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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
EVERY PASTOR
A COMPRESSOR
That's What DIR. Sheldon Would Like
To See-Advice and Good
Cheer.

The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, pastor
of the Central Congregational church
of Topeka, Kan, author Of in His
Steps" and several other widely read
books, believes that every pastor of
Protestant church should have a con-
fessional, where the members of his
flock could go to their pastor and pour
their troubles into a willing ear and
receive wholesome advice. He does
not intend that this confession should
be IN the nature Of that followed by
the Catholic church, where forgive
ness OF sin is given by the father con-
fessor. 1t should be place where
those heavily laden with cares and
trials and tribulations could unload
their burdens.
The relations OF the minister to
his congregation" Dr.. Sheldon said.
should be such that the members
would be free to go to him and con-
fess their troubles and receive advice.
do not In the least advocate the
doctrine of the forgiveness of sins, but
it seems TO me that the minister, in
order to fulfill his full duty To the
church and to his flock, ought TO make
himself so useful that the members
would feel free to confde in him about
anything that concerns them The
Baptist Emmanuel church OF Boston
is carrying out this idea now. have
been working along this line for many
years.
THE confessional is not entirely a
spiritual matter. 1t is a place where
people can carry their troubles Of
whatever kind or nature. business.
spiritual and religious, family affairs
and purely personal matters Ii is
the working out OF the plan to give
more help to the congregation. Some
ministers work with the idea that their
connection with the affairs of the con-
gregation ends with the preaching of
the sermons and the calls and the per-
functory routine followed by all
There IS much other good work that
can be and ought to be done
'-rne Roman Catholic church has
understood human nature for centu-
ries. The Protestants have not had
this understanding. The Catholic con-
fessional contemplates the forgiveness
OF sins. but its ctief hold has been in
aiding the members OF the church bear
the burdens they have to carry. Eu-
man endurance viii bear up under GER
tain troubles to n certain extent. and
then it snaps. II one is able TO tell his
troubles TO another in whom he has
confidence and who may be able TO
give advice and aid. the troubled one
feels better and stronger after the tell
ing. although the trouble may not be
solved or iightened in the least That
Is human nature
1T is the duty of the minister TO be
the close friend OF every member OF
his dock. He should do a real service
and be real help at all times. Men
and women come 10 me for advice.
They tell me OF their family affairs.
their business prospects and reverses
and almost everything imaginable. /
give them the best advice / can, I
counsel with them. condoie with
them. and ! try to help them solve the
troubles that come TO them. IL gives
them greater peace OF mind. They do
NOT break down. After confiding In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

me and talkfS.s; over their worries they
go away stronger aud better men and
women and children and become more
useful to themselves, their friends and
the world.
THAT is the idea have in the con-
fessional for Protestant churches. Ev-
cry church should have one. Every
minister should have certain hours
when the members of his congregation
could go to his study and tell him their
worries and be given as good spiritual.
business and social advice as any min
lister should be able to give-advice
that no lawyer and few other friends
could give"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
The Argus Daily Short Story
How the Treaty Was Made-By F. A Mitchell.
Copyrigated Associated Literary

In the changes that have come Over
Europe the principalities of Pertonia
and Weaden have disappeared from
the map. They were carved out OF
the ancient territory called Helvetia
and were adjoining provinces. Fol
years the boundary line between the
two was a matter of dispute, and much
blood had been spilled without any
progress being made TO fix it perma.
nently. At last war had reduced them
both to bankruptcy.
One day a young man. Herman Won
Gratz, rode into the capital of Weaden
drew up at the palace of the reignine
prince and announced himself as an
envoy extraordinary from the sover-
eign of Pertonia, having power to
make a treaty with his neighbors of
Weaden establishing boundary line.
At the time of his arrival the minister
OF foreign affairs was with the prince,
who. having heard Won GRATIS an.
nouucement. turned to bis cabinet Of
ficer and said:
Count Won Steinwitz. negotiate a
treaty such as this young man is sent
to make. / do not wish to see it or be
consulted with regard TO it till it has
been signed. sealed and delivered.
Then. If it is satisfactory to me. 1 will
make you a marquis, giving you at
the same time one OF my estates. II
the treaty fails to meet my approval
you shah lose your head"
At this the ambassador looked very
much sstonished.
What surprises your" asked the
prince.
"a coincidence. My sovereign the
Prince of Pertonia has imposed upon
me the same conditions"
"Indeedp'
"Yes, your highness, with this add.
ton. that the treaty must be made.
l cannot escape by a failure to agree"
Turning to Won Steinwitz, the prince
said:
add that condition to those I have
named. Take my brother sovereigu's
representative to your castle and keep
him there till you have come to an
agreement"
The minister and the ambassador
bowed themselves out. mounted horses
and rode to Won Steinwitz's castle.
There was a great difference in years
between the two diplomats. Won Stein
WITT being over sixty years old. while
Won Gratz was scarcely thirty. The
CORNER was not much worried for bis
head. for he was a veteran IN diploma
cy and bad no fear but that he could
outwit the younger and less expert
enced man Upon their arrival the
host placed his guest In the handsom-
est suit Of apartments in the castle,
left him and. going TO his cabinet, or
dered an attendant 10 say TO his daugn-
ter, the Countess Bertha, that he wish
ed her to come TO him. In few min
utes the maiden Joined her father.
and he said to her:
"a young diplomat Is here from the
king OF Pertonia. Make it your bust
ness to win his heart"
"Yes. father" said the girl dutifuIiy
and retired She asked no reason for
this strange request. and none was OF.
fered. Like all girls Of that period,
she was accustomed 70 hear and %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
BURIED DOG NEAR WIFE.
Phelps Also Intended to Erect Monu-
ment, but Neighbors Protested.

Phelps Also Intended to Erect Monu-
ment, but Neighbors Protested.
Although he had stoutly declared that
nothing could force him to take the
step, George w. Phelps of East Hamp-
ton, Mass, finally acquiesced in the
wishes of his excited neighbors and
removed the body of his dog from a
spot near his wife's grave.
Mr.. Phelps buried the animal in his
BOT in cemetery, and as it had been
faithful friend for years he said he
intended TO erect a monument to it.
This brought forth protests from per
sons who have relatives buried in the
cemetery. and the local authorities took
the matter up. So vigorous were the
protests that the authorities had an
nounced special meeting TO discuss
the case and hear the advice of coun-
sci when Mr.. Phelps gave in and said
he would take the dogs body out of
the bErying ground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
HuuaOr and
Philosophy
NJ DUNCAN ~. SMITH
PERT. PARAGRAPHS.

pERHAPS one reason baseball is so
popular is because 1t enables
man to indulge his natural desire TO
make q noise.
Some persons find children as use
fuI on the Fourth OF July as they are
on circus day.
Men are judged by the quality OF
their clothes, women by the way they
wear them.
1t Is hard to make a man believe
that he ever ate as much as his small
son does.
When a man misses the appetite OF
his youth he charges it to his wife's
cooking.
We always greatly admire a cheer
full loser when be is the other fellow.
When a friend does a mean thing we
say "he is only human" but the man
we dislike shows his cussedness by
doing the same thing.
When a man comes to the office with
q beaming smile 1t is hard to tell
whether he has had n raise in salary
or whether his tomato plant has
bloomed.
Used to II.
"What Is the matter with your
auto?"
Nothing"
"But it doesn't run"
mo; that is the kind Of machine II
Is. I would know there was some
thing the matter with it II 1t would
run"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
June IL in American
History

1S7s-wiIliam Cullen Bryant. poet and
editor. died; born 1874.
1s94ECommander John Rodgers. u. s.
N. retired. noted commander IN
the civil war. died: born 1923.
1900-Lucretia Peabody Hale, noted
writer. died: born 1920.
19O3-General Alexander mellow q
McCook. q. s. A., retired. died
born 1881.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

A member of the Ohio legislature
has confessed in open court that he
accepted bride, and he promises to
go before the grand jury for the pur-
pose OF telling all that he knows
concerning legislative corruption.
But what good will that do? We
have seen what happened when men,
bers of the Illinois legislature did the
same thing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

"Autophobia" as applied to the
race track is condemned in Chicago
as a menace to the nation. 1t might
be likewise regarded as applied to
the public thoroughfares.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Lame shoulder is almost invariabl!
caused by rheumatism of the muscles
and yields quickly to the free appli
cation Of Chamberlain's Liniment
This liniment is not only prompt AM
effeetual. but in no way disagreeable Il
use. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

The democrats promise to reduce
the wool schedule so per cent. That
will go a long way toward reducing
the cost OF living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

A New York physician says ty-
phoid fever can be warded off by
chewing tobacco o course, the
ladies will begin to become immune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Senator Root is in favor of all
kinds of reciprocity that won't hurt
the print paper and lumber trusts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Hard Customer.

nara customer.
-They are going to let Sly in on tn
ground floor of their scheme"
They'd better not"
why not?"
Hell steal the ground floor and nj
that Is superimposed upon 1t II the
do"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

1t has been discovered that barrels
were used in the year go B. c. I'm
doubtedIy they had "Dar'ls," too, in
those days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

General Torridity got out of the
saddle in a hurry and was without
sympathy in his hurried retreat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Willing TO Take q Chance.

"She has had three husbands, ana
now all of the men want her."
"How does that happen"
"Her former husbands all died from
being too well fed"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

What does the state constitution
amount to when Speaker Adkins is
around?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Making Their Escape.

Making Their Escape.
"See that man?"
Eyes"
HE knows it ALL
"Then let's away"
"WhereforeY'
Lest he insists in telling it all u
our poor ears"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Presence of Mind.
Hell am looking for q mattel
She-Oh, this Is so student
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Pleasure Denied.

Pleasure Denied.
I'D hate to be rich"
"Why"
81 couldn't have any excitement the
going round hunting for somebody
lend me q ten"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Adjusting Il For Himself.

"He always cheats himself"
How does he get out OF it,"
"Oh, he lies out of It,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Eneiand's Dairy Expense.
During 1910 England paid to foreign
countries s35.O0O.OO0 for eggs and S40,-
000.00O for poultry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

After all, summer has not really
commenced yet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
Exception,

oh. peace of mind-how fine II Isl
How pleasant is that state
Unless you have a piece of hers.
And then isn't great.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

John BD Spoil the OF g hating ~ 30 somey hfs
in
a e Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

pERHAPS one reason baseball is so
popular is because 1t enables
man to indulge his natural desire 10
make n noise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

When a man misses the appetite OF
his youth he charges it to his wife's
cooking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12
THE ARGUS.

eY TIVE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Some persons find children as use
fuI on the Fourth OF July as they are
on circus day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

Men are judged by the quality of
wear them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

We always greatly admire a cheer
full loser when he is the other fellow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

When a friend does a mean thing we
say ''he is only human" but the man
we dislike shows his cussedness by
doing the same thing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-12

1t Is hard to make a man believe
that he ever ate as much as his small
son does.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16
What All. China.

William I. Ellis. In Harper's Weekly,
Newspapers are the most symptom
attic evidence of the change in China.a
sentiments. They have sprung up like;
mushrooms to the number Of more than
1000. and practically all advocate the
most advanced reform measures. Theft
cartoons a had a great influence I'M
fostering the anti-dynastic and anti.
foreign feeling. AS Is well known. the,
Chinese are governed by the Manchus.
who came into control in 1914. and who
and who have maintained Manchu
banner corps. and pensioned all MEM
bers of the clan. Every Manchu has
been either a soldier or an official. and
in receipt of a pension from birth. To
be a Manchu in Picking was more of d
s%inecure than to be the son or nephew
of an Ohio statesman in Washington.
The common cry-indeed, 1t was made
a veritable battle cry-Was that the,
Manchus We're betraying the nation ia
the foreigners. The newspapers and
their most avid readers. who are the
students. took up the slogan Of rights
recovery" for they point out that the
government has lost great stretches of
territory to the foreigners and has Civ
en- them valuable mining and railway
concessions. :
Now the storm has broken. The peo.
pie. sober for centuries. and now sud-.
denly drunk with new wine. have gone,
upon a grand spree. But they viii.
probably sober up. The proved strong
men IRE on the side Of the govern,
ment. II the troops can be paid prompt
ly and well they will remain loyal, for
the Chinese soldiers version Of the
pproverb. Whose bread I eat. his song.
sing" is Whose bread I eat, his foes
I fight" Not only is the real leadershin.
with the government (Kwang Yu Wei.
and Sun Yat Sen being mere agitators),
but the saner program Of reform has.
been adopted by it. Soon the reyolu-,
tionists will learn. what Peking already,
knows. that the neighboring power,
which they most dread has been max
ing q cat's-paw out OF the Dung,
China movement. It is not unlikely
that at any day now the designs Oh
this hostile nation upon China viii
openly appear. and In the fact of this
common danger the revolutionists and,
tho government will get together to|
save Chiua's national integrity.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16
A Boy and the B;net Tests

to one. TO name tho days of the weck In 10
seconds and to count three l-cent and three
2-cent stamps in 10 seconds.
All this the child did with fair success.
but he was close to his limit. He began
TO fail On the questions for 3 years Of age.
He was not able to describe a fork. table
or chair. He could make change for 20
cents, but he could not name the months
OF the year nor arrange a series of weights
IN their proper order. He failed com.
pletely on the 10-year test. He could not
identity all the common forms of curren-
cy-a cent. a nickel. a dime. a quarter. a
half dollar, a one. two. five and 10-doliar
Dill. He could not construct sentences
containing philadelphia" money" or
river" Says the account: THE doctor
told the boy an absurd story OF a painter
VINO fell from a scaffolding and was In
stantly killed, but when taken to q hos.
pital the doctors found he could recover.
and he left a few days later entirely welI..'
Ihls story was told over and over. but
the child could see nothing incongruous
in 1t.
At the conclusion. the examiner said that
the boy was not an IDIOT, but simply had
the mental development of Q child Of o
The judge thereupon decided not to SEND
him to an asylum. but returned him to his
mother, who promised to take him to her
brothers farm in New Jersey. whore he
can grow up"
He 10 spared the monotony and retarda.
ton OF asylum life and his chances of IA.
coming q fairly normal person are yastlv
enhanced.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16
The. Rooter.

The rOoter IL a sort vi human cath
clysm who supplies the calliope effect
at our football games. He IL composed,
OF a vast howl, Enclosed in . thin rim,
OF face and decorated with a fringe OF.
wildly moving arms legs.
II Is the mission of the rooter to win
games for his college. The team itself
also q . small part in the job. but
the big work 10 done by men with the
siren lungs. This is easily prov
en- by the fact that after q great foot
e game. only q few players are dis
abled. while upwards OF 1000 r~ootsrs'
may be unable to talk for a week.
The rooter 10 quite different from tho
ooseDal ran. Tho fan goes to baseballi
games because he enjoys them and
yells because he feels like 1t. But the,
q football game In zero weather, be-
cause 1t is his duty to help the team.
lie tahds two hours. freezes an equal
number OF feet. and unravels his throat
from n sternum to epiglottts. because
=, noi NE were sns to stop yelling at a critical.
fullback would falter. the line would,
dissolve. the team would lose and life,
would become q CHASTITY nuisance.
me rooter does not depend on indi-,
vldual effort. however. to win his
Games. He Is a beautiful example OF
CSCAASo "a GOIIlUlIl6lIOH. NO FOOtGFI
would think OF working without a cheer
ieader or yell master. The yell master,
is the mahout OF the college yell. He
Is q 1.-THE young man with u number 81
mouth. and revolving arms and legs.
With a small cane decorated with a
pennant. he stands in front Of 1000
open mouths and braids up the sounds
which issue into an harmonious whole
which he directs ct the enemy from the,
front or the rear. as occasion may de-
mand. He controls his yell, as If he,
was running IL through a nozzle. He
shuts it off, draws it out. feeds 1t up
with college songs, changes records,
pulls out q new patent ear buster when
the team ~falters. and finally al a crit
lcal point ysnks his machine to its feet.
pulls out every stop. %revolves his arms
and legs until he Is only a light blue
haze and turns on pandemonium. A
good yell master will frequently blow
his team 40 yards down the field by
hurting a 1000 lung power yell at it
just when It is needed. Big colleges
win in football. not because the arms
and legs which attend them are of any
exclusive patent. but because in football
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16
From the Chicago Post.

From the Chicago Post.
One Of the cruelest lunders OF Official
dom IS to place the stamp OF idiocy upon
a hild who is merely mentally backward.
That this has been going on for many
years is a painful fact now we'll recog-
nized, but 1t has hitherto been impossible
to differentiate clearly between the two
types of cases. What test should be APP
piled to decide whether a child Is an IDIOT
or merely backward?
+. The best answer. II not the only answer.
to this question is tho series Of tests de-
vised by Binet. the French alienist. He
worked out, by the study of thous-
and Of children Of all ages, a series Of
questions, the successful answering Of
which by the child indicates the approxi-
mate stage OF the child's mental develop
ment.
This test was applied this week to a
14-year-old boy in New York City who
had been giving his parents considerable
trouble A physician from the Cornell
Medical school put the lad through the
Binet tests. beginning Nth those for a g.
iyear-old child.
; is to say, he asked questions which
a normal 3-year-old child should be able
to answer. Point to your nose, eyes and
Repeat: 1T rains I am hun
cry" What is this a picture OFT" The
scope of questions widened year by year.
The test for the mental development of
eight years was to be able to tell the diff
ference between a butterfly and q fly. be-
tween wood and glass, paper and cloth. He
asked the boy to count backward from 20
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-16

- O8sesAs
Braggtn9 IL the art OF putting your
best foot into the other fellows ear
At every opportunity.
The world II full OF braggers. They
are our most ambitious class. A bragg
GER mover loafs on his Job. While other
men are resting at night he will leave
home and tramp two miles to find some
other man who will stand quietly while
h braEger tells him. with one finger
hooked into his coat button. how q
treat many people had said to him
that 1t was IN awful thing to elect Taft
president. while really big men like
yours truly. with the p%rehensile finger
are allowed to languish unpestered by
fame.
: The bragger can be readily distin-
xutshed by his long crooked forefinger.
1t Ia his weapon. He hunts the unwary
citizen and hooks onto him as Paul
one hooked onto the British ships.
When this 10 done he begins to brag
nat the only ways of escape are to
Braggers brag about everything in
the world. Just as hckers are never
at a loss for a subject. II a bragger
~ rich he brags about 1t. If he isn't,
no brags about how soon he is CO.
Ing to be. or how he once was, Or
because he doesn't toin in the silly
race fog the dollar. Some braggers in
sist on hanging their own laurel
wreaths ON themselves. while others
are more refined about 1t and merely
repeat to you what some friend has
a about them. Some men are SO
expert thai they can brag half a day
about their modesty, and get away
With it In safety.
Braggers have done wonderful deeds
ever since Baron Maunchausen. the
dean Of the profession, raised it to an
art. Nations have been saved offhand