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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29


the beginning, so that it may not be SO
great puzzle to your brain, it may be
stated that there was a widow named
Ridgeway living at Colville, a town of
1000 inhabitants.
There was living, also, at Beach Hill
a lawyer named Hammond. Beach
Hill and Colville were forty miles
apart, but the lawyer and the widow
had somehow become acquainted, and
perhaps they would have fallen in love
had either been able to support the
other. Five miles from Beach Hill
was place called Widowville. There
was a good reason for It Five wild
overs, all farmers, had built their
houses there. Each widower had a
lot of children, numbering from FIVE
to eight.
Between Beach Hill and Widow
vile was farm of eighty acres called
the Lester farm. In seven years it
had had FIVE tenants. The soil was so
poor that they all starved out. This
farm the Widow Ridgeway leased.
OF course the five widowers Of Wild
owville heard Of the widows arrival
and what she proposed to do. and they
pricked up their ears and said that
something would be doing. Enos
Cook, who had the biggest number of
children, was the first one to drive
over and introduce himself.
Jason Turner was the next caller.
and he went over the same ground and
came away feeling just as good. So
it was with Luke Harper, Moses Swift
and Philetus Johnson. All looked upon
the Widow Ridgeway as a prize to be
won, and each one determined in his
own mind to win her, though he didn't
say anything to the others about it.
Two weeks had passed when they
all called again, and this time their
talk with the widow was more free.
1t was at the third call that the plot
developed. If the farmers could spare
a little time from their own work they
might plow little and plant little
for her and thus help her along. Of
course they would. They would be
only too glad to do 1t. What crop did
the widow think would pay her best :?
She promptly answered that potatoes
would probably be the best selling
crop. How many acres? Why, she
had figured out that about sixty acres
would be the right thing.
Sixty acres of potatoes! why, the
average farmer thinks he has a big
planting If he puts in ten. The wild
overs elevated their eyebrows in some
thing like horror, but after a confer
ence lasting an hour it was agreed to
come to the widows figures. When it
came time for blowing the five brought
their teams and plows and worked
happily together. When they couldn't
come themselves they sent their hired
men. Sixty acres is big field, but it
was eventually plowed and dragged.
1t was then that the widow made an
announcement She gathered together
the five tired men at the back door and
said:
My friends, do not think I lack
modesty when tell you that l know
you are all in love with me and intend
to propose marriage. l like you all.
You are good and true men. / cannot
as yet say that prefer one to another,
but l am going to carry out a plan.
The one that does the most for ME in
this matter Of the potato crop / shall
look upon as being the most worthy to
become my husband"
satisfaction cleaned in the eyes Of
every widower
To plant sixty acres of ground takes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

Roosevelt's secretary is serving a
Jail term in New York for assaulting
a man and breaking his leg. The re-
markable thing about the case is that
the colonel says he believes the story
of the fracas told by his secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

OF $50 Princeton students who an
swered the secretary's inquiry 43 as
serted they had never kissed a girl.
Most people will say that the boys are
telling an untTuth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

II the delay in Verdun is due to
strategy as reported in Berlin, the
New York World rudely asks, BY
what name is the drive on Paris
known 2"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

Waite, the New York dentist, who
has confessed to numbering his wife's
aged parents. is to plead insanity. Yes.
He was crazy after money. That's all.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
Side1ights on the European War

Pont-A-Mousson, France. - (Corre-
spondence Of the Associated Press.)-
The clean-shaven American motor
ambulance drivers, mostly Harvard
men, who have shared in the opera
tons around the Bots lie Petre for
nearly year, have set a fashion in
Pont-a-Mousson The 'Mussipontains,
as the inhabitants Of this old Lor-
raine town are called, have purchased
razors, and even the soldiers resting
here between two turns in the trench
es go back beardless in honor of the
"Americains."
The garage of the section of the
American ambulance operating here
is located at Dieulouard, where oc-
Cured one Of the bloody engagements
Of the battle Of Nancy. There were
only three cars at the beginning, but
they have been increased to %, run
ming every hour of the "a when there
is an action on. When there's moth
ing doing at the front, three cars are
kept ready at the relief post for emer-
gencies, and the others in the garage
ready for one Of the systematic bonn
bardments at Pont- -Mousson.
1.-THE Americans will have a good
place in the history of Pont-a-Mous-
son." said a French officer of the d.
vision, so that later on when our
children read it they may know they
should perpetuate the gratitude we
owe to them"
Many victims Of the two hundred
and more Of shellings the town has
endured owe their lives to the aid of
the American ambulance drivers.
The general commanding the d.
vision recognized their work officially
In the following citation:
Sanitary section No of the Amer
lean Ambulance. Composed of VOL
unteers, friends of our country, they,
all of them, have not ceased to make
themselves noticed for their enthusf-
asm, courage and zeal. Careless Of
danger, they have worked without
respite to rescue our wounded whose
gratitude and friendship they have
won" Signed: THE General Com
handing"
The relations of the Americans with
the French officers are excellent, and
IN Pont-a-Mousson they are adopt
ed citizens" The section working
comprises 30 American volunteers
with several subaltern French officers
and soldiers acting as interpreters.
London.-It is absurd to talk about
capturing German trade and meeting
foreign competition after the war
when so much harm is now done to
the British elementary schools in the
name of public economy, declared T.
Gautrey, secretary of the London
Teachers association, in a recent in
terview.
Education is being raided because
1t is SO easy to do It," he said, but
those who are doing 1t have no vision
for the future welfare of the empire,
which must rest first on national eff
cheney. A sound elementary educa-
ton is the base on which all forms OF
higher education must be built, es-
peciallv those OF more practical char
acter than are now supplied"
The war savings committee OF the
London county council has instructed
the education committee to effect a
saving OF 100000 In the coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

It's a careless shopper who doesn't
read the ads carefully before shop
ping these busy spring days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
Life's Little FahricatOrs,

"You know, George, 1 always look
forward to spring because it gives me
an opportunity to get busy on my car
pets. beat four last night after re-
turned from the office. It's great ex-
ercise, my boy, and l surely enjoy 1t.
My wife had hired man to do the
work. but I told her to cut him out.
She says it's hard work. claim it's
real sport"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

Tough Luck.
Zeb Carter had the toothache an a
pair of achin' corns,
An the rheumatic was gittin' in his
knees;
So the veterinary fellers put poor Zeb
in quarantine,
For they swore he had the foot an
mouth disease!
ROBERT REXDALE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
CHORDS AND
DLSCORDS

MORAN says he wants another
chance at Willard. So would you if
you could get $4,000 for fiddling
through 10 rounds keeping away from
the champions dukes.
MOST of the witnesses called by the
prosecution in the Lorimer trial. are
saying the defendant was poor bust
ness man. The difference between
them and Lorimer is merely that they
got away with their schemes, not un-
like those of the man before the court,
but Lorimer slipped between bases.
It has been found that there $1,000
sickly women and children in need OF
charity in the city Of Chicago. Yet
every day punches of society women
are teaing and dancing to raise funds
with which to aid the sufferers in Eu-
rope. In other words, there Is no ro-
nance or advertising In extending q
helping hand to your neighbors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

Seeing Things.
Joe Russi will leave Monday even.
ing for northern Minnesota, where he
will do some hunting. Joe says he
will bring back some vision.-River.
side Clipper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

PENNSYLVANIA asked an in.
crease Of wages, giving as grounds
that he had Just become the father of
bankruptcies. His employer can safely
grant his request without fear of set
ting an expensive precedent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

MISS Gertrude Crosha receives
$4,000 by the terms of the will Of
Thomas j.. Fitzpatrick, a Dubuque
lawyer, for whom she worked as stem
ographer. She evidently tended strict
ly to her knitting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

POPULAR diversion among night
hawk Chicagoans is to invade the loop
cafes at the stroke of IL Sunday night
and put in an hour accumulating a
souse. They imagine they are defeat
ing the law when. In fact. they are
merely cheating themselves out Of sew
efal hours AIeep. I'M c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

TENNESSEE undertaken has writ
ten General Pershing asking for
Villas body when he is killed. If all
the marksmen who are after the ban
dit get shot at him there will be
about as much of his remains as there
was of the apple the small boy was
consuming when he answered his hun
gering chum there hain't going to be
no core"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29
THE ARGUS.

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

Telephones in all departments. Cen
trail Union, Rock Island 145, las and
fsT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-29

YUAN Shi Kai has been invited to
resign the presidency of China. 1t is
said that Yuan is shying all invita-
tons this season, however.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder rem
edy
1t is physicians prescription.
SwampRoot is a strengthening medi-
cine. DIR. Kilmer used it for years in his
private practice. II helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test of years
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
il will help you No other remedy can
successfully take it's place.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.--Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
WASTE INVOLVED IN ILLNESS
Serious Matter to Which Far Too Lit
tie Attention Has Been Given
by the Country.

A spectacular event often attracts
public attention. while routine matters
of large magnitude go unnoticed. For
instance, the whole country was re-
Gently acutely conscious of question
of wages amounting to $50,000,000. 1t
was an important question and the
sum involved was vast.
But take another question involving
wages--the question of the Illness of
workers. Public health bulletin No.
76 of the public health service of the
United States estimates on the basis
of inquiries here and abroad that the
average industrial worker loses about
nine days year on account of illness.
This amounts to n loss to the work
ers Of the country, 1t Is estimated, of
$S00,000,000 year. If by better san
itation and safety devices the time
could be reduced one-half, there would
be saving of $d00,000,000. Yet 1t Is
exceedingly difficult for health author
tiles to arouse interest in the question.
simply because it concerns everyday
matters that lack the excitement of
a threatened tieup of transportation.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19

y
herbs desired; add half pound of
sausage meat or finely chopped pork !;
salt and pepper to taste.
Rice GriddIe cakes.-Boil half cup
full of rice; when cold mix one quart
of sweet milk, the yolks of four eggs
and flour to make a stiff batter; beat
the whites to a froth. stir in tea
spoonful of soda and two of cream of
tartar, add salt and fold In the stiffiy
beaten whites of the eggs. Bake on a
hot griddle; spread while hot with
marmalade; sprinkle with sugar and
serve at once.
Rice Crouuettes.-Scald n pint of
milk in q double boiler; add a half
cupful of well-washed rice. Cook
until thick; add the yolks of two eggs,
half a teaspoonful of salt, and two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Remove from
the heat, beat smooth; add half tea
spoonful Of vanilla or the grated rind
of half lemon. A bay leaf cooked
with the rice adds q fine seasoning,
which may be removed when the de-
sired favor is reached. Spread on a
fiat dish and allow to chill. Sugar may
be omitted if not liked.
Rice With Eees.--Put two table
spoonfuls of salt, a tablespoonful of
onion, and half cupful of rice into a
saucepan; stir and cook until the rice
is yellow. then add cupful of stock
of any kind, and when the rice is ten
der stir in two or three eggs; when the
eggs are cooked serve at once. Sea-
son with salt and paprika. This is n
dish that is especially appetizing,
makes few eggs serve for four or
five, and is also economical.
Any cold rice may be stirred into
any muffin or gem batter, or rice inn
proves griddle cakes. With thin cream
or top milk it is an ideal supper for
children, plain boiled, seasoned with
salt.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Road to Fame.

William Dean Howells was talking
Mt his cottage at Kittery Point, Me-.
about a writer who, after good be.
ginning, had degenerated into pro.
Queer of trash.
Il suppose said Mr.. Howells, The
got discouraged with the moderate sale
of his good work, and now hopes to
sell his poor work abundantly"
Mr.. Howells shook his head and
smiled grimly.
1.-THE road to fame" he said, SIS
crowded with men who, discouraged
are hurrying back"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Hard Ideal.

'The new ideal of patriotism-pa
triotism and preparedness-is hard
ideal to reach up to-"
The speaker was Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts. He con
tinued:
Eyes, before this splendid ideal the
soft and selfish citizen is like the farm
boarder.
81 guess the farmer said to his
y sew boarder from the city, 4 guess W
won't want to get up very early In
the morning, heyT
No, by heck 7 said the city chal
with a laugh; think I'd prefer IL
sleep late
"'Ail right said the farmer. III
that case, then. we won't have break
fast till 1870 a. m."-Washingtol
Star.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19

The cataclysm was occurring. Huge
buildings crashed down as If smashed
by gaint fist. The ground rocked.
Tall trees fell fast. The tortured earth
gaped in wide assures. People ran
wildly about shriekmg in frenzed
terror. Mrs. KidIetts looked up from
her novel.
Rupert and Harold seem to be en-
Toying themselves" She murmured.
THE dear little fellows are so full
If animal spirits !'-Kansas City Star.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Not an Endurance Test.

Two soldiers caused some amuse
uent at golf course the other day
The first man teed up and made o
mighty swipe, but failed to shift the
ball. The miss was repeated no fewer
than three times.
His pal was unable to stand 1t any
longer.
"For heavens sake, Bill" he broke
out. chit the thing You know we
have only four days leave"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
critic shles.

Theodore Dresser, the novelist, was
talking about the public's literary
taste.
'The public" he said, likes trash
Put good stuff before 1t and 1t SHES
like the critic at the Players.
"A poet smiled affectionatcly on this
critic, thrust ten-cent cigar In his
hand and said:
Let me show you the proofs Of my
new volume OF poems
"'No, no. said the critic, rising has
thy and grabbing up his hat. No, no.
| don't need proof. Your word is sur
ficient
"And he rushed Off without finishing
the two inches of beer that still re.
manned In his glass"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Had Cause for Wrath.

II am not surprised that it put the
man out of temper" said Magistrate
Fordham TO Il woman whd,applied for
process against man who smashed
her window because photograph
was playing in her house at ten O'Clock
at night.
1T Is a most veNing and trouble.
some noise" added his worship, "and
it is wonder he did not smash u
windows. London Globe.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19

sponge cake or angel food, soaked
with fruit strip and topped with ice
cream or whipped cream is a dessert
well liked.
Peaches sliced and mixed with
marshmallows and sweetened whipped
cream is another well liked dessert.
GIorified Peaches and Cream
Peel and cut each peach in half, re-
move the pits and put a little mara
schino and teaspoonful of sugar on
each; let stand for an hour or two
until the fruit has absorbed it, then
arrange the peaches around a bowl
of sweetened and favored whipped
cream
Peach SaIad.-Peel and cut each
peach in half, remove the pits and
arrange on nests of lettuce; fill with
dressing and chopped nut meats. For
the dressing. use two tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar, one teaspoonful of
celery salt, salt and paprika to taste,
five drops of tabasco, four tablespoon
fuls of olive oil and two tablespoon
fuls of vinegar.
Peach Compete With Peach Sauce.
-Scald two cupfuls of milk in a dou-
BILE boiler and add one-half cupful of
farina, gradually, stirring constantly.
When the mixture thickens, add
fourth of cupful of sugar, one-half
teaspoonful of salt and cook 20 min
utes; then add the whites of two
eggs, beaten stiff. Turn into slightly
buttered shallow pan. Remove the
skins from six peaches, put into
saucepan half cupful of sugar and
a quarter cupful of water, cover and
cook the fruit until soft. Cut the
farina into squares, put peach on
each square and pour the peach sauce,
over all.
Peach Sauce.-Mix half a table
spoonful of cornstarch with one table
spoonful Of water; add to the strip in
the pan and cook five minutes, stir
ring constantly; add two yoIks, beat
EN- thick, two tablespoonfuls Of lemon
Juice and dash of salt.
Strawberry shrub.-A delicious froz-
en- dish when it is possible to serve
one at picnic, is this: Take quart
of canned or fresh strawberries, put
through cloth and add one quart OF
water to the juice; add half cupful
Of lemon juice, sugar to taste and
freeze to a soft mush, then add cup
full of cream and finish freezing.
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
CLUB SHOULD Be SATISFIED
Organization That Persistently Fought
for Shorter Skirts Might as
Well Disband

Twenty years ago an organization
of women in New York began a fight
to influence women to wear shorter
skirts, The organization was known
as the Rainy Day club, and branches
of it were formed throughout the coun-
try. Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer. who has
since its birth, has just announced that
the fight has been won with ven
geance, and that the organization may
as wen disband, unless 1t should de-
eide TO reverse its bylaws and begin
crusade for longer garments.
When the Rainy Day club was or
ganized, the style for women was to
wear long trailing skirts that did a
portion of the work now paid for by
the STRENGTHENING department. Cru
saders for shorter skirts produced vol
ines of testimony from physicians
hat the long, dragging, heavy skirts
we're wrecking the health of women,
arrying disease germs and causing
rany kinds of grief. The rainy dais-
les, ms they We're then called, pleaded
W SNiAtS " lcdst AVut ihViicS liVh
the ground. The fight was stubborn
For some time Fashion would not yield
an, inch. Then the bicycle fad came
along and helped a little. Finally the
shortening process gained Roadway
md even casual glance skirtward
today finds proof that the battle has
been won, and the time has come to
call n halt. 1t is high time that the
Rainy Day clubs disband, Minneapo-
lis Tribune.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Like Master Like Man.

mo such thing as stuck-uppishness
about her." says the loyal servitor, de
tending his mistress against the crit.
cisms of the acquaintance who is in
Weighing against class discrimination
and the attitude of the wealthy toward
the working element.
"Well, but don't she order you
around?"
Sure she does. But, Lord, She
bawls me out just the same as what
she does her husband. She don't
make no difference between me an
him, even Judge.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Must Rebuild Bridaes.

New York state is facing the neces-
sity Of rebuilding two-thirds of her
highway bridges because they are not
strong enough to bear a weight of
eight tons. In addition. there are dam
age suits totaling $1,OOO,OO0 as the re-
suit of the failure of bridges.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Limestone as Manure

Ground limestone will be used as
commonly as barnyard manure by
many Missouri farmers of the coming
generations" says NJ. f.. Miller Of the
agricultural experiment station Of the
University of Missouri.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
They Fooled EN-.

Did anyone discover that you were
a bride and bridegroom on your honey
moon tripY
mo; we fooled every one. Instead
Of calling each other by our first
names l called Jim MIR. Black and he
,alled me Miss Pinlzly' just as we did
before we We're engaged. We were just
rs formal with each other as strangers
would be-"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because OF
dandruff and eczema a shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth
ing, especially if shampoo is preceded
by a gentle application of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
pisuracefuI Behavior.

The little girl who had been instruct
ed not to talk in church because it was
very rude was very thoughtful after
the service, and when questioned she
said in Mortified voice:
"Oh, mamma! I think it was just
awful for our minister to show off Sc
rudely in church-he talked all the
time"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Limited Ambition.

You can't unscramble an egg" re-
marked the sententious person.
II don't wish to- replied the prac-
Itical citizen. I'm perfectly content If
! can afford the egg, regardless of how
it's cooked"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
Opportunity Lost.

What you might have made If you
could have delivered your produce to
market that day when the price was
up, will never be entered on the prof
it side of your books as long as the
road to town is a string of mudholes.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19

low pan, sprinkle with a
little sugar, a few drops
of lemon and bits of but
ter, with a grating Of nut
meg. They may be baked
whole or in halves with
the pits removed.
A half of a peach
placed on q square of