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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
National Parks,

~ believe. says the general SUPER
intendent OF national parks, that the
most important feature in the national
parks is the educational one. In a
national park the scenery or natural
phenomena is of such character as
to be largely educational. l am sure
that no one can go through Yellow
stone National park after hearing the
roar of the hot springs and seeing the
paint pots without feeling that his
education has heen materially aug
meuted Nor can he leave Yosemite,
after spending enough time in there
to see what glacial action was, to see
the highest waterfall in the world. the
greatest trees in the world, without
feeling thar his mental horizon has
been broadened .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
The Daily Story
Jimmie School Marks-BT F A. Mitchell

The banker cut her short. asking her
how much money she wanted 10 send
her son. but when she said that she
was going TO let him have 81 600. for
which he was to send her a thousand
shares of stock in a manufacturing
concern he was organizing, the presj.
dent impIored her not to rob herself
by putting her money in some wild
scheme that would surely explode and
leave here in the lurch.
wild scheme," she exclaimed DO
you suppose my boy would let Ais
mother pat her money in wild
scheme? Why, he wouldt'-
Enough. madam Let me have your
$1,000 and I'll give you draft for ?,
that will he as good a money for your
son. But remember that l warned
you"
The old lady opened hand bag and
te2k out a stocking, from which she
poured a quart measure Of bills, gold
and silver. The banker called a clerk
and directed him TO count the money
and. finding the amour, as the old
lady had stated, gave her draft
for it,
Two years passed. One day 4 car
rage drove up to the bank, and an old
lady wrapped in expensive furs vas
helped TO alight by maid who carries
a satchel and, going into the bans.
asked for the president
eve got a lot Of papers" she said.
Il want you to take care Of for ne"
! And, opening the satchel, she drsw
forth a pile Of securities. which Tire
president, on looking over, found TO BE-
Of great value. He locked them In
box in the safety deposit branch Of TIE
bank and handing her the key. told
her that she, ana she alone. would be
able to unlock the box and would have
access to it at any time during bgsi-
ness hours.
you don't seem to know ne" she
said.
Really, replied the banker, "T
must confess that | don't
Don't you remember my coming il
| here and emptying a stocking full =
money and you giving me 4 paper for
| it to send to my boy? Well. Jimmis
was getting up a company 10 make
something he had invented. He'd saved
$4,000 himself and needed $1,000 more.
II sent it TO him, and he gave me q
third interest in the concern. After he
got 10 making money he 'watered the
stock. whatever that means, and gave
me thousand shares. Jimmie saTs
each share is worlh $500 I knew that
Jimmy couldn't have all those G. and %
marks at school if he wasn't mighty
smart"
MADAM" said the banker. 81 an
glad that you didn't accept my advice.
I fancy your son is a genius, and enc
never can tell what such persons are
going 10 do"
"And they told me he had heen eZ-
PEELED from school" added the Old lady
triumphantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
Sidelights on the European War

Paris Correspondence of the As
ISOLATED Press.l-Dr. Alexis Carrel
and Dr. Henry NJ. Dakin in making
their discovery Of the new antiseptic
for gunshot wounds carried on the
work with artillery fire sounding al
most constantly. Several houses near
the chemical laboratory of the Rookie
feller Foundation at Compeigne were
struck by the huge 42-centimeter
shells However, DR.. Carrel has con-
tjnued on duty in his laboratory with
out permitting his researches to be in
terrupted
The antiseptic is the result OF eight
months of experimental study in the
laboratory and of six months test in
various French military hospitals AS
it has met the required tests, it is ex-
pected that the antiseptic will be used
on large scale by the surgeons Of the
French army. In connection with
statement concerning the new quail
ties Of the antiseptic, Or. Carrel said
that While there had been a surpris-
ing lack Of epidemic diseases this past
summer in the trenches. the greatest
medical need of the war was an anti
septic which might be used immedi-
ately after a soldier had been wound
ed in order 10 prevent the frightfully
rapid infection which sets in at the
early stage Of the wound. He stated
it was not wounds, but infection. caus-
ed through the carrying OF soiled bits
Of clothing into wounds by proiec-
tiles, that brought about the majority
OF deaths. He said that antiseptics
heretofore known, while often good
for external use, were not effective for
washing deep wounds. where the in
lection was most violent
During the later work on the new
antiseptic, Drs. Carrel and Daktn laid
down the general principle that Meth
er antiseptic powders nor antiseptics
dissolved in oils or yaseline should be
used, but that an sntiseptic should be
applied in liquid form.
The new antiseptic. which is based
on hypocblorite of soda with its irri-
tating properties neutralized by the
use Of carbonate Of lime and boric
acid. may be left q week on a wound
without any inconvenience. The an
tiseptic is prepared by the decomposl-
ton Of chlorite Of lime with solution
OF carbonate of soda, filtered, and then
boric acid added This final solution
Of the antiseptic should not be kept
more than q week. nor should II ever
be injected into the veins. By the use
Of alcohol, solution may be obtained
that remains efficient for at least a
month. Such solution has already
been placed at the disposition of Paris
surgeons
The antiseptic was found to DESTROY
gangrene tissues It also possesses
the quality of arresting blood flow in
a limitable measure. In practical hos
pital work the antiseptie developed
remarkable strength.
London.A legacy of $4,000 has
Just come to Mrs. John Wareham OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
IN NEED OF A FRIEND

That there are sermons in pictures
and particularly that there are les
sons in cartoons has long been known.
1t took Judge Latshaw Of Kansas CITY.
however. TO be the first person actual
~ TO take cartoon as the subject for
an address, The Judge, who is one Of
Kansas City's best known citizens,
spoke before the Central Civic Better
ment league in his city one evening
last week. and he took for his theme
the Briggs cartoons, When a Feller
Needs a Friend"
In the first place, declared the Judge,
there's no humor In a teller" needing
friend it's tragedy II he hasn't
had one-a tragedy that toe frequently
winds up In the penitentiary. Second
II. Briggs isn't picturing his subjects
at the right age. Judge Latshaw be-
lieves the time friend is really need
ed Is when one is from Is TO q years
old
sFour-ffths Of the criminals are
boys who have Just passed the age OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
LOCAL M0N0P0LIES.
ON the Works OF John T. Altgeid)

(Note-One Of the greatest men
of our time was John P Altgeld,
a governor of Illinois. He served
the people we'll If he made mis-
takes, it only showed that he was
human. In life he was persecut-
ed and revlled as few men in the
history Of the republic His per-
secutors, however, have been for
gotten; we Of this day do not even
know who they were. But with
every passing year the memory Of
John P. Altgeld's words and deeds
is elevating his place in history.
And the end is not yet: he will go
higher and higher until he is
numbered among the greatest men
who ever lived. Recently
monument was erected to the
memory of Altgeld in Chicago The
day Of the unwilling was rainy and
uninviting: yet more than an acre
Of humanity gathered to pay trih-
ute to his memory. But the works
Of John P. Altgeld are a greater
monument to his name than any
marble shaft can ever be. His
words and his deeds will outlive
any stone inscription, I could
make no better use of the space
that the editor has allowed me
than 10 quote from the works of
this great friend of humanity. I
will publish extracts from his
works from time TO time, and I
trust readers Of this paper will
be on the lookout Tor them
{. H. IT,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

as much out Of the public as possible.
and 10 give back as little as possible.
Here the elements Of getting some
thing for nothing entered into the
transaction. The position attached to
all who participated in the profits.
Greed grows in proportion as 1t is fed.
AS time passed, these corporations
tried to get more and more out of the
public. In order to get valuable con
cessions. they began to debauch public
officials, They bribed legislatures,
they bought city councils, and they
subsidized executive officers. By these
corrupt means they were enabled to
extort millions of dollars from the
public. It was legalized robbery Great
fortunes were thus made in short
time
But every dollar of this ill-gotten
wealth, for which so little was given in
return, was tainted with the poison Of
wrong-doing. The families using this
wealth became inoculated, and the
poison entered their blood and destroy
ed them. The first symptom was the
flush of prosperity There were fine
houses. fine carriages, fine clothes, and
social extravaganza. Then came SLOW
dissolution, the wasting Of fortune,
scandal. dissipation, the gutter maybe,
but at any rate a sad end.
Many of these men possessed great
ability and strong character, and in the
beginning of their career had high
ideals and noble traits and aspirations {:
but they followed what seemed to be
the easy path, the short road to for
tune. and almost unconsciously they
slipped into the valley of corruption
and of moral death.
It is true, too, that many Of these
men would not stoop to hand out a
bribe themselves; they left that to
their agent The agent perhaps EN-
ployed another agent and the sub
agent was the instrument that de-
badched the public officials.
But while the rich man may thus
escape the penitentiary and the dis
gace Of open bribery, he cannot es-
cape natures laws, His money does
the brjbing. and he pockets the fruits
Of the bride. and thus fastens upon
himself forever the reactionary effect
!of his wrong doing, Stealthily the
poison enters his soul and infects all
who are attached to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

An old woman entered a bank and
asked to be advised how to send money
to her son in another city. The presi-
dent was the only one OF the officers
present, and the woman was referred
10 him She was a garrulous old lady
and. like most women when started
talking about their sons, poured
steady stream in the presidents ears
of her sons superiority over other wo-
mems sons. mingled with some hard
luck he had had
Jimmie" she said, was always an
aifectionate child, truthful. thoughtful
and never gave me a bit of trouble.
He was so smart when he was at
school that he never needed 10 study
much at home. and his marks were
always C and p, which are the high
est. He never got A but once, and he
said that was q mistake One day he
came home and said he wasn't going
to school any more, he didn't approve
of the system of education. He
thought the boys were treated like
sausage meat-all put into hopper
and ground out together He said he
had found that he could no one thing
we'll and it was very easy for him. I
asked him what il was, and he said 1t
had nothing to do with school work
and didn't need any education at all,
He would show me instead Of telling
me; then | would understand him. He
lifted the clock from the mantle, took
it all TO pieces and put it together
again.
For lands sake, Jimmie, I said,
are you going to he satisfied to be a
clock tinker?'
"Oh, mother, he said, giving me a
hug, You don't understand what I'm
driving att
THE next day he hid me goodby and
said, You won't see me again till I've
made some success in the world.
"'You won't make much Of sue
cess I said. without an education
was in hopes you would have some am
bition and go to college. I could have
paid part. and you could have earned
+ the rest teaching school or something.
"'I haven't time to GO to college, he
said. I've got a big work before me.
( I'm going to make something that has
never been successfully thus far con-
structed
He went away. and I've not seen
him since. I'm sure he will succeed,
but I wish he would tell me how he is
getting on. You see, he has had 2 lot
to contend with First he was taken
sick and didn't earn cent for months,
/ besides paying something for being in
hospital Then he
Madam" interrupted the banker,
I'm too busy to listen to all this
From your description Of your son
judge that he is q ne'er-do-well."
The old lady looked at the banker
w0nderingly. Jimmie a ne'er-do-well,
j Why he's the smartest boy you ever
saw, How do you suppose he ever got
those high marks at school unless
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
Selected by Tavenner
To the Readers Of The Argus;

The Argus has generously agreed to permit me TO @@
regular contribution under this head to use tue spaC
az If II vera nv own am left make my selection
from where I will, whether it is timely or ahuhsis'
search the highways and the byways for what may HI
press me as Of interest and value TO the people.
assure nay readers shall try to make the most 81
the opportunity TO do so forget that party ihes
exist and WILL Just as wish it might be practical T
them not that principal issue on eiec
ton day might be- not candidate belongs to th
political party, but whether he is wiling 10
the masses OF the people the few who exploit them
In other words. my idea is to submit information q
81 thought that I would give to the world If myself
edited newspaper, the only mission OF when was 10
serve mankind; to do this and nothing more
When ! personally write the contribution, Will sign
IT, and when present thought and work OF others
will SO indicate. CLYDE H TAFENNEh'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

As our American cities grew, and
needed certain utilities. such as water.
gas, street railway service, etc. bright
and enterprising men came forward
and furnished them. The subject be-
ing new, the people had not yet dis
covered the fact that inasmuch as the
happiness, and even the lives, of the
citizens would in time depend on these
utilities, they should be owned by the
people themselves, and not left in the
hands Of a few private individuals for
their own gain.
City councils granted franchises to
corporations; and these corporations
were run for profit. and aimed to get
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

prosperous Thanksgiving Danville
Commercial-New
In producing large crops Of onions
and apples this year Knox county gave
.us about the right combination for the
physicians say that both are necessary
10 good notwithstanding Republican,
Register.
The Illinois Federation of Labor pro-
poses the abolition Of the senate. And
maybe it would 90 still further in the
line Of elimination and extirpation.-
East st. Louis Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

Golcar, Yorkshire, as a sequel to her
kindness to a wounded Australian sol
der, Robert Mcclure.
Mcclure, who was a ranchmau from
New South Wales, was seriously
wounded during the Turks attempt
to cross the Suez canal He was sent
TO England and lodged at 4 hospital
not far from Mrs Warehams home.
Mrs Wareham, whose husband is serv-
ing in the army, paid frequent visits to
the hospital and did several small ser
vices for the wounded Mcclure, who
died about a month after reaching
England He made Mrs Wareham his
sole heir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
WITH OTHER EDITORS

Was there ever 4 year in all history
when one hemisphere has had as much
TO be thankful for while the other had
so little? We live IN the midst Of peace
and plenty Thanksgiving day this
year will not be one Of sadness TO the
American people, Are we not justified
in believing that under our form of
government We can look forward to a
never-ending succession Of happy and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

Henry Hahn received new EN-
baiming table during the week and is
refurnishing his morgue on the second
floor of his furniture store, The IN
terror Of the morgue is being reprinted
and will be much more pleasant when
the renoyating is completed, Sur
geon Bay fWis.l Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
tsnialinns Of Another.

The bride-elect doesn't mind being
caught in a linen or china shower
There's no peace for the would-be
peacemaker who butts in.
It's we'll to appreciate the good
things of life, bat don't be a good
thing
The sea elephant uses its trunk to
seize it's prey and to transfer food to
its mouth just as does its brother
which roams the land.
A busy man seldom has time to
realize how happy he is,
The rabbit may he timid, but no cook
can make it quail
1t isn't so difficult for the average
man to stay married after ne gets used
to it.
Easy money may land man On
Easy street, but he seldom remains
there long.
The woman whose face is her for
tune goes broke eventually.
The beauty of reading a tiresome
book is that you can skip a few pa ges
without realizing the diderence.-Chi-
cago News.
IF King George had fallen off the
aqua cart instead OF a horse there
might have been occasion for real wor-
ry among his subjects, You know. Of
course, that George has eschewed
kicking beverages for the duration Of
the war. And it looks as though he
would have an awful thirst if ne keeps
his promise to the end.
SUBTERRANEAN green is one Of
the new autumnal colors. Meaning
that the Irish designer has caught the
Frenchman off watch?
THE queen of Rumanis having had
an operation on her eyes. the entente
allies are hoping that she will now see
the light
DO your radiam shopping early The
price has been reduced from sl20 900
to $4,000 dram Then the poor in
slst they have nothing TO be thankful
for.
BUYERS from France in United
States viii spend billion" says
newspaper story. That looks like an
opportunity for some husbands to get
back part Of the dough they have
been spending on their wives Paris
gowns all these years.
J.M.C.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
intestinal Indigestion,

Our boy, aged three, has chronic n
festinal indigestion. and often fever
ish, sick stomach, like worms i"
Please advise.
Answer-GladIy, on receipt Of stamp
ed, addressed envelope.
washing Eyes to Strengthen Sight.
is there is any eye-wash which will
strengthen the sight?
AnsweT-No.
Airing the BABY.
Should baby Is months old he TAX
en- Tor ride when the Thermometer
is below 407
Answer-By all means, yes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

Uncle Sam, rich and powerful. good
to his help" and the surest pay in
the world, can't keep his cooks any
longer or better than the ordinary
Jersey commuter United States mar
Inc corps statistics given out at New
York show greater percentage OF
men deserted who gave occupation
prior TO entry as cooks" than any
other class
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

School children Of Seattle are go
ing to get almost as good treatment
as some farmers give their live stock.
The school authorities are to put the
skinny ones on a milk diet and weigh
them every week II q child hasn't
one cent to pay for his ration he viii
get 1t for nothing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

The Krupps are contributing half
OF their profits to German relief funds.
IF they we're the patriots that they
claim to be they would not stop half
way. They would give all Of their
profits TO the cause Which is all the
more convincing that modern wars
are carried OF for monetary gain for
the few
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
What the Girl at the Cigar Counter
Has to Listen To.

you know, doll, don't fall for
every skirt / meet. l see lot Of
girls in my travels, and not being q
bad locker myself, and good fell
low, Of course l have no trouble in
getting acquainted. But most Of EN-
are such Stiles a man becomes weary
of em before he is in their company
ten minutes. You see my house
doesn't kick on my expense account. I
spend where and with whom | choose.
Orders are what my boss wants. and
believe me he gets en- OFF my route.
Last season / led the entire force.
Salesmanship is 4 great art, grille. You
see | am young, too, for the import
ant territory that 1 cover. ! got a let
ter from my boss in this morning
mail that I would like to have you
read He pays me fine compliment
on the business I have been turning
in, and in the face of bad conditions.
He says / have all the other boys from
the house beaten q mile. To be sure
carry good lines. but that's not all
the battle, you know You've got to
have personality. I hate to talk about
myself. but I guess I must have it.
! had invited one of my customers to
take dinner with me tonight, but he
Just phoned me that his wife had a
theatre party cooked up and he could
not come. How would you like to fiji
in? I'm a regular guy, you know, and
you don't have 10 pay any attention
to the menu. Go as far as You like. /
don't ask many girls to dine with me,
but there is some class 10 you, kid, and
I like you Nothing stirring? Playing
some home guard, I suppose I'm not
used 20 being turned down, little one.
and nj see you again
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
Like Our own Moon,

Observations made at the Lowell OBJ
servatory on the varying brightness of
two satellites of Saturn. viz. Mimas
and Eneeladus. indicate that these
bodies rotate on their axes in periods
Identical with those of their revolution
around the primary, t. e., they behave
like our own moon. and probably like
satellites generallye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
SIamming the Ladies !

This announcement has been sent
out by the management Of the Nell
son house, Rockford, ILL.,; "Conyen-
ton OF the Illinois Federation OF Wo-
mans clubs, Nov. 5, ., 10, H. Head
quarters, Nelson. II possible, kindly
avoid Rockford, HI, on above dates,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

The press OF Berlin supports the
American note 80 Great Britain pro
testing against the blocking Of neu-
trail shipping You will recall, too,
that London approved the American
note on the Lusitania
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

When is man old enough to mar
ny? Relatives Of Henry Deniston,
76-year-old Pittsburgh millionaire,
have gone into court In an attempt to
prevent him from taking the matri-
monial plunge Testimony showed
that If the tinancier could handle his
heart as we'll as his money he didn't
need any outside advice. The case is
not yet decided
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

Chicago woman sued for $4,000 for
a stolen kiss She is so and the alleg-
ed pilferer rs. The court awarded the
woman 500 Inasmuch as he had a
good look at her Well have to accept
his judgment that she got all the
smack was worth, with a few dollars
thrown in for easement Of injured
dignity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

William H. Taft also agrees that
Elihu Root is the best fitted Of those
discussed by republicans for the pres
fdeney. After q while Elihu. In view
of recent election happenings in his
neighborhood, will suspect that his po
litical friends are kidding him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11
Rock IsIand-From River to
River

Don't lose your head over the sink
ing Of the Italian liner Ancona It is
always safe TO await receipt Of the full
unbiased facts Remember. first Of all,
that Italy is at war with Austria
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-11

Berlin.-Figures showing the freight
receipts OF the various German rail-
road lines for the year ending Juiy aL
which have just been made public, in
dictate that business has finally re-
sumed its normal trend and volume,
after suffering severe depression soon
after the outbreak Of the war The
roads in general did just ais per cent
OF their normal business III August
1914 By January the volume was 9tl
per cent of the normal; and in July
9L6 per cent.