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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
Red Hair.

Red Hair.
Some men admire Ted hair. and
others have it.
d-headed people are better look
ing than other people, II they are,
Some are ugly as mud fences.
The horse dealer calls red-headed
people sorrel.
The cattle men call them Devons or
Durhamg.
The hog-men call them Durocs.
Ornithologists call them woodpeck-
ers.
The dog men call them Irish set
tiers.
The poultry men call them Rhode
Island reds.
The artists call them Titians.
And there you are.
But all the time there are a few
people around town. including the pos
SCISSOR of the pink foliage. who know
they are plain red-heads.
We once knew a girl who was SO
red-neaded that the underwriters
raised the Insurance rate on her faith
er's frame dwelling,
We also knew a young man who
couldn't use anything but asbestos
pillow cases.
And once when he tried to take an
egg-shampoo the odor Of scorching
omelette was almost unhearable.
This hoy finally got a job in large
city. standing in a gas ditch in busy
street at night and letting his head
stick out.
Red-headed people are supposed to
be quicker-tempered than other folks
/ Our observation is that this is alb
soiutely true, except for browR-haired
white haired or bald or tow-headed
people.
| We do not know why red hair is a
joke.
! But it is
Otherwise we should never have
written this and you wouldn't nave
read it.
| Sucker-StrickIan Gillian.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
The Daily Story
Good Out of Evil BY Dwight Norwood

As | entered the station l nan up
against beautiful display Of flowers
In a shop window. have always been
fond of flowers. and. entering the shop.
I bought a rose, an American Beauty,
and put it in buttonhole OF my
coat. On reaching my destination,
stepping from the train, | ran into
something more beautiful than the
rose. At least 1t was more engaging
A young girl who seemed to be taking
In with rapid glances those who were
alighting fixed her eyes upon me. gave
a sign OF recognition, started forward,
halted. then as was passing her
caught my hand and said:
"Walter.'
am free to admit that had the
young lady been an old lady or even
homely young lady / should have at
once informed her that she was mis-
taken in the person, and / am free to
admit that this Is whatT was In honor
bound to do. But I didn't. 1 looked
at her and said:
Are you
Yes, I'm Lillian. If you hadn't worn
the rose | don't believe should have
recognized you"
THAT is not surprising consider
ing / gave her time to finish what /
dared not risk finishing myself.
Wen talk later, Just now we must
be going. You must have your trunk
sent to the house"
I demurred, on the ground that |
would incommode the family, where
upon she said that there was no one
in the house but her mother and her.
self, and her mother being an invalid,
was for the present keeping her room.
This was, to say the least, unfortunate
for my self respect, for 1t threw in my
way an added temptation. suffered
myself to be guided TO cab and, tell
ing the young lady that had no trunk
with me, was driven to her home. an
eminently respectable residence. and
was at once sent up 70 my room.
On the bureau stood photograph of
a youth probably Ave or six years
younger than myself. 1t arrested my
attention because it resembled me. A
maid brought me some towels, and I
/ hazarded asking her a few questions.
who is thatf" pointing to the pic
ture.
4 think that it's Miss Lillians
ramsay"
Before the maid left the room / had
enough information TO last me till |
could get more. learned that Walter
was an objectionable person to Miss
Lillian's mother because be was con
sidered wild and could not support a
wife. He was expected any day to
arrive in order to arrange for the wed
ding. He and Lillian had been be.
trothed when they were very young
and had not met since.
| went downstairs. Dinner was on
! the table. and Lillian and / dined alone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

together. The first thing / said TO h..
after being seated was
HAS your mother Withdrawn her az
jections to mef''
II can't say that she has. You mu..
try to break down her prejudice ~
being nice TO her"
How ! fenced TO prevent Lillian
from learning that I was an innos.o,
would take too long to tell. Nearl,
everything I said was intended n
draw forth information TO help ma i,
my deception. | was in constant Tor
ror for fear Walter would appear and
expose me. Had l known what ho
was doing at that moment | shonla
have felt easier.
After dinner I proposed that shouls
visit mamma and try to placate her
/ found the old lady very much preiu.
diced against me. | asked her whs,
was the basis of her opposition to me
and learned that 1t was general worth.
lessness and especially that had con.
tracted the liquor habit, Notwith.
standing this lamentahle condition
felt comforted. | could cure myself
and the other fellow could not. A,
least believed that If I chose could
cut him out before he could reform.
In order TO gain time and NOT u.
/ pose my deception | made a plea Of
being tired with travelling. though
had come but twenty miles, and went
to bed early. What bothered me was
| that it was naturally expected that
| would caress my fancee. And under
the circumstances / was not quite 50
base as to do 50. Once In my room
| was free from that temptation.
/ dared not attempt to go through the
| next day without giving myself away
and resolved on confession. And
this part Of the episode fatter myself
I handled very well. I confessed to
my prospective mother-in-law At the
same time I proposed. with her con
currence, TO find out what was keeping
my double and il he was really worthy
of her daughter, A desire to avail her
self of my services saved me from
what I deserved, and having been
fully posted by her / disappeared from
| the house without Lillians knowledge
| took d train for the place where Wal
ter lived and found that he was recov-
ering from a debauch and getting
ready to visit his tiancee. | sent him
q telegram In his mother-in.law's
name to await a letter. returned to her
and Lillian and before seeing the latter
had an interview with the former
When / saw Lillian again she knew
ALL She declined TO meet me till her
feelings and her mind were somewhat
composed and she had become sensi-
Bile of the fact that had really done
her a favor.
There is nothing more of this story
to tell except that ! married the girl
had so dishonorably saved from a
worse fate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Pointed Paragraplls.

What some men call love isn't even a.
good imitation.
a policeman can get credit even ii he
is on the beat.
Men who live on tick are seldom as
regular as clockWork.
Even musical alarm clock is sell
dom appreciated at a. NJ.
Some men would rather lose a
friend than the best of an argument.
What this country really needs is a
few more people who are willing to
practice after they get through preach
ing-Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
True ilnIiEnist.

Among the passengers on a train
on q one~track road in the middle
west was a laxative jewelry drum
mer. Presently the train stopped to
take on water, and the conductor neg
Iected to send back flagman. An
express came along and, before it
could be stopped, bumped the rear
end of the first train, The drummer
was lifted from his seat and pitched
head first into the seat ahead. His
silk hat was damned clear down over
his ears. He picked himself up and
settled back In his seat. No bones
had been broken. He drew long
breath. Strengthened up, and said;
We'll, they didn't get by us, anyway.
~Argonaut
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers Of The Argus:

The Argus has generously agreed 70 permit ms W -
regular contribution under this head TO use Tue spa
as II il were my left free TO make my seseo
from where WILL whether 1t IL timely or unsheis' "
search the highways and the byways for what may i
press me as OF interest and value to the people.
/ nay readers shall try to MAKE ene aoss
.ha onnorfunv To do so must forget that party lines
exist and WILL Just as | wish 1t might be prae1cai i
them not TO exist and that the principal issue On
ton day might be- whether candidate belongs u
that political party but whether ne is WILING ~
the roasses of the people or the who exploit them
IN o,nar words nv idea is to submit information or
n thought that would give To the world II myself
edited newspaper, the only mission OF wnich ""A "
serve mankind to do this and nothing more
When I personally write the contribution, Will ss
It, and when I present the thougat and Work o. ouls
will SO Indicate. SIHDE IL 1AsE@+'1fA4A'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Budapest, Hungary Correspond
ence Of The Associated Press. )-In-
termed civilians in many parts Of Hun
gary are treated so leniently as to
justify the recent statement that their
interment is little more than formal.
Most of the foreigners who remained
in Hungary after the first month or
two of war were OF long standing in
their communities and are not even
regarded as in any way menace TO
the welfare to the community Al
thought actually forced to live in
formally assigned interment camps,
the trusted aliens are given leave
whenever they have good reason to
assign. For example, recently the en-
tire opulation-~t only 24l~-of an in
ternment camp near Budapest, were
given O. weeks leave TO attend the
races at Vienna. The Hirlap tells
why they were compelled to return be-
fore their leave was up;
"A party of visiting neutral journal
/ lists was being shown the capital a
/ few days ago, and they asked If it
would be possible for them TO visit
one of the Hungarian internment
camps, Application was made to the
minister of the interior, and he i'm
mediately designated the camp at
Alag, a village near the capital where
q enemy aliens are informed.
/ Two days before the date fixed for
/ the visit the official in charge of in
ternment camps rang up his Alag
subordinate in order TO advise him
that visitors wer coming and that he
should put the colony In order. The
following conversation followed:
See that everything is in order at
your camp, as dozen neutral news
paper men are coming to inspect your
/ prisoners
! When are they comingT
Tuesday at noon.
But that's impossible
"'Why?'
/ Because the prisoners are not al
home
"'Wher are they then?'
They went to Vienna to the horse
races.
Well, then, the newspaper men
viii have to put up with those who
remain. suggested the Budapest Off
cial
Yes, indeed came the reply. but
none OF them are at home, They even
took their women folk with them. You
see one cannot very well give per
mission to four or FIVE and ignore the
rest. had TO let all of them go.
i The Budapest official scratched his
head minute and then ordered tele-
grams sent to the prisoners in Vienna
asking them to return at once, with
his apologies for disturbing their holi-
/ day"
! Alx-La-chapelle, Germany.-Corre.
| spondenee OF the Associated pressl--
Soldiers in the German armies are be-
ing supplied by a religious association
here with booklet entitled, Father
II Call Thee" It contains prayers suit,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
70 pinks in Blake silnrg.

Dainty pink hosiery displayed on the
bargain counters in local stores at
tracts no buyers. The reason for this
we'll say, for instance, Mrs. You Know,
the only censor In BIakesburg, who
has the nerve to dictate, has decreed
that the misses and matrons must not
wear pink hosiery at dances, social
functions, etc. Her order extends from
the most exclusive foxtrotters to the
innocent country lassies, and it Is
generally understood she has. or rath-
er thinks she has, the mayor, town
council and police force to aid in en-
forcing the rules she has laid down
This old mother gossip. If we must
term her such, says: "Women's legs
are meant to be stood upon, not TO be
stared at" She has also been so kind
to extend the ban TO all colored hose,
only black and white stockings being
allowed to be seen upon the graceful
and stodgy legs of maids. matrons and
grandmothers who busy themselves
keeping up with the uick-changing
modes of the latest steps. Mrs. You
Knows edicf was the first she issued
after she assumed her present high po-
sition OF trying to dictate the garb of
Blakesburg's social set. So in this
city the fiesh-colored hose lies upon
the counters and the women, or some
Of them, gaze wistfuily at the bargains
as they pass by. Our dry goods deal
ers who ordered heavily in colored
hosiery In anticipation Of large de-
mand from the social set now have a
stock on hand Of which they cannot
dispose. Blakesburg tIowal Excel
sior.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Shop Early
Christmas

Buy your Christmas
presents early-EarIy in
the day and do it now. That
will 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, 1915-12-08
UalIy History ClaSS--DeC. ..

1765-Eli Whitney, inventor OF the coy
ton gin and improvements In hrr
arms, born: died 1926.
1s4S-Joel Chandler Harris, journaiiss.
and author of the Uncle Renaas
stories, born; died 1908.
1911--The Maine wreck naval inTesp
eating committee reported that sn'
warship was destroyed in Havans
harbor by explosion exterior Y
the ship"
british special squadron ccp
manded by Sturdee, defeated w
Specs German feet off the Fan
land islands. destroying four sa
man cruisers. q decisive naval "
tory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

Pittsburgh has q public defender.
whose duty 1t Is to give legal advice
and assistance To men arrested and
brought into the Pittsburgh munich
pal courts for attractions of the city
ordinances. His work is directly OPP
posed to that Of the public proseeR-
tor, and his Office was created when
the city council. after an investiga-
ton OF the subject, decided that. nm
der the old legal system, IL was too
often the case that innocent men, or
men guilty OF first otfenses, were pun
ished untustly.
The Pittsburgh experiment follows
that OF Los Angeles. which was the
first step toward the goal OF legal
fairness that eventually every large
city will attain,
pittsburgh's public defender, at the
end of his first days work voiced his
view OF the whole mad business he
had cognhated in municipal court all
day long and offered new standard
OF reasoning from which the whole
nation might pattern Its ideas Of ie~
gal prosecution. What in heavens
name ts the use o. sending q man 10
JAIL who ought 10 be with his family
What's the use Of giving = man a had
name when good wosd will set him
right
II IL but natural that such senti-
nant should spring from the heart OF
. public defender. He would not be
human did he not have ii impressed
upon him IN the first hour Of his
work how utterly wrong is a portion
OF cur system Of prosecution fer legal
cffeasess He could NOT witness the
first case called in tho caurt. from
his standpoint o. defender, without
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Cornelius Cole. formerly both rep.
resentative and United States sena-
tor from California. after 80 years of
experience, declares that life is good
Cole Is still interested in the big ar
fairs OF the present time. NO. / have
no plans for my Oath year. I'll lust
keep on going to business every day,
as usual"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Wanted: An Employee.

If You employed a man at a salary
Of $500 a year and allowed him an
expense account in addition, you'd eX-
peet that man to produce results,
wouldn't you? Florida is going to en-
ploy man to represent her in the
United States senate next year Let's
employ man that can produce -
Key West tFla,) Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

President Wilson listened TO a ser
mon Sunday, delivered by Quaker
caller, on the evil of preparedness. Mr.
Wilson has heard almost every other
kind Of an argument and the sermon
makes the presentation Of the anti
sentiment unanimous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Tou will read some tall stories about
San Francisco exposition finances,
but don't get the impression that the
venture shows an immediate profit.
But Ii was & big undertaking. success
fully and we'll managed at that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Admiral George Dewey reasons like
all wise men that the nations chief
base Of military manufacture and sup
ply should he iuland-aud Rock Ia
land arsenal is the place,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Some Of the members Of the Ford
peace party n1istook sea gulls for peace
doves. This may move certain critics
To renew talk OF ''inuocents abroad"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Golfers Weekly calls that the
frankest-and rawest-expression OF
pork-barrel sentiment it has heard in
long time.
Stars above, what a job! 70 be
employed to represent in the United
States senate and produce" for such
persons as this editor of the Key West
Journal!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

! While we will admit that we are not
rs well prepared as We might be, we
are scarcely Us dereIiet as China,
where a warship was captured BY 40
men who boarded ii from d launch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

They say that a sucker Is born ev-
cry minute which probably helps TO
account for the fact that the crop Of
bootleggers doesn't get exhausted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Rock lsland--From River to
River

The socialists Of Germany want
Chancellor Won Bethnann-Holiwig TO
tell them how much victory is enough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
y
William Drady,M.D.
"AII Is Not Geld That Shivers. 50

uals resistance Is strong and the in
lection not too virulent. But whatever
the result the fact remains that all is
not cold that shivers. The chill is
a symptom-the first gun Of the battle
perhaps-but never Of itself cause of
illness.
Questions and Answers.
Edward s. W asks--Is the finding
or tuberculosis germs in the sputum
the earliest sign of consumption.
Answer-No, Ineipient tuberculosis
Of the lungs may be diagnosed long be-
fore any baciIii are discovered in the
sputum.
T. P. writes-My little boy, aged
three, has frequent attacks OF feverish-
ness and upset stomach. and always
note that his breath has a peculiar
heavy. sweetish odor, even before the
feverlshness come on. My mother in
sista this means worms. What would
be your opinion? The boy generally
gets well in day Or so, after he has a
good dose of castor oil.
Answer-It may be worms-sav one
chance in fifty that it is worms-but
the other 40 chances are that II is
simply intestinal indigestion produced
by errors Of diet The sweet breath
lis characteristic of the acid farmen-
fation going on in stomach and bow
ell. Spare the poor child the castor
oil give him milk OF magnesia instead
Its easy to take and neutralizes fer
mentative acids besides, and then il
won't constipate him next day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Petrograd, Correspondent OF the
Associated Press Dummy machine
guns which make noise like the real
thing and thereby scare of the al
lacking enemy. are reported TO be one
Of the latest innovations tried by the
Austrians on the southern front.
1t is a well known fact that infan-
try, one loosed on charge upon
trenches defended with rapid-tire guns
are apt to swerve instinctiyely from
points where the Maxim guns seem 70
be thickest. However, dense the roaf
OF heavy artillery during attacks. the
short, sharp barking OF these litlls
guns is still distinctly audible. In Of
der to increase the psychological e.
feet of machine gun fire, the Austriahs
therefore hit upon the plan @
mounting in their trenches, alternate
Iy with real Maxims, large proper
ton of dummies These produce
rattle Identical In sound with that o.
the real gun. and are operated by rap
idly turning handle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

MRS. Ella Hatcher has filed suit
for divorce, alleging that for II years
her husband was a diplomaniac. -
Evansville, Ind, Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Fails OF I,ahraasr.

The waters Of the Grand Falls of
Labrador have exeavated a chasm 80
miles long
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
Sidelights on the European War

able for various military emergencies
and explains to the soldier in simple
language his religious duty while on
service or in danger.
In the preface of the book the read
can get the work done 80 per cent
cheaper there than in their own coun-
try. because the Austrian crown,
usually roughly equivalent to a franc
in value, is now worth only 70 cen
times in Swiss money. And meanwhile
thousands Of Swiss workers are out Of
employment.
VaIenciennes, the center Of the
French embroidery industry, is ocea-
pied by the Germans, and Plauen in
Saxony, the chief center Of Germanys
embroidery trade can no longer ex-
port any wares. Consequently swift
erland's embroidery exports are ris-
ing by leaps and bounds, in spite Of
| the general depression everywhere re-
sulting from the war Last year the
I total exports Of embroideries amouni'
ed TO some twenty-four million dol
lars, this year they will probably
reach forty millions. The bulk Of the
goods are going to the United states
| and to Great Britain The Swiss trad
er Is prohting both ways; in cheaper
labor and comparative freedom from
competition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

ASA Spades receives his mail at
Jefferson. Mo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Member Audit Bureau Of CircuIationa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Aix-La-chapelle, Germany-fCorre-
spondenee OF the Associated pressl--
Soldiers In the German armies are be-
ing supplied by a religious association
mere with a booklet entitled. Father,
| Call Thee It contains prayers suit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-08
THE ARGUS.

BY THE j. n. POTTER co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-16
WILL REPLACE
The FIRE Loss
BAY POINT MILL COMPANY MADE
CONTRACT HERE YESTERDAY
FOR USE or PILE DRIVER TO
BUILD WHARF.

Losses sustained ~ Ere some weeks
$40 viii be replaced ny the nalll com
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-16
YOUR SICK CHILD
/. IS CONSTIPATED!
LOOK At TONGUE
" CROSS. FEvERisH on BILIOUS
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP or
FIGS.

No matter what ails your child. a
gentle. thorough laxative should always
De the first treatment given
II your little one Is out-of- sorts.
halk sick. isn't resting. eating and
acting naturally Mother see 4
tongue is coated This - 3 sore sign
that it's little stomach. liver and sow-
els are cioEged with waste When
cross, irritable. feverlsh. stomach sour.
breath bad or has stomach-ache. dtaF-
rhoea, sore throat. fun Of cold. give a
teaspoonful ~ california syrup ~
Figs. and IN a few hours al the con-
stipated poison undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out % It's little
bowels without gripping ard you have
a well. playful chiid again
Mothers car rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
IL never fails 20 cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and s1seetcn the atom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, child
ren ~ all aaes and for grown ups
printe don each bottle
Beware of counterfeit hg syrurs
Ask your druggist for 50-ceut bottle
~ California syrup - Figs" then
see that Il IL made by the California
Fix syrup Company tAdv)