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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
THE FIRST FAST MAIL"

The first fast mail on a railway west of the Mississippi was run over the Hannibal & St. Joseph line. a northern Missouri railroad between Hannibal on the Mississippi and St. Joseph on the Missouri. This road was completed 60 years ago today, Feb. 13, 1859, and in the following April a test fast mail run was made. The mails were then carried overland from St. Joseph to Sacramento, and, in order to get a government con- tract, 1t was necessary to establish a new record for speed. The loco- motive was a crude affair, burning wood and the rails were light, and the track was not ballasted. Add Clark was the engineer, and his in structions were to make a record that would stand for 50 years. Moreover he came near doing it-iu fact le did do IL, so far as that particular railway was concerned. The distance from Hannibal 10 St. Joseph is 2o6 fnlleS anu lne idst Hldll cONeTed the route in a few seconds over four hours, or at the rate of 50 miles an hour for the run. This included two stops for fuel, but these were brief for small armies Of men were wait ing, each with an arnful Of wood Add Clark, the engineer, took his life in his hands in making this epochaI rim and he deserves to rank in his tory as a hero.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
Anniversary of Patenting
 the First TPIenhOne

Forty-three years ago today the first telephone was patented by Alex ander Graham Bell. A caveat had been filed by Elisha Gray in the United States patent office only two hours after Bell had filed his appIi- cation. Both had proposed to trans init spoken words to a distance by causing the vibrations of dia- phram to vary the resistance in the circuit. Both Bell and Gray proposed to accomplish this by introducing a column of liquid into the circuit. The first Bell instrument patented was a crude affair compared with the in- struments in use today, but improve ments followed thick and fast. In April. 1877, Emile Gerliner patented a trarsmitter, and few months later Edison filed a caveat for improved transmitter and receiver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13

large cities with most of the popula- ton voted against 1t.
 In compiling tho figures, the 1e1o census was used. If accurate popu-
 z..on figures for the present were oota:naDle, they would probably show q still greater majority as against prohibition, for the cities have grown faster than the towns. h cases where a town has but one represent at:ve. the population for that town was placed in the wet" or "dry" column of figures according to the vote of that representative. Where a town has two representatives and both voted the same way, the popula- lion of that town was placed as they voted: where one voted wet and he other dry" half of the popula- , ion was placed in each column.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
DO IT NOW

~ HE CHAMBER of Commerce mi-officialy inform
 ed by the special agent of the department of labor who ipoke at it's luncheon yesterday that there will be labor city in America. It is estimated that something like 100000 immediately ready to leave the United States for foreign shores
 There is probability thai fewer than this number will n On the most roseate view immigration and migration will be eqeua Of the number of workers that would have had with the out the United States lacks four millions immigrants mostly had been coming the rate of million year. This immigration for the period of the practically nothing Upon these facts Bridgeport is ad vised to conduct at any improvements building ope atons that it has in mind the idea being to labor while there is labor to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
MRS CHAMP CLARK.

Mrs Champ Clark is a sevent daughter and native of Missour Her childhood was spent on the C laway county farm of her fatf Joel D. Bennett. She was q pre- and accomplished schoolmSam WI she first met James Beauchs Clark, speaker of the House of R resentatives. James Beauchamp. has since shortened his name to Clamp, was then practicing teaching vchool and editing AI paper. On Dec. 14. 1881. Gene Bennett became the bride O Clark. The Speaker and hi' lave a laughter and son, the now being the wife of New newspaper publisher. The home, Honeyshuck. is at Grean. Mo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
BISHOP BREWSTER'S
 BROTHER TO VISIT

Bishop Benjamin Brewster, Episco- pal bishop of Maine. will assist his brother, Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brew ster, bishop of Connecticut, during the -enten season. Sufrakan Rishap E.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
KEEP THE SOLDIERS SMILING

(Ruth W. Estock.) Keep the soldiers smiling; Don't let the boys get blue. Remember they went over there To save your homes for you. You know they need some com
 fort,
 Perhaps some gum to chew. Then there are books and candy, A Cigarette, or two. Send them news aplenty, They need that just as much, About the latest football game, The movies, shows and such, So keep the soldiers smiling, And may their smiles be wide; Remember what they did for us In fighting side by side. (COPYRTGHT)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13

Campion Acheson has been in France for some time in the Red Cross serv- Ice, and Bishop Brewster has had more work than he could attend to.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13

Panels of fine tuckings are set in with faggoting in a crepe de Chine
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13

times of difficulty it imperative to know what happening Misleading rosy pictures of what is not happening may please, but they do not help.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-13
Tales Of Connecticut
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15

''sisms," to audiences OF men and
women, who read the newspapers
every day. There is nothing more
superfuOus and asinine than to
have fellow drag politics into the
pulpit, for the average weasel
eyed. ward-heeling, whisky-soaked
politician can give him cards and
spades and beat him.
The pastor ought to be leader,
not a follower. If he has less con-
viCtiOn about scriptural truth than
his audience. then he never can
lead the audience If a trumpet
gives a certain sound, it is for a
charge; another sound is for re-
treat, and then a reveille, and then
call TO taps. But if a preacher
isn't wholly convicted. who'd know
what to do? They'd all be nuts.
And the main difficulty in the
church today is that people in the
pews don't have the gospel preach
ed to them. That is the great trou
BILE. Another great trouble with
many church members. | don't
think they are Christians. They
can't stand the tests Jesus Christ
gave them, Love one another"
They are not Christians. because
they don't separate themselves
from the world, and some OF the
biggest leaders in the worldly
things are men aud women whose
names are on the church records,
and you know it. The biggest
devils. and you know that.
Our men and our women are in
efficient. Our elders. deacons and
stewards and vestrymen, they are
all inefficient. Sunday school teach
ers are inefficient. A lot Of them
don't know beans about the lesson
they teach they are inefficient
Young peoples societies are ineffi-
cient. You are inefficient. l am in
efficient.
The sooner we find it out, the
better it will be for God and for
the world. For every two nominal
Christians there are three that are
not even nominal, and out of every
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
wEDNEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS OCTOBER 15 1919

brought her daughter, she cried
unto Him, saying, "Oh. Lord, thou
son of David my daughter is griev
ously vexed with a devil" But He
answered her not a word.
And His disciples came and be-
sought Him, saying, Send her
away; for she crieth after us"
But He answered and said. Il
an not sent but unto the lost sheep
of the house of Israel"
Then came she and worshipped
Him. saying. Lord, help me-"
But He answered and said. 1T is
not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it TO dogs
And she said, Truth. Lord, yet
the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their masters table"
Then Jesus answered and said
unto her, 20, woman, great is thy
faith; be it unto thee even as thou
wilt" And ner daughter was made
whole from that very hour.
1t is great, the way her daugh-
ter was made whole, and, what IS
compassion? You let the church
of God have a compassion to bring
iuGuSGlNeS 10 Jesus OlIlSL anu
they will have to build an addition
to all the churches. That is what
they will have to do, but they
haven't got it.
Pray not for the crowd-no.
Pray-what for? That God will
send Iaborers into the harvest.
Plat is what He wants. The har-
vest is there, but you cant get it
without laborers. That is what
God Almighty needs in here. Oh,
this meeting needs ten thousand
men and women who will work
and pray and weep and plead with
men TO come to Christ That is
what it needs. You will rewrita
history if you do. You've got the
chance that you never had. Never
will have it again, not while you
are alive. God, send somebody, but
don't send me. But If you are hon
est when you pray. then you say.
God. am ready to go-sure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
Tips from the
Tabernacle

The Moline high school has its
inning Friday night at the taber-
nacIe and the boys and girls will
have a chance to show Rock Island
and Davenport their noise-making
proclivities Mr.. Sunday has an
nounced that he will speak on the
subject "Amusements," and he will
probably have some hot shots
ready to deliver.
A shop meeting will be held to-
morrow noon at the Fairbanks
Scale company works in Daven-
port.
It looks like 1t was going TO be
an audience of delegations tonight
at the tabernacle So far 300 bust
ness men of Rock Island, 500 Ro-
tarians, $50 G. A. r. and Woman 5
Relief corps, so Bettendorf and
1000 tri-city grotto members
have asked for reservations. The
grottos are coming reinforced by
two bands and from advance in
formation the Rotarians have some
thing up their sleeves to interest
the crowd.
Rev. Mr.. Sunday spoke to the
Moline high school assembly this
morning at 8 O'Clock. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Sunday, Miss
Kinney and Rodey.
Delegations are the fashion to
morrow evening also, it would
seem from the reservations that
have been asked Arsenal en-
ployes. 500 of them, 100 West Dav-
export boys, 200 Brotherhood men,
$50 Mission tabernacle people Of
Moline. 200 members Of the First
Congregational church, Moline, $50
members of the Union Congrega-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15

two Christians one is a liability. It
is a fact, Now, nine out Of twelve
in the United States are not mem
bers of any church, and out of five
who are members. two OF them are
not any help 10 the church-abso-
lutely no earthly good!
It means the responsibility falls
upon every two church members TO
win eight others, in order to win
the unconverted church members
to Jesus Christ
Compassion of Jesus.
Now, compassion-tha was the
key in the life of Jesus. Not only
on one occasion, but on all occa-
sions He saw all sorts and condi-
lions of people When He saw the
multitudes, saw the thief. the down
and outs. the publican, He saw the
inffdel and all that. He saw the
possibilities.
He knew the devil didn't make
men. He knew the reason men
were not what they ought TO be
was because Of the devil in them.
He saw the possibilities. Can't you
see the possibilities of a man being
SObCA 4AGlGdu VI III u44h vi d LID II
honest instead of a liar? OF a man
pure instead OF impure?
Jesus Christ saw the possibilities
of everybody living the way they
ought TO live. Sin married the
world. Man was created in the
image of God Sin has destroyed
that image. Jesus Christ came into
the world and not only revealed
man to the world. but He came 10
reveal God to man. have rev.
elation of Gods relation to me and
of my relation 10 God. through
Jesus Christ. That is what He
came into the world to do. So the
only way I will ever get any
knowledge OF good, is through
Jesus, and talk about loving God
and slapping Jesus Christ in the
face is all nonsense.
Compassion indicates suffering
with and for another. Like the sill
of the Venetian woman. When shl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15

tional church, Moline, 1000 shop
men from Silvis. 175 employees Of
the Davenport Linograph company
and $50 Blue Grass, Iowa, Lutheran
church people are to occupy re-
served seats.
Mrs. William Sunday is 10 ad-
dress a mass meeting OF women
Sunday afternoon in the First
Presbyterian church, Davenport.
while Mr. Sunday is speaking to
the men in mass meeting at the
tabernacle.
Miss Grace SAKE Of the Sunday
party has as her guest Mrs. Harry
Fisher of Waterloo. Iowa, a leader
in the study Of the bible in that
city since the Sunday campaign
was conducted there IL years ago.
Miss SAKE at that time was not a
member of the Sunday party, but
was engaged in bible study work
and from the classes begun by her
the present large bible classes
conducted by Mrs. Fisher sprang.
Miss SAKE soon after became a
member of the Sunday party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stewart OF
Winona Lake, were present at the
afternoon services yesterday and
gave several saxaphone numbers.
They also assisted in the music
during the congregational singing
and Rodey said that a third mem
Der Of the family is being trained
for evangelistic singiHg-the par
ents beginning early, the third
member being still a small kidde.
Twenty-Five girls from the Rock
Island Sash and Door works were
in attendance at the Y. w. G. A.
noon luncheon for business girls to-
day. The association sent automo-
biles to bring them to the meeting,
which was addressed by Mrs. Ash
er, and conveyed them to their
work at the expiration OF their
noon hour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
Don't Pamper
Your Stomach
Fear Of Dyspepsia Robs the Entire System
of Necessary Nutriment. Eat
Diversified Meal and With Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets You Will
Avoid the Distress of
Indigestion.

Just because the stomach sours with
Fassiness, heartburn, water brash and such
distresses after eating IL not a good rea-
son for deprivlng the system Of nourlsh-
ment
Instead of indigestlbIe and innutritious
bran and skim milk try the better plan
Of eating what you like and follow your
meals with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
They digest food, they assist the stomach
to secrete Juices that keep the stomach
sweet. active and with the alkaline effect
Just as when the stomach is IN perfect
health. Nor Is il necessary to dlscrIm-
mate You may eat freely of onions
sausage. mlnce pie and baked beans. or
other dishes. such the average dyspeptlc
views with horror and suffer no distress
If you follow with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets. There Is thus no need to fear any
kind of food at any time or place for
with these tablets you may prevent those
distresses that formerly made you pamper
your stomach as if II We're tender in
FAINT. You can get Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets in any drug store at so cents a
box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15
ARGONNE GUNS
AT ARSENAL IN
NUMBERS
Colonel Jordan Leaves Duties for
Jaunt Up River On [. s. Steam
er David Upton.

Rock Island arsenal is the chief
storage point for much of the arms
and equipment used in the fighting
Of American and French forces in
the Argonne
Daily shipments Of guns are ar
irving. The streets of the arsenal
have an unusually heavy traffic of
guns these days. with the hundreds
Of 1855 howitzers. the field pieces
mainly used on that front, which
are coming in for renovation and
storage. There is a huge quantity
Of this equipment The guns look
what they are-fresh from the
front. Fantastic camou1age. often
half obliterated by a coating of
mud, covers many of them.
Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Read is
temporarily in command of the is
land, in the absence of Colonel
Harry B. Jordan. Colonel Jordan
left several days ago on the snag-
-Ing steamer David Upton. as the
guest of Colonel Harry Burgess,
chief district engineer, for a trip
to St. Paul on the river. He is in
daily communication with the ar
senal, and reports his trip as a
wonderfully pleasing experience.
Captain II. 3. LaRue is also absent
on a leave Of II days First Lieu
tenant Charles G. Rabold is casu-
ally at the post.
IL Officers To Be Left,
1t is understood at the arsenal
that while the number of officers
in the regular army is being great
ly reduced. the rehabilitation will
leave about twelve for the big is
land plant.
The following officers are at the
arsenal:
Ordnance department .........14
Quartermaster corps .......... .
Medical department ...... 1
Dental corps l
Attached 3
Total ................... .21
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-15

Taking as the theme Compass
sion" for his afternoon sermon to-
day, Rev. Mr.. Sunday said that
without service there can be no
growth, spiritual. physical or men
tai. Hundreds of people. he said,
bring out their religion only on
Sunday morning and never look at
it during the week, therefore they
never grow.
Continuing, he said:
One of the first evidences, if not
the very first evidence. of the di-
vine spirit in a man or woman, is
the fact that that man or woman is
reaching out after those that are
not Christians and trying to help
them to become Christians. Now,
that being true, then you can see
that mighty few in the church have
ever been born again.
Now listen TO my sermon. The
law of service is the law of growth.
If you use the life that God has Civ
en- you, you will grow, whether that
is physical. mental or spiritual,
you've got to use it to develop it.
You've got to study if you want to
develop your mind You've got to
work and exercise if you want to
develop your body, attend to the
laws of health. You've got to use
common sense in the things you do
if you want TO grow spiritually. 1t
is ridiculous to sit down and say
you can never become strong ply
sically.
Suppose the man, whose withered
hand Jesus healed, had looked at
it, wrapped it up and put it away
Suppose he had never used it until
the Sabbath, then went back TO the
synagogue. unwrapped it and took
look at it. How long do you sup
pose he'd have had the use of it?
Hundreds of people never look at
religion through the week, they
just bring il out on Sunday morn
ing No wonder they never grow
and develop. No wonder they
aren't giants for Jesus Christ and
for his truth.
l think one of the curses Of the
church today is putting unconvert-
ed women and men into the church.
You see them as trustees and what
business have they to touch it? You
bet your life a fellow doesn't have
anything to do in a lodge who ism I
a member Of it, You go down to
the Masonic lodge and see IL any
body is having anything to do with
that. that isn't a member Of it
not on your life, But you will
stick men into a position as trus-
II ~ n4
Take Gods Standpoint.
You wouldn't hear a peep nor a
criticism from the lips of any man
or woman. my friends. in the
church, if they were looking at
things from Gods standpoint.
What business has anybody to
stand up and say they don't like
the way I preach? What's that got
to do with it? That Oughtnt to
cut any ice with them, l am not
preaching to them!
If the multitudes would only see
themselves as God sees them, there
wouldn't be a sinner on earth, be-
cause they'd all rush to Jesus
Christ to be saved.
So the work in the church is to
try and get the multitudes to see
themselves as God sees them. We
are looking at the thing from Gods
standpoint because we profess that
the life we now live is the life we
live by the faith of the Son Of God.
So we are looking at that from
Gods standpoint.
Why do not more men go regu-
Iarly to church? And like all
church questions it is a good deal
easier to ask than it is to answer
and the pews undoubtedly contain
more women than men, but this
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-19
WHY NOT SATURDAY CLOSING?

Why cannot Norwich make Satur- day afternoon a general holiday in or der to give clerks and workers gen erally chance to attend the Welcome Home celebration to the Norwich ser vice men. asked prominent Main street business man Thursday
 Probably most of the =le- tiS.e ssi- diers and sailors are now back at work and it may be hard for them to get away for the afternoon and it will also be hard for many who are not soldiers and sailors to take the after noon off to attend the events at the Fair Grounds, if all the stores keep open and the mills and manufactures run on regular time.
 The Main street business man said that as far as he was concerned he was willing to close up Saturday af- ternoon and he suggested that the stores could keep open Friday even ing later than usual to make up for the time that would be lost. He said he would start in on canvass of the merchants today (Friday) to see how many would join him in this patriotic move to let nothing stand in the way of Norwich giving her service men the attendance as well as every other de tail. He will have published in The Bulletin on Saturday the list of stores that will agree to suspend business of their employees shall be held back by having to work.
 Committee Directions.
 Chairman Allyn l.. Brown of the reception committee requests that all members of that committee meet just inside the main gate at the fair grounds Saturday noon at 12.30 to re- ceiye their committee badges and any necessary information or instructions.
 The executive committee wish it to be clearly understood that every man who has been in federal service dur ing the war. whether now discharged 1 or not and whether he was living in l Norwich al the time of entering the l service or not. if he now lives here, | is invited to be present on Saturday. !