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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
HIS HEART SET ON LUxuRIEs
Indian Brave Wanted White Mans
Appurtenances to Set UP
In His Tepee.

There is small Siwash village
near Seattle where the squaws do
bead work to sell to tourists, and the
braves make baskets, which they re-
tail from house to house. There Is
one old Indian whose baskets are big
ger, brighter and better than all the
other baskets made in the village and
wear longer, and Crooked Bear never
comes back from his frequent trips
to Seattle with any of his stock left
over. Neither does he return loaded
up with fire-water like his brother In
dians, nor does any OF his basket
money go for gaudy trinkets and red
calico, and gambling has no charms
for him. He carefully saves all his
money because he wanted to own
three white mans luxuries, a tele.
phone, bicycle and a talking machine.
Already he has had telephone put
In his tepee, and though he never mas
more than one or two calls in year
on It, and then from some person or
dering baskets, 1t Is constant source
II pride and qualification to him. He
will sit for hours in silent admiration
before It, and puts the silent receiv-
er to his ear dozen times day. He
also has a bicycle, on which he rides
about the country with load of
baskets. and he is now saving up for
the talking machine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
INVENTOR OF CORN BROOM
Levi Dickinson, Native Of Connecticut,
is the Man to Be Accorded
the Honor.

-. although II is not generally
known said manufacturer OF
brooms, "the house broom. such as
the housewife uses, is comparatively
recent invention, dating back to
1856. Before that time husk brooms
were used TO sweep out the ovens and
splinter brooms. made of birch, were
used for everyday use. The present
broom industry might be said to have
had its beginning in Connecticut in
1856, when Levi Dickinson, q native
of Weatherfield. went to Hadley car
rying with him a new kind of corn
seed which he showed his friends, say
ing that when full grown 1t would
make better brooms than ever had
been made. The Hadley women
laughed at him, but despite this. Dick
inson was not discouraged, but har-
vested his first crop of broom corn.
managed to scrape the seed from the
brush with knife and hoe. after
which he made his hrooms. He made
the complete broom, Including the
handles, and grew his own fax for the
twine, the whole costing him little.
Believing that his neighbors would ro-
fuse to buy the new kind of broom.
Dickinson in 1898 peddled his brooms
in Williamsburg, Ashfield and Con-
way The next year he carried them
to Pittsburg. The new brooms took.
for as soon As housewives found how
much better they were over the old
husk or birch broom they would buy
no other. Other men went into the
business and new industry was born
In Hadley Dickinson lived until 1843.
long enough to see the Hadley or corn
broom in use all over the country.
and the same broom. with improve
ments, is still in use."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
WHY ALGERNoN WAS PEEvED
Genial Elevator Boy Didn't Know Ex-
actIy What Name Meant, But
He Didn't Like II.

II ain feelin' jes' right, tank de
Lo'd, Mistah Topic" Algernon con.
fided gloomily the other evening. "rs
had mighty strong narvis shock. sab.
wy, sab, w'ot ails me is dere was a
man ridin' up In de elebater dis af'er.
noon w'ot call me names; an de name
o. dat man am Mistoh F1osstein! Dere
ain no one In dis house, Mistoh Top
fio', dat elebates mo- dan / does him
an his family an his fr'en's. An dat
w'ot I git To- it! I cayn stan mos
anything 'ceptin' bein' call names, Mis-.
to Topic.
''wo't he call me? Well, sab, he
say a monk-wum. ! dunno zackly
w'ot a monkwum is, but / knows 1t
something bad, or he wouldn't a-call
me 1t. 'Wo't reason did he hab TO-
calm me dat name? Well, sab, it
dis way; he say, Algernon,' he say,
'wo't you pollytics?' an say, rs a
publican to de CO. an vote TO Mis-
toh Wilson say Dat wy he git
kim mad an call me dat name, Mis-.
toh Topic. Monk-wum," reflected Al
gernon aloud and with lowering brow.
'T reckon dat mean kim haidge-hoag,
Mistoh Topic Yo' t'ink 1t something
on dat ode, sab? Well, Mistoh Top
fio', / been call heap names in my
life, but dat de fus'. time anybody call
me haidge-hoag; an don't like it,
Mistoh Topfo'-not wo't cent" and
Algernon shook his head bitterly, too
sore even to smile when Mr.. Topfoor
gave him cigar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
WHERE HORACE MADE SONG
Sabine Home Rendered Immortal by
Poet stlil Retains All lts Famous
Beauty.

A few verses written two thousand
years ago have rendered the little val
ley OF the Licenza one OF the most
famous places within easy reach OF
Rome. Had Maeceas been less genor-
ons patron. had he never given the
Sabine farm to Horace, had Horace
never told the world and his friends
how his days there we're spent. few
would now make the classical excur-
sion into the Sabine hills. though
time has not marred their beauty.
The villa OF Horace has disappeared.
but the hills are as lovely as they
were In his day. Now, as then, II one
goes from Rome to Tivoli. and thence
to Vilovaro, there turning up the val
ley of the Licenza and wandering on
by road, as one must, since there 10 no
railway, he comes, some few miles far
ther, to a great rock that springs abb
ruptly from the lower slopes and tits
over them at an interesting angle.
This is "the citadel Horace had 10
scale" to reach his house, and marks.
It is thought, the boundaries of the
farm. The only difference 10 that the
little village of Roccagiovine rises on
top, where OF old stood the Temple OF
vacuna, already in ruins when Hor-
ace sat under its shadow to write to
his friend in Rome. The little town
had done its best 10 meet its classical
responsibilities. and has given the
name of the temple to its piazza.
Here still are tho olives that pay
the Sabine farmers best, and the vines
that yield the rough little Sabine wine
that Horace has made more renowned
than many a rarer vintage. Here are
the hills where he wandered, and the
woods that gave acorns to his fiocks
and shade to him. Here are the bab-
bling spring and the banks upon,
which he rested during the hours he
counted his happiest-the Bandalusian
spring to which he promised immor-
tality In his song. And as he prom
ised so he gave. Not merely the
spring. but all that vast estate. which
the satirists of his time would have
men believe was but "a lizards hole"
he has made immortal
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
No Rest for Him rhere.

Three o'clock ON cold, foggy au.
tuna morning.
The weary cyclist was lost--lost In
trackless wilderness of moorland
AS he pedaled YEARLY on his breath
came in short. sharp gasps. He was
nearlv done! The ghastly silence op
pressed him.
All. light! ~
The sight revived him and he rode
quite brislly up to the lonely little
cottage and knocked loudly on the
door s
Here shall get at least food and
drink and perhaps bed he was
telling himself gleefully, whcN an up
stairs window was thrown open.
"Whadder vant?" came husky.
sleepy voice.
I'm weary traveller" he be-
gan.
"Then travel!" retorted the husky
voice. The window banged All was
again silence. London Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
FEELING for Death.

For week the self-appointed guide
to the blind on their daily walks had
noticed that the two men who were
her special charges felt carefully OF
the wall on either side of the door
OF the asylum when passing in and out.
Since she was there to lead them, that
precaution seemed not at all neces-
aary, and she finally asked their rea-
SON for It.
Il am looking for Grape on the
door," one old man told her. They
don't like to let us know here in the
asylum when any one dies for fear Of
making us feel bad. but they put
Grape on the door, and by feeling for
It when we pass in and out we can
find out for ourselves when one Of US
has gone" "
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
kim Peters Paris Attic.

There is today in Paris concierge
who Is reaping small harvest OF tips
from visitors to an attic which quar-
ter of century ago was tenanted by
no less personage than the present
King OF Servia in the less palmy days
OF his pretendership The agreement
can also be seen by which Peter
Karageorgevich hired the attic for the
annual rental OF 75o francs, which
was really rather exorhitant. consid-
ering the neiehborhood In which this
erstwhile abode OF royalty Is situated.
The concierge has been offered large
sums OF money for the agreement.
which contains King Peters auto
graph bit he refuses to part with
guch valuable source OF incoma
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
COATING FOR PLASTER CASTS
Simple Treatment That the Chicago
Art Institute Has Found to
BE Effective.

According to the bulletin OF the
Art institute OF Chicago. that organi.
zation has been very successful in
keeping Its plaster casts presentable
by means of simplest treatment.
The cast Is first sized with an ap-
plication of linseed oil and turpentine.
This is put on with brush, and 1t
is immaterial whether 1t Ia done when
the cast is new ami clean or after
It becomes dirty. provided only that
II has not been painted or in any way
coated with foreign matter. The only
object is to make 1t impervious to
water. so that subsequent applications
will not sink in.
Then the cast is washed over with
a coat of whiting and water with a
little glue practically a fine white
wash), applied quite thin with a
brush, and stippled or pounced on,
so as not to show brush marks. A lit
tie yellow ochre is put into the wash,
30 that 1t will not be blue or dead
white. This wash is perfectly soluble,
and when 1t gets dirty 1t is easily re-
moved and fresh coat applied. 1t
is obvious that the cast is no more
coated or loaded after the twentieth
application than after the first.
It is surprising in fact how little
the modelling is obscured, even when
It is delicate and detailed. 1t is
doubtful If anybody. however, skillful,
can tell at a distance of eight or ten
feet whether a cast has been whitened
o. not, and eight or ten feet is not a
great distance at which to view a
life-size statue. The larger forms are
not In the least affected by the process
of whitening.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
Trousseaux.

In ancient Greece the trousseau
were made by all the women OF the
brides house. Later the Merovingian
chiefs exacted that their brides should
come to the marriage Bringing all
their possessions. When the daugh-
ter of the seigneur of Covey married,
her trousseaux. or ''trousses," includ-
ed mine servitors, thirty liegemen, a
chaplain. and an astrologist." The
customs of the seigneurs evolved
popular fashions" and, high and low,
the women multiplied their garments
and the fashions of them.
Under the empire the trousseau
was composed OF jewels. lace, fine un-
derwear. bonnets. and veils.- -Harper's
Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
.coln. IN Rabbit Hole.

Savoy. Mass. While cunning for
'rsbbits on lonely mountain. John
Wolfe. Frank Gelangey and Julian
FiIf;on discovered counterfeiting
outfit Their dog chased a rabbit In
hole under large log and remained
at the Aentrance baying loudly until
the gunhers arrived One poked q
stick intS the hole and when he
pulled 1t but he found a bag full OF
dies for copnterfeiting on the end.
Further search revealed sacks OF
metal about he size OF quarter dol.
lar which had not been stamped The
police are investigating and suspec,
an Italian OF the work
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18

Three-year-old Montague and two
year-old Harold we're having a bath
together in the big tub.
Mother left them moment while
she went into the next room. Sudden
ly succession of agonized shrieks
caiied her Two dripping, terror.
stricken little figures stood. clasped In
each others arms. in the middle Of the
bathroom floor.
"Oh, mother" gasped Montague. Il
rot him QUIT saved himi The stop
.- came out and we were going
Do snl l.-Yputh,s coRs>aniop
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
n.r.s,o,s, stlm,,,ant.

The coca leaf is highly priced by
the native of Bolivia as a stimulant-
He chews It like tobacco. but with q
better excuse. since by its use he can
perform great feats OF endurance and
DO many hours without food With q
pouch OF coca leaves and a small bag
he parched corn he can run so miles
q day. Fleet-footed Indians consti-
tute the telegraph service Of the coun-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
He saw IA

Housekeeper-How is thisf You
promised to saw some wood II gave
you lunch.
Tramp recall no such promise.
madam
Housekeeper-The idea! ] told you
would give you q lunch II you'd saw
some wood. and ypai agreed
Tramp-Paydnn one. madami your
exact wurda wsre: "In give yvu u
lunch II you saw that wood over there
by the gate
HOusekeeper--Exactlyi that'a ~
what said
Tramp--Well. madam, ! ~ his
wood over tbeTs by Tbs gHDer Of
y mmissior
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
woman's Great cannlna Record.

Peace Valley The preserving 1
canning record of Colorado is believed
to be held by Mrs. @. L. Blackburn.
who put UP 100 quarts of fruit JeI
lies. jams. spiced fruits. .marmalade
and every sort of preserves Ia included
IN the array OF JarN
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-01-18
Elnan Elnner h rohaeco

Findley. Or Reaching HIS hand intc
. fresh package Of tobacco. John Fug
ga withdrew the first two Joints OF q
human finger Rugga will not wait
until the new year ', swear on. having
already done ~
The evening world., 1913-10-31
MARRIED MAN El0pED
WITH ,4.yEAR. OLD GIRL


Ni.. .w Lewis. 'H-t,.s'V. tailor
who lts % VIE AMI tHo y0.ldf'r 80 40
80 lien rD., Boston. was h''a 70
s...n, .I. p, Magistrate Trcs Oh. '.'
"omA. ToIce Cour, this morning.
charge vl:a the abduction % fourteen
year-o'd Jennie Gollbetg, da rhter Of a
wei, to o.. real estate man q; 40. g
Granville avenue. MAIDEN. Mas
Tho pI refused to t..u,, against
Lewis whom she believed tn boo ln-
married urW Detective N-u.1 La
true. VII. made the arrest Jas. sbt
told hcr mat the tailor vas mar led.
She 'heu broke down ami ia 'Jw
Lewis had rauEh' Ter ~ NrN York
IN Providence boat and had ga ned
her confidence ~ promises q marriage.
Relatives uf leu.Ie ioldntI1 te.c-
,raphcd the Sew York police OF Thurs.
cay. saving that she might be found At
The evening world., 1913-10-31

TIE homo % her aunt. Mrs Moliie GIL
I vernan. a. No. 3li Madison street De-
ttct've Lagrue Of tho Second Precinct
/ found tho girl there. and Lewis. who
had lcen out to rent n furnished room.
was arrested on his return.
The evening world., 1913-10-31
James McCreery & Co.
34th Street-5th AUenue-23rd Street
EXCEPTIONAL. VALUES
On Saturday, November the lst
TRIMMED HATS
Women's Tailored and Scmi-dress Hats in all
the desirable styles. 4.05 and 7.5O
value ESQ to 1900
Misses and Children's Imported and Domestic
Hats for school and dress wear. 3.75 and 800
values 500 and s.7s
TRIMMED HATS

values 500 and S.7S
SUITS, COATS 6 DRESSES
For Juniors and Girls
Suits Of Diagonal Cheviot. Corduroy and
Poplin-various models. Size le to Is years.
Ranging in price from l4.OO to 1880
Sport Coats of Double-faccd Polo Cloth
bctcd model with kmono sleeve, patch pockets.
Sizes IA and 10 years. 9.75 and 1880
Chinchilla Coats-full length, bclted model
buttoned to neck; wool lined. Size 6 to IA years.
$50
Wool School Dresses of Serge,-plain colors
combination checks and paids; various models
Size to Ii years. Z.S5 to 5.So
SUITS, COATS & SKIRTS
For Small Women and Misses
Suits in various Atwood Fabrics. - smart
models. 1878
Suits in attractive materials several fancy
trimmed models also
Coats in Atwood Fabrics,-for winter wear.
8.75. 1850 and 1900
Sport Coats in Plain Colors and Mixtures
button-to-neck model. 5.75
Skirts in Atwood Paids or Plain Scrges.....
BOYS & STUDENTS APPAREL
English Model Norfolk and Single-breastcd
Suits with two pairs Of knickerboc ker trousers
coats with patch pockets. Made of Fine Imported
Fabrics. Size to Is years $50 and 1850
values 1850 and 1880
School Suits with two pairs Of knickerbocker
trousers. full lined. Made of Fancy Cheviot or
Tweed. Size to II years value $50. $50
First Long-Trouser Suits with two pairs of
trousers. Made of Fancy Gray and Brown Mixed
Fabrics. Size 81 to IS inch chest. 1850
value 1850.
Overcoats made Of Imported Cheviot Tweed
and Chinchilla. Size 212 to 10 years. 9.75
value $780,
Boys and Students Winter Coats made of
Imported Cheviot or Tweed with without belt.
Size IL to IL years. value 1850. 1880
Special Offering
rs dozen Boys Rompcrs with high neck and
long sleeves. Made Of Madras, Chambrqy and
Crinkled Fabrics in plain colors, stripes and checks
Size 2 to years. regularly 7sc. SEC
Fine Plush "Tyrolean" Hats in Blue. Olive
Green and Black. Size 612 to ~. l.S5'
regularly 2.ss
III "Open dir
III to Erryphcre', m. Hom., Of III, Rich.
Ill CHE avenue" is where they are
III Carneges home, the Wander
III blts', and Sor"tor Clark's and
III the rest-you should know them
iii nv sight vel by reDutation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
How English Beauties
Keep Faces Youthful

Christian Miller, +. c. l.. noted Eng
lish health expert attributes the carly
aging Of American women mainly to
the national nervousness" The wo-
men of England. she says. can teach
US the inestimable lesson of rcpose.
Another valuable lesson to be learn
ed from the English woman is that she
does not go in much for cosmetics, the
continual use Of which must ruin any
complexion. The beauty dovotces Of
King Georges realm have the mercol-
lied wax habit. a more wholesome
method Of keeping the face girlish-
looking and healthy. Ordinary mcr-
COlized wax. used like cold cream, re-
jUvenatcs the worst com pleXion. Amer
lean women may easily acquire the
habit, this wax being obtainable at
drug stores generally in the United
states. 1t is applied at night arid wash
ed off in the morning. one ounce is
sufficient to completely renOyatc a bad
complexion. T. has a peculiar action in
kCcIing tn" face free from tho parti-
Clcs OF dead and devitalizcd scarf skin
which are constantly appearing.-WC'-
mans Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
CITY CHAT
TONIGHT.

Meeting of board of education.
Stereopticon lecture by Rev.
Otis G. Dale Of Central Presbyterian
church on The World in Chicago"
Rock Island County Medical society
meeting at $50 at the Manufacturers
hotel, Moline.
Monthly meeting Rock Island club
with buffet lunch and entertainment.
TOMORROW.
Smoker for Illinois State Fire Pre-
vention association at Rock Island
club.
Weekly meeting of the Wireless
club at the Best building.
THURSDAY.
Visit of Chicago Chamber of Com
merce as guests of the Rock Island
Business Mems association.
Commencement exercises of the
South Rock Island school at 8 .. m.
Address by County Superintendent S.
J. Ferguson.
Circuit court in session.
Aledo club to make automobile run
to Rock Island and take luncheon at
the Rock Island club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received at 9 a. m June
l6, 1913, at. the mayors Office for paw
ing Thirty fourth street with brick
from Seventh to Ninth and hail ave-
nue.. Plans and pecifications on file
at the office of The city engineer. Con-
tractors will be paid in bonds be.r-
ing per cent interest.
All bids must be accompanied by
cash or certified check an amount
CT 10 per cent of the bid
H. NJ. SHRIVER,
Pres. Board of Local improvements
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-10
"SLIM" BARNETT
MARRIED?--YES?
Handsome Tonsorial Artist Ru-
mored to Have Taken Unto
Himself a Helpmeet.
IN KE0KUK AT PRESENT
Vacant Chair Decorated With Orange
Blossoms-Friends Await
Return.

Has "Slim" Barnett, the pride of
tonsorial row, taken the fatal leap and
decided to sing his bachelorhood swan
song, Good Bye, Boys?" Has he TAX
en- unto himself sparring partner?
That is the all important question
which is being passed from mouth to
mouth on Rock Islands thoroughfares
today Last Saturday Slim packed his
suitcase, taking a complete change of
socks and neCkties, and boarded the
cars for Keokuk, Iowa, for the avowed
purpose of paying a visit to his fair
one, who resides in juXtaposition to
tn new power dam. His friends i'm
mediately grew suspicious, and feared
marriage designs. They base their
fears on Sims actions for the last
few weeks. The big boy has been ad-
dicted to repeated periods Of medita-
ton. For hours he Las been observed
to sit passive in the wicker chair in
frontof the Harms barber shop, speak
ing not word. gazing, fondly gazing
due south. Then a pensive sigh,
peep at a face on the lid of the lnger-
soil thermometer, and You're next"
SOME DECORATIONS.
Slim is due home some time today.
Guards have been stationed at all
roads leading TO the city. Great prep
arstions have been made at the bar
Der shop. Sims chair has been elab-
orately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing Over his mirror is draped a
flock of bridal wells, sprinkIed with
bright red hearts, bearing inscriptions
something after the following: "All
Night Long She'll Call Him Smoky
Ookums." "Da, Da. De" Here Comes
My Daddy Now Il Can't Because I'm
Married Now" etc. A furniture store
friend this morning delivered at the
shop brand new wicker high chair,
which has been given a position of
honor, at the foot of the barber chair.
What will the morrow bring? Rock
Islands citizens are patiently waiting
1T cured me- OF 1t saved the life
OF my child" are the expressions you
, hear every day about Chamberlain
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy.
This is true the world over where this
valuable remedy has been introduced.
No other medicine in use for diar-
rhoea or bowel complaints has receiv-
ed such general approval The secret
( OF the success of Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy is that
/ it cures. SOLD By all ggists.-(Adv.J