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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
HAS EARNED A REST.

Dec.s sion Of President Wilson %
avoid an extra session Of congress vii
meet with general approval After
establishing a record for progressive
legislation. the lawmakiuE bodies %
the nation are entitled % a rest
The program which the SiNty-third
congress put through vas well thought
our iu advance. The measures had been
before the people and had been thor
1urhIy discussed. The democratic par
o. had promised 20 make them law
and lts candidates had been elected
upon that platform The work has been
done and congress and the administra-
ton can AFFORD 90 rest for the time
being upon the record established.
No other congress TO the history %
the nation has ever % fully redeemed
.ts prediction pledges as the Sixty
third has done Here On list Of the
more important stems in It's record
g. The enactment % O tariff
law revising downward pracrc-
ally Oh schedules aHcctiUG arti-
cIes o. food. clothing. and shelter.
and revising upward most SEIZED
uics affecting IuTuries
The enactment 90 an income
tax law
g. The enactment OF war tax
law.
Tho enactment Of q new
banking law.
The enactment % law Gre
atfur federal trade commission.
O. Enactment o. a law revising
the antitrust statutes eVsmptins
labor and farmers. organizations
from tte provisions of those stat
utes. and a10iishiuE irtrriockiuE
d.rec- orates iu bis business
e. The enactment % an aErlcui-
tgral extension act. which g. iu-
tended 90 carry the results % the
department % aEricuiture's re-
search work directly 90 the msu
and women on che farms
s. Tire enactment o. a Iau which
AFFORDS the government better "a
ciIties for scttIinz railroad and
Industrial disputes.
The enactment o. law pro
vifiuE for the construction %
railroad 10 Alaska Intended 90 open
up that territory % civilization and
development
Joe The enactment - an anti
narcotic law Intended 90 break up
the trafc in habitform.ng drugs.
IL The enactment % law re-
forming the consular service.
L. The enactment % a Law COM
biuirE the revenue cufter and
lighthouse services into the coast
guard which iu times OF war viii
be used Ca coast defense.
10 The enactment % a lau IN
tended 70 break up gambling 81
cotton
tt The repeal % the tolls cx-
cmrticu clause IN che Panama ca
nal Act which violated the treaty
with ErEiand and afforded q sub
s.dy % the coastwiss shipping {
trust
or course. not all the progressive .
aEisiatiou that che country needs has .
zen placed upon the statute books
There remains and always will be
much stiu 60 do. However. congress .
Tiu do well 20 rest while The country .
iEests What has been given 60.
In the meantime. other issues win .
. discussed and the popular wliI shall
% made known So that bv the time
unEress meets in It's next regular seE-
iou there should be another reil-defn-
q proEram 90 carry out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
William Brady.M.D.
Giving the Baby a Fair Start.

In order 20 give the baby a really
fair start you must begin. az Holmes
wrote. about a hundred years before
he d. born But assuming that YOU
have been preparing Tor his arrival
these past hundred years there are
still a few lesser details you must con
slider.
To begin right. he has 20 have the
food the Creator designed for him. else
be cannot be a A No. / baby. True
be may worry along somehow on modi.
fed milk II you have lots OF time and
inclination 10 fuss with artificial food
hours each day But II you want 10
raise a prize winner you must raise
him on OLD Doctor Natures Peerless
Baby Food.
Now. the hrst thing 70 teach the
baby Is that there Is no such thing as
a bogey-man In the dark He must
20 TO bed early. { O'Clock in the after
noon az first. . O'Clock after he Is n
year old. G o'clock after two years. Z
O'Clock after four years. 5 O'Clock after
six years. And he must 20 10 bed in
a darkencd room and alone. Nothing
worse Than a light In his room. or
foolish mother or nurse grooming fool
fish siumber songs. Baby must be
taught 20 retire at bedtime regularly
without any artificial hypnotics or
hoW-de-do. That Is best for baby's
health and FOR mothers too. And the
only reason every baby does not ac-
quire that desirable habit Il that ev-
cry baby's mother Is not as careful as
she might be IN training her baby.
Regular Habits-
Regularity In feeding j. the next es-
ssntiai In the raising % a prize baby
Not every time he cries. but only when
the clock says feeding time. and then
only the regular amount OF food. II Is
very easy 90 err IN this. and by erring
10 start digestive troubles which make
the baby cry a lot more.
Be II strictly ordered that under no
shall grandma OF the
neiEhbors take Up the baby and churn
IFS dinner in his little tummy. Juggling
must be prohibited absolutely unless |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Noises YOU Miss on a Jitney.

Noises You Miss on Jitney.
Move up front"
Plenty of room up front"
step lively
Take the next car; this car goes
TO the barn"
Pay fare to the next conductor;
we change crews"
Car right behind
We'll. what you tryiu' to do-push
a hole in that button? I heard you
the first time"
Sure. I called the street Can't
YOU hear?"
GO down to the barns and make
your h6ller kansas City Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

I you really want 10 have the doctor in
After meals the baby should rest quiet
I ~ II he cannot sleep. Surely it is the
worst time Of day 10 shake him up. No
other little animal gets jiggIed after
meals. and baby T. nothing but a lit.
tie helpless animal.
Questions and Answers.
The Uric Acid Nonsense Again. An.
other reader sends in a circular emit.
tied The --s Treatment" which
informs the victim that rheumatism
- caused by uric acid'-rheumatfsm
and whole lot OF other troubles be.
sides.
Reply.
Uric acid has nothing whatever to
do with rheumatism. II IL had. no such
all-round panacea would help matters
Abusing the Pharmacopoeia. BY the
way. one OF the common tricks OF the
patent medicine trade is to claim that
all ingredients are standard drugs
listed in the United States Pharmaco.
poeia. the official standard for doctors
and druggists" Incidentally. il would
be hard 10 concoct a shotgun formula
without Incorporating official Pharma-
copoeial drugs. for the simple reason
that nearly all drugs. good. bad and in
different are there listed. This trick
Is Ike the one which tells you the nos.
trum contains no alcohol but fails TO
mention the opium or other dope in
the formula II is also like the trick
OF saying prescribed by scores OF doc
tors and highly recommended by drug
gists. Unfortunately certain mem
bers OF both professions sell honor TO
any bidder
Acetone Breath: What Is the cause
OF the heavy, sweetish odor on the
breath OF n child who has frequent at
tacks OF acute indigestion with high
fever2
Reply.
II Is acetone in the expired air, ace |
tone being formed by fermentation. !
are useful-milk of magnesia. |
ordinary saleratus or Seidlitz powders. !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Grim Sarcasm.

Typhoid incubation has banished
the fever from the European troops;
but 1t seems grim sarcasm for science
TO protect men from germs and then
TO use all its ingenuity to invent ex-
plosives to kill them by Wholesale
Philadelphia Ledger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
gro be continued.)
Eirst 70 Strike OIL.

The first man TO strike oil" in the
United States was r. L. Drake. a con-
ductor on the New Haven railroad.
Employed az Oil Greek. Pa. TO drill a
well for oil. he accomplished his task
on Aug. -. 1859. and his well went
down into history as the first ever
drilled for oil in this country.
York American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Some Party to Suffer.

The Same Old Bill SuIzer an
nounces that he is going to run for Of
fee again this year. But we shall re-
frain from comment until we know
which party he is going 20 wish him
self onto this tinle-Philadelph
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Indications OF the progress China
q making il shown by the sgbstitu-
ton % the boycott for the tom-tOm
and stiukDot- az a method % carryiuE
on war. The new plan. now beinz
tried out In japan. marks FOR China
some such Improvement az other ma
rfons made when they dropped the
bow and arrow and took Up firearms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

over In Scott county state se1ators
and representative come % consult
leaders 10 The Farm improvement
league IN regard Co tho nesds % tho
farmer in the way % legislation. What
has become Of che movement Tor a
farm league 60 THE county, Asleep
agaiug
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
The Lime TO Rraa.

Before they are married she viii
let him brag about himself for hours
at a time and she will let on that she
believes every word ne says. But later
on, when they are married, he IS
afraid to do any Dragging for two rea-
sons; she wouldn't listen to him. and.
If she did. she would know that he was
Wall Eyed Liar-Cincinnati En-
quirer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

The movement for the orEanizias o.
an American legion Tor an army re-
serve has started with enthusiasm ~
Is evident there will be no scarcity OF
volunteers for commissions 4 and
my four sons will gladly become mem
bcrS.- says the colonel. who. however.
proposes % command division this
time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Decatur. iiEs Wichita. LOOKS with "a
vor upon the innovation 90 free base
ball. making 70 city Institution. One
ar two other cities h0idiuE TErec Eye
league franchises Doubtless would
stand a great deal better chance Of
MAILING The ninimum attendance total
if ibis system were adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

= ssiit 90 De reckoued with. az yester-
days runaway tragedy in Rock Island
demonstrate. Had the auto been re-
spoustbIs for such an accident there
would have been prompt demand FOR
a renewal % the var against speedin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Ths War having bllzated tns ehau-
tauqua pruspects. several United
States senators are preparing t0 go
upon tho stump for the suffrage cause.
These FOXY politician have no iurer-
ton % bgrying their talents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

n - expected that an order will be-
placed IN America shortly for .5pn.0G1
wire CUTTER for the allied nFmies. Co
cost 30 cent? apiece. Evidently the g
and 10 cent storca DID not bid on the
contract
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Representative Samuel W. Mccall
OF Massachusetts says there is too
much bigotry in politics. or course.
there is, but even at that, very little
compared with the hypocrisy. tommy
rot and apdoodle.-Houston Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

The British fsies. surrounded - Ger
man submarine. PROBABLY look az
small nov 20 the FESTIVE EnEiishrnau
az they DO % those OF us whose KNOW
edge % them is gained mostly By
studyfng the map.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Oarinu.

Some editors will tackle anything.
We have come across one who. in a
long editorial. tries to fathom the mo-
tives of Turkey.-Toledo Blade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Victor .turdock 90 kansas. the new
chairman % the national committee
OF the bull moose. should meet one ~.
H. Bcnksrt % Davenport. As a last
resort the two might form the national
chairmen's party
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
5arberous Pun.

My notion OF consistency in frugal
ity is the man who bought a shave in
Chicago the other day just before he
committed suicide. 1t costs 81 to
shave corpse. Therefore he saved
his estate just So cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Where We Ed Is Posted.

Speaking of blind pigs, the editor of
the Parkhill Gazette says there are
none in Parkhill. We take his word
for it. as we know him well enough to
know if there were any he would be
acquainted with them.-Seabirth, Ont,
News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

The Turkish empire is composed Of
many mixed races. II includes Greeks.
Slavs. Albanians. Armenians. Jews
and Circassians
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
No Real Fun In Il.

One OF the college experts tells us
starving to death isn't painful. But
what an empty pleasurei-Baltimo
sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

London, Correspondence Of the As
sociated Press) Scotland Yard warns
the public against a new version of
the old Spanish prisoner swindle. This
time il is not a Spaniard who has hid
den a war chest of the Carlists in an
accessible mountain and appeals to
some one 10 accept half the contents
in return for furnishing him with bail
money. In the new version of the
swindle it is a Belgian. The Belgian,
on the death of his master in the
siege of Liege, fed with 10000 pounds
in Bank OF England notes. He is now
in trouble in Spain. and will part with
half OF the notes to any one helping
him out of the scrape with little
ready cash
a large number OF these swindiing
letters have been sent to England. and
Scotland Yard men suspect the game
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Good Reasnn.

The capture of seven Russian gen
erals in east Prussia may account for
the restoration now of a more conf
dent feeling in Russia.-Kansas City
Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
XIV.
By CONGRESSMAN CLYDE n. TAv
ENNER

Especial CorrespoHdence % The Argus.)
Washington. d. C.. Feb. 27.-Follow-
ing IL another sworn affidavit which
vas placed IN the Congressional Rec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Sidelights on the European War

, is also being worked in the United
States.
Toxic. Correspondence Of the Asso-
ciated Press Major AEira Karssu-
DAM of the japanese army has been
ordered to the United States on spe-
| cial duty. He is a member OF the bu-
I reau of military affairs OF the war of
fee. He viii go to the japanese en-
bassy at Washington and stay there
for some time, leaving here Feb. o.
Berlin, Correspondence OF the Assoc
ciated Press) Professor KuhI of Kiel
after a series of scientific experiments,
has reached a conclusion that viii be-
of deep interest TO untold millions of
American deyotees of griddle cakes
and syrup,-namely that buckwheat
can be eaten by humans. 1t is a some
what curious fact that in Germany,
except in some parts of South Ger
many, this grain is used exclusively as
feed for animals. The professor finds
however that a mixture of 20 per cent
Of buckwheat -four with wheat -four
gives AN elastic. tough dough, which
rises well with yeast and furnishes a
wen tasting bread"
In view of this. and also OF tine fact
that buckwheat can be grown on land
fit for nothing else. the professor rec
ommends that it be used to exc out
the wheat supply.
London Correspondence Of Tie
Associated Press -TheoIogical schol-
ars have been searching in vain
through the works Of John Knox to
find the Kaiser's quotation attributed
to him that a man who walks with
God is always In the majority" The
Edinburgh Scotsman has called upon
leading Presbyterian pastors, who con
fess themselves unable to dnd the
words
Did not the Kaiser quote from
Stephen \. Douglas or Wendell Phil
lips, asks the Scotsman. Douglas
said. God and one are a majority
Phillips expression took this form,
"One on Gods side is majority
Some scholars attributed the lines
to an old Spanish proverb. At any
rate, it is pointed out that being in
a majority was not a sixteenth cen
fury phrase
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

fnasmueh a. the Erounihos and the
March lamb are 90 coilaborate upon
"a. almost anything may BE- expected
% this months waather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Abou, zoo tons % wood pulp are alb
so-bSd IN is-monih supply OF tickets
for the LondOn county council tram
cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Fatal OVERSIGHT

Carter Harrison ought not to have
permitted his wife to let him run
again.-Burlington Hswkeye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

WOULD you let these girls save
your life?" asks a Chicago newspaper
IN heading over bunch of Annette
kellermans. There will be an in
crease in near-drownings in Lake
Michigan next summer, or we miss
our guess
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS

ELLA FIagg Young. Chicago educa-
tor, has reached the conclusion that
one cant predict Nfat women viii do
in politics. Nor at a bargain sale
counter, some mean man would add.
=
BERLIN professor has discovered a
way to make food out OF straw. Now
we know what betoAnes OF the dis
carded summer lids.
SELL your wheat and eat corn, -
Spectator Patten advises. All right,
jim; please pass the cob.
UNITED States railroads in Janu-
airy paid a total of $4,000 in fines as
penalties for neglect of live stock in
transit. II is not stated whether the
customers who rode on the cushions
were included in that list.
ONE OF these days Emperor Francis
Joseph is going to stay dead and shut
on the tale bearers.
\. w. VAN DORSTON. dealer in
musical instruments, is to stand as an
independent republican candidate for
mayor in Chicago II is understood
he will urge harmony in municipal af-
fairs.
MR.. wHYBARK is q vocal teacher
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

MARY GARDEN. il is stated. was
paid $1,000 every time she performed
as a member of the Chicago Grand
Opera company. II is presumed this
also covered her singing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

WAR. it appears. despite impress
sion to the contrary. may be carried
on in the absence of the correspond
ents. The latter are all at home lee
turing these days. but the fighting
goes right ahead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Toxic. Correspondence of the Asso-
Ciated Press Count Shigenobu Oku-
ma, the prime minister. in his capacity
as president OF the japanese Peace
society has made public the names of
the committee appointed TO study ques-
lions bearing upon the relations be
tween Japan and the United States
. This committee, as already reported
viii meet with a similar committee ap-
pointed by the American Peace society
and prepare a statement upon the va
rious questions of interest. The Jap
anese committee is composed of Is
prominent men. educators, business
men, bankers and former government
officials A number OF the members
are familiar at first hand with America
having received university education
there. The committee is as follows:
Baron Shibusawa, Buyei Nakano, So
rol1u, Ehara. Dr. Juichi Soyeda, Wis
count Kaneko. Baron Sakatani. DR.
Inzo Nitobe, Eikichi Kamada. DR..
Tsunejiro Miyaoka, Baron Megata.
Zemjuro Horikoshi. Hidei Fukuoka.
Saburo Shimada, Senkichiro Haya-
kawa and Dr.. Sanae Takata
Leipsic, Correspondence Of the AS
ISOLATED Press) The international ex-
position of the book trade will be
commemorated by a diploma symbol
izing how the peaceful cooperation of
the nations there was disturbed by the
outbreak of the war. Professor Max
Klinger, one of the best known of Ger
man artists. has etched it. In the
background of the etching one sees
the broad stairway OF the exposition
hanked by pillars. With the huge monu-
ment of the Battle of Leipsic towering
up behind them. in the foreground
are two female figures embracing each
other; these represent Germany and
Italy, another female figure, !
stands somewhat apart in a meditative !
mood. On the other side of the pic |
ture another group represents Eng
land France and Russia behind which |
are soldiers of those countries with |
drawn swords. Between the two
groups is the last half-length figure of /
a fury rising out of the earth. with |
clenched fist, its head Swallowed with .
clouds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

ONE OF these days Emperor Francis
Joseph is going to stay dead and shut
OF the tale bearers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

FzsIsh-e eauy AZ 1885, s@eond ave-
-a~. EseE Island ~. Battered a. th-
pSss0r-es a. seeon1 class natter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02
Reply

Il Is acetone in the expired air, ace
tone being formed by fermentation.
Aisalies are useful-miik OF magnesia.
ordinary ssleratus or Seidlitz powders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Acetone Breath: What IS the caus
OF the heavy. sweetish odor on III
breath OF child who has frequent a
taeks OF acute indigestion with hig
fever2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

s.~E I.ssss Hsr-b-r % ths N--s~i=s.s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

MR.. wHYBARK is a vocal teacher
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

SELL your wheat and eat corn
Spectator Patten advises. All right
Jim; please pass the cob.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-02

Tuesday. March P 1918.
The Newark journal., 1915-12-16
HE TOOK THE HINT

A young man of one of our
neighboring towns called on a
young lady for the evening, and
after arriving could find no
words to say. After sitting for
an hour he was given pencil
and paper and these directions ::
Draw nine ciphers; draw a
line down from the right hand
side of the first; up from the
right hand side of the fourth j;
down from the right hand side
of the fifth cipher;up from the
right hand of.the seventh ;down
from the right hand side of the
eighth cipher. What did she tell
im?-Exchange
The Newark journal., 1915-12-16
jackson County

Judge Dene H. Coleman has
Just completed a most satisfac-
tory term of circuit court here,
and stated To an Independent
reporter that he would be a
candidate for the circuit Judge
ship before the next primary
and at the proper time would
make his announcement in all
the papers Cf the Bird Judicial
circuit. Judge Coleman notonly
has the right to enjoy the self
consciousness of an excellent
record on the bench in this
court, but is receiving the COM
pliments of those who were in
attendance upon court for his
manner of presiding and dis
patch of court business. In the
I23 days of the regular term Al
jury trials were disposed of, A of
these being murder and 2 per
Isonal injury damage cases. On
| ~ two men were left in Jail and
these it is understood can give
bond.-Newport Independent.
The Newark journal., 1915-12-16
independence County

That Judge d. H. Coleman is
making good-that he has made
good, is not only gratifying to
his friends butisreason formuch
satisfaction to the people of the
entire district. Court is not al
lowed to drag along, heaping
up costs and adding to the bur-
den of the taxpayer. He stands
for no unnecessary delay, eli
inmates red tape, permits no
dilly-dallying by lawyers or
others, and yet there is no COM
plant of his being too hasty or
rushing business unduly. From
every place he has held court
the same reports come inspeak-
ing of the efficiency of Judge
Coleman.-Batesville Record.
The Newark journal., 1915-12-16
Stone County

The regular term of Stone
County Circuit Court convened
here Monday, Nov. Is, with His
Honor Dene H. Coleman on the
bench, and Prosecuting Attor-
ney Hugh Z. Williamson look
ing after the interests of the
state. Judge Coleman dispatch
ed the business of the court in a
very able and satisfactory man.
ner, and we have heard words
of praise for him on all Sides
Stone County Record.
Everybody that attended the
circuit court at Mountain View
has a word of praise for Dene
H. Coleman, the present circuit
judge.-Alco correspondent of
Stone County Record.