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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-12

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOE RENT-poOns


ROOMS: front; single and double; mod
srh, newly furnished: sleeping; close
IN; Ioa Seventeenth street. r. |. 50l6.
ROOMS: three: moderns furnished;
s!eeplng: not water heat; block from
car; Convenient to Arsenal and Trac-
tor plant: 3SlS Eighth avenue.
ROOM; front; all modern: beautifullv
furnished; suitable for two gentle
men, men; 1021 Nineteenth street. r. l.
zyoS:
ROOMS; two: modern; unfurnished: no
children. r. l. 1891.
ROOM: comfortable and convenient. to
Arsenal Arse car lines. Apply 502 Twenty
ROOM and board; modern conveniences;
Tvs thirteenth street. r. /. 1878.
ROOM: modern: furnished; housekeep-
ing privileges; 1917 Seventh avenue
ROOMS; two; modern; furnished; house
keeping: references; S43 Forty fourth
-eo.:
ROOM and board for two gentlemen;
Sllz Ninth avenue.
ROOM; front: modern; furnished; suit
able for two; near car lines; 1886 Sec
ond avenue.
ROOMS; front; two; partly furnished !:
for housekeeping; gas furnished SIS
Second street.
ROOM: large: modern; furnished; one
Or TWO gentlemen: 702 Twenty first
street. Phone R. L Ass.
ROOM modern; furnished; with sleep
Ing porch; close to car line; refer
ences. r. /. 11e9.
ROOM; modern; furYshed; for one or
, two gentlemen; block from car; 1011
Hoqrteenth-and-a-half street. Phone
ROOM: pleasant; front: breakfasts and
6 o'clock dinners; 902 Twentieth
street. Phone r. l. 1418.
ROOM, modern; furnished; desirable;
suitable for two gentlemen or man
ana , wife employed; walking distance.
ROOMS; modern; furnished; with board !;
private family; two gentlemen; 1870
First avenue.
ROOMS: two; housekeeping; 1410
Fourth avenue. Phone R. l. 4053.
ROOMS; two; modern; housek eeping
$50 Nineteenth street. Phone r. l. 3034.
| ROOM; furnace heated: two blocks from
car; on hill. Inquire zoos Seventeenth
street Phone Z. I. 4065.
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FOR RENT HOUSES.
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DOWNSTAIRS of house; four rooms;
CITY water, toilet, sewer, and gas
lights; reasonable rent. Call r. /.
| 1906 after %. m.
HOUSE; seven rooms; nearly new
sleeping porch, den, fireplace, tile
bath, and all modern conveniences;
tine lot; also garage. Will sacrifice
| for immediate sale. Terms to right
party House" care The Argus.
HOUSE; seven rooms; modern; beauti-
| fully furnished: to party with good
references. Address 49," care The
| Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-12

Poultry, alive, unchanged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-12
wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED-FEMALE HELP.
ASSISTANT cashier in retail store; ad-
dress in own handwriting Cashier"
care Argus.
BoOKKEEPER, for small manutactur-
Ing business; experienced elderly lady
preferred. Address .Bookkeeper,"
care The Argus
GIRLS over 16 years; W. l. Gansert
Candy Co. 221 Eighteenth street.
GIRL tyoungl. to assist with house.
GIRL to care for 3-year-old child (boy).
Call r. l. 745.
GIRL for general housework; refer
ences required. Mrs. c. E. Shields,
1915 Twenty-first street
GIRL at New Schmidt hotel; 219h Sew
enteenth street.
GIRL. for ONCE work; inquire 23O9
Third avenue
GIRL to do general homework; 902
Twentieth street. Phone r. 1. 141S.
LADY (young), to take charge of mu-
sic department. Holzworth Co.
SECOND girl to assist with care Of chill
dren; 915 Twentieth street, or phone
r. /. 2097.
SALESLADY; experienced; for drygoods
store; good salary to right party. Ad-
dress TX. Y. H." care Argus.
WOMAN; Christian, Protestant: free to
travel; good education and person.
atty necessary; excellent income;
permanent; state age, reference,
phone. Address w. A. Pottinger, 1901
Prairie, Chicago.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
sAGEBRUSH USED FOR ROADS
Despised Weed Is Now Declared to Be
Best Building Material In
Western States.

Nobody loves the sagebrush. yet
somebody Is always trying to uxilft It.
This is a difficult task since its ante
cedents r SO bad. Nevada, COM
planned n long time because she was
called the "%Sagebrush state" hunters
hated the plant because of the bitter
flavor it impaired to the grouse; pros
pectOrs, settlers, stOckmen despised 1t
because it encountered the earth. It
was fit only for r~attlesnakes to cell In
and strike or for coyotes to blend their
tawny skins into vanishment
Not long ago an Oregon man cried,
Eureka" He said that sagebrush
a the best bodybuilding material
in the West, says New York Sun.
Now Idaho claims in the desplsed weed
a source of great wealth and the solu-
ton Of the problem of potash short
age: "The average acre produces
three tons of sagebrush at q cost Of
$25. The sagebrush burned Ia the
kiln gives from 25 to 30 per cent pot
ash. The supply is inexhaustibie."
The Idaho poet, who called for q
festival ito lift the curse from the
plant we know so well and should
love-" may now consider himself even
with those who jeered and refused to
with him.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
Temperament Of Camels.

Bearing an innate grudge against all
restraint and all who restrain him. the
camel will use the great strength Of
his long legs to kick his keepers or the
dogs which guard him in the waste
places, but In the presence Of n
mics, among wolves or other beasts
Of prey, he Is a coward. forgets the
very use Of his legs and proves hli
cratic temper BY screaming and spit.
ting In terror. No camel wants to be
loved. and no one familiar with camels
ever e%ntertains the least affection for
them. They make savages of what.
ever people breeds them. The man who
owns and uses camels cannot live 10
a city. he cannot travel the highways
through cultivated country. he cannot
have q permanent abiding place. He
IL doomed to live IN deserts and arid
grasslandA to follow the paths thai
are lined with evergreen thorns. tama.
risks and bitter weeds, to drink the
saline water that his evil tempered
beasts prefer and to avoid the haunt,
Of men and horses as the horsemap
circles the deserts. says Rodney Gil
bert In Asia.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

color that rose and fell. her soft, round
body.
"You have no reason to believe that
she has-lOOked elsewhereT"
None, sire" said the chancellor
stoutly.
BY late afternoon all was arranged,
papers signed and witnessed, and the
two signatures affixed, the one small
and cramped-a soldiers hand; the
other bold and flowing-the scrawl of
q king. And Hedwig. save for the cere-
mony, was the bride Of Karl of Kar-
MIA.
1t was then that the chancellor rose
and stretched his legs. And now.
SIRE" he said. "since we are friends
and no longer enemies, you will. I
know, release that mad boy Of mine"
"When do you start back2"
"Within m hour"
Before that time" said Karl, "you
shall have him. chancellor"
And with that Mettlich was forced
to be content. He trusted Karl no
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
CHAPTER viii.
On the Mountain Read.


The low gray a which carried the
chancellor was on Its way through the
mountains. It moved deliberately, for
two reasons. First, the chancellor was
afraid of motors. He had a horseman's
hatred and fear of machines. Second,
he was not of a mind to rouse King
Karl from a nights sleep. ven to bring
the hand of the Princess Hedwig. His
intention was to put up at some Inn
In a village not far from the lodge and
to reach Karl by messenger early In
the morning, before the hunters left
for the day.
Then, all being prepared duly and in
order, Mettlich himself would arrive.
and things would 60 forward with
dignity and dispatch.
The valley Of the Ar deepened. The
cliff rose above them, q wall broken
here and there by the ontake Of mar
row ravines, filled with forest trees.
There was a pause while the chains
on the e wheels were supplemented
by others In front, for there must be
no danger Of a skid. And another
pause, where the road slanted peril.
ously toward the brink Of the chasm.
and caution dictated = It the chancel-
lor alight, and make q hundred feet o.
90 Of dangerous curve afoot
1t required diplomacy to get him out.
But It was finally done, and his heavy
figure, draped In its military cape.
went o. ahead, outlined By the lamps
Of the car behind him.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
For a moment Milky Larisch closed

For a moment Milky Larisch closed
bis eyes.
. .
The anniversary Of the death Of
Prince Hubert dawned bright and
sunny. The place showed a thin COW
ering of snow. which chung, wet and
sticky. to the trees; but by nine
o'clock most of 1t had disappeared, and
Prince Ferdinand william Otto wal
informed that the excursion would
take place.
Two motors took the party, by back
streets. to the landing stage. In the
first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and
the countess, and at the last moment
Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite
from the second car, and begged a
place for her with him. A police agent
sat beside the chauffeur. Also another
car just ahead, contained other
agents. by Mettlich's order before his
departure-a plain black motor. with.
out the royal arms.
In the second machine followed a
part of the suite. Hedwig's lady In
waiting, two gentlemen of the court,
in parade dress, and Father Gregory,
come from his monastery at Etzel to
visit his old friend, the king.
At the landing stage a small crowd
had gathered on seeing the red carpet
laid and the gilt ropes put up, which
indicated a royal visit. A small girl.
with a hastily secured bouquet in her
hot hands, stood nervously waiting. In
Difference to the anniversary, the flow
ers were tied with a black ribbon.
Annunciata grumbled when she saw
the crowd, and the occupants Of the
first a looked them over carefully. 1t
remained for Hedwig to spy the black
ribbon. In the confusion, she slipped
over to the little girl, who went quite
white with excitement. "They are
lovely" Hedwig whispered, "but please
take of the black ribbon" The child
eyed her a%nxiously. 1T will come to
pieces. %highness."
"Take the ribbon from your hair. It
will be beautiful"
Which was done! But. as was not
unnatural, the child forgot Ter speech.
and merely thrust the bouquet, tied
with a large pink bow, into the hands
of Prince Ferdinand william Otto.
Here" she said. 1t was. perhaps,
the briefest, and therefore the most
agreeable presentation speech the
crown prince had ever heard.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
OUTLOOK DUBIOUS FOR AUTO
Roads Cannot Stand Wear and Tear
They Are Being Subjected To
by Heavy Trucks.

With the shortage Of labor fer road
making and the more general use of
the roads for heavy hauling. 1t Is Hke-
ly that the roads as they exist will
not be able to Withstand the hard
usage, and the outlook Is dubious for
the automobile. Many Industrial COM
panies are making 8 of Reets Of
trucks to deliver their goods, instead
of subjecting themselves to the uncer-
families Of the railroad service and
the wear and tear on the roads thus
made use Of is NOR than they can
take care of. This more than ever,
makes 1t evident that there should be
some very decided reforms made in
the matter of road building. The
makeshift repairs which have hereto
fore been made are not now Sufficient,
and all new road building work should
be made on the most substantial hnes.
Journal.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

making. You, and you only, know how
much. But nothing that you have said
can change the situation. I am merely
compelled to make the decision None
and soon. l have not much time"
SO, after all, vas the matter Of the
Duchess Hedwig's marriage arranged
n composite outgrowth Of %expediency
and obstinacy, of defiance and anger,
And so was 1t hastened.
Irritation gave the king strength,
That afternoon were summoned In
haste the members of his councll-fat
old Frlese, young Marschall with the
rat face. austere Bayerl with the
white skin and burning eyes, and 9TH
ers. And to them all the king dis
closed his royal will. There was some
demur. But, after all, the kings will
was dominant. Friese could but voice
his protest and relapse into greasy
silence.
The chancellor sat silent during the
conclave, silent, but intent. On each
speaker he turned his eyes, and waited
until at last Karl's proposal. with its
promises, was laid before them In full.
Then, and only then. the chancellor
rose. His speech was short. He told
them of what they all knew, their own
insecurity. He spoke but a word Of
the crown prince, but that softly. And
he drew for them a picture of the
future that set their hearts to glowing
Il throne secure, q greater kingdom,
freedom from the costs of war, a har.
Dor by the sea.
The battle, which was NJ battle ut
all, was won. He had won. The coun-
try had won. The crown prince had
won. Only Hedwig had lost. And
only Mettlich knew just how she had
lost.
The necessity for work brought the
king the strength to do 1t. Mettlich
remained with him. Boxes were
brought from vaults, unlocked and ex-
amined. Secretaries came and went.
At eight o'clock a frugal dinner was
spread In the study, and they ate 1t
almost literally ove state documents.
On and on, until midnight or there
abouts. Then they stopped. The thing
was arranged. Nothing was left now
but to carry the word to Karl.
Two things were necessary: Haste.
The king. having determined 1t, would
lose no time. And dignity. The grand
daughter Of the king must be offered
with ceremony. No ordinary kings
messenger, then, but some dignitary Of
the court.
To this emergency Mettlich rose like
the doughty old warrior and statesman
TINT he was. "If you are willing. sire"
he said, as he rose, Il will go myself"
"WhenT"
"Since it must be done, the sooner
the better. Tonight, SIRE"
ITO the capltal?"
mot so far. Karl is hunting. He is
Wedding"
He went almost Immediately, and
the king summoned his Wallets, and was
got to bed. But long after the auto
mobile containing Mettlich and two Sc
cret agents was on the road toward
the mountains, he tossed on his mar
row bed. To what straits had they
come indeedl He closed his eyes
YEARLY. Something had gone out Of
life. He did not realize at first
what 1t was. When he did, he smiled
his old grim smile in the darkness.
He had lost a foe. More than any.
thing, perhaps, he had dearly loved q
foe.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

rs though, already, she heard the mob
at the doors.
TO return to the matter Of He'd
wigs marriage" said the king. 81
Marriage! When our very lives are
t~hreatenedI"
II would be greatly honored." said
the king, "ff I might be permitted to
finish what l was saying"
She had the grace to flush.
Under the circumstances" the
King resumed, ""Hedwig's marriage
takes on great signitcance-great pO-
litiCal Significance"
For q half-hour then, he talked to
her. More than for years, he un-
bosOmed himself. He had tried. His
ministers had tried. Taxes had been
frightened; the representation Of the
people Increased, until, as he said. he
was only nominally a ruler. But dis
content remained. Some who had gone
to America and returned with savings
enough to set themselves up in bust
ness, had brought back with them the
American idea.
Annunciata listened to the end. She
felt no. pity for those who would bet
ter themselves by discomfort and Its
product, revolt. She felt only resent
ment. that her peace was being threat
ened, her position assailed. And in
her resentment she included the king
himself. He should have done better.
And something of this she did not
hesitate to say. "Karnia is quiet
enough" she finished, a final thrust.
"Karnia is better off. A lowland.
most Of it, and fertile" But a spot
OF color showed In his old cheeks. ."
am glad you spoke of Karnia. What
ever plans we make. Karnia must be
considered"
"why7 Karnia does not consider
MS"
He raised his hand. you are
wrong. Just now. Karnia Is doing US
the honor Of asking an alliance with
h. A matrimonial alliance"
The archduchess was hardly sur.
prised, as one may believe. But she
was not minded to yield too easily.
The old resentment against her father
Named. Indifferent mother though she
was, she made capital Of a fear for
Hedwig's happiness.
At last she succeeded In irritating
the king-a more difficult thing now
than In earlier times, but not 30 hard
Q matter at that. he listened quietly
until she had finished. and then sent
her away. When she had got part
way to the door. however. he called
her back. And since q king u Q king.
sven II he u ones father and very old
Ghe came.
"Just one word more" he said. in
~ thin, old. hlsh-bred voics. much
q your unhappinsss was Of your ewn
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
BY THE DOOR CALLED JOHN
Quaker courtship in Which Woman
Frankly Expressed Herself as Fa-
vorinQ Brother Of Wooer.

A few weeks ago the Youths Com
panion reported two or three strange
and amusing cOurtships Of New Eng
land tradition. A reader was moved
to add another to the list-this time
a Quaker n In a small town, of
which about half the population were
Friends, two brothers, John and JO-
seph, shared a farm that adjoined the
property Of Sarah, a spinster In early
middle life. Both brothers In their
youth had been obvious suitors for
SaNh's hand; but they were slow and
difident, and neither ever reached the
point of proposing. Then an enter
prising and audaclous young woman,
who belonged to "the worlds people,"
somehow extracted a proposal from
Joseph-Or dispensed with One-and
married him. After several years of
matrimony she died, leaving him with
two little girls. As soon as propriety
permitted he betook himself to his
spinster neighbours. and, according to
local tradition, spoke thus:
1T Is borne In upon me. Sarah. that
thee would make an excellent wife"
II have no leading to contradict
thee, Joseph" replied the lady de-
murely.
"Also, Sarah, I believe thee compe-
tent to be an admirable mother"
"Thy judgment is to be respected.
Joseph"
"Thy housekeeping is well esteemed,
Sarah. The women say there Is no
better housekeeper in the place."
Il am assured thee would not listen
to light gossip, Joseph"
"Then. Sarah. will thee marry met"
"Nay, Joseph, I am not moved to
consent. But-thee may repeat thy
kind words about me to thy brother
John II thee thinks best"
$50 that thee will enter the family,
Sarah. and care for the household. I
care not by which door thee comes In.
I have no further inclination toward
the married state for foolish reasons"
whether my reasons are foolish or
no, Joseph, I will only come II I am
hidden by the door called John"
1t was by the door called John that
she was o o welcomed. to rule. gently
and to order wisely a double family.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
CHAPTER VIl--Continued.

The archduchess was terrified. She
had known that there was d~isafection
about. She knew that IN the last few
years precautions at the palace had
been increased. Sentries were doubled.
Men ia the uniforms of lackeys. but
doing NJ labor. were everywhere. But
WITH time and safety she had felt Sc
cure.
OF course" the king resumed,
things are not as bad as that paper
Indicates. 1t is the voice of the few.
rather than the many. Still, 1t Is q
voice"
Annuncinta looked more than her age
now. She glanced around the room
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
GOOD
ROADS
PROPER DRAINAGE FOR ROAD
eide bitches Should Be Amply Large.
With Sufficient Fall to Garry
OF Water Rapidly.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The only reason for crowning q road
surface Is to enable it to shed water.
and unless effective means are pro-
vided for dispOsing of the water after
1t is drained of the surface crown
ing will be Of very little. If any. ad-
vantage. The side bitches should be
amply large and should have sufficient
fall to carry the water away rs rap
idly as 1t enters them, and they should
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

have outlets at all convenient points.
Cross drains or culverts should be
constructed wherever 1t is desirable
to transfer drainage water across the
road, and they should usually be pro-
vided with end or wing walls for pro-
tecting the slopes Of the embankment.
When the material composing the
roadbed is likely to be springy. a sys-
TEN of longitudinal un~derdrainage
may be found necessary b secure
proper drainage. In constructing a
road, of any type whatever. 1t should
be constantly borne in mind that ade-
quate and continually effective drain
age is absolutely necessary IL the road
is to be maintained in good coalition.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
HEDWIG IS OFFERED AS A SACRIFICE TO SAVE THE TOT
TERING KINGDOM OF Lv0NIA.

Synopsa-The crown prince of Lvonla, Ferdinand William Otto.
ten years old, taken to the opera by his aunt, tires of the singing and
slips away to the park, where he makes the acquaintance Of Bobby
Thorpe. n little American boy. Returning to the palace at night, he
finds everything in an uproar Is a result Of the search which has been
made for him. The same night the chancellor calls to consult the
boys grandfather. the old king. who Is very Ill. The chancellor sug-
gets that to preserve the kingdom, the friendship of the neighbortng
kingdom of Karnia be secured by giving the Princess Hedwig In mar
rage to King Karl of that country. Countess LosChek, lady-n-waitng
to Princess Annunciata. Iedwigs mother. is in love with King Karl
and plots to prevent his marriage to Hedwg. Iedwlg, who loves
Milky Larsch, Otto's aid de camp, Is dismayed when told of the plans
for her marriage. Countess Loschek sends Il secret message to King
Karl. The messenger is attacked by agents Of the terrorists and a
dummy letter substituted. Captain Laisch, unaware of the substtu-
ton, holds up KarIs chauffeur and secures the envelope. The captain
impersonates Karls chauffeur and exchanges the sheet within the
envelope for some cigarette papers. On delivering the envelope to
Karl, Larsch is made prisoner when the deception Is discovered.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
Dependence on Good Roads

Oepenoence on GOOD Hoao2
Every farmer should feed ks de-
pendence upon good roads. Whether
or not n lives On a public highway
he should take an interest In the
nearest one to his farm or the road
he must use to market his farm. or
chard and garden producta
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
Work Nos Important

Nothing can bring you peace but
yourself and the triumph Of principlea
Do your work and you shall re-en-
force yourself.-Aary e. Haskell.
Philadelphia municipal court hmRe
Soyoo1 eAeeo u last aseal yoaA
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
Chickens Relish Insects.

Chickens r great destroyers Of In
sects, including many injurious forms,
in yard, pasture, and orchard. They
utilize, also, many grasses and weeds,
and seeds from the same. that would
otherwise be Of no use.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

awake enough by this time. and bend
ing forward. When at last the trail
turned from the highway toward the
shooting box at Wedding. Mettlich fell
back with something between q curse
and q groan.
'The fooli" he muttered. The
young fooli Il was Madness"
At last thsy drew up at an inn In
the village on The royal preserve. and
the chancellor. looking rather gay.
slxhted. H dlsOcoo1 that Tie man
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
PRODUCE lnfertile Euns,

Separate the male birds and produce
infertile eggs; they keep better. sell
better. a well as save the food sup
ply and help save the nation $15,O00,-
900 annually lost by blood rfnQ h fer
tile eggs.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13
Reads Not Properlx BUR-.

To say that the roads are bad be-
cause motortrucks have been passing
over them is simply a confession that
the roads + not properly built and
maintained.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

Old Adelbert, crippled veteran
and long an attendant at the
opera, loses his position, an
event which starts a train Of
circumstances which have q
strange bearing upon the future
Of the kingdom Of Livonia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-02
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EXTRA SPECIAL

Special Agency Stout Ladies the onv shoe
with extra large ankle; button ~ - ~ -
Did Ladies one see We A.
little. -"