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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

Floral department Of the First Com
rreEauonaf church has set for Itself
a new task, one which viii be delight
sul 10 the members and which VIII
have q far-reachIug enect-or should
have-on church attendance Mothers
viii be glad 10 know that they may al
tend service hereafter at tie First
ragatioDal church without leay-
ing baby at home and without having
the dear little tots Of the family wrig-
Cling around ~ seat at church try
ing 20 keep stiIl-as children were
never meant to do.
Connected with the church services
IN the library here VIII be
a regular kind = primary
department. ers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
THE LOWEST OFFICE.

Boss said Ras LiFhtf0oi the other
day. II gotta git off term0rroh'
"Get Off tomorrow
"Tessah."
but I can't spare Won very we'll
~ gotta go. IT'S lodge business
"Tbat new lodge YOU Joined ~
"Acssah'
Why are you 80 badly needed at the
meetinR2
"Ah am DE sublime king"
Sublime king
NpHsah"
you have been member on that
lodge only two weeks aud you tell me
yog are sublime king already?'
"Yesrah"
How does that come
Nou see. sab 10 oush lodge he sub
lime king am de loves Office what dey
is youngstown Telegram
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
\. n. {. \. M0Rk AT FR0NT.

Paris The Young Mems Christian
association has pushed its work right
UP TO the battle lines The refresh
ment dugout where hot drinks are
served ont 10 the men. Is now often
50 near the enemy that great precau-
tons have 10 be taken lest 10 should
be discovered Some OF these dugo2its
are in the debris OF recently captured
positions. One Of them IS 80 near q
very vital point that when the wound
ed were carried past 20 the dressing
station short time ago the y NJ G. A.
vas able TO serve them with tea and
Cocoa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

~ the floral committee VIII take care
Of the little ones each sunday. maxi
ing the hours of church service a joy
There will be plagIh'nes and the most
reliable aFe-Ias#Es In charge ana h'
mother needs 20 De absent from DO"
~ ON account al the aailafeH
You Taltum club met last evening
switch the Misses Beatrice and Gertrude
Treauor rs hoslessas. Officers for the
year we're elected with tae following
results
Vice pras.Ient-Ge Gertrude Ireaaof,
Secretary Irene Jensen
iHla Is o mo-" eiHo. WIN - meIhnets'
and they say they are going Io DO some
#atH5 DIG. "haL#"e aph know. any
say laeE nave 5000 lhe 81. LieIi
meetings "fl dancing ana singing Io
pass the hours away me Hnsiee7ea
served refreshments at the close ai the
evening. and Miss Myr.la NarliaW iu-
E.a"a the girls t8 gather ~ 1eF nome
.aa the next meeting Jan ~.
Mrs Charles T. Luudagst has gone
10 Chicago for so days STAY While
fHara ara WiII visit af several different
homes rs She lived iu Chicago a num-
ber of years ago. and has many friends
and relatives to see before returning
Another crowd Of school DeopIa have
left -rr Gin. after srouHlnz the holt
davis All fHaf~ ra=uae.fvr homes this
DINO lie bows from Western Military
afsfen4e 1T Alton On Those who
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
TO SHOW PICTURES
OF NATIONAL PARK

First Of a series of educational en-
Treatments viii he given next Mon
day evening u the Lyric theatre of
East Moline under auspices Of The +.
III G.. a. Five reels showing scenes IN
Glacier national park viii he screened
and explained HE a man who has spent
great deal OF his time in the park.
Tickets fer the entertainment are
available al any drug store in East Mo
line Tickets viii be free. but they
must be presented an the door
A represeutar5Y Of the Great North
ern railway viii be al the theatre 10
talk 10 persons who are interested 5u
Glacier park and the Yukon region
Persons planning trips 70 that part Of
the country VIII be supplied with all
the information they desire. One reel
wtE show scenes in the Yukon region
Entertainment of this character
VIII be held every week in East Mo
line by the T. NJ c. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
HFAyY SHOE TRADE.

London --- During the year just clos
ed the imports Of boots and shoes
from abroad exceeded in value the rec
ord for the biggest wear Of the Amer
lean invasion OF 1857. while the eX-
ports Of British made shoes exceeded
by more than $ 100000 the highest
total Of pre-war times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

River street. Hampton arc in Rock
Island visiting Mrs Tatmans parent
and other relatives
Miss Alice Johnson returned 10 her
home iu Gable Monday after q week
end visit in the home of her sister,
Mrs George Gilman.
Ola Olson Of Grand Mound. Iowa.
arrived here Saturday to visit rela-
tives
Mrs Hiram Whitehead was q AIO-
line visitor TUESDAY
Wilbur Hermes spent sunday visit
ing his parents Mr. and Mrs Theo-
dore HeTueS
Mrs. Frank Hogan Of Moline was
here Tuesday visiting relatives
Mrs Henry Willis 0f Hampton was
q Watertown visitor Tuesday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

The above little four-Inea poem
embodIas the whole sentiment Of this
carefully moulded and most expires
e.ve statue Of Inez Milholand Boisse-
vain the slffragist who died while
fighting for the cause.
The figure is by Paul Swan.
sculptor. painter and dancer IN his
studio he has many works Of art
fashioned BIT his own hsnd-statues.
paintings and other treasures Paul
Swan Is known principally for his
graceful dancing. but only few peo-
pie know him as an artist
Many prominent fFraglsts who
knew Mrs BoIssevsin have expressed
great interest IN this symbolic statue.
Some who have seen il claim for IT
the generalization Of Airs. Bolsse-
vaius life and ideals
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
1 oIIfk THiNkER.

Here. you. What do YOU mean By
telling that red-nosed bachelor friend
OF yours that marriage is ali a lot
tery2"
II was just about 10 assure him.
m dear. that I won a prize Louis
vile Courier-JournsI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
READY F0R IL - YEAR.

With the brass collar Of ones rs
7ivver covered over with a 1917 hood.
last years 0verc0at pinched At the
back and shortened and the old dusay
brown hat of former seasons decorat-
ed with q bright green band. what ter
ror can the rev year promise po-
kane Chronicle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

a potassium fertilizer from sea wa
ter which ne has named marine
kalnit." Is the discovery Of a Spanish
physician
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

All the news all the time-Ths
Argus.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
A MANS MOTHER.

"Your mothers life has not been
easy. Your father was a poor man,
and from the day she married him
she stood by his side, fighting as a
woman must fight She worked, not
the eight or ten-hour day of the
union, but the twenty-four-hour day of
the poor wife and mother. She cooked
and cleaned and scrubbed and patched
and nursed from dawn until bedtime
and in the night was up and down
getting drinks for thirsty lips, cover
ing restless little sleepers, listening
for croupy coughs She had time to
listen to your stories of boyish fun
and frolic and triumph. She had time
to say the things that spurred your
ambition on. She never forgot to
cook the little dishes you liked. She
did without the dress she needed that
you might not be ashamed Of your
clothes before your fellows. Remem-
Der this now while there is yet time,
while she is yet living, to pay back to
her in love and tenderness some of
the debt you owe her. You can never
pay it ALL
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
DAW DING.

An over-Worked young man is Ger
tainly not to be grudged the pleasure
of once in a while thoroughly I'M
hitching and enjoying the delights OF
laZiness. Ii only he finds, in proper
time, the way back 20 well-Ordered
life! Unluckily this return is often
hindered by serious misundersSand-
ing: on the one side he sees only the
refreshing qualification of all his
desires, humors, and inclinaUions---on
the others ide stands, dark anu joy
less, the categorical imperative Of duty
threatening, like a foreign power,
to subjugate him more and more But
life is short-therefore let us have Il
good time and enjoy ourselves as long
as possible: Yet is the blooming
golden time-yet are the days of
roses
The error consists in the mistaken
notion that only an unhampered
sway of ones impulses means per-
sonal life and that all rigorous
restraint and strict husoandry of time
is an alien law-the extinction of per-
sonal liberty. As matter of fact,
blooming golden time" is found wher-
ever the will of man is engaged in
forceful and perseyering activity: per-
sonal life means a victorious advance
of the mind against the power of ex-
terror things, a triumph Of character
over circumstances and accidents and
over the resistance of body and
nerves. Hence there is nothing which
so essentially belongs to the realiza-
ton of personal life as a determined
fight against all dawdling lethargy and
aimless waste of time. That q strict
apportionment of time is also de-
manded by ones duty and RESPONSE
bility, is a consideration apart: fol
the present we are bringing home to
ourselves how sleepiness of volitior
and surrender to whims and con
tingencies are marks of declining life
and not of youthful vigor. To wage
war against interior sluggishnesS is
the true glory of a young man, anC
for such warfare self chosen tasks
offer the finest opportunity, precisely
initiative and not the result of pushing
tutorship.
Take as much recreation as yol
please-but attack your work always
with the whole man, subdue your in
dolent self as a rider does his stub
born horse, while at your task fgh
against all superfciality and tickle
ness, against that dawdIing in tn,
midst of work which is almost more
fatal to the will power than complete
Iaziness! You will experience tina
such strenuous attitude of your char
acter against dawdling means a rea
cure for your vital force, and that, a!
consequence, more youthful vigo
will radiate from you than from thu
whole collection Of anacreontic holi
day songs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
WHAT TO DO IN SICKNESS.

Bishop Hedieg
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
LIVERIES
PLEASANT MANNERS.

Do not fiatter yourself because you
have good brain and large stock
of self-confidence, that you do not need
to be SO particular about your man
ners. Merit does not always win in
spite of bad manners Superior
talent, even genius, has starved to
death in many a man and woman who
never tried to overcome their handicap
of offensive manners.
No matter how much ability you
have nobody will want you unless you
are pleasant and agreeable. Neither
your service nor your company will
be in demand. We all like to get
away from disagreeable offensive peo-
pie. We are repealed by them just
as naturally as we are attracted by
the sunny face, the attractive manner.
We graVitate toward agreeable kindly
people, as material bodies gravitate
toward the center of the earth.
Business men, no matter how absorb
ed in business, are no exception to
the rule. However coarse and gruff
an employer maybe he appreciates re-
finement and gentle manners in
others.
THE law can touch us here and
there now and then" said Burke, but
manners are of more Importance than
the laws. Manners are what vex CT
soothe, corrupt or purify, exaIt or de-
base, barbariZe or refine by con-
slant, steady, uniform, insensible
operation like that of the air we
breathe"
Suave, gracious manners will do
more toward winning customers, pa
tents, clients, friends, than twice the
ability without these qualities. They
oil the track, clear the road and won
derfully tighten the burden of life.
A merchant. who returned from
England just before the war broke out
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03

principles. For a Christian, these
right principles are found only in
Christianity, and in Christianity as
taught by the Catholic Church. Human
nature, with its multiplied capacities
and sinclinations, is a complicated
thing. 1t is the duty of every man,
many and diverse as are his powers
and desires, to reduce them all to sub
ordination and order, so that they may
work together and cooperate towards
his one and only end: or else he ruins
himself for all eternity. But the rules
and principles on which a man must
put his powers and desires in order are
learnt, not in the mere light of
nature, nor in the philosophy of the
heather, nor in the wisdom of the
modern unbeliever, but in the teach
ing of Jesus Christ, as set forth by
the Catholic Church
As all Catholics know, our holy re-
ligiOn teaches that the purpose or end
for which every man is in this world
is, in one word, God; to love God and
to do His will This root and ground
VI dIl nuu1du ain anu 0uu0dVOI ID Tic
whole explanation of life. 1t furnishes
a man with the only correct and ade-
quate view Of God, of himself, and
of his surroundings. He must make
God the predominant object of his
mind and his heart, and he must school
and control all his powers and in
clinations in such way that they, do
not interfere with this grand purpose,
| but rather help it on and promote it.
| Hence there are three chief branches
of training-piety, humility, and self
restraint. Piety includes faith, prayer,
worship and the observance of the
Commandments Humility means the
truth about ones own being and ones
own powers and performances, and
the personal attitude towards God and
man that follows from a right under
standing of this truth. Self-restraint
is a convenient word for Signifying
that constant WatchfulnesS and re-
preston which is absolutely neceS-
sary in order to form u character
such as Jesus Christ approves.
Bishop HedieD.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
AN OLD sAYIN' OF MOTHERS.

The older that body gifts
The better, seems t me,
He reckolects the folks an jokes
An things that used t. be;
Like other night, whilst settin' there
An rompin' through the year
An driftin' on the back'urds way,
| swan, heerd my mother say:
Go wash yer neck an earS."
1t took me back fer forty years,
An Is a boy again,
With same dislike fer water that
Was natural to me then;
| seemed t. feel my speerit rise,
An feel my boyish tears
A-rollin' down in same OF way,
Like when my mother used t. say:
Go wash yer neck an ears!"
Clean neck an ears, you reckolect,
Was purt' nigh disgrace
There want no sense in washin' 'cept
Perhaps a body's face!
We used t. think that mas was made
To add to boyish keers,
An stand around in bossin' way,
When boys was tiredest, a. say:
Go wash yer neck an ears."
An yit I'll warrant that tonight
You'd like t. so to bed
In same OF room, with locust bloom
A-droppin' overhead
On single roof, an hold yer breath
With all your boyish fears,
An hear yer mother softly creep
Upstairs an ask ": Gone to sleep?
Did y wash yer neck an ears?"s
John d. Wells.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
WORDS FOR YOUNG MEN.

l. Never indulge the notion that
you have any absolute right to choose
the sphere of circumstances in which
you are to put forth your powers; but
let your daily wisdom of life be in
making u good use of the oppOrtuni-
ties given you. ,. We live in a real,
and a solid, and truthful world In
such a world only truth, i'll the long
run, can hope to prosper Therefore
avoid lies, mere show and sham, and
hollow superticiality of all kinds,
which is, at the best, painted lie. Let
whatever you are, and whatever you
do, grow out OF firm root of truth
and a strong soil of reality. ). The
mobility of life is work We are living
i'll a working world. The lazy and idle
man does not count in the plan of
campaign. My father worketh,
hitherto and l work" Let that text
be enough. 4. Never forget st. Paul's
sentence, Love is the fulfilling Of the
law" This is the steam of the social
machine. ). But the steam requires
regulation. 1t is regulated by intel
ligence and moderation. Healthy ac-
tion is always a balance of forces, and
all extremes are dangerous. s. Do
one thing Well BE a whole thing at
one time" Make clean work and
leave no tags. Allow no delays when
you are at a thing, do it, and be done
with it.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03

ooh, that is not what I mean," said
the priest. What relation is Jesus
Christ to u.s."
There was a moments pause, and
then a bright little boy of about seven
years answered: He is our Brother"
The good priest was SO pleased and
touched that he went to the little fell
low and took him in his arms and en-
braced him tenderly: YES" he said,
our Brother. But tell me how is He
our Brother?' There was another
longer pause; at last the same little
fellow said: His Father is our
Father"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
PLATING

has been volubIe ever since on the
to meet abroad. Apparently American
parents and schools do not lay on
good manners the emphasis that they
receive abroad Yet good manners,
like the gold at the foundation of all
money, are current the world over.
Emerson noted this:
Give a boy dress and accomplish
ments and you give him the mastery
and palaces and fortunes wherever he
goes. He has not the trouble to earn
or own them; they solicit him to enter
and possess"
All your Greek" Chesterfield
wrote to his son, '.can never advance
you from secretary to envoy or from
envoy to ambassador, but your adj
dress, your air, your manner, if good,
may"
The difference between d weli-Dred
and an ill-bred man is this" Samuel
Johnson said, zone Immediately at
tracts your attention, the other your
aversion. You love one until you find
reason to hate him; you hate the
other until you find reason to love
him"
Civility, polished manners, mean
much to a youth in his first position
He may think nothing of them, or
he may think that they are not no
ticnd Int thew are his atmoenhara
his magic cloak, never invisible to
the seeing eyes about him. They
sometimes give him a pull that
money. talent or name do not fur
nish. And the beauty of them is that
they are free as the air.. Anyone may
cultivate good manners
Exchange
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
DENTISTS.

should frequently pray for and with
the dying person and, if necessary,
assist him or her to pray. A happier,
or less happy eternity depends on the
persons spiritual condition at the
time of death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR.
PLAYING THE GAME.

| would not teach that boy of mine
That only victory is fine,
Nor preach material success
To him as glorious, unless
He gains it with his head erect,
His honor and his self-respect.
1 first would have him learn that he
Of self must always victor be;
That failures not thing to fear,
If he retains conscience clear;
That there's more joy in grim defeat
Than victory that marks q cheat.
want to teach my boy to choose
The path of honor though he lose;
I'd rather he'd come home at night
And say to me: Il lost the fight,
But stood up and let it go
And never struck one unfair blow"
Detroit Free Press.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
TRAINING OF CHILDREN.

1t is not Catholics alone, but all that
profess any belief in Christianity, who
lament the present general neglect OF
the training and discipline of the
young. A great deal has been said and
written on the subject by (Protestant)
clergymen, social reformers and
teachers. Mingled with much that is
true, wise and useful, there is in these
utterances not a little false morality
misunderstanding of the New Tesla
ment, and sentimental twaddle. Nc
training or discipline can be of any
value which is not grounded on right
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN.

A well known priest was making
his usual visits to the different
classes of his parish school, speak
ing here and there words of encour-
agement, instruction, or praise. He
came in turn to the third class boys,
from seven to twelve or fourteen.
Boys he said, looking around
with a pleasant smile, can you tell
me. what relation Jesus Christ is to
us?'' The boys looked serious. 1t
was not the kind of question they
were accustomed to in their cate
chism.
WELL he said, who has an an
swer?"
Our Saviour" said one. Our Re.
deemer," called another.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03

Every day that dawns brings some.
thing to do which can never be done
as well again. We should. therefore.
try to do it ungrudgingly and cheer.
fully. 1t was designed to be our life.
our happiness. Instead of Sinking
1t. we should put our whole heart and
soul into it,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
Life.

Man Wakens from his sleep within
the womb,
Cries, laughs and yawns-then sleeps
within the tomb.
II this were all his life were worse
than vain
And never to be born the richest gain:
From out the depths therefore the
soul doth cry
To God, to save it lest it wholly die.
-AychbishoD SEdidfn0.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-03-01
100000 SPIES.

Newspaper reports sent broadcast
over the country from Washington tell
us that there are hundred thousand
spies of foreign governments in the
United States, and that these people
are daily collecting information of our
defensive measures and forwarding
that information to their home gov
ernments. If there are that number
of spies in this country our own gov
ernment officials must be aware of the
identity Of portion of them. And if
their identities are known why is it
that they are still at large and pur-
suing their despicable calling to the
detriment of the United States? Why
are they not behind the bars, where
they should be, and where they would
be if it were any other country but
ours? We do not need traitors or
spies in this country; and the sooner
they are kicked out hung the better it
will be for our own welfare. The man
who can not respect and protect our
flag and our country has no legitimate
place in our midst, and we don't want
him. Get out!
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-03-01
TARPON SPRINGS LIBRARY
RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. Members of the association, reg
alar or honorary, shall have the privi-
lege of taking out for personal use
one book at a time, to be returned
within two weeks.
2. For books not returned or re-
newed within two weeks, five cents q
week shall be charged.
8. For books lost, full price or du-
plicate volume.
. 4. Dictionaries, reference books,
daily or weekly papers, and periodi-
calls shall not be taken from the Lii
brary at any time.
5. Books may be renewed at the
end of two weeks for two weeks
longer.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1917-03-01

7. Any citizen Of this town, perma-
nent or temporary resident, may OBJ
tain the use of the books in the Lii
brary, by paying one dollar as an an
nual fee, or fifty cents for a half year,
and obtaining from the Library a card
provided for the purpose.