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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Squaretown.

The name "Squaretown" has been
heard in designation of Adelaide, the
capital OF the state of South Austria
liza. When that colony was projected
it was established to the utmost de-
tail on paper before the colonists set
sail from England. The capital was
laid out upon a surveyors drawing
board, and all that remained to do on
landing was to find a fiat piece of
ground on which to drive the stakes.
Adelaide is composed of four areas, a
mile in each dimension, these areas
being parted by two streets of noble
width. Quite around the city extends
a park land a mile in width, and this
is maintained as a perpetual reserve
upon which the only Entertainments
are such wholly public establishments
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

! the wound. But they must be re-mois-
tened many times a day as a rule.
The moist compress is simply a
cleanly, modern, aseptic poultice. IT
will accomplish all and more than
any kind of poultice, no matter whose
grandmother recommends the poul-
tice.
Manufacturers of canned mud will
tell you that there is some myster-
ious 'osnotic" influence abo:it canned
mud, derived perhaps from the pleas
ant odors mixed with the mud, but
don't believe everything you read in
a circular.
Questions and Answers.
ID. w. inquiries: Is there any, inter
nal cure for catarrh of the head?
Reply.
No.
Miss A. J. asks: Please state
whether delatone Injuries the skin.
Reply.
Sometimes this worthless nostrum
causes severe irritation of the skin.
X. V. G. asks: Please explain the
nature of Intestinal indigestion"
Reply.
intestinal indigestion" is a suppo-
sltious disturbance of the digestive
process IN tho bowel. where the most
important stage of normal digestion is
completed In practice, however, we
call it intestinal indigestion" when
we are not yet ready TO declare that
the appendix, the galI-sac, or other is
at fault
y. G. W. asks: % What Is tbs cause
OF the jaw cracking when one masti-
Gates? (2) What causes difficult
breathing from SO minutes to 1-2 hour
after eating?
Reply.
~ Unequal use of the muscles OF
mastication as from loss of teeth on
one side of jaw. Also infiammatory
reactions may leave a cracking in the
joint OF the jawbone. (2) This cues
ton can be answered for you only by
personal medical adviser
Sensible Mother SKIS: Is there real
" any danger in kissing children?
Reply.
res. because the person who infilcts
20 kiss on the child may be a carrier |
Of pneumonia. diphtheria or tuberculo- |
SIS germs though in good health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Drady,M.D.
Virtues of the Moist Compress.

The great objection to poultices,
either the good old-fashioned fiaxseed
meal poutices or the bread crumb poul-
trice, or the canned mud of modern
pharmacy, is that they are dirty. They
are dirty in a double sense; they leave
the skin soiled with visible dirt, and
they encourage the growth of the in
visible dirt-microbes. AS the sole
recruitment in the treatment of most
wounds and surface injuries is abso-
lutte cleanliness. We must apply moth
ing that will make cleanliness i'm
possible.
Now the virtues of a poultice are
simply warmth and moisture, and
these virtues are fulfilled by fiaxseed
meal poultice better than by any 9th
er, as has been proved by careful scien-
tific tests But fiaxseed meal and most
of the poultice materials also furn-
ish good food for sick microbes, and
that is surely a bad policy.
The Why and the Wherefore.
Warmth and moisture applied to
an inflamed or injured part tend to re-
lieve pain. ANY one who has suffered
with a boil or a carbuncle knows that
this is true. The warmth relaxes the
tissues, and the moisture relieves the
tension and sense of fullness in an in
famed or congested area. OF course
tho poultice must be very large and
frequently chSnged; a little dab the
size of a dollar is foolish.
The hot, moist compress supplies
the virtues of a poultice without the
undesirable part. II sterile gauze or
cheesecloth or soft muslin is used, and
the water or ether liquid with which
IL is moistened is also sterile, then
there Will be no encouragement of
germ life in the wound.
The moist gauze also has a great
absorptive capacity than dry gauge. and
is therefore preferable for a discharg-
ing wound. II It is deemed necessary
some antiseptic may be used in the
water with which the gauze is moist
ened. though generally a normal salt
Cteaspoonful table salt in
each pint of boiled water) is suffi-
cient and best
How TO Apply the Compress.
Moist congresses should be gen
srous In size-the larger the better
They may be covered with oiled silk
Or oiled paper TO prevent too rapid
They should be changed |
1nly often enough 10 prevent accu- |
mutation OF Irritating discharges next |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

I mentioned above, in descriptive ar
ticle in a recent issue of the Monthly
Bulletin of the Pan American Union
Edward Albes writes:
The building is on the Avenida de
Mayo, not far from the Plaza, and Is
said to have cost over 100000. In
addition to the newspaper plant the
owners of La Prensa (The Press)
maintain at their own expense rree
medical dispensary, an able physician
and assistants who prescribe Tor anu
attend charity patients; a law ONCE
where the poor may go for free legal
advice; a free library; and a free EN-
ployment agency. A large concert
hall. beautifully decorated with paint
ings and frescoes, is maintained Tor us
staff OF employees, who also nave
gymnasium and a private restaurant.
Finally a suite of rooms is maintained,
consisting of a banquet hall, smoking
room. ladies' boudoir, reception room,
and sumptuously furnished bedrooms,
for the accommodation of distinguish
ed visitors from foreign countries as
guests of the nation in general and of
La Prensa in particular. These apart
menIS are NOT luLtIlOi III NAASAA AN- 1850
ings and artistic decoration to many OF
the renowned palaces of European 10Y
atty. Incidently the paper claims 10
have the most extensive foreign news
service of any paper in the world.
1.-The Aenida de Mayo is unques-
tionably one of the greatest thorough
fares in the world. 1t is about 12O
feet wide and nearly mile and half
long, extending from the Plaza de
Mayo at the lower end to the new
plaza in front of the capitol at the
upper. Along the middle, suspended
from ornamental iron posts, is a dou-
BILE row of arc lights, and on each side
near the curb of the 20-foot sidewalks
is a row of fine trees extending the
entire length of the street. The main
feature which strikes the stranger,
however, Is the uniformity in height,
and the fine architecture of the build
ings. The municipal government Of
fers an annual prize for the most ar
tistic building erected on the several
business streets, and supplements this
prize by exempting the building from
taxation for a certain number of years.
Again, under the building regulations
each new structure must harmonic
in architecture, height and material
with its neighbors. Thus no one and
two story cheap building are found
to mar the general effect on the Aven-
ida"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
To the Voters of the
Fourteenth District

AS your congressman, have been
on the Job every minute, answering
practically every roll call.
have endeaVored TO conscientious
iy serve my district and my party, SO
that the voters who elected me would
not have to apologize for having done
so.
am now a candidate for renomina-
ton, subject to the will of the demo-
cratic voters to be expressed at the
primaries on Sept. 9Th, and will deep
ly appreciate il If you will take care
of my interests while I remain here at
my post Of duty and take care of yours,
which il is my duty to do, especially in
view of present existing conditions
throughout the world, which may at
any moment require emergency Iegis-
IatIon for the welfare Of our own coun-
try. Under these unusual circum-
stances, will be especially grateful
for any acts my friends may take in
my behalf.
CLYDE H. TAVENNER,
U. S. Capitol,
Washington, D. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
a Stubborn Brute

''My husband is one of the most
stubborn men IN the world"
He can't be more stubborn than
mine"
"Oh, yes, I'm sure he must be. Yes
terday I had an engagement to meet
him at three o'clock"
"Yes?"
We'll, It was nearly 4:30 when
got there, and he won't admit yet
that the rest he got while he was wait
ing did him good"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
NOT A CANINE MYTH.

dogs Of war IS not a mere meta
phor; in the middle ages mastiffs were
used as aux -Haries in attack. and were
equipped with mail studded with
spikes ind scythes. so that they could
even attack cavalry. Henry VIII. Of
fered King Charles V. Of Spain 10000
men and 1000 war dogs TO fight against
France OF late, to a certain extent.
use has been found for dogs in the
army 70 aid sentries in detecting the
presence OF an enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Her Mind Relieved.

DO you think" asked the sweet
June bride, you will ever grow weary
OF me?'
"Of course, never SHALL" the bride
groom eagerly replied.
But shall not always be as young
and beautiful as I am now
You will always look young and
beautiful to me, darling"
I'm so glad TO hear you say that. If
you hadn't I should have worried
awfully. All my married friends have
told me that their husbands said 1t to
them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

While the New York stock exchange
is closed tighter than drum, there
would appear at first blush to be dan
ger that we editors would find our idle
funds piling up with uncomfortable ra-
pidity, says the Ohio State Journal,
but We suppose there viii still be oc-
casional opportunities to invest in ap-
pie orchards in distant and unknown
chimes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Sure Thing.

Sure Thing.
When lovely woman stoops to folly
And gets the man she tries to KILL
Tho Jury soothes her melancholy
And sends her into vaudeville.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
And then as one we flock to see her.
Who cannot sing or dance bit,
But, cause the Jury wished to free her,
Upon the stage has made a hit
Birmingham Age-Herald-
But this will all be changed, my brothers
Whom women get 10 trying cases;
Our wives. our sisters apd our mothers
VIII sock IL to the "angsl faces!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

Since the first Of January the shrink
age in stock values Of our leading
American securities exceeds $1,000
100000. and yet the earning capacity
of the stocks. with perhaps u dozen
notable exceptions, has not materially
changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Others Barred Out.

She is his second wife, Isn't she -
mo, think she is his fifth. Why
did you think she Was the second?"
For no particular reason, except
that he has a picture of another wom-
an over his desk In his dem"
That is a picture OF his third WIFE
She happened 20 die"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
Aug. z in American
History.

l195-Joseph Rodman Drake. poeG.
born; died 1920.
lS64-Federal cavalry led by General
w. w. Averell defeated mounted
Confederat,.s under General J. A.
MeCausland and General Bradley
Il. Johnson at Mooreield, W. Va
General +. III. Sheridan arrived III
the Shenandoah valley to lead the
Federal campaign against Juoa'
Early.
1S9S-Spain accepted the terms OF
peace imposed by the United States
ALI the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
USELESS.

why don't you
make up your
mind to cease per-
hitting your wife
to henpeck your"
az have made It
up half a dozen
tim Q 8, ut it
doesn't seem to do
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
TactfuI.

when you look at me. my dear.
your eyes always have a stupid ex-
preston"
That is without doubt. my dear. be-
cause they always reflect your ador-
able image."-Paris Pages FolIies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

as government house. parliament
house and botanic gardens on the
north terrace, the remainder being
maintained as park and recreation
grounds-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
The Gallant

Judge-The lady from whom you
waive her demand for punishment if
you will now ask her pardon and ex-
press your regret for what has hap
pened.
Gentlemen Ito the offended LADY,
Yes. am willing to beg your pardon.
But to regret that l gave you the kiss,
dear madam, that 1 cannot!
Americans carry s34,OOO,OOO.OOO in
life insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

Wait TIL the American beef trust
raises the price Of beef because of
the demand created by the foreign
conflict" and then Well have some
thing really doing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

Old leather material. which hnds
its way into the waste pile. is extreme
~ valuable and returns 10 our homes
In may other shapes. IL is soaked in
water 10 remove the dirt, all the nails
and threads are picked out. and the
leather is reduced to a thick pulp,
from which wall papers, screens. eac..
are made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

Sinking ships and puncturing aero
planes seems TO be the favOrite amuse-
ments OF some OF the European war
correspondents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

After getting an idea Of what a real
war is like. Americans are thankful
that they have q president who could
not be bullied into q war with Mexico.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
SkeptIclem.

The man who thinks he can by
knocking on wood keep OFF trouble
would probably scoff II he were told
that he could by ''shooing" II cause
water to run up hill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

The glad times of the county faiI
and country picnic are with US in album
dance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

The present is an excellent time for
the American traveller to see his own
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

The crown prince Of Germany is said
to ride a French horse with a Japan
csc name
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07
U. S. Capitol,
Washington, D. C

Out in Kansas the women appear to
vote about as the men do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

Meanwhile, who remembers the fuss
between Austria and Servia?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

TERMS-Ten cents per week by car
rier. IN Rock Island; SIS PC year by mail
In advance.
Complaints OF delivery service should
be made to the circulation department
which should also be notified IN every
instance where ~ ts desired to have
paper discontinued. as carriers have no
authority IN the premises.
All communications oC arEumentaeivs
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles VIII be printed
ever fictitious signatures.
Telephones IN all departments. Cen
trail Union. Rock Island I45. has and
aI45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

any good at all. She refuses to con-
| cede that have a mind"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-07

All the news all the time-The Argus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
OYSTER NOT GOOD FOR ALL
Many Stomachs to Which II Is Not a
Welcome Visitor, According
to Physician.

1t Is popularity supposed that the
oyster digests himself in the human
stomach owing to the great size of the
liver. which is crushed as mastica.
ton begins and Is thought to digest
the mollusk itself. As the oyster,
moreover, contains some ten per cent.
of extremely assimilation protein, to-
gether with phosphorized fats and
glycogen, it has always been freely ad-
ministered to convalescents, while
dyspeptic bons vivants have never
hesitated to eat it abundantly.
Doctor Prom expresses the opinion
that the oyster may be allowed,
therefore, to those dyspeptics whose
gastric functions are deficient, in
anorexla, gastric atony, ulcer and in.
cipient cancer, and to convalescents
from acute disease, as 1t is likely to
improve the appetite and to excite the
stomach to increased motor and chem
ical activity.
But to the large number of dyspep-
tics whose stomachs are hyperacid or
representative Doctor Prom would
forbid the oyster as we'll as all other
stimulating foods. In many of these
dyspeptics the gastric secretion is al
ready sufficient, and 1t is unnecessary
and unwise to increase 1t.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
SIGN PAINTERS DAUB COWS
Eyed Menagcrie-Four of the
Animals Died.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Four dead
COWS have convinced a gang of Phila-
delphia sign painters, at work in
field near this city, that 1t takes more
than bucket of paint and meek and
lowly bossy to create the swift and
nervous ZEBRA" and gay and festive
hyena," or the "cruel and cunning
leopard" Incidentally, the four prac-
tical jokers may spend considerable
time in jail as a result Of their limo
cent" amusement.
For the fun of IT, as the painters
expressed it, they cornered five cattle
Paint of various hues was used upon
the unsuspecting herd and when the
painters completed their work, a
comical menagerie galloped about the
field
The painters screeched with laugh
ter at the antics of the animals az
they kicked furiously and beloved I'm
terror at sight Of each other They
ran about until exhausted. When the
paint drying commenced to annoy the
cows they administered thorough
tongue wash and as a result three
died, another was shot and the fifth
was made very sick.
A veterinarian performed a post
norton. Lead poisoning was his yer.
dict.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
CHAPTER xxi.
Remuneration.

On the third day after the singular
trial Of Hetty Castleton in Sara's IL
brary. young Mrs. Wrandall's motor
drew up in front of lofty office build
ing in lower Broadway; it's owner
stepped down from the limousine and
entered the building. A few moments
later she walked briskly into the
splendid offices of Wrandall & Co.,
private bankers and steamship-own-
ers. The clerks in the outer Offices
stared for a moment in significant
surprise, and then bowed respectfully
to the beautiful silent partner in the
great concern.
1t was the first time she had been
seen in the Offices since the tragic
event that had served to make her a
member Of the firm. A boy at the in
formation desk, somewhat impressed
by her beauty and the trim elegance
Of her long black broad-tail coat, to
say nothing of the dark eyes that
shone through the narrow veil. forgot
the dignity Of his office and went so
far as to politely ask her who she
wanted to see and what name,
please"
The senior clerk rushed forward
and transfixed the new boy with a
glare.
"A new boy, Mrs. wrandan." he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

DIDN'T READ ALL THE SIGNS
Amateur SIeuth Should Have Noticed
That His Victim Was Man Of
Quick Temper.

The one was young man with the
light of ambition to be a detective
shining in his eyes; the other mid
dle-aged man, who was reading a news
paper.
Great man, wasn't he?" queried
the young man at last.
''Who?" asked the other as he looked
up.
Sherlock Holmes"
$50 I've heard"
But there are Others" continued
the young man as smile OF self-satis-
faction lighted up his face.
yes"
For instance, you are bookkeeper.
/ can tell by the ink stain on your
fingers. You are a careless man in
money matters. as that dollar peeping
out Of your change pocket clearly
proves"
Anything more!" asked the man
with the paper.
You were brought up In the coun-
try, as your bow legs tell at glance
You are something of sport, as / as
sured myself when saw you reading
that article about Corbett From the
way you cock your eye / should be
willing to bet that you are fond of the
ballet and always have front seat"
is that all?"
That's about all, and I'd like to
know if have hit you OFF,"
IF that is all, then let me tell you
something. You are an acrobat"
"Acrobat!-ha! ha! ha! What makes
you think that?"
Because" said the other, as he
seized him by the neck and knee and
carried him out to the platform; be
cause you take such beautiful tum-
BILE to yourself"
And he lifted him up and gave him
a heave which landed him in the mud
and left him sprawling over half
block.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Island Paradise Of Birds.

On one little island in Gatun lake,
formerly known as Lion Hill, before
the impounded waters of the Chagres
river isolated it from the rest of the
Canal Zone, are more species of birds
than in any one locality in the west
ern hemisphere. e. A. Goldman of the
biological survey, department of agri-
culture, in two short collecting trips
to Panama has procured about 300
different species, and 1t is estimated
that larger variety is to be found
within the limits Of the Canal Zone
than in any one state in the United
States-about 900.
In the neighborhood of Gatun, at the
Atlantic entrance of the Canal Zone,
no less than $50 species have been
found.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21


about the Office. The clerk busted an
easy chair and threw open the long
unused desk near the window.
"We are very glad to see you here.
madam" he said. This room hasn't
been used much, as you may observe.
Is there anything can do for you?"
She continued her critical survey Of
the room. Nothing had been changed
since the days when she used to visit
her husband here on occasions of rare
social Importance: such as calling to
take him out to luncheon, or to see
that he got safely home on rainy after
Moons. The big picture Of steamship
still hung on the wall across the room
Her own photograph. in silver frame
stood in one of the recesses of the
desk. She observed that there was
a clean white blotter there, too; but
the ink wells appeared to be empty,
if she was to Judge by the look Of
chagrin on the clerks face as he in
spected them. Photographs of polo
scenes In which Wrandall was a prom
inent figure, hung about the walls,
with two or three pictures of his favor
tie ponies, and one of a ragged gypsy
girl with wonderful eyes. carrying a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
c11uRG1Z /2z2 6/ GIO0C

made haste to explain To the new
boys surprise. the visitor was con-
Quoted with much bowling and scrap
ing into the private offices, where no
one ventured except by special edict
of the powers.
who was it?" he asked, In some
awe, of veteran stenographer who
came up and sneered at him.
Mrs. Challis Wrandall you little
simpleton." said she, and for once he
failed to snap back.
1t Is OF record that for nearly two
whole days, he was polite to every Wis
itor who approached him and was
generally worth his salt.
Sara found herself in the close lit
tie room that once had been her hus-
bands, but was now scrupulously held
in reserve for her own use. Rather a
waste of space, she felt as she looked