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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
History MaSo by Postage Stamp.

History Made by a Postage Stamp. ]
 postage stamp which played pa s5 in history is told about by M. BunaH
 Vanilla in his book on the Panama canal The incident occurred Whe" the discussion over the relative merits of the Panama and Nicaragua routes was at its height. Bunau-Varifla had been working vigorously for the Pam anna route. making use of the two arguments of less cost and immunity from active volcanoes. One day ha recalled that Nicaragua had issued a handsome stamp, showing volcano in full activity. He at once sent to the dealers in foreign stamps in Wash ington, and obtained ninety of these stamps, which he forwarded to tha ninety senators. along with bits of paper bearing the words, Postage stamp of the republic of Nicaragua an official witness of the volcanic ac+ tivities of Nicaragua" The catastropha at St. Pierre took place about thia time, to deepen the impression of vol7 canic danger. and the Panama route was adopted by the narrow margin of four votes.-New York Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
soms Nsxes on ~ortsIns."


 "Humpty Dumpty Sat on Wal," etc, has come down to us from the days of King John. ''The Babes In the Wood" dates from the fifteenth century, being founded upon facts, an old house near Wayland Wood. Nor folk, having the whole story in car7- Ings on a mantlepiece. Little Jack Horner," Little Miss MuRet," ''Old Mother Hubbard" Mother Goosey" and 'Goosey, Goosey GandeT'' are each traceable to the sixteenth cen tury,
 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, Where Have You Been2" beIongS to the reign of Queen Eliza beth. Three Blind Mice" first appeared in a music book dated 1909. "A Frogg1e Would a-Wooing Co., was licensed to be sung as far back as 1909. Boys and Girls Come Out to Play and Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket both hail from the period of Charles II. And, last of all. "C1n- derella," "Jack the Giant Killer" "Bluebeard" and rom Thumb" were published by their author, Charles Per rault, in the year 1e97.-London Notes and Queries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Pennsylvania Tries
 Commission Form of Civic Government

Philadelphia. Dec 1.-Comnission form of government went into effect in a majority of the cities of Penn syvan1a today. Hereafter the affairs Of these municipalities will be con- ducted by a single council of five men, one of whom; is the mayor. With the exception of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Scranton and three or four small rnu- inequalities reporting under special charters, all cities in the state are af- fected by the commission law passed by the IA1t legislature.
 The executive and administrative powers of the city will be distributed among the five department public affairs, accounts and finance, public safety. streets and public improve ments and parks and public property. The mayor will be the superintendent of public affairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Do You Want To Know How To Raise
 Poultry And Ger Eggs Al Minimum Outlay

Cut Out This Coupon and ail It Jeremiah Donovan Representative Fourth Connecticut District, Wash ington, D. C., and Receive Set of Booklets the Subject
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Boston Transcript. ,

NID5IOIl IIdnSCrIpL.J 'The screeching of that soprano makes me weary ''I thought you liked high baw1s."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01

Below will be found a coupon which If filled out and mailed to Repre- sentative Jeremiah Donovan at Wash ington, D. C.. will result in the sender receiving free of all charge a set of booklets devoted to poultry raising. The present high price of eggs fnak es the purchase of them. by the ia mily of the workingman. practically pro hibitive- There is one way this may be overcome eventually and that is by encouraging those who have the facilities to tak= up poultry breed ing Hund. eds of families living in the outskirts of cities and in towns would fino such an undertaking prof itable and enjoyable, but they lack
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01

Georgeton, Texas, J. A. Kimbro, says: For several years past Fo1ey's Honey and Tar Compound has been my household remedy for all coughs, colds, and lung troubles. It has given permanent relief in a, number of cases of obstinate coughs and co1ds.'' Con tains no opiates. Refuse substitutes Hindle's- Drug store=AdY.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
the necessary

the necessary information and for various reasons have not given this matter the attention it deserves.
 If the price of eggs keeps rising enterprising jewellers will put in Q stock of the oblate spheroids antici- pating the not far distant time when they will be less plentiful than the so-cal1ed precious stones now their principal stock in trade.
 Anyhow here is a chance to secure a set of books that ordinarily would be a considerable charge and Repre- sentative Donovan will be glad to for ward them to his constituents as long as the supply lasts.
 The coupon follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
BerIInps Palaces.

Berlin owes its palaces and many of its finest buildings to Frederick Will liam I. That monarch had a passion for building and transmitted 1t to oth- CTS. Whenever he heard of a rich mer- chant settling in the capital he ordered him to build a residence in keeping with his wealth. If the merchant obeyed he was duly rewarded, and many German families owe their title of nobility to an ancestor having built a fine house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Laureate on Lytten.

When Bulwer LyttOn attAeked Tennyson for accepting a civil llst pension. Tcnnyson retaliated with ten stanza poem in Punch. which bad not been included in any collected edk ton of his works. He described hia antagonist as:
 That padded nan-that wears the stays Who killed the girls and thrilled the Doyt With dandy pathos when you Wrofe- 
 What profits now to understand
 The merits of a spotless shirt
 A dapper boot. little hand.
 If half the little soul is diTtf Tennyson felt ashamed of this out bust when he saw 1t in print Punch of the following week contained hts After Thought" which ends; Surely, after all.
 The nob1est answer unto such
 Is kindly silence when they brawL
 London ChFOnicle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Hls Thrilling ExpsrIenee.

The following Is an extract from a youthful autobiography:
 ''I am eleven years old. When ] was three I had the scarlet fever After that I had humps. measels and whoop- ing cough. soon great dane Jumped and bit my face and then I fell off of a ladder and broke my arm. Mother says boys have much better times now than when she was childish."-Every- body's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
Armed Intervention In Mexico Would
 Last Ten Years
By Dr. JOHN W. BUTLER of Mexico City

JOHN w. TleNco BETWEEN MEXICO BEGUN w
 Armed ineryention is the last thing to be thought of It brother who already wounded and bleeding But without doubt WOULD BRING ALL FACTIONS TOGETHER. drill German officers
  While considerable would fourth the cost of the American
 of caused by DISEASE, POISONED WATER, heavy which above the sea level
 the extremely rarefd air 1t would be almost IMPOS SIBIE FOR THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS TO SLEEP ON THE without trouble would be especially November February and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01

Fl Paso. Tex, Dec 1-GeneraI PascuaI Orozco is the chief depend
 ency Of President Huerta in keeping the rebel army out of Mexico City. Orozco. who fought with Madero, has a large force Of men south of Juarez and is proving a stum bling block for General Pancho Villa, the captor of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-01
OBITUARY


 Funeral services were held today at o'clock over the remains of Mrs. E. P. Sloan, who after a long illness at her home, Al Golden Hill street. died on Saturday. Rev. John E.. SnaVely, Of Grace M. E. church, conducted the services which were held in the under taking parloTs of J. H. Carroll on Elm street. Interment was in Lakeview cemetery. Besides her husband the deceased was survived by one son, Henry residing in New York.
 Word was received here yesterday of the death Of Arthur Mitchell Nor ton which occurred in Washing gton, Conn.,, yesterday forenoon. The de- ceased was a member of the carrier force of the local post office and re- sided at 2 Colorado avenue. He was a member of Samuel H. Harris lodge, I. O. O. F. and was a. son of the late Wilfred E. and Sarah F. Norton, of this city. Surviving him are one brother and two sisters, Wilfred E., Elizabeth and Edith Norton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
ROCK ISLAND MAN
GIVEN AN OFFICE
j. H. Hauberg Again Chosen
President of County Sunday
School Association.
HONoRED FOR THIRD TIME
Annual Convention at West End Set.
tlement Proves important
Gathering.

j. H. Hauberg was this morn
ing elected president of the Rock
Island County Sunday School associa-
ton, for the third successive time.
Many of the old officers and superin-
tendents were reelected at the bust
ness meeting held in conjunction
with the annual convention of the as
scciation, which closed this afternoon
after two days session at the West
End Settlement.
THE OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected:
President - ]. H. Hauberg, Rock Is
LAND.
Vice President-Homer Daley, Hills
dale
Recording Secretary Miss Anna
Montgomery, Rock Island.
Corresponding Secretary and Treas
urer-Miss Claire Van Calder, Rock
Island.
The superintendent are:
Elementary-Mrs w. H. Marshall,
Rock Island.
Secondary-H. B. Stuart. Moline.
Adult-Edgar E. Walther, Port By
ron.
Home-Mrs. y. P. Tucker. Rock Is
land.
Teacher Training-H. E. Van Duzer,
Rock Island.
Temperament. S. Trevor, Moline,
Missionary-F. j. Woodin, Rock Is
land.
Members of the executive commit
tee are:
Chairman, Mrs. T. E. Newland, Rock
Island; S. H. Montgomery, Moline !;
Mrs. Mary MetZgar, Moline; Miss Ida
Nothstein, Rock Island, and Rev. A. G..
Stewart, Edgington.
District superintendent are: North
ern. Louis Hauberg, Hillsdale; central,
E. D. Fisher, Moline; southern, Thorn,
as Watson, Illinois City.
Through the Week Activities was
the general theme for today's session,
and the talks of the various speakers
were thoroughly enjoyed by the dele.
gates.
An official of the association stated
this afternoon that the reports of the
various officers made at the business
meeting this morning indicated that
the future of the Sunday schools in
this county appeared very bright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
CLUB is To HEAR
TALK BY PUTNAM
President of Davenport Real
Estate Exchange to Give
Tomorrow Address.

Edward K Putnam. president Of
the Davenport real estate exchange,
is announced as the speaker at the
noon luncheon at the Rock Island
club tomorrow.
This will be the third in the series
OF Thursday talks, an innovation in
troduced by H. s. Gable. president OF
the club. The talks, the popularity
of which has been attested by dining
room capacity on the occasions up to
date. are to be continued throughout
the winter season.
Mr.. Putnam has been invited TO dis
cuss the workings of the Davenport
real estate exchange. He may also
touch upon his European observations,
having recently returned home after
trip abroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22

ties, Lenora Novasio, Gypsy Dale, Fred
Woodward, John Dunsmure, Mary
Mooney and the celebrated Rosebud
chorus of fifty.
One of the most pronounced. COM
edy successes of last season in New
York City was Officer &c.," which
will be presented at the Illinois Fri
day night. This comedy, by Augustin
MacHugh, is in three acts and was
first produced at the Gaiety theatre,
New York, where it ran the entire sea-
son to a continual fusillade of laugh
ter, which, it is said, eclipsed all other
comedy offerings during the period of
its merry metropolitan existence. The
unfolding of the ingenious story of
Officer 666" results in rapid-fre
farce comedy situations, full of be-
wildering action, and to the accompan-
iment of bowls of side-splitting laugh
ter The plot, while of course farci-
cal, is reasonable and consistent, leav-
ing the minds of the audience entirely
free to comprehend and enjoy the de-
lightful absurdities of its many hui
morous situations. The mad whirl of
laugh-provoking trouble which the
characters in Officer 666" get them
selves into through a laudable but ap-
parently hopeless endeavor to extfi-
cate themselves from preceding COM
plications, leave the ultimate solution
of the plot impossible to guess at I'M
It'll the final scene. In this phase of
the plays characteristic novelty, the
average problem play, in comparison.
Is said to be far outclassed in sustain
ed suspense. To describe the plot of
this comedy in detail is impossible. In
I brief, the story deals with a notorious
picture thief who with the aid of a
butler is about to steal the most val.
liable paintings from the famous col
! lection of Travers Gladwin, million
: ARE collector, who is abroad. This
thief of art, Alfred Wilson, who has
{ impersonated the absent Gladwin
falls in love with lovely girl who has
consented to elope with him TO escape
} a distasteful marriage Gladwin Sc
cretly returns, learns of the double
plan and to save the girl, whom he
loves at sight, from unpleasant pub
licity, determines to foil and expose
Wilson by assuming the disguise of q
policeman. viz: officer 666. In this he
is aided by friends whose injudicious
devotion involves them into apparent
lly hopeless tangles which, always
about to be righted, are suddenly anG
continually thrown into greater confu
sion. OF course in the end the side
splitting efforts of the various charac
ters are Strengthened out and laugh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
exhausted audience allowed to go

exhausted audience allowed to go
home.
Bob Reynolds is painStaking
young chemist working for a construc>
ton company for the modest salary of
S25 week out of which he is paying
for modest little home in Staten Is
land on the installment plan. A col
lege friend, now engaged in the &C.
ment business, offers Bob $4,000 as
his share OF the deal if he will GER
fifty to the use of an inferior grade of
cement on a large dam for which the
construction company holds the con-
tract. Bob emphatically spurns the
offer, but his ambitious young wife. in
connivance with the college friend
eventually induces her husband to be-
come party to the proposition so
that she may have the luxuries her
husbands small income prohibited,
and the couple then move to a more
fashionable suburb. From this point
to the final curtain, the drama pursues
its course through a series of
splendid scenes to it's dramatic eli
max. If the author needed an cpl
graph for his play he might have turn
ed to the bible and found: "Whatso-
ever man soweth, that shall he also
reap" and no sermon ever taught a
lesson in more impressive way than
Eguene Walter has succeeded in ex-
pounding through the four acts of his
latest dramatic work, Fine Feathers"
which, with it's Astor theatre, New
York production, II. H. Frazee will
produce here at the Illinois next Sat
urday, matinee and night, for the first
time in this city. Mr.. Walter is said
/ to have handled his theme with an
| intimate knowledge and an authority
which betokens a familiarity with
present day conditions as they prob
ably exist in many thousands of Amer
lean homes. In fact, as in Paid in
Full" THE Easiest Way" and other
successes, he has succeeded in re-
! flecting on the stage the condition of
affairs in which the people of the day
are most interested. Fine Feathers"
was produced first by Mr. Frazee at
his Cort theatre, Chicago, Aug. II,
1912, and holds an enviable record of
having played So consecutive weeks
to capacity business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
AT The ILLINOIS.

1.-THE Tik-Tok Man of Or" will be
the offering at the Illinois tonight. OH
yer Morosco, the successful California
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 tireless efforts on the
part of the producer, as well as the
author. L. Arthur Baum, and Louis F.
Gottschalk, the composer. The story
of THE Tik-Tok Man of o., 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 Oobagoo, Poly
chrome, Private Files, the Ugly Man,
King Ruggedo, the Metal Monarch, and
all the other interesting and unusual
people Mr.. Baum has put into his
books, and which have been incorpor-
ated into his fantastic play. The pro-
logue shows Betsy and Hank ship
wrecked on the shores of the Rose
Man, who is bound for the Land of the
Metal Monarch in search of his long
lost brother, and Princess Ozma who
has been banished from the Royal gar,
dens of the Rose kingdom. At the
Cross roads, which is the home of the
Field Flowers, they come upon Poly
chrome, who has lost her rainbow. She
agrees to accompany them in the as
sault on the domain of King Ruggedo
and presses into service Queen Ann
and her Oogaboo army of Is officers
and one private. Before the party
starts on it's journey they rescue the
Tik-Tok Man from the well where he
has been thrown by the Metal mon
arch. He is a clockwork man who
does exactly what he is wound up tc
/ do. An entrance is gained into the
cavern of the Metal monarch and with
Z the assistance of the magnet of love
the Shaggy Man compels King Rug
gedo to release his brother. Poly
chrcme. who has lost her rainbow
She agrees TO accompany them in the
assault on the domain of King Rug
gedo to release mis- brother
/ Polychrome finds her rainbow
I Private Files falls in love via
Princess Ozn1a. and the final seen,
.shows a stirring stage picture of ex
.ceptional magnifieence The cast in
.cludes Morton and Moore. Charlotte
Greenwood, Sydney Grant, Dolly Cas-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
TO OBSERVE 5OTH
anniversary OF
GREAT ARSENAL
Tr- City Press Club Votes to
Commemorate Laying of
Cornerstone.
WILL HAVE BIG BANQUET
Organization Of Newspaper Men Hears
Interesting Address at Monthly
Meeting in Moline.

The semicentennial anniversary of
tue laying OF the cornerstone of the
first building erected at Rock Island
sFsenal Is TO be commemorated with
a banquet given by the Tri-City Press
club at which time prominent officials
OF the United States government will
be guests. The event will occur during
the coming winter.
This was decided upon at the month
~ meeting OF the members of the
club at the Manufacturers hotel, Mo-
line last evening, when the report of
the special entertainment committee
was approved and adopted.
Paul Kirsch, member of the com
mittee, in making a report OF the plans
of the coming occasion stated that
this year marks the fiftieth anniver-
sary Of the laying of the corner stone
on the first building at the arsenal
and that the committee thought it
would be very fitting to observe the
semi-centennial
He said that at the next meeting OF
the club he hoped to give the members
further particulars regarding the time,
place and other arrangements for the
affair. The first building erected at
the arsenal Is the one upon which the
clock tower Is located and the corner
stone was laid Sept !, 1863. although
the building was not completed until
two years later, on account of lack
OF appropriations resulting from the
war. It IS also planned to publish a
tri-city edition OF local newspapers fol-
lowing the banquet commemorating
the anniversary.
S. W. Searle, newly elected
president OF the club, occupied the
chair and in happy mood directed the
proceedings of the meeting He ap.
pointed his standing committees for
the year. as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Entertainment-Hu Harrison, Dav-
export Democrat Louis Savage Rock
Island Union and John Sundine, Mo
line Dispatch.
Reception-Ralph w. Cram, Daven-
port Democrat: II. T. Simpson, Rock
Island Argus: and p. S. McGlynn, Mo
line Dispatch.
Public Good-W corworth Clum, Mo
line Mail: Z. +. Buffum, Rock Island
Argus, and J. b. Richardson, Daven-
port.
Mutual Advantage. +. Lattner
Davenport, Der Demokrat; F. j. Muel-
Ter Rock Island Argus, and T. ]. Van
Diesen. Moline Mail
Three applications for membership
10 the club we're presented. Those
seeking to become affiliated with the
organization are: Gus Falk. Moline
Tribune; Frank Schmitzer Rock Is
land Union. and Milton c. Fisher. Rock
Island Argus.
Justice b. Dittweiler a New York
man, wanted to publish a book re-
cording the history of the tri-cities
under the auspices of the club. He
sent letters to various Officers, one of
which was read 10 the members. The
club voted TO reject the proposition.
The business meeting followed a
dinner. during which time the Svea
male quartet entertained the members
with songs. new and old.
TALKS or THE WEST.
After the business meeting those
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
3d. To Make
w. Your Hair
4 Beautiful
&& USE
Newbro's
Herpicide

Reasonable care and effort is all
that is reuired 10 enable almost any
woman 10 have good hair. When the
hair falls out and is stringy, uneven,
dry. brittle and generally unsightiy
the condition is nearly always due t.
dandruff and the germ that causes IT,
Before the hair will grow naturally
and luxuriantly. the scale like accumu
lation must be removed and the fur
ther deposit checked Newbro's Herpi
eide is recommended to do this very
thing. II is an aid TO nature. BY
keeping the scalp clean, an added soft
ness and lustre are given 10 the hair
which indicate health.
BY the intelligent use OF Newbro'S
Herpicide. the hair may be prevented
from falling out, and instead be con
verted into enc OF woman's greatest
charms.
Beautiful hair and lots OF it may b.
the reward Of every woman willing tC
devote a little personal effort to tbs
Use of the First and Original Dandruf
Germ Remedy Herpieide stops itch
ing.
Send 10 cents for sample bottle sn'
booklet TO THE HERPICIDE CO
Dept. S, Detroit. Mich.
soc and st.oo sizes sold everywhere
II not az claimed dealer will return
your money.
Applications obtained at the bette
Barber Shops and Hair-oressins pal
lors.
Young & Mecombs' co-operatIv
Store Co., Special Agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
aulek ReIief for RheumatIsm.

George w. Rooms Lawton. Mick,
says: DIR. Detcnon's Relief TO-
Rheumatism has given my wifs Won.
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot: had to
be lifted for two months She began
the use of the remedy and improved
rapidly. On Monday she could not
move and on Wednesday she got up
dressed herself and walked out for
breakfast" Sold by Otto Grotjan
1901 Second avenue. Rock Island ;
Gust SchlegeI & Son. 220 West Sec,
ond street. Davenport--(Ady.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22

Jungleland." Mile. Zira appears as
the fairy queen in the jungle. 1t is
said to be remarkable exhibition of
daring. The electrical effects are
made to produce five scenes, including
a tropic storm, forest fire, and a
breaking of a summer dawn. On the
same bill are Lighting Weston, rap
id artist, featuring his realistic pic
ture, the i'll fated Titanic, Wood and
Larson in piano capers, George Ro =
mer G. Co., comedy sketch and Ed.
Gray, the Tell Tale Teller"
All the news all the time - The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-22
AT THE EMPIRE.

Closing tonight with Paid in Full"
which has proved a big success, both
to the patrons and to the class Of per-
Torrance given. Manager Dolly to-
r,orrow present what promises to be
a fine vaudeville bill headlining Zira
land her eight leopards. a Might in