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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
SHERRARD

Rev \. X. Johnson is visiting in
Kansas City. Mo. He win be gone two
weeks.
Mrs. Vance Sherrard and daughter.
Mabel. returned home Monday after
two months visit at oberiin, Kan.
Denver. Col, and other western points
Mrs. Francis Mannan OF Rock Is
land visited with Mrs. Anil Carls5n
last week.
James Schofeld attended the annual
convention Of the Illinois grand lodge
OF knights OF Pythias at Danville. ILL.,,
last week.
Miss Jennie Irwin returned home
Thursday after a mouths visit at
Gable and AiedO.
Oscar Bloom returned home this
week from The hospital where he un'
derwent an operation for blood poison
in his arm. He is getting along
nicely
Roy McFsdyen and family returned
home Saturday from Minnesota where
they have been visiting for q month.
Mrs. Fred Schurr OF Sherrard and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
NO. z-cIoTHEs

How odd IL is that an American
mother viii criticise the Chinese
mother who binds her baby-girrs feet
or the Indian mother who straps her
newborn son on a board, and then
calmly pin the bely-band so tight
around her own newborn baby's abdo-
men that II cuts into the tender flesh.
In common with the average woman,
uneducated and unframed for mother
hood, ! recall that | overestimated the
Importance Of the belly-band in cloth
ing my own babies. but never real
lied that II was still being transformed
into an instrument of torture until I
attended better babies contests. There,
watching mothers undress their babies
for the physical examination, / was
shocked at the ridges, the cruel red
lines left by the discarded strips of
flannel And ] heard many a good
doctor lecture these mothers severely
for the tightness OF the bands and the
discomfort the baby had endured.
After this experience, / believe that
many a baby accused of being irrit
able and wakeful or others dosed fol-
collie are merely suffering from the
structure of the belly-band Mothers
who have had to endure the torture Of
an ill-fitting. tight corset for a day
or more, please give this matter con
sideration.
Another memory OF my unframed
motherhood is that OF overdressing M
babies. Next 10 my wedding trous
seau the most elaborate task OF sew
ing ] have ever done was the layett,
for my first baby. What overturned
useless things we're included in thi
labor of love. And how inconsiderat,
that first baby was in outgrowing tn,
pretty things ! had prepared for hi
cominRi
One of the most comforting feature
Of my visits TO better babies cor
tests this fall has been the increasin
evidence Of sanity and consideration
In dressing babies. Mothers are grad
ually being educated up to the poin
OF supplying simple comforts 70
babies and frills for where they be-
long-on pincushion covers. As
rule, prizetyinning babies at thes
contests are simply, sensibly, comfor
ably dressed.
A trained nurse OF long experience
in maternity cases offers this list G
necessary things for the new-bor
baby:
-Four shlrts-cottou and wool mixet
-Four unhemmed belly-bands, eigh
inches wide, IS inches long.
FWhRg. Ia.-.
Four flannel skirts.
Six soft cotton, lawn or batiste slip
simply made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
SCHOOLS TO HEAR
LINCOLN ADDRESS
Five Hundred Thousand Illinois
Children to Observe Gettys-
burg Day Nov. 10.

Springfield, Ill, Nov. Five hun
dred thousand Illinois school children
are expected TO recite Abraham Lin
coins Gettysburg address on the 50th
anniversary of that occasion, Nov. 10
next.
State superintendent OF schools VIII
address a communication TO school
teachers throughout the state suggest
ing that every child above the sixth
grade IN the public schools be called
upon the repeat the martyred presi-
dents immortal words at half past
three O'Clock on the afternoon of the
anniversary day. Lincoln is supposed
to have begun his address about that
hour
The idea OF a fitting observance of
Gettysburg day originated with the II
linois Centennial commission, created
to arrange for the celebration in 1915
Of the Tooth anniversary OF the ad
mission Of Illinois to statehood. Upon
/ the recommendation of the centennial
commission, Governor Dunno has is
sued q proclamation asking the people
generally to observe Gettysburg day
in a suitable man1Cr.
Under the auspices of the State HIS
torical society. program OF exer
cises will be given in Springfield OF
the afternoon of Nov. 19 and othel
observances are being arranged.
/ In his letter superintendent Blai
says in part:
Fifty years ago, Nov 1s. 1863, OF
the battlefield Of Gettysburg Their
ieaped from the soul OF this grea
American g lofty sentiment, which il
form and thought constitutes one o
our greatest literary and moral treas
ures. He stood to give this address a
about half past four O'Clock in III
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

Two dozen diapers, is inches square.
Two dozen diapers, % inches square.
-Four pair socks.
One loose, warm sacque, knitted or
made of outing flannel, or French
flannel
One loose, soft cloak for outdoor
wear.
One soft silk-iined or knitted cap.
This is not hard and fast list, but
one that may be varied with the taste
and purse of the mother. II contains
every essential.
Silk and wool or cotton and wool
shirts are preferable 10 Atwood for
the tender skin OF the newborn baby,
even in cold climates. In warm
/ ton.
( The belly-band must be unhemmed
and unbound if it is not to cut into
/ the tender flesh, and it must be fas-
tened firmly but not tightly with very
small safety pins, five or six, so that
/ It will not slip. AS soon as the baby
becomes active, the belly-banG viii be
gin 10 slip up under the arms and per
haps interfere with the breathing
Then use a knitted band with tiny
shoulder straps which can also he
fastened at the bottom to the diapers
These, like the belly-band, are bette
If bought in silk and wool, or WOO
and cotton combinations. They boil
support the abdomen and ward of
chill to the bowels.
The flannel skirts which show tn,
same soft mixture of silk and WOO
or cotton and wool, are hung from
the shoulder, not pinned around tn,
long-suffering little abdomen. ant
should not be more than 26 niche
in length. What were once known a.
long clothes" are no longer used b,
intelligent mothers. The christening
robe and its fellow frocks which swee
the floor. are now reserved for roya
babies on state occasions.
The flannel skirt may be hemstitch
: ed or bound with silk braid or embroiC
cred in a fine scallop. This is baby
only skirt. The old fashioned Skin
Of cambria, lawn, etc, has gone out
over the flannel skirt is worn tn
simplest sort of a slip, made fror
? some soft finished cotton material Xix
nainsook. batiste or Persian law1
This slip may be hand embroidere
OF scalloped round the neck an
l wrists. 1t is never trimmed with mi
chine embroidery or lace which irr
!. tates the tender flesh.
t The most comfortable method OF fa
tening these little slips is a draw
/. string OF fine linen tape. Even tn
best OF gold safety pins or the fiatte;
, Of buttons may make baby uncomfor
able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

daughter. Mrs. Frank Lucas OF Pre-
emption left last week for a visit with
Mrs. Schurr's brother, F. b. Gordon,
in Fremont county. Nebraska
Lester Bloom has secured a position
as yard clerk in The Rock Island
yards at La Sale. He left Thurs
day for that place.
Miss Elzina O'Meaiia went to Sill
Wis Friday and visited several days
with her sister. Florence, who is
cierking at the postofice and with
relatives and friends in Rock Island
and Moline.
Rev. sd Mrs. J. NJ Olson Of Storm
Lake. Iowa, visited with friends here
last week.
Miss Maud Anderson OF Rock Island
visited here several days last week.
Mr. and Mrs John Schoenig. for
mer residents OF this place, now OF
Missouri, have returned 10 Sherrard
Z for their future home
William Allen and family OF Viola
spent Saturday with Mrs. Aliens faith
: er and sister. Thomas Davis and Sarah
I Davis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
SUNNY HILL

The Farmers Social club met at the
Lester Mcdonald home Friday even
ing.
Sunny Hill Sunday school has ar
ranged for an oyster supper for the
benefit of the Sunday school to be
held at Gust Lawson's new garage on
Wednesday evening, Nov. 5. All are
invited to attend.
Several members of the Mount
Pleasant and Sunny Hill Christian En-
deavor society attended the sociable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

Minnes polls. Nov. Work on the
mansion which the late Charles c.
Gates was erecting in this city has
been stopped on orders telegraphed
by the general contractors in New
York to their Minneapolis representa-
tivCs. Il was announced that nothing
further would be done until the archi-
tects and builders had consulted with
the widow and mother of the dead
multimilliouaire.
Nothing was ever too good for young
Gates aud the plans for the new home
called for the most palatial residence
In the northwest Worl. w begun on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01
a Fair Proposition.

The manufa cturers of Meritol Rheu-
matism Powders have so much conn
dence in this preparation that they
authorize US TO sell them to you on a
positive guarantee to give you relief
ip all cases OF Rheumatism or refund
your money. This is certainly a fair
proposition. Let US shov them to you.
Harper House Pharmacy and H. o.
Rolls. dispensory chemist, sole agents.
-(AdvD
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

it more than q year ago. and its COM
pletio1 was anticipated come time IN
1914. II was intended by Mr.. Gates TO
house in this building the magnificent
art collection left him by his father.
the late John w. Gates, and which IS
now stored in New York.
The widow of the young multi.
millionaire is a native of Minneapolis
and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. L.
Hopwood, live here. Ii is doubtful Il
the widow will feel that she could
maintain such a splendid establish
ment as the proposed home would be
II completed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

at the Masonic hall in Coal Valley
Friday evening.
G. B. Buck and Thomas Mcguire at
tended the sale at the Weaver farm.
South Moline, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles A. Johnson en-
tertained friends at supper Saturday
evening.
Miss Margaret McKeag was Rook
Island visitor Thursday.
DR.. Hamilton of Monmouth will
preach at Homestead church Sunday
morning and evening.
All the news all the time The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-01

Duluth - The United States Steel
corporation paid 81. S20.5I5.2 IS to Ceorge
/ II. Vivian, county treasurer. in pay
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29

tending her hand to greet him.
Oh" she cried, her voice rising
neryously as he drew near, 81 am SO
glad you are back, another hour of
loneliness and believe | should have
gone crazy"
Now whether that joy in his return
was for him personally or for him alb.
stractly, he could not tell; whether
she was glad that he had come back
simply because he was a human being
VINO would relieve her loneliness or
whether she reioiced to see him indi.
Vldually, was a matter not yet to be
determined. He hoped the latter, he
believed the former. At any rate, he
caught and held her outstretched
hand in the warm clasp of both his
own. Burning words Of greeting
rushed to his lips torrentially; what
ne said, however, was quite common
place, as is often the case. Word
thought and outward speech did not
correspond
Its too cold for you out here, you
must so into the house at once" he
declared masterfully, and she obeyed
with unwonted meekness.
The sun had set and the night air
had grown suddenly chill. Still hold.
ing her hand, they started toward the
cabin few rods away. Her wounded
foot was of little support to her and
the excitement had unnerved her, in
spite Of his hand she swayed; without
a thought he caught her about the
waist and half lifted, half led her to
the door. 1t seemed as natural as it
was inevitable for him to assist her in
this way. and in her weakness and be.
wllderment she suffered it without
comment or resistance. Indeed, there
was such strength and power in his
arm, he was SO secure there, that she
liked it. AS for him, his pulses were
bounding at the contact; but for that
matter even to look at her quickened
his heart beat.
Entering the main room, he led her
gently to one Of the chairs near the
table and Immediately thereafter light
ed the fire which he had taken the
precaution to lay before his departure
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29

ene mad SO much food for thouoh+
that not even in the late afternoon Of
the long day could she force her mind
TO the printed pages of the hook sba
mad taken at random from the sba,p
which lay open before her, where she
sat IN the sun. her head covered by ar
oios stetson' that she had ventured
TO appropriate. She had dragged q
bear skin out on the rocks in the sun
and sat curled up on it half reclining
against boulder watching the trail.
the Winchester by her side. She had
eaten SO late breakfast that she had
made rather frugal lunch out Of
whatever had taken her fancy in the
store room, and she was waiting most
anxiously now for the return Of the
man.
The season was late and the sun
sank behind the peaks quite early in
the afternoon, and it grew dark and
chill long before Tie shadows fell upon
the dwellers of the lowlands.
Enid drew the bear skin around her
and waited with an ever.growing ap.
prehension. If she should be com.
PEELED to spend the night alone in that
cabin, she felt that she could not en-
dure 1t. She was never gladder of
anything in her life than when she
saw him suddenly break out Of the
woods and start up the steep trail,
and for a moment her gladness was
not tempered by the fact which She
was presently to realize with great
dlsmay, that as he had gone, SO he
now returned, alone.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29
:, NM, by ". G. Chapman.)
inned from Page ~

/. ana stereofyped fashion OF
.ss vays, and with never an
~ ror the development OF
+ + d romance which all OF us
|, 4 s,r,e time in our life, and
hank God, some of us never
|, .1a found herself revelling
/, herself in pleasing magma
! |2,es Of her adventures that
Fl i'll when she got back to
|. and when she got further
r,3l old Philadelphia. How
everybody would be with it
|: Of course, she resolved
|. would never mention one ep
that terrible day, and she had
/ absolute confidence that this
y.,e Of his grim, gruff tact
zbo had shown himself so ex.
\ coas.derate of her feelings,
tver mention it either.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29
CHAPTER XIII.
The Castaways of the Mountains.

The man vas evidently seeking her,
for so soon as he caught sight Of her
he broke into run and came bound
ing up the steep ascent with the speed
and agility of chamois or mountain
sheep. AS he approached the girl
rose to her feet and supported herself
upon the boulder against which she
had been leanin-4 at the same time ex.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29
In Spite Of His Hand She Swayed.

It had been dark in the cabin, but the
fire soon filled it with glorious light.
She watched him at his task and as
he rose from the hearth questioned
him:
Now tell me-" she began. "you
found"
First your supper, and then the
story" he answered, turning toward
the door Of the other room.
NO." pleaded the girl. cant you
see that nothing is of any Importance
to me but the story? Did you find the
camp?"
81 found the place where it had
been"
Where it had been!"
There wasn't single vestige Of 1t
left. That whole pocket, knew 1t
well, had been swept clean by the
food"
But Kirkby, and Mrs. Maitland
and"
"They weren't there"
Did you search for them"
Certainly"
"But they can't have been drowned"
she exclaimed piteously.
"Of course not" he began reassur
ingly. 'Kirkby is veteran OF these
mountains and"
"But do you know him?' queried the
girl in great surprise.
81 did once" said the man, flushing
darkly at his admission. Il haven't
seen him for five years"
So that was the measure of his iso'
lation, thought the woman, keen for
the slightest evidence as to her COM
panions history, of which, by the way,
he meant to tell her nothing.
"Well?" she asked, breaking the
pause.
"Kirkby would certainly see the
cloud burst coming and he would take
the people with him in the camp up on
the hogback near it. 1t is far above
the flood line; they would be quite safe
there"
"And did you look for them there"
~ did. The trail had been washed
out, but l scrambled up and found un'
disputed evidence that my surmise
was correct. | haven't doubt that
all who were in the camp were saved"
THANK God for that" said the girl,
greatly relieved and comforted by his
reassuring words. "And Robert Malt
land and the rest on the mountain,
what do you think Of them?"
81 am sure that they must have
escaped, too. | don't think any OF
them have suffered more than "a thor
ough drenching in the downpour and
that they are all safe and perhaps on
their way to the settlements now.
"Dut they wouldn't go back without
searching for me, would they?" cried
the girl.
Certainly not. suppose they are
searching f5r you now"
"Well then"
wait" said the man. You start
Cd down the canon, you told every
body you were going that way. They
naturally searched in that direction
they hadn't the faintest idea that you
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-09-29

tHe Slil, illiIulSlSGls, lllty udu lOullu
it."
God permitted me to be Of service
to you," answered the man, simply.
81 can follow their speculations exact.
ly: up or down, they believed you to
have been in the canon when the
cloud burst, therefore there was only
one place and one direction to search
for you"
"And that was?"
"Down the Canon?"
"What did you do then?"
81 went down the canon myself. l
think saw evidence that some one
had preceded me, too"
"Did you overtake them?"
Certainly not, they Travelled as
rapidly as /; they must have started
early in the morning and they had
several hours the advantage of me-
"But they must have stopped some,
where for the night and"
Yes" answered the man; IF | had
only myself to consider, should have
pressed on through the night and
ovcrtahon them when they camped.
only youraclf?'
"Ycu rado ne promise to return
here BY n ltfall. don't know whcth-
er sholl hale oleycd you or not. |
kept on u4 as | dared and still
leave nys,h tine to set back to you
by dark
She had no idea Of the desperate
speed he had made to reach her while
it was still daylight.
IF YOU hadn't come when you did,
| should have died, cried the girl i'm
petuously. You did perfectly right.
don't think | am a coward; | hope
not. never was afraid before, but
Don't apologize or explain to me,
it's not necessary; | understand ev-
erythine you feel. 1t was only because
l had given you my word to be back
by sunset that | left off following their
trail. | was afraid that you might
think me dead or that something had
happened and"
81 should, did, admitted the girl.
1T wasn't so bad during the day time,
but when the sun went down and you
did not come began to imagine ev-
erything. saw myself left alone here
in these mountains, helpless, wound
ed, without human being to speak
to. could not bear it."
"But | have been here alone for
five years" said the man grimly.
That's different. don't know why
you have chosen solitude, but l."
"You are a woman" returned the
other gently, "and you have suffered,
that accounts for everything"
Thank you," said Enid, gratefully.
"And ! am so glad you came back to
me-"
Back to you," reiterated the man,
and then he stopped. If he had al
lowed his heart to speak he woulc
have said, Back to you from the very
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he added.
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The Detroit times., 1913-11-03
Newspapers Give Valuable 60 III
Service, Says Tire Expefl

we are firm believers In newspa.
per advertising, says G.. NJ. Stadel-
man. secretary of the Goodbye Tire
& Rubber Co. AS general sales man
ager OF the company, Mr.. Stadelman
mas been In close touch with the CON
spicuously successful Goodyear adj
vertising campaign since the begin
ming, and has had opportunity Ito
check results.
we have abundant proof of the
power OF the press says Mr.. StadeI-
man. Here is an instance:
About year ago we decided to
establish department for the manu-
facture OF mechanical rubber goods,
such as garden hose, betting, air
brake hose, packing, rubber thing and
variety OF other articles used the
year round in stable business. Up to
that time we had been exclusively
tire makers.
For years we had been consistent
ly advertising Goodyear tires, and a
large part of our annual advertising
appropriations had gone to the news
papers. which had helped us build up
our reputation for quality and stabil-
ity and had taken our trademark into
The Detroit times., 1913-11-03
tracing BUG" GRIPS
MANY AUTO DRIVERS

Among the numerous dope circuits
organized with the advent Of winter
weather. that of the auto ''race-bug'
Il by no means the least important
In America the pastime. naturally,
centers about indianapolis. because OF
the 6O0-mile race staged there annu.
ally.
Savannah let the two big interna.
tional classics. Vanderbilt and Grand
Prize, die, saying that racing had
dropped to the plane Of mere money.
and was devoid OF real sportsman
ship"
The eallacy OF this assertion Is
proven by success met elsewhere In
the United States, with a normal gate
levy. Santa Monica. Elgin, Corona,
Tacoma and Galveston all scored
brilliant hits. The speedway played
to the largest gallery Of its existence.
Save the southern fasco. everything
went we'll.
Several cities are reported as bid
ding for the Vanderbilt and Grand
Prize. among them New Orleans.
There 10 also some talk OF staging
them In Jersey. The latter place 10
favored, as It would seem 70 be the
natural choice. whichever way things
20. more interest Is apparent than
savannah processes to think, which is
the main Issue, after all.
The Detroit times., 1913-11-03
WHO'S WHO IN THE FIELD CT AUTOMOBILES

Writing attractive and productive
advertising copy is clos ely linked with
successful salesmanship in this age OF
achievement. Turn the microscope on
those In the realm of advertising gen.
eralship and you will find that they
understand infinitely the fundamental
elements that appeal to the consumer.
IL they did not their efforts would be
In vain and the advertising propa-
ganda would not have developed into
such stupeudous proportions Well,
we have many such generals here In
Detroit--men who can make their
copy scintillate with exceptionally at
tractive features and pour forth logic
and reasoning to convince Mr.. Public
that he needs this or that article. One
OF these men is w. S. Petit. He has
held forth as advertising manager for
the Studebaker Corporation. The rep
of this company re.
fleets credit on Mr.. Petit, whose ad-
vertdsing copy has attracted attention
In all parts Of the world. He not only
has broad viewpoint Of salesman
ship. but he understands automobiles
and automobile men very thoroughly.
Mr.. Petit has recently become sale.
manager for the Commerce Motor Car
company. which claims Detroit as the
nucleus for it's activity and the wholo
world as It's. clientele. His wide ac-
quaintance with dealers throughout
the country will be Of great value in