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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

Many Of the queer habits and man
nerisms OF the Arab people OF 3 little
colony In Asia are shown IN Nine Pc
trova S latest Paramount picture.
Exile. native teachers or tutors sit
ting cr0ss-iegged ON the ground as
they study queer books of parchment
paper. b7ggar children in the streets
and the custom Of cIappiug the hands
three time 70 summon servants Ma
made Petrova herself. being a noted
traveller was able 10 supply many of
the little "aEmOs pheTiC' touches nee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08
1t the Moline.

It Is doubtful If the local theatrical
season viii furnish amy event Of
greater interest than the annual visit
of the Neil 0'Brien Great American
Ministries AT the Moline theatre next
Saturday. matinee and night The
ever increasing popularity of this or
ganizati0n makes il possible to pre-
sent what Is without q doubt the
greatest assemblage of comedians
singers, dancers and musicians ever
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

The Spencer Square theatre was Hii-
Ed TO tbe doors afternoon and H.ght
sunday for the showing of the Hrst
6oIdwyn picture. Polly OF the Cir
Gus with Mae Marsh Miss Marsh
comes up To ali expectations and JUS
5ites al the good things which have
been said about her IN this picture.
Her work is done on the most artistic
tines while the G0idwvn people nave
given her fine supporting cast and
production that is excellence itself.
Polly Of the Circus, which viii be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

essary and with the marvellous direct
Ing Of Maurice Tourneur. the pr0dues
ton breathes the very spirit Of Asia
Exile viii be shown al the Majestic
theatre today and tomorrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08
JUDGE SEARLE is
HURT IN ACCIDENT
s.tanabile Foes into Ditch South Of
Wfan ia Avoiding Hitting
Another Tar.
COLLAR B0>E Il FRACTURED
W.fe aaf Son and George Hoffman
Escape with Bruises i'm sun
dag HishaU.

F.-ea Charles j. 5ear.e suffered q
r-.szr collar bone when his automo-
rHa -grra3 over In ditch four miles
.a- -r Milan at o'clock last even
H- EEe was unconscious for q half
hour following the accident Others
Jar were Mrs. SeaTIe. Charles
ea Er ANA George Hoffman, all
\. uHam sustained bruises
n- d. A. Virgins of Milan was
summoned and Er Searle was cared
ee- .r the country until Q o'clock.
-ra. Albert Hofer and William Hess
a-a .re physician brought him TO his
rel aa-aa fH Rock Island. At $50
This morning DIT G. A HaeEeboecb of
uzranrogr ana DIR. Virgins made an
s--r4e aramlua the broken collar
bone being the most serious injury
found.
Returning Prom Farm
Es. 5asr.a with his wife and SON
and George Hoffman. son of Major O.
r. EaHmeu. had been at the SearIe
farm south of AudaIusia, ana were
returning home When approaching
laa Tanner place an automobile
was ahead el them. II slowed down.
.r--.re aar D. little. Mr.. Searle
.aaaEhs ta permit him to drive past
Aa adjusted MIS- car for such an
even. aa car ahead turned into the
#r.ra. or the Tanner farm. In or
fer p. avoid striking the automobile
aHea. he turned bis car TO the side
COINS a-s The ditch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

nounces the coming Of The Garden Of
Allah Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
OF next week
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
STOLE KISS FROM A cow
As Result BrickIayer Will Spend Six
Months In Workhouse for Mis-
placed Affection.

New YOrk.-"That'S the queerest
case that ever came before me-" COM
mented Magistrate Cornell of the West
side court, in sending John Murphy. a
bricklayer, to the wOrkhouse for six
months. Murphy was charged with
kissing q COW, but because there was
no law against such an act, the charge
against Murphy was generalized under
the loose head of disorderly conduct.
Detective Koerner, a railroad police
man, told the magistrate that the SEN
timental bricklayer had crawled into
a cattle pen, gazed long and earnest
" into the liquid eyes of a Jersey COW
and then kissed her. The COW resent
ed his misplaced attentions, rose
haughtily from her stall and gallOped
about the pen.
Another COW proved more responsive
to his homage. She licked his hand.
The rest of the herd gathered around
them. But just then the detective
broke up the party. Murphy did not
attempt to conceal the fact that he
had been drinking heavily.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Railroads in Germany.

The first railroad in Germany was
opened to traffic 81 years ago-Decem-
Der z, 1885. Railroad Building in the
German states made little progress IN
til the middle of the century, and II
was not until after the formation of
the empire that the great era of rail.
road construction commenced. All OF
the lines built since then have been de-
signed to facilitate the movement OF
troops in case of war, and the facility
with which the kaiser's forces have
been moved from one front to another
in the present struggle has been a re-
suit Of this foresight.
At the outbreak Of the war Ger
many had about $4,000 miles Of rail-
road, of which $4,000 miles are owned
by the state. Germany's ally, Austria
Hungary, has about $4,000 miles OF
lines, with $1,000 miles state owned
In the matter of passenger rates Ger
many leads the world in cheapness, the
first-class rate being PA cents pei
mile, second class liza cents, and third
class 1.16 cents. The great majority
of middle class Germans and many OF
the wealthy and noble classes usually
travel second class.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
BRIDEGROOM HAS HIS WOES
Kidnapped by Friend in Milwaukee and
Left in Taxi With Pretty
Girl.

MISUNDERSTANDING by his form
er classmate. left in a taxicab with q
pretty girl, then fated to discover that
he had lost the money received for
honeymoon, and all the strange cir
cumstances occurring while his bride
of FIVE days was grieving for the hus-
band who failed to return after buying
tickets for their wedding trlp-these
were a few of the troubles that re-
Gently beset young bridegroom.
The exciting events followed the
elopement to Waukegan, ILL.,, of Miss
Halle Mae IRE, daughter of rich Mil
waukee family, and Arthur Brooks Nc
Clave, scion of a wealthy business
man of Scranton, Pa.
Back of the story is romance OF
meeting at an eastern college function
of the Milwaukee girl and the Scran-
ton young man while Miss IRE was at
an eastern school for girls.
The elopement escaped attention I'M
til the kidnapping took place. Then the
whole story became known. The young
husband had sent word to Scranton
that he had presented his dad with a
daughter, and handsome present in
the form of cash for wedding trip
was received. But the kidnapping spoil
cd things for u while, and police were
nut on the trail of the missing bride
groom before he was returned to his
Young wife.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Joke SENDS YEGG
ON A LONG TRIP
Jimmie Ryan of the kerry
Patch" Tells How He Ac-
CURED New Title.
TRIES TO KID CLERK
Tells Penitentiary Clerk He Was Born
in Calcutta-When Released He
Is Shipped of to
India.

st. Louis.-Jimmie Ryan OF Kerry
Patch is back in tOwn-Jimmie Ryan,
alias ohio Jimmie" ycggman, four
term ex-convict and Irishman.
And I've got new name this
time" said Jimmie. I'm a globe trOt-
ter. | am now.
ut all begins when Detective Ser
January, 1912. lie sen to me that they
had room for me down at headquarters.
Me and some of the boys had just
cracked open nice little baby over
in SwayZie, Ind.
They soaked ME quick-fiye years
in LeavenwOrth.
"They had a musher receiving clerk
there-a kinda fresh guy. Imagine kid
din me, me that had been there before
and knew more about that cage than
he ever would.
$50, when he asked me too sassy
like where l wuz born, 1 sez TO him
'On the border, on the ragged edge
between Calcutta and Bombay
Back to the "Biaek Hole.
"'Hum,' he seq, British subject
81 got out in three years, five months
Right at the door was L. s. dick and
! he took me.
"'We're gOin' TO send you home,
he SEE.
me, had visions of Kerry Patch
But he put me on the wrong train and
| l went toward Frisco.
"'Where you takin' me? l asked.
"'Back to the black hole of Cal
cutta. where you come from sez he.
IS help me that sinner at Leaven
worth had swallowed bait and all.
Il couldn't do nothing and
watched 'em put me aboard the Nip
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
German Spy"-He SEE.

pom Maru and heard the United States
sinner tell the captain: Don't you
let him set foot in America again.
Ne, loyal subject of Kerry Patch.
"'Twas a long trip across the ocean.
had time to kind Nv look myself over
and seq to myself, SEE /, Jimmie, you
brace up and wherever they take you,
when you step off the water, you be a
gentleman
81 had a bit of down on my upper
lip, and / trained 1t up bit and
,smoothed out my clothes.
1.-THE boat stopped at HOngkong and
bull boat came up. One of them for
eign coppers looked at my mustachc.
.He knew me right away. German
spy,' he SEE. An they took me.
at took them fourteen days to find
out me Irish talk was better identified
ton than me German fringe.
In the Kerry Patch Again. :
"On the way to Calcutta, 1 wuz,
again. They met me at the boat, they
did. Polite like they were and a fell
low they called the charge of affairs
| he took me up to his house where
there was lion floating on flag and
he seq:
"'Welcome home
"They threw me in the original black
| hole of Calcutta. / was put turn
ing a crank.
81 stood it three days. Then made
'em take me to the charge of affairs
and sez to him:
"Iook here / sez, I wuZ born in
Kerry Patch, st. Looie, and l want to
60 back
"'You're q British subject SEE he.
| British SEE /. I'm American.
"He found 1t out month later.
"They took me down to the boat
again. S'help me if it wasn't the old
Nippon Maru.
81 got to Frisco month ago and to
Kerry Patch as soon rs Uncle Sans
money they'd given me in Frisco would
get me here.
"Now, look Mt me-" said Jimmie
Slime welcome they give me. But It's
better than Calcutta"
Jimmie has been released. The 20
lice found out he had been working
with wrecking crew ever since h
arrived.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01

liable act by way of helping her buy
Il new cork
There it goes again. Bad form. But
he says one day he was motoring down
and at Sheridan road and Wilson ave-
nue. a girl waved. He gave her ride.
He felt sorry for her because she
llnped. And she told him her strug-
giles and her poverty, and her cork
Well, anyhow, Klein says he gave
her money so she could get new one.
But she didn't get new one, so he
quit giving her money. Then one day
Mrs. Leonora z. Meder, attorney, called
him up, he says, and told him Miss De
Nisco wanted to sue for breach OF
promise. Mrs. Meder didn't take the
case.
I'm married and happy" said Mr..
Klein. Il hear now that Phillip Sher-
idan Rowe, another lawyer, has taken
her case But, didn't propose to her.
Why, she's got a-She limpS. I'm sorry.
but 1 couldn't propose to girl with =
cork"
Anyhow, Mr.. Klein says hereafter
he'll be shy of any girl with cork
Well, you know
Leg, y
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Made His Demise Sure.

The enterprising company in the
Soudan had decided to lay a railway
into the wilds and, of course, many
blacks were employed In its construc-
ton.
One day the telegraph clerk at the
nearest civilized spot received tele-
gram from the colored foreman of the
railway constructors:
"White boss dead. Shall bury
him?"
"Yes," wired back the clerk. "But
first make sure that he is quite dead.
VIII send another white boss tomor.
row."
A few hours later another telegram
came from the foreman:
Buried, boss. Made sure he was
dead. Hit him on the head with large
shovel"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
ALERT AMI KEEN OF SIGHT
Men at the Throttle Realize the Grave
Responsibility Which Goes With
Their Position.

The engineers figure is immObile,
but his mind is alert. His touch upon
the throttle is as light as that of a child.
His face, half hidden behind his great
goggles, Is expressionless. Yet behind
those same protecting glasses the win
dOws Of his soul are open and watch
ing, watching, forever watching the
curying track. Sometimes the track
curves away from his side Of the cab,
and then the fireman climbs I'D on his
seat behind and picks up the lookout.
But he does not pick up the engineers
responsibility.
/ recall hearing once of an engineer
who used to pull passenger train up
in Wisconsin. Midway on his run the
road crossed small creek which the
rivers and harbor bill had declared a
navigable river. II spanned the water
way by drawbridge. The drawbridge
was protected by automatic home and
distance signals - and lazy signal
tender. Despite the fact that the draw
was rarely ever opened, he habitually
set the distance signals at danger and
the home signals-at the very portal
Of the bridge-at safety. That relieved
him of labor.
One day the draw was open - the
United States government inspectors
We're at work upon it, But one OF the
engineers, with a contempt for that
lazy sign of danger at the distance
board, came down upon 1t with long
freight ut 40 miles an hour. It took
ten minutes to fish him out of the river
and ten hours to get the locomotive
Out.-Sunday Magazine of the Wash.
ington Star.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
straight Railroads.

s y lew are the railroads which are
,s.eiy straight for more than a
- - s.les that there is some justifca-
sss' ~ 'ne comment when specific in
80 can be cited. The principal
49, as u England is that between
Ss,s 49, Wood and Ashford, on the
49, . = and Chatham railroad,
i !. 8 miles of perfectly straight
~ = y seen. The impression Gre
"A. seA one travels over this section
MA 'o0splate Is peculiar, as the rails
m I. Jaw. away In front of the train for
a, l'ef mile without a curve in
xS,sss possesses a few exceptional
TN !, p direct railroad, and the
=. J. n!ds that New Zealand pro.
~ - longest section of railroad
ia eurve-a distance of 1ss
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Too Far Of.

Diplomatic language" said Score
tary Lansing. sis all very well, but 1t
won't work miracles.
Its like the young woman's case.
She refused the old gentleman most
automatically, but I'm sure that, new
ertheless. he was very much put out.
at told old Gobsa Golde,' said the
young woman, that his age compelled
me to refuse him.
"'what!' said her companion. You
told him to his face he was too oldP
"'Oh. no! I managed more diplo-
matically than that. He said he'd
love and cherish me till death. and
told him he was too young. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
SHE CAN'T GET =
A CORK HEART
Though Girl Who Sues for
Breach OF Promise Has
a Cork

Chicngo.-ThiS is a tough sort Of q
story for gallant young man to write
because Miss Loretta De Visco. the he
rolne. has q cork
Well. let's start ell new. Miss De
yisCO, who formerly lived at the LOr-
raine apartments. filed n breach Of
promise suit for $4,000 against Hugo
l.. Kline. Hugo l.. Klein OF the firm Of
kline"
Mr. Klein also admits he knows MISC
De ViSco, but he says he had an idea,
all the while, that he was doing a char
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01

Radio telegraphy links sugar COM
pany's numerous mills that are scat
tered through the Fiji islands.
Stereopticon slides are now made Of
mica, which answers ruany Of the pur-
poses of glass, but are shipped at q
lower cost and are less liable to break
age in handling.
A little fabrication helps a saw
through a piece Of tough wood. and
the newest saw has an oil container in
the handle, with q convenient plunger.
by which the oil may be readily pro-
jected onto the work.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
NEW LOCK FOR CAR DOORS
Fluid Pressure Device Which Is Said
to Be About as Good as Any
Yet Invented.

A fluid pressure releasable lock FOR
freight car doors has been patented
by George V. McGill of GAINESVILLE,
Pa. The device is of simple construc-
ton and is said TO be easily attached
to the car door.
Figure / shows the lock as adjusted.
Figure is the longitudinal section
view of the lock. Figure is the top
plan and Figure is a detail illustrat-
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Too Much "Star-SpanaIed Banner"

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the play
ing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" are
asked in an ordinance before the city
council. Indiscriminate rendition Of
the national anthem in melodies, as an
exit march, ETC., has aroused Civil war
veterans.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Thrift.

Mr.. Spuffenstein and his little son
were walking down the main street
the other day when a large poster
struck the eye Of key.
"Fadder," he cried. give me a pen
ny to 90 and see the sea-serpent."
"Vasteful boy!" exclaimed his par
ent. "How you want to pay a penny
to see a sea-serpent! Here's a mag
nifying glass; go find a worm ~.
London Answers.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
INTERESTING FACTS

Gulls feast on salmon and their
eggs.
A danger signal has been devised to
warn of overhead perils.
Alaska supplies the world with $780,
100000 worth of salmon annually.
The prune crop of the whole state
of California is valued at $9,5OO,OOO.
A rancher at Chino. CAL, has pro-
duced a pumpkin with circumfer-
,ence of Sc inches by actual measure
ment.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
oh, Yes.

He-I see where regular airplane
mail service may be established by the
post Office department.
She-Indeed?
He-Yes, and when 1t gets to work
ing will you write to me?
She-Oh, yes. may send you a feS
airlines.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Kid Runs Amuck.

East st. Louis, Ill.-Disappointed in
love. Richard Ryckman, aged fifteen,
drank a quart of whisky and ran
amuck with a revolver. de was sur
rounded by a mob Of 200 and severely
beaten before being rescued by the
police.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
And There He Stopped.

"Bluffem poses as hustler, doesn't
hep" swell, yes; he's always ener-
getic In reaching a conclusion that
something ought to be done."-Boston
Transcript.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
Why He Was a Skeptic.

"No," said the village landlord with
the sorry mug. 81 don't believe In adj
vertising."
"You don't" exclaimed the hardware
drummer. "Why notT"
Because / advertised for a wife In
a matrimonial paper once, that's why"
"And failed to get one, eh?"
"No, got one. That's the trouble"
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
UAIlmlt.d c.n,eI.x

II ,,sl' wrought you a poem on the
M ~a said the long-haired
ar-.s.sn eandered into the edi-
!tsS~s.ess lit is rather long. but
49, - that win make any diff.
STA. nr' rejoined the auto
hkRh. e'ee pencil. "our waste
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01

Metallic titanium. 1t has been found,
will cut and mark glass, leaving an
ornamental silvery streak where 1t
has been used.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
airlines
True.

Her Dad-Of course, you have heard
my daughter sing.
Suitor-Yes, sir: but l should Bxs
TO have her In spite Of that
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01

1,.. ma tons OF frozen meats
- ~ nom South Africa in
mount was more than
shlpueut this year.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01

ing the retaining device for holding the
lock after 1t has been shifted to re-
lease by fluid pressure.
Secured to the door is bracket car
rying a spring-contrOlled hasp, the lat
ter having an opening for the passage
of the locking bolt. The hasp projects
upon the door frame within the path
of the locking bolt. Attached to the
door frame In a vertical manner is a
cylinder.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25
Buv q Liberty Bond.

Have you done your bit towards
supporting our boys in France by
subscribing for a Liberty Bond?
If not. why not? Saturday is the
last day, and it is up to every cit
izen. white and colored. who is in
terested in the outcome of the great
war to buy a Liberty Bond. If you
want to show Your patriotism phone
or call at any bank in the county
and ask the cashier to put you down
for a government bond. Remember
the sale closes Saturday and Will
liamsburg county is yet short of the
mark. Come across, men. and let S
help end this brutal war by putting
the Kaiser out of business with our
money as we'll as fellow men.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25

MIR A V Smell was the enthusiastic
speaker here last Friday in the in
terest of the food conservation
movement. His address was ably
delivered and highly interesting,
and the fact that so few of our cit
liens were present to hear him is
indeed lamentable. However, there
were present enough enterprising
men to take up the work outlined
both in the food movement and the
sale of liberty bonds, and ever since
the meeting a few of our enterprising
citizens, men and women. have been
pushing the work vigorously and in
conformity with the plans of the
national government. A "meatless
and wheatless day" each week
should be the slogan of every family
until the war is ended and Prusian-
ism is thing of the past in the
governmental system of the world.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25
Some time ago the A ] Kirstin c.

Some time ago the A ] Kirstin Co
of Escanaba, Mich, advertised a
stump puller in The Record. At
the time We wrote them to the effect
that there were plenty Of stumps in
this county that needed pulling and
that if they would send man here
with one Of their machines. who
could demonstrate i. to farmers and
land owners of the county that, in
our belief. the advertising would be
effective of good results. provided
the machine would do what was
claimed for il. We have a letter
today from the hirstin Co. also an
advertisement which appears in this
paper, telling Us that they are send
ing man into this territory to dem
onstrate their stump pulling ma
chine and requesting our cooper
alton in the matter. We are only
too glad to be of any service We can
along this line. for on every hand
We are confronted with fertile fields
that could be greatly improved by
wedding out the numerous stumps
tnat obstruct proper and more
profitable cultivation. Mr. Williams.
who is to demonstrate the machine,
will be here on some date to be an
nounced later and the Kirstin Co is
Ges;rous of securing for him a stump
infested field for his demonstration.
The editor of The Record will be
eIad to hear from any farmer in the
county who can provide a good field
for the coming demonstration.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25
Get Ready for the Big Fair.

Get your exhibits ready for the
big county fair which opens Tues
day, November IL. for four days.
1t is to the interest of every farm
er in the county to put on exhibition
a sample of everything he can pro.
duce on his farm, thereby letting
your neighbor and the outside
world know what you can do here
in your home county.
Attend to this important matter
at once and be ready to enter your
exhibits, of whatever nature, not
later than Monday, November y.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25
SOUTH CAROLINA TOBACCO.
Bigger Sales and More Money TO-
September Realized.

The State Department of Agricul'
ture, in a compilation showing the
condition of the tobacco market fol
last month, states that 294.l26 more
pounds was sold than in September
1916, and an increase of s96, ,0S3.24
was paid. Only FIVE markets ano
nine warehouses reported, the other
markets and warehouses having
completed their sales during the
preceding months.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-10-25
Gard of Thanks.

Words cannot express our appre-
citation to the people of Kingstree
for their kind help and sympathy
during the recent illness and death
of our beloved wife and sister.
| r GEE,
BETTY WEEKS.