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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

He would be honored all the rest of
the days of his life.
And |. his wife, would share in the
glory thar would
Come to him. Oh, yes, ! must do some
reading tonight That
Means Ton must go home early. |
am munching Hughes latest
It's perfectly grand. But he says a
lot Of things that are
Not SO. They say his wife posts him
Oh much OF his
Writing. A man could never know
the things that he
Puts in his books Why he talks
about women's clothes
As familiarls, as though he were
Julian Eltinga
And Hughes is ugly. He never
worked at a lingerie counter
That l ever heard Of. Then it ! send
Tom home early
He'll vow that don't care for hin
Ike he thinks
Do. So / guess III let him stay al
late as he wishes
But he never stays late. He always
catches the last car.
Tom is SO sensible. only wish tha
other girls
Had such grand man to be attentiv,
10 them
There's the bell. That's him. Oh
hooray.
j NJ. G,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

The Germans have the upper hand
both in the west aud the south, ac-
cording to yesterdays dispatches, but
That was to be expected with millions
Of fighters withdrawn from the Rus
sian front and thrown into the active
lines. The gain will prove only tenn
porary, however, and we should not
be DISCOURAGED
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

TIE local banks have begun deliy-
cry of the second Liberty loan bonds.
Now aren't you glad you bought one?
You didn't think you could do it when
you were first approached, but you
have managed it somehow, and today
YOU have a $50 investment that you
didn't think you would have. Pretty
nice Christmas gift. Ell?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
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All rights Of republication Of
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also reserved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
Daily History Glass

1876 Joel Chandler Harris, Journals.
and author OF the "Uncle Remas
stories, born: died 1908.
1903 Herbert Spencer. the phlloso-
pher, died; born 1920,
1914 British squadron defeated Won
Specs German feet of the Tale-
land islands, decisive naval VIC
tory.
1915 The German chancellor sah
that Germany would discuss ene3iy
peace proposals. British premle'
said that the allies must diseass
peace terms jointly.
19IG-Entente powers accused tif
Greeh king of breaking his coal-
pact with them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Pacifsm is dead in the United States
congress, at least it has disappeared
from the surface, as the vote on the
resolution declaring war on Austria
Yesterday eloquently established
There has been a considerable change
in sentiment since the congress de
clared war on Germany. 1t was a
trihe slow in coming, but everybody
who knew the strength OF America
was confident that it would arrive in
tim
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Butter is nearing the 60-cent mark.
Predictions are that the price will so
higher Instead of complaining, you
might try the experiment Of using
butter more sparingly in your home
For instance, make one pound go as
far as two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Nineteen young women went %
duty as street car conductors in New
York yesterday Il is stated they
made good from the jump and it is
predicted that IT, viii be only o mat
tor of time until women will be filling
most OF the tare-taking places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
DEMAND FOR pFWpc

Giasgow.-Two Clyde saipbnllding
Trims have been turning their a;ten-
ton TO the manufacture OF artificial
limbs ana have produced in IS hours a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

limb at d moderate cost which is sara
TO he far superior to any other pre-,
cured in the country. One thousa.h'
manned soldiers have already been NJ
fed and nine thousand are or tne
waiting list.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

With skating and coastiug at hand.
The small boy will heartily support
the proposal 20 extend the Christmas
vacation period d week as means
OF saving the coal supply.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Are you going TO have one Of those
little war saving certificates in your
home The coming year? Most good
americans expect 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Tro Rock Island chapter of the
i,el Cross VIII need $1,000 per month
TO carry on its work while the war
rontirGes Nearly half that sum al
ready has been pledged Il Is expected
the remainder Will be obtained the
coming week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08
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gY WILLIAM 5E2ADY ilD.

NNTEN 4l'sltlAIN

all letters
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08


War Tax Heavy. taxation in
Davenport during tae month OF No
yembeF, from IL amusement places,
including moving picture houses,
amounts to $2.5IL29 and there are
yet nine establishments OF amusement
character TO be heard from. Thea
tres. movies and dance halls are in
cludcd. These figures We're procured
from the United States revenue office
in tle postofice building here. The
statement is made that over half the
receipts are from moving picture the
aires. II is believed that over S1.G00
viii be added to the named amount
when the other nine amusement places
| file their required report.
/ Sling spiders.-Cuspidors. we're
the weapons used by Joe Greer. A.
Mathews. Gus Miller, Pearl Brown
and Nose Patton, all colored. in a
bloody battle staged in house at
609 Harrison street at ; O'clock yes
terday morning. In police court yes
! terday, Greer was given a jail sen
ttenca Of SO days, the woman was given
/ 10 days and the rest were let 20.
D.
Contracts Signed Soller (.
Son, Davenport contractors: ]. L. Sim
mons Contracting company. Chicago.
land ], W, Hopp Construction com
i pany, Cedar Rapids, have signed CON
ditionai contracts with the board OF
education 10 the effect thoy sill ae-
/ eept the work OF building three in
termediate schools +a this civ If the
BOND issue for S400, 00o additional
funds carried. An agreement was
+ reached between the beard and tba
contractors several days ago. it was
learned
Seek Social Worker.@aIiss Bessie
t MeCIennahan, head of the Universitv
Extension course, Iowa City. will sd-
dress members OF the Scott counEy
board Of supervisors TUESDAY. Dee
is, on the advisabifity Of employing
a trained social worker to take charge
Of Ia. oYarseer CT peor's otfice.
i o
Further Time Sought. Difficulty II
carrying its proportion Of Expense at
Iaehed TO the building Of an under
ground crossing or the D., r. /. &
I y U. Railway companP's right OF wa,
near Princeton MAJ lead Scout count,
to petition the board OF railway com
! lnissloners for an extension OF tins
beyond Sept. ]. 1915, the date fixed b4
the commissioners Tor the conpIetior
{ OF the crossing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Rock island and Moiiae are to ua.te
in community song fest tomorrow
afternoon at Augustaua college gym
naslum You should Try to be there.
( VIII do YOU good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Marriage Licenses.-Albert Batz,
Montendeo. Mimi and Josephine
Shelby, Montendeo. Mimi
Ice Chokes Riser.-The Mississippi
is clicked with floating ice following
two days and nights of almost zero
weather Ii the extreme cold con-
tinues for another day OF SO the river
is likely 10 freeze solid al this point
1t was closed at LeCiafre Thursday
morning The fet,y made about four
round trips yestc-6ay morning and
then Captain Henderson tied the
boat up at the Rock Island dock for
the greater part of the forenoon He
started the ferry out again about
noon.
o.
Ordered 10 Wqshington.-Miss Min
ME Sampson, who resides with her
mother, Mrs. Herman Boettcher, 2tl0
West Second street. has been notified
that she successfully passed govern
ment examinations for steuographer
and has been ordered to report TO
/ General Crozier's Office in Washing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Assistants Want Raise Assistants
in city offices will ask salary raises
when the council meets on Dec. 10,
it was announced yesterday. They
believe that the council showed undue
partially in granting only a few OF
the assistants increases i'll pay when
the general" salary Increase was pro-
posed for first reading last Wednes-
DAY night. Deputies in she office OF
the city treasurer, it is pointed out,
are getting far less than the salaries
paid in other cities the size of DaY-
export. Other assistants in the hall.
likewise. claim that they are being
underp2td The mayors contention
that there is no responsibility con-
uected with the Offices Of deputy treas
urers. was ridieuled by city officials.
Let him follow the deputies around
i for Il week or two in September Of
fciais said, "and see whether there
/ is any responsibility or not. The
mayor contends that because the dep
/ uties are under bond, they assume
40 responsibility
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-08

Great Lakes training station, Chicago,
Tuesday.
Stuehmer Signs Up. Charles
Chuck" Stuehmer. 1899 Harrison
street, reported at the local recruit
ing station, Second and Brady streets,
yesterday and enlisted in Battery D,
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Field
Artillery, Iowa National Guard, now
stationed at Deming, n. NJ. He leaves
for the south today
Wilton Man Dies.--John Connell,
prominent resident and retired farm
er OF Wilton, Iowa. died yesterday
morning at an early hour at the home
OF his son. Neal Cornell of that city,
He was taken i'll two days ago With
pneumonia from which he failed to
rally. He was 70 years OF age
FiFebug Is Busy That blaze
which broke out in the old wooden
mills on East River street, early yes
terday was started by a ''firebug.9 IS
the opinion held by Fire Chief Peter
Denger The building was disman-
! tled~S0me time ago and recently work
men started tearing it down. The fire
/ was discovered at 2:55 a. III.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
takes OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick,
Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful-No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty Of your hair. No diff
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an Incompatible luster,
Softness and luXuriance.
Get a % cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-thats
all-you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of it if you will just try lit
tie Danderine. Adv.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
KEEPING MANURE IN STALLS
Recommended by Clemson College
Where Fertilizer Cannot Be Spread
on Open Fields.

Stable manure should never be
thrown out on a field where it will
not soon be mixed with the soil; nor
should it be piled out in the open, for
much of the fertility will be lost by
teaching. If the manure cannot be
placed on a field that is to be planted
shortly, it is best to allow it to ac-
cumulate in the stall, being careful
to keep the stall dry and well Uttered.
Corn stover, wheat, oat or rye
straw, leaves or pine straw can be
used for litter. Besides absorbing
the liquid manure and saving it for
the plants to use, the litter adds fer
tilizing materials of value. 1t is
good plan to use as much litter as pos
sible for bedding; for by being mixed
with the animal manure it is more
readily decayed. Much waste material
can be made into good manure in this
way.
The stalls should be fairly deep so
that they will hold all the manure
which accumulates between times of
planting the various crops. The ami
mails will pack the manure by tramp
ing and it keeps best when packed.
1t should be moist, but not wet, and
should be protected from sunshine
Clemson College Bulletin.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
Wars Convictions,

What has happened is that out of
the blackest, most internal experience
through which, as far as we know,
the race has ever passed there has
seemed to come literally to millions
of men a redeeming conviction, heal
ing and transfguring assurance, that
brotherhood is not delusion; that life
has a meaning; that resolution, and
courage and discipline and simple faith
in fellowmen and loyalty to ideals are
now, as they have always been, with
in that meaning; that these things are,
as they will be forever, within mans
heritage, to be displayed in war until
the better way is found.-E. T. Devine.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
REMEDY FOR STOMACH WORM
Drench of Copper sulphate Has Been
Found Most Satisfactory by Ohio
Experiment Station.

Sheepmen having f1ocks infested
with stomach worms and tapeworms
may free the animals of such pests by
treatment before turning out to
spring pasture. For this purpose
drench Of copper sulphate has been
found most satisfactory in the fiocks
of the Ohio experiment station.
Two fluid ounces of a solution made
by dissolving an ounce of copper sui
phate (b1ue vitrioD in two quarts of
water is sufficient for yearling,, and
a two-year-old sheep needs three
fluid ounces. A long-necked bottle or
a rubber tube and funnel may be used
to give the dose. Most effective re-
suits follow when the sheep are tasted
for day both before and after treat
ment. Water should not be given for
a few hours preceding and following
the dosing.
Digestive disturbances, poor appe-
tite, loss of flesh and general weak
ness indicate the presence of worms.
Lambs are most seriously affected, the
experts say. Kidding the sheep of
worms in the spring will result in
fewer losses in the lamb crop.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02

clover hay and, above all, they should
have a ration rich in both protein and
mineral matter.
Scientists tell us that there is often
more mineral matter removed in
fleece of wool than is contained in the
sleeps entire body from which the
wool is clipped; hence the necessity
of ration with plenty of mineral mat
ter in order to supply material for this
superior wool growing.
The flockmaster should carefully
guard against exposing the flock to
drafts. When they lie in a draft they
are liable to become affected with
catarrh and to contract colds which
produce coughing more or less violent.
These coughs frequently become
chronic.
Ordinarily not much trimming or
tagging is necessary in the winter, but
the occasion for both is always more
or less present in a flock that is to be
kept in a nicely presentable condition.
Loose locks of wool are unSightly and
should be removed. The same is true
of any adherent filth, fresh, or in the
dried form, around the buttocks.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
LIME G6oD FOR VEGETABLES
Particularly Beneficial to 6eets, Can,
teIoupes, cucumbers, Cabbage
and CauIifIower.

Recently there was developed a new
interest in the use of lime. Our soils
have become more sour than they
were when our ancestors used lime,
because we have been using CONNER
cial fertilizers, which have, as a rule,
a very souring effect. The most natu-
raj question to follow is: ITO what
vegetable crop should apply lime for
the greatest net returns?"
Recent investigations show that the
crops most benefited are such as beets,
cantaloupes, celery, cucumbers, onions,
lettuce, spinach, cabbage and cauli-
flower. Many others are helped some,
while some few may be injured. One
Of the greatest benefits from the use
of lime is it's wonderful benefit to the
soil improvement crops such as clo-
vers, soy beans, vetch and grain cover
crops.
The truck farmers and market gar
deners throughout New Jersey are
buying more lime than usual, accord
ing to the New Jersey State Agricul-
tural college. The application of lime
is very beneficial to. many marketable
crops, but one of its great values is
realized in an indirect way, namely,
from the increased growth obtained in
the clover crop, especially in the case
Of legumes. Furthermore, lime in
creases the organic activity of the soil,
and makes available much plant food
which the roots otherwise would not
be able to obtain. Loose soil is made
more adhesive, and sticky soil is loos-
ened up. In short, lime is an excel.
lent soil conditioner.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
KNOW LITTLE CARE
sHANTY BoATMEN CERTAINLY
LIVE "A HAPPY LIFE.
Will Sometimes Work, Though Pleas,
ure Is the Real Business of Exist
ence-Not Bothered About
Rent or Taxes.

If man were privileged to choose
his own manner of living, sorting over
the whole collection of life's various
forms of existence, and choosing the
one he liked best, no matter what any
body or everybody said, it is likely that
in all that strange collection he could
find nothing more charming than the
life of the shanty boatman, remarks
the Indianapolis News. The shanty
boatman lives anywhere, according to
his inclination and the season. He
lives, anyway, according to his de-
sires. 1t sets you dreaming of all the
faraway places to think of him. He
moors his little house on the cool
northern streams in the summer, and
drifts down the warm blue southern
rivers during the winter. He is not
averse to bit of work now and then,
enough to keep him in coffee and ba-
con, but he can choose his work as he
goes, and leave it when he grows tired
Of it. Work is his avocation, and, as
an avocation, work is not an unpleas-
ant thing. His real business is liv-
ing, smoking, fishing, drifting. He
pays neither rent nor taxes. He owns
only bit of an cid shack, somehow
made watertight and balanced so that
it will float. 1t is even possible, you
must understand, for him to enter into
the life of city men, entering into it,
however, with no sense of necessity or
restraint.
A shanty boatman was not so long
ago q resident Of this very town. With
q proper sense of the fitness of things
he tied his boat to fence, in line
with the houses On the shore and even
painted number over the front door.
1t was jolly looking little home, with
the smoke coming out of the pipe in
the roof and lamplight shining from
the edge of the curtains, and, for all
we know, he may have a regular job
and have taken to city life very con-
tentedly for while. The advantage
he had over the rest of US, of course,
was that to get away to the faraway
places, he had only to unite his boat
ard drift, accepting now and then a
bit of lift from a friendly craft.
The thing that is likely to bother us,
however, in choosing this sort OF ex-
istence, is the question as to wheth-
er we should really be shanty beat
man, or just pretend to be one. Steven
son was a sort of shanty boatman. AT
least, he did drift about through the
country in a boat, and lived very con-
tentedly and lazily on the way. But
Stevenson has written book about his
wanderings, and he was not really a
shanty boatman at all. 1t is just the
difference you may say, between art
and vagrancy. Vagrancy has an idle
sound, and art is a tempting thing.
The very point in being shanty boat
man, however, is in not having to try
TO be anything else, and, perhaps the
best thing about it is the fact that
it is SO far removed from art as to
be very nearly real.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
SOWING SPINACH IN SPRING
Seed Can Be Planted During First
Part of March-SoiI Should Be
Prepared in Fall.

Few people realize that spinach seed
can be planted during the first part Of
March. The ground should be pre-
pared the fall before by blowing and
narrowing. AT the time mentioned
the spinach seed is broadcasted over
the ground, using about twenty pounds
of the Thick Leaf variety to the acre.
If the soil happens to be workable at
that time, it may be lightly narrowed.
In any event, light, even coating Of
rotted stable manure should be spread
over the ground to cover the seed.
Planted in this manner, the seeds
will germinate and grow little every
sunny day, and by the usual time for
planting the spring spinach these
plants will be well started. The crop
will be ready for cutting a week or
ten days earlier than It would be other
wise.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
What Is Uric oAcid :?

Everyone has uric acid in the system,
but naturally in small quantities. Ex-
cessive amount is caused by eating too
much meat and foods that ferment in
stomach. The kidneys, being the filters
of the blood, are supposed to separate
and throw the poisons out of the system.
Weak, tired and overworked kidneys
fail to do this, hence the uric acid accu-
mulates and the urate salts are carried
by the blood to the solid tissue structure,
causing backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tism, dropsy, drowsiness, and tired
feeling.
To overcome the trouble is only a
matter of toning up the kidneys, and this
is best done by treatment with Anuric,
three times day. Anuric is recent
discovery of DIR. Pierce of Buffalo, N. Y,
and can be obtained at any drug store.
Experience taught Doctor Pierce that
Anuric is a more powerful agent than
lithia in dissolving uric acid, and it is
then carried out of the system.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
The Lowest Office.

Grant Whistlar brings this one to
town:
"Boss," said Ras Lightfoot, the 9TH
er day. 81 gotta git off tomorroh."
"Get off tomorrow"
"Yessah."
"But 1 can't spare you very WELL"
81 gotta go. It's lodge business.
"That new lodge you joined?"
"Yessah."
"Why are you so badly needed at
the meeting?"
"Ah am de sublime king"
Sublime king?"
"Yessah."
"You have been member of that
lodge only two weeks and you tell me
you are sublime king already?"
"Yessah."
"How does that Gomez"
"You see, sab, in ouah lodge de su-
blime king am de loves office what
dey s."-Youngstown Telegram.
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
WINTER SHEEP CARES
Neglect Is at Expense Of Poor
lamb and Wool Crop.
Half Starved Eve Cannot Grow Fleece
of Good QuaIity-Dams Need
Some Succulent Feed During
Cold Weather Months.

The sheep, even If left to them
selves during the winter months, will
exc out an existence where cattle
would starve.
This has led some careless sheep
owners to neglect the sheep in the
winter. This neglect is always at the
expense of a poor lamb crop the next
spring, and very poor fleece of wool.
It is far more economical to grow
an eight or ten pound fleece on one
sheep than it is to grow the same
number of pounds Of wool on two or
three sheep.
If the sheep are neglected and al
lowed to run down in flesh, when the
winter sets in, the fleece will be in
jured in both weight and quality.
A fleece of good quality cannot be
grown on poor, half-starved sheep.
If the ewes are allowed to get poor
during the winter, the chances are
that the lambs will be weak and will
perish for the lack Of nourishment
and from cold, while the lambs from
q well-cared-for eve will be much
ADLER to stand the cold If they should
happen to be dropped when the wealth
er Is cold.
The dams will have more milk for
their young, too, if they are well cared
for.
Sheep need some succulent food dur
ing the winter. They should have some
rough feed, such as corn stover or
The midland journal., 1917-03-02
SUPPLY CLEAN, DRY BEDDING
Hog Pen Should Be Cleaned Out Once
Every Week and Fresh Supply
Put In-Not WastefuI.

In winter the only way to keep the
hogs bedding reasonably comfortable
Is to keep it dry. If allowed to alb
sorb moisture it freezes, the heat of
the hogs body thaws it again, all Of
which makes unsatisfactory conditions
extreme changes of temperature,
dampness, pneumonia.
There is but one way to keep it dry
clean the pen and put in fresh bed
ding once a week. All the old bedding
should be taken out, not simply some
new dumped in. It is not wasteful of
bedding because much less is needed
IL 1t is dry.