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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
The WomanIy Forces,

In a recent speech John Barrett
said to Massachusetts school for
girls that the American girl had more
influence as wife, mother and sister
than any man with his vote, yet
counted nothing because she had no
vote. The Ohio State Journal holds
that as wrong conclusion, saying:
THE average woman can do more
to-day than the average man in the
promotion of any noble purpose in
civic or social life. But it is largely
matter of personal influence wisely
directed. In our temperance legisla-
ton, for instance, who are more
closely interested in good laws than
the women? And when they make
their demands intelligently, forcibly,
personally, they Wills what they
desire
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Value of Rest.

The philosopher Herbert Spencer
used to lament, in his later years,
that he had not adopted a regular
system of recreation. He often said
that what he had needed was play,
simple play, useless" from every
point of view excepting that of recre-
ating the system. This sort of hu-
man PHILOSOPHY, says The Independ-
ent, Is gaining ground every year.
No one, at any age, can live health
lily, and be wholesome human be-
ing. without play. City life particu-
larly demands provision for relaxa-
ton for those who are in mature life.
In this way only can the burdens of
life be kept from wearing one out
prematurely. Further, there is no
doubt that the public can so provide
for relaxation and recreation that the
whole community shall feel the ben
eft of it from sanitary standpoint
and in the reduction of crime. Pub
lie playing is feature of the life of
many Norwegian and Swiss commu-
.iities. 1t works admirably in the
way of keeping health and good So
eial atmosphere.
Precisely so with the young, so
with the old play has a hygiene
value. 1t relieves the brain and the
heart, the organs most likely to be
broken down through hard work and
worry. Play seems to have an ad-
mirable effect in equalizing the circu-
lation of the blood and in mitigating
the strain placed on the different or
gans. Play furnishes also a kind of
mental training which is very neces-
sary in adult life. 1t takes the at
tention from single affair, and it
keeps all the sense-organs alert. Nor
can we make too much of the social
element in this matter. A good play
ground is the best means Of counter
acting the differentiation from each
Iother which We undergo in the strug-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Fiction Stranger Than Truth.

A magazine editor was talking
about w. w. Jacobs, the famous hui
morist
II went abroad this summer" he
said, ito try and get Mr.. Jacobs to
write for me; but / found that he
had all he could do for six or seven
years to come.
"He is quiet, modest chap. When
I praised his wonderful skill in the
writing of short stories, he said that
1t was only their surprises that made
his stories take.
Then, to illustrate what he meant,
he told me a story wherein the sur
prises came fast and furious.
"He said that a lawyer, defending
a man of housebreaking, spoke like
this:
Your honor, l submit that my
client did not break into the house
at all. He found the parlor window
open and merely inserted his right
arm and removed few trifiing ar
ticles. Now, my clients arm is not
himself, and l fail to see how you
can punish the whole individual for
an offense committed by only one of
his limbs
That argument said the judge,
is very well put. Following 1t logic
ally, 1 sentence the defendants arm
to one years Imprisonment. He can
accompany it or not. as he chooses
The defendant smiled, and with
his lawyers assistance unscrewed his
cork arm. and. leaving 1t in the dock.
walked out."-Detroit Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
American Girls.

The average American is blase al
most before the English girl is ready
to leave her school, says a writer in
the World Magazine. The English
girl never leaves her governess and
home before she is eighteen, while at
the same age the American girl has
seen much of the world.
Yet the American girl retains her
vivacity and her interest in every
thing, and it is that one quality, l
think, above all others that wins for
her the admiration of the English
woman.
The American woman never looks
to her husband as master, while the
Englishwoman is taught to do so
from her birth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Ih. Fruit Of Close STUDY.

She was only substitute teach6s,
says the New York Tribune. Still.
she should have known better. Sup
pose," said she in the mental arith-
metic Lesson, suppose Mary has FIVE
oranges and Gladys gives her IL more.
Then, If Mary gave Winifred six, how
many would she have left?: There
was long pause.
"well?" she prompted, impatiently.
"it's easy enough"
Please. teacher" spoke up the
smallest girl. I'VE always do our sums
In apples."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

japanese preferential rates on the
Manchurian Railway, as the New
chwang returns indicate, are effect
lively diverting the trade of the
northern provinces from that port to
Dalny. 1t costs more to have goods
transported $50 miles from New
chwang than it does for 465 miles
from Dalny.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Real courtesy Is one OF the finest
flowers of humanity. poetically sug-
gests the Duluth Evening Herald. and
1t scatters sunshine aud makes life
easier. pleasanter and more proftabiA
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

The amount of money which the
Government is called upon to redeem
in the course of the year,reaches an
almost fabulous amount. In 1904,
for instance, it totaled $4,000, 900.
This redemption is either for the
purpose of securing clean, fresh notes
or to get change of some other de-
nomination.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

According to Washington photo
grapher, who has taken pictures of
all the Presidents from Grant to the
present occupant of the white House,
President Roosevelt is the hardest of
the lot to pose. 1t seems to be a pos
tive misery for him to sit in one po-
sition for more than five seconds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

The cotton plant did not originate
In America. Its original habitat is
unknown, but the culture and manu-
facture of cotton were known in In
dia and other Eastern lands for ages
before America was discovered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Mrs. Charles G. Holdcraft, of
Bridgeport, Conn, has double pink
pecny that is fifty years old 1t has
bloomcd every year, but this year
seemed to make extra effort to cele-
brate its golden anniversary by an
extra heavy bloom.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Place twelve onions in a row on
Christmas Day, name each after
month and put salt on their tops.
Those on which the salt is melted in
side of twelve days will be wet
months, according to Long Island
weather science.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Kangaroo" is a queer word. 1t
means Il don't understand" in the
tongue of the Australian aborigines.
When this strange animal was first
beheld by the Europeans they in
quired of the aborigines, What is
its name?" And the puzzled reply
gave the animal its name.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Sunday-schools were born 104
years ago (1SO3) in a little old
round building in London, which is
now used as wagon shop, but which
was known in those days as the Sur
rey Chapel.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
@ SHZNGX
eRWORTH KNOWINGM

Bleeding for certain ills is return
ing to favor.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

As late as May 2 the mail service
to Davos, Switzerland, required
sleighs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
DEFINES EMPLOYMENT
In EDUCATION STATUTE
Stead Decides Children Between 1.
and 16 NECESSARILY and Law
fully Employed" Exempt.

Springfield. H., Oct. 19-The term
employment" as used in the compu!-
sorry education act was defined yester-
day by Attorney General Stead in an
opinion rendered TO Chief State Fac-
tory Inspector Edgar r Davies
The attorney general holds that uu-
der the law children between II and
16. if necessarily and in good faith
employed. cannot be compelled to r.
turn TO school. nor can the superinteL-
dent of public instruction refuse an
age and school certificate. in cases
where the law has been complied
with. to a child between e ages
on the sole ground that - superir
tendent is of the opinion that the child
will not be necessarily and in goo1
faith employed
The phrase necessarily and law
fully employed" used in the statute
is defined by the attorney general tC
mean where the child is in good faitl
and legally employed. whether from
pecuniary necessity or for the reasor
that such employment is conducive I
fhiS physical and mental training, y.
either of which case he shall be ex
empt from the operations of the stat
ute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
HUGHES NOT SEEKING PRESIDENCY, He DECLARE;

New York. Oct 19.-Governo:
Hughes last night made a declaration
of mis- attitude toward the presidential
nomination. when. in an address at a
dinner given in mis- nonor by the Re
publican club, he said:
Il do not seek any public office. |
have not sought. nor shall find. di-
rectly or indirectly, to influence the
selection or the vote of any delegate
to any convention, and with reference
to the election OF any delegate to anv
convention there will be no sugges-
tion or thought of influence. protest u
reprisal in the executive chamber"
1t was at this same club that Mr
Hughes announced his acceptance Of
the gubernatorial nomination, and his
speech last night was a review of his
administration. particularly with refe.
ence to the legislation which had been
accomplished for the state control Il
public service corporations and Other
, important measures with whose cred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Erstwhile Copper King Now in Financial Trouble.

the scene. while the navys work was
limited to bombardments The duties
of the marines at sea are military.
they being the expert rihemen of the
ships and are stationed at the rapid
fire guns. They have little of the
work about the ship. as their duti Is
are mostly of the nature of guar
duties. Full information relative TO
the marine corps is obtainable at the
marine recruiting office. which is 10
Gated in the Rock Island postOfica
building. Marines pay is based on
the army schedule. but the local re-
cruiting office has received word that
the next congress will be asked to in
crease the pay by 30 per cent. There
are also numerous so-called extra pays
which all men have opportunity ~
qualify for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19

through which the public obligations
of reasonable. impartial and adequate
service could be enforced and public
safety and convenience be conserved.
Means have been provided to prevent
the repetition of the wrongs whica
have been committed in the past, AMI
it is believed that necessary publicity
will be secured. that the rights of in
vestors will be safeguarded. and that
the public will be protected from the
reckless exploits of the unscrupulous
who hitherto have had their way with
out effective restraint.
Believes In Regulation.
81 believe most thoroughly in the
efficient regulation of these public
service corporations in the interest OF
the public. / believe that their trans
actions should be conducted in the
light of day and under the public eye;
that they should be compelled to fur
nish the service which they are bound
| by their charters to render. and thai
all their public obligations should
| vigorously be enforced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19

ton and support he has been identi-
fled.
Purpose of Administration.
Governor Hughes reminded his aud
ience that it was in an address under
the auspices of the Republican clu0
after his election that he set forth til,
principles which would govern his ad-
ministration, and said:
"One of the fundamental purposes
of the administration is to vindicate
the adequacy of our institutions, to
put an end to abuses without tumult
or disorder. without injustice or dema-
gogy. and in a patient, deliberate bur
none the less vigorous manner to in
sist upon the recognition and enforce
ment of public rights.
"A difficult problem of first i'm
portance was presented in connection
with our public service corporations
1t was our object to remove this from
! the field of reckless agitation and IL
provide to the fullest extent consis
, tent with constitutional requirements
methods of investigation and redres.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
WHO ARE THE MARINES?
Soldiers of the Navy Whom the Aver
age Person Knows Little About.

Who are the marines?
This question is often asked. but is
rarely correctly answered. The ma
rine corps is the Oldest regular mill
taTy establishment of the United
States and its flag of purple bearing
the motto. Semper Fidilis." has been
carried to battle and victory time
after time. in places undreamed of by
the average American. The L. S. ma
rines are soldiers of the navy. as dis
tinguished from the sailors. They
garrison the navy yards in the L. S
and the naval stations abroad. serve
as legation guards in foreign coun-
tries and aboard our battleships and
first class cruisers. Their principal
use is in expeditions ashore on shor;
notice, as when Commodore Perry
opened the Japanese ports to the com
merce of the world: when Decatur
brought the Beys of Tunis and AlgierS
| to terms and raided the Barbary coast
pirates. The Korean war was fought
/ practically single handed by the ma
rines no help being received from
the army. and very little from tn
navy, because the army was not OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
AC0UITTAL OF MAC|LLS
IS ORDERED BY THE COURT

Passing over Pana, H.; FIT. Wayne,
Ind; Fremont, Sandusky and Fair
mont. o.. and sllirting Lake Erie. the
balloon reached Lake Ontario and
swept over the water at the rate Of
two miles a minute All the ballast
had been cast out by the occupants
of the basket to save themselves from
being carried down to- the water. The
landing was made in driving wind
at 2:20 p. m. July ?. in the branches
of a sycamore tree near Henderson,
jefferson county. \. Y, after the bal
loon had covered 1.150 miles. The
time consumed in travelling this dis
tance was 19 hours and 40 minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
SIGN CONVENTION
Peace Delegates Affix sigma
lures to Last Act Adopted
at Hague.
CHOATE ACTS FOR AMERICA
President Neidoff in Closing Address
Proposes Thanks to Nicholas
and Roosevelt.

The Hague. Oct. 19.-JoseDh H
ChOaJe. head OF the American delega-
ton to the international peace confer
ence. yesterday signed the final act of
the conference and the convention
adopted. to all of which he also affixed
his own personal seal. The signatures
were in alphabetical order. the Ameri-
cans coming next after those of Ger
many (Allemagne).
Mentions Two Rulers.
In closing his speech at yesterday
afternoons session OF the conference
President Nelidoff said:
AT one of our recent sittings thanks
We're expressed to the august initiatoI
of the two conferences. the emperor
of Russia. The conference. | hope to.
day will render homage 10 the presi
dent of the United States, who first
proposed the meeting of the second
conference. by authorizing me to send
him the following telegram:
8 The delegates to the second peace
conference having finished their work
and remembering with gratitude the
initial proposition made for its conv0
cation by the president of the United
States. present to him their respectful
homage -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Is SHOT WHILE At CLASS
Peoria Student Nearly Killed in Attack
by CIassmate.

Peoria, Oct. 19.-Lewis A. Wilson, a
student. yesterday afternoon shot John
Walsh. a classmate, during the as
sembling of class for recitation. Viii
son fired a revolver point blank at his
victim. the bullet lodging in Walsh
neck near the jugular vein. Walsh 5
condition is serious. Thursday after
noon Wilson challenged Walsh to a
fight. which was rejected and Wilson
purchased revolver of hardware
dealer and practiced target shooting
on the college campus just prior -
the converting of class. Walsh's home
is at Sydney, Australia. and Wilson
comes from small town in Missouri.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Gorgeous Birds on Postal Cards.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth has been
sending to her older chums beautiful
postal cards showing birds in gorgeous
natural plumage, says the New York
Press. Such feathered souvenirs are
enjoying vogue. The birds from Ha-
waii and the southwest are exquisite
In coloring. and couple of dozen OF
them mounted on cards make strik-
ing screen. Mrs. Longworth has al
most 300 specimens. and she has been
generous in dividing her spoils. The
fad will not come under the ban of
the Audubon society, for the getting
of the feathers entails no danger to
the songSters. The pictured birds are
much smaller than the real ones and
are made up of feathers obtained from
fowls and colored skillfully
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Travels Two Miles q VI
BEGINS so DAYS DIET TO PROVE THE
VALUE OF PEANUTS AS HUMAN FOOD

Measurements and the condition of
the eXperimenter's organs will be
taken daily. Professor Allen will also
be subjected 10 strength tests each
day.
Professor Allen expects a loss of
several pounds in weight following
the abrupt change in his diet. but he
expects to keep his weight if he does
not gain after the first week That
he will increase in bodily vigor AMI
general health he does not doubt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
CARNEGIE HEROES
AGAIN ANNOUNCED
TWenty-four More Medals Makes the
Total Awarded 126-First
Negro Honored.

Pittsburg. Pa. Oct 19-Twenty-four
persons throughout the country receiv-
ed awards for bravery yesterday from
the Carnegie hero commission. This
is the largest number in the history
of the commission. The full number
of awards is now 126, and 1.121 per-
sons have been refused either money
or medals. For the first time since
the beginning of the hero fund n
negro. John b. Hill of Atlanta, Ga,
received an award.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Named After Lieutenant.

Aurora, H., Oct 19.-Professor T. ..
Allen. president of Aurora college,
who is to live on diet of three
fourths peanuts and one fourth gluten
for 90 days in order to prove that the
peanut is the most perfect of foods,
started on his monotonous fare yester-
day He ate one-siXth of pound OF
peanuts and one ounce of gluten for
his first meal.
After Professor Allen had eaten he
was examined by DR.. E. w. Banker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Lombard Observes Peace Day.

Galesburg, Ill.,. Oct 19.-I4ombard
college yesterday celebrated peace day
as a result of the establishment of the
Bartlett peace prizes by the Rev A. E.
Bartlett of Chicago OratiOns were
delivered in the college chapel by thu
students. Miss Ray Dillon of Creston,
Iowa, being awarded first prize. and
John c. Weigel of Joliet second. In
sigma of peace were displayed about
the buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
MERCANTILE NATIONAL
may Be FORCED TO CLOSE

Kruger in the cemetery at Pretoria
has been desecrated The marble bust
of the eX-president has been torn from
its base and badly clipped Other
graves in the vicinity, including that
of Kruger's grandchild also We're
slightly damaged.
The desecration is believed TO be
the work of thieves who expected that
reward would be offered for the bust.
but which they found too heavy t1
carry off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19

New York. Oct ia perplexin,;
situation today faced the bankers AMI
financiers who are trying to straighten
out the affairs of the Mercantile Mt
tiOnal bank and to divorce ii COM
pletely from any association with ;.
Augustus Heinze. its former president
The clearing house committees were
in session this morning and consider
their designations from the directo:-
ates as permanent
May Yet Fail.
The clearing house committee was in
session only a short time. AT the con-
chsiOn of the session Manager Sherer
said the debit balance of the Mercan-
tile National bank was owing $1,l0O,d00
and that there was no doubt it would
be paid. The continuance of the bank )
existence depends largely upon its own
resources. The clearing house associa-
tiOn is NOT disposed 10 render further
assistance unless it shows an increas.
ed capacity to help itself The feeling
in influential quarters is the bank may
Yet be compelled to go into liquidation.
Heinze StiII Claims Control.
New York, Oct 19.-F. Augustus
Heinze said today: Il still hold the
controlling interest in the Mercantile
National bank. have not parted with
share of my Mercantile stock. I
would like to say this about the clear
ing house committee: They were asked
to come into our bank and make Il
thorough examination. They found it
perfectly solvent. and said so.
Wanted to Get Deposits.
Later. they added a gratuitous blow
about surplus impairment. You know
why they did that-nothing more OF
less than to induce our depositors tC
withdraw their accounts. A fine game
they were endeavoring to attract the
depositors to their own institutions"
stocks Are Irregular.
The stock market opened irregular
Opening quotations in Copper company
stock. Heinze Copper property, west
al 10 compared with closing price
of 10h last night Bonds of the Cor,
solidated Steamship company. cou
trolled by c. w. Morse. who has bee,
associated with Heinze in the Mercan
tile bank, started lower
Fitful fluctuations in the first few
minutes business indicated measur 4
of support at some points.
CLOSES at Lowest Prices.
Violent rebounds followed but tn
market continued feverish and mel
vOus. This tone persisted even afte
the bank statement and in spite of il
superfically favorable character TIL
market closed weak at the loves
prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
SMALL Gives UP
Oeposed Head of TeIegraphers
Admits at Last He is
Down and Out.
WILL TRY TO FIND A JOB SOON
But Says He Will Not Apply to Either
of the Telegraph
Companies.

Chicago. Oct. 19.-Sylvester ].
Small, former president of the striking
telegraphers. announced his retire
ment from office and the union last
night
I'm down and out" he declared. ~
will not make any further fight on the
suspension and will so out and look
for a job next week.
VIII Avoid Companies.
The former leader declared he would
not seek employment with the tele-
graph companies on which a strike
had been called. Il don't think thev
would hire me- he said. In a signed
statement he asserted that he had is
sued the telegram which caused his
suspension on the advice of the eX-
ecutive committee and other officials.
He asserted that his Overtures for
conferences and arbitration had been
rebuffed by the telegraph company
officials and that he considered further
continuance of the strike useless.
VIII Make Statement.
Before his eastern trip. he declared.
he was authorized by the other uniurr
officials to make his work and opinions
public. Mr.. Small will issue a long
statement to members of the union
and endeavor to explain his position.
He declares that he will not attend
the pending emergency effort to retain
the office of president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-19
Debt So Years Old Is Paid.

Beloit. Wis. Oct 19.-In the mail o.
Acting President Collie of Beloit co.
lege yesterday was check for 1921
for payment of debt of $50 contracte!
by DR. McParkinson, deceased, of San
Jose, Cal, when a student at Beloit
80 years ago. The debt with interest
was paid by DR.. McParkinson's estate
| and upon his request.