Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-06
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! them as sure as you're alive. They
are great fellows to go on vacation.
though. One thing I'm thankful for,
they don't work while 1 sleep. We
seem to agree there. But they get
busy when 1 get busy, not every day,
but a whole lot of them. Now what
I would like to find out is how much
of that million am I to get to help
fight my battle. There are too many
Of them with me to go against them
alone. They've got my goat at the
present writing. and 1 will have 10
have some help. Guess I'll drop John
D. lire
The Barbershop Bootblack = How
many of 'em ole wohms you reckon
they am? Millions, Ell? Well, I'll jest
go two bits if they was lection to-
morrow I'd win by a big mahjority.
You know, some mawnins l kin hahdiy
raise mad haid, those rascals jes bout
got me all in. Dey shore do, boss.
reck' ened / had wums, but l nevah
knew the 'zact breed till dat oil man
come ovah with the dope. Wondah
how he found out? Must have tapped
y,
Brown las night. He said was crazy
in the haid. 1 said that might be SO,
but I tole him that man RockafelIah
he sutnly knew what he wus talking
bout That man has so mucn money
he kin fin ought any ole thing ne
wants. An l am goin' to believe that
hookworm business, boss. They wus
frolicing round in me this afternoon,
know. FSIst one stahted, then they
all commenced. They just fused I'M
til they had me feelin' wus than when
l finish at the wahm end of a crap
game an am on my way home at
in the mawnin' for my chops and
coffee. l have tried to count them
rascals, but they too numahous fon
me. They'll get in a fight some day,
and they'll clean each othah up, that's
bout what,l happen, boss. Pretty faih
shine, HEIR"
The Stenographer (Female)-"Do
you suppose 1 have any of those hor-
rid things? 1 know you're not doc
tor, but am simply asking you. They
say all of us who are lazy have them.
Well, want you to understand 1 am
not lazy, but occasionally l get that
tired feeling. Same thing, isn't it?
Well, then 1 suppose / have them. |
Isn't there any way we can catch
them? / felt fine yesterday morning |
when reached the office, and by noon
1 was so fatigued I could hardly walk. |
1 had not heard Of that old hookworn,
but one of the girls told me about it,
and l had the symptoms all right |
I'm going to see doctor and have |
him send my bill to Mr.. Rockefeller,
that's what am going to do"
The Clothing Merchant have a |
good crop. have always had them. |
wouldn't shake them for the world. |
Some times they grow trifie indus |
trious, but, then, taken all the way |
through, they are pretty well trained. |
Mans got to have something on him /
to tell him when he is slipping. These
hookworms act as a barometer to me. |
They sound the alarm when am |
about to have tagging spell, and /
put I'D fight against them. We have |
it hot and heavy for a few days. and
finally win out. Then they lay down
and crawl into their corners for an
other spell Fine business. What's |
pose he wants to turn them to some I
commercial use. Well, you can say
for me that he can't have mine-not
for half Of his million,
The Nothing new. An
old story. 1 wouldn't be without them
for the world. They are splendid COM
pany. OF course when they become
too persistent they're is only one
thing to do and that's to get out AMI