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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
The Heritage of Dewey's Descendants.

The document which the president of the
United States recently framed, making Com
modore Dewey an admiral, will be highly
priced by his descendants. 1t will be passed
down from generation to generation 1t will
become famous and valuable the
great stomach remedy, Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, which guarantees health TO all users,
which may be passed on from generation TO
generation. AS "a fesh-builder, a nerve tonic,
a blood purifier and appetizer, it is simply Won
derful- If you feel tired in the morning, If
there's bad taste in your mouth, try Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. Be you man or woman
be your aiment constipation, indigestion in
active liver or kidneys, the Bitters will cure
you. AL druggists sell it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
Death of Judge r. b. Lamon.

Washington, May 20-Judge Robert
Bruce Lamon died here yesterday, aged
73 years. In his early life he lived in
Illinois until 1S49, when he went to Cal
ifornia. Later he returned to his home
in Illinois. Since 1895 he has been con-
nected with the interior department.
Interment will be made at Paris, Ills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
Looking for PENSION Frauds.

Washington, May 20.-Next week Chi
cago will receive visit from the spec
ial committee which has been investi-
eating pension frauds. Chairman
Roome has reported to the pension Of
fee that extensive frauds have already
been discovered. There are cases
where individuals have been drawing
double pensions and cases where al
legged widows have been drawing PEN
sions when not legitimate.y entitled to
do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
Would Abrogate the Contract.

Chicago. May 20.-The directory of the
Chicago Board of Trade yesterday
adopted a resolution declaring that it
is the sense of the board of directors
of the Board of Trade of Chicago that
the contract of Mr.. Corners with the
Lake Carriers association should be i'm
mediately abrogated and that normal
conditions affecting transportation on
the great lakes and the unloading of
cargoes at Buffalo should be instantly
reStoredp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
STATEMENT OF THE EMPLOYERS.
Says There Are More Men Wanting Worl
Than Can BE Employed.

Than Can BE Employed.
Representatives of the Buffalo lake
lines and elevators met at the Iroquois
hotel last night and after a full discus
sion of the strike situation a statement
addressed to the public of Buffalo and
all lake cities was adopted. The state
ment, in part. follows: THE grain
scoopers' demands, which did not in
clude increased pay, were settled by
efforts of Bishop Quigley, who appoint
ed the inspector provided for by such
settlement, thus fully protecting the in
terests of the men. The freight hand
lers, who struck wholly out of sympathy
with the scoopers, now make demand
for increased wages averaging about
40 per cent for work in freight houses
and 20 per cent for work on boats.
There are more men, perfectly quail
flied and willing to do the scooping and
freight handling in Buffalo, than can
be employed. We ask the public to &C
cept our assurance that the reforms
demanded by the men have been fully
granted, and that the men in fairness
should go to work, and we request the
public outside Of Buffalo to refarin
from public expressions commenting on
the labor situation at Buffalo, assuring
them that we. being deeply interested
in the solution of the difficulties, are
doing for the interests of commerce and
men all that can be reasonably asked"
1t is believed that in China there is
l. Il oil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20

II is believed that in China there is
30 times as much coal as in all Europe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20

Following were the quotations on the
Board of Trade today:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20

Foley's Collie Cure is very hot. but
when diluted it is a warm friend in
deed to those suffering from bowel
complaints. 1t never fails. % and
80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20
Death of Mrs. Ii. A. Farrand.

Chicago. May 20.-Miss Harriet 4.
Farrand. for thirty years associate edi-
tor of The Advance and author of sew
eral books on religious subjects, died
yesterday of pneumonia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20

No man can cure consumption. You
can prevent it though. DIR. Wood S
Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs,
colds, bronchitis, asthma. Never
fails. For sale by Marshall & Fisher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-20

When Weak, Weary and Wasted
from kidney diseases. why not try
Foley's Kidney Cure, guaranteed
medicine.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

gers are trained to dexterity and the
eye to habits of keen perception. Yer.
lily happy day has come for the young
idea, when, unreproved, it is permitted
to shoot up the beanstalk with Jack
the Giant Killer and his ilk!
Since the value of the fairy tale has
been proved in school work, there is
no reason why these delightful old
fashioned books should be banished
from the youthful bookshelf. as has
been the recent fashion. If the tired
mother wants a quiet afternoon, lit
tie clay and the preliminary reading of
a fairy story will give her peace and
ton. Outside, where children play in
the sand, they can SO delightfully."- re-
hearse the stories of history and fairy
lore that the summer is a specially
good time for their introduction to
youthful minds. Then. too, at that
time the baby mind is peculiarly re-
ceptiye, for all about nature is rehears-
ing her annual fairy tale Of the birds
and the flowers and trees.
Children are, even the dullest of
them, imaginative creatures, and their
little minds crave the stimulus OF the
wonderful. The moral of the worst
fairy story is better than the moral of
the detective stories and wild west"
yarns that fall into the hands OF so
many children who have just passed
the kindergarten age. Moreover chill
dren have a subtle artistic taste, TO
which these stories appeal. In their
effect they are more likely to prove
refining than much of the otherwise
harmless but wishy washy trash that
is served up as children's literature.
Nearly all the old fairy tales and the
best stories Of mythology are put into
simple language for children. Haw-
thorne and Kingsley have simplified
some. John Ruskins beautiful classic,
THE King of the Golden River" An
drew Lang's Red, Blue, Yellow and
Green Fairy books and host of others
will afford an ample stock for any one
who wishes TO test the benefits of the
fairy tale system at home.
ETHEL KNOX.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

ed it's aim, and always returned again
to his hand, he sent it at the head OF
the giant.
In vain attempt to shield himself,
the giant raised his great club to ward
off the blow But the weapon was
shattered, and the pieces flew over the
whole world, supplying all the flint
stones now to be found upon the earth.
A piece of the flint struck Thor's fore
head, and becoming deeply imbedded,
wounded the god so that he fell faint
ing to the earth.
But not before the magic hammer
had done its work. 1t went straight to
the head of the giant, and killed him
outright; and as he fell, one of his
great limbs dropped upon the fainting
Thor, pinning him fast to earth.
In the meantime, Thialfi had engaged
Mist-Wader, and soon had him stretch
ed his nine-miles length in death;
then he went to the assistance of his
master; but all his strength could not
remove the great leg of the giant.
Then Thialfi summoned the gods, but
they could not help him; and it avail
ed nothing that Sif came and wept over
the PROSTATE form of her husband.
Finally came little Magni, son of
Thor, who was but three years old. and
he, with hardly any effort, lifted the
giant and flung him far away from the
spot, thus setting free his father; and
then he declared that if he had been
called sooner he would have destroyed
both the giant and Mist-Wader, single
handed.
All the gods marveled at this, and
for the first time they realized the
truth of all the prophecies, which fore
told that their descendants would be
greater than they, and would outlive
them, ruling in their turn over the re-
generated heaven and earth, when the
Twilight of the gods should have come
and passed again into memory
To reward Magni, Thor presented
him with the winged steed Gullfaxi.
which now belonged to him by right
Of conquest; and ever after his son
rode that steed. which almost eoualed
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ing out that they can teach almost any
thing from geography to the higher
mathematics if they have fairy tale
whereupon to hang it and that they will
also come to. be regarded as benefactors
of the youth of the land by their adj
miring charges.
Less fortunate individuals, who lived
in a day when learning was not sugar
coated and the pedagogue regarded a
stout stick as the most subtle method
of impressing the multiplication table
and other forms of learning upon the
unwilling youthful mind, will be inter-
ested to know just how Jack the
Giant Killer" Cinderella" and "Puss
In Boots bid fair to GUST the dull Cad
grind system of facts.
Whether of not the superintendent OF
the kindergarten of the famous Pratt
institute in Brooklyn is the first to see
the advantages Of the fairy tale or not,
she has certainly made more effective
use of it than any educator yet heard
Of Each year an exhibition is given OF
the work done in the institution. the
work including all classes, from the
tiny tots in the normal kindergarten to
the young men and women in the sci
entific, manual training and art depart
ments of the school.
This season attention was riveted by
the remarkable exhibition of clay mod
els. They were. of course. crude fig
ures, shaped in white clay, such models
as the fingers of little children Of from
to years of age might be expected
to make. The figures were grouped
and designated. as representing story,
and when one considered the age and
imaginative skill required in making
them wonder grows.
There is the story of Robinson Cru
soc, a wonderful creature in gray mud,
accompanied by man Friday. whose
inferiority is indicated by his lesser
size. The footprints on the sand. the
animals on the island, the palm trees,
the hut, were all modelled in the clay
with an accuracy of detail that shows
the child understood anatomical and
botanical details better than some older
folks seem to.
Near to CTusoe Is the story Of Siez-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

facts about the habits and life of the
little rodents. A child's interest in
living things-plants, animals and in
sects-is unfailing. The six lizards
which acted as footmen and the old rat
which was coachman were brought in,
and the teacher told how astonished
they must have been when
Cinderella came to fetch them
and how glad when she missed
Their hour and second night at the
ball and they went back to their own
shapes and were free to run to their
holes. Then the teacher told the eager
listeners about the housekeeping in
those holes and numbers of interesting
things about the mice and lizards that
the babies did not know.
Indeed there seemed no end to the
questions the children asked and that
the clever young woman seemed able to
make them ask.
After the lesson story each child was
given some soft clay on a board and
told to put in into form. All had had a
chance to find out anything they want
ed to know about the story. and some
of the children had proudly retold 1t
for the benefit of the class. The little
ones went to work actively and pains
takingly, consulting the teacher often,
but scorning to initiate the work OF
rival modelers. The best group of fig
ures was put on exhibition in one of the
glass bookcases. where the little ones
like to look al ii and refresh their mem
cries in regard to the fascinating story.
The use of the fairy tale in educa-
ton has several objects. Every one
knows that child will learn to play
when it fails to comprehend what is put
to it in the form of a fact Incidentally
the young mind is informed on a wide
range of subjects. History. geography,
mythology, art, music, color, form, ge-
ology, natural history and arithmetic
are all included in the range of branch
es in this novel course of study. Not
only is the mind fed with facts, but the
imagination is cultivated. and the NOR
al faculties receive vivid lessons. for
the skillfull teacher makes goodness
beautiful and wickedness displeasing
In modelling the clay the hands and fn-
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

the hills like steam hose says d
other: the devil that splits bulletsSs
the SWANS named it, and one OF Loben-
gula's fighting indunas describes it's
death-hall thus: Il led my men on,
but saw them falling like cut corn.
We then halted. knelt and fired: but
still they fell We lay down, protected
by our shields; but most of the re-
mainder were killed. So l crawled
away and fed"
The place of the machine gun In att
tack seems still undetermined 1t 10
unquestionably an aid to infantry in
close fighting, since under such escortl
a constant fire can be maintained.
Again, in high angle fighting a hail
storm of bullets can be rained upon the
heads Of men behind intrenchments.
Its effectiveness in defense, however, Is
beyond doubt. Nothing can equal it in
stopping the rush of desperate men or
in reinforcing the fire of infantry, The
place of the arm, therefore, is essen
TALLY in the reserve, as a gun of posi-
tion.-Cassier's Magazine.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
THE MACHINE GUN.
Nothing is More Deadly Than it When
Skillfully Handled.

There are two distinct types of the
modern machine gun of rifle calibre-
the single barrel automatic, in which
the energy of recoil, or of a portion
of the powder gases, maintains a con-
slant fire after the first shot is dis
charged by hand, and the multi-barrel
type, in which from two to ten barrels
are grouped together, the operations of
loading and firing them being per-
formed through the simple revolution
of a hand crank. The rate of fire, even
from single-barrel guns, has reached
700 shots per minute, and with the
multi barrel type 1920.
There is no more deadly weapon
than this arm when it is skillfully
handled against masses OF troops with
in it's range, either in steady aim, or,
if pivoted, swept slowly through an arc
of train. "a buzz-saw of DEATH" says
one observer of it's work; sit secured
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18
REPRoYING MR. JONES.

After the Civil War, the furniture at
a certain notable country scat In Vir-
ginia, which had grown shabbler for
want of renewal and repair, had reach
ed climax in the matter of dilapida
ton. AT about that time distinguish
ed stranger, staying for short visit
In the neighborhood, came one morn
ing to the house on a ceremonious call,
The mistress Of the establishment
thrown into a flutter of excitement by
the magnitude of the occurrence, was
still further confused by the fact that
her husband, usually such an efficient
host, sat aloof In a remote corner OF the
room.
"Mr. Jones'" she exclaimed. re-
proachfully, as soon as the visitor was
out Of hearing. you didn't help me at
all Why didn't you sit near the gem
eral and talk TO him?"
my dear" replied Jones, rising and
pointing meekly to the seat he had just
vacated, II was patching hole In the
sofa. "-Harper's Magazine.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-18

Odin's Sleipnir In speed and endurance.
But Thor himself was not unhurt.
In vain he tried to take the flint stone
from his brow; and when all his at
tefnpts proved unavailing, he returned
respondent to his home. Sifs efforts
met with no better success, so she sent
for a famous witch, called Groa,
whose herbs and lamentations could
work maryels. The enchantress speed
lily came to help her benefactors, and
began repeating strange runes while
preparing rare herbs in caldron.
Suddenly Thor felt the stone begin
to loosen, and in his Joy at the thought
of speedy release from pain he wished
to reward the sorceress. So he began
to tell her how in his travel he had
found and released her son from the
power of the frost giants, but the little
one persisted in sticking one Of his
toes through hole in the basket in
which Thor was carrying him, and it
had been frostbitten. Thor further
told her that accidentally he had
broken off this toe, and to atone for it
had thrown it UP into the sky, where
it became a star, and to this day is
known in the North as Orvandils Toe.
In her extreme delight at this news
of her long lost child, Groa stopped in
her labor to thank the good god Thor.
But when she wished to resume her
lamentations, she had forgotten where
she left off, and the charm being broken
she was never able to effect the cure.
So Thor was compelled to carry the
flint stone in his forehead ever after;
and though the giant lost his boosted
steed Gullfaxi, and with it his life, yet
was he not entirely unavenged, for in
his own death did he make his slayer
suffer everlasting nishment.-Phila-
delphia Times.
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Thor and his squire, and set to work
to accomplish their design. They had
three days in which to prepare, and
they began to build a figure Of clay.
nine miles long and pr0portionately
wide. Their task was an arduous one,
and the sun of two days sunk upon
their labor still uncompleted. But on
the night of the third day their monster
was finished.
Finished! Not quite! They could
find no human heart big enough to put
into the breast of the creature, and at
last in despair they put in mares
heart. And now their task was done,
all save naming their new squire, SO
as it was mountains big, they gave it
a name that means "Mist-Wader;;" and
SO they awaited the dawn.
But the mares heart in the clay fig
ure kept f1uttering and trembling, SO
that by and by the whole figure was
full of fear. 1t put on a bold front,
however, and feeling protection in the
presence of the giant, it set out with
him, and the two arrived at the APP
pointed place before the sun of a new
day had risen.
The giant, so boastful and bold, was
sure that he was invincible. for not
only was his skull and heart of flint,
but he had shield and club of the
same adamantine material. and be-
sides he felt protection in the presence
of the clay figure, though it had but a
mares heart.
Thor, meanwhile, had awaited impa-
tiently the coming of the day of, the
combat. He was indignant that the
gods had taken such insults from the
cowardly giant, who felt safe because
of their given word of honor, and SO
abused their hospitality.
Taking Thialfi, his trusty messenger,
as squire, he sent him ahead to an
nounce his coming, as the dawn arose
over the mountains. The herald found
the giant and Mist-Wader awaiting
them, and brave though the giant pre-
tended to be, he took the advice of Thi-
/ alf1, and stood upon his shield, lest the
Thunderer should rush up from the
ground and destroy him before he was
aware of his presence.
But Thor attempted no such thing.
He came flashing out of the sky, and
raising his hammer, which never miss
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, he had entered the stronghold of the
gods, his hereditary enemies, and he
knew that he had put his life in jeop-
ardy.
AS he awaited his doom, the gods
rose to greet All-father, and seeing the
danger that the giant had fallen into
by his boasting, they were too honora
Bile to take advantage of him, enemy
though he was. Instead they invited
him to their banqueting hail. where he
began to indulge in the heavenly meal
set before him. But only a god can
drink, unframed, of the beverage of
gods, and the giant soo1 grew noisy
and boastful.
Louder and loude" became his speech,
and from boastlngs he soon ran to
threats. He scorned the gods and their
stronghold, saying that he would come
some cay and storm Asgard, which he
threatened to destroy together with all
the gods.
Now, the gods knew that he was not
responsible for what he said, for the
heavenly mead had been too much for
him; so they let him talk unmolested.
But presently entered Thor, just re-
turned from journey, and when he
heard the giants threats, his anger
famed high, and he rushed at the
boaster, and raised his hammer to
strike him. But the gods jumped up
and threw themselves between them,
bidding Thor control his anger and re-
spect the rights of hospitality.
On one condition only would Thor
listen to them-that the giant would
promise to meet him in single combat,
at place that he might name. Thus
quiet was restored in Valhalia, and at
ter arranging that the duel should be
fought on the confines of the giants
land, and that each should bring
squire, the now sobered boaster was led
without the precincts of Asgard. Then
he mounted Gullfaxi and speedily re-
turned home.
When his brother giants heard of his
rashness, they were filled with fear for
him; but when he told them that he
would be allowed to take a squire,
whom Thor's attendant would engage,
they took heart. and began to scheme
how they might Illustrate their oppon-
ent's plans.
They at last hit upon what they
thought to be a means of frightening
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fried, the strong one. It Is touched up
with care that showed the hero Is i
favorite with the little ones.

fried, tho strong one. It Is touched up
with care that showed the hero Is 1
favorite with the little ones.
Besides these there are other modelled
stories, favorite nursery fairy tales be-
ing chosen with some thought Of the
lessons to be derived from them.
The admirations of the throngs of VS.
itors led to many questions being asked
of the young women members of the
faculty of the kindergarten school, one
of the great training schools from
which students are sent to all parts of
the country and whose methods are
widely copied. The fairy story and its
reason were demonstrated one morn
ing by the little tots at work on one of
the stories referred to.
First, in the bright cheerful school,
| room that looked like a pleasant nur-
sery, the teacher said. Children, / am
going to tell you story
Each child was eagerly attentive.
There is love of fiction in children
and in child people. Then the teacher
said. 1T will be about Cinderella"
That was not the story, but it will serve
| the purpose. After the announcement
she proceeded to tell the story in simple
words. illustrating it with pictures or
with sketches upon the blackboard in
colored chalk. When she had finished
| the recital, the children were allowed
to ask questions. Then the teacher ex-
banded upon her story. She enforced
the moral, emphasized the gentleness
and obedience of Cinderella and her re-
ward, made the wicked sisters especial
| ly abhorrent and managed to make
/ Cinderella's care of the fire an excise
| for conveying good deal of interesting
! information about fires. The pumpkin
coach was an excuse for telling how
| pumpkins grew, for of course all the
children knew about pumpkins through
pumpkin pies. The teacher managed
] to get some little plaster mice to rep
! resent the six mice which the fairy
! turned into steeds for Cinderella 5
coach. With these she was able to i'm
part an object lesson in addition, sub
traction, multiplication and division.
| You would marvel at the interest
| those children took in the lesson. Then
| the little folks were skillfully brought
J to ask questions about the mice and
were told many simple yet interesting