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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-24
Contractors and Builders.
john W@lIk e Co.
CONTRACTORS AND
BUILDERS.

Manufacturers of Sash. Doors. Blinds
and Stairs. Interior finish of all kinds.
Hardwood veneer flooring and dealers
in glass: 321 and 326 Eighteenth st.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-24
wanted-Pemale Help.

WANTED - Al sxpeFieuecd second
EiFi Call moFuiuEs. zf0z Seventh
avesgs. OF pkoae r. J. 1896.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-24
LOCAL MARKETS.

1rsr "a -VasiaWisz are thr whois-
sac 4,sss4slsss es tss iseai szsrEs;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-24
For Sale OF Trase-Farm Land.

For Sale OF Tra6e-Farm Land,
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Eighty acre
fargl 90 Michigan. stock. nipple
meats. etc. plenty OF fruit and beT-
rlca. Out buildings In good condi-
ton: inquire SIS Fourth avenue.
FOR sALE-is0 acres black loan soil,
N Red River Valley. all under cult
walton. crop goes with sale $50 per
acre. Act quick. This o. snap In
tersiate Realty Co. Mckinney block.
Moline. III
FOR SALE - Wisconsin level black
soil drained valley farm lands; very
fertile. excellent for onions; 50
tnllea from Iowa: cheap railroad
fare. Write Eu.1ry Harrison. sol
Bridge avenue. Davenport. Iowa
FOR sALE-smali Missouri farm. So
cash and IS monthly: no interest or
taxes. highly productive land; close
20 three big markets. write FOR
photographs and fuil information
Munger. K le8 y. y. Life Bldg.
Kansas City. $40
FOR sALE-onc acre OF nice level
land. ncw house. good well and out
buildings. garden nicely planted.
plenty % small fruit started aud
young orchard. located 3 blocks
from Loug View loop on Thirty-sec-
oud street and Twentieth avenue.
ia Campbelis second addition. terms
reasonable; inquire on premises
Alma record., 1915-09-16
AN APOLOGY

The Record owes the contributors
to the Record Item Box in the post
office an apology. When we took pos
session of the Record in March the
key to the box was mislaid unbeknown
to the Editor, who supposed that the
local editor was in possession of it
and that it was being looked after
every week. But the local editor paid
no attention to it thinking that the
Editor was attending to it. On Mon
day our attention was called to it and
on comparing notes we found it had
not been opened since March 18th.
On opening it we found it packed full
with items which were very kindly
placed there by friends of the Record
We have now placed new box
there and ask all to use it. Any items
of news you have and find inconveni
ent to leave at the Office may be-
placed there. We will certainly ses
that they are used.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
BAPTIST CHURCH

J. W. Priest, pastor, residence SOP
Gratiot Avenue.
Rally Day in ali the services
Sunday Morning Service at 1000
o'clock
Sermon: zone Thing Needed for
Church Success"
Special Music.
Sunday School at 1880.
Two Hundred Day in the Sunday
School
Special Program: Responsive Ser
vice, Speeches, Singing.
b Y. p. U. Meeting at $50.
Topic: World Ideals. Special Music
Evening Service 1880.
Sermon: "Jesus Came to Call Sin
ners."
Thursday Night Prayer Meeting al
1880
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Alma record., 1915-09-16

Recent Death Of Lonefeilow's Daughter
Recalls Old Poem.

Mrs. Richard Henry Dana. daughter
of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. who
died at her home in Manchester Mass.
recently, was the Edith with golden
hair" of Longfellow's THE Children's
Hour" The poem. which was written
about his three daughters when they
were children. Miss Alice Longfellow,
Mrs. Dana and Mrs. James G. Thorpe
is one of Longfelow's most appealing
poems and shows clearly why children
loved him so:
Between the dark and the daylight.
When the night is beginning 10 lower,
Comes a pause In the days occupations
That Is known as children's hour.
I hear in the chamber above me
The patter Of little feet
The sound OF door that is opened
And voices soft and sweet
From my study I see in the lamplght.
Descending TIE broad hall stair.
Grave Alice and laughing Allegra
And Edith with golden hair
whisper and then a silence
Yet l know by their merry eyes
They are plotting and planning togethe
To take me by surprise.
4 sudden rush from the stairway.
a sudden raid from the hasli
By three doors left unguarded
They enter my castle wall.
They climb up into my turret,
Ger the arms and back of my chair:
II try TO escape they surround me:
They seem 20 he everywhere.
They almost devour me with kisses.
Their arms about me intwine,
TIL think OF the bishop OF Bngen
In his mouse tower on the Rhinei
DO you think. oh. blue eyed banditti.
Pecause you have scaled the wall,
Such an old mustache as | am
Is not a match for you all?
I have you fast In my fortress
Ard Will not let you depart.
But put you down into the dungeon
In the round tower OF my heart.
And there 1 will keep you forever
Yes forever and a day
TIL the walls shall crumble TO ruin
And molder I'm dust away
Alma record., 1915-09-16
WARS EFFECT ON FURS.
Paris Depending on Russia For the Fall
Output.


The precious furs from nearly all
over the world always went to France
and found their way back to the lands
that had produced them. Whether or
not Paris can take care of this trade
this summer remains TO be seen. She
has handled the clothes question with
all her old time skill and not left the
rest of the world in doubt concerning
the silhouette or materials TO be adopt
ed. although she will not attempt TO
produce her usual immense personal
trade for the women who have always
gone TO her for their clothes. This
work she leaves practically TO America.
the only country except the Argentine
where fashionable clothing is sought
and bought. IL may be that America
will supply the Argentine, and 1t Is ru-
mored that several of its buyers are
coming 10 New York to buy French
models or their copies.
The nonfreedom of the seas has kept
the great bulk of American travellers
away from France. and there Is no rea-
son to doubt. therefore. that the wo-
men will buy all their clothes, includ-
ing furs. from the American merchants
who have representatives now IN
France going their usual two a day
rounds Of the dressmaking houses.
Callot and Cheruit, the two houses
that always have "A significant influence
on American fashion. are not yct open.
The latter house always defers its
openings until the others have finished
their business. although some of the
buyers do not wait for the event IL Is
| quite safe to assert. however. that
when this is the case the buyer who
leaves will receive all the Callot mod
els he desires.
SO as the huge auction sales in Lon
don are not held this year and the Par
Is openings are not yet over the fur
riers here are uncertain which way thu
wind will blow by October, and thi'
NAV be the reason that even the mos
important fur houses here are sellint
fur garments at unusually low prices
Ii Is a good time for the purchaser wh'
merely wants fur. but the woman wh'
fears being saddled with carmen
that Is not I'm keeping with the fash
ions will go warily about buying peltr'
| now
Alma record., 1915-09-16

Consuelo, duchessN-of Marlborough
like SO many of England's noblewo-
men. is still doing her fun share OF re
lief work for soldiers. In charge OF the
American women's relief fund. which
has its hospital at Peighton. England.
i'm cooperation with Lady Randolph
Churchill. Lady Paget and Mrs. Lewis
Harcourt and assisted by her mother.
Mrs. O. ii. L. Belmont, she has untir-
mgly helped bear her share of the bur
den put upon patriotic women all over
the world today
Alma record., 1915-09-16
KITCHEN KINKS.

Red ants will speedily leave II
the infested places are soaked
with pennyroyal oil. powdered
cloves or borax. camphor gum or
anything that has tar In 1t.
A white ring on polished Ia
BILE may be removed by rubbing
with a flannel cloth dipped In
camphor
III the bottoms OF dishes that
are set over the fire are first rub
bed with soap they will after
ward clean easily.
A white felt hat may be clean
ed with warm cornmeal to which
little borax has been added.
When suede belt or purse
looks soiled and greasy rub with
a dne emery paper. and II will
look like new.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
JOBLESS CHILDREN MUST w
TO SCHOOL
Now Law Prohibits Their Working II
They Are Not Yet fitieen
Years Old.

Fred L. Keeler, state superntenu-
ant of nublic instruction, says chlid-
rem under 10 years old will have 10
atterd school hereafter. even If they
have completed the eighth grace
More than that, the state superlptenu-
eut declares the present law VIII nave
to be enforced.
An Act. No. 2S5, passed by the last
LEGISLATURE. which provides that no
lobor hermit shall be granted to any
child under 10 years old except during
established vacation periods, permits
children ia years old or over to WORK
r. preserving perishable goods IN
srn;t or vegetable canning establish
Now the state has an act IN force
,nown rs the truant law, which says
that all children shall attend school
Who are under Is years old, until suen
time as they have completed tne
eighth grade, when the law permits
them to quit school providing they
are employed.
Mr.. Keeler says there are many
children in the state who comple'e '"e
eighth grade before they are 10 year,
IA and who have not been compeiieo
70 attend school further.
The new law says they cannot DC
employed and it is up to the children
70 keen on going to school until the!
are Is years old.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
To Whiten Towels.

Outlines the towels become gray and
dingy looking. Treat them in this
manner and they will become white
again:
Place them i'm n kettle and cover
with cold water Add shavings OF
pure white soap and the juice of a
lemon. Place OF the back Of the stove
and allow the water 10 gradually come
to boil IL very much soiled the
process may.have 10 be repeated. says
the New York Times. Rinse in tepid
water. then in slightly blue wafer
and hang in the air TO dry
Alma record., 1915-09-16
MISSOURI.
WARS INCREASE OF NAIioNAL
DEBT

In July 1914, the debts of the coun-
try now classified as the allies, total
led s16.5s3. 100000. In one year TINS
sum had been increased by Sll'ioo'-
600 600. this additional sum repre-
senting the war credits. The Austro-
German groups Indebtedness IN july
1914. amounted to s9,352, ,OOO,ooo ana
since then this sum has been enlarg-
ed by 100000. Neutrals ex-
cluding those of the western hemi-
snbere had a total debt last year OF
81 .sO9. $50, 900 this year S335,9oo'ooV
was added. There has consequently
been a grand increase in the dept ol
ball;oerents or neutrals directly m
volved of S16,s26,O 100000. A. K.
Marsh. in the current number OF the
Economic World, estimates the
monthly cost of the war as S2'oOo'-
100000. Assuming that the war has
another year to run from July J.
1915 the countries involved will then
be met with demand for interest
amounting to S3,1So.O00,O0O yearly,
as against the Ss4O,OOO0oO required
before the war began.
With these amazing figures iii mind
il may be asked: Will the nations
renudiate it? 1t seems 70 be the
opinion of economic students and
bankers that they will not. Mr..
Marsh denies that the vast eXpendi-
tures of this war represent absolute
waste. He argues that much of the
ammunition demanded, would in its
basic materials, and in other forms,
have been consumer. He insists that
only that which would not in its val
ue have been normally consumed be
classified as "war waste I'VE be-
heve." he writes, "that the very mag
nitude of this Indebtedness will give
rise, as soon as the war is disposed
of. to an unparalleled forward leap
of industry and commerce all over
the world. The quarter century fol-
lowing the war will be marked by a
swift and vast economic develop
ment of the hitherto scarcely touch
ed waste places of the earth with all
the reaction of this upon the great
industrial and commercial nations
such as could not possibly have been
brought about by an in less than a
century of slow saving and creeping
advance.-Bay City Times.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
AUGUST MADE MANY RECORDS
Temperature, Rain Fall Asd Frost
Established Worst Month In Years.

August, just passed, would gladly
be forgotten by many, especially
farmers. The average temperature
was Ga degrees. setting a new record,
the last having been 65.2 in 1908.
The normal temperature for the
month is 6s.6 degrees. During the en-
tire month the mercury never climbed
above S5 and once sank as low as Al,
equaling the record set in 1904. Nor
NAL rainfall for the month is 2.S7 but
with the assistance of the weather
man this was exceeded by comfort
able margin with SIS inches,
The heavy frost Of August 27 is
unprecedented as far as records in the
department OF the local weather fore
caster show. Nine days were clear,
nine partly cloudy, and on 1S days
rainfall was registered. Hail fell ore
day, August 7th. and August 1, Z, -
i5 and 16 brought thunderstorms.
Alma record., 1915-09-16

To clean varnish and paint rub
with a cloth dipped In a weak
solution Of vinegar and warm
water. Polish with wash
leather.
To clean marble rub with
slice Of lemon dipped In salt.
Leave for an hour. then wash
of. All stains will be removed
and nice gloss secured.
Before sweeping carpets take
an old round tin. pierce holes In
the bottom and ill with common
salt. Sprinkle this over the car
pet. 1t prevents the dust from
rising. brightens the colors and
prevents moths.
} When cleaning mirrors and
windows sprinkle a few drops
Of metal polish upon a cloth and
rub over the glass. Leave to dry;
then polish with clean cloth
To remove smoke marks from
ceiling mix thick paste OF
starch and water and with a
clean flannel spread II over the
mark. Allow 1t to get thorough
Iy dry: then brush iofr with soft
brush and the marks Will have
disappeared.
Hot water marks can be re-
moved from japanned trays by
rubbing with sweet oil. When
the marks have disappeared rub
with dry -four and soft cloth.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
FITTING TESTIMONIAL GIVEN
REV. AND MRS. KENNEDY ON
EVE OF DEPARTURE

While regret is felt universally at
the departure Of Rev. and Mrs. Jos.
:. Kennedy from Carson City, to take
he three year course at the McCor-
nick Theological seminary in Chica-
go, yet the feeling is general that all
wish him progress in his chosen life
work. So their parishioners and
friends united in rendering them fit
ting farewell at the Congregational
church, Tuesday evening. Potted
plants, bouquets and other articles
were utilized in making the coy
church home-like.
After short program of songs in
Alma record., 1915-09-16

which all joined an impromptu pro-
gram was given, which was>opened by
a fervent prayer by Rev. ii. V. Wade,
pastor of the NJ. f. church. VIM. I.
Hill made fitting remarks represent
ing the church and congregation. f..
b. Stebbins followed, he voicing the
appreciation of the people generally
of the town and community in their
esteem of the departing minister as
a gifted young man and who was val
ued highly as citizen and a worker
for advancement in every line.-Car-
son City Gazette.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
ELWELL I. o. o. r. TEMPLE
DEDICATED
Continued From Page /

Continued From Page II
r. attended. There were In all ten
lodges from three different states rep
resented at me banquet and dedica-
tory services. Doctor Mclaughlin
gave the address of welcome and the
Alma lodge gave the first degree to
eight new candidates,
There were over four hundred pres
ent at the banquet which was the
finest Elwell has ever seen.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
POISONOUS WEEDS

George +. Smith, griculturalist for
the Holland and St Louis Sugar Co,
located at st. Louis, has very in
teresting letter In some Of the county
papers on "wild carrot" an obnoxious
and poisonous weed that is spreading
over the country at a rapid pace and
is undoubtedly the weed that has
caused the death OF many head of
cattle in this and other counties. In
substance he has the following COM
ment:
Il have been a close observer of
the different kinds of weeds. About
seven years ago | discovered a new
one which no one seemed to know the
name of. Two years later | made
trip to New York STATE, and while
there | saw the same weed, acres OF
it growing as high as mans head.
made inquiries and was told it was
wild carrot, and that it was rank pois-
on to stock of all kinds except hogs,
and that they would not eat it; that
if stock ate of this weed they would
bloat up and die within two or three
hours if they did not have medical
aid at once; rarely there was help for
them; that acres of land that could
not be cultivated was fenced off to
keep stock out; that it was not hard
to get rid of except where you could
not cultivate. On my return home
the first place drove was to my own
farm. | did not find any on the farm,
but in large ditch across the road
found some and pulled it up and burn
ed it. For three years ! kept at IT,
and it is gone now. | told as many
as could about this weed; some took
heed and some did not. | being only
a farmer they paid no attention to
me. Had / have been a stranger with
any other name than Sugar Beet
George, with stand-up collar to KEEP
my chin up. they might have listened
In driving through the country now
you find hundreds of farms with wilc
carrots in the dooryard> >and along the
fences. Several heads of cattle dice
from eating this weed, this season
Along the highways there is lots oi
this weed growing, but we do not pas
ture the road, but the seed is scatter
ed over the farms. This weed grow!
its top very rapidly. You can cut i
off, and in two weeks it is up and IL
blossom again; no one cutting nor tw'
or three will keep it down. About tn
only way to be sure is to pull it up
which can be done quite easily. Th
root and top is the same color, ant
the odor from it is the same as on
common carrot, with white blossom
Now farmers, ft is up to us whethe
we let this weed drive US out o
whether we drive it out. 1t seems to
bad to let this wild carrot go unmo
\ Tested. Let US talk with our neigh
D bors, and he with his neighbor, and e
} after our highway overseer and max
them look after their part of this wor
as God knows we pay enough take
to have some consideration given us a
farmers, and see if we can at leas
keep it from getting any more star
than it now has. Hoping this artici
will be of some good toward the en-
of this wild carrot, | am.
< George f. Smith.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
ARCADIA FARMERS, CLUB

The Arcadia Farmers Club will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Walstow and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Mil
Ter at the Walstow home on Septem-
ber 30th.
Ladies please prepare picnic dinner
baskets as nothing hot will be served
except coffee. Bring song books and
Fables. Program as follows:
Opening song Club,
Prayer-Rev. Priest,
Song-Club,
Address Of Welcome-Harry Wal
stow
Responsible. Miller,
Reading-Mrs. George Irish,
Solo-G. V. Wright,
Reading-Clare Smith,
Reading Richard Anderson,
Song-Club,
Talk Mrs. King,
Reading-Mrs. b. +. Cline,
Question box,
Closing song-Club.
Everyone will please consider them
selves invited.
Comittee,
Mrs. G. Peck, Sept
Mrs. G. Irish Oct
Mrs. F. Cline Nov
Mrs. A. Miller, Dc.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
Church Notes
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

The first quarterly meeting of the
conference year will be held at the
Free Methodist Church beginning
September "a and continuing over the
Sabbath. Rev. j. W. Archer the dis
trict elder, will be present and have
charge. Regular Sabbath evening
services will begn September 26. All
are welcome to these services. We
extend a special invitation to young
people.
A. l.. Hewlett, Pastor.
Alma record., 1915-09-16

Serge. navy or brown will retain
hesc plaits well. Patch pockets ana
1T ft.el in novel way constitute
natty. if simple. inish of the coat.
lie buttons are serge covered. a
l.unty toque goes well with this trim
..t1if
Alma record., 1915-09-16

Three years ago congress appro-
priated half a million dollars to be
used in improving country roads on
rural routes, the money to be eXpend-
ed under the supervision of the fed
era good roads bureau and the state
to put up 50 for every 81 of federal
money. The money was in effect a
bonus to the builders of state and
county roads. A report just given
out shows that the benefciaries of
this appropriation are 13 southern
states and three northern states
which is circumstantial evidence OF
the fact that 1.-The south is in the
saddle"
Alma record., 1915-09-16
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN.

Women's clubs OF Havana have join
ed I'm petition against bullfigbting.
Although she is 10l years Of age.
Mrs Elizabeth Taylor still works be-
hind the counter In her tobacco store
In Manchester. England
Rather than take civil service ex-
animation Mrs. +. II. Schmidt. who
has been postmistress at La Mott. Pa.
for the past thirteen years. has re-
signed
Queen Mary is the only woman IN
Great Britain who does MT come with
In the scope Of the married 'woman's
property act. Therefore If she contract
ed debts In her husbands name he
would not be responsible for them.
Miss Katherine Minehart. Philadel
phia woman. has patented new form
Of hand bag which Is capable of being
converted into u seat. When opened
one part Of the contrivance serves as
seat while another forms n support for
the back
During the present year SlOOOO.Ooo
will be- paid out 10 mothers In the Unit
cl Stares for the support Of their chill
dren IN their homes. This sum repre-
sents public money distributed In twen-
tv-five states that have adopted moth
ers' pensions.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
Advertised list for the week ending
September 18th, 1915.
Mrs. Marye Clark,
Mr.. A. f. Evans
Mr.. Willie Heimberger,
Mr.. Harry Mechem,
Mr.. James Acton Miller,
Mr.. Fred Monroe,
Mr.. Jack Neilan, ttwo)
The above, if not called for, will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office Septem-
Der 9th, 1915.
v. p. Cash, Postmaster.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
j. ID. HELMAN
AUCTIONEER

AUCIlONEER
Parties wishing to secure Mr. hel.
man. the popular auctioneer for
auction sales this fan should engage
his services early. Dates can be ar
ranged through the Record.
Alma record., 1915-09-16
S21 ISL 635.O3 FOR MlOhi"
SCHOOLS
s12s12.SlO.96 of Local Sehooi lax
Missouri Asks For
TICTRES

The total revenue raised Tor 'he
orhl;c schools of Michigan last year
was s21. .ssl, ,635.O9 and the local
school tax about Sl2,sl2,3lo'So
these figures were tabulated by
Auditor General Fuller at the re.
ouest 6f the secretary of state. oil
Nf;~.o,rri
Alma record., 1915-09-16
NEW FALL rRImMINcs

selves give an added attraction TO fan
sport coats The odd, small ones viii
prove useful for girls school dresses.
Alma record., 1915-09-16

Before this child needs fall suit a
wool sweater in brown or navy will
prove both coZy and serviceable. Her
tam-o'- '-shanter is also knitted and
matches the sweater in color The
overlapping front protects the chest
we'll
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-07-20
lnfant Victims Of War.
fAIhanx.N.Y. Arxua.l


One OF the many shocking features OF
the great war 10 the effect 1t 10 having on
the infant death rate In some OF the
countries involved In the conflict. Even
these little innocents are being sacrificed
in the uphsaval. II tho war has materi.
ally increased infant mortality In Great
Britain, We can we'll conceive that 1t has
done no even more In the countries
where the actual fighting has been going
on and homes have been destroyed ana
millions forced to subsist on shors 70,
lions. The British registrar general
SAYS that In London infants are dying ~
hundreds. In 95 other large cities IN
England and Wales statistics just 70
ceived show that the present Infant NOR
tality IL the greatest In history. Chill
dren In London have been dying ct the
rate Of 1000 Q week for the past 10
weeks.
The situation 10 partly due to search
ty of physicians, thousands OF whom are
serving With the army; and partly to the
great increase In the industrial employ.
nent of married women and the lack OF
agencies for care of children during the
absence of their mothers from homo.
Practically all the day nurseries that
existed before the war have been con.
verified into institutions for the care oil
the wounded. These nurseries previous
~ cared for and fed the infants of work
ing mothers for two cents day. Prac'
tically all the available nurses, too, are
caring for the wounded soldiers.