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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-27

fringe of pine woods gave shelter to
Confederate outposts During June /
| four Confederate divisions marched
| down and built breastworkS on the
ridge west of the swamp; also hasty
barricades of logs and limb SlaShings,
or abatis. in the fringe of woods east
of the swamp.
Smiths corps took position on the
right or north side OF the New Cold
Harbor road. Wrights on the left.
Wright reported TO Smith that the Con-
federates were about to attack his left
flank and he needed support
Forward Against Fate!
AT a. m, June l. the Confederate
line of battle had been mere figment.
one small division of re-enforcements
hurrying To another point. halted there
by timely order to keep the Federals
cast of New Cold Harbor. This was
General Hokes from Richmond. and
its arrival from that direction had caus-
ed Wright TO suppose that his left was
menaced. At p. m. Hoke's line had
been extended on the north by the di-
visions of Kershaw, Pickett and Fields
OF Anderson's corps. and the whole |
ridge west of the swamp was fairly |
well fortified and manned.
Needless to say that the Federals |
knew not what they were going againee !
when the Eighteenth corps divisions o.
I.evens and Brooks on the north OF
the New Cold Harbor road. and the
Sixth corps divisions of Ricketts,. Rus
sell and Getty south of the road. sprang
forward across three 70 four hundred |
Yards Of open. The experience of Rus.
sells right brigade. which moved &c
he assault on the left Of Ricketts, di-
Vision, may be taken as an example
II what the Confederates had stored
Up to greet their foes at Cold Harbor.
Ten Minutes of Carnage.
Colonel Emory Upton's brigade was
mong the oldest and best seasoned
nits in the Army OF the Potomac. Or
anized in 1864 by General H w Slo-
um and led by him and his successor.
Joseph ]. Bartlett. until after
le battle Of Charlottesville, it had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-27
Battle at Pickett's Mill, Ga.

Hooker was REINFORCED from the cen
ter. Mcpherson continued his march
and reached within two miles OF bal
las on the west Sherman directed the
Army Of the Ohio. under Schofeld. and
Howard's corps TO move around north
east OF Dallas. This carried them
across the Dallas road leading from
AiatOOna- During the 10th there was
continual diminishing along the whole
line. and on the 2Tth Towards corps
fought a costly battle at Pickett's
Mil. I've miles northeast OF Dallas
Howard supposed that he was at
tackinG the extreme night Of Johnston's
line. with prospect Of turning II. where
as he struck only an angle IN Hoods
line Heavy re-enfOrcements reached
Hood. and Howard lost 1900 men.
Howard gained important ground
around Pickett's Nil. but the expert
ence taught Sherman the folly OF At |
lacking intrenched positions. He de- |
termtDed to work around JohnstOn's 4
night flank and get in his rear east or /
Dallas Mcpherson attempted TO shift
bis divisions eastward. but every
move in that direction was met by
persistent attacks upon his line by the
roops OF General w. J. Hardee The
'orces were at n deadlock all along
he lines when the month OF battles
.nded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-27

shared in the heaviest fighting OF the
army. After Charlottesville Upton
took command. Tie brigade. compris-
Ing four veteran regiments. emerged
from Sp"ffe~'~1uir only 500 strnr., y
give II fighting strength the Second
Connecticut heavy artillery, 1000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-27
Grant Close to Richmond.

! Fifty years ago the last week in
May the Federal army striking at
Richmond was at serious disadvan-
tage. being "a-straddIe" North Anna
river. General Lee was sick and
AWAY from camp. He could not direct
a. blow against the enemy. but often
exclaimed in a fever delirinm. They
must not pass US again. On the 26th !
Sheridan's cavalry started from the I
North Anna back over the Pamunkey !
4n the direction Of Richmond. followed |
BY the Sixth corps. on forced 1
march On the 9th Sheridan. with /
Gregg's and Torbert's cavalry divf-
sion. was. across the Pamunkey at
HanOvertOwn. fifteen miles from Rich
mond. and had two pOntoon bridges
ready for infantry. By the Doth the
Sixth. Second and Ninth corps were
acrOss the river. and Sheridan had
pushed out his advance in all dlrec-
t1Ons. particularly toward Richmond
and the west
The proximity TO Richmond was In
dicated by the numerous roads running
from the river 10 that point There
Was one good road following all the
way down the south bank Of the Pa
l1nnkey and from this roads branching
N 10 the southwes But two fOrnida- | .
DE- streams fnterpose between the Pa
lunksy AID RicLmond-the TOtOpOtO- (
iOy and the Chicknhominy. The first ,
rns east about two miles south Of Z
and is crossed by all Of 4
ie PamUnkey ana Richmond roads I
TO test the right OF way on these =
Z mcrous roads and find out the posi- n
On II Lees main army Sheridan on
" 18th sent his divisions out on sep a
pie routes. west and south. GregS's ii
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-20
WAS oWNEb BY WASHINGTON
Small Structure the Only Piece Of
Property Ne Possessed In the
National Capitol.

known al the Washington Inn.
built and owned by George Washing
ton, and further enjoying the distinc-
tion Of being the only structure yer
owned in the national capital BY the
first president, this ti~me-stained nile
had TO come down to make way for
the park to connect the Union station
with the( Capitol. 1t stood half a
block north of the Capitol grounds.
and years ago was known as the Ken.
more house, and still earlier as the
Hillman house. In its form it was
a reconstruction Of two houses built
by George Washington. In December.
1893 Washington wrote a Letter to
William Thornton, an architect, ito
proceed in laying in materials for car
rying on my buildings in the federal
CITY" In the same letter, which was
written from Mt. Vernon, he said: 81
)saw a building in Philadelphia of
about the same front and elevation
that are to be given to my two houses,
which pleased me 1t consisted of two
houses united, doors in the center. a
pediment in the roof, and dormer
windows On each side of it in front,
skylights in the rear. If this is not
homogeneous with rules of architecture
I should be glad to have my two
houses executed in this style" The
architects and builders carried out
W~ashington's request. Washington
paid 1896 for the two lots on which
the house was built, and valued the
houses at $4,000.
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GREAT MONUMENT
MERELY PROJECTED
Citizens of New York Planned to
Honor Washington, But the
Idea Was Abandoned.

CIXTY-five years ago the chief topic
~ of interest among the citizens of
New York, apart from the Mexican
war which "a then in progress. was
the great Washington monument
which it was proposed to erect in
Hamilton Square, which covered the
blocks o contained between Third
and Fifth avenues, Sixty-sixth and
Sixty-ninth streets.
That was six years before Central
Park had been outlined. Hamilton
Square was a portion Of the old COM
mon lands of the city. and in the
new city map prepared in 1907 by the
street commissioners who laid out the
city on its present rectangular lines,
this plot was retained intact as a
park. 1t appears on the maps of the
city up to 1859, at which time it was
wiped out of existence, the western
part being sold and the eastern, in
Guiding everything east of Park ave-
nue., being allotted by the city to
various institutions, as the Normal
college, the Seventh regiment, the
New York Founding asylum, Mount
Sinai, and Hahnemann hospitals,
most of which still occupy large Sec
lions of the old square. Is
The very name of Hamilton Square,
as well as the towering monument,
for which several thousand dollars
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pamphlet which he wrote and widely
circulated, entitled THE washington
Monument, Shall It Be Built" an ad.
dress which he dedicated to the citi
e n of New York in 1916.
Let 1t be such a monument as
earth never saw before he said, for
it will be dedicated to the memory
of earth's paragon of human great
ness. Let its foundation be laid deep
In the solid earth, and let its summit
tower high above all surrounding OBJ
jects-the delight and admiration OF
every beholder-beautifu in the sun
shine, majestic in the storm, the last
object that shall linger in the gaze OF
the Wanderer as he steams down our
noble bay, and the first that shall
break upon his enraptured vision when
he returns"
The humble cartman estimated the
probable cost OF the monument at
100000, although the design, as after.
wards adopted, called for an expendi-
ture of about 1000, 900. Lyon. how
ever, worked out a simple method
for raising the money, and had the
citizens responded there would prob
ably now be a towering shaft as a
memorial to Washington within a
block or so of the Normal College
building.
"A correct census of the city," ex-
planned Lyon. would probably exhibit
a population of 100000 souls. one
fourth, at least, of whom would be
able to contribute something towards
such a noble work. Suppose that
100000 of u population should agree
to contribute one dollar a, year for five
years toward defraying the expenses.
At the end OF five years we should
present the country with a monu-
mental structure to the memory of
George Washington such as no coun7
try has ever reared to the memory
of its most distinguished benefactor."
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CREDIT GIVEN TO HoUDoN
French Sculptor Undoubtedly Mod
eled the Best Portrait Of the
First President.

Since the days of the cathedral
builders France has never been with
out great masters of the chisel. Tradi-
tons and an ever-accumulating skill
have been passed on as from father
to son through generations imme-
mortal. With all that apostolic uc-
~cessioE" of genius we of another race
are strangely unfamiliar. One name,
however, we associate with that of
our first president, and for this rear
son, and not because Jean Antoine
Houdon was the leading sculptor of
his time, is he sometimes mentioned
in the United States.
As the first sculptor Of his day"
Houdon was invited in 1884 by Thorn
as Jefferson, representing the state of
Virginia, to make a statue of General
Washington. On July %, 1885, the
sculptor. with three assistants, sailed
in the company of Benjamin Franklin
from Southampton, bound for Phila-
delphia. The journey required nearly
two months, and Houdon did not ar
rive at Mount Vernon until October
q Two weeks were occupied in mod
cling the bust, making a life mask,
and taking many measurements, with
all Of which the artist departed re-
1oicing, and. thanks to the rapid
ocean service of the time. was home
again on Christmas day. The result
of this trip was the notable marble
statue which stands in the state house
at Richmond, our most trustworthy
portrait of the first president. Even
Gilbert Stuart, we are told, acknowl-
edged its superiority to his W ia
miliar Atheneum head.-Scribner's
Magazine.
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ERUPTION ON cHILD's FACE

Stark ST., Waterloo. N. when
my baby boy was two weeks old he
broke out with little sores first on his
hands and then they began to spread
all over his little body. They looked
a good deal like a water blister. He
seemed to peel all over at last and
his face broke out and he was a sight.
His little face was like a piece OF
raw beefsteak. He was a solid scab
wherever his clothing touched him
and he had several scars on his face.
I called a doctor and he told me to
get Cuticura Soap and Ointment,
which / did. l washed him all over
In the Cuticura Soap at night and
used the Cuticura Ointment. It was
the first nights rest l had in two
weeks. He slept for six hours. / used
one cake of Cuticura Soap and nearly
a box Of Cuticura Ointment and in six
weeks his face, body and hands were
as pure and white as a lily. 1t never
even left a scar. We owe our baby's
life to Cuticura Soap and Ointment"
(Signed) Mrs. Stanley Jolley. Apr. Fl,
1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
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ADVICE ALL SHOULD HEED
Pithy Sayings Attributed. to Washing
ton Show Strong Good Sense of
the First President.

Undertake not what you cannot per
form; but be careful to keep your
promise.
Vile words should not be used in
Jest or in earnest. Scoff at none, al
though they give occasion.
Haste not to relate news If you
know not the truth thereof. In talking
Of things you have heard, name not
your author always. A secret dispose
not.
Associate yourself with men of good
quality if you value your reputation,
for it Is better to be alone than in bad
company.
Speak not when others speak, sit
not when others stand, walk not when
others stop.
jealousy strive to keep alive in
YOU breast that little spark of celes-
tial fire called conscience.
Think before you speak; pronounce
not imperfectly, nor bring out your
words too hastily, but orderly and dis
tinctly.
Speak no evil of the absent; 1t is
unjust.
Let US have a government by which
u lives, u liberties and properties
will be secure
Be not hasty to believe flying re-
ports to the disparagement of any.
When you speak of God or his at
tributes, let it be seriously. in rever-
ence. :
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Catch Sea Cow on Coast.

Whether the skill shown by William
Steamer, negro fisherman, in lasso-
ing a large shark at the Breakers
Hotel pier, caused the appearance
there of a sea cow has stumped even
the old time yarn spinning fishermen
who pride themselves as solyers Of
Aquatic riddles.
A score of persons were gathered
on the pier watching several West
Indians draw in their nets. Much to
the surprise of the spectators and the
negroes the sea COW was brought to
the surface of the water. Fishermen
well acquainted with these waters
say that the sea cow is now extreme
ly rare, SO much so in fact that it is
against the law to kill one. Conse-
quently, after the negroes had hauled
it close enough to the pier so that it's
cumbersome form could be seen, the
COW was released. In view of Steam
er's feat and the later incident, the
waters around the pier have been
called the corrall.-Palm Beach (Fla.)
Dispatch to New York Herald.
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was raised, are among the things
which have passed into history. They
have wellnigh been forgotten. The
Washington monument got as far as
the laying of the cornerstone. 1t was
a big event, calling forth what was
said to have been the largest and
most enthusiastic parade held in the
city up to that time.
George ". Morris, the most popular
poet of the time, wrote a poem in
honor of the occasion; the governor
of the state, the mayor of the city,
and a host of lesser lights and off,
Gals were in attendance. Backed by
an organization known as the Wash
ington Monument association, incor-
porated by the legislature, and includ-
ing among it's trustees many of the
w%ealthiest merchants of the city, the
patriotic citizens looked forward
eagerly to the completion of a monu-
ment costing at least $1,000, 900, which
promised to rise to such a height on
the high land of Hamilton Square as
I Moh0 IL fiSlUle W mariners 0U miles
at sea.
The history of this Washington
monument movement, which reached
its climax on October 10, 1847, and
then suddenly lapsed into oblivion,
dates from 1888 when, headed by Gov.
Morgan Lewis, a large number of in
fuential citizens determined that New
York should erect to the memory of
George Washington the grandest
monument in the country. They were
incorporated by the legislature as the
Washington Monument association.
No serious effort appears to have
been made to raise money. In 1S43
the project was renewed, but this
also met with no better success.
Spurred on by the efforts of Isaac S.
Lyon, n Of the noteworthy charac-
ters of the time, whose occupation
was that of a humble cartman, the
third association under the same
name was incorporated in March, 1847,
and this was the only one that showed
any genuine activity. Lyons efforts
for the LUIS consisted chiefly Id a
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SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Also Have Things to Learn.

Fol many years ! had used coffee
and refused to be convinced of its bad
effect upon the human system" writes
a veteran school teacher.
Ten years ago / was obliged to
give up my much-loved work in the
public schools after years Of continu-
GUS labor. / had developed a well de-
fined case of chronic coffee poisoning.
The troubles were constipation,
iutterings of the heart, a humping
in the top OF my head. and various
parts Of my body, twitching Of my
limbs, shaking Of my head and, at
times after exertion, a general gone"
feeling, with a toper's desire for very
strong coffee. / was a nervous wreck
for years.
"A short time ago friends came to
visit us and they brought q package
Of Postum with them, and urged me
to try it. / was prejudiced because
some years back l had drunk a cup Of
weak, tasteless stuff called Postum
which ! did not like at all.
This time, however, my friends
made the Postum according to direc-
tons on the package. and 1t won me.
Soon ! found myself improving in a
most decided fashion.
The odor Of boiling coffee no long.
er tempts me. / am SO greatly bene-
fted by Postum that If / continue to
improve as | am now. I'll begin to
think ! have found the Fountain OF
Perpetual Youth. This is no fancy
letter but stubborn facts which / am
glad to make known"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Write for q copy OF THE
Road to Wellville."
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
instant Postum--is q soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in q cup Of hot water and. with cream
and sugar, makes q delicious bever-
ase Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's q Reason for Postum
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-20
WORKMEN OBSERVE THE RULE
Regulations of Foremen, However, Do
Not Prevent Them Getting Their
Accustomed Beverage.

In the lower section of Manhattan a
new Office building is in the course of
erection. Hundreds of men, ironwork-
ers, carpenters, plasterers, etc., are
employed. The majority of these
workmen drink beer. Recently the
foremen of the different gangs com
bined and agreed to issue the follow
ing order:
Beer will be allowed only once a
day, and that is at noon time, and one
man is to go for it."
Now, persons who happen to be in
the vicinity Of the building around
11:45 o'clock see a very curious sight.
1t is this: A man energies from the
nearly finished building with about
four beer CAM on n arm and a large
butter tub embraced on the other. He
starts in the direction Of Church
street. In, about fifteen minutes he
can be seen on his return trip with
the four ans overlooking on one arm
and the butter tub still firmly EN-.
braced and filled to the top.
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SHAME TO ARREST RAsTUs
After Aunt Rosa's Explanation Liberty
Should Have Been Matter Of But
Short Time.

Aunt Rosa, who had presided in the
kitchen for many years and was a per-
0 of high privilege in the family,
came into the library in a highly fius-
tered state, wiping her fat hands upon
her apron. She was plainly both dis
tressed and indignant. She addressed
herself without preamble to the mas
ter of the house.
Mister Willie" said she, please,
sub, len me SIS. sub. Dey done rest
my boy 'Rastus ag'in. Dey got him
shet up in de jail, an dey fuse to let
him out lessen / pays bail"
What has the lazy rascal been do
Ing, Aunt Rosa?"
He amt don't nothing tall, Mister
Withdrawing tall, sub. De boy was
Jest a settfn' on the do step wiz a
knife in his ham, and a emery niger
come by, and fell on 1t, and rip hisself
open-dat all, sub"
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Washington as a Boy.

A portrait of Washington as a boy
which has been in the city's posses
sion for 100 years and v public
ly shown is being exhibited with a
large collection of relics and portraits
OF the first president. The exhibit is
in the old supreme court room in In
dependence hall, and is attracting
thousands.
The portrait of Washington as a boy
is a group painting showing him
standing in front of a dwelling sup
posed to be his boyhood home. The
canvas is 20 by "a inches. Other fig
ures show his parents. The painting
is of great antiquity, and why it has
been kept hidden by the city for a
century is a mystery.
The relics are very interesting, and
include the pew which Washington
and his family used at Christ church.
Philadelphia Dispatch to New York
Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1914-02-20

feet and what / did do was by a great
effort. / could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had a steady headache.
"After taking the second bottle l no
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
/ rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. / continued its use until it
made a new woman Of me, and now /
can hardly realize that / am able to do
SO much as / do. Whenever / know any
woman in need of a good medicine /
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound."-M Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 3146 N. Tulip ST., Richmond, Pa
Women Have Been Telling Women
for forty years how Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar to
women why don't you try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound? It
will pay you to do 50. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn Mass.
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interesting Prehistoric Find.

A great prehistoric find has been
made by biologists from the La Plata
museum, Argentine. who have been
examining certain excavations which
have been made at Mizamar. Stone
implements and various human bones
were found. These are taken to prove
that man already existed in the ter
tiary epoch. The discovery is the first
evidence Of the existence of man in
the new world in the tertiary epoch.
Until now human remains in the ter
tiary have only been found in the old
world, where, possibly, man existed as
far back as 10000 900 years. The re-
Gently discovered Piltdown skull is at
least 100000 years old.
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Statement and LARGO Families.


The revival of discussion on the
failing birth-rate recalls some of the
schemes of statesmen and others to
encourage the rearing of large fami-
lies. Pitt, for example, said that they
should make relief in cases where
there vas a large number of children
a matter Of right and honor, instead
of a ground of opprobrium and con-
tempt, and he added that that would
make a large family a blessing, and
not a curse. Napoleon offered to take
under his own charge one member OF
any family which contained seven
male children. And Louis XIV, for
whom no extravaganza was too great,
had exempted from public taxes all
those who married before the age of
twenty, OF had more than ten legiti-
mate children.
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WHEN TO TAKE
FATHER JOHNS MEDICINE

When you feel a cold coming on,
take Father Johns Medicine at once.
It has a history of fifty years Of suc-
cess in the treatment of colds.
If you have had a cold and it still
hangs on take Father Johns Medi
cine without delay. Long-standing
colds lead to serious throat and lung
troubles. Father Johns Medicine
gives prompt and complete relief.
If you nave a cough or throat trou-
bic, If your lungs are affected, take
Father Johns Medicine at once. The
soothing, healing elements of which it
is composed allay the irritation and re-
store normal health.
Because it is free from alcohol or
dangerous drugs in any form, Father
Johns Medicine is a safe medicine to
take at all times. 1t is the family rem
edy in countless homes. Get a bottle
today.
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measurements. The picture frieze on
the wall did not vanish into space:
1t a all round the room at just the
proper height for a child to see it cas-
lily. jolly pictures they were, too. 1t
was market day; a hay cart groaned
along the load drawn by two white
horses. Grannie drove a flock of
geese which waddled absurdly. A man
with a pig walked Just In front OF a
farmer in a first-rate dog-cart-aIl
very entertaining. A delightful com
bination Of charm, simplicity and com.
mon sense pervaded this nursery.