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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

when the immigrants had been settled
| in their new homes gave Kitty Mac
/ AIlister-such was her name-a tenn
| porary lodging until the chief citizens
should decide what to do with her. for
| the older persons felt it necessary to
get rid of her. She was an odd crea-
ture. On the voyage she had acquir-
ed the name of Stormy Petrol, so hap
DIV was she when the wind put white
caps on the water and shpeked in the
rigging. Before the voyage was end
ed several of the women who had
grown sons whispered among them
selves that she might be witch.
If this meant that she had bewitch-
ed the young men it was the truth,
for they were as anxious that she
should remain with them as the older
ones were that she should go else
where. But when the young fellows
began to quarrel over her it was de-
cided that something must be done.
Then the mother OF one of those who
had been bewitched went to the mag
istrate and made the following aft
dapit:
During the voyage to America
Katherine MacAllister when a storm
ragged went out on to the forecastle
and hanging on to the jib halyards.
told the storm to wreck the ship. AS
soon as the said Katherine MacAllis-
ter had spoken the words a great blast
threw the vessel on her beam ends,
and she was only righted by the pray
ers of pious persons in the cabin.
And this deponent further states
that since the landing she dhe depo
neno went one moonlight night TO the
shore and saw the said katherine
MacAllister sailing on the water In
sieve"
Upon this affidavit Katherine was
arrested while chasing butterflies and
lodged in Jail, or. rather. since there
was no jail in the settlement. she was
placed in the keeping of Deacon Pad
elford he being chosen for her jailef
since he had no sons Tor her TO De
witch. Then a court was convened to
try her.
There were a judge. n jury. lawyers.
witnesses-indeed. all the officials and
others pertaining TO court Just as
courts are organized today. And be-
fore this court katherine MacAllister
was tried on the accusation In accord
ance with the specifications laid down
in the affidavit mentioned and was
convicted OF being witch. Before
sentence was passed upon her the
judge asked her il she had anything
to say in her defense.
MY home. your worship. is in Bon
ME Scotland, where all maids are mer4
ry and all young men are brave. NJ
eathar usns a laird. and nay nnthay was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

America through the port OF Calves
ton during those IL months totaled
SI5.766.OIe. This is a gain of S6.3S0.'
q2S over the record of the fiscal year
1928
Despite internal warfare in Mexico,
imports and exports between Calves
ton and Mexican ports during the past
fiscal year totaIed $3.S5o,566. an in
crease of S1,712,O51 over Mexican bust
ness OF the previous year.
Cattle. bananas and valuable woods
from Mexico. grain from the Argen-
tine. sugar from Cuba and bananas
from Central America formed the bulk
OF imports from Latin America
through Galveston.
Packing house products such as
hams. bacon and lard. with the addi-
ton of breadstuffs, lumber and ma
chinery. formed the greater portion of
southwestern exports to Latin-Amerf-
ca.
Even greater opportunities now
await American business men in terri
tory south of the Rio Grande, owing
to the disruption of European COM
merce brought on by the general war.
Director General John Barrett Of the
pan-American union in a special bulle-
tin presents the necessity for the
United States to supply the merchan-
disc that is annually imported by
Latir-America to the value OF nearly
5000. 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
THE OFFER STANDS.
CBloomington Pantagraph.)

,EIoornington Pantagraphb
The respectful answers returned by
the great European powers to Presi-
dent Wilson's offer OF mediation are
encouraging Emperor William has
written q courteous note OF acknowl-
odgement with his own hand and
turned il over TO the American am
bassador at Berlin. The foreign min
lister Of France has made a cordial re-
ply thanking President Wilson for the
interest he has shown in the destinies
OF France An equally cordial re-
spouse has been received from other
powers-in no instance in fact has the
offer been treated lightly or with dis
respect. This must be taken as great
" 10 the praise of the president for
rendering the good offices of this gov
eminent in stopping the flow % blood
If the offer has awaited nothing more
It has served to show the good will
felt toward our country by the nations
now at war. But it may have done
more It may have had the effect of
hating the mad rulers for moments
reflection on the carnage and death
into which they have plunged their
people. II may give them pause until
lueN can TAKE OH dtGOuhllu5 VI tic
actual issues over which they are con-
tending and see how they might be
submitted TO peaceful arbitration. And
as the encounters on the field shall in
tensify and the destruction and ruin
spread, the hope will be that the sug-
gestion of mediation will not be lost,
but that it may yet be accepted.
The purpose OF the warning nations
would be accomplished II all their
armies were disbanded under peace
able agreement, while sorrow and tears
and decimated manhood and weeping
women and children and poverty and
burdens are the only sure promise OF
a continued strife.
Therefore let the presidents offer
stand open, to the credit OF our nation
and TO the saving of the great powers
from themselves, II they all see fit to
accept II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
GRAPES IN NUREMBERG.

- The Springfield, Mass, Republican
breaches a little sermon on law and
lava biding on the following text:
A St. Louis man mas come back
from Europe full OF praise for German
respect Of law. In Nuremberg he saw
q municipal grapevine growing in a
little triangular patch OF ground where
three streets met. II was full OF ripe
clusters, but apparently IL had not oc-
Cured to any Nuremberg boy TO touch
them. How long would such an ex-
posed vineyard be immune in this
country
II asks how many such gardens
would be permitted TO grow unmolest-
ed IN this country at the meeting OF
three streets7 II is a common occur
rnce that Americans have cut down
fruit trees and vines because Of the
depredations committed by boys.
The Waterloo Reporter remarks that
the few clusters OF grapes are not
important. but the spirit manifested
IS all important. Boys who steal grapes
and apples. who take what does not
belong to them, are apt later 70 join
hoodlum gangs such as infest our cit
ies and some OF our country districts.
and the gangs are the breeding places
OF law Vfolators OF all degrees. That
Nuremberg grape vine Is worth think
ing about and worth preaching about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

share of the cost of improving the
quality of the milk. The consumer
can not expect to purchase clean.
safe milk at the same price as dirty
milk which endangers the health of
his family.
A more serious consideration is the
marked increase in the cost of pro-
duction which has resulted in recent
years from feed and labor problems.
This increase is in keeping with the
increase in the cost of almost every
commodity, and the consumer must
expect to pay his portion of any legit-
Innate increase IN the cost of produc-
ton occasioned by these conditions.
On the other hand there is need OF
more Sstention to better management
on the average farm devoted to the
production OF milk. The amount of
milk produced per COW is frequently
so low as TO reflect seriously upon the
business ability of the owner. A pro-
Queer who makes no systematic effort
TO lower the cost of production by in
creasing the average production OF
milk per COW is entitled to little SYM
patty if he finds the business unprofi-
table. The profits yielded by a good
COW often go to Offset losses caused by
poor cows in the same stable. The
keeping of records OF production OF
eacn individual in the herd, the elm
inaFion OF Improbable COWS, the i'm
provement of the herd through selec-
ton of the best producers and breed
ing them to bull of dairy merit, and
The selection of the best heifers from
such breeding are necessary to put
milk production on a sound basis. I'm
less the producer does these things
he disregards the fundamental princi-
pies of business economy, and it is
unreasonable for such a man to expect
the consumer to pay him a profit on
business practices which represent
such economic waste. There is no
good excuse for slack business meth
eds on the dairy farm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
The Bottle Tree.

The Sterculias is a gems largely rep
resented in Queensland and widely dis
tributed- To IL belongs the bottle tree
OF the west OF Queensland. Blacks
eat the seeds OF one OF the species OF
the coast, and in the Philippines those
OF apparently a closely allied species
are considered wholesome when roast
ed or boiled. though eaten in large
quantities The tree belongs TO a good
family, being related to the Theo-
broma food of the gods), which sup
plies the world with cocoa and choco-
late Wshen the fruit splits open IL is
a brilliant scarlet with an orange tint
ed interior. Along the parted edges
are the seeds. oval and black. covered
with a rich purple bloom. The fruit
being tough and leathery. remains on
the tree a long time. forming a most
effective display IN the gloom OF the
jungle.-T Pa London Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

caused you to think might do such
thing?"
Il don't know. 1t was foolish OF me
to permit such a thought to come into
my mind, wasn't it?"
"Of course"
Forgive me, won't you?"
"Yes-this time
81 will never think it again.
Are you sure you won't?"
Certainly. Why shouldn't I be
sure?"
There's no reason why you
shouldn't be sure; but want you to
do something for me-"
What is IL sweetheart"
Write me a lot of silly letters SO
that I shall have something to fall
back on in case your children and
grandchildren make trouble for u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Brady,M.D.
That Scarlet Fever Sheet.

For some unaccountable reason it
has long been the custom of doctors
and nurses TO hang a sheet, wet with
some disinfectant solution, over the
doorway of the room occupied by the
scarlet fever patient.
OF course, we assume that scarlet
fever is a germ disease, though no.
body has ever identified the causa-
tive germ and those of us who still
employ the antiseptic sheet in this
manner harbor n sneaking suspicion
that the germs have wings or feet
or other means of locomotion. The
wet sheet is supposed to catch any
germ bound outward and poison them
10 death for their crime.
False Security.
The sheet undoubtedly gives case
to easy-going but easily alarmed in
dividuals. 1t is a great comfort 20
think that so little trouble and ex-
pense as that required to keep a wet
antiseptic sheet hanging over the
door will insure the rest of the oc-
cupants of the house from infection.
But alasi-the antiseptic sheet has
10 terrors for animate germ carriers;
IL will not stop the sociable little
fly or the family cat, or for that mat
ter grandma herself, from stealing in
occasionally to see how the little dar-
ling IS getting along. Nor will 1t eff
fectually block the doctor or the nurse
when he or she has forgotten the de-
tail of washing the hands after touch
ing tie patient
The antiseItic sheet is just as ef-
fective. however. as is the saucerful
OF disinfectant solution placed under
the bed or on the closet shelf. Either
contTivance would brighten the wits
ont OF a microbe II he happened to
run across il. But unfortunately mi
crobes have no wings at all and they
go only where hey are carried. This
is the supreme feature of modern san
itation. Isolate the patient and pre-
vent the activities of carriers. Never
mind the air-it will disinfect itself
as effectually as we can disinfect IL
by any practical method.
IL is eXtravagant and futile 20 use
the antiseptic sheet as a barrier
against infection. Care. thoughtful-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Montmorency Miggsworth loved Lucretia
Ann Adair,
Loved her with the love of twenty -four
Loved the very hairpins that were fas-
tened in her hair.
Loved the plaits and puffs and rat she
wore,
Loved the sky because she saw 1t,
Loved the air because she breathed 1t,
Loved her as he fancied man had never
loved before.
Montmorency Miggsworth loved the little
yellow bird
That the maiden fed from day to day.
Loved the brindle kitten that lay IN her
lap and purred.
Loved the wads of gum she tossed away.
Loved the chair that she had sat in,
Loved her so he hardly had the time to
earn his pay.
Montmorency Miggsworth loved the shoes
upon her feet,
Loved the little mole upon her cheek;
Loved her so he gladly paid for things she
liked to eat,
Went TO see her seven nights a week;
Loved the filings in her molars,
Loved the charcoal on her eyebrows,
Loved SO love became the only word he
cared to speak.
Montmorency Miggsworth lost the Job he
had possessed,
Lost IT when he had himself to blame;
Then Lucretia scorned him. and, discour-
aged and oppressed,
What he did was really a shame
Thought that life was not worth living
Loethed the world and longed to leave it.
But the world went swinging in its orbit
just the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
The Daily Story
A Salem Witch-By Sarah Baxter.
Copyrighted. 1918 by Associated Literary Bureau

One night a coach was driven upon
a dock I'm the Firth of Forth I'm Scot
land. A man aIighted and called upon
girl to follow him.
What are you going to do with mef'
she asked.
Gomez was his only reply.
The girl reluctantly got out of the
coach. The man forcibly drew her
arm through his and took her on board
n ship lying beside the dock. She had
been taught by rough usage that 1t
would be useless to resist. and she ac-
companied the man passiyely across the
deck and down the companionway to
the cabin. There he left her and, go
ing on deck. approached the captain.
who was giving orders for preparations
to sail.
Here is f20." he said, counting out
the money. "for her passage. Take her
to the Massachusetts, colony and leave
her there"
rs she to be turned over to any
one?"
Leave her there"
With this the speaker produced
bag. opened 1t sufficiently to show that
it was filed with gold pieces and hand
ed it to the captain. The latter took
it, thrust it in his pocket, and he who
had given 1t left the ship and was
driven away.
Early the next morning the crew
cast OF from the dock and sailed out
into the ocean.
who is the wenchF' was asked on
the arrival of the ship at Salem.
"A Scotch Iassie," replied a wo-
man, "who was on the ship with US
she who feared not the storm when 1t
came. but stood out on the foredeck
and talked to it,
"And to whom does she belong?'
ITO no one. Some one sent her
away to get rid of her."
THE lassie must go back in the ship.
1t is not meant that one so young
should be among US without guard
ian," said the people.
But the lassie did not go back in
the ship because the captain would
not take her. One of the women
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
A NEEDED REFORM

The movement to establish a state
health department is one which should
meet with general support. For some
years this branch of the Illinois gov.
eminent has been a joke
\ meeting OF the state efficiency and
economy committee will be held at the
capitol next Wednesday to consider
plans.
State control of public health in ILL
nois is now distributed among a num-
Der of separate authorities. independ-
ent of each other. The most impor-
tant authority is the state board of
health, with general powers of control
and also specific duties to examine
and license physicians and embalm-
ers, ana inspect lodging houses in cit
les OF over 100000 population. The
state food commissioner has charge OF
the enforcement of the law to prevent
the sale Of unhealthful and misbTand-
ed foods. The state board of phlr-
macy examines and licenses pharma-
cists and inSorces the pharmacy law
regulating the sale o. drugs. The
boards OF dental examiners, BARRIERS
examiners and nurse examiners. exam
inc and license dentists, BARRIERS and
registered nurses. The state water
survey and the rivers and lakes COM
mission also deal with problems OF
sanitation; and the live stock commits
SIGN enforces the laws to prevent and
eradicate diseases among animals.
Each Of these authorities has its
own staff Of officials whose duties over
lap to some extent, while there is no
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

effective organization or correlation
of their work. At the same time some
of these boards and officers exercise
powers not directly connected with
the public health and sanitation, which
are related to other functions and 9th
er authorities This situation increases
the difficulty of deciding as to the most
effective organization of all the ser
vices.
In the tentative plans under consid-
Grafton by the committee it is pro.
posed to establish state health de-
partment, with a salaried health COM
missioner and an unpaid state board
of health of five members, TO be ap-
pointed by the governor with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate. The
health commissioner will be the re-
sPOnsible executive head of the depart
ment; and the board of health viii act
as an advisory body, with power to
approve rules and regulations and to
decide appeals on certain questions.
The department should include bu-
reaus o. vital statistics and of foods,
drugs and sanitary inspection. etc, and
connected with the department should
be boards to examine and license ply
sicians. pharmacists, dentists and
nurses; and to revoke such licenses
subject TO review by the state board
of health. The health department
should exercise powers of sanitary
control over BARRIERS. The inspection
of lodging houses in cities of over
100, 900 is more properly u municipal
function
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

ness, exclusion of carriers and plenty
OF plain soap and water are the real
barriers against the spread of disease
Questions and Answers.
II. ]. G. asks: Can goitre, which af
fects the eyes and heart be cured with.
out operation after the patient has
had 1t about two years?
Reply.
Some cases may be cured without
operation.
c. L. r. writes: | am incIosing
leaves from the Naturopath, which l
have blue penciled where certain
drugs are referred to. What is one
to do when ones doctor dispenses
such drugs?
Reply.
The marked sentences refer to
"poisons." The Naturopath article
states: Science tells us all poisons
taken into our systems are irritating
and inimical to life" Which is true
in one sense. Yet nature feeds us
with arsenic, iodine and many other
poisons. Nature must be wrong. VIII
C. l.. r. kindly see that nature cor
reefs her evil ways?
ID. l.. n. asks Con a picture post
card): What will purify my blood?
Reply.
clean and holy life.
q. X. NJ. inquiries: Is sweet milk
or buttermilk more beneficial to
drink? Does the continuous use of
sweet milk make one bilious?
Reply.
sweet milk is more nourishing. But
termilk contains more Tactic acid
germs which tend to prevent putre-
faction in the bowel. Sweet milk does
not make one bilious
Mrs. II. G. asks: What would he
a good cure for one having a tape-
worm?
Reply.
fast. followed by a dose of a par.
asiticide. selected by the family doc
tor. and a good physic TO sweep out
the parasite while it is under the eff
feets OF the medicine,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
A Word From Tavenner,
The Man on the Job
To the voters of the Fourteenth Con
nressionaI District:

To the voters of the Fourteenth Con-
uressionaI 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
an now candidate for renor1ina-
tion, subject to tho will of the demo-
cratic voters to be expressed at the
primaries on Sept. 9th, ard will deep
Iy appreciate il If you will take care
Of my interests while remain hero at
my pest Of duty and take care Of yours,
which IL is my duty to do, especially in
view Of present exciting conditions
throughout the world. which may at
any moment require emergency Ieais-
Iation for the welfare of our OWE coun-
try. Under these unusual circum-
stances, I will be especially grateful
for any acts OF my friends in my be-
half
CLYDE n. TAVENNER,
u. S. Capitol,
Washington, D. c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Wouldn't Go That Far.

I read in one OF the papers the
other day" said Mr.. Henpeck, that
trial marriages are rapidly increasing
IN France"
"Oh, you did. did you?" his wife re-
piled. And 1 suppose you think we
ought to have that kind of marriages
in this country"
NO, dear" he replied, edging to-
ward the door, Il shouldn't even go as
far as trial marriages"
By the use OF the telephone he sue
ceeded in re-establishing friendly re-
lations with her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

permitting him to
hold her hand,
you are not 60
ing to marry me
for ] u s t my
money, are your"
of our 8 e
not" she replied.
wv h a { ev er
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

- The United States department OF
agriculture has given orders that
foods. such as eggs, must be
denatured before being placed in in
? terstate commerce. Up TO the time
when this announcement was made
most OF us had harbored doubts that
over-ripe hen-fruit was susceptible to
this process
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

TERAiS-Ten cents per week by car
rier. in Rock Island: So Pc year by mail
In advance.
Complaints OF deiiV cry service should
be MADE &c the Giro uIstiou department
which should also be notified In every
instance where Il Is desired TO have
paper discontinued. as carriers have NO
authority In the premisea
All communications o. argumentaSivs
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached Ger publics-
tion- No such articles Will b. printed
over hctit.aus signatures
Telephones IN all departments. Cen
traI Union. Rock Island I45, HAS and
1I<5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
TRADE WITH THE SOUTH.

Texas is awakening 10 the value OF
Latin-American commerce. An analysis
Of the port records OF Galveston for
the fiscal year ending June 30. 1914,
shows that the export and import bust
ness Of the southwest done with Latin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

The St Louis woman who is suing
for divorce on the ground that her
spouse would not accompany her 70
church doubtless feels that it is not
worth while having a husband If she
can't exhibit him in public occasion
ally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Il wonder why 1t is that baseball
has never gained foothold in Eng
land?"
THE trouble is that even If Liver
pool or Manchester should have a
championship team the people who
live in those cities could not bring
themselves to regard London as q
one-horse town"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Immune.

y never worry about my health
any more"
How lucky you are. Don't you
ever feel ill.,"
oh, yes, often; but I've had all the
operations II is possible to undergo"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

Since the English girI aviator head
Cd for the war zone was turned back
by the French soldiers it is plain that
there will be no chance in this con-
dict for q modern Joan Of Arc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
His Share.

Master (suspiciousIy)-Wh wrote
your composition. Johnny? johnny
My father: Master-What. all of it?
Johnny-No, sir. l helped him.-Cur-
rent Opinion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22

when European rglers 20 the front"
IL does not mean that they are expos
ing themselves TO personal danger.
They know how FIR the euemy's artil-
lery viii shoot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-22
Just the Same

The man who can remember on a
hot day how he shivered when the
mercury stood at zero may keep from
being discouraged. but his collar So
likely to Witt, just the same.