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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Brad's Bit O. Verse
Things Wen Miss.


When peace gets back for good
and all and fighting factions cease
to bawl, when things assume the
old calm sway of selling soap and
stacking hay, we won't find life
one sea of bliss. For there be some
things that well miss. Methinks
that when we scan the page and
find no germs of wrath and rage,
when we the news dispatches read
and see no frothing, foaming
screed from Ebert or some other
Herr, we'll scratch our domes per-
picked and bare and marvel that
the land of kraut finds nothing new
to roar about. Oh, we shall miss
the pompous pose, the daily bluff,
the tale of woes, the antics of the
Teuton gent that beat a comic sup
plement. Well miss old Brock
dorff Rantzau's brag, his frantic
chewing the rag, Wen miss the
fun in logic lame, the joke in
threats to quit the game. When
trouble is no longer rife and there's
no talk of further strife, we11 still
find thorns, wot and wis. For
there be things that we shall miss
when we seek ticklers for the brain
an idle hour to entertain.
GLEN BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

turned with tools to break open the
safe.
The moment he was gone Rhoda
sprang into action. Her yas flash
ed with determination as she ran to
chair, placed it directly IN the
center and the room and crumpled
up and lighted a handful of news
papers, mounted the chair, held the
flames beneath the tiny globe of
mercury in the ceiling, and knew
that within very minutes the fire
department, given the electric sig
nal, would be scanning the building
to locate the source of the same.
The main door was broken oAen
and the barred one forced free. To
a police officer Rhoda narrated her
story. Somehow. guessing the
truth, probably, Bayne must have
fed. A telegram secured his ac-
complete and the $50, 1000 at Boone
vile, and the man confessed the
truth, corroborating Rhoda's accu-
sation
You jewel of courage and 10y
alty," commended Merle waldron
when he returned, and little later.
so convinced was he that he had
found a treasure in the bright, in
tel1igent girl who had saved him
his fortune, that he asked her ia
share it and his love.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Today's Anniversaries

1S69-New Hampshire legislature
ratified the fifteenth amend
ment to the federal constitu-
ton.
1S93-Evans liquor law went into
effect in South Carolina, by
which the state assumed con-
troll Of the sale of intodcants
1S96-Harriet Beecher Stowe, au-
thor of Uncle Toms Cabin, I"
died at Hartford, Conn. Born
at Litchfield, Conn, June IA,
1911.
1S05-John Hay, secretary of state
of the United States and for
mer ambassador to Great
Britain, died. Born at Salem,
Ind, Oct. 8, 1888.
19O6-Twenty-three American pas
sengers were killed in a rail
way wreck at Salisbury, Eng
land.
190S-The Norfolk and Southern
Railway company went into
the hands of receiver.
1915-Serbians forced passage of
the Save and captured a town
on Austrian territory.
lSl6-AIlles began a grand often
sive on both sides of the
Somme.
1917-Russian forces, under per
sonal leadership of Keren-
sky, launched powerful Of
fensive on 1S-mile front in
GaIicia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
The DiarrhOea Of Infants.


Diarrhoeal diseases destroy more
babies every year than any other
cause. The heat of summer is more
Injurious to a young baby than to
any one else. Thousand of unad-
vised or nl-advised mothers keep
too much clothing on babies in
warm weather and so contribute
toward the high death rate from
intestinal diseases.
Bad milk is the chief cause of
diarrhoea in infants. In very warm
weather all milk, excepting certi-
ned milk, should be boiled five
minutes before it is cooled for pre-
pairing the baby's food. The only
objection to boiling milk is that
boiled milk seems to cause scurvy.
But scurvy may be prevented by
feeding the baby two tablespoon
fuls of orange Juice, or any other
fresh fruit juice, daily; or by feed
ing fresh vegetables thoroughly
cooked and strained through a fine
sieve.
No raw fruit of any kind should
be given to a child less than FIVE
years of age.
Too much sugar in the food is a
common cause of ordinary diar-
rhoea without fever, a moderate
diarrhoea with three or four loose
greenish stools day and little
mucus tslime) in thu stool. Most
proprietary baby foods contain too
much sugar or starch.
When Sugar is not entirely alb
sorbed in the small intestine
(which is usually gerIn-free) it
passes to the large intestine, where
germs swarm; here the sugar is
fermented by germs, and when su-
gar ferments there are formed GER
tain acids (such as butyric and
acetic) and these acids are very
irritating to the bowel. also to the
skin of the bullock which becomes
red and sore.
Bad milk may look and be ricn
enough, taste very good, and prove
comparatively harmless to adults,
yet kill babies like flies in hot
weather. The milk becomes bal
because it is not kept cold all the
time from the dairy to the home,
or perhaps not even in the home.
Germs multiply at an enormous
rate in warm milk. Therefore It
is necessary to boil the milk in hot
weather.
When baby develops an acute
diarrhoea with or without vomiL-
ing, it is wise to withdraw all milk
feeding and give the baby nothing
but barley water for II hours.
Usually a dose OF castor oil is pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Salmon, Red and Otherwise.

1t is often said that carp, buffalo and other
cheaper fish are canned and sold as salmon
Different qualities and colors of canned fish
probably account for popular belief which is
altogether unfounded, according to state
ment the subject by Armour & Co. Accord
ing to this authority there are no less than
six distinct varieties Of salmon, all used for
canning purposes.
OF the six the sock-eye is said to be the
best. It is a native from Puget Sound to the
Frazer river. II is a small fish rarely exceed
ing ten pounds. The flesh has bright, golden
red color, is firm in texture and yields a rich
red OIL
The Chinook is the largest of the salmon
family, averaging about twenty-five pounds in
diViduals weighing sometimes as much as
eighty-fve pounds. 1t is found along the
American coast from Ventura river to the
Behring sea- The flesh runs from a deep sal
mon red to almost white according to the 10
cality of the catch. Oil is abundant. The
flesh is distinguished from that of the sock-eye
by the ease with which the tissue breaks into
layers upon slight pressure
The red salmon, caught in Alaskan waters,
is commercially known as the red Alaska.
Its flesh is bright red in color, firm in texture
but does not have the rich oil and flavor of
the sock-eye.
The Cohoe medium red is a little heavier
than the sock-eye and a native of Eel river,
California, north to Alaskan waters. The flesh
is less firm than that Of the red Alaska and
trife lighter in color, not possessing the deep
red hue of the Alaska. It's color alone keeps
it from ranking with the best
The pink is the smallest of American sal
mon, weighing five or six pounds. This species
is found from the Sacramento river north to
Alaska. In Puget sound it is known as the
'humpback" and strange to say it runs every
other year only in Puget sound. The flesh is
paler than the medium red. The pink is suit
able for baking and cooking and for this pur-
pose is as good the red Alaska or Cohoe.
The chum is found from San Francisco to
Behring strait. The flesh is almost white and
while not so firm as the other species it is no
less wholesome. The favor, however, is Pc
culiar and taste must be acquired for it.
The chum is in much favor south of the Ohio
river.
Variation in color, oil and flavor make the
different values of canned salmon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am II
and have been going with a boy
steady for several years. He is in
France now, but / expect him TO
return soon. He has always been
true friend and 1 value his
! friendship very much. He is not
like most boys, ready to take adj
vantage of a girl, and l have to
find the first time he has ever been
insulting. He is a home.loving boy
and I hear from him often. He
says he loves me very much and I
don't doubt it, for his actions show
he does.
1 believe that love him, but l
don't know, and l don't want to
marry him, because l am afraid
that when I get older l will meet
someone else who will mean more
to me than he does.
He is coming to see me when he
gets his discharge and | suppose
he will want to know when we
will be married, as he has two good
jobs offered him and Will soon have
a home. Please tell me how l can
tell him mo" without hurting him.
for l love him dearly and don't
want to lose his friendship.
SINCERELY c.
You will not lose the boys
friendship if you tell him. that you
are too young to think of marriage
and that although you value him
highly as a friend, you are not
sure that you love him enough for
marriage. The fact that he cannot
have you right away will make
him want you all the more.
You are a sensible little girl not
to rush marriage. Some girls of
your age think of nothing else and
they marry the firs- man who
asks them, much to their regret
later. Your future happiness de-
ponds upon your wisdom now.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am N
love with a railroad man. He only
comes to see me about once
month. Do you think he loves
me?
Iwrote to him once and he never
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
F1zHIIE DAILY SHORT STORY

you there this evening. am going
to take what negotiable bonds we
have. It's a clean sweep and fixes
us for life.
Rhoda pretended to busy herself
among some letters as the man she
now knew to be a colleague of
Bayne came into the room she was
in. She was trembling all over as
Bayne in turn crossed the apart
ment, but he did not notice her agi-
tation.
Miss Marsh" he spoke, you
may go home, If you wish, as l
have a meeting her with some eli
ents that will take all the after
noon"
Rhoda bowed silently. although
her heart was beating like a trip
hammer. She went into the rear
room, where she kept her wraps.
Then she acted upon the first i'm
pulse that came to her mind. There
was one special box where the ne
gotiable securities were kept. In a
moment she had emptied it. In
another she had bundled its con-
tents into a small safe, locked by
two keys, which she hid among
some old files, and was breathlessly
arranging to hasten from the spot
to the bank, when Bayne entered
the room, noticed the empty box
and guessed the truth.
She stood at bay as he confront
ed her. She defied him as he threat
ened and stormed. At last, finging
her to a chair. he left the room,
closing and locking the barred door.
and she surmised that he planned
to keep her a prisoner until he re-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
The Car Company's Predicament.

The statement in yesterdays issue of this
paper by General Manager HuntOon of the Tri-
City Railway company represented the affairs
of that corporation in light that may be new
to good many people. He contends that the
situation is one of such gravity that the con-
Germ, failing to get the relief asked, is certain
to be thrown into the hands of a re-
ceiver.
Nobody wishes to see the company go into
bankruptcy. 1t will not tcnd to improve the
service OF make dealings with employees and
public more harmonious. Every phase of the
question of increased fares sSbuld be care
fully weighed and fairly judged. It must not
be forgotten that service is the prime con-
.sideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
THE FALSE FRIEND.
BY Muriel Lee.
Copyright. 1919. BY the Western

&Gopyr1gnt- 1919, Dy the western
Newspaper Unfon).
An ideal situation had been Sc
cured by Rhoda Marsh and she
fully appreciated its benefits. Wal
dron & Bayne was a we'll establish
ed brokerage house, the steno-
graphic work was light. the actual
working hours few and the COM
pensation was most liberal.
ct haven't met Mr.. Bayne yet, "
Rhoda told her mother. HE is
away on business, but if he is any
thing like Mr.. Waldron I have GER
tainIy nothing to complain of. Mr..
away for a months rest when his
partner comes back.
The group of Offices comprised
four rooms. At the back Of the
suite was a compartment that was
almost vault-Iike In its present
ment. 1t had heavy barred door,
a high-up tier OF small windows
and was filled with metal boxes that
held the securities OF the firm.
Half of Rhoda' sstimeewas given to
arranging thesesand keeping trace
OF transfers andscoupOn collections
Merle WaIdron was thoughtful
and indu1gent employer Often,
when the exchange upon which he
operated was closed, he would seem
to take pleasure and relief from
business care in telling Rhcda
something OF his career and his
plans for the future
q have put in 10 hard years
building up this business from a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Heart 9oHOn1Q
44;!1lDHODEC1I1czC =
%A1 MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON
BY TEMPLE

answered, and 1 wrote a card al
told him to meet me someWhe ~
and he didn't. About two A us
after he came to our hOu and
told me he did not get the da4 in,
time.
/ am 20 years old. 10 you think
am too young TO marry?
WORRY.
You should not have written to-
the man. or asked him to meet you,
Unless he calls for you at your
home, you should not consider his
company. He does not love you
yet or he would want to be with
you more and write you lettersi
when he cannot see you Never
ask him to come 70 see you, be-
cause if you 60 he will think you
are counting him instead of letting
him court you. OF course there is
a chance that he will love You
when he knows you better.
l think 20 is too yours to marry.
The tastes are not definite enough
at that age.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
boy of is summers. r have
sweetheart LudL lUN9 very uaA-A ~
and she does not seem to care for
me. How can win her ahec-'
tons?
WORRIED BROWN EYES.
Forget about love and be truet
friend to the girl. Try to please
her by doing the things she most
enjoys. Do not spend too HiHch
time with her or she win 1r
your company.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: VIII 5oE
please tell me of a harmless treat
ment to naturally darken light
hair? A READER
/ have yet to find any one who
has dyed her hair and been salts
fed with the results. If you change
natures color you will have 70 dye
the hair. There is no magic which
will grow dark hair from a head
which was designed for light Be
satisfied with the color nature gave
you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Proper Use of DigitaIis,


Please state the proper use of
tincture of digitalis as a heart
stimulant. f. w G.
Answer-It is not heart stimu-
liant The effect of a dose of digi-
tails is produced some 10 to 80
hours after the dose has been
swallowed. There is no proper
dose of such a drug for a layman
to monkey with.
The Beamfhg COuntenance.
Can you suggest any remedy for
an oily lace? r. C.
Answer-Wash the face vigor-
ously with liquid (green) soap and
water two or three times a day.
warm. Rinse repeatedly with cool
water. Sponge the skin gently
every night and morning with tot
let water on pledgets of cotton or
a soft muslin cloth. At night
sponge the skin with a solution of
10 grains of resorcin in an ounce
of toilet water and allow this to
dry on When dry, dust the skin
with a mixture of equal parts of
powdered sulphur, powdered sail
cylic acid and powdered zinc
stearate, but keep the powder out
of the eyes.
Testimonial for Rolls.
For nearly a year / took six rolls
every morning and evening and de-
rived all kinds of benefit from
them. overcame a tendency to
sallow complexion. I reduced IS
pounds in weight. They are GER
tainly healthful habit. In May |
got married and-
Answer-Girls, try 'em if things
are not breaking right. We do not
guarantee a husband, but you can
never tell what you will roll into.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
UEAISTH TAR. K8
BY WILLIAM, . 4 BRADY RAD ND.
AND AuTtsoR

scribed by the doctor-this being
the proper use of castor oil, which
sweeps out the bowel, then tends
to bind it. After IL hours the baby
luted with barley water for a day
may be fed boiled skim milk di-
or two. and the ordinary feeding
gradually resumed.
Every baby in hot weather
should have a tepid bath every
night and every morning. Every
baby in hot weather should have
all the tepid or cool mot cold wa
ter he cares to drink between feed
ings. Every baby in hot weather
should be put out in the yard. on
the porch or fire escape to sleep,
though not in the sun. Keep the
baby cool, keep his milk cold, AMI
there will be no cholera infan-
tum"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Today's Birthdays

Honorable Charles MARCEL. for
mer speaker of the dominion house
Of commons, born in Quebec 50
years ago today.
DR.. Albert Bushnell Hart. Har-
ward university professor and noted
publicist, born at CIarksyille pa
65 years ago today.
William A. Ashbrook, representa-
tive in congress of the seVenfeentb
Ohio district, born at Johnstown
Ohio. So years ago today.
Edward ]. King, Representative IN
congress of the fifteenth Illinois
district, born at Springfield. Mass
So years ago to-day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

small start" he narrated. My idea
in taking in Mr.. Bayne as a work
ing partner was to divide the re-
sponsibility. My dream is to retire
and settle down in sOme quiet, pref
ty village"
Mrs. Marsh noted a subdued and
almost disappointed expression on
the face of her daughter when she
came home one afternoon and an
nounced that Mr.. Waldron had
gone away on his vacation.
And Mr.. Bayne has returned %
Yes. mother, and / have some
thing to tell you about him that
troubles me. He pays no particu-
lar attention to me, does not recall
that he ever saw me before. but
remember him clearly. 1t has made
me uneasy to recognize him as
man who used to visit the office of
Gurdon & Co, that mining stock
concern for which l worked two
years ago, and which scored such a
disastrous failure.
Mother and daughter discussed
the situation. However, Rhoda ac-
cepted her mothers counsel to con-
fine her attention to her duties.
Rhoda came-into the Office from
lunch one noon to overhear some
words in the next ,room that filled
her with alarm. Her appearance
was unnoticed by Bayne and a com
panion. Distinctly Rhoda heard
Bayne say:
Your part tSansy. Merrill. win
r,alra f,r1f a ~ n nm xrrhich
o1cR Rp at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Recipes for a Day.

Recipes for a Day
Quick Parker House Rolls-One
cake yeast, one and one-quarrer
cups milk, one tablespoon sugar,
pinch salt generously. one table
spoon lard, one tablespoon butter,
four cups flour, one egg.
Dissolve sugar and yeast IN
lukewarm milk, scalded and cool
ed; let stand twenty minutes; add
shortening and two cups flour; beat
thoroughly; add well beaten egg,
and balance of flour and salt; let
rise two hours after kneading very
lightly. using as little flour as pos
sible. When light form in biscuits
and let rise half an hour; bake ten
minutes in hot oven.
Pineapple and Cucumber Gelatin
SaIad-One-half package gelatin,
one cucumber; half can pineapple,
sugar to taste, pinch salt, paprlKa
Place in large or Individual
molds. Serve on lettuce with follow
ing dressing One cup sour cream,
two eggs beaten light and stirred
into cream. two tablespoons sugar.
one tablespoon flour, butter size of
egg, salt and pepper, half teacup
diluted vinegar. paprika When
mixed scald, but do not boil. Beat
web and cool.
Tomato Soup-One can Of toma-
toes strained pinch o. soda. ons
pint milk. one tablespoon flour and
lump of butter blended. add to to-
matoes. Let boil; littlebugar may
he added
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

Germany's signing the peace treaty freed
this government to give its undivided atten-
ton to the case of Mexico whenever the Occa-
sion may require And yet those irrepressfble
Mexicens pulled on a blowout when news
came of what took place at Versailles Satur-
day. Nero had nothing on our southern neigh
bors when it comes to creating occasions for
holiday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

A Chicago buck private has Just returned
home from the Mexican border with tale of
how he captured Villas papers, including his
private correspondence. during the recent raid
in the vicinity of Jaurez. And we have been
told all along that the Mexican bandit leader
could neither read nor write!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
Household Hints
Canning Time.

canning Ilues
Sun Preserved Cherries-Stonel
two pounsd of cherries and place I'M
the preserving kettle and add four
cups of sugar. Heat slowly until the
sugar is dissolved and the mixture
comes to a boil. Cook for ten min
utes and then pour on a large plat
ter. Cover with glass and place ~
the sun for four days. The SUM ~
plump out the fruit and ach
cherry will be filled with a luscious
syrup. FIJI into jars and process a.
for cherry conserve.
Cherry Conserve-Stone i've
pounds of cherries and place in
preserving kettle and add one quart
of water and FIVE pounds Of sugar.
Bring to a boil and then cook
slowly until very thick, like the
old-fashioned preserve. Pour into
sterilized jars, wipe the top Of the
jar and then adjust the rubbed and
jar and then adjust the rubber and
place in a hot water bath and pro-
cess for twenty-five minutes. Re
move, seal securely and store in a
cool, dry place.
Strawberry Conserve-One quart
ripe strawberries, one-half pound
of seeded raisins, one-half pound o.
chopped walnut meats, one lemon,
two oranges, one quart of sugar
Wash and pick the berries care
fully. then put them into a preseTv-
ing kettle with the sugar, raisihs,
the grated rinds and pulp of khe
lemon and oranges. Cook all sloRassss
for twenty minutes, add the " ~
nuts and cook for ten minutes loE
er. Pour into tumblers and COY
with melted paraffin.
To Prevent Fabrics BeeOn
yellow such as white tulie or
white silk evening gowns, che.
lace or crepe shawis, etc. Whe
packing away sprinkle bits Of wb
way freely among the folds.
Little Sugar Dissolved in
small amount Of water will sta- n
a Veil or thin piece Of silk ye~y
nicely THIS can be used for Gre
laces Spread the lace on a pane
of window glass, smooth out care
fully and dry Pull OF carefully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
The War a Year Ago

American troops advanced in
Chateau Thierry region.
American and British marines
landed in Kola, Russia.
United States transport Coving-
ton torpedoed, with loss OF SIX OF
Ter crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

It would add more zest to the celebration
of Uncle Sans birthday if that blimp that is
expected to finish the first transatlantic fight
about July 4 were to start from this side of the
pond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

Suffragists of Rhode Island are
to celebrate today as women's In
dependent day. this being the first
day on which the women of that
state may register for voting on
presidential electors in the nation
al election next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

The official demise OF John Barleycorn evil
IDENTIFY was a greater occasion for many people
than either the beginning or the end Of the
world war.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

Hollweg need not grow impatient The al
lies probably will get around to his~-eAse any
how, in the regular course of events
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01
MENU HINT.
Breakfast.

oLIaW UEII IVo
Corn Flakes, Cream
Poached Eggs Bran Mullins
Coffee
Luncheon.
Pineapple and Cucumber Salad
Cream Cheese Sandwiches
Strawberry Gelatin
Iced Coffee and Chocolate (miXed.)
Dinner.
Baked Ham Dreamed Potatoes
Spinach
Rolls Apple Jelly
Home Made Vanilla Ice Cream
Lady Baltimore Cake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-01

Sir: You VIII pardon me, tIust, TOT my
hardness in inouiring if Alfred Cocchi is
sunled to have had any particular motive in
going to Bologna after he cut up Ruth Cruger's
body. 4. H. d