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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

w. ERE Is a necklace wore when
q 1 was little girl" said JAMES
Inv mother, taking string of odd
u shaped red things out of her
jeweIry box.
What funny-looking stuff" Jamie
said, looking at it closely. What is
it?"
Coral" his mother told him.
docs it come out of the ground
same as diamonds?" he asked.
mo, 1t grows in the ocean," his
mother answered.
"Oh, is it a plant?" Jamie cried.
His mother shook her head. mo,
coral is not a plant, but It grows be-
cause thousands of little animals are
making 1t all the time"
'@Oh. tell me all about coral. moth
. err" Jamie begged. Whats the name
of the little animals and how do they
make it grow?"
Their names are polyps, and some
of them are no bigger than a pin
head, and a whole lot of them live
together in 4 tenement house made of
this coral"
"Ha! Hat Who ever heard of a
coral tenement house? Who builds it
for them?''
''They build it themselves" an
swered his mother. Every little
polyp does his share by adding some
more coral to the house he has in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
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are making our own bones. Coral Is
really the skeleton of great many OF
those little animals. Each little ployp
| has lots of carbonate of lime in 1t and
am afraid each one doesn't have its
very own stomach, for they all live
together so closely and are so soft
and jelly-like that most likely their
stomachs all run together, and what
one fellow eats helps to feed the 9TH
ers."
Jamie thought that was very
funny.
And do they ell have the same
skeleton, too, mother" he asked.
Yes, they do, and It keeps grow
Ing and growing, for as the old polyps
die they leave their skeletons behind
and the young ones build theirs right
on to the old ones. After a good
many years so many thousands of
polyps have been building on to each
others skeletons that the coral gets
very large, sometimes miles long and
high enough to reach to the surface
of the water"
Wheel" Jamie cried. What hap
pens them"
THE ocean washes sand and seeds
up on 1t, and the first thing you know
there is pretty island made out of
coral"
rs it red?" Jamie asked.
NO, it looks just like any other
island on top" his mother said. There
are several different kinds of coral
pink. yellow. white, black and red, but
the red coral doesn't grow very large,
Most coral jewelry is made out of red
coral. 1t comes from the Mediter-
ranean and the Red Sea, and has to
be cleaned and polished before it is
used"
II bet IT looks pretty in the water"
Jamie said.
Yes, 1t is beautiful while It is in
the sea, for the the little polyps are
alive and give wonderful colors to
the coral. They fade as soon as the
coral is taken out of the water for then
the polyps die"
How do people get the cOral?"
Jamie asked.
by fishing for It. They have heavy
wooden crosses fastened to net,
which they drag from a boat. The
coral is broken off and caught in the
net"
where do you suppose this neck
lace came FROM" jamie asked.
Probably from Naples. Italy. or
perhaps Algeria, for great deal of
coral jewelry is made there"
Jamie looked at the pretty necklace
again.
1T certainly doesn't look like the
skeleton OF anything, does it?" he
said. MY, goodness. mother, there
are lots of interesting things for chill
dren to hear about. aren't there"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
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put my dolls on the sled and Bob's
going to pull theml"
Mother heard, and come TO help get
the dolls into their wraps SO that
Mary Jane would not have to stay In
doors too long and miss the sunshine.
Then, when the dolls were ready.
mother got a piece of clothesline for
Bob's harness.
This time when Mary Jane went out
of the front door. she didn't stop to
look around. She knew exactly what
she wanted to do and she did it quick
ly-she called to Bob even as she
fixed the dolls onto the sled
Now Bob, you must stand still
while harness you" she said to him.
and Bob was so fond of his little
mistress that he was glad to obey even
If he didn't quite understand.
When Bob and the dolls were all
fixed Mary Jane started out for
walk; she laid her hand on Bob's
shoulder and he walked in his most
dignIfied manner. I think he liked to
pull the dolls. don't you?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

herited from his mother. Do you see
these things sticking out, like
branches" she asked.
Jamie nodded
Those are the additions the polyps
put on their houses" she told him.
And the funniest thing about these
houses is that they live on them in
stead of in them. And they never
have to go out to the grocery or any
where to get things to eat, for the
ocean brings their food right to them
and all they have to do is to reach
out their little feelers and take what
they want. The water they live in
has lots of carbonate Of lime in 1t and
that is what they build their coral
houses out Of"
How funny to live on their
houses!" Jamie cried. Something
like roof gardens. aren't they?"
Eyes. but the polyps are spread all
over the sides, too, like the bark on
tree"
How do they know to build their
houses?" Jamie asked.
"Who teaches you how to grow big
and strong?" his mother asked.
Jamie thought a moment. II guess
God does, mother" he answered
well, I suppose He teaches the lit
tie polyps how to make coral. too.
They really don't do 1t of their own
accord, any more than we know we
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

(February 81, 1SO7-March "a, 1850
- n Cambridge, Massachusetts,, there
81 stands, on a quiet street, a large
"a old house, famous the country
D over as the home of the Chill
dren's Poet" Longfellow loved chill
dren above all else. Many of his best
poems were written for and about his
little friends who used to come to Wis
it him and beg for his signature in
their autograph albums. OF his many
poems perhaps the best beloved by
children is THE Village Blacksmith"
This blacksmith was a real man who
lived on a real street near a real
spreading chestnut tree. LonSfellow
loved the old tree with its great
branches and when the street in which
the tree grew was about to be widened
by the city officials it was decided to
cut the chestnut tree down
The poet was among the Ioudest
professors but in vain. Much to his
sorrow the tree was felled and mourn
ing filled the hearts of all the Cam
bridge children, who, like the poet,
had learned to love the chestnut tree
from beneath which:
children coming home from
school
Look in at the open door;
And catch the burning sparks that
fly
Like chaff from threshtng floor"
of the Smithy's famous shop. Then
some of Longfellow's friends con-
ceived a great idea. In secret they
went to the school children of Cam
bridge and told them of their plan.
It was to have a large armchair
carved from the wood of the old tree.
The children thought that this was a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
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ly worth the trouble of catching. Then
we go on down to the meadow where
the mice have n little town under the
grass. and when we see something
moving in the grass we jump right
on the place that moves, and some
times we catch one of the squeaky
little fellows and send 1t on down to
play with the crickets. By now. we
have come TO the edge of the creek
where the lily pads and the PUSHES
grow, and where the frogs and their
tadpole children live. Now. If there
IS anything in the world that tastes
better than a cool, damp, tender tad
pole, I'd like to know what it is.
Our mother is very particular about
some things. and one OF them is, never
to eat without first washing the food.
So when we catch a polly wog, we
wash all the mud away by dipping it
in the water, and then we swallow it
slow-like, so the taste will stay in the
mouth a long time. Let me whisper
a secret, if you want to taste some
thing so delicious that you will re-
member it as long as you live, get
your mother 10 show you where the
polly wogs live, and then catch and
eat one. After we have had all we
want, mother says, 'r-r-r-r-r" and we
all start off plopity-plop over the
sticky mud, and then across the
meadow where the mouse town is. and
back to our home tree. When we get
there day is breaking, and vie don't
want to go to bed at all, and mother
IT. l.
US tumble into the dark hollow and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

e. AVE you ever heard 1t said that
~ a watch keeps better time If at
night it is kept in the same posi-
y ton as when worn during the
daytime? II this is true then the
model for which the dimensioned
drawings are given will be valuable
possession for anyone owning a watch.
When well made and finished it is
an attractive as well as convenient
little article. 1t holds the watch in
an upright position so the face can be
seen from the bed or any position
about the room.
Quite often a boy is asked by friends
for some piece of his hand work and
If you have the stock I would suggest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
THE CHILDREN'S POET

! Many children sat in the chair. just Il
try it out, and Longfellow encouraged
their coming. He had copies of The
Village Blacksmith" printed and gave
a copy to each child.
All his life he kept a warm spot in
his heart for his little friends. His
last visitors were two little boys from
Boston who had come to ask for his
autograph in their album; and one of
the last letters that -Longfellow ever
wrote was to a little girl who had writ
ten a poem about hin on his last
birthday.
Longfellow died March oath, 1882.
but his memory will live liz the hearts
of children forever. for he was the
children's poet and children the world
over love him and reverence his name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

Wash one head of lettuce. pick the
leaves apart, drain, wrap in a clean
cloth and put in a cool place till
needed.
Scrub two bright red apples.
Crack and pick over six English
Walnuts.
Put one tablespoonful lemon juice
Cor mild vinegar), two tabIespoonsfuI
vegetable oil. one-quarter teaspoon
salt and one-quarter teaspoon pariks
in a small bowl and mix well.
Just before time to serve the salad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
Tx JUNIOR COOK
WHEN MOTHER LETS YOU MAKE THE S

-OJ WINE The Salad
core the apples and slice them IN thin
slices-be sure that the rim of rec
skin stays neatly on each slice.
Arrange lettuce OF salad plates.
Lay three slices of apple on each
plate.
Put two halves of nut on TOP apples
Put two teaspoons of dressing on
each plate. letting it run over the ap,
pie to season.
Serve at once with crisp waters.
This serves six people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
ARITHMETCAL PUZZLES

Take l from and make it 10.
Answer-IX; take I away and leave
X
Place three twos together so as 20
make "a.
Answer-22 plus equal "a.
What number of three figures null
tiplied by s will make exactly 10?
Answer-1A or 1.25.
Add 1 to and make 20.
Answer-IX; cross the I and you
have Xxx.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

WAA AIRY JANE stood on the front
M door steps and looked out
over the yard.
gu I'D k Not a sign OF company did
she see there. She saw the white
yard, the snow crust was only broken
where the children had made a snow
man the night before, and she saw
white walks; but not a single boy or
girl was in sight.
Perhaps you wonder why Mary Jane
was out doors all alone. Listen and
I'll tell you about it. Mary Jane had
been sick; oh not real, dangerously
sick, but sick enough that she ha9
had to stay homo from school for
three days. Now today she was so
much better that her mother had sent
her out doors for a play. play out
in this nice sunshine this morning.
Mary Jane" her mother had said.
''and then tomorrow you may go to
school,"
MAY I not wait till afternoon when
all my little friends are home from
school and play then?" asked Mary
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

n AM y SON of Mrs. Coon, and Ring
tail is my given name, and 1 live
in a hollow gum tree that stands
in a big swamp. So now, you
now all about me. Our tree is lots
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

TTHINk it shame that
II Must sit here on the floor
N Until my clothes are washed an
dry
And | get dressed once more.
Without a thing to cover me
. Or keep the cold away.
| have to sit here as you see
Each blessed washing day.
My mistress often will declare
She loves me fond and true;
| think she'd get me more TO wear
IF that was so; don't you2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
fold this that will have weknown snyr
AUGMENTED IA

1. Add letter to a gem and ind
a pledge of honor.
2. Add letter to a gem, and find
an ancient Greek philosopher.
8. Add a letter to a gem and find
unfa miliar.
4. Add a letter to gem and find
a famous English boys College.
s. Add a letter to a gem and find
"dimmed-dull."
6. Add letter to a gem and find
"to post again"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

FEMININE NAME ZIG.ZIG PUZZLE
(Between each number is a Eve
letter feminine name the last letter
of each name forming the first letter
of the next)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

beautiful idea, and each child contri-
buted ten cents to have the chair
made AS there were nearly n thou
sand of them they collected quite a
sum, and had a handsome chair made,
designed by LongfelIow's nephew. The
wood was ebonized so that it was very
black and it had chestnut leaves
carved upon it.
The poet knew nothing at all of the
surprise that was in store for him,
and when he walked into his study
on the morning of his seventy-second
birthday, on February 27th, just forty
years ago, there stood the beautiful
chair for which the boys and girls
(they are all grown men and women
now had saved their pennies. Be
meath the leather cushion is a brass
plate bearing the following inscrip-
ton:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22
To
The Author
a of

To
The Author
a of
"The Village Blacksmith
This chair, made from the wood of the
Spreading Chestnut Tree, is
presented as
An expression of grateful regard and
veneration by
THE CHILDREN OF CAMBRIDGE
who with their friends join in best
wishes and congratulations
this anniversary,
February 9th, 1879.
Every child that came to the house
to see the chair. was allowed to do so.
and for many days the house was full
of children who had come to see their
gift to their beloved poet and friend.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-16
RAISE WAGES OF;
CITY employees
Commissioners Give All Treas
ury Will Stand to Meet H.
c. Of |. Wage Demands.

The majority Of city employees, ex-
cepting those employed in the water
and light department, were voted in
creases in salaries by the city COM
missioners Monday. The council will
take up the question of the water and
light salaries at the next meeting.
It would have been disposed of Mon
day, but in accordance with his prom
Use Commissioner Phillips stood out
for a fiat 20 per cent increase.
Under the plan every member Of
the police department from the chief
down, except the stenographer and
the chief of detectives, and every
member Of the fire department, ex-
cept the assistant chief, will receive
a $40 a. month increase, an increase
Of SIS month at the end of the first
years service and another SIS a month
increase at the end Of the second
years service.
The minimum salary Of patrolmen is
now $105. Under the new arrange
ment the minimum will be $115 and
the maximum $125. The stenographer
received no raise; the chief Of detec-
tives was raised SIS.
Fire Department Scale.
The minimum in the fire department
is now $3.50 for firemen new in the
service. Firemen Of longer service re-
ceive $11O; linemen and pipemen,
$112:50; chauffeurs, $115; lieutenants,
$40, and captains, s122.50. There will
ho iS4 1ivyiS ~
a SIS raise at the end Of the first and
second years, as in the police depart
ment. The salary of the assistant
fire chief was raised SIS.
In the division of public works COM
mon labor was raised from 47h cents
to 521a cents an hour, and skilled
labor from SO to SIS cents an hour.
Employees of the health department
who are receiving $50 and s85 a
month were raised to 500. The 9TH
ers received $40 raises.
Aerial Bridge, Too.
Raises Of $40 were given to en-
ployes at the aerial bridge, court Off
GERS, those in the city clerks office,
the recreational director and his Ste
nographer, superintendent Of parks
and to all employees at the library and
branch libraries, with the exception
of one janitor who was advanced $25.
The three assistant city attorneys
received SIS raises.
The building inspector received a
raise of $25; deputy building inspector,
$40, and plumbing inspector, SIS.
Park department employees were re-
classified and their wages raised. Fore
men, who have been paid by the hour.
will now receive $135 a month. The
wages of the others are: Roadmen,
As cents an hour; parkmen, so cents;
skilled labor, Glass 1, 81 cents; skilled
labor, Glass 2, IS cents, and teamsters,
40 cents.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-16
TRA|NMEN take
SWITCHMEN0 OVER
Brotherhood Of Railroad Train
men Organize Foot Board
Lodge In Superior. &:

Two hundred delegates and men,
bers of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen lodges from Duluth, Two
,Harbors, Proctor, Minneapolis, Mar
quette, Michigan, and Superior, at
tended the organization and installa-
ton of a new lodge Sunday at Tower
hall.
Vice President A. F. Whitney, of
Chicago, conducted the work of or
ganization, election and installation of
officers. A charter was adopted, the
name Of the lodge chosen and is to
be called the Twin Ports lodge No.
918 and the following officers were
installed into office:
President, Frank Bernard: vice
president, Ben Smith; secretary,
Thomas Goheen; treasurer, J. j.
Byrnes; lodge physician, DR.. F. J.
Broghammer; T. J. Morando, past
president; conductor, r. c. Laraway;
inner guard, c. J. Luff; outer guard,
Albert Either; warden, E. Murphy;
chaplain, P. Shelley.
Has ITO Members.
The Twin Ports lodge No. 91s is
composed Of 10 members formerly
belonging to B. Of r. T. local No. $50.
Many of the members have been atfil-
lated with the Switchmen's Union Of
N. A. The new lodge will hold their
meetings every second Sunday at 8
a. m, and every fourth Sunday at
p. m. at the Moose hall.
"Our local No. $50 was getting too
large for us to handle properly" said
F. x. Heraly, president Of that lodge.
Among the prominent union men
who attended the meeting are: W.
A. Mcdonald, general chairman for
the 500 line; H. B. Gallagher, Of Chi
cago, general secretary for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul commit
tee, and G. H. McKerchy, secretary
Of the Chicago local.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-16
AUTO TRUCKS TO
:. .'IRAvEL:,T0 FAIR
ship. by Truck Demonstration
to Be a Boost for Good
!: !: County Roads.

Three hundred trucks starting from
Duluth on Labor day over the YER
million highway will arrive in Hib-
bling for big demonstration in front
of the grandstand at the county fair
grounds on the last day of the big
county fair.
Trucks from the half-ton Ford to
the more massive makes will make
the journey which is being staged to
advertise "the ship by truck cam
paign which Is being carried out all
over the United States at the present
time. AS the caravan makes stops
at different points along the trail It
will be joined by trucks from the re-
spective towns and when the journey
Is completed it is estimated that close
to 500 trucks Of all descriptions and
sizes will be parked in the fair
grounds. J. F.. Holton and A. Lind
bloom of Minneapolis are in charge
of the excursion and they conferred
with the local fair managers yester-
day. Some of the trucks will carry
bands. Passengers will likewise be
taken aboard at some of the stops.
Every truck will carry a booster sign
advertising the county fair.
The entire idea is to impress the
people of the range and Duluth that
they have an excellent arrangement
for quick transportation over their
fine roads and that the Head of the
Lakes and the towns on the range
can carry on an extensive amount OF
business by means of trucks which
stop for nothing and have already
proven their adaptability.
The excursion is one of the best
features Of the Labor day progra m
and one of the most unique entertain
ment features to be offered the big
crowds expected. The fair dates are
Aug. 80. 81 and Sept. /.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-08-16
AMERICANS Win
AT WORLD Meet
Entente Control Of International
Trade Union Congress Taken
From Germans.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 14.-The In
ternational Trade Union congress has
just adjourned, with brilliant record
made by the American delegation.
The Americans, led by Samuel
Gompers. were on the job every min
ute. They brought about the defeat
of the Germans and accomplished
entente control. There was not a..
single German victory throughout.
No Bolshevism was manifested in
the congress whatever. except from
the representatives of Dutch and Ger
man dual organizations having not
over 100000 in their entire member
ship.
The resolution on the peace treaty
was a harmless one, not opposing the
treaty. The labor charter resolution,
while hostile, does not reject the
charter as embodied in the treaty
and probably will not lead to later
rejection, though at this point is tho
sole danger growing out Of the con-
gress.
The whole result Is a brilliant VIC
tory of momentous future import.
w. A. Appleton. England, was
elected president. Mr.. Appleton was
nominated by Samuel Gompers. Leon
Jouhaux, France, was elected vice
president. Oudegeest and Fimmen,
Dutch delegates, were Jointly elected
to the office Of secretary. Interna-
tional headquarters will be in Amster-
dam.