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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21
Hills w. THIRD ST.
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p..'leBI.T,MS
mrs ELTz AgRTI TLeNAQ.SQlN

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am %
years old and live at home l gradu-
ated from high school when | was II,
took a short course in stenography
and have been working at IL ever since.
/ have three sisters and two brothers
younger than myself My father makes
very little money and so l have had to
give to my family nearly all / have
made My father and mother. do not
seem to think that 1t Is up to my
brothers and sisters to take any re-
sponsibility and they have not even
had 10 work during summer Vaca-
tons. My brothers are old enough to
do work in the summer and one of my
sisters is old enough to help in a great
many ways. She is is and will gradu-
ate from high school this year.
There is q young man who works
where / do who has gone with me for
two years He is five years older than
myself and makes enough money SO
that we can be married, He has asked
me 10 be his wife and wants to get
me my ring We would like to be
married next June. but my parents
object 10 it. They say that because
of my fathers poor health he will not
be able to work much longer and they
think ! owe it 10 my family to give
my help until things are more settled
and they know where they stand.
! The man l am to marry does not
make enough money to help support
my family, and anyway would not
/ like TO ask him to because they have
not treated him a bit nicely and many
/ times they have refused to let me en-
! terrain him at home because they say
( 1t spells the evening and they have to
! give UP the sitting room and 90 up
stairs or into the kitchen. l never
asked them to do so.
Do you think ! ought to be free to
marry or should I put It off for the
sake of my family? I love this man
very dearly and it seems to ME owe
him and myself just as much as / do
my brothers and sisters.
UNCERTAIN.
You have done your part for your
family and now ought TO be free to
/ consider your own happiness. School
will be out In June and your brothers
and sisters can go to work, since 1t In
necessary for your father to have
! financial help, 1t will be good for
your brothers and sisters to bear the
responsibility which heretofore only
you have known.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: guess you
don't get many letters of this kind
from men. have been married five
years and until lately have been very
happy. My wife has been the best
kind Of wife In almost every way.
She has had my meals on time and
has never nagged the way they say
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21
GIFT SUGGESTION.

A very attractive. inexpensive
Christmas gift is made by buying one
yard of barred lawn or plain lawn,
which is 10 OF Il cents a yard. Fold
cloth. Take a paper, fold and cut a
heat shape, which will be one-haIf OF
the heart. Law down on platter cut
from the paper
Hem apron and place point toward
waistline. Sew the strings about four
inches from the waistline.
You may sew a narrow lace TO finish
.or put small rosette Of ribbon al
top.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21
Maybe.

"Montmorency, can your fiancee
COOKE"
NO, mother, bat she can paint beau
tifully on china, She can paint the
most natural grapes and peaches you
ever saw"
Well, maybe looking at them viii
appease hunger when there is no din
ner ready Kansas City Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21

Every day brings to our door some
thing that is good to do and that it
never will come our way to do again.
II We are blind and do not see it and
then insist that our days are feature
less, whose fault is it? Opportunity
does its part, and We must likewise do
our part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21

Vashti White Shrine Of Jerusalem
will meet tomorrow evening in the
Masonic temple The annual election of
officers will be held and all members
are requested to be present
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21
Yw 90
1'atWT(al

Rock Island Commandery, No is,
Knights Templar has changed the
date Of its December party 10 Monday,
Dec. 27. There will be cards and dane
ing and the music Will be furnished
by the Criterion orchestra. Refresh
ments viii be served.
Rock Island lodge No $50, B. F. o.
Elks. at a meeting held last night, vot-
ed to purchase S. worth of stamps
which the Kings Daughters are sell
ing for a tuberculosis fund. Seven APP
plicatlons for membership were receiv-
ed and acted upon At the close Of
the business meeting d social session
was enjoyed,
Another large class Of candidates
will be initiated at the regular meet
ing of Rock Island aerie of Eagles, TO
be held tonight at the hall Following
the business session there will be
smoker and social hour
The first and second degrees were
conferred upon a class of candidates
at the regular meeting Of Rock Island
lodge No Is. / o. O. F., held last night
at Odd Fellows hall J A. Reid was
elected deputy for the ensuing term.
At d meeting OF Aliouez council
Knights Of Columbus, TO he held to-
night, ?. II. Kelly Of this city viii give
an address dealing with the history OF
the Roman church The council viii
also plan for Christmas activities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-21
LICENSED TO WED
Attnntinn. 4. Of e.

Attention, Il. Of c.
Members are requested to meet at
X. Of C. hall to attend the regular
meeting Tuesday, Dec. ., at s p. m.
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TRAVELETTE
BY NIKSAH.
Luray Caverns.

In some remote geological epoch a
dynamic shock within the earth-prob-
ably the same one which made the Blue
Ridge mountains-caused great sub
terranean rent in the limestone region
OF Virginia Water percolating through
the roof of this cabin and Tripping
onto the floor carried with it calcium
carbonate in solution. If the dripping
was fast, the mineral was deposited
on the floor; II slow. upon the roof
By this infinitely slow process scien-
lists estimate that a hundred years
would be required to build an inch
of stone; and yet by this process the
Luray caverns have been made won
derland of stalactites and stalagnites
some of them sixty fet high and TWEEN
ty feet thick.
Within a few hours of New York
Washington and other large cities. Lu-
ray is one of the easiest of natural
wonders to see. The three miles of its
interior which have been explored are
lined with cement walks. and there
are guides to take you through the
complicated labyrinth. while electric
lights. generated in a power plant upon
the ground. illuminate the interior. The
forms of the water-made wonders of
Luray are as varied as those of wind
blown mist There are great columns.
straight and strong as those of the
are numberless pointed shafts like the
blades of titanic swords: in Hovey's
Hall there is an immense eagle of pure
white limestone, with its wings out
spread: in the Saracen's Tent there is
a great woven shawl of lace and an ur1-
mtstakable cameFs head. In one place,
the face of an old, old man looks down
upon a sleeping monkey; and one white
group, set high up against a back
ground of dep gloom. shows Christ
blessing little children.
The only living things of the caverns
are little spiders and an occasional bat
But those spiders have had an impor-
tant part in the making of Luray's in
terror decorations. Many of the stalac-
tites are connected, or send off horizon
tai branches. This was long consider
ed puzzling to account for, but one day
an old man who had spent many years
in and about the caverns, saw a spider
web connecting to stalactites, ana
,lrops of water trembling upon It. Sub
seauent investigation by scientists has
confirmed the belief that the spiders
have thus had a share in the making
of this subterranean tracery.
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ty12-d&ds. e1Sr
THos. J. OWEN & son. AUCTIoNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, OCCUPIED AS A SALOON
AND DWELLING AND KNOWN AS 1926
FOURTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
BY virtue of certain deed of trust duly re-
corded in I.her No. 3711. folio 295 et seq. of
the land records of the District of Columbia.
and at the request of the party secured thereby.
the undersigned trustee viii sell at public
tion. in front of the premises. ON THU RSDAY.
1919 AT OrR-THIRTY O'CLOCK PM. the
following described land and premises. situate in
the city OF Washington. District of Columbia.
and designated and being part of original
lot numbered twenty two t22). in square num-
hered two hundred and five f20o; beginning
for the the northeast corner of said
lot and running thence south along 14th street
10 feet: thence west l3S feet 8 inches to
public alley: thence north 10 feet; thence east
1873 feet s inches to the beginning. together
with the Improvements. consisting of brick
building.
Terms of sale: One-thlrd of the purchase
money TO be paid in cash. balance In two equal
instalIments. payable in one and two years,
with interest at five per centum per annum,
payable semi annually. from day of sale. Sc
all cash. at the option Of the purchaser.
deposit of $4,000 will be required at time of
sale All conveyancinG. recording. etc. at
cost of purchaser Terms of sale to be com
Piled with within Il days from day of sale,
otherwise the trustee reserves the right to re-
sell the property at the risk and cost of de-
fauting purchaser after five days advertisement
of such resale in some newspaper published In
NATIONAL sAvINGs AND TRUST COMPANY.
BY FRANK W. STONE. Second Vice Presl-
dent. Trustee.
Seal-Attest:
CHARLES f. NYMAN. Secretary.
jy10-d&ds. exSu
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lessly. The second day the goods came
down. and the following morning the
bill
Lsh opened It and looked at 81
eagerly, then drew a long breath and
rubbed his eyes and looked at It again.
strained gaze and carefully added M
the long columns. Finally he stumbled
across the floor to where Sairy was
arranging fancy articles in one OF the
show cases.
Ooh. Lish." she faltered. Don't
you guess there's some mistake7".
NO. l don't" shortly i've looked
IL over. But I'm going to pay cash.
like | told him. We got s3.5oo for the
farm and now ri go to the bank and
hire the other $500. The cashier knows
I'm good and will take my note. But
the idea-in one lump, We mustn't
buy another cents worth TIL the notes
paid we'll soon reach the end
But the end did not come until anoth-
err winter, just one Nes.- from the time
they had left the farm. Then one day
u man STROBE into the store.
Elisha Hopkins. l SUPPOSE" he In
terrogated.
Yes. What can I do for your"
The man did not answer. Taking "A
paper from his pocket he unfolded I;
deliberately and read in slow. pom
derouS voice for several minutes. Then
he looked at the startled figure behind
the counter. Going to pay it," he
cant, just now" Lish answered
weakly.
Il suppose So He stepped to the
counter and held out his hand II may
as we'll take the key" he said.
Lish nodded toward the door. from
the lock of which the key had not been
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BACK. SAIRY."
removed. The sheriff went and took 1t
out and then held the door open sig
nificantly. Lish realized that II was
for him to go out. How he stumbled
into the snow and across the yard to
his own home he scarcely knew. only
that it was with feeling of thank
fulness that Sairy had not happened
to be in the store.
She was bending over the stove when
he entered and sank heavily into a
chair. Goodness land she exclaimed.
the matter, Lish?"
Nothing" drearily, "only sheriff's
shut me outside the store
What She came quickly to his side
and placed a hand upon his shoulder.
For money!"
Yes, twelve hundred"
And can't you pay?'
No; and If 1 could, there's most
another twelve hundred that'n be
l could raise 1t all at the bank" slow
ly; but I don't knows / want to. I'm
getting tired o. the whole thing"
But the goods are worth more than
all we owe, amt they?"
Twice as much, 'cording to what we
paid. But there amt no knowing what
they'll fetch to auction. Not more'n
enough to pay the debts. maybe"
looking down at him. THE man Squire
Brown has rented our old farm to has
moved away she said at last, hest
tatingly; and 1 hear the squire wants
to rent agin.'
Lish looked up quickly. And you
wouldn't mind going back, sairy?" he
asked.
Mind" she echoed. "Oh, Lish! !
never did really want to leave the
farm"
He rose sturdily to his feet. Then
well go back he declared, and there
was something that was almost glad
ness in his face. II know how to run
farm; and trying to keep a stores a
dogs life, anyway"
(THE END.)
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THE EVENING STORY.
WITHOUT EXPERIENCE.
Copyright. 1915. by W. werner.)

Whats your notion bout going to
| town, Sairy?" and Farmer Lish Hop
kins paused at the door, his shoulders
| still humping for position inside the
coat that was beginning to strain
across the back Suit you to a 7.
hey?"
We'll. no. don't guess so today.
Lish." was the placid answer. It's
| been my baking day. and now I've got
| to black up the stove and wash the
floor
"Oh, don't mean today" with a grin.
Il mean move up for good and all. sell
the farm and be town folks like the
best of 'em. I'd go into business and
you'd be so you could have company
and see somebody most every day.
guess we could stand up straight with
'em. hey?'
His wife gazed at him blankly for a
moment. then dropped upon chair. her
favorite mode of expressing astonish-
ment. You don't mean-''
Yes, I've been thinking Of II for
quite a spell. and that letter from
Hiram Potter out west. saying he'd
made 100000 merchandising. clinched
the rivets close up. I've been a fool.
Sairy.''
L
say you've done we'll"
"Well.' he snorted with profound
self-disgust. for farming round here,
maybe. I've cleared off the mortgage
and put a thousand dollars in the bank.
and got together a pretty good head of
stock. But I've been twenty years
doing 1t and worked like a dog. There S
Hiram, who want nigh so smart as me
to school, and Reuben Smith, who keeps
the hotel over to the corners, and
Nathan Taylor. who sells us groceries.
and Others"
He drew his cap a little lower down
and his collar a little higher up and
peered at her as though expecting some
| comment Suit you to a 7, hey?" he
repeated.
She nodded refiectively. IT don't
know but it WILL she conceded. "Tll
| miss the chickens and butter making;
but they're lot O. work. N-no, l guess
l won't mind
Course you won't" he declared.
Well be town folks and will have on
| our best bibs and fuckers every day
| You'll sit on a stuffed chair. talking
| to company, and I'll be ahind my
| counter, discoursing and taking in
| money; and in the evening there'll be a
| lot gathered around my store talking
| politics and things. And they won't
| cost me a cent for entertainment, like
visitors generally do, but will be bring
| Ing me in more money. And it's took
my doddering old mind twenty years to
| think round to it. But I'm going to
| hire house and store fore this day is
| out"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Ire is the worst half of satire.

Ire Is the worst half of satire.
When a man is down and out he is
about all in.
Most of us have a lot of friends when
we don't. need them.
If you make a catspaw Of a friend
you are apt to get scratched
The man who never tried has no
sympathy for the one who tried and
failed.
The average man would rather have
people lie about him than tell all the
truth.
There's nothing in q name attached
to a bottom of check unless there is
a bank balance behind it.
With the dawp Of the millennium we
may have an ideal state legislature
one that will repeal more laws than it
passes.
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AUCTION SALES.


Large Sale of Furniture, Carpets
Rugs. Mattings, about 10 new Ice
Boxes. Parlor Furniture, Couches
Bedding. including about S loads OF
Storage Goods. all at unreserved sale
tomorrow. Tuesday. July 20, 1915, at
10 am.
Consignments received up to hour
of sale.
No branches.
d. NOTES. Auctioneer.
Formerly Smiths Auction House.
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
ADAM A. wEscHLER. AUcTIoNEEE

TRUSTEES SALE OF MODERN BRICK
DWELLING. NO. 1919 NEWTON STREET
NORTHWEST. WITH BRICK FIREPROOF
GARAGE IN REAR.
By virtue of deed of trust recorded in Liber
s7ea at folio AIS. OF the land records for the
District of Columbia and at the request of the
party secured thereby. the undersigned trustees
will sell by public auction in from, Of the prem
DAY OF July. 1918. AT FouR-THIRTY
O'Clock PM. the following described real
estate. situate in the county of Washington.
District of Columbia towit; Lot III. in Flor
ence D. McAulife's subdivision of lot % in
block 8. "Ingleside. per plat recorded In the
office of the surveyor for the District of Column
hia in Liber AS. at folio ]. subject to certain
recorded covenants. improved by 6room and Gel
lar brick dwelling containing rooms, tile bath.
hot water heat. electric lights, also brick fire.
proof garage in rear subject to prior deed of
trust for $3.50. at So per cent, due Septem-
Der II. 1917
Terms: Over and above said trust. cash. 5000
deposit required at sale. Terms of sale to be
complied with within fifteen days. from day Of
sale All conveysncng. recording, revenue
stamps, etc, at purchasers cost
JAMES F. SHEA.
WILLIAM P. NORM0YLBs
ty1o-d&ds e1Sr Trustees
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ADAM A. wEscHLER, AUcTioNEER.

jyl3-d&is.e1su BY Order OF the Trustees.
ADAM A. wEsCHLER. AUCTIoNEER.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
AVE , RI Rrrw HfhH as1h 2Sn S s!fh SIS.
THE I. S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY. con
TANING ABouT e6:7sG SO. Fl. ALSO
E E9S ,ss 59 1919 EE aSp ,91s ddIfS
Ton Ton STREET Nv oi' -N-'D -''' '-''
BY virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court
Cause No. 1924. the undersigned trustees will
offer for sale by public AUCTION -, in front Of
DAY OF JULY. 1915. the following described
real estate situate in the city and county Of
Washington ar D Fonf Of oc c2ipGsa f% S witt
All that lot of ground in Beatty and Haw-
sins addition to the city Of Georgetown In
as lot 25s. lying between Wisconsin avenue
'Al w. At FIVE FIVE o'cEocR p y eS''
washington city District of Columbia, known
and designated as lots So, 81. 90 and 80, in
improved by four 2-story brick dwellings, nos.
1912. 1914. 1916 and 1918 Coviugton St, be-
tween sth and 10th. Rhode Island ave. and
Terms: On each parcel ne-third cash, bal
ance in two equal installments. payable in
cent per annum. secured by deed Of trust ut pea
the property sold. or all cash at the option
OF the purchaser. A deposit OF 500 on the
unimproved property and $50 each on the i'm
proved properties required at the time of sale
Terms of sale to be complied with within M
teen days from day of sale. otherwise the
trustees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost of the defaulting pur-
chaser after five days advertisement of such
resale in some newspaper published In the
city OF Washington, District OF Columbia. All
conveyancing, recording. revenue stamps and
notartal fees at the cost of the purchaser.
T. PERCY MYERS
Union Trust building
F. SSOWDEN HILL,
Fendall building,
tys-d6ds exSu TrusteeS
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FUTURE DAYS.
MORTGAGE SALE OF vALT ABLE

MORItiAGE SALE OF VALUABLE
SUBURBAN HOME IN
KENHWORTH. PRINCE GEORGES CO.. ND,
July THIRTY-FIRST. 1915. AT FOUR Pm.
Containing nine large rooms, cellar finished
attic bath, hot and cold water. furnace heat.
This property is beautifully situated and Of high
elevation. The house is built on the top of a
hill and is surrounded with large roomy porches.
The lot contains approximately and three
quarters Of land. improved with large
barn, chicken house, bearing orchards and natural
shade trees. Only short walk from kenil-
worth car line and about hundred feet from
District line, known lots eighteen Gsl to
tbTty-five 800. inclusive Of block fourteen n4}.
Terms of sale: One-third cash the date OF
ratification Of sale 10y the court. balance in equal
payments in six aud twelve months with inter-
est at 8 per cent from day Of sale. Deferred
payments TO be secured satisfa ctorily to the
undersigned, all cash. at the option of pur-
chaser, taxes to be adjusted 10 date Of sale. A
deposit OF two hundred and fifty dollars $3.50 CO..
will be required at the time Of sale.
SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST Co, OF RALTO.,
Assignee Of the Mortgage.
T. VI. BALDWIN, Auctioneer.
Note-Take kenilwor'h car 10 end of route and
inquire for Mr.. Bennett, the present occupant.
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THOMAS BOWLING Co. AUCrIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PRICl
DWELLING no. 2722 y STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING no. 2722 STREET NORTH
WEST
BY virtue Of a certain decd Of trust recorded
30 fiber No. 1891. at folio ISL seq. OF ID.
land records for the District Of Columbia. aud at
the request Of The party secured thereby.
Will sell at public auction. in OF the preui-
ises. on TUESDAY. JULY TWENTY SEVENTH.
1915. AT HALF.PAST FOUR O'CLOCK PM.
sublot numbered thirty ninr 1891 ot William H.
Monogue's recorded subdivision of parts Of lots
twenty seven t21l TO thirty-two t32l, Inclusive,
IN square numbered twelve hundred and fifteen
r2l5t. Georgetown. District Of Columbia, TO-
gether with the improvements thereon.
Terms Of sale. One third cash. jliiance in one
and two years. with interest. secured by deed Of
trust. all cash at the purchaser option. 500
deposit required at time ~ sale. An conveyance
ing. recording and revenue stamps at purchaser
cost. Sale To he closed In fifteen days from day
Of sale GEORGE W. oFFI'Tr Jr.. Trustee.
4. AGEE BoWLES. Trustee.
iylJ, 10, 2..,26
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THos. ]. OWEN & son. AucTIoNEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE TN1M-
PROVED REAL ESTATE. on RnnMAN
STREET NEAR CONNECTICUT AVENUE

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-
PROVED REAL ESTATE, on RnnMAN
STREET NEAR CoNNECrICUT AVENUE
NORTHWEST.
Ry virtue of certain deed of trust duly re-
land records of the District OF Columbia and
the request fthe party secured thereby. the
undersigned trustees VIII sell a, pnhlic auction
SIXTEENTH DAY CF July. AID, 1918. AT
FOUR O'CLOCK PM. The following described
land and premises. situate IN the District Of
Columbia. and designated aud being lot mum
bered three tSl. in square numbered two thou
sand sixty (ooso.
Terms Of sale: one-shird Of the purchase
money TO he paid in cash. balance in two equal
instalments. payable in one and two years.
with interest at per centum per annum. pay
able semi snnual'y. from day Of sale; secured
by deed Of trust upon the property sold. or all
cash. at the option Of the purchaser. 4 deposit
Of 500 90 will be required at time OF sale. All
conveyancing. recording, revenue stamps, etc. at
cost of purchaserd Terms of sale TO be
piled with within fifteen days from day of sale,
sell the property the rtek and cost Of de-
faultins purchaser, after five days advertisement
of such resale in some newspaper published In
GEORGE J. YESTERDAY
ALBERT T. COUMBE.
Trustees.
Tho above sale Is postponed account of the
rain until Monday. july 10. 1915.
SAME HOUR AND PLACE.
ty1I19 By Order of the Truls tees.