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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
PROGRAM ROBINSON. GRAY REfI-
TAI

tbs following program will be pre-
sented by Carol Robinson, pianist and
A1exanter Gray. baritone at the New
Harper tomorrow afternoon Al .
/. Nclock
fuzsrmezzo. op. us. No g.. Brahms
0ApYiccio, Up. IS ...-..-..... Brahms
preiude, 0p. s. ..-...........Chopin
Wldmung tDedicaton) ............
............-..-. schunaun-Liszt
Miss Robinson.
The Wind Speaks. .... Gra1t-Scbaefer
a Spirit Flower. .... Campbell Upton
The Red -haired Girl .....-..-...,Fox
To Messenger ....-.-.,..-L La Forge
ar. Gray.
prelude, Choral and Fugue ........
..................... Cesar Franck
Miss Robinson.
All, nor ri ridestar (Ah, DO nor
wake ne ..--.-....-...W erthey
Zae.gnung fDedicationl ....-..-...
............ Masssne Strauss
SIR. Graz
Etude 2 sharp, minor .,...........
Etuds sharp. minor .....-.-....
.............-....-.. BoTtkiewiez
Winter from Four Little Poems o..
Br'er Rabbit from Fireside Tales
......4....-....-.-- Mcdowell
Eourres Fantasque ..,..-.C habrier
Mlss Robinson
War ..-...-...,..-..,.. Rogers
When rhildher Plays ......... Davies
Her Eyes Twin Pools .-.,-. Burieigr
srf You Would Love Me MacDermid
Mr. Gray.
The artists appear under the aus
pieces OF the Rack Island Musical cIut
in the second Of the complimentary re
seitals 10 club members, who will b.
admffted upon presentation Of thei
Club membership ticket. The genera
! public will be admitted upon the pay
ment Of the usual fee The Tecita
spromises to be real treat az boti
young people have received the bjgAeg
praise from musical critics Felix Dor
owsh in the Chicago Herald says O
Miss Robiusoas work.
Miss Carol Robinson. who offered
recital Of piano compositions at tn
Fine Arts theatre yesterday. attracts
10 her entertainment a gathering tina
was fairly numerous and admirabl
fervid in its enthusiasm for playing
thai was well worth while There ar
two classes Of concert piauists. tha
which is made up OF performers wh'
have no business to appear IN public
and that composed OF those who ara Il
q position to justify their intrepidity
Miss Robinson undoubtedly belongs 4
the latter class Miss Robinson is
pianist whose sense Of poetry an1
whose charm Of tone are more obvlou
than the development Of her muscle
That which vas heard for the purpos
of weighing the recitaiist's ability an
gifts consisted Of group Of pieces b
Chopin and some works by Meadow
ell BortkiewieZ and Chaorier, In Ii
/ r sharp impromptu. a mazurha. q pre-
lude and in an etude-the last-aame
& work played as an encore-Nliss Rob
inson made manifest not only her IN
derstanding Of the POLITICALLY roman
tic qualities Of Chopins genius bu
her ability 10 translate them int
sound II Is not saying too much il
praise of the young lady's accomplish
ments as an interpreter Of Chopin
music 10 declare that that music ha
not been more coHvincingly set fort
since Paderewski ravished the So
With it in q concert gwen last seaso
al Orchestra hail The enthusiast
which Miss Robinson evoked by he
performance Of MacDowelfs Winter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
Notice 70 Contractors.

Bids will be received at the mayor s
Office a. NJ, Dec. 20. 1915, for con
structing sewers and watermains In
Case Park addition.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
Mayor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
A HINT FOR sHAvERs

II you want . refreshing shave, With
. thick, creamy lasher, try resinol
shaving stick. II cc1tains the soothing,
healing resinol medication which
makes It especially welcome to men
with tender faceS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
LICEN SED TO WED

Before completing your Christmas
shopping consult The Argus adYertis-
Ing columns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

In making up your Christmas lists
look into the advertising appearing in
The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13
10y
r>atUI1(aI

Officers are to be nominated at the
meeting Of St. Paul lodge, No. 1o7
Knights Of Pythias. this evening w.
H. Lamont will give report Of the
district convention held Friday at
Sterling.
At the meeting Of John Buford posi-,
6 A r.. Saturday evening. ". N.
Mitchell was elected without opposi-
ton as commander. a position he has
acceptably filled during the past year.
Installation exercises will be held Jan
S, in conjunction with the " r. C. In
Yitation to attend is to be extended
to all the patriotic societies Of the
city. Balance Of the officers selected
BY the post are.
Senior vice commander-C. H.
F.. Church.
| Junior vice commandments
Schoede
Quartermaster H. Carpenter.
/ Chaplain-H c, First,
| Officer Of the day H. Gardner
| Surgeon--C. B Knox.
| Guard. NJ. Spur
Trustee-T. j. Murphy. two years:
+! ", T. Sugden. three years.
Delegates to state encampment at
Decatur. N. Spur, James Z. Lar
kin, s. W. Sutton and n. NJ. Bell. Al
ternates-Charles Schroeder, E. G..
Ciough, D. Daxon and H. c. First.
/ The annual meeting Of the members
of Mohammed temple, Mystic Shrine.
Peoria. will be held tomorrow evening
at s o'clock Rock Island Mssons who
are members Of Mohammed will at
tend.
Seven candidates were given the
mark master degree Saturday at a
special eonvocation of Rock Island
chapter, No is, Royal Arch Masons.
at Masonic temple Work started at
4 o'clock in the afternoon and dinner
was served at the Colonial at 8 O'Clock,
| work being resumed at 7 o'clock To-
morrow afternoon at | o'clock six can
didates viii be given the mark master
degree. Buffet luncheon viii be serv-
ed from $50 TO $40. after which Is
candidates viii be given the past mas
ter and most excellent master degrees
Banquet will be served at $50.
The black cross degree will be con-
ferred on two candidates tonight at
the meeting of Rock Island command
sery No. Is, knights TempIar. At Ma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

0f1cers are 70 be nominated at the
meeting Of St. Paul lodge, No 1o7
Knights Of Pythias. this evening W.
H. Lamont will give report Of the
district convention held Friday at
Sterling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-13

The black cross degree will be con-
feTred on two candidates tonight at
the meeting of Rock Island command
cry No. Is, knights TempIar. At Ma
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Boys and Fairgrounds.

I do not know Of any better way to
teach a boy to be honorable and
straight than to give him a chance to
play with his comrades, says Justice
Hughes. In the playground he learns
because he does not want anybody else
to cheat him. and he Is down" on the
boy that does not play fair; he will es-
tablish standards Of conduct which we
must maintain In the community and
particularly in our great cities. II
there is one thing that we need more
than another 1t is the constant empha-
sis among our citizens of that spirit Of
fair play, that willingness to give and
take, that generosity In defeat and that
lack Of assertiveness in victory which
we identify with true sport and which
is learned best Of all in childhood upon
the playground Chicago Journal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Expense Didn't Bother Him.

That the East Indian Of wealth Is q
luxury loving individual and cares no
more for his rupees than does the Pitts
burgh millionaire for dollars when en-
tertaining is shown by the following
example:
One afternoon an Indian gentleman,
clad in modern English garments, en-
tered the salesroom of an automobile
firm in Calcutta. The visitor was met
by the salesman, who proceeded to ex-
plain the various good points Of five
electric vehicles on exhibition. The
Indian stopped him with a wave Of his
stick and said:
'Send them to my palace at once"
(which ones" asked the surprised
salesman.
"An Of them" was the answer.
The purchaser was the nizam Of Hal
darabad, and the above incident Is re-
lated by T. K. Stuart, an American
electrical engineer, who knows India
by heart from long experience.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
A Singular Marriage Custom.

The Kurds have a very curious and
somewhat dangerous marrige custom,
which one would think would be more
honored In the breach than In the OBJ
servance. The husband, surrounded
by a bodyguard Of twenty or thirty
young men, carries his wife home on
his back In a scarlet cloth and is des-
perately assaulted the whole way by
a number Of girls. Sticks and stones
are hurled at the bridegroom, who in
the coming home with his bride can
hardly be considered a very happy
man, for the irate amazons often in
flict on him marks which he carries to
the grave. 1t may be that among the
lady pursuers are some Of the bride
groom's former "f1ames," who turn the
mock attack into downright earnest to
avenge sighted love.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Not Guilty.

Marcus Pickney had been arrested
through the activities of his 200 pound
Scotch wife. and the pair were facing
the judge.
1t seemed that Pickney was a shift
less, ne'er-do-well, lazy man, with a
strong Discrimination to honest toll.
Moreover, he was in the habit Of COM
ing home "corned" and beating his
thrifty better half. 1t was on the oc-
casion Of the last Of these episodes that
she had brought about his arrest.
After patiently hearing testimony the
Judge said:
Mrs. Pickney, 1t seems to me that
this is case where prosecution is pos
sible for nonsupport."
ooh, your honor" walled the excited
woman, "they can't bring that up ag'in
mel I've took In washin' and Civ him
what you might say was fine Twin
ever since we was marrit. No; he can't
accuse me of that judge."-Case and
Comment
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
What'I.'a Camper?

The world now knows the answer 10
the momentous question, What Is q
camper? The United States public
health service gives the information In
these few simple words: Campers are
persons who, Of their own volition or
through the enticement Of others, re-
vert to primeval modes of existence
and ostensibly obtain enjoyment there
from. Both place and persons then IA
vor the development Of Irregularities,
encourage more or less responsibility
and lead to immediate wildness. In this
there Is no harm and often much good
However, one thing should not be for
gotten-the arrangements. Allow the
animals to break loose once more for
the seasonal enjoyment, but by all
means have the camp sanitary, so that
In their wildness they will do no
harm" Add to this the ability to bal
Rnce dough god on the left knee, hold
a cup of coffee In the right hand and
brush black fly off the right ear with
the left hand. and you have the COM
plete camper.-Outing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Win1inq an Autoaraph.

Like Rudyard Kipling, the famous
novelist, Hall Game has a great dis
like for the autograph ''fiend," and he
has to be a clever collector who can
get the signature Of the author Of
'aThe Manxman."
On one occasion, however, Mr.. Hall
Game was beaten by a very smart
trick. While on a visit to America he
was besieged by autograph hunters,
but he refused them all. Then one day
a porter at his hotel brought him q
registered letter. He was asked to
sign a receipt, and was then informed
that he must sign a second paper
which had to be returned to the sender
Of the letter.
Quite unused to American ways, he
did SO, and when he opened the let
ter, after the porter had retired, his
establishment may be imagined when
he found that 1t contained nothing but
q note of thanks for his autograph,
which he had of course appended to
the paperEPearson's.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
The Fame of NeWburyport.

I asked the old negro porter at the
inn at Newburyport what the town
was principally noted for, and he an
swered its purity and the landing here
Of the Siamese twins. He added that
they were both dead, and 1 do not
know whether he referred to the two
attractions, purity and the Siamese.
or simply to the twins.
/ was shocked that he did not speak
Of Washington and Lafayette, who had
slept In a neighboring mansion, but
notables who were not freakish by ma
ture he held In small esteem. Even
the hotel clerk was rather blase about
these distinguished guests, opining that
the two gentlemen, If one could judge
by tablets all over the county, slept
more than any other men in history
Louise Closer Hale in Century Maya
zine
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Timidity of the Horse.

The horse is by nature a timid ami
NAL, as, generally speaking, all ami
mails are to whom nature has given
powers Of swift flight as their chief
means Of self preservation. OF course
individuals differ in this respect, but
the rule is so general that it should
never be lost sight of in training. That
the horse can be trained to war simply
shows the extent to which his natural
impulses can be modified and subdued
by the art of man.
Breeds of horses differ in regard to
natural timidity. The pure bred Arab
Is beyond all comparison the most
fearless horse in the world. 1t is pos
sible that this may be owing in part
to the fact that his natural develop
ment was for long ages In an open
country, where he was not in constant
danger from unseen foes. but chiefly
think because he is a higher evolu-
donary type than any. other horse
Farm and Fireside.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
An Old London PAPER.

On Sept. 8. 1866, a special number Of
the London Gazette was issued, the
reason being, as described in its first
paragraph: "The ordinary course of
this paper having been interrupted by
a sad and lamentable accident of fire
lately happened in the city of London,
It hath been thayht fit for satisfying
the minds of so many Of his majestie's
good subjects, who must needs be con-
cerned for the issue Of so great an &C
cident, to give this short, but true, &C
compt Of it"
The first number had been published
on Nov. ii, 1865, when the court was
at Oxford on account of the great
plague, and the paper was therefore
called at first the Oxford Gazette
With its twenty-fou-th number, how
ever, It became the London Gazette, By
which name it has been known ever
since.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
All a Dream.

There Is an amusing example Of orr
entail subtlety in an anecdote that Mr..
Sidney Whitman tells In Turkish
Memories" The story Is Of a young
diplomat who was sent to CONSTANT
nople to be trained for his profession.
One day the diplomat met a carriage
guarded by a eunuch that contained
some ladies Of the sultan's harem. The
young man endeavored to peep In at
the window and got blow across the
face from the vigilant eunuch. He
made a great uproar and lodged COM
plant with the sultan himself He was
received In private audience, and Alb
dull Hamid listened patiently to his
story Of the outrage.
On its conclusion the sultan replied:
my dear sir, 1 have gone carefully
into the case and see exactly how it
stands. You are a gentleman; there
fore you could never have committed
such a breach Of good manners as La
alleged to have taken place, and conse-
Quently no eunuch could possibly have
presumed to strike you. The whole af-
fair must be the product Of your fancy;
pray let US dismiss it"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Not What He Expected,

This story is told by an English
naval officer who witnessed the oc-
currence at Manila: GAS / was cross
ing one Of the numerous bridges across
the Pasig river I saw a native Fill
pino spit in the face Of a Spanish Of
fcer and then run for protection to
the American sentinel, who was pac-
ing the bridge. 1t was some time be-
fore the Filipino could make himself
understood. When the sentry compre-
hended his action he was very prompt
indeed He handed his gun to the
Spanish officer, caught the native by
the nape Of his neck and the seat
Of his trousers and pitched him OF the
bridge into the Pasig river. Then he
calmly took his gun from the officer
and began pacing his beat as If moth
ing had happened"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
The Eternal HnnHink

Society Is nothing more than a con-
tnuation Of the conflict Of nature I'M
der the guidance Of intelligence. It is
vain to hope for any amelioration Of
society from the prevalence Of an In
tellectual education. Culture of the in
tellect supplies new weapons for use
In the conflict and may render it less
rude in appearance, but cannot change
its nature. Doctrines and
creeds are forms; the will supplies
their contents. Just as a vehicle may
convey substances having wholesome
or injurious or Indifferent properties,
so any system of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ical. social or pOlitical-may be made
to bear any purport. good or bad. To
try to shape opinions so that they may
not be made subservient to any evil
purpose is all labor In vain.-Schopen-
hauer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
RaNond Endurance.

A company In Philadelphia was play
ing Madame X" at the same time
that Bernhardt was playing it, and
the manager desired his players to see
the divine Sarah in it They could
get away only on one day-Friday. So
the Philadelphia manager went to
Bernhardt's manager and asked him If
1t would be possible for Bernhardt to
give Friday matinee. Her manager,
eager to please the Philadelphia, but
dubious, finally agreed to ask Bern
hardt- When he had explained, she
readily agreed to give up her after
noon Of rest Her manager went back
to the lobby I'm daze.
Bernhard Is more than mortal.
She Is capable Of the work Of ten
men," he told the Philadelphia. "She
Is going to give that extra matinee
Friday"
Suddenly the ticket seller poked his
head out Of his cage. Extra matinee
Fridayp' he yelled. "Good gracious!
What does that woman think I'm
made ofT'-Green Book Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Wood and Water.

All wood contains more or less wa
ter. Even the driest wood known con-
tains two or three pounds Of water
to every hundred pounds Of weight
Absolutely dry wood Is unknown, for
the heat needed to obtain it would dis
solve the wood and convert It into gas
and charcoal. An eminent Swiss au-
thority on the characteristics Of wood
believes that a sufficiently powerful
and perfect microscope, could It be
made, would show that the ultimate
wood cell is composed Of crystals like
grains Of sugar or salt and that thin
films Of water hold the crystals apart,
yet bind them into a mass. A good
microscope shows the wood cell and
reveals its spiral bandages and its
openings and cavities, but no instru-
ment yet made reveals the ultimate
crystals that. as many believe, do ex-
ist, and that would explain why water
cannot be expelled from wood without
destroying the wood itself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
A Queer Floating Island,

There is a floating island in Derwent-
water. England, not far from Lodore
falls. It's travels are restricted to al
formations between the bottom of the
lake and the surface. When moved to
retirement It sinks and remains In wa
terry seclusion for periods which vary
from a few months to as long as seven
or eight years. Its existence above or
below water appears to be determined
by the presence within the island Of
gases whose quantity governs its buoy
ancy. Esthwaite lake. in the same
neighborhood. boasts q not less puz-
zling but more amenable island. This
has served as a ferryboat to conduct
as many as fifteen persons at a time
across the bosom Of the water upon
which It rides.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Wars and Words.

The wars with Spain in the sixteenth
century enriched the English language
with many new words. To them, as
Logan Pearsall Smith has pointed out,
1--WE owe the Spanish words embargo
and 'contraband' and the Dutch word
freebooter Among other Dutch or
Flemish terms that were perhaps
brought back to England by soldiers In
their campaign in the low countries
may be mentioned furlough,' cashier
league 'scOnce,' onslaught drill and
'domineer.' 'Comrade' Is a Spanish
word, but seems to have been a SOL
diers' term learned In the low coun-
tries, and 'forlorn hope Is a military
phrase, being the Dutch 'verloren hoop
In which hoop means a troop and Is
cognate with our word heap lion
don Chronicle. .
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
An Indians Comment.

Are We civilized? A young woman
who visited the Grand canyon a few
weeks ago had an educated Indian as a
guide one day, and as the party went
along they saw a father, aggravated
by something his young son had done,
stop on the edge Of the canyon and
give the boy a thorough spanking. The
Indian was indignant THAT is what
I call barbarous," he exclaimed. "Now,
that boy will always remember this
great canyon as the place where he re-
ceived spanking. He might have car
ried a picture Of its grandeur In his
mind that would have assisted In de-
veloping him, but now all that is spoil
ed. We Indians don't do things that
way. We expect our children to endure
pain, but we don't inf1ict It" And
wasn't the Indian Mediterranean
Times.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Vanity Tickled.

During the early excuses Of the
French revolution a rabble of men and
women was rioting in the streets Of
Paris. Lafayette appeared and ordered
young artillery officer to open fire
upon them with two cannon. The off,
Ger begged the general to let him try
first to persuade them to withdraw.
1T is useless to appeal to their rea-
son." said the general
Certainly" answered the officer,
land it is not to their reason, but to
their vanity, would appeal"
The officer rode up to the front Of the
mob, dotted his cooked hat, pointed to
the guns and said:
Gentlemen will have the kindness
to retire, for 1 am ordered to shoot
down the rabble."
The street was cleared at once, for
none could brook the idea of being
classed with the scum Of the city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Didn't Raise Than.

A young housewife who lives in q
suburban town went to the village
store to make some purchases.
'These chickens look very NICE" re-
marked the customer. How much
are theyr'
"One dollar apiece, madam" was the
prompt response Of the obliging pro-
prietor. you can't find better poul-
try for the money in the whole coun-
try"
Zone dollar" thoughtfully unused the
customer, and then added: did you
raise them%
'Oh, no, madam!" was the hasty as
surance Of the misunderstanding store
keeper. 'That Is the same price Of
fered to sell them for yesterday
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Fully Informed.

Uncle Nose aspired to the elective Of
fee Of justice Of the peace in the
"black bottom" part Of town One bar
there was to his preferment; he could
neither read nor write. His master
advised him to go to the commissioners
Of elections and ask whether he was
eligible. Nose went and returned.
''What did he tell you, Mose?' inQuir-
ed the master. Its all right, sal"
answered Nose; dat gen1emum suit
ttnly was kind, vas, sub. He tole me-
All was illegible TO- dat ofice."-Argo-
naut.