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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Canning and Preserving.


To Can Comic 10 cups Of corn
add one cup sugar and one-half
cup salt (scant). Add enough wa
ter to almost cover it and boil one
half hour.
Also try using a stiff vegetable
brush to take silk of of corn.
Wild Crabapple Jelly-Wild crab
apples are green and fall from the
trees in October. 1t is well to
gather them late in the fall before
a hard freeze, store them in the
cellar till spring and then make
both jelly and preserving of them
in sugar making time. Maple sugar
is very high and you may want to
use other sugar.
Wash and boil apples about IF
teen minutes or till tender; cool,
peel and core. Cover with sugar,
let stand over night.
Drain off half and cook for jelly.
Add more sugar to rest and cook
quite thick, add apples and a few
raisins; cook not more than five
minutes. Cooking in syrup makes
apples hard.
Tomato Preserve - Select six
pounds of nice firm tomatoes; wash
well and remove the skins. Then
cut out the hard green parts or
core. and cut up the tomatoes in
quarters. Add one cup sugar to
each cup of tomatoes. Put on to
cook.
Wash three medium sized lemons,
remove the seeds and cut lemons in
pieces into tomatoes. Cook over a
slow fire until done. which you can
tell by taking some out on a cool
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Purely Mental.

Does chronic catarrh affect the
mind of person? Does it make a
person nervous and rundown?
Does it interfere with the function
Of the stomach so that it won't as
simulate the food and get the
strength out of it? Does it
Answer. - Come, come, break
away from the almanac. Don't you
know that almanac medicine is no
longer taken seriously? Catarrh is
not disease, so OF course it never
produces any OF the Quack doctor
effects you enumerate. Catarrh is
just a meaningless term employed
by shrewd persons who need the
money.
Misguided Mother.
Our five-year-Ji3 girl still vets
the bed. l have punished her re-
Pedtedly-
hnswere - Ded-wetting is not a
vicious habit, but a disease. To
punish a chi.h for such thing is
cruel and especially harmful. for
such mistrea.ment is likely 10 as-
gravate the disease. A monograph
on the proper management Of the
condition will be sent on request
If stamped, addressed envelope is
enclosed.
Enlightened Woman.
am now as and do net feel any
of the long list OF troubles I had
always expected to have at the
time Of the men0rause. / used TO
read your articles and think you
did not understand, but now l
know that you were right. [ wish
to thank you for many benefits I
have received by following suGges-
tons in your delightful DEPART
nent. (Mrs. S. a. %
Answer-If all members of the
credulous sex understood that AL
this female weakness gossip about
the change of life is Old Doctor
HaIfpint's fiapdoodle. what a hap
pier world it would be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

AS I already have a diamond
ring would pearl be proper for
an engagement ring?
What color OF dress would be
proper for a wedding dress, as
have fair complexion?
PLEASE.
You are so very young that 7
cannot advise you to marry the
young man. Follow the dictates Of
your own heart.
A pearl would be all right for
the stone is an engagement ring.
The diamond, however, is the con-
ventional stone.
White is the conventional color
for a wedding dress. Since you
are blond you would look well in
it.
Dear Mrs Thompson: I am a
very young boy of Is and l love a
girl who is IA. Sometimes she is
as nice as can be to me and other
times she doesn't even speak to
me when she passes me on the
street. I have always treated her
as nice as l know how.
Will you please give me some
advice as how to treat her? Should
leave her entirely alone except
to speak to her when I see her, or
not? ANXIOUS.
You are too young to have q
girl. Speak to her pleasantly but
do not force a friendship.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a.
girl of % and am very much in
love with a young man about FIVE
years my senior. l am far away
from home and from where he
lives. l am not positive that he
loves me in return, but have rea-
sons to think so. He is very BASH
full and so am l.
Would it be all right for me to
drop him a card? / know he would
never ask any one for my address.
BASHFUL.
1t is the voting mans place TO
write You first. But since you want
to send him a card, DO so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Household Hints

dish when the syrup around them
jellies.
Have pint Jars ready, pour pre-
serves into them and seal
Utensils for canning: One mix
ing bowl. one sharp pairing knife,
one preserving kettle.
Canned Tomato SOup-One peck
tomatoes, one large stalk celery,
one onion, six cloves, one-fourth
cup salt. Boil all together until
thin enough to strain. After strain
ing it take one-half cup graduated
sugar, one-half cup -four and mix
the sugar and -four with a little
water Put this together with one
half cup butter and one-fourth tea
spoon cayenne pepper into strained
tomatoes and boil slofly Is OF 20
minutes.
Put in pint jars and seal while
hot
To use it add one-fourth tea
spoon soda and one pint Of milk TO
a jar Of soup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09


@. What is the cohort of the
damned" ]. 7. S.
A. THE cohort of the damned"
is an organization OF French air.
men whose recklessness caused
their withdrawal from the fighting
front from a fear that they had
lost mental balance, and who were
sent for duty in less important
places.
Q. Who is Dorothy Dix? L. NJ.
A. The real name of Dorothy
Dix is Elizabeth Meriwether Gill
mer. She lives in New York and
has written for newspapers for
many years.
Q. How long have postage
stamps been used? E. n. ".
A. The use of postage stamps is
not more than hundred years old.
The Sardenian states issued stamp
ed letter paper in 1918. The first
adhesive stamps were issued in
1884. The British government of
fered a prize of 200 pounds for the
best suggestion for bringing stamps
into general use. Their use was
first practically developed in Great
Britain.
Q. Which live longest. fat peo-
pie or thin people? T. D. F.
A Tables prepared by insur-
ance companies show that people
who are 20 pounds under average
weight are longest lived. The more
flesh people put on above this
the more likely tEey are
to die. A person who is so pounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

over weight is twice as likely to die
as a thin person. Few fat people
live to be old When the system
begins to break down the vital
organs are unable to support this
burden of extra weight.
@. Can cotton be grown in
Hawaii? R. E.
A. There is a very superior cot
ton known as Caravoncia grown in
Hawaii. 1t is a cross between tree
cotton and Sea Island and is long
staple. 1t is not killed by frost as
cotton is in the United States, but
an orchard. Certain difficulties
have been met in developing it but
it is expected to prove a profitable
crop.
O. What is the monkey drill? N.
T. H.
A. This is the drill in the United
States cavalry in which the riders
perform fancy stunts on their
horses, rivalling the best circus
riders.
@. Why are humble bees neces-
sary to clover? H. B.
A. Many plants will not bear
fruit or seed unless pollen is car
ried from one blossom to another
by insects, thus fertilizing them
The humble bee is the only insect,
which feeds on clover, that has a
long enough beak to properly place
the pollen in a clover blossom. So,
if there are no humble bees the
clover Will not bear seed to repro
duce itself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Try These.

In cleaning old jewelry make
lather of warm sospsuds and add
to it half a teaspoon OF sal volatile;
brush the jewelry in this, after
wards polishing with an old silk
handkerchief or piece Of vast
leather.
Polished floors should be rubbed
with a mixture of one-third raw
linseed oil and two-thirds parafin,
Afterward polish with a dry clio p.
When you wash silver or glass;
add a teaspoonful Of boraX 10 re
suds. Rinse well in hot water q 4
polish with a linen cloth VII cd
sheds no lint.
Clean chinchilla furs with h
cum powder we'll rubbed into L.
skin and then shaken out. Hot
salt will clean sealskin and beav.r
beautifully.
Cabbage Salad-Shred cabbpre,
add little chopped onion and p.
mento; mix with boiled dress.ES
seasoned with mustard
A fayori,e Spanish dish is q
mould Of cottage cheese served with
a marmalade such as ounce or
orange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

Bare legs are the rule in Poland and in
other parts OF Europe, while a great many
people without even wooden shoes, hun
ger is common as dirt and winter is coming
on. Americans have just grievance against
prohteers, but they have comparatively little
reason as yet for feeling sorry for themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

Roumania rises to explain that the reason
it has seemed to ignore the supreme council
of The powers was because it did not get the
notes the latter sent. If something like that
had happened in 1914 perhaps the world might
have Leen spared all this trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

The choicest corks come from
Algeria. which has 100000 acres
of cork forests.
Antwerp. one of the four larg-
est ports in the world, is 55 miles
from the sea-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

No wonder the United States attorney gen
eraI was bit riIed up when he learned that
some of the fair price boards had been putting
quotations up instead of down. No price can
be called flair" which is more than people
already are paying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

It may be true, as somebody has said, that
the high cost of living is due to . psychology
cal condition, but that doesn't make it any
easier to pay the bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

Alter struggling for SIS years Italian wom-
en- rave secured the ballot. Where in America
is the woman willing to admit she has been
fighting that long for suffrage?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

If, as Senator Knox says. The Versailles
treaty sets up a truce, not peace" Germany
must have started only a mild argument, not
a war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

him the man whose unexpected ap-
pearance had warned him that his
double life was about to be ex-
posed.
This is Mr.. Randall" spoke the
lawyer, rising. II come on a mis-
sion from Mr.. Leeds"
The puport of which I can fully
Surmise," interrupted Randall. Let
us waste no words. l have salts
fed the law"
You mean the law has martyr
ed you" responded the attorney
strangely. Six months since the
man who really forged the. Leeds
check, dying, confessed his guilt
Mr.. Leeds, old, lonely. has been
seeking you everywhere. 1 bear
the message from him that he has
made you his heir, and he begs. if
you can forgive his injustice to-
wards you. that you solace his fad
ing hours by returning to the homo
from which he so cruelty banished
you"
And so the shadow was lifted.
and in it's place the sunshine Of
perfect love and happiness irradia-
ted three reunited destinies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
The War a Year Ago

British advanced within five
miles of Hindenburg line
Bolsheviki imprisoned the Brit
ish and French consuls in Russia.
Many landowners in Russia put
to death on account of attack on
Premier Lenine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Cantaloupes.
Shredded Wheat Biscuits with TOP
Mill

0nreuueu wheat BISCUITS WITH 100
Milk.
Toast. Cocoa
Luncheon.
Nut and Egg Salad.
Warmed-over Rolls. Apple Sauce.
Sliced Peaches. Cookies.
DINNER
Stuffed Peppers.
Corn on the Cob. Cabbage Salad
Baked Apples.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

The Royal Astronomical society
of Great Britain is in possession
of a log of wood which is supposed
to be part of the apple tree from
which the apple fell in Sir Isaac
Newton's garden, leading him to
investigate the law of gravitation.
In parts of Switzerland shepherd
girls wear mems clothes.
In Japan the fashions in women's
clothes have remained practically
unchanged for $500 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09
Argus information Bureau


the individual will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

Every time the carp bTeathes i;
moves 5,36S bones and muscles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-09

N0 oAND
@S983g

One of the new ships is to be christened
Casey" in recognition of the war work OF the
knights of Columbus. And, in case Of trouble,
watch Casey go TO bat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04

solid backing of the Georgia landowners association and
of the subsidiary live stock associations and rural
organizations generally throughout the state all inter
having apparently to realization that the in
feror sheep, the razor-back hog and the "ra-spter
bovine have had their day
It is longer matter of conjecture of theory
that the of producing and maintaining scrub animal
whatever the type great that of raising
breed while the possible from the former do
begin to compare with those from the latter
In other words it costs just as much-ofen more-to
produce scrub steer, cow hog sheep it does to
produce purebred animal; but when it to mar
keting the products from the returns from the
scrub are only about one-half great.
The demand for live stock and live stock products is
now such that there is money in raising even scrubs
Think, then, of the profit in blooded animals!
This movement or any other that is aimed at the i'm
provement of live stock blood in Georgia merits all the
encouragement and cooperation that can be given it
Atlanta Constitution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
1t May Be Taft.

AS events shape themselves, the possibility grows
that William Howart Taft may be the President of
the United States Wilson will be candidate
third term much those who fear him dread such
event. and by that dread make almost impossible
With Wilson eliminated the Democrats are without
strong candidate, and the Republicans are the same
fx-excep for Taft.
Mr.. Taft always popular with thinking is loom
ing strong since his fearless espousal of League
Nations. And the people for the league oyerwhem-
ingly They want wars, and they cviliza-
ton to the full fruits of the great victory mill
tarsm Both these the League of Nations assures and for
that reason the people want it.
Bill Taft is lovable and fine character; his
fight for the League of Nations against recacants
his party and has more than ever endeared him
to the people of the nation Unless the Republican ma
chine defeat his nomination he has an excellent
chance of being next president And we had rather
him in that place than any other Republican living
Triton Gazette
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
THE NATIONAL PRESS.
Speaker GilIett's Shackles

The selection by the Republican members of the new
House of Representatives of Frederick H Gillett as
Speaker might have been heralded as reform if it had
been followed in the by the adoption of resolu-
ton which will preserve the practice seniority in COM
mittees
Mr. Gilletb by no means progressive, chosen in
preference to James Mann so-called Cannon reac-
tonary but the organization of the House will remain in
the hands of the elder statesmen without regard to fit
is this rule which brought disaster upon the
Democrats in the Congress nearing end and there
can be little doubt that it will prove powerful factor of
confusion to Republicans.
The new Speaker will be Mr. Gillett but the floor
leader will be Mr. Manu. the committees will be dominat
ed by men of longest service, who naturally will come
down from the old with the holy sanction of Senator
Penrose and Chairman Hays So except the name
of the incumbent the Speaker may as well have been
Mann or Cannon Giett. Mr.. Gillett can have no
power. He well the House will be controlled by the
organization represented in the steering committee in
which, appropriately enongh system Of cum
ulative voting will prevail
On accepting this honor Mr. Gilett said that he had
achieved the greatest of his ambitions If to be figure
head Speaker without power rules committees or
procedure is to round his lifelong aspiration he is
easily satsfed.-New York World
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
PURE.BRED STOCK ADDS TO SALES.

When buyers of breeding cattle come to the county
agent of Waukesha county Wis the first questions
they ask of the prospective seller is Does he pure
bred bul?" Upon the this question he county
agent informs the United States Department of Agrcu
ture depends the farmers opportunity to make SALE If
the sire purebred little chance does that farmer
have of selling stock matter good it looks he
adds The county agent reports approximately 20
carloads of purebred Gueeys and 60 of grades of the
same breed shipped county last year Dur
ing the period Is of pure-bred Holstens
and IS of grades and of Jerseys were shipped
also As result of the success which owners of pure
bred sres have attained an effort being made to clear
the county of scrubs.
campaign to eradicate scrub sres of all kind open
ed in Sumter county yesterday and will continue all this
week 1t is the farmers opportunity The Times-Re-
corder believes with DR. Pyle of the College of Agrcu
ture expressed at the farmers meeting at the
house last Saturday that live is going to be the SAL
walton of the South But it will be good live stock
Scrub stuff pay-whether it is apples peaches
pigs, or what not 1t is the best that counts and wins
Sumter county afford only pure-bred stock 1t is the
Kind that pays the profits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
THE HAND OF DESTINY.

Saturday was a RED LETTER DAY for Sumter coun-
tv 1t was day that saw development of two matters
of vital Importance to the future welfare and growth of
Sumter county One of them was the elimination of
hopes and eors-thea reapng of the results the other
was the launching movement which means definite
resolve to go forwarda setting of sail for and
future greatness.
The final order making Souther Field permanent was
an achievement goal that will to Americas
and Sumter county than be computed or imagined
decision of the board of county commissioners to
county election enable the farmers and business
men of county declare themselves and forever
for permanent roads WAS EPOCHAL.
The Hand Destiny pointing in Sumter's direction
been born will to go forward has taken the place OF
contentedness; the citizenry are up and doing
With Souher Fields future Americas set
tied there remains single task for every patriotic
and loyal citizen of Sumter county. THAT IS TO TAKE
OFF HIS COAT AND PERSONALLY SEE THAT EVERY
CITIZEN IN THE COUNTY UNDERSTANDS THE PRO
POSED. BOND ISSUE. To understand the bond issue
means to vote for the bonds
Organized effort accomplish anything. If every
citizen who believes in good roads-and good
nothing but permanent roads Sumter county-there will
be the slightest doubt of the of the bond cleo
ton.
Mr. Farmer, get your coat off for the bond issue.
1lr Merchant, get your coat off for the bond issue
Mr. Banker. get your coat off for the bond issue
Mr. Loyal Citizen, whatever your business get your
coat off for the bond issue
YOU CAN PUT IT OVER. YOU WILL PUT IT OVER
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
The GREAT
INFLUENZA TORNADO
IS ABOUT SPENT

But in it's wake countless thousands
are left listless, colorless, weak and
omaciated. The physical forts of it's
victims have been battered to pieces.
Nature needs assistance in rebuilding
the system. The red corpuscles in the
blood can be restored by taking No. 101
Tonic This Tonic contains iron which
we all know makes rich blood; it also
contains quinine which drives out the
malarial germs and aids greatly in the
restoration of the human system. The
magnesia in this 101 Tonic acts gent
ly upon the bowels and ribs the sys-
TEN of all poisonous and refuse matter.
Begin today and take it at least two
weeks. At drug stores.
THE G. b. WILLIAMS co.
Sole Manufacturers
Quitman. Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
THE STATE PRESS.
ure-Bred. Live Stock.

The success with which the State College of Agricul-
1ure is meeting in its efforts to breed up the live stock
herds of Georgia bespeaks better day for what is des-
tined to become one of the foremost industries of the
state
Through the medium of the Georgia Pure-Bred Sire
club organization of which it is instigator and nro
noter the State College is vigorously and aggressyev
conducting campaign to gradually eliminate scrubs and
Oh all types of live stock in the state supplant-
s eh with animals of true strain select blood Re-
ports lndcate that the club has with favor wherever
IL mas attempted to gain foohod farmers and live stock
men eagerly seeking membership in it.
The movement in which it is assisting also has the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-04
4 VERSE 4 DAY.
THE ABSENTEE.


TT HE Quad truck waits without, my Lord!''
without what Captain Bunk?"
without the steering arms, my Lord,
Without lot Of junk
Without a vulcaninng patch,
Without a nut or screw;
She's minus top aud wheels and valves,
She's shy body too
Without spring, brake, yoke,
Without horn to blare-
Good gracious me, it beats the Dutch,
How much there isn't there!
Eve took her to the Park Repair,
AS perfect as could be
Just wanted to adjust some screws,
And now-oh! woe is me-
They swiped the lining, brake (ten feat,
They stripped the castings clean,
They monkeyed with her primer
Oh, they acted awful mean.
But enc thing saves the day, my Lord
Our records can declare
That though the we didn't get Quad
The U. S numbers there"
The Stars and Stripes
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-03-20
MICHIGAN RALLIES
TO AID CENTENARY
WHOLE STATE READY TO WORK
FOR BIG SUCCESS.
ASSERTS DR.. JOHN G. BENSON
Assistant to Bishop henderson Tells
Aims. Ideals and plans of Greatest
Protestant Drive in Worlds
History
tey Il. r. olmsted.)

Detroit. Especial Michigan is
again proving herself AS her res
idents stood shoulder 10 shoulder In
accomplishing every task that was
laid before them up 10 the time Of the
signing OF the armistioe, so are these
same people rallying TO the call Of the
Methodist church for aid in making
the Methodist Missionary Centenary
an unprecedented success.
The people know that the centen-
airy program for world democracy.
eternal peace and Christian fellowsh Ip
is ideal. but il can be accomplished
only through education. The hearts
Of men must be cleansed before war
Is cast aside. World democracy can
not be made reality by a few men
In Paris setting up an international
constitution. That constitution will
be worth only so much paper II the
popuIsce is not irbued with the spirit
OF Christ That 10 what the Centen-
airy is trying to do. Undue them with
the spirit Of Christ, through showing
them how practical and beneficial the
teachings OF the Master are.