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The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30

tors like Bushman can rise to-. 1t is
a thrilling heart interest film story.
one OF THE kind that Bushman makes
shine like a bright star in the ga axy
of famous picture plays
Melies offers a remarkable laugh
film in 'How Clarence Got His. %
Clarence got his all right and it will
interest and amuse you to note just
how he did it,
Barry O'Moore, the Edison coined
ian is featured in the big comedy
from that company, entitled, The Ad-
ventures of the Hasty Elopement." it
is regular scream from first to asst
and will be a fitting close to a mighty
big and interesting biz
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30
"Potash and Perlumutter"

Harpers Weekly speaks of Potash
and Perlmutter" as a marvellous Joy
ride" and during its unprecedented
run at the Cohan Theater from which
playhouse the famous comedy comes
direct to the Auditorium soon. Nearly
a million men and women took that
ride and most of them returned for
another trip. No other play produced
in New York City ever drew so many
patrons in that length of time and no
play ever created more pure joy by it's
clean, bright fun.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership composed of the under
signed, under the name of Peerless
Indicating Co., has this day been dis
solved and said business from and
after this date will be carried on by
ID. M. and Theodore Weaver.
-. THEODORE WEAVER,
ID. M. WEAVER,
w. Fl. BURNELL,
G. w. PARKER.
Sept. IL, 1914. 9-19-1w
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30
David Warfield.

David Warfield, who will come TO
the Auditorium shortly in his brilliant
revival of The Auctioneer" recently
celebrated his 1,O00th performance in
the role of Simon Levi When this
play was first produced thirteen years
ago, Mr.. Warfield appeared in it for
two seasons and a half, and judging by
the tremendous receipts being at
tracted into the theaters in cities
where he has appeared this season,
'The Auctioneer' is proving more
popular than ever THE Music Mas
ter"
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30
ROYAL nEATE1

For our head liner today we have
Francis X. Bushman, the matinee idol
in another two reel dramatic master
piece from Essany, "A Splendid Dis
honor In this masterful drama Bush
man has been enabled to bring all his
dramatic power into play. the plot car
rying the piece through a maze or
splendid situations such as only ac'
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30

J. r. Turner of Diana, Ark, and
Mrs. Sallie Anderson of Buckville,
We're married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Waldstein, Oaklawn. at six
o'clock last evening, Justice of the
Peace Gladson Officiating.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30

When you want your watch re-
paired take 1t to Jaccard's on Central
Ave.. where the work is perfectly ex.
ecuted and charges are reasonable.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30

When you wish to buy solitaire
diamond ring go to Jaccard's on Cen
trail Ave. Lowest prices in America
for fine diamonds. tt
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30

When you want to buy a SOLID golu
wedding ring go to Jaccards OH C.
trail Ave.
The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-30
kiRk-THE TAILOR.

He will make your suit, do your
cleaning and pressing. 123 Central
Phone 82S 1e-7-tt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
BREEDING FUR BEARING AN
IMALS.

Up TO the present time experiments
in breeding fur bearers have been car
ried on only with minks and martens.
At the two stations-Prichard, Idaho,
and the National geological park
minks have bred. and the healthy con
dition of the young animals promises
success. The stock of martens was Sc
cured TOO late for the animals to
breed this season. In the coming year
it is intended to add raccoons, skunks,
and possibly foxes TO the list OF ami
mails to be included in these expert
ments.
During the spring an assistant Wis
tied New Brunswick, Prince Edward
island. and other portions of the east
ern British Provinces and New Eng
land for the purpose of studying the
methods in vogue in the region for
rearing foxes and other fur bearers.
Data on improved methods of raising
foxes will soon be published. to bring
up to date preliminary information
furnished in 1908 in the farmers bull
letin on Silver Fox Farming"
Moleskins have been extensively
used in this country during the last
and practically all of the supply has
been imported from Europe. In the
belief that the common mole of east
ern United States produces fur of
equal value skins were submitted to
professional furriers. who stated that
the quality is superior to the foreign
product. 4 report on the economic
status OF the eastern species was pub
lished during the year. The mole in
habiting the northwestern coast is
larger than the common eastern spe-
cies, and a number OF those have been
collected in order to obtain a report
on the quality of the pelt. If the tex
ture of the fur proves to be as good
as that of the eastern animal, there
is no reason why trappers should not
secure a good income by capturing
these animals, as the area they in
habit is extensive. In many localities
an acre of ground supports as many
as a hundred individuals. If this lit
tie animal can be profitably trapped
for its fur the problem of freeing agri-
cultural areas from it will practically
be Solved
Investigations into the economic
value of North American skunks re-
suited in the publication of farmers
bulletin on the subject 1t has been
found that this animal is one of the
most useful of native mammals and a
most efficient help to the farmer and
the orchardist in their warfare against
insect and rodent pests. AS a source
of fur it is also a commercial asset, the
skins netting tTappers about 100000
annually As the skunk is as ya1ua HE
in its activities as well as for its fur,
experiments in breeding the animals
in captivity are recommended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08

1t often occurs that some of our
best janitors take a narrow view of
the use of public school houses. Nor
can their position be properly called
arbitrary or selfish. They find on
one hand that superintendent and
teachers are a very particular set of
people, insisting that the rooms shall
be kept in such and such order and
that all apparatus and board work
shall remain undisturbed. These jani-
tors find that every time the doors
are opened for a community meeting
things get disarranged and they have
to bear the blame or the burden of it.
1t is possible, however, in all
school buildings where there is an
assembly room to close all other parts
of the school building and thus reduce
the amount of disturbance. The
school boards can also refuse to grant
permission a second time to any or
ganization which abuses the privilege.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08

II seems important at this time to
call attention to some of the dangers
of the lighted Christmas tree. because
of the fact that many homes and most
of the schools have Christmas exer-
cises and Christmas trees.
When the Christmas tree is trim
med and lighted IL is nothing more
nor less than big torch. ready to be
ignited. The tree is always an ever
green whose twigs are full of rosin.
II is trimmed with festoons of tissue
paper and wreaths of dry leaves which
will burn with a flash. Many of the
presents are made of celluloid, which
explodes when heated and burns
fiercely. Other presents are covered
with lace or embroidery, which may
be lighted by a spark, and the paper
Christmas bells. the netting of which
the candy bags are made. and the dry
painted wood in the toys are all easily
ignited. In the excitement of these
Christmas exercises children are
sometimes difficult to control and &C
cidents frequently happen.
Last Christmas, while attending the
Christmas exercises of school in this
state, We saw a beautifully trimmed
and lighted Christmas tree with the
floor underneath the tree covered with
highly infiammable cotton to repre-
sent snow. One of the exercises of
the evening was a song sung by six
little girls wearing their night dresses
and carrying lighted candles, who
marched while singing round and
round this tree. What would have
happened had one of these little girls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
SANITATION OF RURAL
SCHOOLS

The importance of the sanitation of
rural schools has just been made the
subject of a report by the u. S. public
health service as the result of ihvesti-
cations conducted in eastern Tennes-
see and northern Georgia. Nearly
twenty-five thousand persons, mostly
school children, were examined dur
ing these investigations.
Many insanitary conditions were
found and a number of school children
were seen suffering from trachoma,
dangerous. contagious eye disease,
which if not treated, in time impairs
or even destroys vision. Also many
physical and mental defects were OBJ
served, most of which could be cor
rected by improved hygiene and early
treatment. but if neglected will cause
needless suffering and hardship in
later life.
Little consideration has been given
TO sanitation in the construction of the
larger number of the school buildings
visited. Either in location, heating.
lighting, o. ventilation, seating of the
pupils. location of blackboards. or san
itary conveniences they are made
quate and in several respects danger
GUS to health.
The drinking water for the children
was found to be often derived from
shallow wells. or unprotected springs
which may cause the spread of dis
ease. Open water buckets and COM
mon tin dippers are used extensively
in schools of this type. Soil pollution
IS constantly taking place and must
contribute to disseminate
hoOkworm infection.
The necessity of extending to rural
schools the same sanitary advantages
now enjoyed by urban schools is
therefore obvious. This neglect of
sanitary precautions observed IN rural
communities is undoubtedly due to
lack of sanitary knowledge. Instruct
ing the people in the value of santa
ton Will naturally serve to make them
adopt measures such as are now in
force in cities for the proper construc-
ton and maintenance of school build
ings and the regular medical inspec
ton of school children. School hy-
giene has a great economical value, in
that il serves to prevent the spread of
disease and makes the children now
in the schools healthier members of
the community and the country at
large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
Dangers From Christmas Trees

dropped her candle or had one fallen
from the tree is awful to contemplate.
Cotton should never be used to rep
resent snow, either on or under
tree. because the same effect can be
obtained by using asbestos or min
eral wool which is safe. Care should
be taken to see that the candles are
securely fastened to the tree and so
arranged that they cannot set fire to
the branches of the tree or the pres
ents hung upon them. Always extin-
quish the candles before beginning to
remove the gifts from the tree.
Last year number of fires and a
number of serious accidents resulted
from not taking proper precautions in
regard to Christmas trees.
Here are some Christmas tree
don'ts:
Don't leave the lighted tree I'M
watched.
Don't put cotton beneath the tree
to make the carpet look like snow
covered ground
Don't let children touch the tree.
Don't use festoons of ordinary It's
sue paper or cotton batting on a tree.
Don't use ornaments made of cellu-
loid
Don't remove presents from the tree
until the candles are extinguished.
Don't permit a draft of air to sway
the branches of the tree while candles
are lighted.
Christmas is a time of joy and good
cheer and hearts should not be sad
dened on this sacred day by the burn
ing of homes or the injury to our
loved ones through carelessness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
HEALTH TALKS
William Brady.M.D.
The Itching to Become a Nurse.

About every second woman, at one
point in her career, is seized with the
itching to become a nurse. This all
ment develops most severely in girls
of the romantic age of 20. In about
nine hundred and ninety Line cases
out of a thousand the ailment runs
its course in a few weeks and the girl
decides to get married and live hap
PLY ever afterward.
The Call to Service.
Another form of the disease at
tacks young women who nave de-
voted some years TO other work and
grown weary of long hours, poor pay
and lack of oppor. - = for promo
ton. A fair share Of these cases
prove chronic, and lost of thcm. re-
fuse TO be cured uni they try a few
months of probationdi work in TIC
hospital. There they discover that
long hours, poor pay arc slow pro-
motion are much III evidence still,
but if they have the Stamina and cour-
age to stick it out til th=y get a
cap" and become resulsc pupil nurses,
the duties which at fist seem so irk-
some and so mean become in time me-
chanical and routine, and then there
is plenty of hard work to keep the
pupil from wishing she had become
stenographer or something easy.
The Latent Yearni1g.
Still another form of the disease at
lacks women who have taken a hand
a. practical nursing on their own re-
sponsibility. and thus acquired taste
for more of it. Many of these women
~ fha,- can afford the three wears of
hospital study, become ideal nurses.
Others. unable TO devote three years
to self-improvement. or perhaps feel
ing that they can take a short cut and
save time, subscribe to a correspond
ence course in nursing. The result OF
such a course varies with the charac-
ter and personality of the woman; if
she is intelligent, clean, healthy and
cheerful the study of mail-order in
structions. coupled with her practical
knowledge of how to make patient
comfortable. may add considerably to
her ability and value as nurse.
though Il can never qualify her to do
surgical nursing.
A nurses work in the hospital is
hard enough. but in private practice
Il is still harder. She certainly earns
her pay, and her services are worth
every cent she asks. Her hours OF
leisure and OF rest are such as she
can snatch by the handful. as 1T were.
And IL is for the patients interest to
see that the nurse gets reasonable rest
and some outdoor air each day.
Questions and Answers.
"A Sufferer" l.. c., w. w. and Mrs. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
Schools AS Community Centers

While other states have had to Sc
cure legislation enabling school boards
to permit the use of school houses
for other than school purposes, boards
of education and boards of directors
in Illinois have had this power from
days the log school house and the
country church were the centers of
community life. The school house
was the more convenient and the
more Appropriate for most of tie com
munity meetings. Town meetings.
elections. political speaking. literary
societies and even Sunday schools
found the door of the school house
open for them. The boards of di-
rectors had the power to say yes or
no. but they usually said yes.
In these modern days several things
have happened. observes the Illinois
Educational Press Bulletin. to change
somewhat the practice though the pow
ers of the boards have been unaltered.
The main thing that has happened is
a janitor. one of the most abused and
abusing officials in public education.
Wherever he has tried TO make his
job better than he found il he has
been blessing; wherever he has
tried to make himself bigger than
the teachers and children and school
boGrd as well as the community he
has become public nuisance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08

II you have ever visited the city of
Zacatecns. Mexico. you have heard the
story OF ''The DEVILS Inn and have
been mystiled over IT. If you have not
heard the story by word Of mouth you
Will be interested in It.
On the highway to San Luis. about
four miles out of Zacatecas. are the
ruins Of the inn. They have been ruins
since 1884.
The landlord and most of his Gus
toners were a hard lot. and during
the four or FIVE years the place -four
ished 1t had bad name. The au-
thorities had about determined to close
the inn when ii was suddenly aban-
doned by the owner. The most that
could be learned from the servants
was that a stranger came there one
night and had a long and confidential
conversation with the landlord and
next morning both were missing. The
place was overhauled. but no traces
of murder were found. The servants
scattered. the doors were nailed up.
and the Holy Rest was left to darkness
and the bats. OF course 1t soon had
the reputation of being haunted, and
after q couple of years an incident &C.
Cured that gave 1t a still worse name.
A young man belonging to one of the
best families of Monterey, who hap
pened to be In Zacatecas on a visit.
made a wager that he would pass
night alone In the inn. He rode out
before dark. well armed and provided
with lights, and was seen to enter the
place by a window. Next day his
naked body was found on the highway
in front of the house. He had been
dead for hours, and it was the opinion
Of the doctors that he had been at
tackled by a wild beast
A company of fifty soldiers went out
and searched the inn. The search was
a thorough one, but no trace of man
or animal could be found.
1 was one of the four American civil
engineers employed by the local gov
eminent of Zacatecas in the years
named to make surveys for a drainage
canal, and, of course, I heard of the
devils inn, as it had long been called.
That the people were earnest and sim
cere in their talk made no difference
to me. / had no belief in haunted
houses. and my sarcastic reflections
made me enemies. Perhaps things
would not have gone as far as they
did but for the chief Of police Of Ia
catecas. He called on me one day in
serious mood and said:
81 want TO warn you against making |
any foolish move in connection with
the devils inn. The place Is surely |
haunted and dangerous to life, no mat |
ter what you think. Don't be silly |
enough to pay it nights visit, as L
hear you contemplate doing"
l had contemplated nothing Of the
kind. but the chief had scarcely finish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
The Daily Story
The Devils Inn-By M. Quad.
Copyrighted. i5r4. ny Associated Literary ,,ureau

very step Ny ehum was named cl,,.
young man from Chicago ana : - - :.
no sooner broaclied the subiec, o. "a
than he was ready for the nd-as. ni'"
For fear that the autllorities ..''4,e.
stop MS we let only q few neo,,,' -, -'''
our plan. and one SATURDAY. af,a. .n''
equipped with everything deer,,.a .
essary' we were driven out to the IN,
Our first step was to careful,a
spect every room and the cellar
we did not find so much as RI, n.
mad brought our pipes. wine ana l,,a.
con. with a pack of cards IN a..
ourselves. and neither one of n. -.
the slightest idea Of ANYTIME GO" Na
to alarm US. AS we sat down n w.
cards our reviewers were laid q, .he
table. and we laughed and ioked ,,,.S e
out restraint We had bracaA :.
doors shut with stout boards. ana o-e
first alarm came when one OF IT,.
boards fell down and the door g.
wide open, so that we could look rs
the kitchen. IN"
This incident happened about N
O'Clock. Three-quarters of an hon,
later the door leading to the Office ~.
tried from the far side. We M, owl
heard 1t creak and give, but We coula
see the brace culver under the strain
There was no sound of footsteps =,
whispering. Rising with the utrnos,
caution. we grasped our revolvers and
tiptoed to the door, When we reach.
ed it we suddenly jerked the brace
away and sprang back. The door few
back with great violence, but there
was nobody on the other side.
When the door had been secured a.
before we returned to our game and
spoke in whispers and kept very quiet
After half an hour we abandoned tha
cards and sat listening. ] think Il was
half an hour after midnight and We
were both probably nOdding in sIeen
when both doors were suddenly burst
open with a crash. our candles were
blown out by what seemed a strong
wind, and the next instant ] was seiz.
ed, lifted off my feet and carried 10
the broken window of the office and
flung out. While l lay on the ground
CLARK followed me, and we heard a
queer sort of chuckling from the win.
dow above. We both scrambled I'd
and ran for our lives and In time reach
ed the city. Neither Of US was much
hurt, but we had received a great
fright What had attacked US we could
not say.
We went at once to the police. but
even as we told our story we saw
red glare on the sky and knew the
DEVILS inn was on fire. Next day we
visited the place with strong detach-
ment of police. We found nothing but
the walls standing. The unknown
that had flung US out had
fred the place by accident or DESIGN.
md the smoke stained adobe walls
are vet there for you to see and won
der over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08
REPUBLICAN UNFA1RNEss

PAY your war tax and thank God
for wilson This and other para
graphs OF similar purports are being
printed in the republican press of the
country with a regularity which indi-
Gates a common source of inspiration.
The fact that the country was led
Through republican policies TO depend
for the greater part OF its revenue up
on a tariff, or a tax on trade and that
Conditions which cut on that trade so
reduced the revenue as TO make a war
tax necessary does not make any diff
ference.
The truth Is that the republicans
simply cannot endure the thought Of
anybody but a republican occupying
the White house. and they are not par
ficular as 10 what method they take in
their Efforts to get the present exec
ntiFe out and some one of their own
hk Installed In his place.
III President Wilson had been infu-
enced by considerations affecting his
political future he might have adyo.
\ Gated a bond issue to make up the de.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-08

Salisbury, England, (Correspon-
dence of The Associated Press)-
Canadian troops encamped at Sails
bury Plain have had a rough expert
Ience since they landed in England. 1t
has rained nearly every day since the
Canadians entered into camp here
and the flat grounds are sea of mud.
All branches of the service have
| been greatly handicapped by the mud
and rain. Drill has been very trying.
/ However, the Canadian organizations
are showing the best of spirit and pa
| tiently undergoing the training neces-
sary to qualify them for service at the
/ front
| A complete reorganization in the
Canadian troops is taking place to
make them uniform with the British
army. Instead of having each company
act as a separate unit, two companies
are combined, one captain acting as
the senior officer, the other as his
assistant, and each lieutenant COM
handing one of four platoons with
about sixty men each. This plan
makes it possible for the senior cap
tain to be relieved of all routine dH-
ties so he can give his time to the
broader administrative and military
problems. The Canadians have taken
very kindly to the change. the lieu
tenants being especially fond of the
plan as it places greater responsibility
and independence upon them than
the old single company system.
Rumors are circulated in camp al
most daily that the Canadian contin-
r. L.
it is whipped into shape. The Canad
ians are quite willing to go anywhere
where there is fighting. AS much ex-
element is promised in Egypt the
Canadians are anxious to go there,
hoping to be transferred later to
France so they can have a chance at
the Germans.
n,-(Correspondence of The
Associated Press)-One result of the
present war may be the realization of
the dream of centuries past. the set
ting up of Palestine as an independ-
ent Jewish state. Both England and
Russia will favor the project, says
the London Globe. England because
small neutral state in the Holy
Land will be the best possible pro-
lection to SueZ and Egypt. Russia be-
cause il will make the way easier for
her to settle certain Jewish problems
within her own borders. Continuing
the Globe says:
1.-The events of the moment show
how Immediately Egyptian integrity
is imperiled by the fact that right |
of way through Palestine is open 20 a
hostile power. Palestine must become |
either British or neutral There is Al |
obvious political objection to Brit
ish occupation. Neutrality is the more |
desirable solution.
"But If Palestine Is to become neu-
trail, who is 10 govern it? Directly that |
question is raised the claim of the |
Jews forces itself upon cur attention. |
We have TO deal with the remarkable