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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
The Daily Story
Legend of Anti Science Days-By Esther vandevesI

The difference between an old fash
Toned music box and one worked phon
! Geographically is that the former is me
! chanical, while the latter is repro
/ duction of the feeling OF the musician
/ The Swiss people have for many years
ranked first in the building of musical
mechanical contriYances and have
brought them as near perfection as
they can be made.
Several hundred years ago David
Kloekke, a Genevese maker of music
boxes, became ambitious to produce a
music box that would give one song
so perfectly that the feeling thrown
into il by the singer would be repro
duced. He certainly had a great adj
vantage in executing his work. He
was deeply in love with a girl who
sang exquisitely. Indeed. IL was her
rendition Of a ballad that suggested it.
Why can | not make a box that will
give that eXpression?" he asked him
self. Il can produce harmony with my
metal tongues, but not feeling" Then
he resolved that he would make the
attempt.
When he told Hilda, the girl he loved
that he wished her to sing for him
that he might reproduce her song in
a music box she saw the impossibility
OF accomplishing such feat; but. pre-
ferring to humor him and supposing
that She would be only required TO sing
to him few times to convince him
that he could not accomplish what he
had undertaken, she assented. A sim
pie love song was selected, and when
Kloekke had his material and tools
ready to reproduce the notes she be-
gan to sing, first giving the entire song
that he might become imbued with the
melody.
AS soon as she had finished he asked
her to sing the first few notes again.
This she did, and he asked her to sing
them again and again, while he en-
deavOred to initiate them on his metal
prongs. Hilda very soon not only grew
tired of this, but, being tired, her sing
ing lost all it's charm. This irritated
her and her lover, the result being q
violent quarrel. HIda ran away and
left him to relieve her feelings in tears !
While KiOckke was sitting at his
work table brOoding over his failure
and his break with the girl he loved
the door opened and woman entered. |
Il have heard" she said, what has |
taken place in your effort to reproduce |
human feeling in song. It requires a |
great deal Of patience on the part of /
one who sings for you. Let me try
and possibly you may be able to repro
luce my song"
The man assented, and the woman
began to sing. She. too, sang her en-
Ire song before he began to work.
from the first note he seemed thrilled
with something he had never felt be-
orc. The song was weird. Kliekke
.eemed to hear spirit voices calling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

I lowed to stand under the governors
| veto
when Governor Dunno entered Of
nee ne found that because of the low
tax rate fixed by the former state adj
mlnlstrattoa of 80 cents, the state
treasury was bankrupt and it became
necessary for the next administration
10 hX new tax rate which would, in
addition to providing money for ord
mary running expenses of the govern
ment, provide for a deficit left by the
Ola administration. The heavy in
crease in the fund for public educa-
ton, including the state university.
normal schools, and the states contri-
button to the common schools and SUI
peFVising expenses. This apprOpria-
t1on increased from $9.O72 $40 in 1911
10 $l3,OOO,OO0 in 1915. This great in
crease was largely due to doubling
from $4.OO0,00O to SIS, 00O,0 900 the state
contribution to the common schools.
III the republicans intend to reduce
the appropriations for the schools and
the university, why do they not say so
IN their platform at Peoria?
For safeguarding the public health
department that has been well adj
nlhlstered there was appropriated in I
1911, $3SG,000 and in 1915, 1924 POS. /
II the republicans intend to prune the
expenses OF safeguarding health, why /
should they not let the people know .
it? /
Appropriation for good roads was /
increased from 1901 200 to $2,9S3 .79O !
In 1915 Yet we find no plank In the +,
republican platform calling for a re-
turn OF Illinois 10 the mud On the /
other hand, reductions are shown.
for instance, in the appropriations
Tor the governor and executive man
sion. fund over which the governor
has direct control we're I'm 1911. SOL
900, and in 1915. Sl0l POI, a reduction
OF more than so Der cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
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HeYM WILLIAM BRADY. MD6

laugh at the most unexpected times.
Maybe the man thought he had US
reasoning in circles, and maybe the
audience thought that, too. But not
so. All pathology is a mere group Of
vicious circles. Take the common un-
DERIVING cause of anemia bad teeth
me bad teeth interfere with nutrition
by preventing thorough mastication:
also they give off more or less septic
matter which pOisons the blood The
weakened blood then turns around and
fails to supply good material for
making teeth; so the teeth get worse
Then the blood gets still worse. Final
ly the patient develops cancer. or per
nlcious anemfa, or Bright's disease, or
something. But it is all in circles.
when you go cunning after the under
lying cause your must travel in cir
Cles.
In the hypothetical case the gentle
man inquired about perfect cure was
obtained in one year How? The
young woman was taught how to
stand erect and sit erect A support
er was applied TO the abdomen for a
few months. The diet was strictly
vegetarian for two or three months.
Sun baths were administered frequent
ly. Small doses of iron and ammoni-
UNI citrate were given after meals
once day. Somewhere or other this
regimen broke in on the vicious cir
Gle and Strengthened the young woman
IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
CURTIS THICK HIDE

The closest friends of Edward c.
Curtis, and he has many Of them.
never suspected that his hide was so
thick until they read the republican
platform adopted at the Peoria con
vention.
Senator Curtis was one of the franz
ers OF the platform in which the dem
ocrauc state administration was charg-
ed with gross extravaganza during
nearly four years of service. This
plank was intended to appal the tax
payers Of Illinois with its compari-
sons. The appropriations have in
creased TO considerable degree since
the last republican administration.
put Senator Curtis should be rather
chary in his criticisms The senator
is the chairman of the committee on
appropriations in the senate: his en-
dorsement went with the appropria-
tons
Moreover, the Forty-ninth general
assembly was heavily republican and
the Fofty-elghth was controlled by the
republicans with a few bull moosers
FINALLY all appropriations originate
ana are passed by the legislature. The
governor does not make appropria-
uons. He may recommend them. but
the responsibility lies with the legis-
lature, in which Senator Curtis has a
good deal 10 say concerning this mat
ter.
on the other hand, Governor Dunno
has record OF vetoes OF appropria-
tons that In figures reach far higher
than those of any other Illinois gov
arnor. In the Forty-eighth general
assembly he vetoed $1,13O,000 of the
appropriations OF the appropriations
II the Forty-ninth general assembly |
he governor vetoed s2,322095. This |
vas taken TO the supreme court, which /
alldated al Of that amount with the /
Exception OF S830,057.76. which was al |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
LET S HAVE TRUTH.

The railroad managers and their re-
publican newspaper mouthpieces are
finding fault with the Adamson law on
the ground that it was unnecessary to
save the country from the disaster that
would have followed a strike Of the
railroad trainmen. They claim now
that even had the strike been carried
into effect as ordered The railroads
were prepared 70 meet II, that they had
been preparing for months for such an
event, and had arranged for a sufici-
ent number of men 10 man their trains
and keep the wheels Of business in
motion.
This attack on the Adamson law is
an 'afterthought." It is designed for
the purpose Of being used in the po-
HtlcaI campaign 70 influence the yot-
ers against the president and the dem
ocratlc congress. The railroad man
ayers and their mouthpieces charge
this unnecessary legislation" was not
enacted 10 serve the people Of the coun-
try and the business interests from an
overwhelming disaster, but as DO
Htcal measure TO fool the people into
supporting the democratic national
and congressional tickets in the com
ing election.
LE e-DoOiAiC LdiStDOOQ OF lue claims
made that the railroads were prepared
10 operate their trains had a strike
occurred IS shown by the orders is
sued by these same managers after the
Brotherhood Of Trainmen had ordered
the strike 10 begin on Labor day. Sept (
/. No sooner had this strike order /
been issued than the railroad man
ayers issued orders 10 their agents all (
over the country to refuse TO accept all I
perishable or mi-perishable freight.
which order was Immediately carried I
into effect AS a result thousands Of J
business men were compelled TO sus-
pend their business as shippers and
purchasers. Boards OF trade and COM
mercial organizations were stricken
with business paralysis. Hundreds OF
thousands; yes, millions Of people /
we're compelled 10 pay higher prices .
Tor needed food supplies and other ne i
7essitfes Of life: the Minneapolis -four
Mills announced they would not &C
,ept orders for -four, and want, with
prospect Of famine. stared the peo-
'i@ of the country IN the 1zca, In the ;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
COST OF PRIMARIES

Far too much money is being ex-
pended by candidates for party nom
nations and ~ political or other or
CARNATIONS supporting one or more
candidates for the primaries. saws the
Edwardsville Intelligencer. The as
sessments levied on aspirants for PARTY
honOrs by political organizations in
return for their support not uncom-
monty are very heavy. The situation
is bad in consequence Il is the dutv
OF the public TO decide upon a remedy
ana demand its application by law.
1t may be assumed with reason that
none of the offices pays or should paw
so well in salaries as to warrant great
personal expenditures by those who
seek offices. Usually when the war
chests Of the political organizations
are tapped and the flow Of funds from
them is in imitation Of Niagara the
successful candidate who has been the
beneficiary feels sense Of indebted
ness that tends 10 hamper him in the
performance Of his public duties in the
event of his election His Obligation
10 the party machine in reality should
have no weight at all as compared with
his obligation TO the public
tnhappily, Illinois has no corrupt
practices law that limits campaign
expenditures before the primaries and
the final elections The nation has
such limiting act which is rather Sc
we're in its terms Efforts were uut
forth at the recent session Of con
gress to make IL even more severe. A
number OF states have
provided themselves with laws similar
o the federal law. In 1898 a bill of
his sort which included a provision re- {
luiring publicity Of campaign expenses /
allied TO pass in the Illinois legisla- I
ure
With political campaign expenses in /
his state and particularly in Chicago /
Using to the point that is highly sug-
,estlye OF scandal, it is high time for
preventive measures 10 be established /
illinois ought TO have a corrupt prac-
ice act that would place this state in
with the times The next
eneral assembly should attend to this
natter without fail. The principle of
he Oregon law under which each can
idate is enabled to put his case be-
ore the voters in a pamphlet issued at
ublic expense also should receive
areful consideration from the public
nd the lawmakers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

now soft and low, now rfsira
wall. When the woman had g..
the song she repeated the first ~.
NOTES. hIoekke succeeded easilvfn y
peating every one. giving II exactly :.
u was sung. she sang a few roo-s
notes. and those he Reproduce I ~,
/ equal success. VIA
! Kloekke was delighted pnnrt-
/ to a room where Hnda was b he Ism ~.
/ TO her that he had succeeded q, .a' ss
| eHort' ne expected that she would =
Joice win MIN at his success. IpsfssS
she looked at him angrily and -
MIN that since he had found sno,b..
VINO could 40 what she could not a.
he might take the other for a 80 80 uO
heart. He was very much astos ssset-
at this, for he had always found rTGJ'.ul
disposition or the sweetest Howeva.
after much coaxing he persuaded bs.
had worked ne
The woman who had sung o.
had gone. After looking abo1t ~ I'm Lll
and not hndlng her Kloekke wound ~
the music box and set Il rnovino, up ~
first note had peculiar eject an tJi1ss
and, through her, on her lover Sc
gave him look OF hate that reroairas
on her face as long as the song IsstaS
This naturally produced a madnesa ~
him which spurred him on M str,i -
her. He had raised his clincbed egt.e
do so when the song ceased
Kloekke lowered his arm and hoo,
a deep drawn sigh. Hilda went ~
attempted to encircle her WITH ~
arms, but she thrust him away
A N q mr. 10 L.
and, taking it up, he struck the rnusta
box blow that sent its parts fvlng
over the room. Then. turning To H1ds
again, she put out her arms 10 bi1n
and they met in an embrace.
who was she?" asked the girI 4,
trembling voice
Il don't know" was the repIv
"A malignant spirit Where IL the
crucifix you keep on the shelf?r
Kloekke looked at the empty shelf
then about the room. The cruciav was
under the work table. Her feet had
been upon IT,
Such is a legend OF time when
science had not yet driven away the
hobgoblins. Who would have than
that expression as well al
harmony would eventually be pro-
duced on the monograph? Till its in
vention music boxes we're made BE-.
coming more and more perfect every
year. But no one could play iuto
them or sing into them and have the
feeling. the expression. the humorous
sympathy Of the musician. reproduced
1t remained for the phonograph TO do
this. And who can doubt that II
giving an Ave Maria"
sung by present day prima donna
could have been sprung upon a people
Of the middle ages they would have
IL a miracle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
Selected by Tavenner

pies can give him little joy. Literature
is filed with people the snob must
"cut" If he is consistent. The great
masters have portrayed scenes and
citizens in pictures that every snob
despises. The cathedrals have been
builded by nobodies.
The snob, surely, cannot find any
pleasure in associating in books with
people he so thoroughly dislikes in the
flesh. And the people in books, the
ones who live on and on, are mostly
Just common folk.
Genius is cosmopolitan. 1t shakes
hands with all mankind. The slave.
the king, are the common clay with
which it builds. Woodrow Wilson is
quite right when he says that Genius
is no snob." He could have declared
with equal truth that the snob is never
a genius.-Johnstown Pa.) Demo-
crat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
TIE TNnERLYTNG CATSE-


We we're delivering a lecture and
getting along nicely, having passed
the early stage fright and downed the
liver or whatever that thing is that
tries to choke a man when he rises to
speak in public, and the audience ap-
paTently was enjoying the discourse,
when sharp-nOsed gentleman in the
front row of the gallery rose. inter
rupting as follows:
Pardon me. doctor but did / I'M
derstand you to say that anemia is
always secondary to some underlying
cause?"
yes, sir, that was what was said, >"
we responded, Cheerfully. The circuit
manager insists that we must always
pretend to welcome interruptions.
And that such condition as auto
tntCXicatiOn may produce anemia?'
Yes, sir"
And that the auto-intoxication Of
ten depends upon ptosis of one or an
other Of the parts of the inner tube,
as you call the aIimentary canaI?"
Yes, sir" All the time we respond
ed with great effort. The man looked
peevish.
And that this ptosos or sagging of
viscera is often the result of faulty
posture, a habit of sIouchfng, bad
physical training?"
THAT was it, yes, sir
And, if my interruption is not Of
fensive, may 1 ask just one more ques-
ton? Does an impoverished state of
the blood, an anemia, in young per
sons favor slOuchy or relaxed pos
ture?"
1T certainly does, yes, sir"
Thank you, doctor" finished the
man, sitting down. 4 have ALWAYS
wanted to get at the underlying cause, |
and now | have succeeded Thank
you"
Right there everybody laughed. We
don't know why, but audiences will |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

CHICAGOAN learned that his wife of
few years, whom he cOnfesses he
dearly loved, was interested in a movie
picture actor. She said she loved said
actor, and that he cared for her also.
Friend husband did not believe his
wife. To prove that he was IL good
sport he bought her n railroad ticket
and sent her to California to be near
her hero. The husband assumed that
his wife was merely fascinated with
the screen performer and that she
would beat il back to him post haste.
But she didn't. She has decided to re-
main with her new love. For which
the husband may be thankful. Far
better for him to have made the dis
cOTery thus early than to have come
to a few years hence after his wife
had been spending his money buying
cigarets and wrist watches for the ac-
tor and also rObbing her husbands
trunk of paiamas, silk underwear and
neckties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

SECRETARY of War Baker says he
has learned, after an extended inquiry.
that the men in the United States army
90 not want war Neither did the arm
les of Europe But the armies had
nothing to say about it. 1t was those
who didn't have to do the fighting who
wanted war. It's the same in the
United States. They had their way un-
der Mckinley, but they ran up against
a snag in the man now occupying the
White house. He's able to distinguish
between the noise made by a munitions
makers chorus and a bunch of
patriots.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
GENIUS IS No SNOR.,

Genius is no snob. says President
Wilson in his address at HodgensvilIe,
Ky Certainly not. Genius speaks for
humanity Genius sees, hears and I'M
derstands. Genius interprets human
ity to itself
or all men, the snob must be the
most lonely. The literature Of the ages
must surely be a closed book to him
Nor is II conceivable that he can find
in the art galleries
Even the Cathedrals and the great tenn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

want one who will be willing TO 20 out
on the farm. / want an ad in the pa
per for one Not being in the matrl-
monial agency business. the reporter
demurred-but nevertheless - here's
an opportunity. His name is William
Rice and his home is in Pleasant Val
ley.
Curtains are Blown Into Lamp
Draperies blowing into the fame OF
lamp started fire at the home OF Ray
Allen, ia North Lincoln avenue Dam
age was confined to a small amount
o.
Posters Ready for County Picnic
Posters announcing the Scott county
picnic are now being distributed The
picnic is TO be held Tuesday Sept
rs, at the county farm. President r.
A. Pearson of Ames college, is to be
the principal speaker of the day. An
excellent program OF sports has been
arranged for.
More Reports of Farm Robbery
Continued complaints Of stealing
come to the attention Of the Scott
County Farm Improvement league,
says G. r. Bliss, county agent Some
times the offenders are from the coun-
try and sometimes from the city. They
are not always satisfied with taking
few apples but viii knock a great
many green ones 10 the ground and
often seriously damage the trees.
Neither are they content TO take one
or two melons In one case a thief
had II selected which he was taking
from a farmers field In another
case some boys carried of and de-
stroyed 100 green muskmelons near
the city of Davenport. Public senti-
ment ought not to uphold such things
The farmer or gardener who has put
in the summer in planting. cultivating
and spraying these crops on high
priced land is not as n rule a blOatea
bondholder who can afford 10 put N
his time and expense for public bene.
mt. He needs the money which thess
things will bring They are his prop
erty and no one has a right 10 take
them without his consent"
o
Three Building Permits The fol'
lowing building permits were issued
Nora Peppard. one-story frame on
Fairfield street. Homesite addition,
two rooms. 5000. J. =. Christensen sgs
Charlotte avenue garage, $780, A. r.
Fowler, POI Brady street. sleeping
porch, 5000.
To Rush Work On ArmOrl Work %
he armory for Battery b boys stars
full blast again Monday morning az
,ording 10 a statement from Attorney
\. ID. Ely. who has had much 10 ~
with the furthering OF the plans. Wv.
ng 10 the lack of brick the work nas
been delayed recently Now, however
{ is promised that a car load OF DlieA
/ day can be furnished Mr. Ely -
ires that within ~ OF 20 days la w
)rick work on the new buildings W.
rave been completed. 10 Will then 'aAs
bout fifteen days more 20 c0hp'
no job. When Battery b returns
davenport il will find IT'S new home y
North Brady street ready TOT a,
There are Is acres OF ground. par
his 10 be used for drill purposes. w.
lis courts aud indoor features arr
make the place most attractive ~ ~,
ain Compton has written MT
tating that Battery b Is In the peS'
pirits Regular drill has been
umed and the boys are settling uV"N
o their work like veterans.
o.
Two Marriage Licenses r. snAa
ay aud Emily r. Kennedy Do'a
davenport C. p Lindsay ana ha'N
IN Noss, both OF Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

William j. Fennessey, who won the
democratic nomination for congress in
the First district, Chicago. did not find
campaigning as expensive as did others
who fought in the recent primary. He
sWears that his total expenses were
FOUR cents And the beauty Of it is he
knows just what the money was used
Tor. He says il took q pair Of two-cent
stamps for postage in sending his petit
ton 10 Springfield.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

Although ordinarily the protected
benetiCiaries stand by their political
attorneys and standard bearers, there
IS not a manufacturer in the United
States today who appears willing to
admit that mis- prosperity is tempo
raTy' ANA a FOOLS paradise"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

Charles N. Schwab. the steel mag
nate, asserting that there is no enjoy
ment in great wealth, declares one
soon weaTles OF riding about in private
cars. We didn't know there was any
law compelling Charley to do things
that were distastefuI to him. Why
doesn't he walk?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

Captain Boelke, Germany's famous
aviator, has brought down his 2Sth
enemy aeropIane. It seems a pity that
his government should permit the cap
tain to persist in his work until he
spoils his perfect score, for these dare
devils of the air all meet the same fate
eypDrualfy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
The Dangerous Age.

Telford Blum is on the sick list
but not dangerous, as it is only the
measles. As none of the children in
this family have had this disease there
will be probably measles until the
holidays unless they all get it at once
or not at all. The father has been off
duty a few days with a pain in the
side.-Forest (Pa.) Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22

AS q nation, says a University of
Chicago professor, we don't read one
good book year. We will first have
10 learn the professors notion Of
good book before deciding whether to
quarrel with him or agree with him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Greece offers the spectacle Of a ma
ton suffering about all the horrors Of
war while at the same time trying 10
convince her belligerent neighboTs Of
her desire 10 remain neutral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-22
GHORDS AND.
ID I S C. O r ID S

AT Washington. Iowa, a garage en-
ploye was transferring gasoline from
one tank into another lie thought
the tank into which he was pouring
the oil was about full. TO make sure
he lighted a match to look. 1t was.
He will recover.