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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
CHURCHES

tertainment and soclable in the church
social rooms. ]. H. Hauberg will give
his popular illustrated lecture on In
dian life. No admission will be
| charged but collection will be taken.
Friday afternoon at 3 the Woman
Mission society will meet with Mrs.
James Edgar Wilson, 726 Twenty-third
street. Mrs. S. J. NyQuist will sing.
Trinity EpiscOpal-This evening at
| the Boys club meets in the parish
house.
The confirmation class for adults
will meet in the chapel this evening at
1880.
The Dorcas guild will meet tonight
at 730 in the rectory.
The Woman's auxiliary will meet
! with Mrs. l. S. White, Seventeenth
| avenue and Twentieth street Tuesday
afternoon at 3.
st. Elizabeths guild will meet with
Miss Maude Hartz, $50 Nineteenth
street, Tuesday evening at 1880.
Trinity guild will meet with Mrs. ].
r. Tuckis, 1901 Fourteenth and -a-half
street, Wednesday afternoon at 230.
First Baptist-This evening the
young mems chorus will meet with
Miss Grace Ullemeyer, 1107 Nineteenth
street.
Tuesday evening at $50 the month
ly meeting of the Mems club will be
held in the church with supper at
$50. B. H. Wilson will give an il
Illustrated lecture on birds.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be held.
Thursday evening the B. Y. P. U.
will hold a dime sociable in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Woodin, 922 First
avenue
Friday the Ladies Aid society will
hold an all day meeting for work in
the church parlors.
Friday evening there will be social
meeting of the Workers class in the
home of Mrs George Lee, 314 Ninth
street.
Central Presbyterian-The gymnas-
ium classes for girls and ladies will be
held at the church as usual this even
ing.
The gymnasium classes for boys
will be discontinued during the sum-
mer months from now on.
The subject for the bible study on
Wednesday, evening will be "Paufs
Epistle to Titus" Those attending are
requested to read the epistle before
coming.
In compliance with a large num-
Der of requests, the choir will repeat
Our Minister'S Honeymoon on
Thursday evening of this week.
The Woman's Missionary society
will meet with Mrs. Arndt, 1898 FIT
teenth street, on Friday afternoon. The
subject for discussion will be the sec
ond chapter of the study book.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
CALKTNS-REIDY.

Miss Marcella Reidy, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Reidy, 23l5
Fifth avenue, and Earl J. Calkins, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. ". Calkins, 6O2
Twenty-fourth street, went to Moline
yesterday morning and were married,
the ceremony taking place at o'clock
in the office Of Justice Of the Peace
Fred c. Entrikin. Immediately after
the ceremony the young people went
to Chicago for short wedding trip.
Mr.. Calkins Is assistant manager Of
the Citizens Loan company of Moline.
His bride has been employed as book
keeper in the E. o. Vale book store.
The wedding will come as surprise
to the friends Of the young people, as
none had been taken into their conf
dence as to their plans. The new home
will be in Rock Island upon their re-
turn home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

Masonic temple. Benson's Chicago or
chestra will give the dance program
and will not again appear in this city
until the late fall, their time being
otherwise occupied till that date.
Trinity guild will meet with Mrs
]. R. Tuckis, 1901 ,Fourteenth-an-a-
half street, Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
PARTY ON BIRTHDAY.

Miss Margaret Garretson entertain
ed at her home 1912 Seventeenth
street, Saturday afternoon in celebra-
ton of her 18th birthday anniversary
The time was spent in playing games
and contests and supper was served
the meal being interrupted just long
enough to photograph the group OF
merry young people
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Up. YOUNG PEOPLE COLLECT
PAPER.

The Young Peoples society Of the
United Presbyterian church will col
lect paper to be sold fer the benefit of
the society, Thursday morning. Those
having paper to donate to the society
are asked to notify either Miss Bessie
Bryan, Rock Island 3526-L or Miss
Edna Buettner, Rock Island 21S7.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
Attends Meeting Then Ends. Life.

Burlington, Iowa, April "a. Nels
Jespen. single. AZ years old, after at
tending meeting for men only" con-
Quoted by Evangelist DR.. Eli Forsythe
in a big wooden tabernacle, went
home and committed suicide by inhal-
ing gas. Relatives are at loss to as
sign motive for his deed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
MISS HILL MISSIONARY UNION
SPEAKER.

The semi-annual meeting of the Mis-
sionary union will be held the first
week in May, the exact day being yet
undecided, and at this time the Kate
Hill, United Presbyterian missionary
at Sangla Hill, India, will be the
speaker. The meeting will be held in
the evening and promises to be Of un-
usual interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
POSTPONE GYM CLASS.

Because of illness in the family of
DR.. Mabel Otis, the social service gym
nasium class which meets Monday
evening, has been postponed until fur
Their notice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
ENTERTAIN BLUE BIRD CLUB.

Misses Lillian and Ida Gross, 1915
Thirtieth street, entertained the Blue
Bird club Saturday evening, the girls
spending a most enjoyable time with
games and contests in which the
prizes were won by Misses Elizabeth
Oglevee, Ruth Dodson and Mildred
Chapman. Refreshments were served
, in the late evening. The next hostess
\ will be Miss Tavern Wood, Fifteenth
avenue and Thirty-second street, the
time to be announced later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
SOCIAL EVENTS

34l6 Ninth-and-a-half avenue, where a
pretty home has been prepared. Mr..
Lenz is member of the firm of Albert
F. LEM and Son, we'll known contrac-
tors Of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
STITH.BAXTER.

Andrew H. Stith OF Rock Island and
Miss Elson Baxter of Chicago were IL
censed to wed in Chicago today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24
LADIES OF GAR. SOCIAL SESSION

Colonel Bracket circle Ladies of the
G. A. R. will entertain at a thimble
party afternoon in Memorial hall in
the court house. The ladies invite the
public to be their guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

Mrs. Thomas S. Crago, wife of
Representative Crago, of Pennsyl-
vania, has three small children. but
still finds time to attend to social
duties. She is popular in the con-
gressional set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-24

United Presbyterian evening
at 1880 the trustees will meet at the
church.
Tuesday evening the Eagle Patrol OF
Boy Scouts will meet at the church.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 the
Junior association will meet at the
church.
Prayer services will be held We'd
nesday evening at 100 at the church.
Friday afternoon the Ladies Aid So
ciety will meet with Mrs. ]. d. War
mock, 423 Second street.
Broadway Presbyterian - Tuesday
evening at 1880 the monthly meeting
of the trustee board will be held at
the church.
Wednesday evening at 1880 midweek
social worship will be held at the
church Thepastor will begin a study
of the Westminster confession of
faith starting with chapter ! Of the
Holy scriptures.
Thursday afternoon at 4 the Junior
association will meet in the church
for a cherry blossom festival with
Adelaide Bowes AS program leader and
Nellie Elwell as social chairman.
Thursday evening at 1880 the Inter
mediate association will hold an en-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
MADE FINISH OF LONG AGONY
This Is Not the Ending OF Modern
Novel, Though 1t Reads Some
thing Like II.

Despair flashed from her eyes.
Her hair was in wild disorder. Her
face was flushed and distorted. She
was in a terrible dilemma. She
looked like dreadfully injured and
desperate woman. With anger and
indignation reaching to a dreadful
height. she could stand 1t no longer.
"MerCiless one-cruel one-I have
stood it long enough. | was proud
of you, of your beauty-your grace
proud of my possession of you
proud of the envy of my friends I
gloricd in the enemies ! made through
my possession. An, but you are
small-small! How | have been de-
ceiyed. You have ruined my stand
ing in society-tortured me until |
screamed in the agony Of my soul, and
still loved you! Yes, loved you
through it all. But now-aha, Yes,
now-will | end it all. | cast you
from me forever"
And with that she ripped off her
right shoe and flung it into the fire.
The agony was over and the tragedy
ended,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
PAID THE PRICE OF PEACE
First Thought That Should Inspire
Americans on Each Memorial
Day Anniversary.

If Memorial day emphasizes to the
American people one fact more than
any other, it is that the price of peace
is human life. Fifty years have passed
since Grant and Lee met at Appomat-
tox, during which period war debt OF
billions has been practically paid a
ravaged country wholly rehabiltated,
industry and commerce developed, and
wonderful achievements made in the
arts and sciences, all accomplished at
tremendous cost. Yet today the mil
lions paid, the tremendous effort put
forth, the great burdens then assumed,
count for less than the loss to the ma
ton in human life. Today, North and
South, only men, brave men. are
mourned as their graves are strewn
with flowers.
1t sometimes seems that, in the rush
and roar of life, even the price of peace
has been paid without regret But
life is discrimination. In hundreds OF
thousands of homes there are faded
portraits, tattered uniforms, little re.
quiet hour are again and again hap.
tized in tears, as they suggest per
sonal loss, blasted hopes, destroyed
happiness, and still, these but quicken
memories that are ever with those
who really paid the price, just as the
ceremonies and exercises today bring
back more wildly the partngs. the
anxious days, the terrible news Of 80
years ago. In the very words Ne.
mortal day there is a wealth of mean
ing to some which those of the present
generation cannot understand as fully
as they should to appreciate the sig.
nificance of observance OF the day
And yet. those of the present gener-
lantic, and contemplate the carnage
and destruction there. to gain a better
appreciation of the price paid by this
nation before they were born. Figures
tell something, but hearts tell more
broken hearts which time cannot heal
Let imagination touch the SORROWS OF
the countless widows and orphans this
great war has made, let 1t reckon the
prospects OF life dashed to ground.
yes, buried beneath blood.soaked sod,
and there will come some conception
of 80 years ago in this country, and of
the significance of Memorial day ded-
icated to the men who fought and
died, constituted the real price Of the
peace this country has enjoyed for
half "A century.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
WORSE THAN AT THE FRONT
Soldier Escaped Steel and Shell in the
Trenches to Meet Disaster When
He Came Home.

In the taproom of the Crown and
Anchor the returned warrior was tell
ing some wonderful stories of the
fierce fighting around the User.
you see that?" he exclaimed, with
dramatic suddenness, drawing atten-
ton to a halfhealed scar about two
inches long over his left eyebrow
His audience shivered in anticipa-
ton of new and thrilling adventure.
"'Twasn't shrapnel, nor yet a coal
box as did that" he said slowly, after
getting rid of his beer in hurry. Il
went through the retreat from Mons,
fought at Wipers, chased the Boches
out of Festerbert, and all without re-
ceiving a scratch. But the very first
day was home on leave l had scrap
with the missus. Suddenly assuming a
violent offensive, she seized the COM
missariat-I mean, before ] knew wot
she was up to, she drank my bloomin'
beer and hit me over the head with the
tankard London TitBits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
silk From SaWdust,

Making artificial silk from sawdust
and other lumber waste is the latest
experiment Of the United States forest
products laboratory at Madison, Wis.
The use of artificial silk made direct
ly from wood is increasing by leaps
and bounds. Originally its principal
use was in the manufacture of braids
and trimmings, but recently the manu-
facture of hose from artificial silk has
become an industry Of vast impor-
lance. Other uses for artificial silk
are woven goods of all kinds, Innings,
tapestries, etc., neckties, ribbons,
sweater coats, etc. About 5000, 900
pounds of artificial silk are used an
nually in the United States. There
are several methods of manufacture,
but that from wood pulp is usually
made by treating the wood pulp with
caustic I've to form viscose, which
is allowed to age for some time. 1t
is then forced through dies to form
threads, which are hardened by q
treatment with sulphuric acid, ammo
mum sulphate, and sodium borate, or
formic acid. After washing and dry
ing, the silk is ready for use. The
laboratory is investigating the arti.
fetal silk problem as a possibility for
utilizing wood waste and has on hand
variety of articles made from the
material. boston Transcript.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
"Where Are You Going, Peter?"

basket of flowers gathered in antici'
patton of what the storm might do.
AS they entered the gate they saw
Bessie Lynn and her mother passing
in almost beside them.
The two older women nodded stiff
ly, Bessie smiled uncertainty and
Peter hesitated rather awkwardly.
Arriving at the objective point at
about the same time, the four stood
speechless at the transformation
worked by the storm where there
had been two graves now appeared
only one. an unenclosed area covered
with water,soaked purple and white.
AS IL to emphasize the futility of
sectional bitterness, not single flag
remained above the grave of the Fed
eral soldier, but one had found lodg-
ment directly over the spot where the
fallen Confederate slept.
And this May morning, with the
song of birds and the smell of flow.
ers, seemed very far removed from
battlefeds.
Mary Lynn lifted her tearhled
eyes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
CARING for COME erate Graves.

The present commissioners for car
ing for Confederate graves is DR.. Sam
uel f. Lewis, who has held that post
for little more than a year. While
the work was begun by the govern
ment in 1907 under Elliott, 1t was dis
continued some years ago, but re.
sumed in March 1914.
This movement to secure care for
Confederate graves was commenced
by the Charles Broadway Rouss Camp
of United Confederate Veterans OF
Washington. which found in Arlington
cemetery the graves Of 1876 men and
in the Soldiers Home 1913 more. In
June, 1899, an appropriation was made
to renter these bodies, and the fol
lowing year by order OF the secretary
Of war the reburial was done in part
Of the cemetery at Arlington now
known as the Confederate section.
Handsome. new white marble stones
were placed at the head Of each grave.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
Arab Foes,

The Arab who is fighting with the
Turks in Mesopotamia has some curl
GUS ways. He takes off his shoes
when he enters house, but keeps on
his hat. He reads and writes from
right to left. He eats scarcely any
thing for breakfast or dinner, but in
the evening he sits down to hot meal
swimming in oil. His sons eat with
him, but the ladies of the household
wait till the males have finished.
The Arab rides donkey when tray
cling, his wife walking behind, and he
laughs at the idea of giving up his
seat for a woman. The Arab has one
strong virtue, and that is, he is rarely
seen drunk He is not very affection
ate. is very ignorant, and has so little
initiative that he rarely takes Oh any
thing worth doing, or attempts to
carry out any enterprise.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
Bibles on Watch Chains.

The deyout of all lands have their
own particular way of giving outward
demonstration to their piety. In Rus
STA IL frequently takes the form OF
wearing miniature Bibles as charms
on the watch chain. They are got up
in attractive form about an inch
square ard three,eighths of an inch
in thickness, and they contain five
books OF Moses. The text of the book
is in Hebrew and the titles in Latin.
1t is true that the book could not be
read without the aid OF powerful
magnifying glass, but that does not
trouble the Russian He places his
great reliance on the fact that he car
ries the Word on his person.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25

The great festivals Of Christianity
are the common property of christen.
dom, Other nations celebrate ami.
yersarics Of independence or OF deliy.
Grance from alien domination. Even
Thanksgiving, often regarded as pc
culiarly American, has its roots in
immemoral harvest home festivals.
But Memorial day is uniquely Amer.
lean.
No other nation has anything like
It. No other people has by common
consent and legislative enactment set
apart day especially devoted to
proud and tender remembrances OF
{ ose who sought "the great prize of
death in battle" that the nation might
be. might live on united, or To vim.
dicate their countrys right and honor
and to enlarge the boundaries OF free
dom and civilization.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25

was auether drop in Sarah Lewis
bitter cup. Once an ambitious peri.
Wrinkle had crept from Asa Lynn's
grave under the chain and had pro-
ceeded to establish itself directly over
the resting place of the other soldier.
Mary Lynn and her daughter had
discovered it and had left it untouched.
When Sarah discovered it she tore it
ruthlessly up by the roots and flung
it contemptuously into the adjoining
lot
So, in like manner, she had repealed
all the gentle advances of Mary Lynn
and her daughter.
Early in the morning Sarah and
Peter carried great baskets of flow
ers to the churchyard. They heaped
the well-kept mound with snowballs
and lilacs and blood-red sprays of
Japan ounce, not forgetting such a
liberal display of the national colors
as betitted the occasion.
n2t Asa Lynn's grave was bare save
for its green covering of turf and the
| blue-flowered periwinkle.
Peter had finished his task and was
gazing wistfully at the flowers still
remaining in his basket.
Mrs. Lynn and Bessie have been
called over to Plantsville," he said
hesitatingly. Her sister is sick.
don't suppose you'd want me to put
these over there"-he nodded across
the chain
With a fierce look and without a
word Sarah Lewis snatched the bas-
ket from his hand and began to heap
the sprays of lilac on the mound al
ready hidden beneath wreath of
blossoms, and then in silence they
! went their way homeward.
David returned to his work in the
field, and all day long Sarah went
about her household tasks with com
! pressed lips.
1t was, indeed, discouraging to en-
| deavor to bring up a son to an in
heritance of patriotic hatred and then
have him refuse it!
1t was a tempestuous evening. The
sun disappeared in a cloud bank and
soon it began to storm tercely. Dur
ing the night a hurricane dashed the
earth mercilessly and stripped the re
naming blossoms from the orchard
trees.
At daylight it cleared and, after
they had breakfast. Peter and his
mother made their way to the church
| yard to see what havoc the storm had
wrought Peter bore with him a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
Finds Diamonds in Sea.

A story Of a package of diamonds
worth G100 (s500) found floating in
the North sea by one Of the crew of a
British mine sweeper was told in a
London police station by deckhand,
Walter Gleason. who had been ar
rested while trying to. dispose of the
gems.
At the police station the deckhand
confessed that while on a trawler
which was engaged in the hazardous
task of gathering up mines in the
North sea he saw a package floating
in the water. He got it with a boat
hook and when he opened it he found
9S polished and rs unpublished gems.
The deckhand attempted, in company
with friend, to sell the diamonds to
a jeweler at Cardiff. There was moth
ing on the package to indicate the
owner or how the diamonds came to
be floating about in the mine strewn
waters of the North sea-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
CARRIED THE HONEY BACK
Bees Proved They Had Something to
Say About the Disposition OF
Their Product.

A farmer possessed a few swarms
of bees which he kept in what are
called box hives. Inside there were
small boxes, which would hold about
two or three pounds of honey each, an
exchange says. About eight of these
were placed on the top of the hive, and
as at least one side of each box was of
glass, the keeper could easily look
into the hive and see when the boxes
were filed with honey.
The farmer usually chose to do this
early in the morning, before the bees
came out to begin the labors of the
day, or at night when they had fin
ished them. Bees do not like to have
their dwelling places molested. and
usually try to sting the intruder.
One day some friends were at the
farmers house and as they wanted
honey the farmer thought he would
venture to take it out in the after
noon. He knew that some Of the boxes
were quite full. The hives stood few
rods from the house, and on that side
OF the house were large doors lead.
ing into the cellar. While the boxes
were partly of glass, the bottom OF
each was made of little Stats, so that
the bees could go in and out as they
liked.
The farmer took out several boxes
carried them into the cellar, shut the
cellar doors nearly together, and hur
ried away. He put the boxes into the
cellar in order to allow any bees
which might be in them to fly out and
return to the hive. But, in his haste
to avoid being stung, the farmer left
the doors open too much, so that the
cellar was quite light, whereas il
should have been dark.
The bees were so excited, and en-
ragged that they flew in all directions
attacking everyone who came In their
way. When suppertime came there
were so many bees flying about the
cellar doors that no one cared to &C
near them. Early the next morning
the farmer looked out of the dining
room window and observed that the
air was still full of bees.
At about ten o'clock he looked again
and not bee could be seen. He went
down and brought up the boxes. But
instead of being heavy with honey, as
they were the day before when taken
from the hive, they were almost as
til
empty combs. The bees had worked
with will and had carried all the
honey back to the hives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
Water Used to Wreck Bridge.

by water pressure, adopted to avoid
concussion, a steel cylinder, fitted with
cement at the other end, was inserted
in holes about 80 inches deep bored
into the piers. A one-inch pressure
pipe connected the cylinder to a hy-
draulic pump weighing only about GO
pounds. AS pressure was raised in
the cylinder by the action of the pump
the pistons were gradually forced out
and the masonry blocks were split
away. one by one. The process is de-
scribed as rapid and almost nolseless,
operating without risk to nearby build.
ings.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-05-25
Got Some Satisfaction.

Dark. dark was the night, but not
so dark as the intentions of the bur-
glarious intruder in the suburban DOM
iCiie.
Having got that out OF the way, let
us proceed with the story
The burglar searched the bedroom,
with movements so stealthy that they
failed to rouse the snorer in the bed.
But he found no booty--he had drawn
a blank.
BLOW inn he murmured, angrily.
but III get some satisfaction out o
the brute"
So he set the alarm clock on the
mantelpiece for $3.50 a. III. and softly
stole away.