Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-30
IN FIELD OF LITERATURE.
The November American eoy.-Judge

The November American Boy.-Judge
Shute. Edward Stratemeyer. Everett
T. Tomlinson. and Horatio Alger, Jr.,
occupy prominent positions in the No
vember American Boy with their stir
ring serials. Scarcely secondary to
these are short stories whose very
titles should stir up the interest of the
boys: a Visit from the Cheyennes,
The Lard Eaters" The Society of the
+ F. F." "A Fight With a Panther"
An Historic Walking Match, Tins
Pig" For the Glory of st. Mays, a
fine football tale. There is enough OF
adventure and humOr to please boys,
and those who are serious minded will
find some things TO keep them busy in
the more than so items devoted to
school. travel. biography, electricity,
mechanics. amateur journalism, and
other boy hobbies Ii will be hard to
find boy who cannot find something
of interest in this number of the Amer
lean Boy. For variety of contents and
prCfuseness of illustration it surpasses
any of it's predecessors. There are
some 75 illustrations. in addition to the
llSl lilSil
the number The color cover is apprO-
pirate to the Thanksgiving season. 81
year. The .Sprague Publishing com
pany, Detroit Mich
international Live Stock Exposition.
Dec. to 8, 1906, Chicaeo.-The dean OF
the college of agriculture in one of our
leading agricultural states should be
well equipped TO advise as to the value
of the great exposition to the country
generally. and to his state in particular,
therefore. to give the benefit of expert
testimony to the American people, Dean
Curtiss of Iowa Agricultural college
was asked to write an article on the
International, and here follows
THE educational influence of a great
live stock show such as the Interna-
tional can not be fully estimated. The
success of the International has been
phenomenal. Each year it appeals to
a wider constituency. 1t is truly inter
national in its scope. The magnitude
and excellence of its exhibits has been
a marvel to foreign visitors. The mag.
new building was overtaXed
the first year. and the ring has been eX-
tended to make room for the coming
show. No other show on either con-
tinent brings together such an array of
superior breeding stock and prime an
imals fit for the block. as may be seen
at this show. This feature is particu-
larry interesting and instructive. The
block test furnishes the final proof of
excellence and affords a standard tOl
the value of types and breeds.
This is the one great contest where
breeds meet in competition after indi-
vidual excellence has been measured
within the breeds.
"A feature of marked interest in this |
battle royal is the work of the foreign |
Judge, who annually passes on the
classes. For this eX-
acting task. the most competent judges |
Of Great Britain have been selected. |
Sheep and swine measure strength for |
supremacy in. the show ring and on the |
block. In the carload classes the COM
petition is equally as sharp. and here. |
again, animal excellence is measured |
by the practical standard of market de-
Probably the keenest and most in
spring battle of the show is seen when
the great draft, horses in harness. of all
breeds and all countries, meet on the |
AN bark, clad in the armor of peaceful |
though mighty warfare. 1t is this final |
of the best of each breed. |
and of breed to breed, in the form of |
an ultimatum following the scrim-
images down the state fair circuits, that |
gives an intense interest to Interna-
ional rings. The 1906 International /
promises to be in every way fitting
climax to a show season of ,lnparallel- /
I'd records
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The average young woman of today
S busy. Beauty is another name for