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Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE PASSES
World Soon to Have Little Use for
Picturesque Character Whose For
tune Was His Sword.

If II shall now come to pass, as 1t
well may, that there shall be an end
put to wars. the old-time soldier of
fortune will become an extinct spe-
cies.
The world. of course, can get along
very well without him, and yet ne will
he missed. For he is very ancient
institution, indeed. He was with Alex
ander and Caesar, Napoleon. the cap
tains and the kings of every nation un-
der the sun wherever there was a
knife to stick or n bullet to shoot.
Slowly but surely. however. the
ground has been cut from under the
feet of the soldic! of fortune. and now
II seems that. at last, he is to dis
appear completely.
He had n good time. though, while
II lasted. and II did last long time. nt
that. For there was always. some
where. job waiting for him. If things
went stale on the Spanish Main. he
could cross over to the other side of
the world and find another banner un-
der which to fight.
It was all the same to him, which
side he fought with or against. He
had no enmities no hatreds; he had
no grudge to satisfy. His business was
fighting. The douhloon. of Spain
looked Just as good to him as the SOY.
ereign of England or the yen of ia.
pan.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
LAND INNOCENT OF ,BATHTuBs
In Turkey the Stationary Tub, So Fa.
miliar in Western Lands, Is Alb
solutely Unknown.

The Turk In spite of his constant
bathing (bathing being enjoined by
the Mohammedan religion) has no sta
tionary tubs nor wash bowls-indeNd,
Turkish houses are quite innocent Of
plumbing. says Edith Gilfallin, in an
article on the colOrful ancient capital
Of the Ottoman empire. But as the
Turk never bathes save in running
water the brick floors contain drains
that carry the water to the garden out
side. Always before eating. a servant
a pours, from pitcher, water over an
oriental's hands; which seems a wise
provision, for they do not use knives
nor forks; spoons only are used to eat
= soup or sherbets.
They do not sit around table as
We do, but sit on cushions round foot
high table trays. All over the near
east they have but two meals. Break
fast is sort Of movable feast up to
eleven o'clock. 1t consists of coffee,
fruit and various hot breads. The
Turk is enabled to sustain life until
his dinner at sunset by drinking
innumerable cupfuls of thick, hot.
heavily-sweetened coffee.
Dinner. which Is consumed In the
evening, is the only meal the Turk
takes in the bosom of his family. 1t
often Is an elaborate affair of twelve
courses: Tomatoes and squash and
eggplant and other vegetables stuffed
with rice or minced meat or cheese,
fish swimming in oil, mutton stews,
goat fricassees, roasted chickens. rich
pastries and candies. preserves Of
plum and ounce and fig and peach,
and always coffee and the narghile-
waterpipe.
AT some of these dinners they drink
sort of brandy called raki; but alco-
holic drinks are anathema to the ortho
dox Turk.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
War Is Responsible for
Many Words and Phrases
Added to English Tongue

The English language is a very "elas-
tic" one, and ever receptive of new
words and phrases. AS result of the
war, observes London Answers, it has
become saturated with terms Of mill
tary, French and American origin in
particular.
"Going west" has profound and
poignant significance. Its origin is
doubtless from Somewhere in North
America" and its peculiar applicable
ity is seen as one thinks of the sun
sinking to it's rest at eventide, behind
some of the eternal hills.
According to plan" is a military
idiom which has been frequently used
of late, and has much significance.
Among the phrases which have come
to stay is that striking French one:
"Ils ne passeront pas" ("They shall
not pass!O 1t tells of grit and per-
severance on the part of brave men
against fearful Odds and will ever be
an inspiration to future generations.
Much discussion has taken place re-
Gently over the meaning of the word
''decimated." 1t is frequently used by
slaughter, but really it only means one
in ten, being derived from the Latin
decimus, tenth. The use of the word
"fy" and "fee" in our war journalism
also has been confusing at times. Ely"
means to move with wings, while "fee"
is a general term, and denotes moving
with rapidity.
Our old, well-worn friends 'blighty"
and "camoutlage" hardly need refer
ence, but the first named is doubtless
derived from bilati, the Hindoo word
for home, and brought to this country
by our soldiers from overseas. "Camou-
flage," is French expression, mean
ing literally "to blow smoke into an
others eyes"-therfore. very effective
temporary "blind!"
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Why He Sought penltentiary.

Detective headquarters was sur
prised when Charles Peterson. sixty
five years old, of Portland, Ore. sham
bled up to sergeant and begged to
be sent TO the penitentiary at Jackson.
Mich.
The man had "done" 20 years on n
charge he never recognized. His
"home" around which moved his only
thoughts Of shelter and of food. was
within the stern walls of the penlten.
tiary at jackson.
Peterson. when given his liberty,
desperately strained to regain his lost
art of living, but, snatched from n
former generation at his prime. he
could not keep step with the ''mechnn-
ical age" so he turned In bewilder-
ment back to the penitentiary.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
why AIrman Must Have Good Hands

The newest tribute to the airman
Is to say that he has good hands"
and to imply that he manipulntes his
machine as he would handle the reins
of n horse with sensitive mouth. The
analogy Is not very appropriate. The
good hands" In the case are those of
the motorlst. Good hands. combined
with light. quick feet. prevent the mo.
torists chopping and notching his
gears. they prevent his starting away
with jump, they enable him to change
speed noiselessly. to let In his clutch
SO that the drive Is taken up imper-
ceptibly; they prevent his tires from
bnving their studs stripped out. the
transmission strained. and mike gear
box and differential last as long as the
car.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
GLAZING so,ns Of shoea.

Shoe soles thai IRE occasionally
glazed have exceptional wearing quail.
tiles. and II WIS by this process thnt
our grandparents made n single pnir
OF shoes. last an entire season. with.
out resoIing. A thin varnish should
be used. two coats of II being applied
the first time and only single coat
after that. Once q fortnight is often
enough to glaze the ,soles. and II can
be done either on new or old shoes.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
"AMERIcA"
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH

Ny Country. 'tis Of the6.
Sweet land OF liberty.
OF thee sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee
Land of the noble. free,
Thy name / love;
/ love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted. hills:
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee, we sing;
Long may our land be bright,
With freedoms holy light;
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
Mothers Cook Book

Foods that come from near at home
are patriotic foods; every pound of mate
rial that you withdraw. from transporta-
tion means that much coal, that much
labor. that much rolling stock released
for reconstruction work"
Seasonable Dishes.
A most tasty dessert that is easily
made and one which will appeal to the
hurried housewife is:
Rice custard.
Beat two eggs until thick, add one.
half cupful of boiled rice, a pint Of
milk and honey to sweeten, fiavoring
with grated orange peel. Bake in
pan set n hot water until the custard
is firm. One white may be reserved
for a meringue, with tablespoonful
of sugar and bit of the grated rind
for flavor. Brown in moderate oven.
Gingerbread.
Take one cupful each of molasses,
brown sugar and peanut butter, two
eggs, one cupful Of sour milk, one-half
teaspoonful of grated nutmeg, one
quarter teaspoonful of cloves, one ta-
blespoonful of ginger, one teaspOonful
of soda, one and one-half cupfuls each
of barley and corn flour, oIfe teaspoon
fool of cinnamon. Mix together the
sugar, peanut butter and spices with
the molasses. Place in u bowl, set In
n warm place until the butter is soft,
then beat the mixture to Cream. Beat
the eggs to froth and add them with
the salt. Sift the soda with the -four
and add, alternating with the sour
milk. Whip the batter well, then pour
into well-greased tube pan. Bake 45
minutes in a moderate oven. Steamed
and served with orange or lemon sauce
It makes fine dessert.
In making mullins. gems and bread,
small amounts of leftover cereals may
be added. When batters are made
without the use of eggs the mixture
should be beaten long and well.
Fruit Muffins.
Mix together one cupful each of oat
flour and barley flour, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder. two table
spoonfuls of molasses, one tablespoon
full of melted shortening and one and
one-half cupfuls Of milk, enough to
make drop batter which will drop
easily from the spoon, about like cake
batter. Add mt the last one-half cup
.ul of fioured dates or raisins, or n few
OF both. Beat well and bake in n mod.
crate oven.
N.u hl4x~eao
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30
La Libre BeIgique Published by
Victor Jourdain.
FAIL TO SUPPRESS SHEET
When the Germans Stopped Publlca-
tion of the Patriot, Its Editor, Jour
dain, Began Issuing Will-o'-the-Wisp
Sheet Which for Four Years Kept
the Teuton Officials in a Constant
State of Irritation.

With the coming Of liberty to Bel
GUM, La Libre Belgique has departed,
and the Patriot has reappeared.
1t is now possible to tell that the
most remarkable of wartime newspa
pers, La Libre Belgique, which success
fully defied German efforts to suppress
it for four years, was the Patriot, a
long-established Catholic weekly, in dis
guise. Victor Jourdain, aged editor of
the Patriot, likewise edited the will-o'-
the-wisp sheet which kept German Of
ticials in constant state of irritation
during their occupation of his country
and helped to keep the spirit of the
Belgian people steadfast.
He died a few weeks ago, just too
soon to see his city Of Brussels iber-
ated.
Gilpin observer., 1919-01-30

Foods that come from near at home
are patriotic foods; every pound of mate
rial that you withdraw. from transporta-
tion means that much coal. that much
labor that much rolling stock released
for reconstruction work"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
Today's Anniversaries

i5-Catherine of Aragon, whose
matrimonial relations with
Henry VIII were a factor III
the English reformation, born
in Spain. Died at kimbolton
castle in 1886.
'3-Izaak Walton. famous as the
- author of the Complete
y Angler" died at Winchester.
England. Born Aug. 9, 1853.
.0-Mrs. Sarah Trimmer. an Eng
lish authoress and friend of
DR.. johnson, died in London.
Born Jan. 6, 1741.
'1-Hannah Adams. the first
woman in America to maze
literature a profession, died
at BroOkline. Mass. Born &C
Medheld, Mass. In 1855.
l5-John W. Daniel was elected
United States senator from
Virginia.
,7--The South African Jubilee
exhibition wae opened at
Grahap's town.
l4-Austrians crossed passes Of
the Carpathians in Galicia.
l6-General Sir Douglas Halg
succeeded to the command Or
the British forces in France
fand Flanders.
l6-French smashed German
!. lines at Verdun, penetrating
Y two miles deep over a SIX
mile front, and taking more
than ILL., 900 prisoners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
PERSoNETTE
BY NikSah.
Emmett Dunn Angel,

Better known to youth as the PLAY
Man. known to the publishing
world as the author of a book
called play" known in various
other circles as lecturer, physi-
elan, inventor. movie director of
his own features, director and SUI
prrvisor of play, known to his
friends as most charming and
unique personality well, this
many-sided man showed in a re-
cent interview that ne was also a
regular Teller, which may account
for his popularity with boys of the
impossible age.
Here is some OF the interview:
@. What is your religion?
A. Hopeful speculationist.
@. Have you travelled much?
A. l once bummed my way to
Europe on cattle steamer as as
sistant valet to $50 steers, arriving
there with SIS. and by practicing
the economy which has become a
habit and, also by assisting Euro
pean cobblers. spent five months
abroad and left nothing unsawn.
@. Do you think your invention
of SO games has been benefit to
humanity?
A. That depends on the point Of
view-the kids endorse me because
they have more fun and retain
their appetites and health. The
pants makers. shoe makers and
stocking makers unions have made
me an honorary member. as all of
these industries have been going
at fever heat since the Introduction
of my games increased the con-
sumption of them there articles.
The Parents and Fathers associa
ton made some feeble protest at
their last annual convention be-
cause Angeles games increased the
wear and tear on clothes. augment
ed appetites and TINS became a po-
tent factor in the H. c. Of L.
@. How many times have you
been in love? ::
A. Yes.
@. What is your favorite fault
A. Doing day after tomorrow
what l should have done day be-
fore yesterday.
And then with shout DR.. Angel
rushed out into a vacant lot and
began playing leapfrog with nu-
merous other small boys.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

Building of the Chinese Grand
Canal started $500 years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

Catalpa tree wood Is light and
often used in cabinet making.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES.

TIRES GALL NAKES), ACCESSORIES
for bicycles. motorcycles, autos: $46
bicycles, complete. $34 SO tail colon)
i've stores. 115 East Third street: 302.
4-ss-S East second street. Davenport,
lows rre( Par. Supply House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

ABSTRACTS Or TITLE PREPARED Or
continued TO date covering any real e.
tate in tho county. Prompt and accurate
service at reasonable rates. Rock L.
land Title 3 Abstract COMPANY; W. J.
Sweeney, secretary: zOe-213 Central
Trust 4 SAVINGS Bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
PATENTS.

PATENTS SECURED: FREE ADVICE TO
inventors: mechanical cravings made.
w n. Haskell. patent attorney: e. II.
MichaeiiS. mechanical engineer. 6O9.6lO
lest Bldg. Thone z. l. 76f.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

POOL HALL AND SOFT DRINK PARLOR
in Davenport. Flat B, ola Brady street.
Call Dav. COSBY.
BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR SALE: POOL
room in good location. and good bust
ness Reason for selling DESTROYS to 90
In other business. Those who are inter
ested call H. Friedman. go Seventeenth
street,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

MISCELLANEOUS.
CHICKEN Dinner. SOC
Served Sundays. 30o5 Fifth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

LICENSED CHIRCPRACTOR,
CHIROPRACTIC is "a YEARS OLD.
You are not the first to desert old
methods. Be not the last to try the
new. Call today. DR.. LESS, Chiro-
practor. 516la Fifteenth street. Moline.
Phone Moline 2S13.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15
PAINTING AND PAPERHANGING.

L. A. BURROwS-REASOEA PRICES.
Phone r. l. 385S-x. 2S44 Nfthand-s-
hs.t avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

d: !: z: a.; !; :;
lsaacson. secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

4. h, CLHAVMIAND CAMP NO. SIS.
fourth Tuesday evenings Of each month
ct o'clock In Memorial hall ~ tho
court houss. Z. L. KArns. co1nms1der:
Eugene johnson. SECRETARY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

Z. D. y
ROCK ISLAND AERIE NO. sS6 Y1AfE2-
nal Order OF Eagles.-RegulAr meetings
nrst ard third Tuesday OF each month
q Eagles hons. FOURTH avenue and
Twenty first street Frank Wich. ". r.:
Jostph GroteguS, aecTetay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

UCAL LODGE NO. COS. I. o. o. =.
Meets every Thursday evening
s> at Odd Fellows temple on
NEr Fourth avenue. between Sow
~ enteenth and Eghteenth streets.
ENAZQ H. w. Les5ermAn. n. c.: Will
1 liam Culdensopf. 3. s. Fret
Thursday Of meath. initTatory
dag1vs; urst. second and third degree the
following THURSDAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

rwO ROOM HOUSE ON LOT SOx14l
net: IL fruit trees. SO grape stocks. =
plaster wall chicken cooos. Fifteen hun
dred caAh. Twenty. fifth street and
Twenty second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

LOST-SHORT HAIRED WHITE POODLE.
Losing hair across back: lower Jaw
| protrudes Has collar with 1919 check.
Return to 92S First avenue. Reward
LOST-BLACK COLLIE PUP, WHITE
ring around neck. femae. Reward.
r. I. 372.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

Knlghto TempIAf.
fHl STATED CONCI.AVE OF ROCK
81. Island Commapdery No. is.
&: =: : !:
practice drills nvss and third
Qondnva
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-15

CURTIS & sIMoNsoN. Attorneys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
IS THERE SUCH A THING
AS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT,?
Here Is Young Reader Who Hopes Yin Neglecf Sutor
Back the Claims of

rs THERE such thing as love at first
L sight? A little reader friend comes
to me with the plea that a young man
who vowed and declared he fell in love
the moment he laid eyes on her and
accordingly paid devoted attention to
her for three or four months has gone
off without as much as calling her on
the telephone. Basing her hopes on
the Glove at first sight" element she
wants to know how to bring him back.
Dear Little Elaine-1 am going to
be cruel to be kind right at the begin
ming and tell you to forget this young
man and learn all over again to be
glad and happy about some one else.
Personally I cannot believe there is
such thing as love at first sight.
How could there be? How can young
man fall lastngly in love with young
woman he has never seen before and
about whom he really knows absolutely
nothing. Love isn't like that. And
when it is, it is not lasting, Elaine, as
YOU have discovered. A man whose
heart is a hopeless captive the moment
he sees certain attractive girl is as
like as not to find himself equally en-
chained to another girl little bit more
attractive a little later on.
THE real sort of love, Elaine. and
i that which can stand the wear and
tear of months and years is of slow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
The WOn1an,s
Exchange
Surprise Party for Sister

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
| Dear Madam-Would you be so kind
as to write me regarding the following
My sister will be twenty one years of
age very soon, and ] would like to give
her a surprise party.
! wish to send out invitation cards.
what form would you suggest?
| also want to have pretty and at e
tractivc decorations for two rooms : one
for the parlor, where the company will
be most of the evening, and one for the
dining room. where we will have re =
frcshmcnts. believe something conf =.
cal and pretty. denoting that as she is
now of age she can be her own boss.
or if You haven't anything like that
please give me your best suggestion.
was thinking of having something
like a cold supper. What would you
suggest?
am going to have about ten couples.
| would appreciate it very much if you
would send me this information as soon
as possible. J. II.
The only way to send out invitations
TO surprise party is in the form of an
informal note. as that is the only way
you can explain about the surprise.
am inclosing some games that you Can
play. Use the Liberty Bell as yCui
emblem of freedom. Hang n large paste .
board bell with y painted on it in large
letters from the chandelier in the par
lor. For the rest of the decorations us :,
flowers in bowls placed in prominent
places. If you like. you might make tile
room into a sort of bower by attach =
ing strips in twisted crepe, in the col0rs
that your sister likes best, to the edge
of the bell and letting them extend to
the corners of the room.
For the centerpiece of the table use
long platter or shallow pan filled with
pansies or some other plant that grows
low. Have four candlcsticks with
flower shades on them, and beside each
candlcstick have a doll dressed like the
Statue of Liberty, with one arm held
up against the candleStick. in the pose
of the statue. For cold supper have
fruit salad with mayonnaise dressing.
bread and butter, sandwiches, lemonade
or iced tea. cake. candy and salted nuts.
I hope your party will be great sue
cpSS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
Adventures
With a Purse
HTM ADvENTURING," I smiled, -,

HTM ADvENTURING," I smiled,
got anything nice to tell me
aboutT She thought for moment and
then her face frightened. oh" she
exclaimed. there are the coral chains" :"
Together we went over to them. They
look so nice with summer dresses" she
explained. And one would. OF large
coral beads. soft and glowing pink. they
are three quarter length and here and
there have II metal silver finish link dis
tributed among the corals. Another nice
feature of these chains is their price,
for they are marked at 81.
You have, of course. seen the little
wire holders for soap scraps. One fills
them with odds and ends of soap and
swishes them through the hot water.
making it soapy and cleansing. Well
now. the one I have discovered it's right
over the spigot. 1t is handy, most con
venient and costs but ten cents.
The Recently Returned and myself
we're having an earnest, serious discus
sion. "a woman he said very posi- :
lively. 'should never let a man see
her with her hair in curriers' II agree
absolutely I replied dutifully. "She
doesn't have to, anyway" thought to
myself. "She can wear 'em in the
daytime - These curriers' that saw
look particularly efficient, due to the
fact that they are made entirely of rub
Der. An elastic curler of this sort should
hold the hair good and tight and curl
it in no time. And, Of course. being
made of metal. they ought not to cut or
break the hair. A card of four is priced
at twenty five cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02
Mrs. Wilson
AnSWerS Queries

My dear Mrs. Wilson-Will you
please publish in the paper good
recipe for Brunswick stew?
Thanking you in advance for your
favor. w. H.
Brunswick Stew (Chicken) From
Georgia
Cut an old fowl for stewing and
cook until nearly tender, then remove
the meat from the bones and add
Three-quarters cup Of finely
chopped onions,
One cup of steOed tomatoes.
One cup of stewed corn.
Cook until the chicken is tender
and then add
Two slices of bacon, cut in dice
and nicely broWned,
One-haV cup of bread crumbs.
Season to taste with salt, pepper
and one-half teaspoon of sweet mar
joram.
My dear Mrs. Wi.son-Will you
please explain to me how / can
soften orange and lemon peel? 1t
has got so hard I can scarcely put
it through the food grinder. How
should peel be kept so it will not
harden? | always have this
trouble. Thanking you very much,
I am, Mrs. L. J. T.
Soak the peel in boiling water until
soft and then drain and pat dry, then
cut and use. Peel should be kept in
air-tight containers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-02

growth. 1t is. twincd around your
character, around the little ways that
are your own, around your very faults.
How silly, Elaine, for us to imagine
"love at first sight" no matter how
violent. could ever be a substitute for
this.
He may have loved the fash of your
eyes or tbe pink glow in your cheeks
or he may have loved the fascinating
chatty way you had of talking. But.
alas Elaine, dolls are pretty, too, and
as for the rest how many of us can
be fascinating in conversation when we
first m""t person simply because We