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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23
PEPPERS WITH MAcARoNI

Cut the tops from green peppers,
remove seeds and core, and let stand
10 minutes in boiling water. Chop
cooked macaroni into small pieces.
Mix with cream sauce in proportion
of cup of sauce to 2 cups of maca-
roni. Drain pepper, wipe dry, mix 1
cup of grated cheese with the maca-
roni, and fill the peppers. Put few
fine crumbs on top, dot with butter.
Bake in granite pan nearly as deep
as peppers are high. Basic 2 or 3
times. Do not cook until peppers
lose their shape. Serve with tomato
sauce. 5i''@ -ii-'f, :. 'fi-sssi l,A 500
erawnhfR aGoI- s nsdtznols -Iaa nt
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23

"Old Michael had been working
late that evening, because it was mid
June and the light was strong. He
came back about eight o'clock. Twas
passing his house when l saw wo-
man coming along the road. 1t was
her! l knew her in minute. So did
Old Michael. l was curious then, 1
tell you.
"She came along and stood there,
staring at him, and he stared back,
but there wasn't anything but hate in
his look. Then, all at once i don't
know how it happened, but heard a
sort of sob don't know which one
sobbed-and they were holding each
other tight and crying and kissing.
And Old Michael didn't look old any
more, nor doesn't now. And-they
live here now. l work for 'em. Rich
they are, and-there's a baby come
last April.
$50 what l say is, next time Cos
sip comes along, I'm a-going to treat
him kindly, because they do bring
luck with 'em, there's no doubt about
that"
'Wel!' gasped Elizabeth again.
Dear said, as we started home
ward, 81 think we shall have to build
that house of ours after al"
But it shall not take us eighteen
years to build it, l answered her.
81 saw by the look in her eyes that
she understood me- For our house
of love was built already.
copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
|. 600
PEPPERS WITH MACARONI
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-23
HOUSEHOLD HELPS

Beets can be baked for table just
as potatoes are, and they are de-
icious.
Plunge tomatoes in very hot water,
then into cold. The skin will come
off easily, and they will remain firm.
Try rubbing the silver every day
with a dry flannel rag; it will not
have to be cleaned with silver polish
nearly so often.
To make pies brown and crisp
looking, brush top crust with milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

ests OF the people, has introduced an
excellent bill in the senate and 1t is
also before the committee on privi-
leges and elections.
The National Popular Government
league OF Washington. through its sec
rotary. Judson King. is making hard
fight to have the Owen bill passed at
this session.
No plank In the democratic plat
form was OF greater Importance than
the pledge to overthrow corruption,
fraud, and machine rule in politics"
says Senator owen. Machine rule
and corruption in party government
has been the bane of both the republi-
can and democratic parties, and one
of the greatest difficulties IN the way
of perfecting true and honest demo
cratic government
THE first law requiring important
amendment is the law preventing pri-
vate individuals from contributing I'M
limited amounts of money in the CAM
paigns relating to the presidency and
to the members of congress and sena-
tors. 1 have had this statute care
fully examined and prepared by one
of the ablest experts in the United
States on this question.
THE present law permits any amount
of contribution to be made and expend-
ed by private persons in relation to
these elections and permits intrastate
committees the liberty of doing as they
please with regard to the nomination
and election of senators and congress
men, without any conditions being i'm
posed by the federal law. The plan
which I have proposed is to lay down
minimum of requirements in the
way of contributions and expenditures
by corporations, committees, or indi-
viduals; and, if passed, this bill will
have an important effect upon dimin-
ishing fraud in the election Of con-
gressmen and senators, and would
have an important effect on overthrow
ing machine rule and corruption"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

1903 the county voted 100000 to i'm
prove 40 miles of roads. Two years
after the complexion of this work the
railroad took away in IL months from
Fredericksburg. the county seat. H.
900 tons OF agricultural and forest pro-
ducts hauled over the highways to that
town. Before the improvement of the
roads this total was only $4,000 tons
annually; in other words the quantity
of the county's produce had risen more
than 45 per cent. Still more interest
ing. however, Is the increase shown
in the quantity of the dairy products.
In 1909 these amounted to 114,S15
pounds. in 1911 to 273,02S pounds. an
increase OF practically 40 per cent
in two years. In the same time ship
ments of wheat had increased 90 per
cent, tobacco 81 per cent, and lumber
and other forest products As per cent
In addition to this increase in guam
tity the cost of hauling each ton of
product was materially reduced. In
other words the farmers not only pro-
duce more but produce more cheaply.
for the cost of transportation to mar
ket is of course an important factor
in the cost of production. From this
point of view it is estimated that the
500. 900 spent in improving the roads
in Spotsylvania county saved the far
mers of that county 1000 a year.
In the past two years the traffic
studies of the federal experts show
that approximately an average OF 65,-
900 tons OF outgoing products were
hauled over the improved roads in the
county an average distance of eight
miles, or a total OF $40, 900 ton miles, T"
before the roads were improved 1t was
estimated that the average cost of
hauling was 20 cents 'ton-mile;" af-
ter the improvement this fell to IL
cents 'ton-mile," or a saving of eight
cents. A saving OF eight cents per
mile on $4,000 "ton-miles" is 1000
year. The county's investment of
500, 900 in other words returns a div
idend of 40 per cent annually.
Because this saving. in cases of this
character, does not take the form of
cash put directly into the farmers
pocket there is a widespread tendency
to believe that IT is fictitious profit,
while as a mater of fact It is just as
real a source of profit as the increase
in the price of wheat.
In Dinwiddie county, Virginia, for
example, the average load for two
mules on a main road was about 1000
pounds before the road was improved
After its improvement the average load
was found to be 1000 pounds and the
time consumed in hauling the larger
load to market was much reduced. In
other words one man with a wagon
and two mules could do more than
twice as much work with the improved
road than with an unimproved road.
This is the explanation of the extra
ordinary rise in the total output of
agricultural products in county with
a good road system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
WAR AND DISEASE.

Dr. w. T. Councilman of Harvard
university has some interesting re-
marks on deaths from epidemics in
war, in his book. Disease and its
Causes THE most potent factor in
the losses of war" he says, as not
the deaths in battle but the deaths
from disease. II We designate the
lives lost in battle, the killed and
: wounded who die, the loss of the
German army from disease in 1STO-71
was Is that OF the Russian in 1877
IS was 81. that of the French in Mex
leo was rs, that of the French in
Crimea 81, that of the English in
: Egypt AZ. The total loss of the Ger
man army in 1901 from wounds and
disease was 1852. In the Spanish
American war there were 29,17S cases
of typhoid fever with $50 deaths. In
the South African war there were in
the British troops Bills cases of ty-
phoid with 5,S77 deaths, and 5,149
deaths from other diseases while the
loss in battle was 1854" The num-
Der of deaths from cholera in the Bal
kan was has not yet been Investigate
ed.
The prevalence Of disease in armies
and the ravages of epidemics during
wars has never been sufficiently in
Yestigated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
TALKS ON THRIFT.
BY T. D. MAC GREeoR.

II you want to get on in the world,
make yourself comfortable, and even
enjoy some of life's luxuries, look
about you and see how others have
done it. Then do likewise.
Trace every fortune to its source
and you will find there someone saw
ing money. Putting it out at interest.
Making the interest earn more mon
ey. You can't get away from the fact
that most of the men who you know
are successful did not wait for things
to happen. They went out and made
them happen. A savings account in
any good bank will help you command
opportunities.
Say this; 81 will start things COM
ing my way and make 1t my business
to keep something out of my earnings
for my family and myself, be it ever
so little, and deposit it Regularly in
some bank. ] will think twice before
/ spend, and through steady saving 1
will prepare myself for my opportu-
nifty"
What has been accomplished by
great business enterprises, by the
farmer and by the merchant who owes
his wealth to efficient methods may
be accomplished in like proportion by
the individual. Personal efficiency
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

actly who puts up the cash Tor TINS
falls election is certain. 1t is also
certain that the predatory interests
are bending every energy to elect their
men to the next congress and to pun
ish members standing for reelection
who have proved true to the people.
The democratic platform of 1908
contained a page plank pledging to
enact a publicity law and lend the
partnership between corporations" and
political parties. 1t repeated this
pledge in the Baltimore platform. The
republican party in 1912 gave sim
liar pledge.
The house has passed a publicity
bill and the matter is now before the
senate committee on privileges and
elections. Senator Robert l.. Owen Of
Oklahoma, who has long been one of
the hardest fighters for a publicity
law that will really protect the inter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

In modern practice the great secret
of preventing infection is medical
asepsis. You know what surgical an
tisepsis is; you are familiar with the
use of antiseptics to destroy germs.
Surgical antisepsis, however, is CIV
ing way to a better method, called
surgical asepsis. Instead OF using
strong, and usually irritating or in
furious, germicides and antiseptics to
stop the growth of germs IN wounds,
the modern surgeon makes it his busi-
ness to keep the germs out of the
wounds in the operating room; that
is: he practices asepsis, which is sim
ply an ultra-refinement of cleanliness.
The Key to Safety.
"If doctors possess q talisman
against infectious disease, as some
persons seem to imagine. that key to
safety is medical asepsis, or strict
cleanliness in their contact with the
sick. Just as a more rigorous tech
mic has done away with germicides
and antiseptics in the operating-room,
SO a more careful attention to clean
illness in contact with the sick is
bound to limit the spread of infec-
tious disease. The great majority of
epidemic diseases are transmitted
through contact. Neither the air nor
the water nor such personal articles
as clothing, furniture, books and the
like arc accountable for the remarka-
BILE routes which most epidemics fol-
low; we can usually trace the course
of an epidemic by picking up the
trail of a germ-carrier-a cook, an in
sect, a pet animal, or q surreptitious
visitor.
Soap and water, soap and water,
and more soap and water. these are
the best disinfcctants in prevention.
Some OF the finest results In contag-
ion hospitals are now attributable to
soap and water and a nice interpreta-
ton OF the meaning of contact with
the patient
The lIshtest Touch Enough.
The bacterioiogist in his laboratory.
when he wishes to transplant disease
germs. merely touches a minute plat
mum wire looped to the surface of the
bacterial growth and then gently
brushes II across the surface OF the
new hot bed" The germs do the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Reassurinq.

"Have you heard about Miss Rock
ingham? She is to marry an English
duke"
Are you sure about that?".
Yes. it's all settled. He is here
now and preparations for the wedding
are already under way"
by George, I'm glad to hear it.
You can't imagine how the news you
bring clears away my doubts and re-
lieves me of fears that have been
keeping me awake at night"
81 don't understand why you should
be SO deeply Interested. What is Miss
Rockingham to your"
Nothing at all, but you
see, 1 have all my money in her IA
theirs bank. and for several months
past / have had serious doubts con-
corning the soundness of the institu-
ton. II an English duke is to marry
her there can, of course. be no Ques-
tion concerning her fathers financial
standing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
CAUSE OF CLAFLIN FAILURE.

The II. B. Clafiin Dry Goods com
pany appears to have been exploited
IN the same manner as some OF the
leading railroad properties in the coun-
try. The officers issued notes against
the out of town stores and sold them
in New York without letting the resi-
dent managers know what was going
on
One OF these out of town corpora
tons was located in Butte, Mont Its
treasurer made its headquarters in
New York city, and he executed notes
for S1.695, 900 TO the order of the II. B.
Clahin company, which Endorsed them
and sold them to the bank No part
of the proceeds of the notes was ap-
piled to the business of the stores, nor
was any knowledge of their existence
possessed by the president of tbs
company The president says: The
news came TO me as a bolt from a
clear sky The Clahin interests owned
all the stock OF this corporation, which
was their business. They chose to
have the treasury IN New York. and I
little dreamed that such an arrange
ment would result as It has"
II viii be recalled that the Clafifn
failure was pointed to as an evidence
of democratic hard times" In view
of late disclosures the injustice OF this
claim is apparent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Won by a New Hat.

Rube waddell was not only the
greatest left hand pitcher in his time.
but the most eccentric. Back in the
late '90s Tom Lotus, who was the
only man who could handle Rube in
the minors, took charge of the Chi
cago Nationals at that time and want
ed the great pitcher. lie was author
lied by the club owners to pay the
eccentric pitcher $500 year, while
two other clubs already had offered
RUDE more.
LOTUS went out to meet the RUDE
one afternoon and said to the south
paw, Come on, Eddie, sign this" and
presented the contract.
But, Tom," said RUDE, 81 can get a
lot more"
That's all right" returned Tom
soothingly. "Just sign this and when
we get to New York I'll buy you the
best panama hat there is IN town"
That's a go, Tom" replied Eddie,
and he signed the Chicago contract
New York World.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Drady.M.D.
The Point of Contact.

rest. They would almost rather grow
than succumb, unlike precious flower
seed Disease germs are more like
noxious weeds.
One might stand three feet from a
smallpox or scarlet fever patent and
go unscathed for any length of time,
even though one were not immune.
But to shake hands with the patient,
or to even touch him accidentally, and
then forget to wash with soap and
water before touching anything else,
would surely invite the spread of the
disease. In daily life the trouble is
one may be sometime innocently in
contact with a person who is coming
down with" convalescent from, or a
carrier of infectious disease.
Questions and Answers.
Mrs. B. S. w. asks: ~ What is
your opinion of tuberculin vaccine,
(2) Do you think incipient tubercu-
losis durable?
Reply.
ID Tuberculin vaccine Is a safe
test for tuberculosis in young chill
dren. (2) The great majority of
cases of pulmonary tuberculosis rec
ognized and properly treated in the
incipient stage are restored to health
Hay inquiries: What causes styes
on my right eyelid?
Reply.
Styes are sometimes due to Door
general health. Sometimes eyestrain
Is a cause. Have your eyes examined
by an oculist, not an optician, but a
medical practitioner.
G. X. asks: u Is there any cure
Tor hives? (2) What is the best re-
lief?
Reply
~ Yes. (2) See your doctor We
do not suggest remedies.
Ignorance writes; My little girl, 10
sleeps with her mouth wide open. and
on arising her breath is very offensive.
Is this a sure sign of adenoids?
Reply.
No. IL may be chemically diseased
tonsils. or chronic nasal catarrh, or
mere habit The bad odor may be
from the teeth II they are decayed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

eign treaIleS, tue
Mexican situation.
and so on, there Is
a statute of vast
moment likely TO
be overlooked by
the folks b a C X
home and not en-
acted by the pres
ent congress. / re
fer to a law com
Polling real public
ity of campaign
contributions and
expenditures. The
present law is a
farce.
That this con-
gress is morally
bound to provide a
method by which
the voters of the
nation may know
before election ex.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
NO OPPOSITION TO TAVEN.
NER.
Carthage Republican,

Up to today there has no opposition
developed against Mr.. Tavenner for
the democratic nomination for con-
gress and there should be none. The
people generally are well pleased
with the work Mr.. Tavenner is doing.
not only il congress for the people,
but as representative of the Four
teenth district He is one OF the most
forceful and active members in con-
Rress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
July Il in Amerie''
History.

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Gate. ping between san -: =
and Palma. burned =. .,s saal
lives iod si.4oo.0oo In s0p s.sus,i
l907-Unite} States Senator -. y,
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1921. - y,se
ie11-Edwal NJ. shepard. not sss =
ocratic ! der. died; born -
Three gootaughs an hour ans "a
square meal and three noJ ..s 10
outdoors evd day is the TO- ns,oll>
by Mrs. Thdas Bennett =. 80 !, y
N. Y, for \ ing as she 800 Ssreut q
age OF 102 the fun sns
her faculties
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
PLIGHT OF THE RAILROADS.

The present financial condition of
the railroads has not arisen from in
creased wage payments to employees or
to lack of proper direction and econ
omy in operation, according to an ar
ticle by w. Jett Lauck. in the Janu-
airy number of the North American Re-
view. The difficulties in which the
transportation companies now find
themselves have been caused by the
dissipation of their resources by stock
manipulation, by indefensible reorgani-
cations. by the issuance of fictitious
securities, and by the granting of
large bonuses to stockholders and
enormous fees and commissions to
financial syndicates. The necessity
of making large annual interest and
dividend payments upon fictitious cap
itaIization has absorbed the net reve-
nues of the railroads. The profits aris-
ing from the increased work and pro-
ductive efficiency OF railroad employees,
and from the superb ability and pro-
gress shown by those in charge of the
| operation of the carriers, have been
| lost through misguided or improper
| financial management There is no
prospect, Mr.. Lauck concludes, for the
| permanent improvement of the trans
| portation industry, for a reduction in
freight rates, or no hope for the pro-
per advancement of the railroad en-
ploye, until some public agency such
I as the Interstate commerce commits
| sion is given power to regulate the is
sue of railroad securities. II authority
is given to the railroads by the inter
state commerce commission to advance
their freight rates, without legislation
looking to the financial control of the
railroads, their action would be tanta-
mount to placing the stamp of ap-
prevail upon past financial excuses
and mismanagement and leaving the
way open for similar practices in the
future"
Mr.. Lauck depicts the present sit
uation as that in which the railroads,
in asking the interstate commerce
commission for authority to advance
rates, are begging the public to pull
them out OF the hole which they. by
their unbusfnesslike and "indefenS-
ible financial methods" have dug for
themselves. Colonel Harvey, editor
tally commenting in the same issue.
SAYS that IL is not merely the plight
of the railways that Mr.. Bauck sets
forth so comprehensiyely and admir-
ably" but "it is the plight OF the coun-
try and, in a sense. the plight OF the
administration" The remedy. Mr..
Lauck points out. is not punishment
of the railroads for the recklessness
and cupidity of their fnanciers by
Withholding the increased income that
is necessary for development, for that
would be further injustice to the rail-
road operating managers and employees
who are to be properly credited with
! the greatly increased efficiency of car
riers. and to the public; but the legis-
lation that Will protect Investors, con-
sumers and railroad employees" In the
future. The situation is one (which
calls for the exercise OF the best judg-
! ment that can be derived from COM
mon sense" is the further comment OF
Colonel Harvey, who adds: And in
resolving a problem OF that nature full
confidence in our belief can be felt in
the determination finally reached by
President Wilson"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

holds too great rewards to be regarded
with indifference.
Efficiency is the prevention OF
waste, not of money alone, but OF
thought. time and effort, the tools
with which money is made.
Every dollar you earn is unit in
your success. The part of it you save
is a unit in your fortune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
GOOD ROADS AID RURAL
OUTPUT

That an improved road will increase
vastly the productiyeness OF the area
through which it runs has now been
satisfactorily demonstrated by studies
conducted by the United States depart
ment of agriculture in Virginia. Con-
editions IN Spotsyivania county were
investigated with particular care and
the results have proved surprising. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
Evidently Too Honest to Deceive.

why did you give that man a
room?" asked the landlord. He hasn't
any baggage. How do you know that
he won't jump his billy"
I'm not at all afraid that he'll do
any such thing. He's an honest man.
He walked right up and registered
himself from Pittsburgh, in spite of the
fact that several other men stood
where they could look over his shout
der and see what he wrote"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

His Ridiculous Claim.
80 you claim to possess the heart
of boy? BAH"
But, really. feel just as young az
I ever did"
go on. The fire engines went past
here five minutes ago and you were
so busy reading some OF Emerson's
essays that you never knew it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

Because.
why, when she stood and watched him
go,
DID she permit her tears to fowl
Because.
Why did she kneel. when Il was late,
Bewailing her unhappy fate.
And vowing II was only hate
For him that had oppressed her so7
Because.
Why did she toss awake that night7
Because.
Why did she hope he never might
Again fntrude upon her sightf
Because
Why was It. when he came next day,
That to his arms she few to lay
Her face against his breast and say:
MY prince! My kingl My hearts de-
Hght"
Recausa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
EruIta of tho Season.

$50 young Yarrow is going into the
xswelry business, is he? Where did
he ever get money enough to start
WITH"
"Oh, his four sisters have been at
the seashore this summer. and 1 I'M
derstand that he's to sell their dia-
monds on commission"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27
rho Point of view.

you sang off the key" exclaimed
the musical director reproachfully.
Sir" replied the young but haugh-
ty soprano. What you mean to say
is that your orchestra occasionally
failed to harmonize with my voice. -
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-27

It has been pointed out that Mr..
Huerta. in his attitude toward the
democratic party and the present ad-
ministration. has something in com
mon with Joe Cannon and Colonel
Roosevelt