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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

sibilities are again met, as in the
pals. If the milk is shipped there
is always the possibility of its infec-
ton in transit by those handling it.
Where milk bottles are not properly
scalded and sterilized before being
again filled the possibilities are con-
siderable. Bottles left at houses
where there are cases of scarlet fe-
yer, diphtheria or typhoid fever,
without being properly scalded and
sterilized, and refilled are sources of
much danger and the most dangerous
of all is the custom of the milkman
delivering milk in open cans from
house to house. He is very likely to
make customers who live far apart
very close neighbors by carrying dis
ease from one to the other.
With 500 babies as subjects the
Rockefeller institute of research and
officials of the New York health de-
partment have conducted in New
York experiments, which, according
to statements made by DR.. William
H. Parke, director of the research
has resulted in the saving of the
lives of hundreds of other babies. OF
the 500 which were observed under
all conditions except where pasteuriz-
ed milk was used, 13 died. DR.. Parke
said IL the Rockefeller institute,
which furnished money for the OBJ
servations, had furnished pasteuriz-
cd milk for all the 500 babies, prob
ably not one would have died.
Mothers milk is best for a baby
and pasteurized milk Is next best
! The only way to prevent these cpl
denies entirely, according to the ny
gienic laboratory, is to pasteurize the
milk at the dairy before delivery to
the consumer or in the household
after delivery. This is the decision
of the greatest authorities In this
country. France has gone farther
and passed laws compelling the pas.
teurization of all milk offered fol
; sale. Except in diaries, where the
cows will be fed and stabbed under
special conditions, and the narrow
constant surveillance of veterinaries
who will give separately, for eacf
and every quart, the indispensable
stamp which will certify that THU
! particular sealed quart is above sus
picion.
, The Illinois state food commission
. advises If it is necessary to feed /;
baby with cows milk, or a prepared
food containing cows milk, the mill
should be pasteurized.
I The ideal milk is clean and health.
milk. But what guarantee have W,
! that the milk we use complies witt
, the above? Therefore the only rem
edy is to pasteurize the milk. B,
pasteurization is meant raising tn
2 Temperature of the milk suff1cientl
! high and maintaining 1t for defin
z lite length of time SO that all germ
: that are present in the milk will b
: destroyed. The temperature mus
e not be so high that the milk feI
e ments are destroyed as this may i'm
: pair its nutritive value. Milk proI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

Newark, N. j., Feb. 15.-Allison
Mcfarland, advertising man convict
ed of numbering his wife by substi-
tuting poison for medicine which she
kept in their home, is in prison,
counting of the days that must pass
until they take him out and put him
to death in the electric chair. He is
sentenced to die next month.
And in Philadelphia, parents of
Miss Florence Bromley, for love of
whom MacFarland is declared to
have put his wife out of the way,
are trying to make her forget her
affection for the man. Thus far
their efforts have failed. The story
of their love is unfinished. The girl
cries that she will love him to the
day of his death and even afterward,
always.
The convicted man is fighting hard
for a new trial, but with little hope
OF success.
Several letters from Miss Bromley
to MacFarland we're read at the
trial. More have been given out
since. They best tell the tale of her
love and what it has cost them both
The girls parents had, up to Aug
! "a last, known little of her extended
correspondence with MacFarland
How they were affected by this
knowledge Florence tells in this com.
munication:
1T was yesterday afternoon the
bolt fell. Oh. the way they talked
about me! l cannot remember il
all at once, but they said SO much
They called me a horrible name. You
know what / mean. They said hor
rible things about you; trying t
break us away from each other. Blu
never fear, dear love. ] believe moth
ing anyone says about you. 1 know
you too well for that. l love yol
and trust you forever and ever, m,
precious one"
That she continued to defy he
parents and that this again brough
forth a storm of disapproval iron
them, this letter tells:
Mana had a nervous spell an
says am killing her and mother ha
been in bed since 10 a. M, and say
/ am breaking her heart. oh, it /
awful! They say that II l let yo
alone you would go back and liv
with your wife and children. Is
true? Am l wickedly keeping 20
away from them? If / knew this t
be true / would go away never t
return again and leave Won in peac
with your family. But / have fel
that no matter what happens 20
would get a divorce. Am / right
Am / right? Am l the loathesom
creature they say? Am a van
pire?
II seem to be wrecking so man
lives-hers, your children, m
grandmother and parents. Is m
happiness worth it? Mother sal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

this morning she is going to write
again to your wife. Oh, how i hate
to think that she bears that title"
There are moments in the follow
ing letter when Florence Bromley al
most reaches the standard of literary
art attained innocently by Grace
Brown in her letters to Chester Gil
lette, the man who murdered her:
81 am blue tonight. May l bur-
den you with my troubles? 1 have
no one else in the world to go to.
Put your strong arms around me,
hold me close, while l whisper my
troubles. Don't be cross, oh, for
(can say Gods sake) don't be cross
with me. Comfort your little Bun
ny. She has given up all the world
for you. If there is a heaven or hell
hereafter she has chosen hell that
she may have your wonderful love.
"Ycur love is all the heaven I care
to know, only please, please don't
ever give me up. Shoot me, poison
me, cut the throat that you kissed,
but don't give me up.
81 do want the respect of the
community, but if l must have you
or it you are ever first. My mother
is sobbing downstairs. o, comfort
me, beloved. My heart is not wick
ed. l Just love you. 1t makes me
unhappy to be misunderstood No,
no, l would never be satisfied to be
your affinity. / want to be your wife,
your pal, your recognized mate in the
eyes of all the world"
| On Aug. 5 she wrote:
Really, dear, aren't you glad that
we can love each other all we wish,
knowing We can never tire of each
other? We need never have to fol-
low that much Wanted rule for re-
tanning affection, to hide the real
depth of love for fear of firing the
loved one. The rule that works for
US is: love, love, love as much as
you can," isn't it?
WAS looking at the picture you
sent today and comparing it with the
one l had. The pose of the head is
slightly different. Dear heart, you
are like good wine-you improve
with age. You are much handsom.
er now than when you had those
!. pictures taken.
Il feel sorry for you when you
are lonely for me, dear, for l know
what a blue feeling it is; I am SC
, often that way. But still l am glad
|, too, because 1 like to know you care
for me as 1 do for you.
) Poor dearest, / realize that this
, divorce business is extremely dis
tasteful to you too and that you per
sist in doing it shows you love me
and makes you adore me more thar
|, ever. You are my own mate deal
love.
! "Oh, dear heart, adore you. :
love you, / love you, love you-oh
: so very much. want to hold yol
: close and let my soul escape through
my lips to meet yours. My love, 70,
are mine-say it! Say it! 1 woult
like to absorb you"
| Again she writes:
Zone of my dearest memories ar
OF the times you have taken me Il
your arms and seriously said
Florence love you!' There are NJ
dearer words you could say.
| Dear love, do l tire you AWAY
shrieking that ! want you, as I an
forever doing? / can't help 1t. It
the thought always dominant in m
mind. The many memories and trim
kets in this room choke me all up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15
City Chat

Buy a home Of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express. call Spencer & Trefk
Six per cent farm mortgages Lit
ten & Roberts, Peoples National
bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15
At High School

The Hart Literary society met last
evening after school, and at a business
meeting the officers for the ensuing
quarter we're chosen as follows:
President-Faye Atkinson.
Vice President-Clara Blakemore.
Secretary reasurer-BeatriceB leuer.
neutrality-suspicious. Wagner.
After the business meeting the fol-
lowing program was rendered The
theme Of the program was the city OF
Bruges. Belgium:
Early History of City-Harriet Ban
croft
Description OF Buildings OF City -
Clara Ramser.
"Belfry OF Bruges," by Longfellow-
Irene Goldstone.
Flemish Artists Of That City-Beulah
Harris.
Piano solo-Esther Doyle.
Three minute intermission, instead
OF five minutes. is In vogue at the
high school. The cut in time between
periods lessons the morning session so
that students have no longer oppor-
tunity to loiter in the halls. Further.
Il gives those who wish to catch a car
at the noon hour an opportunity to
make It without rushing.
The Theadelphic Literary society
will meet next Thursday in observance
OF Washington's birthday anniversary
The program to be given will be ap-
ropos OF the day and will be as fol
lows:
Piano solo-Helen Young
Original story-Helpha Mason.
Life Of Washington"-Ada Allen.
Piano solo-Nina Reed.
Recitation-Edna Curry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15
Muslin Wear, I'd Floor

Iowa, were in the city today and clos
ed contract with City Engineer Wal
lace Treichler for some bridge work in
that county. Mr.. Treichler will de-
sign the bridges which are to be erect
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

Do you know that Group can be
prevented? Give Chamberlain
Cough Remedy as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even after the
eroupy cough appears and It will
prevent the attack. 1t is also a GER
tain cure for Group and has never
been known to fail Sold by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

Mira Frederick Crandall. released
from the Blackweu's Island work.
house IN New York to hear she waa
one OF the heirs to the Edwin R
Hawiey millions. declares she found
a will made by the dead railroad
owner only q few weeks before his
death at Babylon. L L. country
; home. Mrs. Crandan II the wife OF
Hawiey1 nephew. who recently
dropped out OF sight and has not
since been seen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

All the news all the time.-Tbs
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

erly pasteurized is not altered in
composition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-15

To Design Bridge.
Two supervisors from Cedar county,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

made him very rad was that he him
self could not do anything to stop IT,
And tho reason Is this: For many
years the land Of Squash had been gov
erned by what was called the "Tradi-
tional Law" There were thirty-nine big,
fat books Of IT, and It seemed TO the
Squince that there was "A special law
preventing him from doing every single
thing he wanted 10 do
For instance, the law said that he,
Eric. must be called His Royal Shy
ness" and that he must live up TO his
title. lie must not talk to people; he
must not go anywhere or do anything
without displaying the greatest shyness
and embarrassment. And II was hard
for him TO make believe all the time.
lie wanted 80 meet people and To do
things. Just like any other young man.
but there was tho law, and, Of course,
thst settled Il.
As lie was ruler of Squash, it was
necessary for him to be able to talk
freely with some one, and the Law wise.
ly said that with the Prime Minister
and the Court Jester he could throw
aside his cloak Of shyncss and be just
like anybody else. So, every morning, in
the library of'the palace. he talked over
things with Baboo. his Prime Minister,
and Billbill the Court Jester. and after
they had decided what to do BabOo and
Billbil went away and did it,
ON this particular morning the Squince
was feeling more dissatisfied than usual.
In the first place. he had wanted some
more fruit for breakfast, but the Court
Butler had not passed " TO him a sec
ond time. and the Traditional Law clear
Is said that he must be too shy to ask
for second helping OF anything. SO,
of course, lie had To go without IL.
Then, Baboo and Billbill were late in
coming 10 him, and he did not like that
IF IL were not for YOU Id bo eff fish
Ing" he said. GROSSLY. To the thirty-nine
books of Traditional Law on the top
shelf of the bookcase, for nc remem-
bercd that Section rs Of Law li3, in
Volume VIII. stated mat the Squinco
must never look live fish i'm the face
without becoming so embarrassed that
he would drop IL overheard again, so
what was the use?
There was "A knock at the door. aud
taboo and BilbH entered. The Prime
Minister was a tall. thin man. with a
bald head like half an egg. and the Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
LOUIS SANDERS OF P S 1872 STEALING SECOND"
lis Royal Shyness the Squince of Squash
By frederick White.

Jester was short and fat and wore his
hair in tufts like the bristles on n scrub
bling brush
Good morning. your shyn"ss, said
the Prime Minister. Sowing and taking
of his hat
Morning Squincc." said the Court
lester, nodding and putting on his. II"
always put on his hat when nc came
into q room and took it of when he went
outside.
You are very late" said the Sauinco
to tho Prime Minister.
HE can't help it, broke in the Court
Jester Hes always 7. NJ. Isn't it,
Nobody smiled. so he walked over to
window. I'm watch tho butterflies going
to the dairy" he said softly to himself.
Your pardon. your shyncss." said
Taboo. but l was delayed by deleSa-
tiou Of plcasants
What do they want" inquired The
Squincc.
They want something done about the
MonlIcv-men. your shyn"ss. II seems
that there was another raid last night
and the people arc very much fright
field and drive these creatures back"
IN do It, cried the Squince. cN-
citedlv IN lead the army myself
Your shyncss. your shyucss," said
the Prime Minister. reprovinely you
forget"
rhe Sounce sank back I'm his chair.
10 had forgotten. and Ne felt very small
and helpless.
What are We to do he asked
Il have an idea. your shyncss. said
Bahoo. The Monkey-mcn, YOU know.
are very fond Of peanuts and hate
water Why not plant mick hedge OF
peanut trees acrSss tho narrow neck OF
land which marks the upper boundary
OF squash? They would never cross
that hedge and they would never come
by water, 50 / think We would he ire"
OF them for long time"
Peanuts don't grow on trees put BOO
Binbiu You dig them out Of IN"
ground like potatoes 81. nshworms
Well" seid the Prime Minister. TO-
sicncdly. "or course. n there are no pea
nut trees can't help IT, But # was
good idea" EniMn looked pleased and
sat there apparently lost I'm thought
THAT question being settled said
Bs BOO. there Is nothing else but to rc-
mind your shyness that tomorrow ie
the day for the Public View"
II wish We could do away with that
said the SQuince. 1T is really very en-
barra ssiug for nc 10 stand there on the
balcony TO lie stared at"
quite right and proper. YOUR shy
ness said the Prime Minister. blaudly
w hat else should II be-
"Besidcs." put i'm Biilbill. Think OF
the pleasure YOU give tho people What
other nation has n live Squiuce TO look
att"
True" said the Prime Minister.
true"
They prepared 10 20. These cabinet
meetings are 40 upliftiuG said Baboo,
with little sigh Of satisfaction ~
have ordered rico pudding FOR your shy
ness's dinner" nc went on. with raj
sins"
They bowed themselves ou'
tro he continued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
~ooLHBRDINESS ON VACA
TIONS.

Bravery is one thing and foohardl-
r".5 is quite another thing Many lives
lata hccu lost each summo" on noun
iaius aud rivers and lakes because
non. women and children have failed
tn understand the difference between
tbs two very different qualities. II
is one thing to manage a boat ably
Uhcu caught in 4 storm: il is another
thin. 70 start ont in Il storm with a
auuc or light Adirondack guide boat.
II il one thing 10 change places in q
-, * there is great need; for exam
tic. tc balance off rock if struck
or,idships. but it is another thing to
.hau.c places in boat for frivolous
e" n&HeccsSaIy reasons. Again. If one
lae 10 lump from high pier into shall
oW water 10 save Il life. that is BRAY
cry. but To dive from high piers into
shallow water for fun is foolbardincSs.
n is the mark Of a brave man or
Woman quite as often TO refuse 10 take
dare to jump from the top Of the
,athhousc or swim distance which
: bound to ovcrtaI The heart as 1t IL
90 enter into any Of these foolish
things. It takes real courage TO re-
fuse TO take useless chances, and what
must be learned by young and Old
alike is that there is as big differ
pnce between bravery and foolhardi-
ness as between bravery and sheer
cowardice None Of us admire cow
ards. but surely some Of us can ad-
mire those who resist doing what Is
unsafe for them just because bigger
fellow has done the thing or his dared
them 10 do it, Dare TO he mana
real man. real woman-and the rest
will take care Of Itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
A CAPTIVE OWL.

10 the Editor OF The Tribune Junior
Forum.
Dear Editor: one Thanksgiving Ds,
! went for walk In The country with M
father, and carried my air rife with me
As We We're going through 2 small groV
|, I saw a tree with good sized hole il is
trunl; about six feet from tho ground.
raised my rife and fred into the hole
\ heaG popped out for an instant and then
disappeared. My father said That's an
owl. Put on these leather gloves Of nin'
and reach down into the hole and 5se Il
YOU can Sot it.
reached in and brought out bah
grown owl tried again. thinking there
might no another ono. but only found
half consumed rat. We brought The lts
fellow home and made him large wood
IN cage
Tho frs, day he stayed IN in = 'ttlt
box in one corner Of his cage and did not
cat ANYTHING that night though ! put a
mouse in his cage. Tho next night pu'
another mouse in for him and dead
sps rrow 7 found, and in the morning all
that pss left Was few feathers.
After that he ate all We gave him, took
\ bath every evening in small basin
and soon grew so tame that as soon as the
gas Was lighted he would come out ~ his
tox and down on 10 the perches. and when
We went near the cage and talked to hin
he would spread out his wings rune W
Lis feathers and dance up and down
very funny way. Occasionally he UJuo
manage 10 get on, Of his cage and Wou"
90 hopping about the room till NC causn
him and nut him back. which We alsa'
did with thick gloves on. for though "
had him nearly four years and IN sone
vavr he was quite tanne. he va, slwa's
quite ready to give vs. q nip II Inc so'
the chance.
We were troubled with mice at onf
time, and one night left the door o.! hh
cage open, lighted lantern and turneo
IL down low. so We could see into 'ns
room through a window between 'hs
kitchen and pantry. A so< as ne uiS
covered that the door OF his cage v"
open he flew out and on 10 the back o
chair. There he sat. almost motlonlsss
so long that We got tired watching Inv
we're just going off to bed when h. s'o,
denly swooped down on TO the floor. NV
the next minute was at his cage o'V'
with a mouse clutched in one OF his ciass
Tho rext morning We found Two oees
mice in his little box and We conciuoe'
they were the "leftovers' from hn tsas'
one morning We found the little ier
low dead in the bottom OF his cage '.'
as he had not been we'll or eaten i''"
for some time we were not surprise''
only very. very sorry.
ROBERT HAGER (ascd i5)
keNpo-t y. !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
CHAPTER I.


His ROYAL Shyness Eric, Squince OF
Squash. was worried. 1t is all very well
to be ruler of rich and bcauutul couh-
try. but so much more is expected OF
Squince than of an ordinary Prince or
even a King that he sometimes wished
he was one of his own 'pleasants, as
they called the plain people OF Squash
and. like them. had nothing to worry
about.
The land Of Squash was one OF the
most beautiful places YOU can imagine.
On one side was the river and on the
other the sea. ana they had both fresh
ana salt water bathing all the year
round for there is never any winter III
that part of the world. Below them lay
the estates OF the King Of Randy. The
King was a big. fat, good natured man.
and his daughter. Sweetheart was the
most beautiful Princess YOU can mag
inc Her eyes were blue and her hair
lovely candyen color | suppose We
would call It golden. but 1t was really
more like molasses candy after you have
pulled 1.-THE candy. ! mean, not the
hair--for nobody ever pulled the Prln-
cess SwcetheaTt's hair. They all ioNed
her too much for that. for she was Just
as good as she was beautiful and when
she smiled everybody else smiled too.
and looked so happy that it made you
think of sunshiny day even when II
rained.
But above the land OF squash. in the
woods ard mountains end dark places
lived some very uncomfortable people.
They were called the Monkey-men. and
they We're always making trouble for
somebody They would come down into
Squash and Shrek and scream and make
faces until the people were almost
scared to death and the children fright
ened into it's. Then the Monkey-men
would grab everything on which they
could lay their hands and scamper back
20 their own place.
This was one OF tho things which wor-
ried the Squnce. Another thing which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
SUMMER BEADING.

If there iS Cniy ON" pursuit which
Is pleasant in warm weather surely
Icadn" must bc that one, Then, of
course. the question arises. "What
SHALL read" This i a serious ques-
lion. perhaps more - than we have
ever realized Il is serious because
the answer to il may mean an abSo-
luto waste of time or. on the other
hand it may mean lots Of time saved
for the future. In winter. when we
arc pretty hard ut work in school.
we haven't much time for extra
reading" cXccrt thc home" work that
is given us 10y our teachers. Conse-
quontly. we @ci our daily drudgerE
finished and then. like healthy schol-
arS. out we 90 TO play i'll the fresh
air In summer, just the other way
All our time is playtime, and we have
so much of il that it often gets urc'
some. This we know has been felt by
many Of The Tribune Forums readers.
\ splendid thing to do then is TO
make list of books which IF YOU are
preparing for college, are to be read
the first year in college: then read one
or two others by the same authors or
authors who lived in the same period.
This will make your work in college
simpler and give you more time for
recreation. Again. 1t will give you
more time for very difficult tasks at
college. and besides all this you Will
gain familiarity with the books that
will assist you in composition work.
daily themes aud for the rest of your
life This is. Of course suggestion
which can be worked out by you most
agreeably. for the books prescribed are
interesting for the most part. and
when they are not. at any rate you
will he far ahead of the game.
For those who are not going 10 col
logo such Il course Of action will he
doubly valuable. The reason for this is
~clf-evidcnt is it not: