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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Ramsay spent
Sunday at James Bowe's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Fadden and
daughter of Rock Island visited at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-01

Prize 5aby.-William Henry Sass
III, grandson Of William Henry Sass,
Sr, 1912 West Fourth street, Daven-
port, is the winner Of baby contest
at the interstate fair held at Spokane,
Wash. recently. He is the son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Henry Sass, Jr.. for
merly OF Davenport, but now residing
in Spokane, where they moved several
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
Little Bobbie $ Pa
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By WILLIAM F. KIRK

duck, sed Mister Hemingway. Now
that we have finished cur cigar /
want you to meet her. So we went in
the other room to meet Mister Hem
ingways wife.
] thot she was going to be a littel
woman, but wen I looked at her I
was surprised. She was big & fat &
she looked as strong as Pa Her chin
was square, like a block, & her lips
was thin, & she jest barely opened her
jaws wen she talked. If she wud have
been a man thare wuddent be any
cullurd champeen.
Ware have you been2 she asked
Mister Hemingway.
Oh. Kid that is all right, sed Mister
Hemingway. My friend & 1 were just
in thare having a cigar, & | was sing
Ing you're praise to him. was telling
him how a nice temper you had.
You mite have spared yourself the
trubbel, sed The Kid I think my tenn
per will speek for itself.
All right. Kid, sed Mr.. Hemingway.
You bet it is all rite. sed The Kid.
That is the way she acted all the
evening, & after she was gone Pa bee
gan to laff She is some purring kit
ten, isn't she, sed Pa. Who. sed Ma.
The Kid. said Pa
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n ZEN has got lots of pet Mains for
MI thare wives, but lots of times
they doant choose the Mains
very good. / have herd sum Of the
married men wich Gums to our house
call thare wifes LitteI Pearl & the
wife wud be big & dark, or sum Of
the other men wud call thare wifes
Crate big butiful doll & she wud be
skinny & hoamly & little. But the
funniest naim for husband to use
for a pet nsim wen it doesn't fit is
The Kid.
Mister Hemingway CAIN up to the
house last mite with his wife.
dident see her at first, beekaus 1 was
in the library wen Pa brought Mister
Hemingway in. he was talking to Pa
& getting a cigar vile his wife was
in the other room talking to Ma
Yes, sed Mister Hemingway, wen a.
man has travelled the pace had all
the variety thare is, he decides that
thare is nothing like q butiful hoam
life, so he marries sum good little
gurl that is his pal & Comforter
Now. sed Mister Hemingway, wen I
married The Kid she knew I was a
man of the world. & she took me as
such The Kid & me understand each
other perfeckly. G. she leens on me g.
reelies on my strong arm for pro-
tckshun & suppoart.
thot to myself that The Kid must
be awful littel & helpless. beekaus
Mister Hemingway wasent vary
strong looking He only wayed
about hundred & ten pounds, & he
was kind Of oald & feeble looking.
The Kid understands me, he sed to
Pa. She knows that eeven the Wild
est of men maiks the best husbands
wen thay git married & setteI down.
suppoas yure wife is the saim as
The Kid.
No. sed Pa, thare isent vary much
Of that cIinging trust-fulness about
my wife. 1t is true that I used to
sport around lot when was singel,
Pa sed. but my wife newer took it
for granted that ! changed into an
other man the minnit 1 got married.
To be perfectly candid about it, Pa
sed, she watches me up littel to
this day, & every onst in a while.
wen / have been out too lait. 1 have
to use all my elloquens to maik her
believe that was rite at the lodge
rooms all OF the time.
Oh, The Kid wud newer think OF
telling me anything about my con-
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
Advice to the
LOye1orn
LEARN sELF-coNTRoL
BY Beatrice Fairfax
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Four months ago accidentally
became acquainted with a young
man. one or two years my Sc
nior. with whom I Immediately fell
in love. On another occasion
again met him accidentally on the
street and we took walk. on which
occasion he was very attentive to me.
Since then he has assumed a very cold
attitude toward me- His religion is
different from mine. DO you think
that is the reason7 VIII you kindly
sadTise me as TO what course to pur-
sue, as 1 am rnadIy in love with him?
F.o.
Your acquaintance with him is linz
tied TO two walks on the streets. and
you really know nothing Of him To
give your love so desperately on such
slight pretext indicates dangerous
lack OF self-contro1
am quite sure the question of re-
ligipn does not intfude. He simply
does not love you. He does not know
yeu well enough. I want you to love
apd be loved. but I insist for your
bWA sake that you exercise some re-
stralnt
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
The after dinner ring.

The after dinner ring'
1t was long time coming. but it
is here at last.
jewelers. are working their heads
off today in desperate effort to fill
the demand for them from fashion
able women folk from Fifth avenue
to Pacific avenue
With the success of the latest freak
in feminine finger wear designers in
the diamond belt are preparing to
announce the following, so that mi
lady will be well taken care of. no
matter when she dimes:
The after breakfast pearl ring.
The after lunch ruby ring.
The after tea opal ring.
The ring is designed exclusively for
women. and they run from $500 up.
according to the size of the bank
account. One of them, now being
displayed by a shop keeper. while
bearing no price tag, was reported
to be worth $4,000
The number of stones in the after
dinner ring run anywhere from 80
to IS, OF various sizes and cuts, with
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
STRANGERS YET

A negro woman in Savannah was
preparing TO get married. For four
weeks before the ceremony she saved
up her wages, and Immediately after
the wedding she hunted up her mis-
tress and asked her to take charge
of the fund.
I'll take 1t. of course" said the
puzzled lady; "but. Mandy. won't you
be needing your money to spend on
your honeymoon"
Miss May" said the bride, does
you think I'm goin' to trust myself
wild strange nigger and all dat
money on me?''
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
DaySey Mayme
and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARsIDE

r. AYsEY MAYME APPLETON is
such lover of music that a
deaf man at concert has only
to look at her face to tell the char
acter of the music the orchestra is
playing.
II dignified and majestic, her jaws
move slowly and with regular rhythm
over her chewing gum. If the music
is rapid, they move rapidly. irregu-
larly. and almost gaily.
In this distinctive fashion may one
know, by looking at Daysey Mayme.
II she is hearing the majestic splen-
dor Of chopins funeral march. or the
fantastic, twinkIing notes of the Cab
bage Leaf Glide.
She has chewed her way gravely,
slowly and solemnly through three
selections from Wagner, closing each
selection with a crashing Of her jaws
that denoted an artists appreciation
of art, when a long haired man took
his seat at the piano.
Daysey Mayme knew instinctively
that he was a great musician. for she
could not pronounce his name. She
tried to pronounce the selection as
signed to him on the program, and
almost swallowed her gum. Another
proof of his ability.
He began to play. and Daysey
Maymes jaws worked slowly. His
hands moved little faster, and her
jaws quickened their movement. 1t
was symphony in gum to watch
her.
Then, as one warns up to a subject,
his hands moved more rapidly till it
looked as If he had 10 hands. then 20
and then 40, all moving at once.
Faster and faster moved his hands.
Faster and faster moved Daysey
Mayme's jaws. His hands flew from
the highest sharp to the lowest fat.
punctuating the air with many notes
on the way. Never pausing. never
resting. taking the high notes as cas-
lily as the low, and jumping from bar
to bar breathlessly.
I All eyes in the audience were on
him. No one noticed that a young
woman in front was growing faint
with exhaustion. No one realized the
penalty an artistic soul must pay for
a delicately tuned temperament till
Daysey Mayme rose to her feet. gave
a scream that sounded choked in the
middle and fell to the floor.
Her jaws had become locked,
"She must never go to a concert"
her physician commanded her when he
had unlocked them. "she is too sym
pathetically and sensitively organ
ized"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
All Just a Joke

Man overboardr' shouted an ex-
cited passenger on an Atlantic liner
as he hastily left his place at the din
ner table and scrambled up the COM
panionway.
An anrighted crowd OF ladies' and
gentlemen followed him He was wild
ly expostulating with the captain on
deck when they surrounded him with
eager inquiries.
where is he? Who is he?" they de-
manded, and the originator of the
scare laid his hand upon his breast
and said. with melodramatic air:
Here he is, 1 am the man over
bored I have been compelled to sit
four days at the same table with three
men who can't talk about anything
but golf. I want my place changed. or
I'll get out and walk"
A keen eyed but obviously poorly
educated settler in colony In it's
pioneer stage took his overgrown son
to a country school
This ere boys arter larning." he
said to the schoolmaster What's
yer bill o. fare?"
Our curriculum. sir" replied the
schoolmaster, embraces geography.
physiology. arithmetic, algebra, trig-
onometry"--
"Thatfn do. Load him up heavy
with trigernometry He's the only
poor shot in the family"
An angry advertiser rushed into the
Office of a provincial paper recently
and shouted:
See here. our ad ought to read:
Thousands of patrons are wearing
trousers of our make
The foreman Of the composing room
looked up and weakly said: "Well2"
The irate advertiser threw down s.
copy or the paper containing the ad.
The eompositor had made it ma
irons"
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
MARRY HER FIRST
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
L am in business with my father.
who is wealthy / am also in love
with a girl of whom my parents dis
approve because of the poverty Of her
family. They have no other obiec-
lions. Ny father says he will disin-
hsrit me II 1 marry her. I have $500
OF my own and want TO go somewhere
else and start in business for myself.
for 1 will not give up the girl. She
wants TO go with me and help make
our fortune. Shall we marry now and
go together. or shall I leave her till
My fortune is made2 QUANDARY.
First get some definite notion of
where you intend.to go and what you
intend to do when you get there. Your
present business prominence will as
sist you in this. Then marry the girl
and take her with you, making up
your mind when you do it that love
viii recompense you for all the priva-
tions you are facing. 1 am sure you
will find the extreme west a good
place for a beginning. but you will
have very little Of that $500 left when
you get there.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
Snapshot
By LILLIAN LAUFERTY
MAIDEN MUsINGs-wHEN LOVE
Is DONE

MAIDEN MUsINGs-wHEN LOVE
IS DONE
When man gets tired of her, the
wise woman says, Amen
To lose friendship is sorrow, to
lose love is bitterness-but true
tragedy never dawns till both are
gone.
The fragrance of a roses fallen
petals, the sweetness of a kiss of yes
terday may linger in memory-but
an unwithered geranium has more
perfume
In order to be part of life. we must
exhale love-for when the suns heat
and light fail. we will not know
there is sun
Love stumbles often when the path
is smooth, and leaps gayIy, on winged
feet, over great obstacles.
Friendship may grow to love-but
life does not offer a perfect circle
Love can not forget IT'S flowers and
veil and be nunlike friendship.
X
did not keep the rose he brought
After Its day; -
Altho' 1t lived longer time
Than other roses may III
/ let it go the way of all
For this one fear.
Because it might persuade my heart
That he was growing dear.
But now my heart is well assured.
And still | sing.
And no one here could ever know
That I miss anything.
Josephine Preston Peabody.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
Lessons in Scientific
Complexion Renewing
'cFrom The Family Physician.l

Every one has beautiful skin IN
uerneath the one exposed to view
Bear. that in mind and it will be
easier TO understand the correct prin-
ciple IN acquiring a lovely complex
ion. Nature is constantly shedding
the top skin In haky particles like
dandruf. only much smaller in size
In abnormal conditions, or in advanc-
ing age. these particles are not shed
As rapidly as in robust youth. The
: longer they remain the more soiled
or faded they become-that's the inn
1nediate cause Of a bad complexion. .
It has been discovered that ordi-
nary mercolized wax, to be had at
any drug store, will absorb these
wornout particles. The absorption.
while Fastening Natures work, goes
on gradually enough to cause no In
convenience. In a week or two the
. Transformation is complete. The
fresh, healthy hued, youthful under
skin is then wholly In evidence. You
who are not satisfied with your com
plexions should get an ounce of mer-
colized wax and try this treatment.
Use the wax nightly, like cold cream.
washing 1t off nings.-Advertise
ment
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

He horsewoman or the her bend of high
mountain roadyou of her the prairie trail New
Mexico and Arizona, and pine, mild farmland Of
the middle the placid and the mild gentle hills of the
all lies hem)the looks
into the Of the horsewoman the And they sm For they
thoroughbeds
alike the nondep rider fills the bride paths
though perhaps will believe
from the other their riding
horse and rider and the crack
wide looks and the poles things
they bloodtheir perfect form
nessbe girl and the animal between they
and the hearts that beat beneath
has her short backed
her slippery little egghe OF saddle srup as delicate
clean her thorough
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
Woman S Thoughts
=. About Women
BY DOROTHY DIX

Mans vanity is woman's opportu-
nifty.
There are women who have all the
virtues and none OF the amenities of
life
The white woman's burden is trying
TO be beautiful, though ugly.
The one compensation OF poverty is
the line that it gives you or your
friends.
The truth about her age lies at the
roots OF a woman's hair.
The soft hearted woman is the
worlds pincushion.
Homeliness in woman is the first
gid to virtue
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

She soft hat with wide brim and three dpe the
belt of
OF the sturdy boots, and broad Her
rrup broad safe thing that half swallows her little foot Her
Beside her the tall blossom Of the Spanish bayonet the vivid
blue OF the sky Her Colds tail
hair match the brilliant thny lovely cooring
the singing hills the ethereal distances
Far they ookboth horoughbred
with the lands polo
wild hair and soft
would violate In the wrapped
shaen foretop and tail
bits the Tapping
with useless trappings In their they
Only these things they of
ifsnt girl animal between her
the that beat beneath shirts hides
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MUSICAL

1t was at a musicale given in an
old fashioned country house. and the
soprano was screeching her loudest
The room is cold,' complained one
of the guests, 'and I would like to
stir the fire in the CRATE, but / don't
know how to do it without inter-
rupting the music
es That's easy" suggested his com
panion, stir 1t between the bars
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

held feeling
th shoulder
mae the blue heaven the She
shirt jockke bird beak white
perfect
useless silhouette the bald
white baustrades of the whose
cultured Her like the
foretop of her brainy pony ares
West her long headed slim legged
who wild
whipped girls
hair whips the wind Her bride
Indians the silver and
bia in feeling a
double snafe ubdung curb
bride saddle travelling
knighthood
leather comfort about
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
BUT SHE HADN'T

whats the matter old chap2 You
look as IL you hadn't had wink of
sleep all night"
; II haven't. You Sc. my wife
threatened never to speak to me
again II didn't come home last night
before 10 o'clock. and I didn't
II. see; you're finding out the lone
someness of solitude because she kept
her word, eh?"
Not by a jugfuI wish she had.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

a large diamond, larger than all the
rest, nesting in the midst All the
stones are in platinum setting. which
adds considerably to their brilliancy.
Many OF those who have already
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

purchased an after dinner ring have
had the larger center diamond re-
placed with pearl OF the first water,
while, In other eases. the ruby has
supplanted the diamond.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13
HE OWES YOU An EXPLANATION

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
II an girl OF is and have been
keeping company with gentleman
about my age and dearly love him.
He returned my love.
Now, for the last two weeks he has
stopped speaking to me. for reasons
I 40 not know.
Kindly advise me what to do. as I
am heartbroken. FLORENCE.
do not like his manner Of treat
ing YOU. AS husband he is likely TO
BE even more extreme in his disagree
!. able moods.
You might write a note asking If
you have offended. DO this for Loves
sake; for your own sake try to forget
I him II he makes no reply. You have
done no wrong. Don't be too humble.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-13

Society have taken wearing
ring with such rush that of
cessful ads of the The ring
various designs anywhere from $500 up
mond platinum ruby pearl large
diamond The setting long
that when it keeps the finger joint perfectly
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the same hole together. and each was in
such hurry that he wouldn't let the
other go first. Then both lost their tenn
pers and they began to fight about it.
quite forgetting that if there was really
any danger near they surely would come
to harm. Such scolding as Johnny
Chuck did give those two little Chucks.
Then he made them try it all over again.
Once he found footprintOwhich Reddy
Fox had made in some soft earth during
the night, and made each little Chuck
smell Of 1t, while he told them all about
Reddy and old Granny Fox and how
smart and sly they were, and how very,
very fond they were of tender young
Chucks for dinner. The three little Chucks
shivered when they smelled of Reddy's
track, and the hair along their backs
stood up in a way that was very funny
to see.
Then Johnny Chuck told them over
to the edge of the old orchard, where
they could peep out over the Green
Meadows. He pointed out old Whitehall,
the Marsh Hawk, sailing back and forth
over the meadows. and told them how
once when he was a little Chuck and had
run away from home old Whitehall had
nearly caught him. He told them about
Farmer Browns boy and about Bowser
the Hound. and a great many other
things that little Chucks should learn
about.
Now all the time that Johnny Chuck
was teaching these things he was keep
ing the sharpest kind of watch for
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than usual Farmer Browns boy took il
into his head to visit the old orchard
Johnny Chuck did not see him coming
You see. the orchard grass had grown
so tall that even when he sat up his
very straightest Johnny could not al
ways see over the top of it. So this
morning he failed to see Farmer Browns
boy coming.
But Sammy Jay, sitting in his snug
hiding place in the top of the old apple
tree, saw him. At first Sammy Jays
sharp eyes twinkled. There would be
some fun now. Perhaps Farmer Browns
boy would catch one of the little Chucks.
Sammy Jay could picture to himself the
fright of Johnny Chuck and the three
in delight, for you know Sammy Jay
dearly loves to see other people i'm trou-
BILE. Then he thought of all the fun he
had had watching those three little
Chucks learn their lessons, and suddenly
the thought Of anything happening to
one Of them made Sammy Jay feel I'M
comfortable. Almost without stopping TO
think. he screamed at the top Of his
lungs:
Run. Johnny Chuck. run! Here comes
Farmer Browns boy!'
And Johnny Chuck ran. He didn't
wait to ask questions or even to look
He started the three little Chucks ahead
of him. and he nipped their heels to
make them run faster. And just in time
they reached the snug house under the
old apple tree in the far corner Farmer
Browns boy was just in time to see them
disappear. He watched Sammy jay fly
ing over to the Green Forest and scream
ing "Thief! thief" as he flew
II wonder now if that Jay warned
those Chucks purposely" he said, as he
scratched his head thoughtfulIy
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Marketing Hints.

: The first rule Of good marketing is to
insist that foods be fresh There is no
more excuse for accepting a wilted head
of lettuce, dried piece of meat or a
specked fruit or vegetable when it is
delivered at the back door or on the
dumbwaiter than there is when the food
is chosen by the housewife herself at the
store.
Every one who saw 1.-THE Cav Lord
QueS" probably remembers the old gen.
tlemans CONSERVATION when after har-
boring suspicious thoughts of the trades
he weighs the meat sent by the butcher,
to find II liberal overweight. This If often
the experience of the suspicious modern
housekeeper; she finds that she is better
treated than she expects to be. Never
theless, vigilance is a virtue, and q pair
of scales, standa rdized, If possible, is es-
sential to thorough housekeeping.
Fish is one of the most difficult foods
to procure fresh. Even in seacoast or
lakeside towns fish is sometimes offered
for sale that has been far too long out
of the water. But perhaps it Is easier to
judge the freshness of fish than of any
other food. 1t should be firm. the fins
should be stiff. and the skin. scales and
eyes should be bright. If the eyes are
dull or If the flesh is soft or darker than
1t ought to be the fish is unfit to eat.
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ter in a stewpan over the fire, place in
it a tablespoonful of flour and pint of
milk. Season with salt, pepper ands a
small quantity of sugar, and continue
stirring until it thickens Now put in a
breakfast cupful of boiled turnips mash
ed, continue stirring and boil for ten
minutes. Cut two slices of bread, trim
the crusts and toast them evenly. But
ter the toast. cut each piece into quar-
tiers, and place on a hot dish. pour the
turnip mixture over them, and serve at
once
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Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

Bordered materials can be employed In
almost any kind of frock from those for
street wear to those for afternoon and
evening wear for since borders have be-
come so much the rage they are found in
suitngs, washable fabrics, silks and chif-
fons There is wide range of designs,
including graceful scrol-lke figures,
blurred flower designs in pastel tones and
the SITTER conventional patterns running
from three-inch widths to one foot and
even wider. Whether stamped or en-
broidered, they are all lovely, and can be
found in the most alluring colors. or
course, as every one knows, the chief
advantage found in the use Of bordered
materials is the saving on trimmings, for
none will be required, and, therefore, for
a modest sum one may achieve-well,
we'll say dainty little dancing frock for
summer like the one sketched.
First there is foundation dress OF
ivory white messaline silk. The blouse
bust in straight line all around, and
the upper part is completed in white
mousseline to avoid any appearance OF
thick lining. The skirt is lightly gath
cred all around the belt and made quite
straight and plain. with a double-edged
pleating of self material covering the
hem.
Heliotrope chiffon. with an eyelet-em-
broidered border design done in white, Is
used for the tunic. The blouse Is sur
pliced in front and back and cut with
short angel sleeves draped up a trifle on
the outside of the arm. The tunic skirt
is not very long, rounded in back, and
made with the front edges crossing well
over each other in draped folds. The
girdle of deeper heliotrope satin lends a
pretty finishing touch. inasmuch as 1t is
tied in an odd and novel manner. One
bow loop is brought up under the sur
pliced edge of the blouse and the other
falls below the belt in a diagonal line,
while the one long sash, knotted at the
bottom, is run through a slit in the drap-
ing of the tunic skirt and from there eX-
tends almost to the hem of the skirt.