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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

den blast of fury. that you are the
rankest impostor in London-a vile,
crawling Journalist. who has no more
science than he has decency in his
composition
He had sprung TO his feet with n
mad rage in his eyes. Even at that
moment of tension l found time for
amazement at the discovery that he
was quite a short man, his head not
higher than my shoulder stunted
Hercules whose tremendous vitality
had all ron to depth, breadth and
brain.
"Gibberish," he cried, leaning for
ward with his fingers on the table and
his face projecting. That's what l
have been talking to you sir-scient1f1c
gibberish. Did you think you could
match cunning with me-you with
your walnut of a brain? You think
you are omnipotent, you internal scrib-
blers, don't you? That your praise
can make man and your blame can
break him? We must all bow TO you
and try to get a favorable word, must
we? This Fnan shall have leg up
and this nan shall have dressing
down. Creeping vermin, 1 know you'll
You've got out of your station Time
was when your ears were clipped
You've lost your sense of proportion.
Swollen gas bags! I'll keep you in
your proper place. Yes, sir, you
haven't got over G.. E G. There's one
man who is still your master He
warned you off, but IL you will come
by the Lord you do it at your own
risk Forfeit. my good Mr. Malone,
I claim forfeit! You have played
rather dangerous game, and 1t strikes
me that you have lost it"
Look here, SIR said I, backing to
the door and opening 1t. You can be
as abusive as you like, but there is
limit You shall not assault me-"
"ShaIl l not?' He was slowly adj
vancing in peculiarly menacing way,
but he stopped now and put his big
hands into the side pockets of rather
boyish short jacket which he wore.
II have thrown several of you out of
the house You will be the fourth or
fifth Three pound fifteen each-that
is how it averaged. Expensive, but
very necessary. Now, sir. why should
you not foTTow your brethren? I Inther
think you must" He resumed his I'M
pleasant and stealthy advance, point
ing his toes as he walked, like a dane
ing master.
1 could have bolted for the hall door,
but it would have been too ignomini-
Gus. Besides. n little glow of righteous
anger was springing up within me. 1
had been hopelessly in the wrong be-
fore, but this mans menaces were put
ting me in the right.
I'll trouble you to keep your hands
off, sir I'll not stand it."
Dear me-" His black mustache
lifted and a white fang twinkled in o
sneer. You won't stand it, eh?'
Don't be such a fool, professor 1
cried. what can you hope for? I'm
fifteen stone, as hard as nails and play
center three-quarter every Saturday
for the London Irish. I'm not the
man
It was at that moment that he rush
ed me. It was lucky that 1 had opened
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

the door or we should have gone
through it. We did a Catharine wheel
together down the passage. Somehow
we gathered up a chair upon our way
and bounded on with it toward the
beard, our arms were locked, our bod
les intertwined and that Internal chair
radiated its legs all round US. The
watchful Austin had thrown open the
hall door. We went with back SOM
ersault down the front steps, I have
seen the two Macs attempt something
Of the kind at the halls, but it appears
10 take some practice to do 1t without
hurting oneself. The chair went to
matchwood at the bottom, and we roll
ed apart into the gutter. He sprang
TO his feet, waving his fists and Wheel
ing like an asthmatic.
Had enough?" he painted.
You Internal bully" 1 cried as I
gathered myself together.
Then and there We should have tried
the thing out, for he was effervescing
with night but fortunately / was res
cued from an odious situation. A DO
liceman was beside US, his notebook
in his hand
what's all this? You ought to be
ashamed" said the policeman 1t was
the most rational remark which I had
heard In Enmore Park. Then" he
said, turning to me, what seems to be
the troubier"
This man attacked me-" said /
Did you attack him 2" asked the no
liceman.
The professor breathed hard and said
nothing.
Its not the first time, either" said
the poilceinanr severely, shaking his
head You were in trouble last month
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

poster IN LONDON"
you? My general conclusions you are
good enough TO approve, as 1 under
stand?"
Entirely, sir-entirelyr' I was en-
! phatic.
Dear me! That strengthens my po-
| sition very much, does it not? Your
( age and appearance make your support
| dOubly valuable. Well at least you are
| better than that herd of swine in Wen
| ma, whose eregarious grunt is, how
ever, not more offensive than the iso-
lated effort of the British hog" He
| glared at me as the present representa-
| tive of the beast
'They seem to have behaved abomi-
nably," said l.
81 assure you that I can fight my
own battles and that have no possible
need of your sympathy. Put me alone,
sir, and with my back to the wall. c.
E. c. is happiest then. Well, sir. let US
do what we can to curtail this visit,
which can hardly be agreeable to YOU
and is inexpressibly irksome to me-
You had. as l have been led to believe,
some comments to make upon the prop
oSitiOn which l advanced in my thesis
There was a brutal directness about
his methods which made evasion diff
cult. l must still make play and wait
for a better opening. 1t had seemed
simple enough at n distance. oh, my
Irish wits, could they not help me now?
81 am, of course, a mere student"
said /, with a fatuous smile, hardly
more, might say, than an earnest in
quirer. At the same time, it seemed to
me that you were a little severe upon
Wcissmann in this matter. Has not the
general evidence since that date tend
ed towel, to strengthen his posi-
tionT'
What evidence?" He spoke with
menacing calm.
We'll, Of course I am aware that
there is not any what you might call
definite evidence. l alluded merely to
the trend of modern thought and the
general scientific point of view, If l
might so express it,
He leaned forward with great ear
nestness.
II suppose you are aware" said he,
checking Off points upon his fingers,
that the craniaI index Is a constant
factor?"
Naturally" said /.
And that telegony is still sub jul
dice:"
Undoubtedly"
and that the germ piasm is differ
ent from the parthen0genetic egg"
Why, surely" | cried and gioried in
my own audacity
But what does that proven" he
asked IN d gentle, persuasive voice.
'Ah, what indeedT' 1 murmured.
'tWhat does it proven
'Shall tell your" he eooed.
pray do
1T proves" he roared, with a sud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05
Women 10 Boost Fund.

New York. Aug. efforts VIII
made by the leaders OF the won ~,
party. il was stated today. 70 orss 49,
a group OF / 900 women TO raise ~ ~,
of $500,000 for the campaign TOT
for women this fall. Mrs. y. =
Belmont will start the moY0nnA@4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-05

Continued Next Wednesday,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Hoops and Hoops and Hoops
Are Seen atChlcago's Style
REL /. Show. l

CHICAGO, Feb. 12-From Chicago
the other night messages Of hoops and
hoops and more hoops, and short
jackets and tight bodlces were flashed
to New York, London and even to
Paris itself.
Chicago garment manufacturers,
hatters. milliners and jewelers. staged
for a week Nothing to Wear but
Clothes" the clothes extravaganza
around which Chicago's 1916 spring
style show revolvcs. Pretty girls
from the Chicago Grand Opera COM
pany will wear the feminine toys.
A peep behind the scenes showed
that some Of the skirts tended towards
hoops and ran down over the ankles
after being worn almost up to the
knees all winter.
The crlnoline skirt, too, was on the
job. They were worn in fabrics such
as fallles, taffetas, grosgrains and
even gabardines and serges for the
promenade; and In ninon, rnarqui-
settle, tulle and chiffon combined with
flimsy laces and the snuggest OF bodice
in materials Of different textures and
colors.
In spring dresses the light delicate
shades prevailed. overdress effects,
full length sleeves and both high and
low collars were worn. Cream dress
fabrics were among the fayorites and
novelty weaves were scarce. Black and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Clouds Hide Venus and Jupiter
from Ctarksburg AS
tron0merS.

Clouds covered the sky in the vi
cinity Of Clarksburg the other even
ing and prevented many from watch
ing the approach nearer to conjunction
Of the planets Venus and Jupiter,
which planets were seen shining so
brightly Monday evening In the south
western heavens. The two planets
will DO in conjunction this evening
when they will be only iour-tenths Of
a degree apart, and will form very
striking spectacle on account Of their
great brilliancy. Venus appears much
brighter and larger than Jupiter to
the naked eye. although the latter
planet has about eleven times the d.
ameter and many times the bulk OF
the planet Venus. But Venus Is much
nearer the earth. 1t Is about sixty
seven million miles from the sun, and
Jupiter Is about four hundred and six
~ million miles from the sun. This
would Mace Venus about thirty million
miles away from the earth, while Jup-
tiers distance from our globe is about
three hundred and slSty-seven mil
lion miles. !;
yenils would appear much larger
and brighter were it not for the fact
that its'position between US and the
sun only allows Us e sec about three
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
PLANETS TOBE
IN CONJUNCTION

quarters Of Its illuminated surface
and through a telescope the planet
would show a surface looking about
like our moon when 1t Is three-quar.
ters full. II the sky is clear the bal
ance Of the week the rapid approach
nearer to each other Of the planets
Venus and Jupiter will be an interest
Ing sight to watch. vri
But there are Other planets In the
yening sky Just now that are also
worthy Of attenlion-Saturn. which Ia
almost overhead in the constellation
Gemini and now forms an isosceles
triangle with Pollux and CASTOR and
the rudy Mars which is rapidly NOV
Ing from Leo into Cancer. This lat
ter planet apparently is moving so
rapidly westward that its change Of
position is easily noted each night.
|0t course It is really travelling east
ward as do the other planets, but the
position of the earth and Mars on
their respective orbits just now
makes the planet Mars. as compared
with the heavenly background Of
stars, have an apparent retrograde
movement.
Mercury will be visible in the morn
ing sky the latter part Of the month
and will reach It's greatest elonga-
ton on March 1,lwhen 1t rises at
about $50 a, m. Uranus was I'm con-
Junction with the sun on February s.
and is quite INVISIBLE while Neptune.
the planet whose orbit is two billion,
seven hundred and ninsF-tEe mil;
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Look Back a Century and
Learn Origin Of White Bread

lat first, the Loaf in America was not
SO bad. 1t was not so white as II Is
now, but more Of d creamy colors. Its
crumb was elastic and OF q sweet
flavor. II had not been robbed OF oil
It's rutrlment. Only the husk and the
germ Of the wheat had been removed
in the milling. and the bread was yet
rich In gluten.
But the American housewife was
not satisfied with this. The idea oil
the white loaf seemed to grow on
her and TO captlsate her. She wanted
the Hour as white as possible and
ground as fine as possible.
Women Go Limit.
The American woman is not an ex.
tremist Rather conservative ia she,
lover Of moderation in everything
But there are exceptions to all rules,
they say. and In this matter OF the
white Hour. craze she certainly went
the limit. When the miller had made
the flour so white that It could be
made no whittier, when oil the starch
In the wheat had been exhausted, he
had to turn to other sources to sup
ply the demand for starch. but still
the housewife was not satisfied. Final
ly the miller was forced to resort to
chemical bleaching. This came near
destroying what little life was left In
the -four, and introduced q chemical
substance which made It harmful.
Recognizing the harm Of the
bleached flour. strong effort was
made to prohibit 1t, but the millers
liked IL because 1t enabled them to
use up all the inoldy and bad wheat
that otherwise would go to waste. BY
the bleaching process any kind OF
wheat may be converted into white
-four. So the people wanted It. and
there was nothing to do but to let the
business go on, and that is the reason
most OF the flour on the market today
is OF tombstone whiteness.
The demand for finely ground flour
has kept pace with that for white
ness, and has forced the miller to such
extremes that he Is now actually SLIT
ing the flour through layers Of silk.
making a product so feecy that the
expression fine as dust" was long ago
rendered useless In trying to describe
It. And still, II we can believe what
the millers say, the American woman
is asking that the -four be made finer
and whittier. ~
In this day there is almost no sale
for the old fashioned bread that fed
our hardy forefathers. Housewives
won't have It when it won't match
the tablecloth.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
EGYPT, ENGLAND,S
KITCHEN GARDEN''

area is given as l2,026 square miles,
and its density Of population at 9S9
persons per square mile. Belgium,
before the war, the most thickly set
tied country in Europe, had density
of $50 per square mile. The enor-
nous growth in agricultural resources
has stimulated in Egypt an increase of
population equaled by few other lands
in old world areas besides Germany.
Cities, villages, roads, railways and
canals have sprung up out Of the
profits Of the Nile bonanza farm.
".At the time the war broke out, ir-
rigation projects we're in prospect that
would have reclaimed nearly 100000
acres more of land. The cost Of all
of these works had been estimated
at something more than 100000, 900.
Cotton was first Of the plantation
crops, with an apparently glowing ftl-
ture before II. Rice was the princi-
pal grain export, being sold aboard to
o value Of about 100000. Fresh eggs
on the london breakfast tables were
largely Egyptions, the value Of this
product taken each year by Great
Britain averaging around 100000.
There were, also, important quantl-
ties of
Fancy Egyptian Vegetables
sold in London markets, and a thrlv-
ing cane sugar industry was in the
course Of upbuilding.
Moreover, agricultural Egypt Just
began to gather Roadway during the
last ten years. 1t was just beginning
10 realize fraction Of the produce
ton that a proper development Of Its
lands could be expected to bring about.
Its out Of season vegetables, grown at
a time when the fields OF Europe's
great vegetable gardens still lie
frost bound, had enjoyed scarce half
o decade OF demand In northern mar
kets, though theX compared in quality
with the fancy vegetables, the first
aristocracy Of vegetable foods grown
on the little garden plots in northern
France and in Belgium. the coaxed
and coddled civilizations OF jealous
small gardeners Egypt gave promise
Of becoming England's fairest farm"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

From. Fasnond'. History j t.,,l.on coun.y.

and William Barkley, a Jury is direct
ed to meet at the falls Of the West
Fork river, below the mouth Of Elk
creek, and view the land on the west
side Of the river; the propery Of David
Carpenter for their abutments Of their
dam.
/ Note-Thl is the location where at-
forwards was established the Point
griSt mill and saw mill which served
the public for many years.
March 20. 1894:
In orderto encourage the erecting
OF a bridge across ELK creek the court
agrees that they will aid subscrip-
tion now In the hands Of William
Martin, provided they like The terms
ON which tae bridge is to bebullt, the
manner It Is done, etc, and ifs APP
proved by the court they will make up
the balance by a county levy.
NoteThe proposed bridge referred
to above Is the Main street'brldge over
Elk creek III Clarksburg. and was the
first one built in the county.
A great deal Of the time Of The court
was taken up in appointing viewers
and superintendent Of roads and the
number Of roads increased rapidly as
the county became settled. u.
Many Of the localities named IN con-
nedtion With roads are not recogiiizr.
able as they are now IN Other counsl
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
My Early Morning Thoughts

thinking two thoughts at the sanle
time. He also seems to havo the abil'
lty to carry those same dual thoughts
out with "Henryford' efficiency,
but unlike Henry Ford, he holds ont
his right hand as peace advocate
and holds out his left for the benefit
OF those terrible war gods.
Speaking OF Henry Ford, reminds
me OF the fact that It Is about tiWeo
We should give him our thanks anu
praise for using his brain and money
for tho purpose of showing TO the
world that the whole world is tired
OF the bloody struggle now going on
In Europe. The Ford peace plan
must DO classed as tho most magnltl-
cent move ever made In the history
OF tho world In favor Of the common
people, and shall deal blow to the
gods Of war that shall go down In
history as the greatest they ever re-
ceived. Future historians will record
the name Of Henry Ford, not only MS
the worlds greatest automobile man
ufactuer. but as peace advocate
and worker without u peer.
It Ia about time that we begin 10
think that the Mexican trouble Ia
none Of our business---let them de-
eide their own internal affairs-let
the capitalists aud tourists stay out
OF their country. or take the consc-
qhences Our own government should
afford no protection to the advance
agents Of the war gods prowling
around In Mexico and claiming the
protection of the Stars and Stripes.
It Is time for the people OF the
United States to realize that our
protection as nation against for
eign foe lies In "Pan-Americanlsm."
Pan AmOricanism is the new doctrine
promulgated by the United States
and the Latin American republics
lying south of us-this Is prepared
ness at a minimum cost against foe
from the eastern hemisphere.
II Is time that we, the people OF
the United States, were thanking W.
j. Bryan and Richmond p. Hobson
for their wonderful strategy DISPLAY
ed in fighting the demon rum-to
them is due the credit for directing
us how 10 put the enemy TO flight.
1t is time that we were lending
more aid Ia the National Child Labor
Committee, who Is struggling SO hard
to better the conditions under which
our American childhood labors In the
and minas of Oir country.
Another thought--to be winner.
1t is timb to set about aiding the
right and condemning evil.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
As the Result Of English Lead.
ership During the Last One
Hundred Years.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-"From q
forbldding, sun glazed, poverty sor-
did waste land, farmed where natur-
ally fertile barely for frugal daily
fare, into a land of numerous farms
and plantations, of ever extending IT.
rigation nets and Increasing profu-
sions of green and gold and russell
vegetation, is the story Of Egypt's
progress under European leadership
during the last generation. Where
the fame of Egypt OF old was for thug
gerry and revolution, the modern land
was earning renown as wonderful
winter Fairgrounds for tourists and
as England's Kitchen Garden" says a
statement just given out by the Ma
tional Geographic Society at Washing
ton. which discusses the Nile land as
the granary, vegetable garden, or
chard and poultry yard to the great
congested centers to the northwest.
1.-THE long, fruitful farm that fol-
lows the Nile banks through hun
dreds Of miles of desert and spreads
out over the wide delta, today. with
the people Of the most productive
countries in the world In trenches and
in training camps, has come into first
rank Importance as a source Of food
stuffs. For the last thirty years, the
progress of Nile control and of-great
irrigation projects has been preparing
the country for strong competition in
all Of the larger produce markets Of
Europe. The number. Of farm hold
ings has grown to about 100000 in a
land with a population Of 100000.
These holdings include 100000 acres
Of land.
b Plenty Of Labor.
"And there is labor aplenty in the
country for the development Of every
square rod of area reclaimed; for
Egypt is one Of the most densely set
tied lands in the world. Its habitable
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13

CONTINUED from last Sunday)
July term. 1874:
Benjamin Robinson qualified as
sheriff.
October term, 1874:
Viewers appointed at the instance
Of Joshua Gibson and William Bark
ley 10 view the land Of David carpen-
ter on the west sideiof the West Fork
river to erect a dam at the fails be-
low the mouth Of Blk creek.
August term, 1894;
The sheriff ordered to collect three
shilling. six pence, Of OF each OF the
| 6S6 tithables in the county.
October term, 1894;
John Patterson, minister OF the Sew
enth Day Baptist church, authorized
to celebrate the rites OF matrimony.
August term, 1895: Al
The tithables reported as 607 and
the levy to be two shlllings 6 pence.
September court 1893:
Ordered that John Raymond and
John Met ally. delegates, be authorized
to sell all, the Wolhead certificates
belonging to this county for not less
than 10 shillings and 6 pence in the
pound.
October court l7es; q
upop application Of Joshua Gibson
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-13
Thy c. ]. Watkins, New NIartinsvillc,
W. Vnl

W. VIZ
l arose this morning u 4 knowing
full we'll that the majority OF tho
thinkers would be sound asleep at
this early hour and that l might have
d chance to tag a few thoughts that
had not already been tagged by 9TH
ers. M
So here are some OF the things !
thought and tagged:
thought that II were time for the
war In Europe 10 stop. and that We
might be able 10 shout from the
|house-tops, Peace in all Europe
and that the soldier ut the front GER
tainly had time to think that he were
only killing and manning his fellow
workman and triend--not his foe,
time to stop sacrificing life and limb
at the altar Of the god OF war for the
sole benefit OF the bloody handed in
ternational m,lnltlon trust. thought
that they alive In the trenches surely
had time to think that the 1000, 900
more or less, who have laid down
their lives, or suffered the loss Of n
limb during the last eighteen months
that this bloody insane war has been
plncking the flower of Europe's man
hood, all at tho direction OF the
greedy war god-the international
munition trust, the Standard Oil
Turst is mere plgmy In comparison.
What would happen to the United
States II the kaiser should shake
hands with the king now?
From what source would the In
ternaitonal munltion trust derive its
profits, II the present war continues
until all the producing class are be-
meath the grasss The munition trust
is not q producer. except OF strife.
dlscord and destruction Of the works
OF the real producers OF property
yalues--the values that furnish the
staying qualities to nations and lndi-
ylduals. faa
It Is time to think that we the peo-
pie Of the United States should give
our praise to Woodrow Wilson, for
the use OF his right hand in steadying
the nation by "watchful waiting" and
trust that he may see the error to
which the left hand has been en-
ployed in directing Congress along
the lines Of preparedness-Wilson is
half right and half wrong-where
shall we class him-he has followed
an important Bible injunction, name
VI, do not let your right hand know
what the left hand doeth."
The president sens capable OF