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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

IN every civilized country Of the
weird the dark brown cake OF com
merciai chocolate is known. and Wher-
ever candles and eonfections delight
the appetite FOR sweets shared BY
many Of the adults and practically all
q the children % all nations the choc-
oiate-coated bon-bon Is a favorite.
. Chocolate has become both food and
drink Ia many lands. but OF the mil
lions Who now use i comparatively
feu. know that !; Is made from bean
which grows On a beautiful tropical
tree" writes Edward Al0es In toe
January number OF the Bulletin Of the
American Union. Stiu. % q quite an
old story. this drinking OF chocolate.
cocoa. or caca0. as the author points
cut IN his story. Columbus IS said TO
have introduced the delightful drink
iuto Europe. for cacao IS indigenous
20 Che tropical regions OF the Amer
lcas. and prior 70 The discovery OF the
western world q was unknown else
vhcre.
Chocoiafl as 10 was known by the
Aztec OF Mexico. formed the favorite
beverage 81 the luxurious Nontezuma-
no less than ~ jars being prepared
Tor that monarch's daily umption.
Tho Iucas OF Peru cultivated great
fields OF cacso. and the connection
made from the bean has been in use
amonE them for centuries before the
spanish conquest So the story OF
cacao IS rather cd N the new world
and a little over 40 years young in
the old.
Uheobroma cscao Is the scientific
name II the tree. and 10 means food
f1r the gods. it is found most plen-
ulully 10 Ecuador. Brazil Trinidad,
Venezuela. and the Dominican repub-
lie u grows 20 a height OF &c or IS
feet when cultivated. The fruit is
poI-shaped like a cucumber. from :
20 no inches long and from 3 to Z
inches In diameter, has a thick, leath- I,
cry riud. and its interior is divided
into FIVE long cells in each OF which I
is a row OF to 10 seeds imbedded III I
a soft pink pulp. These seeds. which I
look much like thick almonds, are the I
cacao beans OF commerce.
The picking on large plantations !
generally takes place twice a year,
there are no regular seasons. /
the Frees frequently having buds. flow
ers and fully ripeled pods on them ~
the same time. The pods. which grow
directly ont Cf the trunk as well as
from the limbs. are cut or with q spe-
cialiy designed instrument known as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
A BIG JOB

America. o. seems. must finance tho
cen transact much business with them.
can transact much business before &c
All these countries were heavy boy
rswers in Europe and now they are
not only cut on from their regular
source OF supplies OF manufactured
comm9difiea aud unable 10 secure fur
the- loans. but their creditors are de
handing payment as rapidly as pos
sibie
u is evident that the United States
is going % have great deal 20 DO be-
fore To win be- able 90 reap the har-
vest that is ~ its door. However. the
rewards VIII be worth working FOR
and once this country success fully or
ranizes the commerce OF the uew
world 9. vii De q long time before any
other power VIII be- able ~ succcFs
fully compete
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
TWO YEARS AGO AND NOW

JUST abouf two years aso. recalls
ths Qllacy Herald. the republican,
pointed vlth dsrisiFs SINGER a. the
democrats vho failed 20 agree on a
speaker of the Illinois house and who.
when they we're In power. diiiy-dallied
ir the orEauization 81 the house The
spectacle. 20 81 true. vas not eniisht-
snine
NoW. BY the change ln politics. In
comes the republican party with sufii-
ctent votes 90 organize the house
without auy help vhatever from any
other party and what is the party
aoinrg ~ g. quarreIins and quibbline
while legislation can go hang
The time when the republicans were
lE favor ~ Immediate orEanization and
getting down % business was two
years aeo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

Two wears before the outbreak OF
the Franco Prussian war and the
downfall of the third Napoleon an
American named James Birney ianceh
In Paris from New York he was
wnat might be called general nuIity
man
When a man in Cincinnati invented
a bullet proof vest Mr.. Biruey some
how got hoid OF the European agency
TINT IS. he went To Paris at least 70
bring the paten, directly TO the atten-
ton OF the French emperor. who was
always on the lookout for military nov
elites. he bad insisted that he would
not deal with the minister or war or
any other official ana was at last
granted, an audience with the EN-
peror IL was in the war office, aDd
several ca binet officials were present
A musket was tying on 81 table. and
Napoleon greeted the agent with;
We'll. sir. what about this bullet
proof veStF"
the reply as the vest was held op 10
view.
-'Put it on"
with pleasure"
Now 90 to the farther end OF the
room"
Certainly. yonr majesty"
Now. SIR continued the emperor
as he lifted up the mnsket, 81 am go
ing TO IRE at your breast Are you
willing TO take the chaucesT'
Fire awayr was the reply.
The emperor fred, and, although the
bullet did not penetrate the shield. the
force of it knocked Birney head over
heels and put him out of il for the
next ten minutes. While It WIS de
cided that the vest was not success.
the Americans nerve excited such adj
mfration that ne was given band
some present in cash and gracioUsly |
dismissed He seemed to want to say !
10 the emperor before be /
left the room. but did not nave oppor- ,
tun!ty. Early the next day. however, I
he bobhed up at the war Office for an I
interview with the minister.
ut is no use" said the official as he .
gave him minute 1.-The emperor has
decided that he will not buy the vest"
Il knew thar yesterday. of course"
replied Birney. - am not here about
the vest but altogether another thing.
The fact is | do not like Hapoleon's
nose, and / want TO improve it"
Mon Dieu, man. but what do you
say" exclaimed the minister as ne
spraDg TO his feet.
Il say that the eInperor's nose is OF
md that / can improve IL"
The emperor's nose? You say 1t ia
Eol1 sav vcf1 90 N fly IT, Man
What mean your"
- mean jusr what 1 say" calmly re-
)Led Birney.
Mon Dieu! Mon DieuP' gasped the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
SHORTER RAILROAD TRAINS

No doubt much may be said on both
sides % the question as 20 whether
the railroads ought 20 shorten their
freight trains. but 10 every city
through which a railroad operates
should take their Jurisdiction and al
tempt % say kSw long a train shall
be 60 would be an easy matter 20 guess
what would happen % our transporta-
tiou system.
This is not a matter for cities OF
oven counties or states % deal with.
n conditions need correcting e IS up
20 the national government 20 find out
and priy the remedy II Is an inter
state problem and eventually must be
recognized az such
Energy g. wasted in attempting %
secure action By the smaller govern
tai units
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
Chocolate and Its Preparation

a cacao picker" a sharp Nshaped
blade attached 10 long pole. and SO
constructed that each pod may be cut
from the tree by skilled workmen
without damaging either the other
pods or the limbs OF the tree. The
severed Gods are gathered in heaps
and left lying on the ground for day
or two before being opened and the
beans extracted or sheIled. After the
acid juice and pulp has been. removed
the beans are assorted according 10
size and state OF ripeness and then
taken TO the sweating boxes" These
are made OF wood. are cubic in form,
and from three 10 four feet each way
in size. They are provided with q
grating At the base through which the
liquid products OF fermentation can
pass away. The beans are placed in
these receptacies and allowed to fer
ment for several days. and then taken
out and dried either by the natural
agency OF the sun or by the mechan-
ical means OF hot air blasts. They
are then ready for the market.
Upon rheir arrival at the factory
the beans are usually blended TO get
the best results; they are roasted,
crushed. ground 20 the fneness Of
flour. and BE- this reduction process
become a thick, viscous liquid, owing
70 the presence in the beans of the
fat. or "cocao butter" as il is called.
Up 20 this point all products of cacao
are about the same. But II the product
we know as cocoa" is desired, this
paste Is placed between sheets of fine
cloth nnd then put into presses and
the fat or butter" expressed from the
mass After the butter is thus ex-
tracted the cacao can be dried and
pulverized In other words. chocolate
is cacao with the fat left in, while
cocoa is cacao with the fat extracted
Both preparations have stimulating
and nutritive qualities, the first due
TO the presence of the alkaIoid called ]
theobromin, similar 10 caffein, the &C
tive principle OF coffee, while the .nu- 1
tritive value. which makes n food as I
well as a drink of chocolate. is due TO .
the oils and vegetable ingredients of .
the cacao bean. In a cup Of chocolate .
made from the pure product all the .
1utritive factors are retained. Some
idea as to the popularity of chocolate
may be had when it is stated that ac-
curate statistics show that the world
consumed Pol $50 tons of cacao in 1913
and that IN the first five months Of
1919 no less than 1853 tons We're
used OF the last amount Ecuador
alone furnished 25.03S tons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

To The star SpansIed Banner as
a national anthem II Is objected that
- celebrates only one incident OF one
engagement OF the war: that II con
sequentiy lacks national application
and that II Is difficult to sing. says
New York Sun In spite OF these OBJ
viogs drawbacks. n has attained the
supreme dignity among national songs
and that Official recognition which
confirms the popular decision II has
endured n hundred years. though fire.
quentIy efforts have been made TO find
substitute for IL. and today IL -
sung by 100. 700. 900 Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

a useful l1eex The appendix gives q
list % ofher government publications
regarding matters % domestic eeon-
ony. Each as milk. foods. home sani-
tafica- and othe- subjects q impor-
ta1c- In the work % naklas the home
r1i:ahlc for the rearing q chiifren-
Ire pampalet ufu not. % cogFfc.
take ne place % the advice % obs 70
slcian. aut q includes a section on
hos 70 keep the baby vel. which de-
scrihe1 the minor ailments % baby
TODD and the symptoms indicating tic
ouret q more serious Illness. Special
en- Dzagis "a placed on the danger %
iaf41fs % shoopins cough and sneaa-
-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
USEFUL BULLETIN.

Infant Care" Is the title OF a
pamphlet Just issued by the chiIdren's
bureau of the United States depart
ment OF labor IL IL the second Of a
series OF popular pamphlets for the
use Of mothers Gu the care OF cAIi-
drcn- The new publication takes the
baby from birth through It's second
year. dealing with such questions a.
feeding. clothing. bathing. sleep and
exercise. or In other words. with the
questions which ali mothers must face.
sooner CT later. IN the care Of the
baby. The book L. written in simple.
nc,-technicaf Ian susSe. easily under
stood BY the average moth
er. Special mention fs made. also. OF
the care OF American babies IN the
tropics II contains Sc pages. Il Illus
traset with n number OF plates and
pictures and iaciudes "A appendix ard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
The Daily Story

copyrighted. 1915. by Associated Literary Bureau

! -,.h wonder and terror In his av.s
Then you nave gone crazy! You &C.,
our or your mind. ion know not wba,
! Won say"
II am all right from head tn no.,
/ my dear sir, ana can't Understand
/ yonr agitation What's the rna,ter
+ with my scheme FOE improving Nnno-
;eon's nosey
The minister rang his bell with narv
Gus hand, aud a minute later girnsv
was out on the sidewalk with a tiea ~
His eaT-t that Is. be was told 10 tar,
( himself on or he would he locked mn
as nm insane person. IL was rather
setback for MIN. ana II took MIN a dav
or two TO get over II, but be 1naily
came up smiling. IL the mini.t.,r
would not help him out there were 9th.
or officials who wouid tie tried two
or three OF them, With the result tbo,
be was eventually haled before the
CHER OF police. That official probably
sized MIN mp correctly, for he sain 10
him:
"Yoo do not realize what YOU ara Do
ing. Don't you understand mat Won
can be sent to prison for thlsf You do
not appear to have lost your mind, ana
yet you are no fool, ana the best thing
you can do is TO get out OF Paris az
once"
Wen. l don't want to leave Paris
for few days yet but IN keep sun
about Napoleon's nose"
He went out OF the police offi,a
meaning to do it. but scarcely twenty.
four hours had passed away when be
accidentally met French doctor who
could speak English fairly well Biz.
ney was naturally asked why be mad
visited Paris. and. or course, he toin
OF the bullet proof vest. Having got
started. he couldn't stop there.
Say, do you know / could Ok the
emperor's nose In less than a month";
he remarked in a burst OF confidence
1.-THE devil Why. man. you are IN.
sulting the emperor! You ought 20 be
locked upr'
The doctor left him without even
cold bow and probably went 70 the
police, as Biruey was arrested an hour
later. According to the story, ne was
sent to prison without trial and de-
tanned Tor a fuil year. Then he wac
taken out one day ana conveyed to the
war office ana into the presence OF Ma.
poleOn.
sir" said the emperor after glaring
at bin for awhile, us my nose out OF
pfumo2"
ut is plumb as plummetF' was the
ready reply.
Does It need any fixing oyerY
mot a fixT
And how is It with yoUrsT~
It's out OF joint, your majesty. but
think / could follow II ont or france"
'TTben you may try"
And Try be did. His nose LED MIN
,ack to the land of the free without
my lingering on the road
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
Sleep Curiosities

One Of the curious facts brought to
ilght- by the scientists who are FOND
OF trying ;oisolve the mystery o. sleep
Is that when one is fast asleep some
part OF his brain or several parts of il
may at the same time be awake. A
man may walk. talk, sing or solve
mathematical problems, and yet at the
same time be safely in the land o.
nod.
another curious fact about sleep is
that the further the part of the body
Is away from the brain the less sound
ly it sleeps a touch on the toe will
awaken one much Ulore readily than
n touch on the shoulder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
William Brady,M.D.
An incarnation TO Remove Warts

2 ON = septic focus elsewhere in the
Body. Don't fool with liniments OF
'sric acid solvents" go and see what
ais you.
Uneasy Lies the Head. Etc: A wear
ago 1 had some crowns put on front
teeth. and my chin has been covered
with pimples since then. Is ii IN
healthy to wear a crown?
Reply.
sound tooth is better than gold
crown A crown put in by a good den
list is not unhealthy. II yours is q
good dentist. his work is not respon.
sib'e for the pimples.
ChilblaiHs: What viii relieve chill
blains?
Reply.
Answered in detail in Health Tall,
Of Nov. 10. 1914. Stamped. addressed
envelope VIII bring reply.
Can't Catch Cold Keeping Clean.
j. NJ asks il person can take cold
from finishing a warm bath with
cold shower
Reply.
Never. It's a great tonic.
In the Claws of the Vulture: D. G
:. inquiries about the professional and
moral standing of one Of the SELF
styled specialists" who visit the town
periodically and invite suffering hui.
manity TO come to me" and be
heeced.
Reply.
In his own home town the faker 4
you mention has about all he can do /
keeping out of jail. When he visits |
your unfortunate town he becomes a /
sort OF medical progidy. an aIl-around
specialist as SIC TO $50 a look, and at
nome he can't command a dollar fee
rom any self-respecting citizen. Put
his down as an unfalling rule: Anv
'pecialist who pretends to treat all
diseases is q crook. no matter wheth-
r he holds a diploma" or not.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
BETwEEN 90 ExTREMEs.

Elizabeth. whom Hume considers
the greatest Of English sovereisns
came TO the throne when England was
little more than a vassaI state. She
died leaving IL powerful enough. SAYS
the Decatur Herald % defy the world
Ia her long reign she did not enter
upon an armed conflict worth the
name when her advisors counseied
armed interference. Elizabeth would
swear one OF tine good round oaths
which enriched her vocabulary. pound
on the table. and shout. NO war. my
lords. no war
Through hor reign England was the
lishtest taxed country In Europe. the
population Increased and industry
d0urished. AZ the same time the ma
tioral spirit vas formed which was 10
make the little island kingdom the
nucleus for a magnificent empire. The
theory that o nation needs var for its
own salvation finds a REPUTATION in
England ia the latter part OF the 10th
century. Elizabeth was no jingo.
II We had compulsory military serv-
ice In this country. so that every man
would know that at the outbreak OF
var he would be called Immediately
into the service OF the country. there
would be less idle talk OF war-such
as We are hearing now"
And who Is the author Of this re-
maTkable statement? Carnegie? David
Starr Jordan? Some impractical sen
timentalist? No. Major General
Leonard Wood. General Wood is no
lingo. either.
But as he would not delay organiz-
ing a hfe-saTing service until a vessel
was wrecked on the rocks. so General
Wood. though fOrseeing no war. and !
hoping for none. would have the UnIL- I
ed States maintain an adequate fight 1
Jig force. and business men and man |
would aid in building up a /
national defense Il they would right 4
about-face in their treatment OF the .
national guard.
The rule usually among business
men today" says General Wood. SIS 10
against the militia man.
Because he f. called into camp for a
couple OF weeks year. or because he
may be called out IN the service OF the
state. merchants and manufacturers
-efuse TO employ men who belong TO
he guard. or else they discriminate
against them by refusing them pro-
notion. Increase in pay. or in some
'ther way making the man who would
erve hts state and TT himself for the
srvice OF his country feel that such
ervice IL TO cost him something"
Il this the usual rule. as General
Wood says. or are business men that
1ilftia an exception II IL important
o know II General Wood speaks the
ruth. national concern over the atti- q
1de OF business men toward the civil $
n army should be greater than that 7
yer the relative strength OF our navy I
? the condition OF our coast foTtresscs- {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
Jan. 9 in American
History.

ISl.B-rt.. .....- ,..4-sI.ls- uc2ab
bomhardmeIf1 Of the American Eor'
St Philip on the Mississippi. Deio"
New Orleans
lS61-Confederate batteries NJ Charles
ton drove back the United states
steamer Star OF the West while az
tempting 20 re enforce Fort sum
ter. The determination on the gar
OF the government 20 re-enforce l''e
garrison was the immediate cause
of hostilities IN Charleston haroor'
April 1861
I904-tieneral John 3. Gordon. notfu
Confederate. former United STATES
senator. died; born 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

Fraternizing OF German and British
troops A. Christmas time shows how
glad the average citizen OF both cOun-
tries would be- 10 have an end % war.
The steps which were taken 20 put q
stop TO such amenities "a were IN
duiged In were equally significant as
showing how little chance the average
citizen has OF bringing about peace ex-
cept by continuing TO fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

The average Weld an acre % wheat
In thc United State durtns tine i've
year f3O3-t2 was 1f7 bushels. which
waS 36 bushels an acre above the
average reported for 1850. This ap-
parent increase tn average yield. ap.
piled 20 the aGre.Fe u wheat iu 1915.
equals $4,000 900 bushels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

Russia has adopted national prohi5l
ton. France is about 90 abolish the
saloon and the rulers % Eng and ana
Germany are strongly UdvisiuE thcil
subjects 60 refrain from the use o.
alcohol. In time Of war. az least. the
iigEor problem e. rccosnized as n
purely economic one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

Muhlenberg college In Pennsylvania
now prohibits smoking and chewing
among its students and faculty. The
college authorities have decided that
smoking IS form of Indulgence ana
that il is bad for the nerves. Hence
the edict. To be consistent they put
the faculty under the same restric.
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

n takes something more than the
mere approval % majority o. the
people OF a state To- make a iaE valid
and binding ia en- cEses. ne the voters
% Arfzoaa have found out Here Ga on
instance the majority OF Americans
will agree. In which the power Of the
courts was not abused
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

Even President Theodore e. unable
10 cope with the situation On Haiti At
last accounts Cope hatien was about
10 fall and a United States waTship
was standing b. TO catch the pieces
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09

As a general rule We haven't much
iaitl i'm faith cureG, .hough Uudoubt-
I cCiy miracles do happen every DAY.
For the removal OF warts for In
/ stance. there are scores OF maE.c
words. ceremonies and ibrmulae
which do not seem 10 be very effect
I've iu practice. Yet thc-e is one in
cautauon which II applied strictly
according TO directions. viii cause
small warts on the hands or else
where 20 slrivel and fai or after
a week or ten days.
Children grow more warts than
adults. because children do not keep
Their hands 50 clean as adUl,s-anu
warts are due 20 irritation from dirt.
PERI Ons whose occupation necesst
tates exposure 20 filth are likely 90
have warts. Some Eavants who have
studied the question infinitely declare
that warts are directly caused by a
bacillus. and that they are inoculable
from one place 70 another in the
same person or different persons. .
We do know that Johnny's hands
support many colonies OF baciiH ali
the year round. and 20 all intents and I
purposes the toads are innocent of ans /
blame.
A wart on the face should have butt
one treatmcnt--clean surgical re-
movaI The ever present danger is
that a wart about the face is liable
TO cancerous degeneration eventually
on the hands the incantation which
worked so well Is as follows:
Yosr prepare the part to be treated
by a thorough soap and water scrub
bling. followed by a painting OF the
warts and surrounding skin with
tincture OF iodine. This alone is
often curative without uttering a
word or the Incarnation. But TO
make sure. you paint each part with
flexible coilodion in which Is dis
solved l part OF salicylic and l part
~ Tactic acid 10 parts of collodion.
Repeat once a day for nine days and (
IS you touch each wart with the {
camers hair brush and collodion {
whisper these words backward:
What is faith without works.
Questions and Answers.
side Ache: p. NJ. aged Il, asks
What causes pain in his side when run Z
hing. and whether he should stop
unning when the pain begins.
Reply.
In healthy youths this side ache 1
sually indicates dilations OF the ven Il
ricle under exertion. n normal state
Z affairs. and is the exertion in con n
nuea the ventricle presently re
pondsto the demand and catches up. q
ie side ache disappearing as you Is
et vour second wind" Do not !,
OF stop running II the pain is not a
svere. but train your heart by more n
sgular daily exercise.
rheumatism: What Il good for =
OF the legs and feet, ana ..
has Is really the cause OF IL?
Reply. :,
The best thing in the world for such -
case IS an application OF horse :,
nse What's the matter? Pronated :,
ct Falling arches? Contracted ~
rhilIes. varicose veins? Or Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-09
Menace to Politicians.
49, n-Innnr Etntne

Ohio has law to make newspapers
tell the truth. If it is enforced a num-
Der of politicians viii soon find them
selves in the penitentiary