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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

| The primary effect of exposure to
severe cold air. water or ground is
stimulating The pulse increases in
! frequency; the blood-pressure rises;
the circulation becomes brisk; the
breathing is deeper. Hence you feel
braced and strengthened. II you have
coryza, or pneumonia, or tubercul-
osis. or diphtheria, or any other char
acteristic indoor. house disease, you
| improve. The beneficent influence of
such stimulation lies in the important
fact that, unlike most stimulation.
there seems to be no depression fol-
lowing it. What you have you hold.
Cold seems to be an ideal tonic.
But We must reluctantly admit that
prolonged exposure under unfavorable
conditions beyond the control of his
friends, is liable to make him ill-to
bring upon him the one ailment he
can acquire from exposure, namely,
frostbite.
The mildest frostbite is called chill
blain. The severest is death by freez-
ing.
In either case the first sign IS numb
ness and tingling. limited to the soles
OF the IeeI III ITOStDltes IelI all over
the body in freezing. II the exposure
continues, the next sign is loss of
sensation OF cold in frostbite, and loss
OF general sensation or a drowsiness in
freezing to death. This is due to inter
ference with the local or general cir
culation.
First Aid for Frostbite.
Chilblain is identical with a burn
OF the skin. II mild IL itches and
burns. looks red. and disappears in
a few hours If bathed in a simple
astringent wash, like a pinch OF alum
in warm water. then dried, and pow
dered with simple talcum
II blisters rise. they should be left
alone until the patient must get on
his feet. Then the blisters should
be opened with a sterile needle, the
part freely bathed with warm water
recently boiled the skin dried with
clean towel. and powdered over
freely with talcum or boric acid
powder containing about one part
of salicylic acid powder to ten OF
the other. Then a pair of clean
stockings. white. black or coIored. !
Colored stockings are as safe as
white ones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

Ella-You say she has driven two
men insane? Behaves. She Tilted
one. Ella-What about the other?
Bella-She married him. - Cornell
Widow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

The contribution of 100000 10 = :
cause of votes for women at ole N N
ing in Carnegie hall, New ios s',,;o,
other night-no separate contr,O S"a-
70 the sum being more thah Ito,
was an extraordinary demons .,os
Of enthusiasm and determinatlon =
eloquent in itself as well as mime
the war chests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
Where the Emergency ReUenue
Tax Hits

special
ending &c. 1915 payable curing the cn
ndwibe
Collector H. follows;
aIax
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
Bakers Settle War.

August Werrenbrecht, a baker In
the Rash restaurant has received a
letter from an uncle in Germany who
declares that about all the war news
published in the papers is untrue, and
says that the Germans and Austrians
have won about SO per cent of all the
battles fought. Both the bakers at
Mr.. Raish's are enthusiastic support
ers of the Fatherland and fully be-
lieve that Germany will be victorious
in the end, and will utterly crush the
allies although they say it will take
until the beginning of 1911. to do it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
When White Was a Kid.

In an article in Thursdays Gazette
describing this affiant, he was made
to describe himself at 16 as covered
with dimples. That was the printers
idea. We wrote it pimples. We have
never been a ten thousand dollar
beauty. but If anything We had less
pulchritude in our adolescence than
now. freckle-faced. long-necked.
milk-eyed, splay-footed boy. with a
face that looked like a hamburger
steak garnished with red quilts from
the fretful porcupine-that was the
way the editor OF the Gazette looked
thirty years ago, when he boarded
with Mr.. Jones on Constitution street
and Fourth avenue.
ADD theatrical news: Chicago has
inaugurated a war against the sale of
over ripe eggs.
THE kaiser. after cropping the ends
OF that fierce moustache, really looks
the part of the peace-loving lord that
his subjects claim him to be.
MOTHERS clubs, 1t appears, do not
thrive in those communities where
large families are the rule
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

AN advertiser in a Rockford, ILL.,, pa
per wants a good, sound driving
horse, fearless of nothing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
Another Featcher Act

Chicago theatrical booking agent
has received the following:
Dear Friend: Can YOU Arrange to
Play the above act, on Your Time,
Hippdrome, st. Louis. Kansas City, at
The Rate S125.00 Per Week, WITCH is
absutely a Featcher act for any house.
This act is a Spectacular Scenic Con-
tortionists, act, and My Opening is
that of two allagators, with all Elec-
trio Effects, Carrying Our Owen
Lamps, also effects, WITCH Makes a
Beautiful act, and We carry a Com
plete Setting, or The Everglades, of
Florida, WITCH Has been Prove by
Press and Public, to be one of the
most Relastic. acts of its Kind Now
Before the Public.
GEORGE Washington it was who
observed: ITO be prepared for war
is one of the most effectual means of
preserving peace" And we all have
been taught to believe that George
never told a fib.
THERE can be. no further doubt as
to which side Lisbon's sympathies
are on. One of the city's streets has
just been named Joffre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

CONTEMPORARY asks as Chris
tianity a failure?" Not at all. But
numerous Christians are.
THE head writer's see fresh compli-
cations ahead in the event anything
serious happens to General Rennen-
kampf
ABOUT the severest punishment
Uncle Sam could visit upon the Turk
is to refuse to buy any more of his
rugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

New York city Is said to nave !,
than fifty known lepers i"-
large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

MISS Frost, an Illinois girl. has just
married q southerner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
Press Agent in Family?

Press Agent in Family?
(Maquoketa, Iowa, Excelsior-Record }
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Anderson, Jr
and son, Howard, visited Louie Ander.
son, Sr., Sunday.
Fred Klemma called on Louie An.
derson, iSr., Sunday.
Louie Anderson, Jr., hauled hogs
to Spragueville, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Anderson. Jr.,
and son, Howard, were Maquoketa
shoppers Thursday.
Miss Mary Anderson visited in Ma
quoketa Thursday
Miss Mary Anderson spent Friday
afternoon with her friend. Miss Lib
bic Haylock.
EMPEROR Franz Joseph has SUBJ
scribed $1.000,0 900 to the Austrian war
fund. Just like that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
Probably So

Probably So.
| notice that the Russians have
reQuisitioned one of the Singer fac
tories. Do you suppose the car is
planning to sew up the enemy?
c. F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
They Usually Do.


There are three theatre troupes in
Morrison at the present time. Through
some mistake they happened to get
here owing to wrong billing The
troupes are Paid in Full" Don't Lie
to Your Wife" and MARY, Mary" The
members of the troupes had hard
times finding any place to eat
FURTHER evidence of returning
prosperity is the announcement that
the American Federation of Labor has
given another tilt to the salaries of
its officers.
THIS was credited to the president
of the corn products trust at a fed
eral hearing in Chicago: 1--WE must
sell at price sufficiently low that our
competitor will not be happy in his
business" In other words, keep swat
ting the competitor until he succumbs
Then let the public pay the arbitrary
price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

Any specialist who claims TO be
expert in all diseases of men. women
and children is crook. Any doctor
who commands the confidence of his
public does not have to visit other
towns to fish for practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

Sub-Lieutenant inquiries: How can
| go about learning whether | have
Bright's disease? I was rejected for
life Insurance, on the urine test I am
"A years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

Have a single specimen analysed
chemically and microscopically. and a
24-hour specimen chemically.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19

II. r. o. writes: Will you please
tell me whether -. the special.
list who comes TO the Hotel
each second week, il a reliable man?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13
INNOCENT OF THAT ANYWAY
One Form Of Interference, and the
Most Harmful, Of Which Youth
Was Not Guilty.

All horsemen know that a horse
that interferes-that is, hits the ankle
of one foot with the shoe of the other
foot-suffers greatly. While a human
being with the same habit may not
suffer much physically, yet he is likely
to be sensitive about it.
Bion Talmage had this unfortunate
habit. As Caleb Peaslee remarked
upon one occasion, "Bion sounds more
like q procession than he does like the
man walking" And when you listened
to the sturdy thumps of his shoes, and
the entirely different sounds made
when he hit his ankles, Caleb did not
seem so far wrong, after all.
Among his neighbors these com
ments did not rankle, but when Bion
was crossing Kenduskeag bridge, in
Bangor, and an idler saw fit to re.
mark upon his peculiarly, Bion's re.
sentiment was swift-and pointed.
Bion had passed the ~idler-ciump.
whacketyi clump-whacketyl when
the latter called after him:
Say, mister. you interfere a little.
don't your" gr pf gf.a Y
Bion turned and fixed the question,
Ter with an, agate eye stf,stt w leu.~a
Not with other folks business.
don't" he returned; succinctly.-
Youths Companion
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

i've or more weeks, can be arranged to suit the spare time and convenience
of each group of people. ~
The courses to be offered at first are poultry raising, fruit growing, sons,
cheese manufacturing, dairying, butter making, and farm bookkeeping; III
for the women especially courses in the preparation, cooking and ueo oil
vegetable and cereal foods. The department will supply lectures and lantern
slides covering these subjects, and the states which have agreed to cooperate
In the plan will lend to each group laboratory and cooking apparatus valued
at 800 and a reference library The textbooks and lectures will be made
SO complete that each group can safely appoint one of its members as study
leader to direct the work of the course
When a group has decided to take up the work. the state which o.
operates sends an agent with the departments representative to organize a
sample class and assist the leader whom they elect in laying out the work
and in showing him the best methods of procedure. The classes commonly
are held from eight to twelve in the morning and from one to four in the
afternoon, two or. three days each week The sessions are not held every
day. so that the members will have time to attend to their farm duties in
between the sessions as well as before and after the instruction period. The
classes meet commonly at the most convenient farmhouse, During the morn
Quoted and the women who have elected to take the domestic science courses
have practical lessons in cooking.
AS soon as a class is established, the state organizer withdraws to start
a class in some other district The work thereafter is left in charge of the
leader, who receives assistance by mail from the college or the department in
carrying on the work. f
As there is no regularly paid instructor, classes can be carried on all
over the state az rapidly is the college organizer can visit the groups, an
as quickly as the laboratory sets supplied the college become available.
The local leader will preside during the reading of the lectures and refer
ences, for which full texts and lantern slides are supplied by the department,
He will also be responsible for the laboratory equipment. Every one who
completes the course will receive a certificate from the state college.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

can't ask US any questions. Get hin
so mad he won't talk-then it'll be a
fair fight and none OF this snake-in-the-
grass business"
Yes. but don't put it on him." pro-
tested De Lancey. Let him be
friendly for a while, If he wants to-"
Cant be friends" said Bud lacon-
icalIy; I'VE jumped his claim"
Maybe he doesn't want it." sug-
gested Phil hopefully. Hes dropped
a lot of money on it,"
You bet he wants it," returned
Hooker, with conviction. I'm going
to camp out there-the old boy is
liable to jump u.s."
Jaw, you're crazy, Bud!" cried Phil;
but Hooker only smiled.
you know what happened to Kru-
ger" he answered. "TTl tell you what,
we got to keep our eye open around
here"
They rode on to the mine, which
was only about five miles from For
tuna, without discussing the matter
further; for, while Phil had generally
been the leader, in this particular case
Kruger had put Bud in charge, and
he seemed determined to have his
way SO far as Aragon was concerned.
In the ordering of supplies and the
laying out of development work he
deferred to Phil in everything, but for
tactics he preferred his own judgment.
1t was by instinct rather than rea-
son that he chose to fight, and people
who follow their instincts are hard to
change. So they put in the day in
making careful measurements, &C.
cording to the memoranda that Kru-
ger had given them; having satisfied
themselves as to the approximate
locality Of the lost vein, they turned
back again toward town with their
heads full of cunning schemes.
Since it was the pleasure Of the
Senior Aragon to make war on all
who entered his preserves, they check
mated any attempt on his part to
locate the lead by driving stakes to
the north Of their ledge; and, still fur
Their to throw him off, they decided to
mark time for a while by doing dead
work on a cut. Such an approach
would be needed to reach the mouth
of their tunnel.
At the same time 1t would give
steady employment to Mendez and
keep him under their eye, and as soon
as Aragon showed his hand they could
make out their final papers in peace
and send them to the City of Mexico.
And not until those final papers
were recorded and the transfer duly
made would they so much as stick
a pick into the hillside or show a
lump of quartz.
But for a Spanish gentleman, sup
posed to be all supple curves and sinu-
Gus advance, Don Cipriano turned out
somewhat of a surprise, for when they
rode back through his narrow street
again he met them %squarely in the
road and called them to a halt.
"By what right, gentlemen" he de-
manded in a voice tremulous with
rage by what right do you take
possession Of my mine, upon which
have paid the taxes all these years,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

and conspire with that rogue, Cruz
Mendez, to cheat me out Of it? 1t
is mine, l tell you, no matter what the
agente mineral may say, and"
Your mine, nothing!" broke in
Hooker scornfully, speaking in the
ungrammatical border-Mexican Of the
cowboys. I'VE meet one Mexican
he shows us the mine-that is all. The
expert of the mining agent says 1t is
vacant-we take it. Stawano!"
He waved the matter aside with
masterful Indifference. and Aragon
burst into a torrent of excited Span
ish.
Very likely, very likely" comment
ed Bud dryly, without listening to a
word: Isl, senior, 70 pienso!"
A wave Of fury swept owe the Span
iard's face at this gibe and he turned
suddenly to De Lancey. 9
"Senor," he said, you seem to be a
gentleman. Perhaps you will listen to
me. This mine upon which you are
working is mine. l have held 1t for
years, seeking for the lost vein of the
old padres. Then the rebels came
sweeping through the land. They stole
my horses, they drove off my cattle,
they frightened my workmen from the
mine. / was compelled to f1ee--myself
and my family-to keep from being
held for ransom. Now you do me the
great injustice to seize my mine!"
"Ah, no. senor.' protested De Ian
cey, waving his finger politely for 81.
lence, "you are mistaken. We have
inquired about this mine and it has
been vacant for some time. There is
no vein-no gold. Anyone who wished
could take ii. While we were pros.
pecting we met this poor ~one-eyed
man and he has taken out a permit
to explore 1t. So We are going to dig
that is all"
"But, senorl" burst out Aragon-and
he voiced his rabid protests again,
while sudden faces appeared in the
windows and ~wide-eyed poems stood
gawking in q crowd. De Lancey wal
equally firm, though he glimpsed fol
the first time the adorable face OF La
Gracia as she stared at him from be
hind the bars.
mo, senor,' he said, you are mis-
taken. The land was declared forfei,
for non-payment Of taxes by the min
lister Of Fomento and thrown per
for location. We have located it--that
Is all"
| Gro RE coNT1NuEDl
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13
DUE TO CHANCE DISCOVERY
Scotch Boy Picked Up Piece of Ore
That Led to Development Of
Rich Copper Mine.

The chance discovery some years
ago by a boy of a piece of copper
bearing ore led to the opening up of
a very promising copper mine on the
estate Of Otter, in Argyllshire, Scot.
land.
Struck by the appearance OF the
ore, the boy kept it two years, when
he showed it to Mr.. ]. S. Taylor, a
mining expert, in Glasgow. Mr.. Tay-
Tor p%rospected the district, and three
rich lodes were opened. "The Murder
Lode" has proved to be by far the
richest, and the field was selected for
exploration because 1t was known that
no matter how heavily 1t was MANFRED
no grass or crop could be got to grow
there.
The picturesque name arose through
a local tradition that q curse lay on
the field because 1t had been the scene
Of a fight to the death between two
women. The real reason for its bar
renness was found to be the presence
Of poisonous copper salts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

be rich, they pulled a long face and
claimed that they ought to be paid
more. Now if"
"Ah, no, senor!" clamored Mendez,
holding up his hand in protest; Il am
a poor man, but l am honest. Only
give me the hundred dollars"
Not a dollar do you get!" cried De
Lancey sternly; mot a dollar-until
YOU turn over the concession to the
mine. And if you play us false"-he
paused impressively-"cuidado, hon.
bre-look out!"
Once more Cruz Mendez protested
his honesty and his fidelity to any
trust, but De Lancey silenced him i'm.
patiently.
Enough, hombre!" he said. Words
are nothing to us. Do you see my
friend over there?" He pointed to
Bud, who, huge and dominating
against the sky line, sat toying with
his pistol. "Buen'! He is a cowboy,
sabe? A Texan! You know the Te-
janos, Ell? They do not like Next
cans But my friend there, he likes
Mexicans-when they are honest. If
not-no! Hey, Bud" he called in
English, what would you do to this
fellow if he beat us out of the miner"
Bud turned upon them with a slow,
good-natured smile.
"Oh, nothing much he answered,
putting up his gun; and the deep
rumble of his voice struck fear into
the old mans heart.
Phil laughed and looked grimly at
Mendez while he delivered his ulti,
matum.
very well, my friend" he said. 1--WE
will stay and look at this mine. II
we think it is good we will take you
to the mining agent and get a permit
to dig. For sixty days we will dig, and
IL we find nothing we will pay you
fifty dollars, anyway. If we find the
ledge we will give you a hundred dol
lars. All right?"
ISL, senior, 81, senor!" cried Mendez
zone hundred dollars!"
when you give us the papers!'
warned Phil. But remember-be
careful! The Americans do not like
men who talk. And come to the hotel
at Fortuna tomorrow-then we will lei
you know"
"And you will, buy the miner
begged Mendez, backing off with his
hat in his hand.
Perhaps" answered De Lancey
I'VE will tell you tomorrow"
"Buen'!" bowed Mendez; "and many
thanksl"
1T is nothing" replied De Lancey
politely. and then with a crooked
smile he gazed after the old man al
he went hurrytng off down the canyon
WELL" he observed, Il guess we've
got Mr.. Mendez started Just abou
right-what? Now IL we can keel
him without the price of a drink unit
we get u papers we stand d chanc'
to win"
That's right" said Bud; "but
wish he had two good eyes. ! knowe'
a one-eyed Mex up In Arizona and HI
was sure q thieying son Of . goat"
Il N. NHT.FIF ~ NLAN- LN.U VI NH
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

watermelon. HIS main interest in life was the ponies, and such impedimenta
as clothing and learning were regarded contemptuously as useless incum-
brances. TO enjoy the present moment was hs only MOTIF.
The Washington woman stood looking over the waves n WHARF ~ HIN
hill on the opposite shore showed the white porhes Of Mount Vernon
Did you ever hear of George Washington, vrgiI?" asked the Iav 4
she watched q whole banana disappear down that personages throat
Virgil dug his toe in the dirt looked around appeanngy at the rest Of
the children, then burted out:
Nom, / amt ever heard err no George Washington. ,cepHn, uness vmu
means my uncle, George Washington, what ibes down dc road 4 piecep
such Is fame-and IN the very shadow Of the vine and Az tree az M
Father Of His Country.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

BuJuITU ID We old " an u
thor1ty, who asked lot to be Quoted, that to the best of his impression there
were no holidays, etc. AH3t G 4
Still cHngfng to her faith in a nauonlegalzed Fourth, the young woman
called up a second newspaper to learn from the voice at the other end of
the wire that the head of the information bureau was out for an hour. but IL
she couldn't wait that long she had better call up-a third newspaper.
So she phoned to the third newspaper, to be cheered with the prompt
assurance that there ar at least five national hondays
In this conflict Of opinions, and not being able to get the state DEPART
ment or the attorney generals once-both closed July 4-the young woman
rang up President Wilson ~ 800
She was told that the White House did not know. but that IS OF as the
information could be obtained she would be called up which was done within
the hour. And that settled it,
1--WE have no national holidays in the United States"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-08-13

Before the plumber knew what was happening the guests had entered the
dining room, chairs were drawn up, and he suddenly found himself hemmed
in by a wall in which trousers aternated with skirts
1t was a big round table, 10 he was safe from discovery from any shift
ing foot. He scratched his head and wondered what he should dc. He
looked carefully around. Neither to the right nor to the left nor between
any pair of feet was there sufficient space for him to wgge through. The
only way to get out would be to tap on some knee and-"Pardon me, please"
He didn't know much about the etiquette of formal dinner parties, but
he had a bunch that that wouldn't make a hit. He decided that there was
just one thing to do-stay where he was until the trouserand-skit wall
departed. So there he sat.
When the dinner was at last over and the guests had returned to the
drawing room the plumber craw1ed forth
E The hostess had tarred for a moment to giye a few directions 10 te
head butler. She gasped with establishment. -
The plumber explained.
Sir" said she. you are a gentleman" Then to the head butler:
say nothing" Ef #3t