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Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

from meeting your mother. father or
brother: the one who suggests the
quiet meetings away from home" says
Miss Brooks. And Miss Brooks also
says: Recently in a Chicago sub
urb a IA year old girl coming home
from school. was about to tell her
mother how she had been followed by
strange man; that he had spoken
gushing words OF how he could learn
TO love her; that she had spurned him
and ran home-but instead or telling.
this is what happened: The mother,
worn out by her days grind. taking no
notice OF the girls flushed face. and
frightened look. met the girls open
ing remarks with. I know what's hap
pened. you're late getting home and
you better get into your house clothes
n quick as you can-never mind about
the neighborhood gossip
Fate or something. perhaps IL was
the girls mind wandering of on to the
incident of the fine looking bold strang-
er OF the afternoon. she accidently
broke a vase. not costly. but seemingly
at the moment most highly precious
and also just at that moment reinforce
ments came. In the person of the worn
out and easily infuriAted father-and
"A tragedy was enacted. The tragedy
was this-.he girl met the same bold
man the next day. at noon. and she
did not run home. What was the use
was possibly the thought she nour-
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

style, while the character of Peg" is
a sweet, wholesome and decidedly hu-
man Irish girl who is as witty as a
character of Thackeray's pen. She
is also philosophical and full of quaint
pathos, with a touch of melancholy,
SOLDERING the brightness of her laugh.
peg o. My Heart" has proven con-
clusiveIy that theatregoers of all sec
tions of the country can still laugh as
heartily and sincerely at humor which
is not coarse-that a simple story di-
rectly and sincerely told, is more
potent than any fantistic plot conceiv-
able for this romantic comedy has
been playing to tremendous business
in New York, for over a year. with
Laurette Taylor in the principal role.
j. Hartley Manners is the author of
the play. and a superior cast of Irish
and English players. including Mar
tin Sabine. Kara Kenwyn, Roland
Hague. Jane Meredith, Fraser Coulter.
A. T. Hendon, Olin Field and Joseph
Yanner. interpret the several import
ant roles.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

the best ever seen here in vaudeville.
The Triviolas, hoop rollers and jug
glers, have many new stunts which
makes their act very pleasing in its
line. Mr.. Triviolas is especially clever
as juggler. 'The Diamond Bracelet"
is an interesting comedy sketch, made
so by the acting of Mortimer Snow,
who is ably assisted by Miss Elsie
Williams. The Rossdel Singers, in
popular music and selections, were
well liked. while the Rose troupe of
acrobats proved most amusing.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
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THE ILLINOIS.

Jan. s. 9. 1O-"Little Lost Sister"
Jan. II-Progressive Wheel Bur.
lesque-
Jan. I2-Christian Science Lecture.
Jan. 13-Wrestling match between
Dr. Roller and Polly Grimm.
Jan. 14-Peggy O'NeiI in Peg o.
My He-rt"
Jan. 1s-"The Divorce Question"
Jan. 23-"The Natural Law"
Jan. 24-Sarah Padden in "Laven-
der and Old Lace"
Jan. 25-Fiske O'Hara.
Jan 31-Progressiye Girls Bur
Iesque Company.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
NEARLY $40, 600 PAID
IN ON IMPROVEMENTS

Special assessment collections for
water mains, sewers. paving and side
walks have kept the force in the city
clerks office working under high pres
sure for the last two weeks or more.
The heaviest part of the rush is now
over, though the money viii continue
to come in till the delinquent list fs
made up.
Accounts were declared delinquent
Jan. ? aid on that day the greatesJ
amount was collected, $7,356.05. Yes.
terday S5,736S3 was taken in. The
total collected since Dec. Is has been
$50. .990.65. This has all been received
in small amounts ranging from a few
cents up to several hundred dollars
1t has come in cash or checks and the
sum does not include a sheaf of checks
which have not yet been credited. The
number OF accounts handled runs up
into the thousands
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
Infianmatory rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hill or Lebanon. Ind,
says: MY wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her BODY and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
In bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians. but received no benefit
until she tried DIR. Detchon's Relief
for Rheumatism. 1t gave immediate
relief and she was able to walk In
three days. l am sure it saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan. 1901 Sec.
ond avenue. Rock Island, and Gust
Sclflegel & Son. 22O Second street.
Davenport.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
HOTEL CLERKS IN
CLOSING SESSION
NAME BERTELS0N
Local Man Elected President
and Lincoln Selected for
1915 Meeting.
HAVE BANQUET AT WINDUP
rf,y Delegates With Ladies Feast at
Harms and Are Entertained
with orztory ard Music.

2 rank BertoIson OF Rock Island was
,,nored Al the business session Of the
Illinois Hotel clerks association yes
..-ssv afternoon when he was chosen
r-ssident for the coming year Mr..
p--te,sou IS one Of the live wires OF
,bs o-Eani.:ation. and was instrument
~ in bringing the convention 20 this
city. The other officers elected are as
follows.
first vice president--H. O. Belcher.
Peoria
seconI vice president-Bert Hardy,
Cambridge
secretzry-trcasurer-R II. Hawk.
Chicago
chairman Of the board OF governors
lanes Bailey, Peoria
Board os Eovernors-Ben Woiters.
Rock Island; FIoyd Hopkins. Peru: J.
Thompson and Harry Jacobs. Gales
burg
The Commercial hotel, Lincoln,
Ill vas selected as the meeting place
FOR the sixth annual convention in
1915. Last year the members met at
Danville.
Go Away Pleased.
The convention was a gigantic sue
cess. ir that those who attended went
axay-Iast night OF this morning feel
iag that the time spent in Rock Island
had been put 10 good advantage. And
so. IL the delegates are the boosters
they claim 70 be. the three cities will
have an abundance OF the best adver-
tising that they could possibly get.
Hotel Cl=rEs and managers are in a
position 20 boost or knock "A town as
they see i.t. and a. one OF the speak
eTs stated last evening. every town
VIII BE- given a recommendation by the
fraternity Il il deserves IL
About fifty delegates. their wives
and sweethearts. attended the ban
qlet served last evening at the Harms
hotel anu there was no gayer crowd
ever assembled In this vicinity. After
paTtsking OF a splendid meal there
was oratOry OF all kinds
r. n. Hawks acted as POSTMASTER and .
be tried 20 be- impartial AMI not over .
lcck anybody in the way Of speech .
maki1z-
David Olmsted. Of the Hotel Plant 4
ers. Chicago, was the first 10 be called .
on for a talk He said he f. a Greet F.
er" through and through. lie told o.
the organization Of the National .
Creeter association IN Denver four T.
year. ago. and or the things il IS .
striving for OF the 1000 members
le declared that one-fCurth OF them
--e managers and proprietors OF
hcteIs.
Carlson l. Hesr-
". r. Carlson. mayor Of Moline.
icCk the privilege cf caIlin- himself
q bre-he- Greeter. Is there any poll
'-c-an in Illinois OF any in any other
state WHO IS net q greete-. o. who
cces nc- have 20 be-" he asked. He
declared tIat during convention sea
z-1 the Invisible boundary line BE-
tween Rock Island and Moline is not
recognize. ard like Commissioner
bc7-. sid Ee is IN favor o. pulling
lcwr the fence We re for the con-
1n-ic1s IN any OF the three cities
=rd n East Mciine- There's . town
nat is making mz-veloIs growth.
Gel Moline IS father or this town.
viii not be long until
-ast Moline can look down
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
AT THE EMPIRE.

The feature act this week at the En-
pire theatre is that offered by Moss
and Frye, two colored men who possess
the ability OF expelling the blues from
ones system. Their sense and nom
sense. combined with two excellent
singing voices, makes the act one OF
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

Little Lost Sister" which comes TO
the Illinois for three days. beginning
Thursday. is not grim, offensive por-
trayal OF vice. but a sincere story.
pointing the evils OF the underworld
and the ways 20 be avoided. showing
seemingly innocent pitfalls. which too
often prove so dangerous. In this way
Il IS doing a world OF good. Beware
OF the strange young man. usually
well dressed. who objects or shrinks
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is q
very valuable medicine for throat and
lung troubles, quickly relieves and
cures painful breathing and a danger
Gus sounding cough which indicates
congested lungs. Sold by all drug
gists.-iAdy.) =
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

ished. And one day a few weeks later,
Tshe did not come home at all. She is
one of the missing girls-still missing.
The story OF the strange man. was
learned from another girl, schoolmate.
The police report that she cannot be
located in any of the notorious homes
in Chicago. And the mother, poor
thing. is heart broken"
Fresh from eastern triumphs. where
II played the large cities to absolutely
the capacity OF the theatres, Oliver
Morosco's production of peg o. My
Heart" the comedy of youth, laughter
and love, will play at the Illinois, Jan.
IA Peg" the winsome little Irish
girl, who. in real life. is Peggy O'Neil,
is a character that has strongly
gripped the heart of the theatregoing
public. Miss O'Neil is unusually well
supplied with the natural traits that
makes this part a reality; for her own
life draws a close parallel To the story
OF the play. Mr.. Morosco. ia selecting
this young actress for such an import
ant role. had in mind the type" rather
than the artistic reputation OF the
candidate for the title role. Miss
O'Neil had played in the TOP o. the
Morn ng." where she made a decided
parts the versatility of this youthful
star is readily seen. In that produc-
ton her part was Of the rough soubrette
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06
THE EMPIRE.
AT THE ILLINOIS.

High class vaudeville. Performances
2 30 and S:15.
Rock Island Argus., 1914-01-06

All the news ali the time - The
Argus.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Gas In The Oil We'll.

Work in the oil we'll six miles south of this place was suspend ed last Wednesday night at three o'clock and will not be resumed until more casing can be secured from Muskogee, Okla. The drill has been passing through a soft shale for several days and the walls have been caving through lack of enough casing. Work will be resumed about next Mon day. The present depth of the we'll is 1900 feet with most ex- cellent prospects of oil in the near future. The we'll is at present yielding about two mil lion feet of gas per day. Should oil never be found, this well pro- misses that Ozark will be warmed and lighted by natural gas from a local we'll in a not far distant day.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Card of Appreciation.

During my absence last night a lot of the people of Ozark came into my house without my knowl- edge or consent and pounded my family outrageously.
 I've had a terrible time this morning going around town try ing to strengthened out the mat ter and have decided the only and best way to express my opinion and feelings about such treatment is to, through the col umns of the press. thank one and all for the generous donations made us.
 l appreciate the good will and neighborly feeling shown more than the good things left with us. and am ready at any and all times to serve my generous neighbors whenever possible.
 Your friend.
 J. $. HACKLER.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
$6,5OO,OOO Harness Order.

St. Louis, Nov, B. Contracts for S1, 900. 900 worth of harness for the British army, part of a $6, 800. 900 order placed with a firm in South Bend, Ind, have been sublet to saddlery manufac- turing companies of St. Louis. The British order calls for 60. 900 saddles and 12O, 900 sets of har- ness. The St. Louis firms will be allowed 20 weeks in which to fill their contracts. The local manufacturers say additional or ders will be placed here.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Sympathy.

From the Johnstown Democrat.
 With whom do we sympathize in the pending war"' asks cor respondent. We'll answer that.
 With the German. Belgian,
 French and English boys who crowd the hospitals. With the mothers who bore these boys; with the fathers who saw them grow to manhood and loved them as they grew. With the women who were welded to these boys. With the children they left when they marched to the front. With the poor peas ant woman who struggles against the press of war engen- dered poverty. With those who in the cities cry out for food.
 With the men who fight for fatherland, hating war in their hearts. With the great artists like Kriesler who must turn their marvellous melody produc- ing fingers to works of destruc- tion. With the people who must live out their days with their lives forever blighted by this war. With the innocent whose fields have been trampled under foot by the marching armies. With all the host of those who under a press of a mistaken patriotism must offer up their lives. Those are the ones with whom we sympathlze.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Baptist Missionary Society.

The Baptist Ladies Missionary Society met yesterday with Mrs, Charlie Williams and spent a most pleasant day. Each mem- Der brought a dish of specially prepared food, and the hostess had prepared an abundant supply of food for all who might come SO at the end of the feast several baskets of untouched food were sent to friends. But the dinner was not the object of the meet ing The ladies employed their time at needle work, making ar ticles for the Orphans Home, and planning future work. After noon the business session was held. Mrs. Crudup was asked to tell about her trip to Texas and other points and especially her visit to the orphans home at Texarkana, She told how the home was destroyed by fire and imm ediately rebuilt. She attend ed the Association at Gurdon, and was proud of the showing made by the Ozark church. She visited Mrs. w. s. Webb and family at Hope and Mrs. Lee White and family at Little Rock. She told about all she saw in her own inimitable way, making it very interesting as we'll ss in- structiye.
 Among other plans made was one for a supper to be given the evening before Thanksgiving, which will be announced later.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Dad And The Weekly.

Sometimes dad says the paper somehow ain't got up just right, and does lot o'kickin' when he reads it Friday night. He says there ain't a dad-burned thing in it worth while to read an that it doesn't print the kind o'stuff the people need. He throws it in a corner and say it's on the ''bum" but you'd oughter hear him holler when the weekly fails to come.
 He reads about the weddings and shorts like all git out, and he reads the social column with a most derisive shout; he'll read about the parties and he'll fuss and fret and groan, and say they print the papers gor the women folks alone. He says, for information, 1t does not con tain a crumb-but you'd oughter hear him holler if the weekly fails to come.
 He's always first to grab it and he reads it through and through he doesn't miss an item nor {. want ad., old or new. He says they don't know what we want them durn newspaper guys, I'll take a day off sometime and go and put 'em wise" If editors were as wise as dad" they q sure be goin' some, but you'd oughter hear him holler when the weekly fails to come.
 And then when dad goes 'way and stays a day or two, 1 tell you he gifts riled up and says what awful things he'll do if the paper failed to mention him as be ing out of own-well he almost has notion to knock some print CT down. He never does, howev- CT, when he sees one he is mum, but you'd oughter hear him hoI- Ter when his paper ia ills to come.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Barn Burned.

Moses Bearden lost his barn Friday night by fire. supposed to have been of incendiary origin.
 It appears that it was set Tn several places at the same, time, and indications of an attempt having been made to get the stock into the barn so they would burn was found. An attempt was also made to set several hay stacks on the place. but 1t was too damp to burn-
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
We Shall Have One

Little Rock, Ark. Nov. 4, 1914. Mr. R. M. Adams, Secty., Com nercial Club. Ozark, Ark. Dear MT. Adams:
 We are informed by Mir. Cas- sell that your county is ready for final arrangements on the Profitable Farming Campaign.
 We will notify you just as soon as we are able to get a man to go to your county to complete the organization work. You will be notified in ample time to ar range for the meeting.
 Yours very truly,
 ARK. PROFITABLE FARMING
 CAMPAIGN COM.
 w. R. Baughman.
 The above letter received by the secretary of the Commer- cial Club is self explanatory. We are to have the Profitable Farming Campaign. The pres ident of our Commercial Club, J. s. Turner. has just returned from Little Rock where he had been to attend the state meeting of the Arkansas Profitable Farm ing Campaign which met yester- day. Mir. Turner said this morn ing that only forty counties in this state were to have cam paign, and that Franklin county is one of them. Thus Franklin county takes her proper place among the progressive counties of the state.
 A letter was received this week from J. L. Goodbar of Charleston stating that the South Side had made preparations to care for the speakers and demonstrators in the Charleston district. Sev- eral autos were pledged and en- tertainment and other accommo- dations provided for.
 The finishing touches on the plans for the tour of North Franklin will be decided on to- night at the meeting of the Com- mercial Club.
 No county will be allowed to out do Franklin county farmers in welcoming better farming methods.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Do Not Allow Your
 Cotton To Decay.

Cotton exposed to weather de- cays very rapidly. Since the price is down we can much less afford to lose any portion of the crop. It is true economy to pro- vide shelter for all cotton that is being held.
 The following rules should be observed:
 No bales in storage should be allowed to touch the ground.
 No bales in storage should be exposed to rainfall.
 Therefore, place the cotton in the dry and place it where mois- ture will not have opportunity to enter it.
 Danger of fire at gins is too great. Do not leave the cotton around the gin house.
 Unless we observe the sim pie rules stated above the cotton crop will be more nearly total loss and under present conditions we can hardly afford that. By all means protect what we have.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
The Town Mans Crop.

Weatherford Herald: Yester- day we saw a farm wagon come to town with a bale of cotton. Two hours later the same wagon went back home. 1t had load not as bulky as the bale brought in, but one that was heavier in some ways. There were four sacks of flour, six hams, big sack of bacon sides, two sacks of cotton seed meal, sack O. corn meal, a five-gallon jug of syrup, and more remarkable still-a five-pound can of honey out of a store. Is it, then, a thing of wonder why the South is poor?
 That farmer raised a town mans crop. He raised cotton and sold it to get money to pay for things town men sell. If he had raised a country mans crops, which is to say, peas and potato es and corn and hogs and chick ems and calves, he would have helped himself instead of the grocer. The grocery business in Texas is enormous. because so much of the food of the people is sold through the stores. Of course as long as the demand lasts the supply will be forthcoming, and the grocerymen under the present system perform a legiti- mate and highly necessary func- ton. But it would be better for the farmer if he had only a bow ing acquaintance with the gro cer. The retail grocer's office should be to supply the town people with food raised by the farmers in neighboring fields, but in fact, and in Texas, the grocer's office is mainly to supply the country people with food shipped in on the railroads, good business for the grocery jobbers, the grocery drmmers and the grocery clerks, as we'll as for the town people in general But while the present system tends to build up the towns. it tends to impoverish the country. No wonder, then, so many country people hone for the city. Clip ped from State Press Column, Dallas, Texas.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Simpli6ed Religion.

At Alma. Mo-, there were four churches Methodist. Baptist, Presbyterian and Christian. They have now combined, torm- ing a non-sectarian church, and employed a minister to preach the simple gospel of Christ. It is an illustration of religion from which the various ''isms" have been removed. Those who be- lieve in immersion may be inn merced, others may choose the form of ceremony which appeals to them.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Election Returns.

The election commissioners met yesterday and canvassed the vote in the congressional election held last Tuesday. The official returns are as follows:
 Clarke, 514.
 Myers, 19O.
 Jacoway, 624.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
PIeasina Oriental Custom.

An oriental custom still in use is to perfume guestrooms with sweet odors, and when the guest arrives he is sprinkled with rose water In olden times it used to be customary to fol low up the sprinkling process with incense rubbed on the hands and face. This ceremony is repeated at the de- parture of the guest
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Armaqeddon.

Literally Armageddon means mill of Migeddo.' Figurativeiy the word means the place of the great battle wherever 1t may be-the scene of the struggle of good and evil There was never any actual battle of Armaged don.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
In,pounded.

On Oct. 27. 1914, one red boar hog. weight, 75pounds. Marks: Split in left ear, swallow fork and underbit in right. Will be sold for charges Saturday. Nov. IA, 1914 if not called for.
 Fred Warner. City Marshal.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Branch Argus Office Burns.

The Branch Argus office burned Friday night, the entire office in- cluding the books being lost.
 We understood there was about Sl. POO insurance on 1t.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10

Az IL Was In the Beginning.
 Once we were young. and now we are older, but never yet have we seen a mans wife going toihis folks for ad- vice as to what shsl should buy Galveston News.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
MARION BALLOU FISK THURSDAY NOV. 18th.

Don't miss this number it will be the BEST we have had in this line and you will say after having heard this talented lady, There are Three reasons why you should attend this entertainment
 1st. You helping your school and encourag- ing your children
 2nd. You get your moneys worth and little bit more.
 3rd. You make it possible to have for your town High Class educational entertainment. So buy tic ket AT ONCE from your child, so per cent of the proceeds go to your school and the room selling the most tickets will get $2.5O extra.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
Situation WeN Defined.

If you intend to tgo to work. there Is no place better than where you are. If you do notA intend to go to work, you cannot getAalong anywhere Abraham Lincoln.
The Spectator., 1914-11-10
At Least Not Always.

When woman wants to make up for lost time 1t isn't absolutely neces- sary for her to go to beauty parlor. Exchange.