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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Faith TAIL
" SS
William Brady.M.D.
Education and a Little Lump.

Reading YOUR articles in the paper,
writes a correspondent, has Impress
ed me greatly and helped NE and other
members of my family in various prac-
teal ways, About 10 days ago my
wife discovered a small lump in the
right breast. Following your sugges-
ton Of some little time ago, we inn
mediately called our family physician,
who made a thorough examination
the doctor started right--"aud advised
us that ne could find no proof of can
GER, giving us q prescription and ask
ing us 10 call again in two weeks. The
doctor said that IL it did not go away
soon the proper thing was 10 cut it out.
He explained that a piece of the lump
would be examined microscopically to
determine whether 1t was Gamer.
Now some of our friends tell US
this might have the effect of scatter
ing the germs if 1t is of generous ma
ture. Others say 1t should be determ-
med while the patient is on the table
" AASNA2@A NG4N NRRsAiEAOAA - Ne.ACS4 UE AGks
So we are very anxious TO ind out the
safe course. My wife Is 40 years old,
apparently we'll, little overweight. -
We quote the writer not verbatim.
but by coudensing his letter. It
teaches lesson.
The family doctor very evidently
knows his business Didn't he make
a thorough examination? Further
more, he gave an honest opinion
neither jumping TO the conclusion
that every lump Is a cancer, nor let
ting the patient go away without the
lnjanctloa TO return in TWO weeks.
The doctor found no sign of cancer,
yet he could not be sure without at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers Of The Argus:

To the Readers Of The Argus:
The Argus has generously agreed to permit ne TO MAKE
regular contribution under this head to the space
II it my own am left free 20 make my seiectoh
from where WILL whether it is timely or untimey' 10
the highways the byways for what may I'M"
press Of interest aud value to the people
nay readers l shall try to make the most OIL
the opportunity To do forget that party INES
exist and viii, just wish it might be p-acticai io
them 10 and that the principal issue on elec
ton day might be- not whether candidate belongs to TINS
or that political party but whether he Is willing 10 sefFe
the Of the people the few who exploit them
IN otner words. idea is to submit information ..
a thought that would give To the world If myseA
edited newspaper, the only mission Of when was I"
mankind 20 do this and nothing more
When I personally write the contribution will sign
it. and when present the thought and work OF others
will so indicate clyde H TAVENNEh
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Rahy.S CaIfe

What makes our baby. seven weeks
Old, keep the household in an uproar
every night with collie? Isn't there
any way TO pevent it? writes a father.
Answer-Surely. First be sure il is
colic-very frequently it isn't. Then
stop feeding such high protein food
avoid castor oil. give The baby and
mother daily airing in the open. and
rely upon warm enemas given through
soft catheter to relieve The distress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

have studied the art Of amusing the
public, who are professionals in the
full meaning of the term, and who will
appreciate that they must possess tai
ent that there is q demand for before
they are given a position on a bill.
Then you will see a revival in vaude-
Vile that will be a surprise to those
VINO are now waving the black fag.
There was a time in my career
when | could stand on my left ear and
whistle out Of my nose, but those DAYS
have passed for me and now | must
employ my brains in amusing an aud
fence Not that l am an old man-far
from it-but I have grown a trife
heavy, and then the tight-ftting clothes
that are worn now make it inadyisabla
that permit both my feet TO get too
far away from me at the same time.
] simply study people, tell them clean
stories, and act foolish without being
offensive. But / am not singer or a
dancer, yet dabhie q bit in both"
J.M.C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

It is not TOO late for YOU to donate
TO The Argus Santa Claus fund to
purchase gifts and goodies for the
poor children of the city. There are
nearly one thousand little tots for
whom the committee must buy gifts.
Leave your contribution either at The
Argus office or at the headquarters Of
the committee In the Robinson build
ing. Second avenue and Eighteenth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Plain as Day.

They had ordered dinner and had
waited for a half hour without results.
I wonder what makes the walters
in this place SO thin and hungry look
ing" she remarked
II suppose il Is because when they
sit down to eat they are waited on by
the other walters he replied. spo-
kane Spokesman-Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Bryans Commoner asks: is the
Chicago Tribune SO anxious to have a
war somewhere that having failed TO
induce this government TO interfere
forciblv In Mexico, It is driven to op-
pose peace in Europe in order that it
may continue to regale its readers
with the bloody details Of the royal
sport Of man-kililng
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Daily History CIass-Dec. q.

lS07-The embargo on trade With Eng
land. etc. took effect. and much
loss and discomfort resulted The
embargo of 1907 is the ~ jst la-
nous in our history.
19l4-Tha Russian siege Of Cracow
was abandoned by the army OF
General Dimitrieff owing to pres
sure by Austrians on the southern
flank.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Years but make the nerve grow
stronger Albert William Schoon, a
jewellery repair man who lives in New
York, misplaced mirror Mrs Harry
Langworth had left at his shop to
he repaired That was % years ago.
He found II yesterday and returned it,
at the same time presenting his bill
for % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Here's a new one-a-week bath yarn.
Lumberjacks near Bessemer. Mich.
are on a strike because the company
ordered them to scrub regularly every
Saturday night, THEM city Tegula-
lions is too stylish for US fellers here
in the woods" declared the leader Of
the strikers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Senator William Alden Smith Of
Michigan is after the republican presi-
Dental nomination. If the Smiths
alone stick by him he is sure Of a
respectable primary vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

The English sutfragists are showing
signs Of becoming violent again and
Just when so many men are away from
home In the trenches fighting Teutons
and Turks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

J P. Bail. son OF the chief owner
OF the st Louis Federal club, has been
sued for $4,000 for breach Of promise
by an actress. Further evidence
against the claim that there is no
longer money IN ball
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

II is said that no successor to Boy
Ed and Won Papen will be named
until after the war, thus shutting off
3 couple Of opportunities for worry on
the part of the pro-allies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

One Of the automobile concerns has
Just declared a 100 per cent stock div
idend No. it is one Of the others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Sidelights on the European War

The municipal Jail contained more
than 1000 conyicts late in September
"a record for this season. Chinese
crooks enjoy life in the Shanghai Jail
1t affords pleasant home in winter
and offers better food than Chinese
coolies are accustomed to,
There is considerable agitation here
for the restoration of flogging in an
effort to discourage loafers from seek
ing Jail sentences No other part in
China is as lenient to criminals as
Shanghai Under Chinese law. they
are logged for small offenses and eX-
eeuted for serious ones, Here in
Shanghai, jail sentences and comfort
able lodging make law-breaking very
attractive. Recently there have been
many cases Of Chinese actually as
saulting policemen for the sole pur-
pose Of getting locked up during the
winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22
Rock IsIand-From River to
River.

Preparedness for Christmas is the
one great issue that IS absorbing the
interest of Rock Island people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

London.-A tribute to the patriot
ism, courage and energy of the British
fishermen is contained in the govern
ments annual report on sea fisheries
for 1914, just issued.
No industry, says the report, has
been so greatly affected by the war
as sea fishing, and when the history
Of the war Is written, the country will
realize, as il never has before, the su-
preme value to a maritime power Of an
organized fishing industry and dar-
ing fishing population"
Notwithstanding the Limitation Of
fishing waters by naval regulations,
mine fields and German submarines,
there were landed in England and
Wales in 1914 some 10,f25,000 hun
dred weight of fish exclusive Of shell
fish OF the value of $39.235. 600, as
against 16,152,00 hundred weight in
1918. valued at 50,04500o The smell
fish catch dropped from the value OF
$1,64000o in 1913 to s1,445, 600 in 1914
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Picking. Correspondence OF the As
sociated Press. Yuan Kuo-tiug. the
eldest son of President Yuan Shi-kai,
recently had an audience with III. Yen,
the well known Buddhist monk who
has been holding religious reyiyals
in Peking Details of this meeting
have been widely reported in the Chi
nese press and are causing much COM
ment because Of political significance.
The presidents son is reported to
have told the monk that for several
years he suffered an illness which
compelled him TO give up all aspira-
tions for worldly affairs and to de
vote himself to the study of Buddhist
writings, but as soon as he grasped
the essential principles of these sa-
cred teachings ne found his health
greatly improved
Ii Yen replied that mans earthly
existence is anything but real How
ever" he continued, "as your high
ness occupies such a position that
some day you will have the RESPONSE
bility Of the whole nation on your
shoulders, it is my highest hope that
your highness will take care of your
health so as to enable you to serve
your country in the coming days, A
mans spiritual and secular duties are
not irreconciliable.
Yuan Kuo-ting responded: "If some
day the responsibility Of the whole ma
ton is thrust on my shoulders / shall
faithfully serve the country"
At the request of Ii Yen, the presi-
dents son promised to become the
defender OF The Buddhist faith, and tc
! use his best efforts to promote the
Buddhist religion in China.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

London. Correspondence Of The
Associated Press. THE most rapidly
promoted man in the British army Is
Lieutenant-C Colonel W F Austin Of the
18th Reserve Battalion Of the Cheshire
regiment. who enlisted as a private N
that regiment on Aug. 80, 1914 He,
enlisted as stranger. with Only some
militia experience behind him, and
rose rapidly through the nom commits
stoned ranks to a commission, and
then from quartermaster to adiutant,
company commander and battalion adj
Jutant with the result that al the END
LOT II months he was commanding a
regiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-22

Shanghai.-China's appeal to the
foreign powers to preserve peace in
portions OF the republic beyond Chi
nese jurisdiction is somewhat justi-
fed by conditions in Shanghai. This
city is a refuge for criminals and out
laws from various parts of China and
many Of them are desperate enough
to undertake any criminal commission.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
Weekly Bulletin.

For the week ending Aug. 16, 1915.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The week brought the most favor
able weather of the season for be-
lated farm work, and for the rapid
growth of corn. The days gave about
the average amount of sunshine, and
the rainfall was considerably less
than the normal While the days
were warm the cool nights kept the
average temperature of the week
down to about normal. Harvesting
is practically finished except in the
southern counties, where farmers are
still trying to save some of the oats
that were badly lodged. Shock
threshing mas begun in all sections
and rapid progress was made during
the week. Considerable stacking
was done, especially in the northern
counties: III ID.
Threshing returns indicate heavy
yields of small grain, but in the
southern sections the quality Is gen-
orally below the normal on account
OF being damaged by wet weather.
Corn made very rapid progress, and
in the northern counties, where 1t
was 80 backward, is beginning to tas-
sell The second crop of clover will
make heavy hay crop, but it is not
forming much seed. Scott county
onions are yielding 400 to 900 BUSH
els per acre, but about half of the
crop shows signs of rotting.
Fruits, potatoes, gardens and pas
lures are in good condition and fruit
is improving.
GEO. M. CHAPEL.
Director
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19

damages resulting to defendant
who shipped car Of cattle to st.
Joe, Mo-, on June 49,. 1915. Plaintiff
alleges he ordered of c.. M. Ketcham,
agent for defendant car to be dis
infected and that on the day Of ship
ment Ketcham informed him the car
was properly disinfected, but on the
arrival of the car at st. Joe his
stock was placed in quarantine hav-
ing been shipped in a car which was
not properly disinfected and sold for
81 q hundred below what they
would otherwise have sold for, max
ing the loss $216.20, together with
claim of $67.40 for shrinkage. Ed
H. Sharp, attorney for plaintiff.
Stephen Varga VS.. C. A. Mitchell
ct al. Suit is brought to foreclose a
mortgage on lot l and the north,
half of lot 2, block 18, town of
$1O42. Francis Varga, attorney
for plaintiff.
C. B. & @. R. R. Co. VS.. j. M. Hal
stead and A.. Shore Plaintiffs allege
they are the owners of a strip of
land along their right Of way in the
town of Van Vert which defendants
have possession of and ask that de-
PENDANTS be required to surrender,
possession of the land at once W
r. McGianis, attorney for plaintiffs.
Decatur State Savings Bank va.
w. 8. and s. ]. Brannaman. Suit Ia
brought to foreclOse chattel mort
gage on cattle given to secure three
notes amounting to $4,000. c.. w.
Hoffman and Marion Woodland, at
torneys for plaintiff.
NJ Mitchell vs.. Cleve Higdon, Ora
HigdOn and Charles COrnett. Hig-
don is constable in Hamilton town
ship and Hagan and Cornett are on
his bond. Plaintiff in her petition
alleges that in July, 1915, Higdon
took possession of a wagon and bug
gy which was her property, to salts
fly an execution against Glen Mitch
ell which was void for want OF juris-
diction, and was properly notified
but he sold the property at execution
sale. Suit is brought on his bond
in the sum of 5000. Ed H. Sharp, at
torney for plaintiff.
State VS.. C. NJ. Axes. Defendant
was convicted before A. R. Warford,
a Leon justice, of operating motor
vehicle without proper number plac-
ed and was fined $500. Mr.. Axes
claimed one of his numbers had be-
come loosened and he took 1t off and
laid it in his car until he had time
to replace it and does not think he
was guilty SO he has appealed the
case to the district court and filed a
bond for $50 signed by twenty-eight
good men who could qualify for
about million dollars. M. Wood
ard, attorney for defendant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
Good Roads Booster Here To-
morrow.

Secretary G.. B. Price of the Leon
Commercial Club, has received a
letter from Col. Thatcher, who says
he Is chief engineer Of the Washing
ton Memorial Highway, saying he
will be in Leon on Friday, August
goth, and asking that big meeting
be arranged for at which he would
talk on good roads.
COL Thatcher must be something
of an eccentric character, judging
from the following account Of his
visit at Abba last week, which is
taken from the Abba News:
1t was an odd looking outfit that
drove into town last Saturday after
noon and called halt on the west
side of the square.
Two little mules hitched to a di-
lapidated spring wagon, loaded with
conglomeration of what appeared
to be useless junk, including deer
antlers, buffalo heads, auto num-
bers, tent, frying pans, coffee pots,
ETC., ETC., promisciously assorted and
small donkey following.
1t was Col. Thatcher and his ia
! nous travelling outfit, with which he
has put in twelve years, going from
place to place, preaching good roads
and inaugurating movements toward
the establishment of what he calls
the Washington Memorial Highway
He says the mules have hauled him
10000 miles and they still look fat
and vigorous and good for that
much more.
He says the road is already estab-
]ished from New York, through Chi
cago, to Seattle and much of it is not
only graded and drained but is sur
faced and all of it will be in the no
distant future. His mission now is
to establish a route, branching of
from it and running through this re-
gion to st. Louis and on to the Flor
ida coast.
The unusual appearance of the
outfit soon attracted two or three
hundred people and he proceeded to
tell them about it, His talk was
quite fluent, at times eloquent, and
altogether interesting and to con-
siderable extent convincing.
He told about the revival in the
good roads movement in other states
not half as rich as Iowa; how they
have increased the value of land and
made life more pleasant, business
and farming more profitable and ev-
erything more prosperous and happy
by building roads that are good all
the year. How they are doing it by
selling long time bonds that can be
carried and eventually redeemed
without any extra expense on the
taxpayer, and how foolish we are in
Iowa to continue to wallow along in
the mud and ruts when it is so easy
and logical and desirable and SEN
sible to quit it and make money and
pleasure in doing it.
Thatcher uses good language and
sound argument and is certainly do
ing good. He says the people where
he goes would. gladly convey him
from place to place in autos but he
prefers to hang onto his mules and
cart.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
NOW A 11-CENT STAMP.
New Issue is Authorized by POstmas-
ter General to Meet Parcel
Post Demand.

4 An 11-cent stamp, the first of this
denomination to be issued, has been
authorized by Postmaster General
Burleson, to meet the parcel post de-
mand. 1t is to be distributed to post
masters throughout the country.
The new stamp is dark green and
bears the profile head Of Benjamin
Franklin. The new stamp is design
ed to meet the demand for one stamp
to cover insurance and G. O.. ID.
charges on parcel post matter. In
addition, all,.parcels for local distri-
button weighing twelve or thirteen
pounds carry II cents postage as do
the parcels weighing seven pounds in
the first and second zones.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
Mrs G .. Anderson and Miss Nell

lie Harrington, who had been here
visiting their cousin, Miss Kate Hull
and other relatives, returned to their
home at Clarksburg, West Virginia
last Thursday. Miss Hull accompan.
led them as far as OsceOla, returning
on the noon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Price, son Mike
and daughter, Miss Emma, of AL.
bany, NJ, and Miss Mamie Duncan
of Osborn, Mo-. motored to Leon Sun,
day morning and visited until the
following day at the home Of Mr
Prices son, G. B. Price, the popular
north side clothier.
Mrs. j. B. Hardinger, of Davis
City, came Thursday afternoon and
visited until the following morning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Fred Epperlcy. in this city, when
she went to Osceola to visit rela-
tives, being accompanied by Mrs.
Epperley's two little daughters.
Mrs. Ed Hartman, of Centerville,
who had been visiting at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lu Green,
at Thayer, came Thursday for short
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Lee Marvin, in this city. Her nephew,
Raymond. Marvin, who had also been
visiting at Thayer returned home
with her.
Mrs. ]. A. Bryant and children,
who were visiting at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Moore,
in this city, were called to their
home at Abba Saturday morning on
account of the illness of Mr.. Bryant,
who had started east to buy goods
for his store at Abba, but was TAX
en- quite sick in Chicago and return
ed home from that city.
Mrs. p. r.. Barr and children,
Charles and Safe, of near Pleasan-
ton, came up Monday and visited
over night at the home of DR.. Q. w.
Foxworthy. Mrs. Barr Is q sister
of F. McGrew Willis, the author of
'The Quest" which was produced at
the Idle Hour Monday evening and
came up to see the picture, which
was one of the best ever in Leon.
Miss Helen Rhea, who had been a
guest at the home of her cousin,
Miss Eva Rhea in this city, depart
ed Saturday morning for her home
at Redfield, Iowa, accompanied by
Miss Eva Rhea and her father, M. G.
Rhea. Miss Helen is student at
the State School for the Blind at
Vinton, and will return there to con-
tinue her studies the coming year.
Uncle John Phipps, who is only a
few months past 103 years of age,
returned to his home at Shenandoah
last Thursday, having been here for
a few days visiting at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. F. A. Gardner.
Notwithstanding his great age Uncle
John insists on travelling alone and
he believes in doing good bit of
travelling for a youngster of his age.
Jas. w. Hurst departed Saturday
evening for Chicago where he goes
to purchase new fall goods for the
j. w. Hurst & Co. store in this city.
and will then 60 to Anyway, Michi-
gan, where his nephew, Louie Hurst,
is located, and enjoy few days
hunting and fishing in the wilds Of
northern Michigan, where game of all
kinds is very plentiful, and James
will enjoy some real sport.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
State Fair Free to Civil War
Veterans.

Ira w. Henderson, chairman of the
joint committee of the Croker and
Kinsman army post at Des Moines,
wishes the newspapers of the state
to give publicity to the fact that all
civil war veterans may see and en-
Joy the whole of the coming Iowa
State Fair, which will be held aides
Moines, August Is to September g.,
inclusive, free of charge, and invites
them to come to Des Moines at that
time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19
10 ? = n . NJ 49,
Good Business For Sale.

* am offering my ice cream fac
tory aid restaurant business for
sale. This property is all clear OF
encumbrance, doing q fine business
and 1t Is an opportunity for some one
to step into good business. Will sell
for part cash, balance on good terms.
P. b. Walker.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19

We can use some choice first mort
gage farm loans. Farmers & Trad
ers State Bank, Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-08-19

II you have any OF our ice cream
packers Ut your home please tele.
phone sus and w Will call and get
& Walksr's Ics Cream Factory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-30
PRIVATE FOREST
By Frederic j. Haskin.


value of this second growth. how
long It would require to become
valuable for ties and poles. how long
before it would be saw timber Soon
he owned great forest, which was
scattered in little bits all over sever
al states. and which he had bought
at ndiculously low price
On all ofthese scattered tracts he
began practicing scientific forestry
as he had learned it in the schools
and In the government service He
cut only a certain percentage of the
mature timber, he thinned out the
crowded stands OF second growth and
sold the cuttings as cord wood His
profits began Immediately and have
increased year by year If his
methods are kept up, a hundred
years from now these holdings Will
be more valuable than they are to-
day, and viii have yielded continu-
Gus annual return
This idea Of culttvating forests so
as to secure an annual crop only re-