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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
EXCURSIONS FOR SCHOOLS.
A Form of Instruction Scarcely Yet Known
In This Country.

Form of Instruction Scarcely Yet Known
In This Country.
Among the methods Of instruction
scarcely yet known in our country. but
long established in Germany, is the
school excursion. Indeed, while to the
minitiated this measure may be regard.
ed as no less than revolutionary, it is
nevertheless true that excursions from
two to three weeks in duration were I'M
dertaken by Salzmann with the pupils
of his school at Schnepfenthal, in Thur
ingia, when Washington was president
of the United States. Since the close Of
the last century the school excursion, in
one form or another, has been growing
in popularity in Germany, and today
it forms a regular feature of perhaps the
majority of the elementary schools Of
that country.
The school excursion offers the most
favorable opportunity for introducing
the child into many branches of knowl-
edge, for the reason that, by means of
outings, the pupil may be brought in
direct contact with various phases of
nature and the works of man. And in
deed the locality is exceptionally unfa-
vorable where an abundance of material
may not be found for instructing the
child III geography, history and the
natural sciences.
In Germany this broad study of the
environment is recognized as distinct
branch of knowledge, known as die
heimathskunde (homeologyl, and as
such is included in the curriculum Of
the first three years of the elementary
schools J. NJ. Rice in Forum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
Administrators sale OF Real Estate,
STATE Of ILLINOIS, ,ss

WYNN IstANbNoUNEN.
w the C .unly Corr; o. said County. OF the Ocio
Der terra. A. D., 1891.
Peter SC lcmner. adminis'rator with the will an
". Nc,i - the estate Of James Hardin, rccca~cd,
pe''' oncr, W. Mar, Am Hitler, Jane Schem
i'cr. Harriet or fin Henry Hardin Jo n
samuel t'a,din. AIhsu Tabcr, Robert Ran on
FIauk L. hcmas. hare- Ga,zwe .li.r and
Bani he Nand t'ra"cs. d-f.ndants.
Re itior ! Y .aid All ninisiraior 10 sell rca, 3
Ia 81 aid d. ceased To lay dch:s Of said estate
foftre l. hcr-bv ven that by yivt,.c. and in
puFsh ancc ct an oIdc- md decree Of said court
IN de and "nt q III sad cause the eighth
~ cav 81 o1fO er. D., 1874. at the said
trw ~ . iii 'oEr.. will sell NJ public veutuc Ia
the hi.wst fid or for c 'sh In hand at the north
u % "i TIE c"ur ho sc in the city OF rock Island
IA the said col ~. ~ III. hour Of o'clock D. m
on the tenth t'o,dsy of November, A. D. 1894.
the 10 Osin. Described rrcmi-cr. t. wit: Loi
eight 90. in block fhir' -four CO. in the Chicsg
or Lower addition To the city Of Rock Island, IN
me county ~ Sock i'l'ud and state Of Iniuoir
Dated this eighth (S) day of Octohcr. A. D..
1874. PETER SCHIEMMEk
Admin TRAITOR. wi the will anns xcd, Of the cs
tat. Of james Hardin, Decreased,
w. II. GE-T, Solicitor for Petitioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
l.k.(sAl.
Execu:Or's Notice.

Esecu: Or's Notice.
Estate OF Grace c. J.. Me:gs, deceased.
The undersigned having been al poiut ed Ken
tor az the sst VIII an te tamcnt Of G, ace G. l.
n.igs. late 81 th- county Of Rock Island star.
OF III nos. decreased hereby ri Is rotice that he
Will appear before the county court Of Rock Islar
county, nj line Office the clerk Of said court i,
the CT Y of H~ca Island, at the December term OF
The 0rs, Monday In Dcccmbcr. next, mt which time
all rcrs M having claims against said estate arr
notidcd and requested To attend, for the purpose
III having the samc ad iusteh
All persons indebted to said ss.afe are rcaues
ted 10 maze immediate payment TO the under.
signed.
Dated this nth day ~ October, A. r.. 1894
CORNELtCS F. LYNDE, Exccato-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
BriEnolr's Weak Point.

Brignoli, the tenor, was sensitive
about his age. A young lady once said
70 him in admiration, ''Signm Brignoli,
have known you ever since was lit
tie girl. lie turned around in fury
and shouted, Eyes, and have known
you ever since Twas little boyv'-Ex-
change.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-27
APardonable Mistake.

Hotel Proprietor-What is that crowd
outside looking ut?
Clerk (aftcr a brief Inspection
Well. swan: That jay in No 500 has
twisted around his gas jet and pokcd it
out the window with the flame burning.
Proprietor-Front! Take a pair Of
shears to No. 500. get that card which
says
Don't blow out the gas.
Turn II out,
and cut OF the last line New Yotk
Weekly.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence il due to ito presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of aper6ect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevsrs
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on tho Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free nom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs 10 for sale by Ill drug.
gists in tOc and 81 bottles but it 10 man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name il printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute it offered.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Even the very best things have posi-
bilities Of evil in them is proven by a
late invention in the way Of q door
mat. This necessary article appears to
be Of some thread or fiber. Ia soft,
elastic and not too heavy for conven-
fence. It is, however, made merely Of
strands Of wood fiber pressed through
very slender tubes in such a way as to
make 1t appear like twisted threads.
These strands are treated to a prepare
ton Of glue, tallow, borax and other
chemicals that produce the required
degree of pliability and elasticity.
The purchaser is pleased in getting q
fine, new mat ut a moderate price, and
rainy day, when the moisture reduces
the mat to a sticky, dirty, greasy pulp.
II the carpet and floors are not spoil
ed by the tracks Of incoming feet there
IL good reason for congratulation.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Hoods Pills cure CONSTIPATION. Indigestion,
Rivalrics in Scotland Five Hundre0
Years Old

/ Between Dundee and Perth rivalry
and jealousy have existed for 500 years.
A claim by the people of Perth that
their port incirded the whole River Tay
led, as early as 1882, to a dispute.
which was decided by the duke Of
Albany, who held that Dundee has
equal rights with Perth. During the
following two centuries. however, the
feud was kept up with great bitterness,
and at times active hostility. JuteopO-
lis, the name by which Dundee is often
described, is rather vain of her position
as the third city in Scotland, and .
special amount Of jealousy exists be-
tween her and other places. Forfar,
the youngest city in the empire as q
kind Of n.ush1oo growth, and Forfar-
iaus contemptuously speak Of Dun
domains a Tay-Water-Wnlies."
Needless to ssy, the feeling is recip-
rocated. In many places, such as Ed
inburgh, Aberdeen, ETC., Bonnie Dun
dee" is referred to with a sarcastic
emphasis Oil the bonnie" which is as
significant as it is amusing. Arbroath
(the FairEort of Sir Walter SCOTS
'Antiquary"J Is one Of the many
towns in which w Willies"
are held in slight esteem. The latter,
in turn, jeer at the people of Arbroath
as Red Lichties," 4 nickname which
arose in this way. Many years ago the
magistrates of Dundee, with the OBJ
ject Of marking the entrance of the
llarbor at night, had lamps with panes
of ruby-colored glass erected to face
the sea. The colored lights aroused the
jealousy of the Arbroath magistrates,
who at once determined not to be be-
hind their neighbors.
Accordingly, the provost instructed a
painter to Lajnt the glass in the lamps
at the entrance Of the Arbroath harbor.
and in order that they might be a credit
to'the town the paint WAS laid on I'M
sparingly. The result. of course, was
that the light could scarcely penetrate
through the paint. and an official who
had been sent ont in a boat to view the
effect from the water, had to acknowl-
edge, in reply to the. %provost's expectant
inquiry as to the red lichtie," that he
could not sec any light. Indeed, the
poor mar. nearly drowned trying to
land in tie dark. The Dundonfans
greatly enjoyed the discomfeiture Of
their ncighbors, who to this day arc
known as Red Lichties.' - Scientific
American.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
ROBINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
1t Is Inhabited and Brings Chile
o POUNDS Rent n Year.

1t Is Inhabited and Brings Chile
200 Pounds Rent n Year.
1t is not generally known that Juan
Fernandez--the island on which Alex
ander Selkirk, the Robinson rusoe Of
romance, lived for SO many years
is at the present time inhabited. Two
valleys, winding down from different
directions, join a short distance back
from the shore, and there now stands
a little village OF small huts scattered
round 4 long. one-storied building with
a veranda running it's whole length.
In this house lives the man who rents
the island from the Chilean govern
ment, and the village Is made up of a
few German and Chilean families.
The tiny town Is called San Juan
Bautista, and the crater-like arm OF
the sen on which 1t is situated, and
where Alexander Selkirk first landed,
is now called Cumberland bay. The
island is rented for about f200 a year.
The rent is paid partly In dried fish.
Catching and drying the many varie-
ties of fish and raising cattle and vege-
tables wholly occupy the contented set
tiers, and much Of their little income
is obtained from the cattle and vegeta-
bles sold to passing vessels. The cat
tie need no care, and the vegetables
almost grow wild. Turnips. and rad
ishes, first sown here by Selkirk him
self, now grow rank and WfId in the
valleys like weeds. There Is also a
race Of wild dogs which completely
overrun the island, depending for ex
istence mainly upon seals. They are
descendants OF a breed Of dogs left by
the Spaniards.
At the back Of the little town, In the
first high cliff, Is o row of caves OF
remarkable appearance hewn into the
sandstone. An unusual path leads to
them, and a short climb brings n to
their dark mouths. About forty years
ago the Chilean government thought
that q good way to get rid of Its worst
criminals would be to transport them
to the island Of Juan Fernandez. Here,
under the direction of the Chilean sol
diers. these poor wretches were made
to dig caves to live In. In 1854 they
were taken back again, however, and
the caves have since been slowly cr1lm-
bling away.
The narrow ridge where Selkirk
watched Is now called THE Saddle"
because ut either end OF 1t q rocky
hummock rises IKE a pom mel. On one
Of these is now a large tablet with In
acriptions commenorating Alexander
Selkirk's long and lonely stay on the
island. IL was placed there In 1865
BY the oficars Of the British ship To-
paz. Al small excursion steamer now
runs from Valparaiso to Juan Fernan-
dez island. The round trip Is made in
SIX days. and three OF these may be
spent on the island in fishing and
visiting those lonely. but beautiful
SPOTS which nearly 200 years ago were
the haunts OF Robinson Crnsoe.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Why, Indeed!

Are you not ashamed of yourself to
fight with q boy So much smaller than
yourself? / really can't understand it,
said q gentleman to q boy who was i'm
posing q a small one
''Well, then, why do you NEEDLE with
things you don't understand An
SWers. "En% f., ~
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

B0bby's Bad Box.
Mrs. Suburb-Bobby, I wish You
would weed this flower bed.
Bobby (whimpering)-If ] sit here
In the hot sum-, a-pullin' weeds, I'll get
all sunburned, and my skin will be SO
sore I can't sleep.
Mrs. Suburb-That's easily remedied.
After you get through with the flower
bed you may pull oil the plantain
weeds out Of the lawn and bring them
to mt. Plantain leaves are good for
sunburn.-Good News.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
He Was Blind.

Bertie-Were you ever engaged be-
fore?
Gladys-Was I ever engaged before!
Why. BERTHE, can't you e that I'm
an expert.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Judges Stand for Race Tracks.

Juuge's stand Tor Race Tracks.
Jockeys are what are termed in Scot
land "kittle cattle" Sometimes they
ride to win, and if then they find them
selves lin the ruck," or otherwise un-
favorably placed on the track, they
find it hard to resist the temptation
of "jostling' the horse that may hap
pen to be impeding their progress. A
jockey, on the other hand, who has
reasons of his own for tarrying by the
way, is apt TO have recourse to what
Is known in racing phraseology as
"pulling,' that is to say, he holds his
horses head so tight that the animal
cannot u in his best form. Although
many jockeys have a reputation for
integrity IT, is quite beyond question,
"jostling" and pulling" are apt to
occur on any race course, and the keen
est-eyed judge often finds it difficult,
If not impossible, to detect the delin-
quent rider, # the offense is committed,
as it generally is, at a distant part Of
the course. In order to control the un-
fair or dishonest handling of horses in
fiat races, 1t is proposed that the judges
shall follow the horses around the
track, and thus be constantly within
a few yards Of them. A patent has
been applied for an electric car to hold
two persons, which will run on wires
strung around the track. The motor
Is placed under the seat, and is con-
trolled by a braking device operated by
the foot, SO that while the judge and
his companion can dash along at the
rate Of a little more than a mile q min:
ute, If necessary, they can bring the
car to a full stop at any moment. The
swaying Of the car while travelling at
a high rate of speed is minimized by a
trolley arm, which is provided with a
stiff spring, and the required current
can be obtained either from neighbor.
ing circuits or from a small dynamo
installed with the motor equipment.
This device is only in the experimental
sage, but it is to be hoped that its
practical test will prove successful,
as it appears to provide an effectual
remedy for a form of turf immortality
which is at present sadly too common.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
On the Square,

Penelope-Why. 1t took him hnlf
IN hour To tell the funny story I spoke
of. N
Perdita-Tndeed?
Participates; and It was al broad
a. ii was long.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Recognised.

Jess-I know now why you wouldn't
60 in the water at the seashore.
Bess-Why?
Jess-Your new ball costume is your
bathing gown, with an extra flounce.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Vol sruch to Choo.e Between.

Not Much to Choose between.
ones-BrowR--I've been stopping at
O place in Chicago where it is $50 for
fifty days.
Brown-Smith-I've been stopping at
a place there where 1t Is $50 or fifty
DAYS, =.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
COngenfal Sport.

Banks-What is your favorite gamer
Tanks-The one where you roll the
balls in lively, and every one wells
''setemupagin."
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

II the Baby - Quitting Teeth.
D suSs and uss That old and wsl-trisd remedy, 1Rs
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Servant Girl-You needn't come
near me. When I passed you yester-
day on the street, you wouldn't speak
to mt.
sparrow Cop-Sure! OF was or duty.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

! The founder I'd 4 nsh that requires plenty
Of seasoning, and even then u nat.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Six Cameras i'm One.

@a -"- '---- . ..- HHE ~ .H' - IS
A sextuple Photographic telescope
has just been completed for the Yale
observatories which may revolutionize
the present astronomical methods and
lead to valuable new discoveries. Hav-
ing six cameras instead Of one the new
telescope a cover a field" in the sky
equal to that which would he occupied
by 2,4OO moons. With this wonderful
gain of perspective nOt only does II
seem probable that it may reveal new
facts relating to meteoric heights, but
that 1t may cast new light upon the
moon as a living world. Enlargement
Of the negatives of the Lick Observa-
tory revealed last year the existence
Of q new lunar crater, and the Arequi-
pa Observatory has discovered evi.
dences Of actual physical cbange.-BuE
SalO Cnnnmarnial
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
earth, and Id Jesus Christ, and III the
communion Of saints, and In life ver
lasting. Amen!' X
WRITING OF ENoLlsHwoMEN
wrctched scrnwls Entirely Guilt
less of Anything to Recommend

wretched scrnw1s Entirely Guilt
less of Anything to Recommend
1t
Women. should learn, or should be
taught to write, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. They may take their chances
with meu as regards the parts Of speech
and the rules of syntax, the secrets Of
the human heart like" and las" humor
and pathos. the real and the ideal, and
the c%ollocation of adverbs, but they do
cation in the matter Of handwriting.
weaker grasp Of woman that makes q
fair handwriting more difficult to her
than to man. And modern fashion re-
Gently fattered this inability, as 1t has
fattered others. In no other age and in
no other country has the handwriting
Of men and women been conventional
~ allowed to take dissimilar forms as
it has been in England. 1t is much
like the separation that took place in
studses-the decree Of opinion that an
u~neducated person who would not do
at all as a : would do well enough
as a woman. The separation was new
er made elsewhere with the same do
mesticated kind Of tyranny. 1t should
no longer be a true charge that the
educated woman in England writes
writes worse than an average shop
man, and that invitations, regrets, de-
lights, hopes, apologies, acceptances
are sent forth daily from charming
writing tables with every possible vul-
garity, brutality, violence, deformity,
coarseness, misshape and ignominy in
form and attitude committed in the
making of capital letters. Rather than
such unhandsome things were written
by such handsome hands, and such
slovenly things by fragrant fingers, one
would like to see women do laborious
copies in round hand. For then, at
least, they would no longer dash. A
weak, dashing hand is worse than any
thing. And the best things to aim at
are decorum and command.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Money which Is coming to you" does
not always arrive.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

HoIomonSs GaInphOr lcss with 0lycef1ne
Cures ChApped Hands and Facs. Teuder Or Bore Feet
ChilblAlns. Piles, &c. - q. clAsa "a. New HAven.c q
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

KArl,s Clever ysoot Tea,
The great Blood puriner, gives freshness and ~clearneas
tothe Compilation and cures Constipation. 6c.ldOc.,vl
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

How to get inside information-:Use :
stomach pump.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
HALLS CatarrA C1rs.
Z = constitutional cure. Price. 15c.

The only way Il pays q person to be his
lawyer u TO keep his WI counsel.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13
Houae Againl

In the bright lexicon Of speculation there
ID nothing 30 uncertain On Z sure thing.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

Sometimes there ID q good deal Of pride
Ii telling how big a sinner you used TO pc.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

VI ClE ultICl1SSS OCl ONNA a. AAA0
and the dead. threw two continents
into terror. But see this brave quar-
termaster pushing out with the lie
line until he gets to the rock; and see
these fishermen gathering up the ship
wrecked, and taking them Into b
cabins, and wrapping them IN b IAN
nels snug and warm; and see that min
lister OF the Gospel. with three other
men, getting into a l;fcboat. and push
ing out OF the wreck, pulling away
until they saved one more man, and
then getting back with him to the
shore. Can those men ever forget that
night? And can they ever forget their
cOmpanionshipl in struggle, compan-
partnership in awful catastrophe and
rescue? Never! Never! In whatever
part OF the earth they meet, they will
be friends when they mention the story
OF that night when the Atlantic struck
Mars Head. Well, my friends, our
world has gone into q worse shipWreck.
Sin drove 1t on the rocks. The old ship
has lurched and tossed in the tempests
OF 5000 years. Out with the lifeline!
/ do not care what denomination CAR
riess It. Out with the Mfeboat! / do not
care what denomination rows It. Side
by side, In the memory of common
h~ardships, ami common trials, and
common prayers, and common tears,
let us be brothers forever. We must
be
One army OF the living God,
To his command we bow;
Part OF the host have crossed the Rood
And part are crossing now
And I axpcct see he dny s6eenrs ID
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-10-13

are in a quarrel. / come near enough
not to be stung, but I come just near
enough to hear the controversy. anu
one beehive says, ''Thot field of clo-
yer Is the sweetest" and another bee
hive says. THAT field OF clover Is the
sweetest" / come in between them,
and / say. stop this quarrel; II you
like that field Of clover best. SO there:
nc You like that field Of clover best, go
there; but let me tell you that hive
which gets the most honey Is the best
hiverT. So /. cone out between the
churches OF the Lord Jesus Christ.
One denomination OF Christians says,
This field Of Christian doctrine is
best Well. / say, go where YOU get
the most honey" That is the best
church which gets the most honey OF
Christian grace for the heart, and the
most honey Of Christian usefulness for
the life.
Besides that, If yol want to build up
any denomination, you will y build
EitSsup by trying to pull SO, ne other
down. Intolerance never put anything
dsiwIl. How much less intolerance nc
|complishes, for instance, against the
Methodist church, For long years her
ministers were forbidden the pulpits
Of Grest Britain. Why was III that 80
mnny of them preached II the fields?
Simply because they could not set IN
the churches. And the name Of the
church was given II. deriaon and as q
sarcasm. The critics OF the church.
said: saThey have no order; they have
no method IN their worshlip;s, and the
critics therefore II Irony cailed them
sMetliodistss, NH
nm hold that iii the Aator L4brary,
New York, kept as ~curicsihes, there i
E7O7 books md pamphlets agninsts A ethr
Hopdism. Did intOlerlnce stops TINT.
cShlUrcJh II issseitlierfi3s az 6ec0ndI
Easud the denololnstscans b Chf1steElr