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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Nnnrishing Soups.

NGUFISnIng DOHps'
Home Made Noodles-To one egg
add its bulk in water and One-halI
teaspoon salt. Beat well and add
enough flour to make a stiff dough.
Roll out thin and let 1t dry fer an
hour. Then roll ii up and cut it in
to fine strips.
Noodle One-half hour be-
fore dinner, drop the noodles into
enough boiling water 10 cover
them. At the end of twenty min
utes add one quart Of hot milk and
three tablespoons Of margarine.
Season with salt. pepper and Era-
ted nutmeg This will serve four
persons very generously.
Vegetable Soup-Three paris OF
water seasoned with salt, pepper
and meat fryings. Add one-half
cup diced potatoes, one sliced
onion, one-half cup cabbage cut
fine. When these are well done
add one cup Of tomatoes mostly
juice.
Soy Bean Soup-One-half cup SOY
beans, one pint cold water. one
small onion, one small carrot, one
small bay leaf, one cup milk, two
tablespoons butter substitute. one
tablespoon flour, one-haIf teaspoon
pepper. u few grains of mustard.
Soak the beans twenty-four hours
in cold water. Drain, add two cups
Of water, the onion cut fine and
the carrot scraped and cut iEi
small pieces and the mustardi
Let simmer until the beans are soft
Rub through a sieve. Melt the but
ter substitute. add the flour, whet
smooth add tho milk. Cook unit
thick and strain into the beanL
Season ,reheat and serve. Thh
Season, reheat and serve. Tbs
cup of tomato pulp for the cup II
milk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Political opponents OF President Wilson
some of them-have inside information that
the constitution for the league of nations was
written by General Smutz who, in spite of his
name, Is British. Since It is the work of Brit
Usher these patriotic Americans are convinced
there must be something wrong with it. The
easiest way to justify ones bias public
question Is to put the blame on someone on the
other side. Fancy trying to arrange just and
permanent peace on that basis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
boy of sixteen. My father died and
mother is still alive and guardian
over me. 1 don't like TO go to
school and so mother told me to get
a job and go to work. you shall
not be a broom or a tramp" she
said.
So l got a job and | am getting
good pay. Now mother draws all
my wages and furnishes my clothes
does my washing and gives me
some spending money.
How can l arrange it so that she
cannot draw any of the money? Is
there any law about this so that
can do with my money as I please
H. E. S.
There is no law which will entitle
you to your pay until you are OF
legal age.
Your mother is to be heartily
congratulated on her good Judg-
ment. By the time you are twenty
one you will have developed a good
character, because you have not
had money to dissipate and will not
get bad habits. You will also have
learned the value of money because
with the little your mother gives
you you are learning the value OF
careful spending.
Sometime you will be more than
grateful to your mother for the
course she has taken.
I would advise you TO return to
school and get a good education re-
gardIess of your distaste for stud
les. An ignorant man is handicap
ped all through life.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
young girl twenty years old. The
boys all come to me with their
troubles and ask my advice. but
they never go With me. I don't
know why, for I am jolly. 1t may
be because | am not spoony. J
have been taught not to spoon ana
I just cant. What would You adj
wise? LONESOME BETTY.
Forget boys for a time and in
terest yourself in some work CT
study. If you are happy in what
you take up and radiate enthusi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Household Hints

in ricimilk. until IT nearly covers
the mcaroni Bake in moderate
oven lbout twenty to thirty min
utes.
Met and Potato Pie-Cooked
rem unts Of meat cut in thin slices.
Put feat in q baking dish, pour in
brotl or part water and broth, TO
m0iFn thoroughly (not to cover
the ncat. Spread a layer Of
mascd potatoes, well seasoned.
Ovet the meat. Brush over the po-
tatewlth the yolk of an egg, beat
en- Ind diluted with tablespoon OF
mil. Brown well in the oven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
EGUeordZ3|
G9KCS53sEzlSS61
ANY FOOL CAN KNOCK.

Don't laugh at those who make mistakes and
stumble on the way,
For you apt to follow them-and almost
any day.
Don't think the others shifting sand, while you
are solid rock,
And don't forget, for heavens SAKE mat any
fool can knock
Don't be a puller-down of fame on other men
conferred,
Don't give a parting kick to one who fell be-
cause he erred.
Don't think that you perfect and the only
size in stock,
And now, once more, just bear in mind that
any fool can knock
r
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Tested Receipts.

Macaroni with MIX and Cheese-
One and a half cups macaroni, hllf
cup grated cheese. milk. salt, PIP
per, margarine. Cook the madr-
oni, broken in pieces, in boiling
sailed water until tender. drfn.
rinse In cold water and drain agEin.
Oil a baking dish. put in layei of
macaronl, sprinkle with salt. Pep
per and grated cheese. and dot
with bits of margarine; then pit In
a layer OF macarOni and add lalt,
pepper and cheese as before, Plur
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

"Op," who has that common weakness Of
trying to the telephone when deslrous OF
attending to something or getting into com
munication with someone in a hurry is now
struggling to break himself OF the habit He
made the resolution to quit after half hour
spent in an unsuccessful effort to save time by
using the phone. After getting the wrong num-
Der half a dozen times, being disconnected
twice and then left on dead" wire the rest
of the half hour "Op" cam to the conclusion
that as a modern convenience the telephone
makes remarkable relic Of the stone age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

The governor general of Canada announces
that a bill for woman suffrage is TO be pre-
scented in parliament under government aus
pices, which means that it is pretty sure to
pass without much delay. Our neighbors are
determined, evidently to again show US up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Victor Berger feels, of course, that he didn't
have fair trial and that he has been otherwise
treated most inconsiderately. In fact, he is
quite convinced that this isn't free country
In the sense that do not intend to let knaves
and fools like himself do entirely as they please
he is right on the last count
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Rats cause $16,oOO,OOO damage yearly in
Illinois, according to an authority on agricul-
turaI subjects. The department OF public health
fixes the loss from contagious diseases in the
state at $155,OOo,000. If a bounty on rats is
the proper remedy in the case why wouldn't
a bounty on microbes and bacteria be good
thing IN the other?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21

Chicago's mayoralty race has developed into
a contest to see which candidate find the
most jobs for soldiers, and Sweitzer is now
leading with a score of 1856 by his own count
Some sense to that kind Of a campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
OF Course Brick Wouldn't Do!
CKent. Ohio Conrferl.

After two years of war, during which moth
ing could be dee in the matter the proposed
new hotel for Kent is again being talked Of
SO far it is in the talking stage, but we Ger
tainly hope it will soon be in the concrete form.
Headline in W. G. N: Bandits Get Mat
tress Firms $4,000 Payroll.
Pretty soft,
Referring TO the senate opponents of the
league Of nations, William II. Taft remarks: y
would not trust them overnight
That's giving the situation in , just five
words.
While contemplating the probable effect of
the heavy snow on our coal pile and the pros
poets for making it hold out until warm wealth
er, our trend of thought was broken by a loud
voice which said: Il have BET up that we will
get six inches of ice out of the Mississippi yet
this winter"
No, we didn't. but we felt like it
O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
Speaking of Hello Girls.

(BelI Telephone NeWs).
Following the practice of the previous year,
W. r. Hearne OF the accounting department,
will be prepared to assist employees of the
central group companies in making their in
come tax schedules.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
YES AND NO.

Sir: After standing the suspense as long
as 1 could may l not hope to break into your
Glib? Can you enIighten to why his
interesting questions have been most conspic-
uous by their absence for several weeks?
ADD-A-LINE.
Regretting, dear lady, that are unable
to give you more definite information regarding
the whereabouts of Glib, desire TO call your
attention to the fact that the government de-
ported some half hundred persons of anarchis-
tic tendency the other day.
It seems there are some correspondents that
have little or regard for the truth and then
there are others that have still less. We men
ton this only in connection with the fact that
a. P dispatch of Wednesday, shortly after
the shooting of Premier Clemenceau, stated
that the aged patient sitting up smoking
and laughing" Yesterday another A. p. dis
patch from Paris dropped the interesting in
formation that though the premier is old
his chances of recovery are good because
he has been a lifelong abstainer from alcoholic
drinks and has not smoked for 20 years"
PERFECTLY TRANSPARENT.
Sir: 1 note that H X suggests the calling
of a conference OF the members of your so
called society for the self-determination of
married men" Will you kindly pass the in
formation along to H. X. that one Of the mem
beTs' will not be present at the COnfab, al
though it is for consideration of this par
ticular members case that the meeting is to be
Cdl4S+I Will NOT ILcuLlOu any names, DUE
H. X and other members of the society viii
no doubt comprehend when they get peep a.
my signature. Have I made myself clear?
MRS. Y. Y.
s. o. S.
O. D. X: Help. Just got this from f. W:
$50 lonesome am coming home Bringing
mother for nice long stay Long but not nice
'FF'orheaYen' ssa keIetsbefree."
"Signal of distress for members Of s. +. S. d.
o. N. N. Z. c. X
Judging by the cases of E. C. X and X Y.
the society appears TO be getting in bad way.
In article on the value of slumber DR..
Hirshberg says: sleep is best obtained in a
bed and in a we'll ventilated room without other
occupants or on a porch" Then, too, Doc, there
is the park bench.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-04
Elaborate Materials and Original
Designs Mark Reaction From
Wars Tension.
cAPEs IN HEIGHT OF FAVOR
No Doubt That Picturesque Wraps
Will Be q Feature Of Autumn
StyIe-Day and Evening
Gowns Much Alike.

The Redfern model I have sketched
this week Is very novel and original
In design and yet 1t is comparatively
simple. writes Idalia de Villiers, Paris
correspondent of the Boston Globe.
This robe. intended for afternoon
wear, is typical Of ~present-day styles.
1t possesses all the elements that go to
make up a successful toilette Of this
wonderful year.
In the first place the general outline
Of the little gown rather suggests an
evening costume. The neck Is cut
round, In generous fashion, and the
sleeves r very short and transparent,
yet this is the kind Of dress that is
worn at the big rae meetings and at
all outdoor festivities. accompanied
by a big picture hat and-more prob
ably than notify short gauntlet
gloves. 1t is, in fact, a genuine 1919
model.
The material Of this costume is
black aud white foulard-large white
spots on a black ground. There Is 4
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the brim. The trimming was c%unningly
arranged. A long, wide. black satin
ribbon had wreath of exquisite pink
water lilies attached to 1t IN front.
This ribbon was passed around the
high crown Of the hat, tied loosely at
the back and then allowed to fall In
long. loose ends over the shoulders.
Popular Style Of Trimming.
This style OF trimming Is a Talbot
speciality. / have see 1t repeated with
various flowers, and with flowers and
fruits mixed. The directoire shapes
are more fashionable than ever; they
have been found almost universally
becoming and they supply a pictur-
esque headdress which is exactly suit
able for wearing with the present-day
dresses Of rather fussy outline.
Many Of the newest hats show long
floating ribbons, In velvet or satin,
and 1t may be said that the floating
veil Is more In favor than ever, espe-
cially for seaside and country wear;
we do not see it very often in town.
White chip hats covered with Shan
tung Or tussor are going to be the
craze Of the season. For morning
wear, to accompany simple tussor
tailored suits. 1 have seen white chip
sailor shapes covered on the outer side
with tussor and trimmed with two
large white wings.
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HOTEL. CAUGHT ON
Ridiculed When First Establishes In
London, Idea Has Met With
Enormous Success.

The first family" or temperance"
hotel In London, the forerunner of
tens of thousands Of such hostelries In
all parts Of the world, was opened In
Covent Garden about 145 years ago.
An inn for the more or less permanent
accommodation Of families, and minus
bar. vas an undreamed-of thing, and
other hotel-keepers laughed the prof.
ect to scorn. Despite their derision,
the scheme was successful. and made
a snug fortune for Its founder, David
Low. London now has hundreds Of
family and temperance hotels. and the
United States has thousands of them.
The edifice In which Low started
his hotel Is still standing. The build
Ing was erected early In the seven
teenth century. and was originally the
home of Sir Kenelm Dtgby. Crom-
wells council held sessions in the
building, 1t ID said. and 1t was the
scene Of many other noteworthy gath
erings before It was converted into .
hostelrys
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-04
CRASSHOPPER IS
MOST INJURIOUS
Sometimes Appears II Sufficient
Numbers to Consume Every
Green Thing in Sight.
DRY WEATHER FAVORs YOUNG
Hopper Are Active and Able to Jump
Almost Immediately Upon Elmer.
oence From Eges-Three Meth
ode Of Control.

prepared by the Unitea States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The periodical cicada, an insect al
most universally miscalled the 17-year
locust, has a bad reputation, but the
destruction 1t causes IS negligible COM
pared to that wrought by grasshop-
pers-which. by the way. are true
members of the locust family. The CT
cadas have been blamed for much of
the work Of the grasshoppers.
Both the young and old hoppers.
gnaw and devour the grain crops
wholesale. and work in large swarms
which sometimes attain sufficient num-
bers to sumo almost every green
thing in sight.
Dry weather ordinarily favors the
successful Matching Of the eggs and
the subsequent development of the
hoppers, while cool, wet weather, as
a rule, is unfavorable, and grasshop-
pers often die In great numbers from
disease when weather conditions of
this character prevail. The grasshop-
pers lay their eggs in the soil, the
banks Of irrigation canals being favor
ed for this activity. and the young
grasshOppers appear the following
spring. In some of the Southern and
Southwestern states the hoppers
emerge as early as February, while in
the northern territory the eggs are not
Matched before the middle of May or
the first part Of June. The young
grasshoppers are active and able to
hop almost Immediately upon emer-
gence from the eggs. In 70 to 30 days
they attain maturity and develop
wings. Hence the time for the farmer
to attack the pest is during its young
stages.
Three Methods Of Control.
There are three methods of control
ling grasshoppers, according to spe-
cialists Of the United States depart
mcnt Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
eggs. catching the insects in the fields
by traps, and use of poisoned bats,
Wherever possible, the ground con-
tanning the grasshopper eggs should be
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Rich Costumes
Rule in Paris

ties OF the hour, and a day of reckon
Ing will surely come.
At the big race meetings we have
seen q great many picturesque wraps,
which suggest delightful things for the
autumn. The quaint Manon cape. full
and voluminous, Is still a strong IA
vorite. 1t is made Of satin or peau de
sole and lined throughout with the
softest duvetyn, in some pale neutral
tint. or a vivid color, such as rose Du-
barry or leaf green.
A black Manon cape, lined with pale
beige duvetyn, is a precious possess
sion. 1t is warm, picturesque In out
line. becoming and coy. The Paris
iennes, especially our smart young ac-
tresses, wear these loose cloaks with
immense grace and charm. They have
a clever way Of drawing them In at
the hem to give the trouser effect
shown In the Redfern sketch.
Gorgeous Evening Wraps
For Biarritz and Deauville, for chill
ly evenings, similar wraps are lined
with bright rose or green Telours de
laine, and a special feature is made of
the big Manon hood. These cloaks will
be worn In the daytime. too. over lace
and linen dresses, the loose fronts
thrown back and the cape hood falling
OF the shoulders.
l am sending you a sketch of the
latest rue de la Paix millinery, models
specially designed for the first race
meeting at Deauville. 1t shows a
really exquisite hat created by Tai
bot. The shape was directoire and the
hat was made Of black l~acquered
straw. with deep rose Stantung to line
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-09-04
VETCH CROP IN HOME GARDEN
Spaded or Hoed Under Il Will Assist
In Keeping Soil Supplied With
Needed Humus.

A few cents worth Of vetch seed
planted In the garden each year and
spaded or hoed under as a green ma
nure crop will keep the soil supplied
with humus and. to a large extent, with
nitrogen. The vetch should be kept
growing at all times In all available
spaces.
For example, II early corr or cab
bage are not removed In time to allow
for a follow-up crop, vetch can be
planted between the rows at the time
Of the last cultivation. It will then be
lsrge enough to spade under In the fal!
or spring. Another good way to use
vetch is to sow 1t In the fall or spring
when the garden is being spaded In
preparation for tomatoes.
BY the time the tomato plants are
ready to eat, the vetch will be we'll un-
der way. If the vetch is not more than
three or four inches high, places Gun
be cleared at proper distances for
planting the tomatoes by turning un-
der a spade or two Of soil. Then
when the vetch left between the to-
matoes is six or eight inches high, IT
can be hoed In. Since 1t is green and
tender, this is no great task and the
vetch will soon rot. If vetch Is used In
this way, the soil should be inocu-
lated with the necessary bacteria. In
structions for doing this simple work
can be had upon application to the
state college Of agriculture at Ithaca.
N. Y.
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and the plant juices withdrawn, caus.
ing the cells to shrivel and turn white.
When a number of these cells are de-
stroyed they appear as irregular white
or light-brown spots. If the attack is
severe, the whole leaf surface becomes
invested by these spots and finally
shrivels and dies.
Spraying has been found to be the
most effective means of controlling this
insect, both in the greenhouse and out
Of doors. The following solution used
in n experiment killed all adult In
sects and about 95 per cent Of the
nymphs.
Nicotine %sulphate (ounces) ....."...... 6
Fish-oil soap (pounds) ................. 4
Water (gallons) 80
The spray should be applied to both
sides of the leaves: if possible, on a
dull or cloudy day. The adults are not
so active at this time and are, there
fore, less likely to move out of reach
Of the spray.
In the greenhouse the sugar-beet
thrips may be held In check by the
application of a strong spray of water
to the foliage. This washes the young
er stages from the leaf; and as these
are unable to reach the food plant
again. they Don die.
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thoroughly plowed or disked and har.
rowed In the fall, as these operations
prevent the eggs from Matching the
following spring.
The h~opperdozer Is q mechanical
control implement and consists of a
galvanized sheet-iron pan or trough
having q back rising at right angles
to the pan. It is about 16 feet in
length and mounted on runner made
of wood or old wagon tires. Hopper
dozers often are made Of a pan of gal
vanized sheet iron, but the back and
side wings are usually built with a
wooden frame covered with stout mus
lin or light cotton duck. thus secur-
tug lightness and elasticity of struc-
ture. The insects hop into this trap,
which Is drawn across the field by
horses. As many rs 300 bushels OF
krasshoppers have been collected by
che use Of hopperdozers on 100 acres
Of alfalfa.
How to Make Poisoned Bait.
As ordinarily prepared. the bran bait
Is composed as follows: Wheat bran,
% pounds; paris green. 1 pound. or
white arsenic, / pound; 6 fruits Of
finely chopped lemons or oranges; 2
quarts Of low-grade molasses; 2 to 4
gallons Of water, according to climatic
conditions. The bran and paris green
or other ~arsenical are thoroughly mixed
while dry. The fruits are then finely
chopped and added, and last the d.
luted molasses is poured Owe the bait
and the whole thoroughly kneaded.
This amount of poisoned bait Is sufh-
ciept to treat about three acres when
the grasshoppers first hatch. Later,
when they are nearly full grown, this
amount will suffice for about five
acres IL sown broadcast in strips a
yard apart.
Blow flies, robber flies and digger
wasps all prey upon grasshoppers.
while wild birds, from the minute hum
ming birds to the mammoth hawks,
also assert q marked control.
Complete information relative to
grasshoppes control ~ presented in
Farmers Bulletin TAT, which has just
been reissued by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture. q copy Of
which win be mailed free on request.
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PUTTING EAR CORN IN sILo
Best TO Add Some Stalks Because They
Furnish Much Sugar Essential
to Fermentation.

1t has been found practical to en-
siIe soft corn ears without any stalks.
but 1t Is better to add some stalks
because they furnish much sugar
which is essential to proper fermenta-
ton. Tests made at Ames on the
Iowa station show that an immense
amount of corn can be slowed away
in a silo this way. that 1t will not
spoil. and that 1t makes an exceed
ingly rich feed. 1t should be fed as a
concentrate and not as a roughage.
The ears should be cut fine and thor
oughtly tramped In the silo when
filling. DO not let any spoiled Ears
get in. Dr. too big a proportion Of ma
turs corn. Al this does not pack and
epsile 80 well.
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SUGAR BEET THRIPS
HARMFUL. TO PLANTS
Spraying Is Most Effective
Means of Controlling Pest.
Besides Doing Much Damage In Green
house Insect Also Injuries Outdoor
P~Iants-Apply Spray on Dull
or Cloudy Day.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF A~griculture.)
The sugar-beet thrips Is an impor-
tant insect recognized as a greenhouse
pest and also injuring outdoor plants,
principally sugar beets and sugar cane.
The insect is dark brown or black in
color. and about 1.3 millimeters in
length. The injury caused is similar
to that of other species, such as the
onion thrips and bean thrips. The
plant is attacked by the adults and by
the nymphs. Or young, In the same
manner. The leaf cells are pierced