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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Oysters are at their best during the
cold months, but are in season from
September until May. They have some
gested, especially when eaten raw.
Few realize the very great difference
in the flavor Of oysters, SO great care
should be used in their selection, hav-
ing them plump and purchased only
under sanitary conditions. When
bought in the shell all Of the juice
should be saved, which adds to the
favor of the dish being prepared, or
if served raw, plain or as a cocktail.
Bulk oysters should be placed in a
colander over a bowl and half cup
Of water to each quart Of oysters
should be poured over them, then re-
move any bits of shell either with or
fastened TO the oyster. If they are to
be fried, wipe dry, and for any other
purpose drain
Note-An measurements level, -four
sitted before measuring.
OYSTER COCKTAIL.
MateriaHSmall oysters, six; catsup,
one tablespoon; horseradish, one Ia
blespoon; lemon juice one-half table
spoon; tabasco, two drops; salt, one
fourth tablespoon.
Utensils - Tablespoon, teaspoon,
cocktail glasses, bowl.
Directions-Select small oysters and
prepare as directed above. Set in q
cold place, covered until ready to
serve. Distribute six or eight in the
cocktail glasses and turn over the
given ingredients we'll mixed together,
Instead of cocktail glasses, sweet
green or red peppers may be used by
cutting OFF the tops and making them
into cases.
OYSTER sTUFFING FOR POULTRY.
Materials-Turkey, 10 pounds; oy
sters, II; stale bread crumbs, one and
one-third cups; celery chopped, one
half cup; butter, one tablespoon
parsley (chopped), one-half table
spoon; bay leaf, one-fourth; onior
(chopped), one; sage, one teaspoonfuli
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
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thyme, one sprig or pinch; salt and
pepper.
Utensils-Sieve, food chopper, fry
pan, rooster, tablespoon, measuring
cup and scales.
Directions-Wash and drain the
oysters. Wet the stale bread crumbs
with hot water, squeezing thorough
ly. Chop fine the liver and gizzard
OF the turkey and put a tablespoon of
fat peanut or olive oil is good) into
the frying pan. Chop the onion and
add the chopped liver and gizzard
AS they begin to brown in the pan
throw in the chopped herbs and the
bread crumbs, which has been mixed
well with the sage. Stir all we'll to-
gether with the butter. Now add wa
ter until moist and the right consist
ency, about one-half a cup will be
needed. 1t is now ready to have the
oysters mixed through it and stuffed
into the turkey or fowl Never stuff
or press the dressing in too tight;
allow for swelling or expansion of the
dressing.
OYSTERS A La CRoUsTADEs.
Material-Oysters, one pint; milk,
one-half pint; pimentoes, two; celery
salt, one-fourth teaspoonful; salt, one
tcaspoonful; butter, two tablespoons;
-four, two tablespoons.
misunderstanding cup, teaspoon,
tablespoon, saucepan, bread knife,
double boiler.
Directions-Have the milk heating
in the double boiler; rub the butter
aid hcur together and add to the
hot milk. Stir until smooth. Add the
pimentoes Tor sweet peppers) cut in
small pieces, and put in the remain
! ing seasonings. Cut the crust from
an obloDg loaf of bread, scoop out the
center, leaving a wall three-fourths
of an inch thick, brush inside and
outside with melted butter and place
under the broiler in the oven until a
rich brown: prepare the oysters and
put into bot spider; shake and stir
until plump and hot-no longer. Add
these with the juice from the spider
to the cream sauce. Set the bread
shell on a hot platter and I'LL with the
oysters and around the base. Garnish
with parsley and serve at once, or the
case is apt to break down. Sweet
breads and mushrooms or lobster a
la Newburg is delicious served this
way, or individual croustades may be
Usen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
NEW YORK CANNING

An agent OF the factory investigation
commission OF New York testified be-
fore the commission in Albany that she
New York Is or 16 hours a day, that
she saw children years old stripping
string beans, that groups Of women
with young children and with babies in
carriages went to the factories at in
the morning, and that mothers whipped
weeping and sleeping children to keep
them at their task.
The horror OF the revelations is mod
fled in the least by the fact that these
conditions continued only through the
canning season, or a few months at
the most The employers, admitting
the truth Of the Investigators state
ment, say that the perishable nature
of the goods to be packed makes nine
or ten-hour basis impossible and that
shipping beans is merely play for the
children.
The mothers necessities are so urg-
ent they are willing to sacrifice the
children. The employers find the
playful" operations Of the children
| profitable or they would not employ
them. The poor have no alternative
but to work or beg, and they would
rather sacrifice themselves than do the
latter. The employers must buy the
cheapest labor because their competi-
tors are doing it. Necessity becomes
the mother of torture.
1t should not be permitted, of course.
Mothers should be prohibited from sac.
rificing themselves and their children,
and employers should be prevented
from leading them to the sacrifice
New York will fail woefully in a hui.
name duty unless it puts an end to
these conditions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
FOREIGN Frs INTERESTED.

Canadian educators are impressed
with the facilities for educational in
formation in the United States. DR..
David Soloan. principal of the Nova
Scotia Normal school, considers the
federal bureau Of education at Wash
ington one of the best and readiest
sources OF information about the
schools Of Canada
DIR. Soloan is not the first educator
who has paid tribute to the wisdom OF
congress In providing a central bureau
for the diffusion of educational infor-
nation, but as an expert on education
his opinion deserves to be quoted. AZ
ter speaking of the history of education
in the United States as "illustrious"
and describing the part the govern
ment, through its bureau Of education,
has played, he says: 1T has saved I'M
calculated millions to educational eff
fort merely through its punctual rec
ord OF each and every educational en-
terprise, every attempted reform, every
individual initiative. II has prevented
duplication Of experiment, reported ed
ucational progress in foreign countries,
sifted statistics, and from conflicting
reports gathered the facts the leaders
Of education In America needed to be
certified Of"
Education Is international. No mat
ter how local and national certain of
its problems may be. the fundamentals
OF education are identical in all civiliz-
ed countries; and It is surely worth
knowing that IN this international ex,
change OF ideas the United States bears
no small part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

parison- For instance, the production
Of anthracite coal is always stated by
the producers in long tons, but that Of
bituminous coal is given in short tons
Again, the flask" (75 pounds) is the
customary unit for the measurement Of
quicksilver except where the metric ton
is used. The troy ounce is used for
measuring the precious metals.
AS shown by the tables in this re-
port, the value Of the total production
for 1911 was $s6,732,5s0 less than that
for 1910.
Another table gives the production Of
domestic crude metallic ores, and this,
together with the imports Of foreign
supplies treated In domestic. plants,
compared with the figures Of domestic
metal production, shows the sources
from which these metals are derived.
The total production Of all ores in 1911
was 105,25S,492 short tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Seattle, Wash.-That the general
hospital in Manila surpasses, in the
completeness of its equipment and or
ganization, any institution of it's kind
in the United States, is the opinion
of DR.. Helen Babcock, a Seattle ply
stefan. She has just returned from
the orient whittier she went to study
its hospitals.
In addition TO caring for the sick,
declares DR.. Babcock, the hospital is
well equipped for scientific investiga-
ton, and to the work done under DR.,
Musgrove, its head surgeon, the I'M
proved health of the Philippines is
largely due. An invaluable knowledge
OF oriental disease has been acquired
in the hospital laboratories, and this
knowledge has made possible the in,
telligent fighting of epidemics.
At this hospital also native nurses
and doctors are being trained The
Filipino women have taken a keen in
terest in the work, and many of then
have been graduated as physicians
and surgeons.
During her visit to Japan DR.
Babcock mentioned an operation thai
she had once performed for some fac
ial defoFmity. She was surprised
shortly afterward to find herself her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

In the good old Dutch town Of New
Amsterdam. now New York, the Gus
tom Of New Years calling had its birth
In America.
On New Years day, 165--, the parlor
of olare Van Buskirk. having been
thus cleaned, was opened to the citi-
Eens Of New Amsterdam. In a corner
was set q table laden with bread.
cheese, cakes and such other eatables
as had been made by Frau Van Bus
kirk herself. while bottles Of Schiedam
schnapps stood guard over the viands,
int1mating that no guest should par
take Of them without first paying his
respects to the schnapps.
New, Lena Van Buskirk, only child
Of this worthy couple. was at this time
the belle of the town, though this
was partly due to her being the daugh-
ter Of cfor that time ana place. wealthy
parents. Her father possessed several
acres of ground, being adjacent to the
fort and protected from the Indians by
its guns. And, as fer the possessions
of Lena herself. she owned more petit
coats than any young woman on Man
haitian Island.
AS is to be supposed. this wealthy
girl was a mark for the matrimonial
intentions Of every unmarried Dutch
man in the place who had not been In
Jail or otherwise degraded. She had
nothing to say as to whom she would
marry, her parents retaining that pre-
rogative in themselves. Indeed, among
the great number Of applicants 1t was
found impossible fer either her father
or her mother or herself to decide I'M
aided, and it was determined that the
three heads should in concert name
the acceptable man.
Singularly enough, this plan only COM
plicated matters. The father named
Wouter Ten Hyck, the mother winant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Van Zandt. while Lena had set her
heart on Jacobus Hardenbroek. Had
the father and mother agreed there is
no doubt that Lena would have been
obliged to accept the man Of their
choice. There is also no doubt that the
disagreement would have made life
spinster of her had not the approach
of New Years day afforded the mighty
genius of OIaffe Van Buskirk an op-
portunity to solve the problem. With
a spark OF triumph in his eye he de-
clared that whichever of the three
suitors. Jacobus Hardenbrock, Winant
Van Zandt or Wouter Ten Eyck, should
first call on New Years day should be
his sOn-in-law.
No New Amsterdam Dutchman ever
came to decision who was ever talked
out OF that decision. Lena knew this
and submitted without a word. and so
perfect was her training that there can
be no doubt she would have submitted
had not her father unfairly attempted
TO give an advantage to the man of
his own choice. This set his wife to
try to beat him at his own game, and,
the family authority being weakened,
Lena herself took hand In the pro-
ceedings.
New Years day opened bright and
beautiful. Olaffe Van Buskirk's house
stood exactly where is now the south
west corner of the New York Produce
Exchange. The sun shone into the
kitchen, glistening on the polished cook
ing utensils of Fran Van Buskirk and
when risen higher clrcling In the south
on the brass headed andirons, poker,
tOngs and fender which had been
polished so highly as to reflect the
guns of the fort frowniDg without
Friends began to call early IN the day.
and since the distances between the
dwellings were but a few steps and
there was plenty to eat and drink no
one hurried. The calls were long aud
the eating and drinking, especially the
latter. deep.
Olaffe Van Buskirk. when he got out
of bed in the morning, put on several
extra pairs of breeches in honor of the
day. his Sunday doublet and a clean
collar twelve inches broad and starched
30 stiff that IT might have served for q
/ pillnry IS well as a collar. Having pol
tshed the buckles OF his shoes anC
sword belt, he breakfasted and SAILED
/ forth to make his calls. Frau Van Bus
kirk having noticed a speck on a meta
platter, removed it and got herself
ready to receive visitors, while Lens
sat up stiff as a ramrod, her petticoat!
protecting her from any near approach
on the part of any Dutchman whC
might have imbibed too much schnapps
Whether or no her heart was fiutterinG
with the hope that Jscobus Harden
brock, the sutton of her choice. would
call before the other two. there is ne
record; for in those days no Dutch CIR
ever was known to show emotion. The
only sign Of interest in the matter ap
parent was her sitting in window that
gave her vision a clean sweep Of tbs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Men are stupid, but the wise woman
never allows them to suspect it.
A woman will forgive a man many
vices If they are only picturesque.
We desire a man TO be hard headed
and a woman to be soft hearted.
1t always looks suspicious when big
brother tries to baat little sister to an
swer the postman's ring.
You can always tell the victim Of
good housekeeper by the enjoyment he
derives from strewing his belongings
around clubroom.
A man may call a woman an angel,
but 1t is expecting her TO live ap to the
sobriquet that wrecks the home.
Many a man is glad he is alive who
does nothing to justify his existence.
And then, too, there are men whose
loss is nfourned only by the life insur-
ance company.
The man who trusts to luck is only
too pat to collect from failure.
The old fool gets just as much fun
out of bis folly as he did fifty years
ago, and the world gets more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
HuTnor and
Philosophy
THE BUMP.
~ D0rReAJV u. eF1STW

4 MAN may 60 along for years
"A With everything just 30
Until he thinks that he has reached
A stAfe Of status quo,
when all az once from out the sky
That seems without . speck
A bolt OF lightning is let ny
That hits him on the neck
He thinks the business could not run
Without his aid and care,
That everything would go to smash
II he were not right there.
And as he settles there for life.
A fixture there to sit.
The boss, unfeeling, comes along
And grouchily says, "Gitr'
A man may figure that he has
4 snap nailed down and tied.
From which he could not with q bar
By nifty men be pried,
When all at once some little twist
Or kink is brought about,
And e'er he gets It through his head
He finds that he is out
oh, man. be not pulled up with pride
Think not you are the cheese
And that this whole blamed universe
Is run your whtnas to please.
For 1t Is noe-just make of this
A large blue pencfied note
For when yOu figure 1t down fns
Ysu onfy are the gOSt-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
IRON AND GOLD BY THE TON.

The total production of all metals in
the United States in 1911 was 27,sTs,-
2s2.0s4 tons, valued at S7ss. s25. 046. In
the volume OF Mineral Resources. pub
lished by the United States geological
survey, IL q short chapter by H d. Nc
Caskey that contains q unique table, in
which for the sake OF comparison the
production Of all metals Is reduced to
short tons. Thus pig iron, with a pro-
duction from both domestic and import
ed ores OF 26,o4S,162 short tons. valued
at 1921, SS4 ,624, 10 oontrastet with plat
mum, the production Of which was less
than a ton CO.sss toni, valued at ST.
30S. $50. and gold. with a production of
I9O.7O4 tons, valued at STA, s1.Os0.
In the several mining industries var
ious units are commonly employed
which do not admit of convenient CON-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

rest will follow naturally. A depth Of
less than eight feet in the Rhine has
developed an immense commerce. The
vast traf1c on the lakes is the result
of the progressive deepening of chan
nels from feet to %, and the expense,
borne chiefly by the national govern
ment, has not been burdensome. I'M
mediate action on a large scale is the
right keynote. In time the Panama
canal is expected to more than repay
it's cost River improvement is certain
TO be a profitable investment through
increased commerce, values of land,
and business facilitation. The point is
to get to work soon, and comprehen-
siveIy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

The proprietors OF one Of the promi-
nent distilleries say they are doing a
bigger business than eveg. They are
paying S24 900 day in revenues to the
government on the whisky manufacture
ed. Somebody is drinking that whisky
and incidentally paying the government
revenue as well as the profit which
the manufacturer and wholesaler and
retailer make Possibly that's one fac
tor In Americas high cost of living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Dec. 5 in American
History.

1s39-George Armstrong Custer, noted
cavalry leader, born; killed by
Sioux Indians 1876.
1s97-Alice Wellington Rollins, author,
died: born lS47.
19O9-George Croker, California CAPT
talist, died; born 1856.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

An apologist for the result OF the
football game at New Haven says:
yale has not had a very bad season,
only losing to Harvard for the fifth or
sixth time in 33 years" Interest in
ancient history appears to have receiv-
ed a sudden stimulus at Yale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Wire Sparks

st. Paul-The merit system" will
be applied in the appointment of en-
ployes of the Minnesota house of rep
resentatives, according to Henry
Rines, who will be presiding officer of
that body.
Bloomington, Ill-Frank B. E. S.
Grover, a farmer, was instantly killed
yesterday afternoon at his home near
Fairbury by the explosion of a gaso-
line engine with which he was oper-
ating a grain dump.
Madison, Wis.-James Croft, James
Lynch and Edward Olson, found
guilty of the murder of Peter D. Oh
stad of Broadhead, Wis, were denied
q new trial and were sentenced to
states prison for life.
Buffalo, n. VI. Frank Hickey,
confessed boy murderer, personally
entered a plea of not guilty to the in
dictment charging him with the MUIR
der of Joseph Joseph, a seven-year-old
Lackawanna boy.
Washington - Secretary of War
Stimson has returned from a six-days'
stay in the Panama canal zone. The
canal is almost DONE" he said. He
will soon present a report to congress
on the problem of fortifying thH
canal.
Detroit-Members of the interna-
tional joint commission on waterways
| spent several hours at Amherstburg
Ont, where engineers of the United
States war department have recon-
mended the construction of a 5000
! foot dixie.
New York-The state and the de-
Tense in the case of Charles H. Hyde,
former city chamberlain, were given a
until Dec IL the sentencing of Hyde
on a charge OF bribery and instead
took an arrest of Judgment.
! Milwaukee-About 200 medical stu
dents walked out Of one local educa-
tional institution today because the
medical department was reduced in
its rating by the American Medical
association, the majority of the strik
ing students registering in another
medical college.
Charlevoix, Mich.-Herman L
Swift, superintendent of the Beulat
Home for Boys at Boyne City, whose
conviction, on charges made by DO!
inmates Of the home recently was con
irmed by the supreme court, was sen
fenced by Judge Mayne to from ont
TO five years at Ionia.
, Keokuk, Iowa-"You'd better keel
: away from here. We're thawing dyna
j mite sticks over this fire." warneC
Louis Zenner, boss OF a construction
gang. The bystanders hee1ed tn
. warning and hurried away just il
time, for the dynamite exploded, kill
: ing Zenner and Charles Anderson, on
OF his gang. Tom Jones, another, i
: expected TO die
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Twas Ever Thus.
"B a n IS has
tough luck"
"As for m
stance
He gave his
wife a vacuum
cleaner, figuring
that in that way
he would get out
Of beating the
rugs"
swell ?"
IN o W g he
m a kes b 1 N
spend his even
ings running the
cleaner"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

And now the Turks are reported to
be begging admission to a league of
Balkan states-former masters asking
TO be taken into a group of former
subjects. There is poetic justice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

"Helrs Playground" Is the title of
a new book Just issued. But New
Workers needn't get chesty; it's about
Africa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Wise Provision.

"Bliggins says he has the smartest
youngster IN the world"
"Of course" answered Mr.. Growcher.
Every parent feels that way, and it's
q wise provision of nature. In every
human beings life there ought to be
time when somebody thinks he is
smart. "-Washingt Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

William Howard TAFT is the origina-
tor Of the system Of applying his mes
sages in numerous homeopathic doses
instead OF giving It all to us at a single
gulp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Couldn't Agree.
"They have broken their engage
ment"
Marion and Fredr'
Eyes"
''But whyr'
Marion insisted that Frefs mother
should live with them, and Fred in
sisted that it should be Marion's moth
er instead"
ST see. Neither was willing to offer a
mother up as sacrifice"
One Way.
81 do hate to have Mr.. Flip call on
me-"
"Why?"
"He makes puns the whole evening
long"
He doesn't when he calls on me-"
Glow do you manage itT'
81 talk so much he doesn't get a
chance"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

aided as a beauty doctor" and could,
had she so desired, have done re-
munerative business taking tucks in
double chins, remodeling recalcitrant
noses and smoothing furrowed brows.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
his Mean Comment.

Mrs. Doty treprovinglyp-Hrs. En-
peck told me today that her husband
always keeps her photograph on his
Office desk. Mr.. Doty-I guess that
explains why he's always late getting
home TO dinner-Puck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Where men hunt dangerous wild
beasts they seldom shoot themselves
or one another. But the pursuit of
rabbits and quail is a different story.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Looks like a place on the map for
Albania soon. Wars keep makers of
Biographies on the Jump.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

For the next four years the aver
age democrat isn't going to be salts
fed with q few packages of garden
seeds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

The present session Of congress takes
on more Of the aspect Of the last sad
rites for the old guard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

Better Join the small army Of early
morning shoppers. The clerks like the
people who shop mornings whenever
possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05

It's the last session for the 62d con-
gress and for more than 81 congress
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Found Out.

Found Out.
"He married a woman old enough
to be his mother"
Ibid she have money"
mo"
"Then why did he marry herr"
HE thought she had"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
What He's Doinp.

What He's Doing.
"What's Peters doing now?"
Operating a talking machine"
Cooperating a talking machine?"
Eyes; he has become a book agent"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Explained.

Explained.
"Papar
Eyes, dear"
whats a bareback"
what would happen If 1 criticised
your mothers cooking"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-05
Explained.

Explained.
PA. does a crank have wheels In
his headP
Yes, and he sees them every place
else too"