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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
GRANITE WARE

Our 5 and 10c Granite Ware
department is full of the best
things to be had for the price.
we mention only a few of the
good things to be found here.
Granite pie pans INTERCHANGEABLE
Granite wash pans S------------5c
2 at stew pans ----~-------5c
2 at pudding pans -------5c
5 at preserving kettles --------1Oc
sgt long handle pan-------------1Oc
a at blue end white pudding n-lOc
Blue and white wash pans 49,. loo
Large blue white lined dippers-- Toe
6x1O Granite bread pans
8 at 2-handle baking pans loo
2-qt Granite bucket with lid loo
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR

Our clearance sale of Muslin
Underwear will make the gar
ment cost less than the goods
to make them.
Ladies full size crepe
gowns -----------43C
Ladies' fine Muslin gowns,
trimmed in Lace and embrold-
cry, worth roc
Childrens Drawers -----lOC
Big stock of everything in the
Muslin Underwear line at clean
up prices.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

Window Shades, Draperies, Cur
tain Scrim and Nets
We have a big line of window
shades in Duplex, Oil and Water
colors, 6 to 9 fit long at clearance
prices in this sale.
Scrims and nets will be reduced
in prices in this sale,
Draperies-We had to take drap-
cries out of this department as it
is the latest fad in dress goods.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

i q =
Ladies' Skirts ~
so Skirts made of the very best All Wool Serge Pop
lins Panamas and Voiles in Black Blues and Tans z9I
worth from $500 to $40 90 NsA34AJ
White Wash Skirts the seasons rage made of good Ea
heavy cords would be cheap at $3.50, only ffWask
Two Palm Beach Suits hand to go at $4.98 Ek@H4M
Five Wool Suits Navy and Medium Blues S. up RzA
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

Embroideries and Laces
18in Corset Cover embroidery1Oc
Is inch Flouncing ----1Oc
13 inch Flouncing -----5c
81 inch Fine Swiss Flouncing 21c
81 in fine Swiss Flouncing sold
for 81. 00-------5
Valencience Lace
New Assortment fine Valenciene
Lace Sc
Linen Cluneys, Torchon n d
English Torchon --4c
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-07-16

$50 ladies' Waist
-Voiles and Or
CANDIES in the new
wide stripe and
plain white. with
embroidered f ron t.
New Quaker Collars,
worth up to SIPS 49c
81. rs and 81. so
Waists - csc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
THE ONE WAY HAUL.

The Morton salt company intends to
build a line Of barges, as soon as the
l. & NJ. canal is repaired. for the pur-
pose Of transporting the commodity it
deals in from Chicago TO Davenport
for distribution in the Mississippi val
ley. To reduce the cost Of operation It
would be glad to haul freight for 9th
ers back from the tri-cities 20 Chicago.
thus avoiding the necessity of return
ing It's boats empty. No one can deny
that It should have a right to do this,
and yet the federal regulations inter
fere. If it. hauIs freight for others it
becomes a common carrier and a cor
poration in other business is not per
mitted to compete as a carrier.
This case brings home to the people
Of the tri-cities the folly Of traffic
laws which the United States is at
tempting to enforce. The Morton Salt
company is no better off than many
another concern which desires to make
use Of the navigable waters within the
nation and on the high seas in similar
manner. The restrictions imposed
amount TO a tax upon trade as certain
ly as so-called protective tariff does.
They compel an extrsvagant waste
and tend to tie up facilities for the ex-
change OF goods. Millions are thus
expended annually with no return
whatever and the extra cost is tackled
upon commodity prices that the pub
lic pays
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
The Daily Story
How Jimmie Kept His Horse-By F. A Mitchell
y F. A. Mitchell.

7 One day Jim appeared in a pool roon,
and showed a paper under the nose NJ
the proprietor. II contained state
ment that Jim Hawkins proposed IN
coo to Jump on his horse Ginger off
/ the bank into the river in front OF ths
town. The proprietor looked at lin,
as If making q mental estimate for bfs
/ coffin, then, taking up a pen, signed for
/ $25 Jim left the place with subscrin-
lions for over $500 and before uipS,
/ the whole amount had been subscribed
I It was stipulated that the money was
/ to be placed In the hands OF Mr.. Jones
to be paid to Jim's mother, for il vas
not considered probable that Jim
would come out Of the stunt alive.
The only person in Jones City who
did not know of the approaching enter
tainment was Jim's mother, and he had
! persuaded her to visit her sister on the
day it was to take place. The an.
proach to the jumping point was roped
off to keep back the crowd on either
side. and every one had been cautioned
to do no shouting till after the lean
/ lest it should cause the horse to balk
At 3 O'Clock In the afternoon Jim.
wearing his birthday suit and a pair Of
spurs. mounted Ginger bareback, the
only equipment being bride Jim
was a triae pale, but his mouth iudi-
Gated resolution. The handkerchief
was tied carefully over the horses
eyes, and Jim rode him back and
forth for awhile as a preparatory
measure. Finally he took a position
about a hundred yards from the bank.
A number Of persons crowded around
him to bid him goodby and when they
were put back behind the ropes Jim.
at the signal Of a pistol shot. gave
Ginger the word.
BY the time they reached the edge
of the bank the horse was Looping. and
at the right moment Jim lifted him
with the bride and gave him the
spurs. He cleared the bank, and down.
down. down went rider and horse, Jim
elinging to the horses name. Ginger
paving the air.
Every man, woman and child rush
ed TO the bank There was a whirl Of
water where they struck, and after
what SeSuleu an lAL1i I1llatlt AiiLH III
came up swimming Justify. The horse
soon after appeared some twenty feet
from jim. The handkerchief had been
arranged so that Jim could pull 1t off
while between the bank and the wa
ter. Nevertheless the horse seemed
dazed, not knowing at first which way
to go, so Jim. who struck out for him.
was in time 10 catch hold of his tail,
The crowd followed the exhibitors
down the river to a place where they
could land, and they we're received
with a clamorous welcome
When Jim's mother returned that
evening and he poured a thousand dol
lare into her lap, telling her how he
had earned it, she tainted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
HOW TO COMBAT THE PEsKY FLY

/ Persons whose houses. pet animals,
or live stock are infested with feas
are warned in a new publication Of the
. Il. S. department of agriculture, that it
i is almost hopeless TO get rid of the
/ pest if no attention is paid to the breed
ing places Of the insects. It is, of
. course, important to destroy the adult
aeas but This should be accompanied
. by q thorough cleaning out of all
places in which their eggs NAV be laid.
Since it takes from two weeks to many
months for the eggs of feas to develop
! To adults there is always danger of a
|reiufectiou unless the breeding places
. are thoroughly destroyed.
/ 1t is q well known fact that certain
kinds of heas are responsible for the
spread of the bubonic plague and this
alone would make their destruction a
universal duty. They are, however,
1 responsible for ether diseases as we'll
as the plague, and entirely apart from
their share in spreading c0ntagion
they are a great nuisance to human
beings, and may annoy live stock to
such an extent that they seriously in
iure the health of the animal The flea
can exist practically everywhere that
man can. and. if the conditions are per-
mirted to be favorable it VIII multiply
with great Tapidity.
OF the approximately 400 species Of
heas known 10 exist the human flea.
the dog flea, the cat flea. the rat flea
which carries the plague-and the
stlckright flea are the varieties which
most commonly affect human beings
and domestic animals. The sticktight
flea differs from the others in that
when II has once attached itself to
host il remains with its mouth parts
5umovably imhedded in the flesh.
Chickens suffer in particular from this
pest and for this reason it is some
times called the chicken fea- It is FREE
Quenrly seen in dense masses also on
the ears of DOGS and eats 1t is diff
cult to loosen it from its hold and its
destruction therefore presents some
difficulties. Fairly good results are oh-
tanned from the local application d
kerosene and lard in the proportions oil
one part kerosene and three parts lard. (
but if used too freely this may injure
poultry
Ia the case Of other species the in /
sects hop about much more freely aud
may or may not, therefore. be found Al
any given tine on their hosts. When
dogs or cats. however, are found to he
suffering. a bath in 8 per cent solu-
ton Of cre0lfn Will probably be found
to be effective, A sufficiently accurate i
method Of making such a solution is to
add four tabIespconfuls OF creoliu TO
each gallon Of water Warm water 1
should be used and the animal placed !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
THE WAR TRUST

maintains a big war factory in Tav-
veuner's district and that Tavenners
plan means pork" for Tavenner, is
absurd
Take from war the trust profit and
private ownership Of ammunition and
arms manufacture feature and YOU viii
take one Of the longest steps ever tax
en- toward maintenance Of peace. No
greater factor is there in bringing war
throughout the world than the giant
trusts which want the billions Of dol
lars taken from the peoples treasur-
les to buy arms and ammunition TO
kill those who do the lighting.
XIII the private ownership feature
of manufacture Of war munitions and
there1l be less pork as Well as FAR
less trust plumber
II this Tavenner plan should be
come 9 political issue st would pre-
cipitate an interesting struggle All
of the biggest guns of privilege would
attempt to kill it. 1t would immediate
ly be shown how far and wide the
tremendous influences of the greedy
war trust ramifv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

Jimmie, there's nothing to eat in
. the house. You've got to sell Ginger.
Nav. / can't do it. That horse and
me is like brothers"
But we can't starve, and the horse
is all there is left"
jim and his mother lived in new
town on the bank Of the Mississippi
river The population was variegated,
excitable and believed in the future of
the town, which was called Jones City
after its founder Jimmie was ID years
old and born with a predisposition to
.horsedesh. Some one had given him a
colt, which he had traded for mare,
and after a number of other trades
Ginger, the apple Of Jims eye, was &C
quired.
Jim left bis mother and went out TO
the river bank, exceedingly sorrowful
The mighty stream rolled fifteen feet
below Jim was so disconsolate that
ne thought Of ending his troubles by
jumping into the water. But it couldn't
end them, because he could swim like
a duck and was sure that when it came
to drowning he would paddle ashore.
Anyway he was opposed TO the jump
without taking Ginger with him. Gin
ger would back. But he might blind
fold the horse and he would go over
without knowing IT, The more the
boy thought of the matter the stronger
grew in him a desire to take that leap
on GingeFss back-not now for suicidal
purposes, but because it would be a
daring feat If he announced his in
tenti0n of doing so what a crowd would
collect to see the leap, Every one in
Jones City would turn out.
There were 5000 persons in the
town. Now, suppose every man, wom-
an and child could be made to pay 80
cents re see the show. That would be
81, 500. Ginger wouldn't bring more
than $3.50 at most.
What an ideal
Having got into Jim's head he
couldn't get it out. It buzzed and siz-
zled. but it stuck. Jim thought he
would try to see what he could do with
Ginger bliudfolded He tied a hand
kerchief around the horses eyes,
mounted AAlh anu tLi5d 10 AAahS MIN
go. The experiment for awhile failed,
but so great was the animals conf
dence in his master that he soon be
came reconciled to walking in the
dark while Jim guided him. Then he
would consent to trot slowly. And SO
by degrees Jim got him to move quite
rapidly under the handkerchief.
By this time the idea had bloomed in
the boys brain. The bluff from which
he thought of jumping was perpendic- |
uIar and the water beneath 1t forty feet
deep Jim considered the danger to
be that the horse in his struggle might
iniure his rider He didn't think much
of any other danger It was entirely
a matter of nerve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
illinois State Register

fIlliuois State EegisteT.f
One critic OF Congressman Clyde
Tavaruer says he's a self-advertiser.
and strikes at his war munition plan
by calling it a pork barrel" scheme
because the government maintains one
of its greatest war factories in Rock
Island. IN Tavenner's district The
critic thinks Tavenner wants monster
appropriations for government work
iu his district.
These criticisms are weak. Taven-
nar is always working. In his war
factory articles hes smashing at the
giant war trust He's entitled to all
the advertising ne can get for that.
The replies of his critics made IN de-
Tense of the giuu9nous war trust are
the best sort Of advertisement for Con
gresham Tavenner. The more such
critics howl the more attention win
they direct to tile justice of his efforts
id opposition to those who CONNER
claHze war and who encourage war
Tor private profit.
The criticism that the government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
Sidelights on the European War

+ Paris Correspondence Of The As
ISOLATED Press. )-PhiIatelists and 9th
+ err collectors, far from being discour-
aged by the state of war, have found
extended opportunities from which
they have well profted. German post
age stamps with tine Belgian counter
mark, as well as genuine Belgian
stamps from unjnvaded regions, with
the posJmark fixing the date as war
date, are in very great demand, as are
T also French postage stamps from the
part Of Alsace conquered since the
war began. Soldiers letters furnish a
wide opportunity for enthusiasts who
aim to acquire in that way sort of
psychological collection showing the
state of mind of the army along the en-
tire front.
There are many competitors for ev-
cry copy of each of the 40 or more
Journals published hy the soldiers at
the front. The different libraries OF
France are collectors of these journals
as we'll as the municipalities Of the
towns near where they are published.
municipalities have also become col
.lectors. upon the official suggestion Of
the minister of public instruction. Of
the newspapers and periodicals pub
hshed within their limits during the
war. 1t is hoped in this way that no
incident of life in any way relating to
the war maj. escape the future his
.torian.
The collectors Of postcards, who
started out with much enthusiasm
found their courage put to a severe
test before the war was a month old
They now run into thousands Of series.
with millions Of subjects.
Collectors Of official war posters are
so numerous now that high prices are
offered for those available from reg
ions that we're, or are still, occupied BY
the Germans. These collections also
include the official French posters. be
ginning with the mobilization order and
following with every subsequent notf-
fcation to the public posted upon the
wallis Of France. Like the collectors
OF postcards. those who after the bat
Tie Of the Marine carefully preserved
every bullet or piece Of shell thew
est since pilgrims to the nearest BON
barded towns. such as senlis. and ac-
cessibIe parts Of the battlefield of the
Marine now return loaded with this
sort of thing and the market has been
drugged
Cartoons and posters are still a pop
ular subject for collectors, but thew
are accommodating SO fast as to con-
stitute burden. There are also col
lectors Of denominations Of paper
money issued in difference cities as
remedy for the temporary
scarcity Of small coins
Writers with a budding ambition To
become historians after the great war
assemble piously all official commu-
nique, all official announcements. all
the discourses by official personages.
and all letters exchanged between
heads Of states. chiefs Of armies, etc.
having any bearing upon the origin or
The development OF the conflict.
Prospectuses and posters of chart .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

in tub with the solution in it. A
stiff brush should then be used to work
the solution into the hair. particular
care being taken TO wet the feas on the
head of the animal The bath should
last S or 10 minutes. after which the
creOIn should be rinsed Oft and the
animal washed with warm water and
soap. This treatment is desirable for
cats and will prevent the skin Of the
most delicate animal from being burn
ed. Finely pulverized moth balls work
ed into the fur Of the car are also use
full The naphthaIene in the moth balls
drives the heas out of the hair. They
emerge ia a stupefied condition and
can then easily be killed. Insect pow
der, sometimes called pyrethrum.
buhach, or Dalmatian insect powder.
may be used in the same way. Fresh.
unadulterated pyrethrum is necessary
TO secure satisfactory results.
It has already been said, however.
that # is useless to attack the adult
flea If no attention is paid 10 its
breeding places. The flea may lay its
eggs upon the host animal, but in the
case Of the human flea most Of the
eggs are probably deposited while the
insects are in their nests somewhere in
the vicinity. In houses the cracks of
floors or under mating or carpets are
fayorite places. The conditions under
buildings are often favorable for breed
ing. For this reason II is desirable that
dwellings, stables and sheds should be
so arranged that cats, dogs, chickens.
and other animals that harbor the
pests can not go beneath them TO
sleep.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

Our original spelling more nearly
expresses the truth than the old word
rheumatic. ia the average case.
rheumatism doesn't mean thing
any more. a doctor calls it rheuma-
Ism when he isn't quite sure Just
what is the matter. OF course, there's
The acute rheumatic fever. which is an
acute germ invasion Of many Joints
Elt an ri the old chronic cases Of
Joint Iaueuess or disease are one or
another kind OF specific germ infeO-
zion. having no more to do with damp
1ssat exposure and the like than any
other Caronie ailments have.
II g9u are victim Of so-called
clroas rheumatism you must be an
easy going person. your curiosity
must he Very weak or your faith in
mere words very strong, for certain
lg this diagnosis rheumatism viii
never help to Cure sou.
ii ve had such "a diagnosis wished
on us we should ask the doctor to
explain just what he meant. It is
the doctors business. these days, to
fH6 out what is causing the lame
joints. TO determine where the portal
of entry FOR the infection Is situated
and to do something to stop the pol
zonlug. There is no drug or combi-
nation Of drugs. nor is there any
known method which viii give more
than temporary or srmptomarjc relief
fog rheumatism that is. there is no
line OF treatment particularly bene-
acfat for chronic joint disease unless
the type and mode of infection is de-
-eeulael 3n each individual case.
Uric acid theories are utterly i'm
practicable. and alleged eliminators of
uric acid are useless in the treatment
of the conditions grouped under this
meaningless title. rheumatism.
Nose. throat, tousiIs, gums. appen-
flz. gall-sac, somewhere. in
every case Of Joint infection, there
frs known or unknown focus Of in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

patrons are escorted 10 their cells
b. paid officers Of county and city.
The Transcript is prepared 70
take the definite position that the
new jail should be erected in an
other part Of the city. where prep
erty 10 cheaper ana where there
ia no lack Of room. Let IN 60 10
the old red light district and let
ths county purchase sufficient
ground 10 provide Gor criminal
branch Of the circuit court.
Chicago has city aaI and
counzy building in the heart of
TIE loop district bat It also has q
criminal court building north Of
tha river and adjoining the county
jafI Prisoners are brought 10
rhs criminal court building in sIe-
yators from the 5ai], and never eZ-
posed 20 the public. Their move
ment from jail to court house ana
court house TO Jail are possible
without the necessity q passing
through q street or COURT house
corridor
Peoria is desperately ia need Of
q new jail. The present structure
IFS a relic OF tae dark ages. 1t
has been condemned times with
out number by federal and state
authorities. But let Us not regard
tae new jail as an ornament a
business Retter or municipal at
traction II isn't
There ls a place for everything.
The place for a 5siI is where viii
do the least damage to property
and where there viii he sufficient
ground Ia connection Herewith %
provide for q criminal court,
which soon will be a necessity.
Rock leland county supervisor
aigbt have spared themselves a grea
ZEAL Of trouble and criticism and save
be county a good many thousands @
ot1ars il they had been disposed e
listen To such advice as this. il the
lad expended the extra sum require
OF the sheriff's residence ON O. room
or the trying or criminal cases Their
would have been no added expens
md fl woula not have made any dif
erence how far the Jail was place.
rom the court house
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

1t is going to be hard to find names
that are different for all the farms in
a given county that the owners desire
to register under the Illinois new law.
The more euphonious ones will soon be
grabbed up. at the present rate, and
eventually It win be necessary to get
down to such prosaic monickers as, for
instance. Weed Gulch,' or Hog Wal
low Corners
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
pEoR1As JAIL SITE PROBLEM

Peoria county IS about to build a
new jail for which 800. 600 bonds we're
voted at the last election The super
visors, with their own peculiar ideas
Of dischargtng public duty. propose
70 rebuild on the old site. which IS on
Hamilton boulevard opposite the court
house-not on the same block. mind
you. The Peoria Transcript points out
why another place should be found
for the structure and the reasons put
forward are SO clearly put ana most
of them apply so forcibly In the case
of Rock Island county that the Tran
scripts editorial on the subject is re-
produced IA full
The board q county supervis-
ors has ordered plans for the new
county Jail for which a bond is
sue OF 500. 900 was approved at
the june election. 1T is proposed
TO build The new Jail on the site Of
the present structure Ia Hamilton
boulevard. opposite the court
house
The court house IS popularity re-
garded as the keystone OF the city.
Albeit a necessity. 3 jail is a pub
lie nuisance. 1t depresses prop
erty values and fFightens busi-
ness The business Of a Jail is re-
pulsive and attracts an undssir-
able class Of people.
4 4ail. moreover. Is not a mer-
chapdising Institution. Il has
nothing to sell It has no competi-
ton 20 meet. no commodities 20
display Unlike a public library.
a hotel or 81 srt institute. nobody
seeks il or cares where il is. It's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

Readers Of the newspapers during
the last few months have been forced
TO conclude that lynchings are be-
coming more popular in the south. or
else the people are growing less care
ful in c0ncealing the facts about their
hemp parties In either case the in
ference does not reflect any especial
credit upon Dixie for its way Of doing
things
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19

Mans right to "cuss' In his own
home has been affirmed by q New York
court hut, as the Dubuque Telegraph
Herald observes. this does not give all
men the physical courage TO exercise
the privilege
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
Aug. 19 In History.

14-Ocfarfus Caesar Augustus. frsr
Roman emperor, died at NoIa: born
SO b. G.
1596-Blrth Of Elizabeth Suart, WHO
founded the present British reign
ing family.
1S12-Fight between the United states
frigate Constitution and British
frigate Guerrero. The Briton
struck her Tag.
1914-Germans defeated the Belgians
at LouVaiE.