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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
Stated a Fact

In private sitting room at a certain
hotel sat a party OF merry makers,
when there came a knock a, the door.
and an attendant announced
The compliments o. Sir -. the
author. who Is iu the next room. aud
he Gays you are making 30 much noise
that he cannot write.
He can't write. eh =" said one OF the
prettiest OF the party Why tell him
every body Nho has read him knows
that
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Dlnny vas taking dinner with ITO
gan 81 brilliant cafe They S,ren'i
accustomed 10 eating al such a lisre
but they got alolg fairly sell when
they had FINISHED the waiter said.
shat ] bring sou q couple Of derni
tasses - Not on yer life" exclaimed
Dinuy Our wives might come ~
an see ts Eittiu wid them. "-Sal
Francisco Argonaut
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
Pixies Peak Sinkinu.


y 7 N !" 7 NJ FIII FIIN
The latest government survey. tusi
announced. says the altitude OF that
famous peak is only 14.1O0 feet above
sea level. Compared with its height
as given officially in the report of the
survey three years ago. which was
l4.i47 feet. the peak IL thirty eight
feet lower.-Denver Correspondence
New York Sun
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
WHY GRIP rs DANGEROUS.
ot Is an Epidemic Catarrhal Fsves
Caused by a Bacillus that Gener-
ally Leaves the Patient Weak
After the Acute Stage
Has Passed.
Grip Patients Grateful to Peruna, the
Expectorant Tonic.

"Trip Tatents 1rateful TO Peruna, th9
ExPeetorant Tonic.
Do not make the error of regarding
grip as an exaggerated cold. There
LIS big difference between the two.
Grip is an epidemic disease that pol
sons the vital organs. When a per-
son has grip, the air passages are
alive with millions of bacilH poison
ing the blood. The infected person
feels tired and exhausted.
Peruna is a Tonic Laxative.
1t requires a good tonic laxative to
keep the body of the patient as strong
as possible to counterfeit the effect Of
the poisons created by the grip bacil-
lus. An expectorant tonic with some
laxative qualities is the safest rem
edy. Such is Peruna. Beware es-
pecially of coal tar powders or tablets
because they lessen the vitality of the
patient.
There is no specific for the grip.
Peruna has been used with good
success in former grip epidemics. IN
dications point to the return of grip
this winter.
Do not fall to read the experience
OF former grip patients with Peruna.
Mrs. Gentry Gates. S219 First Ave,
East Lake. Ala, writes: II had q
bad case of grip, / tried Peruna and
1t cured me-, can safely say it is a.
fine medicine"
Mrs. Charles E. Wells, ST., 2SO
South St. Delaware, Ohio. writes:
AFTER severe attack of la grippe I
took Peruna and found it a good
tonic"
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
IS EPILEPSY coNouEREp'
New Jersey Physician Said TO Have
Many Cures to Hls Credit.

Many Cures to Hls Credit.
Red Bank. n J. Especially .--Adyiees
from every direction fully confirm
previous reports that the remarkable
treatment for epilepsy being admin.
iStered by DIR. Perkins of this city. is
achieving wonderful results. Old and
stubborn cases have been greatly
benefited and many patients claim TO
have been entirely cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once 60 Or. H. w.
Perkins. Branch 80. Red Bank. n. J..
for a supply OF the remedy which IL
being distributed gratui,ously.-Adv.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Every time we hear man say he
loves his enemies or likes to work, We
are tempted to speak up and say what
We think
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Does he know her very well?''
He must | overheard him telling
her that she Is getting fRt"-Detroit
Free Press.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Never propose to a girl in moon
light Wait and see how she looks
next morning.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Occasionally 3 young man sho be
gins by sowing wild oats ends by reap
ing a grass widow
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Church-Did the lecturer FIRE his
audience!
Gotham-No; the audience fired"
him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

M winslov's SsoihsuF syrup for Chldrsn
tnrtbiuE, srfisns tae gems reduces inHammA-
ton .alays pain.cur,s wfrd go BE- &c l-itls Ass
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Putnam Fadelsss Dyes color In cold
water ADV.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
Natural KIND.

Il caught firebug yesterday.
"A confirmed criminal
NO. a Rlowworm
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15

Charity that begins at home often
gets cold feet.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
How They Love Each Other.

TOW hey Love Each OtntT.
Maud-The man | marry must be
well off.
Kate-And not know it-Boston
Evening Transcript
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
Trues, Form Of RelInlon.

The best brand OF religion Is tho
Kind a man uses in hiA hs.sis.....
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
Quality eff Huncr.

A famous definition % the quality of
humor is this: ''lior this hrmOr is an
adjunct divine; II IS a value of life: it
makes for greater things than clean
laughter from the lungs. II is the root
OF tolerance. the proof of patience: it
suffers long and is kind: serves to
tune each little life harmony with the
world harmony about It: keeps the
heart Of man sweet his soul modest
And at the end. when the light thick
ems and the mesh grows tight. humor
can shape the suffering vigils of the
sieepless. can soften pain. can brighten
the ashy road to DEATH"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
DAVENPORT FIVE
PROVES SURPRISE
Fast Basketball Quintet Wins
Opening Game from Musca-
tine in Easy Fashion.

Muscatine's basketball team was
handed a big surprise in the Daven-
port high school gymnasium when the
confident down-river quintet went
down to defeat before the Davenport
high school team by a score of SO to ..
The result was as much a surprise
TO Davenporters as To the visitors, for
the team. up to the time of the game,
had shown little OF the class displayed
last year. The game. however, showed
every man a star and all deserve
credit for their splendid playing.
There was not man on the Muscatine
squad but was outplayed from the
start while the passing was so fast
that the Muscatine men were at times
turning circles on the floor. Despite
tine speedy pace, the game was rough
in spots and fouls were numerous. L
fact most of Muscatine's points were
made on free throws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
NOT MUCH DOING
FOR FIGHT FANS

For the next few days the game Of
pugilism will experience temporary
lull in these parts, for there is moth
ing doing in the way of bouts that
would attract a great deal of atten-
ton Then, as a welcome break to the
idle season, the announcer in Mil
waukee ring will announce in stentor-
ian tones:
Joe Rivers, the pride of California,
in this corner. AID Wolgast, the Michi-
gan Bearcat and former lightweight
champion, in that corner"
The battle between Joe Rivers and
Wolgast, which will be staged at Mil
waukee on jan %, will be the first
bout of real class to be decided
for some time, and their clash
is likely to be mill worth going to
see. Rivers, the little Spanish-Ameri-
can, has been knocking at the champ
ion door for the last three years, but
has just fallen short of the goal sought.
Just how good Rivers really is Is
shown by the fact that he never has
had any great amount of trouble IN
hooking up with the boys who held the
title in the lightweight division.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
FOR
PLACES ON TEAMS
Introduce System of Choosing
Debating Candidates at
Augustana.

The new system of choosing the in
tercollegiate debating teams is to be
put into operation this week at Angus
tana college. Heretofore the teams
have been chosen at a single tryout
held on one evening. On that evening
each candidate read a brief paper on
the question, taking either the affirma-
tive or negative side At the close the
three judges chosen for that purpose
conferred and decided which men
should represent the college on the
team.
This year a competitive system has
been inaugurated. The candidates
were divided into teams of four men
each; two were placed on either side
of the ques ion and they are to pre-
pare a debate and deliver it before
the coach. Each man has fiye-min-
ute main speech and three minutes for
refutation. Not only this. but each
candidate has 10 prepare all his mate
rial and arrange it in good form and
hand il in to the coach so that he may
see what ability they possess in the
securing and selection of important
points as well as to be able to Judge
Of the diligence and perseverance of
the prospective debater. The style of
delivery possessed by the candidate is
also taken into consideration, each man
being required to learn selection and
deliver il before the coach.
At the end of the series of prelim-
mary debates the coach viii be able
to judge the various abilities of the
men and the highest men will be chos-
III
The preliminary debates are to be
held this week beginning Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. when the /
first squad will be heard, the second I
squad at the same hour on the fol- /
lowing day. the third on the day fol .
owing. The squads are:
First squad-Affirmative. Emil Dali .
)erg. Ernest Palm: negative, Clarence
iranlund. Gustaf Nelson.
Second squad Larned
1klund. Cecil Koch; negative, L. f.
Zones. c. o. Johnson.
Third squad-Afirmative, Conrad
3ergendoff. Leo belong; negative,
Raymond Walker, George EngdahI.
Fourth squad-Affirmative, Evan
anderson. Joe Young strom; negative,
luther Benson, Vic.or Pearson.
Tho question to be used is the same
which will be used in the triangular
ebate arranged by Augustana. Mon
Mouth and Illinois colleges. "Resolv-
d. That the federal government
hould conduct Opera through own.
rship) the express business of this
ountry."
In addition to an affirmative and
eeztive team for the triangular de-
ate. a third team will be chosen to
ebate Bethany college on the ques-
ion: Resolved. That the recall should
g applied to the state judiciary" ,
'hese debates will all be saged in
pril ;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
NEW BOWLING LEAGUE
OPENS 1914 SEASON

Pin artists OF the Marseilles team Of
the new Manufacturers Bowling
league. Moline. sprung a surprise on
their neighboring players. the Root *
Van DerVoort squad. and mercilessly
took three straight games from the
latter in the regular games at the
Eagle bowling alleys. The Root &
Van DervOOrt players lost all three
or the games by a wide margin. the
winning squad making a score of 2l73
TO their opponents 1852.
In the other contest OF the series
the Moline Pillow Co team wrested two
out OF three games from the John
Deere Pillow co. team. Some excellent
scores were hung up BY the players
in this contest Carl Johnson, OF the
Moline Plow Co. team. made a score
OF PC. which was the highest indi-
yidual score Of the evening. The
highest single game team score OF the
evening was hung up by The John
Deere Pillow Co. squad. which was 76S.
With the Peoples Power company
team in top place. the first week OF
lie newly organized Manufacturers
league. was brought TO a close. Sew
eral hundred fans gathered al the
Eagles alleys TO witness the battles.
and excitement was intense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
B0HEM!ANS BACK
IDOL FRISTENSKY
Expect Their Favorite to Win
from Americas in Chicago
Contest.

Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. Zone of two
things viii happen in the wrestling
arena at the Coliseum tonight and
either of them viii be of some import
ance. Gustave Fristensky will flash
out into the spotlight as real con-
tender for the worlds title or he will
be forced into the discard by one of
Americas best young wrestlers. If
FriStensky beats Americas of Balti-
more in their finish contest, and the
Bohemians are willing to wager most
anything and let their bets stand ir-
respective of any decision regarding
them from the clubs referee. he will
be accepted as one of the best in the
business.
If Americas defeats Fristensky. and
he believes he has an excellent chance
of doing so, little more will be heard of
the foreign star. but Americas will be
regarded as one of the real hopes"
of the wrestling game for future for
eign invasions and will have placed
himself in the position of being one
of the leaders, if not the real leader, of
all the Americans.
Everybody who has ever seen Amer
icus at work on a worthy opponent
knows what he can do. We know that
he is overfilled with corking good
tricks. thanking an intimate knowledge
o. the graphing game. and that he pos
sesseS The strength. stamina and game
ness to carry an opponent along at top
speed and gradually wear him down.
OF Fristensky is only guess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12

tention of its Central association base
ball franchise, the stockholders of the
club held a meeting and elected direc-
tors this week. Those chosen are: r.
II. Haywood, John P. Brady, David
Pollock, NJ. f. Moore, Sam Meyers,
A. J. Welsnigg. Frank F. Shuts. Hugh
Hill, Charles II. Faulkner. Randall
Parrish and W. o. Nobline.
The directors are unable to say
where the needed balance will come
from. but some hopes are expressed
that it will be secured
The annual meeting of the league
viii be held next Thursday and at this
time all clubs will be required to put
up their guarantee for the coming sea-
son. President Justice of Keokuk
postponed the meeting from the early
part of January in order to give some
Of the clubs more time to raise their
funds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
STATIC ELECTRICITY.
Ii Is All Around Us Always and Plays
Queer Franks at Times.

Queer Franks at Times.
Static electricity seems to be every
where. We are quite surrounded by it
on all sides. 1t is in the earth, the air,
in our clothes, on the books the rug
and the walls. 1t sticks the papers to-
gether on the desk. 1t attracts feath
erS and bits of lint to metal and glass
! 1t leaps from our fingers when we
touch metal objects. Now and then Il
cracking noise will be heard when the
coat is being taken off. A wooden skirt
or sweater drawn quickly over the
head will produce cracking sparks. BY
:;lIuffling the dry feet over the carpet
n considerable spark can be obtained
from the fingers.
Bear in mind that> static electricity
is not the kind that is used to light the
electric lamps in the house. Very lit
tie work has ever been found for static
electricity. 1t is worthless vagabond
delighting in mad FRANKS. In the form
Of lightning it dashes down from the
sky. soaring honest folk nearly To
death, often doing considerable dam
age. 1t frequently visits the press room
in large printing csta blishncnts and
sticks the sheets of paper together. un-
ill the presses have To be stopped. 1T
gathers on the yarns and threads in
textile mills. knottinG and tangiing
them. and is always I'm mischief.
1t is easy enough to provo the pres
ence of static electricity. Rub n bit of
amber. glass. hard rubber or scaling
wax with n silk handkerchief or
piece of wooden cloth, and it Will at
tract bits Of paper and small particles
of metal. When we stroke the cats
back this static electricity collects very
rapidly. 1t snaps and crackles and
flashes as it discharges between our
fingers and the animars fur. This dis
play of static electricity is nothing
more or less than a miniature thunder
the rain.-From Har-
per's beginning Electricity by Don
Cameron Saafcr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
FORMER ISLANDER
GOES TO ARIZONA
Johnny Warmer Leaves for Bet
ter Climate on Account of
tuberculosis.

Geneseo, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Wanuer left for Phoenix,
Ariz. Mr. Wanner, better known in
suffering with pulmonary tuberculosis,
and had been advised by his ply
sician to leave Immediately for Ari-
IONA. Friends of the former Three
Eye star and popular idol of the Rock
Island fans will regret to hear this
news. Johnny has been playing in an
eastern league for the past two sea-
sons, but has been compelled to give
up his work on the diamond on ac-
count of his ill health
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
piEnpIes Source
of Great Danger
May be Means of Absorbing
Disease Germs In Most
Unexpected Manner.

In thousands 81 Instances tire most
tie result OF coming IN contact with d.
parcntiy insignificant pimpie has been t4e
cause 1t spreads with astonishing rapidity,
often injecting the entire system in a fcss
days.
Ii Is fortunate. however. that there Is
remedy to cope quickly and Thoroughly
with such a condition, and thanks to tbs
energy of ito producers the famous = > y
Iasy now he had at most any drug stol.
in tho civilized world
This preparation strands alone as q hicozt
purifier. II IS somewhat revolutionary -
It's composition ssncc IL accoinpiishcs all
that was ever cialraed Mr. mercury, iodldes.
arsenic, AID ether destructive mineraf
drugs. ana yet IL Is absolutely a purely
vegetable sprodrct IL contains one ingre-
dent which service tho active purpose ~
stimulating cSen Ksssy cellular part of the
tissues 70 the hestEa.y aac tta!cious sele<-
ten 81 rs own essenua. nut-iment. 1here
are ra-e cases c. arfieuiar rheumatisfu.
leepr.osc- ataxia, peresis. reuritis. and
sina,;ar diseases resultant from the use V
n.4ne-als tEan iaast people are aware q
1efss fscts are brought ont In q Highly
department cf she Sw'fs Specific Co. PIT
Swif. giGS, k:lsntn. ca N ~ mailed free.
tot. her WITH special inforInH ton. TO all
wao write describing their symptoms.
Ger = hcts.e o. s. s. s. to-day, but he
careful not TO have something palme0l
on on you falsely claimed 20 b just ~
good"
Advertisements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
SIX FED" TEAMS
ON MAJOR ORDER
Gilmore Says Big League Play
VIII Be Seen at Federal
Parks.
GOOD PLAYERS
SIGN
Charles Murphy Satisfied With the Cub
Team-Sox Announce Few
Training Dates.

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 12.-"Six of our
eight clubs will be of major league
caliber" This was the promises
handed out by James A Gilmore, presi-i
dent of the Federal league following
the report of the signing of four majors
for the Chicago club.
1.-The acquisition of Brennan. Cole,
Killifer and Packard. right on the
heels of the signing of Tinker, Brown
and Knabe as managers, is only one
of our early steps. Similar surprises
viii be sprung from time TO time. and
we will not quit until we have enough
players and all we can take care Of
is what Gilmore said.
The promise held forth is another
indication of the sincerity of the new
league promoters. They are going to
do things, and if six of the eight Clubs
are able to stay in the pennant fight
from start to finish the Feds" will
furnish as much if not more high-class
entertainment than do. the majors
under present conditions.
Murphy Is Satisfied.
Saturdays baseball happenings were
of little consequence outside 'of the
above Charles w Murphys most i'm
portant story was the signing of Out
felders Charley Stewart and Cy Will
Jams, and the only news to be picked
up around the offices of the White Sox
was the naming of a few exhibition
dates for the Sox while training in
California.
The Feds were probably contented
to sit idly and say nothing. They came
in such grand form the prev
ious day, when they announced the
positive signing of Killifer. Brennan,
Packard and Cole by the Chicago team,
that they probably figured that they
were entitled to an off day. They are
promising lis some Sensations" dur
ing the present week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-12
DR.. B. F. ROLLER
TO DEFEND TITLE
Popular Physician-Athle Will
Challenge Fristensky if He
Beats Americas.
CUTLER MAY MEET WINNER
Chicago oraPPIer Sends Out Defy
from Windy city-Preparations
Completed.

Charley Cutler. the well known Chi
cago grappler. has challenged the win
ner OF the DR.. Il. r. Roller" Mysterious
Conductor" wrestling match which
takes place Tuesday night at the Iili-
Eois theatre. Rock Island. Cutler is
one OF the most powerful grapplers in
the country. and now that he has signi-
fed his willingness to take on the vic
tor OF the big bout tomorrow night he
viii doubtless be accommodated.
Both Roller and Challender, the lat
ter being more popularity known as the
e Mysterious Conductor" are anxious
TO win in the tussle here. Victory, not
only means a better standing among
tri-city wrestling rams. nut it means
other matches at the Illinois theatre.
Roller seems TO reign favorite, but
ductor's" record are satisfied that
Challender will make the physician
grapp,er go the limit to win.
Roller IS ambitious and he has al
ready announced that il Champion
Frank Gotch is serious in his inten-
tons to retire, he. DIR. Roller, intends
to defend the American title against
all foreign invaders. Just al present,
"A series of elimination bouts are be
ing held in Chicago. Gus Schoenlein
of Baltimore, known to the athletic
world as Americas, and Gustav FRS
tensky. the new Bohemian gladiator.
meet there tonight. and if the foreigner
wins. DIR. Roller will among others try
2 challenge at him.
All Ready For Bout.
Tomorrow nights card at the Illi-
nois theatre is one of the most attrac-
tive that has been offered wrestling
fans in several years. Much interest
has been displayed in the Roller-Chal- I,
ender bout. which is the feature num- /
Der. Ionic Page. the speedy light !
weight, and Angeles Pulos. the Greek, /
will engage in finish bout in one of .
he preliminaries Another interesting
lumber will be the sparring exhibition .
between Leo Huggins and Glynn Hug /
,ins OF Davenport. The boys are
,rothers. They are the sons of Frank
of Perry street. Davenport.
Earl Henderson. the Rock Island
,oxer. and Dan Daley. a Davenporter
Who have handled many men in the
ing, have been impresseS with these
wo boys and will be present to coach
hem in their workout exhibition Tues
lay right
The advance seat sale opened at the
Illinois theatre Sunday morning and il
indicates that a large crowd will wit
ess the various bouts. II is the first
rrestling show OF the season at the
illinois. and the Ili:ois Athletic club.
which IS staging it, has made a special
fort TO secure an attractive program.
T It proves successful. others equally
ngaging will be booked during the
inter season.