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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
WORTH WHILE
HEALTH EPIGRAMS

IN a 1912 almanac are to be found
the following health epigrams,
which set forth some sanitary truisms
in striking manner:
A good iron pump costs less than a
case of typhoid.
Good water is one OF the best insur-
anCe policies a family can carry.
1t takes time TO boil a baby's bottle,
but IL saves sorrow and sleepless
nights.
Good water is more to be priced than
rubies. and clean hands are better than
much fine gold.
The fly has small feet. but a million
typhoid germs can ride comfortably on
one Of them.
Many a cough ends in coffin
stuffy room is the germs best ally.
little ventilation is more effective
than much Quinine.
There never was so cold a day but
that a little fresh air was healthfuL
a fly in the milk often means mem
Der of the family in the grave.
Wire screens in the windows may
keep Grape from the door.
Keep flies from the house and you
will help keep the doctor from the gate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
Housewife Suggestions

4 CLOTH dipped in ammonia will
often remove stains from the COL
lar of an overcoat
Whip cream In pitcher instead of a
bowl TO do it in half the time and with
out SCATTERING.
Keep the wax coated boxes in which
crackers are packed. for they make ex-
cellent polishers for irons.
Clever little utensils Of small price
made OF hinged strips Of sheet iron
come for handling hot dishes in the
kitchen.
To put a new wick in any lamp burn
er quickly thread a needle first. run the
thread across the wick and pass needle
through burner.
Dust all your books before you begin
the regular cleaning OF your library
Remove the books from the shelves.
clapping each one to dislodge the dust
from the tops and the leaves. and wipe
of the outside and edge Of the books
with a cloth If possible do not re-
store the books to the shelves for
hours. allowing the bookcases to air
thoroughly meanwhile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

quently' does-with pleasure. II 10 not
the custom. however. but is a mark OF
respect and affection to the husband
for his wife to don deep mourning for
short time to honor the memory of
his mother
Complimentary mourning is but lit
tie used in this country. but is quite
prevalent in France and England
Grape is worn for thirty DAYS for
friend or distant relative We drape
our public buildings in black for our
distinguished dead. and the concerted
objections of all the reformers in the
world will never change this custom.
And the world is not gloomter for it.
For mourning millinery the hats
should not be too large. and the low
fat dome crowns should be used, as
the wells drape much better on this
form than on any other style. The dra-
peries or styles OF draping wells are
known as the cascade. the Cne. the
shawl the perfect balance and the
swirl The latter is used only on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
TO TAKE PROPER
CARE OF CLOTHES

EVERY one wants to save time. and
nearly every one has to make more
changes of dress during the day than
formerly. and II is eXasperating. even
when one has only oneself to blame to
come in from a morning ride to change
FOR luncheon party TO find the
ct ceteras of the toilet tangled in one
drawer. the gown needing few
stitches and the hat crushed by having
been stuffed carelessly into the wrong
box
Hats take up a great deal OF room.
but their trimmings are so adaptable
that II is sometimes worth while 10
pin the flowers afresh each time or az
just the mounts" now so beautifully
made ready to so on. with a stitch or
two
One large drawer or box can be kept
for such. and the hats themselves can
then fit one on another in a deep box
or ottoman. but If the hat remains
ready trimmed ii should never be put
away without careful busting and
glance to see that no flowers and feath-
erS require picking out smooth or re-
curling.
If dresses are folded with perfect
smoothness several will lie on one shelf
or in one drawer where hanging space
is limited Hanging up. of course. is
| best but whichever method is adopted
the gown should be put away at once
after a good shaking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
: Sedsonable Fruit Pies .

CHERRY PIE.-Stone the cherries
and for one pie take three heaping
cups of the fruit and set on the back
of the range until scalding hot: let cool.
then add one cup of sugar with which
has been mixed a tablespoonful of -four.
Line a plate with rich paste. add the
fruit and cover with a top crust Bake
in a moderate oven
Cherry Pie No. Mix one pint of
stoned cherries, three tablespoonfuls
OF sugar and one tablespoonful of -four
together. Line the pie plate with good
paste, turn in the fruit, sprinkle over a
little flour, cover with a crust and bake
in a moderate oven
Blackberry Pie.-The berries should
be fresh and carefully picked over
Sweeten to taste. small cupful OF
sugar to each quart OF fruit is usually
enough. Line the plate with good puff
paste. turn in the berries and dredge
with a tablespoonful OF flour. Bake
with an upper crust in a moderate
oven
Blackberry Pie. No 2-Line a deep
pie plate with good paste and fill with
one pint of very ripe blackherries.
| three fourths of a cup OF graduated
sugar a pinch OF salt and a tablespoon
full of -four. Pour over this one cupful
OF sweet cream and bake with one
crust
| Red Raspberry Pie.-Bake a rich
crust: fill II with sweetened berries
| When cold cover with whipped cream
| which has been sweetened and favored
slightly with lemon and vanilla extract
| Huckleberry Pie. - Clean carefully
one quart of berries. line a plate with
paste turn in the berries. one cupfu
of sugar and one-half cupful of water
dredge with flour. season with LITTLE
salt and half grated nutmeg. cover
the pie with a top crust and bake in E
quick oven.
| Green Currant Pie.-Stem we'll grown
green currants. put in dish and cover
with sugar, allowing a cupful of suga
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
The Mistake Of High Heels

IF a thoughtIess girl were asked
whether she preferred high heeled
shoes or low heeied ones she would
probably say without moments hest
tation. why. high heeled ones. of
counsel"
II the questioner persisted and asked
her reason she would more than likely
answer: Because they look smart
Who could hope to look anything else
but hopelessiy dowdy In low heeled
shoes?'
Alas. for this all too prevalent desire
TO appear smart" even al the risk Of
overstraining the muscles of the body
and doing infinite harm TO the general
state Of ones health,
The wearing OF high heeIed shoes at
fects. too. the poise Of the figure No
one can expect to walk gracefully or
stand naturally who persists in wear
ing footgear with heels three or tour
inches high.
Nature never meant women-or men
either Cbuf they do not, as a rule. Of
fend so much) TO alter the balance Of
the figure to such an extent as 10 put
the whole anatomy out of gear High
heeled shoes viii undoubtedly do this
although one may not feel the III eff
fects until months or even years nave
gone BY So be warned in time. girls
and do not imagine because your high
heeied shoes seem harmless enough at
present tina, they may ever ue worp
without grave risks
The shape OF the foot itself Is also
spoiled II too high heels are worn
The bones Of the foot are placed to-
getheT In the form Of an arch the one
extremity ending behind the toes and
the other at the heel On the bend at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

the center OF this arch the whole
weight OF the foot should fall The
great fault of high heels Is that they
send the weight Of the whole body for
ward on To- the toes. causing deforrnity
of the foot. strain right up the backs
OF the legs and very ungainly gait
altogether
The kind of shoes that possess what
are known as Louis XIV heels are the
kind that should he Ia boOed most Of
all They have been the cause of more
iiar footedness Dust another way OF
saying that the arch OF the foot has
been broken) than almost anything
else and. worst Of all have brought
about no end OF internal complaints
In numerous cases the undue tension
on the nerves and muscles OF the foot,
due to wearing high heeIed shoes. has
spread to other nerves OF the body
with the inevitable result that nervous
trouble has set In. making life a per-
feet misery 70 those afflicted with IT,
II IL true that high heels have the ef-
feet OF making the feet look slightly
smaller. out what is that compared
with the iniury-mentally as well az
physicaiiy-that Is risked?
TesiHes. no one admires foot that
looks too small for the weight OF the
body. and nowadays particularly one
need never worry about the size o.
ones foot 50 long AS IL Is well shaped
and the footResr IS neat and good
High heels viii never give you a neat
foot. even II they do make IT appear a
tiny Bit smaller than II really Isl
Some one has suggested that thu
heels oi boots OF shoes should never ne
more man two ana "A malt tnch.s n,s
never let them exceed TWO inehea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

- ROM time immemorial II has
- been the custom TO mourn for
the departed. and customs
vary IN different countries
that differ in religion. manner Of dress
and mode OF living
Black. which expresses privation of
light represents American. English
and French mourning. while In direct
contrast Is the white mourning OF Chi
IA. expressive OF hope Other huesI
svmBoI.ziuR grief are scarlet. occasion
ally worn by the old French kings. and
yellow. the scar and yellow leaf. worn
In Egypt and Burma.
In olden times people were wont to-
clothe themselves in sackcloth and
ashes. and in some Of the barbaric
countries the widow was burned al the
death Of her husband. while in others
they blaCken the teeth and abstain
from food for a given length OF time.
IL Is immaterial what other countries
may do or say in regard to mourning;
II IS what H. done IN America. France
and England that interests us Mourn
ing Is "A distinct and very important
branch OF dressing. and many clever
designers command excellent salaries.
dcvotiug their entire time and artistic
abilities to this work alone.
The material used is. first OF all.
Grape I'm black and white This comes
In a number OF grades Of quality. some
dun. some glossy. some crisp. some so
soft that II gathered In the hand II will
not crush OF all the makes the water
proof Is the best To be sure. the Grape
Is not 50 waterproof but that some wa
ter will s,cp through. yet is so near
Is waterproof that 81 is impervious 70
moisture and dampncss and will retain
rs pristine freshness II worn In damp
weather
The difference between French Grape
and English Grape is that the French
Grape is made Of cotton. comes Ia col
ors and can be used for many purposes.
while the English Grape is crinHled and
IS used exclusively for mourning The
French finish Grape IS soft and dun and
is best adapted for wells. while the
English finish Is bright and crisp One
fact that must be overlooked Is that
Grape Is the only material suitable for
deep mourning
Many miliiners rent mourning wells
and bonnets 20 be worn at the funeral.
an arrangement that is much appre-
Ciatcd by the borrowing friends and
r"latives 4 nominal charge Is made
Tor the use OF the veil and the bonnet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

and after the obsequies the wells are
returned and other and appropriate
mourning wearing apparel selected
Very few women are capable of max
ing selection IN mourning millinery
at the time there ~ death in the
family
There Is an unwritten law in regard
TO the length Of time for wearing
mourning. and no one Is permitted to
deviate from this rule Mudistes are
advisers. CCunSelors and physicians to
those who are sick II style and must
have a prescription for what TO wear
Would IL not seem strange for a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

that is not stained OF cracked. Put in
an equal amount of sugar mot equal
weighD and no water Cook moder-
ately fast until the juice jellies when
cooled Stir occasionally and do not
let the fruit boil any longer than abso-
luteiy necessary. as overlooking tends
to darken the juice Take out little
of the juice and cool off every little
while so that you get il just as firm as
you want it II you want the preserves
TO spread over bread and butter you
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

may wear what is known as going out
OF mourning" a daughter mourning
for a father or mother should wear
deep mourning for the same length OF
tlme-that Is. one year for Grape. SIX
months for second and six months 60
ing out For the mother who mourns
for a son or a daughter the time is the
same and the conditions likewise The
above mentioned time Is for the mother
who has lost child under fifteen years
of age The question is frequently
asked If the daughter-in-law should
wear mourning for her mother-i in law.
and the answer given is that she fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

physician to say: Here Is your medi
cine. Take some of it, or more or less
just as you may desire" Then why
should some milliners advise woman
to wear mourning for a short time or
little longer time OF do as she pleases
about it? No. Do it properly or not
al all.
A widow dressing in deep mourning
must wear Grape for her millinery and
Grape trimmed gowns and wraps. and
she must wear deep mourning for one
year. The six months following she
may wear second mourning. and after
that for the following six months she
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

want them less firm. Do not cook
them so long in that case II you
want them to serve as an ornamental
as we'll as delicious dish when you
have company cook them longer and
put into glasses or bowls so that they
will fall out of bowl or glass upon
plate in a pretty firm mold Straw
berries are especially beautiful in the
clear jelly mold. When cooked in the
latter way and served With whipped
cream they make a splendid dessert
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

medium size hats and derives its name
from having one corner OF the veil
swirled arounL the crown.
No jewelry can be worn in deep
mourning except that made of duh jet
or in imitation of Grape. The wedding
ring If worn must be covered with the
glove. watch If carried must be
hidden
White Grape facings in hats are In
good form Ostrich feathers and velvet
and chenille dot wells must never be
used in any period of mourning Satins
are also taboo
ORA CNE. MAN MILLINER-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

VACATION
aed Of
pompadour ribbon
ribbon The pompadour ribbon
form the handIeS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

TO each pint OF currants Pour over q
little boiling water and let stand until
the sugar is all dissolved. Line the pie
plates with good paste. fill with the
currants. sprinkle a little flour around
the edge and over the top. Cover with
a top crust and bake in a hot oven.
Dust the top with powdered sugar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27

. ROM time immemorial II has
- been the custom TO mourn for
the departed. and customs
vary IN different countries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
A Preserving Hint

A NEW way of preserving straw
berries OF biackherries = 20 wash
the fruit and drain thoroughly. then
measure the fruit and put II into 4
brand new granite kettle or into one
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
SPORT.
western League stssding.

Al Palzer, the New York heavy.
weigh. with white hope" aspirations.
knocked out Bombardier Wells. the
heavyweight champion OF England, in
the third round of scheduled ten.
round bout at Madison Square garden.
New York. Wells seconds threw up
the sponge as the Britisher dropped
from the effect OF right body blow
and lay inert in the ring.
Hugh Mcintosh. the Australian pro-
moter. has written Champion Jack
Johnson and. offered him 100000 fo'
bout to be fought in Kangarooland
within the next year. 1t IL supposed
Johnson's prospective antagonist Is
Sam Langford. though the name OF
that colored fighter is not mentioned.
Mcintosh offers to post at once. for.
felt Of $4,000 as a guarantee Of good
faith. johnson has not yet decided
whether he will accept the offer
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
WARRINGTON.

The tariff board went out of exist
ence because Congress, has refused to
furnish money for Its work.
Because OF the failure OF Congress
to pass the regular appropriation bill
the children's bureau OF the Depart
meut Of Commerce and Labor cannot
begin work as expected and provided
in the law creating it.
Senator Works has introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil bill pro-
vidjng for an appropriation of)$1 .e50r
600 to meet the cost Of leveeing the
Colorado river, so as to prevent future
floods in the Imperial valley. Califor-
MIA
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
FOREIGN.

The Order OF the Red Eagle Of the
second class has been conferred by
Emperor William of Germany on ALI.
son v. Armour of New York.
A general campaign of destruction
In the postoffices throughout England
has been inaugurated by suffragettes.
They smashed the windows OF the Cen.
troll postoffices in London and Of the
Reform Club at Manchester.
Herr 6chadt, a German aviator, was
killed at Mulhausen, Germany. while
testing . military aeroplane. The air.
man flying at q height OF $50 yards
made . curve tco sharply and the ma
chine fell to the ground and crushed
its occupant.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

After twenty-eight years OF almost
continuous service as public official.
knute Nelson, the senator from Min.
nesotA. will in few days, announce
his refusal to become 4 senatorial can.
didate again and his retirement from
public life. Advancing age and In
creaslng responsibilities are given As
his reasons.
The federal government closed the
fiscal year June 20 with surplus OF
So. 100000. according to estimates
sources of revenue the country over.
This amount far exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of Secretary
McVcagh. who months ago estimated
that the surplus would be $1O,250, 900.
The terrible death rate in American
coal mines is on the decline, and the
bureau OF mines is confident the higa-
tide has been passed. Figures just
given out by the bureau show a de-
crease OF 81 deaths from coal mining
in the last year. the figures being 2.517
against 1884 for the previous yerr
The death rate for 1910 was 3.91 men
in every 1000 employed; in 1911 1t was
3.74.
The Italian army casualties In the
war with Turkey to June Z were fifty.
seven officers and 5S8 soldiers dead.
according to the announcement Of the
Italian minister of war just received
by the Italian ambassador in Washing
ton. These men were killed or died
from wounds received in battle. In
addition two officers and 325 soldiers
were lost.
President Taft has sent special
message to Congress recommending
the immediate appropriation Of ST.
350.0 for the War Department to use
in the joint maneuvers of the regular
army and the national guard next
month. The President also asked the
appropriation OF 100000 for urgent
necessities of the War Department
Both issues we're in the general army
bill which the President vetoed.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
Solid Ivory.

YES" confessed Mr.. Dorkins, 1T
serves me right. engaged the man
to move our goods, and forgot to ask
me for the Job. II ever I do such
= thing again. Maria. you can have
my head for a football
1T would be a good deal more profit-
able. John,'' said Mrs. Dorkins. Ito
cut 1t up into billiard balls."-ChicaGo
Tribune.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

One Way to Make Country Level.
Tho Newly Weds were driving
along 4 very hilly road in Northern
Missouri
Such horrid hills!" she exolaim-
ed. Il think there are entirely too
many Of them"
Either that" replied the man. "or
there are only half enough
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

It's easier for q mother to train up
her son in the way he should go than
1t IL for her to prevent him from 60
ing some other woman's way . few
years later
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

A splendid and highly recommended
remedy for tired. weak. inhamed eyes,
and granulated eyelids. 10 Paxtine An.
tiseptic, at druggists. 26c q box or sent
postpaid on receipt Of price by The
Paxton Toilet Co.. Boston. Mass.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

placed anywhere. ~
IFActs and Kills all
Aies. Neat. clean or
nAmentAl, convenient,
cheap. IAsts alI
season. Made OF
metal. cAn'tsptli or tip
over, will not soil or
injure anythi ing.
Guaranteed affective
Sold by dealers Or
. sent prepaid for ot.
Avs., Droeklya, y. 7.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER pooT10
ON MOST iMPoR RTAN1
CURRENT ToPico.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Miss Anna A. Malley. Socialist lee
turer and writer OF Everett. will head
the Socialist state ticket in Washing
ton.
Three volunteer firemen are dead and
five others injured. one probably Ia
tally. as the result OF fire at Car
nett. Kan.
In an automobile accident near the
outskirts of Los Angeles Mrs. Mabel
Muir, 80 years old. of Colorado Springs
was killed.
Abe Attell. former featherweight
champion and Harlem Tommy" MUIR
ply will fight twenty rounds in San
Francisco. July 4th.
Frank NJ. Cobb, who laid out the
first townsite in Denver, is dead. He
died at the age of eighty in the Coun-
ty hospital in Denver.
Two motorcycle racers were killed
and two others seriously injured while
riding faster than a mile minute 1t
the race meet at the San Jose, Calf I.
Driving park.
Within the next six months Ell Paso.
Texas, may secure one of the biggest
meat packing plants in the country,
backed by one of the biggest packers
in the United States.
Claude Wood Of Pueblo, Colo.. has
been awarded $4,000 damages for lu-
iuries sustained when he was struck
by an auto owned by the Teller Res
ervoir and Irrigation Company in No
vember, 1910.
When T. NJ Ferguson. driver IN
a trotting race at Santa Cruz. Calf.
fell dead from his sulky in the stretcn.
Dot Mckinney. his mare. finished first
in the race. circled the track and
trotted to her stable.
Mayoress Ella Wilson OF Hunnewell.
Kan, In an interview declares that un-
der NO circumstances will she be q
candidate to succeed herself when her
term Of office expires. Further than
that she intends leaving Hunnewe.l
and probably the state of Kansas.
An increase of approximately $1.0s
q ton on pig iron from Duluth and 9TH
er points in upper Minnesota and
Michigan to Kansas City. Omaha.
Sioux City. Sioux Falls and other mid
die western destinations. has been sus-
pended by the Interstate Commerce
Commission until Oct. 20.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

A man thinks \ girl 10 perfectly
proper who refuses to kiss him-be-
cause he can't think of any other rea-
son why she should refuse
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

II man isn't sufnciently original
to manufacture his own lies he should
stick to the truth.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

Many a man looks like . statesman
who IL not guilty.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

Garfield Tea puri6es the blood and clears
he complexion. Drink before retiring.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better. goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
good grocer.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05

1t always makes good. What: Garfield
Of pure, wholesome aud heAlthgtving herbs.
The Keota news., 1912-07-05
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY

In this ago Of research und eriment al nnturo
10 by the for the fort and hap
pinessof man Science hns indeed made giant strides
In tho past century, and among the-by no means
least Observation-Disclosures In medi cine Is that of
which has been used with great success In
French Hos pitAs and thNt IL WORTHY the attention
OF tbose who suffer frnm kidney, bladder, nervous
dis chronic weak ulcers skin oruptionS,
piles &c there no doubt In fact II sv ident
3rOrn tho big stir created amongst specialists that
those questionable remedies that were formerly tho
siblc TO toll sufferers ali should like tell them
~ this short article hut those who would Ike 70
nany.we might almost sny. mira asnlens @ ~ - cures.
Dr. i.s Cierc Med Co., Haverxtock Road Ham patead,
london Eng and decide for the~sslyc Thether ~ the
No IL what they requi re and have been seeking
In yatn during life Of misery. sunesinE III health
mall 0IO0. EOugera Co., % Beck man st., Now York.