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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
Reluctantly Growing Gray.

When our attention was first ruth
lessly called 10 the fact that incipient
badness had really and truly land viii
some teacher kindly explain why we
shouldn't write it really and truly, or
really and trully?) fixed upon our
own handsome dome as suitable
place to demonstrate its inexorable
capacity TO progress despite all OBJ
stacles. we felt that IT was an affIctiou
70 be Iamented But that was nothing
beside what we felt when cur hand
some black hair began 10 silver ever
so slightly about the noble temples,
though it did promise to set off our
finely chiselIed profile to excellent ad-
vantage.
Those first eleven gray hairs gave
US quite a turn, for all we laughed
scornfuIly at the thought that old age
was reaching out after another limo
cent victim. First gray hairs always
do, especially the first eleven. After
the eleventh they come more gently
ana one learns, if not Of the feminine
sex, to accept the unjust punishment
philosophically.
With a woman it is a very different
question She views with alarm the
first. the eleventh and a good many
after that, and well she may. Some
times, foolishly she begins pulling
them out. That is great mistake.
If she is determined not to be gray.
let her dye the hair For our part,
speaking as a mere doctor, we had
much rather look upon a painted, dyed
woman than a faded, prematureiy
senile woman. That is, If she is artist
enough to paint and dye becoming1y.
Since black hair is the first TO turn
gray, and since black hair advertises
the fact more than any other, We will
give here the formula suggested by
Leonard for dyeing hair black:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

Halt Who comes here"
Friends, with the countersign."
Advance one and give the counter
sign"
1t was the relief going the rounds to
change the pickets, and / was dropped
out at post No. Z. We had fought Lee
al day long on the strangest battle
field of the whole warm the Wilder
ness. From right to left flank. from
front to rear. we were hemmed in by
forest and thiCket. There were swamps
in which lizards and serpents lurked,
tbickets in which the coy whippor-
will built It's nest, dense spots of for
est which seemed never TO have echoed
the ring of the woodlands ak.
Post No was under a large tree on
the edge OF a thicket It was a lonely
place, we'll away from the camps. the
dead and the dying, but I was glad to
be alone. 7 had been nearly an hour
on the post without anything happen
ing to alarm me. when I heard a per
son moving in the thicket across the
open strip.
Rustic. rustic! Step. step! It was
a cautious movement. Whoever it was
hoped to reach me without discovery,
but there were dead leaves underfoot,
and the thicket was dense. A hare
could not have moved without betray-
ing its presence,
who comes here2"
There is silence for Is seconds, and
then a woman's voice answers:
Il can't find the place! It's so dark
I can't find the place!"
Aye, it was womaus voice. and it
had a sob in it, toO--a woman there in
the darkness between the hostile lines
with powder smoke still in the air,
with stray bullets darting through the
thickets with a whiz as of some great
insect stirred to anger.
who comes here2'
L wish it wasn't so dark! am so
tired"
And then she comes across the open
strip toward me, making no stop, new
er hesitating. walking straight up to
me, as if the sunshine Of day.
II can't find the place." she sobbed
as she came to a stop within arms
length
Good God, woman, what are you do
ing here?7 I gasped, almost terrified at
her presence
"See. See!" she replied. holding
bundle out toward me. One time I
saw a beautiful spot in the woods and
said to myself that if he died I would
bury him there but I can't find it
can't find lit"
See, See! Don't be afraid He's
dead. He cant speak or move. Take
HIM"
She put a bundle into my arms, and
/ cried out and let my musket fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
JANE adams PEACE VIEWS

Jane Adams returns from Europe
with her dream of peace through wOm-
ems efforts shattered, perhaps, but
with what appears to be sensible views
as 10 the means by which peace ulti-
mately may be secured. Suggestions,
she says, must come from neutral;
for anyone Of the beIligeTents to sug-
gest peace at this time would be taken
as a confession of weakness.
Miss Adams is undoubtedly right,
too. when she says that delay viii
only make peace harder. The more
sacrifices in men and money, the
greater will be the demand for con
sideration for an agreement to end the
war, says the Decatur Review.
Miss Adams seems to have found
in the capitals of Europe less talk Of
peace and the line of possible negotia-
lions than a general desire TO prevent
further loss of life. Belligerents, no
less than neutrals are shocked by the
slaughter, although they do not say so
publicly.
D. A. Thomas, the British capitalist,
comes over here TO hustle up ammuni-
lions. mo matter how long the war
lasts. he says, Germany must be de-
faated-and will be" They all talk
that way. Germany is no less cock
sure that England must be fought IN
til she cries for mercy. But in the in
ner councils of cabinets, or in the
backs of brains of kings and premiers
there must be the consciousness that
peace must soon come. It is one thing
for q group of soldiers to sell their
lives dearly, and become immortalized
as heroes. but a nation that dies fight
ing simply dies and that is all
Miss Adams gives no hint as to
what neutral in her opinion should
make the proposals, but President VIII
son has allowed it TO be understood
that when the opportunity to play the
role Of peacemaker presents itself. he
will not be late in getting onto the
stage
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

The Peterhoff was consigned TO
Matamoros. Mexico, which is across
the river from Brownsville, Texas.
She had a uon-contraband cargo OBJ
viously intended for the confederate
states, She was seized as a blockade
runner, and when her case came before
the supreme court, Chief Justice Chase
held. relative to non-contraband trade
to or from a bIockaded country by in
land transportation through q neutral
port, that
Such trade, with unrestricted in
land commerce between such a port
and the enemy's territory, impairs IN
doubtedly, and very seriously impairs,
the value Of q blockade of the enemy
coast hut in cases such as that now
in judgment We administer the public
law of nations, and are not at liberty
to inquire what is for the particular
advantage Of our own or another coun-
try"
We took the springbok and con-
demned her because she carried con
traband and there was no question as
to her enemy destination.
We freed the Peterhoff. first, because
her cargo was on-contraband. and
secondly. because it was consigned to
neutral port, although We knew that
the goods would be transshipped to
Texas. which was enemy territory.
It was as plain in our case then as
it is now in that of Great Britain that
legitimate neutral trade impaired the
value of our sea power, but we recog-
nized the public law of nations which
Great Britain today disregards.
That law has been shockingly VIC
lated on both sides in the present
war, Great Britain claims to be in
the conflict because the rights of
Belgium were destroyed. What Ger
many did in Belgium with fire and
sword, although more tragic, was no
more Iawless than what Great Britain
is now doing in Holland
Germany devastated Belgium IN or
der TO strike down France. Great Brit
ain is despoi1ing Holland, and Incl
dentally the United States, in order to
strike down Germany Why should
not Americans protest against any and
all lawbreakers who deprive them Of
life, liberty and property?
The public law of nations" that we
observed TO our own cost is good
enough law for the whole world today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

No.
Bismuth citrate, dram
Alcohol, . drains
Rose water
Distilled Water Of each 2 ounces
Ammonia, a sufficient quantity
Directions-Apply In the morning, by
saturating the hair (aOt the scalp
and allowing to dry.
No 2
Sodium hyposulphite. ~ ounces
Distilled Water, ounces
Directions-AppIy in the same way in
the evening
Of course, any hair dye must be used
at regular intervals, say, once a month,
because as the hair grows out the I'M
dyed portion will spoil the effect.
While we do not advise anyone to
dye the hair, if anybody will. then the
above formula Is at least safe to use,
Cigarettes, Fast Life,
Heart Disease.
I am twenty-eight, writes a certain
Fool, and have used cigarettes for
years. Have also been living pretty
fast and loose Lately my heart
seems to work too hard, beat irregu-
larry, and there is sometimes a pain
over 1t like g wise squeezing it,
Would you kindly suggest a good rem
edy?
Reply-"A Fool There Was'-you
should read it. You are to be pitied,
not for your illness. but for y0ur wrong
notion Of life. You are one Of the large
class of fools who think it is better to
SOW wild oats. and now you are reap
ing your crop Well, heart disease is
only one of the penalties for that kind
Of conduct. Stop trying to be a smart
Aleck and try being a real man for a
while.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

name to editorials written by an en-
ploye
Mr.. Bryan should understand that
the editor" is often a commercial
fiction. and that there are men who
assume the title who couldn't con
struct six lines of readable English ii
they we're to be shot at sunrise for
failing to do SO.
AS for the independent" news
paper. Mr. Bryan's observation is
eminently sound. There are no Gin
dependent journals. All reputable
newspapers print all news fit 10 print,
and all great newspapers are equit-
able and tolerant in their treatment
OF public men and measures. The
term independent" is merely a catch
word used 10 mislead the unwary and
10 hold the patronage of readers who
associate all partisanship with cor
ruption The independence of a
newspaper, like the independence of
an individual, is determined by per-
romance and not by profession
The frequent assertion of indie
pendenee and piety gives rise to rea-
sonaole suspicion as to the reality of
either
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
BRYAN ON JOURNALISTS

Addressing the International Press
congress at the Panama Pacific expo
sition, William ]. Bryan advised the
signing of stories and editorials in
newspapers and urged legislation to
compel editors to show their financial
interest in the policies they advocate.
Mr.. Bryan also inveighed against
the independent" newspaper. THE
man who thinks he can write on pub
lie questions without bias, said he.
is more apt to deceive himself than
those who read what he saws"
For many years newspaper reform
ers have advocated the signing of
news stories and editorials. Some
journals have adopted this practice,
but metropolitan newspapers find it
impracdcabIe. The news story. as
distinguished from the special write
up, is frequently a composite produc-
ton, says the Peoria Transcript. The
exigencies of space and makeup rem
der all news copy subject to the butch
cry Of the copy-reader, whom a report
81 GiA TAG NAACaSo Tribune apIE C1dT-
acterized as THE last landmark of
arrested development"
Authorship IS jealous and tempera-
mental a writer Is unwilling 10 sign
his name 70 a story which is likely to
be muulated beyond II semhiance to
the original AS for signing editorials.
no law could be framed TO prevent the
make-believe editor from signing his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
RELIGIOUS REVEALS.

In the July number of the North
American Review Colonel George Har-
yey has an editorial on the topic rs
q Religious Revival Coming?" Colonel
Harvey says the question, us there to
be another Great Awakening is
widely and seriously asked with an
obvious desire for an affirmative an
swer He thinks Billy Sunday is re-
sponsible for some of the questions.
others are inquiring in spite of sun
day, while in still other cases the
questions are entirely independent Of
him.
Colonel Harvey gives an interesting
history of the circumstances and meth
DDS of former reviyals of national
scope There have been only five in
a period of $50 years. The first was
started by Jonathan Edwards. It CON
verted a greater proportion OF the pop
ulation than any similar movement in
history and left lasting impress upon
The whole world. It began in Edwards
own church at Northampton, Massa-
chusetts, spread rapidly throughout
the colonies, brought about the found
ing of Princeton university and ex-
tended TO England, where it had a
great influence on Wesley and Whit
field and induced them to come to
America.
The second general revival had its
beginning in 1897 and continued for
more than 10 years. II had no great
leader but arose spontaneously among
the Presbyterians of the west and ex-
tended through other churches and
throughout the country. 1t resulted
in the establishment of camp meet
ings," Sunday schools and several new
religious denominations.
Charles G. Finney was the leader of
the third great national revival, which
began in 1881 Started in New York,
its influence extended throughout the
land.
The fourth revival began in 1857. It
also started in New York and soon in
volved practically all the churches of
the country.
Moody and Sankey were the leaders
Sin the fifth and last countrywide re-
.viysl in 1875.
act that 40 years have elapsed since
the latest general revival began and
says that chronologically it Is now
nigh time for another to be organized.
The circumstances and spirit Of the
time are very similar to the situation
at existed at the beginning OF each of
le last four great revivals. That Of
7e7 hogan during our wars with
France and with Tripoli and hourished
during a period of great calamities. In
1881 the country was in a state Of dis
tress and unrest SIS IL was again in
ASST and 1875.
Everything considered. Colonel Har-
vey feels that conditions are ripe for
another Great Awakening" and in
conclusion he says that the fields may
be no more white with harvest than
they usually are, but the Wilderness is
exceptionally apparent and inviting"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
DuNNE VETOEs THE Ill.

Governor Dunno Of Illinois sensibly
vetoed the moving picture censor
law, The new law provided for the
appointment by the secretary Of state,
with the approval OF the governor, Of
three persons to constitute a board Of
censors of motion picture films. Each
member OF the board was 10 receive q
salary Of $4,000 per annum. There
are now on fle in the Office Of the
secretary of state five hundred letters
from persons who desire to be ap-
pointed on this board The motion
picture people would be compelled to
pay. g censorship fee. The governor
stated in vetoing the bill that it would
constitute double taxation upon those
ngaged in the motion picture bust
ness. He found no genuine demand
for such q Law and advanced the Cpin-
ion that is was unwise and unneces-
sary There is no question but what
the law was passed simply to supply
some favored persons with fat Jobs
The censorship Of the movies should
be placed in the hands Of local Off
Gals. if such censorship is deemed
necessary, and no fee exacted for the
service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
July 9 in American
History.

.5 ---..t5tfs IaE ana
deal. j. ..e3..z...s. the Greek hero.
13s6-Battle Of Sempach; Arnold Won
WLnkelried made way for liberty
and secured the Independence OF
Switzerland.
IT06- Pierre lie Moyne, Sieur dIber-
vile, founder Of Louisiana, died;
born 1861
IT55-Battle Of Fort Duquesne, Pa.
best known as eBraddock's Defeat.
1856 neraI Zachary Taylor, noted
leader In the Mexican war, ls46-s'
and twelfth president OF the Unit
ed States. died in Office; born 11s4.
Diplomatic relations severed ne
tween the United States and Hsas'
Zuela-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

France is in excellent health.
None of the epidemics dreaded "ith
the coming Of hot weather has de-
veloped There were 500 deaths IN
Paris last week as against 9l9 the pre-
cedlng week and 942 the average for
this season Of the year. Typhoid fever
the most dreaded Of all diseases, made
only three victims. Reports rom
points where soldiers are concentrated
and where there were a great many
cases during the winter show that the
epidemic is abating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
FAILURE AND CAUSE.

The American Temperance Life In
suranee Association OF New York has
become fnsolvent and the state depart
ment of insurance has taken charge Of
its affairs. a former president Of the
company says that the failure is due
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

1t is when a fellow sits alone in a
boat in the middle of the lake in the
heart of the north woods and reads a
scrap Of paper that has been around
his lunch, that 5000 600 human beings
have been killed, that he gets the true
perspective on war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

These Teutonic medical terms are
mystifying We're consumed with
curiosity to know just where the man
was hit whom the press dispatches
report as wounded between the Dnies-
ter and the Pruth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

We are told by an Italian officer
that America is living in fools
paradise. Well isn't that a better
place to live In than in the FOOLS hell
of Europe?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

This is the season Of the year when
the fond parent begins to under
stand things and regret what he said
about the school teacher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

A Jersey man got 30 days in Jail
for shooting at a bullfrog, Which
shows that it is better TO be q bull
frog in the United States than a hu-
nan being in Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
A Mere Mans Opinions.


There is one thing TO be said in
favor Of the egotist: he never gets
lonesome.
We have heard Of the blessings of
poverty, but we can't recall having
ever seen any of them.
One way to improve the memory is
to assume for moment that you have
every thing you want
It's sometimes hard for a man TO
adjust his religion to TT his business.
From what a man thinks he knows,
subtract what his neighbors think he
knows, and the remainder will prob
ably be about what he really does
know-Chicago News.
PEORIA folk must be taking to ice
cream and grape juice this summer
stronger than in the past. For in
stance, robbers got into a wine and
liquor house in that city the other
night and all they could find was 27
cents.
THE Rock Island police have arrest
ed Marshall Field for speeding his
auto. This ought to convince the lit
tie fellows that own cars that prom
inence Of offenders spells nothing with
local peace officers.
Los Angeles motion picture people
are looking for man who resembles
Bryan Address Hon. &, c. Walsh.
Davenport, Burlington Hawk
eye.
TT turns out that $4,000 of the 500
600 taken by robbers ar Midway gar
dens, Chicago, belonged TO PayIowa,
the Russian dancer, whose company
was performing there. Next we may
hear that German spies got the money.
ROCK Island stay at homes have
not had occasion this summer to envy
those who have HE'D themselves to the
summer resorts. J. NJ C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

Chicago this season has eaten
enough Strawberries 10 Ill a train
Of 1870 cars. and perhaps 10 or y
crates Of them we're good below the
top layer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09
Friday, July 9, 1915.

Now If We only could convert
Europe also to the sane Fourth idea
and to the neediessess and the
waste of giant explosivest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

The track surface Of a motor speed
way at Minneapolis. MINI, viii be
united a light pea green. The purpose
Is to relieve strain on the eyes OF
rivers during long races.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

That preacher who says the time
is coming soon when there viii be no
liars in the world evidently expects
fishing to become an obsolete pas
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

London Correspondence Of The
Associated Press. Enormous guam
titles of foodstuffs are pouring into
Germany through Switzerland, accord
ing to NJ. Jacques Dhur, French ex-
pert in international law.
1t seems that a convention ratified
between France and Switzerland on
July %, 1914. provides that in case
Of war, France shall supply the fed
eraI government Of Switzerland with
100000 tons Of cereals a year Ac-
cording to NJ Dhur, 100 trucks, each
loaded with between twelve and If
teen tons Of cereals. cross the French
frontier every day for the Cornavian
station at Geneva, while in ordinary
times the monthly exports did not
exceed 4. 900 or 5000 tons. at the same
time enormous quantities OF potatoes,
beans, oil and other vegetable prod
ucts are passing into Switzerland via
Pontarlier.
To prevent commerce in contrabsnd,
all merchandise is forwarded to a par
ticular department or province of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

Berlin - Correspondence of The ASS
ISOLATED Press. )-PrisOuers Of Har lh
Germany are treated so wen thag they
are getting fat. DR. Bruno Wolff CHIEF
military surgeon Of the prisoners
camp at Nuremberg has had squad Of
GO prisoners weighed twice week 81
fixed hours from the time they enter
ed the prison two months ago Forty
one showed changes i'm weight or
pound or more in that time Only ilFe
lost weight The increases in some
cases were as much as ten or eleven
pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-09

Berlin Correspondence Of The AS
ISOLATED Press "A plan for safe
guarding enthusiastic donors OF old
gold. silver, 1ewelry and yaiuables
10 the public cause, and preventing
the melting up OF articles the artistic
value Of which is far in excess of the
intrinsic. is now operating in Berlin.
The work is in charge Of an organi-
cation entitled The Thanks OF the
Fatherland, which is raising funds
for the benefit of relatives Of fallen
soldiers. To this cause thousands
have gladly sacrificed old treasures
watches, bracelets, rings, earrings,
necklaces, gold and silver pins, tea
pots and silverware, corals and other
of the less valuable stones and jew
els and the like Much has been melt
ed uD which was Of little value intrin-
sicalIy but which had high artistic
value-oftentimes unknown to the
donor Many things have been sacri-
feed that might have graced museums
and collections.
Expert jewelers. and artists therefore
nave aSietl 10 give tLiEtt 1EA Att2
now in appraising all donations. Such
as are selected as of particular value
from the artistic point OF view will not
be melted but will be offered TO mus
Gums or collectors at prices cores
ponding to their appraised values.
Petrograd- Correspondence Of the
Associated Press. Up to April l,
from the date of the suppression Of
the vodka traffic, there have been
treated in the Peter and Paul and the
Obhovsky hospitals, two of the prin-
cipal hospitals for the lower classes,
2.SS2 victims Of methylated spirit
drinking. OF these 81 have died. In
two hospitals for treatment Of eye dis
eases there have been treated 1873 pa
tients suffering from partial or total
blindness from the same cause. The
spirit is obtained by treatment OF
varnish, eau de cologne and var
ious kinds of polish The foregoing is
the result Of the investigation by a
special committee named to report to
a military commission.