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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16
STREET RAILWAY SCHOOL


With the object of raising the stand
Ard of street railway employees Orea
Root, Jr., general manager OF the Met.
ropolitan Street Railway company il
New York, has perfected plans for the
establishment Of n training school iu
which graduates of colleges and scien-
titic schools viii be fitted for the tech
nical and practical work of the street
car business. The company will de-
fray all tile expenses of the school and
will pay the students living wages
during the course of two years. Dur.
ing the first year the student win be
paid $la a week. The second year
men will receive 500 a week To give
him a general idea of the street rail.
way business he will be assigned to
duty in the maintenance of way, the
electrical, the equipment and the trans.
portation departments, spending three
months in each department.
- ut is my intention" said Mr.. Root.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

Yes? Well, someone else will come
along whom you will p-obably like q
great deal more, and we'll all be glad
to take into the family"
Months passed but there were no
marked attentions paid to Helen Gate
ly.
Her lover she met now and then,
but. their. relations were formal, and
no reference was made to the short,
unannounced engagement. He had
lost none of his love for her. but
there was nothing in her conduct to
make him Jealous.
Then as her second season opened
again he heard rumors of a summer
Irritation which Mortified and amazed
him He could have, endured it bet
ter, he believed ifiit had, been some
one he regarded as worthy as him
self. "sH ~ T.t-'i
But to think Of as bright girl as
Helen Gately going about with Nor
gan Tompkins. He was loath to be-
lieve in the gossip until he satisfied
himself that it was really a serious
affair. -..t-. =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

Ito establish practical training school
for young men. particularly graduates
OF high schools, manual training
schools, colleges and universities. who
have had more or less technical train.
ing and who intend to enter upon the
vocation of operating street railroads.
1t Is the aim to make the conditions
advantageous to the young man who
has an inclination to enter upon work
Of this character.
''Such a man under the proposed
plan will have an opportunity to ac-
quaint himself with the details of the
work, while receiving at the same
time a salary which will, with strict
economy, enable him to be self sup
porting. He may thus determine for
himself whether he is fitted and has q
liking for employment of this charae-
ter: On the other hand. the Metro
politan Street Railway company viii
profit by the experiment in that it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

There followed the rut3or of an EN-
gagement. which filed him with rage.
Morgan Tompkins was known every
where as confirmed cad, so he de-
lighted in declaring to himself. He
had never heard a good word for him.
He possessed about shade more
intelligence than a fool or an idiot,
and was endured in society because
some of his ancestors and some of his
present cousins had adorned it, :
! Upon the announcement, semioffi-
clally. of an engagement came the re
port of her fathers hot opposition.
Later society understood that Helen
Gately, while she had submitted
gracefully once, had now made up her
mind. that she was to use her own
| Judgment in the selection of IS
band.
| He had been rather cool in his re-
lations with the man who had OBJ
| iected to him as a son in-law. Now
| he met him occasionally at the club
and la accepted an Invitation to
| play billiards once or twice. There
had seemed to be an unspoken bond
| of sympathy between the two men.
| The friendship ripened into a fell
| lowship. Maurice Grant had mended
a good many of his little faults dur
| ing the year, and the attention the
| older man seemed to give so freely
| sharpened his ambition to please nim.
Maurice Grant thought he could
! see that her father YVES aging fast.
| His sympathy for him was genuine.
| and yet selfish He almost wished
| he could sneak to him and tell him
| that he still loved his daughter, and
| of atrxr,r ri,
| falseness he would be glad to marry
her. But his pride had now suffered
| too much. =
| One evening he missed Mr. Gately
at his club. His aE~@nce was notice.
able. rs he was very regul at
| tendant. and it was supposed he could
not exist without his usual game of
| billiards.
Maurice was wondering about it,
| when the hall boy handed him note.
lie tore 1T open and read an urgent
| request for him to come to the Gately
home at once. Withou. a mon.ent's
delay he called cab and started.
| When he reached tie house the
butler ushered him immediately to
the study, where he found Mr.. Gately
with pale and drawn face.
You will think it rather strange
for me to send for you. Maurice, but
I'm at my wits end. ellen has
eloped with that man Tompkins We
found this note this afternoon. It's
most distressing I'd only known
you betteri Here's the note. You car
see what it means to US. 1 was hop.
ing
Maurice seized the note and read
the lines: ,.f
Il have decided to eiope, papa. II
breaks my heart, but you know yor
said last year that I might love some
one more / do love some one a great
deal more. ! understand that forgive
ness comes easy, when one has really
: eloped, and hope you will come owe,
| to the Astoria and forgive me, now
that it is over.''
Il cannot do it, the, old man said
: when Maurice had read, the letter
There didn't seem to be any one whc
5 would know how much | suffer "a.
we'll as you. 1t may seem very strang,
: to you, but l wanted to see you be
fore and to tell you that / would hav,
5 preferred Helen married you. In fact
] I know of no one | would prefer t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16
Born in Iowa.

Our family were all born and raised
in Iowa, and have used Chamberiains'
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
(made at Des Moines) for years. We
know how good it is from long exper-
fence in the use of it. In fact. when
in FL Paso, Texas. the writer's life was
saved by the prompt use of this rem
edy. We are now engaged IN the mer-
camille business at Narcoosee. Fla. and
have introduced the remedy here. it
has proven very successful and is con-
stantly growing in favor-Ennis Bros.
This remedy is for sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

about the room. 'T eloped, papa, but
with myself and Christine. my maid.
I've been waiting every day to hear
you say one word of forgiveness, but
Maurice has said II. Helen. I,ses
it all now and
"You will have to thank Mr.. Tomp-
kins. He's been the incest Cocoon
spirator one could WISH"
"But isn't he"
mo! He sailed for the Mediter-
ranean this afternoon. He says it's
been an awful tax ca his strength
this vicarious courtship."
Then you haven't eloped with
him."
mo. But I think Maurice and I
shall right away, If you ont prom
ise to give me to him in June"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

you and I wanted you to know this
before go and"
But sudden inspiratin came over
Maurice. "Pll go with you, If may"
he exclaimed; sit may not be too
late.'
ut will be rather curious situa-
tion-but, really, 1 think would like
to have you"
So the two drove together to the
address and were shown at once to
Helen's apartment.
30, papa" she began. But she
stopped as she saw her former lover.
We'll this is better than I planned.
| didn't expect to see you, Maurice.
Yours were the last congratulations
ii expected to receive-the last and
the best
Her father lool.ed wonderin-Iy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

This just short talk which hope will be Of interest and help
in selecting tie tonic and blood purifier that will be of the
est value to you this Spring.
That this the trying of all the health is fact
well known ALL the time year when constitutions
required stand the greatest sa and unless properly cared for the
foundation often laid for physical disorders disease later The
great majority of fast coming realize the importance OF
preventing disease Health possession and its
preservation matter which vitality every
Most persons those who ordinarily strong and robust,
feel the of and blood purifier this Some
have particular ament but weak debaed and rundown
The Winter e with its decreased amount of outdoor exercise and
the fact that the cold weather has kept pores of the skin closed
prevented the usual refuse matter from
being carried out of the These impurities entering the crc
laon have weakened and hnned the blood and this vital fluid
therefore lacking in the nourishng necessary sustain
and systemic health when active Spring life begins
The general bodily weakness tired feeling tickle appe
e Digestion show how weak and anaemc the blood has
becomes Frequently skin diseases pmpes eupion bos break
the skin and this evidence the mpuy the circulation
SIS S the medicine needed this condition. and the
only which rely supply system with tonic
effects and same time thoroughly purify the blood The of
this time from long spell of Sickness and it
will certainly prepare for the strain of the long, hot Summer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

emigrants. and what Phyllis Ray
mond had to do with emigrants was
more than he cohld understand.
1t was possible-even probable
that she had spent all of her vacation
allowance, but she had only to cable
and more would have been sent. Her
father was only moderately wealthy:
but he could have sent her plenty OF
money for her needs, and then there
was her uncle Rufus, who was more
than wealthy.
There was n mistake somewhere,
and he sent wireless to the ship,
asking if the name of Phyllis Ray
mond was on the passenger list.
The answer was return-d that TO
such name could be found, and, much
mystified Rodney waited the arrival
of the steamer.
~. IT was not long wait, for only "A
hours later the Princess TrebiZonde
steamed up the harbor, and by virtue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

course, pleased at the frank express
sion of your views on marriagei So
1t a frightful affair? 1t is certainly
fortunate that l am able to aid you
In escaping it, now that it is all OH. :"
NOW, Helen! / don't think"
81 am glad of that, too. You can
endure it so much better. People who
never think, have SO little real suffer
Ing! And that was one of papa's OBJ
jections, that you are thoughtless.
But You know, Helen, Pm not half
as bad as people believe l am. If !
can only have you | shall be ready to
settle down, and be real commonplace,
busy and industrious. Now, if we ran
away-just for IN hour, and came
back married, we would be forgiven
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

will he possible TO test the capacity.
ability ard adaptability of applicants,
who will constitute body of candi-
dates from whom men may be chosen
when it becomes necessary to fill va
cancies in the regular operating staff"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

y n + i SINCLAIR
rubbed his eyes and
read the message
again, but still the
words remained I'M
changed. They still
read: Meet me Ellis
Island on arrival of
Princess Trebizon-
de-"
Ellis Island was
landing station for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

Many people haVeput off using
tonic until, the system became
so weakened if could not resist
disease, and have paid for the
neglect with a spell of fever,
malaria, or some other trouble.
S. S. S. is Natures ideal tonic
and blood purifier, made en-
tirely of the pure extracts of
healing, Strengthening, health
giving roots and herbs. Ittones
up the stomach and digestion,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16
t1-l
s. s. s.
GUARANTEED
PURELY VEGETABLE

rds of that tired feeling improves the appetite and dge
hon and contributes the Strengthening and building
Of the system S. recognized everywhere
greatest of all blood purifiers and this combined unequaed
tonic properties make medicine needed every Spring
SIS. S. is for sale all drug stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA. GA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-16

IT it's so nice, Helen,
just to steal away
and have it all over
within ten minutes.
No frightful crush,
no nervous strain, no
expense and worry
to parents, no pres
ents from those who
give because they
have to-. and"
Evening star., 1909-08-21
A Japanese Luncheon.

TOR Japanese luncheon have the
rooms decorated with blossoms, or, if
if these are not procurable. imitation bios
SONS may be used. These latter are
made of tissue paper The artificial ones
cost very little and can be easily made.
The greater part of the furniture should
be taken from the rooms and it makes
the occasion more realistic to have the
guests sit on the floor in japanese style.
japanese screens should be placed al dif-
ferent locations, and if the temperature
of the room gives the slightest excuse
Japanese fans should be supplied.
Japanese tea is very mild. The water
being poured over the tea leaves it can
be served at once with sugar. but neither
milk nor lemons should be used. With il
come the wheaton cakes, rice cakes or
sponge cakes, and. if desired, some sort
of confectionery. To make the scene more
realistic small Japanese prints and pic
lures may be hung about the rooms
These can be bought at the bazaars at
very little expense and given to the
guests as souvenirs of the occasion. a
single Japanese lily in a pot is also III
great favor
Evening star., 1909-08-21
Reception Day

Gently seen the dearest 5. ..-Iy locks
dressed in. white and pink satin trimmed
with heavy lace-and wearing it to school,!
Most OF the children Of the very rich are
dressed plainly, though materials are of
dresses. of course, made Of the finest
enlbroideries and laces obtainable. When
little Philip calls to take his sweetheart
to dancing school naturally she must
have on a dress all fluffy with lace and
ruffes, so that he will think she is the
most beautiful little lady in the land.
Fashionable parents dress their girls, up
to the time they ten or twelve. in all
white. both summer and winter. They
wear linens piques, reps. the year round :;
the difference in costumes being in the
weight of the underwear and the heavi-
ness of the outer wrap.
By the time Labor day arrives one
must have the little folks clothes ready
for school, and the wardrobe .dst be
either renewed entirely or adder %. Pan
falcons for little girls come in many
varieties; some of them being of the
knickerbocker style. but all have con-
siderable fullness. For the very little girl
the knickerbocker style is better. The
busy mother can find attractive little
panties without trimming in the shops,
and she herself may purchase trimming
and decorate them. \ few tucks, little
embroidery or lace is all the trimming
school drawers need. French drawers,
made of fine. soft muslin and finished
with feather-st;trhed band, are pretty
and practical Lonsdale cambria trimmed
Evening star., 1909-08-21
The Popular
MILDLY Blouse

zenith blue, begonia pink, framboise pink,
pervenche. the beautiful new shade be-
tween a blue and a purple, AzoH green
and various mixed colors in plads
Some Of the most beautiful dresses at
the importers are of the English linens.
They are So attractive that one might
wish to turn backward and be a child
again just for the pleasure of wearing
them. Alice in Wonderland could not
have been half so astonshed by all the
wonderful things in that wonderful land
as she would be in this modern wonder
Of dressland for little girls.
In dressing children of all ages remem-
ber that linens. piques, chambrays. plaids.
sl'rench Sinehams, rep, percale, lawns of
all kinds. sheer dotted Swiss and soft
mulls are the only fabrics to be consid-
cred. Do not dress your little girl in
satin, trimmed with heavy lace. This is
exceedingly bad taste. 1t seems an un-
necessary don't" but the writer has re-
Evening star., 1909-08-21

with heavy la,e Ind embroidery. giving
an apronlike effect.
In the shops are ideal little guimpes to
be worn with the one-piece dresses or
the three-piece jumper suits, with coats.
These little garments are trimmed with
valenciennes lace or round thread lace.
Beautiful and practical little dresses
are made of rep. pique and linen in the
natural shade and all the attractive deli
cate colorings that these materials come
in. Dresses made of these materials
usually show revers and tie of white
linen. All white material is used extern
sively and heavy embroidered designs
are worked in panel form down the front
of such dresses and on the sleeves. Rus
sian dresses attractive for girls rang
ing in age from eight to fourteen, pro-
vided the girl of fourteen is not too we'll
developed.
Some of the fascinatin colors seen in
little girls dresses are robins egg blue
Evening star., 1909-08-21
HOW MAE EDNA WILDER
GOT RID OF A DOUBLE CHIN
Without Dieting, internal Rene
dies, Face Straps or Physical
CuItufe-An Interesting
Story for FIeshy People.

Il removed my double chin and reduced thirty
pounds in less than six weeks, Mae Edna
Wilder. who stands five feet high, weighs 10
pounds and is picture of perfect health. II
did this by process which is my discoy-
er,-a process OF external application. I simply
apply the. treatment 10 any part Of the body
where superfuous flesh exists and il vanishes
il by magic. Five minutes every other day for
weeks is all the time needed. and ones
most intimate friends need not know anything
about II. ! am grateful for my relief
that Il will give free advice to any who
suffers as l did. | consider double chin
Of the most unsightly physical defects, and
perfluouS flesh is just extra weight that one
must carry with them everywhere and all the
time. I feel years younger and hundred
fold active since lost mine. Any inter-
ested person vino will write Mae Edna Wilder.
Dept. $50 4. Rochester \. y, will be told how
to find relief within two weeks. au2i&sei-5o
Evening star., 1909-08-21
Fashion Notes.

the entire surface of the hat The brim
can either be faced with shirred net. soft
silk or satin in pale color TO harmonize
with the flowers No trimming is re-
quired except perhaps a stiff cockade OF
wired black velvet ribbon. forming
many-looped bow at the left side.
Linen and Foulard a New Combina
ton.
T INEN coats were seen at the French
l. races. worn over little frocks of
times there were strappings and buttons
of the linen on the silk frock. Linen was
never more fashionable than it is now.
and the new shades in delicate pastel and
deep berry tones are charming. Laces and
embroideries used on these linen and silk
costumes are. of course. dyed TO match
the general tone of the costume.
Evening star., 1909-08-21
Stockings a Feature.

A feature worthy of note ia the present.
day footwear is the perfect embroidery
designs that appear on the silk hosiery.
1t IS not necessary that stockings match
ones shoes any more. One does not meet
now as last year, bedrasg sgled shoppers
Juggling their footwear about the shops
in a frequently vain endeavor 10 get
perfect match TO pumps and oxford ties.
The match that is necessary now is either
the dress skirt. the glove, the hat, para
sol or handbag. This is fad IL Paris
AMI has reached the metropolitan fashion
centers also In the smart toSgery shops
for men one sees ties and socks Of the
new orange shades. Worn with summer
neglge shirts. these are very fascinating
"a dangerous thing 10 advise, for men 10
attire themselves more attractvely.
Evening star., 1909-08-21
Reaay- syiade Garments in Greau ariety
One Piece Effects and the Russian Blouse.
The Proper Materials and Their Col
ors---Undergarments---Millinery.
Practical Garments
for Jack and Jill
V ar1ety.

Of today requires much more money
spent on her clothes than she did of yore
Everything that the child wears may
be purchased ready made at a few mo-
ments notice. OF course, ready-made
trousseaux are more expensive.
Girls who have reached the age of four
teen or sixteen should have some tailor
made clothes. Broadcloths, cheviots and
mohars are good materials for her school
suit, which should be of simple design.
The influence of the moyen age long
waist is seen on all the misses tailored
suits, but the styles for the younger gen.
Grafton are not so pronounced. Other
good suit materials are dark-gray mix
lures. homeSpuns, melanges and cheviots-
Childrens dresses of the 1866 period
were an almost exact copy of those worn
by grown-ups With buckram inserted in
the skirt girls dress stood out almost
as much as her mothers, under which
the fashionable hoop skirt was worn.
Even a baby in long dresses Is shown
with the front part of its little dress stun
Evening star., 1909-08-21
The Two-Veiled Fad.

HNE sees the pretty white lace wells
~ which are so particularly smart this
summer draped on wide-brim hats under
brown and green chiffon wells. which are
thrown back TO show the white veil be-
meath. Many Of these two-veil arrange
ments are seen on smartly dressed wom-
en- a the beaches and races. and beneath
the darker veil of chiffon the white veil
over the skin is wonderfully becoming.
Wells are much worn this summer, al
though with the fur toquas of last win
ter they were little used One sees huge
straw hats rolled up at the side draped
with square mesh yelling which is PIN
ned carefully TO the hair and drawn back
smoothly and neatly.
Hayseed in the Hair Now.
A LII sort of cereals are fashionable as
- head dressings. oats and wheat are
the fayortes. and sheaf of wheat stand
ing up at the side like an aigrette is very
smart indeed
With this outstanding wheat Is a fllet
made of long-twisted grasses which sur
rounds the coiffu.e at the edge. few
curis straying over the forehead in front
The newest Paris notion of arranging the
hair is in fiat bands. wound round and
round the head. with a cluster of loose
curls at the back. The hair is banded.
Tot braided the we'll brushed locks being
carried over the top of the head from ear
10 ear and the ends tucked under the
curis at the back.
Flower Hats
A GIRL who is at all handy In sewing
- and has some taste for color can
easily make her flower hats at home For
very little money a frame OF silk wire can
be purchased at any of the shops. and
& slx.,
from which to make selection. The frame
should nrst he covered with some fine
white material and then the flowers are
put on in solid mass of color all over
Evening star., 1909-08-21
About Women.

DR. MARY CRAWFORD, who at the
~ age of twenty-four defeated thirty
five young men in a medical examination
for the position of inferno in New York
hospital, will make surgery her chosen
work in her profession. She is pretty
blond and has had many thrilling ex-
periences since she took up the medical
profession
Mrs Percy Pennypacker. who wrote the
new history of Texas, now in use in the
schools of that state. is spending the sum
mer In Washington gathering information
and data regarding tariff and other sub
lects hardly ever discussed by women
She believes every state should have a
historical society.
Miss Mabel Boardman, secretary of the
Red Cross National Society, has been pre-
sented with a beautiful jeweled crown as
a token of appreciation of her work by
the Italian government. Miss Boardman
did much good work for Italy at the time
of the earthquake horror a few months
ago.
Miss Helen Frick daughter of a Pitts
burg millionaire, has purchased a farm
just outside Boston and has fitted il for
orphans 10 spend the hot summer months
free. \ thousand or more of the children
are aided by Miss Frick's charity
Women who are employed to make
change at the Manhattan end of the
Brooklyn bridge get lower salaries than
men VINO 90 the same work. The men re-
ceive % cents per hour and the women 10
The many nameless shades between
copper and rose, green and blue purple
and brown, have added enormously to the
picturesqueness of the present styles
Entire gowns are new being made Of
sheer marahou. which first appeared as
WAISTS. Ihey are prettiest trimmed with
Irish lace.