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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
EDUCATIONAL.


as Applied to Vocal Ed
ucation-" Interpreted by Z. Standar I'd
Thomas, tenor. Republic Auditory
School Of Art, Safety building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
COLLECTIONS.

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COLLECTIONS MADE-Hard accounts
and claims collected. William N
Walker, lawyer, al Peoples Bank
building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Cheap, Victor disk records
in good condition; this years popular
songs. Phone Rock Island 1852.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
FOR sALE-CITY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE - Practically new. modern
eight-room house, with large sleep
ing porch, two blocks from city lin
its and Long View PARK; three lots,
garage and chicken house; splendid
location and view. Phone west 1850.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Half interest in good pay
ing garage business. Address OPP
poTtunity," care of Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
U0lhm NW@AlE & Co
CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS.

Manufacturers II sash. Doors, Blinds
and Stairs. Interior nnish % all Kinds.
Hardwood Veneer Flooring and deal
srs Ia Glass All aus a." nth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR. SALE-Aiilk route, wagons, horses
and cans. Address B." care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

paving 4aid; one block from Long
View park. Inquire 1113 Fifteenth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
wANTED-sITUATIONs.


WANTED-Situation by practical nurse.
Inquire 60y Twenty fourth street
Phone Rock Island lS61-K.
NATURALIZATION at once: exerienc-
ed stenogra pher; can furnish best of
reference. Gail Miss Wan, west II4l.
A or west s01-Y. after 6 p. N.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED-Partner; sales manager for
perfume manufacturing business; 200
per cent profit; $500 cash. Rose Per-
fume company, 312 Central avenue,
Decatur. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED-Rooms and board by stu
dents attending school this fail. Call
1874.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
WANTED-MALE AND FEMALE.

wANTED-Reliable man or woman to
distribute 100 free packages per sum-
ed bOrax soap powder among friends
viii pay $3.50; no money required.
Ward BoraX company, ZIG Institute,
Chicago, Ill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED : Table boarders, by week
Inquire s212 Sixth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED-Teams for excavation work
Apply New Deere Harvester job, East
Moline. Signed Henry w. Horst
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Building or store suita BILE
for garage, downtown location Ad-
dress c. NJ, care of Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
ron SALE

$500 buys beautiful eight-rooua res
iceace, with three acres OF good soil at
2S42 Fifteenth street, Moline Good
brick basement, cement floors. hot wa
ter heat, gas. bath, etc; nice orchard
two large barns. good 150-foot drilled
well; also city water. This VIII be a
big bargain 70 the one who gets IT.
MRS. d. Z. HECK,
2S42 Fifteenth St, Moline, III.
Phone East I57s-k.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
wANTED-AGENTs.

WANTED-Ag gents: double your income
selling guaranteed knit goods for
largest manufacturer in America
write for outfit and particulars OF
srestes o,,d money Ma adKng proposition
Broadway. New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
ron REET-ROOMS.

FOR RENT-Light housekeeping rooms
at 2l7 Sixteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE = Wen Improved I20-acre
farm; six miles west OF AndalusIa.
For particulars, see L. J. Schaye, the
owner, or the place
FOR SALE-Or trade for city property,
q good fOur-acre truck farm, six
blocks south from depot on FairVieW
avenue, Milan, Ill; good seven-room
house. well, CisLern, and fair out
buildings. \. Iildebrandt, l.. .. Box
753, Milan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

ali the news all the tiH.e-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
aICYCLEs And MOrORCNCLEs.

TIRES Can Inakesj. accessories. lamps
etc; cut prices; S35 Flying Merkei
bicycles al wholesale price, SIS Cor
snge ana blue enameledJ; EeS-2l0
last Third street Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Seven-r room house. all mod
ern; party anxious to sell. For par
ticulars, inquire 929 Seventeenth
street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED-Lace curtains to launder at
LAS Fourteenth street. Mrs. Lucia
Titterington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
FOR sALE-LANDS.


FOR SALE-160 acres; good improve
ments; three miles OF Wyoming, Iowa (;
$22,OJO; easy terms. Address M. l., Z"
caro- Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Cheap, two Excelsior mo-
torcycles, in first class condition. In
QUire Fiebig's. 1919 Third avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

> WEDlSH MOVEMENT - Miss 4. En-
srsOn' graduated swedish rnasscuse.
kiVes treatment in private homes and
al once by appointment. Phone west
2lJS. office. 6l5 seventeenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
FOR RENT-HoUsEs.

FOR RENT - Brand new apartment:
sleeping porch and all other modern
convcnlenCes best residence section.
Apply 921 y Twentieth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
PROFESSIONAL.
LEGAL.

CARL kl EHL-Jus tice OF the Peace
1903 Third avenue, Rock Island, III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

IL YOU WANT to buy, sell, trace or
rent anything, engage help or secure
situation, the Mail aud journal
wants bring results. One-half cent
per word is the priue to al alike, cash
an advance; Jwo-cent stamps viii do
..vening Saturday Mail and journal,
Moline AL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

EOR RENT-Furnished rooms for light
housekeeping 1T s07 Third street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
LOST AND FOUND.

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LOST--A black and white and picked
male setter pup, three months OLD. Re
turn to 31z2 Fourteenth avenue for
liberal reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

WANTED - Man or woman, energetic
and determined, to sell life insurance
locally noUr new monthly premium
plan wide field, no competition; one
new man wrote $4,000 in six weeks
fraternal or industrial experience will
help. but not necessary to success
Insurance" LOG Schiller building,
Chicago, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR RENT-Two modern light house
keeping rooms at 1888 Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
Administrators Notice.

Rock Island. H.. Aug. 7. 1913.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19
HOUSES MANTEn.

INVNHAss ~ = y IIlDs
We can get you a tenant Cor your va
cant house or rooms II you telephone
or SEND US a postal as soon as vacant
we DO not charge for this service
Summerheld's. ll5-il6 East second
street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Good business property on
Seventeenth street between Third and
Fourth avenues; fine investment Ad
drss 81 @. S." care ArguE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-19

FOR SALE-Good second hand touring
car also a truck. Phone Rock Island
1S45 or inquire 1I2 Nineteenth street.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
1fnlpZZAly!r!s
AsaRNlH1tS
fE&E&
PASSING OF OlO statesmen
staggering Joke Teller Has Been Re-
placed by Modern cissn-cvt. Busl-
nsss-Llks Gentleman.

Gone forever is the staggering,
Joke telling sslesman--he with tho
whisky breath and the cisarstte-stain-
ed fingers. His place has been taken
by the clean cut. business-like gentle
man. who makes his sales. not by
treating. Joking and story telling. but
by salesmanship. or brains intelligent
ly applied. The change is. OF course.
q credit 10 the craft. due to the in
roads OF advanced education.
The former type In truth. did not
drink because they liked II. but be-
cause 1t was q tool OF the trade Some
drank. I; 10 true. like the Chinaman.
who exclaimed. after he bought .
quart OF fiery. eIecrabls. cheap whis.
Ky: Me no drinkee for drinkee; me
drinkee for drunkee." Most statesmen
did not drink for pleasure; they drank
for business. but the world do move
Civilization has caused this class to be
tabooed In all good business circles.
and the man who dissipates soon nnds
himself on the scrap heap OF men. To-
day few men even who sell whisky.
drink. This proves conclusively II
need not be- q drinker to sell the goods.
but . thinker. Mall Order Journal.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
CONTROL OF LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Col Maus Gives HE Views on Right
70 Regulate or Prohibit Sale Of
Alcoholic Sewerage.

Col. L. Msrvin Msus Of the U. 8.
army medical corps before the Ne
tionsI Association Of Military Sur
gsons said
Governments. states. counties and
municipalities have Q legal right to
regulate or prohibit the sale Of alco-
bolic beverages Just the same - they
have the right TO prohibit the commu-
nifty against malignant diseases Of per
nicious narcotic habits. Everywhers
the liquor trafic IL subject to control
and the Legitimacy OF such laws have
been sustained by the highest courts
Only recently the war department
has issued an order depriving oficers
and enlisted men OF pay while on sick
report or unable to perform duty ~ .
result OF diseases and conditions con.
tractsd through drinking or other VI
cious practises
In view OF Its temporary and perma
nent disabling and dlsqualifying e.
fects. both on the mind and body. let
Us hope that the government may
soon see the wisdom OF prohibiting the
use OF alcohol among officers OF the
military and naval forces and officials
and employees OF the civil service.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
Couldn't Dazzle Nanny.

The young man of the house really
was making good In u way that de-
lighted his parents and brought him
much iattery from friends and neigh
bors. but old nanny. the family serv-
ant. remained unimpressed One day
when he had done a particularly bril-
liant piece OF surgical work and deliv-
cred an especially profound address
before a great convention he said to
nanny. I'm not a baby any longer.
and | think you ought to call me Mr..
Charles hereafter" The old darky
,norted her Indignation.
"whO-meT she asked. II amt
never IL gwine call you mister. You
amt no mister any more'n Ia a miss.
You couldn't wiggle 20 fingers so pert
a-cuttin' out folkses' insides ef hadn't
l-kep' 'em timber wild smackin'. an
you couldn't hear de patients heart
l-beatln' ef II want for me forever
washln' yo' ears 50 clean. You amt
nothin' but a measly little boy to 20
Ole nammyr'-Sew York Press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22

ike the cake unturned or half bak-
ed"
Success or failure in life depends ~
on the view one takes Of things. said
the Bishop. and illustrated the point
by the story of two Bible boys. Esau
and Jacob or Israel The one could
only see the unimportant. the things
Just before him. The other could take
the long view. look into the distance
and weigh things by the future. Quot
ing from an old friend he expressed
IL systematically as fellows: "Esau
saw what he saw, Israel saw What Is
real"
Tho climax Of the address came In
the reference to the financial reverses
that overlook the Bishop and his
family in the panic OF 1898. Called
from the West TO his home In the
East, by his wife, he described him
self as inquiring after breakfast 20
shat extent they had been caught IN
the general disaster and ruin that was
overtaking their friends. and vas told
by his wife that most OF their savings
were gone. Feeling about as badly as
most men would feel under the cir
cumstances, he climbed to his room
hitherto called his securities: Incl
dentally remarking that business
terms are alwayG more or less hum
orous, real estate tuning out not 10
be at all real and securities any
thing but secure Looking over these
securities he realized that they were
worthless, hut after brooding over
them for few minutes. he turned 10
three other posse ssions-three diplc-
mas that had been granted him BY
Christian Colleges. Then and there
he declared &c was more forcibly than
ever impressed with the things Of
real value iu life, and left the room
for tho street with a new courage
and new determination for life. And
when asked by those whom he met
II he had lost In the financial crash
he said, "Yes, have lost some
THINGS. but the disaster has not
touched ME-"
"A mans life CONSISTENT not an
the abundance of the things which he
possesscth-" Referring to what he
termed the bes: of all short stories.
Silas Mariner. and culling its highest
reach OF thought. he quoted. Nothing
Is ever worth doing wrong for" No
thing is worth doing wrong for but
many things are worth dying for.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
the rHousANDTH or AN INCH.

Arthur Brisbane tells how the turn
ing OF a screw one-thousandth or an
inch made hundreds OF millions OF
dollars.
II was the turning OF the screw that
delicate fraction OF an inch that made
possible the telephone.
Before Professor Rel perfected the
telephone Refs German school.
master. had contrived n phone over
which he could whistle and convey
certain noises. but II would not trans
init human speech.
Refs believed the two electrodes
should he close together without touch
ing Rell's idea was that the cleo
tro,ies should barely touch each other
After years Of experimenting one day
he turned the screw the thousandth
part Of an inch and
10. the telephonel
Editor Brisbane draws the conclusion
that many persons fail Of success by
the thousandth Of an inch. They fall
to connect.
Continuing his sermonette. one might
add the exhortation concerning the
needs Of perseverance. Though he
had missed by the thousandth of an
inch. Bell kept on trying. The dual
fortunate twist Of the wrist brought
success and fame.
He succeeded because he kept on.
As the homely lines Of our old school
books put IL:
II at first you don't succeed.
Try. try again.
Many a man has missed success BE-
cause he got tired and quit trying.
The patient Edison kept on trying
substance after Observation-Disclosures Of
them-until he found the right sort Of
wire for his incandescent bulb.
But he kept trying.
II required years Of trying on tho
part Of Oliver to make the 6rst chilled
steel plowshare, and Mccormack grew
gray headed in perfecting his grain
cutting device.
They kept on.
Darwin built up his theory Of evolu-
ton bit by bit and only missed demon
stration by a fracton-the missing
link.
But he kept on!
For. mind you. whether you succeed
or fail by a thousandth Of an inch, the
thing worth while Is to keep at It.
and
Die trying!
II Is not for all of us to command
success. but II Is for all of US to make
the effort. And so. whatever the out
come may be. pray God that hope die
not in your heart. and
Keep on trying!
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
The TARIFF FIGHT

The Republican members OF the
Senate finance committee made a de-
termined fight to secure hearings be-
fore this committee which Is now
considering the new tariff bill. The
tariff bill as now constituted is large
IL the work of Oscar W. Underwood
with the two suggestions of President
Wilson concerning Wool and Sugar.
the latter Of which is to have one
cent a pound duty for three years,
and thereafter free listed and the
former is to he placed on the
free list at once. The Democrats are
arguing that, when the tariff bill
was before the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House, full in
vitation was extended to every one
who had any interest in the tariff
to come forward and be heard and
that there Is now no use In reopen
ing those hearings especially when
the country wants the matter dispos-
ed of as quickly as possible so that
they may govern themselves accord
ingly and business adjust itself there
to. On the other hand the Republi-
cans argued that such an important
matter as a tariff bill should not be
rushed through tie Senate with un-
due haste, out they were outvoted.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
Kentucky Folklore Society

and traditions handed down from In
dian days, are all worth saving.
DIALECT-Unus,ial words, words
used In unusual senses In a given
locality. and survivals tsuch as are
common in the Kentucky mountains)
OF old words or meanings are desired.
The origin OF our geographical names
also needs 20 be worked out.
MISCELLANEOUS - Besides the
above, record Is wanted of peculiar
ly local games. plays. and dances, and
local jokes. riddles. and proverbs.
Please note these suggestions: first.
record the material just as you find
L., mistakes and all. second. indicate
where, when and from whom you got
Il: third. indicate whether you got
IL from recitation from an old manu-
script, from singing or FROM your
own memory: fourth. indicate when.
where, or from whom your informant
got 1t.
DR.. ID. l. Thomas. Danville, Ky.
the Secretary OF the Society.
will be glad to answer any questions.
Any material, however slight. that Is
sent to him will be gladly welcomed
by the Society.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22

Attention OF the readers Of The
Citizen is called TO the efforts Ct
the recently formed Kentucky Folk
Lore Society. This Society is trying
to collect and preserve all kinds Of
folklore, OF which there is much in
Kentucky. Tho Society desires the as
sistance Of all good Kentuckians, 80
that the imprinted songs, legends, Gus
toms, etc.. Of our State, some Of
which arc passing away with this
generation, may be recorded.
Many readers Of this article can
help in the work. The school teachers
OF the county are especially in a posi-
ton to get imprinted songs that
children and others sing. The follow
ing are the kinds of folklore that the
Society is collecting.
SONGS--Many people sing songs
learned from their parents or neigh
bors and pobably never printed. All
kinds are wanted by the socicty-reli-
gious songs. love songs, civil War
songs, songs OF robberies or fights.
etc. Songs OF both negroes ana whites
are desired. Mountain songs and bal
lads are especially in demand.
SIGNS AND SUPERSTrTIONS. -
Stories of Mounts ghosts, hoodoo
cures, and the like are desired. The
negroes have many OF these
LEGENDS - Imprinted stories Of
the Civil War times. anecdotes of the
period before the war, duels, feuds.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
BISHoP NC DoWELl IN CHAPEL
Continued from FRS Page

being "If the iron be blunt and
he do not whet the edge. then
must he put to more force" The
text was illustrated by the story Of
the Yankce-the real Yankee with
the East wind In his voice. who whit
ties while he strikes bargain, al
ways whites and in the end turns
out a smooth stick and makes an
equally smooth bargain-all because
to begin with his knife is not blunt,
but has been thoroughly sharpened
for its part in The business, and his
mind equally prepared for the work
which he has In view.
The other text, equally pointed and
applicable, was "Ephraim is a cake
half baked"
Confessing his ignorance Of customs
in Berea, the Bishop wanted TO know
IL we eat buckwheat cakes here, and,
when he learned that they are not a
very common article OF diet, said that
corn cakes would do Just as well for
an illustration. iie then humorously
described ones sensation on being
entertained and having the cakes
served at breakfast half baked. II
he should find the top side white
and raw, with the bottom brown, be-
ing a guest and on good terms with
the hostess. he would pleasantly say,
Some folks like their cakes this
way. but | do not for the reason pos
sibly that my father and my grand
father liked them turned or baked
ON both sides. and | should be glad,
1, 1t is not too much trouble, that
you take them back and cook them IL
little on the other side" OF course
he said II one is not being entertain
ed, but is at a hotel or where he
can act the brute without being turn
ed OFF. he might express it different
ly. And If the cake should appear
with the white side down and brown
on top, with the evident purpose Of
deceiving, he could be arrested for
his thoughts If his thoughts were
known.
The motto for every student, he de-
clared, should be, mot how early nor
how late shall | begin my career, but
how well prepared am | for that ca
reer. Compared to knife or the iron
! should not be blunt. and have TO
use more force to accomplish my
mission. nor should / leave school
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
BREWERS FACING HARD TIMES
President sehaefer at Recent
New York Convention.

For many years. In their national
and state conventions. brewers have
always opened their proceedings with
congratulatory announcements OF the
satisfactory Increase In their trade
But there was nothing especially op.
timistic In the address OF the presi
dent Of the New York State Brewers
association. delivered at its last an.
nual convention In New York City
Its somewhat dolorous reference to
the fact that the liquor interests were
not dealing with a theory. but with
real condition. namely. that 81. 900. 900
people In this enlightened country
have prohibited locally or otherwise
the traffic in alcoholic averages. indi.
Gated quite the contrary. The New
York Times calls attention TO the fact
that President Schsefer did not for
moment indulge In the familiar asssr-
tons as to the ineficacy OF prohibit.
ton. but instead. exhorted his hearers
to night both It's maintenance and its
extension by the use Of only one arsu.
ment-an appeal to the material inter
ests OF the producers and manufactur.
ere who sell what they raise or make
70 brsweries and saloons
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-22
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION CERTAIN

Pres. Wilson, Leader Underwood OF
the House and Hon Carter Glass,
sehairman of Committee on Banking
and Currency have definitely decided
that a New Currency Bill should be
passed at this session. At the present
time National Banks cannot obtain
bank notes circulation without deposit
ing their tull value in government
bonds with the Treasury Department.
So the most important feature of
the new bill will be to allow National
banks to deposit either State, Coun-
~ or municipal bonds or other high
class securities with the Treasury De-
partment which will then furnish
bank notes up to about seventy per
cent Of the value of those securities.
This provision will enable the Nation
al banks to enormously increase their
,olumn of circulation thereby max
ing money easy and plentiful especi-
ally at such times like last fall when
Il required one billion dollars with
which TO move our tremendous crops
and which c, Gated a financial string
ency in many other departments OF
commerce. By this important pro-
vision OF elasticity 1t is hoped that
the currency will automatically ex-
pand in response to the requirements
OF business and commerce.
Our present financial laws have
been out of date for more than
generation. At the present time
National banks are even forbidden 10
make loans on real estate security,
which is the safest OF all securities.
1t is needless TO say that this foolish
restriction and limitation OF the use
fulness of National banks should be,
removed.