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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Moonlight Excursion Monday.

MOONLIGHT ESCUTSfbH -utHuhfs
| With moonlight guaranteed and all
| the other necessary features for a
j good excursion promised to be as good
as the best of former years, the annual
| junior steamer party which will be
given as a reception to the seniors
will take place next Monday evening,
on board the G. W. Hill, the boat leav-
| ing the Rock Island wharf at s O'Clock.
The business and advertising managers
| of the excursion, Clifford Myers and
| George Adams, report a large advance
sale of tickets and the attendance is ex-
pected to be a record-breaker. OF
, course this last statement must be
governed to quite an extent by the gate
sale and the juniors are relying to a
great extent on the people of the trl-
cities to help them make the excursion
a success. 1t is expected, however,
that the gate sale will be large and it
lis practically certain that the party
will be we'll patronized.
Baccalauereate Services Sunday.
The program for the Rock Island
| high school baccalaureate service to
be given at the Broadway Presbyterian
church tomorrow evening at s O'Clock
was announced by Rev. James Edgar
Wilson this morning and is as follows:
Organ Prelude, "Exaltation" (Foer-
,ster.l
"Madrigai" (Rogers.)
March, (Scotson-Clark.)
Let all the people stand and sing:
Dear Lord, the light of truth display
And make us know and choose Thy
way,
Be Thou our guardian, Thou our guide.
Der every thought and word preside
Lead US to helpfulness. that we
, May learn to love and serve like Thee
Lead us to Christ. the Living Way,
Nor let US from His teachings stray.
The Lords Prayer.
Anthem, 20 Joyful Light" (Tours)
Scripture Lesson, Matt 25: 1870.
j, Prayer of Intercession.
Anthem, HE Shall Come Down Like
Rain" (Buck)
Hymn for the day.
: Sermon and Benediction.
Organ Postlude, Allegro Sympho
: nique (SalOme.)
= The seniors, in accordance with Gus
: tom, will march in in a body and oc
: cupy a section of the church reserved
for them. The class will wear cap
D and gowns. The class this year is tn
: second class in the history of tn
school to wear the cap and gown, tn
only other being the class of 1911;
which voted for them by class ballot
\ The garments were ordered this yea
4 by the board of education.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27

uphold the honor Of the government
and to show as much devotion to the
flag as the veterans of the Civil war
Roy johnson accepted the flag on be-
half of the students, stating that the
school needed such a flag presented by
such men as a remembrance for the
time when the sons and grandsons OF
the veterans will have to celebrate the
occasion without the aid of the old
soldiers themselves. The program was
as follows:
Schofer.
Presentation Of Flag to SCHOOL,.
F. Cox.
Acceptance-Roy Johnson.
Sextet from Lucia Leschetitzky)-
Marvin Mcneil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-27
Screen door
no. e 300

Made of Best Western White
Pine. Filled one coat, vanished
one coat. Furnished in Bronze,
Galvanized or Black Wire
Cloth. ! n inch thick.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01

GERMAN ARTILLERY SMASHES
VERDUN FoRTIFTcATIoNS
London.-6 miles east and north
east of Verdun shifting German at
tack is being directed with greatest
violence against Forts De Vaux and
De Tavannes.
Teutons are battering French posi-
tons on Metz-Verdun railway with
heavy artillery brought up from
Etain. French are making their
stand at railway station Of Elk. Guns
of Fort De Tavannes have beaten
back charges of whole German bri-
gades.
North and south Of the railway the
crown prince is smashing heavily at
French front, aiming to draw Ger
man net still closer around French
fortress. Teutons moving southwark
from Dieppe are advancing on Fort
De Vaux. French are replying and
holding their positions east Of Vaux
village.
Is miles southeast of Verdun, city
of Fresnes, important highway cen
ter, is almost surrounded by Ger
mans. o..
Confused reports regarding s1tua-
tion at DouaumOnt came from Paris
and Berlin today. Paris reported
Brandenburg regiments inside ruins
of fort have been surrounded by the
French and other German troops are
irving to cut their way through to
their relief. Berlin declared that
Douaumont and immediate neighbor-
hood are firmly held by Teuton
forces.
Paris gave warning that Germans
probably are preparing to renew Of
fensive on gigantic scale. Lull in ac-
tivities is believed to presage begin
ming of new Teutonic drive against
Pepper Heights and from east,
AGAINST Forts DeTavanne and De-
Vaux, where lively engagements oc-
CURED late yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01
FIRE IN LUMBER PLANT DOES
100000 DAMAGE

Fire starting in an overheated en-
CINE room partly destroyed the big
plant of the Lockwood & Strickland
Sash and Door Co., at 49th pl and
Halstead, early today. Loss was fig
ured at 100000.
An explosion during early stages
of the blaze led to report that an
incendiary had caused the fire. Off
Gals of the firm say they were not
filing war orders.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01
BABY BLAcKHANDERS PI
DALLAS POLICE

Dallas, Tex, March 1.-Babyblack-
handlers are bothering police now.
Following note, scraWled in childish
hand, left on porch Of an East Dallas
residences:
BEWARE! Beware!
"You will be shot if you don't pay
1 dollar.
Leave it in the front yard.
Beware, Beware, Beware, Black
hand, Beware, Bewarew
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01

StockhoIf.-SWedish steamer Tor
borg sunk in Mediterranean by Aus
trian submarine.
London.-British steamer Thorn
ably sunk, according to LlOyd's dis
patches reporting all members Of the
crew killed or drowned.
BerIin.-LuIl on Verdun front and
elsewhere on French battle line indi-
Gated in official statement from war
Office this afternoon.
Near Menin an English bi-plane
was shot down. 2 French bi-planes
dOwned near Scissors.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-01
COLORADO COAL MINERS NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER

Castle ROcKI OOIO.I WdFcn -Four
former striking coal miners charged
with murder in connection with kill
ing on April %, 1914, of Maj. P. P.
Lester, during coal strike disorders
near Walsenburg, Colo, found not
guilty after jury deliberated two and
q half hours
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19

II we count the seconds that elapse
between our seeing flash Of lightning
and our hearing the thunder we can
tell how far off the thunderstorm is.
AS light travels $4,000 miles a second,
we may FOR all practical purposes re-
gard ourselves rs seeing the lightning
the instant 1t flashes. But sound travels
only 10S7 feet Il second. If, then, VIC
multiply 1857 by the number of sec
onds that clapsc after the flash before
we hear the thunder we get the dis
lance that lies between us and the
storm. If we count five seconds the
flash is mile away. AS Il rule we do
not hear the thunder at all if the storm
il more than from twelve to fifteen
miles away from us. But the rule has
exceptions. In Symons' Meteorological
Magazine Mr.. Harold Wilson reports
that last August he saw two flashes of
lightning in the west northwest of
England ana only heard the thunder
after intervals of 115 ard 112 seconds
respectively. He calculates that the
first fash occurred Oh miles and the
second flash OBS miles away. Profess
or Alexander s. lIerschcl. it is said,
heard the thunder that followed Il flash
of lightning forty-four miles from
where he was.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
Historic Spelling.

There is a sentiment against simpli-
fed spelling because it tends to destroy
the historical continuity of the English
language, but this claim is answered
by the assertion that the present spell.
ing very materially infringcs upon for.
mer methods. Upon this point Il CORE
spondcnt of the New York Times says:
We have only 10 20 back Il very short
way in order to see the modern upstart
character of what is called historical
spelling. We now write pleasure,
measure and feather" but not very
long ago those words were spelled
"plesure," "mesure." "fether." Again,
"tung" and "yung," as spelled by Spcn-
ser, have Il more historical aspect than
tongue and young" Why write
"girdle" when the old spelling WITS
"girdel" The only answer to this ar
gument and similar ones Is that our
immediate ancestors learned how to
spell better than our remote ancestors.
which is only claiming that the makers
of the words left their spelling to sue
ceedng generations, which is absurd.
There is abundant proof that cur aEces-
tors were better spoilers than the sue
cceding generations Ohio state Jour
nal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
The time Of applicatio,

The time Of application
depends on tile weather ana the de.
yclopment of The crop The disease
usually appears when the fruit is near.
~ grown. Watch carefully for the
leaf spot and spray as soon as any ap.
pears. In any case, make an applica-
tlon two weeks before maturity and
second a week later.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sulphatc. four
pounds; quicklimc, four pounds: water
10 make fifty gallons.
Prepare the copper sulphate bg sus
pending It in a sunny sack just below
the surface of several gallons of WI
ter IN clean barrel. when thc sri
plate IS dissolved. which require Gaze,
or four hours, remove the sack ana
stir into the barrel enough addltlona'
water 10 make exactly twenty-five gGl
Ions Of the copper solution.
Prepare The lime by stalking IT SLOWLY
and thoroughly IN II clean barrel. struir
and add enough additional watcr to
make exactly twenty-five gallons Of
lime milk. SIR thoroughly.
Pour the two INGREDIENTS together
into another barrel or. better, directly
into the stray tank. II ii will hold nt
IS gallons. Il is highly important to
stir tho mixture very thoroughly and
10 strain both ingredients before theJ
arc combined. as otherwise clogring
Of the spray nu2llcs MIGHT result Use
copper or bronze wire straincr og
eighteen meshcs to the inch DO not
nut copper sulphatc or bordeaux mix
ture into tin or iron vessels Usc wood
or copper containers. Mix the hnr
deaux as needed and apply at once
g Is never So good after 1t has settled
Every one who uses bordeaux mix.
,;lrc Frequently and in quantity wiz
lind it convenient 10 keen concentrated
stock solutions ON hand. as these keep
indefinitely It the water which eyapo.
rates Is replaced
Build an elevated platform To hold
the barrels suspend Gfty pounds OF
copper sulph0tc TO dissolve in q fifty
gallon barrel Of water. Shko hfly
pounds Of limo in another batrcl Add
water to rake Grty gallons of lime
milk. When bordeaux mixture is need.
cd stir both stock barrels ard take
FROM each rs many gallons us the
formula calls for In pounds Dilute
the copper rulphato in one barrel and
the SWc milk in another, each with
| hal% he water, ana let the two ruiz
together INTO the stTainor OF Tie spra!
tank.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
SEES NEW ERA IN CANALS
German Writer Holds Out Hope of
Trade Conquest Of India

Trade Conquest OF INDIA.
In giving details for the project for
linking the North Sea Win the Black
Sea by means of a system of ship ca
nails connecting the larger rivers OF
Central Europe, which was referred
to in cablegram from Cologne dat
cd May 6, a writer in the Berliner
Lokal-Anzelger paints a rosy picture
of the economic results likely to fol-
low the execution of the scheme. Start
ing with the building of the Ludwig
canal, eighty years ago. which united
the Danube with the Main, the writer
traces the various ambitious designs
which have engaged attention for con
Meeting the North Sea with the Danube
and linking up the Rhine Elbe, Oder
Moldau, Vistula and Danube in one
vast network of inland waterways.
The cable reports said the German
government had taken up the plan and
a preliminary survey Of the route, in
conjunction with Austrian, Bulgarian
and Turkish engineers. The Lokal-
Anzeiger, as quoted by the London
Chronicle, says that within short
time there will be conference in
Vienna of the mayors OF the principal
German, Austrian, and Hungarian cit
les along the Danube to discuss the
project This route will be the New
way to India the third, the other
two being that discovered by Vasco
da Cana, around the cape, and the
route opened at Suez in 1869 under
the salutatiOns of Turkish cannon.
The year 1892, when America was dis
covered, and 1916, when the colossal
idea Of the new road to India was
born, "Springing on the world full
panoplied, like new goddess of vic.
tory from the head Of Palas Athene,
are dates which generations to come
will regard as co-equal and epochmak-
ms"
This year OF 1916, it is pointed out
is memorable also in that it sees the
fight OF the British from Mesopotam.
la, driven from their positions by Turk
ish and German guns, fighting there in
the fear Of death defending the last
wall round India.
ideally considered.' says the writ
er, the way from the North Sea to the
Persian Gulf is already free. This is
the confederation Of events, the con.
quest of Antwerp, the storming OF bel
| grade, Gallipoli, KutelAmara."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
To Be Exact.

"Did he marry the young lady for
her money!" mo; for her father's."--
New York Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
Sprina Apple Spraying.

AS a result of the field experiments
in spraying apple orchards the Uni
versity Of Illinois agriculture expert
ment station recommends that the FIRST
summer application be made after the
cluster buds open. as soon as the in
diyidua flower buds spread apart, but
before the flower buds themselves
OPEN Spraying may he continued UNI
Ill the petals have commenced to sep
aratc, but should be discontinued rs
soon rs the stamens and pistils of the
flowers are exposed. This spray is
for the apple scab and to kill the varl-
Gus leaf eating insects which appear
early in the season, including bud
moth. tent caterpillar and canker.
worm.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19

II remember" said an official Of tho
East Indian service. "the speech Of an
nglo.Indian who was delegated by a
certain district to place before the gov
crnment's notice the horrible slaughter
Of their stock by tigers. a very no.
ticcable litter could be heard in the
audience when the delegate shouted
very dramatically:
"'Mr. Chairman. the tiger is the most
ferocious animal that prowls and runs
at LARGE in India. lie creeps from his
lurking place at the hour Of midnight,
when all nature is locked in the arms
Of Morpheus. and ere the portals of
the east are unbound or bright phoebus
rises in his golden majesty whole lit
tc-s Of pigs are destroyed"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19

az rule, any other cultivated crops
Warm and moist or rainy weather is
especially favorable TO the spread and
development of lntmacnoSc, and for
this reason 1t was more prevalent than
usual last season. The losses were
particularly severe in some districts
where melons are grown on large
scale for carload shipments
The department Of agriculture has
found that the disease can be con-
trolled by spraying with bordeaux
mixture and trials OF this trcatmcu.
are recommended The methods to be
employed are substantially those In use
for potatoes, cucumbcrs and other truck
crops The following points should be
observed to insure success;
Use fresh homemade bordeaux mix
ture In preparing it follow directions
exactly, as much depends on the way
the ingredients are combined. Use n
good spray pump, opcrated at pres
sure Of 100 pounds or more Spray
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
|. ]. CARPENTER
THE PIANO TUNER

VIII be in town about JUNE IS
At Hudson's. Pianos for sale and TO
rent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19

Preparedness is as important for tha
farmer as 1t is for the soldier, Tie
farmer who wastes his leisure time
md who fails to utilize rainy days and
slack seasons 80 yet his affairs in shape
can never hope TO catch UP during the
busy seasons
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
&" HOW IS YOUR LIVER 2"

No question Is more important. As
your liver Is, so are you. Take Hoods
Pills,-hest for n sick. torpid, mlser-
able liver blllousness, constipation,
bad taste In the mouth, etc. Sugar.
coated, easily swallowed. DO not grine.
Price 25c., Of all druggists or promptly
by mail Of G. /. Hood CO., 'N4well. Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
Disk srnntl,or.

Tor the final smoothing touch to the
soil before planting garden or truck
crops there Is device consisting Of
large number of small disks set in
wooden frame which does just about
the same work as II steel rake, but gets
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
cut thls out-It IS Worth Money

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose with sc and mail it to
Foley Co., Chicago, Ill.,, writing your
name and address clearly. You will
receive in return a trial package con-
tanning Foleys Honey and Tar Com
pound, for bronchial coughs, colds and
Group; Foley Kidney Pills, for lame
back, weak kidneys, rheumatism,
bladder troubles, and Foley Cathartic
Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cathartic, for constipation,
biliousness, headache and sluggish
bowels. Sold everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
Scientific
Farming
-.
WATERMELON ANTHRACN0SE.
Troublesome Disease Preventahlc by
Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture.

Spraying With Bordeaux Mixture.
Prepared by United States department Of
Agricultural
Watermelon growers In various soc
lions Of the country frequently suffer
loss from u disease which hllghts the
foliage and spots the fruit The leaves
are covered with irregular dark, dead
spots and may die before the melons
are ripe The trouble develops on the
fruit In the form OF wafer soaked ana
later sunkcn spots Of varying size,
which come to have pink center
made up Of masses Of the fungus
spores As the disease progresses Tho
melons decay This IS anthrachos6
and Is caused by a parasitic fungus
related to those which produce the ap'
pie bitter rot and pod spot Of bean,
The fungus causing watermelon an
thracnose attacks cucumbcrS, canta.
lcupea and sQuashes, but probably not,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-03
No Market For Them

The News receives nearly every
week, letters and phone messages
asking about the sale of rags,
newspapers, brass, etc. At the
present time, we know of no mar
ket where such waste products
can be sold at a profit. The price
offered for them is so little that it
does not pay to gather and ship
them The freight rates eat up the
entire returns.
If the people of Jacksonville or
some other central point would
get together and establish a paper
mill, there might be a market for
the thousands of tons of old news
papers, magazines, rags, etc, now
going to waste in Florida. But
in Florida we are all so intent on
securing tourists and arranging
for their pleasure, that we have
little or no time to arrange for and
encourage factories and farmers.
-DeLand News. s
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-03

The board reconvened on Fri
day, July 21st, with the follow
ing members present: l.. W.
Whitehurst, chairman; John Ha-
gan, William Whitten and d. l..
Skipper.
The tax assessor filed his tax
assessment for the year 1915.
Commissioners Hagan and
Skipper were appointed a COM
mittee to examine the books of the
various county officers and report
ed same to be neatly and accurate
ly kept.
The hour having arrived, bids
were opened for grubbing and
clearing in special road and
bridge district No.
The bid of w. A. McQuaig for
sixty-four dollars 1854 per mile
on the piece of unfinished road
that lies in Fort Green Springs
was accepted.
The bid of Gettis G. Albritton
to open road Il mi.south of Ona)
lying between Jack Farabee and
Joe Durrance and fronting Rich
ard Kcen's place on the east side
of Keen s was accepted with the
proviso that the said Gettis G. AL
britton enter into contract secured
by bond, to finish said work with
in twenty-five days.
Authority for the construction
of the bridge across Peace river
at Punta Gorda was received from
the war department and placed on
file.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, Chapter 6932, general
acts of the legislature of Florida,
of 1915, provides that each bank
in which county funds are depos-
tied, give surety bond or depos-
It state county or county commits
sioners as collateral for such de-
posts: therefore,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-03
Does An Orange Grove Pay?

Does an orange grove pay
This is a question that is frequent.
ly asked, and many of our own
people are unable to give a
thoroughly satisfactory answer
In a general way, they will either
attempt to answer in the affiirma-
tive or negative (as it may appear
to them), but without anything
practical, concrete or specific in
the way of arguments.
The following is an answer both
practical and concrete, as well as
specific
C. w. Stansberry, living south
of Lake Hollingsworth, from 3 IA
acres of bearing grove has net re-
turns this year Of $2,027 90, or a
clear profit after paying every ex-
pense connected with fertilizing,
cultivating, picking, packing and
marketing the fruit of $625.00
per acre.
Mr.. Stansberry says that his
success is due simply to good land,
good stock, proper care and salts
factory marketing through the
Florida Citrus Growers Exchange.
Lakeland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-03
Meeting of the County Commissioners

Resolved, That this board, in
considering such state, county or
municipal bonds as collateral,
give preference to DeSoto county
road and bridge district, school
and drainage bonds or warrants.
The clerk filed the following es-
innate with the board;
beg to submit the following
estimate of revenue received 9TH
er than by the general levy in
and for DeSoto county, Florida :
Auto license, $4,000.
Occupation license, $4,000.
Polls, $500.
Fines, $4,000,
Hire state convicts, 1900.
A. L. DURRANCE, County
Auditor.
The board of public
instructions filed ain itemized
statement of the require
ments for school purposes and a
request that a levy of seven mills
be made for general school pur-
poses, and an additional five mills
in the following special tax school
districts, for the purpose of paying
interest and to create a sinking
fund for the retirement of bonds :
Arcadia No. ], Avon Park No. 3,
Popash No. 4, Wauchula No. 5,
Nocatee No. 6, Owens No. 7, Oak
Hill No. 8, Bowling Green No. 10,
Charlotte Harbor No. "a, Sebrihg
Special No. 81.
By motion the clerk was in
structed to insert the following
advertisement:
Notice of bids for clearing road
Notice is hereby given that the
County Commissioners of DeSoto
County, Florida, will receive seal
ed bids until IL o clock m. the 8th
day of August, 1916, for clearing
a road thirty feet in width, locat-
ed as follows:
Begin 227 feet 4 IL inches