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The Benson signal., 1918-03-30
Organize
w ar Saving
SOcities

One Soldier wouldn't get very
far in drive over the top" alone.
1t is organization that counts
everybody going along together,
shoulder to sho1der.
One stamp buyer is the single
soldier, working alone, but the
War Savings Society is a whole
regiment that goes over the top .
for War Savings with a whoop--
and real American Whoop, at
that.
This Thrift Army has no age
limit and there are no exemptions.
Everyone can save his nickles and
dimes, and join.
Your club, your lodge, your
church, your office, your factory
your neighborhood, your apartment
house, your schoolwi1l you accept
Uncle Sans commission to organ
1ze War Savings Society among
your friends and associates--now,
today, to help win the war?
No matter how good the inten-
tions are, if somebody does not say
Sign here, - the War Savings
Society will not get organized.
YOU must be that somebody!
You can start a War Savings
Society anywhere. Simply get to-
getherl Ask 10 of your friends tc
help you.
Select a War Savings Society
name put that in elect a president
and secretary, other officers if you
choose. Notify your County Chair
man of War Savings and ask him
for a charter Of affiliatton.
get more memDerS--the more the
better. Keep them stirred with in
terest. Get them to save SAVE
SAVE Systematically, and get
others to SAVE Keep alive--or
the jump have something doing
all the time.
Hold regular meetings every
week or two if possible. Outline
interesting programs and we will
help you. Patriotic playlets car
be staged letters from soldier boys
at the front can be read, member.
ship contests waged, and gooc
public speakers on war subjects
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30

Um pahl Um pah!n' goes the
big show band. Ia ra ia ra" sing
the bugles. The great red, white
and blue curtains of the perform
ers' entrance to the big top fly op
en- and out at the gallop come sets
of fours of high spirited, blooded
horses, with white brides and
saddles and trapings and upon
them i'll graceful ease sit beautiful
young women, gowned i'll evening
dress honest-tO- goodness - ball
room gowns and around the hip
pCdrome track and into the rings
and upon the stages they canter.
The while the band plays Waltzes,
fox trots and walkin' the dog"
stuff, the horses dance, keeping
perfect step with the music and
with each other.
This is just part of the greatest
high school act in all the history
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30

Load up the pipes of the boys
III France.
Tear out this coupon, fill it in
and send as much money as you
can spare to buy tobacco for our
/, fighting men.
| Each DOLLAR buys four packags
of tobacco.
To The Editor.
The Benson Signal.
Enclosed find
10 Duy ...........:........... packages
of tobacco through Our BOYS In
France Tobacco Fund for Ameri-
eau fighting men in France.
| understand that each dollar
buys four packages, each with
retail value of forty-1ve cents, and
that in each of my packages will
be placed a post card. addressed to
me, on which my unknown friend,
the soldier, will agree to send me
a message of thanks.
,........ ...........
See ad. On page four.
Get the habit. Rubber heels put
on at Benson Saddle and Harness
Shop.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30
A Bilious Attack

When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func-
tions. You become constipated.
The food you eat ferments in your
stomach instead of digesting. This
infames the stomach and causes
nausea, vomiting and terrible head
ache. Take Chamberlain Tablets
They will tone up your liver. clean
out your stomach and you will soon
be as strong as ever. They only
cost a quarter.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30

of the great acts of this kind that
have featured the Se1ls-Floto Cir
Gus in the past. 1t will be seen
here when the Sel1s-F1oto Circus
comes to town on April IA.
The last part of this display is
the prettiest novelty that has been
developed in a circus tent. As the
horses in concert assume pose after
pose and perform evolution after
evolution, the riders sing iii chorus
and they can sing. From all over
the great arena the chorus sWells
songs of our bows Over There.
Then, with a, rush, the squadron
forms in the hippodrcme track and
A meriCan and allied flags appear
on white pixies in each riders
hand as they circle the track at a
run and disappear thru the curtain
ed entrance.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30
Chamberlain s Cough Rem edy a Favori
For Colds

J. L. Eas1ey, Macon ILL.,, in
speaking of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy says, During the past fif-
teen years it has been my sister S
favorite medicine for colds on the
lungs. | myself have taken it a
number of times when suffering
with a cold and it always relieved
me promptly"
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30
Ranch Loans Made

3 to 5 years at 7 per cent on
first mortgage in amounts of
$4,000 to $5O,OOO. Referance fuf-
nished. Established IA years.
Texas Independent Loan Co.
532 Citizens National Loan Bull
ding Los Angeles, Cal.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30

Just received, new stock of
Easter hats of desirable shapes and
styles. Ladies are invited to call
in and see them. Other Easter
goods are on the way.
Johnson Variety Store.
The Benson signal., 1918-03-30

For information regarding the
$40 acre homestead law write to
HAMPTON & ARNOLD,
Land Attorneys,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
What of the Children?

With fatbSr at and mother at work. what
is to become of the children? England answered
the question three years ago by inducing its large
employers of labor to establish day nurseries in their
factories. The United States apparently is answer
ing the same question in a similar manner Two
of the largest mills in Lawrence, the Washington
and the Wood. have announced that they will imme-
dately make provisions for taking care Of the babies
of the who engaged by day at the warp
the loom. There will be Fairgrounds, sleeping
porches and dining rooms to accommodate one hun
dred and fifty boys and girls of all ages up to five
Competent and matrons will be in charge SO
that the children will receive as much attention as
if they in their homes. And doubtless they
will be quite as happy.
1t goes without saying that it is not atruism
alone which has dictated this decision. Even the
companies themselves probably would make no such
claim. The day nursery is a wartime necessity
Women must work both to support themselves and
TO help meet the current labor shortage but they
cannot be efficient ndustriaIly unless they have
assurance that their children in safe hands while
they are absent from home That is the lesson
which the manufacturers of warning countries have
already learned: it is also the lesson which
manufacturers should learn as soon as possible
Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
HohenzoHern Princes Future.

If Hohenzolerns were capable OF thinking and
feeling like a human being it would be interesting
to know what thoughts fill their minds when thes
peer into the future and wonder what fields of en-
joyment adventure and travel will be open to them
after the war
viii the crown prince be able dismiss from
his mind the knowledge that he has killed moS
Germans than have any three of the generals opposed
to him? VIII the widows and orphans of the slain
forget that they were sacrificed mad attempt to
bolster up the prestige of the heir to Germany
this heir to the imperial ermne realize
that his will live in history linked bloody
futile battles fought to the fatherland,
but to save his own weak-chnned face in the eyes
nation that he will yet be called to govern
provided all goes well with his dynasty?
There are dark days and dreary nights ahead for
the Hohenzollerns. Unable to visit the capitals of
polite nations their will deteriorate and the
fork become a haunting memory. For them
big game hunting in the Rockies tiger shoot
ing in India, merry evenings in Paris, trips
through the beautiful English country with stops
comfortable, historic inns To them alone, among all
the jewellers earth, will be denied the pleasures
and advantages of foreign travel and association with
cultivated society. Truly sad outlook is theirs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
Crushing the Meat Combine.

In making its report TO the president Of the con-
elusive proof which it has secured OF the exist
ence of conspiracy involving five big Chicago pack
ers to control the output Of the country, the
federal trades commission recommends that the
government take over, control and operate the stock
yards cold storage plants, warehouses, refriger-
ators and cattle cars Of these firms If no other
good comes out of the war than the placing in the
government Of the right to break down the gigantic
monopoes that have for years been robbing the
people the war win not have been fought in vain.
The government has already taken over the rail-
roads express telegraph and telephone monopolies,
and it is now put up to it to seize one Of the most
thoroughly organized food trusts that the world has
ever known. Let the good work go until every
form Of combination that thrives by unjustly OPP
pressing the people is crushed
It is a good time to get the enemy at home,
while putting down the foe abroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
girl of 20, and have been going
with a young fellow for several
weeks. He is a very respectable
lad of 10, but my parents, as has
been the case with every one with
whom / have gone, act very cOldiy
towards him, which hurts his feel
ings very much.
lie is a nice, good-loOking fellow,
and has many friends, and has said
that my home was the first one at
which he did not feel welcome. lie
cares a great deal for me, and
know / care more for him than any
one can. Why do you think the
folks act so unkindly towards him
| have tried to reason with them,
but they will not say anything.
They treat me very well, but are
always throwing slams Of some
kind to hurt my feelings.
l am working in town here and
making good wages, half Of which
80 to the folks, and with the rest
l buy my own clothes. DO you
think l would be better off If 1 got
a DOSltiDAl III oOtA4E OiIa-A ~ IL anu
forgot all about every one here, for
the present I know / would be
broken-hearted, but ] am living In
such agony now, that l can hardly
sleep at night. What would you
advise me to do? This fellow is
talking of going out west for .
while in the harvest fields. Do you
think he ought to give in that way !?
Surely we are old enough.
LONESOME Grille.
You must not expect to have con-
ditions ideal. OF course it is I'M
fortunate that your family is not
more considerate of your feelings,
but you are better situated than
you would be living away from
home. A girl has to put up with a
great deal that is unpleasant when
she lives away from home.
The boy is too young TO think of
marrying you. If he wants TO 90
west do not oppose him. If he
loved you deeply he would brave
your parents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09

him a position as Waterman in
the great plant Of Warren & Co. at
Acton for whom he was a travel
ing salesman. Having made the
old man comfortable and consiI-
ering his grateful duty complete,
Forster turned his attention to
wooing and winning Alice Lane.
That precious privilege met with
but one setback Forster had a
rival, or rather an enemy, for such
Ralph Dykes became Both pOuug
men were in the service Of War
rem & Co.
one day. to the amusement OF
the town, Dean Forster was ar
rested. charged with theft. Taere
had disappeared from the firm
something over $4,000 worth of
dental gold The only evidence
against Forster was that the
stamped and priced wrappines and
tags Of two OF tho missing pack
ages had been found. pushed back
IN drawer Of his desk. How they
came there Forster had no idea
Ben Buttles betrayed deep in
terest in the case.
His Indignation at the arrest OF
Forster changed to close Watehtul-
ness and suspicion
One evening Forster was with
Alice at her home. They were dis
GUESSING the approaching trial in
court. when ring at the tele-
phone sent Alice thither.
1T is a call from Mr.. Warren.
He wishes You to come az once to
the plant" she told Forster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
Seeking to Get Ahead.

The president OF the Liberty War Fund league
of county in Iowa writes to the effect that the
is the present time flooded with stock sales
men and representatives Of bonding and other
panies who pushing their business with most
unusual speed" Il convinced" says this
writer. that in quite a number of instances these
men viii take away from forty to fifty per cent Of
the peoples money. The question he propounds is
a very opportune one, and is to the effect whether
such Of action should be permitted at
time like this. Our answer would be emphatic
The next Liberty loan has been announced and
Observation-Disclosures, pleasure, Iuxuries-should be
subservient ana reIegated to second or third place
consideration.
Winning the is the American mission.
The five six billions that the government wants us
10 lend will be secured only by a long pull and
strong pull. and a pull altogether. and he is not
a true patriot who seeks to steal a march on the
next loan by trying to put business trans
action calling for large of money at the present
moment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
The Great Tasks Which Lie Before Us

Win the must and Will, though it requires
great sacrifice, strips bare and lays tremen-
dous burden upon future generations. It will be
the price of neglect Of the human
factors which must be the great reliance
and concern Of the future While fighting to keep off
the yoke of the kaiser must not fail to prepare
for the great changes Of the uncharted future
Democracy must survive to achieve the highest
ideals Sr humanity. Heavier responsibility must
by the unity, strength wisdom and vision
great majority who without clear conception, are.
in troubled times easily led to their own destruc-
ton and may bring our children and their children
Tor generations 10 a barren future. The has res
yealed weakness which must be turned to strength.
1t will give US renewed confidence and courage TO
know now that our future citizens WILL as pos
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
a Common Bond.

Rarely day passes but what hear of how
the is bringing out some Of the fine traits of
character in the life Of the soldier The following
simple yet truly beautiful act is another evidence
of the wonderful spirit Of our boys" over there:
Two American soldiers were strolling along the
Boulevard Pasteur, when they French soldiers
funeral coming out Of the Hospital Button. French
flag and palm branch lay the coffin, but there
were neither friends relatives follow the dead
soldier TO the grave and only nurse walked behind
the The two Americans saluted, fell in behind
the nurse, and accompanied their unknown brother
in-arms to his last resting place"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

7 The young man whom he had
saved from having a broken skull,
perhaps worse, had gained his feet.
The man ransacking the autOmo-
bile fed precipitately. The other
desperate had staggered off The
young man fixed a grateful glance
upon Ben. who was grinning with
satisfaction.
You've done me some service
began Dean Forster, and then
paused staring in wondermen..
why" he added, you've got only
one limb, and the other one"
rs the old wooden peg Eve
worn for five years" returned Ben,
waving the wooden object he had
utilized as a weapon. He pro-
ceeded to strap this back into
place, adding: Those fellows
seem to have been laying for you.
mister"
There's no doubt Of that" re-
sponded young Forster. Il travel
fo- a jewelry tool and supply
house, and / suppose one little
package of watch springs in my
sample case alone represents over
ten thousand dollars. Now, then,
what can | do for you to show my
appreciation OF your timely aid"
There WAS plenty 10 do for Ben,
and Forster proceeded TO do IL.
From a thrIftlcss wanderer with a
wooden stump Forster transformed
Ben into a respectable looking,
we'll dressed man with the most
comfortable artificial limb money
could buy. Then he secured for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
FRIEND AND FOE.
BY Matilda Frances Pfeiffer.

BY Matilda Frances Pfeiffer
With a roll and a yawn, Ben
ButtIes awOke upon his nest of
leaves behind a bush at the road
side. Then he came bolt upright
and stared, wild eyed and open
mOuthed.
An automobile had come to q
sudden halt, checked by it's driver
at a barricade of criss-cross logs.
Two Notwithstanding men sprang
from behind a great tree. One of
them darted up to the occupant OF
th3 machine, bodily dragged him
from his seat, flung him to the
ground, and sitting astride of him.
began striking at his unprotected
head with a heavy slungshot. The
other leaped into the automobile
and started to ransack it
Thunder" uttered Ben. It's a
hold up"
Ben snatched from his pocket his
knife. For three seconds he was
busily employing it mysteriously
about his knees. Then he raised in
one hand an odd-looking object.
bullying at one end, running to an
obtuse point at the other. He
rushed quickly past the foliage.
Swish!
The object described a parabola
curve in the air. With a cracking
sound it landed on the head of the
assailant. who uttered a scream
and toppled sideways.
The under dog, every timei"
chortled Ben complacently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09

lie hurried away. At the Office
at the factory he found his lLA-
pIoyer and Ben BuJ.les.
Now. then, my man" spoke Mt.
Warren sharply To Ben. 'E1l So u
Won had made some tWp7rt.H. us
eoyeries about the tauts and WOMB
disclose chem only lu the presence
Of Mr. Forster"
That's right" answered bea.
Il have eorrerei Che real tH.'L. ne
is Ralph Dyke"
BE careful what you saw Benz
spoke Forster.
ooh, that's all right" said Ben
unstrapping his ARTIFICIAL I-u' 5-'
yersiug it, hg dipped oa. various
packages that a,lcd its hg.lo"
space The amazed N-. Warren
stared. as there was revealed q
variety OF some OF JAe NOS, Eata-
able articles carried in -fat".
Where aid You get alt .a.7.
was asked wo0ltr.us.y.
well, 1 hurg,arzeI laa room %.
the man | suspected and a.-5 @e
cured some memoranda chat "tt
convince you that he hes been
systematic Thief FOR long time
II hid them la the limb, Ton =
he had caught ME, l would nave
been searched hope Justice va.
now be done 90 ana innocent nda-
SO, atanCh, though humble lt-tAa
Ben Butlles had second ttllg
proven his loyalty ar crisis ma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09

sible be qualified mentally, bodily and spiritually for
the great tasks which lie before This is the time
TO act courageousy. The future must not be left to
chance. We should decide to give all future
new young the short of federal train
ing for citizenship, efficiency and defense recon-
mended so strongly by the nations leading women.
The training would result in returning about one
million red-blooded, broad-minded, rght-thinking
missionaries good citizenship and efficient bust
ness and community life into many homes through
out the land every year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09

The female houseay lays 12O
eggs every ten days. About twelve
of fifteen generations are produced
in a summer. A single, or rather
married fly may thus procreate
about $40 pounds OF her kind in a
season, in favorable surroundings.
That is, provided only half of her
offspring survive.
A few flies live through the win
ter, fortunately for the tribe
These pioneers get busy with the
first warm weather, laying their
eggs in open manure heaps, gar
bage cans or filth of any kind not
kept carefully screened. In six or
eight hours the eggs hatch into
little maggOts which grow rapidly
and are fully developed in four
days. Each maggOt becomes en-
cased in a hard brown puparium or
covering, and in five more days
the adult fly energies from the
pupa case and engages in active
business for several weeks. About
ten days covers the whole romance
from egg to papa or mama fly.
Luckily for the human family, flies
succumb in tremendous numbers to
fungus disease in midsummer,
but enough escape to make life ex-
citing for the human family.
Manure or garbage or filth of
any kind must be removed once a
week, at least, III order to prevent
the propagation of fiiess in it.
Flies convey on their feet the
infection Of typhoid fever, small
pOX, scarlet fever, measles, cry
sipelas, anthrax, CHAMBERS, and or
binary blood poisoning (septice
mia.) Thus the maggot is really
the least repulsive feature of the
house fly. II germs were as easily
visible as maggots no sane house.
wife would permit any door or
window to remain UnScreened.
Flies meandering about a restau-
rant, lunchroom or hotel are posi-
/ tive evidence of uncleanIiness and
should warrant an immediate com
plant to the health authorities
against the place. Since flies do
not travel far from their breeding
places, it is obvious that their pres
ence signifies filthy conditions
somewhere in the immediate vfcin-
ity, demanding an Investigation bv
the health officer. With reasona-
bic precautions, it is as easy for
any community to suppress the fly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-09
UIllEEs,.Al al AIlST N Anll(HG
BY WILLIAM BRADY nd,

nuisance as it is to suppress the
mosquito nuisance.
The state health board will send
to any one who requests 1t, practl-
cal instructions concerning the
suppression Of flies.
Kerosene Ccoal oiD poured upon
manure, garbage, or other breed
ing place will destroy the larvae o"
maggots.
Questions and Answers.
sphites-Kindly give me
your candid opinion on the value
of syrup of hypophosphites com :
pound in the treatment Of tubercu-
losis, and as a tonic in various run
down conditions.-(E ;. CD
Answer never express an
opinion that is not candid. In my
opinion land in the opinion, |
think, Of most well informed pny-
sicians today hypopphosphites are
practically inert as medicine. The
compound opens the formula to
all sorts of additions, making it d
yeritabIe blunderbuss connection,
but especially for the addition CT
d 5OOu udSu VI 5Ll , CHILL d ~ H. y
to a nervous system for the time
being. Hypophosphites were in
troduced many years ago by a
well-meaning but unscientfc EN-
piric whose theory has been long
since discarded.
Old Sairey Again-An old lady
who visits at our house told me
that if / would take a tablespoon
full of vinegar and the juice Of a
lemon every night and every morn
ing for nine days, then stop nine
days, then take
Answer-It would make you
grow thin, Ell? That is an ancient
joke of Sairey's. Vinegar is a pos
son, and if enough were taken it
would probably make the average
prison grow thin and weak and
dead in time. Lemon juice is d
natural food, and no amount of it
externally or internally will ever
alter weight appreciably. Safrey IS
certainly an industrious creature
between cases.
Good Cream for the Complexion
Please advise me what kind of
cream is best for the complexion
MARY Y. W.
Answer-Ice cream is generally
good for it, Mary. A healthy girl
needs nothing but soap and water
and exercise, for her complexion.