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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
THE CIVIC SECRETARY.

There is a new official in American
city life-the civic secretary" He
represents the link between educa-
ton and life in the big cities. For a
number Of years American educators
have been striving to bridge the
chasm that seemed 10 exist between
educational influences and the every
day lives Of the people. BY means OF
evening schools, Libraries, extension
lectures, and more recently civic. so
cial. and recreationa, centers. much
has been done II has remained to
combine these connecting educational
forces under one active officer. and
this has been accomplished by the
new position Of civic secretary.
The civic secretary" at Duluth
MINI, is appointed by the board Of
public welfare OF that city, accord
ing TO information received at the
United States bureau Of education. He
has charge of all the local social
center work Plans TO secure the
same sort of officer are reported TO
be under way in several other cities of
NAA'" llllAAlE N'.F-. 1 liz OlllNldl may uOl
always be called the civic secretary"
but his functions are generally the
same. He organizes educational ex-
tension work; gives intelligent and
sympathetic aid to play and recrea-
ton; stimulates discussion Of public
problems: in short, he consOlidates
and directs the civic agencies of the
community Tor the benefit Of all the
citizens
In Superior, Wis, a city exposi.
ton" is planned by the civic secre.
tary, who is here called director of
The civic center department" In this
city exposition not only the local in,
dustries but the educational and nun
icipal Institutions will have an op,
portunity 20 exhibit their methods and
results. The exposition idea is only
a single item in large program
mapped out by the director There
will be various social and recreation.
al activities, lecture courses, civic and
ward Improvement cubs, and a clip,
ping bureau Will be established &c
collect Information on social, civic
and municipal matters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

For if mother is i'll there is no mon
ey TO hire cooks and very poor food
follows If there is no one to take moth
er's place. If there are others in the
family, father, and brothers, or both,
who are capable of earning the living
then the daughter can, and should, be
trained in every detail of cooking and
housekeeping. My close observation
of the shop girl has been that when
she marries, she admits her absolute
ignorance of cooking and housekeep-
ing and again follows the experiments
of learning at the expense OF a poor
mans salary. Some of the present
day problems might be partly solved
if this wife knew how to purchase %
cents worth of nutritious food and
then knew how to cook it so the fam,
lily may receive % cents worth of
food value.
The middle class girl is in the wors:
condition of all For she must be edu-
Gated. and the school which Mary at.
tends requires studying all the hours
she has at home until bedtime during
the school days of the week; and Sat
urday she must have her music and
dancing lessons and matinees, and
where is the time to help mother:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
ALFONSO WOULD BE WELCOME

Alfonso. one of the most youthful
kings. will be q in May If he were
accompanied by the queen. daugh-
ter of Victorias youngest daughter,
the visit would be doubly memorable
The Spain of today is interested in ma
terial development. 1t would be an
education for the king 10 look over
what Americans have to show in this
line. Spain has put strong impress
on Mexico, Central America, the West
Indies and South America Destiny
has much in store there for the Unit
ed States, but not in the way of ag-
gression.
The infusion of Spanish blood in
America is worthy the study of states
men, and the fact that Alfonso is eager
for such knowledge indicates that he
may ripen into a ruler of notable abil-
fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
TIDE WISE SWISS.

The little republic Of Switzerland
owns and operates ! ZOO miles of rail
road. In 1911. Notwithstanding the
low passenger and freight rates i'm
posed the lines produced a profit Of
S15.OGO.042. There are 1920 persons
employed on the federal railroad lines
as against C.Sp0 employed on private
lines. This does not include the tram
ways or fuuiculars. the majority Of
which are owned by municipalities or
cations
Switzerland's success in the opera
ton OF her own railways is so great
that she has now under consideration
a proposal to eleCtrify the lines. al a
cost OF S14.OOO.OO0. This would cut
the cost Of operation by 10 per cent
What Switzerland. Germany. Bel
GUM. Italy and France do, the United
States may possibly fad it practical
in the course OF time 10 do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

our secret service and should not be
idle. / have reports OF danger in Ber-
lin. Do you think 1t well to send her
there
Berlin! Yodr majesty is the best
judge of where she can do the most
efficient work Nothing OF Importance
has been reported TO gOe from Berlin"
On the contrary. your opinion in
these matters is more valuable than
mine Are you not known to be on
terms of intimacy with your sovereign?
Naturally those who desire to warn
me will do it through you. | am the
last person to hear of plots against me
aud my family"
Il trust l shall always deserve the
confidence your majesty reposes in
me-"
The car tapped the bell; the lackey
entered and received another order
is Nine Nicholaevna ia the palace"
Yes. your majesty; she Is waiting
for an audience"
Summon her"
In n few minutes a woman OF about
twenty-five entered the cabinet She
was very beautiful. very refined in her
appearance and handsomely dressed.
Count Nronskivitch looked at her scru-
tiniZingly as she entered. but she did
not look at the count. When the car
arose and went to a desk for n docu-
ment, turning his back for a few mo-
ments. had he seen the glance that
passed between the two he would have
scented danger. As II was, having
taken a paper IN his hands. he opened
It, resuminG his seat at the same time
You report" he said to the woman
that. while there are conspiraciea
Matching in Paris, none of them, so far
as you can discover. has come to a
head. Did you hear while there OF any
danger brewing in any other quarter"'
Yes. your majesty. In New York"
/ There are always conspirators in
/ America The freedom there enables
/ them to plot as much as they like. For.
/ tUnately they are 50 far distant from
/ Russia that when they come TO put
any especial plan into operation they
work at a disadvantage Did you heal
OF anything going on in BeriinT'
/ Nothing. your majesty
/ very we'll. You may go"
! AS soon as the lady had departed the
| car said to the count: Il shall await
Developments before" sending Mime.
NirhOlaeyna out again. Meanwhile
shall trust TO you implicitly to protect
US, especially my son. whose life is SO
important TO me and the Russian peO-
pie. Go. and be vigilant."
The count left the cabinet assuring
his master that he wOnld answer for
his and his famiIy's safety with hiz
life He had not been gone ten min
I utes when Nicholas again summoned
| Maria NichoIaevua. She had not left
the palace. for Instructions had been
given EpT To remain
Il desired TO question you as to this
Berlin matter before Count yronski-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
est. Louis Globe-Democrat.)

The young king of Spain, Alfonso
Kill, has frequently said that he would
like to visit the United States, and it
is reported that he may come next
summer Some of his advisers have
been in doubt as to the public senti-
ment in this country toward Spain and
the Spanish people. but no misgiving
should be felt on this point. AmeTi-
cans have always had an interest in
the history and achievements of Spain.
A natural friendship between the two
races has seldom been interrupted.
American writers who have visited
Spaih have penned many glowing de,
scriptive pages of what they saw on
the spot, and without exception have
felt a friendly sympathy with a gifted,
high-spirited race.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

[ can give up Tobacco whenever 1 please;
A man who becomes but a slave to
habit,
Who. without a cigar. cannot be at his
ease,
Possesses no more self-control than
rabbit.
rf thought was injured in any degree
By the smoking I do 1 should quit 1t
this minute;
The doctor has said smoke was poison
But that is all CANNON; there's no
logic in 1t.
[ wish I might go for long rest some
where;
can't seem to sleep any more as I
Ny nerves are unstrung. get plunged in
Over trivial things when I know ought
not to.
II thought I was smoking too much I
should cease
And never again have the least crav-
ing for II:
II my pipe didn't bring me a sweet sense
of peace
I should have the good sense and the
will to abhor 1t.
have promised my wife to let up for q
week,
Because I've got sick of her fretting
and nagging:
The world has. somehow, become dismal
and bleak,
And, heavens, how slowly the moments
are dragging!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
WHITE SLAVE AUCTION
BRINGS MILLIONS YEAR

New York, Jan 31.-A new and
shocking phase of the white slave traf-
tic, amounting to $57,OOO,OOO a year,
was made known today when it was
learned for the first time that women
have been actually sold here at auc-
ton.
IL the back room of a dingy saloon
in Clinton street in early morning
hours men gathered around an auc-
tiOneer who conducted his sale as he
would an auction of horses and shouted
their bids so loudly and excitedly that
the investigator who witnessed il
wrote in his report that it "resembled
an active moment on a stock exchange
floor"
lhls statement was made today by
Samuel II. London, formerly prescott
Ing attorney at FL Paso, Texas, who
two days ago testified before the Cur
ran aldermanic investigating commit
tee The leases of certain OF the best
paying houses were auctioned every
, " eek and with them went certain wo-
[ men. One of the agents of the fed
/ eral department of justice, who visited
| this auction room made a report of
/ which the following is an extract:
All the faces of the tTaffickeTs, mum.
/ bering about forty, showed a great
deal of excitement. I stayed until
1 three places had been auctioned and
saw the money paid by the traffick.
ers 10 Mr.. -, after which he told the
/ bidders to send the women around
| TO him the following day.
These auctions were another meth
/ cd of mulcting the women. After a
! trafficker had found a house where
| profits were large the women were
! sent there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
Flower PerfumeS

A garden full of flowers is more fra
grant when Swallowed by cloud than
when bathed in sunshine; at least that
is the conclusion to which experiments
Of a French scientist lead. He asserts
that il is light and not, as commonly
believed. oxygen that exerts the great
est influence in desortying odOrs. Ac-
cording to the same authority. the in
tensity Of the perfume given OF by q
flower depends upon the relation be-
tween the pressure OF water in the
cells Of the plant. which tends to drive
out the essential oils that cause the
odor, and the action Of the sunlight.
which tends to diminish water pres
sure in the cells. Sprinkling the plant
increases the turgescence and as a
consequence a more copious production
Of perfume. At night the air round a
flower bed is heavy with odors. be-
cause then their emanstion is not OF
posed by the Sunlight. - New YORK.
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

We'll" asked the Judge, do you
think she was clothed in her right
mind when she went on in the part
which you have mentioned?"
Clothed in her right mind?" re-
piled the man who was trying to get
a divorce because his wife VINO was
an actress, had accepted a role which
he did not approve of. 81 am not
prepared to say. your honor, wheth-
er she was or not. but if she did hap
pen to be clothed in her right mind,
it was about the only thing she was
clothed in"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
PAINTING THE LAND RED.

Postmaster General Hitchcock is a
blood relation of the New England
farmer who had no preferences in the
matter of color. When the question
of the hue of his new barn came
up, he said: Paint it any darned
color you like. I don't care. so long
as it's red"
That's the unbiased opinion Of Mr..
Hitchcock. only he wants it a red
red Wine colors and sickly reds
vii not do. He wants the hue he used
to have on his sled and the top Of
his boots
Mr.. Hitchcock Is going 10 paint the
country red. that is. the domain over
which he reigns supreme He has or
dered that every delivery wagon, city.
parcel post and rural free delivery,
must be red. Then. as he has his
hand in and there's a lot OF paint left,
he is going 10 daub the mail boxes,
TOO.
The other day he thought he would
try out his color scheme. so he or.
dered some OF the Washington city
wagons painted red. Evidently his or
der was given TO an aesthetic, not one
Of the new Munich school OF painters,
for when the wagons were lined up in
front OF the postofice building. they
were OF a nice. sweet, wine color.
Then Mr.. Hitchcock. 20 keep har-
mony with his views, got redheaded
and ordered the offending wagons back
to the paint shop 10 be painted RED.
And that's what they are.
Mr.. Hitchcock might have taken any
other vivid color and it would have
stood out as we'll But It wouldn't
have been symbOlical. Red is the
color OF life and action. Il stands
for hustle. Il is fighting. II is con
quering. too. II may be a little sassy.
. Il says TO the world: Here am
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

TO say uneasy lies the head that
wears a crown" expresses but 1.-THE
of what is endured by the imperial
family of Russia. The car and CA
rina live not only with a sword sus-
pended over them, but over those they
love best. their children. especially
their little boy. the czarevitch, against
whom many a hand would be raised
could those who would kill him find
an opportunity to do so. 1t is said
that the czarina's health has been IN
dermined from constant terror, and
her published portraits all wear
troubled expression.
One morning the car was sitting In
his cabinet in the Winter palace brood
ing over the dangers under which he
and his family live. An attempt to
assassinate his son and heir TO the
throne had just been discovered. and
steps had been taken to thwart It.
Presently the car. who sat the pic
ture of worriment. leaned forward and
louCueu bel OH MS ldDle- a ldCkey
entered, and his master directed him
to send Count Vronskivitch to him.
In a few minutes a tall. spare. middle
aged man entered. with that anxious
look on his face which men often wear
when summoned to the presence of
one who holds their welfare in his
hands. Indeed. on this occasion the
count was a trife pale.
Count" said the emperor, MARIA
Nichoaevna has returned from Paris.
where she has been watching the
swarms of Russian conspirators gath.
cred there. She brings US informa.
ton of the Matching Of many plots. but
none Of them so far advanced as to en-.
able US to take action with regard to
it. The woman is one of the best In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
gnest0sden,ce
lDLlEzRARIH1EZNT
CONDUCTED
Mrs Alice, 6itCIleH Kirk

This over-indulgent American mother
is led to believe this is really educa-
ton and does not seem to realize that
this education should not be a prepara-
ton for something in the future, but
life itself and that every day.
As Americans, we have had an idea
that doing Homework, cooking or
washing dishes is most degrading,
mental and monotonous work. l be-
lieve those are a few of the words
have heard said, descriptive Of it.
Only this morning a young man said
to me: What is the matter with the
girls in the home? Why, last night
crowd Of US were at friends house;
the second girl left and the cook would
not wash the dishes" He said: Il
was brought up to help III the home.
so l volunteered to wash the dishes
with two or three drying and l never
heard such groans and fuss made over
a little work as in that house and
was really doing the hardest part OF
it myself" l replied: 1T is not SO
much with the girls, as with the moth
er, who is. or should be at the head OF
the house; she should have some plan
system and equal division of work Il
the family no matter how many ser
wants they could afford to have. There
is all the difference in the world be
tween house and a home"
The woman who has not a perfect
working knowledge Of a house wher
she goes into It has no business with
a servant to direct in helping her tC
care for it A servant once said tc
the mistress OF an attractive little
home: You never ask me to do {
thing better than you would do i
yourself"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
DREAMING UP ENGLISH Is
TATES

The landed estates Of English lords
we're standing disproof OF the old say
ing three generations from shirt
sleeves TO shirt-sleeves." The English
heirs 20 land did not sell IL and with
40 taxes TO pay IL was no burden 10
hold A.
Under the whip Of the law the great
estates are being broken up into small
farms and passing into possession OF
he tenants. The estates have with
stood the varying fortunes OF centur-
les Many OF them date back TO Crom-
wells time and evidenced his favor
for those 70 whom he issued grants.
The Red Lynch place in Somerset
county. for illustration. was mentioned
In the Domesday Book in lOS5-lOS6
and its most recent owner was the
Earl OF Leicester.
Another OF the estates disposed Of
Finedoa Hall, in North Hants. has on
Il the Bell inn. whose license dated
1912 is the Oldest IN England
Breasted Place in Kent goes back
to Edward II. Napoleon III. once
dwelt there
The Ear OF Cranbrook's place al
Hemsted. In Kent, was named in q
charter granted by King Ethelred in
9gs. Queen Elizabeth stayed there
and some centuries later the famous
beauty Kitty Fisher was a tenant
other estates that have gone" are
those OF Earl Howe. the Duke Of Suth
erland, the Warehouses OF Graham
the Earl OF Suadbroke. Lord Della
mere. Lord Brabourne. Lord Dinsdale
] ady Menzies and Lord and Lady
kraresborough
All OF the estates have fetched high
pr.ces even up TO $500 an acre. consid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED BE-


Democrats, generally speaking,
throughout the state, while rejoicing
at the final solution Of the situation
in the Illinois house Of representa-
lives and the election Of a speaker,
feel more or less resentment of those
members OF the house. OF the demo
cratic faith, who contributed to the
continuation Of the deadlock, by de-
clining to go into a party caucus.
The conviction is held by a great
many democrats that had all the dem
ocratiC members caucused, the dead
lock would not have been prolonged, if
indeed there would have been dead
lock at all. There ought to be no oc-
casion, much less excuse. for the rep
resentatives of a victorious party be
coming so entangled as TO delay the
induction into Office of those chosen by
the people TO represent them in execu-
tive capacity.
There is always a way out of every
predicament of this sort where there
is a disposition to get together, and
the only way to get together is to
caucus. Had all the democratic mem.
bers Of the legislature stood by their
party and entered into the spirit Of a
party conference instead Of chasing at.
. ter issues that have no place il the party
teachings ana platforms, the speaker
ship of the Illinois house would have
been settled long ago, and the occa
sion for a heap of dissatisfaction and
popular disgust would have been avoid
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

erably higher than good farming land
commands in the United States; and
the noble lords are generally consid-
cred TO have made a good thing out Of
the crusade against medieval pater-
nalism in land tenures.
On some OF the estates were entire
villages, which were owned as abso-
lutely by some lord in free England"
as the settlements in Russia and Hun
gary are possessed and have been pos
sessed for centuries by the royal no
bles Of those countries.
These English villages had been
entailed from generation TO genera.
ton and now they are actually and
literally free Of noble proprietorship
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
Should Be Exceptions.

do you think all Injuries should
be taxed?"
81 do, most emphatically. Don't
you?"
mo, sir, I do not. 1t would work
great hardship on a good many
poor men if all luxuries were to be
taxed"
81 can't see how you make it out.
well, take my own case, for in
stance. Our first baby, yes. and
may say our second, were necessities
but the other five are Injuries. You
can see for yourself how the rule
would work out"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

Governor-eleCt Dunno afforded the
finest index 20 his character yester-
day when he paid tribute 70 his wife.
Standing in the presence Of 1000 wom-
en-, who had given a breakfast in
honor Of the new first lady Of the
state. Judge Dunno said: II / had all
the jewels in the world, would deco
rate her with them ! would cover
her with them and be proud" A man
who thus adores the woman who has
shared the trials as well as he tri-
umphs OF his life cannot fail to be
true TO the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

Veterans from the ranks Of the nor
thern and southern armies during the
civil war, their widows and children.
and rich men throughout the country
are expected to cancel the debt be
tween the state of New York and
General Daniel E. Sickles which re-
suited in the aged veterans arrest
charged with having devoted S23.4T6
OF monument fund to his own use
Mrs. Helen d. LongstreeL widow Of
the famous general who fought Sickles
in the war, has volunteered TO raise
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
Pessimism.

That which I longed for yesterday
And sought in vain to find, some
how
Is always lying in the way
For me to stumble over now.
The things which l today would
claim
And cannot be content without,
Will, when I've ceased to want the
same,
Be easily obtained, no doubt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
Killed at PIaN

Mulvane. Kan. Jan. 81 While play
ing that they we're Indians at their
home here, Neal Eek. u years old,
was shot and killed by his brother,
Clyde, 9 years old. The boys were
playing with a 22-calibre rife. and
when discharged by the younger boy.
the bullet catered mis- brothers heart
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

AS farewell token Governor
Deneen pardoned 70 murderers doing
time in the state penitentiaries; more
than half the number hailing from
Chicago. In view OF the wave Of
crime now prevailing unchecked in the
metropolis. that little remembrance
to the old town ought TO help some.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31
Hard Work.

What is your daughter doing now,
Mrs. Dagney?"
She's workin' downtown in an Of
fee"
Il suppose she must get pretty
good wages"
Yes. but it's awful hard work.
When she come nome last night she
was all wore out. havin' copied more
than 300 letters on a heliotrope"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

A southern heiress, who has had an
operate career and is possessed Of
musical talent, prefers the air 10 the
stage and has gone 10 Chicago TO
learn to fly Might as we'll prepare the
EhrOnd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

Speaker Mckinley Of the Illinois
house is clean and capable and should
he satisfactory 20 every element and
faction OF the democratic party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-31

Governor Deneen's valedictory was
a review OF his own administration,
which the people have already passed
judgment upon.