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Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
PIDGIN ENGLISH AS SHE SPOKE

In Shanghai in all shops finds Chinese familiar with English, but often using much pidgin English "Pdgin' is supposed be derived from several changes the word Business, which first shortened to Busin, then through the O. Pishin and finally became Pidgin. Pidgin English is the language used in trade and households in the ports of China, where the Chinese foreigners deal with one another. It is similar origin to the mixtures of languages known Lngua- Franca in the Levant and in other parts Mediterran- ean It is a direct translation Chinese into Eng fish and strictly idiomatc. For instance. they say. That book, pay my" instead give me the book
 The Chinese tailors speak fluently in this odd English Recently American lady went to a Chinese tailor in Shanghai him regarding putting feather interining in a tailor seemed trifle dazed to what she wanted and said, "Biong allo same chicken fur?' He wanted to prove his intention of treating his customer right and told her, My blong aIo you, you bIong aiio same my,-blong my velly good fiend." ater wishing to ask after one of the ladys daugh- ters, remarked, Miss A. have catchee mastery" When this was said, China had not Womans suffrage!-Amy w. HotchIss. National
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
Good Roads

The Good Roads movement in Arizona is now well under with the state road association filiated the National Highway association and the Borderland Route association organized. Of the advantages utilization the association with the national association it is unnecessary to speak. Local effort will beacrystalItzed in the business of building roads from somewhere somewhere"
 While there has been some conflict in Arizona to the location of through lines there is none within the membership of the National Highways association whose tentative plans favor both north and southern Arizona, They contemplate a main highway extending across the continent Jacksonville. Florida Diego passing through this the Borderand Route. They also include trunk highway crossing the northern part the state Louis San Francisco These highways be connected by link trunk lines north and south. The southern highway connected with central high way by various trunk and link highways at diff ferent points across the continent.
 Thus the National Highway association is tagonstic to section of the promises assistance to all o them.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
V. V.'s Eyes
By WALT MASON

A man wrote a nove. named "Queed" volume most charming, indeed: it witty and sweet and hard one to beat, book that all people might read. And the people, they gladly uprfz and purchased that volume of his, till the publishers smiled OCT the money they piled and the book sellers murmured Gee Whiz," Then author
 he said. through his hat: T will write something better than that. \ book that's profound. moral sound il will jar up the pIutocrat!' So he wrote about Nvians Eyes a book that's supposed to be wise: but it fills woe, for it's dreary and slow, and flat boarding house pies. I grumble and I read. surprised that the author of "Queed,-a book that's a peach should rear up and preach, when humor's the stuff that need And here is who make you laugh till innards will ache; he tracks his gift in order drift around in muck with his rake He should be arrested and fined for using his wonderful mind to a book or sermon, gadzook that old has-been could grind. Get back to your base, gifted man. Pursue your original plani Help people smile and get rid O their bile, and cheer up the world while you cani
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
THE USE OF STOCK PHRASES

Professor Brewster in his book the writing of English, in the Home University, Library makes unexpected defense stock phrases. They indicate he says, "a natural tendency against which 1t i% waSteful to strive They intellectual short hand of the business of life is done by their aid; they help us. like habits and customs That may be enough o their in conversation and business transactions But IteTature-and in his book he is concerned with litera tureis not conVcr- saton is it d business transaction We all have to talk, and of have transact some buSi- but need write for publication unless have something of some moment to say, and it is part of the craft writing say this shortly possible Nothing of any moment be said in stock phrases. and if q writer who has something to say makes of them 1t Is merely of connection between one part of his subject and another. But do this is to confess failure: for if thought is clear and well arranged his mind will progress his writing from point to another without the help of words that say nothing in particular. At every step it will it's phrases, and those though they not strike by their novelty, will not weary by ther staIeness. is only when writer has break in his thought and does not know how to conceal it, that he clutches at stock phrases. Tt far cry he remarks, from what he has said to what he is going to say, and he would do better make his jump without apology, for the staleness of this particular apology proves that he is in difficulties--London Times.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

The statement is made that some, but not all O the restaurants, made occasion for advancing the high cost of living, thus set ting al naught the supposed operations of the tariff many prices have been ad- vanced without any of conceaiment. by the simple process of drawing a line through the printed price the bill of fare and writing the price beside The advance has usually been cents. This may be temporarily good busi- but hardly pay in the long run Most of the people who have been the fair this will come next, and good many will probably be ere frequently the meantime They will naturally out places where advantage has not been taken their necessities.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

English business travelling in this country says his has spent $50,000.000 in advertising in the last ten years This money has been spent entirely with newspapers. How much previously spent in useless experimentation on bill boards, city and telephone d- rectories stated but being naturally shrewd business man, probably nothing.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

Glenn Curtiss says that aviation is dead in Germany because of the aviators have been it would to be necessary to hold inquest determine the cause of the death o aviation.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

We have been led understand that our dem ocratic friends from different parts of the state have been desecratng this holy week by holding secret trump conferences and engaging in pottings
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
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transplanted and it will grow. Meanwhile the main trunk back in the old is thriving pro- ducing other shoots
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

The Phoenix Title and Trust Com pany, which is "a modern trust company" has a paid-in cash cap ital of $1O5,OO0, and no demand liabilities Besides issuing guar antee title policies, it prepares ab stracts if desired. 1t is empower ed to act as trustee, to execute and administer estates, to handle syn dicate matters, escrow deals, to complete real estate transactions, etc., etc. If you let the Phoenix Title and Trust Company look after any business you may have of this nature, you will soon be convinced that Git is the safe way"
 Offices at IS N. First Ave.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
QUITE so

Are you superstitious?" asked the bachelor.
 Well" replied the father o a large family weary, I certainly think it's unucky thir- teen children Judge
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
AGREEABLE CHANGE

First Clubman-Tve been watching Blowhard there smoking.
 Second dfttO-Wheres the interest?
 First-It's such a pleasant change to find him puffing something else besides himself
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
Offices at IS N. First Ave.
WHERE SIT HAPPENED

During a large dinner party young Frenchman was seated a fine looking young wearing a which displayed her beau tiful
 T came being here tonight" said she. T Vacinated a few days and it gave me considerable annOyance'
 The young foreigner gazed at the white arms the speaker. "Is that so?' he replied. Where you vaccinated?"
 The girl smiled demurey and said: Tn Boston" National Monthly.
 UNDER SKIMPY SAIL
 Pretty little craft remarked one sailor, as a girl in hObble skirt passed.
 Close reefed," declared the other old salt.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

Barney Oldfied nearly old Mat thuselah yet those who him perform those au- tomobfIe amazed his
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

It will woefuly dull in Phoenix after to- morrow night and in chastened loneliness we will look forward o annual fair
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08

Hamlet Fatt is real tragedian He puts uine tragedy into his acting"
 Anybody could. playing as he does. to an aver age house of $35 a night"
Arizona republican., 1913-11-08
MADE HIM SHORT TEMPERED

"BOthering me again about that bill Say, din't l tell you three weeks that I short?'
 Yes, but you short too confounded long
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-01
LADIES

With regulation Halloween dccora-
tons arranged III a most attractive way
tie ladies OF the Presbyterian church
last night entertained a large number of
people at q Halloween party in the Mer-
chants National Bank building. The
receipts are for the benefit of the ladies'
society Of the church, and Il nice sum
was realized. The entertainment was
given under the direction Of Mrs. III. NJ.
SHELTON. assisted by other ladies of the
church.
Halloween games including the b b
binb for apples and others were engaged
in during the evening.
s. light lunch was served. consisting Of
coffee pumpkin pie, ginger bread, chicken
salad. and homemade candy WAS sold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-01
PICTURES

Ii was quite 4 treat iASt night to listen
[ othc program rendered at the Washing
ton thratrc-LiStcn is the right word
for while they posed and danced they also
sang and talked and laughed. The manag
er now has his talking machine SO It
S~yncronateS well with the moving film.
Two darkeys gave a d~iologue aadance and
song-and Hans and Gretchen gave a
sketch with q dash of song and step
the silent films were also good-tonight
two talking films will be offered. They
are from grand opera-and VIII be en-
joycd by all. Other films will ais be
shown. The talking fl III" is 4 splendid
diversion for an evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-01
PARTY.

Halloween was delightfully."- celebrated
last night at the pretty plantat.5n nome
Of Mrs. w. G. shaw ut the Shaw piahla-
ton. a few miles east OF Brownsville. II
was distinctly a Halloween party. From
the moment one passed into The pretty
garden. il seemed as though one had
passed intN spirit land.
On either side Of the walk to the house
Ito light the way. as il wcrc). was placed
large. glaring, laughing jack-o1anternS
and from the rose bushes little tiny
lights were artfully placed. \ number
Of ghosts. dressed in story book ghost
fashion moved about %steaithily. hiding
unw aid then behind the rose h''"'
and as the guests arrived, they were Hal
lowe'cncd from all sides. The garden
was splcndidly lighted for such prnnks
,lic welcome TO the guests was very
effective
The true spirit of the festival was in
dulgcd throughout the evening. All the
usual charms and games were played
and resulted in much merriment.
AT the bcwitching hour the guests were
ushered TO the dining room. Here again,
every detail suggested the occasion. The
lighting of the room was ideal. SpookS
himself guarded one end of the room
while the Witch stood guard at the Their.
AT each end Of the table was arranged
a large pumpkin with five extended arms,
each holding a lighted candle. The room
was arranged in orange and black. The
dishes were decorated for the occasion.
In fact everything on the table was 4 re
minder of Halloween. Each guest was
provided with Il witch's peaked ha% and
a bsuntiful lunch was served. At
ter luncheon the room was darkcncd
the lights on the tablt were
~exlinguiShcd and each person told a
ghost story. 1t was long past midnight
when the guests sang their good night
song.
49, Miss Phoebe Wharton was the guest
of honor. She is from Missouri. and is
visiting Mrs. Shaw for a few days. Miss
Wharton is Il beautiful and accomplished
Young lady.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-01

Every now and then YOU read in
the, stock market news that some
II Is going to cut Il melon.
There are many melons being cut
every day and the NEWS Of them
is told in the advertising columns
Of live newspapers ike THE HER
aid.
These are the kind OF melons that
appeal to the average citizen. for
they concern the things that 90 to
I make life happy.
II would rather skip the news in
: my newspaper than the advertise
: ments.' said a woman who always
shops wisely The advertisements
are sure to be about something good
They tell me the things | want to
: know
: Watch for the melon cutting.
!. y y y y y !. y = Z y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-11-01

Taylor.-The Taylor Gas Company,
composed of capitalists Of Ann Harbor
Michigan. has been granted a franchise
by the city council IF Taylor and has for
its purpose the establishing of Il gas
works at this place. The company viii
begin the laying of gas pipe mains au'i
the establishing of a high-class plant here
Immediately.
The smaller the wind, the sooner made
mn Whateiy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15

lot 2. block Z, Acme addition, Moline;
5000.
Chas. w. Johnson TO Chas Pape,
1900; lots and 6, blk 2. Paramount
add, Moline.
John B. Fowler ct Tx to Frank L.
F'zler, s1.00; sec. IL, 10. 5w; sec. 10.
10, 5w.
George W. Swanson and wife to
Frank A. Swanson, $500; lot 8. block /,
Geo. w. Swanson ist add. Moline.
Elmore II. Stafford to Charles e.
Carlson, lot s, block Z, silyis; $500.
Reynolds Cemetery company to
James A. Harness. lot 2, block 8. Rey-
nolds cemetery.
Charles II. Cornwall and wife 20 Ole
~. Olsen. lot 90. book 2, Acme addi-
ton. Moline; 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
EMPIRE.

Vaudeville performances at 2:45 and
sis. Two shows Wednesday and Sun
day nights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
Mrs. Gertrude Metzgar.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Oct 15.-From
grand opera star 10 moving picture
theatre owner and manager That's
the career of Mrs. Gertrude Charles
Metzgar of Kalamazoo. And the most
interesting fact about il all is that she
has made a decided success of both
efforts.
To achieve this success. however,
Mrs. Metzgar has known all the diff
fculties of the music student abroad,
more or less dependent upon her own
resources. She has known the pleas
ure which comes from the realization
OF approaching success. She has
known the thrill which comes to great
artists when they hold immense audi
ences spellbound by the magic power
of their singing. She's known the cul-
ture of society and her art. And she's
known what it means TO give up all
this and enter upon a cold hard bust
ness enterprise more or less tangled.
She's known what it means 10 gather
up the fragments of complicated bust
ness affairs and from them to launch
an entirely new venture and bring it
to success.
And now after all this Mrs. Metz
gar owns and manages a successful
moving picture theatre in Decatur
which she plans TO make one of a
string OF such houses.
The story of her career reads like
fiction, so strangely interviewer are its
details
After completing her stulies in
this country under the best available
teachers. she went abroad, whcse for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15

eight years she studied in London,
Berlin, Paris and Rome. Then she
made her debut abroad and for SO
nights she sang the leading roles in
III Trovatore," "Rigoletto" and
Faust"
Then she came to America, where
she was married to a wealthy commits
sion merchant of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Meantime she gave grand opera recit-
ais throughout the country. After a
few years, however, her husband died,
leaving his business affairs hopelessly
tangled. Little by l e she straight
ened them. But to d this she had to
completely abandon ! profession.
Then seeking quiet sue went to the
home of her mother in Decatur, little
Michigan village.
Decatur had no form of entertain
ment They were clamoring for some
thing at popular prices. So she rented
a building, purchased the best moving
picture apparatus to be secured, pro-
cured only the best films and began
giving moving picture shows twice a
week.
Two similar ventures had previous
ly failed. But this was different.
Every night the theatre was packed.
Then she conceived the idea of
building theatre all her own. So she
bCgal work. And now the theatre is
nearly completed, and will soon be for
mary opened to the public.
So successful has this venture been
that Mrs. Metzgar plans the erection
of high class moving pictures in many
other towns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
AT THE ILLINOIS.


"The Tik-Tok Man of o." will be
the offering at the Illinois Oct. 2e
Oliver Morosco, the successful Cali
fornia producing manager. is making
the local presentation and the entire
cast and production comes intact
direct from an all summer run at
Cohan's Grand opera house, Chicago.
The production represents many tire
less efforts on the part of the produc-
er, as well as the author, L. Frank
Baum, and Louis Gottschalk, the CON-
poser. The story Of The Tik.Tok
Man of Or" reveals the adventures
of Betsy Bobbin and Hank, the mule,
in Fairyland Here they meet the
Clockwork Man, the Shaggy Man,
Princess Ozma, Queen Ann and the
Army of Oogaboo. Polychrome, Pri-
vate Files, the Ugly Man, King Rug
gedo, the Metal Monarch, and all the
other interesting and unusual people
Mr. Baum has put into his books. and
which have been incorporated into his
fantastic play. The prologue shows
Betsy and Hank shipwrecked on the
shores of the Rose Kingdom. Here
they meet the Shaggy Man, who Is
bound for the Land Of the Metal Mon
arch in search of his long lost broth
er, and Princess Oama, who mas been
banished from the Royal Gardens of
the Rose Kingdom. At the Cross
Roads, which is the home of the Field
Flowers, they come upon Polychrome,
who has lost her rainbow She agrees
TO accompany them in the assault on
the domain of King Ruggedo and
presses into service Queen Ann and
one private. Before the party starts
on its journey they rescue the Tx
Tok Man from the we'll where he
has been thrown by the Metal Mon
arch. He is a clockwork man who
does exactly what he is wound up to
do. An entrance is gained into the
cavern of the Metal Monarch and with
the assistance of the magnet of love,
the Shaggy Man compels King Rug,
gedo to release his brother, Poly.
chrome finds her rainbow, Private
Files falls in love with Princess OGma
and the final scene shows a stirring
stage picture of exceptional magnif
cence. The cast includes Morton and
Moore, Charlotte Greenwood, Sydney
Grant, Dolly Castles, Lenora Novasio
Gypsy Dale, Fred Woodward, John
Dunsmure, Mary Mooney and the eel
ebrated Rosebud chorus of so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
THE MOVIES

THE Revelation" a story based on
theosophy, is to be the featured film
at the Family tomorrow The dream
of John Burns revives on the motion
picture screen the prehistoric fore
runner of man-as he lived, fought
and loved, in the caves and woods
of the early quarternary period. Sci.
ence and Imagination unite to make
the film one of the most memorable
that will be shown for many a day.
John Burns, a student of theosophy.
is at a loss to understand his in.
stinctive antipathy for Bates. whom
he meets at the shore resort. where
he and Mrs. Burns are staying. He is
used TO his wife's flirtatious ways
and cannot really blame her much
for amusing herself with other men.
considering she is pretty and young
and he such a sober old fellow, al.
ways engrossed in his theosophical
studies. Still, whenever he comes
upon her with Bates, in some corner
of the rocks on the beach-his whole
nature cries out to beware of the man,
and to warn Susanna against him.
One day, in the hammock, Burns fell
asleep over "Transmigration and Mod.
eTn Traits"-and dreams a dream
which explains everything. He wakes
just in time to rescue Susanna from
the clutches of prehistoric cave man,
in notwithstanding guise-Burns' riv-
al and deadly enemy Tor upwards of a
hundred thousand years. The drama
has a striking conclusion-confrmin
the onlooker's belief in the doGt..as or
theosophy-as accounting for much,
otherwise beyond understanding, In
human nature today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
FAMILY, MOLINE.

Pantages Observation-Disclosures
daily at 2:45 and Sis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
AT THE EMPIRE.

I'm Wrong" tabloid musical com.
edy, is announced as the attraction
for the last half of the week at the
Empire, beginning tomorrow. The
company is headed by De Meyer and
and DAME. 1t is claimed the pro.
duction is entirely new, and that the
dialogue and songs are fresh and
smart 1t is promised that In Wrong"
will differ from the run Of tabloids
already presented at the Empire in
that several specialties will be intro
duced during the presentation of the
comedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
REALTY CHANGES

Alack P. Pearson and wife to CAMEL
Claerhout, $4,000; pit. lot II and IS, blk.
2, Sinnets add. r /.
Emily colson to Edward ". Wells
and Erick J. Larson, s1.o25; pit. lot 4.
Walker Station add. Moline.
Emma C.. Sadie R.. Lydia ". and
Edible B. Dablheim to ]. Alfred BIom-
berg. $475; lot 5. blk. 8. Moline
Heights add, Moline.
Emma C., Sadie r., Lydia ". and
Edible B. Dahiheim to Peter A. Nyquist,
s475: lot 4. blk s. Moline Heights add,
Moline.
Caleb Forse.i and wife and Augusea
d. Lagerstrom TO Mary ( Gihsnn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-15
1,eate|ls
ILLINOIS.

Oct. 2O-2i-"Everywoman."
Oct. 22-"Tik Tok Man of o."
Oct. 24-"Oficer &C.,"
Oct. 25-"Fine Feathers"
Oe... 26-"That Printer Of Udells."
Oct. 1921, Nov 1-2-Dave Lewis in
Don't Lie to Your Wife"