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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
The Gar s Letter

In 1862 Napoleon ILL.,, who had n
scheme I'm his head for his Mexican
empire. was anxious to make a cats
paw of England by inducing her to
Join him in breaking up the American
republic The Emperor Alexander Of
RUSSIA. Jealous OF England's growing
commercial power. did not propose that
she should profit by the troubles in the
United States and, believing that she
would not intervene without NapoIe-
ori's assistance, determined to prevent
II possible the ADgio-French interven-
ton.
- Tell your MASTER said Alexander
to the French ambassador. that If he
interferes in America 1 will strike
him"
Now, the emperor was not sure that
Napoleon would inform the English
government OF this threae. He was
committed I'm his Mexican scheme and
would proceed despite the cars pro-
test England once having entered the
scheme could not well withdraw. Ma
poleon was at the time in conference
with the British ambassador to France,
and the alliance was about to be per
fected.
One day the American minister at
st Petersburg was called to the impe-
rial palace and when he returned to
the embassy called the second secreta-
~ of legation into his private office
and, handing him paper, said to him:
This document is a communication
hn
friendliness for the United States and
declaring that If the Emperor Napo-
leon fntervenes in the struggle going
on there he will make war upon
France. 1t is essential that this docu-
ment be shown to the British premier
with the least possible delay. st. Pc
tersburg is full of the Emperor Napo-
Icons spies, and it Is quite likely that
these facts are known to them. There
is little doubt that they will put every
obstacle in your way to delay your ar
rival in England till after the Anglo
French alliance has been effected be-
tween the two countries. They may
also try to obtain possession Of the
document you bear. Go to London as
quickly as possible and do not sleep till
you are on the channel"
George Carey, armed with a AZ
caliber revolver, made his prepara-
lions to leave by the next train at
%. N. Expecting that he might be
watched and delayed on his way TO
the station, he called a cab an hour
before train time. He knew the short
est route and soon saw that he was
being driven in another direction.
Tapping on the glass window that sep
arated him from the driver, he APP
peared to the latter pointing a cooked
revolver at him.
Drive straight to the station" he
said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
A Tragedy of Errors.

Scene 1. Early morning in young
womsn's boudoir The young woman
is inspecting an expensive white suit.
This suit needs cleaning. I'll just
call up the cleaners and have them
call for it" Places bundle by the door.
Scene ,. Same morning in relatives
room in same house. Relative is in
speeding a white and black suit.
Il believe I'll have this suit dyed
black" She calls a cleaning establish
ment operated by a man whose last
name is the same as the name of the
men who keep the shop where the
young woman intends to send her suit.
Scene 8. Wagon stops in front of
house and driver rings doorbell.
Package for" he asks and the
maid. seeing the bundle left near the
door by the young woman, hands the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
is THE BATTLESHIP OBSOLETE?

reduce the size and number OF guns.
the thickness of surface armor, the
weight OF engines and coal capacity,
and because of this last, tle size or
the ships themselves. With armored
bottoms battleships would become
slow, heavy vessels of small cruising
radius. and their usefulness as lnstru
ments with which to strike swift. ter
rible blows at distant points before
word of their coming had gone out'
would vanish. Cruisers and swift mer
chant vessels would take care only 10
keep out of range of their guns. Inc
terrific power of the modern dread
naught would be a thing of the past.
1t is not impossible, however. that
some degree OF protection for the DOT
toms of battle craft will be considered
in future Heretofore constructors nave
relied almost wholly upon increasing
numbers of water-tight compartments
to keep torpedoed ships afioat. me
loss of the British battleshlp Auoa-
cious. one of the most modern hgntlng
machines in the world, has shed ne"
light on the subject. Details OF that
disaster are lacking, but many belleVe
the Audacious ran into a mine which
sent her to the bottom. Her compare
ments kept her afioat until her ere"
was rescued; but one by one they gave
way under the increasing pressure OIL
the water and finally she went down.
Navy officers are unwilling as yet
to predict what effect on naval con-
struction that will have. They say IL
is a question of balance beween
offense and defense in battleship con-
struction and the Old axiom that the
greatest defense lies in the highest
capacity for offensive work still holds
good. 1t appears certain, however,
that in planning new ships the subject
Of armored bottom, or at least partial
armor for the midships sections OF the
bottom, will be carefully weighed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
The Daily Story
The Cars Letter-By Willard Brakeman.

This had the proper effect. and g..
reached the train half an bour - 49,
leaving time. THIS was unfor., .-,'s
for 1T gave those in the pay N ~.
French emperor plenty OF finn. :
make their arrangements with -,
to him. e~'u
The emissary was put By an os,.,.,
tbribed) into a compartment wha-'
there was no one but girl. The 80
had no sooner started than she he~..
to pun a cigarette. Carey knA, -
its odor that it was drugyed ara 49,.
to open the window. It had been -
cured. He at once broke the c,s..
with the butt Of his revolver
When Carey passed the borde- g..
Germany he was very sleepy and -aa'
ped into a slumber in spite Of III !.
forts TO keep awake His suit c.s.
was in the rack, and when he ave.
after the train had stopped sevs-si
times, he noticed that the cas- ~.
not there. He was troubled onlv .,
the loss of toilet articles and cbs,~.
OF clothing, for the cars letter no.
under linen band around his boav
Carey believed that the chain Of sss.
watching him would expect him "a
pass through Belgium. He therefo-.
concluded to go through France. Ui,
bold stroZe was successful. and he Wa.
not disturbed. passing even through
Paris and reaching Calais without adj.
venture His travelling by an uney.
pected route threw the Gordon OF nov.
SONS watching him completely off thu
track. and he was not located by them
again till he reached Calais.
He was leaving his train at Calais
to go aboard the boat for Dover when
a man stepped up to him and asked IL
he were George Carey. Carey. wbo
knew very well that he was spotted.
admitted that he was, but in tone to
indicate that he would brook no inter.
ference. The man displayed a shield
and, producing paper, began to read
a warrant for his arrest on L charge o,
sedition against the government.
Meanwhile the passengers were pass
ing from the train to the boat. CAREY
stood listening to the warrant. one ere
on the travellers and the boat, the 9th.
er on the person whom he knew to be
personating an officer of the law.
When the last passenger had passed
over the gangway the American knock.
ed the Frenchman down and ran for
the boat. 1t had left the dock, but
Carey cleared the gap of ten feet with.
out difficulty.
A couple Of hours on the channel and
a few more in train and Carey reach
ed London. He had no baggage to
bother him and took a cab at once for
Downing street. There he got into
communication with the British pre-
mier and was rejoiced to hear that the
Anglo French alliance had not yet been
perfected. Producing the cars let
red, Carey went to a hotel and slept
for forty eight hours without waking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
HEALTH TALKSY
Brady,M.D.
Everybody'S Ailment.

OF the forty-odd million cases of
chronic constipation in this glorious
free country, thirty-nine million and
few more thousands are due entirely
to physic The others are sympto-
matte of various diseases which may
or may not be recognized by the indi-
viduals themselves.
Just at present the great minds OF
the profession are at war upon this
vexed question of auto-intoXication, or
poisoning by the body's own eXcre-
tions which are not promptly elimin-
ated On the one side, under the lead
of the great British surgeon, Lane.
who looks with a critical eye upon the
human colon and unhesitatingly re-
moves il when ii threatens to bring on
the patient a premature old age, there
is a strong belief that most of the ills
of mankind are due to intestinal stasis
food remaining too long in the bowel
constipation. On the other side,
under the generalship of equally com
petent, if less radical, American ply
sicians and surgeons, the opinion pre-
walls that naturalization is a ire
mendously overworked phase, mean
ingless diagnosis,~a negligible element
in the study of patients illness.
When the Doctors Disagree, Wait.
Until the controversy is settled the
nearinvalid may safely wait. Mean
while it is not imperative to have the
colon cut out, nor is it wise to neglect
the function of the bowel altogether
The safe middle course is a sane re-
lance upon natural means of cure.
Never take a physic on your own
responsibility so long as you can avoid
1t. The great fault with most Taxa
tives is that they tend to leave the
constipation worse than before. The
SESSIONS objection to most pills is that
they contain ingredients which tend
to interfere with normal secretion of
intestinal fluids or to produce piles.
Worse still, practically all cathartics
leave the natural nerve-sense of the
intestinal wall blunted and unrespons-
i've to physiological stimulus. Hence,
every little tablet has a habit all its
own.
Coarse, Bulky Diet and Regular
Habit.
Prepared breakfast foods are less
desirable than the cereals cooked at |
home. Corn meal. graham Tor whole |
wheat) bread, carrots. raw cabbage. |
turnips. beets, celery. bananas, pota-
toes, greens, butter lard olive oil. |
sugar. sour milk bulgarian soured |
milk or buttermilk. plenty of drink !
ing water with or between meals and |
an unfailing regularity or an unwaver-
ing attempt at regularity of bowel &C.
ton, are natural remedial measures
for simple constipation.
Questions and Answers.
NJ T fnnmfrae- !
ian cyst? Is il durable without opera
tion? Can a woman with such a condi-
ton bear children?
Reply.
l. The cause is unknown. 2. No.
3. Yes.
Mrs. T. NJ H. writes: Our little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
SALE AND USE OF PoIsoNs.

The United States public health
service calls attention in the health
reports OF this week 10 the need for
restricting the sale of poisonous drugs.
Considerable difficulty IS encountered
when an attempt is made TO define
what is popularity referred to as a
poison. The hopelessness Of the task
IS evidenced by the frequently made
assertion that an article that is not
q food is a drug and that all drugs are
poisons and differ in activity only in
degree.
Commenting on the possibly harm
ful influences resulting from popular
fling any one given substance as a
poison, attention is called 10 the mark
ed increase in the number Of suicides
oy the use of corrosive mercuric
chloride in the city Of St Louis during
:he year 1913-1914. The sudden in
crease IS asserted 10 be directly due
70 the suggestion offered TO the NOR
btdly inclined by hearing OF instances
IN which the drug had been used by
suicides. Each suicide is usually fol
lowed by others
The underlying object OF legislation
20 control the sale and use OF poisons
ia the protection OF the public. Special
legislation TO discourage the abuse OF
any one poison should not be encour-
aged IL Is practically impossible TO
make poison regulations fool proof ana
IL is equally difficult 20 dissuade the
person bent on seIf-destruction from
accomplishing his end.
However consistent and persist
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

boy, % months old, is slightly bow
legged. He is in the best of health
What should bedone for him?
Reply.
As a rule the legs spontaneously
straighten as the child grows older II
the baby was raised on natural food
you need not worry; if he was raised
on artificial, sterile food, you must
think of ricketts, as a possible cause
Do not use braces except under medi
cal supervision.
Mrs. r. J. w. asks: VIII you please
explain why my daughter. aged nine
teen, seems dizzy and excited every
time she takes a dose of peptoman.
gan?
Reply.
Probably because she is intoxicated
by the alcohol which the nostrum con.
tains. Better break her of the habit
before she acquires the craving.
T l.. asks: About what strength of
carbolic acid solution and carbolic acid
treatment is best to use in an emerg-
ency kit for factory employees?
Reply.
None. II is too crude and danger
Gus to apply to fresh wounds. First
aid in such cases should avoid wash
ing the wounds with any liquid. Simp-
ly apply sterile gauEe. with or without
a bit of sterile vaseline, for G tenn
porary dressing, until medical atten-
ton can be had.
f. w. II. writes: Our oldest daugh
ter seems to have one shoulder higher
than the other. Will you kindly ad-
wise, She is fourteen years old and
rather frail.
Reply
Have her examined for spinal curry
AZURE.
Amateur Nurse" inquiries: How
would you disinfect a clinical Their
mometer? How often should one take
the temperature? Does antikamnia
lower fever?
Reply.
1. By washing il with cool water and
soap: then placing it in a 3 per cent
solution of carbolic acid. 2. AS rarely
as the doctor will permit. B. Yes.
but with considerable risk to the pa
tient.
Miss G. s. w. writes: Would you
recommend the wearing of rubber
heels as a protection to the nervous
system? Are high heels or low heels
better for the feet? | hate to wear
rubbers and so often get my feet wet.
! am enjoying hearty good health, but
mother declares my carelessness will
ruin my health. VIII you kindly give
your opinion?
i. Not as a general rule. 2. Mod
erately low heels. 3. Getting your
feet wet is no more harmful than
your face-but break 1t gent
y to mother.
Mrs. J. S. Matherville. ILL.,: Let's
nave your QuestionA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
Educating Bossy.

Educating Bossy.
(Mt. Carroll DemocraD.
c. F. Schaale is having all he can
do to get corn to feed the great drove
of Tomkins cattle. He has them in
the Turnbaugh pasture south of the
depot where he is feeding tnem corn
and hay He sold a car load last week
at a good figure, ana expects to dis
pose of all of them this winter. 1t is
a fine herd of cattle since it has be-
come civilized, naturalized, acclimated,
or whatever you desire to call 1t
meaning that the critters have learn
ed to eat corn When they were
brought here from the range they did
not know any more about eating corn
than most of us know how TO eat
soup with chop sticks. They would
smell at an ear of corn, turn up their
noses and walk away from 1t. Now
thew can eat it like native borns.
JOHN d. Rockefeller said yesterday
he was thankful because he had plenty
of everything-with a single exception,
and in this connection it might be
limited that the oil magnate would pay
pretty price for real hair grower
WE'D imagine that the report that
the dreadnought Audacious was blown
I'D by an English mine would break
the kaiser all up. He takes those lit
tie reverses of Cousin Georges SO
much to heart.
DID the bird get the best of you
Yesterday? Just heard of citizen
who made a number of advances before
making a puncture and then after
wrestling several minutes the fowl
leaped from the table to mothers lap,
slipping therefrom to the middle OF
beautiful new rug This gentleman
admitted that he had been licked.
To Show Their Beautifully Manicured
Nails.
Why is il that a song and dance
team in a vaudeville theatre invariably
remove gloves on second appearance?
F. f. ID.
Amos Pinchot asks: Where shall
the progressives go?" Well. there Is
Medicine Hat. Mob. Niagara Falls.
and other places farther north.
YOU are wrong, Heliotrope; all
Eggs are good eggs to begin with. It's
that makes them bad.
J. NJ. c. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

European press agents who are
forced from time to time to tell stor-
les of reverses will do well to take a
cue from General Obregon, who cheer
fully asserts that even II the enemy's
forces succeed in taking the capital
they Will never get out OF the city
alive
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
indianapolis News.

Various explanations have been
given of the manner in which the
British soldier came by his nickname
of Tommy Atkins. The correct one
is very simple. Long ago the British
war office published skeleton forms
for the proper keeping of soldiers &C
counts, and some of them were filled
in for the guidance of officers. In
these specimen forms the fictitious
name employed was that of Thomas
Atkins. Since then all privates have
been called "Tommies."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

TERMs-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. in Rock Island; So per year by mall
In advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made 20 the circulation department.
which should also be notified in every
instance where it Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises
All communica lions OF arEumentative
character political or religious, must
have real name attached Tor publiea-
ton. No such articles VIII be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in all departments Cen
trail Union. Rock Island las. 1l45 and
2I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

Broadway has received cheering
news from France IN regard to the
prospective output of champagne.
Evidently the French exporters have
again established connections with the
American manufacturers who have
been supplying them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

A Washington man has shaken
hands with 90 presidents. but the sad
part is that not one of them ever Of
fered him a job.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
At last that operation known as a
work of supererogatlon has been To-
Gated. 1t is the suit of Uncle Sam to
dissolve the "sirup trust.
phia Ledger.
After the cruel war is over there
ought TO be some profitable lead min
ing in some of those European coun-
tries-Milwaukee Sentinel
Just now the combatants in the Eu-
ropean war are intrenching. After the
war they will have to retrench.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
Maggie Teyte has been robbed OF
her trousers by ruthless Uhlans, but
she has gained lot of advertising
Philadelphia Inquirer.
NOW we know why Culebra is so
slippery. 1t means snake. What
dance!
MARSHALL Fields grandson is
serving in the British army as a mill
tary chauffeur AS nations are not un,
appreciative of the sacrifices and
bravery of such as he, it would not be
surprising to see young Marshall re-
turning with enough crosses and other
hero hardware to sink an ordinary
battleship.
THE dispatches say that in fire
at Memphis, Tenn. $4,000 gallons OF
mineral water were burned up. Mem
phis is a dry town, it might be ex-
planned.
II the prohibitionists nominate the
colonel for their presidential candi-
date in 1916 they will have to exempt
white wines from the general BAN
ST. Louis GIobe-Democrat.
ONIONS are getting stronger-in
price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

The New Jersey prOgressives. in
sticking so closely TO the colonel in
this hour of extremity bear a pathetic
resemblance to a cancelled postage
stamp affixed 70 an old letter, and
onecent stamp, at that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

II the appointment Of a receiver
for the Rose Hill cemetery at Chicago
fails to create any disturbance au,ong
the sleepers there is not likely that
anything the courts may do will ever
disturb their repose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

In voting to prefer charges against
himself in order to punish a police
chief. whom he believed guilty, Mayor
Kern Of Muscatine has stamped iini-
self as worthy of future political DTe-
ferment-prOvided he comes thror L
unscafhed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

The alleged discovery that there is
no Croker land in the north polar
sea of course has reopened the entire
tnreadbare Cook-Peary controversy.
The safe course now would be TO sus-
pend judgment until It is learned
whether there is really any north
pole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

The United States department Of
agriculture already is predicting a
record crop of wheat in 1915. Evil
IDENTIFY the department as a whole does
not share the weather bureaus pet
aversion for long-distance forecasts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

Clifford Thorne says II the western
roads get the increase in rates they
are demanding It viii cost the con-
gunner S7O.OOO.OOO. Well. what OF it?
Well have TO pay II anyhow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

The shocking discovery has been
made that the state OF Illinois has no
official flag. To arms, ye patriots, ALI
Let no eye close until our beloved COM
rnonwealth is rescued from its ig-
nominyi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

II is an open question whether IN
vestigation OF the moving picture him
explosion on a train at Chicago should
be conducted by the state fire marshal
or the censor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

Andy Carnegie says "a years is not
so many for one who lives according
TO Gods gospel" Not throwing any
bouquets at himself. OF course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
Nov. 81 in American
History.

TAG I;obrr, u. Livingston, S''''''
born: died 1913 ldie;
i193-Leslie Coomhs. pioneer aea
and lawyer. born in NentieA'
1881. -,or'
Yates. war
or Illinois. died; born 1873 IL
l9l2-Ex. United States Senat'' 600
Jones OF Nevada died; born To-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

The steamship Aquiiania' W. -.
while acting as a collier for the s1s /,
lish transport feet. was damas ~.
collision with a Canadian Paeih' 49,
er. has been taken out Of the az! "a
where she was undergoing repahs
floated in the wet dock. II is ~ n
ed that she will soon be reaas
service with the admiralty II sun
qE!red
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
Barrel of Fun.
(Sterling GaZette).

(Sterling GaZette).
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woodring re-
ceived a barrel of fancy apples Sat
urdav from Mrs. Woodrings mother,
Mrs. j. Eslrode, who is visiting her
cid home in New York state. The lady
has been there for some months visit
ing the scenes of her childhood and
the barrel of fruit is from her old or
chard. There are several kinds of APP
pies and all excellent of their varieties.
Among the lot was a half dozen red
potatoes of a very large kind that he
will plant next season. \ funny fea-
ture of the incident is that the ex-
press, on the barrel cost him 1855.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

driver the package. The package goes
10 the establishment, which has orders
to dye a suit black.
Scene a. The white suit is dyed
and the package is returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

Little Portugal is ready TO bring its
bean shooter into action for the allies
whenever it is considered 'neces-
sary."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27

OF course. you did your share in the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Turkey yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
Bert Have IL Easy.

(Mt. Carroll Democrat).
Bert Nipe of Savanna who was in
dicted on IL counts by the recent
grand jury for selling liquor to minors,
appeared before the court today and
received his medicine, $50 on each
count. or something like 1925 in all.
Bert was let off thus easily because it
is the first time in nine years that he
have been indicted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-27
Heard at the Empire.

Heard at the Empire
Mealey-"Why is it that fat folks
are always SO good-natured?"
Welch-"Well, what are they gong
to do? They can't fight and they can't
run