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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

Both had laughed in gentle badin-
age over the time-worn nonsense
Of lovers, but now it had a deeper
meaning for. removing a small sec
ton of bark of the birch, Meta re-
vealed an aperture.
This seems to be Allan's treas
ure house." said Meta. and l
thought it right to have you know
mentoes of his acquaintanceship
with you" and Meta brought to
light a faded nosegay, a dried-up
ribbon and some scrawled sheet OF
paper.
What are those?" inquired the
curious Lura.
"Poetry-or Allan thinks it is.
Here is the beginning of cone:
Dearest Lura, to you 1 will be
Lura seized a pencil lying in the
unique cubby-hole and wrote under
the line: And l, sweetheart. the
very same to you" and, kissing
the scrap of paper. and all emotion
and bushes, Lura ran away as
Allan was seen approaching in the
distance.
Allan did not see Lura again be-
fore she went away. Perhaps her
overt act of liking for him embar-
raised her; perhaps she hesitated
as to committing herself before
she saw what the new life before
her would bring. Meta told Allan
Of the incident of the birch tree.
and his face frightened. and the
day that Lura left he started in
with his farm work with a zest
born of courage and hope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

takes me out in it. - -
Please give me your advice.
Should / start to speak to him OF
should | wait until he starts7 /
can't stand this any longer,
ROSE BUSH.
By all means speak to the boy
first. Ii is your place, and uptii
you do he has no reason to<think
that you feel friendly. Unless he
responds pleasantly to your 'recoR-
milton, however, do not speak sec
ond time.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am is
years old and there is a boy whom
like very much. He seems to care
for me, TOO. Please tell me how 10
make him love me more
Please tell me what remedy will
clear the complexion.
ANXIOUS.
Be satisfied that the young man
likes you. II is useless to try 10
make hmi care more, because he
will like you for what you are and
will carel ess If you put yourself
out to be attractive to him.
Many have found IL helpful 10 eat
a.
three days. After eating three or
four yeast cakes the treatment
should bed ropped for about
month.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am is
and engaged to a young man Is
Since we have been engaged l met
a younger man whom l love moreA
Would il be proper for me toA
break the engagement with the
first. and how could l do it prop
erly?
TROUBLED.
Yes. I think you should break
your engagement. Tell your fiance
that you were too young to know
your mind and you find now that
YOU care for some one else.
Don't become engaged to tho
man you think you love now. An
engagement is a very serious and
sacred thing. A girl should be az
cautious about becoming engaged
as she is about marrying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Death of Patti.

Adeina Patti, most famous, with the pos
sible exception of Jenny Lind, of all the hui
man songbirds, is no more. For 40 years she
reigned queen of opera, being the pet of
the crowned heads and the recipient of their
favors. Born to the stage she forced at
the age Of to support her parents and her
career was a series Of successes up to the Pc
Rod vt her second childhood when, i'll advised
she hio for popular favor after age had stolen
her voice, But that error will be forgotten
in the memory of her glorious days when, as
one critic put it, "she had tones so beautiful
that they seemed to gush spontaneously from
the very fountain spring of vocal youth"
PATHS art was not far ahead of her box
Office success. At one time back in the SOS
she sang to audience worth $4,000, which
set a record up to that time. and probably has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Secretary Lanes Resignation.

Franklin X. Lane, secretary of the interior,
has been one of the most competent, hard
working and conscientious members of the
Wilson cabinet and his resignation will cause
general regret. Like many others who have
been in the government service during the last
few years, he has been inadequately compen-
stated, measured by prevailing standards. Pri-
vate enterprise has offered him vastly more in
the way Of salary and opportunity than he can
hope for working for the government, and now
after giving faithful public service, he has en-
braced an opportunity which many another in
the same circumstances would have taken lSng
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
5T'IIEE{IIIE5. DAILY SHORT STORY

day, with a bewildering piece of
news.
What do you Think she spoke.
my rich relatives in the city. I'm
Gle Reuben and Aunt Deborah Hun
live with them. You know they
are very wealthy and have no chill
dren, and they write that ! must
live with them for a year and go
TO a seminary near their home. and
when the year is over decide to be-
come their adopted daughter or re-
turn home. as 1 elect"
That is grand" replied Meta
cheerfully, but by no means en-
Unused "Of course you will see
lots Of the world and live in lux
ury, and all that; but what about
Allan ,"
Why. what do you mean ," muir
INJURED LuTa equivocally and flush
ing and paling by turns.
He will miss you dreadfullv,
Lura," said Meta. You don't know
how much he thinks of you, dear. -
NO. ! don't" futtered Lura
but l hope he does. He has been
a true. good friend, and 1 shall
miss him, too"
"Lura," said Meta with some
gravity, you are perhaps more to
him than he to you. but don't for
get him, the dear fellow! l want
to show you something" and Meta
led the way to silver arch in the
garden. Upon it a knife had cut
the outline of two hearts entwined.
Lura's eyes expressed suppress
ed sentiment as she viewed the
presentment, one day originated by
Allan when they were together.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Hives From GraiT Protein.

Would the constant eating Of
bran cause an eruption of large
hIotches like hives? I've been using
bran for constipation and cannot
explain the eruption in any other
way. NJ. E. V.
Answer-If it is wheat bran ie
would not be likely to produce
such trouble, assuming you are ac-
customed to eating wheat bread.
Sometimes skin LESSONS like hives
are produced by indulgence in a
grain or cereal to which the indf-
viduaI is unaccustomed. Omit the
bran for time and see.
Corn Formula.
Would you be kind enough to give
the formula for removing corns
once more? l cut it out, but lost
the clipping. May people with
weak ankles wear oxfords? F. S.
Answer-Thirty grains of salt
cylic acid dissolved in half an ounce
of flexible coIlodion, and kept in a
very tightly corked or stoppered
vial. If it evaporates, the mixture
thickens and ether must be added
again. Paint on the corn or callus
every night after a prolonged hot
soaking of the foot, having the skin
perfectly dry first. In a week or
more the corn or callus may be
easily wiped away. People with
weak ankles should wear oxfords
and develop the muscles by exer-
else.
Soda Taking.
Is it injurious to take half a tea
spoonful of soda or saleratus in
glass of water each morning be-
fore breakfast for a chronic cold or
catarrh in the head? S. J.
Answer-The soda is harmless.
1t may be helpful in some of the
diseases included under the two
meaningless but all-inclusive titles
of chronic cold" and "catarrh in
the head"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

tAny reader can get the answer to =
ton bureau. Frederic J. Haslin. Director
confidential. the replies being sent direct
paid TO anonymous Iettersl-
Q. What is the basis of the Aus
tralian system of land settlement?
E. T.
A. 1t is based on two chief prin-
ciples: CD That the state should
give to the individual the right to
use the land, but not to sell it, and
~ that the settler should receive.
not law land, but an equipped farm.
The first purpose is accomplished
in some of the Australian states by
giving the farmer perpetual
lease, instead of selling to him out
right The second is accomplished
by improving the farm at govern
ment expense, and allowing the
settler to pay for the improve
ments in installments. The farms
are organized into communities,
and the members cooperate in buy
ing supplies and selling.
@. Where is the best moose
hunting to be obtained? Are moose
increasing or decreasing?
c. O.
A. The best moose hunting in
eastern North American is found
in the Canadian province of New
Brunswick. The best in the Unit
ed States is in Maine. Moose are
believed to be holding their own
if not increasing. Ernest Thomp
son Seaton. the naturalist, esti-
mates that there are about a mil
lion moose in North America.
Q. OF what is soap made?
T. H.
A The principal of soap making
is always the same and is based
on the combination of fat and an
alkali as in the case of tallow and
I've. Variations in soaps are large
ly due to additions of perfumes, col
oring matter, and such substances,
which have nothing TO do with the
primary purpose of soap, which is
to cleanse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

: question by writing The Argus Inf rTna.
Washington. D. C. Give full name and
- each individual. No attention viii DO
Q. Does a foreign-born citizen of
the United States forfeit his right
TO citizenship if he returns to his
native country? H. Med.
A. He may visit his native land
but he forfeits his citizenship if he
remains there for more than two
years, unless he registers with the
American diplomatic or consular
representative.
@. Are all soldiers and officers
discharge papers c. the same size
and form? k.
A. The war department says
that all discharge papers of en-
listed and commissioned men are
of regulation form and size. They
only differ in color. depending upon
whether the discharge is excellent,
honorable or dishonorabIe.
@. Does a discharged soldier
earring war risk insurance have
to take an examination before con-
verting his insurance into 20-year
or other form? L. G..
A. Under no condition is an ex-
animation necessary.
@. What is the highest noun
tain in Maine? c. A. c.
A. Mount Katahdin, with an ele-
walton of about five thousand feet,
is the highest mountain in Maine.
Q. What states have ratified the
woman suffrage amendment?
D. C.
A. Woman suffrage has been rat
fled by Illinois. Wisconsin, Michi-
kan. Kansas, New York. Ohio.
Massachusetts, Mis-
souri,, Texas, Iowa. Arkansas, New
and Nebraska.
Q. Which sex is the most numer-
Gus in the world, and in the United
States? Y. V.
A. There are more males than
females in the world, and also in
the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Roosevelt Among the Immortals.
New York Herald)

From 1882, when his History of the War
of 1912" appeared. until the eve of his fatal
iIlness-in office and out of it, in peace and
at war at home and abroad. in his study and
in the wiIderness-Theodore Roosevelt was
tireless as a writer. His books fill several
well stuffed shelves, while his political ad-
dresses, messages and memoranda buried in
newspaper files and official records, woulS
make a small library.
1t was only after his death that something
of his quite unexpected by the public sprang
place as a writer pure and simple. The Let
ters to His Children" illustrated by himself,
is the sensation of the hour as well it may
be- for there is nothing else like it in the Eng
lish language.
Now the world discovers for the first time
that behind the familiar Roosevelt lurked an
other with characteristics that suggest in a
Alice in Wonderland" and the Uncle Remus
of "Brer Rabbit" with strain, too of Puck
in his composition.
Here is a book for the wise and simple.
for those who can only the fun well as
for those who realize the irony. for those who
can note only the ripple On the surface as
we'll as for those who suspect the currents far
below, and for children of all ages and condi-
tiOns.
number of presidents of the United
States are associated with writings which arc
bound to survive as long as our civilization
does-Was hington with the Farewell Ad-
dress" Thomas Jefferson with the Declare
ton: James Monroe with the Doctrine;
Lincoln with the Gettysburg Address" and
Grant with the Memoirs" 1t remained for
Theodore Roosevelt of all the chief executives
totally apart from its historic or topical
clio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Brad O. Verse
Crispy Days.

NElSpy Udycs
The tang of the morning, the kick
in the breeze, the brown leaves
adrift like the swirl of the seas.
the stir of the blood and the zest
of the hills, the nip of the frost and
the zip of the thrills, | wonder
how folks can feel yellow ard sere
or be melancholy this time of the
year? The pep and the ginger, %he
sparkle and CLEAN, the lure of the
woodland, the lulI of the stream.
the tints of the landscape, the whirr
of the wings. the rollicking, frolick-
ing mood of all things! l wonder
how folks can go dropping around
with feelings as dead as the leaves
on the ground? Some days may
look dreary; but what is the use
to brood DER the past or to weep
like the deuce? The sigh Of the
wind and the swish of the rain are
no valid reasons for panic or pain.
I wonder how folks can be glum
in their ways when there. are so
many of clear, erispy days? The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Mines in the Sea and Elsewhere.

American and other naval forces have been
working steadily ever since the armistice was
signed cleaning up the mines which were sown
broadcast by both sides during the war in the
North sea and its tributaries, but the work is
not yet finished. Friday an American ship
came in contact with one of these dangerous
objects and went down off the coast of Holland
with 81, 500 900 worth of cotton.
lot of mines were planted during the war
and they were not all in the sea or in the
ground. They are in commerce, in industry,
in business, in politics. and even in the church.
Every now and then one is struck and the re-
sulting blowup causes much surprise and not
few casualties.
The sooner the peace treaty is ratified the
sooner it will be possible to search out and
make harmless the other kinds of mines
kinds that are really much more to be feare2
by people generally than the ones that float
in the sea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
uEAHTN Ia KS
BY WILLIAM BRADY ND.

their controlling nerve connections
are not dead. but just unruly. They
won't mind the will Of the patient
any more. But they can be made
to mind. They need discipline, re-
education. An undisciplined hand
will not play the piano or finger
the violin without long and patient
education in such refined move
ments. In this education the sole
aim is to develop skill and accur-
acy, not strength. The music
teacher knows how the aim g de-
ferRed when practice is carried to
the degree of fatigue. The music
master also knows the great value
of practice with the pupils eyes
closed or better blindfolded. These
observations apply with equal
force in muscle-training exercises
for the restoration of impaired
function.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Today's Anniversaries

1S19-John Henry Luers, first
Catholic bishop OF Fort
Wayne, Ind, born in West
phalia, Germany. Died in
Cleveland, Ohio. June 20,
1871.
1S42-Order of the Sons of Tenn
perance organized in New
York city.
1S6S-GeneraI Louis Botha. South
Africa's famous soldier and
statesman. born at Grey
town, Natal. Died at Pre-
toria, Aug. 81, 1919.
1S79-Nathan c. Meeker, founder
of the city of Greeley, Colo,
killed by Indians in Colora-
do. Born in Cleveland, Ohio,
July u, 1917.
1S94-Nearly all the tinplate mills
in the United States closed
down on account of wage
controversies.
1914-Germans on western FROM
failed in an attempt to pierce
the allies center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
THE SECRET OF THE BIRCH,
By Jessie E. Sherwin.

(Copyright, 1919, by the Western
Newspaper UniOn.)
Rardscrabbla farm was well
named. and when John Lyle died
and left the place to his son Allan,
the latter viewed his heritage with
grimness, but resolve.
Il am going to change it-at
least help nature along declared
Allan 10 his sister Meta. The
thousand dollars father so closely
boarded and left us will just about
fix things up spick and span and
quadruDle the crops. Give me just
one year of my own way and I'll
show you the modern little farm of
RH Daviss county. Then"
Allan drew his breath and, his
eyes fixed upon distance, sparkled
with a reflex of the golden picture
he mentally viewed. Meta smiled
secretly. The artGnl mink well
knew the impeuirS ideal of the
moment -LuTa wills.
She was the daughter ~ neigh
for with a large family. and the
naIv girl Allan had ever loved.
DutspoEcnIv. they We're As yet no
more than friends, huJ all Rock
tor decided they would mate some
sflav. and Lura silently but delight
fuIIv rIushed when the soft i'm
.reaclrleut was limited at her by
her girl friends. As 70 Allan, his
dream of life was to see Lura
aueen of Hardscrabble developed
INTO an Eden SPOT through his cher
shed ideas Of intensive farming.
bura came oTer to see Meta one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
With Other Editors
Hades and Hogs.
(Washin gtOn starr,

Years ago a good deal Of commotion existef
in one of the states of our blessed union 1t
was partly political Party lines were sharply
drawn and men were easily excited about
party matters. A canard, well contrived was
almost as influential as the truth, and enjoyed
wide circulation
But other things contributed. Business was
in an unsatisfactory shape apparently with
out good cause. The farmers were complain
ing. The wage-earners were quarreling about
their pay Discomfort was general.
There were various explanations. The pol
lticians investigated the situation. Business
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Canning and Preserving.

NhhnIuk anu EFbSA llhEs
String Beans go String. wash,
drain and weigh tender young
string beans. Large beans may be
broken into two-inch pieces. Blanch
in boiling water from three to five
minutes, and cold dip for one min
ute.
Pack into sterilized jars with a
two-inch layer of beans on the
bottom. Cover with layer of salt.
One-fourth of a pound of salt is
allowed to a pound of beans. Con
tinue packing into the jar alter
nate layers of salt and beans. plac-
ing a layer of salt on top. Press
the beans firmly into the jar with
a wooden potato masheT. Dip a
cork of suitable size into melted
paraffine; when the parafHne hard
ems use the cork to weigh down
the beans.
The rubbers are creased with
vaseline to prevent the salt from
oozing out. Then apply the rub
Der and seal.
For larger quantities crooks and
kegs may be used. When the pack
ing is completed. the surface is
covered with a clean cloth larger
than the top OF the container and
a board or glazed plate. A weight
is then placed on top to keep the
vegetables under the brine.
BY next day If sufficient liGuor
To cover the vegetables has not
been extra cted. pour in enough
strong brine to cover the surface
around the cover. Cor the brine
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

ping and the punch and the speed
and the go, the Jingle and tinkle,
the glammor and glow, the pearls
and the diamonds, the shine of the
sun, the jazz and the jingle. the
hustle and fun, the scarlet and
crimson and gold OF the trees Is
this any season to sigh and to
wheeze? GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

Exports for August showed a still further
increase and imports were even smaller
The extent to which European countries are
straining their credit is causing well founded
concern, but even the situation is not as
bad as it will be if strikes paraIyze our indus
tries to such an extent that we have nothing
TO export
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

Packers complain that they cannot force
retailers to put their prices down. no matter
how far they themselves cut wholesale sched-
ules. Time was, however, when they found
way to induce competitors to put prices up.
ways
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

The Hotel Petrograd in aPris,
which recently closed its doors. is
being remodeIed perpetrators TO
being reopened as an American
Emen's club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

mated that her voice earned 100000 and she
had most Of it left at the time of her death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

Four young women, the first 10
obtain the degree Of bachelor OF
laws from the University OF Dc.
troit law school. have successfully
passed the, examinations for admis-
sion to the Michigan state bar,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

If, as applicant for job in one of the
army stores in Chicago claims, a single man
cannot i've on SIS per week how much is it
necessary for man to earn if he has a wife
and seven dependent children?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Household Hints

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Pears.
Pancakes syrup
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Celery Soup
Baked Lima Beans
Bread Butter
Cold Fruit Juice
DINNER
Roast Pork
Drowned Potatoes Carrots
Bread and Butter Apple Sauce
Ice Cream Cake
Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
Good ReclDes,

Casserole Beef - Cut cold roast
beef and cold broiled steak, alone
or in combination. in one-inch
cubes there should be one quart
Put in a casserole dish and add
two cups brown sauce or beef
gravy, one-half cup celery cut IN
small pieces, one-half cup carrot
cut in small cubes. one onion thin
" sliced. one cup canned tomatoes,
one teacup Worcestershire san
one-half teaspoon salt and cae-
eighth teaspoon pepper. Cover md
bake one hour then add one CIn
peas, beans or mushrooms, canned
or fresh; one cup potato balls or
cubes which have been cooked r.
boiling sailed water 10 minutes.
and two tablespoons sherry win
tmay be omittedl. Again cover
and cook 30 minutes, or until pota
toes are soft. Serve from cIs.
serole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29

use one pound Of salt to two quarts
% WateT.J
The use of yellow or pitch pine
for the wooden weights and sand
stone. limestone and marble rocks
is advised against. Either melted
paFaffine or cottonseed oil should
be on hand TO pour over the sur
face OF materials that are TO be
fermeuted.
Green Select welI-de
veioped green tomatoes. Wash.
drain and pack them in contain
ers. Cover with a weak brine as
follows: Three-fourths cup OF salt
one cup OF vinegar to each gallon
Of water. Put in a moderately
warm place 10 ferment. Then re-
move to a cool place and seal with
hot parafiine. These may be kept
the entire winter. freshened as a
salad or made into a relish or
green tomato mincemeat
String beans and cucumbers may
be treated by the same method.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-20
SOUTH ROYALTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Miller from
South Dakota are guests Of friends and
relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Goodrich are at
home after an extended automobile trip.
Mrs c. w. Richardson is spending the
week in Burlington.
Miss Katherine Swenson who has
been a patient at the Randolph sana
forum for short time, is at home
The Vermont state public service
commission will meet at the South Roy
alton house, Aug 25, at 1880 a. m.
The service question under discussion be-
ing the inefficient electric light.
Henry w. Houghton who recently sold
his farm on Broad mrock, has bought
the Jennit Miller farm of Fred Allen,
and viii take possession September first.
Raymond G. Beals and family are in
town in readiness for the beginning of
the fall term Of school Mr.. Beals is
the new principal Of the high school