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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
Boys Excel in Mathe n atics,
But Girls Work the Harder

The relative mathematical abilities
of boys and girls and Of the white race
as compared with the black are among
the subjects taken up in a monograph
just issued for free distribution by the
United States bureau Of education.
The monograph is entitled "Mathemat-
les in the Public and Private Second
airy Schools of the United States"
and considers the ability of the boys
and girls as shown only in the type of
school indicated by the title.
1T aeems to be the general opinion
the. iIie average boy shows more abil-
ity in mathematics than the average
girl, but also that he does not work
so faithfully says the monograph.
In a mixed class this greater ability
OF the boy and the greater faithfulness
Of the girl react most advantageously
on each other.
Another fact that is noted is this:
In elementary algebra the girl does
as good work as the boy; in geometry
not nearly so good. In advanced al
zebra and trigonometry, the boy shows
an ability which is far ahead of the
girl Yet, We are free to confess that
his greater natural ability is often out
classed by the steady, patient endeav
or of the girl Perhaps it would be
safer to say that the girl does not
show as great an ability as the boy
even though she may have it,
IN regard TO the relative tendency
OF boys and girls 10 choose elective
courses in mathematics the answer:
( 10 q QUESTIONABLE indicate that boys
are much more inclined to elect such
/ courses than girls are"
In investigating the relative mathe
NAUTICAL ability OF the colored race
Ia QUESTIONABLE was sent TO IL well
known negro schools and colleges il
I the south.
The general feeling in the institu
lions covered by this report" says tbs
government monograph. lis that th'
differences between the races in III,
matter of mathematics, in so far a.
any differences exist, are due to COZ
ditions rather than to race character
istics
'Five of the schools feel that Their
is no difference due to race. Two ar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

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gave me up. and he was surprised to see
me this spring. and 10 see my condition.
/ give Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound the praise wherever go for
] know would not be here today or have
our fine baby boy if had not taken it. l"
Mrs. SARAH J. STUART, RID. No. 2,
Box 10, Elmo, Mo.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, infiam-
nation, liberation, tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains. backache, bearing-down
feeling, fatuleucy, indigestion, dizziness,
or nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is the STAN
dard remedy for female ills.
IL you want special advice write TO
LYDIA f. PinSbam Medicine Co. conf
dential Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by Q
Woman and held in strict confidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

from four TO six miles from the river,
and so may be expected to draw
normal business from both sides.
Scenically, the route is hard to beat.
The winding valleys il trayerses at
both ends are beautiful. Along the
way there are several promising sites
for summer resorts, which may be
developed later.
II has not been an easy road to
build. There are a number OF heavy
cuts and fills. In one of the latter
the grade is 40 feet high. Just year
ago the grading was started at the
Testern end. Two or three grading
machines operated by horse power
and a steam shovel have been in con-
slant use since. There is an over
/ head crossing over the Rock Island
branch three miles out of Davenport,
and a similar crossing over the high
way near the same place. In a num-
Der of places the road was surveyed
upon land occupied by a public high
way and here II was necessary not
only to grade for the interurban but
. W bullh a new Ms W s as va"
! Ballast OF gravel is being secured
near Muscatine and about a mile of
the new road already has been laid.
Thirteen hundred yards are being
used to the mile. Steam equipment is
being used in hauling the ballast.
ALL STEEL FENCE.
One feature in which the new road
Is a pioneer in this vicinity is in the
matter OF fencing. This is the only
road hereabOut that has adopted steel
fence posts and that will have a hog
tight fence along the entire right of
way. The steel posts are tubular and
are driven two and one-half feet into
the ground about a dozen feet apart.
Twenty-six inch woven wire is used
at the botten with three barbed wires
on top. The gates are of steel. steel
braces being used at gates and cor
ners. The fence costs about $500 pei
mile.
Davenport's growing interurban ia.
cilities should serve as an incentive
10 Rock Island 10 improve the ser
} vice on this side of the river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
PASSENGERS GO
over The LINE
Opportunity Given to Inspect
Davenport Muscatine
Iuterurban.
PLEDGE is FULFILLED
TRICKY Company Keeps Agreement
Regular Service to Be
Started soon.

Making good on its pledge to have
an interurban Jetween Davenport
Fad Muscatine running within two
years from the date Of the renewal
~, its franchise in Davenport. the
Tri-City Railway company yesterday
operated it's first car carrying passen-
gers over the new line. A trial trip
had been made Thursday, but yester-
day a party Of "a men, including a
number OF members of the De yenport
city council and newspaper represen-
tatives from Rock Island and Daven-
port, we're taken for the round trip
az guests OF the company. President
J. F. Porter and Superintendent j. G.
HuntoOn had personal charge OF the
expedition.
The car, regular double-trucker
from the tri-city lines, left the COM
pauys Offices about 1870 and made
the run TO Muscatine, 80 miles, in a
trifle over two hours. The return trip
was made in about the same time.
There were no mishaps OF any kind,
though the line Is in an incompleted
state, much grading remaining to be
done, and but little OF the ballast be-
ing down. The party stopped at the
construction camp at Sweetland six
miles cot OF Muscatine, and enjoyed
n substantial supper. gotten up on
short notice by the efficient chef
NOT FORMALLY OPENED.
The trip was not intended as for
mally opening the line. II will be
several weeks before the regular ser
vice will be iuaugurated. only one
car OF the regular equipment is now
here. There Will be FIVE other pas
senger cars and one freight car For
the present the trolley is charged with
low voltage from the dynamos op-
Grating the tri-city lines. When the
regular equipment goes on the voltage
will be more than doubled and there
will be transformers at each end, and
rover will be taken from feed wires
running direct from the power plant
on Rock river and the one in Moline.
The new road leaves the lines OF
the Tri-City company az Rolf street
and Telegraph road, Davenport. II
the level prairie through Blue Grass
and Pleasant Prairie. across the Pine
creek valley. through Sweetland and
down the Mad creek valley. where, al
the MusCatine city limits, il joins with
the regular city trolley system. The
connection at the western end has
not yet been made. about a block OF
grading remaining to be done.
EASY GRADES PREVAIL.
The general direction OF the line
10 east and west, deviating only &c
avoid some heavy grading. Toward
the western end II veers toward the
south slightly When completed the
road will have no grade heavier thar
one per cent.
There are but three settlements
along the line, Blue Grass, Pleasant
Prairie and Sweetland, the first nam
ed being the most important. It /!
planned 10 establish regular stoppins
places every mile when service is reg
ularly established.
The road lies in the heart OF a ter
ritory now served but imperfectly, &
at all, by rail. The soil on both sidei
for the entire distance is very fer
tile and the farmers give every evi
dence Of prosperity. The road Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

ter, Mrs. Henry Durling, in this city,
today brought to The Argus office a
copy of an old newspaper, a family
heirloom. 1t is the Ulster County Ga
zette, printed at Kingston, n. Y, Jan.
4, 1900 Though yellow with age it can
still be read easily. The news feature
III its pages is an account of the death
of George Washington, to which prac-
tically the entire issue is given up.
The column rules are turned in mourn
ing. Among the advertisements ap-
pears one for the sale of slave. Mr..
futile was reared near this city, but
has lived for several years in Mon
tana. He leaves tomorrow for a trip
east before returning to his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
REALTY CHANGES

Levinus Engels to Adiel Lava, part
lot "a, lot %, block ISL, East Moline
s1,SS6.
John Thyr to Oscar T. Aldene, lot l
block s, Rosslyn addition. Moline, $500
August Eek blad to John Strombeck
lot Q, S. P. Hodges subdiy. of lot IL
Moline, $500.
William Wagstaff to William A
Newton, part lots 6, and z, block 2
Brooks fourth addition, Rock Island
81.
George W. Sears to William ]. Shoe
maker, lots and 8, block l, Woodruff
& Sears first addition, Sears, 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
SODINl FREED FROM
CHARGES AGAINST HIM

Harry A. Sodini, Moline vaudeville
theatre man, did not jump his bond
as it was rumored he had. He appear.
ed before Magistrate Frank Gustafson
this morning. All the charges against
OF a young Moline girl, were dismissed
and this afternoon Sodini goes to Gin,
ton TO brush away the cloud which
hangs over him there as the result OF
an Illegal sale of a theatre lease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
What Texans Admire

Is hearty. vigorous life, according to
Hugh Tallman of San Antonio. We
find" he writes, that DR.. Kings New
Life Pills surely put new life and en-
energy into person Wife and be-
lieve they are the best made" Excel
lent for stomach, liver or kidney trOu-
bles. 25 cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

generally are not the equals of white
students One school was not able
to make any comparison. Three did
not reply to the question regarding
a comparison of the races. Replies
were made by both white and colored
teachers who have had years of ex.
perience in colored schools and N
some cases in white schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
Attention Comrades-

Members OF John Buford post, G. A
f. and all old soldiers are requested
TO meet at the court house tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock to attend Memo
rial services at the Memorial Chris
tian church where Rev. E T. McFar
land will deliver a sermon. All patri
otto societies are also requested to at
tend. tSignedl
d. c. WRIGHT,
Post Commander.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
OLD NEWSPAPER TELLS
OF WASHlNGTON'S DEATH

B. F. futile of Livingston, Mont,
who is visiting at the home of his sis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

me. ] had four doc
tors and they said ]
had female troubles
and a tn or and
nothing but an oper-
alton would help me.
/ could not sit still
long enough to eat,
and could sic ep
hardly any / was in
so much misery with
pains in my side and
back.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
WASHES TO BUY AND
EXTEND ALEDO STUB?

Notice has been given that a meet
ing of the Aledo Terminal Railway
company will be held in this city July
20, for the purpose of considering the
sale of the Aledo stub line Of the
Rock Island Southern to the Walsh
brothers. The stub as now operated
from Gilchrist to Aledo does not pay,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
Licensed to Wed.
Helps a judge In Bad Fix.

Justice Eli Cherry of ellis MIHs,
Tenn, was plainly worried. A bad
sore on his leg had baffied several doc
tors and long resisted all remedies.
Il thought it was a cancer" he wrote.
AT last used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
and was completely cured" Cures
burns, boils. ulcers, cuts, bruises and
piles. IS cents at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge
Of neuralgia, whatever the trouble H.
Chamberlain's Liniment drives away
the pain at once and cures the COM
plaint quickly. First application gives
relief Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25

it is said, and the Washes desire to
buy out the Aledo stockholders, init
mating that when they secure full
ownership they will extend the line to
Joy, or possibly into Buffalo Prairie in
the lower end of Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-25
DOCTORS
GAVE Her UP
Mrs. Stuart Finally Saved BY
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound-Her
Story Interesting.

Elmo. Mo. think your Vegetable
Compound is wonderful for it has helped
La Junta tribune., 1912-10-05
Lying About Roosevelt.

The newspapers opposing Mr..
Roosevelt are opposing him with un-
usual bitterness and often put words
into his mouth that he did not say
and attribute to him acts that he
did not do.
"a report circulated In Joplin by the
standpatters was that Mr.. Roosevelt
was drunk upon his trip In Missouri.
and that his breath smolled like a
distiilery."
A reporter for the Star was with
him almost every moment OF the
time In his Kansas and Missouri
trips. talked with him often and s,ood
with him on the rear platform Of
his car while he spoke to the crowds
At every stop. and he can youch for
the truth OF the statement that Mr.
Roosevelt did not taste liquor Of any
kind NJ any time In the three days.
The only stimulant he took was n
after each long speech.
The eight correspondents OF eastern
newspaper and press associations
who have accompanied him through
out the whole Of his ocean.to.Ocean
and back again tour laugh at the In
timation Of certain persons that Mr..
Roosevelt drinks alcoholic liquors as
stimulant
That Is the most downright lie
of all they tell about him." these
correspondents say. and the majority
of them represent papers that are
bitterly opposed TO him, 'oo.-kansas
city Star.
La Junta tribune., 1912-10-05
MEMBER COLORADO EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1912
REMINISCENT
oo1Pnn Roi TRIbuE
FILES Of
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Joy 4 Co. moved their drug store
into the new Woodruff block.
Wm. Simpson sold his bakery and
lunch counter to Geo. c. Taylor.
The weather was very warm and
quite dry for October. and the riv-
cr lower than for years.
The assessed valuation Of OterO
county In 1892. twenty years ago.
was s2.j0s,2i9 This year II Is
$s,l75.339,
Little Star Lodge. No. 10. National
brotherhood Of Boilcrmakers. an.
nounced their first annual ball for
October s5th.
Private parties were in town offer
ing $40 900 for the water plant. which
the city was about to purchase from
the Santa Fe for s3s 600
\ petition was circulated asking
the city council TO allow gambling
Born to Mr. and Mrs. q. Douehcr-
~. September -. 1892, a son.
The Patterson O'Donneil faction Of
the Colorado democracy endorsed the
fun Peoples Party state ticket.
Same old gang on the job today.
Through the strenuous efforts Of
A. IL Paulscn, agent Of Wells Fargo,
that company was induced to put In
a delivery wagon OF their own In
La JuntA
Denver market prices, twenty years
ago: Ranch eggs. gle: creamery but
ter. 27c: alfalfa hay. $3.50: wheat.
per bushel. 800: potatoes. per 100
81 .25; peaches. per box. Si.35; grapes
per basket. soc; spring chickens,
dressed. per pound. Isc.
Four printers on the Daily Demo
crat went on a strike-the second
In less than week. They wanted
$3.50 per day for time work and 35c
per thousand ems for composition. l.
Il. Johnson was one Of the printers
who signed An explanatory article
In the Tribune on why We Walk
I'd Out" Mr. Craig was the boss
Of the Democrat.
La Junta tribune., 1912-10-05
Rocky Ford Sugar Campaign Opens

Last Sunday morning nj O'Clock.
The big whistle at the American Beet
sugar company's Rocky Ford factory
blew thirteen times for the thir'
tccnth annual opening for the man
ufaciure OF sugar. over go men w"r"
IN their places ready Ia begin work.
Tn. steam was turned into the man.
moth engines and III. pond.rons ma
ehincry put Into motion 10 run with
out stop until the last beet has
been sliced and turned into pure.
white. glitt~rinx sugar. Already there
are over six thousand tons of sug'
ar b~cts In the bins or IN ears In
tho yards. Il In expected that one
hundred days will b. the length of
the campaign. All during this time.
bects viii Be- coming In by wagon and
train loads at the rate Of more than
4 thousand tons . day,
For . psrtod Of over three months
the American Bset Sugar Company
viii maintain q labor pay roll Of $50.
100 per month Tho bcct pay roll will
easily average esoo. 900 prr month.
Nearly $1,000 tons Of cosi already
Ia the yards Will be consumed. Nine
thousand tons of lime rock Will bc
brned 70 lime IN their own kilns.
and uDed In The refining proccsses.
aisO nearly ~ TINS q cox
La Junta tribune., 1912-10-05
First Prize 70, sssss Under o,sre

In special contest at the r.
cent Rocky Ford fair premiums w.r'
awarded by IN. Holly Sugar Co
of Swink. for the best shaped bccts
and also for be.is having the high
est percentage Of sugar content The
first premium In both contests was
$40: second premium. 81: and third
premium. $3.50 There were fifty on
tries In the contest. and each con
tcstsnt had an exhibit Of five bco's
X. G.. inrc won the first prize Of
$40 for becis having the highest
percentage of sugar content. his
bects testing i7s per cent: =. r
Reeves. NJ the Pueblo district. sec.
ond. with H.: per cent. and l.. r
Myers. Of the Pueblo district. third.
with III per cent.
FOR the hest shaped beet. c. y.
Burke. 1t Rocky Ford won tho first
prize. y. A. Shelton. .qf Holbrook. see.
ond. and l.. o. Ellis. Of Pueblo.
third.
Mr.. fng~ has eight and on-.hnlf
acres of bects on the old Peoples
place. just west Of McN~sn'a brick.
yard. and under the Otero canal. No
CROPS Of any description have been
grown on the place for four years
and Mr. inse was given the merry ha
hs By hls nrishbors when he an
nounced that he vas Koing 70 grow
beets on the place. This particular
arrcas~ has always been regarded
- an agricultural Joke. N far a.
growing crops upon u u concerned.
but this year Il fooled al the cx.
perts ~ we'll a. the common herd.
Tho sugar factory asrtculturist says
tho tract Will average twenty tons
n the scre. and the sussr contcn,
viii probably incrsss. before the
crop 10 harvested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
D;srae,;'s Fine Digestion.

Disraeli appears to have been en-
dowed with IL most accommodating di-
gestion. When he visited Spain in
1880 he wrote his mother glowing ac-
counts of 1.-THE most agreeable dish In
the world-an olio. | will explain it
to you. for my father would delight in
it. There are two large dishes, n Mt
each end Of the table. The top one
contains bouilli beef. boiled pork sau-
sage and black pudding. The other is
q medley of vegetables and fruits. gen
orally French beans. caravanseras and
whole peas. Help each person to a
portion Of the meats and then to the
medley. Mix them up In your plate
together and drown them In tomato
sauce. l have eaten this every day.
It is truly delightful."-London Stand
ard.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
SILVER PLATING.
An Accident Pointed the Way to the
Original Process.

An Accident Pointed the Way to the
Original Process.
In. 174o Thomas Rolsover. a me
chanic of Sheffield. England. discovered
the art of silver plating. He was re.
pairing the handle of a knife in which
both copper and silver were used. Ac-
ctdentally the two metals were fused
together. Based upon this observation
he developed the new process.
Upon a thick ingot of copper he
bound by iron wire 81 thinner ingot III
silver. The whole was then heated in
a reverberatory furnace until the edges
Of the silver ingot were observed to
begin to melt. The two ingots were
then removed from the furnace. slowly
cooled and picked. cleaned and rolled
to the desired thickness. The result
was IL plate of copper mor Or less
thinly covered with silver on one side.
This was the first Sheffield plate.
For fifty years following the copper
was plated OH one side only and the
cut edges showed the copper. Later
the process was so perfected that no
copper was left exposed. All the sill
%verplate Of the world was nude by
this process until electroplatins was
discovered and made commercial
Popular Mechanics.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
NO CASTE Al OXFORD.
Dukes Son and Cooks Son shars
Alike In Sports and Studies.

Dukes Son and Cooks Son shars
Alike In Sports and Studies.
Actually there is no university or col.
lege In America ut which distinctions
Of birth or wealth count for less than
they do at Oxford. There was once a
time when there existed a class Of gen.
tlemen commoners" John Ruskin. I
believe. was one Of thcm-who enjoyed
special privileges and exemptions.
But that popularity has long since
been swept away. Not only are the re-.
quirements for graduation identical fol
all corners. but the social life within
each college Of the university is open
on equal terms to every one on the roll
Dukes son" and cooks SON. share
alike in sports and studies. and 1t is
personal qualities alone that determine
the position an undergraduate holds
among his contemporaries.
The late Il. W. Walker. for many
years so successful as high master OF
st. Paul's school. a once interviewed
by the rather snobbish mother Of an
intended pupil. "Of course" she said
lyon are verY particular about the par.
ents Of the boys you admit to your
school," Not at all. madam was his
reply. ''As long as yonr son behaves de-
Gently and attends to his work we shall
not ask any questions about his par
ents."
The head of any college ut Oxford OF
Cambridge might have given u similar
answer.-Iondon Cor. New York Post.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-12-13
HUMOROUS Qu|PS
When Pa Eats Grapes.

Mother says she wouldn't Tor the world
have others see him..
Sister says it's most improper too.
Father says nc doesn't care at all how
much we gee him:
He'll do exactly what he wants to do.
Mother says it's really one OF latners
greatest sins.
Sisters face takes many Disappearing
forms and shapes
As she watches his coarse method" OF
disposing of the skins
When father starts to eat a bunch OF
grapes
with his elbows on the table and a plate
beneath his chin
And a bunch Of purple beauties in his
hand
He is deaf to all the comment as the
sweet fruit he tucks in.
And he cares not where the empty sp:ns
may land.
Aunt Eliza says such table manners really
are a fright.
And TO hide her srinninE face the serv-
ant Grapes
Her apron up before 1t every morning.
noon and night
When father starts to cat a bunch OF
grapes.
He can handle green corn nicely. and he's
noiseless with his soup.
On celery he peacefully can chew.
But ma says he's like a member of some
common circus troupe
Who never has heen taught the thing to
do
When the C0ncords are In season then She
shudders and she signs.
From the table very quickly she escapes.
For she doesn't care TO linger-as a fact
it isn't wise
When father starts to eat a bunch Of
grapes.
Detroit Free Press.