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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
Travel in the Future.

One good result OF the has been to give the
American people new outlook world affairs
The history of other lands and peoples is being
studied-so states a large city librarians never
before 1t is true that in respect at least
Americans cannot be accused Of lack of interest in
other countries
But what has been the benefit arising from the
expenditure Of so much time and money?
They have visited the old world to see old things
They have looked at the stones of Venice instead
OF its people They have read the Bible of Amiens
but not its newspapers. They know all about the
Hotel des Invaides, but nothing about the Bourse
du Travail. They have gone to Weimar to see the
house Of Goethe down in the city without becoming
aware of the significant fact that the house OF
Nietzsche the hill drawing larger number
OF German pilgrims. England was to them merely
an old curiosity shop. They have become familiar
with the outsdes OF foreign buildings but have
failed to become acquainted with the inside Of foreign
brains They have diligently inspected tombs with
out realizing that they would not have deal with
dead Europeans but live ones.
Of course all travel is matter of education and
old world scenes fail to make history live
subject But now the war has and at its close
Of the traveller Belgium though much of it is in
ruins. will be an unfailing of interest," who
will not want to get off beaten track of the
binary guide tourist and give time to study the
character and institutions of people to whom
owe such debt of gratitude?
The same can be said Of northern France. whose
villages and heroic villagers will have large
place in thought and admiration of all the Ameri
can people for the kindness melted out to our sol
der boys-many of whom sleep their last sleep on
Flanders fields. The difficulty Of the language is
one that can be easily overcome The French peo-
ple-lke ourselves-are giving up the study of Ger
many and the German language and soldiers by
constant contact with the French fast becoming
proficient in their language, much that many
of them are using so many French phrases in their
letters home as render necessary the possession
Of a French dictionary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

Your EaLSs
Chittenden, the famous authority
on nutrition, believes that the large
quantity of protein Clean meat,
fowl, fish, white of egg in the av-
erage diet is due to self-indulgence.
He tells US that such self-indul-
gence is a strain upon the kidneys,
liver and other organs having to do
with the breaking up and elimina-
ton of the end-products Of protein
combustion in the body.
Hindhede goes Chittenden a few
points better, advocating (and TAX
ing his own diet, as Chittenden did
a diet of bread, potatoes and fruit,
with a small quantity of milk when
good, pure, fresh milk is obtain
able This, you will notice, is a
regular back-tO-the-farm ration.
Hindhede has thoroughly proved,
by experimenting upon himself, his
family and his hired help and sci
entifc assistants, that his simple
dietary insures splendid health,
normal growth, and ample nourisl,-
ment for both physical and mental
work. Besides, on the Hindhede
regimen there seems to be a com
parative freedom from ''indiges-
ton" (Which primarily depends on
too much food or too hasty eating) ,
kidney and liver complaint, dia-
betes. govt, and such troubles.
These maladies are certainly rare
among the peasants who subsist on
dietary about the same as Hind
hede advocates.
This is the Hindhede regimen
and 1 dare say it will prove even
more popular than the Karell sys-
TEN has proved among the readers
of this column:
Graham bread .. 500 grams Us oz.)
Potatoes ..... 1000 grams (36 oz.)
Vegetable marga
rim ......... $50 grams { or
Apples ....... 500 grams go or
Milk .......... 500 c. c. Il pit
This is the dietary for each "a
hours. Hindhede found that this
diet gives a urine which dissolves
uric acid readily (uric acid being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
On Board One Of Uncle Sans New
Merchant Ships.

In all the vessels being built for
the great emergency feet, simple
ity of living quarters is imposed by
war conditions; yet these quarters
would appear palatial to the early
American sailing ship sailors.
On a 5,000-ton freighter the cap
tain has a suite of his own, on the
lower bridge, reached from below
by a gangway from the bridge deck.
His bedroom has a liberal, built
in bunk with. chest of drawers be-
meath, or in some ships a brass
bed. OF this is a bathroom.
The captain also has an office,
with table, armchair and rolltop
desk. where he conducts the ships
business, and receives visitors.
These quarters are steam-heated
and have screens and fans if the
ship is running into southern wa
tiers. They are finished in hard
wood
The first mate shares the main
Geckhouse with the captain, having
room directly under the bridge.
This is often u feet square, with
hite iron or brass bed, built-in
couch with drawers under it, and
ample clothes lockers and shelf
space The mate usually also has
d private bath.
The second and third mates and
the engineers have each a good
bathroom for each rating.
In the main deckhouse is the
messroom. Here the officers, from
eight to ten in number, have their
meals. On the new ships this is a
bright and cheerful room, finished
in oak or some other hardwood
vanished, having a sideboard and
Ieather-upholste chairs and
lockers. Engineroom and deck Of
ficers share the mess, and usually
there are enough topics of CONVEX
sation of common interest to serve
as a vehicle for amicable social in
tercOurse.
The shipping board, in training
new deck officers, lays stress on
scientific knowledge of navigation.
If a student is not thoroughly ia
miliar with steamship practice, he
is sent to sea, after a term of six
weeks at the shipping board school,
for two months or so as a special,
CT Junior officer to see how the reg
ular officers do their work. With
four experienced navigatOrS max
ing observations, using different
sextants, there is little chance for
error in determining the ships po-
sition--hence a precision of result
is obtained that fits perfectly into
the modern idea of seagOing effici-
ency on which the new merchant
marine is operated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
JOTTINGS FROM
MY NOTEBOOK
By RALPH NJ. MORPHETT
OCTOBER.

OCTOBER
Bending above the spicy woods
which blaze,
Arch skies so blue they flash, and
hold the sun
UNNECESSARILY far; the waters run
Too slow, so freighted are the riv-
er-ways
With gold of elms and birches from
the maze
or forests. Chestnuts, clicking one
sby one.
Escape from satin burs; her
fringes done,
The genhan spreads them out IN
sunny days.
And. like late jewellers at dawn,
the chance
OF one sweet, mad, last hour, all
things assail.
And conquering. flush and spin
while, to enhance
The spell. by sunset door, wrapped
in a veil
OF red and purple mists, the sum
mer, pale,
Steals back alone for one more
song and dance.
Helen Hunt jackson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
HEALTH TALKS
BY WlLLlAh1 4 RA RAD ND

one of the end-products Of protein
mbustion in the body in health.
He also observed that the very free
use of tomatoes in the diet along
with graham bread and vegetable
margarin produced a urine having
good solvent power for uric acid
which will come as a shock to
those credulous souls who imagine
that tomatoes cause uric acid or
something.
Potatoes in large quantities in
the diet tend to keep the aCidity of
urine low or nearly neutral. Bread
in large quantities, on the other
hand, tends to yield highly acid
urine with a deficient dissolying
power for uric acid compounds.
Russian peasant who consume large
amounts of bread and work II
hours a day on it, often have gravel
or stone in the kidney (uric acid
deposits being the basis of graven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
MENU HINT.
Breakfast.

MENU HINT.
Breakfast.
SLICED Peaches Corn Flakes
Mullins Oatmeal Flour and Rice
FLOUR
Blackberry and Apple Jam
Coffee
Luncheon
Tuna Fish Salad Toasted Mullins
Blanc Mango with Stewed Berries
Coffee
Dinner
Meat Casserole Buttered Beets
Salad (Tomato. Stuffed with Left
over Cold Slaw)
Pearl Short Cake Corn and
Rice FLOUR
TRIED RECIPES
Meat Casserole from above
menu)-One pound hamburg or
other ground meat, one cup rice,
one onion, one green pepper, one
cup tomato, salt, pepper. Cook
well in boiling sailed water 20
minutes, drain in colander, reserve
rice water, add seasoning and
onion, cut fine, to the meats. Into
an oiled casserole put half of the
meat Add all of the rice, the pep
per cut fine and the tomato. Add
the rest of the meat and moisten
with the rice water. Make wells
with a knife that the rice water
may penetrate to the bottom. Bake
one hour. Have the oven hot at
first, then decrease heat. The meat
is placed on top and bottom SO that
it will become brown. This gives
a better flavor.
Vegetarian Baked Beans.-One
pound navy beans, one onion,
sprinkling of soda, two teaspoons
salt, one-quarter teaspoon mustard,
pepper, four teaspoons molasses,
three teaspoons maZola Oil. Wash
beans and soak over night. Par
boil with onion in same water 20
minutes. Put in baking dish or
bean pot with remaining ingredi-
ents and cover. Bake slowly three
to four hours, adding boiling wat
er as needed. Remove cover last
half to brown.
Polenta-Three cups corn-meal,
One-Quarter pound American
cheese, one tablespoonful salt, two
quarts water. Sift corn-meal slow
ly into the boiling sailed water
Boil until thick. Cook in double
boiler for one hour. Remove from
fire. Add chopped or grated cheese
and stir occasionally until melted
1t may be served at once or poured
into a damp, cold bread pan. When
cold, cut in slices and brown in a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
H0d1't, soHOn1oI
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ly, you may as well give him m
because If he does not love Won
enough 10 be true now, you NAV ba
sure he will not be after you are
married.
Dear Mrs. Thompson. I went
with a fellow about three years ago
and he told me that he loved me
After We had gone together for sew
eral months he began 10 act queer
and then he stopped coming 10 see
me. / cared more for this fellow
than any man I have ever known.
The other day I got a long letter
from him from France and he wants
me to write TO him. He says that
he Is sorry for the way he treated
me a long time ago and that he had
never been able to forget me.
What shall I do2 Should I write
to him or shall ignore his letter.
/ still love him. IN DOUBT.
Write to him. but try to consider
him as a friend and not as one you
love. Then II he gives you up again
YOU will not be so deeply hurt.
Dear Mrs. Thompson; I am a
college girl, engaged to a soldier.
Even before / became engaged 10
him there was another whom I felt
sure l loved, but he seemed to pay
no attention to me. Then he went
away and l promised the soldier I
would marry him after the war,
thinking I would never see the 9th
er man again and that there was
no use in moping over what might
only have been a severe case OF
puppy love"
Now he has returned and I want
very much to test myself TO see
whether or not my love is true and
lasting or but a passing fancy be-
cause of his good looks. l want
to be fair to my soldier fiance, yet
l want to be sure of myself.
How can l test myself and be
sure? Please help me. l am old
enough to know better 23-yet I
am puzzled. MILTONIAN.
AS long as you have doubt you
may be sure that you are not
enough in love to marry the sol
der. do not believe that you love
the other, however. You are mere
" worshiping an ideal and If you
had a chance to know him well you
would be disappointed. Wait until
the war is over and II you are still
IN doubt ask the soldier to wait un-
til you can make up your mind be-
fore you marry hiIa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
HANDS UP!

BY Ralph Hamilton.
Rolfe Dayton was sorry that ne
cessity had ever forced his broth
er-in-Iaw, Warren Sholes, to bring
his sister and her sweet little child
to Plympton. There was a town,
but it was primitive. The large
smelling plant did profitable
business and made money, and
Sholes was well paid, but beyond
the limits of the place was the
wildness, infested by disorganized
but dangerous groups of criminals
and fugitives, who periodically
raided the various settlements,
leaving terror and loss behind
them. The scenery along the val
ley, however. was lovely, and Mrs.
Snoles had little pony phaeton
which helped her while the time
away pleasantly.
viii you do an errand for me,
Roller" she inquired one morning.
aid Rolfe, glad for a break in the
dullness of hts vacation monotony,
nodded willing assent
There is a Miss Vehmeyer, an
old spinster, who lives some six
miles along the main traffic turn
pike Yesterday Nettie, visiting a
neighbor. went fairly wild over an
Angora kitten a child had. who
told me she had bought ii \from
Miss Vehmeyer. who has quite a
brood of them for sale 1t is a
short and pleasant drive, and Net
tie is anxious, to go with you and
pick her kitten out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

arm. BEFORE he could get outside
three uncoulh desperad0es we're
upon him. They dragged him 70
room with only a small yeuulauns
window in it, barred the door and
left him to his fate.
He's heard enough TO spoil our
game" said the leader. Wen
leave word that will send someone
to him after we've got away WIN
the plumber"
Rolfe Dayton thought quickly.
The kitten would IL not return ~
once to Miss Traynor If he release,
il? He hastily scrawled pI.e-
account Of his situation and lAe
purpose of his captUrs. secured '-g
writing with the ribbon aruuAo
F!unys neck and pushed me nls-
ten through the little window. Pr
saw 1t glide away through llS
grass in the direction of its oil
home. Then he knew he must
wait patiently for developments.
Some other men arrived ana
bags of tools clatteTed uu The looi-
Then just as all hands were aOog-
to leave, there came q sharp "
der.
Hands up" Role DAYTON kne"
that clever Aida TrayuUr had Ie
ceiyed his message
And. hands together, happy ll" 70.
and wife. many times after -
they entranced their little chiiuL.
with the story OF FLUFFY, the cle'o,,
Angora kitten, who saved the e@'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
China'S Future.

That China is destined to be almost formidable
competitor for the worlds trade is fully borne
by the official reports American stationed
different parts the celestial empire; it is also
the opinion of D. NJ Carman, American citizen
who has travelled very extensively in all parts of
that great land
The world has to consider, states Mr. Carman,
that China has a population supposed to be 100000.
goo Of the reliable in the world
toned to low standard of life and contented with
it and that this population occupies country Of
prodi gous mineral wealth almost entirely undeveop-
ed And OF steeI-making materials there
meuse deposits nearer to the wharves of sea-going
ships than any such deposits in this country.
Certain causes produce certain results, and that
some time industrial must the competi-
ton of these resources certain anything in
the future. In Mr. Car1nan's opinion the beginning
Of this competition on important scale is hand
China has adequate capital adequate skill.
We are in a condition to supply both, and we may
perhaps have to face, on larger scale than We
could desire emigration Of capital and brains
from this country 10 China. They being made
uncomfortable here, but would be very welcome
there. Japan is already exporting these essential
agencies China q large scale. and do
ing something
OF course there are disadvantages The i'm
porant is the absence Of Chinese government suf-
feLeny stable TO protect foreign Industries there.
President wilson has committed TO the doctrine
thai every nation has right work out its
destiny that we cannot expect him to send any
military protection The japanese government, how
ever has not yet embarrassed itself in that way,
The present cost Of production, however, cannot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

'Oh yes, mamma-oh, please, I'm
Gle Rolfe!" pleaded the excited lit
tie one.
Roife reached the little house de-
scribed by him TO notice a femi-
nine form bending over a flower
bed. THAT must be Miss Vehmey-
en-" he observed to Nettie.
Yes, and I'll run to her and tell
her we want the kitten right away.
Uncle, dear!" and away sped Net
tie in the direction of the garden.
She returned led by the hand of
the most bewitching young lady
Rolfe had ever Toasted his eyes
upon.
Il am Miss Traynor, niece of
Miss Vehmeyer, who has'gone away
for the day" explained this para
gon Of beauty, and Rolfe surmised
that she must belong TO the Tray
nor family. who dominated about
everything worth while in Plymp-
ten. She graciously invited him TO
accompany herself and her little
charge to a shed where, confined in
an Immediately clean coop, were
the half-dozen little kittens.
Now then, dear, which one do
you like best?" asked Aida Tray
ROT. and Netties eyes roved all
about and her choice fixed upon
one which was climbing the wire as
if anxious to get TO Miss Traynor.
You must keep Fluffy closely
confined in a room for a week or
So" she directed Twice | have
placed her. and twice she has come
back. Get her used to you, little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

one, and she will soon know you
as well as she does me-"
Miss Traynor placed Fluffy in a
little wicker basket, which Nettie
Rugged close as if it held the great
est treasure in the world. Rolfe
paid a moderate price charged.
Two days later Fluffy had vanish
ed.
There is of course nothing TO
do but to go to Miss Traynor and
see if the truant has returned
there" he decided, and started on
foot for the isolated place, glad OF
an excuse 10 again meet a girl who
had attracted him so nightly.
The runaway had, indeed, re-
turned. as Rolfe had surmised
Miss Traynor again happened TO be
at her aunt's that afternoon. She
put Fluffy safely in a new box and
gave Rolfe some new explicit di-
rections.
Rolfe set out on foot for the
town. About half the distance ac-
complished, a sharp shower came
up. Near the river there was a dis
uantled structure. RoIfe ran for
its shelter As he passed door
less aperture. he heard voices in
an adjoining room.
Ten O'Clock for the trick. fell
lows" spoke rough accents. The
tools will be here then. the bank
Is full to the brlm with money. and
the Waterman arranged for"
What's that"
THAT" was a low wall from the
kitten in the box under Rolfe's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16
The Day in Davenport

Missing in Acti0n.-Private Otis
Il. Christian, aged 20, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Christian, 575 Jer-
sey Ridge road, who enlisted in Bat
terry B, One Hundred Twenty-fifth
field artillery, at the outbreak OF
the war. and later was transferred
to the One Hundred Third supply
company, was listed among the
missing in action in yesterday S
casualty list. He sailed from New
York overseas on June %, and the
last letter from him was received
by his parents dated somewhere IN
France on Sept 3. He mentioned
in his letter that his company had
Just come in from participating IN
a big drive and that they had cap
tured quite a number OF Germans
that he was in good health and ev-
erything was going along all right.
DOns OverallS. - Rabbi Jerome
Mark of Temple Emanuel, Dayen-
mort. believes in doing his bit IN
winning the war by the sweat OF
his brow. For this reason he has
offered his services to the govern
rnent housing corporation. This
corporation will erect several hun
dred homes for arsenal workmen.
Bright and early tomorrow morn
ing Rabbi Mark will don pair OF
overalls and with pick and shovel
start to work in the western part
of the city where the houses are
being erected.
DfIuteS Whisky. - That bootleg
gers operating in this vicinity are
using Illegal means to dilute whis-
ky sold to their patrons was evil
dent when the police found an I'M
opened bottle of whisky in the pos
session of five men they arrested
at Schick's barn on Gaines between
Third and Fourth street, yester-
day. The cork of the bottle was
still sealed in with the government
stamp. But round hole had been
cut in the bottom Of the bottle with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

an electric needle, and through this
hole the liquor had been diluted.
Sell Unfit Candy.-John Nopolos,
Pete Lecontics and L. Dillis, pro-
prietors of the Piazza candy store.
Fourth and Brady streets, were
made co-defendants in a case filed
yesterday before Police Magistrate
A. G. Sampson. They are charged
with selling adulterated food. Carl
J. Hagermann purchased the candy
exhibited in the case. The candy
is said to be impure and unfit for
human consumption.
Marriage Licenses.-Frank Rob
erts, Upton, and Frances Leuthold,
Massillon, Iowa; Ed Etgel and
Alice Ayres, Madison, s. D.
Son Not MiSSing.-Mr and Mrs.
Henry F. Richter, 1903 Union street.
have received official notification
that their son, Henry J. Richter,
previously reported missing in ac-
ton, has been located and is now
recovering in a French hospital
He was severely wounded.
Obituary Record. - Mrs. Michael
Breidenbach, a lifelong resident Of
Davenport, expired at Mercy hospi-
tai at 1870 Monday night, after a
prolonged illness, which termina-
ted in pneumonia About a week
ago her illness took the serious
form that made it seem advisable
to remove her from her home al
1912 Scott street to the hospital
James F. Bishop died at the home
Of his sister, Mrs j Vasen. 800 East
Eighth street, at 7:3O o'clock yes-
terday morning, following a linger-.
ing illness
A well known resident Of paveu-
port passed away Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock with the death or
Miss Rosina c. HetZel, who resided
six miles southwest Of Davenport
on Telegraph road Death followed
only a brief illness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-16

Dear Mrs. Thompson: My boy
friend has been angry for month
and / don't know what | have done
to make him act So He is not go
ing with any other girl in my place,
but he makes it evident that he
doesn't like me any more. At school
he passes me in the halls and won't
speak or look at me and in the
classes we have together If 1 eaten
him looking at me he turns away
and frowns. What do you suppose
is wrong with him? Should l ask
him what | have done to make him
angry? ELIZABETH.
1t is useless to speculate upon
the boys reason for acting so. Pre-
tend not 10 notice that anything is
wrong, and in time he may offer an
explanation voluntarily.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am keep
ing company with young man Of
Swedish birth. He has been in this
country seven years and is not
naturalized. Although he is in the
draft age he says he will not have
to go to war unless he wants 10.
He has not been drafted yet, as he
expects to go when he is drafted. l
cannot understand why he wouldn't
be forced to go even if he is a
Swede. The English and Canadians
are drafted just like anyone else.
GERTRUDE.
Sweden is a neutral country. But
citizens of neutral countries who
are in the United States now will
all have TO fight if they are called
to war.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am en-
gagged to a young man and l love
him with all my heart, but lately
have discovered that he has a few
very disagreeabIe traits. He does
not always tell the truth to me and
he seems to lack a sense of honor,
because he lies to his mother and
then tells me what he has said and
seems to think it was clever. He
has a very dear mother who would
give her all for him and he does not
appreciate her
Do you think that If I should
marry him he would treat me the
same way in time? This worries
me a great deal lately.
WORRIED.
Love dies when there is not truth.
Tell the boy how you feel about his
falsehoods and ask him to be more
honorable for your sake. If he re-
fuses to take your suggestion kind