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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
HISTORIC RAILROAD TRIP.
Fillmore and Webster on the Erie's
First Through Train.

Fillmore and Webster on the Erie's
First Through Train.
The completion of the Erie was the
most important event in the history Of
railroad building down to that time-a
matter of national Consequence. Rec
ognition of this fact was made when
in May, 1851, a special train carried
on two days trip through the noun
tains and valleys of southern New
York, sweet with the leaves and bios
SONS of early summer, President Fill
more, four members of his cabinet and
other guests of national distinction.
Daniel Webster. majestic even nm
der his heavy burden Of age and ILL.,
health, was secretary of state in Fill
more's cabinet and rode on that FIRST
through train. He made the journey
in a rocking chair dashed to fat car,
that he might lose nothing of the seen.
cry and the sweetness of the fresh YER
dure. Nor was he too feeble to enjoy
the great barbecue at Dunkirk, where
oxen and sheep were roasted whole
pork and beans were cooked in yes,
sells holding fifty gallons each, bread
was baked in loaves ten feet long and
two feet thick, so heavy that two mer
staggered under their burden, and tht
whole was served at table 300 fee
long, spread under a specially bull
shed along Railroad street from Dee
to Lion street.
1t was a great day for Dunkirk: 4
was a great day for New York STATE
und the nation, and it was great da,
also for President Fillmore, who fount
the pork and beans especially to bill
| taste.-WeIls Fargo Messenger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
TORTURED BY UGLY
ITCHING ERUPTION
Doctor Recommended Resinol. Hall
Of q soc Jar Cured Il.

BaltimOre, Nd. Nov. s. 1sl2-"My little
daughter was taken with a very small spot
on the back Of her hand. Il grew larger
and caused her more trouble. When she
would scratch Il. Il would bleed and get
very ugly looking. 30 doetored IL myself
for about year. and at last Il broke out on
both knees, and when she would 60 to bed
abe would scratch, and was so tortured and
suffered 90 from the itching. that / took
her 70 our doctor, who recommended Resinol
Soap and Resinol Ointment
Il sent Ar samples and after the first
application the itching and Inflammation
was improved. and kept IL up night and
morning-Sz1 BY the time the sample was
gone she complained very little. 80 got n
Sfty-eent jar. and before that was half
zone the trouble had entirely disappeared"
(signedl MrS Maude Sehmechel. 2TS7 Pres
bury Street
Resinol IL speedily effective for itching.
burning erapticns, pimples. d&ndrutf. burns,
old sores and p;lea- Sold by all druggists
Fer free samples write to Dept 15-M, Res
mol Chem Co. Baltimore. Nd.
ADVERTISEMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
WOODEN CANNON
Crude but Effective Weapons Wound
With strips Of Rawhide.

Crude but Effective Weapons Wound
With strips Of Rawhide.
|, Any one familiar with the construc-
lion OF modern weapons of warfare
and the high explosives used in them
would naturally suppose cannon
made of wood would be of little or no
value as a weapon.
Wooden cannons have been used
with considerable success neverthe.
less in recent revolutions In Cuba, In
Haiti and in the Dominican Republic.
The wood used IN the construction
OF these crude weapons Is very
tough variety, having a twisted grain
that curls about the log in such a way
that to split the timber with the Or.
binary means is almost impossible.
The best trees are selected, and a
piece Of the log FIVE or six feet in
length and about one foot in diameter
Is cut. After the bark has been re-
moved and the log made perfectly
round it is swung up on a crude truss,
and hole is burned into it from one
end. The log is wound with strips of
rawhide cut from the skin of steer.
When the cannon is covered with the
strips OF hide another layer Is wound
on. and this Is continued until the
weapon has increased several inches
In diameter.
After the log IL covered and the
bore is finished the weapon is treated
to a hot draft, which tends TO con.
tract the hide binding. which become.
Rlmost as strong as wire.
These crude cannon have been used
| with success In q number OF instances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
Holly Once a Medieine.

Holly formerly played an important
part In domestic medicine. The berries
are violently purgative and emetic"
and were swallowed ten at a time by
our incorporate ancestors to cure the
"vapors." spleen" and other mysteri-
GUS maladies. Some years ago pronh-
nent French physicians pronounced
decoction of holly leaves or an extract
from the bark, called 'ilicine," to be
superior to quinine as a tonic and
febrifuge. Owing to commercial and
other difficulties the boom died away.
and 'ilicine" no longer figures in the
British Observation-Disclosures Ex-
nress . n. -'~.--.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
cu.isu. EHse,. Of Frost.

An egg expands when it is frozen 50
much that the increased bulk breaks
the shell. Apples. on the contrary.
contract to such an extent that q full
barrel will shrink until the top layer
will be a foot below the chine. Whea
the frost has been slowly and CAREFUL
IL drawn out they again assume their
normal size and appearance. Apples
can be transported when the mercury
is 20 degrees below zero. Potatoes
once touched by frost are ruined n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
channed Mat.

"Once when you asked for chopped
meat" said a housewife. 1.-The butcher
cut of a chunk, laid it on block and
chopped it on She spot, using. one In
each hand, a fair of cleavers. There
were not few butchers who could
make ragtime music with the cleavers
and even suggest the classical. But
nowl
when you want chopped meat you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30

.-,1T End 1t ready chopped If you wI1i
take it so But If you want some spe-
cial part the butcher will cut or a
piece for you, but he won't put it on
the block and play you tunes on it with
q pair of cleavers. He chucks the meat
into the hopper of machine, presses
an electric button, and b-z-z-z-z goes
the motor, while your chopped meat
potlrs out of the spout-"-New York
Sun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
CTc BE CONTINUED
A Feminine View.

'Evhen / was young. my dear, girls
were not allowed TO sit up so late with
young men,"
Then, papa why do yau allow me
to do so? 1t would be so much more
interesting If you would only forbid
it."-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
Crushed.

Algy-I hope. Miss Gotrox-may ]
hope-that is, is there any hope that
may Heiress-while there's life
there's hope. but Algy-Yes. yes. go
on: Heiress-While there's life there's
hope. but-but you're a dead one!-
Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30

and it is astonishing the number Of
times they may be fired before they
burst or become otherwise disabled.-
Harper's Weekly. n,,,..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30

Superior, visa big sawmill own
ed by the Hines Lumber company at
Iron river was struck by lightning ana
destroyed by FIRE. The damage is be-
lieved to exceed $4,000,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-30
MsEsA
A namper.

. A.-You don't seem to have any life
In you. Is there nothing or nobody
over which you can enthuse? B.
Nothing at all. once became enthusi-
astic over somebody, and a short time
afterward she became my wife. That
was a sad warning to me to avoid en-
.husiasm.-Pearson's Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

percentage of Its food being harm
full rodents and destructive insects,
the latter including grasshoppers.
crickets and moths, which 1t frequent
ly impales upon thorns or sharp twigs.
1t sometimes catches young birds
Though this is more characteristic of
the northern shrike, or butcher bird)
but it's diet is chiefly insects and smell
rodents. 1t is, therefore. very valu'
able to the farmer.
The golden-winged woodpecker
(also called flicker" "highhole." etc.
is an Industrious tree protector, and
the most efficient of all feathered ant
eaters. 1t is also feeds freely upon bee
ties, grasshoppers, crickets, caterpil-
lars, and other harmful insects, as well
as on weed seds. Yet 1t is rapidly
growing rare because 1t is much
hunted for food. 1t should be pro-
tected everywhere and at all times.
In view Of the decrease already ac-
complished in the general volume OF
bird life In America, In view of the
enormous losses annually inflicted up
on the people OF this country by the
ravages of insects, and in view Of the
destruction of Wild life which Is now
furiously proceeding throughout Amer
lea, the Mclean bill, which is now be-
fore congress, to provide for the fed
eral protection Of all migratory birds.
becomes the most important wild life
measure that ever came before that
body. In view of the annual economic
loss that will continue as long as
federal migratory bird bill fails to
pass. 1t is impossible for anyone to put
forth one good reason-unless 1t be on
purely technical grounds-against that
measure. The Weeks bill, before the
lower house of congress, is precisely
like the Mclean bill, and 1t matters
not which one passes first.
Unless the people of this country
wish to shut their eyes to their own
interests, and pay out millions of dol
lars annually in the form of increased
cost OF living due to the losses caused
by insect pests which would be
destroyed by the birds, they should
demand that federal migratory bird
bill be at once enacted into law. It
is Senate Bill No. 6497, and on the
senate calendar it is No. 606. We can
not afford to wait until 1914 or 1915,
and congress has full power to act
this winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

placing polygamy-a simple repudia-
ton by the husband OF his wife, pro-
vided he Is well enough OF to pay the
nekyah or marriage settlement, which
he Ia legally bound to hand over to
her.
The woman of the poorest classes
can go out alone. Custom does not
oblige her to wear her veil down.
Should her husband, In a fit OF anger.
wish TO divorce her, he must first of
all produce the Nekyah. the dowry,
in ready money. not an easy matter
for poor man.
The real danger to domestic happi-
ness in the great mass of Turkish
homes is the growing tendency OF d.
vorce, and divorce wholly favorable
to the man as against the woman.
The payment of the modest nekyah
arranged at the time of his marriage
is a simple affair. and 1t is seldom
enough to keep the divorced wife for
the rest of her days. She Is forced to
take refuge with her parents or to
find shelter with some OF her friends.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
HAREMS OUT OF DATE IN TURKEY

dence as the elder male descendants.
And the royal favorite Of the moment
will have transitory Importance on
account of the influence which she
may exercise over the sultan.
Royal princesses are considered In
ferior to the mother OF the sultan, who
Ii the real queen of the little world
OF the harem, has absolute authority,
a large staff of officials and the SUI
preme title of ''valide sultan" Thus
it happens that woman of slave
birth may, II she be the mother Of an
heir to the throne. eventually become
the highest woman of the land.
Every royal princess has her daira,
or separate apartments, slaves, SER
wants and SO on. the management of
the household being given over to her
kalfas, or ladies In waitlng-that is to
say. Turkish women Of good birth
who have remained unmarried.
Royal princesses rarely take a hus-
band of their own rank. They are
generally married by the sultan to
the sons of men of wealth and posi-
ton, such as .pashas. officers of state.
high civil officials and the Hike, a
policy which is founded on a very
practical reason. namely. that the ar
rangement makes the existence of a
hereditary aristocracy impossible
One of the paradoxes In, Turkey is
that the poorer Turkish woman is
the greater her freedom. The rich
woman canont move a step unaccom-
panied. She sees Constantinople only
from the windows of her closed
brougham or through a veil thick
enough to act as a mask She may
dress as exquisitetly as a mannequin
In Paris dressmaker's showroom,
but she must not display SO much as
an inch of embroidery In public.
When her husband wants to take a
second wife. OF grows tired of her
and wishes to divorce her. he has
both the opportunity and the means
II he is rich man. II is not chic
emong Turks of any education to take
second wife: but divorce Is re-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
STREETS OF LONDON
Nearly All of Them Were Named
After Someone.
Each Has a Meaning, but Owing to
MlsspelIins, Etc, 1t 10 Impossible
to Conjecture Their Original
Purport.

London.-Those who are most IA
miliar with the London streets prob
ably think beast about their history.
But the stranger who at rare inter-
walls, or possibly for the first time In
his life. visits the metropolis. must
often speculate as to the origin of
this or that thorcughfare, or wonder
how some of the curlously-named
streets he passes through came by
their names. Since 1t has always
been the custom in this country to
name the ways OF towns and cities
after somebody or something, one may
be sure that every one OF the names
of London streets once had a special
meaning, though that meaning has SO
much lost its point In the course OF
time, or the original spelling has been
so corrupted, that 1t is now in many
cases practically impossible even to
conjecture the original purport OF
the place-names of the metropolis.
Many London thoroughfores, like
many a country village, probably owe
their names to the existence of some
hosiery in the immediate neighbor-
htSos anu dt0uho III SOul DC VI
time, other houses were built, so that
at last street was formed Hanging
Sword alley. off Whitefriars street,
and Catherine Wheel alley, near Liv-
erpool street station, no doubt OBJ
tanned their names in this manner.
Gracechurch street, city, is said to
have had nothing whatever TO do
with that particular virtue in tine be-
ginning, and perhaps there is no
more of 1t there nowadays than there
used TO be- 1t was originally spelled
"Grass-church," because OF the grass
that once grew along its edges. or ON
account of the fact that vendors of
herbs dwelt there.
Holborn is another corruption of a
perfectly different word Originally
It was "Old Bourne" or "Hill Bourne"
so-called from the stream which broke
out near where Holborn Bars after
ward stood, and ran down the side of
the street to the Fleet river. From
the latter, as every one may suppose,
Fleet street took its name. And as a
final example of the corruption OF
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
COLLEGE SPIRIT WAS THERE
PhiIanthropist Overlooked a Little
Matter when He Dragged About
His Alma Mater.

The prosperous-looKing citizen came
Bwinging down the street, his face ra-
liant with satisfaction, his chest
sweiied. up with the fresh morning air.
was happily disposed toward the
sorid and all mankind. At the corner
#e saw a miserable object which had
%nce been a real man. The poor fei.
sDw. clad in rags, was shiyering. and
hunger had emaciated his form and
But dark valleys In his cheeks.
my good friend" said the prosper
<ns one. apparently you have not
zen as fortunate as ! have. ] feel
ne impulse to help you.
He took the tramp to clothing
bore, and fitted him out In new togs-
~ from head to foot When they
merged from that establishment the
Iamp looked like the reincarnation OF
au Brummei with bells on The
ext shop was at restaurant. where
3 starving man got away with about
int doiiprs worth Of food. His eyes
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

for his cheerful song and his hand
some appearance, glad everywhere tc
be the companion and the friend OF
man when he Is well treated. and high.
ly valuable as destroyer of harmful
grubs, worms and insects. Yet this
bird is murdered literally by the thou
sands for pot-pies by negroes and
poor whites In the southern states
above mentioned, and Is more or less
hunted in other states. Mr.. q. A.
McIlhenny, who lives on Avery Island.
La. says that during the ten days or
two weeks Of the robin season" Tin
January when the berries are ripe) at
least 10000 of these useful and beau
tiful birds are slaughtered daily for
the pot. Every negro man and boy
who can raise gun is after them. .
says Mr.. McIlhenny.
Although this bird causes some loss
to small fruit growers. II certainly
does vastly more good than harm. 1t
is constantly at work on lawns and
fields hunting for destructive insects.
which 1t Is exceedingly difficult to
keep in control. 1t devours many
caterpillars. including hairy species,
which infest the orchard, woodland
and shade trees. Forty per cent. Of
it's food is insects. and 43 per cent.
wild fruit. 1t would pay the farmer
well to go some expense in order
to keep the robins away from his
fruit trees and berry bushes rather
thar shoot these birds which are SO
useful to him in many ways. To muir
der them for pot-pies Is. of course,
nothing short of barbarous.
The purple martin Is also fond of
the society of man, and when not
molested by the villainous English
sparrows-and still more yillainous
men by whom 1t is shot for food
chiefly in the soulful is glad to
breed in birdhouses near human habi-
tations. II males a charming neigh
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

DeaIn as tOOu.
Dor and very useful one, for 1t is re-
markably swift and graceful on the
wing, and is expert and persistent In
catching rose beetles. May beetles,
cucumber beetles, mosquitoes, house
flies and flies that trouble horses
and cattle. One observer records
that 80 parent martins made 3,275 Wis
it's to their young in one day, each
visit meaning, probably, anywhere
from one to half dozen insects.
The nighthawk (also called bull
bat") r. probably one of the most
useful of birds. It feeds exclusively
on insects, and ranks next to the
golden-winged woodpecker (fiicker) as
a feathered destroyer of ants, which
II takes when they are in the winged
stage. Potato beetles, cucumber bee
ties, leaf hoppers. bugs of various kinds
and enormous quantities OF gnats and
mosquitoes are found In their stom-
achs. They are entirely harmless, for
they never feed on fruit, grain, grass
or vegetables. Yet they are being
hunted for sport and are being exter-
minated.
The loggerhead (or southern) shrike
Is champion pest destroyer. large
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

Anne Hyde.
names, brought about by loose re-
gard for spelling and pronunciation,
Dne may instance the Barbican. which.
AZ we are assured, Is an easy render
Ing of the old word ''burk-kenning"
watch tower.
1t ia a little difficult in these days
to believe that the area about Char
Ing Cross was no more than a little
village In the time of Edward I.
Opinions differ as to the first mean.
Ing of the word Gross" attached to
the name Of this hamlet, but 1t Is
probable that It had the same signifi-
cation that is to be discovered In 9TH
er cases of the kind In London and
the country.
There have probably been cross
roads here from time immemorial. but
1t is said that in the case of Charing
Cross there was more specific rea-
son. Edward ! Is stated to have
erected a cross in memory of his
queen on the spot where the statue
Of Charles / was afterward set up.
Piccadilly, II we may believe the
usual explanation given for its curious
name, was SO called because the first
person to build a house in that
neighborhood was interested in plea
dilloes,' by which name the stiff coll
lars or rufus formerly worn we're orig
inally known.
Abundant evidence as to the marshy
nature of the ground upon which a
large part of the city OF London was
originally built is still to be discov-
cred in such names as Frenchchurch
street. Finbury and Moorfields.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
Only the Sultan Adheres 70 the Old
style Oriental InstitutIon--Mod-
ern Turk Resorts to Divorce.

The domestic arrangements of the
sultan are entirely different from
those OF his subjects. Most Turks
have one wife; the sultan has no
recognized sultana. Turks of high
rank marry into their own class; the
sultan forms unions with women OF
slave origin. The ordinary man may
not look upon an unveiled woman ex-
cept she be his relation or servant;
the sultan has the right to talk with
any woman in the land face to face.
Turks of position model their house
holds more or less on the European
plan; the sultan's household is orien-
tai
That does not mean that In the i'm
perial palace you would find women
slipping sherbet or smoking narghilehs
or clad in baggy trousers. On the
contrary, you would find them smok-
| ing nothing more oriental than a
cigarette, sitting on European chair
and, yes, wearing corsets! But the.
code of morals Is entirely different,
says the New York Sun.
The imperial harem is founded on
the old court system OF the svzantfne
emperors and has an etiquette and
law of its own. The fret fact one
must grasp is that the wives OF
favorites of the sultan have no i'm
portance at all. They are nobodies
The daughter of Circassian peasant
may be honored by the sultan's favor
and even bear him child. but yet
be distinguished by no other title
than the commonplace "Kadin Effen-
d." Only the mother OF the eldest
son receives the royal designation of
SULTAN" her whole title being "Kha-
reki sultan"
Her dignity only results from her
being the mother of possible heir
to the throne: that is. In the event
that the sultan has no brothers, for
the brothers have the right OF prece-
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
sTEpMorHER OF DAUGHTER
Double Wedding Ceremony In Rerk-
shire Brings Complication Of
Family Relations.

London.-Here's one for Americans
who are fond of figuring out family
relations: simultaneously the father
of bride who was married at Sutton
Courtenay, Berkshire, married the
mother of the bridegroom. On the
same occasion the fathers other
daughter was also married The con-
tracing parties were:
James Bridges. fsty.six years old,
widower. and Mrs. Margaret Lovelace.
forty-nine years old. widow.
Miss Rose Bridges. twenty-five
years old. and William Lovelace.
twenty-four years old.
Miss Ada Bridges. twenty-six years
old, and Leonard Bailey, twenty-four
years old
The younger two brides are James
Bridges daughters. and William Love
lace is the son of the eldest bride.
James Bridges. Jr.. had the remark
sble experience of giving away his
wo their respective husbands and hin
uture stepmother to his father.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17

Highly Valuable as an Insect and Grub
Destroyer. But Murdered by the
in the tGuth.
with the result that the damage they
do is mounting up. year By year.
1t is perfectly apparent that here
Ia a situation which demands immedi-
ate action, and that this action should
bring about the vigilant protection for
all time, and in all parts of the coun-
try. of all insectivorous birds. Many
OF the most useful OF these birds are
already on the tobogganslide to-
ward determination, as the result of
stupid state legislation. or the lax en-
forcement of such laws as have been
enacted. To be explicit:
There are seven states In which the
robin Is being legally killed by the
tens of thousands annually as game!
These states are Louisiana, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Florida, South Carolina. North Car
olina, Tennessee and Maryland.
The black bird Is legalized game. !"
and suffers the same fate In four
states-Louisiana, South Carolina.
Tennessee and Pennsylvania-andt the
District of Columbia besides.
Doves are slaughtered by the whole
sale In rs states. much to the loss OF
the farmers. for this bird is a great
eater Of weed seeds.
Cranes. which are also very useful
birds, are much hunted for food and
for sport" In Colorado, Nebraska.
North Dakota and Oklahoma.
OF the sixty-odd species of shore
birds Il. g.. snipe, curlews, plover,
sandpipers and the lke), at least 80
feed on noxious insects; yet all OF
these birds are rapidly disappearing.
According to Mr. w. L. McAtee of the