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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-25
Phoenix Mufflers soc

Don't wait until you catch that cold that will
stay with you all winter, but protect yourself by
buying of guaranteed Phoenix knit muff-
lc-s military collar style. special sec.
We also have dollar wool muffler in black
which will sell Monday for sec.
soc Cashmere Hose, two pair for soc.
81 Mems Jersey Sweaters, soc.
15c Cotton Half Hose six pair for Sc.
Main Floor
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
NEEDLEwoRK NOTES

Cheap handkerchiefs for school chill
dren can be made out of sheer lawn or
India linen dresses.
Some of the most exquisite modern
point lace is made in the Vienna
schools by trained peasant labor.
Crocheted bedspreads are the fash
ion again. One of the prettest pat
terms is formed of bloclss crocheted
together and may be made Of carpet
warp or coarse white twisted Gro
Chef cotton.
A practical overall apron has the
sleeves reaching. to the wrist and is
cut slightly square at the neck, fas-
tening at the back. Many people are
having these in light make of silk or
wool to slip over a good dress when
housekeeping and to save the trouble
Of too many changes OF attire.
When sewing buttons on. If a mar
row pieces Of tape is threaded through
the button and small hole pierced
through the article and the tape
drawn through and the ends of the
tepe stitched down fat on the wrong
side. tho button will be found to last
as long as the article.
Chea pthread and sewing silk are
dangerous economies, and It is bet
ter to use such for basting and coarse
hand sewing and have the best for
machine sewing. Breaking thread or
thread that knots is maddening, and
silk that fades and breaks after 1t
is sewed on the goods wastes ones
time and ruins the temper.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
BRIGHT SPOT in HOME
LIVING ROOM SHOULD BE KEPT
ALWAYS ATTRACTIVE.
That Gathering Place for Family
Should Be HomeIike and CHEEKY
10 q Matter of the First
Importance.

A living room is always at the Cross
roads. When your son OF daughter
wanders into 1t in an obviously rest
less frame of mind 1t Is due to an In
stinctive desire to find something
there interesting or amusing enough
to warrant staying at home, writes
Roger Fulton In the New York Trib-
une. The preference is always for
staying at home primarily. But II the
interest-the invitation-is lacking
there are always other places to go.
The living room is the one place In the
house where the family can be brought
together and bound together. / often
wonder II we realize Just how much
effect the appearance of home may
have on the child and on his being
satisfied to stay there. When a child
resents having to stay in because
there is nothing to do" there is some
thing radically wrong with his sur
roundings.
One sometimes sees living room
that looks like the typical doctors re-
ception room-stif. formal and cold.
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the family to the exclusion of every
one else. This type of room ia II pos
sible worse than the other.

the family to the exclusion of every
one else. This type of room ia II pos
sible worse than the other.
Attractive ways of furnishing and
decorating the living room are with
out limit. But, though everything In
the room is newly bought. ones first
endeavor should be to avoid the ap
pesrance of newness and unused.
ness'-Make 1t look lived in at once
or equal Importance ia the artificial
lighting. In providing lights. glare
must be avoided II the room Is to re-
tain any charm of appearance. On
the other hand, it must not be 30 dark
and gloomy that 1t Is impossible to
read in 1t without injuring the eyes.
In the older apartments and houses,
where there are only the middle lights
In the room, the only way Of solving
this dificulty~is by the use of table
lamps. These should be selected In
view of their usefulness, as well as
their decorative merit. Good looking
and practical lamps are made for both
electricity and gas. as well as for OIL.
Few "city bred" persons realize the
real value of a good oil lamp for read.
ing, or the cheerfulness that It's light
adds to the living room.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
HOLDS THE SEWING TRINKETs
Dainty Bag Of q Design Which II
= Seems Impossible to Have Too
Much Of Supply.

Take . piece OF white organdie with
large pink rose In it. Cut It 10
inches long. the extreme width IN.
sloping to s inches across the fold
or center. Cut a lining Of pink mer-
cerized or silk the same size Basic
lining to outside smoothly along the
edge. Cut piece of organdie and
lining the exact shape of one end Of
the bag and sh inches. deep. Bind
the straight edge, then haste this on
for the pocket. Then bind the entire
case all around with narrow ribbon
matching the lining and about Y inch
in width. Cut an oval piece Of white
felt or flannel inches long and
inches wide. Pink the edge or but
tonhole 1t. and catch in place on the
end opposite the pocket inside. In
this put safety pins. needles. fancy
headed pins. etc. Just above the cen
ter from this holder take few but
tonhole stitches with pink silk finish
ed cotton. under which run a tape
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
SELECT BOUQUET WITH CARE
corsase Ornament Of SUFFICIENT I'M
portance to Make or Mar the Cos
tunes Worn Today.

The woman who collected the fas-
cinating little compact bunches OF
flowers last year Is now hesitat1ng
between them and the large single
flowers.
The tiny punches Of roses. forget
me.nots and pansies have been re-
placed with single blossoms OF velvet
and silk or clusters OF one variety.
The modish woman. when choosing
the flowers to tuck In her stole or bod
ice, always bears in mind that 1t
must be In season. At present she
wears two or three china asters, Sin
gle chrysanthemum or bunch OF
mountain-ash berries. These resem-
BILE cluster of cleaning rubies
against suit of gray. black or blue
velvet. The touch of vivid color is
an absolute necessity this winter. and
many costumes depend entirely on the
corsage bouquet for this.
English violets give lovely touch
to gray and prune-colored gowns.
They can be excellent limitations OF
the flowers. or made Of narrow ribbon
combined with green leaves. One
clver woman uses the real leaves with
ribbon flowers. which wilt slightly
and give an excellent idea of the nat
ural flowers.
Maidenhair fern is being combined
with the corsage bouquet now. 1t
softens any vivid color and blends
with gown in very desirable man
ner. The real fern can be preserved.
by the way, for days If the ends are
burned of, thus forcing the sap up
into the leaves. Asparagus fern is
also good addition to silk flower.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
STEADY HAND.
A Surgeons Hand Should Be the Firm.
est Of All.

For fifteen years 1 have suffered
from insomnia, indigestion and ner-
vousness as result of coffee drink
Ing" said a surgeon the other day.
(Tea is equally injurious because it
contains caffeine, the same drug found
in Coffee.
The dyspepsia became SO bad that
! had to limit myself to one CUP at
breakfast. Even this caused me to
lose my food soon after l ate 1t.
All the attendant symptoms of in.
digestion, such as heart burn, palpita-
ton, water brash. wakefulness or dis
turbed sleep. bad taste in the mouth.
nervousness. etc, were present to
such . degree as to incapacitate me
for my practice as q surgeon.
The result of leaving of coffee
end drinking Postum was simply mar
velous. The change was wrought
forthwith, my hand steadied and my
normal condition of health was re-
stored" Name given upon request.
Read the famous little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
q reason
Postum now comes in concentrated,
powder form, called Instant Postum.
1t Is prepared by stirring level tea
spoonful in cup of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient;
there's no waste; and the flavor is al
ways uniform. Sold by grocers-50-
cup TIN 30 cts, 100-cup tin so cts
A 5-cup trial tin mailed for grocer's
name and 2-cent stamp for passage.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Greek,
Mich Adv
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
Ruby velvet trIcorne, edged with
black Persian lamb. and trimmed with
q side alsrette.


popular material for evening
cloaks this season is brocaded velvet,
sometimes closely resembling in ap-
pearance and design the stamped vel
vet SO widely used some years ago for
upholstering furniture. The colors OF
these cloaks are often very brilliant.
cobalt blue for example. trimmed with
white fox; rose pink. trimmed with
white panne and dark skunk. or bright
mustard yellow.
A coat in material of the last named
hue has collar which at the back is
SO deep that 1t falls below the waist.
where strap holds 1t in place.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

have damned the progress Of these
states that have now assailed them.
For all that time southeastern Europe
has been a hotbed Of hatreds and ra-
cial, political and religious jealousies.
and the atmosphere OF such things
does not favor the gentler and more
attractive virtues. The Christians out
there seem pretty wild religionists,
but they have the Christian impulse
to better themselves.
1t Is a cruel war, full of desperate
venoms, but well worth understand
ing and following. To persons who
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
Rather Hot Shot for Doctor.

This incident is related Of Scotch
doctor, new to the gun, who adven-
tured upon a days notwithstanding.
Chased by the ferrets, bunny was a
rather quick-moving target. and the
medico was not meeting with the sue
cess he anticipated.
Hang it all, mani" he exclaimed.
impatiently, to the keeper who accom-
panied him, these beasts are too
quick for me-"
AYE, DOCTOR" the pawky keeper re-
piled; but we surely didna expect
them tae lie still like yer patients till
we kill them"
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

The evening mum is one of the fav.
orite coquetries of the Frenchwoman
this year. and 10 taking some very
pretty and attractive forms. Its fond"
is of mousseline or lace, and fur IL
used only as decoration. 1t is not.
perhaps. SO vuluminous as the out
door mum. while 1t is fashioned with
rounded corners and garlands. and
bouquets Of small roses of picot MORE
ribbon or of soft satin. Although IT
is very pretty. and dainty trifie to
hold In the hands at the opera or the
play, 1t is apt to become a nuisance
at an evening party. when the hands
find other occupations with CUPS and
glasses. and when any extras" are
bound to be In the way.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

mountain-ash is sacred. its ashes. after burning.
carefully preserved. for when sprinkled on
the ground they descry luck or the reverse in
wooing.
Land tenure and land service in Finland pre-
sent many interesting features. The more salient
points actual survivals of federal times
The class of peasant which may be called Ia
borer-farmers" consists of men who receive
wages. They occupy buildings belonging to the
landowner, which they required to keep In
repair. The landowners make grants Of seed
and other necessaries, and OF certain lands which
the laborer-farmers cultivate for their own bene
fit. They have free access to the forest for fuel
and for lumber for repairs. In return they are
obliged to work 70. the landowner with their
families and horses. On holdings, where
there Is clay the laborerfarmers are allowed to
make bricks and to earn what they can by sales
paying SO much per cent on their gains to their
landowner.
Many laborer-farmers quite well of. and
whilst they retain their status peasants. their
and daughters sent to excellent schools
and enter government and commercial employ
ments. This class OF men must not, however, be
COMPOUNDED with the free peasantry. The lat
ter. although generally poorer. have superior
civil rights and form an estate OF the realm with
direct representation in the Finnish parliament
Finland was first occupied by the Russians in
1909. Alexander 1. granted the inhabitants
autonomy under their ancient laws and tnstitu
lions. Recent events have greatly curtaed Fin
nish liberties. but like the patriots the Firms
abide and sing:
Land of Thousand Lakes,
Where faith and life ours.
Past wrongs inspire our powers.
For US the future wakes"
Like other folk the Films rejoice in festivals
religious and profane Christmas is the great
est of them all. Ever long before the Of
the Nativity the stores crowded with people
choosing klapps. gifts for family and friends. In
each town and village the snow-covered market
place becomes a pine forest full of Christmas
trees. for every home keeps Christmas thus. II
they do not rejoice in beef and plum pudding
they have their seasonable dishes all the same
Int fisk dried cod. soaked in brine and boiled to
a Jelly; with 1t they 4 sort of pease pud-
ding Smoked roast pork follows and then comes
a rice pudding full of almonds-the more al
monds you get the more happy months you will
have Plum tarts, Eerved with paste and clotted
cream form the dessert.
On Christmas Eve each house and cottage ex-
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

Daniel and Harvey. two old. expert
fishermen, were still" fishing for
trout in deep water sitting with their
backs together, when Daniel acct
dentally fell out of the boat and went
down. Harvey looked back and miss.
ed his companion, who at that mo
ment appeared on the surface. pipe
still in his mouth, shaking his wiskers
profusely.
Harvey-Gosh. Dan! jest missed
We! Where we been?
Dan-Oh. l jes' went down for ter
see If me bait wus all right.-Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

On January 81. 1878. Don Bernardo
de Galvez. governor Of the Spanish
province of Louisiana, which included
Missouri, petitioned the king of Spain
for aid for the settlers along the Mis-
souri, river and Mississippi river in
Missouri. 1.-THE said inhabitants" he
wrote, "in order to promote the cul-
ture of these plants (fax and hemp.
would desire that the compassion of
the king should deign to provide them
with negro slaves on credit. for whom
they may pay with the crops afore-
said"
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

shine put whipped TO fury by autumn storms re-
seMble clusters of precious gems cast by bepef
cent deittes upon the bosom of Nature The eve
delights In the serenity of the panorama till the
ear catches the impressive thunder of the cata-
racts ana waterfalls. river-lakeland trip is
an experience at once novel and thrilling Ligh,
boats. too frail they look push OF boldly into
the rapids. manned by sturdy young fellows in
red flannel shirts. slouched felt hats and leather
boots far up the thigh. singing snatches of plain
tive folklore as their craft clear rock and boul-
der daringly. The long wooden paddle thrown
out behind and the supple dash showers of
crystal water over the traveller. Groups of white
kerchiefed women and bare-egged children toss
CHEEKY welcome all along the whilst the
crafty boatmen take vigorous pulls at the ubiQui-
tous cigarettes.
Winter brings about marvellous transforms
ton. True. the rude storms expend their fury
upon the rock-bound coast but the deadly bliz-
zard tears away Natures beauty spots. When
the Lady Of the Shows has spread her glitter
ing mantle far and wide peace. white and last
ing. reigns everywhere. Ice crystals depend
from every Dough and and frost diamonds
sprinkle on the ground. Above all and every
thing the great horizon is flashed with the daz-
cling Northern Lights giving promise of life and
consistency.
Spring. which saw vegetation leap like magic
out of the melting SHOWS is swiftly followed by
brief and brilliant summer. and autumn comes
on apace. ready. 60 It seems. to be devoured by
the greedy frost king. Seed time and harvest
hold each other by the hand to resist the grip
of ice. Forest work ceases. and. the short day
of winter over. old and young assemble in the
homestead's long common and together
weave and spin. and read and smoke and dance
and sing. Certainly by sledge and ski and skate
distances covered and happy school children
glide hither and thither sometimes ecurrying
home for fear of wolves.
The Firms originally from the Altai
mountains They took possession of the Land
of Many Waters" away in the seventh century.
The language spoken by the country people has
q similar origin 1t Is unique tongue. soft and
sonorous not unlike modern Italian. The peo-
pie Of the eastern province. touching upon Rus
sia exhibit the Mongolian type-thick lips, high
cheek bones and narrow eyes. The inhabitants
of the western province mostly of Swedish
origin and speak the Swedish language.
The word ;"tFirn" means wizard. Among their
many superst1tions is the tradition that trim
fly Of spirits presides over their d.stny-"Ukko."
the spirit of the air; "Tapo." the spirit Of the
forest. and "Abte" the spirit of the lakes. The
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

are not students of history and inter
national politics 1t may seem Just a
backyard fight. To scholars and dip
lomatic experts 1t il much more in
teresting. for there. In the backyard OF
Europe, the leaf is turning on SIX CEN
turtles of history, and the processes OF
civilization are working out with
scrapping and bloodshed. as is the i'm
memorial way.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

lacking all the warmth of some attrac-
tive personality. Everything looks
newly bought. and is so stifdy arrang-
ed that one is almost afraid to sit
down for fear Of disarranging some
thing. This type of room is hopeless.
1t is torture for a guest to spend half
an hour there. How could the family
be expected to live there? The other
extreme is the living room that is. en-
tirely dominated by some member of
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Silenced.

DR.. Henry Van Dyke, the distin-
guished clergyman. has a neat way
of silencing the censorious.
At luncheon in Princeton a GER
tain bishop was being discussed. and
visitor said:
Il don't like the bishop. He is too
much man of the world to suit me-"
Quite So" DR.. Van Dyke retorted
quickly; but which world. this or the
next?"
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
IS THE BACKYARD OF EUROPE

remarks Harper's Weekly. they repre-
sent Christian civilization as against
Turkish Mohammedanism. and II they
are backward in 1t, be 1t remembered
that 1t is the Turks who have kept
them backward. In the fourteenth
century, when the Turks overran the
Byzantine empire. southeastern Eu-
rope was well to the front in civiliza-
tion and the leader of Europe in the
arts. For six centuries the Turks
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

needle. Hang up by means of a loop
of the ribbon fastened with bows on
each corner after folding it. This
folds up in the center ESQ It looks like
bag) across the narrowest part. III
have made one and 1t IL very pretty.
Boston Globe.
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What there ever an informer in
your family?"
What do you mean by such ques-
ton as that. sir?"
Il noticed that your baby is in
clined to be squealer"
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conf,Iet Between Races the Result o.
Centuries Of Mohammedan
Oppression.

Those are not particularly popular
lot of Christians who are just now
hehting the Turk. Bulgarians. Servi-
ans and Macedonians sound a bit ram
paeeous and fantastic to those OF
us in this country who do not happen
to hc running for Office. Nevertheless.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

Bacon-What did your boy learn at
college?
Egbert-Says he can't tell me.
why not?"
Says it's secret"
NONSENSE"
NO: you know. he learned the foot
ball signals
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
BROOM CORN
Growers Shipping Broom Corn

As the growers of broom corn are great
ly dissatisfied with the price offered at
home for their broom corn. many of them
are now shipping direct to Coyne Broth.
eSs Chicago, who are large handlers of
broom corn on commission This drm re-
port their receipts SO far this season
about 1850 cars most of which have been
sold and returned for. Their financial
responsibility exceeds 100000 one hun
dred thousand dollars. They are a safe
ence Farmers State Bank. Texhoma.
Okla, and Central Exchange Bank.
woodward. Okla. Other reference fur.
nlshed on application. Coyne Bros. 1850
w. South Water St.. Chicago. ILL., Adv.
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Il am going to bring my son up SO
that like George Washington he can
say: I cannot tell q lie'"
why, 1 thought you were going
to bring him up to follow in your foot
steps?"
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
Lace Jabota.

Many of the newest large jabots
are composed of three and four diff
ferent kinds of laces. Cluny. French
tulle. Irish crochet and shadow lace
may all be combined with good effect.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

,,Willie-Paw, what is pessimist?
Paw-A man who takes an umbrel-
la along when he goes to a ball game.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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THAT man is something more than
a mere marine"
DO you mean he is an ultrama-
rine?"
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Doubtful.

Have you a good cook now?"
81 don't know. l haven't been home
since Standardization Opinion.
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Smile on wash day. That's when You
use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter
than snow. All Grocers. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

Rescue Mission for City.
Atlanta is to have a large in:erde-
nominational rescue mission
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03

BUY experience If yon want q per.
manent Investment
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The microbe OF love is sometimes
devoured by the germ of suspicion.
The Springfield herald., 1913-01-03
zWN MI. 6uzzH MIND
HE Land of Many

he Land of Many
Waters" il the
poetic designation
Of their beloved
country most cher
ished by the peo-
pie of Finl a n d.
Mountain range9
and forest stretches
hold and Yerdant
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-18
MerciIess Bulgarian Slaughter.

London, July 14.-The Times prints the following dispatch from it's cor respondent at Saloniki:
 'I received the following telegram from Prince Nicholas: By order of the king, l send you the following in- formation; The commander of the Sixth division reports upon entering Demir Hissar, he was informed that Bulgarian soldiers. before evacuating the town, arrested a bishop and two priests and over 100 Greek notables. who were herded in the yard of a Bul. garian school and there mercilessiy butchered by order of a Bulgarian of icer.
 The commander of the Sixth divi. sion ordered the bodies to be disin- tered. This was done and the das- tardly crime was thus officially certi- fled. Please protest in the name of humanity against this new Bulgarian savagery, unparalleled in the annals of barbarism"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-07-18
MAY LIMIT TARIFF DEBATE
SENATOR OWENS PLAN WOULD PERMIT EARLY VOTE ON BILL.
Discussion on Underwood-S Simmons Measure Postponed-Majority Re-
 porty Ready Tomorrow.

Washington, July 16.-Discussion of the Underwood-Simm tariff bill will not get under way in the senate until tomorrow. The majority report cannot be made ready for submission before then. A plan to throttle un- limited debate and bring the bill to a speedy vote, when a majority de sires, is advocated by Senator Owen It amounts to cloture with minor notifications. If adopted, it would enable the Democrats to choke off discussion at any time and bring the bill to final vote.
 President Wilson expressed sur prise that the senate finance commit tee had increased duties on works of art and books He believes those articles are more of educational use than they are luxuries.
 A substitute for schedule K, wool and it's manufactures, has been of fered by Senator Shoot. The duties proposed are lower than any hereto fore advanced by a Republican, Raw wool is divided into three classes and rates of from to 16 cents per pound imposed.
 The first senate argument against the bill was made by MT. McCumber. He centered his energies on the az ricultural schedule.
 "The special object of it's choler and hate is the American farmer" he declared. Tt is especially endowed with tooth and talon for his injury and destruction"