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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

II will be held preceding shipment to
Lincoln, Neb.. where the parents of
the deceased reside.
Theophilus Wertz, aged 6S years,
died at 9 o'clock Friday night at his
home. 2024 Main street, after a five
weeks illness. Pneumonia in an
acute form combined with complica-
tons was the cOuse of death. De
ceased was born June 16. 1S45, in
Ohio and came to this county when
young man. He farmed here for
many years, bu: for several years has
not been engaged in active work. Sur
viving are the wife. three sons. o. T.
Wertz of Thomas, s. D.. and L. G. and
B. l.. Wertz OF Sioux City Iowa. and
one daughter, Mrs. Harry Cay of
North Brady street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Washington. April 5.-The opening
OF the extra session Of congress will
find the wives of the new cabinet mem
bers unusually busy in a social way
Generally, the cabinet wives do not
commence entertaining 10 any great ex-
tent until the fall after the Inaugural
ton. Now. however, the press of leg
ilsation having forced this session.
they will bend all their energies TO live
UP to the standards Of hospitality set
in the past
Among the most prominent of these
cabinet entertainers are expected to
be Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, wife
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

of the postmaster general, and Mrs.
Lindley NJ. Garrison, wife of the seCre-
tary of war
Mrs. Burleson is known as one of
the cleverest women in Washington.
Besides being an author of books and
short stories. she is a playwright of
no mean ability and a real leader in
society.
Mrs. Garrison has just left her home
in Camden, y. j., to open a house in
Washington. She. too, has the reputa
ton of being clever and a pleasant en-
tertainer. She is expected to be very
capable in her high social position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07
DAVENPORT

Stabbin9 Affray.-With his victim,
Miss Kitty Bradford, lying in a seri-
GUS condition at her home. 222 Iowa
street, George Parks is sought by the
police. In an attack upon the young
woman at Third and Rock Island
streets Saturday night al 1890 o'clock
Parks stabbed her in the neck and
shoulder and GU a long cash in her
throat. Both the principals in the
stabbing are colored people. The DO
lice are investigating the affair to
ascertain the motive for the stabbing.
II being now thought that jealousy
prompted the attack on the young
woman. The attack upon Miss Brad
ford was made by Parks without any
warning OF his intent. While Miss
Bradford and Mrs. Anna Dickerson,
another colored woman, were return
Ing from a grocery store, where they
had done some marketing. they were
met short distance away by Parks.
who called 10 Miss Bradford. She
stopped and he then grabbed her and
siashed her throat and cut her. She
screamed for aid and Parks fed in
the darkness. Parks has been en-
ployed at the Commercial club as wait
er. He had been keeping company
with the young woman for some time
and has been making his home in
Moline until about two weeks ago. The
condition Of the young woman lie such
that she will probably survive the at
tack.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. GODDARD of Orion
were guests at the w. D. Chapman
home.
Miss o. Redman, teacher in the Nc
Kinley school, visited school at Car
bon Cliff Monday.
Dan Haddick and mother, Mrs. F, L.
Haddick have arrived home from Wis
it at Indianola, Iowa.
There will be a cantata at Kuhnes'
hall Friday evening, April II, by the
school children.
Professor Victor Mcknight, princi-
pal of the Silvis schools, returned
last Friday from a visit at Cincinnati
and in Indiana He reports some
thrilling scenes in the flood districts
which he passed through and many
heart rending sights which he viewed
from a distance. He found his rela-
tives in Indiana safe and we'll
The Baptist Ladies' Aid society will
give "a handkerchief sociable some
time this month.
Willie Peterson has accepted a po-
sition as clerk for w. Janen in the
! grocery store.
Miss Ruth Brown of Osborne visited
/ relatives here Saturday.
( Professor McNight returned home
from weeks visit at Indiana
! A Otto has arrived home from a
brief visit at Peoria with relatives
I The Royal Neighbors of Silvis gave
a reception at the Masonic hall last
/ Tuesday evening
| Mrs. F. Hall and children have re
turned home from visit with rela-
/ tives at Colona.
/ The NJ. A. o. club met with Mrs. NJ.
F Gillespie Saturday. Mrs. Young
will next entertain the club.
F Miss Minnie Ericsson departed for
/ Oklahoma last week, being called there
/ by the illness Of a relative
/ Mrs. W. L. Johnson entertained the
members OF the Baptist Ladies' Aid
society and friends last Wednesday af
/ ternoon at the church.
Mrs. Watkins has been Ill with quin-
sy.
Rev. f. W. Thompson preached his
farewell sermon here last Sunday
The Misses Ella and Lillian Thomp-
/ son spent last week visiting with rela-
tives in Erie
Miss Marie Feihl Of Rock Island
spent last Sunday here with Mrs. Viii
liam Ireland
Mrs. Elda Murphy has resigned her
position at John Brothers grocery and
will depart for California soon to visit
relatives
E Lund had the misfortune to have
one eye quite severely injured by a
piece Of steel while working as machin-
ist at the shops
The Ladies Aid society Of the Me
mortal Methodist church cleared over
s. al their dinner at the church last
Thursday afternoon. Mesdames Ken
dali. Corbin. Chapman and T. Craw-
ford served the dinner.
The St Margsret's society will give
an entertainment at Kuhne's hall April
is
I Mrs. Smith. at her home on Thir-
teenth street, assisted by Mrs Warren
Stein of Moline. entertained the Card
club Thursday afternoon when the
prizes went TO Mrs. H. Pratt OF Rock
Island and Mesdames Tenny, Barn
hard, LOptein and HiIdele.
Mrs Henry Schmidt will entertain
the WOman's club al its next meeting
Cham6erlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring renef 20 wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa.
ton, headache, biliousness, dizziness.
sallowness Of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists.-(Ady)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

ployed for the last three years as 2
machinist with Borg & Beck. Beside
his mother. he leaves two brothers.
Charles and Leroy of this city, and
two sisters, Mrs. E. Petit OF this eiCv.
and Mrs. E. Larson of Washington,
Iowa, also host of friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Obituary aseord.-Foilowiug an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis at st. An
thongs hospital in Rock Island, Mrs.
Blanche Stanton, resident Of Dav-
euport, died AZ las o'clock Saturday
morning Mrs. stanton was formerly
resident OF Moline and her body
was taken to the Danielson & Furgie
undertaking parloTs in that city, where
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Remove Shops April t5.--The last
car repairing work in the old Rock
Island railroad shops at Fifth and
LeClaire streets will be finished about
April IL. The old buildings will then
be torn down TO make room for the
new freight depot and yards Of the
Rock Island. There are a number Of
cars now in the shops for repair and
the work still to be done viii, keep
a number Of men employed there I'M
I'll that time All Of the machinery
which will be no longer used in the
old shops is now being moved TO the
big shops at Silvis. and what machines
remain will be taken there as soon as
possible. When the shops were first
erected practically all OF the work Of
repairing rolling stock and motive
power On the Rock Island was done
here, including the repairing Of loco
motives With the erection Of shops
at other points and with the building
OF the big shops at Silvis much Of
he work was taken away from here
as the railroad system grew. And now
what little work has been done here
e late years will be centralized with
the big work az Silvis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Offers $4,000 for Freedom.--Henry
G. Goldschmidt on Saturday received
a mysterious letter from Spain. The
writer. representing himself as a
Russian banker in a Spanish prison,
had S4S0, 900 hid in America. II Mr..
Goldschmidt would advance him
enough money to buy his way out OF
jail, he would give him a third part
OF his fortune. or the neat sum OF
100000. The receipt OF the letter had
added humor to Mr.. Goldschmidt, from
the fact that 80 years ago his father
received a similar one from the same
country. At last accounts Mr.. Cold
schmidt had not sod his business,
n.ortgaEed his home nor made loan
at the bank in order to accommodate
his new acquaintance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-04-07

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring rehef 20 wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa.
ton, headache. biliousness, dizziness.
sallowness Of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by all druggists.-(A6v)
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

N ANCINGis one Of the oldest of the
ID arts.
Three hundred years before
Christ the Egyptians made pictures of
their dancers on the temple walls. and
these rude scrawls show US what kind
of dances they enjoyed.
The oldest Egyptian dances were Of
astronomical significance and were in
tended to describe the sun as a central
figure. with the stars dancing around.
The Egyptian dances of a slightly
later period show more art" as we call
it. Here the dancers. men or women,
stood on one leg performing a series of
arm movements. The couples faced
each other, as they do at present, but
they did not touch one another, and the
dance was a kind of balancing act, such
as we still have in the ballet Of today.
Finally the dance became more low
Gus and less difficult to perform, and
the Egyptian priests forbade the upper
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

thanksgiving and was performed to the
accompaniment of cymbals or timbrels
and-later of trumpets and harps.
1t was slow or quick, according to its
significance, and the steps were walk
short running step or a leap. The per-
former endeaVored to exhibit a great
variety of arm movements.
The dance of Salome for the head of
John the Baptist has attracted artists,
playwrights and dancers because of its
dramatic possibilities. and the sinister
tragedy behind it. Every one has a
definite idea of the strange beauty, the
sensuous fascination of that dance. But
if the man who made the closest study
of Oriental costumes is to be believed,
TissoW, the painter, is right and the
dance for which Herod sacrificed the
Saint was an acrobatic performance.
Salome did not dance in the sinuous
wells, waving them before the dazzled
eyes OF the king, as she has been shown
on all the stages of the world. She
danced on her hands, and it was her
skill in the performance of that trick
which pleased the king
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

classes to dance. because they were al
ready sufficiently pleasure loving and
frivolous. But everybody did it just the
same, and Cleopatra was fine dancer,
and used her art to charm Julius Caesar
himself.
The Children of Israel learned to
dance from the Egyptians, and the first
time dancing is mentioned in the Bible
is after the Crossing of the Red Sea.
when Miriam the Prophecies and the
sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her
hand and sang and danced in triumph
with the other women. -
The people also danced about the
golden calf, and after that there is fire.
Quent mention of dancing in the OLD
Testament
Acrobatic dancers had also appeared
in Egypt before the Israelites left and
they probably carried the knowledge of
this art back with them. These aero
batic dancers were contortionists and
walked on their hands with their bodies
bent far back.
The ordinary dance of religious sig
pifcance generally expressed iov and
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Devil inf atherlv
Cuise
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

TINE devil assumes many guises.
There is no age nor condition
barred to him. An impish young
boy today, he is a designing, treacher-
Gus old woman tomorrow. He never
lacks a masquerade and of all the parts
he assumes that which suits him best,
and in which he works to the greatest
advantage is the role of a fatherly old
man.
Never does he assume that part when
his intended victim Is ugly and unar-
tractive His fatherly instincts are new
er aroused save by young, pretty and
defenseless girl. The hand which he
lays on her shoulder is a benevolent
hand. She thinks so, and so does her
foolish mother, but it would be better
for the girl if it were the hand of a
leper.
A girl of sixteen writes me that she is
employed in an Office with many other
girls. but that for some reason she
alone has been treated with special ia
vor by their employer, a man of 63. The
girl adds that she is pretty. and that
she thought her kind old friend" was
inspired purely by friendship until re-
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
MRS. SIMCOE HAD
ITCHING HUMOR
ALL over HEAD
IrIed Everythng-Almost Gave I'm
Hope. A Little ReslnoI Cured

-. Kansas City, Mo, Oct. II. 1912
sores began to break out all over nv
mead and on the inside of INV ears
iIhey would gather and run. and urbsra
IL would run it would make anotbap
sore, and my head finally got so had
the way 1t itched was terrible, I sIert
WIN WIN my head wrapped up to keep
from scratching in my sleep II was 81
severe. | also han dandrIIff and faiI
ing hair, | tried several differant
saves and took different kinds of biood
nedlclnes, but nothing seemed 10 a.
any good. We were talking OF c,'to ~
ting my hair off "a Nu'-
i had been troubled almost tuo
years and almost gave up an hons ,f
ever being cured. when a friend aSt
Vlsed me to get Reslnol / got a ist
ana began using it with Resfnol S6sI'
and found relief after few annii'
cations. We used the first lar of Rpas-
moi ointment, and about one-baIS 81.
another, and | was entirely cured y =
ISlgneQD Mrs. w. r. Simcoe, 1903 Belle
view street. Nv" oeHe
Better proof even than such IA++ar
ls 70 Try Resinol yourself and see how
quickly the, itching stops and stuhhorn,
SKIN or scalp eruptions disappear Res-'
lnol ointment and Soap are sold nv ali
druggists: For free trial. write 70
PPeRt, CT Resinol Chemical Company'
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Gray Hair is
Not Compulsory

1t is almost pathetic when wom-
ans hair begins to fade and she
realizes that it is turning gray. And
5et there is no one to blame but her
sell lot neglecting it, for the hair
yeSpoudS very quickly to the proper
Na'e and treatment. The hair turns
gray because it has lost vitality and
wnen you pull out the first few white
iaI.S as they appear you simply en-
- asss e the cells and coarsen your halr,
slU II will turn gray more quickly
Ihan if left alone.
for many years we have handled
all or the good hair preparations,
gnu we believe there is nothing bet
10 be had anywhere than our
i'ooihhaire's Hair Dye. 1t is not the
tU'hary vulgar bleach or artificial
ooot'hg, We should have named 1t
d. restorative, because it simply re-
Slo'eS your hair to its own original
.o'o. and beautiful, healthy condi-
.,oH ana there is no reason why you
".IIl hesitate to use it If your halr
L'oihg and losing its color.
j.. Us our own laboratory product
l"o We guarantee it to be pure and
"a' Mess, 1t has been in use for
55,et quarter of a century. and we
nal' yet to receive the first COM
Efro'Iil1 but we can show you hun
os s'.S Of letters, unsolicited, telling
q. sl loe wonderful results obtained
40 woman need have gray hair
t1irroeslred, If she will give a little
t3e ana care to it's treatment. The
f',', fr,, ways responds quickly. Rob
',55'I.e'S .,5 Hair Dye is easily applied,
st. ll non-sticky and does not
g.a. either skin or scalp. If you
,tit1 TO see what It will do, get 25c
or ''. SIZE (by mail 31c) and use it
bS," small part of your hair, say
n1,.NN or the ears. You will be sur
''go ana pleased with it, Regu-
f. '"ist size, 75c: postpaid, SIC.
Sr.. sale by all Jacobs Pharmacy
''S ana druggists generally.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Golf Language.

Dennis Dooley was strolling across
the golf links. At a little distance a
dapper young golfer stood impatiently
upon the ninth tee.
Fore! Fore!" he called as Dennis
came within range of his ball. But
Dennis, unmindful of impending danger.
strolled on. An instant later he was
rubbing knee. stinging from the i'm
pact of tiny, stone-like ball. now roll
ing at his feet. Up hurried the dapper
golfer
I'm sorry | hit you, my man." said
he, but really. you know, you ought 10
watch out. That's what | meant when
called 'Fore!'"
"Oh. no." responded the indignant
Dennis. ''Thots the meaning. is it?
-Four means look out or a crack on
the knee, does It? Wull, when Oi say
foive' it means a bang in the eye.
Foive!"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
HE THINKS HE is RIGHT.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am in love with young man
who has a position that compels
him to work in the evenings till
- and he also gets one day off dur
ing the week.
Now. meantime. I am going out
with other fellows. but the party
love strongly objects to it. Is he
right or wrong? \. G RI
He has no right to object unless an
engagement exists.
On the other hand. if he is true to
YOU and you love each other, you are
putting that love in jeopardy by flirting
with other men.
Would you be patient with him If he
went out with other girls?
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
A DIVIDED HOUSE



am young man of 22 While
On my vacation I met a young lady
Of q. | fell in love with her and
she did with me. The young lady
is very rich and good looking am
not rich. and I told her father so,
but I make $50 a week, which the
girl said she is willing to live on.
| have a good chance for ad-
vancement, but her father will not
let us get married. The girl is
sick in bed from it, The father is
going away and the mother has
planned to have us married while
he is away and keep it quiet Shall
we do ito LONE-SICK L. E. r.
If the girls mother agrees, there is NJ
reason why you should not marry, saw,
this: The desire of the mother to de.
Ceive and hoodwink her husband does
not look good to me. Be very sure tha
you have the right on your side before
engaging in a plan so unfair to tn,
girls father. And n you marry let i
be known. There is nothing gained by
secrecy.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ALWAYS BE AGREEABLE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am 16 and recently became
acquainted with a gentleman of
10. He made an appointment with
me, but he has broken it. l like
him very much. and l think 1t was
business that kept him away.
Should | act disagreeable or pleased
when | meet him again?
GERTRUDE H
If you are disagreeable it will put ar
unpleasant emphasis on your disap-
pointment and regard for him. Be
pleasant. always. when you can. Every
one deserves the right of explanation
you must give It to him
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
A MATTER OF GENERALIZATION

Dear Miss Fairfax:
! am eighteen and have known a
girl for the past three years and
we are like brother and sister. Still
have not the courage to tell her
loVe her. w. X. r.
boy Of eighteen is too bashful to
tell a girl he loves her! l predict that
when he Is older he will be glad that his
bashfulness saved him from anything
so serious as matrimony while he was
so young.
They have been like brother and sis
ter for three years | hope the rela-
tionship will continue until they are old
enough to know their own minds.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
A SERIES OF INQUIRIES.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear M lSS + dlIldh.
am a young lady keeping COM
pany with a young man for two
months. Is it possible for this young
man to love me in so short time
as he says he truly does? Is it
proper for me to let him kiss me
when leaving at night and how Oft
en-? Would it be wrong for me to
go out with a gentleman friend OF
his without him knowing It? How
long should l go with him before
becoming married? f. NJ. j.
My dear girl, it is both possible and
probable for a man to love a girl on
such short acquaintance, but the love
that bursts into flame the quickest Oft
EN- dies the soonest
Don't let him kiss YOU until you arc
engaged. The number Of times he
should kiss you is beyond the regula
ton Of any third party, but with kisses
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
The Manicure
Lady
Bv WILLIAM F. KIRK.

j ~ WAS 80 today" said the Mani
p cure Lady Just to think,
L George. that a girl has reached
,r ta.rty-frst year and
.Ana amt married" prompted the
Head Barber.
rNot that, fieshyi head; not that"
scanned the Manicure Lady. Goodness
H.nov- have had enough proposals
R.,,. ,oor idiots that aspired to be
E1eof garbers and rich idiots that ought
h- POOR ones, but have gave them
H. ,ra trizzen face, as one of them
,,t- once said. There ain't no man
H, P,,;rs fan take a halter made out of a
H., of gold about a inch in diameter
I'D use it to make me walk toward
4 ,~eacher or justice of the peace until
Il have found out that aside from his
,oarr beating kind and true he amt
Ar.tting no worse than fifty beans per
T. with extra time for extra hours.
mo George, you can get that mar
EAsga idea out of your head right off
E. reel. | was thinking about some
Ebing whole lot different | was
+binl,ing about a book l read the other
Sdav that told how a girl got to be 80
nd hadn't seen one of her dreams
o,n,a tTun
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
TOO GREAT A HAZARD.

Is there any danger in making
the acquaintance Of young man
through matrimonial contest?
have received list of the Core
spondenCe club consisting Of men
who wish TO marry, but nv inten-
tions are only to marry farmer. as
/ love tarm life. ETHEL.
Don't attempt to win husband that
way The hazard is too great.
Have you no friend you can visit in
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Got 1t Regular Then.

Mrs. Subbub-I wonder what's come
over your master this morning Sa-
rah? Instead of being cross. as usual
he started off happy and whistling like
bird.
Sarah (the new "generaPD-Tm
afraid it's my fault, mum. I got the
wrong package, and gave him bird seed
for breakfast food.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
ADVICE TO THE LOVEL ORN y = R R3,. Fc

as with everything else, indulgence to
excess soon awakens disgust
Since you are not engaged, it would
not be wrong to accept the attentions of
another man. The wrong would lie in
attempting TO conceal it, giving it the
appearance Of guilt
That question depends largely upon
the state of the mans finances.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Hints F or the
Household

The following is an admirable way
Of cleaning white fur or children's
white woolen tam-o'- -shanters-in fact,
anything that can not be washed: Get
a pound of white powdered starch, put
it into a deep vessel, then rub the ar
ticle to be cleaned in the powder Shake
the starch off the article. and it will
be found to be as clean as when it
was first bought
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
Norah Wasn't Alarmed.

'Norah,' said her mistress severely,
'Tf you have that policeman in the
Kitchen again l shal speak to him"
Go as far as ye like, num- said
NoTah; but Veil niver git him. We're
70 be married next Chuesday."
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
re % How They Danced in Biblical Times %
- " hdn stuyty Margaret FtbbadAy
Easy Time Of
Wooers

M LID folks don't seem to stand
much show nowadays re-
marked the senior partner.
When / was young man the young
woman's beau was expected to enter
tain the whole family and make him
self agreeable to all. Nowadays, how
ever. he scowls around until the rest of
the family withdraw.
"Bilkins was telling me about a
young fellow who comes to see his
daughter. Bilkins likes his prospective
son-in-law; in fact, all the family do.
They like to sit around and enjoy his
society. When he arrived the other
night he Immediately began arranging
the chairs. Bilkins heard the racket
and went down to see.
That young jackanapes was arrang-
ing a cozy row of chairs around the
fireplace. Now, here's a comfortable
seat for mother, ne was saying, and
here's nice chair for papa, and well
have this cushion to make II comfy for
grandma. They'll all be down in a
minute, and We may as we'll get ready
The family took the hint"
That's right agreed the junior
partners college chum. Il know an
apartment house man who, when his
daughter has beau, has to undress
in the cold p
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28
So Say We All.

What kind of music suits your
taste?"
Well, I'm not particular. I like II
either rare or well done"
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-02-28

the rural communities? girl who
prefers farm life is so rare a being that
there should be no difficulty in getting
farmer husband.