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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY II, 1915.
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TUP A T TTC Ibreedin zone after Jan. 15. except tm
rVIVVJ KJ (New Jerwer. where the season extends'
I ' to Feb. I. In most of the southern or
1 PuM(h4 silr at ici Seeeadl aee-' " 'aterint; zone the acason cloaca Feb. J
t mm, Reck IUa4. lit fKntrr a U ' 1. but extends to Feb. IS in t na.
; t feefBce as cee4-le matftr.
Is Villa the Man of the Hour?
(Dubuque Tel graph-Herald.)
Villa as provisional president!
He
ae at t a ! 4
Y FE J. W. POTTER CO.
f r:-rv--4 mm A Smith fit Tr In TIlCSC
! relations were proclaimed on Oct. l. says be does not want to be president.
; 1914. No change has since been made; but be recognizes the hopeJssnes of
.In them, and no ehanre la likHy to be ,ne present situation.
' made until the constitutionality oi ai
t ... . kr tho rnited
Estates supreme court. -As a matter of tte record go, to show Mexico
if.it ih Lmw nrnririea that all changes
View It from any standpoint you
Is not fit for self-government In tbe
sense tbe United States knows It. Lib
erty in Mexico meacs licence. Diaz,
tbe head of what was nominally a re
public, was In reality tbe head of a
' military oligarchy a despotism as
'complete as Europe ever has known.
. Him r.iceiinaM. nrnn cava ao:aiiOoiinz wt.i cms ij inj j luvnj.uTu " --a - -
TCRM,-T. mta jxrr wek by car
rier. la ntr. !tna4; I) par r ar eJl ia tbe regulations must be considered
la e4raare. I for a period of 50 days, and then must
Ceiai'ttil ct ttvarr Hnln should J b approved and signed by tbe presl-
Is xt.m irraUiion o. penman t. ' dit before they become effective. It
7 . eoenie a! b aotiOea ta every;! thus evident that there ia no possl
'avtaaea wrrr tt la f-ir to bit bi;:ty that the prohibition of spring
j,- a;b-.rt: tta frrr.t. ! this year.
arj emrifnit-alioas of arantmaatatlv I Tbe official of the department who
I, crur-:-, x.iiu-ai or rii-xu. muat ' are Intrusted with the enforcement of
,v tr ra um attarbatf for pabUca thf law are anxious that these facts
. . ai'cb rtirl-a wt'j t pnataJ j be ImpreMed upon the people because
Z,rvr -tltiios a!ratw.-e : it Is the Intention to Investigate care-
TaUi'honai In a'i tf;prtmat. Can- fully a!l report. of violations made to-
- traj V mon. koci
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liUr.il m; mod ti-- department s Inspectors and war
; ns and to prosecute all such vlola
itioas in the federal courts. In this
I conr.ection It Is pointed out that prose
jcutlons may be Instituted at any time
within tl-.ree years of tbe offense.
Tbe exercise of the functions of a
democracy means the recognition of
the rights of fellow men. Mexico,
lacking the educational advantages of
America and ira people the etabillty
of the American masses, fails to ac
knowledge this principle. An Iron
hacd, the successful rule of Diaz dem
onstrated. Is necessary. It Is not im
probable the unlettered but naturally
endowed Villa will force respect for
organized government and bring about
recognition of legalized authority. The
public ecbool must follow.
The outlook In Mexico is none too
hopeful, but if order is to come out
of chaos there seems no more likely
medium than through a man of the
Villa type, who. though uneducated,
has military talent of a high order, a
remarkable personality, .and the ele
ments of diplomacy in his makeup.
More than that, being one of them, he
understands the character of the peo
ple and sympathizes with their needs.
Experience has demonstrated sober
reason in Mexico does not rule; edu
cation must pave the way for the
acquisition of judgment, and while this
condition is being brought about stern
measures must prevail in law enforcement.
CHORDS AND
DISCORDS
EGG is a bicycle racer. If he should
have a sp!ll the audience might say
some unpleasant things.
Thursday, February 11, 1915.
Ia MiKsouri t?iey are fining m-at
packers. In other atat-s this patiniv
baa been almost forgott.'n.
Failure of one "Jitney" bus line per
. La pa will rnakn owners of stock Id
street railway rompanl"S feel more
EIGHT OF REVOLUTION.
I What the president said about Mex-
l'-f in his Indianapolis speech was
v-ry much to the point. It Is bis idea
that the people there are entitled to
liberty, "no matter how long they take
In determining It." And he added:
"Hare not European rations -taken as
lrrg an they wanted and rpilled as
The Question of Flags
iCiiicago Tribuno.)
A warship may use whatever flag
it Dleaes to conceal its identity. It
was reported that he Emden In en
tering Penang harbor, where it sank
two thips. one a French boat, sailed
under the Japanese flag until it was
ready to open fire on its unsuspect-
ng enemies. That ruse and the other
murli Wood as they pleased to settle cne of putting up an extra funnel were
d:posel to pay th-lr tax..
J King Aibort of Itelslurn may tot !
have much of a kingdom l-ft. but be '
la still able to bestow tbe grand cross !
of the Order of Leopold upon the
frUnd of his people.
their own affair?, and nhall we deny
the tame rlpht to Moxico?"
Thera has been more p-tty and un
reasonable criticism of Mr. Wilson's
Mexican policy than of any other feat
ure of his administration, comments
the I'.altimore Sun. This criticism 1
utterly un-Ani-rlcan, utterly out ofj
muia snu viiiaiiiy wnu Aiiitfj auu i .
f rnrtlr 1nni
baa thrown do.n the gauntlet f ' ,nj U ncrpditable to those who per
tryatab! Pankburst In aa attach- mll ,heras.iTP1I , indulge in it. But
mnt suit for rent, an exhibition of -hether ther realize that fact or not.
t ' e H' tha nr.ffnf urric nntipA nn ftiAm
! that they are wasting their time, and
i that "so far as
accepted as 1n accord with sea law
The use of a foreign flag for the pui
pose of destruction was not protested.
The Lubitania used a neutral flag to
escape destruction. It raised the
American flag. The thought back of
the strategem was curious. As the
New York Times suggests, there Is not
a man at the periscope of any German
submarine who does not know that
the American flag does not fly over
a vessel of any such tonnage.
We may protest that the use of the
American flag- is distasteful to this
country, but international usage which
permit? a destroyer to fly another flag
for the purpose of destruction hardly
may forbid a non-combatant to use
one to escape destruction.
COLOXEL. House, judging by bis
behavior ihus far, is going to prove
poor copy for the correspondents. He
starts as though he were attempting
to break the record for silence estab
lished by J oh a Lind.
LET'S see, is that new White house
baby a boy or a girl? It's positively
shocking how important events es
cape the memory.
THAT Maine girl who got a breach
of promise verdict of $116,000 likely
will agree that it was better to have
loved and lost.
THE Knell Undertaking company
operates at Carthage, Mo.
PROF. Hoss Bennett and Big Ellen
Hammons were sweetly mingling their
voices together Sunday. Barbourville,
Ky., Advocate.
ILLINOIS woman w ho put her $1,400
roll in a folding bed for safe keeping
evidently figured it would double up
quicker there than in a bank.
The Daily Story
Agatha's Wedding Gift By Eunice Blake. -
TALKS ON THRIFT
The Cblrmgo Grand Opera company principle and American
BY T. D. MAC GREGOR.
Following are half a dozen outstand
ing advantages of using a savings
bank or the savings department of
a commercial bank or trust company:
1. Safety. Savings banks are the
pafest financial institutions in this
country. Itocent statistics showed the
total liabilities of failed savings banks
in proportion to the aggregate depos-
cold nerte which warrants
sumption ibat It nrda tbe nron.-y
hi influence roes
Villa baa asked members of th. , . k,.,i.i.m i,nhn.ir hn tr.
diplomatic corps who do not like It I terfere" with the Mexican struggle for
to M-xIco City to come to one of tbe j libtrlr. Mr wiiaon 1 in pt rfect ac
towna bis fores occupy. Mexico rti ,xrimn ..lrif on thl
eens fafd to become a Und of per- ubjfCt. wn w tome lln(er the " cf al,,such b,afks be only ab"1
ambulating plenipotentiary as !., y of imperialism and militarism. 8lx ten-thousandths of one per cent
aa one of peripatetic pre.idnt. tw -jn be interfering all the time ' oofi Pr cent). Deduction for the
mlth every othr nation that is weaker an,ou,u realized on the substantial as-
ConaMertng the age and physical ; than we are. Put until then Mr. WI1- ?e,s of those few unfrtunats lnsti
rondltion of tht Darttclraata the ni l .,. .ti- - in ,.M. r.wn. 1 tutions still further reduces the al-
taariionrtf nolB ring battle wblcb ba and th conviction of the vast major-b-n
leglaUted out of thU country tiy of the American people.
aa sot mora damaging to the partlcl- j .
par. inan me aatp p.irtnaae nitouster HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES.
a law k nun oiAici iuic uu mrnm
out to be.
AnI now It Is learned that cffrTj
of tbo C. It. t. A. V. were la tbe habit
That many medicines, such as spir
it of ppp'rmint. camphor, and gin
ger. wht-h are frequently used as
household remedl. fail of their pur-
ready infinitesimal loss to depositors.
Atillitv tn riennit fir withdraw
any amount at any time. Some banks! nlnI-
have a minimum for deposit, although
It is a low one 5 cents, C5 cents. 60
cents or a dollar, a the case may be.
In different Mates there is a different
maximum for savings deposits, rang
ing from $1,000 to $3,000 or $5.ooo.
not use the money, must attend per
sonally to Investing it. Interest al
lowed by the bank at the end of a
given period. If not withdrawn, 35
placed to the depositor's credit, and
itself draws interest from that time
on, thus automatically becoming a part
of the deposit. That means a con
stant increase in the amount at in
terest and In the Interest payments.
5. Freedom from tax. In most
states savings bank deposits are free
from taxation by state or local author
ities. C. The habit of saving. Last, but
by no means least, of the advantages
of a savings account is what might
be called the reflex influence on the
depositor himself. It firmly fixes in
him the valuable habit of saving,
which will xbe a lifelong benefit to
fwi Ia armiint 1 fnr hr the crmnf
of making tbemaelre. "gift.- of $100.. j rrUUnn ln the 8trt,,tn and pury of 1 Ordinarily money can bo withdrawn maklng the pln holes
M "r f-r-d the company ,h. ..., oId .. without any notice whatever. In times to be Been ,n tne fu
waa aboot to be swamped with too , th Klaxkr, According to an article ! pf pan,c or PORsl', acic' however, a , lnreB vearg , the pupa
awry a rearre. itocg laiaaa: ; TraXlr pu,i(J,hed by the l nUefi -" r "-aay rule may oe eniorce.i. at length becomes a li
VI Cat a:n. tare K. o commuted In ( puhlic ,,,,5, f rT,c therP j 3. Hegular Income. There are tew gect wUn a Rreat talent
lay name: cnldrabl- vmrUtlon In the trenrt!. ! ,r nr- t,,I"r Investments wnere It is death, so that it Is not v
iof man of the common ffmwilM.i1 Pul ,u . "'
Along with Its other trooblea thu,rj lD tne nousoln,!d. j Bt an' ,Itn0 anu nave your money be-
govemmrnt baa an outbreak of bu-, j, j, aso asrtej that the lo of K'n to earn ,nterest promptly, as it
boale pUgue at Havana to give It wor- human energy through alrkneas and ; do ln a savings account. Savings
ry. Tbo ttnatlon. however. Is t deaths from Drevnf-able diaeasea con-' bank Interest Is something you can
charge of Sirgeon General IHue or the !Mtute, tr tur the greatest waste of!00" uPn-
4. compound interest. Tne invest
or ln bonds or stocks must collect his
interest or dividends, and If be does
avy and thU branch, cf th aerrtc ; oar pr,nt day resources and that It
at let. la coacede't to be tbe equal
of any oa earth.
The latrst goaaip from Washington
i. to tbe effect that no Chicago law
yer U1 to appointed to the federal
bancb to fill tbe vacancy caused by
th reelgnatloa of Judge Groeacup. but
Ibat the selection will be made from
residents of Illinois outside tbe big
city. Chicago now has all tbe mem
bers of tbe court and tbe departnrent
believes tbe toembersb.p should be
distributed throughout the judicial
district where possible.
Andrew Carnegie takes exception to
tba statement ot Jamas J. Hill that It
roots nearly twice what It -Joes abroad
to build ships la this country. Mr.
The "Death Watch."
The so-called "death watch." with
its mysterious ticking at night time,
is due to nothing more serious than
the furniture beetle. The larva of
this Insect burrows in the furniture.
hich are often
rniture. It 1s
condition and
ttle brown in-
for shamming
ery much ob
served. These beetles often strike
the wood of their galleries with their
heads, and so produce a ticking sound
which is a call to the mate.
Theatrical Note.
The musical comedy show which
was to appear at the Airdome last
night for the first show of a two night
stand, failed to be given an rccou'nt of
the nonappearance of the entire com
pany. Three of the gents and three
girls were here to go ahead with a
comedy skit, but Mgr. Dwyer would
not book them unless they had the en
tire company. So as not to disappoint
the patrons entirely. Mgr. Dwyer pre
vailed on the two comedians to do a
little vaudeville sketch for the even
ing's show. They did and their wit
and nonsense took well as did "Please
I'ull Down the Curtain" and It s a
Long, Long Way to Tipperary" two
song hit3. Tonight the entire com
pany will be here four gents and six
chorus ladies with a musical comedy
that is bound to please. The theatre
i3 comfortable heated three large
stoves in various parts of the theatre
giving the required amount of warmth.
Dunkirk, Ind., News.
Pernambuco means "the mouth of
hell." in allusion to the violent surf
t'aat is always seen at the mouth of
its chief river.
l not generally appreciated that this
!! Is d-ie either to neglect or Ig
norance so far as the of prophy
lactic or curative measures may be
concerned.
A table presenting a compilation
from the reports of state chemists
hows that of 3.472 samples of ten of
ficial article that are widely used as
household remedies. exatr.Cned ln 1913.
1.259. or 3S per cent, were rejected as
being adulterated or not In compli
ance with the official requirements.
A second table shows that of 5.347
sample of the same articles examined
daring 1912. 1.S61 or 3? per cent were
rejected.
The preparations Included in these : ajvance. He loves his fellow man! He stays at home where the people
JiEnJIOTS
wiiiHE! Draay.n.i
Appraisal of All-around Specialist
He drops Into town once ln a while, a certain kind of work. He treat3
nd heralds his coming for days In I only one class or group of ailments,
yards In competition with the foreign
concerns. II holds ibat ships might
be built with comparative advantage
la this country. According; to this
authority tbe principal difference
would bo la tbe payrolls tn the ship
yards themselves.
USING OUR OWN GOODS.
. The women f America are asked to
Jo(a campaign for tbe purpose of
puahlng American made goods.
Tuts patriotic campaign of the Te
tanies are more rrequentiy used as . desperately. That's why he invites
household remedies than on the pre-jvnll . mme and he healed of what-
Camagie notes that the fnlted States 'script Ions of physicians, but are nev-iever happens to ail you. If ha were
has furnished stetl for the British erthelea recognUed medicines thejr,i!1i nnii, .n.".tahl m-mher of
abuse or misuse of which may lead to -h:9 profession he would stand ready
serious consequences. , cure but one line of ajiments. if any.
The author concludes that a more,n(i i. WOuld let his Datlents adver-
enercetic and active control of alljt;,e hIm. JIut bclnR a phenomenally
umicz uo preparations ia ueeaea. 1 lie
desirable and only efficient method of
control Involves honesty, knowledge,
vigilance and rare on the part of tbe
person selling the product.
Members of boards of health and
other state federal officials entrusted
with tbe enforcement of laws designed
to control the purity sod strength of
medicinal products should call atten
tion to the desirability of having these
I tbe purchaser drags of uniform
; strength and parity with a view of
minimising as much as possible the
untoward or secondary effects of pat
en: medicines Irrespective of whether
they are used as household remedies
or under the direct suprvlslon of a
competent physician.
SILK WORM'S RIVAL.
Artificial silk products have estab
lished themselves ln the textile Indus-
referred to him by your family doc
tor, who recognizes that his expert
services may help you. He holds
membership in the medical society
of his own community ami enjoys
the professional good will of his
fellow practitioners. He never puts
up aa a transient at a hotel to re-
gifted son of the loag lost race oficrive patients, because if he is worth
lists, he comes prepared to cure all
the Ills lie can posoibV make you Im
agine you've got.
offices of his fellow practitioners
eagerly open to him.
There Is one trick by which many
Of course. It stands to reason that' crook pulls the wool over the eyes
be must have a corking good practice.0' hia victims, and that is by giving
A.aatetss- axf saj( Tlwvl sa XT Iran a. 1
Made In V. S. A. league to enlist the "J"?4 ,D ! to ocur for
twenty million adult women of the
country who are the home purchasing
agents and spenders of the nation's
money la e great army of patrons of
tome tadustrins has begun under the
auspices and patronage and active co
psratkto of some of the most distin
guished women In the country.
The league Is ncn-part-'aan. It will
Sot attempt to hold shows or exposi
tions or endorse any specific article
aaeuse tn V. & A." It la nurvtv and
Simply a patriotic organization and try to a degree the general public has
time to crystaliie the patriotic seat!-1 no suspected. The material is tt
saeat among American worn Ml Into a Icnslvely employed la making silk
toiler and more understanding sup-1 hosiery: being available for most of.ory.
wort of home Industries. U Ameri- comrwira proauci. sunougn not!
rri.rj3 natural sua I or toe soiesi among nta unwilling colleagues.
can) women get tbe habit of asking for
"made la I". S. A." articles, the good
practice will continue Indefinitely.
i NO SPXINO SHOOTING.
' From the number of letters which
(hey hae received on the subject re
cently, says a bulletin by the depart-sa-a
of agriculture, officials of the
department VeDeve that sportsmen
may an latent tonally violate the provW
at home, while he is roaming around
from town to town begging the sick,
the halt and blind to consult him and
"learn the truth." In fact be would
probably remain at home all the time.
only that he has cured up all tbe sick
ln his home town and there Is nothing
left for him to do there!
How to Find Him Out.
Where did he learn the healing
art w-Uh which be Is so famously en
dowed Of what medical socdety
Is he a member? What reputable phy
sician in his own home town can he
refer to, if you ask for refereaces?
Well, go to the office of the county
clerk and ask to see tbe reigstry of
physicians It is your privilege aa a
cltisen. Or 'consult a medical dlrect-
You will find that the all-around
although toot ! specialist is a rather obscure light
HI
lines of millinery goods, where .'aster
la desired.
Some of the preltleat and costliest
novelties ln fabrics for drees wear
utilize this substance, which Is made
from wood. It la not only used In
decorations mixd with wool and rot
ton bet Is employed exclusively In
many fabrics for dress wear. It l
coming Into considerable demand for
evenlns; wear, especially where great
It
to enforce rigtdty. Voder can be dyed to the best advantare. It
te provisions of this law no water-. U noted, and woven aa readily as
lew I caa ts snot la the northern or i any other yarn. i
and hems. A new Held Is In certain J name generally fails to gain admission
aiotu of the federal migratory bint
law. which H Is the p pose of the gov-cost Is not considered necessary.
to the standard directories, and if lie
la regUtered st all with the county
clerk, as the law requirea. there Is
usually something disappointing about
bis history. Ills "diplomas." of which
he always poaaessea an impressive se
lection If you are not familiar wMth
the look of diploma-mill certificates
are granted. Invariably, by non-existent
or downright dlrcredlted "fdcul-lles-
The Reliable Consultant
The legitimate specialist, of course.
V. . ... -
uujina or Dullness nrms or a certain
class as references. Financially the
all-around specialist may be as good
aa gold, though morally and profes
sionally a veritable leper. There is
always a bank or a business bouse
ready to assert that the charlatan or
nostrum manufacturer who does
business with them Is well, not yet
Indicted by the grand Jury!
Questions and Answers.
Carbolic Salvn Dangerous. Is carbol
ic salve good for cuts and abrasions
of the gkln? What strength should be
used?
Reply.
No. Carbolic acid Is a dangerous
remedy for such purposes. Just
cleanse the wound once for Instance,
with one painting with tincture of io
dine and then simply protect it with
any clean (sterile) dressing. Carbolic
delays the healing process, and some
times causes gangrene of a finger.
a
Four Nights Hand Running: Will
you pit ase suggest' a remedy for the
following case: An inoffensive gen
tleman of -nervous temperament him
been suffering from insomnia in a bad
form the last four nights. He Is get
ting desperate. Perhaps It should be
explained that a neighbor's pet cat ia
of the night blooming variety and oc
cupies the back fence from 11 p. m.
until about dawn.
Austria's Plain Duty.
Russia has ordered a million horse
shoes from a Pennsylvania manufac
turer. There's nothing left for Aus
tria to do but to get 2.000,000 four
leaved clovers from the Ulue Grass
region and several myriad left-hind-feet
of southern graveyard rabbits.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
XOT every down-and-outer begging
at your back door for his morning
coffee is ungrateful. A few j-ears ago
two Chicago women, sisters, fed and
clothed a poor boy who asked their
aid. They have Just been left his es
tate, amounting to $30,000.
WE have with us today Packey Mc
Farland, one of the few of his class
who became a capitalist via the prize
fight route.
THE LORD'S STILL RUNNN
THINGS.
Lots of conrplainin' wherever you go
or people not gettin' the kind of a
show
They think life owes 'em, while others
cry
The best things always keep passin'
em by.
And this isn't right, and that's all
wrong.
Dut down in my heart there's an old,
sweet song.
That brings me the lesson, mid all it
sings,
That the Lord in his heaven's still
runnin' things.
I wouldn't go crazy -with grief and
care
Even if things went a little quftre
A8 all things will in their time and
place
Fcr always I've found there's the same
old grace
And beauty and comfort in loss and
pain.
As there is in moments of triumph
and gain
In the feelin' and trust and believin'
that rings
Through the thought that the Lord is
still runnin" things.
The passes in the Swiss mountains
have doubtless been used by man ever
since be began to travel, but in former
times they were crossed very different
ly from the present. During the mid
dle ages small parties or even Individ
uals would cross the mountains on
foot, usually conducted by a guide.
During that period when William
Tell is supposed to have shot the apple
from his son's head, In the village of
Altdorf, where he flourished, lived a
young Swiss named Friedrich Sohm.
His occupation was to guide persons
over the St. Gothard pass down Into
northern Italy, then bring others back
to Lucerne. Friedrich loved and was
loved by a young girl named Agatha,
and they were only waiting till he had
made one more trip over the pass to
bo married. Then he was intending to
build a boat on the Lake of the Four
Cantons In which to carry passengers
back and fourth between Fleweln and
! Lucerne.
One day came Leonardo Morel!!, a
Florentine who had been to Paris with
somie Jewels which he had sold and
was taking back the gold he had re
ceived for them. He engaged Fried
rich to conduct him across the pass
to the point on the Italian side where
now is the mouth of the tunnel, whence
he could proceed by road to Lugano.
All day guide and man toiled up the
mountain and in the evening rested
at an inn on the Italian side. The
merchant carried his gold in a leather
bag sewed to a belt at his waist.
When he entered the inn and the land
lord conducted him to his room Sohm
tossed his bag on a toble, causing the
gold pieces inside to give out the
sound of coins. This excited the cu
pidity of the landlord, and during the ,
night, when the merchant was asleep,
he stole into the room and took his
gold. Then, In order to avert suspi
cion, he opened the door to the guide's
room and dropped one of the coins on
tlie floor.
In the morning tbe merchant made
a great ado about his loss, and the
landlord suggested that he search the
guide's room. Of course a piece of
I gold was found on the floor. Fried
rich protested his innocence, but waa
unable to make the merchant believe
that he was not the thief. The guide
consented to continue the Jorney to
Lugano, where he would give himself
up, preferring this course to being a
fugitive and an outlaw.
It was the month of May, when the
snow in the Alps is melting, and in
certain parts of the journey the guide
and the merchant traveled joined by
a rope. In passing over a narrow path
where on one side was a precipice the
snow gave way and the merchant
would have gone down with it had not
the guide braced himself so firmly as
to save him.
Sohm was so gratified that he offer.
ed to forgive Friedrich the theft o!
his gold provided he would return one
half of it. Friedrich still insisted that
the landlord must have stolen it and
proposed that, they return to the ina
and investigate the matter. To this
the merchant consented, and they i.
traced their steps. When they reach
ed tne inn iney accused tne landlord
of tbe theft and declared that if be
did not restore the property a coa.
stable would be brought to take hia
where he would be tried.
The landlord was much agitated it
this, for in those days criminals wer
usually put to the torture to make
them confess. However, he stuck to
his denial, claiming that the coin
found in the guide's room was proof
positive that he was the thief.
The inn stood on a southern expo
sure which in summer was free from
snow, but though it was now gttlm
thin the ground, or, rather, the rotH
on which it stood, was still covered
The day had been very warnn and
since the departure of the two men ln
the morning the sun, shining through
the thin atmosphere, had left several
bare spots. Friedrich just before sun
set went out on tbe ledge, where the
Italian sunset was spread out before
him, to think of some plan for finding
the gold which he believed the laud
lord had hidden. While sitting there
water was trickling from the melting
snow. Before arising to return to
the inn a space bad been uncovered
and, looking down beside him, he saw
what at first he believed to be a yel
low stone, but on closer inspection
proved to be a gold coin.
Friedrich's first impulse was to ac
cuse the landlord anew, fortified ly
this proof, but he was not used to act
ing on ijnpulse. Instead, lie went to
the merchant, told him what he had
found and suggested that the thief bad
buried the gold in different places un
der the snow and if thc-y waited till
the sun uncovered the ground they
might recover it all.
The merchant consented, and they
remained where they were, one or the
other being outside all day to watch
both the ground and the landlord to
see that he did not remove the gold.
As the sun melted the snow here and
there a dozen or so pieces of gold ap
peared, which were taken in, and at
last every piece was recovered. Then
without a word to the landlord they
went down the mountain into Italy.
The merchant, being Indebted to
Friedrich for his life as well as for
the recovery of his gold. Insisted on
dividing the money with him. Fried
rich refused, but at last consented that
Morelli should send it by him to
Agatha for a wedding present.
! Sidelights on the European War
I pily the sorrowful, God knows that
And to those who suffer I doff my hat;
And I try to be tender to those whose
cross
London. (Correspondence of the
Associated Press.) Notwithstanding
modern medical science, 80 per cent
of the deaths in the present war are
due to disease as against 20 due to
gun-fire. These are the figures com-
I iled by Dr. F. N. Sandwith, writing
in the current issue of "The Hospi
tal." This same proportion obtained
during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877
78. During the American civil war
there were three deaths to disease to
every one for wounds; that is to say,
a mortality due to disease of 9C 2-3
ter cent.
During the French expedition in
Madegascar in 1S95, according to the
writer, onlv 29 deaths occurred in
action as against 7,000 who died by
disease. In the United States army
during the war with Spain 14 died of
disease to every one kiled in action,
although the war lasted a little more
than six weeks. In the Boer war the
losses irom disease were enormous.
notwithstanding the Improvements in
military hygiene then in force.
The Japanese, however, during the
war with Russia were able bv exercis
ing the most scrupulous care to re
verse the ratio. In the case of their
troops only one man died of disease
to every four who died of wounds.
dreams, the dread of losing contact
with his fellows seems to be felt with
extreme frequency, and the horror ot
isolation constitutes the commonest
nightmare of man in the fighting line.
"They dream that they are wander
ing throug-h endless trenches as com
plicated as an artificial mazf, or are
picking their way through lonesome
forests. The slightest noise during
sleep calls up visions of exploding
shells or the tramp of armed mea
throwing them into a frenzy of shout
ing terror, to the indignation of their
resting fellows.
"Another common niclit terror is
the dream of a sudden call to arm
and the Inability to find some indis
pensable article of attire or arma
ment, a conception productive of In
tense mental agt ny. LIve-s1 ells natur
ally occupy a large share of the sol
diers' attention in dream?, and an ex
asperating nightmare is the supposed
discovery in one's bed of a plieil ready
and willing to burst, associated with
the usual nightmare incapacity to ex
ecute the necessary movements to j?et
rid of it. Several men have had
dreams centering around tlie Inability
to withdraw the bayonet from an en
emy's body when urgently required for
self-defense. t
"Yet these nightmare-rhMcn men
are as brave as the rest in f;te ot
actual danger."
Northampton. (Correspondence of
increjiso that Bnma nf iho lanin. .1
Is heavy to bear in this world of loss; icaljournals are pleading for special
But I can t believe, as I list to the song consideration and treatment f.
OX tho Bweet old faith, that a thing
goes wrong
Without sonre blessin' that ere long
brings
The thought that the Lord is still run
nin' things.
THE BENTZTOWN BARD.
MVRRY Bird sells autos in Rock
ford. If one had the nerve one could
pull a pun about the e. b. getting the
worm.
MAX Kleist must think a whole lot
London. (Correspondence of The
Associated Press.) The number of
English soldiers and officers who have
suffered nprvnii hrpntitna-n m.n
loss annrrhin? innitv o .uiTIle Associated Press.) Old in- n who
ot the strain of war, has shown such j had either retired from w ork or had
ueen crowaea out oy llieir youns,,B'
some of them even taken from the
almshouse, are employed at good
wages in Nottingham, making army
boots. Riveters who lost their placei
because the invention of mechanical
substitutes are now busy hammering
hob nails into soles. The gardens and
even the farms have given recruits to
the factories, which are now turning
out 90.000 pairs of boots a week. Men
i whose ages range about 70 years are
class.
"Some cases," says the Lancet, "are
certainly hopeless, but there are oth
ers and happily these are in pre
ponderating numbers, where there are
good grounds for believing that they
may again become useful citizens."
The effects of warfare on the nerv
ous system are more marked in the
case cf officers than in the case of en
listed men, the latter in many cases of
"trench insanity" recovering "tone" aft
er a continuous sleep of from 24 to 48
hours. Officers similarly afflicted are
welcomed by the contractors.
from
tbem
her parents for separating
rtf-nK
caTTureinT1im;U.bMJr WhX H A iterUa lead-for the
caa cure. He limits his practice to J cat.
OF course the pinochle players of
uavenport 8 west end have nothing
but kind words for those senators who
are voting dry these days at Des
MoIneB.
ST. Louis is dally growing less inter
esting to the sightseer. Now Faust's
Is to quit because of poor business.
LER O'Nell Browne evidently does
not propose any move as a member of
the Illinois legislature that mt.ht
arouse a hopeful suspicion in the
minds of those who may be praving
for b's reformation. J. M. C.
a rest of a week or ten days, but if
iney lau to show satisfactory pro
gress after that time they are in
valided home, on the ground that It i
wuyruuauie mat tney could be again
empioyeo on active service.
"The powerful effect which modern
warfare has on the mind is shown,"
a surgeon attached to a British
amnuiance, "by the dreams and night
mares which disturb soldiers' sleep in
uo.ie.ciuua tMjsiiions. iservous sub
jects react ln a most striking way to
the shock of explosions in their im
mediate vicinity. . Some develop a
ten Hon fv ... -
. , t Biccirwiusmg ana are
found wandering about the premises
with faces expressing the utmost ter
ror and anxiety. la the soldiers
Feb. 1 1 in American
History.
ISr: i.yui,, .i, ; imr. borr.
at Med ford. M.iss.: died isxi.
I81.V-British v.-tr I-'.i vorita ar
rived ;.t New V.rl; with flic treaty
of ;ti-iit. eonelii,:.-.) between lb
Cliitfd St.-Ue :iwl ;re.tt liritaln
e'. J4. lsll. .-it iShent. Iloli-'luin.
This news b-d to u e-nt ion of Mo
tilities vu IiiikI in the u:ir ef 1''
hs noon hm tin- liilin." could be w
louiieed.
180.') Federal ntt.-n keil l'i)t Ander
son, one of the defenses of Wil
mington. X. C.
1914 Kll7!7beth OPrien Hrownlo.
widow of l'nrii Hrowuiow. m not
ed -ivll elm meter tn Tennessee,
died ut Knoxvlllu; bum 1S1U.
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