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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
FORMER PASTOR
OF MOLINE DIES
Rev. =. y. Mnilkan. Active in This Le-
eaiity Durine War. Expires
in the last

w1-s has been received iu Moline Of
the ee4th % Hos. s. =. Miili<an. pastor
% the Fgrsf Congregational church %
that city from October % lsse 90 jan
1ary % 1854. lie died suddenly %
Rochester. ~ r.. a. the age % S.
FoF a. years h@ had been a minister
ia Congregational churches % Illinois.
f1pa ana Missouri Aitho1Eh Tn this
rlfF baf a short time his pastnrate
heFs vas made u1tah,~ D. me
great ear corcrrt iu Which Moiin"
Foauz people Of that day took part.
each r~pr~srrtiaE a state. The con
cert see gives az o. beurf.f t1r the
soldiers Asa society ard vaa rendered
ftrrr uulss in W1i.ue. twicr iu Gene
eco. oree ia Rock Island aEt once in
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
SOCIAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

IRE raarrisr- % Miss Eva Seisou.
Daughter % Rev and NFs. Alfred S~i-
soa of ChirsEo and Adam fein~mund.
s1n of ttr. end Mrs. Ernest Iein@nunf
% Wgseafiur took place az noon yes
tertaF o. ere home % thr bride in
CEicaEo TIE service uaa performed
bV thr br.fe's father Hiss Helen
H~inem4rf attended ttT bride az maid
of hoao- and siEfrid Hanson served
ere groom sE best uau. Attending
from this estF err~ tfr and Mrs. a.
a. aul~TrnH. Ere'e ami aunt ~ che
bride aef wtEs Laura Anderson. her
e11saH. TIE bride made This c.ty her
BONE for a rsmhrr o. years and while
rr 1.HE here studied mgsse tu August
arr e1rsTrrato-r Ntr UT.rTmuul 'H o.
a graduate of N1Ersfara in ere class
90 f5ll and ls uuu connected vr.tu DIE
f1fr~r ir fhr ua 1rw1ut urr Goods
company IH WlsrEf.rr Tho uridlas
.s "a elimination OF o. romance begun
rrt- tH- Young people wrrr students
90 fre l1Tf lrsffgf.rr. NlFeat.ur
900 81 600 r0mr OF w- and M-t
Ee.r .a1al upon rre.- -T.e-u from a
Eeft.Hs f-.p.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
MERCHANTS WILL
HEAR CHICAGOAN
esarzs D. grsen wuI >rsak Before
usmsers af wrllne Retail
tssa~5afian-

w-ass-s ~ rs- W1.irs Retail seer
efsa-s sss.e.ss.1n stfl feas George q
Gr~-a af Ua.ease sf FEr.r I.arfFsiF
r-erlaE sa b- BETA .r tr~ Noise Con-
1rrrraI etl8 raazs rFrstaT essEtss.
AErI 90 TEE chicago eaae srsoqs a.
reasss s.aa 81 e-1utsE fsr tes aa1 oats
Of .tr retail bsslr-ss ard special e.
s1rr Eel t-.aE Haf- t1 secure large
sEtrraaree 90 re@sers OF ere asso-
e.sraes Eareer VII 81 served
s-rarf.r at g srf ss~ address, viii
fa.laa.
Sew gaawers 81 ere ff1.I-r assneis-
r.1r ere COW fF Haars flH ard az
r-ae.-e HarE aalt.rE
u.Fe#rHrs OF ere ses1e.at.rr posfs
sea-f Ee-r rrer.rE .t rsss w2a+s7
-a~r.rs Fl. HaeE a srerrtarT ta
sf-eeeE uar .srsH-Hs oeHf 81 s~
H=ef-E
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
CuErS FNrEErtiN> TEi-CITY
LADIES.

Ter WrHau's Relief corp 500 ff cU-
re-a.uei OF Memorial tau .n the
ruErf E1gsr Yesterday afternoon visit-
.rE ladies f1 the number 90 200 from
H1f.n~ arf Davenport Mr. Flora
Wirrrr OF N'rtn aud C1mratr 81. s..
srrHus o. Chicago we're also guests uf
frr auFrH1or. The corps 90 fh~ three
cities entertain t~.-e.fr circles af
stated intervals through fbs year af
s1e.rI sessions. ffr meeting % yTs-
.rrlav tr.rE one 1f far series The
fa..aH.rr prrsrTm vre =lsrHs
Remarks CewFatT .. o. EtrieF or
Moline. C1mraIe a. 49, Grams OF Hu-
s-sr N~Hfr p1Tf. Davenport. and Conn
.sf- william Hfe.1roehir candidate
tr~ Fr~ position of department ruu-
EsEa~r 1f rEr iiUn1.s e. a. o.
Piano solo -tfssf EdtrE Frese.
Vocal solo -.t Ions f1 Hear tte ola
.arr.E CE0.r-s -us raE. MrE Ls-
-.rta HprstEamp. Nrllg~-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
CITY WATER HAS
APECUlIAR TASTE
Moline Ceasamsrx tsmplain- Baf
Chsniss tSpA&lss Th~rs T. W
Danger a Healfh
Will LAST SIT FOR a TTW DAYS
10 Facilitate Removal tn cry firs-
nsn Have n~<us q Ftashiar -
th~ f.rinefpai Nalns-

CITY eanntssfansrs ~ M5ifa@ kavs
r~~etgs,f naaT eompiafass seeaass 81
an peculiar taste ~ ere eisV Wafef.
ClfY Chemist Fritzs makes it sn1wr
thaf enc water sas 6afeas fortsn
afslT. fovrsrr. mere 81 sasai sF-IF 20
daaEef fa fsr rensIe~r ne water
viii TASTE baslF hlE s ulI ace aara
aaVgne
uaafans Ca@risf Frtfzr rrptstss.
are mIa1rr vegetable er-s rertr
sefft araaef fH~aaE8 ere flf-r ant
breas ap WIEN each ear ts micro
acaBle trop er Er1hai- ~ sa on Weea
several maa ef These E'1el,-s are
rr.-ased aaH a1asfr wfE ere water
fneF serm-Hfr o. F9 s1ea Ha rEt~ef
fHaf rHefr III e1 wtF ra -aanf-rarf pr.
Fortunate fGr fsreas are flaet
a4rIns r-rr srerr eerIaf. lasting
oalg fsv Gays aaf rs- aap.-tstas
ator ssfF gives rg~ esfef sE htt
taste sarl q .saoarses
ftash the Wains-
ror me 8grBoes ~ Erff.rs re on
enc wtf-r fhaf sas already been per-
ne4frd with rlr cop l~asanf 1i. ant re
give Flr maIas rGrr aaasaI ssrInr
haitsrr f-anIaf CH.er fffwt OF .1- tf1-
ln- Hr~ department nae HIs m-a stars
yesterday r7 gssb an ua.at Fut ega
drsafs .a t8at rifF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15

ur rinch were PLAYED and the first
prize. piece oC embroidery work. was
rivgu to Mrs. al Garrisa. second. a
pair of embroidered pillow slips went
Rank took the consolation favor. "a
sun Eat and Mrs +. q. Potter took
the guest prize. q handkerchief. she
substituting for Mrs. John Kelly. A
lunch was served after tac games.
Nirs. Elmer Grafton viii entertain the
club iu two weeks 40 her home ia
Prospect park.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15

part Ths fsTiowfaE schedule viii b.
siayst
fLocE fs.aaG " Nsl1s
ravgreort vs. Clirtou.
stsrltnx w. Hocs isital.
N0ftrs w. uags1roTf.
Clirs11 Vs. sferlirE
E1es fslasf w. Davenport.
srsrtluE et Moline
Cl.rs1a ~ E1ea fs'arf
s-srlsF vs uEsr-port-
w1u-r us rirs1-.
Esrs tear PLAYS ears 1rrer ari che
lerrra % sEr Earrs fs 90 D. Is paiufs
Ia eaar@r.s.1- f- r1H~g BAR among
nee teams ts close IRE nrsF game
re- ta he srsv-t AZ $3.50 = prirr if ip
D. aaaart-t tkr u.rrrr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
w lARn Gle WILLS.

NT1 Bert Er1strum ar her homo.
H-a' Fifteenth street. Moline. enter
tsinei member ot the IVy card club
yesterday afternoon at the fortuirhtIy
rrefiuF Three tables OF cards we're
played vifl tho prizes going to Mrs.
ST. Woes. MrE. g. 3 Beck aud Mrs
Henry Ge.Eies. supper was served
Ir che dining room after the games.
The club uiil meet Coz two weeks with
Sire. Henry Gacthic az Center station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15

Reading -"rhr Boarding House
Keeper. Nrt Bobby" Airs Jennie
ErnK Jarrrrr
Vocal solo sweetheart and -Ng
Col SAIL NrF Faye Atkinson.
Piano solo blanche Reed.
Vocal solo -Aira J. Is. Scott.
Hf thr conclusion OF thc program
delicious rcfrratmeuts acre served
aud O. dr.IshffIi time or s1eIahirrv enc
4a1ri. The Davenport corps VIII enc
frrta.u at the next meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
Music DEPARTMENT PROGRAM
POSTPONED.

The meeting az the music depart
mcnt OF the Rock Island Woman's club
which was 20 have been held tomor-
row afternoon az Masonic temple. has
been postponed until Friday. April
.. when tho program prepared for
tomorrow viii be given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
aAaAaaAaaeA.9a4@A@@@s-s@s@

Count fifty, Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clegged nos
trils viii open. the air passages of your
head viii clear and YOU can breathe
freely. No more snufiing, hawking,
mucous discharge. drvness OF headaches
no struggling for breath at night.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little OF this fragrant antiseptlc cream
i'm your nostrils. 1t pcnetrates through
every air passage OF the head, soothing
and healing the swollen OF in7amed
mucous membrane. giving YOU instant
relief. Head colds and catarrh yield
like magic Don't stay stuHe3-up and
miserable. Relief Is sure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
OLIVE CrNCH CLUR WITH MRS.
MAECkTR.

Members 90 the DIV. Ciuch club
ssFr entertained yesterday afternoon
az the home % 1irs. Frank Mauckc-
r.. on Fourteenth avenue and For
tie'h street The usual thrce table,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-15
Ilii InuGF DINING rtETY.

THO dss-T~ star OF Teal ioiEe a. o
%. o. entertained or "a dancing party
Ia.r rtfs.rz OF OLA Friirar' hail
aFira was attended Hy about TOO
r1arfrF Tho Criterion orchestra gave
fde dance rrrErsu.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16
&nrSe lleberli(lt.

Gle sried)iId)e ylegiernns
teilt ben GntentemGdten nit,
ba alliierte srmppen entiuai;-
net nnb interniert ,peroen iuiir-
ben, fpenn fie fidJ bOn Sertien
anf griedild)es Uebiet fliidjfcn
Ipllten.
0as @0r0ringen ber beiit-
iden @erbiin0eten lit Scrbien
banert on. Gle .Siilfstrnppeit
Der Mlliierten iuer6eu BON ben
8mlsaren bart beOrGnst. Seto-
mo lit i'm 8efit Der 1Alsnren
9Gmpfe in 9inkIans nnr
sSranfreid) iinb BON feimer be-
Ionoeren SeoeMtnng.
Deiterreid)iidye gnitidiffer
bpnlbar6ieren grescia.
Ghnrd)ia erfIGrt i'm 9sarla-
rnent, 6af ale ieinc 8anolnn-
gen aIs Nfarineminiiter bon
ben JadIenten sebiiLigt ieien.
Sie itaIieniidje gesiernng
nemmt in eiuer Notc an bic
neutrnIen Yt1dlte Die 2trlfc<
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16

s5Oee getponnen. 1o mar es GeI-
cafe, Der raid nit gnglano uno
HlBlattO ienen bolerl gertrog as
ihloB. @dbretlo I'M Miniiterinr1
0ariiber bin l1lo ber Derbanoclt
tpllroe, GeB Gelcafie ben gertrag
onrh Die Hreiie perbreiten, uno oic
Hegierung NOR gebunoerr yalin oriidt
er als ifpere aete Jranfreib 5l4
9ooen oeiIen Negierung M1nner
entbalt, Die lebr mol ei1ieben, oab
es i'm Sntereiie ibres 2alloes l1ge,
iid NIT 9eiitlhlaito gu perit6noieen.
Der ..goiiilden 3eitnng4" in Ser.
lin miro gerDelOet. onb @en Gerrail,
oeo S0hItfommanoiererloe Ser in 5a-
lonifi gelanoeten alliierten Sruppell
oem oortigen ierbiiden aoniuI auf
einen oringeloen Silferuf eripioertc,
bob es ibnl niht nloglih lei, r1I,h
.groBe Streitfr1fte nah Dem gsoroen
su Iencen Gas ierbiibe Seer mill
ie perIu1en, ieinen Miif5ng ollein 3u
beiperfiteIligen lino Die 8erge Dol;
albanien uno Wontenegro gu errei-
heil Sobalo eeliigenoe Trlippen-|
mailen gelanoet leien, ipiiroen Die
slaiierten jeood eillen energiIhcn
SoritoB ollrh 8ulgarien unterne5,
men lino perlufen, Sofia 5n erobern.
unO Die 8abnlinie nod aonltanti=
nopel 81 belesen.
Ser Gie5 &nrnl lit bon Der bri-
tiiden Gegierllng militdrilder 3mefr
falber fir anuffabrteiidiffe geiperrt
fporoen. Gin 9eriht iagt, oab
ariesslbiffe IN ben 8anaI eingefan-
rem fino uno onB niebrere Hunfte am
aanale befeltigt luairoen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16
S.lIan6.

9fobert San, Ser lid) ielblt 5lta
2elitnant in Der oeutiben glrnlee ae-
madt bat ii1lo Der in Neip Worf ipe.
gen @ontbertfabrifntion perbaftet lit,
bat Dem aIiiItierertoe1 9unoes Gi-
ftriftanlpalt &nor elm ldriftlihes Sc
it1nonis abgeIeet, oas iid) bei1abe
iiber ieine gan5e 2ebeils5eit eritredt.
&nor lagt, iebenfalIs lei es ipabr, Bob
|er mirflib San belize. uilo oaB er in
Der 0eilfihen IrInee geoient bace.
2ebteres bat fait ieoer 0eutlde &C.
tan. San beabiid)tigt, iDie anor Iaat,
iid lfnloig al erfldreil llnb Damn iei-
ne Strafe ali5ntreten. @Sir ipiiroell
febr tpiinl1en, oaB ibnl Die SfMl0ig-
erfl1rilng 1iiht erlanbt luiiroe IND
oaB esl 81 elmer regularen llnterluh-.
una fdnle, onnlit man enblif eininal
flar Iebe. mas oein eigentlid, birter
hieier gaii5en San 05eldidte iterft.
Gin anberer MneeItellter in Der 81
flee oes 9nnoes 9iitriftsnnfpults,
elm Serr @ooo, erfl1rt lebr gebeim-
nispoQ, in bier BON oieien Gerlhlpo-
rlingsf1llen fonne man ibre1 llr-
ipr,lng ouf cine uno oieielbe Herion
5uriidleiten fpdbreno Die Werlhrporers
gons unabbdngig BON eiilanoer gear.
beitet hdtten. sene Eerlon lei per-
mlitli6 Der llrbeber aIler oieIer @e-
ibidten. @ir ipiiien iiidt nlf men
NIT oieier Grfldrluig angeipielt lit,
aber, mag er iein, iper er mill, mir
fonnen mr. ipiinlhen. bob cine
griinolide llnterlndllitg ieftitclls,
lpcr oieier nnaeblide gebeinlnispoile
llrbeber tit gSir lino porl1ufig nod;
INNER Der slnlibt, bnB Dies 8ereoe
lli0 oiele 0ebeinlnisfrdmerei llnliml
lit imo oaB binter ben Iogenonntcn
MISREPRESENTATION nidts ltedt, ats.
entfpeoer perionlidle lleberIponntbeit
ino @erorebtbeit Der @erihtporcr
ooer gang gemeiner Sdipiiloel ltnoI
Ietteres lit lnIerer Weinitng bel bic
Ter SSap'lhen @erlhiuorling Der SAL.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16

Gie sried)iid)e 9eeierang fat ben
9iegieriingen 0er Gntentem1djten nit
geteiIt, baf SrMppen Der Alliierien,
bic iid) bon Serbien aus anf griedJi.
ides Webiet fliid)teten, eatiuaffnei
mnb ;nterniert uer6em iuiiroem, mir
es oas |6lterredJt fOrbert. Sn 9pu,
Don 1T man iuiitemo. Wsan bebanp-
tet, oak bic Grlambnis, bic Srnpper
in Salouifi lamOen mmS bnrdl arie-
diidJes @ebiet nadD serbien paiTicrem
III laiIen, audi bic Grlanbnis in fidl
ld)Iieke, nadJ Salonifi snriffebren
1T oiirfen, cine Vebnuptnng, sic na-
fiirlidJ 1tnfinn lit. Spllte Weniselps
cine ioIdje Grlanbuis iuirflid qeqe.
Ben babcn, 10 f6nnte iie ~ ieoer 3cif
ipiberrnfen iper6en. Gr hattie tatiGdl-
Iid) fein Nedjt, bic Srnppen Der III.
Iiierten nadl Galpnifi bineim ~ lai-
fen nmb ganS entiAieben friny Hcht,
linen audi nod ben Ni6aua Al aa-
rnnfieren. Gr ban6elte 6urdans
b5[ferred)tslui6rig mn6 iein gorgeben
1T nnr 6amit sm erflGrem, 6nf CT
felt entiHloi5en mar, WriedjenIanb
ais Werbin6eter 6er Al(iiertem in oer
Grieg eingreifen ~ IaiIen. @ie ipii-
tenS man in 0on6on 1T, sebt oarams
herbpr, baf 2pnboner 0epeidjen er-
fldren, Git6ener iuer6e oem a5mia
Har maiden, ieine Negiermna bernGe
eans auf Der sSrennbidaft Gmg-
lambs, syranfreidys nno MmfIanb's.
sie hSttem ieinen @ater anf oen
gbrom seiett, bitten Hriedenlamb bic
iomiId)en JnieIn aeidenft mnb bGf-
ten ieiuem Nater mno inn iG6rlidl
$4,000 besablt. 0as allcs lit nnr
haIb ridJtis nno jeoenfalls fein itidj.
Ialtiacs g(rgmment bafiir, 6aF Der
1Snig Don Wriefenlan6 inter alien
llmitGn6en init Gnglano seben miiiie,
audi iucnn bies snm WadJteil irineS
9anoes lei. Ienm iibriaens aitdlc.
ner ,uirflidj bic ssred)beit habem ioa,
fe, 6em a6nis bies sm fagen, Sarn
luiro ibm Der a6nig idjoa bic seb6ri-
se slntuort barnmf sebem. 3n fiird-
ten brandt 0rie6enlanb IN bielem
g(maembfid GitgIan6 nidt. Wenu
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16
Gdiriftieber aeindlf.

slrbeit meiIters III 0elltld). Neau
illoglid,. aild} 9reBarbeit. slnineloluJ.
aen aoreIIiere man: aSlatbcliid,c
Runoidau", ia Spcamorc ct. Sun
9fntoftin. gcraS.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16
@erlanat

miro elm ilmger Nfann, Der iid bent
3eitungsgeldaft tpion,cll min. Maub
oie oeutihe llllo et,gIiide 6prafe
in @ort uno gdriit poIlit6iroig be-
bcrriden. slppIifotionen ali rid]ten
an oie .Sreie Ereile", San slntonio,
TernS
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16

Sic finb srm @eilidle Il, nnierm lieueu
Spcal eiuaeIaoen. 800 glpe. 6 SScrps
lporb Carriage 60. eo,ebduoel Netipnin
Ilumbina & Seatina So. Sci, Srdtis
174S, 8ohnunes 1889
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16

Die ,,gIue 9rint Gp." 1T mad, 12i 9os
Ioba Ctr. ieben Dem Srigiiial gfeglcan
geitanraut, umse3oaen. Eel. l2S.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1915-11-16
Suns III Derremtfll,

9as nmtere mnb pberc Stufiurrf
run Nr. 21S Git-Gommerrc Straee
lit III perremten. W6here Mnsfnnft III
hcr Office Der nSrcien Hreiic".
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24
FAIRFIELD
Special to The Farmer.9

! Fairfield. March 24.-The degree team of the okenuck tribe met last evening and perfected plans for the class initiation Friday night Degree Master Harry Henderson will have charge of the work.
 Dog Warden LeRoy P. Beach start ed yesterday afternoon to gather in the dogs that have not been muzzled and those that have been improperly lnuzzIed. He has two assistants with him. Many dogs were captured and will be shot unless called for in 72 hours.
 Preparations are being made for forming another Boy Scout group in Fairfield. Marshall King will be lead CT. Last Saturday afternoon they marched to Greenfield Hill on a ssshlxe, and there gathered with a group Of Greenfield scouts.
 simon C. Bradley and Walter Red field attended the banquet of the Southport Civic association last night as representative of the Fairfield Social and Civic Betterment associa- ton. The banquet was well attend ed. Fl. R. EIwood addressed the meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24

nor heavier than a light or medium clay 1oam of friable structure excel for the Baldwin On the same soil conditions Rome Beauty thrtves far liner south, where the climate is 8 little warmer. Heavy silty loam or light silty clay loam with similar subsoil brings a good green Rhode Island Greening, but lighter soils such as lint sandy loams and warm mellow loams excel if high blush Is desir- ed.
 Soils favoring the Hubbardston are rich, fine. sandy 1oams. or heavy loamy fine sands with subsoi1s of line sandy loam or mellow 1oaIn.
 For the Northern Spy and the Wagener, a mellow medium loam un- derlain by heavy 1oam or friabIe light clay leam is desirable, but the supply of humus and the application of am nonia-carrying fertiliNers should be much greater for the Wagener than for the Northern Spy.
 The heavier of the soils described for the Baldwin seem promising for the Mcintosh
 For Thompkins, King and. Craven stein. an -textured 1oam rather than a fine loam, with subson of the same or only slightly heavier texture, excellent for Ben Davis and Ganos if be grown outside of New England.
 Both the Thonpkins, King and the Northern Spy soils give good results with the Fall Pippin
 A deep. rich loamy soil with sub soil Of at least medium porosity. pre- ferab1y a sandy loarn, is excellent for Roxbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24
UNlsHsdENrs IN THE NAVY.

7
 While strict discipline still prevails on the vessels of the British navy, and sfnfrIng gent Of the rules is followed by speedy pl1nishment,r the old days when a sailor could be f1ogged by his superior and even an admiral could be executed for inehHciency are past. One of the most memorable cases ecution of Admiral John Byng at Portsmouth 5S years ago. on March fl. 1T57. Admiral Byng was one of the most renowned sea lighters of the English navy of that period, but his former renown did not save him when he was accused of having failed to do his full duty with his fleet in his attempts at the relief of Port Mahon in 1756. The admiral insisted that he had accomplished all that 1t was possible for any man to do, but neglect of duty and was sentenced to be shot on the deck of his own flag ship.
 The execution of this sentence was witnessed by VoItaire, the great French dramatist and philosopher, and in his '.Candide'' he described the death of the famous admiral:
 We approached Portsmouth, where a vast multitude of people lined the shore. All were looking at tenttvely at a stout gentleman who was on his knees with his eyes sbandaged. on the quarterback of one diers placed in front of him, put each three balls in his head. in the most peaceab1e manner, and all the as-. senlbly then dispersed quite satis- fled
 What Is all this2' uuoth esandide,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24
ROM MANcES
 OF THE RING
rHE BIRMINGHAM CHANT,

My God, menl My daughters in there. Save hers Save herI Shell be burned aIivei My God5 My Godl"
 This frantic. agonized appeal was made by an elderly woman who stood near a burning house in Market street, Manchester, England, on a cold De- cember day in 1900. The great crowd of men and boys who had gathered in response to the cry of ssFireI'' gazed at her pityingly, but not one among them dared enter the blazing build ing which had now become a. roaring furnace of red flames.
 The crude fire fighting apparatrs of that day was utterly inadeduate to stay the conflagration. and the fire m en confined their labors to an effort ed that the blazing building, and all who might be within, could by no pos- sibility be saved.
 As the flames leaped higher and and higher the face of a girl appeared at an upper window and her piercing screams rang out above the sullen roar of the fire and chilled the blood of the listeners. The mother in the street recognized the face of her daughter, and, with a. terrible shriek, swoned and fell. s
 Stirred into action by the girls cries, few men advanced to the door of the doomed house.. but drew back in alarm as they felt the hot breath of the furnace in their faces.
 All save one! A great giant of a. man, six feet two in height, who had just shouldered his way through the crowd was not to be aWed by the raging red demon. Throwing his coat
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24

and what devil reigns, hereE? He asked who was the stout gentleman who came to die in this ceremoniou and public manner. 5
 54 T Tt is an admiral. thegs answered:
 < And 1x0hz kill the adnir te,-s.
 < Tt is because hs has not killed enough other people. He had to give battle to a Trench admiral, and they find that lie did not go near enough to him.
 e .But. said Candide. the French admiral was as far from him as he was from the French admIra1
 z That is very true. replied they; but in this country is 1t. llseft1l to kin an admiral now and then. Just to en- courage the others. ne'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-24

and live happy ever after. Alas, for cruel facts! He was then fifty years old, and already had a aswife. In his rescue work he had used every ounce of energy he possessed. and, soaked with water which was being thrown on the blazing buildings he caught a terrible cold. For eight days, tossing in his bed with the fever that con surned him, Isaac Perrins fought a. losing battle with Death. Then he was conquered and died, as he had lived, a hero.
 Isaac Perrins although never a champion. and defeated in his only great battles is still honored as one of the greatest men who ever made fistfclffs profession. His tre1nen- dous strength was .yolxed with a, lamb like sposftion.s A contempor- arys wrote Of him: st9e is gentle and considerate, and above all things seeks to avoid offence to those weaker than hirnse1f.',
 Isaac Perrins was a man Of excel lent education,g and in his young man. hood was the leader of a church choir He married one of the girls of his church, and was past thirty when he took aupA the fighting game It was in ITS g, when he was nearly forty years of age, that he was induced by the sporting men of Birmingham to meet Tom Johnson for the champion ship. He was looked upon as invin- cible. for he had defeated all the best men of his VII and neighbring coun- ties.
 The battle between Perrins and Johnson was the feature of the great est pugilistic tournament Engiand had ever seen. London sporting men be- lieved Johnson's science would over come the strength of the BirTnins m giant, and they backed their opinion with vasts sums of money. Birming- ham covered every penny London of fered. and hundreds of thousands of pounds were wageFed on the result.
 It was not until sfxty-tvo rounds had been. fought that Perrins yielded to the superior experience and ring generaiship of his smaller foe. He had fought well and ganaeIy, but for the most part he had Tbeen only a chopping block for the wary and clev- CT Johnson.
 At the time of this battle both men were about forty years old. Isaac Perrins had had enough of milling. and was heartbroken because of the money lost by his packers. It is re- lated that one David Seth, a Bir.1airlsy- ham merchant, had lost nearly S10o. : 900 on the fight, and that Ndr Bull lock, one of the principal supporters of Tom Johnson, hadswon a sum quite as large. Perrins never fought again. and, five years after the battle set teld in Manchester, where until his