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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-30

some people 20 about the world be
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the rest Of Us 70 loudly admire theli
warm hcartrducss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-30

Wednesday, August 80, 1911.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
Aero iane Is Simpie.

The working parts of the modern
flying machine are infinitely fewer in
number thss. those of the automobile,
the motor boat, the railroad locomo-
tive or the steamship. Far more COM
pick is the operation Of high-powered
motor car than that of high-powered
aeroplane. Far more delicately ad.
justed are the thousands of parts of
the steam or electric locomotive than
the mechanism Of the flying machine.
It Is this very simplicity of construc-
ton and operation that has enabled
the aeroplane to Guido in continuous
motion every other known form of
conveyance, except steamers, motor
boats and sailing ships. and these
last named are able to maintain their
motion only because of their huge
driving mechanism. out of all proper
ton to the bulk that is propelled.
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BY DRIS. kIRJLy NIzDI
His Failings
BY DRLS.kIRTLEy

quences of it, till he can be led to
choose something higher and better
for himself.
And if his inherited disposition is
not so hopelessly bad, he may be
tempted into badness by the public
The city life is in an environment
created for business purposes and not
with a view to his interests Every
fault of boy seems to be appealed
to in the average city, with it's crowd,
ed homes and poor Fairgrounds, and
the appeals to both his love of un.
wholesome pleasure and of money
with which to pay for them Some
times he is suddenly overwhelmed in
the results of some blunder that he
never meant to be a crime which Ia
construed as a crime and he Is made
criminal
There are crime ages, when every
boy finds it easier to do wrong, and a
surprising amount Of outside assist
ance in doing it. The running away
age Is from six to eight, the lawless
age from eight to twelve, and then the
sense Of law begins to awaken in re-
Spouse to the laws of the gang Dur
ing those critical days, it is criminal
and often fatal to be irritable with
him. His boyhood weaknesses aid the
gluttony, vanity and
often laziness. All the crudities and
contradictions make him more open
to evil Imitation and Imagination
and, later, the development Of the sex
instincts all seem on the side of
temptation; and they are, unless he is
we'll cared for.
And yet nature has made provision
for his protection and special provi-
dence aids those who are responsible
FOR him. He has no reinforcing memo
ries of former victories, though he is
accommodating them, yet his father has
them and holds them for his benefit.
He has yearning for companionship
and his father has been elected to
supply him with all he needs
Sometimes the sense of being in
jured Is so acute and so just, he is
borne beyond all self-control and
eventually becomes hardened man,
II not CIluludl when SOIne eVu
deed sweeps him off his feet, he only
needs some one to help him back to
self-respecting, yet self-distrusting,
purity He needs to be told of his vlr-
tues and supported by an admirable
and contagious example. II the home
were half way right, also the schools,
also the public in It's provisions for
the physical and mental and artistic
and ethical welfare of children, there
would be no bad boys, for heredity
would soon become as correct as en-
vironment.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04

His failings are exclusively his. He
owns them but seldom owns up to
them Some are due to his immatur-
ity and will disappear with the pass
ing Of mumps and measles and warts
and freckles and gosling feathers
unless they are detained by some fool
ish older person who insists that pass
ing phases of his development are
permanent forms of devilment and
succeed in turning the changing hues
into fast colors, all red. That boy
showed his quality who defined a
hypocrite as "a boy wot comes to
school wild smile on his face" When
the nervous Sunday school teacher
said to the mischievous lad, "Tommie,
I'm afraid I won't see you In heaven"
1t was due entirely to his sense OF
humor, that had not yet gained it's so
cial perspective and propriety, that he
asked, without hesitation. why, what
have you been doing?"
Some are due to his being an imma-
ture human. some due to his being
an immature man and, In the latter
case, will not slough off at all. We
will have to classify them as anon
his unavoidable limitations not to be
outlawed, but to be harnessed up and
put to work, drawing his personality
through bogs and over mountains.
We are not to look on them as hope
less liabilities but as productive en-
dowments. And yet they will always
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Some of his faults are imaginary,
exist only in the mind of those who
look upon these ebullitions of his boy
ish nature as streams of vice and as
indication of hopeless depravity. The
best things in him may come out just
that way That effervescence is de-
signed to be relief to him and
recreation to the family. The only
alternative Of effervescence is fer
mentation Imagine him bad and you
are sure to tell him so. And there is
a very accommodating suggestibility
in boy. He is usually slow to accept
the rating he Is given, when he Is
we'll berated, yet he often uncon-
sciously lives down to the reputation
he is given in his home.
But many Of his failings are real,
whether due to inheritance or bad
general environment or bad treat
ment In almost every case it is not
his fault at first. DR.. Merrill is almost
exactly right in saying that the boy
Is all right and that the problem of
the bad boy is the problem of those
who have him in charge. The par
ents ought to confess the handicap
they put on him in giving him their
dispositions and then get to work to
save him from the natural conse-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
Organizing the Boy

Sons of Daniel Boone" is also popu-
lar.
But the latest claimant for the
privilege Of serving him is the Boy
Scout" movement, and 1t is spreading
with rapidity and a momentum never
before known in any boys movement.
1t originated in England in 1908 un-
der the leadership of Sir r. S. S.
Baden-Powell, who has followed plan
of organization used with the boys Of
Mafeking at the time of the Boer war,
though he has also very carefully stud
led the methods employed in former
work for boys, especially in the Boys
Brigade of America. There are now
over 100000 scouts in Great Britain
and it has spread to all the British
colonies and to France, Germany,
Spain, Russia Sweden, Norway, Den
mark, Austria-Hungary, Chile, Argen-
tina, the United States, and is still
going. In our country it Is spreading
fast, with national officers, whose
headquarters are in New York, and
scout masters in every state in the
Union, who have applied for instruc-
ton In methods of work. Roosevelt
is first vice-president and Gen. Leon
ard Wood is a member of the general
council The Y. M. G. A. has taken
it up and appointed Mr.. Alexander,
their most expert worker with boys,
to direct the whole movement in their
organization.
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yet, and it looks SO. It's whole aim Is
to make efficient character and it
starts at the right point, with the
BOYS honor ION a scouts honor" is
as solemn as any oath can be. 1t
disparages war except against wrong
of any kind, and therefore omits the
military drill, on the ground that it
Injuries individuality and versatility
and narrows ones interests This Is
the Judgment of General BadenPowell.
who ought to know. 1t trains him in
things that will fit him for danger
and duty, but does 1t by stages-frst
as a Tenderfoot, next as a Second
class scout, then as a FirstClass
scout The instruction that goes with
each degree lS surprising, III IT'S VaTI-
ETY. and fresh interest. Within the
ranks a First Glass" scout may gain
honor badges for ambulance WORT and
for craftsmanship and pioneer work.
He learns by practise rather than
in books-wood craft, animal nature,
out-of-door sports, Arst aid to the in
iured. and much more; and each boy
is expected, and expects, to do good
turn each day to some one. 1t is said
that an accident can scarcely happen
anywhere In England but boy scouts
are the first on the ground and render
the most intelligent aid. 1t Is demo
cratic and will not allow any social
distinctions among the boys them
selves.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
CHAPTER III
An Arrest

An Arrest
The Santa Fe trail was far too ex-
posed to be safely travelled alone and
in broad daylight, but Keith consid-
cred it better to put sufficient space
between himself and those whom he
felt confident were still watching his
movements from across the river.
How much they might already suspi-
cion his discoveries he possessed no
means of knowing. yet, conscious of
their own guilt, they might easily feel
safer If he were also put out of the
way. He had no anticipation of open
attack. but must guard against treach-
cry AS he rode, his eyes never left
those far-away sand dunes, although
he perceived no movement, no black
dot even which he could conceive to
be possible enemy. Now that ne
possessed ample time for thought. the
situation became more puzzling This
tragedy which he had accidentally
stumbled upon must have had a cause
other than blind chance. 1t was the
elimination of plot, with some rea-
son behind more important than ordi-
nary robbery. Apparently the wagons
contained nothing of value, merely the
clothing, provisions, and ordinary
utensils of an emigrant party. Nor
had the victims pockets been care
fully searched. Only the mules had
been taken by the raiders, and they
would be small booty for such a
crime.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
LIVE IN COMPLETE ISOLATION
Outside World Practically Unknown to
the DweIers in the Land
of Moab.

Most travellers who visit the Holy
Land content themselves with visit
to that restricted part west of Jordan.
The mountainous regions of Moab, as
seen by them from Jerusalem, are lost
in the purple haze that constantly
hangs over them, and the great
stretches beyond are covered in mys-
terry. This is true partly because of
the fewer historical incidents connect
ed with the eastern regions, but main
ly on account of the great abyss of
the Jordan valley that has always act
ed as barrier. Few who descend into
the valley, 1900 feet below sea level
undertake to climb the hills beyond.
which rise to height of 5000 feet.
The most striking thing about Moab
has always been It's isolation. How
ever much connected by race and vi
cinity with their western kinsmen, the
jewellers In Eastern Palestine have al
ways been distinct and their lands
have never been occupied by the ma
lions on the west except through acts
of aggression and conquest.
Even today this isolation is still felt
In giving an idea of their knowledge Of
present day geography one of them re-
marked: There are only four seas in
the world, two of which are the Dead
sea and the Sea of Galilee" Both Of
these are in sight of their own hills.
Christian Herald
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04

It is easier to organize boys than
any other kind of business They are
standing around waiting to be organ
lied into almost any kind of band that
they or their kind friends can think
of, for almost any kind Of purpose
boys can be used for. The boy has
the honor of having inspired as many
movements" as any one of the other
groups in whose behalf the various
historic movements have been start
ed-Young Men, Young Women, Won
en-, Young People, Men and the rest.
He also has the satisfaction OF nav
Ing precipitated crisis" now and
then, of more or less large dimensions,
and he can get up a local crisis any
morning, before he gets up h1mseI.
He was the main child in the chill
dren's Crusade centuries ago, and ne
almost started the modern Sunday
school movement, single handed and
alone.
He can excite more kinds of inter
est than anyone else and great deal
of anxiety as well. For him all kinds
of factories are at work, with day and
night shifts, turning out shoes and
caps and pants and medicine and sur
gical instruments and school books
and doctors and teachers and bread
and meat and musical instruments
and sweethearts and all the other
products needed by him in his all
absorbing business of being boy. He
is an unconscious patron of all the
Industries and starts a few himself
But Of all the lines Of business
which his presence with US has slim
ulated, that of organizing him as one
of the most fourishing. And he needs
all we have ever done for him, and
more. But what Is more to the point,
he likes 1t even better than we do.
Something like twenty years ago
the Boys Brigade was started for his
benefit and served with great effec-
tiveness It caught hold of him by his
military and millinery ligaments, put
regimentals on him and held him to
course of instruction in the manual
of arms and field practise, as sol
der Of righteousness. 1t failed to ad-
dress itself to all his interests or ad-
dressed them In a defective way, and
1t has gone. But each movement, as
It passed, left him a wiser and better
equipped boy and left It's place vacant
for another movement, still better
adapted to his needs. Local modif1ca-
lions of the main Ideas are still used
effectively The knights of King
Arthur" with each lodge a castle,
founded by DR.. Forbush of Boston, is
popular in the east. The Order of
the American Boy is growing or
ganization. The Seton Woodcraft In
dians.'' started by Ernest Thomson
Seton. has same vogue. Dan Boards
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Copyright. A. c. Moclurg & Co.. 1sla)

cottonwoods. These served to con-
ceal his own movements, yet for the
moment, burning with passion. he
was utterly without caution, without
slightest sense OF peril. He must
know who was guilty Of such a crime:
he felt capable of killing them even as
he would venemous snakes. It was
perfectly plain trail to follow, for the
fug1tives. apparently convinced of
safety, and confident their cowardlv
deed would be charged to Indian raid
ers. had made no particular effort at
concealment. but had ridden away at
gallop. their horses hoofs digging
deeply into the soft turf. On this re-
treat they had followed closely along
the river bank, aiming for the ford,
and almost before he realized it Keith
was himself at the waters edge where
the trail abruptly ended, staring
vaguely across toward the opposite
shore. Even as he stood there, real
izing the futility Of further pursuit
amid the maze of sand dunes opposite,
the sharp reports of two rifles reach
ed him. spurts of smoke rose from the
farther bank, and a bullet chugged
into the ground at his feet. while an
other sang shrilly overhead.
These shots. although neither came
sufficiently near to be alarming. serv-
ed to send Keith to cover. Cool-head-
ed and alert now, his first mad rage
dissipated, he scanned the opposite
bank cautiously, but could nowhere
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04

Keith had already stumbled upon the
it.
Secure in this conception of the sit
uation. yet still keeping a wary eye
about to guard against any treachery,
the plainsman, discovering a spade in
the nearest wagon, hastily dug a hole
in the sand. wrapped the dead bodies
in blankets, and deposited them there
in, piling above the mound the char
red remains of boxes as some slight
protection against proving wolves.
He searched the clothing Of the men,
but found little to reward the effort.
a few letters which were slipped into
his pockets to be read later. some or
binary trinkets hardly worth preserv
ing except that they might assist in
neck of the elder man, a rather Pc
culiar locket, containing portrait
painted on ivory. Keith was a long
time opening this, the spring being
very ingeniously concealed. but upon
finally succeeding, he looked upon the
features of a woman Of middle age,
a strong mature face of marked re-
fnement, exceedingly attractive still,
with smiling dark eyes. and perfect
wealth Of reddish brown hair. He
held the locket open in his hand for
several minutes, wondering who she
could be, and what possible connec-
ton she could have held with the
dead. Something about that face
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A Bullet chugsed Into tho Ground at His Feet

discover any evidence Of life. Little
by little he comprehended the situa-
ton, and decided upon his own &C.
presence. and would prevent his
crossing che stream. yet they were
not at all liable to return to this side
and thus reveal their identity. To
attempt any further advance would be
madness. but he felt perfectly secure
from molestation SO long as he re-
manned quietly on the north shore.
Those shots were merely warning
to keep back; the very fact that the
men firing kept concealed was proof
positive that they simply wished to be
left alone. They were not afraid OF
what he knew now, only DESTROYS or
not being seen. Confident as to this,
he retreated openly, without making
the slightest effort to conceal his
movements, until he had regained the
scene of murder. In evidence OF the
truth of his theory no further shots
were fred, and although he watched
that opposite sand bank carefully, not
the slightest movement revealed the
presence of others. That every mo-
ton he made was being observed by
keen eyes he had no doubt. but this
knowledge did not disconcert him,
now that he felt convinced fear of re-
vealment would keep his watchers at
a safe distance. Whoever they might
be they were evidently more anxious
to escape discovery than he was fear
full of attack, and possessed no desire
to take his life, unless 1t became
necessary to prevent recognition.
They still had every reason to believe
their attack on the wagons would be
credited to hostile Indians, and would
consider 1t far safer to remain con-
cealed, and thus larbor this supposi-
ton. They could not suspect that
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
Forgotten Foods.

1t is well to remember that many
plants which once were used as veg
etables have been allowed to drop out
Of our bills Of fare. Our forefathers.
for instance, sometimes dined off elder
top and burdock root, and the early
shoots Of the hop were considered a
great delicacy and were cooked and
eaten as asparagus. Walter Jerrold.
In his Highways and Byways in
Kent" recalls a time when Kentish
children could tell of many pleasant
hours spent among the hedges in
search of the wild hop top and Of
the wholesome suppers made upon the
well earned treasure ere they learned
to think their food the better for be-
ing rare and costly.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04

smiling up into his own held peculiar
fascination for him, gripping him with
strange feeling of familiarity. touch
ing some dim memory which failed
to respond. Surely he had never seen
the original, for she was not one to
be easily forgotten, and yet eyes,
hair, expression, combined to remind
him of some one whom he had seen
but could not bring definitely to mind
There were no names on the locket,
no marks of Identification of ally kind
yet realizing the sacredness of it,
Keith slipped the fragile gold chain
about his neck. and securely hid the
trinket beneath his shirt
It was noon by this time, the sun
high overhead, and his horse, with
dangling rein. still nibbling daintily
at the short grass. There was no rea-
son for his lingering longer. He swept
his gaze the length and breadth of the
desolate valley. and across the river
over the sand hills. All alike appear
ed deserted, not moving thing being
visible between the bluffs and the
stream. Still he had the unpleasant
feeling Of being watched, and it made
him restless and eager to be away.
The earlier gust of anger, the spirit
of revenge, had left him, but It had
merely changed into a logged resolu-
ton to discover the perpetrators Of
this outrage and bring them to justice
for the crime. The face In the locket
seemed to ask it of hin, and his ma
ture urged response. But he could
hope to accomplish nothing more
here, and the plainsman swung him
self into the saddle. He turned his
horses head eastward. and rode
away. From the deeply rutted trail
he looked back to whert the fire still
smoked in the midst Of that desolate
silence.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-08-04
A Narrow Escape.

Il was once urging bachelor"
says George AIDE, ito remain at the
club for game of cards; but he In
sisted that he must call upon a lady
friend l finally saidi
Don't you know it Is dangerous
for a man to call upon lady after he
has been drinking?"
That's So said my bachelor friend
as he took of his hat and topcoat.
Many a man has Become engaged to
be married In such circumstances
,-The Sunday MagaAnA
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SYNOPSIS.

II Keith. a Virginian, now a bor-
lainsman, Is riding along the Santa
ali on the lookout for roaming war
g Of savages. He notices camp
+ O distance and then sees team
he'd to a wagon and at rull salop
ID by men on ponies.
The Springfield herald., 1911-06-30
Church and State.

"If our government is to be endur-
ing, 1t must rest on principles of JUS
tice, truth and righteousness, sane
toned by recognition of a supreme
being whose superintending provi-
dence watches over the affairs OF ma
tions and of men. There Is no on
cial union of church and state in this
country, but there Is no antagonism
between the civil and religious au-
thorities. Church and state move on
parallel lines. The state holds over
the spiritual rulers the aegis of its
protection without interfering with
rights Of conscience. The church helps
enforce civil laws by moral and re-
ligious sanctions. 1t is the duty Of
us all, churchmen and laymen, to
hold up the hands Of our president.
as Aaron and Hur stayed up the
hands of Moses. Gibbons.
The Springfield herald., 1911-06-30
SPORT
WESTERN LEAGUE sTANDIN

The Cheyenne Indians defeated the
Ration, N. NJ.
Freddie Welsh won the decision
over Matte Baldwin in a hard fought
2O-round battle in San Francisco.
Knockout" Brown of New York
knocked out Bant Dorsey of Albany
round go in Albany.
"Cycloe Johnny" Thompson of Cyc-
amore. ILL.,, and George Knockout"
Brown of Chicago. are matched to box
ten rounds in Gary. Ind. July 4th.
"Packey" Mcfarland Of Chicago and
Harlem, and Tommy Murphy of New
York, are matched to box 10 rounds
before the Badger A. C. of Milwaukee.
June 3oth.
A race between an aeroplane and a
hydroplane. the first ever held in
Chicago, will be held July 18th. The
race will probably be run over tri-
angular course. The air craft will be
fitted with pontoons.
Anxious to stage big fight in San
Francisco in the middle OF August.
James Coffroth has sent a cablegram
to Billy Papke offering him a twenty
round go with Frank Klaus for the
middle-weight championship.
Yale lost a commencement game Of
baseball to Harvard for the first time
since 1908. Heavy hitting of Harvard
featured the contest.