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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Great Britain seeks 70 Justify its
action in holding up mails passing
between the United States and neu-
trail countries ON Two counts First.
military necessity; second, that an ar
iiele of The Hague convention pro-
yides that immunity OF seizure of mail
shall not apply "to correspondence
destined for or proceeding from d
biockaded port" Great Britain's ar
gument on this position win ba sus-
tanned only when proved
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

An automaton chess player which
protests if its human opponent cheats,
and stops altogether if the crooked
ness is kept up, has been made by
Senior L. Torres y Queyado. one of
SPANS most accomplished inventors,
whose work the government prizes so
highly that it grants him a generous
annual subsidy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Professor Or Doctor

Which would be the better man 10
consult for chronic kidney trouble,
medical school professor, or Just a
doctor?
Answer-It wouldn't matter which.
"A good professor may be a very In
competent physician Your distinc.
ton is moi significant.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
win you kindly inform me what
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is used for in
medicine
Answer-It is used to diminish
bacterial activity in the urinary
tract 1t produces formaldehyde
compound when eliminated from the
kidneys 1t is also believed to exert
an antiseptic action in the gall-sac,
and possibly also in the nasal cavity
at least it is given sometimes for
choiecystitis and for common coryza
(cold In the headl.
An Old Mans Habit
What can man of rs years do to
break the habit OF taking two small
doses Of opium day?
Answer-I is doubtful whether he
should try. At that age it might be
IA serious matter.
Freckles
Piease publish, simple remedy 10
remove freckles
Answer-There is no sucn remedy,
SO far as We are aware
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

TO prove he could get signers for a
petition 20 anything, Justice Mason
Of Abilene. Kan. got 400 signers 10 a
petition to the British government to
shorten the road 10 Tipperary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

A Kewanee boy won the Illinois
state spelling contest, spelling correct
~ COO words II tbs lad can recall how
to spell them 25 years from now his
feat viii be OF some real advantage TO
him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
FORD.
Peoria Journal.1

II HUT I'd NUUAN
The editor of Life takes refreshing
view of the Ford peace expedition. The
worst that can be said of Ford and his
party, according to Life, is that they
are fools Compared with the men
who started this war. however. the
biggest fool aboard the Oscar II is a
wise person indeed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Whatever else may be said Of Cap
tain Karl Boy-Ed. none viii deny at
ter reading mis- statement to the pub
lie, that he is a game loser and there
fore a good sport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

The king Of Abyssinia has offered
2B0, 900 soldiers TO the entente allies.
Christian nations began the fight, but
syen the heather are getting into it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Rock Island-From River to
River.

May 1t be a healthy, happy and pros
perous one Tor You.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Sidelights on the European War

Berlin.-(C Correspondence of The As
ISOLATED Press -Fur mufs for sol
diers are the latest recommendations
Of the versatile General Won Buelow.
The recommendation is made IN re-
ply to an inquiry which the Tageblatt
addressed to all the German army
commanders. asking for suggestions
as to the most appropriate Christmas
gifts for soldiers at the front Won
Buelow replied that muffs would be
very useful on the eastern fronts, to be
used by men on duty in the trenches.
Old and WORKOUT muffs, he adds.
would be just as useful as grand-new
ones. There must be a cord attach
ed, he explains, so that we can hang
The muffs round our necks.
Mackensen, from Serbia, asks for
cocoa, chocolate, fat, and butter. Gall
witt replies only: I'VE don't want
any wool; We are richly provided with
that" Admiral Won Roster urges
agaist the sending of spirits or in fact
any alcoholic beverages. In fact, no
spirits are asked for by any troops ex-
cept the guards regiments. which want
rum. The crown prince suggests light
red wine and smoking materials.
Other commanders mention slippers,
warm socks, handkerchiefs. candies,
old carpets, tooth brushes, writing
materials, and suspenders
London. -- The trouser- clad women
window cleaners who began their
work bravely in mems oyeralls a short
time ago. have now reverted to skirts
and blouses. 1T was more than flesh
and blood could stand" declared one
Of the women regarding the reception
accorded their dress reform move
ment by the popuiace.
The Nottingham factory girls were
/ the chief opponents of the new uni
I form. which consisted of a jacket and
trousers closely resembling a work
mans oyeralls. Crowds of girls fol
lowed the trouser-elad women through
/ the streets, asking questions and max
ing loud cat-calls. The women went
to their employers and protested. Now
they are wearing skirts once more.
Berlin--The Crefelder Zeitung oil
Crefeld has been placed under the SO.
called preventive censorship 49, mean,
ing that it must submit it's proofs tt
the eensor-for printing a communica.
ton from a reader protesting against
the action OF the Red Cross in buyina
a wreath for the coffin of an English
major, Nicholson by name, who haf
/ committed suicide In war captivity
The commanding general of the dis
trict embracing Crefeid, in communi
eating his order to the paper, wrote
i'll part:
Major Nicholson had sever.
wound in the spine. He feared com
plete paralysis and became nielan
clloly. In a At of melancholy, as lla.
ibeen established by physicians, he tool
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

After the week Of gaiety well all he
ready for q resolution or something
equally sad and iugubriUus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

his own life. Nicholson was an Of
ticer commanding high respect, who
bore his captivity with dignity. He
had made himself beloved among the
officers in captivity by his loyable ma
ture and had won the respect of the
German officers placed over him
through his always correct conduct
The general says Nicholson even left
a note, stating that his suicide had
nothing 20 do with his treatment. In
order that his coffin might not lack
every decoration, wreath was bought
for four marks by the Red Cross physi-
clan, since no other funds were avail
able.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

will not show stones with insufficient
is not certain, though a helpful
aid in diagnosis.
Gallsac Inflammation and gall
stone disease are chronic, lasting
for years, with attacks at rare or fire.
quent intervals, depending upon the
patients diet, occupation and mode
of life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Bum Rabbits Foot.

One woe did closely on another tread
for Clark Morris of Big Rapids. He
was returning from the northern coun-
try, where he had been hunting, and
was playing cards with some conpan-
ions on the train. When his luck went
against him he arose and reached over
his head to cut off rabbits foot from
a bunch Of Dummies hanging from the
rack, when the knife slipped and de-
scended into MIR. Morriss nose. On
mis- arrival in Big Rapids he had the
wound dressed by a surgeon, who used
some nice, fluffy cotton. When friends
called in the evening, to offer SYM
pathy. cigarets were passed, and as the
victim Of the knife was lighting his
the cotton became ignited from the
match and there was lively skirmish
before the FIRE could be snatched from
his face. This was one case where the
luck attaching to rabbits foot was
lacking Portland Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Il is easy 70 see how the prepared
ness agitation is to be great strain
on the Congressional Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
Rise Out of stuart.

Rise Out of Stuart
Stuart, a famous female imper-
senator, was at the Empire last week,
The writer OF this column recalls him
as one who had enacted the role Of
Queen Isabella in the musical eX-
travaganza, 1872" many years ago.
and commented on the fact in re-
view Of the act at the local vaudeville
house. 1t is rare when an actor is
grateful for a kind word from critic.
AS a rule, his complaint is that he
has not been given enough favorable
comment by the press: in other words
that his stuff is too fast for those in
front of the footlights So it was pleas
ing to receive note from Stuart, Here
| 1t is:
Dear Sir: Before leaving Rock Is
land I want to thank you for the kind
things you said about my performance
at the Empire. In these days Of great
changes and new faces l find it Won
derful that you remembered me. And
it is indeed gratifying that you find /
am still worthy Of criticism. In Sep
TENDER, 1899. accepted a two weeks
engagement in Europe and remained
there until last January. appearing
continuously in all the capitals Of the
world until the outbreak Of the war.
Since my return TO America the crit
| les have been most kind TO me, and
| feel it my duty to let you know I am
grateful. Once again my thanks, and
please accept my good wishes for 1916.
Very truly yours, STUART"
IT'S going to be a great year for
girls with nerve.
Il NOTICE that the stenographers
in the Chicago loop district have form
ed themselves into an Anti-kissing So
ciety," postcards Clarence MY bust
ness takes me 10 many Of the Offices in
the loop. and it is my opinion that the
organization Is unnecessary. Most Of
those / have piped are absolutely safe.
BILLY Sunday is reported to have a
crouch With 10000 conversions his
collections totaied only $4,000. This
is said to be his lowest batting aver
age. Of course it should not be in
ferred that the brother is peeyed at
the small personal gain His disap-
pointuent lies in the fact that the peo-
pie put such low value on soul saw
+, ing.
I TOMORROW has been set aside by
the president as a day on which TO aid
suffering Poland If you have few
dimes 10 spare your contribution will
reach its destination if you forward it
to the American Red Gross. Washing
ton. D. C. Take one less libation to-
night and help some suffering Pole.
HARRY Thaw was seen on Broad
way the other day. There is no record
Of his having wrecked any bar rooms
or shot anybody Neither was he serv-
ed with legal papers. It is likely the
! LAWYERS had not heard he was coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS
sNAPPY New Year.

IN New York the lid goes on at 3
a. III. tomorrow. In Chicago the Off
cial time is two hours earlier. On the
theory possibly that il takes Gotham
ties that much longer to accumulate a
souse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

"SNEDES give peace party great
boost" Pass the SINUS. Oscar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

NOW that Tom Shevlin. the Yale
coach, is gone 10 his reward. everv-
body admits that he was a good sport.
It seems he could too we'll afford TO
De- J. NJ. G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

BIZ THE j. N. POTTER co.

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Melbourne, Australia.-Th Miners
Unit which the commonwealth govern
ment recently offered to raise, equip
and send to the front is now In process
of formation. IL will be composed Of
three companies enrolled in districts
in Australia devoted to mining, and
thus probably New South Wales aud
Queensland viii supply one, West Aus
tralia another and three other states
the third. The total strength of the
force will he about one thousand men.
The officers Of the unit are all 70 be
drawn from th mining specialists in
the commonwealth. There will be a
headquarters staff and to this few
biologists will be attached.
New Zealand is also making de-
parture in recruiting q corps Of skilled
miners and miners assistants,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Geneva, Switzerland.-(C Correspond
ence of the Associated Press Swiss
railroad companies and hotel keepers
are feeling severely the prolongatioa
Of the war The tourist business has
so dwindled that hotel keepers esti-
mate their losses at $1000O0,00o, while
secondary railways Including the
funicuiars) reckon theirs at about one-
fourth Of this sum, due to the loss o.
both passengers and freight frame
The Swiss government is helping. as
far as possible, to alleviate the as
tress, but it has itself a great burden
to support, and its state lines sufsf
from the diminntion in transit tral-
fic. The Swiss are cutting down e1-
penses in public matters to minimum
but if the war continues the outlook
for Switzerland is black. In large
number of cases it even threatens
bankruptcy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

Member Audit Bureau Of Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

HARRY Thaw was seen on Broad
way the other day. There is no record
Of his having wrecked any bar rooms
or shot anybody. Neither was he serv-
ed with legal papers. It is likely the
lawyers had not heard he was coming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31

IT'S going to be great year for
girls with nerve.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-13
--rgs 49,. -
USE OF DlVIDERS
IN a DAIRY RATION
Not Generally Understood Among
Professionalism of Feeds
That May Be Employed.

The use of dividers in dairy ra-
ton is not commonly understood by
the generality of feeders, but it is es-
sential in securing the best results.
There is number Of feeds that
may be used for dividers in the feed
ing of concentrated feeds.
Some of these contain but little
feeding value when fed alone, but are
highly valuable when fed in connec-
ton with the richer concentrates, be-
cause they serve to separate the food
particles and assist in preparing the
food for more perfect digestion.
Corn and cob meal have been found
to give better results in many in
stances than when corn meal is fed
alone. The ground cobs serve as a
divider, and separate the particles OF
corn meal more than the ground cobs.
When feeding grain and ensilage we
have found that the cows make bet
ter use of their grain feeds when they
are fed with the ensilage than when
fed separate, because the ensilage acts
as a divider and separates the parti'
cles of grain, and prepares it for more
perfect digestion and assimilation.
The juices of the ensilage also act
upon the grain feeds and assist in the
! work of digestion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-13

One of the fads of the hour, which
is particularly strong with debu-
tantes and other youthful devotees of
fashion, is the Cleopatra headband.
This is a very simple hair ornament
to be called after the wonderful queen
whose name is associated in our
minds with all things splendid and i'm
perial 1t is made of sparkling
rhinestones and binds the brow after
the manner of Egyptian and other
headdresses. And it is entirely sue
cessful
Two patterns of this new hair orna-
ment are shown in the picture. They
are among the prettiest of many de-
signs, all made in about the same
way. There is some variation in the
size of the rhinestones; the smaller
ones, used in the more elaborate fig
ures usually, represent more work in
making the band, and are therefore
more expensive. All the bands of
brilliants are mounted on narrow vel
vet ribbon and fasten with a snap
fastener or hook and thread eye, at
the back
The Cleopatra band looks we'll with
nearly all the new coiffures, which is
one good reason for its popularity. 1t
is shown here worn with the Bobby
couture. This particular style seems
to have impressed itself on women
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ing shoes. No one needs to be as
sured of the smart appearance of such
a toilette for the promenade.
But an equally pleasing picture pre-
sents itself if one imagines the coat
worn for travelling. The hat might
be a Panama or small outing shape,
the shoes have tops of tan-colored
cloth, and the dress be plain suspen-
der model worn with pongee shirt
waist The coat would fit in and COM
plete a perfect outfit for the journey
These coats are all cut on fiaring
lines, but they vary somewhat in
length. Pockets and buttons are fea-
tured in their finishing. There is a
great variety of styles in collars, and
in the covert models buttons, collars
and cuffs are usually all of the cloth.
In selecting a coat for general wear
it is necessary to make sure that the
material has been shrunk or is water
PROCEED.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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women, too. / cannot praise Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough
for / know / never would have been as
well if had not taken it and l recon-
mend it to suffering women"
Daughter Helped Also.
81 gave it to my daughter when she
was thirteen years old. She was in
school and was a nervous wreck, and
could not sheep nights. Now she looks
80 healthy that even the doctor speaks
of it. You can publish this letter if you
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, 161 S. 10th
Street, honton, Ohio.
Why win women continue to suffer
day in and day out and drag out sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths of the Joy of living, when they
can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound?
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham'S Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
tOLydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
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pensated or the grain crops will be
light and improbable.
If one has rich alluvial meadows, no
manure is required, and such land is
worth any reasonable price. In rec
ognizing the signs of good land there
is tale of blind farmer helping his
son into business and in walking over
farm the old gentleman inquired for
tall thistle of an old tree type, to
which he might tie his horse.
Here is one six feet high" said his
guide. Then" replied the blind
farmer, II will take the farm"
He we'll knew that though small, fiat
breeds of thistles grow on the poor
est soils, the tall, large types grow
only on land good enough to grow any
crop.
Horses are often objected to on
grass land, because they are supposed
to cut it up when galloping, but on
sound soils I do not see that differ
ence, and men who thoroughly under
stand horses can obtain more profit
from them than from any animal bred
for the table.
Horses will not sleep in field novels,
perhaps because an ancient instinct or
inherited habit still leaves them in
fear of the large carnivora, so ter
rible to their early ancestors in the
worldwide forests; and, further, the
horses like pure air, and the air in
the never-cleansed howell is as musty
as a sepulcher if not as foul as a cess
pool.
If ponds were cleaned at the proper
season there ought to be a good stor-
age of water, and farmers need not
mind little muddiness if the mouth
of the pond admits of convenient ap
proach.
No one need fear little earthly mat
ter with the water, as the stomach is
not so delicate as to be in the least
damaged thereby. have tried to give
pure water, but have never known
mischief from simply muddy water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-13
CPv T IT GRAINGERl

When spring is thoroughly in, the
country will be full of rich grass, and
nearly all the stock of the farm will
be doing well on it. It's effect is some
what relaxing for time, but such re-
taxation must not be classified with
that which in delicate animals is
caused by indigestion. For instance, a
calf is badly weaned, ill nurtured in
its infancy, during which period the
constitution is made or marred. Then
as a yearling or two-year-old, the
steer has become so debilitated that
he cannot digest the ordinary food,
and the excavations are too liquid for
robustness, and habitual purging is the
unhappy portion of such an unprofit-
able animal, which remains unthrifty
for life.
The healthy yearling or two-year-old
bullock may, just when the grass is
young and fiushy, be purged as much,
but he will rapidly gain flesh, and as
the grass becomes older and harder,
the purging will gradually disappear.
On such pastures where the grass
is exceptionally rich, no one who thor
oughly knows his business will put any
stock except superior full-grown bull
locks, because the grass is rich enough
to fatten them, making them third,
at the least, more valuable; and then
he has the use of the grass, when the
bullocks are grown, for other stock.
OF course there are few farmers who
have pasture that will fatten bullocks
without artificial assistance, and those
who have such a luxury should not de-
bilitate it by moving, but rather build
it up by the-bes of farmyard manures.
l cannot say am an advocate of
using light artificial manures for pas
lures, but grass can be indirectly fed
by carting green food to the stock and
linseed cake and other purchased
foods.
The land from which any of these
green crops are taken must be com
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-05-13

For the woman of average means, a
separate coat, to be worn with frocks
of varied character, is a necessity OF
the wardrobe. Such coat needs to
be carefully selected, since it is to do
duty as a street coat, for travelling, for
driving in the auto, and for such occa-
sions as may demand a sport coat.
But great numbers of separate coats
were designed this spring that are
suitable for all-round service, and have
much style 10 recommend them as
well. :.
Among them, coats of covert cloth
in tan and kindred shades and those
in black and white checks seem really
to fit in everywhere. They are full
of style and snap; just the sort OF
garment that the American woman
needs and delights in.
A fine example of the general utility
coat is pictured here. 1t is black
and-white check, with collar and cuffs
in leather color. These accessories
are often shown in emerald green and
in black with white pipings, so that
there is a choice in color. The coat,
as pictured, is worn over frock OF
black taffeta. A combination of black
and white appears in the Breton sailor
hat and is repeated in the low walk
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Corn,s Nutritive Value.

Eat corn-it is really food for
the gods" Such is the gospel being
preached to the Europeans. Prince
and peasant alike had associated corn
with stock food, and, therefore, de-
clined it. But corn in it's nutritive
value is little behind whole wheat
flour, containing within per cent as
much carbohydrates and within 3 per
cent as much protein. Much of the
food value of wheat is sacrificed in
preparation of flour to the end that
our dainty appetites may be piqued
by the snowy whiteness of the bread.
Thus, bulk for bulk, good corn bread
is quite as nutritious as is the wheat
en- loaf.
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kind
which the tourist
S of M o
believes that thousands of Americans Will ae
following
and that the national parks OF the
will be the places
The recognizing
Will
completeness providing for
Daniels the California landscape engineer whom Secretary Lane
of national
lettering
which under
the of he
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of the
setback however,
call Private John Allen
center of the mixup
fool bird" he sad when the
him.
Another time sgeantaarms charged down struggling CROWD
terminate
broken down the midst of rec
ton, what to next
asked, a
whom the
"buzzard."