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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

The argus lays no claim 10 having
inside information on the coal busl-
ness. but IT will be recalled that this
paper refused 70 join the chorus or
ganized q few months ago to urge con
sumers to put IL their winters sup
plies.
One Of the Chicago dailies was psr-
ticuIarly iusietent that there would be
no cut in the price Of coal from the
figure being exacted at that time and
warned that there was sure TO be a
serious shortage with the approach Of
cold weather. The Argus, advising the
consumer to sit steady. said the alarm
sounded then was inspired by the pro
ducers, who knew that it was only a
question Of time when they would he
forced by governmental intervention
10 make price concessions, and 1t was
their purpose to reap their harvest be
fore the interruption came.
Some Rock Island people were
frightened by the situation and bought
their coal at the exorbitaut rates, but
the majority refused TO be stampede ed.
maintaining that there was as much
coal as there ever had been and that
there were abundant cars to carry It
and men TO mine it. and they had faith
in the Wilson administration to pro-
tect them against q. continuance of
the piratical practices being imposed
by the operators at a time when they
imagined they could get away with
anything simply because, they doubt
less felt the government was too bus
lily concerned with war preparations to
he annoyed by such a simple matter as
the prices Of fuel And those who
waited have INDICATED their own
Judgment and their faith in their gov
eminent and in the bargain they
have saved money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
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AAlZzA i'll il ID aAzAG6
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd.

4 Boil in the Auditory Canal.
Excepting jumping tootbache and
badness there is no more painful af-
Fiction than a boil in the cal. canal
1t is the result of sticking such
things as hairpins ana matches in the
ear in mistaken effort to clean it.
Boil in the ear canal is more pain
tul. but less serious than an abscess Of
the middle ear gathering in the earl
II is less common than middle ear
absccss in children One distinguish
ing sign of boil In the outer ear ca
nal is redness and soreness in front
or back of tile ear. and tenderness
noted when the ear is pulled backward
or forward; where as with acute in
HammaJton or Gathering in the inner
ear no such soreness is present. with
a boil in the ear it is painful to chew.
but not with middle ear trouble If
the mastO{d region, right behind the
ear IS pressed upon gently it is very
tender with boil i'm the ear; but such
tenderness lis only noted by firm pres
sure in bad cases of middle ear alb
scess, Finally the outer ear canal
IS swollen SO that it is difficult to look
into it when boil is present. but the
canal shows no change with middle
ear Inflammation The hearing is only
slightly ii at all reduced with boil
but usually much reduced with inner
ear inflammation When we say elmer
ear here we speak in the popular
sense, and not in the medical senseJ
with boil in the ear canal ringing or
head noises seldom bother the patient.
with middle ear Inflammation such
symptoms are usually complained Of,
II the patient is old enough.
Trying 10 scratch an itching ear
canal with dirty finger-nau is
common cause of boil
in the early stage of boil the ear
canal, or when one is troubled with
drE. itching ear canal, the careful ap-
plication of 4 per cent yellow oxide
OF mercury ointment is helpful
If the bon is pointing it NAV be
opened under q local anesthetic. but
II not, then a general auesthet}c is de
manded. for the thing IS extremely
sore. And it must be opened freely
and deeply no mere "Iaucing" Ere
quently no matter drains after the
1ucision Is made. but no matter. theI
knife brings surcease nevertheless. /
AFTER the boil is opened or spontane-
ousIy breaks, the ear canal should be
gently sFrlnged several times dav
with moderately strong saline soIu-
ton, say tablespoonful To a teacup-
ful OF warm water. And bit Of gauze
should be kept loosely packed IN the
canal and constantly wet with the So
luton For the relief OF pain. before !
the boil breaks. narrow wisps Of cot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
The Day I'm Davenport

week and as much longer as the in
fantile paralysis situation warrants.
DIT. Rosenow, the expert from the
Mayo foundation. was present and
made the principal address. He rec
commended that the schools be kept
closed for a week or more. In the
past two days, he said, he had OBJ
served more cases than at any similar
period since he arrived In the city
This led him to believe that the cpl
demjc was still in existence and had
not vet reached its heighth. DR.. Rose
now stated it takes from a week to 10
days for the disease 10 develop in a
child and that undoubtedly. there were
now in the city many instances where
q child mas been exposed but that the
disease has not yet developed suffic-
iently for the symptoms to be classi-
fed as paralysis. Many more cases
viii undoubtedly be reported. he pre-
djcted
Organize Fear Minute Men-PIans
for the organization OF the -Four Min
ute Men Of Davenport were completed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
Lessening Cost of Gold.

According to Washington reports
the cyanide situation grows more
cheerful. and producers Of low grade
ores see a rift in their cloud Of heavy
overhead charges.
American chemists having decided
90 do their Bit q way has been
found TO produce cyanide in the
United States. and thus declare our
independence of the German and Brit
ish supplies, which are mo longer
available TO the outside reducer OF
gold bearing ores
Washington feels safe iu stating
that an adequate supply OF cyanide
viii Doe available In the near future
and that the price will be so arranged
that small users viii get the benefit
as weu as the large users, who rec
oguize the great Importance OF the
so TO LOO ton plants located near the
mines.
While raw material, Labor and the
cost Of equipment remain al war
prices. cyanide cannot be sold at the
present war figures of 16 to 81 cents
per pound, but, unless the Washing
ton authorities are mistaken, present
quotations viii be scaled.
To encourage the early output Of
gold from American mines, every eff
fort should be made. as O war meas
ure the purchase by the federal gov
eminent Of the English fiotatiCn pat-
emit IS wen worth considering now that
dotation applies TO a larger quantity
OF ore than any other process. The
Australian government some years
ago. paid 100000 for the McArtlur-
Forest cyanide patent aud made it
free to ali users in Australia, rhGs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
More Women Should Help.

The Rock Island chapter Of the
American Red Cross society, whose
quarters are on the second floor Of
the state bank building. Second ave
nue. and Seventeenth street is ap-
pealing for additional volunteer work
ets, women and girls who can sew and
who have an hour or more a few days
In each week to devote TO the cause
Few outside those who are in init
mate touch understand the enormous
demands that are being made upon the
Red Cross units over the nation in con-
nection with the war In the FIRST
place ali of the money required for
purchasing materials for the Red
Cross, the equippiDg of hospitals etc,
comes from the public purse. Mil
lions already have been contributed,
and IL the struggle in Europe goes on
indefinitely there will be further calls
upon the people for funds. None of the
finances gathered for the Red Cross is
squandered. Comparatively q small
per cent is paid out in salaries inn
pressions prevailing ia some quarters
to the contrary notwithstanding This
week q statement from the beadquar-
ters OF the Red Cross IN Washington
was carried in the newspapers ac-
showing how many persons attached to
the head office were receiving salaries
and how many were not. Some of the
leading business and professional men
and women of the nation are giving OF
their undivided time 70 the direction
of the work oft the Red Cross without
drawing dollar for their services.
They are making great sacrifices for
their country,
Inasmuch as every American shoul1
uhhesitatingly do his bit now Il is lit-
tie TO ask Of the women of Rock Is
land that they give a helping hand al
the work rooms Of the Red Cross
chapter In tha State bank building 1T
is unfair 70 place The whole burden of
The city's share upon the shoulders of
a few faithful women. They have no
more interest. nor have they any
more at stake, than have their neigh
boTs. We all are concerned in the
winning of the war in the quickest
time possible and with alternating as
much pain and grief as it is
within our power TO. There is
no agency that does more to
stay the sufferings of the battlefield
than the Red Cross But it must have
supplies to carry on It's work ALI Of
its supplies are made by volunteer
women. The Rock Island chapter has
done nobiy in the work it has turned
out thus far. But its task has hardly
been begun The women of Rock Is
land should bestir themselves and visit
the Red Cross rooms and see what
they can do towards sharing the labor
there with those who have been car
ryfng the espOnsibi3ty since the work
rooms were established.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
MERGERS Banner Fair.

Rock Island county has a large rep
resentation each year at the Mercer
county fair at Aledo. not alone on ac-
count Of the close proximity Of the ex-
hibition and a desire TO evince a
friendly interest of the enterprise of q
neighboring community. but also for
the reason that Mercer has gained the
reputation Of furnishing one of the
most complete county fairs in Illinois
Rock Island is 10 be bouOred by hav-
ing one day OF the fair set aside for it,
Thursday Will be Rock Island day and
TO mark the occasion many business
men viii attend The Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce is urging that
as many people of the city who can
make arrangements TO do so visit the
fair Thursday. IT Is hoped to make
a good showing In behalf o9 the city on
that date, Excellent train service is
provided between this city and Aledo by
the Rock Island Southern. On the
days of the fair there viii be a train
leaving Rock Island every two hours.
Tho roads also are good between here
and the Mercer county capital and un-
less rain interferes it Is probable
numbers will go by automobile,
The fair VIII continue through four
days, opening Tuesday. a feature of
this year. as in the past. VIII be the
horse racing. Some of the fastest trav-
elers to be seen on the county fair cir
cult have been booked for the Mercer
county track next week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
Where Recruits Come From

Of the 206.549 recruits who enlisted
IN the regular army between April /
and sept. :. 1917. I03. 235. or Just one
half, came from the nine states Of Mas
sachusetts, Rhode Island. Connecticut,
New York. New Jersey. RennsvIyania
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois, says an
eastern newspaper authority.
These nine states have less than 40
per cent Of the popultion OF the coun-
try and yet they furnish so per cent or
the volunteer soldiers. What is more
unusual is the fact that these nine
states have the smallest native Aueri-
can population. Twenty-Five or more
per cent of their people are aliens by
birth so that the leaven Of American
Ism might be expected to be less pro
nounced here than elsewhere
On the other hand the Il southern
states are the most distinctly Amerj-
can IN the union. Ninety-efght per
cent OF their people are Americans OF
American ancestry Yet with 80 per
cent of the population they have fur
nished about ten per cent Of the reg
ular army recruits Pennsylvania.
with four times yirginiats population
has furnished lis times as many en-
listed men. Connecticut with one-half
North Cardinals population. has fur
nished almost twice as MANY voluu-
tsers. IN Connecticut one man out Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

What makes my feet and limbs
sWell2 In the morning they are all
right, but when ! go TO bed at night
they are swollen up TO the knees We
live on q farm and I have TO be on my
feet long hours. My friends thought
ii might be dropsy, so I am rather
worried about it. Please advise me
what / should do. Mrs. B, o. NJ
Answer 1t is dropsy. But then you
know thai Won have made no progress
with your diagnosis "DCOpsy" is
swelling from any cause. Possibly
the swelling comes from anemia, or
from yariCose veins, or from pTonated
feet. Still. / have no way of knowing
without examining you, whether you
NAV have q defective heart. or a tu-
NOR. or uephritis. Don't worry, and
don't bother to seek the neigh 5ors'
advice, but drive down and see the
village doctor. He viii be able to
help you. if you don't pr0crastinate
too long
4 Regular Little Laboratory.
I have purchased some jelly, and
the label reads Irritation curran1
jelly, compounded of refined sugar 25
per cent apple juice 80 per cent, corn
syrup 40 per cent phosphoric acid,
artificial color. preserved with one
soda" Do you consider il good to
feed chiidreh2
Answer-F'or goodness sake, no.
Not real live children. Unless you are
performing some experiment You
might spread traces of it around
where the mice or ants are likely 10
find it,
MIX Is Not Constipating.
l would like TO take milk diet but
find it very constiDating. Is there
one can add 20 the milk TO
make 1t more laxative OR. G.
Answer-MiIk is a pretty digestible
food If well digested there is little
residue left in the intestine Hence
when milk IS taken exclusively or as
the chief part of the diet there is less
need Of bowel excavations. Eat some
fresh fruit or fruit juices apart from
the milk feelings, or a baked apple:
or some stewe6 prunes; or q bran
gem with the milk If your purpose
is TO lose weight, these items have
but trifitng food value. If your pur4
pose is TO increase weight, eat graham
bread or crackers, or whole wheat
bread. or cookies. nit butter, along
with the milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

every four Ia foreign born; II North
Carolina bat che man out Of every
500 is an alien by birth
The spirit Of Kings Mountain in the
revolution and the spirit that caused
the south &c fight with valor against
hopeless odds for the doctrine Of
states rights II the eos has not been
diluted but It appears 70 be weakened
nevertheless. Il IS up TO the south to
vindicate it, naive AmertcanlsLa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
GOSPEL OF sHIFTLEssNEss.

A labor leader at a labor banquet
described shiftlessness.
Don't be shIftless," he said Don't
join that great army OF shiftiess wage
earners whose gospel seems to be:
Monday, plenty; Tuesday, the
same: little on Wednesday; nothing or
THURSDAY; don't worry about Friday.
for tomorrow you get your pay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
Daily History Class
SEPTEMBER II.

SEE1E-NIfEh To-
1862-Surreuder of Harperis Ferry 90
confederate army led by stone
wall Jackson.
19I4-Peace treaties between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain. France,
Spain and China signed in Wash
ington. Allies were north Of the
AlSne.
1915 ~ British war credit t0talad
$3.50. 600 600 British enlistmants
5000 coo: sent TO the front, 1000.
1916-Allies advanced on. six mile
front on the Somme Bulgars In
Seryia fell back to Monastir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
ONE WY TO HELP

You can do a lot Of good in this
world by just making sure that other
people won't have TO knock off worl,
to come over and help you out oE
trouble that you've fooIishly got into.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

After the kaiser reads the latest
news from Italy possibly he viii re-
wise his estimate Of the seriousness Of
the entrance of the United States into
the war. America is furnishing the
money that has provided Italy with the
fighting materials she is using on the
Austrians these days with such dis
astrOus effect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

Assurances have come that the price
of sugar viii experience a perceptible
drop after Oct /, when the food ad-
ministration viii assume supervision
of the industry. II is said that after
that date sugar should not cost over
three pounds for a quarter. Consum-
eys are accordingly counselled. not to
hoard supplies of sweetness if they
wish to participate IN the promised re-
durffouS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

When aviators collide IN mid-air.
with Hmitless space for their coursing
trail, We should not blame auJoisJs for
an occasional head-on smashup on
16-foot country road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

There's one thing worse than taking
candy from baby. That is giving it
poisoned candy. after tine method Of
German ayiators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

A new court decision IN a damage
case has set the value Of a rib at So GEO
Daughters Of Eve, now you know what
you are worth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

The sentiments Of loyalty to the ma
ton and its chief pronounced by ElhU
Root in g speech delivered last night
in Chicaso is quite in contrast with
the knocking attitude OF one T. RoOse-
welt, who never 0yeTl00ks an OppOr-
tunity TO criticise President Wilson.
Roosevelt. despite that he has grown
big enough to attain to the presidency
of the nation. has not yet become suhi-
GENTLY brOadcBed 10 subordinate posiG-
ical narrowness and ambition 20 pat
riuism even in a time of crisis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

The newspapers Of Germany. voic-
ing the sentiments OF the government
are turning against the charge at
Buenos Aires, whose damaging mes
sages forwarded via the Swedish en-
bassy have been given publicity by the
state department at Washington. They
say. repeating one of his suggestions
To Berlin in reference to Argentine
ships enroute to Europe that he
should disappear without leaving any
trace of himself However. if the Ger
man charge had got away with his
dirty work without detection he would
have been decorated by the kaiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15
CHORDS AID
ID T s G o R ID s

GRACE WiRger is Rock Islands
frat girl telegraph messenger. And
they say she literally flies.
GEORGE sudlow Of Port Byron was
q visitor In the city this week Asked
how he liked il in his new location
he declared he was having simply 3
kiln time
CAPTAIN Celery, Argentine naval
attache at Berlin, has been recalled
by his government Evidently it was
thought inadvisable to permit him 20
remain IN the German capital Until
the Junkers began masticating him
OLD poker players say the game is
not being played on the square IN
Europe. They cite the coping Of two
queens by a king as a violation Of the
rules. the kaiser having Automatically
taken into camp the consorts Of Con
stantine and Gustav Still st should
be remembered that Wilhelm has been
dealing from the bottom for years.
even before he began the war. And,
speaking of dealing from the bottom.
the submarine might be referred to in
passing
CIPRIAcTO Castro, former president
of Venezuela. after trying for five
years to be admitted 10 the United
States. finally has succeeded. Now it
is to be hoped the Old boy will watch
his step and behave himself.
PRESIDENT Trigoyen OF Argentine
has handed Count Won Luzburg MS
passports. 1t is denied that the count
remarked: "ITigoyen. you're only fool
ing"
HENRY Hall. Wyand0tte county.
Ohio farmer, has painted every fence
post around his large farm either red,
white or blue Tt is not likely that
any 0e his neigbbors viii ask him TO
explain why the United States IS al
war with Germany.
TIE total number of species of mos
qujroes has been found to be 500. How
many have YOU tried-or rather how
many have sampled your anatomy. do
you imaglne2
WE also have with us the consciea-
Uous ob5ector against sending tobacco
to the American soldiers in France
One who would deny a boy who is
lighting his battle on foreign soil any
thing that his heart wished for is not
fulfilling his obligation to the cause.
The highest medical authorities hold
that smoking i'm moderation is not
harmful to the human system On
the other hand fl is claimed that a
smoke is soothing to the soldier in
the trenches, especially after he has
been under fire. 1t would be almost
o. contestant IN AROMA O graf-14 zrFg-5rz a-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

Washington says the high prices Of
farm products ARE not ali velvet for
the farmer No, indeed. we observe
quite lot OF ginghams, calico, jeans.
ana other unpretenuous textiles in
use among the farm people. and
scarcely any of The farm women wear
georgette crepe and wolfe in the
E6Ids-ECuston Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

ASIDE from the war. one of the
real tragedies OF the year issthe de
termination of BeEuh8rdt to make an
other farewell tour. We all marvel
at her victorious survival of ills and
physical handiCaps that would have
Killed nine of ten ordinary woman.
and we love her f0r-her contributions
to the art OF the theatre. but She has
run her race, She has evolved a bril-
liant finish. She has given us all that
we could reasonably expect from. 2
solitary mortal. and there are few
That wouldn't prefer that she Law aside
hsr hlstrlonic armament and retire
- enjoy the peace and quietude that
she 50 richly has won. 1t would be
pathetic If Bernharft
were made 10 suffer the bitter expe-
rleDce that has been the lot of others
OF her profession who have persisted
beyond their allotted time. vet il is
feared that viii inevitably be her pen-
atty unless she Withdraws. The thea
tregoiag public is tickle QUANTITY
Quick tQ acclaim and as quick to de-
sert. But it can't be said that it has
been impatient of Bernhardt.
THE girl who marries an aviator
need not worry about the future of her
husband He is certain to rise in the
world
Il SURE sign that Won are growing
old is when you begin TO misIay your
spectacIes.
We are urged to eat more potatoes
and less meat If we do the price of
potatoes will advance So what's the
differences The best thing for you
to Do Is TO eat what you like best.
If your faForite dishes become oppres~
siyely costly simply cut down on your
rations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

GRACE WtRger IS Rock Islands
frat girl telegraph messenger. And
they say she literally flies.
GEORGE SudIow Of Port Byron was
q visitor In the city this week. Asked
how he liked it in his new location
he declared he was having simply q
kiln time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

CAPTAIN Celery, Argentine naval
attache at Berlin, has been recalled
by his government Evidently it was
thought inadvisable to permit him 20
remain IN the German capital until
the Junkers began masticating him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

A SURE sign that Won are growing
old is when you begin TO mislay you1
spectacIes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-15

THE girl who marries an aviator
need not worry about the future of her
husband He is certain to rise in the
world
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-15

The last train to Pennington,
due to leave at Z p. M, has got
ten away once in three weeks
on schedule, but usually leaves
from 1920 to 7:35, after the
"6:40" has gone on toward Tren-
ton and Philadelphia.
AS a measure of economy it
is doubtful if anything has been
gained, as many of the trains
are now running double head
ers, and they lay at Lambertville
station so long handling passen-
gers and express matter that it
is sometimes necessary to I'M
couple in order to clear the
Bridge street crossing. AS high
as three or four stops have to be
made at some of the stations to
reach all the cars from the plat
forms.
1t is expected that there will
be some changes another week,
perhaps for the better.