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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22
THE BATTLE FRONT

r..-sz-rI Russia. FEB. %. via Lon
con -rE. number % head and arm
golala % the men az the front IS
enormous. f1r men In breaches expose
oG.F -reI- heads and arms Many
hundreds are hit iu the head and
deaf. doe. not result from the wound
Ocra. laauy one may see the slightly
s1lrlad walk back with heads bound
aB H- arms iu sliugs. Motor trucks
Ia4taE aitl wounded tear along the
roa1s leading back from the extreme
,r6sr Perhaps forty per cent % the
Ue1rtaG are back on the firing line
after three months care and rest IN
hospital % all depends On a mans
hraIf. and blood ff the blood Is
pure ana sDod. the soldier gets the
f-ar r.t proper treatment and his
vage4e heal by first inteuti0n-
Coos blood is evcrythiuE 90 ever
ran re- means fresh strong nerves
f1oG DIGESTION. good circulation
Those vfo have used Dr. Pieree's
Go.fea Medical Discovery marvel AZ
tle way 10 checks blood dissases- See
a mas today with skin All broken
ouf. sar htm a few weeks later after
using t1s. Discovery HE skin Is AL
cleared 10. eyes bright. and De -
cogtsnted with himseif
tn t11ndatiou % good health =
Food l.6odf Are you pale Are you
weak are yuu no longer ambitious OF
eaerEstic- Have YOU pimpiss or botis-
Do yor suffer from headaches. lou
spirits Then you are anasnie-yoir
blood Del thin. lacking Ia healthy.
stree fs swing r~d cnrpusciss- Thea
yogF blood g. impure and yOgr liver
Il aot Up 20 tie task % clearing the
blood from the poisonS Accumulated
pr. Ptcrcs's Golden Medical Diseoy-
~ IS a Temperance remedy that VII
Restore % you rieh. heGith-<istnS blood
"a remedy proved By experience ttH
tablet o. liquid forral. u = siyeeFfe
extract % roots from our forests.
known 90 science az those which VII
asst give the stomach. liver ant bowels
ese,ieti help Adv1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22
CALUMET MINERS GUST
AGITATORS BY THREATS

Calumet. Mich, Feb 22-Convinced
that the Finnish miners of the district
meant business when they ordered the
Socialist and United Mine Workers
agitators TO quit the copper country
the agitators have commenced TO move
out
The Finnish miners met Wednesday
ordering them to quit the district by
night. Two have left and the others
have been given short extension of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22
OBSERVE BIRTH
OF WASHINGTON
BANKS. CITY HALL AND COURT
HOUSE CLOSE IN HONOR OF
NATAL DAY.

George Washington's 17srd birthday
anniversary. q legal holiday. was OBJ
served today IN Rock Island, and while
business in general went on about as
usual. the banks, board OF trade Office.
United States Engineers Office. city
hall and court house were closed.
Flags foated from public buildings
and business houses and the schools
OF the city had exercises in honor OF
the first president.
February has two legal holidays. one
for Lincoln and the other observing
the birth OF Washington. In a ballot
ended yesterday taken by a Chicago
daily of votes of the city and county
superintendent OF schools in the cen
trail west. on the question. Which
was greater. Washington or Lincoln,
Lincoln was given over 500. more than
200 were noncommital and $50 were
for Washington. E. c. Fisher. super
intendent ~ schools in Rock Island,
recorded himself in favor OF Lincoln
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22
KAVkNhUGH DEAD
AFTER SICK HOUR
BASEBALL MAN, WELL KNOWN
HERE, PASSES AWAY AT LIT
TIE ROCK, ARK.
NJ. n. Sexton. Head of National Asso-
citation, Comments on Loss to
National Game.

Little Rock. Ark. Feb. Civilian
N. Kavanaugh. former United States
senator from Arkansas, president Of
the Southern Association of Baseball
clubs. president of the Little Rock
Railway and Electric company and
president of the Southern Trust com
pany OF this city, died at his home
here late Sunday after an hours i'll
ness. Acute Indigestion was the cause
OF his death, physicians said. In 1913
he was elected by the Arkansas legis-
lature 10 nil the unexpected term of
the late United States Senator JEFF
Davis He was so years old and a ma
tive of Kentucky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22


ness. Acute Indigestion was the cause
| OF his death. physicians said. In 1913
he was elected by the Arkansas legis-
/ lature 10 fill the unexpected term OF
the late United States Senator JEFF
Davis. He was so years old and ma
tive of Kentucky.
VI. II Sexton of this city. president
OF the National Association of Profess
sional Baseball clubs. an intimate
friend of Judge Kayanaugh. today re-
ceived a telegram announcing his
death Mr.. Sexton wired the family
his personal condolences and those Of
the National association. and asked the
date OF the funeral. planning to attend
II it is not held before Wednesday.
professional baseball has received
severe blow in the passing of Judge
kavanaugh." Mr.. Sexton said. He was
man OF highest principles and of ire
proachable character. and when he
gave a decision or expressed an opin-
ion his honesty was never questioned.
Too. he knew baseball and he stood
for only those rules and methods that
in his judgment were for the best in
terest OF the game and looking 10 its
perpetuity as a clean national sport
He was a man of large business affairs,
but he loved baseball and doubtless
made sacrifices financially in his
years connection with it. AS indi-
eating his high standing in HIS home
state. when Jen Davis died he was
chosen by the legislature TO fill his
unexpired term as United States sena-
tor.
Friend OF Rock Island.
Il have been associated with the
judge in baseball number of yeers
lie was chairman of the board OF arr
duration OF the National association |
a nd | grew TO know him in situations
v here his strength of character and 1
honesty were put TO the test ! have
no hesitancy in saying he was the
brains OF the organization. When 1t
locked as though an unbeatable chasm
had arisen IL was the judge who
stepped in. and with his calm counsel
closed the breach and kept the ship in
It's right course. He showed his fair
ness at Omaha last fall when he plead
with the association to repeal the five
mile limit in order that Rock Island
might choose its own baseball COM
paI.y. Not because OF his friendship
'or me, but because he knew Rock Is
and was in the right did the judge
AXE that stand"
al hA q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22

All the news all the time-The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-22

time in order TO straighten out their
affairs. II they do not leave the Firms
promise more drastic action"
Duquoin. Hl,-Dr. =. p. Brand. edit
or of the Illinois Baptist Bulletin, an
nounces the following changes Of Bap-
list ministers: Rev. r. A Riney OF
Amboy, to Aiedo. Enon and Reynolds
churches; Rev. Jesse Hyde Of Flora,
to Belleville; Rev. A. e. Powell to
Geneseo; Rev. J. b. Webb to Stras-
burg church in the Nation associa-
ton
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
DAMAGE DONE BY BABY TALK

That period in baby's life in which it learns
to form its first simple sylables, to pronounce its
first easy words and to construct its first brief
tences is surely a very important period. Advice
which has to deal with it is plentiful as is most
advice concerning the various departments of a
baby's welfare.
Baby talk, in particular, has recently been
getting its share of adverse criticism and justly
If children to learn to speak well they must be
furnished with the best of examples, beginning in
infancy These best of examples certainly do not
include such classic phrases as 'Whose tootsey-
ottsey is oof' Tome an 'tiss aunty, like dood
boy! and all the rest of the henous expressions of
alleged baby language
Children who hear only good language will strive
to initiate it and will overcome the tendencies to
lisp and to make grammatical errors. The innocent
little know nothing of verb forms, for instance
and depend ON their elders for their authority in
such matters while speech is still to them. If
that authority is unreliable, they will form habits
of speaking which will be hard for them to break
later, or perhaps even impossible.
Baby talk is not suitable for use in giving the
first impressions of the English language to nno-
cent little struggling for the mastery of their
tongues and willing and eager to learn. What a
queer world this must to infants who look
confidently to the grown-ups who surround them
for their preliminary instructions in the complex
language which they are supposed to learn, and
treated to nothing but the silly talk which
the speech of savages is an Improvement
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

"There are very many interesting
sights along this great waterway, but
time and printers ink cost money. At
times along the north side there are
mountains over two thousand feet high
and low hills of reddish clay, then an
occasional little town stuck against a
wooded hillside, that looks quite pie
turesque at distance. In places may
be seen small clearings of few acres,
walled in by the great forest, and after
passing the mouth of the Tspajos river
an occasional Frazenda, where scores
of fat cattle erazed. At these larger
clearings the owners have built neat
bungalows, whose white walls and red
tile roofs, set in a cluster of shade and
flowers, looked cool and inviting and
l felt like l had found that long look
ed for paradise where / should stop.
Again there are many little thatched
roof native shacks, at intervals, built
on stills to keep above high water. that
help to break the monotony of the end.
less tropical forest,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
Sample Each Free by Mai
Tongue-End Topics
Some Impressions of Brazil

Mr.. l. w. Copelin, of Toledo. Ohio,
brother of Owen NJ. Copelin, Harris
burg's City Treasurer, recently return
ed from tour of South America.
When in Manaos, Brazil, on March S,
last, wrote the following interesting
observations for the Star7Independent:
am now a thousand miles in
land from the Atlantic, in the city of
Manaos, situated on the black waters
of the Rio Negro river and about two
hours sail from its confluence with the
big, muddy Amazon. Coming up the
Amazon from Para, which required
nearly five days on big ocean steam
ship, l found the sights very interest
ing. The shores and thousand islands
are densely wooded with tangled
mass of tropical trees and vines. There
are giant, white barked trees that
tower above all and look sort of ghost
like, then the eastanha Brazil nut),
and other big trees, many of which are
almost covered with parasite growth,
and blooming orchids are stuck in the
crotehes of others.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30


all the stores, banks and factories must close on
May 26, the street ears stop running, the news
papers suspend publication and the mail deliveries
be called off,
The Governor himself may be expected to don
his Huntingdon county top-boots and overals and
devote eight hours to shoveling dirt from the
bitches into the center Of the road else to import
and pay. at the current rate of wages, laborer
from another state to do the work for him. The
Attorney General the Auditor General, all the
other generals. our able-bodied $4,000 Public
Service Commissioners in particular, and the able
bodied heads of all departments, their abe-boded
stenographers and clerks, whether male or female,
and all the other abe-boded employees of the state
must quit their posts on Capitol hill and do like
wise, or ever hereafter be classed by His Excel
leney, the Governor, persons without ''patri-
otc regard for our Commonwealth.
Indeed it will be remarkable outpouring of
amateur road builders if the people of the state
live up to the Governors ideals of citizenship,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
Customs Men Take This Time

As the steamer approaches Mana
os, soon after sunrise, the first build
ings of prominence that come in view
yellow tiled dome of the municipal
are the eathedral's spires, the great,
theatre, and the tall, white walls of
the brewery, where my friend Briggs
rules supreme. At closer view the
red tile rooted city of hundred thou
sand people, partly hidden by tall,
waving palms and tropical foliage,
looks pretty. But my first experience
with the customs officials on landing
was one where it required bit more
patience than had brought with me
from Harrisburg The first day no bag
gage whatever was allowed to 60
ashore, not even pajamas, which are
the most comfortable wearing apparel
in the equatorial tropics. 1 was told to
call tomorrow morning. called at
$50 and found my baggage, but for
some reason was told to call again at
IL, then again at $50, when l was
politely told to call 'manana '-to-mor-
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
Manaos Has Charming Plazas

"Mahaos, while not laid out at
right angles, is rather pretty place.
The little plazas and parks are most
charming. Many of the streets are well
paved with dressed stone, and one day,
while walking aimlessly, | heard n
voice from a well screened window
calling me Father The principal
street is the Avenue, which is broad
one and claims to be modern, and it is
so in some respects. Broad, smooth
sidewalks are on either side, where in
the late afternoon and evening many
of the male population sit around little
eross-legged, iron tables on the side
walk, in front of the restaurants, and
sip cooling beverages, such as grape
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
A SEVERE TEST OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP

The quality of Pennsylvania citizenship is to have
the severest test in the history of the Common
wealth on Wednesday, May 26, the day set aside
as good roads day. in the proclamation lust
ISSUED over the signature of Governor Brumbaugh.
According to an exact Interpretation of that
proclamation no person who on that day fails to
put on his or her oldest togs to shoulder pick or
shovel and to go out on the highways and byways
TO mend the roads,-unless he or she hires some
one to take his or her place,-will in the estima
hon of our good Governor, be good citizen. For
this Is what part of the proclamation says:
That every able-boded ctzen-note that there is NO
discrimination between male citizens and female eit
zensl-having patriotic regard our Common ealth
Ind its good name shall his personal affairs
give entire day to the improvement our highways
contribute in current coin to the proper local authority
sum equivalent to the wages of laborer upon the
highways.
If, therefore, everybody in the State of Pennsyl-
Fania is to measure up to the Governors idea of
good citizenship and to manifest patriotic re-
gard for our Commonwealth and its good name. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
A Brazilian Legend

''Brazil, like most other countries,
has its legends and fables, one of which
might impress you if on a forest trip
up the Amazon; for at the confluence
of the Amazon and Rio Negro there
is little, green jungle island named
Marapata of which tits said: who
passes further must leave his con-
science. And while passing the island
the ships officers will admonish the
passengers to Be good while in Mana
os and your conscience will be given
back on your return. That s cheerful
and well intended, but fear even the
solemn missionary, if he remained in
Manaos a week or more, might do as
the Romans do.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
GETTING RID OF THE RUBBISH

We are told that it was the custom of the
Mucclasse Indians to celebrate annually the ''busk
pr feast of first fruits, " during which the resi-
dents of community cleaned their houses and
squares of all filth, collected this filth along with
hll worn-out clothing, utensils and furniture a
common heap and set fire to the heap.
In Harrisburg, too, it is the practice of the
natives to set aside cleanup week each Spring
and Fall, during which they get rid of dirt and
rubbish through systematic garbage collections.
One Of these periods of attempted purifcation be-
gins next Monday. Its purpose will be accom-
plished only if Harrisburgers have the good sense
TO do the Indians did each individual taking
active interest in the community event and con-
tributing to the garbage wagons every bit of trash
and filth on his premises.
Cleanup week in this city will not be real
cleanup week if after it is over there still are some
dirt aecumulatons in back-yards, in cellars and in
garrets together with collections of disgusting rub
bish. Many persons would be better off if they
realized they have earthly or unearthly use for
lot of the junk that they have been saving for
years as though it were really of some value Just
because they have been holding on to such useless
stuff for years and years, they seem to think that
they must continue to care for it tenderly, and
preserve it from destruction.
There are persons who do not have enough cour-
age to discard even the most trifng of the accumu.
Lated truhpery of long housekeeping. Thoreau in
Walden recites with fine contempt an instance
ln which dead deacons effects, after lying half
century in the deacon's garret and other dust.
holes, were disposed of not by means of bonfire
but by an auction, and were then stored away in
other garrets after having been eagerly bought by
heighbors.
1t would be well if Harrisburgers were next week
TO take an example from the Mucclasse Indians
and discard all their rubbish, retaining not even
the venerable trash that has been in the family
since the family began. The garbage collectors
will not be able to do their entire duty if things
are withheld from them which are rightfuy theirs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
.ow. Brazilians are more than profuse

row. Brazilians are more than profuse
with politeness, but at this juncture-
my patience had spent its full force,
and if there is new brand of anthra.
cite or bituminous coal in the Penn
sylvania market that will make more
smoke and heat than what sprung up
in small section of Northern Brazil
at this time, 1 would like to have a
sample. After had become nearly ex-
hausted, a man smiled and put chalk
mark on my baggage and motioned me
to take it and go. While it was only 3
o clock Or early afternoon, l still had
strength TO 'vamanos.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

There about abebodied adult citizens of
Pennsylvania, including and On the basis of
$3.50 day laborer's pay, the State will save
s4,500000 in road repairing funds if all them in ac
eodance with the plea contained Governor Brumbaueh
proclamation. out and mend the highways May 26
good roads day" Why make it days and save
all that ss,o00.000 they talking about spending on
road epairsi The would come in very nicely
in the form of needed appropriations for charitable nst
tutions.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
A Tropical Picture

"From the zig-zag limbs of many
trees hang long, rope-like vines, and
with the tall, graceful palms, make a
tropical picture worth seeing. Almost
the whole of the Amazon valley from
the sea to the highlands of the Andes
is one continuous forest; and it is the
same along the many tributaries of
this mighty river; and as its general
course follows close to the equator, the
climate is hot. In fact, if your readers
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

RASH On CHILD
|TCHED AND BURNED
Could Hardly See Out Of Eyes. Face
SwelIed. Perfect Sight. Hair Fell
Out. Very Cross and Fretful.
Used Cuticura Soap. and 0int-
ment. In Four Weeks Well.

Gao Embury Ave. Asbury Park. West
Grove. N. MY child had rash 20
badly he could hardly 80 out Of his eyes.
His face and had were . nass II started
with = scaly lock and his face seemed to
swell. water started running out. When
1 would wash his face and head he would
cry. II was . perfect sight. He could not
sleep and l could not sleep. The rash
itched and burned and he scratched and
irritated II. His hair fall out: he lost every
strand. He WAS very cross and frctfcl.
Nothing seemed to do him any good un-
Gil heard Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
From the first week could SEQ his face
change and In four weeks he was we'll"
(Signed) Mrs. Edna Conway, June ~. 1914.
Besides soothing and healing severe skin
troubles these fragrant super-creamy emol-
fients preserve. purify and beautify the
skin, scalp, hair and hands and meet every
want Of the toilet and nursery.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With sap. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cusicura, Dept. T. Bos-
ton." Sold throughout thc world.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

were to be here to-day, they might
easily be convinced that this part of
the world had not cooled OF since its
formation, and if any of them are in
the habit of going home late and lying
to their wives about being at the club,
etc, the climatic conditions might give
them hint of possible hereafter.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
A wALKoUT

First Grocer-'My store is full of reaches"
Second Grocer-"I've only got in mine'
First Groeer-"Onei But you were overrun month
ago How did you get rid of all but onef'
Second Grocer-"When 1 took my last trim East T
brought back single roach in pill box. turned this
roach loose in the store He belonged different union
than the Western reaches, mine all walked out
Ginger.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

Cyrus Mccormick, Srd, intends to begin at bottom
learn the business of the International Harvester Cor
poraton that his millionaire grandfather founded do
not know anything about how intelligent industrious this
young is but despite this Ignorance our part we
venture the prediction that day he will nearer the
top than the bottom of his rich grandpas concern.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
American Coal at SIS a Ton

There is very fair electric street
ear line operated, but no manufacture
ing is carried on, to speak of, and but
little is grown in the way of food.
stuffs, so practically everything is i'm
ported from foreign countries, at high
rate of freight and the customs duties
in Brazil are perhaps the highest of
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
A CONTRIBUTION

She getting the supper for the children on Satur
day night when young woman came to her door
I'm collector for the Drunkards' Home" she said
Gould you help usi
Come around tonight and I'll give you the old man
said the housewife as she went about her workBagoogy
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
THEY DON'T TAKE THE BAI,

Maud-"Don't you think there just as good fish in
the S caughtP
Marie-I don't know. But they are smarter anyway
Boston Transcript.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
TOLD IN LIGHTER VEIN
ONE KIND OF FLAT TIRE

What's the matter with your wife. anyhowf"
"She's got case of fat tire
"Whaddye mean, a fiat tire'''
She's weary of living in a fat" Houston Post.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
Juice. Along this Avenue NAV also he

juice. Along this Avenue may also he
seen many ladies with escorts promen.
aiding. Then, too, the automobile is
driven sort of recklessly and joy rides
are quite the same as elsewhere. So
that there is no need of becoming lone.
some, even if you are a stranger ON
the banks of the Rio Negro.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

Instead of digging up all the 10000 poplar trees in
Harrisburg wouldn't it be cheaper just to move the City
to place where there aren't any poplar treesi
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30

1t has been cleanup week for time for Wall
Street speeuators who have been the inside" of
Bethlehem Steel
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-30
ANSWER, PLEASE,

wilhe-"Do you know everything, pai"
Pa-"Yes, my son."
wille-"what is the difference between a son of gun
and pop of pistoi'-wilams Purple Cow