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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
Saved by Ready Wit.

The late Emperor Alexander of Rus
STA tried hard to put a stop to alco-
holism in his army. esecially among
his officers Whenever a case of inc
briefly came 10 his notice he ordered
summary punishment of the offender.
one evening an officer of the guards
decidedly the worse for liquor was
driving home in an open droshky. Sud
denly. to his utter terror, he saw the
car in his open carriage coming from
the opposite direction. NOtioning the
officers driver TO stop and stopping his
own carriage, the emperor exclaimed
IN an angry tone:
Major y. what are you doing
here?"
Pulling himself together. partly so
bered by the cars presence the Off
Ger stood up, saluted and replied, with
shaky voice:
Your majesty. I am just taking a
drunken officer TO the guardhouse."
This presence OF mind and ready wit
pleased the emperor so much that he
pardoned the officer there and then
London Strand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28

TO be recognized as legal. will have
been removed or reconstructed.
Features Of Measure.
The ordinance provides that nor.
sons engaged in the hanging of signs
must deposit bond Of $4,000 with the
mayor. and that all electrical signs
must be constructed of metal. Signs
must be ten feet above the sidewalk
and must not project over three feet
from the building.
II also provides that alterations
must be authorized by the building in
spector and that no sign can be at
tached 20 an electric one. The build
ing inspectors order 10 repair signs
must be obeyed within five days.
The building inspector may also
cause the removal of signs in a dan
gerous condition. No part of a sign
shall he attached TO a fire escape and
all portable or movable signs. includ-
ing a. signs. shall be removed.
The building inspector shall cause
the inspection OF all signs in the
month OF March. each year. and every
violation OF the law shall subject the
offender to a fine OF not less than SO
nor more than $500.
Predict Benefit.
The various clauses Of the ordinance
cover pretty well all Of the bad feat
ures OF signs in the city and officials
predict that. not only from the stand
point OF safety. but OF appearances as
well. after the new sign ordinance
goes into effect Dec. 5. much benefit
will be derived by the populace.
In some Instances the signs on the
buildings viii have TO be removed and
new ones installed. while in other
cases the sign at present on the struc
ture viii have 10 only be repaired or
suspended AZ a different angle.
Included in the batch OF notices be
ing sent out this morning were some
sent TO owners notifying them that
their signs had 10 be removed within
ten days, the conditions OF the sign
being such that the safety OF the peo-
pie or the building from which it was
projected was impaired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
eNTERTAINs FOR GUEST.

Miss Pearl Prather of Ottumwa,
Iowa, who has been a guest of Miss
Marie Burgert, and who returned to
her home this morning. was honor
guest at a little affair of last evening
given by Miss Burgert at her home.
Clio Twelfth street The hours of the
evening were spent in music and dane
ing and the hostess served a luncheon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28

Wales even farmers commonly do like
WISE Village blacksmiths in Wales
have many similar deals. Frequently
one gets a neighboring farmer to haul
him a load of coal to his smithy, and
thus becomes indebted to him for so
many hours work, the number depend
ing on the distance and whether more
than one horse is employed. If before
the next harvest the farmer requires
any smithy work done the debt may
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
Pictorial ReUieaU
Autumn Style Book
NO1U Ready
Deals by Barter.

Long as it is since deals were usual
ly effected by barter money still does
not enter into much of the business
done in rural parts of Great Britain.
The most general transaction by this
system is grinding corn. Cleaners in
stead of paying the miller or convert
ing their wheat into flour or barley
into meal allow him TO retain a GER
tain proportion of the grain, and in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
SURPRISED ON BIRTHDAY.

Mrs. William Smith was pleasantly
surprised by Il of her friends and
neighbors yesterday afternoon in honor
of her birthday anniversary. The ladies
brought the luncheon, enjoying it late
in the afternoon. Several very pleas
ant hours were spent over their fancy
work. Mrs. Smith was presented with
piece of linen as a birthday remem-
brance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
NEW SPEAKERS FOR
HARD ROADS MEET

Tomorrow evenings good roads
meeting ~ Illinois City depends some
what upon the condition Of the wealth
er. II it is possible. however, the ses-
sion viii be held, considerable interest
on the subject having been manifest
ed by the people OF Buffalo Prairie. \.
=. Johnson Of East Moline. Fred r.
Young of Moline and T. H. GUyer OF
Rock Island viii be heard, and the
Syea quartet viii sing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
WOOlteX Garments
Are Now Ready
at SIS and Up

The popularity of our Fall Suits at SIS
and up, is evident. Comparisons have prov
ed our assertions that exceptional values
are available az that price in this store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
soRoRIETY PIcNIcs AT ISLAND.

The Gamma Alpha ri sorority, COM
posed of former high school girls, en-
ioyed an outing yesterday at Camp
bells island. They went to the island
in the afternoon and enjoyed their sup
per there. Bathing was enjoyed by
some of the members and a delightful
time was spent. Six members and one
guest were in the party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
Pretty Blunt.

Elderly Lady-Doctor. am troubled
Tth hallucination that l am being
followed by a man. What sort of cure
would you suggest? Honest Physician
"A mirror-Cleveland Leader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28
Socialist 70 Sreak.

Janet Fenimore KOrngold. wen
known among socialists as a national
lecturer. will speak at Long View park
Friday evening. Sept. (. at o'clock.
Her subject will be Wealth and
Wages"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-28

be wiped out, but if it is still owing
then the smith discharges it by going
into the harvest field himself.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
PROF. CHURCH MISSING

Fears are entertained in Reno
for the safety of Prof. ]. E. Church.
meteorologist of the university
agricultural experiment station.
He left Reno in th~ early part of
April to make snowfall. observa-
tions on Mount Rose and has not
been heard from since. When he
left Reno, he intended to stay about
a week at Mount Rose, then leas e
for Tahoe City where he expected
to remain a few days and then re-
turn to Reno. TIE Journal says he
has not been reported at Tahoe City
and is eight days over due there
and has not been heard from at
any point. Relief parties from
Tahoe City and Reno have gone
in search of him.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
BIRDS OF A FEATHER"

Judge Golf Of New York, was ap.
preached by Il professional seller of
painted birds one afternoon not
long ago, in ttc neighborhood Of
the law courts. and exhibiting one
Of the birds the expert asked the
judge if he could tell him to wha.
species it belonged.
The judge stopped, examined the
bird with great care pretending
to admire the gaudy pummagc,
then examining il again und re-
marked:
III do not think | have ever seen
a bird exactly like this, but judging
from the old proverh that Birds
OF n feather flock together" |
should say it was n jailbird."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
BOUND AND GAGGED
BY TWO BURGLARS

Adee Wristen had a close call
fl rom strangulation last night when
two men. whom he describes as
large and dressed in dark clothes
attacked him as he was retiring at
the home of F. NJ. Clark. where he
is rooIuer.
The men were undoubtedly Sec
reted in the house when Wristen
began to disrobe and probably fear-
ing interruption in their work or
that ali alarm would be given We're
Wristen allowed his freedom, they
siezed him, bound his legs and
arms, gagged him with handker-
chief that was reeking with filth
and threw him under table. Mrs.
Clark returned home at about that
moment and realizing at once that
something was wrong, entered
Wristen's room and found him al
most suffocated where the house.
breakers had thrown him. Releas-
ing him ne soon recovered, but the
men had disappeared.
Wristen's vague description of
the men was not of much assistance
to the authorities, who Immediately
began search for the burglars, so
there is not much hope that they
will be apprchended. Nothing so
far as known was taken from the
house.-Carson Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
BARBEBS IS. BAR1ENDEAS

There was quite crowd at the
ball park yesterday afternoon to
see the game between the BARRIERS
and the bartcndcrs. The game was
so onc.sided that after the 18th in.
ming for the barlendcrs their feet
got very cold and they gave up the
contest. In four innings they sue.
cccdcd in getting only two men
across the home plate, while the
BARRIERS in three rounds at the bat
had 90 tallies to their credit. If
the game had run to the full nine
innings, the BARRIERS would probably
had close to n hundred tallic3 to
their credit.
Next Sunday nine Of the fat mon
of the town will meet the b~rbprs
at the bat. This ought t. lie an
interesting gamr.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
WILL NOT LIFT THE VEIL

1t is not AT all likely that the Re-
publican and Progressive members
of Congress would care to have all
the evidence of the connection of
the Roosevelt administration with
the taking" of Panama paraded
before the world. There are too
many dark spots in that piece of
executive chicanery and too many
big" men in the mess, including
the purchase of the old Panama
Canal company's rights, to make it
safe proposition to monkey with.
Hence the Minnesota patriot, whose
ire over the proposition to pay
$25, 100000 to Colombia as recon-
ppnse for her injuries, impels him
to insist on the impeachment of
President Wilson, will have to cool
his Indignation and his heels as
best he may.-Humboljt Star.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
BLIND STAGGERS

In the past years horses have
died by the thousands in Texas,
Iowa. Missouri. Illinois, Kansas
and Nebraska from disease known
as blind staggcrs or forage poison
ing. Last year the disease was
more prevalent than ever before.
Investigators of the United States
department of agriculture have
practically established that this
horse disease can he cured effective.
ly only by total change of feed
and forage. These Investigators say
that it is quite obvious that there is
Il direct connection between the
green forage, exposed pasturagc and
newly cut hay or fodder which the
horses eat, and this ccrchrO-spinal
meningitis as the disease is known
to science. In fact eating of such
forage when contaminated is un-
d0ubtcdly the most important cause.
Over 95 per cent OF the cases of
this disease in Kansas and Nebraska
during the outbreak in 1912 were
maintained under such conditions.
Great care must be taken that the
horses do not obtain the dangerous
forage unknown to their owners.
About 90 per cent of the affected
animals die. while medical treat
mcnt in the vast majority of the
cases has not brought results never
thclcss if it used at all it must be
prompt and before the disease has
time to run. The first and most
important thing to remember is TO
avoid risk Of disease IN the first
place by feeding your horses only
clean wcll-curcd forage and grain
and pure water.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
STANDARD SILVER OR COLO

Standard silver or gold is not Of
uniform composition, but its base
metal content is controlled by local
regulation. The American standard
for hoth gold and silver admits of
an addition Of 10 per cent Of other
metals. Standard gold carries per
cent silver and 9 per cent copper,
and the standard silver 10 per cent
copper. british standard gold con-
tains 22 parts Of gold ncr %, which
is locally designed as % carat.
With standard silver the carat pro-
portions are also used in calculating
base content, although the term
carat" is not used in designating
the silver incness. Bullion if often
sold in England and the colonies at
SO much per ounce standard gold,
the price including the proportion
Of silver found in standard gold.
And additional silver content is
paid for at the ruling price Of the
metal Mining and Scientific
Press.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
NO ARKS NEEDED

Up in certain part of the Puget
sound country the average rainfall
in year is l42 inches. Ii r. ins
almost all the time. A missionary
came among the Indians III that
section and began preaching to
them. He held the interest of the
inhabitants until one day when ne
preached to them about the flood.
He told them il rained forty days
and forty nights and that the wcrld
was engulfed, describing the ad-
ventures of Noah and the Ark.
He was much distressed when his
congregation rose and left the place
while he was yet telling abou; the
flood.
whats The mattcr?" he asked
one of them. why did they all go
out before had finished my str.
ron"
"Huh!" said the Indian. "No
believe" Rain here 100 days and
100 nights and no flood yet"-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
FALSE DIAMONDS
EASILY DETECTED

Marvelously beautiful as are the
imitation diamonds of today an en-
perienced eye never mistakes them
for the genuine article.
The average person, no oSever can
easily be deceived and the follow
ing simple tests should assist him
III striking up a bargain. The
facets on raal diamond arc rarely
SO regular ss those of really good
limitations. With the latter the
greatest care has tn be taken in
grinding ard polishing, so that
there shall he no regularity in the
reflections Of the light.
A file cannot scratch a real dia-
mond, hut quickly irjures an imi-
tation. A sapphire is the next
hardest stone Ia a diamond aid is
an even better test than the file.
Thrust diamond ring into a
bowl of water ard the stones will
glitter through the liquid, but an
imitation stone loses all its brill
fancy under water. If YOU look
through a diamond at black dot
on piece of white paper you will
see the black speck quite clearly
l. the dot is blurred or multiplied
the stone is probably not genuine.
Place one drop of water upon
the face of a diamond, touch it
with a point Of a panciI-,he drop
will keep its globule form and the
stone remain dry. If the brilliant
is an imitation the water at once
spreads Out.--Answers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
MEN MUST PAY FOR
LACK OF CHARACTER

"LefIie Louie" one of the New
York gunner recently clectrocuted
at OssimIng, New York, gave sul-
emn warning to every wayward boy
in the country when he said:
81 am paying the rrire of a bad
reputation. had the best parents
a boy ever had, hut was not a
good son to them. went the
wrong way"
The condemned man was refer
ring TO character instead of reputa.
tion. While developing his evil
character he for time still may
have fair or even guod reputu-
tion. It's mars character that
either aids him to success or furn-
ishes the weakness making him vul.
nerabl" to temptation.
But the wayward boys fail to
heed even such warnings. Their
departure from the path fenced in
by law is not always immediate.
They flirt with temptation, while
they indulge appetite and passion.
Then comes the day when sud-
denly their weakened mentality and
physical desires become the allies
Of temptation, and in one moment
is committed tho deed which brings
over their lives pail of crime, dis
grace and vain regret.
Too late are remembered the
words IF Solomon:
"Thc ar OF the Lord prolongcth
the days; but the years of the
wicked shall he shortcncd."- Bee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
JARRED BY SIX EARTHQUAKES

Sundays Virginia Enterprise
says:
Six earthquakes-did you stop
to count them - were felt in this
city yesterday forenoon and the
way doors and windows ratified
sounded like a cannonade in the
Mexican war. The first came at
S:2l, followed by two more at an
interval Of about one minute each.
AT 9:l8 another occurred and two
more quickly followed. People
rushed out Of their homes to the
street from tall buildings and sew
cral women tainted.
a brick chimney was shaken over
at the Cole building and in n num-
Der OF residences plaster fell. All
Of the shocks were severe. Carson
felt the same number of shocks as
mere while at Dayton they were un-
usally severe.
At ReLo and Sutro the shocks
were barely noticeable. though at
the latter place a severe shock oc.
CURED during the night.
Men who were employed under.
ground state that a rumbling could
be heard before the shocks were
felt and that timbcrs cracked and
in some places the drift were filed
with dust. In another place wave
could be seen in the ground as the
shock came and it felt as though
some giant cannon had been fired
against the side of the drift.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
SALUTING THE FLAG

A flag salute as a form of re-
dress for an injury or slight to ma
tional honor Is not a new thing in
American history. This country
has itself Un several occasions Sd
luted the flag OF other countries on
demand. The Springfield Rep1bli-
can recalls that in 1884 our nu7y
Mas required by order of President
Lincoln to give a national salute
in honor of Brazil. The American
navy had captured a Confeie rate
crusier in Brazilian waters unh as
an apology for this violation of
Brazilian sovereignty the govern
mcnt Of Brazil demanded a salute
and received it. Also in 1856 a
national salute was given the
French on account Of violationHof
the treaty rights of the French
Consul in San Francisco. In some
respects the difficulty in Tampco
was similar to that in Valparaiso.
Chile, in 1891, but the Valparaiso
trouble was more serious offensc
while the ultimate consequences
were not so great as the Tampico
difficulty is likely to be. In Val
aIiso certain sailors of the United
States cruiser Baltimore, on the
shore leave. engaged in a fight With
Chileans in red light saloon and
the whole town became embroiled.
Endcdvoring to return to their
ships the sailors were roughly hand
led by mob, several were ini rcd
and ore or two killed. The United
State did not demand a national sa-
Lutte of the flag in rccompensc for
this olfcnsc, but after n year or two
of negotiations the Chilean govern
ment made suitable apologies and
paid an indemnity of SIS. .OO0 for
the relief Of the families of the
sailors whl had been killed.-.Ana-
conda Standar |.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
KNOCKING DOWN" FARES
is GAL LED DISCRIMINATORY

Knocking down" fares by rail
wav conductors or allowing some
passengers to ride for less money
than other passengers are charged,
is discrimination" according to
the language of the federal au-
thorities.
The governments determination
to weed out ever" vestigc Of dis
elimination in railway lates by
prosecution under the Hepburn act
has worked to the advant 2ge of the
railway. In seeking out and expos
ing discriminating" condu ctors,
the federal officers are revealing to
the railroad employees who keep
two nickels for themselves ard give
one to the company"
Two conductors on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio road were arrested
recently not for Knocking" but
for discriminating" against one
passenger by charging him more
than another passenger. The gov
eminent agents are watching rail-
way conductors all over the United
States, including those on the Pa
citic coast lines. - Expositor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
HAMILTON BECOMING
ACTIVE AGAIN

The old camp Of Hamilton, New,
which in the latter part of the COS
was one Of the most talked of
camps of the sagebrnsh state, is
again becoming active in a substan-
tlal way. AT one time it was une
Of the big lead-sIlvcr camps of the
west and the town of Hamilton is
probably one of the most mournful
landmarks of mining to be found in
the country today. A. b. Witcher,
a banker at Ely, has lease on the
Jennie A mine and is getting out
considerable ore. This will shortly
be shipped by way Of Eureka. The
Hamilton Power Mining and Trans
portation company has ont 1000
sacks of ore ready for ma. ket and
besides that has about 400 tons of
ore broken down in the mine ready
for shipment. The ore from this
property will average about $25 a
ton. +. McEllin, one the old TIM
ers in the camp. is working a prop
erty from which considerable ore is
being taken. At the Ne Plus VI.
ira, owned by the Bambergcrs, five
or six men are at work. Ely Re-
cor1
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
SHOOTING AFFRAN At M'GILL

AS the result Of a shooting affair
at McGill, Nevada about 6 o'clock
Monday two Greeks are in the
hospital to he operated on for bullet
wounds. One Greek was shot by
his countryman and the other was
wounded in a gun fight with deputy
Sheriff Holmes while resisting ar
rest.
Chris Panos, one of the injured
MEN is in the S:eptoe hospital in a
critical condition from bullet
wound in the chest and another in
the side below the tenth rib which
it is understood were inflicted by
Gust Demogclis during the quarrel
in boarding house. Demogelis
is in the county hospital with bull
let wound, received while engaged
in a pistol duel with Deputy Sheriff
Holmes who arrested him.
1t appears that Demogelis and
Panos got into quarrel in board
ing house and Panos or relative
threw a basket of knives at Demo-
gels who drew gun and shot
Panos twice threw the, body. Demo
gelis then made his escape and Dep
uty Sheriff Holmes was notified
who located the man near the
slaughter house below McGill. When
the tficer approached within about
100 yards, Demogelis fired at him
and the deputy sheriff fred one
shot into the air. calling to the
man to surrender. The 1nly answer
the deputy got was too more sh ats
that came to close for comfurt and
he was compelled 10 Get the man,
which he did with shot through
the groin. The wound is not con-
sidered to be a dangerous one and
Dcmogelis is being taken care Of
at the county hospital. Ely Ex-
positor.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-01
WASTING AMMUNITION

The republican editors of the
state are wasting lot of ammuni-
tion in q vain eff,rt to defeat Sena-
tor Newlands. They accuse him of
nearly all the crimes in thu calen-
dar and try TO helittle mis- service
to the state. II he supports the
administration, they call him a
traitor tC the state and if he op-
poses its policy he is a traitor to
his party. Verify, these hidebound
editors are hard lot to satisfy.
Their imagin9 tion runs riot with
th,ir brains and make them laugh
ing stock of the sensible independ-
ent voters Of the state.
While they are peddIing their
twaddle to the voters, Senator
Newlands goes on in the even
tenor Of his way confident of the
support of his part; and host of
thinking independent republications
who place the welfare of the state
above mere partisan victory.
The fulmins stions IF these editors
may d credit to their partisanship
but they reflect no credit upon
their brains. But we suppose their
campaign Of abuse will 60 on until
the people speak at the ballot box
in November. Then they will rea.
lize how insignificant their inf uence
is in the politics of the state.