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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

Twenty years ago what the most
noted specialist didn't know about d.
gesuon now nils libraries and saves
thousands ot lives. But several years
was long time to have ACUTE
stomach trouble. wasn't Sd ? When a
mans acute trouble lasts as long as
q year he<had better be honest with
himself and Gala il chronic And even
noted specialists have a bad habit Of
giving up t. die. when their time
comes. like all The rest oil humanity
Acute indigestion has a shudder
about In, because uewspap per reporters
have TO accept what noted specialists
are willing I'd tell them about the i'll
ness and demise of the great and near
great, and a patients private ailments
aTeanone of the pubHc's business. SO
acute indigestion" goes into the paper
when in fact. angina pectoris. apo
pleXv. uremia. aneurism, appendicitis
pauCreatlLis. and numerous other
troubles of serious or fatal type are
to be concealed. Rest assured YOU
whose food "Gisa grees. that indiees-
tion is never really fatal At any rate.
the health authorities VIII not accept
q death certificate with acute indf-
gestiOn' or any other kind of death
They demand a statement OF the ac-
tuaI facts.
AS we have repeatedly stated when
any digestive disturbance becomes
severe enough to require medical re-
lie, then ID is certainly rot due 10 the
failure Of food to digest or to the food
"dIsagreeiug' whatever that means.
The indigestion idea belongs with
the delusi0n OF bilious ATTACH" The
victim of overeatipg and insult eient
exercise inevitably suffers from &c
caslo1al "bitiOusness If yellow or
greenish bile is elected in the course
OF such q rebellion. ne KNOWS II is
biliousness Yet the truth is that if
the liver rs not seriously diseased and
the bile ducts are not obstructed. the
act Of vomiting IS sure 10 BRING IN
some bile If repeated a few times. if
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
Lumps Of Sugar.

without attempting to guess how ii
will be done wa expect to see Hoover s
appeal for sugar for the Frelca re9-
pie enthusiastically answered bE the
American people This we expect part
lv because Of the large and generous
way in which ne has put his invitation
10 Americans 70 do something large
and generous He states that this
country has sugar enough for normal
needs bus none 10 spare while the
allied countries 81 Europe are all on
. reduced sugar rat4aus- and France in
II particular is about ID gun cut even Of
#her ounce-a-daE allowance. and faces
two sugariass months. Such lis the
problem and for tire answer he pre-
poses that each American deprive him
self of his usual sugar and candy al
lowauces SO that The French may have
some
To hear what he proposes makes
one want 10 do st. Let if be q free
offering bv all means Then the act
Will be that OF an the people, nor only
0f the government The accumu5a-
tion Of Jumps to make up 100 coo tons
will register the viii of our popula-
ton. "a sort Of bulkIer ballot There
win be something forcjbIe and expires
sive in so many independent wills all
set the same way For the first time IN
It's life the United States villa have an
opportunity TO TELL down 80 the lit
tlest child. what IL thinks of France
How the sugar savers organize IS a
matter 60 be IeEt to leaders here and
there, One caution. however. saving
should not be effected by doing with
out candy alone The sacrifice should
he general, but the running of the con
fectionery business would be rack-
less SGT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Limo an TlmhnrcnInsfs


Please give me the scientific eXpla-
nation of the fact that the taking of
calcium or lime in medicine cua bIes
the body TO resist OF. overComos tuber-
culosis infection tR r. RI
Answ er-There is no reason 10 be
lieve il does. Careful analyses Of the
calcium or lime In the BLOOD of many
patients suffering from various stages
Of tuberculosis showed that the guam
tity present bore no relation to the pa
TENTS resistance or the healing pre-
cess. II the 5ody fails 20 deposit lime
salts IN and about q tBbercuIar focus
It is because Of o1her rea-oEs than
any lack of lime in the system Ordi-
nary foods such IS milk, bread. vege-
tables and fruits. supply ample cal
cium salt or lime ia the most readily
assimilable form Certain calcium
compounds are sometimes prescribed
10 oppose bleeding. as alkalics. etc.
but not TO help tae healing process.
Yeast Versus Paking Powder.
Is graham bread. raised with baking
powder. as heatbful as when rasfed
with veast2 Is critic acid made from
Iemonst as heaIthful as lemon Juice
IN salads, etc # 50, what proportion
or acid ana water should bl usede
Answer Yes Parhap-. but we
have a preference for the original
juice g. A teasp oonfuI Of powdered
or granular citric acid in a cup of va
ter would be about right.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
With Vienna SAUSAGE.

Uncle sam is spending 41.2S cents
per day iu providing food for each Of
his nephews in the army service.
Naturally he doesn't feed his soil
djera at a private club or at some big
sEv-sCrapIug hotel If he did that
f1.z2 cents per day might not suffice
Ii fact 41.23 cents per day would not
feed the American soldier with what
ne is now getting if this food were 10
be bought in any one-aTmed chair res
faurant. cafeteria. chile parlOr, three
cent lunch room. hotel or anT other
eating place in the c0untry-for Uncle
sam has worked out his own system
which provides food to his nepbews at
record smashing m5nimums.
The Illinois state council Of defense
has sent out the menu which is served
ou the ninth day Of training at Uncle
SANS Cant0nmeuts ana training
camps. It is typical of all of the daily
menus
For breakfast. Hot milk toast
fresh rhubarb sauce fried spare ribs.
baked potatoes. toast. bread, coffee
For dinner. Boiled Vienna sausage.
boiled cabbage boiled potatoes, hot
corn bread. piccalillL plum duff cara
mel sauce. iced tea
For supper. Scrambled eggs. Jenny
Liuds, apple sauce. peach sauce. iced
TEA
And note. if you please. the boiled
Vienna sausage that is on the dinner
list Uncle sam is getting hts men
trained to eat the real German dishes
so that they viii he strictly at home
when they break through the sap into
Berlin Bring on the German fried
potatoes. the sauer kraut and the other
German dishes. Uncle. and be quick
about it. Those boys are going over
The top soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

early summer climatic conditions are
decidedly variable. and yet there must
be some period that has on the aver
age tne best weather for tne bird
arrival In the course ~ ages there
have been developed habits Of migra-
lon, under the influence Of which the
bird so performs It's migratory move
g1ents that on the average - arrives
st the nesting site az the proper tine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

kaskaskia was 100 years old when it
became the first capital of the sta e
Of Illinois Ia 1918. However. il was
not very imposing city
A western traveller who visited the
town in November, 1919. said IRE
NAMED in this incousideraDle village
this day. Much disappointed iu tae
appearance Of the long-talked~9f Eas-
kaskia Tt can never be place be
much business. The land Office lis kept
AZ this place There are some neat
buildings, but they are generally ola.
ugly and Inconvenience Their streets
are irregular and OF bad widths The
Inhabitants are all generals, colonies.
majors. land spectators or adveutar-
ers, with now and then q robber and
cut throat"
A weekly paper published ID kas-
kasEia 5u 1878 contained advertise
meuts of nine general stores. an es-
adjustment for the manufacture and
sale OF hats and three tailor shops
There was only one tavern. Benefits.
ana It's accommodations were severely
taxed by the constitutional couyen ton
of 80 members
From 1865 on Easkas ska had de-
cltued steadily in population, but in
1909, when it became the capital of
the new territory Of Illinois and se-
cured the head Office for that section
of the country. il took a new lease Of
life Its population, which had de
creased until II totaled not more than
fifty families in 1907 grew until at the
time Of the admission of the state the
city had about one thousand iuhabE-
tants.
The capital was removed from Kas-
kasEia 90 Nandala i'm 1920 and that
sealed the doom OF kaskaskIa. The
town d~indled to q mere handful or
tumble-down houses. and in 1874 the
county seat was removed to Chester.
During subsequent inundation Of the
Aiississip pi a new channel was cut nv
the water of the Kaskaskia river fuzr
above the town, so that all that is left
today of the frst capital of Illinois is
q building or two on an island i'm the
Mississippi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27
t n : d a iIy
Short Story
PHASE or BREEDING.
By Oscar Cox.

= name q reese ny any other name
would smell as sweet Had 1Ir
! Shakespeare been possessed Of my ex-
+ perlenca he would not have written
these words. Ny mothers maiden name
was LflHbourna and my fathers fam
jly name Rasebury. TT was decided t1
give me Li1IihQarne for a baptizmal
name This made me LilMb0urHe Rose
bury
What POSSESSED my parents to prefix
family name combining that o5 "a
flower by one ghat would suggest an
+ ether flower I cannot conceive. Doubt
less, being q prOsy matter OF fact colt
pie, it die not occur to them that they
had subjected me tor life TO the mercy
of the punster ny EchoOimates called
me either LIy or Rosie. And every
one OF them who did SO grinned salts
factorily supposjnE himself to be the
originator of the idea
Now I WAS horn husky There rs
not nor ever has heen q bit Of eHem-
macy in my makeup. My frame is
warg nay voice deep and resonant.
7 early took 10 athletics All of these
traits being in contrast with The IiIy
and the rose suggested by my name.
only tended to cali down upon nae the
more the rjdicule Of the punster.
Ny first effort 10 c0untegaet the dis
position Of boys to show their wit 10y
/ The use Of my name was by thrashiHg
every boy who thus offended. This
stopped the matter within q limited
circle but was constantly meeting
new boys who were not aware 0t tne
/ penalty they must pay by ironically
+ linking me with lilies and roses. and
was obliged 10 administer punishment
{ to q fresh offender at least once
I Fua1L- This was 7Tc90r~a ping
/ Besides. ] could not thrash the girls
and 7 found them more prone 70 tres
/ pass upon nay good nature than the
/ boys. The consequence was that ! al
/ last settled down to bear the lmposi-
+ ton without resenHug it. lit was sug-
/ Sested 10 me by an Intimate friend that
I ] change mE baptIsmal name bat I did
no. like the idea Of casting OF what
nay mother had bean pleased to bestow
/ upon ME.
F 4 taste for arms led me to enlist Tn
the national guard. j was nominated
for promotion in the n0uC0mmissioue6
inc, but the captain Of nay conpan-
feared that the play upon my name
would deprive me of that uuapproach-
ableuess required iu one VINO is no
command others, and I was not even
permitted to be corporal Therefore
so long as We were state soldiers re-
manned a private
! But the time came when the national
guard was made part Of the army Of
the United States and not long after
that my regiment was sent with others
to the Mexican frontier for its prafee-
ton and TO capture General via.
Active service put q very different
complexion en- the regiment. The coli
CueI. who had for years held his posi-
rion from the fact that he was ull--
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

There are rumors Of an ATTEMPT 10
bring in the velvet dinner jacket for
men With so many artists either
turned soldiers or designing patriotic
posters somebody ought TO be keeping
up the standards Of decoration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

Announcement that the United
States has the names of all who re-
ceived any OF the German treason
fund IS very disquieting to certain re
Gently vocifeTous pro-Germau aej-
tators
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

CHORID@ AID
ID I s o r ID s

A WOMAN may be ever 80 proud
DC her husband. but just the same you
don't score much of hit with her
when you tell her that her new baby
is a dead ringer for IT'S daddy
OUT tn wichita an alien suspect
was arrested because 200 pounds ~
Congressional Records were found zn
his trunk. Il may develop that he vas
merely enroute 60 q junk dealers -
dispose Of 9he Records, for the price
of old paper is pretty high these DAYS
on the other hand. If ne gathered the
papers for the purpose of reading them
Caat IS proof enough to start him on
his way % ding hospital
If Won have any doubts over which
team Is 20 win The worlds baseball
mpionship ask the first small boz
you encounter vta his head buried in
the sporting page Of daily news
paper.
WHAT has become Of the old-fasG-
toned boy who was willing 10 begin ar
the bottom of the ladder and work his
way Up through she routine Of small
wages and long HouTs2 He is tho
young to go 81 war. but he IS old
enough TO land job that pays man s.
wages If the war goes ON much long
or the boy delivery wagon driver and
the Office boy VIII be curi0sittes.
IF the American hog ever gets wise
to ms financial value II viii turn its
snout up az. the fare that TT is supplied
at present and also will demand more
comfortable lodgings.
THE Yale medical school is expert
menrng with new poisonous gas
Its effects are first being tested on
dogs. II it is found satisfactorily dead
ly it viii he fed to the two-Iegged va
riety that are barking al the entente
arm as In France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

the hospital ambulauces and the sup
ply trucks or the army I'm charge Mir.
Preston is the youngest OF the three
sons Of the late bIr. and Mrs. James
Preston, and IS nephew Of Miss Lii
lie Preston of Mt Ida place. word
comes of the appointment OF Lleuten-
ant Aubrey &. NatZek. who has been
hOn0red by being made side 20 General
Barry, commander Of the 6oth division
of artillery. Z. S. a.. stationed al Fort
Sill Okla Lieutenant Watzek- who
is the second son Of Dr. and Mrs,
John W received his train
ing in the officers. reserve camp At the
Preside. san Francisco, Cal He has
been stationed AT Fort Si]t-waiah is
an immense reception camp fer the
Kansas and Missouri sgldieFs-f0r
about a month Another Daveuporter
whose ability has won him Fecczui-
ti0n from the government is Horace g.
Roberts, who was recently commits
stoned as captain in The ordnance de
partmeut Mr. Roberts is something of
liugujst and his ability as French
scholar has brought him an appoint
meuJ of importance in France. Mr.
Roberts is nov stationed at the Rock
Island arsenal. Captain arthur D.
Ficke, who recently received mis- com
mission in the ordnance department.
ls another Davenport business man
who has volunteered in the service OF
his country. There have been rumors
he would he sent TO France Mrs
F1cke accompanied her husband when
he left for the east Monday and they
are both stopping at the home Of Mrs.
Ficke's father Colonel s E. Blunt,
formerly commandment at Rock Island
arsenal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

The king Of Bavaria has solo his
pearls, Cashing in preparatory to
making a quick getaway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

Congressman Adamsou has been
nominated By the president as mem
Der Of the board of appraisers for the
port OF New York; life Job with a
salary Of $4,000 a year. The railroad
trainmen of the country will he glad
Of Congressman Adauson's good for
tune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

~ shall stand no nonsense from
america after the war" said the
kaiser TO Ambassador Gerard on one
occasion. He viii learn before the
var is over that II IS not nonsense
that he viii have to stand from
.t1aarina
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

The centurion Il s the name implies.
was the commander Of 100 men II the
Roman army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

HockeHsmitb Ease Continued -
Frank Hockensmlth, vino was arrest
ed this week charged with white a}aV-
cry, viii go before United States Com
missioner A. 6. Bush for preliminary
hearing Oct 6. tine commissioner an
nouured The case was set for near
Ing Tuesday morning. The defendant
asked for continuance and IL was
granted Commissioner Bush, how
ever. did NOS set date af preliminary
hearing at that time Hockausmith is
alleged 10 have brought his wife 30
Davenport from Rock Island in 1916
and stationed her al carnival here
Tor immoral purposes. The accused
man is a resident OF Rock Island and
is q solicitor for the Rock Island and
Davenport order of Owls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

May Open on Monday Grade
schools viii probably open ON Mon
/ day morning Teachers and prIneEHats
throughout the city are getting every
thing i'm readiness for the rush of
pupils that viii come ON the first day
CITY Physician Dr. " A. Stocks said
that he did not regard Tuesdays out
/ break of infantiIe paralysis alarming
enough to warrant the closing OF tha
schools any longer There have been
nearly so cases reported 10 health
authorities since the FIRST outbreak al
the dread baby plague rhe FIRST week
of August The bulk of the cases
came during the last weeks of August
and the early days OF September of
the so cases there have been compare
lively few deaths. Prompt action in
nearly every case has resulted i'm a
speedy recovery and the strict quar-
ant3ne measures taken by the board of
health has aided materially in check
ing he plague Unless there is de-
clde1 increase in the number Of cases
this week. children VIII be permitted
TO go back 10 school Monday morning.
Fight In Alley Alfred Hoffman.
Harry Diva Thomas. and Jerry Kos
tai met in the dark alley back as the
Blacllhawk hotel at 1870 o'clock yes
rerday morning. Hoffman and Thomas
had been friends for some time. but
the latter remembered an old zrudge
that remained unsettled Friendly con
Yersation led TO hot words. and Thomas
pulled knife Before Hoffman could
throw up his arms to ward or the
blows, Thomas had slasbed three
times, and the injured man fell. De
tective Kinney and Omcer Graham
heard the words and the munIed thuds
as the knife fell They ran into the
alley and arrested Thomas al the
point OF drawn revolyers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

time for writing these days. If the
our blackberrtes would play in their
own back yard an4 let our fruit alone
perhaps we'd nave more leisure. as II
uses considerable e. our Fa-uable time
-FauDiH- back tg fine berry Held %
aae III we can aad 4 few bushes be-
fore somebody else gets the first pick
ing as they lo most Of The rime.-
LenoE corr. Jefferson toH Gazette
Those Loving Friends
us she still going with Clarence
I haven't seen them together Of late.
at least not as often as they used 20
be. Shes getting fat too lou kuo"
when a girl begins to take OH flesh
an her age it's pretty hard t9 knock
of weight. She amt nearly as good
looking as she was before sle grew
so heavy. Shes better crowd lIaf-
enee bit ar he'll grow cool on her
/ have seen the same thing happen Jo
older girls bul she's lovely and all
faaf just the same. but fat women
ain The hit with men that the sEipa-
lAe ones are. H9L no more. believe
4 aat 3 |aA# nay h07oaA4 SAYS
ana 1e aeaf2 Eae 9--eF men laiHs you
know.
SIAM is asking for volunteers TO
agat WITH the entente armies. Boy,
page the famous twins.
candidacy Ion faa nomination as
United States senator on the AepuG-
acau ticket says lie viii stand Dbl
his record of authorized public state
men-s. Which means that he is pre-
=
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

If the American hog ever gets wise
20 ms financial value IT viii turn its
snout up al the fare that TT is supplied
at present and also will demand more
comfortable lodgings,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

THERE is 8 vast difference between
a naturally sweet disposition and one
of the same brand cultivated wholly
for business reasons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

of picking out a new hat How dit
feTent il is with their wives Il is
an event they look forward 10 FOR
weeks The only thing that worries
them is the price tag They know
how the new bonnet viii set on them.
hut they aren't always sure h0u the
figure in the bin viii set with friend
husband
J. N. {.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-27

ONE newspaper reported that "fht
steal prices had been cut 1n half
by the government MOI SO far away
from the truth At that
MOST men dread the Responsibilities
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-16
BOIL WORM IS
:RAVAC|KC COTTON
WET WEATHER OF AUGUST AIDS
PEST IN RAIDS ON PLANT.
APPLYING POISON.

saltwater, Okla, Sept 15.-Prospects
for the most profitable cotton crop
ever grown in Oklahoma are being sadly
damaged by the ravages Of the cotton
boil worm, otherwise known as the
corn ear worm. The wet weather in
August produced a heavy plant growth
and provided the damp. cloudy weather
necessary 10 the development Of the boil
worm.
Powdered arsenate of lead i'm dust
form applied at the rate Of one to two
pounds to the acre, depending upon
rankness Of plant growth, is the real
remedy prescribed by Prof. c. F. San.
born Of the entomology department al
Oklahoma A. & NJ College.
The recent month of extremely wet
weather has been favorable for the rap.
Id spread and increase OF boil worms
and similar caterpnlars," says Prof.
sanborn. Their habits. other than an.
pearance in wet summers. are variable
General infestations may occur in low.
lands and highland cotton not be az.
fected II sometimes happens that up.
land cotton is equally affected.
The mother of this worm is able TO
deposit about 5000 eggs. which hatch
within two or three DAYS Corn silks
are preferred for the eggs. but the third
generation of moths. which appeared
last August In the absence Of corn
silks found cotton, cowpeas. etc. to
be satisfactory for this purpose.
The worms become fun grown i'm
about three weeks and enter the soil
near the base of their food plants and
transform to the adult miller stage.
Consequently, many of the worms have
already become full fed and have en-.
tered the soil TO transform This NAV
in.icate continued trouble up 10 frost
Best Control Arsenate Of Lead.
The best control method az this time
is powdered arsenate OF lead. applied at
the rate Of one pound to the acre in
short cotton and two pounds to the acre
in tall cotton. Powder dusting ma.
chimes are manufactured expressly for
making the application but i'm case
these are not easily obtanable. the ar.
senate OF lead can be applied bv the
use OF a porous cheese cloth sacks. A
pole or rod long enough to extend
across four rows Of cttoon can be- used
by man ON horseback. The sacks
are tied to the pole. "a sack 20 each row
II is possible 20 dust from thirty to forty
acres a day I'M this way. Success OF
this plan depends upon having sacks
porous enough 20 release the powder
when brushed against the stalks II
the sacks are too porous the poison can
be diluted with air Stacked lime"