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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
IMPROVEMENTS AT Y. n. c. A.

The large cornico nlorg the Tvonu.
eth and Market street sides Of tho "
NJ G s. building is being painted and
fnf IRE escapes are hoiug rcnnIrhed.
Iu The course 81 tho next few weeks
work win bo started ~ r%cnniahinr AZ
most The entire first floor of the build.
inl Tho lobby. billiard room. mems
reading room. boys fmo room and
o,hCr rooms will be- refnished.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

u makes the ideal
Sanitary Coating for
the outside and inside
Of Cement and Con
crete structures. such
az Hotels. Schools. Hos
Iifals. Ssnitariums. In
Cgstri7l Plants. Pack
Ing Houses Garages.
etc The rain fresh.
ems the outside. wash
ing away the SCOT and
dirt and the inside Tor
outsider can he scrub
bed as frequently az
necessary. as water
and sOap or I've cleanse
and brighten g.
Cement floors coated
with Watertfte are
waterproof and oil
proof Tho surface be-
comes hard and tough
and withstands very
rough usage and ire.
quort scrubbing
Watcrtite Cement
Coating o. absolutely
The best article that
has ever been produced
for coating Cement.
Concrete. SruccO. Stone
and Brick Try ~ and
put ~ 90 any test you
wish
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22

r. J Byruum % a. 10 Reece VI.
CUMMINGS. Dot 10 ln p~lcaaanton. Con
sidnratlon $40
Greenwood Cemetery company 10
Robert and William Llrelv. lot 1gg.
Cons alteration private
Deeds Of Trust.
-Four deeds Of trust we're left with
the county clerk for record Yesterday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
COUNTY COURT
Marriage Licenses.

Chester vs. Caldshauch and Rebec-
ca a Rahr. both Of this city.
Frank r Mcliutock. Of Pittsburgh.
"a. and Mary A. KillEallen. OF Nc
kce7port. Pa.
George Jaeger and Bertha Bone.
both Of Springfield. O.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-07-22
Nays Cool
Shoes for
Weather

Let US FIT YOU in footwear
suited 10 this hot weather.
Easy, flexible Shoes, Oxfords
and Pumps for every pur-
Outing. SeaShore o.
Mountain. It's just q easy 70
have foot comfort. Let rs
show you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

The false and fraudulent labelling of
medicines and mineral waters has re
Gently received a great deal of atten-
ton from the bureau OF chemistry, &C
cording TO the bureaus report for the
year ending June 80. 1914. \ large
number of instances have been found
in which impossible claims for the pre-
parations in question have been made
and in these cases steps have been
taken to compel the owners to alter
the labels. This is true of a large
number of veterinary medicines and
In particular of (so-called) cures for
hog cholera AS for mineral waters,
the position long held by the bureau.
that so-called lithia water must con-
tain enough lithia to produce an ap-
probable therapeutic effect, has now
been sustained by the supreme court
of the District of Columbia, and in con
sequence action has been taken to
enforce this ruling. Measures are be-
ing taken to prevent the exploitation
of so-called radioactive waters in
which the amount of radium is negli-
gible. Furthermore. mineral waters
to which has been added carbonic acid
gas or mineral salt, are not any more.
sou dS NATURAL OuI are properly
labeled.
In connection with the bureaus
work of food inspection, two import
ant sanitary surveys have been made
of oyster growing localities, one in
Chesapeake bay, and one in Jamaica
bay, N " Wherever these surveys re-
suited in the discovery of polluted
areas the oystermen moved their stock
to clean water and maintained it there
for a sufficient time, until all danger
to the consumer was done away with.
Altogether there were nearly 10000
samples of food and beverages collect
ed and analysed. The cooperation of
other branches of the government has
been secured for the prosecution of
cases not fully covered by the food and
drugs act. For example, in one case
connected with illegal traffic in bad
eggs, number of persons were in
dicted for conspiracy. In another case
a manufacturer of beverages received
a long prison sentence for putting
wood alcohol in his products.
In addition to this regulatory work
connected with the enforcement of
various laws, scientists of the bureau
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

examination. the successful candidate
being Walton J. Wood. In less
than two months the public defender
had 40 cases of persons accused of
felony and the civil cases averaged
over 100 a week. The public defend
er's Office has four lawyers and two
assistants.
Just what may be done by the pub
lie defenders Office to secure justice
for obscure offenders may be illustrat-
ed BY an actual case in the experience
of the Los Angeles office which is re-
lated in a recent number OF Every
body's Magazine by Campbell MacCul-
loch II was brought out that two
men accused of burglary were starv-
ing when the offense was committed,
and the public defenders Office proved
that they had made sincere efforts to
secure work and food The court did
not put any faith in the story when
il was first related. but after the facts
had been presented in full one man
was released and the other let on
with a light sentence. Had this case
been conducted in the usual manner,
the court appointing an attorney for
the men. ii is highly probable that no
rigid investigation would have been
made because of lack of funds, and
both men would have been given long
terms of imprisonment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
That Poole Story.

In his book, MY Memories" Lord
Sufield. who was considered "the very
pink and model OF fashion" sets us
right about the well known story of
Poole. the tailor, which is sometimes
attributed to the Prince OF Wales:
LAS a matter OF fact. 1t was not the
Prince Of Wales, nor was ! the witty
author OF the repartee. The true story
is that Poole went down 10 ERADICATE
park 10 visit Lord Stamgord. and on
his return he was asked by Alfred
Montgomery. the wittest man OF HIS
age. how he had enjoyed his visit and
whom he had met. We'll. sir replied
Poole. the fact Is that the company
was rather mixed But. - IL all.
my good fellow retored Montgomery.
surely you did not expect them all 10
be tailors ."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Governments Work for Properly Labeled
Drugs and Better Foods

have been carrying on important in
vestigatiors. The report makes par
| ticular mention of the study OF the
subject of potato drying. Dried POI
tatoes may be kept indefinitely Tor
stock feed and are of course much
less bulky and. therefore, less expen-
sive to transport than ordinary POI
I tatoes. This investigation Will ulti-
mately be extended to other uses for
potato products, such as the manufac-
ture of starch and glucose, in order to
encourage the production of potatoes
as a regular part in crop rotation in
sections where this could be done with
benefit.
Two new ways have also been dis
covered of utilizing surplus and Gull
apples. One is the manufacture of
apple strip by clarifying and boiling
down apple juice. The strip obtained
promises to be a welcome addition to
our diet as well as affording a new
market for the apple grower. The
other method of disposing of the sur
plus of apples is the manufacture of
concentrated cider. Hitherto the
market for cider has been limited, due
to the fact that it can only be kept
sweet a snort time anu llldl It's Duih
makes its transportation too expensive
when long distances are to be covered.
The concentrated cider ferments very
slowly when kept at low tempera-
ture. When diluted with water it has
practically the same flavor as the origi-
nal apple juice from which 1t was
made, and its condensed form makes
IL much cheaper to ship.
Considerable attention has also been
devoted to the fish industry which up
to the present time has been subject
of much less scientific study than meat
packing With the growing scarcity
of meat, however, it seems obvious
that fish will come to play more i'm
portant part in the nations food sup
ply and such questions are the best
means of storage, transportation, and
the prevention of waste deserve care
full investigation. An instance of the
value of this work is afforded by the
Maine sardine industry. AS result of
government investigation marked i'm
provement has taken place in the
quality of American sardines put up
by establishments along the coast of
that state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
His Second Thought.

politician named Blank got a
place for a clerk during one of the ses-
sions of the legislature of his state.
The clerk was very grateful. At the
end of the session he came around to
Blank and said: Mr.. Blank l want to
tell you how much l am indebted to
you for your kindness in getting me
the place ! have had. 1t meant more
to me. Mr.. Blank, than you may think.
thank you from the bottom of my
heart. Also | want to say. Mr.. Blank,
that if there ever comes a time when /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
A PUBLIC DEFENDER.

The reading public is. from time 10
time. distressed by the story OF the
man who. convicted Of a crime. has
been proved innocent Of the offense
after he had spent several years in
the penitentiary. Occasionally there
comes to light the case Of q man con
victed OF murder being proved limo
cent by the confession Of the real
murderer and set free after having
served nearly a lifetime in prison.
Once. at least, in America, a man was
sent TO the gallows for a murder he
did not commit. the real offender. a
minister. generating him in a death
bed confession.
In view OF the frequent miscarriage
OF justice in criminal matters. due es-
sentialIy TO the inability OF the pris-
oner TO secure legal defense or the
same ability as the county attorney,
the proposition OF a public defender
is being widely discussed The city
OF Los Angeles. Cal. has already tried
the experiment and with what is pro-
claimed unqualified success. The city
charter contains this section:
Upon request by the defendant or
Upon order of the court, the public
! defender shall defend. without ex-
Dense to them. all persons who are
I'lot financially able to employ counsel.
and who are charged in the superior
court with the commission or any
contempt. misdemeanor. felony or 9th
er offense He shall also upon re-
quest give counsel and advice TO such
persons in and about any charge
against them upon which he is con-
Quoting the defense. and he shall prose
cute all appeals 10 a higher court or
courts. OF any persons who have been
convicted upon any such charge.
where. in his opinion. such appeal will.
or might reasonably be expected to
result IN the reversal or modification
OF the judgment Of conviction"
The same action" says the Review
Of Reviews. also provides for prose Z
cution OF civil suits. minor actions, 1
liens for wages and the ike. In the 4
case Of persons unable 20 institute an /
action and 10 pay counsel fees in their /
own behalf. and II is provided that all I
sucn costs OF action shall be betrayed /
out OF the county treasury In the usual \
manner The frst Official TO acquire
Tue ute OF Public Defender for Los
Ahseles county was appointed I'm Jan
usTy last az result OF a civil service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Both sides seem pleased with the
results of the German naval raid on
the British coast The Germans point
TO the daring displayed by their men.
while the British say the effect will
act as a tonic TO encourage fighting
spirit among the English. II is not
often in war that things turn out this
way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

can do anything for you-anything at
all-you are to command me. l will do
anything you may ask me to do. | am
at your service"
Blank thanked the man, and he
started to go. AS he reached the door
he turned and said, "Of course, Mr..
Blank. would prefer that it should be
something honorable"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Brady.M.D.
Quinzy.

Sore throat is invariably due TO in
| lection with the germs of the much
I too common cold
When these germs get in wrong.
when they get bold enough 10 attack
| you at some poorly defended point,
you have quinsy. Simple sore throat
OF tonsilitis is the usual evidence of
an invasion by hostile microbes. But
INSTRUMENTATION of tissues
near the tonsils-is what happens
when the microbes catch you with
your outposts of duty. And then the
resulting battle between the invaders
and your exhausted or poorly equip
ped white blood cOrpuscles is called
quinsy. Quinsy always signifies dan
gerously incompetent army of defense.
Quinsy begins like ordinary folli-
cular tonsiltis, but it terminates very
much like an abscess anywhere else.
Early in the attack it looks and feels
like a very endurable case of tonsil-
tits. After a day or two, however.
your ears seem to partake of the gen
eral mobilization; your jaws become
firm and resolute; your face assumes
a pale. anxious look; and for some
reason or other you refuse to take the
most tempting nourishment. Forum
ately it hurts to talk, else you would
say things.
a Lance In Time Saves Nine.
One of the fundamental principles
OF surgery is TO give pus (matter)
exit wherever it may be found. Drain
age of an iabscess Is always the be-
ginning of the end Of the trouble. The
sooner we thrust a lance into a case
of quinsy. the more promptly will the
patient find relief Even though the
disease tends to recovery when left to |
itself, the time of recovery is uncer- |
tain; it may be five days or nine
days. A lance in time saves nine.
Yes, it hurts. of course. II hurts to 1
draw a tooth which has an abscess at /
it's root-an liberated" tooth-yet the |
hurt is endurable for the
sake of the permanent relief which
follows.
In .quinsy the use OF large. hot, moist
is advisable The com
press should be of gauze. wrung out OF
very hot water. and applied TO the
whole front of the neck Cover with
1 strip OF oiled silk or oiled paper to
Keep the clothing dry. Apply a fresh
lot compress every 90 minutes At first,
md later apply one every hour.
AS quinsy Is caused by bacterial in
ection, the subject of the disease
hould hasten Immediately To his doc
or on the first sign of a sore throat.
nd have the throat painted with a
trong disinfectant. This certainly !
Yards of many attacks. II there is
ny chronic trouble in the nose il I
must be corrected as a measure OF
reventioa. Z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Dec. 10 in Americn
History.

IS6I-Genrtg, W Sherman io'..r
the Confederate defenders O,
vannah. ia. to CONTRIB: theT nv
l9Ol-Mrs. u g Croly 'Jrnnie '""''
nored journalist and fouhde' "
Sorosis. died: born 1881
l9Il-The United States senate f''''',,
the termination of the treaty VIZ
Russia John BigelOw, author """
diplomat. died; born lSlf'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

new sort He is trying to organize
the starving Belgians so that they will
be able to purchase Iowa farms at 5000
per acre. II they will do this, he de-
clares with justifable state pride, they
need never starve again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

The French, in issuing a bottle of
champagne to each four soldiers for
their Christmas dinner. evidently do
not intend to leave an opening which
the Germans can take advantage of.
such as General Washington foresaw
when he crossed the Delaware TO trim
the Hessians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Vice Governor Martin Of the Philip
pines says the islands are useless to
the United States and he advises Civ
ing them their independence. About
all We need out yonder in the Pacific
are a few naval bases to take care of
our trade with the orient
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Winter reached these PTS. OHIO. 'uis
wk. when J. HCllowbush, our pop. doc
brought forth his ID. Boone cap, same
looking better every yr.
Hank Vollmer got all net up when
he read where N Y. paper suggest
ed he was suspected of being an agent
of the German gov. and spoke piece
in congress, replying thereto, that al
most burned holes in the wall paper.
C Rowland, who cavorted on the
b. b. lot here in seasons past. is to
engineer the White SoX for C. Com
iskey next yr., and we believe he'll
prove right smart man.
ST. p. lodge of X. P. probably now
has the best chan. com. it ever had in
its history He is T. Journy, who
prints the greatest paper turned out
in our CO.
If there be any hereabout who ques.
the honesty of F. Thompson, our
pop. young st. atty, they'll have to
back up, for he has just been elected
treas. of the Ill. st. Attys. Assn. We
can't imagine a body composed of law
yers taking any chances on mon. mat
ters.
Our stores are to be open nts. next
wk. to take care of the holiday rush
of cash Gus.
Most of our good-looking dems.
Toasted one mt. this wk. and listened
to speech by P. Lucey, our pop. sec.
of St
Our ministers ap. to be a busy lot
They object to reading an. for others
from their pulpits, ex. that folks should
take their pieces to the papers to be
printed for pub. con. Of course, the
mod. newspaper has a hard time these
dys. filling its coils. and ought to
be delighted with the unsolicited CO.
operation from the min.
Davenport has been emit a no. of
big town slickers who grew so bold
that they robbed a policemans house
one mt. rec. just to show they were
playing no fav. Ten new detecs. have
been put on in an eff. to run down said
Sticks.
Our Baptist church is going to give !
free breakfasts to the needy every a. |.
m. after next Tuesday. Here's real |
Christianity. say we.
Bob Willerton, our W. k. hotel elk, !
rode camel one MT. this wk. in a |
Shrine init. across the riv. Those
pres. say Bob and the camel got along /
like old-time friends.
Boats have quit running over the
Dos. of our W. k. river. the Miss, as
said stream is now nearly filled with
ice.
Phil Pa, has raised S25O.OOO to
guar. soul-saving cam. by B. Sunday.
Hope Bill isn't going to demand such
/ price from our folks who want to be
saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

A Chicago judge has made a prac-
tice of summOning juries of women to
pass upon insanity cases involving
women Evidently he REALIZED the
helplessness of the average man when
called upon TO pass judgment upon d
woman
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

With $4,000. 900 to $4,000. 900 worth
Of wheat being exported daily the
trade balance this month will run up
higher than ever on the American
side. Incidentally we shall probably
pay more for our flour later on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Now that Clarence Rowland has
been appointed manager of the Chi
cago White Sox the world has discov-
cred that he has q middle name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

The British lion. in declaring Egypt
a British protectorate, is the first of
the allies to appropriate mOuthful of
the belligerent Turk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

TERMs-Ten cents per week. by car
rier. in Rock Island. 50 PER year by mail
IN advance.
Complaints % delivery service should
be made 10 the circulation department..
which should also be notified in every
Instance where Il Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. - carriers have no
authority iu the premises
All commTnica lions OF arguu sntative
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for publiea-
ton No such articles VIII be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Telephones in ali departments. Cen
trail Union. Rock Island rs. I145 and
214E
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Menace to John Bull.


1t is said that England is buying
100000 eggs a week from the United
States. England will find that some
of these eggs are being forwarded by
descendants of the members of the
Boston tea party, and the people who
eat the eggs will think they We're laid
about two weeks before the tea went
overheard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

4 mucilage which holds with sur
prising tenacity can be made by boil
ing a Spanish onion for short time
and then pressing the juice from it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

1T is announced that Ike Bloom is
to take the witness stand in defense
of the morals of the Freiberg dance
hall in a Chicago court which has been
asked TO sustain revocation of the Ii
cense for the resort. Ike is manager
Of the hall Enough said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

1t is now too late to do your Christ
mas shopping early. but with this. as
with other things, it is better late than
never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Successful Oneration-

tGalesburg Republican-Regis
George Whitfield went to Galesburg
early last week and on Wednesday
morning DR.. Finney of Chicago and
DR.. Essex of London Mills removed
the growth from his pay that had been
growing for several years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
TIE VALLEY CLARION.

Winter reached these pts. ofiic. TINS
wk. when J. HCllowbush, our pop doc
brought forth his ID. Boone cap, same
looking better every yr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19
Questions and Answers.

J. a. naively asks: What causes
| epilepsy? Is smoking, chewing, and
drinking injurious for some? Does the
disease affect the heart in any way?
What is good cure for epilepsy?
1. The cause is unknown. ?. These
habits are injurious for any nervous
| disease. 3. In many cases of epilepsy
! there is an aura or warning before the
| attack which expresses itself in dis.
| tress or functional disturbance of the
/ heart. 4. No medicinal cure is known
/ The alleged cures for epilepsy are al
most invariably mixtures of bromides
I or other narcotic drugs which dull the
nerves but never cure the disease
Unless the patient is financially able
TO employ skilled attendants, it would
! be better TO enter a hospital for the
treatment of epilepsy.
NJ. F. l. inquiries: VIII you kindly
suggest some means of relief for a
large, tender callous under the ball of
the foot, in person who walks a great
deal?
Reply-As a rule. the formation of
callous in that situation signifies re-
taxation and breaking down of the
anterior. transverse arch of the foot
1t is attributable to narrow toes and
too great an outward swing of the
lasts of the shoes. Prevention and
cure depends upon wearing broad,
square-toed shoes, with straight inside
sole line annd little or no space be-
tween the points of the toes as you
stand with your feet together. Toe in
when walking. Place a pad of boil !
er's felt over the callous. to lift the |
fallen arch, not under the shank of |
the foot. This pad, or one of leather, |
may be permanently worn inside the |
shoe.
VI. r. NJ. queries: Is catarrh of the
head and throat durable? Will you
please inform me how to have my
blood tested? What is the best known
for 'catarrh? Is deep breath
ing advisable for one with a shallow
chest and catarrh of head and throat?
Reply-Catarrh is a symptom of var
lous local and general conditions If
the cause can be removed the catarrh
can be cured. So the first thing for
the patient to do is. have a careful
physical examination made. then
ocal inspection of the nose and throat
by a physician skilled in the work. ..
10 TO your doctor and hold out your
middle finger. neatly washed and dried.
md let him take a drop of blood from
needle prick TO examine. g. Outdoor
lie. 4. Yes, by all means. Large chest
uls OF damp night air are best; in the 1 ;
daytime grasD an insDiration nj avarx, | ,
odd draft or breeze you encounter. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

BECAUSE he was 81 and 81 per
cent efficient an employe of the Chi
cago postoffice was dropped from the
pay roll after many years in the ser
vice. Postmaster said it was cruel,
but he had no alternative Another
argument in support of the Hamill
bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-19

Mrs. Mary e. Hart owns severai "'l
paying gold mines in Alaska