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Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
W. C. T. U. NOTES.

Regular monthly business meeting
this Thursday afternoon in w. c. T. Y
Hall at 2.30, at which time it is hoped
to select and order new temperance sons
books Other important business vii
be transacted Mrs. S. r. Stratton viii
preside.
The Mothers and Teachers meeting
held in the High School auditorium las
Thursday was a grand success from ev
cry point of view. We were fortunat,
indeed in securing Mrs Hildebrand, o.
Wayne, Pa. for the lecture, which was
extremely interesting and instructive
Prof Kean gave the welcome and added
few very fitting remarks. The stl
Grade girls deserve much credit for theil
well rendered musical selections. Al
the conclusion of the program, dainty
refreshments We're served to nearly two
hundred guests. The Union extend:
thanks to all who assisted.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
GET READY FOR CHRISTMAS.

Getting ready for Christmas makes
these weeks in December full of pleasant
labors and anticipations. The majority
of people are not millionaires. They do
not have full purses with which they
can go to the shops and buy Christmas
presents, without regard to cost. They
have little money and it requires a
good deal of planning, of invention and
loving thought, to make it go around.
Often times the money is only enough
to buy the raw materials. from which
patient and skillful fingers will fashion
the gifts. If we could look into many
a home we should see the children plan
ming some surprise on Christmas morn
ing for fathers and mothers, and the
parents in turn consulting how to man
age to give the boys and girls what they
want. 1t is this mutual thoughtfulness
for others that imparts to these Decem-
Der days peculiar atmosphere. It will
soften the heart Of the crustiest old
bachelor to go into the Christmas shops
and overhear the consultations among
purchasers as to what they shall get.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
In The Social World
Pleasantville Visitors and Other Items
Of a Personal Nature.

| Miss Marjorie North spent the holi-
! days at Merchantville.
John E. Reilly has returned from a
business trip to Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. G. Warren Kean is still quite III
at their home on North Main street.
Harrison Dearden has returned from
visit of several days at Roxborough,
Pa.
Mrs. Anna NJ Paul, of Philadelphia,
was the oyer-Sunday guest of Mrs. Frank
Webb.
Frank Callahan leaves this week for
Southern California, where he expects
to locate.
Misses Edna Lee and Bessie Bower,
of Absecon, were Philadelphia visitors
last week.
Rev. j. R. Price was in charge of the
services at the c. NJ. Church in Millville
last Sunday.
Miss Florence zippler, Of the State
Normal School, Trenton, was home Tor
the holidays.
Mrs. Margaret Brown and family, CT
Port Republic, are occupying house on
Verona avenue.
Miss Hazel Rich, of Philadelphia, is
visiting the family of Rev. Henry d.
Speakman at Absecon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Keller has gone to
East Orange to spend the winter with
her son, Charles Ketler.
Prof. and Mrs. Samuel GasSill, of
Philadelphia, have been guests of their
son, Prof Carl Gaskill.
Mr.. A. E. Danielson and daughter
Ethel have returned from delightful
visit in New York City.
Mrs. Samuel Carton and son Russell,
who have been visiting relatives in Pit
man, have returned home.
Mrs. T. H. Smith and son have re-
turned home, after a two weeks stay
with friends, in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Adams and
daughter. Mrs. Blanche Gilman, are
spending month in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Miss Lavinia T. Risley and Mr. Joseph
B. Shourds spent the week end with the
formers sister, Mrs David B. Fair
brothers.
Lieut. Robt. Giffin, .. S. N, and Miss
Marion Harris, of Philadelphia, were
guests several days of the family OF
Robert NJ. Willis.
E. R. Merrick, who was in charge OF
the United News stand at Pleasantville
depot last summer, was in town on busi-
ness this week. He will be in charge of
the stand again next summer, and II
business iustifies it will make it per-
manent stand
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
DON'T PAY
CHRISTMAS PRICES!

You can buy your Christmas
presents at nearly one-third of the
price cheaper at Nelson's, on ac-
count Of selling out.
We offer few specials:
Regular s25.OO price Beds at
$14.00.
Regular $500 and $1,000 Mat
tresses at $500.
Administer Rugs, regular $3.50,
now $1.90.
Regular soc Mating, zoe.
A hundred other articles reduc-
ed to nearly one-half. Come and
see for yourself.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13

Declaring that the people of the State
are being deceived and children in the
public schools are not receiving the
training in fundamentals which the par
ents have right to expect, John P
Murray and Melvin Rice, members of the
Advisory Committee, have submitted a
report to the State Board of Education
following their inspection of the State
normal schools at Trenton and Mont
clair
Mr.. Murray and Mr. Rice hold that
there is something so radically wrong
with the public school system as to de-
mand immediate and positive action to
bring about greater thoroughness in the
teaching of the essentials of education.
! In their report to the State board they
tell of visits to the two normal schools,
in which they gave tests in spelling, his
tory, geography and arithmetic. The
report gives samples of the questions
asked and, according to the two mem
bers, they were of a very simple nature.
After telling of the miserable results
obtained, the report continues: "Our in
vestigation would indicate that even
high school graduates are not proficient
in these subjects. 1t would seem, there
fore, that parents are being deceived and
that children have not the training in
fundamentals which we all have right
to expect. That there is something rad
ically wrong is evident. Probably the
children are MYerloaded. A thorough
training in reading, writing, spelling and
simple arithmetic is of far more impor-
tance than superficial knowledge in
those and dozen other subjects.
eve are not professional educators and
we may not understand the education Of
the young. As business men, however,
we can judge of results, and such results
as we have seen are so unsatisfactory
that we insist that something must be
done to bring about more thoroughness
in essentials.
s'There is one suggestion that we can
and do make. If in the selection of To-
cal boards care is exercised to obtain
members who have the ability to give
tests in reading, writing, spelling and
arithmetic, and courage to inform the
public of the results, and when uasatis-
factory to call to account the superin-
! tendents, principals and teachers, marked
Improvement in thoroughness and eff
cheney in our school system would re-
su1t
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
HUBIN'S NEW THEATRE.

Crowded and packed to the doors the
past week, and a grand line of pictures
engaged for this week. Manager Hubin
is more than pleased with the extremely
large business his cozy theatre is doing
The people want amusement and Mr.
Hubin is giving the best the market
affords; Refined, Respectable, Moral, En-
tertaining, Educating, and polite and
courteous treatment to his many pat
rons Mr.. Hubin's Theatre can have on
ly success-it helps the merchants and
different stores by drawing the crowds
who spend their money among the local
merchants and does the town good.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Borough Council met Monday evening
present Mayor Crawford, Councilmen
Ryon, Leeds and Zentmayer, and Clerl;
Andrews.
A petition was presented signed by
fifteen freeholders asking that curb and
sidewalks be laid on both sides of Sec:
ond Street, said sidewalk to be not less
than five feet wide. The Clerk was di
rected to proceed according to law.
A petition signed by committee Of
members of Salem NJ. E. Church was
read, protesting against work on Shore
Road with engines, wagons and Other
tools on Sundays. Nv
A number of bills were passed and or
dered paid.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
DEATH OF WESLEY FENTON.

John Wesley Fenton, aged 5S years
died at his residence on Reading avenue
last Tuesday afternoon, after lingering
illness of several years duration. His
wife survives with four children, as fol
lows: Irene, Fred, Lloyd and Cecilia
Funeral services were held Friday after
noon from his late residence, Rev. w. j
F. Litsinger officiating, and interment
in Mt. Pleasant cemetery. The deceas-
ed was member of Kinewaugha Tribe
Imp. O. R. NJ, number of the members
of which attended the funeral
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
Terse, Tart, Timely
Short and Snappy Sayings to Interest
Old and Young

That money talks goes without saying.
The matrimonial tie is too often a slip
knot.
Some people butt in without any ifs
or butts.
A ringer for someone else-the tele-
phone girl.
Some peoples minds are just things to
guess with.
Many a woman's rat" is a trap for
an unwary man.
Many man is kept short through his
own shortcomings.
No, Willie; it doesn't take gunboat
70 shoot the rapids,
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13
THREE TWINS COMING.

''Three Twins, which comes to the
Apollo Saturday, Dec. l6, for one day
matinee and evening, is the greatest mu-
steal comedy that has been produced in
recent years. 1t was first produced in
Chicago and after run Of five months
at the Whitney was taken to the Herald
Square Theatre, New York, where it ran
ten months 1t is not often that New
York takes kindly to an attraction that
has had its birth in Chicago, but the
s'Three Twins" was received with open
arms, which stamps it as high class
attraction
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-12-13

When you have cold get a bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It will
soon fix you up all right and will ward
off any tendency toward pneumonia.
This remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as confident
ly to a baby as to an adult. Sold by
Thomas +. Crawford, Druggist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Buffalo, Iowa, and then to Muscatine,
where he was united in marriage to
Miss Margaret Ann Fridley in 1856.
Numbered among the survivors are
four daughters, Mrs. NJ. Dearborn and
Mrs. A. Schippy, both of Davenport;
Mrs. May Knosopfal of Dewitt, Iowa,
and Mrs. ]. willoughby of Dies Moines,
and one brother, James S. Osborne OF
Fowler, Ill. The remains will be taken
to Dewitt Tuesday morning, where in
terment will be held in the Dewitt
cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Mary Plunkett
occurred Thursday afternoon at 3
o'clock at Mercy hospital, where she
had been making her home for the past
nine years. Mrs. Plunkett was born In
Ireland Aug. Is, 1888, and at the time
OF her demise was rs years Of age
She came to America a number OF
years ago, making her home in Ottawa,
Iii, where she resided until nine years
ago, when she came to Davenport and
made her home at Mercy hospital
She is survived by two daughters. Sis
ter Mary Alacoque at Mercy hospital
and Mrs. Catherine Barrett, and s
nephew, Edward Barrett. All were
present at her bedside when she pass
ed away. The remains were sent t.
Ottawa Saturday noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Persia's commerce. Official reports
of the Persian government covering
its fiscal year 1sO9-10, the latest per-
iod for which the statistics are avail
able, show that of the 442 million
krans Tor approximately 40 million
dollars) Of imports in that year, 227
million krans, or more than one-half
of the total, was from Russia, 153 mil
lion from the British Empire, II mil
lion from Turkey, 13 million from
France, 10 million from Germany and
but 337,332 krans from the United
States. OF the exports in that year
amounting to 372 millions krans Tor
about 33 million dollars), 263 million
krans' value went to Russia, AZ mil
lion to Turkey, 31h million to the
British empire, million to Italy, s
million to France. 51a million to China
and but 21k million to the United
| States
Cottons, sugar, tea, iron and steel
manufactures, woolens, yarns, and
petroleum are the principal articles
imported into Persia. OF cottons the
imports in 190s-10 were valued at 126
million krans; of sugar, 107 million;
of tea, % million; of iron and steel
and manufacture thereof, IA mil
| lion; of woolens, IA millions !;
of yarn, 10 million; and of petroleum,
million; while haberdasher1es, silks,
rice, indigo and cochineal, -four,
matches, spices, timber, and copper
are represented in various sums rang
ing between 5 million and 2 million
krans.
Raw cotton heads the list Of Per-
sia's exports, with an aggregate value
in 1sOs-10 of 20 million krans. The
next largest items in that year were
fruits, SO million; wooden carpets, As
million. rice, "a million; fish, 81 mil
lion; opium, is million; cocoons, IL
million; gums, IL million, and skins
nearly II million. Other important
exports having each less than 10 mil
lion krans value include wool, 9 mil
lion krans; animals, 2-3 million: silk
stuffs, 8 million; hides, s million
wheat and barley, million; woolens
nearly 3 million; tobacco, 2 % mil
lion; drugs, 21z million; cottons, 215
million; dyes, 2 million; and pearls
TX million krans.
The per capita commerce of Persia
based upon an estimated population
of ek millions. is comparatively
small, being in 190e-10 less that SIS
compared with per capita commerce
of $SS for the United States, $50 fol
France, SIS for Germany and s1Io fol-
the United Kingdom. This relatively
small foreign commerce of Persia /.
largely due to the fact that that EN-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Silvis

Mrs B. Hull and baby have arrived
home from a visit with her parents at
Chicago. Mr.. Hull has moved his
family to Moline.
Mrs. E. Murphy has as a guest her
Lrother Earl Lewis of Galesburg
Mrs. William johnson has as
guest her niece of Kansas City, Mo.
Andy Tubbs and son Forest have
opened a candy store on Sixth street,
East Moline.
The Pioneer Birthday club was en-
tertained by Mrs. F. H. Scott at her
home on Tenth street Tuesday after
noon. Mrs. D. Scott of Peoria attended
as guest. Luncheon was served after
several hours devoted to social con-
Fersation and needlework
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Anderson have ar
rived home from a trip to Minnesota
where Mr.. Anderson has purchased a
farm. Mr. Anderson will move his
family to Minnesota in the spring.
Mrs. F. O'Brandstetter was visited
by her two sisters, Rose and Clara
Gottle, who returned home to Iowa
City last week.
Milton Pershing, Jr, has taken a
Icsition in Davenport with Kelly's
Wholesale supply house.
w. Ferguson of Victor, Iowa visited
relatives here.
Christmas baskets are requested to
leave them at the home of Mrs. Henry
Schmidt on Eleventh street.
The revival meetings at the new
Methodist church, conducted by Mr.
Knowles of Peoria and Rev. E. w
Thompson of Silvis, still continue.
The 500 club met last Saturday even
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Korb. Mes
danes Apple, Korb and Mier ant
Messrs. Apple and Korb won the prizes
G. Abrams has returned from a visi
at Garrett, Ind
Mrs. l. Handel has arrived hom
from Indianola, Ill.
Mrs. William Allison Of Carbon CHI
, visited friends here.
Mrs. William Emmert has been er
joying a visit from her sister, Mr. Z
!. II. Garvis Of Ladora, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Nelson hav
returned from Esterville, Iowa.
: ]. M. Pershing has sold his grocer
end hardware store to Messrs. Joh1
I son of Moline. Mr.. Pershing will Ell
gage in the real estate business.
+ Mrs. E. L. Scott of Tenth street wa
e visited by her sister, Mrs. v. Scott c
Il Peoria.
y John Foster has recovered from
; severe attack Of pneumonia.
H. Vasconcellnis has returned HON
a from a visit with relatives at Louis
ana, Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

and Kalamazoo, Mich, was in Moline
Friday looking over the field with a
view to bringing one of the company's
new industries to this city. This COM
pany manufactures an exclusive line
of goods that is well known in the
tri-cities, where "Czarina" petticoats
may be obtained at a aumber OF
women's furnishing establishments.
At the Clinton factory $50 people are
employed Mr. Rixon intimated that
in order to secure a plant of the Ed
wards Manufacturing company dona-
ton of a site by Moline would not be
necessary, nor would stock subscrip-
lions be solicited. He had letters,
among them one from the secretary of
the Saginaw, Mich. board of trade,
to show that his company is in the
market for new location, and that
a number of cities desire to secure
the factory.
Obituary Record.-Miss Augusta
Daviere of 1872 Fifth avenue died
Saturday in Chicago, where she was
taken a short time ago. she under
went an operation and 1t was reported
that she could not recover. She was
about so years old and for a number
of years had charge of a boarding
house at Augustana college. She
leaves one brother, ]. C. DaViere OF
this city.
Ada Evalina Potion, who has made
her home with her sister in Moline
for the last IS months, died Saturday
of tuberculosis. Death occurred a.
402 Railroad avenue The body will
be sent to Wayland, Iowa, the former
home Of the deceased, for burial
Ada Potion was native Iowan, ant
the date of her birth was June 5, 1890
She was left an orphan in early child
hood and was adopted and reared b,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barber Potion of Way
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

pire is lacking in adequate means of
transportation and communication.
Wheat, barley, rice, fruits, silk, wool,
cotton, gums and other staples are
produced il great quantities, and lead,
copper and other mineral deposits
abound, but good roads and railways
are few, thus seriously handicapping
transport to points of distribution.
The latest reports show less than 100
miles Of railway in all Persia. AS
late as 1903 but 311 miles of car
riageable roads had been built, though
progress has been made since that
time. Telegraphs include 6,8I2 miles
of line and 1874 miles of wire, con-
Meeting 131 stations. Teheran, the
principal city, has a population OF
100000; Tabriz, 100000; and Ispahan,
$4,000. Less than 1900 Europeans re-
side within the empire.
All the news all the time.-Ths
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
MOLINE

Favors Night sehooI.-At special
meeting, held Thursday evening, the
board of education approved the plan.
proposed by committee of citizens,
for the holding of night school in
the Irving building. The board offers
use of the building and proposes &c
furnish heat and light for the evening
school, main purpose of which will be
to teach the English language to new
corners to this country.
Holidays Announced.-Holiday va
cation for the children of the public
schools will continue for two weeks
this season. Doors of Moline schoo
buildings will be closed next Friday
afternoon and will remain closed
through Christmas and New Years
till Monday morning, Jan. s. This an
nouncement was made by Superin
tendent G. H. Maxson.
Hunting Factory Slte.-Fred Rixon
Jr., vice president and secretary o
the Edwards Manufacturing company
manufacturer of "Czarina'' petticoats
which has factories in Clinton, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
u. s. Trade With Persia

stated, over one million dollars. Prac-
tically the entire imports from Persia
consists OF wool carpets and carpet
WOOL OF the total imports therefrom
valued at s1,O55, 500, rugs and carpets
aggregated $944,561, and wool suitable
for the manufacture Of carpets, $751;
624. Various manufacturers Of iron
and steel supply most Of the relatively
small exports to Persia from the
United States.
Trade with the United States, how.
ever, forms a very small proportion OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
Hamlet

William Dagger and family came
Thursday to visit at the home of Os-
car Marsh.
Mrs. Frank Taylor visited from
Thursday until Saturday with her
mother, Mrs. Mary German Of Aledo.
Mrs. Mary White was shopping in
Rock Island Thursday.
Miss Millicent Boyles spent the last
of the week with Otis Reaber and fam
lily.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Close were
Aledo visitors Saturday.
Riley Halstead went to the farm OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Persia's trade with the United States
in the fiscal year 1911. according to
the oficial reports OF the bureau Of
commerce and labor. amounted to ST.
077,5O2, of which imports from Persia
we're $1,055,6O3 and exports to Persia
s?1.S99. These figures Of imports,
while small In comparison with those
fIom other countries of similar popula-
ton and size, are much larger than in
any earlier year. In 1909 imports
from Persia amounted to $3.50, 900; in
1910, 100000: and in 1911, as above
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Sam Evans, near Aledo, Saturday, to
work
Mrs. Will Aliens baby Is improving
from its recent illness.
John Hartman and Emerson Crabs
returned home from Chicago Satur-
day.
Misses Emily Boyle, Minnie and
Lulu Cooper were shopping in Rock
Island Wednesday.
Emerson Crabs was a Davenport
visitor Wednesday
Miss Nellie Cooper is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Jennie Gridley of Aledo.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Halstead were in
Aledo Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Thursday morning at his home and is
lot expected to live. Mr.. Barr has been
failing for some time due to the inflrmi-
ties of age, being IS years old, and
Thursday he suffered stroke of palsy
from which it is doubtful if he will re-
cover. Mr. Barr is well known through.
out the state, being prominently con-
nected with many organizations and
having always taken an active part in
affairs tending to the welfare Of Scott
county.
Has Hip Fractured. - Chris Ceboss
has been taken to st. Luke's hospital
suffering with a broken hip which re
suited from being knocked OF a coal
car at Nahant Saturday morning. He
was unloading coal when a switch en-
CINE bumped into the car causing him
to fall He was brought to Davenport
on a train and then removed to the
hospital in the city ambulance.
%
Obituary Record.-Saturday night a
1910 O'Clock, at the home Of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Minnie Dearborn, 2720 Fai
avenue, occurred the death OF Henry
Thompson. Deceased was born Apri
%, 1888, in Chillicothe. Ross county
Ohio, and at the time Of his death wa
rs years Of age. In 1853 he came Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
THE END OF TUBERCULOSIS
Physicians Lack knowledge.
By GEORGE W. coTTIs.

BY GEORGE W. COTTIS.
We may provide all the restric-
ton we wish. we may provide
hospitals and enact laws, but we
are making bricks without straw
unless we provide for funda-
mental, early diagnosis. I am not
afraid to say that IS per cent of
the practicing physicians in New
York today are unable to dag
nose incipient tuberculosis, that
a majority OF them do not cor
rectly diagnose even quite ad-
vanced cases and that some do
not make a proper diagnosis
even after death. So it will be
a step in advance IL we can pro-
cure expert physicians to exam
inc patients In each county with
out expense. And IL we can
have early diagnosis by these
expert physicians. these expert
diagnOsticians. the smaller coun-
ties of the state will be greatly
benefited. for they are sadly In
need of such assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18
DAVENPORT

contagIon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TO the reports in the board Of health,
there are now only IL cases Of con-
tag1on in Davenport Eight Of these
cases are diphtheria and four are scar
let fever. Eight dismissals Of scarlet
fever cases were made during the past
two days.
2 Licensed TO Wed. Charles h. Sny-
der and Miss Fay L. Webster OF Dav-
export; Donald McGraw and Miss
Edith Norris OF Canton, III.
klndt Cots Princess. - Manager
Charles T. Kindt Of the Burtis has TAX
en- over the Princess theatre on Perry
street and win install the Readick as
sociation players there beginning Dec
"a, In dramatic stock. the opening bill
to be The Old Sexton" a rural com
edy drama from the pen Of Franz
Readick, recently here as manager o.
the TrfCity Stock company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-18

Many persons find themselves affect
ed with persistent cough after an at
tack of influenza AS this cough can
be promptly cured by the use of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, it should net
be allowed to run on until it becomes
troublesome. Sold by all druggists.