Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-22
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THE SUBURB4NITE.
| 1t was the busy hour of four,
| When from horticultural store
Emerged gentleman, who bore
/ hoe
| spade
l wheelbarrow.
From thence our hero promptly went
Into seed establishment,
And for these things his money spent
box of bulbs
lot of shrubs
/ package of assorted seeds.
He has a garden under way,
And, if he's fairly lucky, say.
He'll have about the end of May
1 naSturtium
radiSh
pot of mignonette
With the arrival of spring we are faced by
usual array of perplexing questions: whether
spring is really here or the calendar only says
it is; whether the coal pile will hold out
through the usual raw and rainy season; who
TO vote for in the approaching election; wheth-
er to wait little longer to don the heavfes,
and last but not least, will you be able to meek
the demands of the family for Easter toys?
THERE, NOW, YOU KNOW.
Sir: don't mind mentioning for the edit
cation of Mrs. X Y. and other interested parties
that the secret session of the 8. f. t. s. d. o. m.
m. now being held is for the purpose OF amend
ing the preliminary draft OF society's consti-
tuition, which action resulted from the charge
by some, that the covenant abrogated the SOW
ereignty of the home H X.
We have been expecting some of the weather
prognosticators, who last fall predicted an
open winter. to burst forth now in hope OF gain
ing further glory by forecasting an exception
ally dry summer. Considering what is sched-
uled to take place July 1, they can't go wrong.
OUR SENTIMENTS EGGACTLY.
Sir: Perhaps Add-a-Line had, she said.
Just became interested in the g. (. t. s. d. o.
when the comment on its doings suddenly
ceased in the column, for some people are IN
commonly slow, but for my part, life was
saved by that S. C. abrupt cessation. l was
becoming desperate, and have not yet recov-
cred sufficiently to consider putting up with
any more of it. Let this be warning to Add
a-Line and others of her ilk. ANNA G.
Though the bull has never been regarded as
the most popular member of our W. k. animal
kingdom there is one thing that must be said
of him: He has never stood idly by and per-
mitted red flag to be Haunted in his face.
Along the same line of thought have you
ever considered what a perfectly good time a
few thousand good healthy bulls could have m
Russia. Still. the world statesmen continue to
tell US that food is the only thing that will
stop the spread of bolshevism. Yet we never
heard of a bull making particularly palatabte
dish.
ADD DRY STUFF
Some drinks are red
That make you blue,
Soon I'll not worry
So why should you?
-MC.F
Chicago Trib. headline SAYS: GLASS An
peals to Patriotism" A glass appeal after
July won't get it very far. even with patriot
ism.
P. B. says: Those persons who object to
going dry might join water polo team"
She Should Have No Trouble.
(San Diego SUM.
wANTED-Posttion by woman willing to do
cooking or Homework for her board anu
husband.
Briggs cartoon on "I wonder what a col
umnist thinks about" should lead none of the
latter into wondering what cartoonist thinks
about, for, with a few exceptions, 1t appears
they don't
EVEN THEN THEY CAN RUN.
Sir: In reading about our escaped prison
fastened together 1t occurred to that the
kaiser overlooked a good bet when he appealed
to his people and soldiers to stick together
He might have got better results with hand
cuffs. H G.
There was much truth in remark Of the
discharged doughboy who couldn't get a Job,
when he said: This kind Of loaf is no better
than no bread at all"
ACROBATIC DIGESTION
Sir: A Paris correspondent writes that the
president ate a chicken drumstick with his
hands. How do they do It? NIB
Sam Ryerson is said to have the distinction
of getting in most everything.
Wonder If he has ever tried the 8. T. t. s. a.
o. m. m?
Baseball, it seems likely. will be moro pop
ular this year than ever before.
At game is about the only place one will
be able to even high ball.
And of course there will be some the players
won't get.
O.D.K