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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
All Today
OF he oil M0ntan

Aug. 9.-The best way to make a
deserter of a man is TO give him
too much liberty. For the past
week l have been getting my dog
FOgarty on numerous liberty lists
when he shouldn't have been there,
but not contented with that ne has
taken to going around with cou-
pie of yeomen, and the first thing
1 know he will be getting on a spe-
cial detail where the liberty is soft
l put nothing past that dog since
he lost his head to some flop
cared huZzy with a black and tan
reputation.
Aug. l0.-AIl day long and a lit
tie longer l have been carrying
sacks of flour. The next time
see a stalk of wheat l am going to
snarl at it This new occupation
is a sort of speech penance for not
having my hammock dashed in time
1t seems that l have been in the
service long enough to know how
to do the thing right by now, but
the seventh hitch is a sly little devil
and always gets me. l need a Ion
ger line or shorter hammock, but
the only way out of it that | can see
is to get a commission and rate a
bed.
l carried all the flour today that
was raised last year in the south
ern section of the state of Montana,
and l was carrying it well and
cheerfully until one of my pet fin
ger nails (the one that the mani
cure girls in the Biltmore used TO
rave about thrust itself through
the sack and precipitated it's con-
tents upon myself and the floor.
A commissary steward when thor
Oughly aroused is a poisonous mem
Der of society. One would have
thought that I had sunk the great
fleet the way this bird went on
about one little sack of flour.
Here Mr.. Hoover works hard
night and day all winter" he sobs
at me, land you go spreading it
around as if you were Marie An
toinette."
/ wondered what new scandal he
had about Marie Antoinette, but I
held my peace My horror was so
great that the real color of my face
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

Cecil +, Williamson, Otmmwa
Iowa.
BUGLER
Willis L. Fort. Toledo, Ill
PRIVATES.
william e.. Menne. Quincy, III.
Henry Wolsfeld. Aurora, Ill
Henry o. Beavers, Johnson CITY
Ill
Clearance r. Meek, Cuba, III.
Roy Il. Welker, Shannon, Ill
Herland r. Aka. Mount Carmel
III.
Sam Gladstein. Chicago.
John j Griffin. Ho0pastou, H.
(SECTION TWO.
Died of Accident and Other Causes
PRINATES.
John W. Hansard, Chicago.
Harold Jacobson, Broadland, III.
Frank J. R0ssler. Aurora, Ill.
Died from Disease.
WiIford r. Knox, Bridgeport, Ill
Wounded Severely.
LIEUTENANT
Joseph Grove Aldous, Alton, Ill.
SERG EANTS.
Frank Harvey, Lawrenceville, Ill
Carl W. Kubec. Des Moines, Iowa
willard III. Marshall. Nora, III.
Ramona a. Tilley, Chicago.
CORPORAL.
OrVille Butler. Earrings. Iowa
Robert f. Gayle. Lincoln, H. =
PRIVATES. .... .-.- a.
Leo I. Ayers. K.nowlton. Iowa
Harevey b. Butler. Sutherland,
Iowa.
John K. Scoggin. Gardner. III.
August Williams. Atkinson, III.
Missing in Action.
PRIVATE
AXEL =. NELSON. 61l First
street. Rock Island, I'll.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Strange Lack OF Faith.

What is good to give a baby
three weeks old for its bowels It
seems constipated, but | haven't
any faith in castor oil for a baby,
She is a nursing baby. (Mrs. P. ll.)
Water, tepid OF cool, be
tween meals and after meals if the
baby will take it. The mother is
perhaps avoiding important whole
some articles of diet herself, and
thereby impairing the nutrition OF
the baby. The mother should eat
everything that she has ordinarily
eaten, and omit nothing from her
diet because OF some fanciful effect
on the baby. The mother must get
out for an hour in the open air ev-
cry day without fail ! congratu-
late the mother upon her lack or
faith in a thoroughly harmful ply
sic. Apparently the baby is going
to be raised without interefere2cs
by the fishwives. -
PIeuT-isy.
I would like TO know what pleur
isy is, its symptoms and cause.
(V. /. d.
Answer-Inflamm OF the,
pIeura. which is the membranous
sac which covers the lungs and
lines the chest cavity. Fever, pain
and cough are symptoms. II Is
caused by various infections, chief
" the Pneumococcus pneumonia
and cold" GERM. and in many
mild cases by the tubercle bacillus,
which usually causes simple dry
pleurisy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
EIENIIN TNlEX8
BY WILLIAM AT !l;!!,1I e Brady RAD no.
When q Man Has the Change Of
Life

When a Man Has the Change Of
Life.
The sage who said, "A man is as
old as his arteries" uttered wis
dom in his day and generation. He
lived in an age when feeling the
pulse and glancing at the tongue
completed the physical eXamina-
ton, whereupon the good doctor
stroked his lambrequins a moment,
then took down his blunderbuss
and filled the patient with any
odds and ends of YARDS and roots
he had lying about the sanctum.
In those days the good folk were
none too good, yet they died very
young. Foul air and good whisky
had something to do with it. At
forty, when night air was consider
ed a dangerous medium OF respir-
alton, a man was indeed as old as
his arteries and a woman as old
as she looked.
Old age is more than hardening
of the arteries. l am sure the
hardening process also involves the
heart and the mind. In fact, IL is
chiefly a state of mind, which can
be prevented if taken in time One
might call it the prevention of NOR
tification. In order to make sue
cess of it, one must begin the pro-
phylactic treatment at the time one
begins to vote. Really, one need
never become an old woman or an
old geezer any more. Be an opti-
mist. 1t is all wrong to believe
that as soon as a man attains full
maturity, modification is going to
set in. Man is queer animal. He
grows and expands and thriVes and
daydreams and pursues will-o-the-
wisps-occasionally he catches one
and marries it-and discovers and
invents-his inventive capacity is
keenest from II to l a. m.-and
accomplishes and lays foundations
until the fateful age of forty. Then
he seats himself on life's toboggan
and begins the long slide down to
senility and second childhood and
bronchial trouble and kidney COM
plant and poor circulation and tho
rheumatic and loss of eyesight,
teeth, memory, pep, to drop off at
last into oblivion with a scarcely
perceptible keeplunk. Yet through
all this swift descent he gains more
and more dignity. II is not SO?
That is the general custom, say,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

Every once in a while somebody rises to
ask why American troops are fighting in Rus
STA. The principal reason is because they cant
quit. No doubt the Americans, French and
British would be more than pleased to call the
whole thing of and go into winter quarters to
peaceably wait for the opening OF navigation
so they could get home, but the fanatical Rus
sian reds insist on hammerng away. It's
case of either fight or surrender, and the lat
ter does not hold out very inviting prospect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
.Hoart @0HOn0
11,1IDTODCOmCC ',
oy MIRO ELIZABETH THOMPSON-

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are
three young ladies'. We sit up with
our boy friends two nights week
until l O'Clock. Our parents OBJ
iect to this, but We think II Is per
fectly all right as they are well be-
haved gentlemen. Please give us
your advice, y, y Il.
One o'clock IS very much too late.
Your callers should leave AT 10 or
1890.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am
twenty-one years old and consid-
cred neat and pretty. ! have lot
of friends, but have never had many
beaux. Tho boys all seem 10 like
mo as a friend and come to me with
their troubles, but none OF them
ever call on me or take me any
where except when they take the
other girls with whom I associate.
Can you tell me why ! haven't any
beauX?
There is a boy who lives six
blocks from me whom | like and
would like to go with him. When
he went to camp he wrote 10 me, |
answered his letter but never heard
from him again. He came home on
a furlough and his sister tele-
phoned for me to come down to
see him, as he wanted to see all his
friends and did not wish to leave
his mother. Five of my girl friends
and | went to see him. Did | do
wrong by going? He is expected
home from France soon. Should !
go to see him when he comes
WORRIED GREEN HORN.
Perhaps the reason You have no
beauX at present Ii because SO
many oil the young men have been
away You are still very young and
have no cause for worry | am
fatalist enough TO think that the
right man will come at the right
time.
1t was all right for you to 20 70
the home of the soldier under the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

but l do not approve Of il. Why so
sliding so early I'm the season.
Why should a man ever have a
change of life at all? Ponce de Leon
fought hard against it., but lost; he
died young. Metchnlyof drank a
pint of soured skim-milk every day
for years, trying 10 discourage
some bacillus he thought respofsl-
BILE; but he. too. lost; he died
young. Both men had already ac-
quired dignity before they realized
what old age was.
John Burroughs has found the
secret. Read him and you will see
Remember, l said old age is a
state Of mind. II is now up TO nae
to prove it. Keep your eye on this
column for a few weeks and you
will find yourself a proof reader.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
CHORDS AND WISHES.
DISCORDS AND FISHES.

If wishes were fishes, would have some for
dinner
Heaven would be easy of entrance for the
sinner,
But fishes are fishes and wishes are wishes
And time should not be wasted in mending old
dishes.
And were always certain of being amusing,
Life sure would be considered joyous big time
If only the jangles could be made to dove-taii
and rhyme.
We disagree with G. S. If life were all
chords our journey on this sphere would be a
dismal thing, for 1t is upon the discords of life
that we must hang our comment and incident
ally claim for existence Our view on the
subject is very similar to that of the Jo-Jo the
anybody to pour wine out of a bottle filled with
wine, but to pour wine out of an empty bottle
. . !" So 1t is with 1t is easy enough
for anybody to play the chords and get by with
it, but to play the discords and get by with
1t, is the real task!
For q Printer, That's Above the Average.
Oisbon, Ohio. Buckeye STATED
In the last letter from here the printer made
the name of Joseph Dickey read Joseph
Sherman"
Add signs of spring: The rapidly shrinking
coal pile.
While this "self-determination OF peoples"
theory is being worked so strongly all over the
world,
Why don't the married men get together?
o. D. K.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
WE EXPECTED THIS.

Sir: So E. C. x, the poetic, is, in your opin-
ion, ION par with the best" of your contribs.
Perhaps you will not mind mentioning how
many others you consider in the same class
with him. and how many points below par
am held at? ANNA G..
Sir: Glad to have your opinion in the case
of E. C. X. as among the best of your literary
slaves, it gives me the feeling that really
have some competition in the field after all,
and So adds spice to the game, know.
\ z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
Menu Hint

BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes
BrOiled Calls Liver Bacon
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON,
Vegetable Clam Chowder Crackers
Baked Corn
Baking Powder Biscuits
DINNER
Chops Toulouse Spinach
Fruit Salad
Cottage Pudding Chocolate Sauce
Bread and Butter
Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

circumstances then. When no re-
turns from France let him call on
you. 1t is not customary for girls
10 make the calls and SO You should
not go to see him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
Inst q Little Hint.
IOltOn Kan RecOrdpr(

(Holton, Kan, Recorder).
The department is making a big gun
which will carry 80 miles. That would reach
from Holton TO the state capitol. where the leg
islature is in session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

We never fully realized the difficulties faced
by barber until We one trying TO figure
out where to stop when giving a bald-headed
customer massage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
MORE OF WHATS IN A NAME?''

Sir: Please add to my list A. Newhouse of
Brightwood, Ind. (who should be a carpenter
whether he is not) and Mr.. Coffin of Good
land, Kan. +. F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

dayton, Ohio, Herald .

dayton, UhlO, Herald.
William Thompson reports that he was as
saulted Saturday evening IN front of 10
Germantown street. After his two assalants
had knocked him down they took a good look
and then left, saying: Hes not the fellow"
Thompson had large wound the top of his
head where he was struck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10

Speaking of some things going where
gels fear to tread, which possibly is apropOs of
nothing in particular, it does seem strange,
nevertheless, that a speaker should choose for
his subject, Wanted, New Man"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-10
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NJ ~ ~
1ESG0d8Sz11
THE MASQUERADER.

THE MASQUERADER-
His throbbing head is in a whirl;
He surely is a wreck;
He tried to dress up like girl,
And barred yard of neck.
Youngstown Telegram.
Her head is throbbing too, yknow,
And hurting fit to kill,
She tried to look just like her beau
And smoked horrid pill"
While musing in an idle moment toh yes,
we have one occasionally it occurred to US
that coutribS and some columnists tamong
which We may may not be one) while really
preferring reading matter of a low-brow char
acter always cater to the high-brow when writ
ing.
But why is it?
Our only solution is that when reading, one
may enjoy himself, so to speak, in compare
tive secrecy as far ones thoughts are con-
cerned and thereby have no fear of being held
up to ridicule But in writing, be the writer
either contrib or columnist, one feels he is
exposing his thoughts to the scrutiny of crit
ical public, and must therefore veneer his
writing, to create the impression that his mind
is occupied solely with thoughts of a high-brow
character.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07
BEHIND THE PROCESSION.

Congress has endorsed equal suffrage and the var
ious states will no doubt ratfy this action in turn since
many Of them have already endowed woman with the
right to vote Whether one likes the idea not equal
suffrage in this country is inevitable.
And right here comes some astonishing news Mrs.
Thomas j. Preston, of Princeton New Jersey, widow Of
former president Grover Cleveland has been elected
first vcepresdent of the state association opposed to
suffrage for women Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, widow Of
the former vcepresident chosen second vcepresi
dent of the association at the same time.
What's the use? It's like the old Johnny Reb who
never surrendered when the star Of the Conedeacy went
down in defeat Reactionary mnorities are always in
existence of course helping to give SAVIOR to life perhaps
and in way enabling the more progressive members Of
human society to appreciate the distance they have trav
eIed in generation.
Still, since equal suffrage has arrived would it not
be better for these splendid to accept the situation
and bend their energies toward making it means of
better government cean honest and consevatvey pro-
gessve? The uncoquered rebel of the south who went
to his grave in shroud of stars and bars wrote not
line of the glorious history of united country during the
past half century while the fame of Henry Waterson
Henry W. Grady and other leaders of the New South is
an inspiration for all true Americans.
Ii is after all only freak of human nature that the
New Jersey association illustrates And is inevitably
tempted to up in the cartoonsts phrase "But it
doesn't mean anything"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07

thing in the dark. Now go TO bed,
dear
Without a word he did as had asked.
And soon fell into a restless sleep. But
l lay awake all the long night througz,
trying to pierce the future, planning
to make him happy, and to help him re-
habilitatc himself, socially and finan-
cially. was not foolish enough to want
him to lay down aud accept what seem
cd to be the inevitable. Even mad |
been | knew his ambitious spirit too
well to think for moment he would be
satisfied to give up the struggle Ii
only | might help direct him into other,
and more elevating channels He was
still SO young. Surely his life need not
be a failure because OF this-misiake.
When he awoke he looked unrested.
unrcfreshed. His sleep had done him
little good. After breakfast We went
into the library, taking the Express.
Tribune with us. There on the first
page was our story-part of it, softened
perhaps by tn kind reporter, but stark.
" hideous just the same. 1t even spoke
.of arrest.-as a possibility.
+" Now tell me. = took the paper
from him and laid it on the table.
/" Please tell me all, Neil. II viii make
no difference in my feeling for YOU,
and perhaps | can help if know.
1t was long and pitiful story to
which listened that morning. A story
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07

OF ambition so inordinate that il caused
the loss of all perspective-even as re-
garded right and wrong. There was
one ray Of hope in the story and that
was the faith Neil had pinned upon the
men who had made him their agent
eastern agent in disposing of mines
when no mines existed, of share in ell
companies that had no oil wells. THAT
he had accepted their word without in
vestigation and had taken over their
claims without looking them up in any
way, seemed to me would show faith in
his own projects Little did l realize
how very little sympathy men had for
anyone who caused them financial loss
1 tried to cheer him up as best could
not letting him see how shocked / had
been at his story. How hurt in my be
lief in him. He was very despondeht
and all / said seemed to have To effect.
He talked Of disgracing me and Rob
ert, of taking US back in poverty worse
than we ever had known. OF the loss
Of all he had worked so hard to obtain.
In ali his regret it was for us, moi for
himself.
"You are so young Neil, you will
show them you can make good even aft.
er all this. You can make money again.
Reinsiate yourself in the world. | know
it, Neil aud you must know it 100. You
must not allow this to crush you. A
way out will be found. Even as /
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07
RIPPLlNG RHYMES
By Walt Mason
THIS LIFE.

hear the crouch complain, "This life's total loss
We meet with grief and pain but joys don't come across
Doomed farest planes our hopes are in the hole
and men also rams, who never reach their goal"
guy who thinks like this of course finds life wreck how
can he sample bliss who says there's none on deck? How
can man be glad and taste the joyous years. if he makes
woe fad and lays the dust with tears? Some find this
life gay with all is glarng faults they hate to pass
away to rest in boneyard vaults They know the life to
come, devoid OF tears and woe will make this life seem
bum, and yet they hate to go. And am in their class
this world seems full of gee these days. which swiftly
pass are good enough for me- am the bully boy who
sdesteps useless care look around for Joy and find it
everywhere. am the buoyant lad to-whom the world
seems fne determined be glad have no use for brine
Is life tyrant rude? Is life thing of bliss? It's all
your attitude which makes It that or this
saHasBeaeaaSsHaaaas BHBBHBBBH
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07
THOSE EVERLASTING PRICES.


Everytlme the lmpecunl0uS customer begins to nurse
new hope of lower prices along comes some economic
sharp and blasts the tender bud Most people have
thought the cost of living, so burdensome would
probably go down in year or two. But Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale recognized of the leading experts
of the country expresses his dsnterested judgment that
little reduction in general prices may be expected n the
present generation"
He bases his forecast on he initiation Of gold and
currency" There is much more money in the country
now and so much more money in all the other countries
that we have what might be called an overproducon of
cash and credit Accordingly money itself is worthless
measured by other things, and it takes great deal
more Of it to exchange for other commodities
Whether anything can be done about it is doubt
ful 1t is really familiar phenomenon The purchasing
power of money in all countries has been tending down.
ward for centuries. few pennies would once buy as
much food and clothing shelter or land as a dollar
buys now The movement has not been cOntinuous-it
has proceeded ery with occasional reversals But on
the whole the tendency is clearly enough marked The
present situation simply registers an unusually big drop
in purchasing power due to sudden multiplication Of
money volume growing out of war finance and helped
somewhat by the destruction by of large quantities
OF wealth other than gold and silver
Ii the gold and silver supply hereafter increases
more slowly, or if some absolute value of standard" is
adopted instead of the present fucuatng gold standard
or the general supply of wealth is increased more rap
idly than the money supply in the next few years. prices
will naturally tend downward again But for the immed
late futures at least it is well to be reconced to the pres
ent levels and to try to meet them by corresponding in
crease in incomes and by wiser economy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS

take us from you.'
"I--rcally Bab-win you stand by
me through hist he chung to ms eow
sebbing outright.
WhS Of eoarsc will Didn Z I man
~ you for better Or worses WHY should
| fun when the worse eomesf No.
dear hearh love You. II YOU aayc
made mistakes I still love ven. Evea
II you have done wrong. | love you.
aad ALWAYS shall NV try 10 get some
sleep. But first let no telephone Mr.
Frederick and ash him to como here
the first thing IL tbs mofniax. II any.
one IN the world can and Niu hep Us
Il IS he. Then before he comes vou saust
tell me everything about yoar affair."
veur trouhle. cant try 10 dc any.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07

said il my eyes rested upon the word
arrest in the paper suppose they
sent him to jail
''Mr. Frederick, ma am. the maid
announced at that moment
(Monday-A Friend In Need Is Ap-
preeiated.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07

Salem is enjoying splendid growth and as conse-
quence the Capital Journal is the biggest andwe are
too modest to say in the state outside of
Portland and has by far the largest audited circulation
And in this connection it may be stated that the better
the town the better its newspaper or it may be
and the newspaper named first great many close OBJ
servers inclined to think that town is in large
measure made by its newspapers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-07

Al Ncil's reply a faintncss swept over
me. Take his medicine, he had said.
What did he meant Not that he was
guilty Of al their charges against hint
IL eeuld aes BE- that II could not But
even II Il wofe | was his wife. / loved
him. aud would stand hy HIM Then
ineongruously there came to nv mind
the inventory I had prepared. anu the
thought that we could give up thc annsc
quickly, That Il might take time to
settle such affairs never eeemrcG TO
me. That We would make restitution
st oncc and end Il. Was my thought.
'sPoof hoy ] repeated. aaoo. hisg
his hair. .'nOn I feel 50 badly dear.
ioa have mc aad Robert. ne one can