company which consisted of two
ladies and two gentlemen with piano
accompanies, furnished a program
which was enjoyed by a large crowd.
The NJ. w. OF A. with their wives
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Alsene
at their home Friday evening. The
evening was spent in playing Forty
two and dominoes. after which the
Woodmen served an oyster supper. A
pleasant time was enjoyed by all
Miss Zelma Larson visited the Mo-
line schools Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Jockey and
daughter. Esther. visited at the home
OF their daughter. Mrs. Albert Doye
and family in Galva Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Otto Larson returned to her
home in Orion Thursday evening after
a short visit at the Claus Grant home.
Ray Jones was a Rock Island caller
between trains Thursday evening.
Gertrude Yohn of Rock Island spent
Sunday at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Yohn.
Rose Sandberg of Galesburg visited
last Tuesday with her sister Rica, in
Cambridge.
Arthur Cram OF Silvis spent SUNDAY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
Notice to Property Owners.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons
interested that the Board of Local I'm
provements OF the City OF Rock Island.
Ill. having let the contract for the
laying OF sewerl and watermains in
Smalley's addition on Tenth TO Elev-
enth streets from Eighteenth to
twentieth avenue. and the same hav-
ing DCen completed and accepted by
the said board on the oath day Of
November. a. ID. 1919 and the said
board having filed in the county court
OF Rock Island county. Illinois. on the
oath day OF November. a. ID. 1913.
certificate showing that the said i'm
provcment conforms substantially o
the requirements of the original ordi-
nance for the construction of the same,
the cost thereof. the amount estimated
by them TO be required TO pay the &C
CTuinR interest on bonds or vouchers,
issued TO anticipate collections OF the
assessment for the said improvement
A hearing will be had on said certifi-
cate. as TO the truth of the facts stated
therein. at the county court house, in
the City Of Rock Island. or the 18th
day OF Decembe.. 4. ID. 1913. at 3
o'clock a. IN. or as soCn hereafter as
the business Of the court will permit
All persons desiring may file objec-
ton in said court before said day and
may appear on the hearing and make
defense.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois. this
Path day OF November a. ID. 1913.
II. VI. SCHRIVER,
r. r. REYNOLDS,
WALLACE TREICHLER
Board OF Local improvements of the !
City OF Rock Island. Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
1oy)and
Jovla71d Is Here!
Toyla,1d Is Open!
Bring the little folks in. Let them feast
their eyes or, the 71e,D toys of the year.

for the first glimpse of Toyand
the children
instructive playthings shown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
SAD STORY WILL
Be PRESENTED IN
COURT TOMORROW
Man Charged With Contribut-
ing to Girls Delinquency
VIII Be Given Hearing.
IS COMMITTED TO GENEVA
Myrtle Bell Will Appear Against Yes
ter Weed-Parents Reside in
South Rock Island.

What Will probably be one Of the
most pitiabIe cases ever tried before
Police Magistrate Smith will occur at
O'Clock tomorrow morning. when
Vester Weed, alias Willard Baker.
zoos Fifth avenue, will be given a pre-
liminary hearing on a serious charge.
Information furnished by Myrtle
Bell. aged Is years. daughter OF Fred
and Rosa Bell, 526 Michigan avenue.
South Rock Island. will at that time
be presented.
IL Declared Delinquent.
The Bell girl was yesterday declar-
ed delinquent by Judge b. ). Bell in
the county court Her parents filed
information against her and she IS now
in the care Of Mrs. Schroeder. police
matron.
According to her story. she met
Weed, or Baker as he ~ commonly
known az the Watch Tower skating
rink. He was instructor in the art Of
roller skating. and the two soon be
came good friends.
Took Girl to His Home.
Later. Weed commenced taking the
girl 10 his home. where il is claimed
the offenses were committed.
The girl is committed 20 the institu-
ton for delinquents at Geneva, but
viii be held here 20 appear against
Weed The case was 10 have been
tried this morning. but Weed did not
secure an attorney until short time
before he was arraigned. and Police
Magistrate Smith granted his attorney
time in which 10 prepare a defense.
The girls father is in the employ of
the Peoples Power company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

Washington - Another step toward
Philippine autonomy is about to be
taken by Governor General Harrison
by displacing a military governor for
a civil one in the Moro province.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
carpenter Coal Company

Are ready for business. Owing to the
wrecking OF our office. We were hand
icapped for a SHIRT time We are tenn
porarily located with the Rockwell Ice
& Fuel company. Phone Rock Island
295.-( Adv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

Group is most prevalent during the
dry cold weather OF the early winter
months. Parents OF young children
should be prepared for it, All that is
needed is a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. Many mothers are
never without it in their homes and i
has never disappointed Them. Sold by
all druggists (AdY.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

Brigadier General John John ]. Per
shing, now governor of the Moro prov
ince, is to be relieved by Frank w.
Carpenter. executive secretary of tho
Philippine government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27
CITY CHAT
CAdvertIsementSJ

Old coats.
Made into muffs-
At Vogue Millinery, Second avenue.
Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
For express. call William Trefz-
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Independent Express & Storage
z. / 9sl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

charged Wednesday By William FL
lott. star witness for the prosecution
in the trial OF the antitrust case
against the Imperial company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-27

Morganfeld. Ky.-Complete domina-
ton OF the local tobacco market by the
Imperial Tobacco company was
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-25
BIG STAKES ARE UP
BLOWS HIMSELF TO PIECES
Dependent Lover Uses Dynamite
Cap In an Attempt to End His
Life.

Colville. Wash,-John Bechler, a
blacksmith and homesteader OF Crys.
tai Falls, was found dying on lonely
trail near the home Of David Steel, a
farmer. living in White Lake, six
miles east of Colville. An examine
ton disclosed the fact he had appar-
emily exploded dynamite cap with
suicidal intent
Last fall he went to Pennsylvania to
visit his sweetheart, whom he discov-
cred through a correspondence agen-
cy. He said he had received assur.
ance as soon as he accumulated
enough money they would be married.
He has been sending her money, it is
said. at the rate Of $25 month, and
more as his means would permit, from
his earnings as blacksmith, but for
several weeks he has not heard from
her and the silence worried him. Ap-
parently he lay down, placed the dyna-
mite cap attached to fuse under his
head, applied the match and awaited
results.
Almost the whole side Of his head
was blown of. He was unconscious
when found.
He has no relatives here, but came
from the east about six years ago and
took up a homestead He was taken
to the Colville sanatorium.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-25
Old Gardener Real Patriot.

Secretary of Commerce Redfield was
talking about Sarah Bernhardt's com.
plants as to American rivers-that,
unlike the rivers Of France, their
banks are monopolized by the rail.
roads. thus robbing the people of love
Iy riverside walks and drives.
"True, too true, perhaps" said Sec
rotary Redfeld. But our dear old
country is so knocked, isn't she? For.
eigners knock her, we natives knock
her harder still. Why don't we breed
little of that patriotic spirit Of pride
which the old Duddington gardener
displayed?
THE old Duddngton gardener was
showing an American tourist the
beauties of the loch and Arthurs Seat.
It was evening, and as the gardener
expatiAted on the lovely scene the
moon came up over a hill
"Thereupon the gardener broke of
to say:
There's moon fur ye! oh, we're
a grand nation!'"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-07-25
Two Good nchIId storIes.v

Childish naivete and simplicity are
the same the world over, and in all
climes and quarters result in similar
ly amusing and appealing results. A
recent book of Mark Twain reminis-
cences credits the beloved humorist
with some delightful child stories of
his youthful and cherished girl friends.
One Of these angel fishes" Dorothy,
was especially rich in apt retorts.
Dorothy" Mr.. Clemens reported
himself as having exclaimed upon one
occasion. Il love you SO much that /
think will have to eat you up"
"Oh, don't. Mr.. Clemens" answered
the smiling child, instantly, you would
miss me so!"
Another time Dorothy was eating
her breakfast egg, and Mr.. Clemens,
bordering in characteristic manner,
remarked:
Isn't this egg wonderful thing,
so curiously made, so marvelously
constructed! wonder how it all
came about"
Why" was Dorothy's practical de-
cision, eggs are just made to keep
the hens busy, of counsel"