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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers OF The Argus;

To the Readers OF The Argus
The Argus has generously agreed TO permit me 10 maze
regular contribution under this head TO the space
it own, am left free 70 make 1ay seeetoh
from where I Will whether it is timely or untneiy; %
search the highways and the hyways for what may IN
press ms as Of interest and value to the people
/ assure ny readers shall try to maks the most Oh
the Opportunity Ia do must forget that party INES
exist and will, just wish 1t might be pTaeueal tf
them not to exist and the principal issue on eec
tion day might be- not whether candidate belongs 10 THIS
thai political party but whether he is willing 10 ssFs
tbs masses OF the people the few who exploit them
In other words, my idea is to submit information Q.
z thought that l would give to the world IL myseA
edited newspaper. the only mission OF which was 10
serve mankind to do this and nothing more
When personally write the contribution, will sign
it. and when present the thought and work OF others
will so indicate. CLYDE H. IAFESNE4s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

You may count the cost hut can you
pay?
Unfortunately there is many a thorn
without a rose
The mosquito isn't the only bore who
sings at his work.
Naturally one hears some shocking
language among electricians.
Some women never appreciate a
neighbor until they have a fuss
The chauffeur was always driving
slow when the accident occurred
The more men talk the more they
may have to pay for the privilege
All the world may love lover, but
it isn't every sutton that suits.
4 dentist says that it's like pulling
q tooth to get money from some peo-
pie.
When a girl gives a young man the
marble EeaFt he is justified in giving
her the stony stare for ever after
Chicago News,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Deity in Ennr Letters.

A remarkable fact regarding the
name Of God Is that it is spelled with
four letters in most Of the languages
OF civilized peoples.
In Latin it is Deus, Greek, Zeus;
Hebrew, Adon; Syrian, Adad Arabian.
ALA, Persian, syria; Tartarian, Igra;
EGYPTIAN. Aumn or Zeut; East Indian,
llsgi or Zeni Japanese, Zain; Turkish,
Add; Scandinavian, Odin; Croatian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Fever.

What would cause me tot have fever
every afternoon and evening? asks a
reader.
Ahswer-Incipient tuberculosis, oh
solre focus Of snppuration or chronic
Inflammation somewhere in the hodv.
possibly malariai infection. Better
find out BY having a careful exanina
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

The director OF education OF the Rus
sci Sage foundation asserts that the
average Americans vocabulary con-
tains about one thousand words 1t is
doubtful though ii the average Amert-
can can repeat his vocabulary. word
for word, ii put to the test.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Daily History CIass-DeC. IA.

ll49--General George Washington. hrst
president of the United States, d'ed
at Mount Vernon; born 1872.
19l0-Carnegie gave S10.00olo00 to the
cause of peace
19la-Germans recaptured Steinbach'
Alsace; heavy but indecisive fight
ing on BzuEs river. IL front o.
Warsaw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Just an incident in the news Of the
day-a small incident the president OF
the Chinese republic upon the urgent
request of the council of states, has re
luctantly accepted the office of king,
emperor or car Of China or all COM
blned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

A. o. Lindsay OF Birmingham. Ala,
and associates have purchased the en-
tire capital stock of the Wing. MIR.
Lindsay Is a brother Of F. NJ. Lindsay,
business manager of the Decatur Her
aid, who is also interested in the new
company. The other associates in the
company are f. B. Keusink and r. c.
Parrish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

K The chances are the emperor Of ia
pan may send formal letter of con-
graduation to the new emperor of
China, and the emperor of China, the
chances are, will consider it Just
another one of those scraps Of pa
per-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

The Russians claim to have cap
tured the entire staff of a German
army division If the Muscoyites can
give the captured officers the third de-
gree and force them to give up the Sc
cret of German success they will have
accomplished several victories.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

In order to give his wife {Ameriean
born the opportunity 10 vote Gordon
Mckenzie, an English actor. has de
cided TO apply for naturalization pa
pers and become an American citizen
Mckenzie should have taken this step
a long time ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Those famous and mast es

Those famous and most estimahle
champions of standpat repuhlieanism
-Congressmen Mckinley and Cannon
ARE preparing with characteristic
modesty and patriotism to manipulate
as a personal asset that portion of the
lower house of congress known as re-
publican" ANY parts Of the party
which Mckinley can't claim, Cannon
ran
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Doga DaImatian, Rogt; Tyrrhenian,
Eher; Etrurian, Chur; MaFgarian.
Oese; German, Gott; French, Dieu;
Spanish, Dios Peruvian, Liam.
In Anglo-saXon the three letter name
means good which has four letters
Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

fY0U newspaper men ought to
know more about business conditions
in general than director OF q rail-
ROAD, said Percy Rockefeller in Chi
cage. Perez always was a great kid
der,
leo Urfaykan is Oh trial ID county
court. AS was 10 be expected, he has
entered a plea Of not guilty
1.-THE first time we went out to-
gether he kissed me before / knew it"
writes one of Doris Blakes corre-
spondents. Z have been out with
him about fire times since, and he
always does the same" She must
like his system.
MRS. Bass will be heard by con-
gress Whether the lawmakers care
for her voice remains to be demon
strated,
IOWA hoy was so absorbed while
reading a Sunday newspaper comic
that he did not notice an air hole in
the ice OF 4 river he was crossing. The
body has not been recovered. Elo-
quent tribute TO some artist
SOME of our best people already
have begun to save money with which
to buy their annual New Years head
ache
THE Chicago Art Institute was bur
giarized the other night, which causes
one of the home papers to remark
that the incident proves that some
body really does go to the institute.
THE Italians may not be very fast
fighters, but then they are not so slow
as lovers. One of her counts has won
q daughter Of Swift, the packer.
CHICAGO autoist didn't think there
would be any harm in throwing cigar
stump into a pool Of gasoline. He was
mistaken. The car was worth $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Shop Early

Buy your Christmas
presents early-Early in
the day and do it now. That
win be your biggest gift of
the holidays to the work
ers behind the counters
and on the delivery wag-
ons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

The English people appear 10 be just
beginning to set their 'dander' up. and
are rushing to the recruiting offices to
enlist and so to the trent, Perhaps it
As because they think it is too late
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

With the price of gasoline going un
and up, perhaps. after all Andrew
Carnegie, with only $4,000 600, may be
considered q poor man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
llIr, IaN0IeE ON toll.

mo. Hogan don't play the game
Nobody does that. They wurruk at it
But Hogan he slaves at it"
There's nawthin more excitin' to
til mother iv siyen at tn end of a conf
plete wash day thin to listen to an ac-
count iv a bum goluf game firm TIL
lips Nv her lifemate."
With III EXCEPTION maybe iv III
theery iy infant dannation, Scotland
has given nawthin' more cheerful to
TIL wurruld thin tn game iv goluf"
-Hearst's Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Berlin.-So frequent have been The
pieadlngs of relatives to be allowed to
.disinter the bodies of their soldier-kin
who have fallen at the front and been
buried there, and bring them back
home for refinement that the military
authorities have relaxed their rules
somewhat.
Bodies of soldiers may now be
brought back under the following con
Iditlons; If they lie in single, indiTid-
ual graves, not I'm graves in which a
number are buried or in graves that
form part of row. The exact location
of the grave must be indicated, by
sketches if possible A relative or
friend who is vouched for as able to
identity the body must superintend the
disiHterment. The body may be trans
feFred only by horsedrawn vehicles
and trains, not by automobiles. Trans
fer on military trains is free, on others
subject to the customary charges The
regulations ia force in peace time gov
ern the removal of bodies Of men who
have died from dangerous diseases,
London, ~ Correspondence Of The
Associated Press There is to be no
age limit for generals in the British
army, says statement from Premier
Asguith. He proposes, on the other
hand, to displace them whenever they
show signs OF senility. whether their
age be 40 OF so.
1t is not possible" remarks Mr.. AS
Iquith, TO institute any hard and fast
rule as to an age limit for officers IN
command of divisions, hut it will be
our aim to appoint those officers whose
mental and physical qualifications are
most suitable. Some men age sooner
and some later than others"
London Captain Sir Schombers
Mcdonnell, whose death from wounds
has been announced, was for Il years
private secretary to the late Lord sal
ishury and later acted as secretary O.
the hoard of works with personal CON
troll over the upkeep Of the parliament
buildings, the crown postofices the
cleaning Of public monuments and the
maintenance of every british embassy
and consulate abroad In these posi-
tions Captain Mcdonnell was noted
for his tact and his ability. He was
81 years of age and brother Of LORD
Antrim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Sidelights on the European War

seven new vessels have just been COM
pleted on the Clyde, including the New
Zealand passenger steamer " Aotear0a, ~
$4,000 tons, the Leland and motor liner
"Bostenian" and the motor ship Mont
teGuma,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Henry Ford may not know anything
about international affairs (but be IS
taking the right geursel TO acquire q
lot OF information.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

The name Of Mocha coffee is applied
generally to the coffee produced in
Arabia and Abyssinia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14
Rock lsland-From River TO
River

There seems to be, no knowledge as
TO Just where Henry Ford, ct al, are
TO eat their Christmas dinners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

London Correspondence of the AS
ISOLATED Press THE Zion mule corps,
composed Of Jewish refugees from
Jerusalem. gets official notice in the
latest awards from the Dardaneiles,
The honor OF special mention goes
TO Private Nissei Rosenberg, 8 mem
her OF the corps, while Sir Ian Hamil-
ton pays the following tribute to the
organization in a letter.
1t may interest you TO know that l
have here, lighting under my orders,
purely Jewish unit AS far as | know
this is the first time in the Christian
era that such a thing has happened.
The men who compose it we're cruelty
driven out Of Jerusalem by the Turks,
and arrived in Egypt with their fam
lies absolutely destitute ana starving.
"A complete transport corps was
there raised from them for voluntary
service against the Turks, whom they
naturally detest. These troops were
officially described as the 'zion mule
corps, and both officers and rank and
fle have shown great courage in TAX
ing water and supplies up to the fight
ing lines under heavy fire
Toxic Correspondence Of the AS
sOciated Press. Rev. David Thomp-
son. one Of the pioneer American mis-
sionaries to Japan, died recently at
his home in Toxic only few days af-
ter he had observed his Seth birthday.
For So years DR.. Thompson had labor
ed in Japan as a missionary OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church. He was the first
clerical mission worker sent to Japan
hy the American mission board of the
Presbyterian society. DR., Thompson
was born in Ohio and was educated at
Franklin college and at the Western
Theological seminary of Pennsylvania,
From 1873 TO 1880 he served as Japan
csc Interpreter at the American lega-
ton in Toxic He has done great
work throughout Japan as mission
airy and has had share in the organ
ization of large number Of native
Presbyterian churches. He was
master of the Japanese language and
preached in japanese with extraordin-
airy facility
Dr. Thompson is survived by wild
ow and two daughters, one Of whom
is the wife of J. K. Caldwell, the Amer
lean consul at VladiVostok
Lnndnp While the vast resources of
various ship building yards of Great
Britain are largely concentrated on
naval work, it is believed that during
the next few months much of the urg-
ent naval shipbuiiding will be com
pleted and certain number of men
released for mercantile building and
repair work,
At present, however. there is great
difiieulty in fitting new mercantile YES
sells with propeller machinery and 9th
Ier equipment, largely through the
number of men engaged on admiralty
work and more recently by the new re-
Ieruiting campaign which IS slowly but
sueriy depicting the yards of necessary
vorkmen. Despite these drawbacks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

Before completing your Christmas
shopping consult The Argus adyertis-
ing columns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

HEEkIN Fite and Miss Makepiece
Quick have just been married at Prov
Hometown Mass
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

FORMER Chicago broker almost
weBt in q Los Angeles court the other
day as he told how a pretty woman
had ruined him physically, financial
ly AMI socially" While she is still re
feFred to as the weaker Of the sexes,
superior man continues TO fall for her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

YOU may have observed says W.
l.. e. that women dress to please the
men, yet men WILL patFonize burlesque
shows. Also I have noticed that mod
ern skirts uncover multitude Of
shins"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

z. Z. Munney gets his mali at De
graf, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-14

leo Urfavkan is On trial ID county
court. AS was 10 be expected, he has
entered a plea Of not guilty.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
What a Dollar viii Do

This Is the time of year when
many people begin to approximate
their expenditures for the ensuing
twelve months.
What of your expenditures
Have you considered what a sin
gle dollar will buy, and what feast
OF information it will give you3
Let us think few thoughts.
a dollar will pay for twenty six
issues of this paper.
And what will the paper do for
you!
1t will be n regular weekly visitor
to your home-rain or shine--in
good weather or foul-in prosperity
or adversely.
II will tell you what the town and
county authorities are doing, of the
improvements they are making, of
the manner in which they are ex.
pending the peoples funds.
II will tell you of business con.
dilions. of crops, of the state of the
markets. of all that is needed in the
conducting of public and private af-
fairs.
II will tell you of the births, of
the marriages, of the deaths, and of
the sickness of your relatives and
friends.
II will tell you of the business on
porlunities of the community. of the
public sales. of the transfers of real
estate. and of many other such de-
tails IN which you have II personal
interest.
II will report conditions among
the stock and the chickens and the
hogs and of everything that walks
on feet.
II will tell you what your neigh
bors are doing, what Others farther
away are doing, what the community
ut large is doing. And il will tell
Others what you aud your family
ARE doing.
II will tell you of the activity of
The churches, and of the societies.
md lodges. and of public gatherings
IF every nature.
II will tell you of the strangers
within our gates, and of your visits
% other climes.
1t will tell You of everything worth
IN our entire community.
throughout your circle of acauaint.
inces.
Is there any place where you can
spend dollar To better advantage
han to invest it in this paperi
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
Farm Credits System Needed

81. Joseph, Mo.-F'arm wealth of
the United States. estimated at $40.
GOO. O0O. 900. should b. the basis on
which the prosperity of the country
rests permanently. yet there is no
adequate law under which to finance
the farm. That was the condition
described here last week at the In
terstate Agricultural College by W.
{. Brown, former president of the
New York Central railroad.
"The establishment of farm cred.
IL Is one of the most important
questions now before the nation"
Mr.. Brown said. "The farmer is pay
ing twice the interest he should
Long time loans at low rate would
enable the farmers to properly f.
nance his work and il is this fihan-
cling upon which depends to large
degree the prosperity of the coun-
try"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
Luke Mcluke Saws

The lad who couldn't tell you thu
name of the vice president is tb,
same fellow who can tell You how
tn run the government.
The old-fashioned ycar-old cir
who used to read books ON 'Wha
II Young Girl Ought Ia Know" has {,
T-ycar-old daughter who puts hel
mother wise.
The Willowy girl cops out the GOV.
er> of the magazines. But the CIR
with the wide curves and the dimple.
in her anatomy attracts all the at
tention on the street.
What has become Of the old ia sh
Toned man who used to wear new
paper collar every Sunday
Before You get her she can say
things with her eyes that make you
feel funny all over. And after you
get her she can say things with her
mouth that make you feel funny
all over.
Since the vacuum cleaner displac
ed the broom II man can't find II
blame thing but his wife's hair pins
to clean his pipe with.
In the game of love You can al.
ways take heart if you will lead
diamond.
Onehalf the world may not know
how the other half lives. But it isn't
the female half.
II you imagine that women have
not sense of humor Just take u
look at the hats they are wearing.
Any woman who has 4O-inch
waist can tell You that the waist of
a perfectly-formed woman should
measure forty inches.
A lake of fire and birthstone isn't
the only hell ever invented. There
is the case of the man who has a
$50 wife and a SIS salary.
When woman's hips are so big
around that she has to go through
a door sideways she gets lot Of
comfort out of the fact that she is
broad minded.
You may have noticed that some
how or other a cross-eyed girl with
a mustache never gets mixed up in
any plntOnic love affairs apd that
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
A Delicate Mint

The editor of the Punta Gorda
. (Fla.) Herald is unafraid. In the
last number of his paper he comes
out flat footed and tells a few of
his neighbors "where they get of
at" His little hint is 'one that ap-
plies to other communities than Pun
Ia Gorda alone. Here it is:
"The plan upon which this news
paper is run is such that, on the
first day of any month, we can sus-
pend publication, refund all advance
subscriptions and protect all other
liabilities. And that is exactly what
We will do whenever the paper fails
Ia pay expenses. We are not such
sImplctons rs Ia persist in Il losing
business. and we are not in this bus
mess for pleasure. patriotism and
benevolence alone, but for an honest
living and n fair proportion of pecu-
mary profits.
"Those few of our business men
who do not aid in sustaining this
newspaper. by advertising in il, but
who claim to be- as much devoted as
the Others To the interests Of the
town. might We well consider the
possibility of Il condition arising that
would Justify The Herald in retiring
from business or reducing by getting
out II smaller paper. That would be
II fine advertisement for the town,
wouldn't itf
1--WE are gratified to state, howev-
err. that the paper is paying expenses
and we are not contemplating Il sus-
pension of the paper or changing its
size, but We are always ready for il.
"The conclusion is. if you think the
town should have II newspaper, il
would be wise in you to support il
and not leave it to your neighbors
to discharge this duty which is indi-
rectly, but really due to the commu-
niiy."
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
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+ MOUNTAIN VIEW ITEMS =

- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Mrs. Mary Stall spent one da,
of last week at the s. J. Smith ranch
We sincerely thank Messrs. Ma
honey, Lindauer aud Nordhaus for
the checks they turned in for the
Benefit of the Sunday school at
Christmas time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Quigley spent
Sunday with Mrs. Quigley's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maisel.
Several persons from here attend
ed the dance at Waterloo the night
of the 3Oth of December. A splendid
time was reported
Miss Clara Mnisel started for
Washington the first of the week.
Jim lIoughland and family spent
Sunday of last week at the ranch of
s. j. Smith.
Anson STAFF aud family spent last
Sunday at the King Maisel ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mart Akers cele.
brated their fifteenth wedding ami
versary the first day of the new
year by giving dance for the bene-
III of their many friends. They re-
reived beautiful water set from
their Mountain View friends and
a lovely hand painted mirror from
Miss lola +. Ross.
Miss Ola Rambo returned to Dem.
ny to start in school again after the
Mart Akers and family spent Sun
lay at the c. l.. Quigley ranch.
ii. i. Finney and e. +. Green were
Mountain View visitors this week.
School opened again on Monday
'fter n weeks vacation.
Church will be- held in the school
louise the night of the tenth. Ey
rybody is cordially invited.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-01-08
Mind Your BUSINESS
(By Hiram Wallace)

n | believe TINT the farmer. in nj
parts of the country nav too mucl
attention to other peoples' business,
and not enough 10 their own. The
farmer must understand that nj.
farm is n manufacturing Milan, and
TINT he il n business man TN. s.m,.
ms any other individual WIN il an.
puped in turning out 4, 6n;sb.d mr.
partly finished product. Farm;no
therefore il ~ hus;,.ss I, ,.odo a.,
tention and n lot of il if the ,l,n,
is to b. efficient and the product i.
to be marketed for what il il worth
But the farmer il not mindiny his
own business. lie LETS nnotb.r ma,
make the price-dx the rates be !.
to receive for the output of his
plant. The fellows in IN. cities. the
stockyard. men. the warebouse men
the cold storage men. the commission,
men. the butter. milk. .b.es. and
egg men. these are the persons who
fix the prices the farmer is 10 receivc
aud the prices the retailers ure IN
pay. And Won NAV be SIRE that he
tween these two prices tbere il ,
comfortable profit for the mnn in In.
middle although all that he does i
To stand there between the two .x-
IRENE, of the transaction. But tim,
is his business and he is attend;n,
to it. So he gets off at Prosperity
Station.
Supposc that all the farmers in
each district were Organized. SIM .
pose that they followed the plun oi
the Florida or the Californin fruit
growers. Things would be- different.
But il i, hard to make the average
farmer understand this. He will lis
ten To the arguments of reformers
and take II day of to vote for this
or that freak law to prohibit some.
thing that does not affect him at all
aud that, therefore is not his bust
ness. But he will spend no time 10
come into town to attend IA meeting
that bear, directly on his business
farming. lie will vote for n consti.
tutionu amendment To probibit the
usr of ciparcts. for instance. when
the chances are that neither he nor
any member of his family ns.s .;,,.