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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
soscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies,
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Sesn used 20 successfully for ffty-one
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States for coughs. bronchitis, colds
settled In the throat, especially lung
troubles. It gives the patient q good
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sasy e~xpectoration In the morning
yives nature q chance to soothe the
hidamed parts. throw OF the disease,
ttelpins the patient to regain his
lsalth. Made In America and sold fol
moro than half q century.-Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18

that it was l who found the scent.
But don't be afraid. / shall keep
in the background"
"Then hurry, chief. We're de-
livering the attack in 10 minutes"
en- be with you before that"
BE quickly hung up the receiver
and turned on his heel to leave the
telephone box. The next moment
he had flung himself against the
farther wall. just as he was about
to pass out he had heard something
click above his head and he but
barely had the time to leap back
and escape being struck by an iron
curtain which fell in front of him
with a terrible thud.
Another second and the huge
mass would have crushed him. He
could feel it whiz1ng by his head.
And he had never before expert
enced the anguish of danger SO in
tensely.
After a moment Of genuine
fright, in which he stood as
petrified, with his brain in a whirl,
he recovered his GOODNESS and
threw himself upon the obstacle.
But it at once appeared to him
that the obstacle was unsurmOunt-
able.
1t was a heavy metal panel, not
made of plates or 'lathes fastened
one to the other, but formed Of a
solid slab, massive, firm, and
strong, and covered with the sheen
Of time darkened here and there
with patches of rust. On either
side and at the top and bottom the
edges of the panel fitted in a nor
row groove which covered them
Theoretically.
He was a prisoner. In a sudden
fit Of rage he banged at the metal
with his fists. He remembered
that Mile. Levasseur was in the
study. If she had not yet left the
room-and surely she could not
have left it when the thing hap
pened-she would hear the noise.
She was bound to hear it. She
would be sure to come back, give
the alarm, and rescue him.
He listened. He shouted. No
reply. His voice died away against
the walls and ceiling of the box in
which he was shut up, and he felt
that the whole house-drawing
rooms, s%taircases, and passages
remained deaf to his appeal.
And yet and yet
Mile. Levasseur--
"What does it meanY he NUT
tered. what can it all meant"
And motionless now and silent,
he thought once more Of the girls
strange attitude, of her distraught
face, Of her haggard eyes. And he
also began to wonder what acct
dent had released the mechanism
which had hurled the formidable
iron curtain upon him, craftily and
ruthlessly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
Her Good Taste.

"Say, listen" uttered Claudinc Of
the rapid-fire restaurant. '"rhe for
tune teller told me last night that |
was going to be married next month"
"Geei" breathed Heloise of tho
same establishment. "Who top
Jaw, I didn't think it was Just OK
Rctly proper to ask his name. You see
[ amt got my divorce from Silver yet"
kansas City Star.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
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THE LAST ACT
T. a. Frazer.

\ Our contemporaries Of his n !
: the rising generation appear to De !
+ hardly aware that we are tines :
: ing the last act of a long drama, a \
\ tragedy and comedy in one, which \
! is being silently played. with no \
: fanfare Of trumpets or roll OF \
\ drums, before our eyes on the stage \
+ Of history. Whatever becomes OF !
= the savages, the curtain must soon \
\ descend On savagery forever. !
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
Expert Advice.

my husband always makes a fuss
when I tell him I need a little money"
your system is all wrong. Tell
him you need q lot Of money. Then
he'll be glad to compromise on a lit
lie ."-LouisvilIe Courier-Journal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
CRATER FIVE tcent,nued.)

Nv W S&AVOS "
tsrAB. B. W. and especially by
The W, q foreign letter, an Eng.
lish letter. So that in my minds
eys, instantly, as in a flash, | saw
the three letters in their logical
place a. initials at the head Of the
words for which they stand. l saw
the sB' Of boulevard and the r.
and the English w Of Richard
Wallace. And SO I came to the
Boulevard Richard Wallace. And
that my dear sir, explains the
nilkin the cocoanut."
MAxeroux seemed a little doubt
ful.
"Ana what do you think,
shiefi"
I think nothing. I am looking
shout. I am building up a theory
on the first basis that offers a
probable theory. And / say to my
seN | say to myself =
say to myself, Mazeroux, that
this il . devilish mysterious little
hole and that this house--Hush !!
Listcn"
BE pushed Mazeroux into a dark
corner. They had heard a noise,
hetsiamming of a door.
Footsteps crossed the courtyard
mfront Of the house. The lock of
Ehe outer gate grated. Some one
appeared, and the light Of a street
lamp fell full on his face.
Dash it all,'' muttered Mazer-
sux, cts hel5
believe your right
ITS he, chief. Look at the
black stick and the bright handle.
And did you see the eye glasses
and the beardi What a oner you
srS, chief
calm yourself and let's go
after him.
The man had crossed the Boule-
yard Richard-Wallace and was
turning into the Boulevard Mail
lot. he was walking pretty fast,
with his head up. gaily twirling
hlis stick. He Lit a cigaret.
AZ the end of the Boulevard
Maillot, the ma passed the octroi
and entered Paris. The railway
station pc the outer circle was
Gofe by Heswent to it and, still
followed, BY the Others, stepped
Into 9 Train that took them to
lAnfeniil.. 1.
That's fu1ny,,, said Mazeroux.
He,sa doing xactly what he did a
kortnjg6 ago. This is where be
NJ lesS.
The man now went along the
lortifjeations. In q quarter Of an
hour hesreached the boulevard
6ucGbet and almost Immediately
a9terWard the house in which M.
RAuyillesand his son had been muir.
6ered
IN climbed tho Qualifications op.
positethe house and stayed there
or sae minutes, motionless, with
Atogf1csosEh6 front 81 the house
DISCRIMINATING his road he went
" q ANNETTE and plunged into The
0S theBois de B0ulogne.
wort md boldlyi'' said
Den Emil quickening his pace. 8
4Azeronxjstopped him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18

u 1ot1s social circles only men with
mn Income I come In.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18

% 81 tho morning q 7oufo clock, do my
6ouesWosk, thsn 90 tosfsetorya ndwosk
~ day, eomelkoms and get supper and
tel rood. IHdou't know how many Of
my friends I have told what Lydia E.
Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound haa
dooo4or M. "-9rs. Anna 1ETERlANo
d West 10th st., Peru, Ind.
Women who sEffer from any such ail.
msnts should not fail TO try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18

Next thing 70 having d thing Is know.
Agwh0eost0sket Il.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-04-18
WOMAN WORKS
HOURS A Day
Marvellous Story of Woman.
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Talin,
Druggist's Advice.
Peru, Ind.-"I suffered from A d,..
placement with backache and draroiro

wWu pains SO
times
u could not be on
my feet and Il did
notseem a. though
lcould stand It. I
tried different
medicines without
any benefit and
several doctors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
good My drug
giSt told nae Of
Lydia D. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound. ltook
u With the Iesult
that I am nowWell
and ntr0nn 0ni
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04

The Turk and German are hand in hand in Pc
land. under the terms that the central powers have
wished upon their unhappy victim. Both are to en-
JOY the same advantages, the language of both, as
well as of the Austrians may be spoken and printed
matter in all three tongues may freely circulate.
Where there are 20 German children living within a
given area q school conducted in the German Ian
guage must be maintained.
Thus is the way paved for the spread of kultur in
the conquered provinces. The successive steps in
Germanizing the Polish easily may be imagined
Their consequences will be hardly less terrible than
hose Of war itself.
The facts referred 70 in connection with Poland
are not without special interest in America. What
IS being done there by force Of arms to accomplish
he ultimate German purpose was attempted in this
country during period OF many years of peace and
was in a fair way TO succeed when the war
weakened the American people to the sinister design
Jack Of it all BY teaching the German language in
he schools by seeing that It was regularly spoken
Il whole communities, by steady. persistent effort
0 spread the belief that Germany has produced the
greatest leaders in science art industry and com
nerce that It's people are in fact superior people by
rganized political activity and in thousand other
rays the seeds had been sown for the Germanizing
+ this country
Fortunately the American people are now awake
The case OF Poland has helped them TO see the dan
;er from which they have escaped. Germany never
gain wiI find this country off its guard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
living NCREASED.

The increase in the cost OF living
which has taken place in Norway
since the outbreak Of the war is
continuing, according to a report
from Vice Consul H r. Carlson,
of Christiana.
The Norwegian bureau Of stats
tics has published a series Of tables
showing the increase by months
in the prices of necessities since
July. 1914" he says. THE sta
tistics used are based on prices as
they obtained in 1914, the unit being
the amount of food supplies 100
crowns would purchase in July.
1914
The quantity of necessities
which could be purchased in July,
1914, for, 100 crowns (S26.S0) had
risen in price to 124 crowns 1913 23)
in November, 1915. By August.
1915, the price had risen to 1871
crowns t$40.47) and in March, 1917,
it was 1873 crowns t$4502). 1t con-
tinued to rise constantly so that by
November, 1917, it had reached 22S
crowns ($6l10).
The comparative increase in the
cost of living in The three Scandi-
navian countries since July, 1914,
are expressed by the following per-
centages: Norway, 49, per cent:
Sweden, > per cent; Denmark, 60
per, cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
Senator ZIIlnan.

"'Pitchfork" Ben TiIlman OF the unique
characters Of the country. For time after his ad-
vent in public life he was discredited among most
of his associates IN the United States senate and
with The public outside OF his state because Of the
bluntness-to put it mdly-of his manner, and the
violence Of his temper. Yet his home people h&d
faith in hlm and they backed him up and in time the
majority Of the members Of the senate and the people
all over the country came to respect and admire him
Senator Tillmaa was Cracker" In other words
he sprung from what in the south is termed poor
white trash yet in the later years Of his life
few who knew him would fail TO resent any refec-
ton either upon his birth, integrity or ability.
The South CaroIinan was distinctly fighting man
and his Dugnacity get him great deal of notoriety
in the early stages OF his career. Later when the
people came to know that he was incorruptibIy hon
est and was not in the habit of fighting unless he had
& just cause he ceased TO be notorious and became
famous Ten years ago he was stricken with paraly-
sis and his physical activities were greatly cfrcum
scribed subsequently, but he able TO retain his
Office and 70 continue render valuable service to
the country up TO the very last.
Ben TilImaa was not a political accident. He
always vas as big his job which is than can
AAbe said about great many others who have come
- the senate under more suspicious circumstances
than he did.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04

by letter of recommendation and encourage
ment.
Within the state of Illinois many organizations
and forces have been and are at work along these
lines The community advisor of the state univer-
sty has been doing most successful work in Great
ing a community consciousness and community
spirit The school officers throughout the have
been for the years trying to into
life the old community habits and functions which
existed in former days.
1t is about educational affairs and interests that
these community meetings center The school super
intendent or principal or teacher peculiarly fitted
for leadership in such activities Wherever you can
arrange days program made up of events in which
the children the main actors. you gather to-
gether the parents and the citizens of the commun-
ity. Rather remarkable things have happened. Two
community meetings, one held in Cook county at
Deer park and in Lace county at Lake Bluff,
came on beautiful days when the farmers could
work in the field It was serious question whether
any living farm would appear at these two
meetings. The fact was, that hundreds of farmers
attended each one of the meetings. Their children
were present and were taking part. They felt that
the affairs of that day were just as important as the
blowing Of corn.
The movement for better community spirit and
cooperation may have something of economic or
financial objective But, in the main, it is purely
social, spiritual affair. The great has
touched the hearts and minds of the people and
brought them together as never before and COM
1nunity meetings everywhere are revealing a new
spirit of community life and community action,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
Reduce the Fire Waste.
man agents.

The man who cannot fight or farm render
patriotic service in this time of need by helping to
conserve the nations resources One of its greatest
drains has been its preventable fire Two hun
dred million dollars have been going up in smoke
each year, and of this loss could easily have
been prevented by the exercise of reasonable precau
lions. Much of the property destroyed was grain
foodstufs and supplies of which the country and its
allies are now in serious need The citizen who can
go to the front show his patriotism by doing
everything possible to reduce the fire and thus
conserve the natural resources.
President Wilson, in his appeal to the public
pointed out this patriotic duty when he said This
is the time for Americato correct her objectionable
fault of wastefulness ndFextrayagance Let every
and every the duty of careful
provident use and expenditure public duty
a dictate to patriotism which no one can now expect
ever to be Excused or forgiven for ignoring" The
preventable fire waste Of the country is one of its
most objectionable faults" The state FIRE marshaIs
and other experts agree that - per of it is due
to careIessness individual and municipal What
crime it has been in view of the present crisis that
over fifty million bushels of wheat have been burned
during the past year the farms and in the grain
elevators of the country Most OF this loss also was
due to caresIesness and lack of the ordinary pre-
caution against fire
Il property owners would clean up their prem
ises get the rubbish out of their attics and base
mert5 be careful about matches and smoking in
spect their fues and heating appliances and do the
ordinary, common-sense things necessary TO reduce
the fire waste, they would perform patriotic serv-
ice, would protect lie and property and would pave
the way for lower insurance rates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
7 II = Y " N T ! : y = VI = + 4 >
By Alice kiilian.

The committee on furnishing the
new building at a girls home has
been called 10 order by the chair
man and is prepared to rush the
business through. Indeed. the lady
in green on entering the room has
stated breathlessly that she must
be eight miles away on the North
side in one hour.
Chairman-"We have $1,000 to
spend and we shall have to be most
economical"
Lady in Blue-"My goodness!
Two thousand dollars for furniture
is simply an awful amount! Why,
you read advertisements every day
of four-room flats furnished COM
Dlete for SIS or something like that
and when my cousin Julia was
married in Boston you should have
seen the simply gorgeous house eff
fects she got out OF the most ri
diculously small sunni
Lady in Green-''I don't care in
the least how they furnish the
building just so it looks substantial
and has an air. | think when Wis
itors come in their first impress
sion is what counts and you never
can tell when one OF them will be
millionaire and hand out fat
check for the work If he is pIeasedi
Why not let II go at that and adj
tourn, for | really must be over on
the North side"
Lady in Brown-I shall never
forget a small home for girls In the
East | visited two years ago when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
MOI
Mary, She Starts 1t.


Here is a serious case:
In my desperation | have decided
to appeal to your judgment and
sympathy. for somehow | feel that
you have a sympathy which too
many doctors lack.
Briefly, / am head over heels in
love. and with the finest girl that
ever lived-only, alas, she bushes
all the time. If l call on her and
attempt to pay her even the mildest
OF compliments, she bushes. II l
give her a little gift, such as a
bunch of posies or box of candy,
she bushes. II we are out together
and she introduces me to friend,
she bushes.
This is all right enough so far.
But wait a moment The worst is
yet to come. Id love her all the
more for the bushes, but for this
unfortunate circumstances. Every
time ! see my girl blushing, | blush
myself. The strange part of ii is
that, so far as l know | have never
had the habit OF blushing until now
and l am 20 years old. But it is
most embarrassing. On the slight
est preteXt, Nor rather without pre-
text at all, Mary (Which isn't her
real name) bushes to beat the
band, and then l join in the game,
and between US we stir up a great
deal of interest among the specta-
tors. l suppose we look like pair
OF yobEIs unyoked. 1t gets my goat.
It grows worse instead of better.
4 20 h Cd fy, Atr~r
I've never done a thing to be
ashamed of, and I'll stake my life
that Mary hasn't either. What can
you do for a desperate situation
like this. doctor?
Certainly looks good to me.
Blushing is an art acquired in youth
and shed all too early in life. 1t is
almost a pathognomonic sign of
good conscience. If you are fairly
good you can blush some: if you
are thoroughly bad you can't blush
at all. I am proud to say that I
still have the makings of a mid
ding blush in me. l know what
causes blushing. l can cause as
many bushes as the next doctor.
But | am happy to say | don't know
any cure for blushing. The wicked
world takes care of the treatment of
this disease. Just about the time
John and Mary shall feel youth slip
ping away they will discover that
they have forgotten how to blush
and they will be willing to give
great deal to recover the lost art
then.
BIushing is self-consciOusness
which is of course one of the joys
of youth 1t is natural enough that
we should learn to center our
thoughts rather on the interests Of
others than upon ourselves when
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
For Domestic Coal Users.

The bureau OF conservation of the United States
fuel administration has estimated that it viii be
necessary to 100000 tons of COAL in private
residences apartment houses churches, schools and
commercial buildings other than factories
The fuel administration is issuing direc-
lions whereby state and county fuel administrators
given program OF action 10 check up every
order for domestic coal and curta orders for excess
sive tonnage No order will be completely filled
until approved by the local coal authorities.
This plan has been IN operation in Philadelphia
for the last ak months under the direction of Francis
a. Lewis and T. C Mahady Mr. Mahady, from the
Washington headquarters, will make the work
tionai
The inspection syetenH exposes the consumer who
has deliberately misstated facts his coal order
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04

alike, That would do away with
the institution effect and the girls
could choose"
Lady in Plaid GartlyD But
there aren't so different colors or
kinds of wood, think the plan en-
tirely unfeasible!"
Chairman-"If you don't like
light oak why not plain Flemish
design"
Lady in Plaid-"Oh. my good
ness, I'm so sick of Flemish oak l
could cry when | see it, We might
as well have a good looking place
while we're about it,"
Chairman (wearily)- VIII some
one kindly make a suggestion of
something that will do?"
Lady in Green II do think you
might have decided something be
fore now when | told you 10 start
with that | had 10 be over on the
North side in an hour, Why doesn't
somebody DO something ."
Lady in Plaid -" Anyhow. den't
see any sense of our planning
things when sensible suggestions
like mine are derided! What is a
chairman for IL not 10 take the re-
sponsibility? l move that the
chairman buy the furniture and we
can tell better whether we Ike IL
after it is all in-and we can sort
of change things them"
All the Others Splendid! Sec
ond the motion, So glad we've
settled the question:"
Chairman desperately TO their
backs as they rush out OF the door,
LADIES' Why ! simply
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
TITLE DAILY SHORT STORY

II was motoring with the Hamp-
steads-no, it was three years!
How time flies, doesn't it? It was
simply darling-all rustic furniture
and handwoven curtains-that's the
way they supported themselves,
weaving things"
ChairmaneBut our girls don't
weave things and the place is too
big for rustic furniture, l have
figured out plain, good furniture for
the whole place, within the $4,000
limit. 1t would have to be of ordi-
nary light oak
Lady in Plaid-"I simply detest
light oak I think we should CON
sider-er-esthetic values and
things like that! II would be a
shame to surround those girls with
light oak! 1t would ruin their
taste"
Lady in Blue-"I think we ought
10 do the parlors in cheerful things
like wicker and cretonne-''
Chairman-''Wicker is entirely
too expensive TO consider. It"
Lady in Brown-"There was a
sale OF wicker three weeks ago in
the papers, What a pity we weren't
buying then! Things were awfully
cheap! | remember you could get
u $50 wicker bird cage and stand
ard for $3.50 and | came near
spending my birthday money
Lady nj Green-Can't we hurry
up? I've simply got to be over on
the North side"
Lady in Brown-"I think 1t would
be perfectly lovely To furnish all the
80 bedrooms differently no two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-04
The Day In Davenport

and proceed to Montgomery, Ala,
where he is to report for duty at
Camp Sheridan. MIR. Ely was re-
Gently commissioned major in the
judge advocates department of the
United States army.
Marriage Licenses.-Charles Jo-
seph Chudacek and Elizabeth Ger
trude Buck, both of Davenport :;
Louis Daurer of Blue Grass, Iowa,
and Hazel Rohwer of Davenport +;
Mckinley Rowe of DunIuth, ". Va,
and Estelfa c. Guys of Davenport.
Wants Higher Rates. - Joe r.
Lane, attorney for the Peoples
Light company, and c. n. Chubb
appeared before the city council
yesterday afternoon and urged that
the members consider an increase
in gas and electric rates. Mr.. Lane
invited the cOuncilmen to investi-
gate the cOmpany's books He stat
ed that for the last year the COM
pany has not been making a rea-
sonable profit and that an increase
was only justice. MT. Lane pointed
out the excellent system that Is af-
forded to the people of Davenport.
Obituary Record Michael Chris
tian Fries passed away at his home,
1903 Second avenue, Tuesday even
ing. The deceased was born in
NybOy, Schleswig, Jan. %, 1870, and
came to Davenport II years ago
In 1911 he was married to Miss
Olga Hargens.
Leo, 4-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas ]. O'Callaghan of $50
West Fifth street, passed away at
6 O'Clock Tuesday evening. Death
was due to diphtheria. The deceas-
ed is survived by his parents. one
brother Francis, and one sister
Agnes.