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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

The spirit Of our warriors is as great as their
material resources Men Of the transport and
armed guard service, returning from frequent trips
TO European ports, report the insistent eagerness
Of our soldiers 10 get to the front Duty out Of
hearing Of the guns is reckoned the greatest hard
ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

striking instance of adaptation is revealed in
the statement that of the 100000 men employed in
the American shipbuldng yards, nearly so per cent
knew absolutely nothing about it year ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02
The Table

Corn Bread-One cup -four, one
cup fine corn meal, one teaspoon
sugar. one teaspoon salt, two heap
ing teaspoons baking powder, one
cup milk, one egg, one teaspoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

Rabbi stephen 5. Wise OF New
New York tells this story Of him
self~''NOt long ago a mother Of one
of my pupils came to me and said
Doctor, how could you speak to
my little daughter so cruelty? She
came home in tears. and never
wants to go back What on earth
did I say TO here I asked in aston
ishment You told her IL she didn't
come oftener yOu would throw her
in the furnace the accusing mother
asserted. ] thought ii over, much
puzzled, and then I recalled that
what I really did say was this. II
You are not more regular in attend
ance I shall have 10 drop you from
he register"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-02

That day is best wherein we give
A thought TO others sorrow;
Forgetting self we learn to live.
And lessons born of kindly deeds
Make golden our tomorrow.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Desserts Of CornmeaI.

If you have done all you can by way
of corn meal as substitute for wheat
in breads and mullins and have really
concluded that you have come to the
end Of your rope as far as corn meal
is concerned, just stop and recall that
there are lots of desserts that can be
made from corn meal-in fact Indian
pudding is one of the most famous Of
the old historic dishes made Of corn
meal
One simple way of turning corn
meal into dessert is to make a rather
sweet corn meal muffin and then serv-
ing it with crushed sweetened fruit
of some sort. Hot corn meal mullins
split in two and filled with crushed
berries and then served with berry
sauce are a delicious substitute for
the usual form of shortcake. Sliced
peaches and crushed peach sauce are
also good. When you have been can
ming or making jam there Is often
little of the fruit mixture left and
this makes nice dessert served
fresh between split corn mullins.
Here are two corn meal puddings
that are very good:
Baked Indian Pudding-one pint
milk. one cup corn meal one table,
lasses, half teaspoon salt. half tea
spoon allspice. two tablespoon sugar,
one egg. Scald the milk and stir in
meal: add the. softened butter. mo-
lasses. seasonfngs and beaten egg.
Bake two hours. Serve hot with
| melted butter, cream. or vanilla Ice
cream.
Date Corn Meal Pudding-One pint
| milk, half cup corn meal, one table,
spoon butter. one cup sugar. half tea
spoon cinnamon, three-quarter cup
dates cut In pieces, two eggs. Scald
milk and pour over meal: and soft
ened butter. sugar. cinnamon, and
dates. lastly, beaten eggs. Turn into
| baking dish and bake until the con-
sistency of an ordinary custard. Serve
! with hard sauce.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
ARDEN's FOUNDER ACQUITTED
Single-Tax Man Is Freed on Espion-
age Charge,

WILMINGTON. Del. June 24.-Frank
Stephens, founder of Arden. tho single
tax colony near here. was acquitted
by a jury in the federal district court
In this city recently on the charge of
violating a section of tho espionage
act. The jury was out about seven
hours.
The indictment against Stephens
grew out of the charge that he had
called woman liberty bond solicitors,
who had asked him to subscribe, mur-
derers." Counsel for Stephens said
the defendant did not use the word
murderer" but had told the woman
solicitors they were on "murderous
mission, in raising funds to send our
soldiers abroad to be murdered"
Evening star., 1918-06-24

have been the dominant style note in
the seasons wraps. many Of the
younger women do not now care es-
pecially for them. But the little hip
length box coat is a perennial favor
lite and Justly so.
Fabric hats are made up on order
by all milliners to match sport suits
and wraps. and the sketch also gives
a suggestion for the development of
one. A chin strap is quite the thing
with a real sport hat. Hat pins are
never wholly dependable, and If en-
gagged in golf or tennis or a cross
country walk. to feel that ones head
gear is securely anchored into place
is q very comfortable sensation.
Sport coats. sleeveless and other
wise, are strong rivals Of the knitted
sweater this season.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
FASHIONS

A modish little sport coat is shown
in the sketch. This garment is of
length and silhouette.
yet it is original. individual and de-
cidedly smart and novel by reason Of
the arrangement of the front sections.
The back of the coat is plain, the mar.
row side panel shown in front also
appearing in the back, and the three
inch wide belt extends entirely across
the back. 1t may be developed in vel
veteen or wool jersey cloth. collar and
pocket laps to be in contrasting color.
The design might be used with good
effect for the upper half Of heavy
linen suit or a suit of wool jersey
cloth, the skirt to be plain, with band
ing or stitching in a color to match
the collar. etc. used on the coat.
Notwithstanding the fact that capes
Evening star., 1918-06-24

g. P. Gaillard, member Of the Ala
balna public service commission, has
announced that 1t would be necessary
for the iron ore producers Of the state
70 materially increase their prices, due
J 70 the heavy increase In freight 5atsA
Evening star., 1918-06-24

Swift 4 Company's Sales Of Fresh
beef in Washington. D. c.. for the week
ending Saturday, juno 20. 1918. aver
aged 24.68 cents per pound-Adver-
tisement.
Evening star., 1918-06-24

Louisiana has been called upon to
supply 400 men for the draft beginning
July 20. OF these 2,100 white men will
negroes to Camp Beauregard. IA.
Evening star., 1918-06-24
OflntereSt Women
NEW FRoCKs DESIGNED FOR FALL.
BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.
Special Correspondents of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
NEW YORK. June 22.-Whenever
the women Of the hour indulge in a
caprice that is not backed by logic
or common sense. 1t provokes criti-
cism from the rest of the public.
This public takes It for granted
that the particular women of today
are the first and only offenders in
this tangent from the normal.
Nothing is so foolish as to think
in this strain. In the thirteenth CEN
tury women wore immense sleeves of
fur and trimmed their skirts with 1t
when the lower part of Europe was
suffering under the sun.
The low street gowns which have
come into fashion this summer were
worn in other centuries over and
over, and even in the days just pre-
ceding the civil war the deepest of
decollete ,ste, street gowns own, were we're worn
The public has criticised with vio-
lence the clinging skirts worn by the
women of the moment, and the lack
of lingerie, yet, in the early part OF
the eighteenth century, the highest
the lands. dipped their India muslin
skirts into water in order to make
them cling to the figure as only wet
cloth can do. So extreme had this
fashion become that when a certain
woman of very high degree, coming
from France, wore such a gown to
the august Assembly dance In Phila-
delphia. she received a round robin
of protest from the ladies who man
aged the ball.
No Caprices Are New.
It would be difficult to find any
extravagant and arresting fashion
that makes the public talk and jeer
| and criticise, which could be put
| down to the brain of some modern.
In Newport. two seasons ago,
lovely girl went about the streets with
| bird in bird cage dangling from
her fingers, but she was only copying
eenth century. When Mrs. Irene
Castle began the fashion for carrying
monkey on the arm the shrieking
tumult that went up about it should
have been begotten by something
| really original; but that caprice goes
so far back that in a famous paint
ing of Nero and Octavia, called La
Via Appia." one of the ultra fash
ionables in the parade carries a
monkey in her arms in the exact
fashion taken up by Mrs. Castle.
In the seventeenth century in Eng
land women had squirrels of spe-
cial tiny breed attached to their
wrists by bracelets or to their little
finger by a costly ring. The squirrel
was on long enough chain to amuse
himself.
Probably the only woman who did
anything strictly original in this line
was the girl who came into the smart
Club de Vingt in the afternoon lead
ing Florida coon by long chain.
This created something of a sensa-
fiop that was akin IN ferrOr
Caprice of Wearing Fur in Summer
What is the use. therefore. in ex-
pecting eccentric fashions to be the
invention of the moment? Most of
them can be traced back through
1000 years OF civilization.
The sketch shows one of the new
garments trimmed with fur which
will undoubtedly be worn this sea-
son and which was worth sketching
because of it's several novelties.
1t is of Pershing-tan cloth, with
cape and cuffs of sealskin. This
Evening star., 1918-06-24
Unique Experience for Argentina

unique Experience TOT Afgentlna.
BUENOS AIRES, June 22-Snow
fell for an hour here this afternoon.
This is said to be the first time in the
history of the country that enough
snow has fallen to make the ground
white.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-09

only Associated Press morning franchise this section and the newspap
night and dym soce reaching the earth bringing the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-09
ut the Week for All Subscribers

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Hold Interest From Day to Day

ILL., Revelations Wife, by Adele omson THE Housewives Economy Calendar by
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in it's Meaning as Well as Movements
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lia and industrial special
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While 1t is Still NeWS-"The Last Word"

les the ON LIZ newspaper Northern Indiana South Western Michigan
bring the very latest each day. local. onand especially
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM CHILDREN AND
THEY LOVE 1T.

Mother! Your child isn't naturaiiy
cross and peevish. See If tongue Is
coated; this is a sure sign the little
stomach, liver and bowels need q
cleansing at once.
When l~istless, pale, feyerish, full OF
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhGa, remember, a gem
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given
Nothing equals california Syrup OF
Figs" for children's ills; give a tea
spoonful, and in a few hours all the
foul waste, soul bile and ~fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you
have a well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless, deli
cious "fruit laxative" and it never
fails to effect a good INSIDE" cleans
ing. Directions for babies, children
Of all ages and grown-ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A little
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a bottle Of california
Syrup of Figs" then see that 1t Is
made by the california Fig Syrup
Company."-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
Hadn't Got Acquainted.

Several officers were eating dinner
at the club recently, when n asked:
"Who Is that officer sitting at the ia
BILE opposite u.s."
After a long and studied glance n
officer spoke up. III think that Is my
room mate"
"You think it's your room mater
chorused the three.
"Well, I'm not sure. You see, we've
been together three weeks, but when l
get in at night he Is in bed. and when
/ get up in the morning he's out flying.
Judging from the back of his head. |
think he's the man."-The Wright
Idea.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

1t Gained him. The kick of the gun
subdued his excitement and cleared
his brain. He surprised himself by d.
recting jacket in a cos authoritative
voice, to shoot low. When he had emp
tied the magazine he led two OF the
horses forward. Then. grasping his
own machete, he joined in clearing q
pathway.
1t seemed an interminable time ere
they had extricated themselves from
the trap, but finally they succeeded
and gained the welcome shelter Of the
woods, pausing inside its shelter to
cut the muffles from their horses feet.
| BY this time the defenders of the tro-
cha were pouring volley after volley
at random into the night.
Now that the skirmish was over,
Jacket began to boast Of his part In 1t.
"Ha! Perhaps they'll know better
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

erythlug seemed favorable for a cross
ing some time that night, and that he
had selected a promising point. Be-
yond that the old man would say moth
ing
Supper, a simple meal, was quickly
disposed OF. Then followed u long,
dispiriting wait, for a gibbous moon
rode high in the sky and the guides
refused to stir so long as Ii remained
there. 1t was a still night: in the
jungle no air was stirring, and dark
ness brought forth a torment of mos
Quitoes. AS day died the woods awokt
to sounds Of bird and insect life
strange, raucous calls pealed forth
some familiar, others strange and IN
| accustomed. Sitting there in the DARK
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

trated.
than to show themselves the next time
I come this way" said he. "You saw
me, didn't you? Well, I made q fen
Spanish widows tonight"
When no one disputed his assertion
Jacket proceeded further in praise oil
himself, only to break off with a word
less cry of dismay.
"What's the matter" Johnnie in.
CURED.
"Look! Behold mel" walled the
hero. II have left the half of my beau
tiful trousers on that barbed wire!"
Antonio swung a leg over his saddle
saying: "Come along, amigos: we have
fifty leagues ahead Of us. The wal
will be over while we stand here Cos
siping."
O'Reiliy's adventures on his swift
ride through Las Villas have no part In
this story. 1t Is only necessary to
: say that they were numerous and va
! ried, that O'Reilly experienced excite
ment a-plenty, and that upon more thar
one occasion ne was forced to think
and to act quickly in order to avoid q
clash with some rowing guerrilla band.
{ Food became a problem Immediate
= ly after the travellers bad crossed the
; trocha. Such ~apprehensive families al
, still lurked in the woods were liberal
enough-Antonio. by the way, knew all
- Of them-but they had little to give
and, in consequence, O'Reilly's party
learned the taste Of wild fruits, Der
IL ries and palmetto hearts. Once theI
) managed to kill a small pig, the sole
IL survivor of some obscure country trag
edy. but the rest of the time theil
~ meat, when there was any, consisted
E. Of iguanas-those big. repulsive liz
"a ards-and jutias, the Cuban field rats
j.. Fortunately there was no shortag'
i of food for the horses, and so, despite
the necessity Of numerous detours, IN,
Is party made good time. They croASe'
p into Matanzas, pushed On over rol)lnt
hills, through sweeping %savannas, pas
empty clearings and deserted village.
to their journeys end. A fortunat
ch encounter with a rebel partida fror
General Betancourt's army enable
he them TO reach headquarters wlthou
re loss Of time, and one afternoon, worr
he haggard and hungry, they dismounte
he In front of that gallant officers hu
nd General Betancourt read the lette
lily which O'Reilly handed him, the
~ looked up with a smile.
lis $50! You are one Of Gomez Amer
o's cans, eh? Well, l would never ha,
VS. known it, to look at you; the sun an
so the wind have made you into a vel
aid good Cuban. And your clothes Or
might almost mistake you Cor a Cubs
Is cabinet officer"
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

CHAPTER xV-Continued.

FSteban raised himself to his elbow.
You think It's a myth, a joke. Well,
rs not. | know where 1t Is | found
III"
Norine gaspcd; Johnnie spoke Sooth-
lnEly:
"pan't get excited, old man; you've
talked too much today
"Ha.' Esteban fell back upon his
pillow. 81 haven't any fever. I'm as
sane as ever | was. That treasure
exists, and that doubloon gave me the
clue to it's whereabouts. Don Estcban,
uy father. was cunning he could hide
thincs better thhn n magpie. 1t re-
manned for me to discover his trick
"Ue is raving," OReilly declared,
with n sharp stare at his friend.
The girl turned loyalty to her pa
tient. "Tn believe you, Mr.. Varona. |
always believe everything about buried
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
CHAPTER XVI.
The Trocha,

or all the military measures EN-
nl0ved by the Spanlards in their wars
against Cuban independence, perhaps
the most unique was the trocha-
trench or traverse. Martinez Campos
during the Ten Years war built the
first tr0cha Just west OF the Cubitas
mountains where the waist of the
island Is narrowest. Not until Wey-
ler's time were the two methods OF
modification, the trocha and the concen-
tration camp, developed to their fullest
extent. Although his trochas hindered
the free movement Of Cuban troops
and his prison camps decimated the
peaceful population OF several prev
inccs. the Spanish cause gained little.
Both trenches and prison camps be
came Spanish graveyards.
At the time Johnnie O'Rellly set out
for Matanzas the war-a war without
battle, without victory, without defeat
had settled into n grim contest OF en-
durance. In the east, where the insur-
rectos were practically supreme, there
was food Of ii sort, but beyond the Jul
| caro-Moron trocha-the old one OF
Campos' bullding-the country was
| sick. immediately west Of 1t, in that
| district which the Cubans called Las
Villas, the land lay dying, while the
| entire provinces Of Matanzas, Habana
and Pinar del Rio were practically
! dead. These three were skeletons,
picked bare of flesh by Weyler's beak,
The Jucaro-Moron trocha had been
greatly strengthened since Campos
day. II followed the line Of the trans
insular railway. Dotted at every quar-
ter of a mile along the grade were lit
tie forts connected by telephone ant
telegraph lines. Between these fOrti
mas were sentry stations of logs or rail
road ties. Eyes were keen, rifles were
ready, challenges were sharp, and coun
tersigns were quickly given on the Ju
caro-MorOn trocha.
In O'Reilly's party there were thre'
men besides himself--the ever-faithfi
jacket, a wrinkled old Camagueyai
who knew the bride trails Of his prov
ince MS a fox knows the tracks to 1t
lair, and a silent g%uajiro from farthe
west, detailed to accompany the expe
dillon because OF his wide acquaintanc
with the devastated districts. Bot
guides, having crossed the trocha NOR
than once, affected to scorn It's ter
rors, and their easy confidence reas
sured O'Reilly In spite Of Esteban'
parting admonltlon.
The American had not dreamed G
taking Jacket along, but when he cam
to announce his departure the boy ha
fatty refused to be left behind.
Fifty miles Of hard riding brOugf
the party to the trocha they neared
! on the second morning after leavin
= Cuhitas, and sought a secthded cam
Ing spot. Later In the day Hilario, tt
t old Camagueyan, slipped away to r
connoitcr. He returned at twiligh
n but volunteered no report Of what !
had discovered. After an insistel
cross-examination OReilly wrung fro
G him the reluctant admission that e
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
Catastrophe.

'There is a little mound of some
white substance on the pavement"
$50 | see"
"a gentleman is carefully scOoping
1t up, indulging meanwhile in loud la
mentations."
"Why shouldn't he lament? He
dropped his months allowance OF su-
gar."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
Quite Natural.

Tinwafer had never been what you
might call plump, and since rations had
become general he certainly hadn't
been putting Oh weight.
81 say" he remarked to a friend.
II met Fuller yesterday, and he told
me that / was getting fatter."
"Well, it's only natural that ha
should say so" was the answer.
Tinwafer looked surprised, and ask,
ed why.
"That's easy" replied the friend.
"You we're looking Fuller in the face"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06
State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo, Lucas

State Of Ohio, City OF Toiedo' Lucas
Frank J.. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of r. J. Cheney
q Co., doing business In the City OF To
said Arm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any cas- of Catarrh
that cannot be cured BY the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
nv presence, this 9Th day of December.
A. D. 1885.
iseaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is TAX.
on internally and acts through the Blood
On the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
r. ], Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

treasure. The bigger the treasure the
more implicitly I believe in it.. | sim
ply adore pirates and such things II |
were n man I'd be one DO you know,
I've always been tempted to bury my
money and then so look FOR 1t"
"There is no doubt that my father
had n great deal of money at one time
Estcb0n began "he was the richest
man in the richest city of Cuba"
O'Reilly shook his head obviously
and hraced his back against II tree
trunk there was a look of mild disap-
probation on his face rs he listened 10
the familiar story Of Dan Esteban and
the slave. Sebastian. When Esteban
had finished. N0rine drew a deep
breath.
"Oh! Tint lays over any story ]
ever heard. To think that the deeds
and the jewels and everything are Ii
the well at this minute Suppose some
body finds III" Norlne was aghast n
the thought.
Not much chance of that. TIL,
treasure has lain there for a genera
ton. and the story itself Is almost for
gotten Esteban turned triumphant,
10 OReilly, saying, "Now, then, do yo'
think I'm SO crazyT"
0'Rcilly didn't have 1t In his heart I
say exactly what he really though
What he more than half suspected wa
that some favored fancy had forme
lodcmCut in Esteban's brain.
ITS an interesting theory" he n,
united. Anyhow, there is no DANCE
Of the treasure being uncovered vcr
soon. Cueto had a good look and mae
himself ridiculous. You'll have amp
chance to do likewise when the war
over"
You must help me find IT," sa
ESteban. ave shall all share the ia
tune equally, you two, Rosa and L.
I'VE? WHY should we shAre In it
Norine asked.
~ owe II to you. Didn't OReil
rescue me from a dungeon? Havei
you nursed me back to health? Dot
| owe my life to you both?'
Nonsense! 1. for one, sha'n't Ia
a dollar OF It."
"Oh. but you must. | insist. Nj
ins IL n poorly paid profesSiC
Wouldn't you like to be richY'
profession Poorly paid?' Nori
sputtered, augrily. "As II I'd tn
pay|
"AS IL | wo1id accept a great scrv
and forget It, like some miserable b
gar!" Esteban replied stifiy.
O'Reilly laughed out. Don't l'
quarrel over the spoil until we get
said he. "That's the way with
treasure-hunters. They invariably I
out and go to fighting. To avoid bio
shed, I'll agree to sell my inter
heap. for cash. Ny share Of the
.lous Varona fortune going for a
larf"
'There! He doesn't believe a w
Of H." Esteban said.
Norine gave an impatient shr
"asme people wouldn't believe Il
vsss alive ttrlses they saw their bre
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

into each life some roin mpst fall
said the philosopher
yep. Fapeciall. IL he lives In dL
tcl ritory dGriog he uOsrtb NJ AprA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-06

No man really enjoys kissing a girf
who has her hair done up in curl pa
pers.