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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

their homes were largely the children
of those who came from Europe and
settled in the original colonies. These
later settlers had their problems and
difficulties as did their fathers who
settled along the coast 1t was from
tier in the east and later as they
moved westward, the frontier con-
fronted them. But with them, as with
their parents, there was purpose, prin-
ciple and freedom in their thoughts.
Progress ruled and today this valley
ranks among the highest civilized and
progressive territories of the world.
Great changes are taking place rapid
ly. In the span of life time, wonder
full achievements can be pointed out
Remarkable Changes.
"a man who recently died, was born
when John Adams was president, the
last year of the term and there were
but 16 states, only Vermont, Kentucky
and Tennessee having been admitted
since the revolution. This man lived
to see % added He saw the country
grow from 100000 to $4,000 900 in
population. He was three years old
when the first acquisition of land was
made by purchase of Louisiana, dur
ing JeffersOn's administration and he
saw other additions until the original
area was quintupled. AS a boy of IA
he fought in the young nations first
foreign war, and he had reached
middle age when 1t fought with Mex
leo and as an old man he saw il torn
with civil strife in 1861, and al a pat
riarch. he saw the blue and gray
fighting together to free Cuba. The
Monroe doctrine was adopted while he
was in his teens and in his old age il
was still strongly upheld. In his
youth he was a shoemaker and he lived
10 see the factory largely supplant
hand male shoes and along with his
trade that of the weaver, the spin
ner. and most other independent work
ers on a small scale. In plying his
trade as itinerant shoemaker, he
walked or rode horseback and he lived
to see more than 100000 miles of rail-
ways built III the United States. He
saw the oil lamp supersede the tai
low dip and gas and electricity super
sede the oil lamp. He saw the tele-
graph and telephone supplant the
postboy as better facilities of com
munication.
IF we could live to be as old as this
man. we might very likely witness as
many or greater changes in history.
progress and invention.
In our time we have seen the tele-
phone and the horseless carriages be-
come universally used and often con-
sidered necessities rather than con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

"On July 4, the declaration including
the first paragraph of the original res
olution was agreed to, reported to
congress and adopted. 1t was signed
only by John Hancock, president of the
congress and attested by Secretary
Charles Thompson. But later a reso-
luton was passed, that it be engrossed
on parchment and the same be signed
by every member of congress.
Urges Respect for Law.
1T was not approved until July IL
by the assembly of New York, and on
Aug. was signed by those members
of congress present and all but one
had signed by Jan. IS, 1877. Seven
who were members when it was adopt
ed, ceased to be members before Aug.
2, and had not the privilege of becom-
ing signers, and the seven who sue
ceeded them, are among the SO signers,
but were not members on July A, when
the declaration was adopted.
"It would take too long to review
all the historical events that lead up
to this drastic action by our forefath-
ers. 1t was considered rebellious by
some, but with good and sufficient
cause. The tories were not in sym
pathy with the movement and there
were few of the aristocracy connected
with it and it was fight of the plain,
common people for rights they con-
sidered justly theirs. but denied them.
Thus this nation newly born, was des-
tined after eight years of war with the
mother country, to be recognized as a
nation"
Mr.. Wenger spoke further on eco
nomic questions of the present time,
and admonished obedience to laws as
the best guarantee Of perpetuating
this priceless heritage of d free and
representative form of government
That more respect should be given to
the justice courts and laws should be
strictly enforced by them as well as by
the higher courts was a point he urged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

veniences. We now communicate with
ships at sea, and thousands of lives
have been saved from ship wrecks, by
the wireless telegraph.
In medical science, malaria, ty-
phOid, diphtheria, yellow fever, small
pox and other contagious disease have
been successfully combatted generally
by having discovered the cause. In
surgery the X-ray has been of almost
untold help, since it has come into use,
during the last 25 years.
History is Traced.
To-day is the 140th anniversary of
our national birthday-The period
prior to July 4, 1916, extending back to
the settlement of jamestown and the
later early settlements, covers less
than twice the time, that we referred
TO in briefly reviewing Illinois his
tory. 1t might be worth our while to
speak of the Declaration of Independ .
ence in the matter of its adoption by
the continental congress. There were
then ID colonies, subjects of Great
Britain. The right of protest for some
time had sprung into use by the cit
liens of the colonies. Some of the col
onies had greater rights than the
others. Governors were appointed by
the king of England and some of the
governors ruled wisely and others
were tyranical.
The Boston tea party was an ex-
ample OF the feeling of most of the cit
liens against the law that required our
people to buy goods brought in only
on British ships.
The continental congress, com
posed of representatives from the 10
colonies, had met once. They met d
al
June Z, 1776, Henry Lee of Virginia
introduced resolution, which in sub
stance was that these united colonies
are and of right ought to be free and in
dependent states and that they be alb
solved from all allegiance to the Brit
lsh crown, and that a plan of confed-
Grafton be prepared and transmitted to
the respective colonies for their ap-
probation. Consideration was post
poned and on June II. Thomas Jeffer-
son, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin,
Roger Sherman and r. r. Livingston
were appointed committee TO prepare
a declaration to serve as a preamble to
this independence resolution. and this
committee was known as the jefferson
committee, and he is said to be the
author OF the Declaration of Independ-
enCe.
This committee submitted draft Of
the declaration on June IS. and further
consideration of the same was post
poned and again considered on July 2.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

lot 10. block ., Spencer & Case addi-
ton, 81.
Edward H. Guyer. ct al, to r. A.
Streed and Gust Scheppers, lot 5,
block 176, East Moline, 81 900.
Oscar f. Hallen and wife TO Elmer
Carbaugh and wife, lot 3, block 3,
third Wheelock Fifteenth street addi-
ton, Moline, $3.50.
Emma f. Normoyle and Margaret
f. Normoyle to Patrick B. Normoyle,
east As feet, lot 5, block s, Bailey &
Boyle's addition, Rock Island, 81.
Patrick B. Normoyle to Katherine
NJ. Normoyle, east As feet, lot 5, block
s, Bailey & Boyles addition, Rock
Island, 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
ON COUNTY RECORDS
Warranty Deeds.

Fl. A. Anderson and wife TO Medard
De Bruine, lot 81, block ISL, East Mo
line, $3.50
John r Healey to Charles Endorf,
sub-lot -, block 7. Spencer & Case
addition, Rock Island. 81.
Mary Miller and husband TO August
Hoist, lot Is, block 4. Sinnets addi-
ton. Rock Island. 81.
Jacob ]. Taxman, ct al, TO George
klindt, south 20 feet of north 40 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Ask Your NeighbOrs.

1t used to be the custom-and may
be now on remote farms-for the
housewife to use her own knowledge,
good sense and judgment in dealing
with sickness in the family before
sending for the doctor. unless in ser
ious emergencies. After that. when
there was no immediate danger she
would talk with her neighbors, women
who had had experience with sickness.
Any woman who suffers from all
ments peculiar to her sex will do
we'll to ask her neighbors. She should
easily find one who has used Lydia r.
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. Just
ask her about it Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Public Notice.

I wish TO notify the public that
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted By my wife, Mrs. Minnie ID
Trottnow, after this date.
WILLIAM TROTTNOW.
July 5, 1916.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04

All the news all the time The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-04
Your dollar is more than a
dollar now-for clothes buying

Commencing Wednesday morning will trim prices
to clearance basis; we will begin unload all fancy
summer suits and because many men have already
bought their clothes, will make the prices inter-
esting to those who haven't; of you who
didn't plan buy any more, may find it profitable
to pick up bargain
Simon & Landauer clothes all standard quality;
nothing that we can do the prices makes the
clothes less desirable. But every dollar off the price
means added value for every dollar you pay.
During this sale all fancy suits will be reduced 2O%
Customers will be given the benefit of unusual values
on blue andsa suits which in stock
from to SIS under market prices but which
will not be advertised a reduced
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
A Revealed Fact.

Port Royal, s. G., July 20
Plain, wholesome food, fresh air
and regular hours caused the re-
cruits Of the Ninth Drill Company
|of the'United States Marine Corps,
in training at the recruit depot
here, to gain almost seven pounds
per man in weight after fourteen
weeks of instruction. This COM
paDy Of fifty-six men weighed, up
on enlistment, 8,076 pounds and at
the end of fourteen weeks training
it increased to 8,467 pounds; gain
of 39l pounds.
This same company had chest
capacity, upon enlistment, Of II, 900
cubic inches, and, after fourteen
weeks, had increased it to 1926
cubic inches; gain of ], 1856 cubic
inches. r
The physical gain of this COM
pany was 38 per cent. !,
T. + t W M
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
the result.
Oh, yesl Col. Fred Reppert was

the result.
Oh, yesl Col. Fred Reppert was
there,
The sale was gotten up on short
notice and practically all the cattle
were just rounded up off the grass
and put aboard the cars at Jackson.
Atthat, they presented very cred
liable appearance, as Herefords al
ways do, and were the object of
much interest to the farmers and
stockmen of Western Tennessee.
All Of the buyers were from that
section, and most of them from
Madison County. The Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis Railway
purchased three bulls which will
be kept for the accommodation of the
farmers in it's territory.
A couple of years ago st. Fran
co.'s County was missionary terri
tory for Hereford breeders, and
not very promising territory at
that. And now it is out doing
missionary work for the breed on
it's own account. Three rousing
cheers for st. Francois County,
American Hereford Journal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
Bayham Lodge Reinstated.

Bayham Lodge No. Sc, Knights
of Pythias, suspended sometime
ago, was reinstated Monday even
ing by A. H. Hampson, assistant
i grand keeper of records and seal
of the domain of Tennessee, with
nineteen charter members.
The lodge elected officers as
follows: s. L. Peeler, chancellor
commander; U. Potts, vice chan
cellor; W. B. McGill, prelate; E. 0.
Thomas, keeper Of records and seal
and master of finance; j. v. Travis,
master of work; W. Roy Holland,
master of exchequer; r. r. Mel
ton, master of arms; Tom Melton,
inner guard; w. E. Mccullough.
outer guard.
Bayham lodge is composed of
some of Camden's best citizens,
men who cherish the principles
and teachings for which Pythian-
ism stands, and who believe the
order has and will continue to ex-
ercise potent influence for good
In the community. The lodge
starts off well, with the prospect
of again taking its former place as
one of the best lodges in this grand
domain.
A charter was issued to Bayham
lodge July 1, 1891, with the follow
ing members: Tom G. Rye, E. E.
Fry, w. A. Steele, W. II. Rushing,
s. L. Peeler, w. f. Harrison, w.
E. McRae, W. A. Yarbrough, J.J.
Wyly, w. ]. Barnes, A. r. Brooks.
j. NJ. Lashlee, E, G. Flowers, G. "A.
Wall, G. w. Arnold E. M. McAuley
and O. w. Hubbs.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
THE BENTON COUNTY
FARMERS WILL MEET

The Benton County Farmers
Institute is hereby called to meet
in Camden Monday, August z, at !
p. m. for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute which will be
held at Jackson September 6 to s.
DR.. f. M. McRee of Union City,
president of the West Tennessee
Farmers Institute, and notable
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04

amount they. wish, and for any
purpose. They can not charge an
interest rate exceeding 6 per cent
and such rate must not exceed by
more than / per cent the interest
they have paid on their last issue
of bonds. Their mortgages, how
ever, must provide for amortization
payments, These banks are pro-
hibited from charging, under any
pretext, fees or commissions other
than those authorized by the act.
Within thirty days after capital
stock in a Federal land bank is Of
fered for sale it may be purchased
by anyone. Thereafter the stock
unsold may be bought for the Sec
retary Of the Treasury for the gov
erment. The government will re-
ceive no. dividends on it's stock.
Ultimately it is intended that all
stock in the bank shall be owned
by the associations made up of
borrowers, and provision is made
in the law for transferring the orig
inal stock at par to the associations.
From study of it's provisions it
is easy to recognize the immense
benefit the act must prove to farm
ers. 1t should put new life into
the agricultural industry and in SO
doing benefit the country at large.
The products Of the soil and the
thrift of the producers is the sub
stratum of all prosperity. Nash
vile Banner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
IA SUCCESSFUL SALE.

Hats off to the st. Francois
County (Mo.) Hereford Breeders
Association! Organized less than
two years ago and composed of q
group of breeders ina community
isolated from the rest of the Here
ford breeding world, with little op-
portunlty to mix in the big events
in Hereford breeding circles, this
live wire organization pulled off a
public sale at Jackson, Tenn, re-
Gently, in which the entire offering
was from the herds of it's members
and on which the very creditable
average Of $146 was made. Here
after st. Francois County-it is in
Missouri will be known to fame
for something besides zinc. 1t will
be zinc and Herefords- or perhaps
Herefords and zinc in the future.
In staging this successful sale
the st. Francois County bunch
worked in connection with some
other live wires. One of these was
L. P. Bellah, general industrial
agent of the Nashville, Chattanoo-
ga and st. Louis Railway, who has
done as much as any other man, to
say the least, to improve the quail
ty of the live stock in the South.
For several years Mr.. Bellah has
been promoting sale Of pure bred
beef cattle in the territory tribu-
tary to the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railway and he has
been ably backed up by his road,
which has lent every inducement
to the farmers in the territory to
grow better live stock. A few
weeks ago Mr.. Bellah, who reads
the Hereford Journal and keeps
posted as to what is doing in Here.
fordom, dropped in at Pennington,
the center of Hereford activity in
st. Francois County and suggested
to G. B. Denman, the wide-awake
secretary of the association, that it
would be a good plan to hold a
Hereford sale over at Jackson,
Tenn. Secretary r. J. Kinzer of
the Hereford association, who had
worked with Mr.. Bellah before and
who had recently visited the st.
Francois County breeders, was
communicated with and promptly
agreed to cooperate to make the
sale a success. The Madison Coun-
ty Live Stock Association and the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
soclation of jackson got into the
game and the above summary is
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04

speakers are on the program for
next Monday, and an interesting
institute is promised. We trust
that every district in the county
will be represented by q strong
delegation.
CLAY RUSHING,
President
j. A. SrAKxs, \
Secretary
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
HOW DIZZINESS CAN BE
PREVENTED.

The people should know that
Crement Liver Pills is a household
remedy in the treatment of torpid
ity OF the liver, constipation, dizzi-
ness, sick headache. Also in mala-
ria, fever and ague. Small, mild
in action and effective. Price, 25
cents. For sale by j. G.. Presson
and all other first class drug stores.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
FOR SALE.

Wehave been authorized by the
Board of Education of Camden to
sell the Benton Seminary building
on College Hill. If interested call
on MIKE B. Fry,
A. l.. HAssELL,
Committee
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
FOR SALE.

A 165 acre farm ! mile from the
Tennessee River, one-third bottom
land, 40 acres cleared, 80 acres OF
red and white oak timber, fairly
good improvements, good water.
Will sell on easy terms.
w. r. SAUNDERS,
R.F. D. 5 Camden, Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04

Those wanting to buy homes or
farming lands, pasture lands and
other lands, call on the Benton
County Realty Company.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
THE LAND LOAN ACT
OR RURAL CREDITS

The land loan act or rural credits
law, recently passed by Congress, is
about the most advanced measure
OF all the progressive legislation
that has been undertaken since the
Democrats came into power. 1t
will necessarily prove of great adj
vantage to farmers, and should
serve to greatly promote the agri-
cultural interest.
Under this act it should be pos
sible for any industrious and thrift
ty farmer to buy land, and it will
afford ready means to borrow
money to be used in the production
Of crops.
Furthermore, it will attract mon
ey to the farm-loan field. 70 this
end method is provided whereby
those who have money to lend can
find safe investment in the form of
debentures or bonds of small and
large denominations issued by the
banks and based on the security of
mortgages on farm lands.
Two farm-mortgage systems are
provided in the act, one for operat-
ing through regional land banks
and one through joint stock land
banks.
The act provides for the creation
Of twelve Federal land banks and
permits the establishment of any
number Of joint-stock land banks
for the purpose Of making loans at
q. reasonable rate Of interest, for
long periods oftime, on farm lands.
A Federal farm loan board has
complete control over these banks.
Twelve Federal land banks are,
provided, one in each of twelve dis
tricts into which the country will
be divided. These banks are en-
powered to lend on first mortgages
OH farm lands in amounts Of 500
to $4,000 for approved purposes.
Hhe loans are to be made through
farm loan associations and agents.
No loan may be made for more
than so per cent Of the value of the
land mortgaged and 20 per cent Of
the value Of the permanent insured, i
improvements upon it.
NationaF farm loan associations
local organizations composed ex-
ol usively of borrowers are author
i2ed These associations must be
stockholders in the land banks in
proportion to the amount their
members wish to borrow. Even
tually all stock in the Federal land
banks will be owned exclusively byI
these associations.
A reasonable interest rate is es-
tablished. The act prohibits the
Federal land banks from charging
more than 6 per cent on any mort
gage. or requiring fees not approv.
Cd by the farm loan board.
The borrowers will share in the
net profits Of the bank because they
are stockholders. tits contemplat-
ed that ultimately the borrowers
will be the only stockholders.
Long term loans are provided by
authorizing mortgages for periods
Of from five to forty years.
Small annual or semi-annhal
payments on the principal are
made q required feature Of all
mortgages.
Joint-stocA land banks are au-
tlorized. they are corporations !
For carrying on the business Of
lending on farm mortgage security
aud issuing farm loan bonds. They
are to be under the supervision of
the farm loan board, bnt the gov
ernment will not invest il them.
Subject to geographical limitations
u, i -, l,s.anf ~, fha 20 nor cant aud
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04

Collins Pafford Of Flatwoods, 1
war hero who "smelled powder''in
the sixties, WAS in Camden awhile
Wednesday i
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04
WANTED.

-Four or FIVE good tie makers; good
timber and long job.
8. A. CLEMENT,
/. Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-08-04

Rub-My-Tism ~ antiseptic, ano-
dyne- kills pain, stops putrefaction
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-02-03
At the Electric Theatre, Sun
day and Monday, Feb. Sc.
ART WORK IN WOOD.
A Striking Cameo Effect and How II
Was Produced.

A Striking Cameo Effect and How II
Was Produced.
Il saw new thing in the art line
the other day which surprised ME and,
| may also say, pleased me-" said an
art resort dilettante In group of
kindred spirits. 1T was what the
artist called wood cameo, and it was
something had never seen before.
That 1t was wood did not appear as
1t hung on the wall, and | asked him
for particulars. 1t was about a foot
square with an oval center, containing
bas-relief of Greek goddess. The
square was in ebony and mahogany
and the head in white wood.
HE had secured his cameo effects
by first building up his square with
the three layers, glued and pressed so
tightly that there were no marks of
cleavage, and had cut through them
exactly as cameo carvers cut through
the usual shell canoes. The ebony
front was plain, but finely polished,
and the entire effect was excellent.
"He told Inc it was his first finished
work, though he had been practicing
for two years, and. while he was not
entirely satisfied with 1t, there was
considerable consolation to him in the
fact that he had an offer of 500 when
ever he wanted to dispose Of IT,
New York Sun.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-02-03
CLUB PREPARES
ROAD Resolutions

The following resolutions were pre-
pared by the roads committee of the
Hood River Commercial Club. They
were submitted to the beard of di
rectors of the club and adopted by
them at meeting held Monday even
ing. Copies have been sent to the
Pine Grove Grange, the Wasco Coun,
ty Good Roads Association and the
State Highway Commission.
The resolutions follow:
Your Committee on Roads to
which you referred the letter of the
Committee on Resolutions of Pine
Grove Grange, to which was attached
set of resolutions adopted by that
body on January 10, begs leave to re.
port as follows:
We believe that the resolutions
transmitted to this committee for
consideration were inspired by an un.
grounded fear that the State of Ore
gon through the action of its High.
way Commission intended to repudi-
ate the statements that we're made
to this county at the time the county
bonded itself to provide a part Of the
funds foo the construction of the Col
umbia Highway.
The statements made to us at