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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
BE KIND TO DUMB ANIMALS.
(From Our Dumb Animal Magazine.
"Jack,-

Editors Note.-All too often, in the
many country newspapers that come
to the desk of Our Dumb Animals, we
read something like the following
about the cruel poisoning of some
body's faithful dog, This, by G. c. Nc
Intosh, in the Indepedent Herald, Hin
ton, West Virginia, is vivid descrip-
ton of the character which will stoop
so low as to vent its enemity upon an
innocent animal)
The man Tor woman who would put
a deadly poison on q tempting ration
for dog would not confess the dew
ilish act before the world. The muir,
derer Of Jack" will therefore, carry
the secret of a minor tragedy to his
grave.
But the world will know him be-
cause the world takes note of the sneak
and coward and marks him for its
contempt. His daily rounds of the
streets of the town invite the sneers OF
every person Of character whose path
he crosses. Not because he brewed a
poison for Jack but because the base
and wanton character that sinks to
such depths expresses itself in every
word and act and look. He may think
himself safe in the secret that made a
murderer Of him; he may trust the
mantles Of right to hide this one, spe-
cific act; but his neighbors have put
the brand of coward on him long be-
| fore this day.
Jack did not deserve death of ig-
nominy. He pursued a life of kind
ness, affection and courage. He stood
| like a monarch for his rights, sinking
never in the contests Of dogdom
whether challenged by one or more
assailants, carrying his honors with
grace and his wounds with fortitude
That he was kind, the children will tell
you-it is the mellow hearts of chill
| dren that know the qualities Of kind
ness. That he was affectionate, had
| its best test, perhaps. in his gentle
consideration for not too considerate
master. That he was trusting, to the
! total abandonment Of caution, holding
all men too high for ignoble deeds
proved his end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
The Daily Story
On the Survey-By M. Quad.

OF his horrible fate, though We had no
sympathy to waste.
The jaguar Of the Amazon is also
called cougar, puma and panther,
and he seems to be one and the same
beast, no matter what the name He
is 1.-THE, fierce and vigilant and an en-
envy to be dreaded by even the best
armed man. We often saw pumas on
the shore or crouched in trees and now
and then floating past US on drifting
logs and their far reaching cries were
always to be heard at night II we lay
within a mile OF the jungle. The only
man Of US killed In the two years
met his fate at the hands OF jaguar
and under singular circumstances.
We had landed on the right hand
shore and then paid out our rope cable
by which we were fast to a tree to be
safe from cave-in during the night.
The anchor watch for the night con-
sisted Of only one man, relieved at In
tervals Of four hours.
The man who went on at midnight
had been on duty only half an hour
when a cavern took place. A strip Of
the bank. which was four feet above
water when we turned In dropped to
the river, and with it the tree TO which
we were fast. The tree fell directly
over the bows Of the boat, but only its
top coming aboard. and that without
doing any great damage. We heard
the mans shouts Of alarm, but before
any one had turned out it was all over
with him. A jaguar had been hidden
in the treetop, and as the tree fell it
came aboard with it and at once sprang
upon the Waterman. He had the man
by the throat and was sucking his
blood as we turned out and finished
him.
Many similar adventures filed our
days before we finished our explora-
tons on the Amazon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
FRENCH PRESIDENT
CALLED A GENERAL

Paris.-(Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press. president Poincare
has added to the prestige of the new
helmet Of the French army by wear
ing it in his frequent visits TO the
first line trenches. The president has
gradually modified the costume he has
worn since the beginning of his visits
until, with the Adrien helmet, his dark
blue hunting suit, knickerboCkers and
leggir n, he is so easily mistaken for
an officer that he passes through the
trenches Utmost unrecognized, When
he speaks to the troopers, the lat
ter, in doubt as to his rank IN the
absence of stripes or stars, address
his often as General" which, it Is
said, doesn't appear TO displease him.
In the course of one of his recent
visits General de l. asked OF a
soldier from Brittany: Have you ever
seen the PRESIDENT"
You are mistaken" said the SEN
eral; you have just seen him, II was
| the man in dark blue who just re-
turned your salute and said to you
Good day, my boy"
Another soldier. a Partisan who
knew the presidents features 100
well to be deceived cried: Long live
Lorraine"
The president smiled sadly at The
allusion TO his native region and de-
seconded into one OF the dugoutS that
the French call "cagna' 10 yards I'M
der the surface. He stumbled going
down and remarked: There is little
lack of light here" The incident has
been taken as the text for a demand
for more candles for the soldiers.
Three candles only are allowed to
each squad per week. They burn on the
average eight per day, paving for the
surplus out of their allowance OF tive
cents per day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Sidelights on the European War

Paris. - Correspondence of The
Associated Press Two hundred and
twenty-six places of entertainment
theatres, cinematographs, music halls
and cabarets-are now running in
Paris as against 1870 On Jan. l, 1915.
This number includes practically all
the theatres of Paris and the opera
whose performances are, however, on
ly intermittent matinees. No elab-
crate productions are contemplated
until circumstances radically change.
OF the larger theatres, the Coincide
Franchise is the only one now playing
every evening; the others give four
to five performances per week, while
the smaller theatres Of the different
quarters give three to four performan-
CeS.
The moving picture shows are run
ming far ahead of the theatres in pop
ularity and total attendance. During
| the month of December last the num-
Der of spectators in the theatres was
| S05,765 while during the same month
| 1,604,51 persons witnessed cinema 10
! graph performances. AS compared
with the preceding year, the increase
| in the number of theatrical audiences
was about $4,000 while the increase
| in attendance at moving picture shows
was 10000. The greater popularity OF
moving picture shows is contributed
largely to the interesting war films
that are shown each week. American
police films have also had a remark
| able vogue during the season.
| Though few original plays have
been produced since the war began
/ the project of police is nevertheless
kept busy reading new productions
and old ones with view to eliminat-
| ing such passages as do not pass the
censorship. He has read 1900 plays
and examined 5000 films since Aug
/ 81, 1915. He has also examined an
average Of $50 concert programs pei
week, representing a total of about
1000 songs each week, all OF then
practically new. This partial reviva
of the theatre has gone far to relieve
distress among dramatic and Lyric
artists, but the salaries are nothing
what they were before tte war. Mos
theatres pay very grudgingly, anC
some pay nothing at all, filling theil
casts with artists who are in no dire
distress and who prefer to act fol-
nothing rather than grow rusty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

consideration the appointment of Bar
on Hayashi, the present ambassador
at Rome, to the Picking post in case
it be elevated to ambassadorial rank
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese am
bassador at Washington, is also spok-
en- of as possible ambassador to Pc
king.
Picking by all means is the most
foreign capital to the Japanese. The
Chinese and Japanese interests are so
inseparably connected that the jap
anese public has always clamored for
efficient diplomatists at the Chinese
capital, and is very keen for the ad-
vancement of the mission to such a
standing that the most famous and
most experienced men in the Japanese
foreign service can be assigned to
Picking.
1t is generally believed in China
that all the entente powers would ad-
vance their legations in Picking to
embassies should one of them decide
to, and the European representatives
feel confident that the United States
would not be slow in raising its lega-
ton to an embassy should any other
power take the lead. American finan-
cial concerns are showing renewed
interest in China since the European
war has cut off the money supply
| from London and the continent Con-
| sequently many Americans have re-
Gently came to Picking and other
Chinese centers to engage in the de-
| velopment of various enterprises.
This American invasion has caused
much comment among the Europeans
and the Japanese, and has given rise
to rumor that the United States
| has under consideration the elevation
of its legation to an embassy. Since
the United States has shown a DISPOSE
ton to act independently Of the en-.
tente and control powers in handling
! questions which arise in China, ano
other powers feel that they may mo-
be consulted by the United States be-
fore it decided to raise the standlng
of its mission in the Chinese capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
French Dogs as Sentinels.

The following picturesque account
appears in recent issue of Figaro,
Paris, of one of the dogs used by the
French for sentry purposes:
A small post has been established
at sharp turning. 1t is spoken of as
the Dog Post, as dogs mount guard
there. The animal on duty is called
Portos. He is of medium size, curly
haired, with long silky ears and great
gray eyes, with a red tongue that as
it hangs out looks like slice of ham.
Every night a soldier brings him to
his post, a sort of rock we'll hidden
out Of the mari. When night comes
Portos sits by the side Of two SEN
inels and watches. Wild and excita-
Bile when off duty, he is just as seri-
Gus and attentive when on guard 1t
is no good trying to pat him Nothing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

attended Tuesdays election. The fig
ures from some OF the precincts-a
very few, happily-were so unreliable
as to complicate the entire results, to
say nothing of the unnecessary delay
resulting. Erroneous impression is
bound to he created in the public
mind, where such shortcomings ap-
pear.
The people have right to know the
results of an election in every pre-
cinct, and they have right to expect
prompt return by the election
judges, and, that the people may be
accommodated, the suggestion is made
that some system of uniformity and
intelligent cooperation by the various
canvassing boards be established.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Now that people are coming out OF
their caves and getting breath Of
open air once more, the season of
coughs. colds" coryza and catarrh is
passing. The perennial cold cure" is
shelved till next fall The alluring
cough syrup is canned, or relabelled
for the fall trade. The coal-tar
grippe tablet" is showed back to the
rear to make room for the soda foun-
tain. Summer approaches.
Whenever you find thousand and
one different remedies highly recon-
mended for a simple ailment-like an
ordinary cold" or coryza-you may
suspect, unless you are very credu-
lous indeed, that none Of the alleged
remedies Is really worth trying. That
q eminently true/of coryza, or rhini-
tbs, as head cold" is variously call
ed. There are so many different rhin-
tits tablets, coryza tablets and cold
cures advertised and sold to the
Grand Old Public, that it Is imposst-
BILE to count them in an ordinary busy
lifetime And for a simple ailment
some of these alleged remedies are
remarkably powerful. For instance,
one anti-cold tablet contains dash OF
strychnine, morphine, arsenic, afro
pin and camphor. That, to our unso-
phisticated view, is quite mouthful,
for such very simple ailment. Yet it
is no more ridiculous than the average
cold cure, cough mixture or rhinitis
tablet. The principle in vogue in the
prosecution of the very profitable bus
mess of curing (O these trivial COM
plants is something like this: Mix VI
a little, just wee pinch. OF every
cheap drug you haye in stock, roll Il
into tablets and coat it with chocolate
or pink sugar and pack the product il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
DEDICATED TO FUTURE MOLINE,

With a dry and dusty summer
Nearer every day;
I wonder how the boys will drive
That sudsy taste away.
l wonder will they do as those
In similarly arid lands,
Drink stuff they only used to use
To wash their feet and hands.
Or will they try to cultivate
A taste for Cardui-
Lemon extract and other dope
To take the place of dry?
Most likely, though, they all will cross
The towns dividing line
Where they can buy it by the gross
And carry it noch helm!
o. d. X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
dog OYerhnardi"

This was the cry that turned the
Clyde liner Apache, Captain A. P. Wat
son in command, back upon her course
to rescue an Irish setter that had
slipped his collar and leaped over
board as the steamer was nearing
Jacksonville, Florida, few weeks
ago. We have heard of a captain who
refused to do as much when the cry was
Man overheard" 1t is a pleasure to
know that the steamship company
commended Captain Watson, even
though the delay caused by the rescue
cost time and money
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Daily History CIass-Aprll 6.

134S-Laura de Moves, subject of Pc
trarch's amatory poetry. died.
1s62-General Albert Sidney Johnston,
Confederate commander In the
west, killed in the attack on
Grants lines at Shiloh; born 1909.
1D9-Peary reached the north pole.
1913 The United States protested
against Great Britain's right to
bar neutral ships from unblockad-
ed belligerent ports,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
SteyensOn's Kindness.

Robert Louis Stevenson detested
cruelty and many pretty instances are
related of his thoughtfulness and kind
ness Of heart. Once. at Pitlochry, the
great novelist interfered to stop the
ill-treatment of dog. What business
is it Of yours?" the man retorted
roughly. HE amt your dog"
no, but he's Gods dog" Stevenson
declared stoutly, land I'm here to pro
tect him."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Selected by Tavenner

can distract his attention, and he
seems to know the part he plays in the
quadruple entente. He listens with
his long ears pricked up, tries to pierce
the darkness with his large gray eyes,
shifts every breath of air with dilated
nostrils If there is anything unusual
he gives low growl to attract sent
incl. But as day dawns Portos, de-
spite himself, becomes more of a dog,
glancing at the hut where his master
sleeps, and only sign is necessary
for him to say goodbye" to his COM
rades who share the night watch with
him and to jump off his rock in state
of the widest JOY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
GM01RDS A Nd
Dl S co r d S

PACKERS OF Chicago say they are
willing to turn their secrets over to a
congressional investigating committee.
1t Is assumed they have reference to
their business and not their social Sc
crets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

1t was nice of Chancellor Won Beth
mann Hollweg to tell the reichstag
that Germany is not seeking war with
the United States. Quite a relief at a
time when we expected any morning
TO waken to hear that New York and
San Francisco had been taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

JOHN Brandt, one Of the unsuccess.
full candidates for supervisor at Peoria,
suffered broken hand election day
while cranking his automobile, which
back.fred. John says not only his
friends but his trusty car went back
on him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Roosevelt says he will accept the
republican nomination only after he
has been convinced that it is in the
interest of the United States that he
do so. But that question, dear reader,
was long ago settled unanimously by
the colonel himself, unaided and alone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
What's Her Act, Do You SUPPOSED

And it is also interesting to know"
raves the press agent, that in spite Of
her lack Of appeal to patriotism, little
Miss Watson IS so popular that she
starts regular riot every time she
appears"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

The men who really count are
those who stand up and fight in the
face Of whatever discouragements and
obstacles are thrown in their path
way. Therefore it seems rather far
fetched sentimentalism on the part of
Chicago newspapers to make hero
out of Dr. Sachs, the suicide head Of
the tuberculosis sanitarfum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Done on Ciparets.

What is the dope on cigarets? Are
they any more injurious than a pipe,
Answer-There isn't any dope On
them, as a rule. 1t is in them. To-
bacco is not good for minors. The
special objection to cigarets is that
minors smoke them, and all smokers
are apt to smoke them excessively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Peking.-Correspondence

Peking.-Correspondence of The
Associated Press.) Rumors are
again in circulation concerning the
possible elevation of legations in the
Chinese capital to embassies. The
Japanese are known to be favorable to
this movement, and it is believed that
several other nations are also inclined
to raise the standing of their missions
in Picking.
II has been reported a number of
times that the Japanese have under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Cprightness,

We must hold man amenable to
reason for the choice of his daily craft
or profession. 1t is not an excuse any
longer for his deeds that they are the
custom of his trade. What business
has he with an evil trade? Has he not
calling In his character Emerson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Come Right Along, Naomi.

Mrs. Naomi Wetzel has taken the
agency of Kenny Needle showers, one
of the best arrangements for bath
tub ever invented. 1t requires no cur
tain and can be attached cheaply by
anyone She will call on you and
demonstrate. Lancaster (Ohio)
Eagle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

CHICAGO woman, who boosted that
she could, has come to the conclusion
that she can't exist on SO cents per
day. She ought to come to Rock Is
land. We feed 'em in our county Jail
seems to be popular. At least the jail
is never without guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

AN exchange inquiries TO know who
broke the bread at the R0Osevelt-R0Ot
confab. It would be more interesting
TO learn who cracked the ice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Perhaps Lieutenant shackleton pre-
ferred to stay at the south pole rather
than come back and stand an investi-
CATION for finding it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Villa, it is reported, will not prove
a formidable enemy if he is ever
brought to bay. The trouble is he re-
fuses to know where bay is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
Absolutely the Latest.

Wanted-To rent, Ford car, occa-
sionally. Address B-31, care Tran
script.-Adv. in Peoria Transcript.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

READER asked Doc Evans of Chi
cage what was good for offensive feet.
Strange as it may seem, the doc rec
commended soap and water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

TWO tons of store teeth are being
shipped monthly to the belligerent
European countries. Perhaps the boys
are to eat their way out of the
trenches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

LOVE at Large" is one of the late
books. Many were wondering what
had become of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

If you have tears to shed prepare to
shed them now. Charlie Schwab says
the Bethlehem Steel company will lose
several million dollars If the govern
ment builds its own armor plate plant.
MAYOR Thompson of Chicago is be.
ginning to realize that the skid is a
most practicable weapon in modern
political usage and that 1t can be oper.
ated successfully whether the course
is dry or damp.
DIR. Arthur Warren Waite has been
sued for divorce. His wife SAYS he
has been cruel But she stuck by
him, in the face of charge of killing
her parents. until she found there was
another woman in the case That was
too much.
WITH a slight stretch of the imag,
| ination-we started to say legs-a Mo
| line citizen may soon be able to keeI
one foot in dry territory and garner q
scoop from a Rock Island bar.
THE milk situation In Kane county
appears to have reached the curdlinl
stage. The dealer have been bawlins
out the farmers for demanding an In
crease In the price OF their product
This has s0ured the farmers, but tn,
dealers refuse TO be cOWed.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06
THE ARGUS.
BY THE J. W. POTTER co.

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-06

Telephones in all departments. Cen
trail Union, Rock Island 145, LAG aud
I47.
The Washington herald., 1916-07-05

X/ESTERDAY l told of my first
experience before a moving pic
= ture camera under the direction
of Mr.. D. w. Griffith, and now I shall
begin with the second episode in Our
years of making pictures.
Mr.. Griffith had called me for a scene
in a little one-reel drama entitled What
Drink Did" 1t was a story which con-
tanned the elements of "Pippa Passes"
and / was to play the part of little
ragged girl who went through the world
singing to the accompaniment of man
dolin and wakening the latent virtues in
cold and hardened hearts
All you have to dc" Mr. Griffith in
structed me, is to walk through the
s,,ene as naturally as you can, your fin
grs idly strumming the madolin as you
pass by, and in your eyes an expression
which must be born of your deep love
for humanity"
1t seems, perhaps, such an easy thing
to the outsider, directions like these, but
until you have had some experience be-
fore the camera, you can never appre-
ciate how difficult it is to be natural
All WCHl "Cll uAltll NaliIS ~ liz pa l
where my fingers were to strum the
mandolin-then l faltered and looked
straight into the eyes of Mr.. Griffith.
Not knowing how to play this musical
instrument, | would not have been star
tied if discordant notes had reached my
ears, but the madolin was silent-it was
only a dummy. Just the mechanics of
this had thrown me off my guard and
forgot in that moment the role l was
playing and concentrated my attention
upon this wooden dummy.
Mr.. Griffith called me out of the
scene and explained TO me the necessity
of entering into the spirit of what l was
playing; that if he told me to make love
to a wooden post-which he did after
ward as another test-I must not look
upon it as a tree, but be so sure of my
self in the role | was playing that it
would assume the guise OF a real human
being. responsive to my caresses
81 have seen some of the greatest ac-
tors on the stage play heartbreaking
scene with an old property chair in
place of their leading woman or leading
man." Mr.. Griffith continued. Once
Sir Henry Irving knelt before a bat
tered trunk and cried out, My mother
forgive me! with such tones and ges-
lures that the tears rolled down our
faces and long, dead silence followed
the closing Of his scene"