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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

In one column of the recent issue
Of a newspaper was an article deal
ing with the increasing abandonment
of farms and lack Of producers of
the nations food. In another column
was an article giving the results of
a test in a normal school showing
that the young women studying TO
be teachers, all of them graduates of
city high schools and some of them
graduates of women's college, failed
10 recognize the commonest things
of everyday life and couldn't name
even a potato plant with the potatoes
attached, or recognize an ordinary
beet
In test of observation IL developed
that an alarming proportion of these
normal school pupils could not name
the location of their city's 10 princi-
pal public buildings, though none of
those in the test had lived less than
five years in the city and others had
spent all their lives there.
In a class of 100 graduates of high
schools and six graduates from the
woman's college, "a were unable 10
correctly name the branch of a plum
tree. This in itself is not so remark,
able, for probably the majority of
city people wouldn't know a plum
tree if they saw it. But this same
branch was passed among the 100 pu'
pills a second time and 95 of the class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
REBUKING PROFESSIONAL
EVANGELISTS.

The other day there was a national
convention Of evangelists in Chicago.
The first thing they did-the principal
topic Of their session, in fact-was
the serious consideration OF methods.
What they said and what they intend
TO do, hereafter, will make their work
more agreeable TO mankind and far
more profitable TO them in saving
souls.
Evangelical work doesn't count as
II should because of the smear OF pro-
fessionalism across il. The early
evangelists were men called to their
work; white-souled, red-blooded fell
lows who bore hardship. poverty, mis-
trust, the opposition of the formal
lists and the active hostility of the
sinners.
But they made good" in their own
lives and so in their work.
Some OF these men still exist
more than the world takes heed of,
for their modest pleas are smothered
in the brass band din OF the profess
sional evangelists. These latter 90
into evangelism as a business. Some
are religious grsfters and virtually
levy a poll tax of so much a head on
sinners temporarily stirred into a
seeming conviction of their own mis-
dOings by the theatrical appeals made
10 them.
These professionals run their af-
fairs like a show They are press.
ACCENTED like three ring circus and
when God fearing and respectable
elements of the religious world, and
men and women outside the church
who still believe in the holiness and
the dignity of its work, make protest
they delight in the fight.
II gives them chance TO be more
spectacular, more clamorous, more
irreverent in their braggart ways A
newspaper roast means many more
dollars in their pockets.
II was against these professional
evangelists, as men and as religious
workers and against their blasph-
emous ways. that the evangelists in
I session in Chicago protested. One
testified that when he entered the
work a professional offered 10 teach
him the tricks OF the trade 81 have
got EN- all skinned a mile in taking
an Offering" was the would-be tutors
statement II was methods like this
which were denounced and the meet
ing cannot help doing good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
AW0MANyO OBSERVATIONS


failed 10 recognize that it was the
same bit of plum tree that had previ-
ously been examined This is more
significant than the failure to recog-
nize the potato plant or to locate the
principal public buildings of the city.
Is the fault with our schools or with
the students?
Are the young folks so Eighty that
it's hopeless task to instruct them?
Or are the systems Of education along
lines that fail to teach the wholesome
and necessary things needed in our
daily lives?
Is it at all extraordinary that our
farms are lying waste when We are
educating our boys and girls to be
consumers and not producers?
What kind of a trained mind is it
that cannot concentrate enough on a
plum tree branch so that the same
branch will not be recognized upon a
second view?
The fact is that we are all trained
specifically. II is all On the surface.
City people gaze only over the tops of
things. There is so much diversity
that they seldom take the trouble TO
observe one thing carefully or to
study deeply into any condition. They
have no time to waste-that's the feel
ing and practice.
The same spirit is in the schools. So
much must be gone over in sucn a
time. Only the surface is skinned.
Concentration is neither practiced nor
required. ThOughtlessness is the rule.
It's our habit TO sneer, in fact, at any
body who is SLOW" though slowness
means sureness. Pupils marked "br1i'
liant" in high school and college failed
in every essential in the normal school
tests referred to.
It is a purely American trait.
doubt if these tests could have re.
suited as they did in any but an
American school. We are all for bril-
liancy, nothing for thoroughness. And
our "brilliancy" is costing high, for il
means that we are failing to take &C
count of the common things of life
/ the very essentials of right living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

INV Al hi"
/ could hear the clicking Of his instru-
ment from my booth and vice versa
After giving me instructions to last
me till his return in the afternoon he
was about TO leave when he paused
and said:
IF any of my girls call me up don't
say I'm not at my instrument 1t
might get me into trouble"
What shall say?" ! asked.
oh, say Hes very busy just now;
I'll call you later or something like
that"
He was too i'll to say any more and |
didn't detain him further. There was
but little doing in my department. so
took some embroidery | kept for dull
hours and sat with it in the ticket Of
fee. | had often relieved Johnny for a
half hour ~ so selling tickets, and for
tunately on this occasion had nothing
else to do in his behalf. AS for stand
ing off the lady operators with whom
he had been involved. ] had only to at
tend 10 one. About an hour after he
had left me ! heard a suspicious call,
something unusual. Eancying IL might
be from one of Johnny's girls and pre-
Stunning that Johnny in replying simply
repeated it. | answered it in that way,
whereupon heard nothing further.
sent a messenger boy to Johnny to ash,
the reply to the call. and he sent IT to
me, suggesting that | say that he was
out to lunch when the call came | did
so. and the lady said over the wire that
she was intending to visit l.. and would
be pleased to have Johnny call on her.
But her aunt. with whom she would lie
only for a few hours, was very prudish
and suspicious. and perhaps she had
better see Johnny in his office. asked
her in Johnny's name when she intend
ed coming TO l.. that | might he sure
10 lie in the office. She said that she
might come the next day. To this
replied that | Dohnny) was feeling
badly and might at any moment have
to put substitute in my place. re
naming at home myself Her answer
to this was that she could make her
visit whenever she liked and would de
fer il till ! should inform her that !
was well and on duty regularly since
1t might be very embarrassing TO give
herself away TO substitute She
seemed very SOLICITORS about Johnny
health. though I couldn't underztaJ ]
I how she could really he anxious in tn.
case Of a man she had never seen. She
seemed inclined 10 keep up the CONVEX.
EaffOn and I feared that II I tried "a,
shut her of she might suspect tina,
some one was telegraphing in Johnny 4
place, so / let her go on, occasionally
taking the initiative myself. She said
that she was having almost nothing to
do, and time hung heavy On her hands
| asked why she didn't have some
needlework in her Office, as had seen
woman operators do to occupy theiI
| leisure hours. IN reply she asked Inc
what kind OF work had seen them DO
and / suggested hemstitching. She
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
BULL MOOSE CANDIDATE FOR
WILSON.

Governor Wilson is a high-minded
gentleman and q man Of great ability.
He is a thorough progressive and II
elected will. in my judgment. give he
people a progressive administration .
This statement has been made "
John W. Campbell, who is the hull
moose candidate for congress IN The
first district OF Oregon. Mr.. Camp
bells attitude towards Governor Wi
son is typical OF the position taken by
large numbers OF progress!ves n this
state. II is conceded that the third
term candidate injured rather than
helped his cause in Oregon. and as a
result many who were disposed 70
vote for him are turning for Governor
Wilson.
Republican speilbirders. telling My
a small part Of the truth, Irs arguing
that the cost 10 the people per capita
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.

Speaker Champ Clark, kindly, man
and great statesman, one Of the most
beloved Of his party, came TO Rock Isl
and last night 10 speak in behalf OF
Wilson and Dunno and Taveuner az
the Illinois theatre. where he was
greeted by the greatest audience that
ever assembled In doors for political
meeting in Rock Island for any party.
He was given an ovation that was
as demonstratiye as II was sincere.
The speaker was touched by the trib-
ute thus paid him. and referred to it in
his address A significant phase OF
his address was his tribute 10 Clyde
II. Tayennor. the young Cordoya news
paper man. who has won fame in
Washington through his battles for
the laboriuc men and the common
peop.e. II Tavenner needed a recon-
mendation from a great man he re
ceived IL yesterday az the hands OF
one OF the greatest democrats in the
land.
Champ Clark came into this district
for his only two speeches in Hi
r0is 10 say a good word for his
friend Tavenner. in whose success he
is deeply interested. He knows Tav-
snner for what he is worth, knows his
JGrnestnesE. and knows his aims his
sincerity. and realizes what he has &C
,omplished.
No finer compliment was ever given
10 any young man thNI was paid al
Monmouth and at Rock Island yester.
day by the speaker OF the American
house OF congress 10 Clyde II. Taven-
ler, whom the speaker earnestly de-
sires 10 see elected TO that body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
The Argus Daily Story
He Was Fooled-By Jane O. Scarborough
COPYRIGHTED 1871 by Associated Literary Bureau

When l was girl, having to earn
my own living l decided for teleg-
raphy. There wasn't so much type
writing done at that time as there is
now, or perhaps l should have gone
into that I'm glad there wasn't, for
a telegrapher's position such as l Sc
cured after l had learned TO be an
operator was much pleasanter and
easier than hammering a typewriter.
l was located in a small town in
railroad station. l had nothing TO do
with the railroad telegraphing. l only
sent and received messages for the
public.
The station agent at L., where
was employed. had his own instru-
ment in the ticket office. being at the
other end Of the station. He was a
volatile sort of fellow. but kind heart
ed and obliging, He did me a great
many favors in one way or anoth-
er, on one occas sion when ! was i'll
attending TO my duties in addition TO
his own for several weeks. There
was a great deal of flirting going on
over the wires between the men and
women operators and Johnny Brayton
was doing his full share of 1t. He had
several girl operators ION a string" as
he called it. whom he had never seen
and would often entertain me by re-
counting the conversations he had
with them over the wire
One morning he came down to the
station looking very i'll. l told him
that he should be at home instead Of
at work and he replied that some one
must be in his office to signal trains
or there would be a terrible confusion
and an accident might be the result.
However. about 10 o'clock in the
morning most OF the trains had passed
and the road in our section would be
comparatively deserted till 4 o'clock
in the afternoon. 1 persuaded Johnny
10 go home till then and he felt so
bad that he finally consented, since
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
Pull DINNER PAIL"

Remember that expression Re
member how Mark Hanna and Harri-
man and Prick and Perkins and Crane
and Guggenheim and Morgan and
other monarchs OF finance who were
fattening from special privileges
laughed al the raising OF the Full
Dinner Pail" slogan Remember
how they used II for Mckinley and
Roosevelt and Taft?
During those struggles when so
much was heard Of the Full Dinner
PAIL and democracy was making
The tariff a leading issue and show
Ing how the robber tariff on wool
end other commodities robbed the
many TO enrich the few, lessened the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

tatlVeS 10 reduce
the tariff on wooI-
ems, and thus re-
duce the cost of
living TO every
man. woman and
child in the Unit
ed States, which
attempt was made
fruitless because
of President Tans
veto, there g
been a strike OF
80, 900 men, wOm-
en- and children
workers in the
great textile mills
of the wooden
trust at Lawrence,
Mass. This strike
revealed, 70 the
utter disgust of
thousands of Amer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
BULLFIGHTS IN PORTUGAL.
The Battles Are 5IoodIess and the Con-
testants Rarely Hurt.

The Battles Are eIoodIess and the Con-
testants Rarely Hurt.
The distressingly cruel treatment of
animals so common in the Latin coun-
tries is slmost entirely absent among
the Portuguese, and for this reason
their great national sport, the bull.
fight, is really an enjoyable spectacle
TO an American, writes Mrs, c. r. Nil
Ter IN Leslie's Weekly.
In the Portuguese version the bull Is
never killed. The horrible gorlng Of
horses-a feature Of the Spanish fight
does not occur, for IF a horse was in
jured fl Il Portuguese performance
the rider would be Kissed from the
ring and very likely mobbed after
ward. The men taking part are rarely
hurt. although the skill displayed IS
much greater than that shown in the
Castilian style Of the sport.
Occasionally they have q burlesque
Spanish bullfighr in Lisbon with the
cruelty eliminated. The horses ridden
By the picador are arnored and cannot
be gored, and when the bull Is 10 be
killed the matador strikes him at the
particular spot on the back of his
neck. which in Spain means almost
instant death TO the animal. Instead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
rhs Oxidization of Brass.

Brass when immersed in hot So
luton consisting Of One-half ounce of
golden sulphuret Of anthony and four
ounces of caustic soda in each gallon
Of water becomes oxidized with 2
pleasing brown shade. The shade be-
comes darker if the metal is immersed
in a dilute solution Of sulphate of cop
per. used cold. about four 70 eight
ounces to the gallon. Several INNER
sions in the same manner give deeper
brown tones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

or killing the bull, however, the Por-
tuGuese matador'S sword doubles up
after the fashion Of the ones used by
the sword sWa!l0wers in our side
shows, AND red mark appears where
IT has touched the animals skin, thus
showing the audience that the mata-
dor has been successful. The horses
and bun then run out of the ring I'M
injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
Humor and
Philosophy
THE SPOTLESS.
NJ oVRcA.N ~. SNsra

HA!
- Discovered!
You can bet q cent
That the spotless gent
The one without a stain,
Is the plain.
Cnassuming. near great
Candidate.
Know you notf
Great Scott,
You ought to know,
For he said SO!
Take Il from the candidate
To get II straight,
He Is his own Endorsement
His letter Of credit.
His press agent and
His own brass band.
Others may say
Nay
When he is mentioned a. the one
Favorite son
And declare
Him bag OF hot air.
Others may opine
He would make a fine
Dog catcher or
That he would score
Heavy as doormat
Or something like that.
AS to his claims TO be
The only apple on the tree,
The only cherry in the pie,
They wink the other eye.
At the suggestion that he may win
They turn away and grin.
But on his own say so
He is the whole show,
The one who
Can put through
The big reform.
He 10 the warm
Baby. the pippin.
The party in the swim
Take IL from him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

He is indeed an unpopular individual
who can't be delegate to some sort of
convention.
Many a useful old maid has been
spoiled to make poor wife.
Most of us like hot weather best
when mercury is twenty below.
If It were not for the telephone many
a woman would have to go to the mis-
siOnary meeting to find out how Mrs.
Blanks sick baby is.
1t is a Islander that women are hard
TO please. as witness the marriages we
see made every day.
When a boy would rather carry in
coal than play baseball look out for
a knock out demand from him.
All men may be free and equal by a
mere matter Of birth but woman has to
scheme for her freedom. and she
doesn't care to be just equal TO that
woman down the block.
There are plenty Of persons who are
all right as long as you don't get upon
the wrong side Of them.
The unsuccessful person is usually
the one who is just second too late
Dress may make the man, but in ad-
aition to that it takes a bank account
tnd powder puff to make a woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

Evening on the Farm.
CThirty Years Ago.
"John. have you wound the clockY'
Eyes, dear"
"And put out the cat?"
Eyes, dear"
"And locked the door?"
Eyes. dear"
''Theu you can come to bed"
(Today)
Rudolph. have you locked the safer
yep"
"And put the auto in the garage"
yep"
"And shut off the dynamo in the
basement
Sure, Mike
'AlI right; you can roll into the hay
now"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
The PhrenoIooist RIGHT

This large bump running across the
back Of your head means that you are
inclined to be curious to the point Of
recklessness
Blight you are. I got that by stick
ing my head into an elevator shaft TO
see II rhe elevator was coming up, and
It was coming down."-Houston Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

The Washington Post observes that
Roosevelt. there seems 10 be no rea-
son why the bull moosers from now
on shouldn't be in funds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

A camera man in New York has
just succeeded in getting a first rate
snapshot Of ]. Pierpont Morgan smok-
ing one OF his famous dollar cigars.
J. P. wouldn't be caught paying less
than 81 each for his smokes. He
spends daily for cigars more than
the average American has to spend
for the necessities and luxuries Of life
combined.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

Upton has again challenged for the
cup. Sir Thomas has method in his
madness" He believes in advertis-
ing and knows how TO go about it 10
get his moneys worth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

At last Governor Hadley Of Mis-
Louri has consented to support Mr..
Taft for reelection. But it is not
generally expected that as Hadley
goes, so goes the nation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
So Modern,

"She is the very last word in pretty
girls"
"Oh. | don't know"
but she is hand painted"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
BY CLYDE n. TAVENNER.

Especial Correspondence Of The Argus.)
Rock Island, H., Oct. 14.-It so hap
pened that since the first attempt
of the democratic house of represen-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

leans OF Dotn parties who had previ-
Ously placed more or less conhOeaca
in the principle of protection for pro.
tection's sake, but who now stand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
Too True.

'Some people are so perfectly honest
that they won't take single thing
from your house
Yes; some won't even take their de
parture."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
Makes us Honest-

Before the penny slot machine
Put matches in our way
An honest man in other things
For matches wouldn't pay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
Oct. Is in American
History.

1917 -Thaddeus Kosciusl,o. nero OF rO-
land, who entered the American
service. died. born 1916
ls91-Generai William Heary FIT
hugh Lee. son Of Robert f. Lee
and himself distinguished Con
federate. died; born 1887
1910-Larkin Goldsmith Mead. sculp.
tor. died in Florence. Italy: born
1885
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
And we will all win with Wilson.

II is claimed that IL hurts oysters
10 be eaten alive. On the other hand,
II hurts anyone who eats them raw If
they are dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
A Warm Friend.

81 am very fond of my friends"
"Yes?''
"Why do you say it that way"
81 notice you prefer them either
toasted or grilled."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue., Rock Island. Ill Entered at the
postofice as second-class rnatter.)
Rock IsIsad Member of the AssocSsfed
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

He is indeed an unpopular individual
convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

Many a useful old maid has been
spoiled to make poor wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

All the news all the time-Thc Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

TERMs-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. IN Rock Is and
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the circulation department,
which should also be notified in every
instance where Il IL desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority in the premIseA
All communications OF argumentativs
character. POLITICAL or religious. must
have real name attached for publ.ca-
ton No suck articles win be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones In all departments: Cen
trail Union. West Ias. Ii4s and al45:
Union Electric. bl45.
LUE1E HI8LH
TR1oEs 1Cs .sef llco1NeiES 40
MlY
Tuesday October IS, 1912
Tom Marshall next.
Clark is the Champ speaker.
Hear Marshall Thursday night.
And we will all win with Wilson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

BY THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

Most of us like hot weather best
when mercury is twenty below.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

parture.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

There are plenty Of persons who are
all right as long as you don't get upon
the wrong side Of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

The unsuccessful person is usually
the one who is just a second too late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-15

Dress may make the man, but In ad-
iition to that it takes a bank account
end a powder puff to make a woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-07
"A Kentucky Romance

Burt &, Nicolai will present Miss Beulah
POINTER at the Academy next week., open
ing Monday night. with the usual
matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day. in Joseph LIE Brandt's four-act
dramatic comedy, "a Kentucky Ro-
NANCE So
The plot is begun in. an old southern
home in Kentucky, and ends in fiat in
New York city. Cynthia Hargreaves, a
young girl who is beaten by her supposed
father, runs away and marries Lee. Jane
son, who is the well educated son of a.
prominent farmer. His mother insists on
him marrying Marcia Talbot. He laughs
at the idea, knowing that his motner is
thinking only of the Talbot money. Har-
greaves indmates that the Jamesons do
not own the plantation, that some one
else is the rightful owner. After Lee is
married his mother insults his wife and
she goes to New York to live with
Samantha Tubbs, faithful friend. Gym
thia becomes leading lady in a Broadway
show, but at Hargreaves' death he tells
that Cynthia is not his daughter; that he
killed her father and the Jameson prop
erty is righfully hers. She forgives Lee
and all is made happy.
Miss Poynter, as Cynthia Hargreaves, is
said to have the best role Of her career.
The remainder Of the company has been
selected with great care.