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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
HE STUDIED IN PARIS KY.

Writing in Harper's Magazine for
July, Robert Shackleton describes the
remarkable career of the American ar
fist, Chester Harding, who, born in
1892, started in as a sign painter, stud
led in Paris, KY, instead of the French
capital, and before middle age painted
many of the great men of the day in
both England and America, ending up
with General Sherman. The account
of his English experience is amusing
Arrived in London, he promptly set
about seeing pictures, and, although
frankly ready TO admire, ne always re-
tains honesty and breezy backwoods-
ism. He admires the Vandykes and
Rembrandts: he admireS the portraits
of Reynolds; he admires the women OF
Lawrence, but not his men he admires
Titan; he sees a Rubens which is
vastly overrated'; and of some Of the
other pictures he remarks. casually, L
daily behold worse paintings than
ever painted, even in Pittsburgh
With delightful inconsequence, and
without explanation of how d matter
of such vast Importance to him came
about, we suddenly find him telling OF
painting a duke: and not just an ordi-
nary duke, but one at the very head of
the peerage. a royal duke!
January II, 1924. Began the pOr-
trait of His Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex. This is the first time /
ever had the honor of seeing one of
the royal family
And ii was but a few weeks since
he was in the backwoods. None other
but BenVenuto could have taken it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

every picture paint And then comes
the following memorandum, set down
with c2<nness that is more astound-
Ing thai the fact itself, Had a call
from hr. Coke. the Duke Of Norfolk
and General Fitzroy.' And the best
OF 1t is that it is not the call of Nor
folk and the general that most pleased
him. but the kindness of the untitled
Mr.. Coke, for he says. This attention
on the part OF Mr.. Coke is most graft
flying
And in very few weeks, for won
ders do not cease, he is on his way to
the palace Of the Duke of Hamilton to
paint his portrait
The palace is 265 feet long by 200
feet broad writes this mathematical
minded artist The picture gallery is
l35 feet long And then comes the
expected phrase, I think I shall sue
coed very we'll
And he is himself struck by the
marVel or II all. What a freak of for
tune is this which has raised me from
the nut in my native wilds to the table
or duke OF the realm of Great Britain,
by another freak / may be sent back
to the howell again."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
RESURGENT FRANCE.

The wonderful recovery OF indus
trial France. in spite of the tremen-
dous pressure of the war, is more and
more evident in the foreign trade re-
ports. The average importations of
French goods into the United States
for the month Of April have been, for
a number Of years, in the neighbor-
hood of SS,500,0 in value. The war
came, and for April, 1915-after eight
months of war-they fell to $5,489, 900,
a loss Of 81 per cent from the aver
age of the preceding two years. In
April of this year, however, detailed
reports for which havs%SIst been pub
lished, France shipped to US goods
worth S9,S04 900, a gain of almost u
per cent over the average OF the two
years preceding the war.
The figures for our French imports
during the 10-month period ending
with April are of interest also For
the 10 months ending with April, 1915,
nine OF which were months of war,
they showed almost so per cent loss
by comparison with the previous year
During the 10 months ending with
April of the current year Frances
trade was almost exactly two-thirds
Of that Of the corresponding part Of
the previous year, and it is increasing
rapidly, as the April reports so con-
vincingly show.
FRANCES tremendous reserve power
physical, moral, spiritual-has TO
many observers been the great sur
prise of the war. France has often
been called a decadent nation. If
this be true, where shall we look for
a progressive one?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
II
IA L X 8
* eYWLLNf1 BRADY. MOn

four or FIVE days or longer. The less
frequently 1t is dressed the sooner n
will heal
Minor wounds in which there ls M
fear of lockjaw infection NAV he sealed
over at once with flexible colIodion
Salves have no place whatever in
wound treatment.
Occasionally a little sterile vasellno
from collapsible tube (the only clean
way to handle it, may be sneared
over the surface TO prevent stickings
Of dressings.
Dry. surface is more favorable for
healing (given clean wound) than
wet or greasy surface. Pure talcum
is as good a dressing as we have ever
found.
Lockjaw develops in from three To
fifteen days following the wound. The
first symptom is sore throat" or stiff
ness OF throat muscles. After a few
hours stiffness Of the Jaws an in
ability TO open them as freely as usual.
Then general nervous twitching, and
presently commissions. The wound it.
self may heal perfectly and cause no
discomfort, in spite Of the lockjaw In
lection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

with such calm or written Of II with
such brevity: Began the portrait of his
royal highness.'
And he was far from being alto
gether dazzled. Coming from the back
woods, he measures a man as a man
The duke is a prodigiously fat man,
above six feet high, of very uncommon
features, but not Intellectual
In a few days; Finished the por-
trait OF the duke. All who have seen
it think IL the best that ever was taken
Of his royal highness.'
Everywhere Harding makes friends.
He sets off for a visit to a great place
in Norfolk, the home of a Mr. Coke,
man of 70. an ardent admirer of
America, and the first 10 propose our
independence in the house of COM
mons
Harding's experiences increased in
variety. And there comes the utterly
astonishing entry. Went TO the house
Of lords. and. through the kindness Of
the duke of Sussex, was fortunate
enough to get a front seat on the foot
of the throne
Environment and success are aid
ing him. 1 feel myself improving in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
(By ellison Gardner in the Cleveland
Press.

Candidate Charles F. Hughes did not
fully satisfy the committee of progress
sfves who called on him in New York
to discover his position on number OF
policies regarded by them as vital. On
this committee were Raymond Ro-
bins of Illinois, Chester Rowell OF Cali
fornia and James r. Garfield of Ohio.
The interviews were understood to
be OF a duasi-confidential character.
They were confidential to the extent
that the men who called on Hughes
agreed that they were seeking to clear
up doubts in their own minds and were
not seeking to heckle the candidate or
obtain from him statements for pub
location.
When an effort was made at the
meeting OF the progressive national
committee in Chicago June 26 to trans
NIT a confidential report of these con-
versations to the committee, bolt
took place. John NJ. Parker of Louis
lana, who had been nominated for vice
president on the progressive ticket,
objected to any confidential report as
to the qualifications of presidential
candidate. This, he maintained. was
the public's business, and he would
leave the committee until the doors
were opened and the doing of the com
mittee made public. With him went
Matthew Hale of Massachusetts,, Ches-
ter RowelI of California, Harold Ickes
of Illinois and others.
Without violating any confidence It
may be stated that the probing com
mittee sounded Mr.. Hughes on the fol-
lowing subjects: Conservation, the
seamen's law, the rights of organized
labor, and woman suffrage.
On conservation the views Of Mr..
Hughes were found to be satisfactory.
Both record and theory seemed to be
in favor of the kind of conservation
advocated by Clifford Pinchot- On
woman suffrage the committee encoun-
tered a surprise. Mr.. Hughes admit
ted that he was formerly opposed to
woman suffrage and that his record
would show this. He said he had
changed his mind. He had observed
the growing demand by the women for
equal participation in political affairs
and felt that a continued refusal by
men to admit women to such partici-
patton might result in the organization
of women on sex lines. This would be
He therefore would favor
granting the vote to women by the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
The Daily Story
Wild West Episode-By Elinor Marsh.
BY Elinor Marsh.

frightened. cried out, Don't shoot
mer' and with her arm raised the
muzzle Of the gun held by the man
standing nearest her. Another one OF
the passengers at the same time shook
a Derringer pistol out Of his sleeve and
quick as 3 fash of lightning put bull
let into the brain of the man whose
gun had been knocked up. The quiet
little man covering in a corner sud
denly seemed TO explode, and the 9TH
err road agent, for that is what the
men without were. fell dead.
Miss Hildred at this point tainted
dead away. When she came to her
self she was stretched out beside the
road, while six men stood about her.
The first idea that popped into her
head was as TO where were the three
women passengers. One Of the men
pulled out a flask and tried TO induce
her to take a drink, but she refused.
Raising herself on her elbow in an
effort to get up, she saw two dead men
and tainted again. On coming to her"
self a second time one of the men ex-
claimed:
How in thunder did you get into
this gang?"
When later the coach rolled into
Denver there was a first class story to
be told. The express company, in or
der to entrap couple of road agents
who had infested the road permitted
It to leak out that it would send a
treasure by that particular coach. In
stead IL sent six armed men, half OF
them in women clothes. Since all were
disguised il was not easy for the per-
son who admitted them to the coach
TO tell who belonged to the gang;
hence the mistake In admitting the
only real woman in the party.
The company made her a handsome
present to atone for the mistake. The
story remained attached 10 her, and as
long as she stayed in Denver she vas
known as "the kid" The men IN the
coach supposed her to be young fell
!ow in woman's clothes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
THIS is DAY OF MINOR WOUNDS.

No salve should soil minor wound
sustained in the summer time on the
street. The principal danger in trif-
ing wounds is Iockjaw, and nothing
viii insure the development so GER
tainly as smearing salve over a fresh
wound. This salve protects any lock
jaw germs which may perchance be in
the wound.
Lockjaw germs are naturally pres.
ent in the intestinal canal of domestic
animals, and hence pollute the ground
about barnyards, or the street or
wherever animals may run. Then,
too, lockjaw, germs are sometimes
present in the material Of which fire.
works are made. The toy pistol is fam
Gus as an instrument of incubation
with loekjaw.
First aid for any cut, scratch pune
ture or wound should be one thor
ough swabbing of the wound and Dor
dering skin with pure tincture OF
iodine. If any foreign material is in
the wound it must be Immediately re-
moved by all means. The wound had
better be left uncovered until medical
services can be had. If it gapes wide
ly, it may be gently drawn together
with strip or two of adhesive plas-
ter. AS soon as possible the victim
should receive a prophylactic injection
of Iock-jaw serum. This is a great
mental comfort. The serum has never
failed to prevent lockjow when ad-
ministered Immediately after an acct
dent.
very small wound had better be
busted over with clean talcum or other
simple powder and not bandaged or
covered from the air. Air is the quick
est healer Of wounds, and air is es
pecialIy Objectionable to lockjaw
germs. So is sunlight. Expose the
surface to sunlight as much as pos
sible to encourage the healing process
and discourage bacterial activity.
Once a wound is clean, then it may
be covered over with bit of clean
gauze (scorched cheesecloth or mus
linz. a thin layer of cotton, and a snug
bandage, and left undisturbed for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Bad Results From Surgery.

l have what doctors call grapevine
tubecular glands in my neck. They
have operated on me four times, taking
a lot of them out. Now I have a hard
lump under my left ear and fear II
is coming back again. l live care
fully, taking gymnasium work, and
follow the doctors every rule. 1t this
trouble transmitted to children? I am
physically strong and healthy but I
can't get rid Of this scrofula.
Answer-You should try the open
air life, perhaps tuberculin, and GER
tainly sun baths. The disease is not
inherited. Be in no hurry for further
operations.
Sore Need of Surgery.
Will anything other than an opera
ton permanently cure chronic or re-
curing appendicitis?
Answer-No. Surgery is the only
remedy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
0RD@ a M
ID I S c O II ID S


The Society for the Securing Of
More Privacy for Canary Birds has
been incorporated in Wahallo, Mo.
A fatbush benedict has perfected a
cuckoo clock that won't cuckoo on the
nights when he goes to lodge meet
ing.
pair OF roller skates that require
no gasoline is the product of Con
necticut citizens brain.
The department of agriculture prints
pamphlets on the eradication of mo-
squitos, but apparently the mosquitoes
don't read 'em.
Among the millions of passengers
travelling weekly through the Hudson
tubes not one has ever commented on
the delightful view.
The ostrich, which hides its head
in the sand when frightened, would
have tough time in a marble corridor.
Arthur Baer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

In the Mexican trouble, as with the
war in Europe, you can trust the As
ISOLATED Press TO keep you posted with
the news. The Associated Press,
which serves The Argus with its full
leased wire report, is not yellow. 1t
gets facts and then serves them with
out coloring. This brings To mind an
article published some weeks ago to
the effect that il had been found there
were 200, 900 trained Japanese soldiers
scattered along the Mexican border
prepared TO join in warning against
the United States. An investigation
which followed proved there were less
than 1000 OF the Nipponese and that
the most of them never had shouldered
a gun Keep cool and read The Argus
Associated Press war news. II will
not mislead you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
GnldfieId Hot Enough.

In the case Chichester Carpenter
against Marie Perron Carpenter, a di-
vorce action, Judge ]. Emmett Walsh
in the district court allowed the plain
tiff his freedom on the ground of de-
sertion. Carpenter met his wife in a
Goldfield dance hall. They were mar
ried in August, 1913. Shortly after
their marriage, while in San Fran
cisco, Carpenters wife told him that
he could go to Goldfeld if he wanted
to, also could go to hell if he wanted
to. He chose oldfeld.-Goldfield
Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Safety (Pinsl First.

This advertisement was printed in a
Detroit newspaper:
State of Michigan, County of Wayne,
ss.-Probate court for said county.
Notice is hereby given that l intend on
the 18th day OF August, A. D., 1916, at
10 O'Clock in the forenoon, eastern
standard time. to make application to
said probate court for an order chang
ing my name from William Herbert
Diaper to William Herbert Repaid, ac-
cording to the provisions of the statute
in such case made and provided.
WILLIAM HERBERT DIAPER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

If the children must have their own
Fourth of July celebration at home,
IL is up TO their elders, to keep care
full watch over them. The grownups
should handle the explosives and let
the youngsters look on That's close
enough for them
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Daily History Classify 3.


177S - British Tories and Indians
massacred 500 Americans at Wy0-
ming, Pa.
1863 49, Decisive day at Gettysburg;
Pickett's charge repulsed.
lS9S-Cervera' Spanish squadron de-
stroyed by the American heet IN
der Sampson and Schley after es-
Gaping from Santiago haroor. Cen
eral Shafter demanded the surren-
der OF Santiago.
19O4-Japanese destroyers repulsed IN
an attack on the Russian heet AT
Port Arthur Two destroyers sunk
by the fre OF Russian batteries
I9l5-St. Clair Mckelway. editor OF the
Brooklyn Eagle. died Ia Brooklyn:
born IS45. Attempt on the lie o.
j. F. Morgan by Frank Hot
German college professor engages
In pro-German plots In chs USaiseA |
States ".
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Mistakes VIII Happen.

Resolved to break his boy of the
habit of lying in bed after he had been
called several times, a determined
father in the early dawn one morning,
stole TO the youngsters room. turned
down the bed covers and gave his
young hopefuI--as he thought good
warm spanking. That morning their
house maid left. His wife had forgot
to tell him of the change in rooms
during spring house cleaning .-Oak
Hill (kan) Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

The government closed its fiscal
year last Friday with total receipts of
.sS3S, 403, 500 and total Disbursements
$759 $50 159, an excess of $7S,737, $40,
compared with a deficit of $50, 436,5S
for the year ending June 80 last. More
bad news for the republican national
committee publicity department
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
The Editor Blows Up.

We don't know who will succeed us,
but we sincerely hope that he will re-
ceive the support due him, but we
fear that he will not. for there are
more tight wads, big jacks, and two
faced hypocrites in this town than any
place we ever knew. And since we
know the situation better, we are less
surprised that the long tongues do so
much talking, for there is so devilish
much for them to talk about.-Hia-
watha (Kas.) Democrat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
? @ 6 9 . 9 . . 9 g g . : g 9 g .
, DO YOU KNOW THAT

. Better wages make better
. health?
. Better health makes better citl-
. Zens?
. Better citizens make a better
. nation?
9 The United States public health
9 service found IS per cent OF the
. rural homes in a certain county
. unprovided with sanitary conyen-
. fences of any kind?
9 Cholera is spread in the same
. manner as typhoid fever?
G Scarlet fever kills over ten
Q thousand Americans each year?
9 Hookworm enters through the
. skin?
= He who builds up health lays
. up treasure in the bank OF ma !
9 ture? :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Rock Island-From River to
River.

Among other things the present dem
ocratic administration has done more
to build up the army and navy than
did any of its republican predecessors
"a fact that republican campai gners
will not be permitted to forget.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
The WAY Pain Is.

George Denton has been confined to
his home since last Saturday. He is
suffering with rheumatism, which has
developed very painful pain, and he
is unable to put any weight on his
limbs. He is greatly missed at his
barber shop.--Girard U1I) Citizen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

Members of the Derrick family. who
have been boarding at various places
in town since Catherine was declared
to have diphtheria, had a reunion to-
night at the home on Green street, in
observance of the lifting of the quar-
antine, which permitted them to be to-
gether at home for the first time since
April 16.-Worcester (Mass.) Tele-
gram
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

Periodically Villa is brought to life
again; periodically his death under
varying circumstances is confirmed.
But as matter of fact, Villa as an
active leader in guerilla warfare has
nowhere been in evidence for many
weeks 1t is Carranza and his unTuly
generals and soldiers who are the real
cause of the present trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

The two things that make the demo-
cratic platform stand out among the
great political documents OF the coun-
ry's history are it's Americanism and
its democracy. II is a charter Of ma
tional honor and individual freedom
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

The opening gun in the Spanish
American war was fired in Santiago
harbOr at 9:2S a. m. today, just is
years ago. The boys who were called
to serve their country in that war are
now referred to as veterans. Yet il
seems only few years ago that Dewey
sent the Spanish fleet to the bottom
in Manila bay. Verify time doth fly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

Earl Kitchener left an estate of
$3.50 900. the bulk OF which is be-
queathed 10 nephews. Under the pres
ent severe death duties" in England
the question is not what the lawyers
will get bat what part the state will
leave 10 the heirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

.'All day the heat was like the inte-
rior of a blast furnace" says dis
patch telling of Sundays weather the
Illinois troops were enduring on the
Mexican border. Even hotter than it
was in Rock Island. And that is only
a sample of what they must suffer if
they are sent into the interior of
Mexico. Heat will be more dangerous
TO the lives Of the Americans than ma
tive bullets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03

Genuine progressives who followed
Roosevelt in 1912, not because he was
a popular idol, but because they be-
lieved in the demands made by their
party platform, will do well 10 reread
that first pronouncement of their pO-
litical faith. The democrats have al
ready made most of il into law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Negatively Positive.

Negatively school closed last We'd
nesday with an entertainment. Wednes-
day night. The teacher and children
did all they could to make it success
full. We hope nobody didn't go home
disappointed.-Will IS. c.
Herald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
No Charge for This Adj.

Rine Schmidt has nice farm, a new
house and barn all finished and is still
bachelor. He says he has no faith in
this leap year business.-North Judson
Und) News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Social Note.

It is said that at a recent party the
dresses were so low-necked that the
babies began to cry.-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-03
Well, Well.

Mrs. o. f. Beeman felt able, last
week, TO sit up in her chair for a while
and the prospect now seems fair for
her stepping again.-Newton Comm
Bell.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-07-06

asleep, night after night, picturing
what the growth would be under Jim.
He had believed that Jim was abso-
lutely certain to be one Of the biggest
men in the country. Well, it was all
up TO Roscoe now!
That reminded him of question he
had in mind to ask Roscoe. 1t was a
question Sheridan considered of no
present Importance, but his wife had
suggested it-though vaguely-and he
had meant to speak to Roscoe about it.
However, Roscoe had not come into
his fathers Office for several days, and
when Sheridan had seen his son at
home. there had been no opportunity.
He waited until the greater part OF
his days work was over, toward four
o'clock, and then went down to ROs-
GOES Office, which was on lower floor.
He found several men waiting for bust
ness interviews in an outer room Of
the series Roscoe occupied; and he sup
posed that he would find his son busy
with others, and that his question
would have to be postponed, but when