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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
Come THROUGH With Your Help.

We are in the midst Of the Pershfng Patriot
week and the important question for each one to
ask is. what is my part in it? The famous general
whose name is linked with this effort is over in
France: does he ever wonder whether we who wear
Civilian clothes are proving loyalty fully
his men in khaki? Does he wonder whether we are
maintaining our share Of the burden, with like
cheerEuIuess and in as full measure Of devotion?
tie most assuredIy does and the success Of this and
indeed every enterprise here must strengthen his
hands and make better fighter of every at his
command
Every man. woman and child should buy at least
one more war savings stamp and sign the honor
roll-as Pershing Patriot
This roll WHICH it is confidently believed will
contain. 100000 signatures is to be sent first to
President wilson and then go across the Atlantic
TO General Pershing Don't say You have done your
utmost-you have not. Think Of English and
French allies who have not only cheerfully given
half Of their incomes besides purchasing bonds
for war expenses. We have not yet learned what
it means TO sacrifice. but we shaIl-let us begin
now DO you know that in the Argentine republic
where patriotism is not an element, the war stamps
mothers for their children, because they are the
best safe investment that the world offers?
Pershng week should see the enrolment of at
least one saver for every American fighter in
France
Here is what one War Savings stamp at
s419 this week Will do
VIII pay for 100 rifle cartridges.
Two War Savings stamps will feed
soldier for week
Five War Savings stamps will buy rifle.
Twenty War Savings stamps will pay for
light machine gun.
Forty War Savings stamps Will equip
soldier from head TO foot, ready for France
Two hundred War Savings stamps, the
maximum amount any one person can buy.
will pay for a big she'll
Remember
War Savings Stamps are interest bear
ing government securities. They cannot de-
cline in value. for the United States treasury
will redeem them at any time at full cost
price plus interest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
Household Hints

, heaping teaspoon of butter and one
OF lard or substitute. Mix with a
knife, using enough milk to make
a soft dough. Roll out and cut in
four pieces. Place an apple on
each square, putting little SUI
gar, cinnamon and butter in each
hole Fold dough around apple and
| bake until brown. Serve with the
following sauce or cream and su-
gar:
Sauce-Beat one-half cup sugar
one tablespoon butter, one tea
spoon cinnamon, two tablespoons
flour (Which has been moistened
with water and stirred to a smooth
batter) until creamy. Add a pint
of boiling water and cook a few
minutes.
Scotch Potato Cakes-To two
cups hot mashed potatoes add two
tablespoons hot milk, one table
spoon butter, one egg and salt and
pepper to taste; beat all well to-
gether and spread one inch in
thickness in a square pan.
Let cool and cut in squares.
Beat one egg with a tablespoon
of water; coat cakes with this and
, then with crumbs. Dip again in
egg and crumbs and saute a deli
cate brown.
Serve with steak
Fruit Soup.-COok two cups
fruit in one quart of water with
corn syrup sweetening to taste.
Cherries, raspberries, pineapple or
plums may be used. Add the graf
ed rind of half a lemon, small
stick of cinnamon. and a dash of
salt. Cook until the fruit is soft.
Press through sieve and when
cold add One-fourth cup of white
wine, cIaret or sherry and serve
very cold in sherbet glasses. The
soup may be slightly thickened if
one tablespoon of arrow
root or sage which has
been sottened in cold water, is
added when fruit is nearly done.
Potato Scones.-Take cold
mashed potatoes, moisten with
milk and work in sufficient flour
with which baking powder is mix
ed to form a firm dough, adding
pinch of salt. Roll out, sprinkle
with flour, roll in beaten egg
again in flour; cut in rounds.
Bake on hot griddle. Butter hot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

, and offered to settle the score Ii
Mark would take it out in goods.
Then a bright idea came into his
mind. He had seen Ralph at a dis
lance and had noticed that he still
wore the same shabby suit OF
clothes, Mark knew enough of the
practical end Of tailoring to take
accurate eye measurement Then
he ordered a suit that would be
sure to fit his cherished friend.
I've come to ask a favor of you, -
he told his friend. invading his
room one evening.
ITO forgive you for neglecting
me so outrageously!" rallied Ralph
good-naturedly. What's the rea-
son ?"
well. you see. / lost my old posi-
ton and the new one keeps me
pretty busy. See here; they owed
me some salary when Couer & Co.
failed, and | had To take it out in
trade. This box contains a suit
they gave me, and I am pretty GER
tain il will just ilt you. 1t won't
me. l want you to wear it. II you
can"
"Oh. now, Mark
"Or shall have TO give It away
TO somebody else
you're about the best fellow in
the world" declared Ralph, when
he had been finally prevailed upon
TO accept the gift rendered.
by the way. | met >Miss Deane
the other day. and she was won
dering what had become OF YOU"
Busy, YOU see" mumbled Mark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
lEE|gIII EeAHlsTTEE TALKS
BY W!LllAnf BRADY nd.

velop lead poisoning sooner or lat
er. Those who smoke while at
work are also more liable to be
poisoned.
Modern establishments, equipped
with vacuum systems and hoods and
exhaust fiues to diminish the dan
ger from dust are fairly safe places
to work, and with reasonable per-
sonal cleanliness there is practi-
cally no risk of lead poisoning ex-
cept for those who file or polish
type.
Stereotypers and electrotYpers
are exposed to fumes which are
likely to carry volatile lead directly
into the lungs. Efficient systems OF
ventilation can obviate this risk.
The printer must indeed be
watchful of the dangers of lead poi
souing If he would postpone his ul-
innate encounter with the devil.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Sweating OF Armpits.
Will you please give a harmless
remedy for sweating OF the arm
pits?
ARswer-Sponge skin Of armpits
once each alternate day for three or
four times with a solution Of one
half ounce aluminium chloride in
three ounces distilled or rain water.
4 Woman is Just Mature at Forty.
Would you be good enough to an
swer through your column whether
it is dangerous for a woman 81
years old to have her first baby?
What do you think of twilight
sleep" at that time? A. c. r.
Answer-No reason why wom-
an should anticipate any difficulty
in childbirth at 40 or thereabout.
a woman is in her acme physically
at 40. The danger idea" is fish
wife gossip. l don't think much OF
twilight sleep" I think chlOro-
form or ether or nitrous oxide anes-
thesia safer than morphine-scopola-
mine narcosis, as rule. After a
hypodermic of the latter is given
there is no withdrawing of the an
esthesia should emergency demand
it. Twilight sleep" was made in
Germany-the name was. The
drugs were employed for narcosis
in childbirth in this country many
years before the German professors
got wind of it and capitalized it
with the help of certain interests in
this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
The Real Essential.

The moving picture business has been declared
outside the line of non-essential war occupation.
because OF the way stood back of the govern
ment in all its war enterprises. Very good And
yet fool exemption board out in Iowa undertook
to classify the newspaper none essential, in the
face of the fact that institution has given so
Loyalty and periodically of its efforts and liberal
ly of its of sustenance to the aid of the
government and the furtherance of all its war en-
terprses has the newspaper.
But for it none of the Liberty loans could have
succeeded, nor could any OF the noble endeavors
that have attended the prosecution of the war been
brought about The newspaper is glad to render
this service and considers it privilege to do So but
it naturally feels somewhat put out when asses
bray it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
NOTED PsfHSclA
Industrial Hygienc-f4.
The Printer and the Devil

Occupational lead poisoning IL Il
slow, insidious, chronic condition
which generally escapes recognition
until some serious complication
arises, unless the worker is fortu-
nate enough to undergo a regular
medical examination by shop regu-
lation. 1t used to be the belief that
the mode Of absorption of lead into
the system was through the skin,
especially through tie palms of the
hands, and this may possibly be a
factor in rare cases. but we now
know that the usual and most inn
portant mode of entrance of Leaf.
in occupational poisoning is in the
form OF dust and volatiIized lead in
hailed OF swallowed Indeed, there
is scarcely any convincing evidence
that enough of any metal can be
absorbed through the unbroken
skin to be detected in the blood OF
secretions or to cause any sign OF
poisoning. When such absorption
seems to occur, the truth is as a
rule, that the metal has been in
hailed in a volatile state or in dust
OF InSeSLeu on OF III the IOOQ IN III
stances where the worker makes
the mistake of eating in the shop
Type metal contains about 70 pei
cent of lead in alloy with % pei
cent of anthony and per cent OF
copper, tin or zinc. FROM the wear
Of the type, dust is given off and
collects in the bottom of the type
cases, and such dust contains con
siderable lead. Dust deposited
about the composing room has been
found to contain about l per cent
cf lead, and traces of lead have beer
found in the dust collected in the
atmosphere of the composing room
Printers are much more suscepti-
bic to consumption than are doctors
and nurses. Perhaps the irritation
of dust and the mpoverishment OF
the system by mild lead poisoning
are explanatory causes of this high
tuberculosis rate. Then, too, print
ers are a wicked lot, take them by
and large, whereas doctors and
nurses are angelic.
Compositions who have the dan
gerous habit of moistening' their
fingers with saliva to get better hold
of the type are pretty sure to de-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

street, dash of rain came up and
Mark invited Ralph to seek shelter
till the shower was over in a neigh
borhood clubroom
I'm a member" he advised
Ralph. You see, we're just a few
people living in a narrow district
and meet once a week for readings
and lectures. Miss Deane," he bow
ed as a young lady neared them,
and Ralph found himself intro
duced to most charming girl.
Then Mark. who was a sort of mas
ter of ceremonies for the evening.
left the two together and Ralph
spent a pleasant hour.
1t was week later when Mark
neared the home of Miss Deane
CHANGING from the street he sawsin
the little parlor the girl he had
learned to love and Ralph Estes
He turned from the spot with a
sudden pang at heart.
TITS plain" he commented. his
eyes betokening intense secret pain.
Il don't wonder that Estes has been
attracted by Eta. 1t means good
by to some happy hopes / have
had, but he is worthy of any wom-
ans love and II will forget"
Mark did not forget but he no
longer placed himself in the way
of either Ralph or Eta He had
been working as bookkeeper for a
large tailoring establishment, that
business failed and Mark was oc-
cupied for week in securing a
new position. The tailoring estab-
lshment owed him months wages
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
A SUIT OF CLOTHES.

Mark Lester loved and told ne
one, not even the object of his af-
fections.. He was of a timid, re-
firing disposition that made him
self-deprecatoFy and self-conscious.
He made a confidant of no one, not
even of Ralph Estes, whom he con-
sidered the best of mankind AND a
true, helpful friend They did not
see much OF one another and MARI
was careful not to fntrude upon
others. All the same he harbored
a sentiment towards Ralph almost
brotherly.
The latter at the risk of his life
had rescued the crippled sister of
Mark from being overtaken and
crushed by an automobile He
made little of his heroism when
Mark came to him with tears in his
eyes. overlooking with gratitude.
About once a week after that Mark
would put himself casually in the
way Of Ralph. just to bask in the
sunshine of his smile and open
heartedness. Sometimes nights he
would stroll by the place where
Ralph boarded, and glance up at
the light in his window and go
home. like some devotee who had
visited a cherished shrine.
Ralph had a poorly paid position.
Mark learned this. and also noted
that Ralph, even Sundays, wore a
well-mended suit of clothes.
One evening they met on the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

Get home late-tirod ont Now
he burst forth, reaching the stree"
Estes can be preseutable when ne
goes to with sorruWiuI
gulp-"Ettat"
He passed the Deana house one
evening a week later Through the
window he again noted Ralph ana
several others In its front room
IT'S all settled. Well good luck
to both of them" uttered Marx
hrayely.
Ralph caught up with him on me
street next day. FL say. MarA' Ae
observed, I'm settled now-up a,
the home OF Miss Deane-and
want you to come and see nae Ana
she told me she missed YOU great
ly. I've rented their upper rooms
and at last have my wife ana Two
little ones with me again.
wife, little ones sasps'
Mark bewildercdly. 100.
YES. they've been staying WIN
her folks until ! got on my tees
financially Why. old fellow, Elal
the matter?" for Mark backed mo
an open hallway, buried his face ~
his arm and sobhed like a emo.
"You big hearted. s5li-5acr0hclhl5
martyrt" cried Ralph. when an ihv
story had been told when / leH
Eta"
And he told Eta and before
week was over her esteem for tA'
nohle-h4artod martyr Increased ten
fold she confessed how her love
had ben his from the nrst hour Ihe'
had met
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
woman 81 years old. / ain not
beauty, but "A lot of my friends say
1 look young for my age. Men
have asked for my hand, but al
ways refused, because l wanted to
be old enough 10 know what was
doing before / accepted. / think
now / am about old enough.
There IS a man about my own
age who is desperately in love with
me, but 1 don't love him. l have
tried to, for l think he would make
a good husband, but can't.
l am also corresponding with
soldier in France. We have never
seen each other, but l know he Is
a nice boy for my cousin knows him
well. He is several years younger
than l am. l have sent him my
picture. but haven't told him how
old / am. I know love him, for
his picture is exactly my ideal, and
his letters always cheer me up 50
much. He loves me very much and
has asked me TO marry him when
the war is over. / think he is just
the one for me.
"a Should l tell him I'll wait
for him?
(2) Do you think he will be dis
appointed in me when he sees me
on. account of my age?
% Which one of the two would
you advise me to marry?
SUSIE.
ID Do not tell the boy you will
wait for him. If you do he will feel
under obligations to you upon his
return, and this would be hardly
fair since he does not know your
age. Confess your age and say you
do not care to promise anything
until you have met.
% If you do not tell him how
old you are before he sees. you, he
is very apt to be disappointed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
4 Chance For Rock Island.

Here is great opportunty-let US hope the hour
will find the man or woman equal to the occasion.
A call has gone abroad for national an
them, which shall gather up and express the sent-
uieats Of the American people in period totally
different from any that has gone before To very
many it seems only natural that the mighty deeds
Of these days should produce a song-a hymn
which Will voice in fitting terms the unparalleled
events Of the past is months. The composition
should not be unduy fulsome, but sincerely express
sive gratitude its heroes and hero
ines and of an unfalterng trust in a God who will
assuredly bring about the downfall Of tyranny and
the triumph of righteousness.
(The Argus will be pleased to receive
any such compositions and publish them
opportunity permts)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

That our negro troops certainly making good
the front is the burden of war correspondents
message This writer says: While a German SOL
der might stand up and fight white man. he
filings down his rifle and shouts kamerad with all
his lung power. whenever a negro face shows be
hind American bayonet; indeed one German on
seeing negro soldier for the first time in action
terrorized q whole company by exclaiming loud
enough for all 10 hear. My Cd, the very devil is
fighting against US"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
Tried Recipes.

Stuffed Baked Potatoes (from
above menu)-Bake large, smooth
skinned potatoes. When done cut
off one side of the potato and re-
move the inside, leaving the skin
whole, like a cup.
Mash or dice the potato, add
milk, butter, pepper and salt as
for mashed potatoes, beat very
light, fill the skins, put small piece
of butter over each potato and re-
turn to oven to brown. When
ready to serve place small piece of
parsley in each.
Conservation Pie.-Mix one ia
blespoon flour or cornstarch TO a
smooth paste with one-quarter cup
of milk. Add one ounce melted
chocolate, one teaspoon butter
substitute, three tablespoons honey
or white corn syrup, pinch of
salt, three-quarter cup of milk.
Cook in a double boiler until it
thickens, then add two well beat
EN- egg yolks and one-half teaspoon
vanilla. Pour in a baked crust.
Beat whites of eggs, spread over
top and brown in oven.
Rice pie crust for above filing:
two-thirds rice flour. one-third
wheat flour Make just like wheat
pie crust, only do not use quite
as much shortening.
Apple Dumplings.-Peel four
tart apples and remove cores. Sift
one cup of wheat flour. one cup
rice flour, two teaspoons baking
powder and one teaspoon salt into
a mixing bowl. Work into it a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
4 Wild Night,

Viola, Ill, Enterprise).
Excitement ran riot in Viola
Monday evening when the sher-
if, his deputy and the coroner
came driving into town at break
neck speed. The first inquiry was
as TO the location of the auto wreck
south of town in which two men
had been reported killed. Our
peaceful little city was in ignor-
ance of any auto accident or any
one killed. OF course this stirred
up excitement galore, and it was
but a few minutes untilFthe news
was spread far and wide, and the
streets were soon lined with Gu
rious inquirers as to the nature
of the terrible catastrophe.
Later it was learned that there
had been a small accident on the
Pope Creek hill south of Viola.
when a Ford car had gone in the
ditch and buckIed up its wishbone
but we are glad to report that there
were no casualties, although it is
said that couple of men were bad
ly shot with polluted water, Cnot
pluto water).
Accidents viii happen in the best
of regulated families
B. Minus gets his mail at Carroll
ton, Mo.
NJ. G. says: "a 20 per cent tax on
musical instruments has been sue-
gested. Last winter l might have
opposed it. Now heartily endorse
the tax. Eight weeks of life ue1
door to an amateur cornet plavar
VIII spoil the sweetest disposition ."
But, M. G.. why confuse a cornet
with MUSICAL. instrument?
SURELY this is the original old
fashioned girl. She writes to DR..
Hfrshberg: VIII you please tell
what to do in order to get little
color into my cheeks"
Show me a girl in Rock Island
who doesn't know color is not mt
INTO cheeks, but "on" 'em.
SAY Radford, Carl Ed saws he has
been marked off the lfst and wisbas
you would see to it that he is no
longer cut OF from communication
with the outside world
WELL. / suppose you noticed that
the Moline police force had a picnic
yesterday.
YES, he went out on his motor
rycle
o. d. X.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17
CHO RDS ND
ID SEQ r ID S
SHE'S NINE MONTHS OLD.


Nine monthse passed
Since our little girl,
Deserted the angels
For us in this world:
And each of those months
Has added SO much.
With those wond'rous changes
OF Artist Times touch.
Her golden hair hangs
In curls from her head.
Encircling her face
When asleep in her bed;
Whene'er she awakens-
Her face dimpled in smiles,
The rooms change from bleak
To bright sunshiny aisles;
Fer very presence
Makes life's troubles grow
Into mere nothings as
The suns rays do snow.
Her vocabulary
OF three words and cry
Is papa" and mamma"
And by-bye, by-bye!
Baby now has four
Pure lily-white teeth,
Two above in front,
Two more just beneath.
Her greatest fun now
Is to creep or just "skoOt
Though she soon will have more
All around on the floor.
Her most tragic hour comes
When she waves daddy by-bye,
Causing tears to go tumbling
Down her cheeks from each eye
BILL Nichols, like every other
patriotic mothers son that left this
office for the army, gave us sol
emn promise before his departure
/ that he would keep us posted on
the high lights of camp life. Bill
who is now with the quartermas-
ter's department at Camp Meigs
Washington, D. c., has just come
across with the following in a let
| ter TO the office bunch:
Tell O. D. X. that l didn't forget
my promise about his column. but
| this is not 4 witty bunch, so !
| haven't run across anything funny
except one command a newly made
sergeant gave He had the platoon
marching north and wanted the col
umn to turn and march cast. In
stead of giving the command, Col
umn right he gave Column east
march And the lieutenant bawled
US out for laughing, too"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

robed in the conventional white of ghosts and
without any legs feet being visible.
Darby and Joan were frightened out of their wits
and taking to their heels scampered away only,
alas, to fall headlong into cucumber patch. In
the effort to extrcate themselves they became hope
lessly entanged Seeing their dilemma and not real
izing they were the cause, the GHOSTS" came to
the rescue and proved to be a couple of farmer
etts in calico overals."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-17

The Boston city council is anxious to mark
its sense Of appreciation of the Paris council in
naming one or their beautiful esplanades Avenue
President Wilson" They propose changing the
names Of two of their public squares: Park Square
TO Marine Circle and Postoffce square to Rheims
Circle With desire that IS widespread-to drop all
places bearing German names-Bostor's example
ran well be emuIated.