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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
pefraudina the Waiter.

In a Partisan cafe an American or
dered a hOrs d'oeuvre. sole agneau
pre- sale. artichoke salad. pPche Meilm.
and so on. and when the waiter
brought him a bill of 80 francs he paid
It like a man. After his change WAS
brought he counted it and pnshed Il
franc toward the waiter for tip. But
the man, pushing back the frame. said
in gentle reproach:
Pardon. monsieur. but that is the
counterfeit franc"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Eye OF a Horse.

The appearance of white" I'm the eye
of horse indicates vicious nature.
because high tempered horse COLI
stantly looks about. apprehensive OF
danger or desiring IL do mischief.
The quick motion of the eyeball in OPP
posite directions exposes an unusually
large surface of the white which
thus becomes an evidence OF the tenn
per of the animal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
por,estle Science.

Reginald. dear" said the ycunc
wife. who was trying TO do her own
Soskins. this recipe says first drar
the fowl carefully How do you draw
a chicken:"
with drawing knife. Of course
said tho young husband. ya|nlng
"Didn't the grocer send one along with
the bird :"-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
AT
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL

This evening 1T s o'clock the pupils
of St Mary's Catholic school will give
an entertainment in Columbia hall.
There will be a program of Rotations
and dialogues and play in three acts,
The Magic Bell" he parts to be
taken by nine characters.
The following program will be given
at the First Baptist church onight
by members of the Sunday school
There will be a tree and the usual
Christmas treat:
Opening chorus, Host of Light
School
Responsive reading
Invocation-Rev. H. w. Reed.
Chorus, Pilgrims of the Promise
School
Welcome" - Robert and Leona
Campbell.
Recitation. IF Were Santa Claus"
Clifford Woods.
Song-Primary class.
Recitation, THE Angels Song" -
Miss Helen Pollard.
A Christmas Carol-Boys' chorus.
Recitation, Christmas Bells''-Girls
from Miss Sundelin's class.
Recitation - Miss Margaret Camp
bell.
Song-Miss Phyllis Schwenker
Recita ion, "a Christmas Song
Earl Campbell.
Song, Sweet, Thy school.
Recitation, Presents for Christmas"
Girls from Miss Edwards class.
Recitation, Christmas Candles
Little ones from primary class
Song, seIec.ed-Miss Alice Journy.
Recitation, christmas Stars"-Boys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Comforting.

Old Croakybo-I think we'd better
have the passage and staircase repa-
pered while I'm laid up. Mrs. Grimogs.
Mrs. g. 0lis housekeeperl-L0r'. sir.
admit yer better wait aud see 'Ow We
goes on fust: Them collins do make
such work with staircase wall papers.
London Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Educational Notes

the painting department Of the school
showed a business of s1,59I.25 and an
expense of $1,344.73, or a clear profit
Of $246.52 Gary's conspicuous success
with Industrial trSlning is an interest
ing indication Of the spread of the
modern movement for vocational edu-
cation, which insists that in addition
to teaching the recognized branches
the school must give instruction in
those subjects that are of most imme'
date value TO the community which
supports it. In Gary the dominant in.
terest is trade education; in rural dis
tricts it is largely agriculture; in the
cities it may be stenography, type,
writing, and other commercial branch.
es. In any case, it is coming to be
felt more and more that an educational
system is incomplete that fails to pro-
vide vocational training for its citi
zens"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Joys and Sorrows Found
In News of Christmas Day

MORGAN GIVES $4,000 TO WIDOW.
New York, Dec ga story which
men Of the financial district were
telling AT their Christmas dinners
yesterday had J. p Morgan, a dentist.
and washerwoman as its principals.
Mr.. Morgan was in a dentists chair,
1t was related, suffering considerable
pain, for the relief OF which the den
fist was telling the financier how the
case Of his wife's washerwoman was
one OF the worst instances OF destitu-
ton he ever knew
Her husband died and left her
thirteen children. only five OF them
being large enough to work" he said,
and while keeping on with his dental
work he continued the hard luck mar
rative in detail.
Mr.. Morgan left after the operation
without comment. but the next day
the dentist received a letter which
Is quoted as follows
Dear Doctor-You hurt me like the
devil yesterday. but your vivid story
about the widow and her thirteen
children helped some. Enclosed find
my check for $4,000. which please
turn over to the washerwoman and
tell her for me that she was a fool
70 ever have thirteen children"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Canaries,

Canarie5 are insfinctively the most
Clearly of all pets. They never drink
from their bathing tub If provided
with filled drinking cup and unless
they have been frightened by chilled
or too cold water will battle every day.
-Woman's Home Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Sea of Galilee.

The sea of Galilee. which is 800 feet
below the level Of the Mediterranean.
Is fast becoming like the Dead sea. with
dense water and salt formations on its
banks. 1t is conjectured that the he'd
of the sea is sinking and that greater
changes in it are impending.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

There are signs that the rural
schools are at last coming into their
own. Long the neglected factor in
American education, they are now in
progress Of a regeneration that is as
thorough going as it is necessary.
1t is not merely that educators have
turned their attention to the problem;
X is not merely that much is current
ly written on the subject (one-fourth
of the bulletins published in 1912 by
the United States bureau of education
deal directly with rural education); it
is rather that theory has given place
to practice that the work of rural edu-
cation is actually under way.
Teachers of experience, armed with
the essential facts OF rural life, ac-
quainted with the needs of the COM
munites they serve, sincere in their
faith in the country as the place to
live in and build up citizenship, are do
ing for the rural districts what the
pioneer teachers of former genera
tons did for the city and the town.
These rural teachers are actually
accomplishing the work that has so
long been merely talked about. Old
one-room ramShackle. schoolhouses are
tern down to make way for attractive
little buildings, not necessarily larger
than the old, but built on sound prin-
ciples Of beauty and utility; or, fire.
quently, the place of the discarded
building has been taken by the more
imposing structure of the consolidated
school. symbol of educational effcien-
cy
Even the literature on rural educa-
ton shows the effects of the practical
application of what were formerly Only
| theories. Current bulletins of the bU-
reau Of education describe the train
ing of rural school teachers, not as
something that might be done, but as
something that has been done and is
done every day. 1t is no longer the
problem of knowing what ought to be
done, but OF doing 1.-THE problem of
disseminating the knowledge that is
already available.
The realization OF the significance
of rural education marks a turning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
Hard to Please.

"why did she divorce her first hnS-
band:'
He couldn't keep his money"
And why is she suing her preSen;
husband for divorce
Hes sTcn 4 tiGhtwad" - Houston
Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
from Mr.. First's class.

from MT. FlrSt Class.
Song, Bethlehem of Judea School.
Recitation, ut Came Upon a Mid
night Clear"-Miss La Verne Wood
Recitation, Empty Stockings
Margaret Heverling.
Song, December Days"-Girls' cho-
rus.
Recitation, selected-Miss Griffin.
Song-Choir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
SANTA COMES IN AERoPLANE.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 26.-There
was no snow for the reindeer sleigh
here yesterday and Santa Claus float
ed down in an aeroplane from a bril-
liantly blue sky into the verdure of
Golden Gate park with candy. nuts,
and toys for 10000 children. Mayor
Rolph and the city fathers presided
over the presentation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

More than four-ffths OF the elemen-
tary school teachers in Prussia are
men.
New Jersey is the first state where
the legislature has provided for state
children, retarded as well as defective.
wide special training for all subnormal
An International congress for ply
steal education will be held in Paris
March 1920. 1913, under the auspices
OF the faculty of medicine II is ex-
pected that the United States will be
represented.
The common roller towei is specific
ally prohibited in the schools OF In
diana and Kansas. The regulations i'll
Kansas provide that each pupil must
have an individual towel, or sanitary
paper towels shall be furnished
The University Of Tennessee has
just Instituted extension courses in
geology especially designed for men
Dh6abCi III Nilt llllhhAb anu AhGAAg
dCstries. The courses consist of a
short session (six weeks) and cores
pondence work. ThA subjects of in
struction will be Physics, chemistry,
mathematics, geology, mining and met
al.urgy, and mechanical engineering
The courses are described as especial
ly adapted to meet the need of the
men ION the firing line"
Industrial work in the schools OF
Gary, Ind, made money instead OF
costing money during the last year,
says DR.. p. p Claxton. United States
commissioner OF education. when
the school authorities in Gary came t.
sum up the results OF the work in the
trade courses. they found that the
three departments OF printing. cabi
net work, and painting had to theil
credit a profit of SS754S This is rea
value. too the pupils made articles
that were needed in the school; il
they had not made them in the schoo
shops the authorities would have had
to purchase them in the open marke
at total price OF seven or eight thou
sand dollars"
The commissioner then gives the fig
ures for each Of the trade classes II
the Gary schools, as reported by G. f
Wulhng, in charge of the industrial
instruction In the printing depart
ment the value Of the work produced
shop OF s175.43. There we're 35 in the
was s1,4s3.49, and supplies cost 1914
leaving net balance in favor OF tn,
shop Of Sl7543. There were 35 in th'
printing class, so instead of figuring
the per capita cost OF the industrial
training OF these pupils. IT was posi-
BILE 10 figure definite contribution
Of each pupil to the wealth of the com
q munity
On the cabinet department" says DR.
Claxton, the product was valued a
S2,60S.S5. and the expense was SO
1887, leaving a ba.ance Of $453.4S il
favor OF the carpenters. Similarly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
One Thina They look.

Burglars broke into our house last
night"
THAT so? Did they get nnything?"
Nothing except my husbands nerve d"
Detroit Free I'r"SS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

PRESENTS FROM TWO "HUBBYS.-
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 26.-Lulu
NJ. Pierce, in Jail on a charge of big
amy, was the recipient of Christmas
gifts from both of her Husbands"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

All the news all the time - Tts
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

The common roller towei is specific
ally prohibited in the schools OF In
diana and Kansas. The regulations i'll
Kansas provide that each pupil must
have an individual towel, or sanitary
paper towels shall be furnished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
JUDGE PASSES HAT FOR NEEDy.

Louisville, KY. Dec. 26.-The Christ
mas spirit found expression in the po-
lice court here when Judge Samuel
Boldrick, after sentencing Robert Dun
can to six mohths' in the workhouse
for failure to provide for his family,
passed the hat" in the interest of
Mrs. Duncan and her little girl. who
we're in the courtroom. One of the
contributors was a newsboy, who gave
three pennies. Mrs. Duncan left the
courtroom nth a considerable sum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

An international congress for ply
steal education will be held in Paris
March 1920. 1913, under the auspices
OF the faculty of medicine. II is ex-
pected that the United States will be
represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26


St Louis, No. Dec. 26.-Albert T.
Patrick spent his first Christmas in 10
years with his mother and daughter
al the home of his sister, Mrs. John
II. Milliken. 1850 Belt avenue Ten
preceding Christmas days Patrick had
passed serving life term for murder
in Sing Sing prison
Patrick's daughter. Lillian, gave
him ? merry Christmas. She is 16
years old now. but until a few days
ago he remembered her as the little
child of four he kissed good-by when
he weat to prison. Last Christmas
his gifts were handed to him by blue
uniformed guard and the only voices
he heard were the orders Of the Jail
ers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26
PRESIDENTS FAMILY MERRY.

Washington. d. c., Dec 26.-Miss
Helen Taft presided at the Christmas
fete held last aight in the Blue room
at the White house, where. towering
70 the ceiling. stood a gaily decorated
Christmas tree. Miss Taft and Robert
were responsible for the first tree in
the White house in the Taft regime,
their interest being aroused by their
young cousins, Tom and Billy Heron.
and the five children of Mr.. and Mrs
Heron. brother and sister-fa-law Of
Mrs. Taft
The family gifts were piled high
beneath the tree. those from the pres
dent and Mrs. Taft and young Charlie,
who are spending Christmas in Pana-
ma, being among the first to attract
the family party. Preceding the
Christmas tree unwilling there was a
family dinner with Miss Taft in the
place OF honor at the table and the
L-aughlinB and Herrons as additional
guests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

New Jersey is the first state where
the legislature has provided for state
children, retarded as well as defective.
wide special training for all subnormal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

EXPECTED DEATHI GOES WALKING
New Rochelle. n. V. Dec. 26.--Wal-
norf Miller, who contrary TO the pre-
dictson CT physicians. has lived for
nearly IS months with a broken back.
celebrated his Christmas by going out
for his nrst walk in the streets since
July 3, 1911. when he received the in
jury while diving. His case had re-
ceiyed SC much publicity that victims
Of similar accidents in all parts OF the
country sent him letters, to which he
IS replying today with Christmas
greetings.
a neighbor prepared an unusual
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-26

More than four-ifths OF the elemen-
tary school teachers in Prussia are
men,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29

the only conclusion attainable was
that the wild financier from Alaska
had gone lunatic. And Daylight had
grinned and confirmed the suspicion
by refusing to see the reporter. He
halted the automobile before Dedes
door, and met her with his same rush
ing tactics, enclosing her in his arms
before a word could be uttered
I've done it." he announced
You've seen the newspapers, of
course. I'm plumb cleaned out, and
I've just called around to find out
what day you feel like starting for
| Glen Ellen. It'll have to be soon. for
it's real expensive living in Oakland
| these days. My board at the hotel is
only paid to tho end of the week, and
| can't afford TO stay on after that
And beginning with tomorrow I've got
! to use the street cars. and they sure
eat up the nickels'
He paused, and waited. and looked
at her. Indecision and trouble showed
on her face. Then the smile he knew
SO we'll began to grow on her lips and
IN her eyes, until she threw back her
| head and laughed in the old fortnight
ooyish way.
When are those men coming to
pack for me?" she asked.
And again she laughed and simu-
lated vain attempt to escape his
bear-like arms
Dear Elam," she whispered; dear
Elam." And OF herself, for the first
time, she kissed him.
Now. I've got an idea" Daylight
said. We're running away from cit
! les, and you have no kith nor kin, SO
II don't seem exactly right that we
should start off by getting married in
a city. So nere's the idea: I'll run
shape around the house and give the
carceaker his walksng-papers. You
follow me in couple of days, coming
on the morning train. I'll have the
preacher fixed aud waiting And here's
/ another idea. You bring your riding
toys In a suit case. And as soon as
the ceremony's over, you can go to
the hotel and charge. Then out you
come, and you find rue waiting with a
i 1OupAG Vi nOISSS, anu we II rue ONct
the landscape SO as you can see the
prettiest parts of the ranch the first
thing. And she's sure pretty. that
ranch. And now that It's settled, III
be waiting for you Mt the morning
train day after tomorrow
Dede blushed as she spoke.
You are such a hurricane"
Well, ma'am." he drawled, IL sure
hate to burn daylight. And you and I
have burned heap Of daylight We've
been scandalously extravagant.. We
might have been married years ago"
GRO BE CONTINUED
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29

Elssn HaFnish, known all through Alas
ka as Burning Daylight" celebrates his
S0th birthday with a crowd Of miners at
the Circle City Tivoh The dance Leads
is staked Harnish loses his money and
his mine but wins the mail contract He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
sledge, telling his friends that he Will pc
in the big Yukon gold strike at the start
Burning Daylight makes sensationally
rapid run across country with the mail,
appears at the Tivoli and Is now ready
10 join his friends in a dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
found In the up-riyer district Harnish
buys two tons of -four which he declares
when he arrives with his flour he finds
the big fat desolate. A comrade diScov-
ers gold and Daylight reaps rich har-
vest. He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats a combination of capitalists
in a vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization, and, amid the bewildering
complications of high finance. Daylight
finds that he has been led to invest his
eleven millions in manipulated scheme.
He goes to New York, and confronting
his dfsloyai partners with revolver, he
threatens to kill them II his money is not
returned. They are cowed return their
stealings and Harnish goes back to San
Francisco where he meets his fate IN
Dede Mason pretty stenographer. he
makes large investments and gets into the
political ring For a rest he goes to the
country Daylight gets deeper into high
finance In San Francisco but often the
longing for the simple life nearly over
comes him. Dede Mason buys horse and
Daylight meets her In her saddle trips.
One day he asks Dede to go with him
on one more ride. his purpose being to
ask her to marry him and they canter
away, she trying TO analyze her feelings.
Dede tells Daylight that her happiness
could not lie with a money manipulation
Daylight undertakes to build up a great
Industrial community. He is insistent
that she marry him and yet hopes to win
her Daylight falls back into his old
drinking ways. There is a furry in the
money market.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
HANDS BURNED LIKE FIRE

II can truthfully say Cuticura Rem
edies have cured me of four long
years of eczema. About four years
ago l noticed some little pimples
coming on my little finger, and not
giving it any attention, it soon Lecame
worse and spread all over my hands.
If / would have them in water for a
long time, they would burn like fire
and large cracks would come. / could
lay pin in them. After using all
the salves l could think of, went to
three different doctors, but all did
me no good. The only relief got was
scratching.
$50 after hearing so much about the
wonderful Cuticura Remedies, I pur-
chased one complete set, and after
using them three days my hands were
much better. Today my hands are
entirely we'll, one set being all used"
(Signed) Miss Eta Narber, r. F. D. q.
Spring Lake, Mich, Sept. 26, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept L. Boston.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
CHAPTER Xxx.

Three days later. Daylight rode TO
Berkeley In his red car 1t was for the
last time. for on the morrow the big
machine passed into another's pos
session. 1t had been strenuous three
days. for his smash had been the big
gest the panic had precipitated in Cal
ifornia. The papers had been filed
with it. and a great cry of indignation
had gone up from the very men who
later found that Daylight had fully
protected their interests. 1t was these
facts, coming slowly to light. that
gave rise to the widely repeated
charge that Daylight had gone in
sane. 1t was the unanimous conviction
among business men that no sane
man could possibly behave In SUCH
fashion. On the other hand. neither
his prolonged steady drinking nor his
affair with Dede became public. so
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-03-29
THE SAFE LAXATIVE
FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

Most elderly people are more or
less troubled with a chronic, per-
sistent constipation, due largely to
lack of sufficient exercise. They ex-
perience difficulty in ligesting even
light food, with consequent belching
of stomach gases, drowsiness after
eating, heaiacne and feeling of lassi-
tude and general discomfort.
Doctors advise against cathartics and
violent purgatiVes of every kind, rec
ommending a mild, gentle laxative
tonic, like DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
to effect relief without disturbing the
entire system.
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is the
perfect laxative, easy in action, GER
tain in effect and, withal, pleasant to
the taste. 1t possesses tonic proper
ties that strengthen the stomach, liver
and bowels and is a remedy that has
been for years the great standby in
thousands of families, and should be
in every family medicine chest. It is
equally as valuable for children as for
older people.
Druggists everywhere sell DR.. Cald.
wells Syrup Pepsin in SOC and s100
bottles. If you have never tried it
send your name and address to Dr. w.
B. Caldwell, 201 Washington ST., Mon
ticello, ILL.,, and he will be very glad to
send a sample bottle for trial.