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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-09-14

Don't fail to attend the Pasty sup
per at tho NJ. T.. church, Wednesday
evening, Sept rs. You will miss It II
you miss II.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-07

THIS war is a test Of democratic Govern
1nent It is also trial Of democracy as to
H. its fitness to survive. A small group Of auto
Gratis within whose hands are the resources Of
the right of people to govern themselves. Should
the United States and its allies fail in this war
earth people absolutely ndepen-
the Teutonc organized for
military efficiency using that efficiency for the
forcing their will the world Let the Iesi
triumph world will not be safe place for
make such safe place, rs not only
expressed purpose Of the United States IN taking up
challenge Of the Huns but also the OF the other
took the challenge when Germany sent It
and half and who for three years
and a half have borne the burden Of the conflict
For this reason the PRESENT BUSINESS OF TIE
UNITED STATES IS WAR-war to e1<er1ninate
ganized un1ighteousness and to establish peace o.
among the nations Of the world. wv
The Government has perfected plan which | Wal
will enable all Of people without exception to 4 VI
take a definite part in winning the war
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-05-07
Let Your Dollars Be Patriots!

One Of first great steps called for by the Govern
is-SAVING The American people must cease to
REQUIRE eu pleasant comfortable luuries which
they before the war, the production Of which
energy Of millions Of and These
and must devote themselves to the production
things which needed to the This is the
present situation; 1t rests IN the hands Of the
average man, and child IN state m the Un1on
by refraning everything not absolutely necessary to
hea efficiency, to release strong for the pro-
materials Of tc support and navy
Idle dollars SLACKER dollars but dollars spent for
unnecessary articles the production Of which labor
materials which the government needs to the lives
Of our fighting men, TRAITOR dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
With Other Editors
The Silent Sentinel of the Sea.

When the British fleet, the day was declared
suddenly lost to sight and its appointed
station guardian of the it's fighting strength
far less than it is today. Of warshps and aux-
larry craft it now has 650OO00 tons as against $780,
600 in August, 1914 The personnel has increased
almost 800 per cent. 1t has transported in that
period than 100000 to all destinations
No German battleship cruiser has in four years
passed the barriers that the British navy imposed
German commerce stopped instantly The
kaiser's high seas fleet had been held in a wise;
the German flag had disappeared from the water.
policy of strict secrecy has required that
Great Britains navy should do its work unknown
to the world. Summer and winter it has stood wait
ing for the Germans leave their safe harbors and
decisive battle steadfasty in all weather it
has patroIled the pathways of commerce and guided
thousands of ships weekly through the mine fields
and submarine zones Never has it relaxed its vigil
lance; never has # given the treacherous Uboats
day rest Whatever befell land, Great Britain
navy has been there, impregnable buIwark
against Germany's plans and hopes OF victory.
Some day the story may be told in full OF the
achievements of the British navy in the In
comparably formidable today than it at
the beginning of the war it is holding the Germans
prisoners land and assuring to the allies and
peutrals freedom Of the aeasr-AeE York -GsEid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
In the Barber Shop.

It is an historical fact that the
first surgeons were BARRIERS. About
all the operative WORK they per-
formed was bleeding people - a
thing people didn't mind so much
as they do today. The modern bar
Der sometimes has the temerity to
attempt a little amateur surgery
for the relief of a purely fanciful
condition, such as digging after
what he terms an 'ingrowing hair, .
though hairs never grow in, or a
dead hair, though hairs never die
without spontaneously falling out
The sore place where the barber
kdigs is usually a mere infection of
| q hair follicle or root, and even il
he pulls out the hair he is likely as
not spreading the infection, and so
it happens too frequently that sep
tlcemia (bIood poisoning) follows
hard upon the mistaken surgical
effort of the ignorant barber. Such
surgery may have been all right in
1917 b. c., but the world moves.
Between the BARRIERS hands,
brushes, razors, towels and clippers
and the patrons safety there is
nothing but soap. Soap or lather
is about as effective an antiseptic
as could be used on the face or
scalp. One VINO has visited the bar
Der shop does we'll to make tracks
for home Immediately afterward,
to take a thorough shampoo and
wash the face with soap and water.
If this were generally done bar
| ber's itch, ringworm and other in
lection would seldom occur
There are clean and dirty bar
bershops. There are decent bar
bers and degenerates In a clean
shop profane and fifty language and
the indeeencies of perverted minds
are as conspicuOusly absent as are
dirty towels and salacious pictures.
1t is easy to recognize a clean bar
bershOp. You need not be deceived
plate glass mirrors or nickel plate,
for these luxurious appointments
are no more sanitary than the
plainest furniture. Extravaganza
is not cleanliness.
A clean barber carefully washes
his hands before he serves Gus
toner. You see him doing it. That
is as essential as a clean towel or a
clean brush. If he forgets to wash
his hands the customer should sud
denly recall an important engage
ment elsewhere.
A good barber knows as much
about minor surgery as good
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

WILL" writes a Roman Catholic chaplain, who from
a vantage ground witnessed much Of the last severe
fighting He says nothing in the fighting impressed
him more than the mutual helpfulness Of the SOL
diers right in the very thick Of the battle They
were coming along and quick to hurry to the
aid of man up against odds in numbers, other
wise hard pressed and though they were fight
ing bitterly, they never failed to pause to help
wounded comrade If a group of them were forced
to retire they carried the wounded along at mat
ter how great a hazard. They were" continued
the chaplain, Just like big brothers, and here in the
midst of veritable hell evidences of that love
which is described Greater love hath than
this that man lay down his life for his friend"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
TlHIlE DAILY SHORT STORY

, ITO tell the truth" explained
Ned, 81 got homesick for the
woods, and over Sunday l tramped
it twenty miles away from the
city. Say, I was nearly in heaven
when l got all alone near a regu-
lar old fashioned creek. l hadn't
gone barefooted since | left home,
and I'just whipped off those shoes
of mine and let my feet wallow,
and kick, and soak in the squashy
mud and gravel. Oh, it was like
the old timesi''
Like one electrified by the mem
cries evoked OF like youthful ex-
perience, Walter Lee drank in the
recital with bounding pulses.
Stepped on a bit of glass in my
threshing around" proceeded Ned
and got slight cut. TN mend
soon though. When | left home
sister Nellie put me up box of
mons prime tallow, and il mends
in jiffy. That's Tessie," con-
/ tinued Ned, and he revealed a pho
tograph to Lee. It's her on TOD
( or the hay wagon, leaning on a
fork, only she's a deal prettier
than that
She's pretty enough in all reas-
on remarked Lee. 1T makes me
/ homesick, all this country stuff.
and whenever there was a spell OF
business letting up he would en-
tice Ned into recounting old farm
episodes. 1t was there that Ned
was led into temptations. Recall
ing the paternal advice never to
talk poor Ned proceeded TO build
up a tancitul rural presenment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
Household Hints

teach variety in an indoor seed box,
or between moist blotters. Ger
mination should take place within
| two to eight days and the number
I of seedlings which grow will show
the percentage of termination.
| The seedlings should be kept for
planting to prevent waste.-tNa-
tional War Garden CommissiOn)
Tried Recipes.
! For a vegetable try this carrot
and rice dish. Scrape three car
rots and cook until tender Boil
an egg five minutes or until you
know it is hard. Wash one small
cup rice several times and boil rap
idly in a quart of water until ker-
nels are distinct and tender. Drain
rice and add carrots and egg, which
have been chopped MOisten with
milk, season well with salt, pep
per and butter. Bake in small pan
until brown (abOut 20 minutes).
Boston Brown Bread-One quart
graham flour, one teaspoon baking
soda, one cup sour milk, or sweet
milk'made sour by adding one tea
spoon vinegar; one cup dark mo-
lasses, one cup cold water. Grease
four one-pound baking powder cans,
cover cans with lids while baking.
One cup raisins dredged in -four
added last if desired. Bake one
hour
Mayonnaise Dressing - Three
quarters cup vinegar; fill with wa
ter. One-half cup sugar beaten
with one egg, teaspoon of butter,
one level tablespoon mustard. Mix
with little cold water Boil Is to
20 minutes. Add salt and a dash
of cayenne pepper.
Barley and Rolled Oats Biscuit
(from above menu)-One cup milk>
four tablespoons shortening, two
eggs, four tablespoons syrup, six
teaspoons baking powder, one tea
spoon salt, one and one-quarter
cups ground rolled oats, two cups
barley -four. Mix milk, melted
shortening, syrup and eggs and
mix well with dry ingredients.
Bake one-half hour in moderately
hot oven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
THE BROADER VISION.
BY Winston Satterly.


Never talk poor" was the ad-
vice John Durham gave his boy.
Ned, aged sixteen, when that
young scion of the family went to
the city to find work. I'VE Dur
worldly sense, but we are pioneers.
Our ancestry came over with the
Mayflower. and never one of us
saw the inside of a Jail"
Don't fear, dad" responded the
volatile and ambitious Ned I'll
keep up the family end if it costs
a limb"
He was bright, ambitious, per-
seyering, possessed OF a powerful
imagination, and eager to get on.
The first thing he CHANGED to gain
the favor Of Walter Lee, a bachelor
aged thirty manager of the stock
room of Alden and company.
There seemed to come with this
rural applicant for employment,
with his bright eyes, nut brown
face. farm ways and Whit of ma
ture fresh from the fields, some
thing that awoke in steady, plod-
ding Walter Lee a vision OF his
own boyhood. 1t made more in
tense than ever his longing once
more to wander in the woodland,
and think only OF wild flowers and
nut groves and winding brooks.
The brisk, chatty, energetic lad
became a sort OF inspiration 10
Lee. Then one day. when he no
ticed that Ned got about with a
sort OF Limp, he asked the reason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

that became a vision of glory to
the cIty-tired business man Ned
put on all the fanciful frills he
could devise in describing the old
farm. Getting holder, as his i'm
aginative creations were hungrily
absorbed by his listener, Ned ex-
banded into gross exaggerations.
He depicted the old farmhouse as
sort of modern palace. lie divid-
ed 1t into roOmy, luxurious apart
ments that had never existed. He
checked himself as he put marble
statues in the garden and blooded
horses in the stables. Then one
day he was overwhelmed, stunned,
crushed, when Mr.. Lee said:
Ned, you've filled me with
such a longing to get out on a
real farm once more, that I'm GO
ing to take my first vacation in
ten years ana ruralize for a month.
You look after your work here as
closely as you have done, and III
lift you a step up the ladder when
| get back. BY the way, isn't Wal
than the town near your father's
farm? %.
oh. say! you amt going there.
are you?"
Why not9 It's ideal, according
to your story" reminded Mr. Lee,
'sand my one anticipation in life
is finally TO settle down with just
about that kind of a layout l
thought I'd ramble around gener-
ally and drop in on your folks
some day. I'd like TO see that
sweet faced sister of yours. for one
thing. -Ihen want 70 COPY The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
Heart gDHOm0|
41,11lDYODIQf11oC

Dear Mrs. Thompson: My case is
my mother-in-law. On our vaca-
ton we motored to my mothers
bone and took my husbands moth
coming she would get angry at me
when | would correct the children
and one thing brought on another
and she kept saying cutting things.
She would ignore me and look out
of the car and either whistle or
hum when l would talk to her. If
should happen to sit next to her
she would jerk her skirts as if |
would poison her.
If l happened to get in the ma
chine first and would get ON the
side of the car she had last ridden
cn-she would slam the door by me
and look a hole through me, then
say,-''No one could get along with
you-YOu've got to sit in the best
place" l offered to change, not
knowing she had reserved one side
Of the car and she said she would
not sit there now.
My husband would sit and listen
to her nag me and never say one
word to help me or hush her. When
would get chance TO tell him
Of some cutting things she had
said to me, he would say, Don't
tell me anything for l know moth
er wouldn't do it,"
She has even tried to get my hus-
band to change his life insurance
IN my name to the children because
she said if he should die first,
would sepnd his money or let some
other man spend it. I don't know
whether he has done il or not.
All my married life I've had
trouble with her. 1t first started
over our first baby. She didn't
want to be called grandma. When
ever 1 tainted during the time she
would tell my husband I was hay-
ing fits for she never tainted with
her three and he believed her and
would tell me l was having fits.
When our second baby came she
was so mad she called me names
to my neighbors. And-my neigh
bors would tell me. I have taken
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

house, I intend to build after
yours"
Yes. sir" gulped Ned and men
tally decided that the manager
dream was likely 20 receive
shock.
why didn't I stop az The nut
groves and trout brook and leave
out the blooded horses % rumiHal-.
ed Ned next day. And, worst ol
all, the house Say / just bul'l
a palace, didn't - And the statues
and the screened purrAes' OF,
I've put my foot i'm 1T, haven't i.
Not a word from Mir. Lee for
week 1.-TWO OF them Then came
letter from Tessic telling VIVA.
a delightful man Neds employer
was He was making a stay az '-o
village, she wrote was daily VS.
itor at their home. aud bad Holl-
ing but words of praise for Nel'
greatly 20 the delight OF bis pIou1
mother.
but when he comes back
fearsomely cogitated Ned ana V ,l,
day MIR. Lee did come back. h5
shook hands with the ptr'bI0o1
Ned as if he truly loved him.
Ned" he cried hilarlon5fs
you have been the medium y,
making me a happy man ] ioulN
things just as you pictured tA,-1'
except the house guess YOU ~.
manced there. But that deesH T..
matter. We're going TO butld
new one"
WEE" repeated Ned, yaeuely,
Yes. Tessie and l. You s Hs
Mere going 10 get married this lA---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

Out of the the belIigerent Crown Prince
Wilhelm has reaped two notable defeats and not a
single victory He failed at Verdun and he failed
the Marine If he gets any military reputation or
prestige out of the they must be manufactured
in Berlin and not made on the battlefield And yet,
it was this same young who, more than any
other miIitarist in Germany, expected to make it
a road glory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

The speeding up spirit is not to be the monopoly
of America. In France great things being
complished; for example: railroad than $50
miles in length just behind the front lines been
built less than 100 days and the task was by no
without its difficulties, as construction in
volved the building Of important bridges and the
cutting Of a tunnel ,125 feet in length.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

Fridie Gets Eight Years-In dis
trict court yesterday afternoon
Judge Donegan sentenced Charles
FTidie, convicted of manslaughter,
to an inrerdeterminate sentence of
eight years in the state peniten-
tiary. While riding in his automo-
bile on Easter morning, Fridie, who
is a chiropractic student, ran over
and killed Willie Spier, 21a years
old. Judge Donegan expressed re-
greet at being obliged TO pronounce
the above sentenced, but declared
his duty compelled him to do so.
He referred to the excellent char
acter of the defendant and declared
it rested with the board of parole
to determine what part of the SEN
tence he should serve.
Putnam Goes OYerSeaS.-EdWard
X. Putnam, trustee of the Putnam
estate and secretary of the Daven-
port local committee of the United
States fuel administration, has re-
ceived his orders from the Ameri-
can Red Cross to report for over
seas service the end of this month.
Mr.. Putnam will leave the city to
take up his new work as soon as he
can make the necessary arrange
ments. He has volunteered for
work in any country and for the
period of the war.
Condition Still Critical.-The con-
dition of Ollie c. Tarket, 1927 East
ern avenue, who was injured when
a crumpling scaffold allowed him
to fall 40 feet Saturday, is still
critical. DR.. G. Z. Glynn, who is
attending him at Davenport hospi-
tai, found three broken ribs and a
punctured lung when the patient
was put under an%X-ray yesterday
He may have other internal injur-
les. Mr.. Tarket was injured on
the farm of Ernst Moeller, between
Blue Grass and Stockton, while
working on a silo. Fred Elliot of
Galva, Ill, who was injured at the
same time, is recuperating nicely
hospital attaches said.
German Stone RemOVed.-The
last yestige of German militarism
is being removed from Washington
square in the boulder which has
stood there for years. Recently it
was given a coat Of yellow paint
and now it is being removed at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

A BIT of good headwork is shown
by a Rock Island business man
which he wishes passed along to
other who might be wondering
how they are going to manage their
office work while the office en-
ployes are away on their annual
vacations. He has two stenogra-
pliers and they have both decided
to work straight through without a
vacation. The way he worked it
was this: He recently hired a
handsome young secretary and
neither of the girl stenOgraphers is
willing to go away for her vacation
and leave the field open to the other
one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
Garden Hints.

To kill bugs on Towering plants,
vegetables or shrubbery, use slack
ed lime. viii not injure the ten
derest plants. Florists use it.
Cannas, caladiums and all bulb
Gus plants require Considerable
moisture. Water well at least
three times a week at evening.
In order TO always have fresh
blooms, pick flowers daily prefer
ably early in the morning.
Storage of Seed Put heavy
seeds, such as beans and peas, in
cloth bags; smaller seeds in pa
per bags or envelopes. Label each
bag carefully, inside and out, as to
contents. To protect seed from
mice, put the bags in perforated
tin boxes. A bread box makes an
ideal storage place for seed. An
upstairs room is a very good place
in which to store seed. The room
must be dry and well ventilated to
prevent molding.
Stoned seed should be occasion
ally examined for insects
Testing Seed-A simple test will
give useful advance information of
terminating value of seed This
test is desirable as enabling the
gardener to determine whether or
not seed have been properly cured
and are otherwise in good condi-
ton. Seed which have been kept
under unfavorable conditions are
unsatisfactory
To test, place % to so seed of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

her mistreatmeuts ard overlooked
them because my husband has ask
ed me to for his sake but / cant
see how / can take any more
am heartbroken. Please will Won
advise me as TO the best thing 10
do?
don't want TO go near her again.
shall / or not?
Why does my husband uphold her
and abuse me when he hears what
she says to me and behind my back2
MRS. J. ?.
II Is not necessary for you 10 70.
TO the home OF one who insults Won
Let your husband 20 whenever no
chooses and do not Let him think
you are afraid his mother can in
iuence him 10 turn against you In
any way. When she comes 10 your
home do not look for insults and try
to feel and act a masterful woman
who is not even touched by tho
meanness Of another. When she ia
unkind remain silent and controlled
and consider the source, There ia
a saying that only a gentleman can
insult you and he will not
DO not tell your husband how
you are treated by bis mother. Very
few men are sympathetic in such
matters. You only waste your words
and compromise yourself II he
sees that you are brave and WON
anly he will love you all tho more
dearly and will defend you staunch-
~ when his mother makes her al
tacks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
TANGLED TAKERS AND
WALKERS.

Dear Mabel of the central board,
I'm confident you strive to please;
But prithee tell me, my adored,
Why Harry Lauder all you
thr-r-r-ees2
Akron Times.
Fair Gretchen, you're a kitchen
queen;
We like your style, your way,
your walk;
But we can't tell just what you
mean,
Because you Weberfeld your
talk
Youngstown Telegram.
Sweet Anna Of the center aisle.
We've watched you on and off
for days;
So just to rest our mind awhile.
Why Theda Bara all your WAYS /?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20

81 am disguised with the whole Anglo
race!" exclaimed the kaiser his dentist; and had
the dentist not been tacul would truthfuIly have
assured his patient that the whole Anglo-Saxon race
was disguised with the kaiser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-20
HaEsAllIN TNELdKS
BY WILLIAM BRADY ND.

pharmacist knows about the dag
nosis and treatment of minor all
ments-which is precious little.
Barbering is an unhealthful oc-
Cupation. BARRIERS have rather
high death rate from tuberculosis,
probably because many young men
OF weak constitutions engage in the
trade. They frequently suffer from
fat feet, due to long standirE and
wearing pointed shoes and out
turned lasts.
Questions and Answers.
The History of the House-An
old physician whose opinion | have
always respected informed me that
it is unsafe to move into a rented
or purchased house, unless one
knows its entire history, because
of the possibility of a tubercular
person having lived in it. / have
always supposed that a careful
cleaning and fumigation of house
before occupation made it a sare
place to live in. Will you kindly
give you opinion on this?
MRS. A. G. K.
Answer-It was formerly sup
posed walls, floors and woodwork in
o house harbored the infection of
such diseases as diphtheria, small
pox, scarlet fever, perhaps even
tuberculosis, and on this theory
fumigation was practiced. But sci
entific archaeological investiga-
tfons, numbering many hundreds,
have proved that the theory was
wrong, and therefore fumigation is
no longer practiced by the fore
most health authorities of the coun-
try, though it is still rite in back
woods towns An ordinary house
cleaning, including renovation Of
walls or woodwork viSibly solled,
and a thorough airing, are ample
protection and in fact these are the
means relied upon in hospitals for
contagious diseases, and not fumi-
cation or disinfection.
The Diet of a Nursing Mother
Should a nursing mother avoid eat
ing watermelon, dill pickles, or
anges and ice cream? Should she
avoid drinking pop? l crave these
things occasionally, and as far as
| am aware they have never in
jured me or the baby, but an old
woman who visits me says e..
Answer-Any food the mother
desires and takes without difficulty
certainly is good for the baby. Sor-
ry to differ from the old woman in
the case.