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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

glorious actions fought by our troops.
several days. IL goes without saying.
after these actions have taken place?
| am referring naturally to the Eng
lish lines You in France are in a
position different from us. You have
conscription. Every man is called
to the colors and you do not rely on
the public enthusiasm to recruit your
army.
In England we want men, many
more men. and if we do not let our
people at home know in detail OF
the life OF our soldiers at the front.
of their brave fights and gallant
deeds. how shall we awake in the
soul OF our young men the high senti-
timent of emulation which will
strongly contribute TO lend them TO
the recruiting office?
They are brave, no doubt, and
willing to offer their lives to their
country il necessary. But they often
do not know that II is absolutely
necessary and that every minute they
lose now Is a priceless minute, maybe
battle jeopardized in the future.
They do not know well enough that
our men are always fighting against
men and still more men TO equalize
matters They are not sufficiently
able TO follow day by day the life
and the fighting OF their friends who
have enlisted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
LORD ROBERTS ON PUB
IICITY

Lord Roberts views as 10 the sec
recy maintained by the English mill
tary authorities regarding war news,
which were widely quoted on the
day following his death, are given
as follows by a French journalist
who talked with "Bobs" just before
his departure for France:
While the primary object OF my
visit 70 France is 20 see my. Indian
troops. ] intend 70 speak 20 General
French also about the too great
secrecy which is, 10 my mind. kept
by the military authorities at the
front and at home concerning the
work and the brave deeds OF the Eng
lish soldiers.
Il naturally approve that all mill
taTy movements. whatever they be-
should be kept absolutely secret from
the war pOndents; but II seems
20 me that they should be allowed
20 receive at east a fair modicum OF
Information Why not allow them 20
write, for instance, in detail OF the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
The Daily Story
Two Kinds of Sovereigns-By Donald Chamber1n.
Copyrighted. Associated Literary

I Of the boss IS preferable 10 that o, :.
kingr'
Decidedly. He doesn't have a roya,
family TO support"
But he blceds you through tobss
Certainly. but he can't plunge me-
into n war whenever he likes. which
is far more expensive"
The man smiled. you have a nm,
gent way of putting things. my friend
confess you entertain me- have a
shack near here. / would be pleased
to have you take luncheon with me
with pleasure"
Stufing the bird he bad shot into nj.
game bag be went with the ma,
through the wood till he came IN
sumptuous lodge. about which persons
IN gorgeous livery were moving. Wbe,
the huntsmen came up 10 them thav
saluted respectfully. and the man told
one of them to take the guest IN a
room for a toilet. When the visitor
was ready the two sat down to lunch.
con. The principal dish served was
brace OF pheasants.
II presume these birds originally be-
ionSeu " Tie S4dAo OuAe, re@4rGeo
Skinner.
They did"
What kind of chap is he?"
Hes not a bad fellow Suppose I
were to go to America. Do you SUD-
pose I could become one of your boss
kingsf"
81 don't think it would pay you to
be one of our princes of the blood.
They usually originate, like the oyster.
on a muddy bottom and work up to
surface of slime"
But don't you object to being gov
erned by such personsT'
"Oh, no. At least nobody does ex.
cept the reformers."
"Who are the reformers?'
'They are the persons who are try
ing to get into the bosses places"
But haven't you any real reformers
in American"
mot ordinarily. The people haven't
time for reform; we're too busy. Oc-
casionally on big job. like break
ing up swindling places, races. for In
stance. we all butt against it together.
But we don't follow it up. We're rich.
We can afford to stand to be robbed"
Then you don't think it would pay
me to give up MY job here and go 70
America as one of the rulers there?
what is your job?"
Grand Duke of Hesse-Meininsan en-"
Skinner was raising a glass of wine
to his lips when this announcement
was made. He paused and looked at
his entertainer.
"And / was shooting in your pre-
Yes. You had doubtless got into
them unintentionally, but you were
quite welcome"
mo" said Skinner after some
thought. at wouldn't pay you, and Il
wouldn't pay u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Aaron Skinner. an American, travei
ing abroad. found himself one day ut a
little inn in the dukedom OF Hesse
Meiningen. 1t was the fall OF the year
and Skinner was n Nimrod.
ANY shooting about here"' he asked
of the landlord
"A little. berr.-that is. the preserves
of the grand dnke are near here. and
sometimes the birds fly out into the
woods near by. One can occasionally
pick off brace that have strayed.
Can you lend me fowling pieceT
Certainly. herr"
The landlord got the gun and appur-
tenances and handed them to the
American. saying:
BE careful. herr. not to trespass on
the grand dukes grounds, for IL caught
there you would be arrested for poach-
ing, and it might go hard with you.
Skinner went forth to pick up "a
few crumbs from the rich mans ia
BILE" One may stray long way after
game without knowing IT, and he had
been wandering an hour without re-
alfzing how far he had gone or how
many walls or fences he had passed
over when suddenly, having crawled
under rusty wire netting. he found
himself amid a plentiful supply OF
pheasants. He had brought one down
and was picking 1t up when. hearing a
footstep, he looked around and saw
man with a gun in his hand looking a
him.
"a good shot" remarked the other.
"Oh, that's nothing. / learned to
shoot in America, where we still have
some wild game left. That's shooting.
This is merely execution"
Indeed! How do you happen to be
executing birds here?"
81 am tourist, stopping at the inn.
The landlord told me I might happen
to get a few birds In this wood that
serve. The duke seems to be losing
good many hereabout."
HE can spare them; he has more
than he could shoot in a lifetime. So
you are an American"
81 am
And every American is a sovereign.
hear"
HE thinks he Isl
"What do you mean by that"
Didn't you know that we have kings
and queens in America? ?"
NO; how do you make that out?"
IAN American king Is the political
boss controlling the region in which
he lives
"And the queen?''
Our queens are our wives and
sweethearts The boss makes a man
believe he has lot to say about the
government. and the wives and sweet |
hearts make US think we are ruling |
them with undisputed sway"
And you think that the sovereignty |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
BY Thrces.

inree paths that lead but to the
srave-allopath, homeopath and osteo.
path.
Ihree motions that rush us, push us
and delight us-locomotion, promotion
and motion pictures.
Ihree creams that cool US, fool lis
and rule us-ice cream, face cream ana
cream of society.
three sights that are great-fore-
sight hindsight and out of sight.
Three ships that are more or less
uncertain-friendship, courtship and
airship.
Three days that are universally re-
membered-birthday. holiday and hey.
day.
Three hearts that beat anything in
the world-big heart, warm heart and
sweetheart.
Ihree times that we go by and stop
by-slow time, fast time and time 70
quit.-Judge's Library.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
PICKING ALL STARS.

Football isn't the only place where
aIl-star teams are picked without re
gard TO the best men when their eff
forts are obscured by weak support,
observes the Clinton Herald.
The worlds history is full of gaps.
which should be filled with accounts
OF the pioneers in movements that
brought honor-to others. Many a man
has battled along for what he knew TO
be right, unnoticed or scoffed at by
the rest of mankind. Then at some
later date. if the record of his ideas
were preserved, they would be taken
up and endorsed, and everyone would
wonder why their ancestors had been
so blind Or possibly the later gener-
alton would work out the same solu-
ton independently. and be astonished
70 discover its antiquity.
There are so many cases where the
record is preserved, and records were
formerly so hard to preserve. that
many a factor in the advance OF civil
Iization is doubtless credited to a re-
discoverer. with the name Of the orig
inal pioneer unknown.
Who invented printing? Gutenberg,
born A. d. 1879. But books were
printed in China 5000 years before
Gutenberg was born.
Columbus discovered America-5OO
years after Eric the Red started TO
coloTaze Massachusetts with Morse
men.
Modern moraliZers are repeating
with some signs OF response from the
public. a number Of the truths which
England would not listen TO from
Roger Ascham four centuries ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
William Brady.M.D
MoIIycoddIing the Recess.

! determined by individual conditions
| For certain cases 40 degrees would be
| right; for other cases 40 degrees would
| be better. Potted, growing flowers
tend to purify the air. Cut flowers do
not affect the air.
Old Timer-Is it necessary to have
| children's primary teeth filled when
| they decay?
Reply-More so than it is for adults.
That Mysterious Oil-WiIl you please
tell me whether Russian Oil" or
Russo OH is harmless to take for
constipation? What is this oil?
Reply-It is one of the scores of
names for purified petroleum oil
There is little difference between the
various brands. The correct name is
liquid petroleum. Other common
names are paraffin oil, albolene. liquid
vaseline, etc. 1t is harmless, indeed
preferable to most laxatives
Horse Steak-Can you inform me
whether horse meat is wholesome to
eat? Would you eat it in case of
necessity?
Reply-It is on the whole more
wholesome than beef, and is much
used for food in Europe. Perhaps we
would try it in a pinch, but it would
seem like dining on an old friend.
Distilled Water. II. A. asks if il
is advisable to drink distilled water
and II so, will it cure constipation?
Reply.
Not generally. Distilled water is
pure, chemically and bacteriologically.
and good TO drink if you like it. But IT
won't cure anything which tap water
or well water won't cure.
Contains no Narcotic. PLEASE in
form me which is best for constipa-
ton, compound cathsrtic pills or Ma
lures Cure Pills. The latter are said
TO contain no calomel and no opiates
Reply.
When a medicine is recommended
by what it doesn't contain. Won NAV
safely deduce that it is harmful or
useless. Vegetable compound catbar.
tic pills contain no caIomel and No
opiates. yet / would not recommend |
them for constipation. Send slammed |
addressed envelope for advice abour
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
STREET CAR CHATTER.


Scene. Crowded Elm street car.
Time: Six p. m.
Enter Teen and Tillie and Willie.
Teen-"Don't set on me, Tiiile' va
big cheese - -
TiIlie-"Ah, I amt heavy, am /? I'm
only II years old"
Teen-"Is at all? I'll be Is next
month"
TiIlie-"Gee, wisht l wuz back up
stairs. Can't have no fun down IN Tn
first floor Only gi: IS cents on sat
urday down there. lister git 20 up
stairs"
Teen-"Why don't you give Bill
big. fat kiss and he'll let cha come
back up"
Tillie excessive tittering)-"Ah, va
don't think l want.a die, do ya?'
Teen-"Wouncha just as leave die
kissin' Bill as die in tn first f1oor?'
TiIlie-"Naw. 5000 lukait snowln
I wisht itud snow baby buggies an
hammer handles. Got three dates to
go cutter ridin' and two for sleigh
rides
Teen-"What is cutter riding?"
Tillie-"Doncha know? It's tn
same as buggy ridin'. 'cept va do it
in tn winter"
Here Willie gets an inspiration.
He's about IA.
Willie-"Lukit how my hands
sweIled up. Got it crankin' my ma
chine. Backfired."
Teen-"Ya amt got no auto"
Willie-"Sure 1 has"
Tillie-"Wount be a bad night to
take a spin
willie-'1t's a Ford. Say, can va
spell tin can with four letters? (Wil-
lie titters).
Tillie-"Ah, watcha givin' us?
How"
Willie-"F-o-r-d."
Passenger (who has forgotten his
earmuffs)-"Ah, for tn loveuvmike,
out that chatter BIN.
Mr.. and Mrs c. c. Haehne of Pal
myra are helping their sons and wives
to butcher this week in this neighbor-
hood.-Quincy Herald,
> Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Fields gave an
autumn leaf party to a number of
young people, in honor of their daugh-
ter Hazeldean's 10th birthday. 1t was
an enjoyable affair, the guests bring
ing rakes with them to rake the leaves
from the lawn.-Fort Wayne News.
L. H. Shaver, the grocer, received
a bunch of bananas this week. We
guess his COW is glad, for she never
has any hay except when she gets the
packing from a banana crate.-Bates-
vile, Ark, Guard.
Fred Wagner, who lost his right
hand in a corn cutter a week ago, will
save the thumb, which will be of much
help to that limb.-Perry Citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
Dec. 10 IN American
History.

1905 William Lloyd Harrison. journa,
list and abolition leader. born; died
1879.
lS32-Andrew Jackson issued his proc,
iamation against the "nuliii!cf> Oh
south Carolina
lS9S-Treaty OF peace between Cniteu
States and Spain signed nj Paris
l0l0-Ofiicial figures ~ the thirteenth
census published; population. e.
elusive OF Alaska. 0l.0I2.2di ID
Guiding all possessions. 0l.lOo.OOo'
gain since 1900, 1885. $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Brigadier General Crozier says he
can see no reason why the United
States should ever need guns as big
as those which the Germans have been
using 10 demolish forts. Perhaps we
may never have any use for them. but
Il would do no harm 10 know how TO
make and operate them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Appointment Of Major General W.
w. Wotherspoon. who retired last
month, as state superintendent of
public works in New York. suggests
one source OF weakness in the United
States army. Here is an officer. badly
needed in the service, let out when
there are many years Of good work in
him. his abilities causing him TO be
eagerly snapped up by the state gov
erument
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

e TERMS-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. in Rock Island. IS per year by mail
In advance.
Complaints Of delivery service should
be made 70 the circulation department..
which should also be notified in every
Instance where IL is desired TO have
paper discontinued. - carriers have no
authority FL the premises
All communications % argum sntative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
zion No such articles vii be printed
over fictitious Signatures
Telephones in ali department.. Cen
tral Union. Rock Island las. Ili5 and
si45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Seveuty-two hour furloughs which
British soldiers in France are being
given for visits home no doubt are well
deserved-but it is barely possible
that they never would have gotten
them IL the rush TO the colors had
been up TO the demands OF the military
leaders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
Psychological Moment

Pa, what Is meant by the nsvcbo.
logical moment"
When | give your mother a check
my SON. that is the psychological mo-
ment Tor me TO tell her ! won't be
nome until ate."-Birmingham Age
Herald,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

When you and | went to school our
morning and afternoon recess were
sacredly inviolate institutions. No
principal or teacher dared lay his or
her profane hand on the five minutes
airing. And we're not telling tales cut
of school when we hint that, after all,
we didn't have much trouble from
adenoids and tonsils-because we
used our recess to good advantage.
The world moves. Sometimes We
fear il is moving in the wrong direc-
ton. Recess is getting TO be sort of
a nuisance. There are teachers and
school principals who, we regret to
say. are aging so rapidly that they
have already forgotten their own child
hood days. They think recess should
be eliminated, or at least made depend
elt OH nice, mollycoddle weather.
There are public schools, we are
ashamed to say. where a storm cloud
or a low thermometer is deemed am
pie reason for dispensing with the
regular recess. In these schools il is
often deemed a punishable offelse for
a child to grow restless and ask for
a drink of water at an inconvenient
moment. The teacher isn't thirsty
why should the child be thirsty?
When a school authority takes the
position that recess is only nuisance,
il is high time that that authority be
suppressed and sent to the home for
the aged. He is no longer a fit person
to influence the growing youth.
Nose in book. back bent. brow screw
ed up, and nerves at the breaking
point, isn't it fine for a child to stand
up and recite some fool numbers or
words from memory, knowing all the
time that he has been cheated out of |
his birthright and forced to follow |
some old busy-body's mollycoddle |
ways?
\ teacher or principal who would rob /
the school children of the morning and /
afternoon recess should be thoroughly /
Investigated. The chances are the
would show some evil
dences of early degeneration, some
proof that the mind is crumbling and
the enthusiasm dying out. His place
should be filled by a Goth century ped
agoSue.
Walk it Offs there an easy way
for a man TO reduce a fairly proud
The man is 80. and has
acquired il in the past three years
He is jeweler by trade.
Reply-Look up a small mountain
and go into training as a mountain
clim ber-not too suddenly. but Just a
little farther each day. Do your stunt
each day without fail, weather or no
weather. and in six weeks you will be
-ickled TO death with your appearance.
4 this is an impossible prescription,
write again and we will explain how
you can take the exercise at home at
er supper.
Pellagra Diets the cause of pei
agra known? Is there any remedy to
.ure il? What diet is advisable for
he patient?
Reply-The cause is as yet unknown.
so remedy has been discovered. The
Investigations OF experts in the Unit
ID States public health service seem
o show that a diet rich in legumes-
'eas. beans and lentils, dried and
resh, is preventative as well as RENE
ial. Pea soup and bean soup are
10Th helpful.
Room Temperature-Wha is the ,
roper temperature for "A sick room? ,
Are flowers in sick room hygienic? h
RCply-The temupratura eho,,td - ! ,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

An exchange suggests that Thomas
A Edison ought to be able TO design
an Americsn-made gown such as Mrs.
Edison is quoted as demanding. While
he is at it he Is urged TO arrange il
50 that II doesn't button down the
back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

carloads OF corn, enough TO make a
solid train more than 10 miles long.
were delivered al Chicago. much of it
is destined TO find its way TO Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

President Wilson is taking the pro-
per stand in opposing heavy expendi-
ture for battleships which the present
war may prove little more than an i'm
pediment to naval operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Curious how easy it is this winter
for men OF means and sporting proc
Invites 10 get in on the snaps which
some of our well known baseball mag
mates have heretofore arrogated to
themselves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
Sidelights on the European War

neutrality-suspicious. of The
Associated Press)-Switzerla lot
since the war began has been hard
one. The cost of maintaining the
army in a state of mobilization is es-
timated at fully 100000 a day The
loss to the hotel keepers in three
! months is figured at $25,000,000.
The hotel keepers probably suffer
] more than any other class, especially
as they had lean years in 1912 and
! 1913 owing to bad weather They had
! looked forward to 1914 as likely to
make up all deficits. the weather
/ from the beginning of che summer
was excellent and the rush of tourists
in June and early July was unprece-
dented.
! The few tourists who remained af-
ter the war cloud appeared were
frightened away by the panic among
the Swiss bankers. which caused the
refusal of all letters of credit and ey-
en- foreign money.
At present, many of the big hotels
are closed. ands the number of guests
in those which remain open is almost
negligible. Nor is there much likeli-
hood of any improvement in condi-
tons in time for the winter sports
season.
AS matter of fact, living condi-
tons in Switzerland have changed
very little. There is shortage of coal
and petrol but food prices have prob
ably increased not much more than
ten per cent.
Athens. Correspondence of The |
Associated Press THE newspa pers !
here comment with satisfaction on |
the financial statement of the gov !
eminent for the year 1914. According !
to the Minister of Finance. the econ
omic situation of the country is most |
favorable, the international situation
having had far less adverse effect on
revenues and expenditures than was
expected.
AS summed up in the Minister'S re-
port, ordinary expenditures amount
TO S41,0OO,000 and extraordinary eX-
penditures to S43.00O.0O0 OF this total
of S90,000,000 about $47. 00O. 600 is as
signed TO army and navy and national 1
defense. 4
Oh Inc
Associated Press What the new
British Income Tax. imposed under
the War Budget proposals means to
the taxpayer is shown in the follow
ing table:
Income Actual tax maid
Last year This year Next Year
$ 1850 s16.75 s225o s33 75
$500 $3.50 $3.50 131 90
5000 1880 25O.Oo 325 90
10000 10000 $4,000 75O 90
$4,000 $500 10000 lS75.OO
% 1000 $4,000 1900. 90 1900 90
100000 30.S0O.00 4l,1O0.0O 6l,650.0O
London.-( Correspondence OF The
Associated Press)-The suffragette
suggestion that Englands force of
letter carriers be allowed to go TO the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10
Bio Question.
Savanna, Ill, Times)

ISdNanna, III, Tlmes).
Like all plays of the present age
it carries a problem, but fortunately it
is not one of the so-called psychologi-
cal problems, and therein lies it's sue
cess. 1t goes back further than psy-
chology and builds its story on a basis
that all can understand love. and
the question it attempts to answer is
whether or not a refined Young wom-
an would marry a man 10 minutes
after their first meeting and later
learn TO truly love him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

Eugene f. SchmitE. running for an
other term as mayor. will be one of
the diversions San Francisco will of
fer in connection with the exposition
next wear
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

The Russians. having planned on
spending Christmas in Berlin. may be
a triie late this year in doing their
Christmas shopping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-10

The man who married an old fame
after having twice faced death as a
spy probably thought he was immune
from harm.