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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-03-06
SlnuularIy Alike.

The two Clevelanders on the BACK
seat were talking literature.
I'm reading Ruskin all over again,
said one. '1t's meaty STUFF after SC
much modern frivol."
"Ruskin," said the other man, al
ways reminds me Of Artemus Ward.
whats that? Arterlls Ward? In
possibla !"
"Not at all. The tiles Of Ruskir
books and Wards lectures never h&N
srvtbiro to do with the cantents."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-03-06

The middle verse of the Bible IS
the eighth verse of the 118th Psalm
The twenty-frst verse of the seventh
chapter of Ezra contains all the let
tiers of the alphabet except the letter
]. The longest verse is the ninth verse
of the eighth chapter of Esther. The
shortest verse is the ninth verse Of
the eleventh chapter of st. John.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-03-06
in the Wronu Shon

An old gentleman walked up to the
pretty girl attendant at the counting
room Of daily newspaper office and
said: Miss, would like to get copies
of your paper for week back"
"You had better get a porous plas-
ter" she abstractedly replied. You
get them just across the street"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-03-06
Spring Styles in
Mems Hats
Just Received

George Allen, immigration officer,
has returned home after spendi ng a
two weeks vacation with his family
in Virginia.
Dan Finn lost horse last week.
d. Chevier of East Brighton, has
moved into the Ellie rent on the hill.
Mrs. Jennie Spiller is now en-
ployed in Kane's Restaurant, nights.
Mrs. G. l.. Forte, who underwent
serious operation at Montreal
hospital, has returned home.
Ethel Douglas is dangerous ly i'll
the present writing.
Chester King was down town the
past week having been laid up with
rheumatism.
Mrs. Harvey Stevens of Bloomfield,
visited her son Maynard, the past
week.
O. H. Cameron of Norton, is read
ing law in the Office of Attorney
Amey preparatory to taking the final
bar examinations.
E. A. Bemis was a business visitor
in Norton and Lake Tuesday.
G. E. Clarke is confined to the
house with la grippe.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey, who has been
visiting friends in Portland, Me-, re-
turned home Wednesday.
The wrecking crew were called to
Norton, Thursday, to replace engine
521, which had jumped the track.
Mrs. Forte is visiting her son, G.,
L. Forte.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-03-06

For Sale-A Stevens single barrel.
shotgun, l6 gauge. Good as new
Inqu;reat this Office. If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
Climbing Roses to Beautify the Grounds

springing up with wonderful rapidly.
Each bush will probably put forth
several new shoots that will grow as
long as those cut or one shoot will
grow much longer. In either case the
treIlis will soon be covered again. One
shoot in a Washington garden last
year grew 20 feet after the bush had
been cut down in this manner.
In the case of high trellis a differ
ent method must be followed. The re-
newal of wood must begin from a point
higher up instead of from the root as
the growth of a bush is not enough to
replace all its top on a high trellis if
required to grow so far. Only so much
of the old wood should be removed
after the flowers have bloomed as will
enable the new shoots from the end of
the remaining portion of the stalk to
replace the old growth. About four
feet is safe measure of the amount
that may be taken off.
Those who have grown climbing
roses as a screen on their porches, in
order to insure a fine bloom the COM
ing year, will do well to follow the adj
vice as given for the higher trellis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

Climbing roses are a valuable aid to
the man woh is interested in having
his home in attractive surroundings.
With a wealth of vines clambering
over the porch and roof, many a plain
and unpretentious house has been
transformed into a most attractive
dwelling place. The u. S. department
o agriculture has a rose garden on its
grounds and many experiments have
been made in the treatment of the va
rious kinds to secure the best rsults.
After the blooming season of climb
ing roses is over in June the depart
ment's landscape gardner advises that
shoots should be pruned so as to throw
the growth of the plant into the new
wook that bore no flowers this year,
for this is the part of the plant that
will bear next year. When a trellis is
low GO or s feet high) it is a good plan
to cut of the shots that have born
flowers this year clear to the ground
Most people in following this advice
may feel that they are running their
bushes to cut them back so severely.
but the young shoot sthat have started
about the roots will surprise them by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
BRYAN'S VACATION.

Announcement by the secretary of
state that he will spend his vacation
delivering chautauqua lectures has
stirred the knockers TO new activities.
Enemies of the administration in
tent upon driving Mr.. Bryan from the
cabinet who can find no other and no
better weapon than this are poorly
armed, as the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald aptly observes.
The common sense Of the American
people tells them that it's a mans
right to spend his vacation as he
pIeases- Moreover, the common peo-
pie of this country Will consider them
selves better off IN having for secre-
tary OF state one whose pleasure is
IN meeting them than one who ac-
cepts the hospitality OF a yacht owner
fattened to opulence on privileges con-
terTed by government
Mr.. Bryan will meet in the chau-
tauquas no associates that will cor
rupt his good morals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

American autoists, though hedged
about closely with regulatory laws
and liable to arrest and fine for speed
ing. failing to secure licenses, for hav-
Nng too little or too much light at
might, for permitting their engines to
smoke and for numerous other things
still may be thankful that they do not
live in Germany. There they must
go TO school six weeks and pass a
rigid examination before being allow
ed TO drive a car at all. Strictness of
the German laws is blamed for the
scarcity OF cars in that country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

as oil and steel. But those who took
the humanitarian view of the subject
refused to regard labor as a commod-
ity at all.
Labor is something different than a
steel rail. In a rail there is bound
up no mans welfare. But in the labor
OF the millions there is included the
hopes and happiness of the millions
who toll and those who depend on the
toilers.
Therefore, the house has said to
the wage workers: Do what you will
with your labor. 1t is yours, and your
happiness depends upon the way you
dispose of it. Bargain as you choose
with II. Use all lawful and honorable
means for obtaining a good price for
that labor, and no law will descend up
on you on the ground that you are
acting in restraint of trade.
The debate on the proposition was
highly interesting. It served to bring
out as never before the difference be-
tween labor and commodities. Repre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
LIGHTING THE PASSENGER
TRAIN.

The electrically lighted passenger
train is no novelty on any first class
road but there are Few passengers who
can tell how the electric current is
produced which keeps the electric
lamps burning regardless of whether
the train is in motion or not.
First class passenger trains are not
only lighted by electricity but the cur
rent has been adapted to drive cleo
trio fans during the hot summer
months and, in one or two instances.
il is also used in the kitchen OF the
dining car where the food is cooked
over the invisible fires of electricity.
In lighting a passenger train provi-
sion must be made for supplying the
current whether or not the train is in
motion. To accomplish this a storage
battery is generally installed in con
nection with the electrical generator.
There are three systems in use for
train lighting The first is the straight
storage system. which consists OF
storage battery large enough to store
sufficient current for the needs OF the
train in route between terminals. OF
course this storage battery has to be
charged before each trip. The lamps
are lighted by merely turning the
switch which draws on tie current
stored in the battery.
In the second system a small gen.
orator, is geared or belted 10 the
wheels Of one of the cars. This gen
orator supplies electricity directly to
the lamps and also to an auxiliary
I'll. L.
burning when the train is standing in
or yards. This system is rath-
er more complicated than the first but
has the added advantage that the
storage battery does not have to be
at the terminals.
In the third system a small genera
tor driven by a Curtis steam turbine
engine, which secures steam from the
locomotive boiler, is used 10 supply the
This tiny turbo-generator
may be mounted on top Of the loco
motive boiler or in one corner of the
baggage car. II takes up but very lit
tie room. A small storage battery is
used in connection with this set SO
the cars may be lighted even II the
locomotive is uncoupled and removed.
Inc advantages Vi SleC1AS h6htS iOi
passenger trains are many. First OF
all they eliminate the dangerous gas
tanks and gas lighting systems, and 1
the ola oil lamps, which usually set 4
FIRE TO the train in case of wreck. The I
electric lamps do not overhead the car .
Turing the warm days of summer and 1
hey do not vitiate the air of the .
coaches making travelling uncomforta-
tie for want OF good ventilation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

nomination by his party, a ridiculous
suggestion, to say the least
Ask the first dozen men you meet
on the street what they think of Tav-
enner as their representative in con
gress. That's the surest test of the
hold the young congressman has on
the people OF his district irrespective
OF party. Every man who has follow
ed Tavenner's career knows he is on
the square. II he had been content
to play the old game Tavenner doubt
less would now be in position where
It would matter little TO him whether
he were returned again as a member
Of congress.
But he's not built CT that kind of
stuff. and the longer he's in congress
the more the people will be convinced
of the fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
CENTENNIAL HISTORIAN
NAMED

Announcement is made by DIR. Otto
L. Schmidt of Chicago, chairman OF
the publications committee of the Hi
nois centennial commission, of the Sc
lection OF Professor Clarence w. Al
lvord OF the University of Chicago as
| editor-in-chief of the five volumes of
the Centennial History OF illinois," to
| be published under the direction of
| the centennial commission.
/ The selection of Professor Alvord to
take charge of this important work
assures the preparation of a compre-
hensive and authoritative history OF
the state that will be a credit to the
commission. Professor AlvOrd has had
charge of the work in historical re-
search conducted by the state univer-
sity for several years past and is one
Of the recognized authorities on his
torical matters. especially in Illinois.
In addition TO being chairman of the
committee on the organization of re-
search in Illinois history, he Is editor
Of the Mississippi Valley Historical
Review. the official publication of the
Mississippi Valley Historical society.
which includes in its membership
prominent historians OF all the states
embraced in the valley.
Shortly after DIR. Edmund ]. James
became president OF the University OF
Illinois. Professor Alvord OF the univer
sity faculty was made general editor
Of the Illinois Historical Collections. |
the principal publication OF the state
historical library board. Later ne was 4
placed in charge OF the research work /
in state history conducted By ;he uni 4
yersity and DIR. Scion J. Buck was /
called from Indiana university 10 as
sist him. Among the volumes Of the /
illinois historical collections, which
are acknowledged by scholars both in
America and in Europe TO be equal in
merit with any published BY similar
agencies throughout the Unit States.
ire Alvord's "Cahokia Records and
lis "Kaskaskia Records" Professor
Alvcrd's essays on the British minis
erial policy toward the weCt lust pre-
-ious TO the Revolutionary war have
ttracted the attention OF scholars
.yerywhere.
Professor Alvord will take IN his
rork at once. with the Object OF hay
~ the five L2tCrical volumes OF he
'ess some tine during Illinois c,n-
snnial year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

trust laws simply
because the house
refused TO consid-
er human Drawn
and brain in the
same class with
steel rails and coal
oil.
That was the
proposition stated
very simply. The
bills aim to pre-
vent restraint of
trade in oil, steel.
and other COM
modities. But the
house would not
include with these
the trade in labor.
The opponents of
the exemption ar
gued THAT labor is
a commodity es-
sentially the same
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
CAPITAL Comment
sentative Hamlin of Missouri said:
BY CLYDE H. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District

, sentative Hamlin OF Missouri said:
Surely the law ought to AXE a
distinction between the two. Human
happiness and human welfare ought
not to be put on the auction block
and knocked off to the highest bid
der as a chattel may be.
THE only reason why trusts and
combinations are declared illegal is
because they are organized and oper-
ated for the express purpose of more
effectively exploiting the people by
taking advantage of their necessities
and controlling the price of these
necessities to the consumers, as weH
as the purchase price which they have
to pay for the raw material. Labor
seeks only to protect the selling price
of one article, its Drawn and muscle.
This amendment protects the labor or
CARNATIONS, and in that the democratic
party fulfills another pledge made in
its platform"
Representative Lewis, of Maryland.
called the amendment the magma
charta of labor. He said:
Some honest people are inclined to
think that this section may mean
species of class legislation. They
commit the error of considering labor
as a commodity. But there is this
distin ction between labor and a barrel
of oil, commodity:
Labor is never in truth a commod-
ity; labor can never under our in
structions be property, either before
the court or Before the Legislature.
Under our constitution property N
human beings has forever ceased.
while a barrel of oil is not only a
in the market, it is a COM
modify before the courts, it is a COM
modify before the legislature. The
legal attribute of a commodity is
property; but the legal attribute of
the workingman is citizenship. a diff
ferent principle of sociology and JUS
tice apply to these two subjects when
they are before congress or before the
courts. The rules that are nationally
applicable to property can seldom be
justly applied to the man."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

| the touching Of things that is to be
avoided; that would be utterly i'm.
possible. 1t is rather the moistening
or fingers with saliva. That is moth
ing but an uncleanly habit, and can
be stopped by making an effort.
Why not let each family play a lit
Tie game, with some kind of penalty
attached to each error made? 1t is
surprising how often one will uncon-
sciously wet the fingers with saliva to
do things, and how easily the habit
can be broken by focusing attention
upon it.
II the roller towel and the common
drinking cup deserve half the bad
things we think of them. consistency
demands that We Should stop spreading
saliva around.
Questions and Answers.
Francis p. writes: Is there any vir-
tue in the swallowing of bird-shot as
a cure for the skin disease known as
cuban itch? / have been advised to
try 1t. What causes Cuban itch?
Answer.
Don't try it just yet, if you would re-
main with us a little longer. One pa
uent developed serious lead poisoning
from the maneuver suggested: anoth-
er was forced TO undergo operation for
the removal of the shot. Cuban itch
Is popular name for plain old-fash-
Toned itch, scabies. IL is caused by
the itch-mite, a ubiquitous and persis-
tent little animal you acquire from
your friends. 1t can be cured in one
day as a rule. under suitable treat Z
ment. Internal remedies are of no
value.
vegetarian writes: Please advise 1
where / can secure reliable informa- /
ion upon the food value and digesti- /
oility OF the various fruits.
Answer
Write to your congressman or the
secretary OF the department of agricul-
ure and request a copy OF farmers
bulletin 293.
pertaining TO health. II your cues.
wered through these columns: II not
ed. addressed envelope is enclosed.
idual cases or make diagnoses. Ad-
care OF The Argus, Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
June IL in American
History.

1So4-Commander John Rodgers. U. >.
N. retired. noted commander in tne
civil war. died; born 1923
190O-Lucretia Peabody Hale, noteu
writer. died: born 1870.
1905 eneral Alexander MoDoWesi
McCook. U. S A, retired, died.
born 1891.
lt1o--Amnesty offered 10 all American
colonial rebels" who would submit
TO British rule except John HAP
cock and Samuel Adams.
lS64-Grant abandoned his ground ~
Cold Harbor and marched 10 James
river, south Of Richmond
All the news all the TheArgua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
PLAYING THE GAME SQUARE
LY

II takes a strong man TO keep him
self square with the masses while he
e serving as q member OF congress.
Clyde II. Tavenner. a Rock Island
county boy. who made his own way in
Washington-and few know the tricks
81 the capital better than he-as a
aewspaper reporter. Is rounding out
his. first term as a member OF con-
gress- He has consistently stood by
his party principles. he has been on
the Job every day. and. best OF all, he
has found = means OF doing a good
turn for his own district while at the
same time seeking 70 break up the am
munition ring, which for decades has
had q toehold In the war and navy de-
partments.
Tayenner has a conscience. In the
years he was doing newspaper work
IN Washington he became familiar
with the wrongs practiced upon the
government and the people. one OF
The greatest was that fathered by the
ammunition ring. He has started
something towards prying loose the
grip this combination holds, and II he /
succeeds, as he is confident he will. /
EVENTUALLY, the Fourteenth district will 1
hare IN the benefits IN increased
at Rock Island arsenal
Yes. you will hear that TavennerI
J 10 have opposition in his campaign
N reelection To be sure, the inter {
It's are not going 20 let him go back !
further annoy them, II they can I
event. They haYe even gone so far r
J 20 spread a report that Tavenner y
" withdraw as a candidate for re- "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
05eQeali1ngojf
1W70 the DEN

I hear the steady
humping on the
carpet on the
line.
There are careless
people dumping
books and pa
pers that are
mine;
They are tossing
them and mix
ing them, so 1
shall nevermore
Get them put back
In disorder as 1
had them fixed
before.
They have gone in
force and taken
firm possession
OF my den:
They have swiped
my sc at { e red
pamphlets a n d
have b u T n Q d
[ n e m; ne'er
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

Shall find the tracts containing things
I'd marked to read some time
They are smoking in the aney-and the
law permits the crime!
They have robbed me OF the cushion that
was matted In my chair:
They have put my pipes and ash-trays-
well, can't explain just where;
They are rubbing they are scrubbing
there with all their might and MAN.
And they shake their heads, assuming
looks of sympathy and pain,
Showing that they think I'm crazy for
presuming TO complain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
Final Proof.

Miss Westlake-But are you sure
that what you feel is really love?
People so often make mistakes about
these things, you know.
Mr.. Manhattan-Ah, darling, there
can be no Soubt in my case. 1 love
you SO deeply that I would be willing
TO leave New York and live in Chicago
for your sake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
An Easy Way Out.

An Easy Way out.
so this is your birthday? How old
are your"
Don't you know" she Indignantly
replied, that it is a sign of bad breed
ing to ask a lady about her age?"
"Oh. no; not in all cases. 1t is only
unmannerly to ask how old lady Is
when one has reason to believe she
is old enough to be ashamed OF 1t.
Then she invited him to sit down
SO they could have "a nice, long visit"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
HE TOLD HER THE WORST.

Doctor" said
the b e q u tifuI
young woman who
had become the
wife of a rich old
man, tell me the
worst. l VIII be
brave and try to
bear it"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
Brady,M.D.
MoiStening the Fingers.

II the saliyary glands secreted in.
digo, ours would be a blue-fngered
race. The fingers are thoughtlessly
moistened with saliva scores of times
every day. We never stop to think OF
the uncleanliness OF il, or of the pos
sible danger TO ourselves and others.
/ II is a habit.
| Ten to one you moistened your fin
/ ger with saliva when you turned the
page OK this paper. You did the same
thing when you peeled dollar bill off
your roll TO pay for your tickets to
the theater yesterday. But what of it?
A Daily Menace.
Surprising the conductor moistens
the transfers with his saliva. You
take the slip of paper, and thought
lessly hold il in your mouth while
you're buttoning your gloves. Now
how do you know that the conductor
isn't tubercular? Or that his saliva
doesn't contain the germs OF sore
throat. pneumonia. diphtheria or
worse?
DR.. Chaplin. health superintendent
of Providence. says: "All successful
commerce is reciprocal, and in this
fingers not only bring foreign secre-
tons to the mouth OF their owner, but
there exchange them for his own, and
distribute the latter to everything that
the hand touches"
Here are some OF the places people |
deposit their saliva, via the fingers: |
Doors, windowsills. furniture, play
things. the straps of trolley cars. the |
rails and counters OF shops, library /
books. magazines in doctors recep-
ton rooms. pushbuttons, telephone re-
ceivers. money, pencils and a thousand
other places.
An uncieanly Habit.
As a general rule few instances of
disease can be attributed TO such con-
animation by saliva, yet there is no
louDt that disease is occasionally com
in this manner. II isn't
Dr. Brady WIN answer all question ,
lon is OF general Interest IL will be an ,
will be answered personally IL STAN ,
II. Brady will not prescribe for fndi !
ress all letters TO DR.. William Brady.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12
Bereft.

Why are you weeping. o little boy?
They have laid your mother away.
Ay. but you hope for the heavenly 10Y
or going TO her some day.
PitifuI small boy. dry your tears
And join your brothers at play;
You will know your loss IN the future
years
When your faith is argued away,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

Another attempt to establish a news
paper with free circulation has failed
at Pittsburgh, Kan These novices
who aspire TO TevoIutionize journalism
by such desperate methods would save
deal of time and effort If they would
first get price quotations from the man
ufacturers OF white paper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

Colonel Roosevelt may not be afraid
TO face Jungle lions. but you'll observe
that he is not going 10 take any
chances with the London militant suf-
fragets. He has requested that the
time and place Of functions in his
honor be kept from the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-12

In Scotland they have d new law pro-
hibiting the opening OF public houses
till 10 a m, enacted. II is claimed. for
the protection Of the tippler. If the
topper is unable TO get an eye-Opener
till 10 O'Clock it is believed he Will
soon become convinced that he can
do without