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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
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agree With a Medical Author.
Many Italians Visit America.

Rome.-The number of present
Italian soldiers who have either been
to the United States or else have rela-
tiyes there is estimated as high as
100000, a proportion that is said TO be
larger in this respect than that of any
other army in Europe.
Everywhere on the Italian front the
American visitor find men who have
been to the United States. and they
usually seem proud of the fact. On a
recent visit to the war zone, cor
respondent was trying to get train
for certain place and in broken Ital-
ian he asked one of the soldier police
for some necessary information. y
don't know anything about this town,
I'm from New York" replied the cara
biniere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

Henry Howe was a young farmer
living three miles from the village Of
Lansing. and his deaf mother kept
house for him. In the village above
mentioned lived Ellen Wilcox with her
father and mother. Henry was TWEEN
ty-two years old and ELLEN nineteen.
One day when Howe had sold load Of
stove wood at the Wilcox home he and
Ellen met. They looked good to each
other. Then began courtship that
lasted almost a year, and there was
but one break in it. That was when
Ellen went to a picnic which Henry
could not attend, and Henry the next
Sunday for revenge took out driving a
girl he had once kissed at a busking.
a month and people had begun to say
that it was off forever when the eou-
pie made up. The turtledoves cooed
again, and in the course Of month
they were married.
All went merfify for the next three
months, and then came fend in hu-
man shape. He was agent for a tele-
phone company, and he advanced about
80 reasons why Henry should install
| one Of the instruments In his peaceful
| home. The young bride advanced her
reasons also, and after giving a week
or two's thought to the matter Henry
| ordered in the wonderful little thing.
| One day a sewing machine agent
came along the road where Henry was
at work and pulled up for a talk. He
/ led the conversation around to that
Sunday school picnic and Henry's bug
| gy ride and presently said:
i did you ever see the teller that es-
| corted your wife to that picnic?"
why, there was no fellerr' was the
surprised reply.
"Oh, wasn't there? How a woman
can fool man. You have gone and
put in telephone. l don't say that
Teller is still in the village but If he is
how easy for your wife and he to have
a dozen conversations a day over the
wire. Have you thought of that?'
Say, old man, don't get off any
trash like that" cautioned the farmer
There was no Teller, tell you, and II
there was he did not make a mash
Don't try to stir up any trouble here. ,
"Oh, | am not one to stir up trou
ble,'' said the agent, and he drove along
to the house and entered it. He knew
he could not make a sale of machine
for one was there already. He said
to the wife: II was one of those who
thought you and Henry had broken of
for good. In fact, made bet of $1(
that he would marry the other girl"
Aren't you bit impudent?' queried
the young wife as she flushed up.
But I didn't mean to be, Mrs. VII
cox. l was just thinking how handy
that telephone was for him. Her father
also has a telephone in his house, and
If she and Henry wanted to talk, there
you are. He could slip in here dozeI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
THE VOLUNTEERS.

Up to few days ago the number of
enlistments, according to the war de-
partment's figures, fell far short of
the needs of the regular army. In
nearly every state, with difficulty were
units of the national guard maintained
at their minimum strength.
There was an immediate change
when the relations of the United States
with Mexico suddenly became strain
ed AS soon as it was known that the
nation might be involved in war the
recruiting Offices were OVercroWded.
Volunteers came forward faster than
they could be accepted. From offices
and shops. from colleges and factor
| les, from every class and occupation,
young men fastened to enlist.
In the spectacle that this country
has witnessed during the past week is
the best answer to those persons who
I fear that the American people may
| become militaristic. Notwithstanding
noisy lingo campaigning, the Ameri-
can people had proved themselves
peaceable by instinct and habit. Il
was not until the emergency arose, il
was not until the call went out fol
men in the service of the nation, thai
| volunteers came by thousands.
| Even if all men of military age were
compelled in normal times of peace tC
drill. it would not change the nationa
character or make Of the American
people converts to militarism 1t i!
not in the blood; it has not been made
principle of the education of the
average American that he should re
gard himself first as an unthinkins
part in a huge military machine
When the time comes to make persona
sacrifices, to put the call of the ma
ton for soldiers in just cause above
all selfish considerations, there is NJ
difficulty in finding volunteers, and {
good many Of them have training, too
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

Life insurance companies in the
United States and Canada. according
to the Insurance Press, paid out dur
ing 1915 S451 300. 600 in death claims
and $3.50 100000 in savings from pre-
miums, surrender values and annui-
ties "a total of 1898, ,O00, or SAL
100000 more than in the year before.
Significant OF greater business pros
perity is the fact that the demand for
loans on policies decreased These
companies now have in force 42.426, 600
policies carrying S22,726, 900, 900 of in
surance, but this gives no certain idea
Of the number insured. Most OF them
carry several policies, and one of them
who died last year had insurance TO
the amount Of s1.525.0OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
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hour. 3. Four out of every five such
cases regain good health if the patients
are treated properly. 4. AS safe as
from any other faucet s. One with
cataFrh must give up smoking before
he can expect to be cured of what
ever condition he has in the nose or
throat under the meaningless name o.
"catarrh."
We Agree With a Medical Author.
On page 270 of Personal Health" a
book written by Dr.. William Brady, ap-
pears this statement in cold type: -.
the majority of us are infected with
tuberculosis early in childhood" Do
you subscribe to that?
Answer-The eminent author quoted
is right, we think. In fact, we are will
ing to go him one better here. The ma
jority of us have tuberculosis right
now and we don't know it, because it
is latent inactive, kept securely con-
fined to some lymph node deep in the
chest behind the lungs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
"RHEUMATIsM- OF THE HEART.

When a patient speaks of "rheuma-
tism of the heart We never know what
he means.
In the course of tonsilitis, guinsv
acute infectious arthritis tinflamma-
tory or articular rheumatism" gon-
orrhoea and certain other acute infec-
tons, the lining of the heart may be
involved at any time, and this is known
as endocarditis. If it happens to af-
feet the portion covering the valves,
there will probably be a distortion of
the valve, and d leakage, and that is
the origin of most cases of yalyular
heart disease. Call it rheumatism
of the heart if you will
1t is a remarkable fact that in many
cases of yalvular, disease the patient
cannot recall any illness which might
have explained the original damage to
the valves. Unquestionably the ILL
ness is very frequently so mild that the
patient is not confined to bed-a mod
crate tonsilitis, or simple sore
throat-yet sufficient to give entrance
to the inevitable streptocoecus or our
old friend of the common cold the
pneumoCOcCus.
That a victim develops acute endo-
carditis as complication of his sore
throat, instead of developing the more
frequent joint inflammation, is just
coincidence, plus wicked affinity Oh
the part of the causative streptococ-
Gus or pneumococCus for the lining of
the heart. Germs, as the hacteriolO-
gist has shown, display marked selec-
tive affinity for certain tissues.
Unfortunately pain or other symp-
toms do not mark the onset of heart
disease as a complication of an acute
infection The only change may be
slight increase in the pulse-rate or
moderate rise in temperature not
otherwise explained. The condition
will be overlooked, is overlooked in
most cases, if the physician is not
watching the heart from day to day. A
momentary ausculation is part of hi,
regular duties at every yisit-he is
keeping an ear on the heart action.
The harm manifests itself months
or years later when the handicapped
heart begins to tire under some Sigh,
strain. This is the true history OF
many cases in which ''overwork'
causes breakdown and brings on
heart disease. A normal heart can
stand a great deal of hard work.
There is no such thing as "rheu-
matism of the heart in the sense Of
pain or suffering. That senseless term
/ may be loosely applied to the pain
full disease, angina pectoris, but no;
/ by physicians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

to the mayors of cities and governors
of states. Many public men, of all po-
litical affiliations, have signified their
approval of this movement. The ma
ton has found voice in this largest in
elusive body of its kind in the world.
No new war relief fund has been
added to the existing organizations.
The federal council acts only as a
channel or clearing house, except in
special cases. But many checks for
distribution to the various existing
funds have come to it direct. Some of
the contributions are in cash Il send
you herewith $1.74 for Belgian war re-
lief wrote one man from Harlem, Ga.
You will please let me know if this
goes right so can send again" The
tattered bill and battered change
which he enclosed arrived miracn-
lousy intact. A minister and his wife
wrote that their entire monthly in
come was $50. They sent $40, and
promised to send that amount each
month as long as it was needed. A
southern minister wrote that widow
OF his congregation had Offered her
little mite, which | have eked out to a
dollar" Contributions have ranged as
high as $4,000 and come from secular
as well as religious bodies.
"All that has been given" said DR..
Charles 5. Mcfarland, general seere-
tary of the federal council, rs but a
drop in the bucket compared to the aw-
full Widespread misery in Europe and
Asia. The contributions from this
country so far have amounted TO
scarcely more than a dollar for each
sufferer abroad. So long as this war
lasts, and for months thereafter. no
matter how much is given it will not
be enough"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
TO GET GOOD ROADS

which they have to overcome is that
Of the farmer. And this opposition
from the principal beneficiary is nat
urally reflected in the opposition OF the
city property owner, who feels that the
farmer ought to snow some symptoms
of helping himself.
The conclusion which suggests itself
to many students Of the road problem
who find that the counties with the
richest farming resources are frequent
ly the most backward in highway i'm
provement-is that good roads should
be provided after the same manner that
sidewalks and pavements are provided ::
That is, by assessment against the
property benefited.
Such an assessment would not nee
essarily be limited to the property
fronting on any proposed road, but
would be distributed over contiguous
property, as in the case of general i'm
prOvementS in municipalities. In view
of the wide distribution of benefits to
take in tn city business man, the city
automobiles and the mass of city resi-
dents who gain from the general pros
perity growing out of improved high
way connections with the country, a
reasonable share of the improvement
cost should also be paid by general
taxation.
This, we say, is the just and logical
conclusion which suggests itself tC
many good roads advocates who have
profted by disappointing experience in
endeavOring to promote good road:
bond issues or special good roads tai
levie. Securing legislation to effeci
such procedure, however, is bound
| to be difficult matter. The average
legislator is too wary to risk ;liena
ton of the farmer vote" by espousine
any such measure in the general as
sembly or the county board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
WRITE HOME TO MOTHER

At the head Of Troop LIS street of
the First Illinois cavalry at Camp Lin.
coin is a sign pencled in large letters
by one of the troopers, which reads;
Write Home TO Mother Today"
Back OF that is real sentiment. 1t
is one OF the tenderest bits of senti-
ment we have seen in connection with
the gathering Of the troops.
Those words paint vivid pictures in
the minds OF the readers:
Write Home to Mother To-day"
Thousands OF Illinois boys-thou-
sands Of bows from every state in the
union. are leaving their homes in re-
Spouse 10 the call for troops. Patriotic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
Daily History CIass-June IT.

lS29-James Smithson died, bora 1865,
He left S65o000 10 found the
Smithsonian institution.
l9Oo-The international relief column
under the British Admiral Sey-
mour returned 10 Tientstn after
an attempt TO reach Picking foF
the relief OF the foreign legations.
1918 ~ Montenegro troops captured
Seutari, Albania. General Huerta
was arrested at Newman. y. NJ,
by United States marshals on
charge OF conspiracy against
friendly power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

4 bill has passed the house of rep
resentatives which provides that no
Judgment shall be annulled and no
new trial ordered by any court because
of technical error unless the court
finds that the error injuriously affected
somebody's rights. This fact We men
ton only to call attention to the fact
that there are still few men ready TO
argue that this 'transparently clear
rule Of right is wrong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

Peoria Journal: State aid for the
various counties in the matter of per-
manent highway improvement is not
giving the impetus to good roads that
was expected, although the mileage of
improved highways has materially in
creased since the state aid measures
went into effect While the huge in
crease in the number of automobiles
has sharpened the demand for good
roads, and considerably augmented the
state revenues through the automobile
license fees, the refusal of many
wealthy counties to meet state apprO-
priations by equal local appropria-
tons still hampers any uniform or
comprehensive system of good roads
building.
| The opposition to special taxation
/ for good roads is two-fold. One per-
sistent objector is the farmer, who is
/ peculiarly "agin" any extraordinary
/ increase in his assessment. The other
/ is the city property owner, who argues
with considerable justice that after
paying his regular quota of taxes and
I digging into his own pocket for his
street paving bill he should not be
called upon to contribute toward paw
ing in front Of a farmers lot"
The city merchant profits directly
by good roads, and of course the aver
age city resident profits indirectly, tc
a certain extent. from anything thai
makes his city more prosperous. But
the primary benefit of good roads
comes to the farmer, whose lands are
Immediately boosted in value, whose
accessibility to markets is increased
and whose comfort and convenience
are multiplied by the Punishment Of
boys and dust. In spite of these OBJ
vious facts, it is the experience of goot
roads promoters the country over tina
the hardest opposition to good roads
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
Have Chemistry Research at Oxford.

Oxford, England. With a view 70
aiding the nation in the development
of chemical industry a course in re-
search chemistry is 10 be introduced in
Oxford university. Hereafter it will
be necessary for the student to pass an
examination in piece of RESEARCH in
the form of experimental inyestlga-
tons upon which he will have been
engaged for one year.
In announcing the change the fac
ulty say that it is of particular i'm
portance at this time because of the
great demand for research chemists in
England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Public Laundry,

!. Is il safe to send towels. handker-
chiefs and napkins to public laun-
dry? ?. Is boiling sufficient to de-
stroy any disease germs on such ar
tieles? 3. Is tuberculosis of the lungs
in the first stage durable? 4, Is water
from the faucet of hathtub safe to
drink? 5. Would three cigarettes a
day he Injurious for one with catarrh
Answer Perfectly safe .. Yea,
II the boiling is maintained for half an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

In 20 days General Brusiloff has oc-
cupied in Galicia and Bukowina Aus
trian territory as spacious as Con-
necticut and has regained a somewhat
smaller area of Russian soil further
north. In l27 days the German Crown
Prince at Verdun has taken enough of
France to make two or three Ameri-
can townships; and the attention of
the world is still fixed on Verdun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
, . 9 Q Q 9 6 G 6 G 10000
: DO YOU KNOW THAT {

. Its worry, not work, which {
. shortens work?
. A cold bath every morning is ,
y the best complexion remedy?
= Poor health is expensive?
. The United States public health {
= service has reduced malaria so ;
Q per cent in some localities
. The death rate from typhoid ,
y FEVER IN the United States has ;
. been cut in half since 1900?
. Pneumonia kills over 10000
. Americans each year?
. Flyless town has few funerals?
. The well that drains the cess
y pool is the cup of death?
? . 9 q Q @ @ Q @ @ @ co o O O q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

When the kaiser wanted to send a
letter TO the king of Spain he sent II
BY his submarine postal service, there
by demonstrating that the battle in
the North sea broke the British sea
nOMPr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

GRAND Rapids doctor who first dis.
covered arsenic in the stomach of John
Peck, who was murdered by Waite,
his son-in.law. has filed a claim for IA
$4,000 fee. Cheap. IFS more than
likely that he saved the rest OF the
family from travelling the same route.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

The BARRIERS are raising the price OF
hair cuts in Cleveland. Why not cut
the rates on beard trimming IN New
York and Mexico City?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
Rock IsIand-From River to
River.

The yellow peril is in our midst,
Two Japs have entered the tennis
tournament in Cleveland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

Ten OF the leading London theatres
are offering American shows. We are
even exporting the munitions OF
amusement to the allies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

marching College New Haven
featured preparedness
ordinary The adoption of similar thai
The uniform is of steel
the helmet of the helmets by tn
French that it is made of pape rmache.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

PHILADELPHIA says that fried
eggs are conducive to insanity. De-
pending, we apprehend, upon the age
of said egg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

ANOTHER joyous happening of cen
tennial week was the disappearance
of the merry-go-round with its asth-
matte musical accompaniment from
Market square.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

NEW York travelling salesman
dropped dead in a poker game in Chi
cago Saturday night. Probably he had
filled d belly straight. This is, as 4
rule, fatal, one way or another.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27
Why Roads Employ Guards.

Miss Jeanette Robertson of Coze-
novia was caller here between trains
Thursday morning.-Washbur CORE
spondence in Peoria Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

THREE months ago girl came to
Rock Island from small Illinois town
to find work. She was friendless on
her arrival here. She possessed
meager means. She rented a room.
In time she found employment as a
restaurant waitress. Her environ
ment was not such as she had enjoyed
DIT her country home. She received al
tentlons, as any girl may who doesn't
understand the motives of unprln-
clpled, mems ways. She met women
who were not her equal morally, but
she craFed empanionship, and they
led her on. Saturday night she went
to visit one of her newly made
girl friends in house of i'll repute
While there she was taken i'll and died
the next day in hospital Her mother
was notified and said she was on the
way here to bury her daughter. The
police reporter had live human in
terest story, but he suggested that here
was an opportunity for a newspaper ia
save the blush of shame from the face
OF a mother who probably did not
know the paths into which her child
'Ae-i 4"AiSli III tLlt Low months t1dt she
mad been away from her country home
The police reporter. who is supposed
to be a stonyhearted individual al
ways hungering for the sensational
no matter who is scandaIized. had his
way. The Argus did not say that tbe
police ambulance took the girl from a
house Of i'll repute. After ALI
newspapers are conducted by human
beings, and it is not their mission to
add TO the sum total of lifes griefs
They would prefer that nothing got in.
to their columns except that which
cheered the reader But the news.
paper man does not make the news
His readers do.
NOW that Roosevelt has been as.
sured of his appointment AZ seeretar,
OF war in the event of the election OF
the republican ticket, he has come oul
fundamentally for Justice Hughes
And isn't Ii further nominated in thu
bond that-ofN course this all pre.
Dictated on party hopes he shall HI
the nominee for the pEesidenry eight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

THE Wiman boys, heirs to the Deere
estate millions, have shown that they
feel they owe something to their coun-
try by enlisting for service in Mexico,
one as member of the aviation corps
and the other as a battery private.
They have set an example that might
we'll be emulated by the idling sons of
other wealthy families in this nation
whose notion of service is playing polo
or commanding fathers yacht. Moline,
their home city, and Rock island coun-
ty, can well be proud of the Wimans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

IT was necessary to send nurses in
disguise to attend Hetty Green, who
has been i'll at her home in New York
1t was feared it is understood that
the shock accompanying thought OF
the expense might prove serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

WE wonder at times why men 60 to
court for permission to change their
names, but it wouldn't occasion any
surprise if such move were made by
Mr.. Skinner, a young lawyer who has
recently hung out his shingle in a
town in the center of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-27

ONE OF the tobacco companies has
announced that all employees enIisting
for duty i'm Mexico will receive full pay
while under arms. 1.-THE men who
chew are the men who do