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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01


cred too tall for a young lady?
READER.
"a No. Nothing will remove the hair
from the upper lip but electric treat
ments, which are expensive and also
dangerous, unless done by an expert.
(2) Some eyelashes will never grow
long. no matter what is done for them
The best thing 1 know of is yellow vas
cline. Take a toothpick or pointed
match-end. dip it in the vaseline, and
carefully paint the edges Of the eye
lids with the vaseline. Be careful not
to get any into the eyes. as it is very
painful. Do this every night
CD A shiny or glossy appearance
of the hair is the result of its being
in a healthy condition. If it seems TO
lack life and vitality. it would be ad-
visable to consult a reliable hair
dresser.
ca Add a little alcohol TO the water
in which you wash your face. Keep
on hand a bottle containing: Boracic
acid, one dram; rosewater, four
ounces; mix. Apply the lotion as al
ten as necessary.
go No.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % WHAT
shall l do to get rid of dimples which
l dislike very much and to which my
boy friends are always referring?
ca I'm Is years old and my boy
friends consider me too young TO go
out in company. and hence they have
never asked 70 take me anywhere
How do you think I should inform
them? 1 don't see any way. Please
tell me.
TROUBLED.
ID l am afraid that you can not
have the dimples removed without
possible injury to the face. They are
generally regarded as an attractive
thing in women. and would refuse 10
be teased by an allusion to them
were you.
CD I'm afraid they are right. You
viii! have lots OF time for that later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
PROGRAM AT ZION CHAPEL.

The August meeting of the Young
Peoples society of Zion Lutheran
church was held in Zion chapel last
evening, the threatening weather keep
ing number of the members away.
Edwin and Victor Johnson acted as
hosts and served refreshments during
the social hour that followed the short
program Vocal numbers were given
by Edwin johnson, a short talk by Dr.
c. A. Blomgren, a vocal duet by Ed
win and Victor johnson and reading
by Miss Esmeralda Anderson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
LAST OF PARTIES FOR MISS
KLEIN,

The last of the series of parties that
have been given to honor Miss Corinne
Klein of Davenport, whose marriage
to Hugo Simon is an event of Thurs
day, was that given by Miss Rae Ros-
enstein of Moline at Campbell's island
i'm yesterday afternoon. Auction
bridge was played and favors went to
Miss Klein and Miss Irma Kohn of
this city. Yellow and pink decora-
lions were used on the serving table,
a collation. following the games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY ANNI-
NERSARX

The sixtieth birthday anniversaries
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Norris were
celebrated Sunday at their home on
Twenty-fourth street road, South Rock
Island, when they entertained COM
pany of rs relatives and close friends.
Garden flowers added TO the attractive
ness OF the home and the lawn was
hung with many bright Japanese Ian
terms. Games and music entertained
the younger people while the older
ones visited. At 6 o'clock dinner was
served at tables placed on the lawn.
Numerous gifts were left with Mr.. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
VIOLA

| Mrs Josephine Carnahan Parker
daughter of William NJ. and Sarah
Carnahan, who died in Chicago, Aug
%, of creeping paralysis, was born
Nov. IA, 1851, at the old homestead
four miles west of Viola. For some
years prior to her marriage she taught
school. On Thanksgiving day, 1877,
she was united in marriage to ]. w.
Parker. The husband and six chill
| dren survive her and are: Mrs. Nell
| lie Sieghartner and Joy Parker of
Glenavis, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Ida
Benson and Paul Parker of Des
Moines; Mrs. Floe Clayburn of Rock
Island, and William at home. Also
four sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
Jerusha Smith of Riverside, Cal; Mrs.
Stella McEmen of Ashton, Kan; Mrs.
Texas; Mrs. Lizzie Spivy of Boise,
Idaho, and Oscar N. Carnahan of
Aledo and P. NJ. Carnahan of Mon
mouth; Mrs. Benson, Paul and Viii
liam and the husband, also the broth
ers, o. N. and p. NJ. Carnahan, were
present at the funeral. All the sis
tiers and three of the children were
unable to be present. The funeral
services were conducted in Viola, Tues
day, Aug. 20 by Rev. J. A. Barnes and
the interment was made in the GENE
terry at New Windsor, Ill.
The Misses Spicer will entertain the
members of the Home and Foreign
Missionary society at their home on
South Sheppard street Wednesday,
Sept. 2, at 2:30 p. m. The leader is
Mrs. T. A. Dunlap and the topic,
Young People in Missions" The
business is election of officers.
Mrs. Krein and son, Hugh, of Mon
mouth, spent a few days here the past
week with old friends. They go from
here to their new home in Pontiac.
DR.. and Mrs. E. C. Grove of Chi
cago and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Thomp-
son of Rock Island were guests of
Mrs. Ella Bentle from Friday until
Sunday
DR.. and Mrs. V. A. Garretson of
Freeport, the formers sister, Miss
Enid and Thomas NJ. Brown of Steph-
on, Mimi, are visiting at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. c. C. Harper.
Mrs. ]. w. Park has returned to her
home in Seaton, after making Miss
Bertha McCreight a short visit.
Mrs. Georgia Porter and daughter of
Moline, arrived here Tuesday and are
guests of Mrs. Florence Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Vance, daugh-
ter Violet and sons. Holmes and Ches-
ter of Joy, attended the funeral of
Irwin J. Walker last Sunday.
S. Gaber has concluded hi visit
with Mr.. and Mrs A Winston and
left on Thursday for his home in Chi
cago.
Mrs. Nettie Frazier and son, Mar
tyn, and sister, Miss Virginia White,
attended the district fair at Gales |
burg Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Foster of
Alpha attended the funeral OF Irwin |
Walker last Sunday morning.
Floyd Wathen, who left Viola a short |
time ago to go to New Windsor with |
the Gardiner Bros. show company, was |
taken suddenly i'll at that place and |
was removed to his parents home in |
Viola the first of the week.
Mrs. Vici Hughes and children ar
rived here on Wednesday morning
from Missouri to visit Mrs. Hughes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Williams.
MIR. and Mrs. o. n. Carnahan left
Thursday for Waddams grove. at
which place they will attend the an
nual Wesleyan Methodist camp meet
ing now in session there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Robinson of Bar
stow spent Saturday and Sunday with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
HALT anl
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MRS ELI 2 AEETE TLVnOSON
MRS ELI 2 AEETE TL9HQSQN

Dear Mrs Thompson: ID What Is
the latest style in hair-dressing for
young girls?
CD Should a geranium slip be
placed in water before putting it in
the soil?
go Will felt hats be worn all win
ter?
(4) 1t it all right to visit the "mov-
les" On Sunday afternoon?
60 Please give recipe for chocolate
pie.
Co Does mercolized wax Danish PIN
pies?
Cd a wishes to introduce B to her
friend. What does a say in introduce
ing, and what does B say after being
introduced?
% Many of them are wearing it
drawn back from the ears rather tight
ly and turned under in a French twist,
with large bone hairpin to finish it.
CD Yes. (3) 1 do not think they
will.
"a I should not advise it, hut l
is your parents attitude toward it?
(5) Chocolate Pie-Make a custard
by pouring two cupfuls of scalding
milk gradually upon three eggs that
have been beaten we'll with four table
spoons of sugar. Return to the fire,
stir in a half cup grated sweet choco-
late, remove from fire, add teaspoon
of vanilla. and pour mixture into pie
plate lined with puff paste. Bake I'M
til set
Co l have never heard that 1t does.
CD A may say. Permit me to in
troduce Mr.. B TO you" or, Il should
like to have you meet Mr.. B." If B
is a girl, you should present the young
man to her. 3 may say that he is
pleased to make his acquaintance, is
glad to know him, or he may simply
say. How do you do?"
Dear Mrs. Thompson: "a Will you
kindly tell me If ammonia and perox-
ide applied every night will in time
kill the growth of hair on upper lip?
90 Is there anything to make eye
lashes grow long and dark?
CD What will give light hair shiny
look?
ca What is good for shiny nose?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
SURPRISE MRS. FENDER.

Yesterday was the birthday ami
versary of Mrs. William Fender and
company of ladies cognizant of the
event carried out a pleasant surprise
party on her. They went TO her home,
2737 Eighth-and-one-half avenue, and
took1her completely by surprise and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
WEDDING TO BE DOUBLE cERE-
MONY

A double wedding ceremony in
which Paul Raymond Spitznas of this
city will be one of the principals will
be celebrated at Macomb, ILL.,, tomor-
row afternoon at 6 o'clock. At that
time will take place the marriage of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

You would have thought there was
only one seed in the whole garderi-
and here there were hundreds, yes thou
sands, all ready for the taking.
At last, tired and cross, they gave
up irving 10 get any breakfast and
few off TO their nests.
Silly creatures" croaked the wise
old toad from his corner of the gar
den, can't they see there is plenty for
all7"
But they couldn't see. Tired and
hungry those foolish little orioles
smoothed their feathers and wished
there were enough seeds for all.
TomoyyoU-yack Frost and the Deao
Drops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Bed Time Tales
The Greedy Ori0Le
By Clara Ingram Judson.

as he saw the blacklist oriole pause By
another seed cluster, that's the one 1
mean to eat"
He snapped and peclzed till the black
est oriole was glad to fly away again.
BACK and forth across the garden
they darted. pausing by this seed pod
and that, fighting, pecking and quar-
reling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
THE TABLE.

THE TABLE.
Cream Chicken Salad-Stew until
tender a plump One-year-old chicken,
and reserve the broth in which it was
cooked. Do this the day before you
use it. Use breast of chicken. Soak
a tablespoon of graduated gelatin in
half cup cold chicken broth. Chop
white meat quite fine or put it
through meat chopper. Beat one and
one-half cups cream until stiff and
dry Beat well the yolks of four
eggs, adding gradually one and one
half cups hot chicken broth, and cook
mixture over hot water, stirring con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

If you boil hooks and eyes in
strong soda water before sewing
them on garments it will prevent
their iron molding in the wash.
To remove rings from a finger
swollen by their tightness dip the
finger in ice cold soapsuds.
When marking linen, first write
the name in black lead pencil, then
mark over the pencil with marking
ink. You will find that the pencil
prevents the ink from spreading and
looking unsightly, as is SO often the
case Always use a new pen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01

announced their plans to re main with
her for the afternoon. \ three course
lunch was served and Mrs. Fender was
given many lovely gifts. The company
included Mesdames Gustave Inter
kircher, Henry Harder, John Ehlers,
James Lawson, John Lawson, William
Thorpe, Phin Walker, w. J. Miller, j.
Kennedy and Mrs. Kimble of Sher-
rard.
PARTY TO MEET MISS HOESLEY.
Miss Grace Long invited a company
OF II young women to her home, 1886
thirteenth avenue, last evening to
meet Miss Ellen Hoesley of Spokane,
Wash, who will tomorrow afternoon
become the bride of Percy Fry, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Fry, 2916 Thir-
teenth avenue. Games and contests
&C various kinds passed a delightful
yening and first prizes went to Mrs.
Edward Brien and Miss Alma Krab-
benhoft, and consolation to Miss Elsie
Hoesley of Grinnell, Iowa, a sister OF
the honoree. with a special prize,
hand embroidered towel for the guest
OF honor. Vocal and Instrumental
music was enjoyed and collation. was
served before the evenings close.
Miss Dell Butler of Chicago, the house
guest of Mrs. Brien, was an out of
t2wn guest.
Saturday evening Miss Agnes Schil-
linger. 1920 Thirteenth avenue, enter
tanned a company of friends, also as
a courtesy to Miss Hoesley and Mr..
Fry. Entertainment in the form of
games and music was provided and a
lunch was served. Miss Myrtle Kit
tisen will entertain this evening
members of the bridal party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-01
Connecticut Taverns of 1914.

TavernS came early, and under or
der of the general court in 1914 they
were established mot only in Hart
ford, but others in each town upon
our river" An old authority tells what
a guest might expect:
"Clean sheets TO lie in wherein no
man had been lodged since they came
from the landresse and have a ser
vante to kindle his fire and one to pull
off his boots and make them clean and
have the hoste and hostess to visit
him and to eat with the hoste or at a
common table IL he pleases to eat in
his chamber, commanding what meate
he will, according to hi, appetite. Yea,
the kitchen being open to him to order
teh meat to be dressed as he liketh 1t
best"
The landlord was not to allow
person TO be intoxicated in his house
or to drink excessively or to tipple
after O'Clock at night.-"A History OF
Connecticut" by George l.. Clark.
What Sherman said about war: 81
confess without shame that am tired
and sick of war. It's glory is all moon
shine. Even success the most bril-
liant is over dead and mangled bod
les. the anguish and lamentations of
distant families appealing to me for
missing sons. husbands and fathers
1t ia only those who have not heard
shot nor heard the shrieks and
groans of the wounded and lacerated,
that cry aloud for more blood, more
vengeance. more desolation. War is
hell"
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

rrc1itirn upon ruggcdnc, upon the bulldog qudiy ID
holdinp what YOU had and rclcntcssly hgltnB youI
way forward, never giving up possession oi Inc IAN
This tradition Of bulldog tenacity WIN ulc pdl "'
been bred in the bone Of football generations, UNI"
had actually produced its clear cut type OF man
DOC, remember Cov Of Yale. that blond giant whom
football men cannot forget and still love to refer 70 a.
the most perfect specimen Of player who ever iorcel
his vav through an cncmvs lines; six feet two ne stood
in his stockings and one hundred and ninety pounds
of lean flesh and high-toncd muscle were his. DO you
know that when this living dynamo scored touchdo"H'
against his chief opponent not even he was aDle 10 pore
his wav HyoHgh the whirl Of meeting bodies DuJ hai
to bc lifted on the hips and shoulders OF hs mates u
he was high enough in the air TO fling himself over the
srirnaqnq forward across the goal line for the score
This sort Of attack in which he who carries the pan
bulls his way right through the ranks that soIdy OPP
pose him. had led the injuries and deaths resulting
from the coscpackcd mass attack, and thus had JUS
tilted the introduction Of the forward pass as one means
Of saving the game.
OF course the main change in the game has not been
the introduction Of the forward pass, but the forbid
ding of mass play by means Of the rule that provides
a penalty of fifteen yards against team whenever TWO
or more Of its PLAYERS are aiding one another IN
attack by pushing, pulling, or encrclng arms.
XYIHAT use has been made Of the forward pass In
w general it has been used most successfully IN
its skeleton form TO scare opponents. The rules require
that forward pass be made from at least five yards
behind the forward line The average style OF direct
attack, however formed much closer than that to
the forward line Therefore, when the wachtul oppo-
nents see men in the back field Of the attacking team
over five wards back of the rush line they must prepare
for either kick or a forward pass e., they must send
men back twenty yards or more thus greatly weaken
ing their own defense by destroying its compactncss
Having thus threatened a kick or forward pas, the
attacking team is now in the agreeable position OF being
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

name is as classic in football in literature there
were old and young cocgans drawn from every quarter
of the United States Men who had passed one an
other every day without a sign Of interest quickly fell
into chummy conversation, and from that moment on
had the mutual advantage of one another society. 1t
had taken the gruut Of the pgskiu and the answering
rush of each man who had played football OF seen foot
ball 10 draw them together
DO YOU. Reader remember your own feelings when
in your childhood your mother would hold out TO your
unwilling mouth and nostrs a tablespoonful OF castor
oil? What YOU felt then is what a majority OF foot
ball coaches and PLAYERS felt eight years ago when the
rule makers nailed the forward pass onto football
American football is founded upon the principle that
the ball must be advanced through resisting enemy
lines: either by direct attack, by drawing him out
OF position through fake attack and then advancing
or by outfanking him.
Emphasis has always been placed upon the principle
that the advance is made by carrying the ball. And
the only exception to this the advance by kicking the
ball is SO carefully advertised IN advance (by the
mancuycr Of sending the man who Is to kick double
the usual distance back of his forward line that 1t
NAV be safeguardcd against. The forward pass was
REGARDED by coaches players, and cXplayers alike as
foreign 10 American football because 1t violated tins
fundamental rule that 10 advance toward the enemy
goal YOU must hod the ball and outrJn, oudodge, or
with a stiff arm ward off opponents To give up poi-
session Of the ball by ngng it into the air and yet TO
retain equal rights with opponents TO recover IT, inns
was something new and IN reality foreign to the spirit
Of the game
The old game previous TO this new rule put
New-York tribune., 1914-11-22

+ grunt of the pigakin as it strikes the
ground was suddenly heard one day in the
main street of Goldicld, Nevada, during
the height of the boom times. Scarcely
had that unmistakablc sound been heard
than young men and old came tumblng
ont from buildings on both sides of the
street. There was one Of the Pocs, whose
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-02
Druggists Admit Guilt.

Raleigh, March 25.-In the Supe-
rior court, the five negro druggists
indicted on the charge of retailing
liquor without license and violating
other sections Of the .prohibitory
laws, pleaded guilty to the charge
and formally accepted the punish
ment assessed against them Judge
:. NJ. Cook also issued an order pro-
Viding all the liquor found on the
premises Of any of the accused drug
lists be confscated. It will be
nauled to Fayetteville and Martin
streets this afternoon and emptied.
The destruction of the hundreds of
bottles Of whiykey will it is expect
Fl form a spectacle of drawing
power. Embodied with the order
tcr confis cation and destruction was
a provision that the druggists sur
render their license.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-02
Farmers Union ReWs.
w. H. WHITE
I Political advertising.

Il looks as if the members Of the
Farmers Union around Enfield real
iy mean business. They have open
ed a Farmers Union store and are
carrying about a three thousand
dollar stock Of goods, consisting Of
all kinds Of groceries and heavy
hardware. Nir. Geo. r. Bennett is
the general manager, with L. A.
Williams as clerk. In the fall Of
1911 the farmers organized the En-
field Farmers Union Warehouse
Company, and they bought six we'll
located lots on the railroad near the
hosiery mills, and they now have a
nice building on the lots 5Ox10O feet
that will hold 1000 bales of cote n
This company decided to open a
store as they had such good success
with the warehouse business. There
are about Is farmers in the company
Almost every day the secretary Oh
the County Union receives letters
telling Of some one who is expecting
O attend the county convention to
&C held at Halifax Saturday, Apri
l1th. DR.. J. M. Templeton. OF
Caly, n. c., State vice-president
will speak on ''The Farmers Union
Past, Present and Future. Rev. A
?. Mustain, the county chaplain
sill discuss why we Should Belong
to the Farmers Union,' and Prof. ]
c. Stuart, Of Aurelian Springs, vii
also deliver an address. as we'll a
some others.
Brethren, you can afford to take
day off and go to Halifax, have
good time and go back home happy
You'll not regret It. We are hopin.
to see some 800 there. All togetue
and say, con to Halifax -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-02
New Eaf The TDFPenS System.

Before either State or national
government CO: Go anything ef'ec-
tive in the Inc Of rural credits for
the land o"nefs, 3 better system Of
registering land titles must be de-
vise!. What shall it profit us if a
somewhat Fewer interes- rate is OBJ
tainel, Or money. for land loans is
made.snare >easily available, if we
then fnnH ttl1z7f- titles are too doubt
fuE: to Ae accepted as collateral, or if
the 3rohi,i-ive cost Of examining"
a title every time a loan is wanted
keeps the farmer from using the
rural credit system so laboriously
wrought out for his benefit?
North Carolina now has the Tor
rens System, and we are glad to find
that the farmers Of the adjoining
States of Virginia, South Carolina
and Georgia are fast resolving that
they are entitled to as good treat
ment as the farmers of the Old
North Stat in this respect. From
these States the agitation will gain
force in other. sections, and Mis- sis
sinpi. Alabama and Texas will soon
take hold. Progressive Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-02
BY DR.. J. A. HERMAN,

BY DR.. }. A. HERMAN,
Bureau of Animal Industry, Nash
willie, Tenn.
The further south we move the
greater percentage Of infested herds
we find. The best method of tick
eradication now is the arsenical solu-
ton in the dipping vat
Today, in any territory in Tennes-
see, Alabama, or Mississippi. in which
tick eradication is being prosecuted
the owners Of cattle bring them to the
nearest dipping vat on the appointed
day, regularly every two weeks, and
plunge them into the arsenical solu-
ton. After a few times he doesn't
even need to prod them, to get them
to go through, merely opens the gate
as they have experienced the benefits
Of the refreshing bath, and take to il
with eagerness and apparent delight
The only thing to do Is for the people
Of the south to get together and work
in harmony, if they are to accomplish
the best results.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-04-02
TIE PAPER SOLD

The commonwealth, consisting OF
all type, presses, fixtures, name,
good will, etc, has been sold to Mr..
Luther Mills Kitchin, who assumed
control yesterday, April /, and will
continue the publication Of the
paper.
Under the terms of the sale all
accounts due for job work and ed
vertising to April 1st, are to be paid
to me, and he carries all paid in adj
vance subscriptions for what is no"
or may become due. By this ar
rangament no paid-in- advance sub
scribcr need fear losing what has
been paid.
wish publicly to express my ap-
probation fer the support given me
during the four years and nine
months ] have been in the commun-
ity.
Mr.. kitchin, our successor, is a
son CT Congressman Claude kitchin,
and is young man Of talent and
Gifted with the pen and we COM
mend him to the public. Under his
management and editorship The
Commonwealth ought to grow bet
ter and prosper.
have no special plans for the flu
ture right now, but would consider
proposition to buy a county seat
weekly newspaper or would estab
lish g paper in some live, growing
town.
Again thanking one and all, I an
Yours very truly,
J. c.. HARDY