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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
March Following are the whole
sale quotations on the local market
today:
Creamery butter. CSC.
Dairy butter, goo.
Lard, 12l2c per pound
Fresh eggs. l8C.
Storage eggs, 12Rc.
Old potatoes, SOC.
New potatoes, &c TO sc per pound.
Cabbage, l" "er pound.
Onions, &c Per pound.
Feed and Fuel.
Timothy hay. SIS to SIS.
Oats, 34c to 35c.
Wheat, sc per bushel
Corn, soc to sic.
Coal-Lump, per ton, $3.50 10 81,
slack, steady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

March % Miss Ella Blakesley has
returned from Chicago. where she has
been attending the Chicago Art insti-
tUte.
Masonic temple was the scene OF in
tcresting exercises last evening. the
occasion being an Official visit Of Nor
man r. Gasette OF Chicago, vice grand
commander Of the Grand Commandery
Knights TemDlar OF the state OF Hi
nuis. TO Everts' Commandery. Quite
number OF sir Knights we're over
from Davenport. The distinguished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

rangement, and the indications are
that it will entirely supplant stoves by
next season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

Great works are performed net by
strength. out by perseverance.-JohD
son
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

March CATARRHAL Brennan has
given orders TO the members of the
police force that they must appear in
full regulation uniform on April l, and
wear it on all occasions when on duty
thereafter New clubs and helmets
have been ordered, and the stars will
appear on the outside of the coat. This
is a most commendable move on the
part of Marshal Brennan. for there is
no better index 70 a town than nice
ly uniformed and well disciplined po-
liCeman
The y. VI. c. \. will give q reception
to the Rescue and Wideawake Hose
companies az their rooms this evening.
the public school concert for the
benefit OF the high school piano will be
held ar the rink next Monday and Tues
day evenings There will be zoo voices
iu the chorus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

March 3O-Harry Cleaveland is home
from Knox college for a weeks yaca.
ton.
The Rock Island public schools clos
ed for a Two weeks vacation today
Champion 4 Co $ store has been re
papered and painted throughout and
now presents a very handsome and at
trsCtive appearance.
In obedience 20 Major Nackenzie's
order. Capt. MeiEs announces that the
Des Moines rapids canal will be open
90 navigation on Tuesday, April g.
The Moline & Rock Island horse
railroad company is experimenting
with new heating device in the way
Of a large sheet iron chest containing
burning charcoal. which is placed I'M
Ger the seats and replenished twice a
day The Two magnificent new cars,
II and y. are provided with this ar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

From The Argus Files OF 1881
March 2G Yesterday was COnhrma-
ton day in tho Twentieth street
Lutheran church and class Of
81 was presented The morn
ing service was devoted 20 exami-
nations, etc. The confirmation and de
liyering o. the sermon took place in
the afternoon The church was pro
fusely decorated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29
RIVER FORECAST.

RIVER FORECAST.
Failing stages in the Mississippi will
continue from below Dubuque to Mus
catine
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29

March IS the feed mill on Ninth
street between Tenth and Eleventh
avenues is rapidly nearing completion.
II will have dimensions Of 24X2S feet,
will be two stories in height and have
all the latest devices and machinery.
The West Rambo came down from
LeClaire this morning the first rafter
OF these waters this season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29
SOME PAINTER.

(Lacon, Ill, Journal
On the sidewalk up in front Of
Lenz's furniture store is pool of blood
as big around as a vashtub. IFS the
blood OF Durley Martin, who knocked
out Billy TinkhAm last Tuesday. Dud-
ley is said 70 have made the remark
that he could lick any painter in town.
He must have overlooked Ray Stan
ley when be made this statement Ray
and Dudley met in front OF LEM s
store this noon and Ray stopped him
and said, II understand you said you
could lick any painter in town. Well,
I'm a painter" And with that Ray
hi; Dudley biff on the nose that sent
him 10 the mat. He didn't kick him in
the face but he punched him till ne
was glad to admit that there was one
pa inter in town that he couldn't lick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-29
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

visitor inspected the commendery af-
ter which the Red Cross degree was
conferred a fine banquet closed the
exercises
The herald., 1913-12-11

Of all the Gifts for CHRISTMAS
GIVING, there's none so dearingly
pleasing as piece from the hands of a
Jeweler-the Goldsmith, the Silver
smith. Our creations are substantial
values without the usual elaborate
charges.
The herald., 1913-12-11
DIDN'T OBSERVE NEW YEARS
Puritans Regarded the Celebration a.
Heathenish and un-Chrlstian
Rite,

The sole record of the observance
Of the New Year by the Pilgrims in
the new world, named New England.
was most prosaic, most Bfief: 1--WE
went to work betimes." Many of the
good Puritan ministers thought the
celebration or even notice of the day
in any way savored of improper and
un-C Christian reverence for the heath
en- god, Janus. Yet these English set
tiers came from a land where New
Years eve and New Years day were
second in importance and domestic
observance only to Christmas.
Throughout every English county
New Years eve was always celebrat-
ed; in many it was called by the
pretty name of Singing Zen, from the
custom which obtained of singing the
last of the Christmas carols at that
time.
The herald., 1913-12-11
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GIRDLE OR SASH GIFT
"SHE" WILL WELCOME
BY JULIA BOTToMLEY.

The question that perpleXes us at
Christmas time more than any other
except one-is What shall get for
herr" And the exception is, What
shall | get for him." Every year
brings in a lot of novelties in dress
accessories, house adornments and
furnishing, jewelry and all the thou
sand and one things that women re-
quire, so that selecting a present for
women, or girls is a matter of choos-
ing one from among the many fasci-
mating novelties displayed in the
shops.
Fashion helps US out this year; such
is the fad for sashes and girdles that
everybody wants not one but several.
So let when in doubt buy a sash"
govern you and you VIII probably sue
coed in delighting every one of those
you remember with one OF these ire
mendously popular and beautiful dress
accessories.
Seven new models in sashes and
girdles are shown here.
Examples of all the popular new
ribbons appear in the sashes pictured
here In Figure l, wide, soft, MESA
line is shown which makes the most
graceful of girdles. This one is in a
deep rose color. The end of the girdle
is finished with a hemstitched hem,
The herald., 1913-12-11

a second smaller buckle fastens the
hanging loop and end together.
A more expensive ribbon is used for
the next model than appears in any
of the others. In Figure a silk and
velvet is shown having a dark green
ground in satin with roses in subdued
colors and foliage in blurred outlines
covering the surface. The girdle is
laid in loose, irregular folds and
stayed with bones. The shorter end
overlapping the girdle is thirteen
inches long and the longer nineteen
inches. The ends are finished with
plain green velvet ribbon machine
stitched to place. 1t is an inch wide.
A gay ribbon in a broken plaid and
new color Is pictured in Figure 6. This
is dark gray with blue and rose and
green In markings and border. The
buckle is IN green velvet.
A plain tailored sash with plated
girdle Is among the best and most
popular of all the new ideas. 1t has
q novel finish. A single end oyerlaps
the girdle (Which is stiffened with q
small piece Of buckram at this point).
The end is laid in a shallow plat fast
ened with small silk covered buttons
and a finish in the shape Of two mar
row ruffes is sewed under the ribbons
to the buckram.
Narrow brocaded ribbons and many
wide Dresdens appear among the dres-
sier models. But above all the three
yard sash of wide black'ribbon known
as the "wishbone" sash has captivated
the fancy of fashions devotees.
Some women simplify the buying OF
Christmas presents by choosing some
such pretty fad and combining them
selves to this one article.
The herald., 1913-12-11
Some New Year DOn'ts

Don't sprinkle salt on the tail of tempta-
ton.
Don't try to get the better Of man who
hasn't any.
Don't snore in church. It's mean to keep
others awake.
Don't be satisfied to pay as you go.
Save enough to get back.
Don't get married with the sole idea
that misery loves company.
Don't follow the beaten track unless
you are satisfied to remain beaten.
Don't accept advice from a man who
never offers you anything else.
Don't expect Opportunity to come to you
with a letter of introduction.
Don't trust to luck. Nine-tenths OF the
people in the world guess wrong.
Don't buy your friends. They never last
as long as those you make yourself.
Don't envy the rise Of others. Many a
man who gets to the top is mere froth.
Don't greet Misfortune with a smile
unless you are prepared for one-sided
filtration.
Don't make good resolutions unless you
constantly carry repair kit with you.
Don't place too much confidence in ap-
pearances. Many man with red nose
is white all the way through.
Don't forget in times of peace to pre-
pare for war. That's about the only use
some of Us seem to have for peace.
Don't fail to have an object in view.
Many man leads such an aimless exist
ence that he could fire at random without
hitting it.-Lippincott's.
The herald., 1913-12-11

an inch and half wide, and a tuck
of the same width. Back of this are
two rows of shirring. A buckle is
cut from buckram. 1t is between four
and five inches long and half as wide
as 1t is long. 1t is wrapped with mar
row velvet ribbon in a dull, dark green
and sewed to the girdle. Hook and
eye fastenings are provided and the
girdle is boned at the ends and sides.
1t is to be worn with the fastening at
the back, front or sides, at the pleas
ure of the wearer.
Figure is a similar girdle in a
narrower and heavier ribbon. 1t is
gay Roman striped affair to be worn
with cloth or other afternoon gowns
and with street dresses. Its buckle
is smaller and an oval form. The end
is turned under, forming a three-inch
loop. Very little ribbon is required
for this, about three-quarters of yard
for the average waist.
One of the prettiest designs is pic
tured in Figure 8. 1t is plain girdle
of black satin ribbon having two ends
finished with plaid ribbon. 1t is boned
at the gathered ends and fastened
with hooks and eyes. The plaid rib
bon is machine stitched to the end
with white silk thread.
The plaid sash in Figure is one Of
the smartest of the new designs. The
buckle at the waist is made Of silk in
the prevailing color of the plaid and
The herald., 1913-12-11
This New Day.

Out Of the tomb Of night a day has
risen. Be not anxious; this day is all
your own. Do not hurry, for in time 1t
is like all other days; neither delay.
for now is passing. Early turn your
face to the dawn and let its fresh
beams battle away all stains of night;
then, should the noon be dark with
storms, your smile will still wear the
rose tints of the morning. Step soft.
ly among human hearts, and leave so
much Of kindness along life's pathway
that gladness shall spring up, bearing
tribute In the cool 9 entide of the
worlds glad New Day.-Croft.
The herald., 1913-12-11

This is the Stocking long and fine
That the little girl hung at the end
of the line
There by the Hearth, where, all in
row,
The stockings hung waiting for
Santa, you know;
They hung by the Chimney big and
wide
That Santa Claus climbed down In
side
At the House where the Reindeer
stopped
That drew the Sleigh
That carried the Pack
That Santa Claus brought at Christ
mas.-From st. Nicholas.
The herald., 1913-12-11
THE DAYS NEW YEAR PARTY
His Coming Of Age Marked b. a Din.
ner TO W1ch An Of the F=s
tiEajs Are invited
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A SANTACLAUSRHYME
BY IDA KENNISTON.
Pictures by Fanny Y. Cory.

This
mas Santa brough at
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-12-18
OLD LONDON AND ITS ALE
Matter That Was Taken Moss sse;.
ously In the Past, and Awthess-
ties Woro WstehfvD,

Tho publication Of omcial figures 20
prove that London 10 drinking moro
reminds one how careful the authori.
ties were in the past lest the Lon.
doner should miss his full share Of
ale. In the sixteenth century, for IN,
stance. the brewer who ceased To-
brew Was faced With the loss Of his
business. Thus. IL the mayor got wind
Of ANY Of the saide brewers. or their
frowarde and perverse myndes, shah
at any time hereafter sodenly for.
beare and absteyne from bruying.
whereby the kings subjects should
be destitute or unprovided Of drynke.':
he knew exactly what to do. The
city council was empowered to take
over the business as q going concern:
and to take measures to see that Il
was kept going.
The cry then and for centuries after
was all for beer. There is record Of .
petition Of 1878, for instance. pray.
ing that tea. coffee and brandy be
banned. The petitioners reasoned that
the laborers needed good strong beer
and ale." which refreshed their bodies.
and neither did them prejudice nor
hindered their work. Besides, It cost
little, and was the product Of home.
grown grain, whereas the new-fangled
drink was expensive and destroyed
his majesty's subjects. mot agreeing
with their constitution" - London
Chronicle.
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MUCH POWER IN SUGGESTION
Extends to the Curing Of Physical lie
u One Will Persevsre In
1noatmant

BY the method known AZ "sugges.
tion." it Is possible (according to .
medical writer) not only to perform
the simple experiment Of waking one.
self at . given hour In the morning,
but also to Danish all minor physical
ailments and even to correct faults IN
the character.
Just - in the first instance the ex.
rerimenter before going to sleep at
night makes q mental request to him.
self that he shall awake at q certain
time on the following morning, 30 In
more important matters he suggests
to himself . condition Of health or q
method Of conduct.
To take two instances. Supposing
you suffer from insomnia, you focus
your whole attention upon the repe-
tition four times q day Of q given for
mula. Thus you may say to yourself
that you trouble no more about the
matter. merely repeating the state.
ment ut intervals. In two or three
days at most the effect-according to
the authority-will be felt in sound
slumbers.
Much the same process is adopted
where 1t is desired to break onself Of
a bad habit.
The theory il that the remark OF
statement 10 addressed to your uncon.
scious mind. which responds to your
desires when expressed in this way.
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coMmvmcAr'Uom
Lightning Lake, Dec. 9, 1911
To thu Ed;fon 80 A.. rc

Lightning Lake, Dec. 9, 1913.
To the Editor Of the Times:
For the last week we have
been working on q farm building
on Lightning lake, Grant county,
MINI. The building cost $1,000
without heating and plumbing. It
'is one of the most modern and
beautifully located farms I have
ever seen in Minnesota. It is so
feet above the level of the lake
and from here we can see from
5 to 8 miles of the surrounding
country. The barn also is mag
nificent structure 8Ox4O feet in
size with cement floor and sew
>erage and waterworks system,
There is large tank in the barn
which holds 200 barrels of water
and from which runs pipes so no
animal need to be led to the wat
er trough. Each horse has his
water trough with a cover on, then
1t can be emptied and run in the
sewer. The barn cost $4,000.
Last week, before the lake had
frozen, l went down to the lake
to get pail of water when lost
my balance and fell into eight
feet of water. When I came out
had the tail Of a three foot fish
in my mouth and I had a hard
time to get him TO shore. This
is no Hans Christensen or Frank
Rettig fish story. I will send the
tail and head to Mr.. Cameron and
you take a three-foot yard stick
and hold same between tail end
and head and you find out it is
true. The next day the game
warden arrested me for fishing in
Minnesota without q license, but
the judge in Wandell set me free,
as there is no law against catch
ing fish the way I done. Next
Sunday is Norwegian sShinzenfest
on the farm, then, will let you
know what" kind 81 q marksman
] am.
Yours respectfully.
A. HODEL.
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sofa. This district and large por-
tons Of North Dakota are espec-
tally adapted because of soil and
climatic conditions to be the pre-
mier seed potato country of the
whole country and many growers
who began with little or nothing
ten or fifteen years ago today are
worth hundreds of thousands Of
dollars. Northwestern seed is
shipped to Louisiana, Texas, Flor
ida, and Oklahoma and other po-
tato sections. According to the
statistics compiled by the Mime
sofa experiment. station at Moore
head, the annual shipment of seed
potatoes totals more than 3d.
100000 bushels. Potatoes annu-
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Tricks Of the BADGER.

So widely do the holes Of badgers
family that Col. Afford Lucts. q Brit.
ish sportsman, had q force Of eight
men digging for ten days and finally
abandoned the attempt to come up
with the badgers. 1t IL believed that
badgers spring traps by rolling over
them on their back. The operation
has been observed by many credible
witnesses. to say nothing of the fire.
4uent discovery in traps of hairs from
badgers backs. Among their IA
vorite foods is honey. At the London
zoo one may often see visitor with
a pot Of honey scraping out the sweet
with q walking stick and then giving
the end of the stick to badgers to
suck. Formerly badger meat was
priced in England, the hind quarters
being made into hams. which, when
cured, were said to be as good az the
best bacon. Badger meat is an un.
common article diet in England q
present.
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Aor,vlrlEs OF WOMEN

Women taxpayers in Rouman-
ia have municipal suffrage by
proxy.
Miss Inez Cooley conducts, q
bee ranch in Southern California.
Women were admitted to the
Swiss universities as early, as
1876. @ :.
English suffragets will open q
women's theatre in London next
month.
Women medical students COM
plete their studies in shorter time
than men.
Five of the seven oranges lin
Cap May county, N. j., have wom-
en- masters. T
In Utah an epileptic woman
may marry after the age of As
years, but not before.
Women outnumber the men by
1919 in New York city, according
to the last census.
The French parliament has re-
spected the bill granting the fran
chise to women.
The success of the Wellesley
rowing crew is due to the fact
that they didn't eat fudge or
dance.
Among the Malays the choice
of picking the wife does not be-
long to the youth, but to his par
ents.
In England there are 100000
women who are earning less than
~ shillings a week.
Three hundred women mingle
on even terms with 5000 men
students in the hospitals of Par
is at all times. ~
Miss Adele shaefer, q st. Louis
society girl, prefers riding mo-
torcycle to an automobile.
One Of the many women Of Eng
land royalty who drive their own
motor cars is the Duchess Of West
minister.
In Saxony women vote on the
same terms as the men; married
women by proxy and single women
directly.
~. = o.. --ss5 -.
In Budapest women guides and
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METHODIST vnuRon
Elmer Duden, pastor.
Morning worship 1880.
Sunday School at IL m.
CNyvv0~AL - M

EiHlef Ouuen, pastor.
Morning worship 1890.
Sunday School at ~ m.
Epworth League $50 o. m.
Evening Preaching 1880.
Prayer meeting Thursday eve
ming at 1880.
The Epworth League social
held at the parsonage last Fri
day evening was we'll attended.
and proved a pleasant occasion.
1t was in the nature of a novelty
social, and after the entertain-
ment features ice cream and waf-
ers were served.
The Sunday school classes are
busy practicing the program for
the Christmas entertainment.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all the services of this church.
Christmas services will be held
next Sunday morning and eve
ming. The sermons will be on
the Christmas theme and there
will be special music.
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ally bring fancy prices for seed
purposes. Northwestern growers
get anywhere from IS cents to
81 per bushel. This year, in
spite of the enormous yield, pfi-
ces are high and southern plan
ters are complaining because
they are asked to pay from $1.2S
to $i.35 a bushel when the grow
ers in Minnesota are only getting
so to IS cents q bushel
The varities chiefly grown in
the northwest are the Early
Ohios and Bliss Red Triumph,
both varities popular all over the
country, and the Burbank, q
standard white variety Of large
yield.
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oARD OF T,iAvuDts

The family Of. the late Mrs.
Sarah Skauge desires to thank
heartily all Of the friends and
neighbors who so kindly rendered
assistance and comfort to her and
to US in her last illness and death.
Laura Tibbits,
Albert Skauge,
:, =, Mary skauge,
Julius skauge,
Josephine Schneider,
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DR.. Fitzgerald has moved his
omce to the rooms formerly occu-
pied by tho Booster club over
Hausken's store. Adv.
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oHRIsTmAs DINNER

The Hotel Stratford will serve
its usual high class dinner on
Christmas day from $50 to 1880
at Use. The Hobart orchestra
will give a popular musical pro-
gram.
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interpreters wear a different COL
ored ribbon for each language
they speak.
1T is estimated that 1884,
1854 women over 81 years OF age
in the United States want the
franchise.