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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
ENROLMENT HAS
BROKEN A RECORD
Number of High School Stu
dents So Far This Year Is
Five Hundred Fifty.

The total enrolment at the high
school Is $40 to date. This exceeds
the enrolment for vast year by 40
The number of girls is far in the lead
OF the boys, who number 275 while 395
girls have registered. The senior class
is exceptionally large, numbering over
100. The freshmen class include 126
boys and girls, making the largest
freshmen class in years.
Football practice was begun at the
Reservoir field Wednesday and a like.
~ bunch of candidates put in their an
pearance. About 10 or 20 men re.
sponded to Coach Roe's call. More are
expected out in a few days. Before
donning their suits they were given a
short blackboard talk by the coach in
which few simple formations were
explained and useful information was
given about training and the training
table
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11

week after spending a week with her
brother. Meigs Kendall.
Miss Millicent Boyles entertained
the X. A. G. Sunday school class We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Smell are the par.
ents OF fine boy, born Wednesday.
The water melon social last Friday
night was well attended, and good
time was enjoyed.
Miss Lou Dryden of Keithsburg Wis
tied from Monday until Friday of last
week with Miss Bessie Cooper.
Misses Sara and Elda Grabs spent
Sunday with home folks.
Miss Hazelitt Cooke was in Aledo
Saturday.
Misses Minnie and Bessie Cooper
and Lois Dryden spent Thursday in
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
CITY DIRECTORY
HAS $500 NAMES
New Book Issued Contains In
teresting Facts Con-
corning Town.
ESTIMATE SHOWS 10000
Fine Field for the Student Of Nomen-
eIature to Browse in-Some
Peculiar Names.

There are $500 names in the r. l.
Polk & Co.'S New Rock Island city di-
rectory which was issued today, fresh
from the printer. The book fairly
buIges with Informative matter about
the city and is up 10 the standard IN
the past with few new added feat
ures-
The preface does not estimate the
population as II has heretofore but
figuring il according TO estimates made
on names. with Eve members 10 each
family. the population OF the city. II
can be seen, will oyerreach the SO'OOo
mark
The new directory IS a model in its
line. The first 80 pages are devoted
TO useful miscellaneous matter per
tanning to the city and county in gen
eral. II embraces every department
OF the city government ward boundar-
les. county government state govern
ment. supervisors, township officers,
libraries. United States officers, post
Office statistics, public schools, mis-
cellaneous schools and colleges,
churches with location, name OF pastor
and hours OF service. secret, benevolent
and miscellaneous societies, trades and
labor organizations, asylums. converts,
homes, cemeteries. hospitals, halls.
blocks. public buildings. parks and
squares and other information. In the
alphabetical directory are individuals
names, residence addresses, business
addresses, II in business, as an IN
dividual. the name OF the firm or cor
poration OF which he is a member, Of
fcer OF employe; you Will md the in
diyidual names OF the members OF
firms following the firm names and the
names Of officers following a corpora
tons name.
The classified business directory
furnishes a complete list of the dealers
in any article OF merchandise as well
as members OF all the trades and pro-
LESSONS listed under the proper CLASH
fed heading.
The street directory gives the name
OF each street the number of each
house on it and the name Of the head
Of the family or business concern oc-
cupying each house.
Some Novel Features.
Folks directory also affords a fine
field for the student Of nomenclature
10 browse IN, whether he be on the
hunt for the humorous or the unusual.
From 4 baseball standpoint the new
directory IS right up TO date. II pro-
vides Balls and Bats and two Pitchers
TO choose from, besides furnishing four
Fields and four Diamonds TO play on.
There are two Roots and a Champion,
and by way of POPULARITY Bushes TO
lose the ball in and Brambles 10 prick
the shins OF the player going after it,
Did II ever occur TO you 10 look up the
varieties OF the animal kingdom, the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
BAND CONCERT TO BE
IN SPENCER SQUARE

The next of the Rosenfield memor-
ial series of band concerts, which have
been held at Long View park during
the summer months, will be given in
Spencer square next Monday evening
by Bleuer's band under the leadership
of Prof Otto of Davenport.
The concerts this year have been
well attended but as the weather is
getting cooler and the people are not
going to Long View park as much as
they did earlier in the season, it was
thought best to have the next program
down town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
See Overnight
How Readily
POSlam Heals

Often when Poslam is applied to an
eruptional spot. that is the last you
Will see or the disorder. and the skin
is CLEAR next morning.
Poslam is efficiency itself in the
treatment of any skin trouble. Its
merits are easily demonstrated by trial
over night Compilations are beauti-
fully cleared. blackheads and Adde'S
cent pimples removed. Nothing equals
Poslam for ecZema. Itching stops at
trolled and driven away.
Your druggist sells Poslam. For free
sample, write to Emergency Iabora-
tories, 32 West Twenty-fifth street,
New York
Poslam Soap. indicated with Pos
lam. beauties compilations, prevents
roughness.. 20 cents ana Is cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
Lost or Stolen.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
Germania Fire Insurance company of
the city and state of New York, for
warded to II. Schreiner, its duly au-
thorized agent at Rock Island, Rock
Island county, Illinois. blank Tornado
Riders POOL to POPS inclusive. and that
said tornado riders have been lost or
stolen. Therefore, If said blank tor
nado riders have been fraudulently is
sued. they are void and of no effect,
and in the event of any claim for loss
being made hereunder, same will be
legally resisted by said company.
Any person holding one of the
above numbered documents, or pos
sessing information which might lead
to the recovery of the series describ-
ed, should communrate with
e G.. HALLE,
manager. Western Dept. Germania
Fire Insurance Co. of New York,
Chicago. Ill.-(Adv.)
All the new all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
WITTY Retort.

Il tel you. Pat. my boy" the big
man of the town confded. laying a
patroaizing hand on the young Irish
mans shoulder, Il wish l had your
tongue"
sure. sor." grinned Pat, but II
would do yez no good without me
ins."-Woman's Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11

Count and Countess Aside Of
France have just hurried through the
United States on their way to
France, where the count will fight
and the countess will take up the
duties Of a nurse on the field. They
were crossing the Pacific ocean when
war was declared and arrived in San
Francisco last week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
HAMLET

The farmers in this vicinity are
busy filling their silos.
Clarence Cooper and family visited
at Hiram Cooper's Sunday.
Mrs. Ben Halstead OF West Liberty,
Iowa, returned home the first OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11
Easy to Pronounce.

The Bray family have the easiest
rame in the book TO pronounce for
there Is not a donkey alive but can
manage it.
Topography gives Banks, Ford,
/ Brooks, Bush, Woods, Pool, Craig,
/ Parks. Dale. Lane, Hedges, Hills,
/ Groves. Fields. Bay and Glenn.
We find that three Apples, five As
tiers. three Bachelors, u Battles, eight
/ Briggs, four Campers, one Cheer. one
, Worm, one YeIlman, five Comes, four
| Cops. one Cutter, three French, two
Grammers. two Hams. two Hoops. four
Husseys, four Kloves, three Lodges,
one Mansion, Il Nickells, one Swim,
one Nix, seven NOrmans, one Florin,
one Person, six Rincks, one WOolheat-
er. four Samples. one Specter. one
Strawhorn, one Swing. one Welcome
six Strayers, IS WEIGH, six Whistlers
and 10 Wits are registered. Messrs
Rush and Gallup denote action
plenty. and although there are ~ Bak-
ers search fails 10 reveal a Bread or
Cake.
Many trades are INDUCED in-in
names at least-by Rock Island citi-
Gems. There are Cooks, BARRIERS, But
lers. Carpenters, Bakers, Butchers.
Carriers. Chambers. Dyers. Fishers,
Goldsmiths, Bidders. Masons, MiIlers,
Miners. Painters. POrters. Sections.
Skaters. Sawyers, Smiths. Taylors,
Weavers and many other Crafts scat
tered through the book in their proper
places. This combination could be ex-
tended ad libitum. but this small Illus
tration is given as a sample OF what's
in a name" and that, too, in Rock Is
lands new directory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-11

directory encompasses? The nucleus
of a fair-sized zoo can be garnered
without going beyond the volume. You
can find Fox, Lyon, Drake, Eagle,
Puma, Bear. Bull. Bucks, Beaver,
Moose, Bullock, Bugs, Rocks, Roe
Robbins, Swallow, Quayle, Peacock,
Coon. Jack, Katz, Roach, Griffin, Owls.
Stork. Wolfe, Hart and so on.
Don't tell it 10 Chief of Police Brinn,
[ but there are Crooks and Lawless per
sons. Belts. Pool. CANDLES, Robb and
! Steele in the book. To shock the pro-
Ihibitionists there are three Bars,
three Brewers, Porter, Book, Goodrum,
Port, five Stems. one Silverstein and
/ two Goldsteins. And the weather gets
/ its share, too, for If you care to look
them up you will find the names of
Snow, Rains. Hale, Winter, Summers,
Spring, Frost, Freeze, Clement,
: Bright, Fair. Gale, Cool and Damp.
There is a Moon, FIVE STAIRS and 10
Lamps to help turn Knight into Day
and for all there are eight Gardeners in
! evidence, three Weeds are to be found
[ There are two Kicks registered. In
keeping with the times the directory
I is we'll prepared for war with Forts,
Garrisons. Camps, Cannons. Armour.
/ Shields. Archers. Spiess, Sargents,
/ Majors and other appurtenances of
like nature.
Case, Court and Fee should appeal
10 the legal profession and III, Allies
and Weakley to the medical fratern-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
Coming Events
In GaFlksburg.


wednesday, March 25.-Dance given
by Independent Order of Bnai Birth,
Masonic temple.
From the Manger to the Gross,
motion picture, Robinson Grand the
THURSDAY. Friday. Saturday, March
IS, 81, 28-Annual meeting county
agricultural agents of West Virginia,
saturaay, march 2s-The G4ri of
Ny Drsams," Robinson Grand tAs-
wednesday, April Nay Irw'R.
in THE Widow by Proxy" Robinson
T f7 April 2.-"Judeth of
Bethulia," motion pictures. Bijou
'nG Friday. April 8-Nsn oBrisu'H
Ministries, Rob nson Grand theater.
Saturday, April 4.-''Stop THIEF, :
Roulus0n L4rEAhu tneateI
polls open 5:38 a. M, close 6:2s ..
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April
9. 10, 11-'sTrahe in SeulS," after
moons and nights, Robinson 6Fana
Monday, April 13-BaStor Assem-
bly, dance, Waldo hotel.
Tuesday. April 14-Lyman a.
Hows's notion pictures, Robinson
TUESDAY. April 14-Danee gwen
by Knights of Columbus.
Saturday, April 26-'PrinSe OF
Tonight" Robinson Grand thoatsT.
Friday, April 17.-Dance given by
Delta Kappa Club, Waldo hotel
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
HOW nbout opalLaoat.onsg

If the Democra ic ticket has any
particular qualifications, except thar
of being Democratic, the Exponent
Ihas failed TO mention them.
/ If that ticket can be depended up
on to govern ClarSsburg efficiently
If elected. the Exponent ought to dis
cover the reasons why and tell the
people those reasons. :.
Instead 1t is discreetly silent. 1t
certainly cannot safely assure the
people that the Democratic nominee
for mayor would be an efficient
mayor. It certainly knows better
than to say that he Is man OF ex-
perience IN municipal government
and that he possesses fine training
in city affairs. The most that It can
saw for Inn is that he would be an
The Exponent has no assurance
that the Democratic nominee Tor
chief OF police knows anything about
the duties OF the Office. 1t does
know that he has had no experience
along that line. 1t cannot NJ me any
qualification for him for chef.
What qualifications has DR.. Tim
berIake for member of the water
and sewerage board? Is he versed
in such matters as the board has to
deal with? Gan the Exponent say
for him that he has any such nne
knowledge as John o. Brooks mas
along this line? If he has any real
uualifcat' ons. why does not the ts1-
ponent state them2
Mike Bradford is a very good car
penter, but that does not signify that
ne would be a coed road builder
What special qualification has he Tor
the office OF superintendent OF
streets? The Exponent has not yet
stared.
The same neglect on the part or
the Exponent to pom out any quar-
iseatio3s the remainder of the DEM
ocratic ticket NAV have s notable.
r. the other members OF the ticket
have any particular fitness. the Elk
ponent might cay so, hut it 8 silent.
Indeed, qualifications seem to be
strangers to the Democratic ticket
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
go % &c.

The slogan of the anti fly crusade
has been changed and properly So
II Is not Swat the fly" any longer
but Prevent the fly. This change
is promulgated in a circular just Is
sued ny the health department OF the
city of Washington. ID C., ana
eenta ming advice that should Gbe cir
culated throughout the Land. the
Pittsburg Dispatch has read the CIR
GUAR and tells US all about It as fol
lows:
evident doctrine that 1t Is much pet
ter to prevent the fly by suppressing
the places where he breeds than TO
swat" IN after ne has been bred
by thousands and millions. For that
purpose every one is asked to CO.
operate. But there is tins difference
In the necessity OF cooperation. TO
clean up a single breeding place cuts
of, before b nth, the lives Of hun
dreds or thousands. To swat lot
OF flies means that other swarms'
perhaps bred at the same spot are
still left to produce annoyance anu
spread Infection.
The work OF prevention covers
wide ground particular attention
saou1d be paid to garbage cans. They
should he tight with a tight cover
and the contents moved regularly.
Stables should be kept clean. Flies
will breed in almost any moist nth
Therefore. do not throw. place or al
low to remain. unclean refuse Of any
character upon the public parking or
upon vacant lots. Under no cfrcum-
stances allow house refuse to aecu-
muIate upon the ground of the yard
or private alley. Keep such refuse
n proper receptacles and see that
the same Il removed reguI arly." All
dwelling houses and places where
food is kept should he watched care
fully and kept scrupHlously clean.
If careful attention is given 20
such measures there VIII he greater
relief from the ny pest than could
be secured by years or the swat
ting" campaign.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
Weak Lungs Often
Lead % Serious Illness

II Won have weak lungs, you are geEer-
aliy enl5Jeef to celds or throat trouble
and easily susceptible TO serious Lang
qSrOrsiJIe In many cases pueuuaonin OF
bronchial troubles leave the lurFs N z
1nslch weakened condition EekTnans AZ.
ferrtfyeAf Is a medicine for the throat ana
lungs which has been fonnd e he .EesS
beneficial, even Wllen J change OF cLlILa7.1e
lief Read OF this case:-
221 s. Atlantic Ave, aaddounch. y. J.
"GentIemen: In the fan of 1893 ! cnn ,
traefed very severe cold which seIlie1
ON my lunGs. At hast began 70 rnlse
sIiutuIn. and my physician then tod me
must 20 to California immediately. AZ
this time was advised TO take Eekrnnn .
AIteTa tive. ] stayed Mt home ana com
menced fakfnE II the last week - Oeoos
Der. I began 20 improve. ana the tFst
week in JHiIuury. 1906 reSune9 nly 70
Mar occupation. having Snlned = po1Attts,
fully restored to health. 1t Is now seven
years since my recovery has been eltecIsstl,
aud / cannot praise EclSman's Attentive
too highly ,,.,,n,,v
(Signed) w NJ 1AA.aaASS
1Ahoyt abbreviated: more on requeSt.l
Eckmnn's Alternative has been proven "
many years test to be most eflsc1ctous
for severe Throat and Lung A4ectlolls,
bronchitis Bronchial Asthma. StuDhorn
Colds and in upbuliding the SJsle1st.
Confirms no narcotics, pOtsons or hiilSt-
20rniiIg drugs. Ask for booklet fell1ns
NJ rets0verIes and write to tSeikInl1n
Iaalaoratory Philadelphia. Pa, for eSi-
dence. For sale by all leading DRUGGISTS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
READ THE Law

Hay. Won read the Prohibition Law?
The law when properly adninasGsree
intoxicatfng drinks IN West virginia.
All west VirsSnianB should rood ana
become thoroughly acquainted with
this law. 1t Is important have
It In pamphlet form, S5Gx6 inches extra
Quality paper and durably bouna-
Price 16c. Mail oredrs filled. A
Combs, care Daily Telegram otaesr
cIarksburg w. Observation-Disclosures
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

change of air and scene Is usually
1rescTfbed. 1t has been found diff
emit to work a complete cure in the
more violent cases which have been
neglected Years after the victim
has been apparently cured. she has
had a recurrence of the distressing
symptoms.
The records of this country so far
fan to show that any sufraget in the
United states has complained OF tar
antism.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
AIiIftancy a Disease.

Are Won a suffraget2 No: yon
are mott You are suffering from
tarantism."
This is a brief summing up of the
opinion reached by Dr. A. b. Shipley
of England, a fact which mas 1ust
been made known in the United
states. Accord ng to his investiga-
lions and those OF German scientists,
the suffragets suffer from a definite
nervous disorder which Is known as
tarantism.
However. there is hope for the
suffraget, because tarantism IS cur
able in its :pient stages at least
The malady is c34iefly confined to wo-
men. Ages ago 1t baffied the phys
icians of early mes and in the four
teenth and sixteenth centuries II
spread all over Europe. but the wise
doctor of today. according to the
European sharks, can distinguish IL
with ease.
One of the most common habits OF
the poor woman who suffers with u
is the monotonoWs and rhythmlcal
utterance OF some word OF short
phrase-l-ite votes for women. In
more advanced stages there is loss
of all self control, and, because OF
this. the physicians across the water
have suggested that the sufferer
should be deprived OF personal I'D
erty. -,-as
preference for certain colors or COM
binations of colors and Is affected VI
olently by mus C. This Is where the
similarity OF St Vitus's dance comes
In. people who have st. yftus $
dance are also affected by music and
by certain c0lors. :.
The treatment for tarantism, as u
has been developed n Europe, is M
liar TO thai employed with more IA
miliar nervous disorders. The pa
tient Is removed as much as poss 'Die
from all excitement, and complete
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

The Democratic convention proved
bitter disappointment to the rank
al file of the Democratic party ana
"a latter takes but little stock IN
"a ticket nominated by that con
ention The rank and file had been
sd up to the belief that strong and
rfnnjng ticket was to be nom mated
~ that hope was ruthlessly disre-
.arded and Democratic victory went
7fmmer+ng
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

4f the task is too great to be ex-
sted OF a great and busy. editor
IA q dozen stenographers, Flunkey
IN could have a blanket answer TO
III those letters OF praise printed
r one of the Exponent's pr nting
resses; and then mail them to kim
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
room ny the Town.

Iylarksburg is the PRIEE OF SOW
rafgn state Sundays Exponent.
Men are demanding that those who
III along have h7ched away the soou
anne of the city be driven from tn .5
.sgb places OF power. TUESDAY s
s,The Dr'de Of the state, and yet Its
sod name has been hlched away all
fongl This is certainly real boom
~ of the town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

The average quantity of grapes
used annually in Spain for products
other than wine Is estimated at 2fo'-
600 tons, of which about 900 tons
are made into rails ms, $4,000 tons or
these being exported to foreign coun-
tries.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
- - TATEAI.
EcxceIIent Tt1r suImach TroubIe.

saChamberlain's Tablets are just fine for
stomach trouble - writes Mrs. g. G punn,
Arnold, Pa. 81 was bothered with this com
plant tor some time and frequently had bil-
tous attacks Chamberlain's Tablets afforded
no great rsIisf from the first, and since tax
inc one bafals Of them feel like different
person" For sale by all deaier.-Adver-
lament
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

Common report has 1t that the
emocratic machines candidate for
ayor is the last resort. When the
achine failed in its efforts to in
ice. other men to run for mayor, t
eked Up the big boy. The machine
doubtless content in the thought
lad he will be suitably flexible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

harrisburg has good governm ent
"a has had a number of years.
Iarksburg has grown great under
at government and It will grow
ven greater under a continuation
that government. "a change would
q very dangerous exper ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
March Sac Of Carpets, Rugs
and Curtains

In this sale we are Offering the
greatest values in the history of this
store. Buy now and save money.
The largest and most complete lines
of all kinds of Carpets, Rugs and
Curtains shown in this part of the
state to select from.
The new Rugs are beautiful. new
designs and coIorings. Complete
lines of all kinds and sizes from the
smallest door mat ON up to extra
large room size rugs. In this won
derful large line of New Carpets and
Rugs you will find nothing shown
but what is dependable, Carpets and
Rugs that will wear and retain their
beauty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

IA campo 'gn OF misrepresentation
"a yillif1cation is being repeated on
e part OF the Democratic gangsters
81 their mouthpiece. It was ever
here but with disastrous results
= the mach ne. 1T seems strange
at experience teaches the gangsters
D lesson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

Lady shoIto Douglas, sister-in-law
OF the Marquis of Queensburqy, is edu-
eating her two sons from her earnings
on the stage. where she appears under
the name OF Lorna Leslie.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

Capable men for public Office and
81 men merely to play the part OF
Ms is not the Democratic campaign
5gan.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
Education.

The dancing teachers are making
a lot of money teaching the new
steps. Who says the people will no
longer make sacrifices cor the cause
of education ?-Parkersburg Dis
patch-News
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24

focks and droves. The usual reason
assigned is that they cannot put up
with the roads. Too bad! Spencer
TfmesIReeord.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
The Whole StnrY.

The action here Wednesday. prac-
ticaI1y ends the differences between
the Republicans and the Progress
sive Republicans, and that is the
whole story.-Parkersbur state
Journal.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-24
An Evening Echo.

III lI9FNAAAAIt5 AIN3.Vs -.
The aim of education should be TO
ach us rather how to think than
hal to tn 'nk.-J. B1aATTlE.