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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

/ lived in block of houses the rear
of which formed junction with the
rear Of another similar block at right
angle. My room was on the third floor
back. There was a succession Of fire
escapes by which one who was ambi-
tious to break his neck might get from
one house to another.
In window In rear OF the other
block pretty girl was used to sit,
sometimes sewing, sometimes reading,
sometimes watching what was going
on in the limited yard spaces below.
When at home l used to sit in my
window watching the pretty girl.
l have told quite enough to indicate
that trouble was brewing for the pref
ty girl and myself.
1t began by my looking admiringly
at the pretty girl and, being bold
young man, following up my glances
by throwing a kiss. OF course the
young lady disappeared from the win
dow. The next time 1 saw her there
poised a flower and, taking careful
aim. threw it so correctly that 1t fell
in her lap. She tried hard to look
offended, but gave way to a bit Of
smile, which was followed by an ex-
preston Of great severity.
To make long story short, in the
course of a couple Of weeks l and the
pretty girl were holding up messages
rritf In, To- loff har
to read. This was followed by my tax
ing advantage of darkness one even
ing when l would not likely be OBJ
served by others to swing myself from
one fire escape to another to a plat
form directly beneath the pretty girls
abode. She was in her room at the
time and, hearing a tap on the win
dowpane, saw me without.
Self preservation is the first law of
nature, and the girl, to prevent any one
seeing what was going on, turned off
the light. Then she came to the win
dow, put the sash up a few inches and
her mouth to the aperture, saying ex-
citedly:
1pi HCdfCu odbC, SU away lTOm
here!"
Instead Of obeying her I endeavored
to kiss her.
Police! Burglars!' came cry.
ooh, heavens!" cried the pretty girl.
Il hear some one coming up the fire
escape. What shall we do?"
For reply 1 threw up the sash as
far as it would go and climbed through
the window. The pretty girl, hearing
some one hurrying upstairs, locked the
door.
Well. there we were!
This is DREADFUL cried the girl,
wringing her hands.
l crawled under a lounge and told
her to unlock the door, She did so
just in time to prevent discovery of its
having been locked" A woman came
into the room eXclaiming:
There's a burglar trying to get in
somewhere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
The Daily Story
Romeo and juliet Affair BY Donald Chamberfp

Good graciousw exclaimed the -.
ty girl, going to the window Dnl',ss
down the sash and locking IT,
There was confusion OF sonns.
Some one knocked at the wiDdow 80
called out, "All right hereY The wor"
an who had entered replied. yes -.
declined to open the window. Donh.
less she did not trust any one.
Sure man didn't go through tn,.
roomT' called the voice
Certainly not" said the pretty o..,
'TheD it was the next Window
heard the voice say. Il saw him.
For some time / heard eyidsno..
that a burglar was being hunted. tbss
gradually the commotion quieted dow
Some one-I concluded that II was e.
woman who had entered-left H.
room. Then the pretty girl said -
me:
"You can't stay here. and Won can.
get out without almost surely being
discovered"
IF worse comes to worst, say am
your husband"
Although this dialogue was spoke, /,
low tone, it was overheard. A WON
an-the same who had come In be,or.
entered.
ITO whom were you speakinsr" sb.
asked.
The pretty girl stammered a dep,,,
that she had spoken to any one Il
did not satisfy the other. She be,ar
hunt. Rather than be dragged out
1 came from my hiding place yolun.
tarily.
BE quiet" I said to the elderly va.
man who stood before me. I'm M
burglar, and we don't wish our mar.
riage to be known as yet"
The woman looked thunderstruck
Turning to the girl, she said:
you don't mean to tell me that you
have been secretly married"
II do" I interrupted, "and II youu
let this unfortunate affair blow over
you shall have one Of the most affect.
ing love stories you ever dreamed Of
Il should think So" she said very
severely.
I was permitted to consult with the
pretty girl privately. She was lodger
with the woman who had discovered
me and alone in the world We were
not obliged to satisfy the landlady fur.
Their, but it was arranged that should
see my supposed wife in the parlcr oc-
casionally, and there I did the rest Of
my counting in far more respectable
manner than on the Romeo principle
After we were really married we told
the landlady the whole story. She said
she was glad at having been instru-
mental in making the match.
Didn't tell you you would hear an
affecting love story?" I remarked.
sit might have been more affecting
II you had been caught by the police"
was the reply.
"Or broken your neck. as you de-
Served,' my wife put in.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
ALL ABOUT IT.

When you want to know anything
about the European war, just ask us.
Why not? Aren't we a military ex-
pert?" What the military experts
don't know about the European war
would fill the world with big books We
were last night reading after one of
them, in the Review of Reviews. He
was writing for the February number
of the Review, and there isn't an idiot
in an insane asylum in the state OF
Missouri or Illinois that couldn't guess
about what was going to happen as
well as this military expert that
wastes six or seven pages in the Re-
view of Reviews.
There isn't man in the United
States of America that could, month
ago. have come within a million miles
of what was going to happen the first
of March on any of the military fronts.
no iuCu ludL the
Germans were going to attack Verdun,
the stoutest fortified position in
France? And what are they attacking
1t for? 1t is merely to straighten out
their crooked front that circles around
Nerdun?
According to the French reports.
France has been getting the better of
il all through this attack on Verdun.
The German reports have been very
brief and modest. 1t hardly seems
possible that the Germans will be able
TO capture this tremendously fortified
position. Defending Verdun are 10
great fortresses and as many more
smaller forts. 1t doesn't seem posi-
BILE that such a fortified position as
this can be captured by direct assault
and that is the way the Germans are
advancing on the place.
We cannot understand the plan of
this German campaign. II surely can
not be an advance on Paris, for the
Germans are already rs or so miles
nearer Paris than Verdun is. The
ways Of the German officials are in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
W
William Brady.n.D.
To Cleanse Nasal Chamber.

1t is curious how so many of us in
telligent bipeds don't know how to do
the most instructive things. For in
stance, a great many individuals
actually don't know how to breathe,
except passively. Tell them to take
a deep inspiration, to fill the chest
with air, to breathe in as deeply as
possible, and they will make the
most ridiculous effort without breath
ing at all. And only one person in a
dozen knows how to blow. his nose, a
fact which accounts for a good many
cases of middle ear infection, and
probably favors the complete de-
velopment of many coryza or head
cold" which normally should have
been aborted by natural process.
The right way to blow the nose is a
lot easier, though less resounding than
the wrong way. The right way is the
way the Greek, Italian or Polish la
borer does, to wit, one side at a time
and that done well-only of course
handkerchief is somewhat useful in
this operation. When the double bar
relied method is used, as most people
use it, there is congestion of the lin
ing OF the nose, and besides a very in
effective cleansing of the nasal cavity.
Likewise there is right and wrong
way to spray the nasal passages, sup
posing disease makes spraying desir-
able. The atomizer-not nebulizer-
should have a horizontal barrel or
tube, never a vertical or upward point
ing tip. The nasal passages run
straight back from the nostrils to the
upper throat, not upward. Hence. in
order TO spray cleansing or medi-
clnai solution thoroughly in the nasal
cavity you must direct the stream hor-
lzontally backward as you sit erect IF
you direct the spray upward it strikes
the sensitive roof of the passage and
irfltates and does not go far enough
back to do any good. A so-calIed Da-
Filblss atomizer, No IS. is ideal
since 1t can be completely sterilized
by boiling. And different members of
a family should never use an atomizsr
unless it is steriIized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Daily History CIass-March 10.

I116-General washington received In
structions from the Continental
congress to destroy Boston, If nee
essary.
1s72-Giuseppe tJoseph) Mazzini. Ital
ian revolutionist and recognized
head of the young Italy movement
died at Pisa; born 1905.
19l5-German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich reached Hampton
Roads after seven months cruise
destroying enemy commerce. She
had on board the officers and crew
of the United STATS wheat shin
W. r. Frye, which she had sunk
Feb. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Pointed Paragraphs.

If you have happy home, keep 1t
SO: II not, make It so.
Gossips might be appropriately
termed misfortune tellers.
Some things are bad, but the worst
has never yet occurred.
Misfortunes is the filter that sep
arates true friends from the counter
felt.
The contractor no sooner begins to
raze building than he tears il down.
Lots of men never work harder than
when they are doing useless tasks
without pay,
Eve was the first woman-and prob
ably the last-who did NOT gather up
her skirts and scream at sight of
mouse.--Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
POPULAR DEMAND.

Before. a shop I saw a sign
And so l paused and read the line,
Youth Wanted"
l sadly rubbed faded eye
As l repeated with sigh,
Youth Wanted"
When Ponce de Leon headed west
think it was upon that quest
Youth wanted.
Oh. Gee. When We are getting gray
A lot Of us can sigh and say,
Youth wanted"
Louisville Courier Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

And if 1t should be developed that
Villa is being coached and financed in
his border depredations in order to
involve this country, who do you sup
pose could be suspected of such I'M
holy transaction? Does it not come
suspicioUsly near to one of the ammu-
milton trust capers? At that, the out
laws ought to be run to earth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Y One of the most encouraging news
items Of recent times is. that from
Pittsburgh to the effect that Harry
Thaw's suit for divorce from his
notorious wife is being heard behind
closed doors. Forbidding publicity of
this cause celebre may cause some dis
tress to the morbid minded, but it is a
fine thing for public morals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

The attempt to draw similarity Of
conditions between the Mexican situa-
ton and that which involves the coun-
try's relations with Germany, is one
of the most far fetched of President
Wilson'S political antagonists. In one
case, the United States is dealing with
nation of brigands and in the other,
with a civilized power.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

II is question just how patriotic
an American citizen would be if he
embarked on an armed ship carrying
munitions, and then expected his fell
lows to go to war for him if, when the
. ship is sunk, he also should be sunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

In round numbers there will be at
least 100000 women eligible to vote
in the national election this fall, &C
cording to figures prepared at the
headquarters Of the congressional
union,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

President Wilson has many things
TO worry over these days, but what
the st. Louis convention will do is
not one of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Why not let Owen Wister alone with
his poetry? If he's got any sense, he's
ashamed of it-and if he hasn't, what
figure does it cut?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Keeping Ye Ed's Friendship.

I'VE had the pleasure this week."
says the Baxter Springs (Iowa) News,
of shaking hands with one of the
brightest, brainiest and most lovable
men of this whole community and we
pumped his arm right royalty. We do
it every time they pay up"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

trademark may be, and it is obvious
that it may be such a mark as would
give to the imported merchandise, so
far as the buyer is concerned, all the
appearance of being a French produc-
ton.
There Is only one way to meet the
difficulty, and that is by facing it di-
rectly, putting French goods in face
Of everything else in such form that
their origin is unmistakeable. The ma
tional trademark universally used is
already in existence, and, strange as
it may appear to a great many manu-
facturers, it has been in existence
since 1873. The advantages seem to
have been understood by importers OF
foreign-made goods alone.
Il believe that after the war, with
France regenerated, our merchants
will have the energy to struggle
against competition with their flag
flying, so to speak-that is to say
with a tricolored cockade on every
package of their products as symbol
to the entire world of their CONNER
cial loyalty as it is at the present
hour the symbol of French mill
tary loyalty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
ANY Time, Old Top.

eve employ some of the most beau
tiful girls in Chicago as models; girls
with magnetic smiles and striking ap-
pearance May l call with samples p"
Photographers announcement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
AND
DLSCORDS

PEORIA society woman has quit her
husband and fallen in love with a
coal merchant. OF course the latter
has all the advantage in keeping
loves fire burning.
GERALDINE Peterson, aged 2, Port
land, Ore, is to appear in a public
piano recital, How would you like to
live next door to Geraldine?
THE German feet is said to have
returned to the Kiel canal. And it
sailed right out, and turned around,
and sailed right back again.
ENVER Pasha, Turkish minister of
war, is reported dead again. He might
as well be.
THERE are at least 100000 d. +. in
the world. That number crossed the
Atlantic on ships of the belIigerents
during the past year.
THE social life of Washington
makes no appeal to me whatsoever"
says Mrs. Baker, wife of the new war
secretary. There will some day be
enough sensible women in the capital
to form a society of their own.
THE Teut0ns are said to be using
the nut cracker. According to Paris
reports, they must be landing on a
lot Of ivory.
GENERAL Joffre declares he has
not perused a newspaper since the
war began. Which may account for
the failure Of his armies to have rout-
ed the enemy.
NATION needs Roosevelt" weeps
John NJ. Harlan. Well bite. For
what?
NEW York legislator has been try
ing to stop the Willard Moran fight.
He says the promoters will pull down
a large COB of New York money and
return to their homes in the west and
give the fasteners the merry, merry.
In other words, if there is to be any
skinning in New York the home guard
insists on being in ON the split.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

In all that has been done so far to
combat pneumonia, nobody has yet
succeeded in knocking out that first
letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
Rock Island-From River to
River.

no NOT litter the
- streets with waste
paper. Destroy it or place
It in the proper recep-
tacles, thus contributing
to the municipal commits
sion's efforts in behalf of
clean streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Now that Charley Chaplin gets a
100000 contract, we may expect to
hear that Mary Pickford has been ad-
vanced to a million or so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
His Education Complete.
Received by a Michigan newspape

Received by Michigan newspaper:
Now don't bother your head in
sending me any more of your stuff
your paper don't fit me & never did 1
vote the prohibition ticket or Social
ist never was a Republican & I never
liked your paper abraham Lyncon
was good man but did not vote for
him I have more papers sent to me
than l can read my Bible is all l cair
to read l am Free Methodist l call
all such papers as yours trash I am
SO years old past & cant read fine
print by lamp light onley my Bible it
is large one & coars print that is all
I cair to read l am living alone & I
don't want to be bothered with any
such stuff cordially yours, etc"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

FARRAR is so hoarse she can't sing.
Is it possible that night sermonizing
of friend husband has thus early af-
fected our national song bird and
movie queen?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Marriage is so costly in Peru that
it has become only luxury for the
rich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Here we may say word about
snuffing salt water into the nose
There is no curative virtue, and con-
siderable harm in this practice. I'M
less the solution is very w.ak-never
more than level tablespoonful of salt
in pint of boiled, lukew.rm water
But spray it in the nose, do not snuff
it in. When anything is drawn into
the nose by snuffing there is danger of
entering the Eustachian tubes leading
to the ears and causing very serious
trouble
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Beef Juice for Inyalids.
Would you advise much beef juice
to give an invalid strength?
Answer-No. 1t gives practically no
strength. You must feed the meat for
strength. The juice is almost entire
ly stimulant, and practically worth
less as food.
Interstitial Nephritis.
What can be done to remedy or op-
pose the progress of chronic inter-
stltial nephritis? Is it durable?
Answer-Bright's disease is an ar
terial disease. By hygienic living the
patient should get along comfortably
for fifteen to twenty years at least.
We cannot give special directions
without personal knowledge OF your
individual case. 1t is no more durable
than gray hair or wrinkled skin. But
pet 1t, and you may forget you have it.
become good imitation of a vege-
tarian. Be fond of milk as food.
Brewers Yeast Again.
Mr., c. E. W. begs to say that an
idea CLEANED from one of your recent
articles has brought much happiness
to his household. You suggested
brewers yeast as a dressing for OBJ
stinate varicose ulcers. We obtained
some, applied it for about ten days,
ahc healed such an ulcer after six
years OF futile treatment!
Answer-If the breweries do decide
TO market the by-prcduct, we trust
they won't give it parlor car title
ana charge 81 an ounce for it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

SLIVERS Oakley, the circus clown,
made millions laugh, and in SO doing
accumulated a competence But his
money did not bring him the joy that
the plaudits of the crowd did When
he failed to longer make people smile
he grew sad. The other night in New
York he turned on the gas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

PEORIA society woman has quit her
husband and fallen in love with
coal merchant. OF course the latter
has all the advantage in keeping
loves fire burning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

MINISTERS Will Protest Against
Willard-Moran Go:"-Headline Which
will have about the same effect as a
brace of coppers consoring a Russian
ballet. The seats are going fast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

"WHAT is to be your Lenten sacri-
feet" inquiries L. d. E. 81 have de-
cided TO let my wife wear her last
years hat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

NATION needs Roosevelt" weeps
John NJ Harlan. Well bite. Fol
what?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

GENERAL Joffre declares he has
not perused a newspaper since the
war began. Which may account for
the failure of his armies to have rout-
ed the enemy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

GERALDINE Peterson, aged 2, Port
land, Ore. is to appear in public
piano recital. How would you like to
live next door to Geraldine?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

THERE are at least 100000 d. /. in
the world. That number crossed the
Atlantic on ships of the belIigerents
during the past year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

Member Audit Bureau of Calculations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

ENVER Pasha, Turkish minister OF
war, is reported dead again. He might
as well be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

THE Teutons are said to be using
the nut cracker. According to Paris
reports, they must be landing on a
lot Of ivory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10

THE German feet is said to have
returned to the Kiel canal. And it
sailed right out, and turned around,
and sailed right back again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-10
THE ARGUS.
BY THE ]. W. POTTER co.

Rock Island Member Associated Press.
Full Leased Wire Report.
The Denver star., 1916-09-30
Y. W. c. a. NOTES.

Mrs. Lusticia Miller died at the
County Hospital, Tuesday. Sept. 26.
from Ca1siniciuna of the Uterus. Fur
neral services at Parlors Thursday,
Sept. %. Interment at Riverside.
Program for City Federation for
Wednesday night: Vocal Selection,
Miss Ruth Carper; Talk. Miss Gertie
N. Ross; Piano Solo, Miss Lillian
Richardson and quotations from Em-
ersoh.
The Vesper services of last Sunday,
conducted by Mrs. Waldon, were very
well attended. An excellent program
was rendered by young ladies' and
children
The membership rally of Monday
evening was well attended Let us
all boost our Phyllis Wheatley Y. W.
c. A. and bring in not one but sever.
al new members.
Our president, Mrs. Lydia Smith
Ward. will be with US next Sunday,
having returned Tuesday from the
Conference.
The Denver star., 1916-09-30
BOULDER NOTES.

The Second Baptist Church raised
$4,000 last Sunday. in their rally.
Quite a few Denverites were up and
spent the day.
The Misses Ida Harris, Hettie Dir
vim. Pauline Rucker. Messrs. George
and James Nance, Woryo Thompson.
George Harris and Vincent Smith
spent Sunday at Red Rock.
Little Marguerite Smith is suffering
with an liberated mouth.
Morrison's Orchestra played at
Longmont Tuesday night.
Miss Ruth Carper was the guest OF
Misses Ethel and Maria Townsend,
Sunday.
Rev. Hazefl preached an excellent
sermon Sunday. at Second Baptist
church. ..
Mrs. Robt. Ellsberry. Leonard An
derson and Mrs. Hamilton were Boul-
der visitors Sunday.
Both churches Of Boulder extends
hearty welcome to all.
Mrs. c. Anderson. Anna Hawkins,
Mrs. c. A. Smith. Mrs. Belle Brown.
Mrs. d. c. Woodson and Grandsons.
Clinton and Johnnie. were the guests
of Mrs VIM. Graus last Sunday.
All of Aliens Chapel are rejoicing
over the return OF their pastor. Rev.
A. Wayman Ward.
Miss Ida Harris made a flying trip
to Denver Thursday.
Dan Cupid is buzing around on Goss
ST.. and also University Hill. Guess
who?