Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-21
1 Dor-g0ne Good Fish STORY.

i D0grg0ne 5000 FISH story
The animals taking part in this
touching little episode are Little Bear,
Togo, the "bloOd-in-eve" bull pup, a
ferocfous doE-fsh (such as even Ring
Iings cant show numerous fowls Of
the arnyard-luscious, feathery fowls.
THE EPISODE
The chickens were disappearing.
Their disappearance was a mystery.
The wall rose loud and long along the
shores Of the much-hauuted Rock,
where settled for the summer are any
number Of r. is back to nature"
fans Rum0rs were rife of g carrying
off, by a monster Of the deep But to
get him-alas, aIack- p0nderous douas
we're thumped for a ways and means.
The ordinary implements OF Sir Isaak's
clan. including spears feathered hooks.
tridents and whatnot were tried. But
10 no avail.
By way of explanation Little b ar
lhe's called Allie in polite society
and Togo are boon companions. What
one doesn't think Of the other viii
Togo was harnessed by his master.
the daredevil scbemer, and then
tossed out into the placid depths to
cavort around ia a manner that w0uld
shake the stomach of the 6ercest oct0-
pus that ever happened. Chicken
feathers daugIed from Togo's extremi-
ties-this with the idea Of giving the
pesky fluny monster a taste Of chicken.
T0go's tail, among other portions, was
thus decorated. Togo barked. The
dog-ash thought if was the sirens call.
They came. The biggest devil Of them
all grabbed the tail feather Togo
grltted his teeth, pulled for the shore
and got there with his prey Tt weigh
ed 1915 pounds, more or less Little
Bear would like to have it weigh 100
pounds, but rather than that he'd have
his reputation for veracity to be I'M
stained. The chickens along Rock riv-
er have since been living happy peace
full lives. Togo is open for further en-
gagements as bait"
For the student Of English who
wants TO specialize in superIattves in
their most gilded attire, we recon-
mend Ringing Bros. catalog. in which
Big Bingo, the biggest brute that lives,
is accused OF being IAN animal enor-
nous beyond expression. huge beyond
compare, stupendous, towering, prodig-
ious. the uttermost limit of elephantine
immensely"
Wanted Gentlemen and scholars to
rally to the aid of their good old Anglo
Saxon tongue.
This column writing Job is just the
most fun imaginable-that is if the
scissors are good and sharp. Just see
what they've done:
In setting forth an incident of local
heroism country paper reporter fin
ished up neatly:
'As he flung the blazing oil stove
out the window, Mr.. Perkins stumbled
over chair and sat down amidst some
fgnited shavings on the floor, the flame
from which caught his clothes. BY
quick action and a ready wit he es-
capped with his life. but his trousers
were burned almost beyond recogni-
ton. "-E3verybody's Magazine.
chicago Is trying To ind out whether
or not it has been annexed to New
Jersey The health department has
started out TO count the 'sqUitoes.
Our idea Of a minimum in summer
worries is TO be hep" to the latest
Ford story. This may or may not be.
Who cares:
They say they're going to paint
them yellow so they can sell them By
the dozen, like bananas"
Like the Kansan call for harvest
hands is the I'D Of a Chicago barber
college. which advises would-be alum
nj 10 prepare now for the coming
seasons rush"
Oh, Believe Me-
J. NJ C.
A bouquet for you
They're all too few.
This column writing bis
HISS its griefs. Gee whiz,
i know. and hurrah for this LAST