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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13
TlHlE DAILY. SHORT STORY

pretty daughter went out, humming
q popular tune. Molly was only II,
and her present mental picture of
Prince Charming was an Apollo,
full Of pep, an expert dancer, and
capable Of carrying ON an ami
mated conversation liberallv
sprinkled with "I'll say So" and
you said something" Dick Ran
dali had none OF these qualifica-
tions-he was q serious minded and
ambitious young business man.
The day after she had refused
Dicks invitation, Molly went in
town on an errand to her fathers
ONCE. She seldom ventured into
the business section of the city,
and walked along. slowly. watching
the hustling crowds that throng
the streets at noon, Suddenly she
! stopped and stared in surprise Is
Dick came out of q lunchroom,
leading . blind man by the arm.
From his patched and shiny over
coat. the little tin dipper fastened
to the front Of his coat. and the
pencils held In his hand, Il was evil
dent that. the man was one Of the
unfortunate who stand on the
street corners peddling their poor
wares. Dick led him solicitously 70
q nearby doorway and stood chat
ting with him Q minute. Mean
while. hoping that Dick would not
sec her, Molly had turned her hack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

S6ave Been enjoined from making agreements
Rpn prices for lenses. Judging from the
Ephargss they have been making lately the
EAsrsements they already have will do very
nicely for some time, without making any new
baeo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13
The War q Year Ago

German armigtice was extended
to Jan. II.
United States dreadnauSht feet
LETT Brest for New York.
P-esiisnt Wilson delivered snsAch
to French sociangts tn r1r1s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

@. What are some of the things
that have produced the largest for
tunes In the world? E. @.
A. OIL has made John d. Rock
efeller the richest man in the world.
Other things tbs. have made large
fortunes are gold, diamonds, steel,
real estate, railroads and coal.
Q. Will you give me q good def
milton for homer T. r.
A. Some years ago . London
publication offered q prize for the
best definition OF home, and re-
ceived more than I'VE thousand an
swers, among which were these:
Home is the blossom of which
heaven is the fruit" ''The golden
setting in which the brightest jewel
is mother" THE place where the
great are sometimes small, and the
small sometimes great" where
you are treated best and grumble
most"
Q. Tell mo some Of the impot-
tant national events OF the year
1S45. Q. ID.
A. Congress passed . resolution
for tho annexation of Texas to the
United States, and President Tyler
signed it Slavery was to be per-
mitted in Texas. Preparation
were begun for war with Mexico.
The Mormons decided to migrate
westward from Illinois. Florida
and Texas were admitted to state
hood. The United States naval
academy was founded 1t Annapolis.
@. Which was the first American
colony to buy slavese
A. In 1919 . Dutch ship Of vaE
sold slaves to jamestown. Va, In
exchange for provisions. This ID
the first sale OF slaves to the col
onists on record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

The STRIFE cost the miners $50 100000 in
wages. the operators $2o.oo0.ooo in profits and
railroads and steamship lines $3S.000.oo0 ip
Aldsd cost Of fuel. And the rather imposing
stotal Isn't pin money to what the country as q
whole was set back
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

in the internal part (say the lining
of the throat) resulting from sur
face chilling may favor bacterial
infection Of the part in several
conceivable ways, rs by diminish
ing the local supply Of natural bac-
tericidal substances in the blood,
or by retarding the removal Of the
ordinary waste matter from the
tissues Of the, part, and SO forth
and 20 on. Oh. your perch on the
fence is in no danger. You need
never consent to Come down-Just
keep arbitrating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

A good many miners express dissatisfaction
with the IA per cent advance. proceeding at
The same time with their preparations to re-
kurn to work. The public doesn't care how
much grumbling 10 done 80 long as maximum
incl production Is restored. And the grum-
blers will get justice-ths president will see
No. that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

The best spring wheat has climbed to $40
~ b.shel tho highest price ever known. but
i did not do much climbing till the crop was
Ut OF the hands Of the men who produced It.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

01orcaseD will bo held at Dart
mouth college today In celebration
Il The 16oth anniversary Of thu
granting oe .&he- college charter;
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13
Household Hints

Menu Hint
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Oranges
Sausages and Hot Cakes
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Fish Salad
Baked Potatoes
Bread and Butter
Gingerbread Tea
DINNER.
Celery Tomato Soup
Broiled ChUps
French Fried Potatoes
Peas Lettuce
Stewed Fruit Coffee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am deep
ly in love with young man two
years my senior. About ten days
ago he went away. promising faith
fully to write, but l haven't re-
ceived any mail from him. / have
plenty of other boy friends who
will take me any place I want to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13
|H2drt, 9HOmo
!4t!lDrQbTQmC-,
oy j MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am q
young married woman and have
two children. Ihaye been married
three years and have . good hus-
band, but I do not care for home
life. anymore. We never quarrel
and he makes a good living for me
and gets me nice things.
have no fellow friends to cause
me to turn from home, but I long
to get away from home duties aud
be alone once more. I have told
him l do not love him, but he wor-
ships the ground l walk on and
begs me to stay with him.
I long to go to dances again. but
he does not dance and isn't willing
to take care Of the hcfldre1 SO that
1 can go. He offers to take me to
other places Of amusement.
BROWN EYES.
II you are not careful, selfish
ness will ruin your life. You have
the greatest requisites for happi-
ness, a loving husband and little
children, but you are willing to
sacrifice them for pleasure that
lasts but a moment.
Forget about your own desires
and see if you cannot find pleasure
in serving others. Do you realize
the great task of bringing the best
out of your children? There is
much written about children now
adays which yoi. ought to find most
| interesting. Ask a librarian 10 sug-
gest books on the psychology Of
child development. This will give
you plenty to think about and will
help you to forget dancing. Surely
you can give up that one pleasure
for your husbands sake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-13
SATURDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1919.

Emma Goldman would rather be deported
th&n be separated from her old friend. Alex
1nder Eerkman. Touching, is 1t not?
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
For the Lrer and Bowels
HAD TO SAVE THOSE PANTS
Paul Musser in Much the Same Pre-
dicament as Is the German
Nation Today.

Germany will do anything TO pre-
vent a commercial boycott" declared
Secretary Lansing the other day.
Regardless of the outcome of the
peace conference, she stands or falls by
her future trade. Sermany's position
reminds me of Paul Musser of my
home town.
paul, one wintry day, started to
repair water pipe on the outside of
his house. He sat on the concrete
steps while he worked. Half an hour
later, when he tried to rise, he found
he couldn't His trousers were frozen
to the steps. SO he called TO his wife
end explained his predicament.
Mrs. MuSser got a kettle of hot
water and proceeded to thaw him out.
1.-The water was pretty sol darn
hot. admitted Musser, but l deter
mined to save them there pants at all
hazards
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Miracle of Growth.

A seed is the most wonderful thing
in the world. The diamond. for all its
beauty, is incapable of changing. Il
can be cut. polished, put in Il new set
ting. but that is all. The insignifi-
cant seed, dropped into the earth.
comes 70 life, sends up stalk and
leaves, and unfolds in fragrant bios
som. A seed is wonderful because OF
its powers of growth, and the diyinest
thing about human nature is its posi-
bility of development. The soul is not
like beautiful gem, unchanging
the centuries. Like the seed
it can grow.-Girl's Companion
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

straighten you right up and make yoJ
feel fine and vigorous by morning.
want you TO go back TO the store anC
get your money. DOdson's Liver Tone
Is destroying the sale of calomel be
cause il is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable, therefore ii can not sail
vate or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful OF
DOdsOn's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver TO work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti.
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable
guarantee that a bottle of Dodsons
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. 1t is harmless doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste
ADV.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
MUST PAY FOR OPPORTUNITY
Those to Whom Good Fortune zones
Usually Have 20 Make More or
Less Sacrifice.

Lack of opportunity is the lack we
most frequently bewail. Yet those at
whose door opportunity seldom knocks
and upon whom it bestows only the
most grudging gifts may still cherish
some consOlatory reflections. OppOr-
unity never presents itself TO any
1ne rs wholly munifcent fairy; it
always manages to exact some sacri-
ice for the benefits or advantages
hat IL promises to confer. And usual
Y the sacrifice is more or less com
nensurate with the opportunity. The
nan who laments the rut in which he
must travel finds when the opportuni-
n to struggle out of it occurs that
disturbing consequences follow; break
ne of ties that on being threatened
-ake on a sudden new fOrmidableness.
The step upward means nearly al
ways n step away from the old asso-
Gates and the old associations. So
many deferred considerations are
suggested in the advances that oppor-
mnity makes that everyone can Wen
appreciate the remark of a successful
man: Il believe that some of my I'M
1appiest times were those when was
given a chance to get ahead. "-Ex-
change.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Tonight! Take Dodson's Liver ToIe!
Better Than CaIomeI For Liver
Calomel sickensl If bilious, constpated and head
achy read my guarantee.

Listen 30 met Take no more sicken-
Ing. salivating calomel when bilious or
constipated. Don't lose a days work !
CalOmel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile, crashes into it, break
ing 1t up This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping If you
are sluggish and sail knocked out" if
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache, dizziness
coated tongue, if breath is bad or
stomach sour, just take a spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get bottle of DodsOn's
Liver Tone for few cents. Take
spoonful tonight, and if it doesn't
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Chinese Trade in Firecrackers.

Chinese invented gunpowder and
pcpularized firecrackers. The cheap
est kind of firecracker is made of gun
powder rolled up in coarse bamboo pa
per with a covering of red paper red
being regarded by the Chinese as bring
ing good luck. Alum is used 10 neu-
tralfze the smoke. The Canton district
is the center of the industry. The Chi
nese seem to use firecrackers upon ey-
cry occasion-to speed q parting guest
In wedding celebrations. on festivals
and birthdays, and to dispel evil and
bring good omens. China exports
about 100000 worth q year.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Ideal Censor.

During the last three years of the
war an old territorial who had been
wounded in the leg In the Champagne
1915 offensive was stationed at the
Nancy railway station to examine the
papers. furloughs and travelling orders
of all French soldiers passing through
the gate. This old rat" as the terri
torials are called. has just been de-
modified and returned TO his home
His friends can't get over laughing ct
the job he held down IN Nancy, how
ever, for the "rat'' can neither read
nor write.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

1t is estimated that India consumes
one-sixth of the worlds supply of qui-
nine.
Notwithstanding the war 3,7oo.OOO
acres In France were devoted to the
culture of the grape last year.
Trousers have been invented in Eu-
rope into which wires are inserted to
keep out-of-door workers warm in cold
weather with electricity.
An adjustable cup for golf green's
has been invented that can be kept ex-
actly level with surrounding ground
to exclude water and debris.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
INTERESTING ITEMS

The wireless station at Carnarvon,
Wales, has succeeded in sending mes
sages clearly to Sydney, Australia, a
iistance Of 1900 miles.
A Norwegian company has JUST
launched it's first concrete ship in the
Christiansand district and has plans
for building several more.
The Canadian government is to build
zen large steel steamers in British Co
umbia yards. the contracts approx
Mating S16.OOO.OOO In value.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
PERUNA A Wonderful Wonder
Read His Letter

'1 have suffered for the last
two winters with that terrible
disease, LaGrippe. Having often
heard of the great value OF Pc
runa decided to try it. / have
only used four bottles and I do
not now have any had effects
from the Grippe as it has Just
about entirely disappeared, and
my general health is good. I am
satisfied that Peruna is q won
derfuI remedy, and I do most
heartily endorse and recommend
1t for LaGrippe."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Our Occasional Observance.

man Will sit by the hour match
ing pennies. but if his wife asks him to
match n piece of dress goods. whatta
howl of rage and Indignation there
is l-IndiannpOliS Star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Mo Difficulty There

New Mistress-"How about the af-
ternoon OFF," Norah-"Sure, mum,
take wan-Im willin'."-Boston Tran
script.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
a Kind Act

"What did your wife give you for
your birthday?' "A little peace. She
spent the day with her mother"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

Filing a will sometimes rasps the
feelings of the heirs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
he Lucky One.

Diggs-When 1 got home so late
last night my wife was positively
speeches. with Indignation.
Riggs (gloomily)-You always were
the lucky one Of the bunch.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
Best of All Airs.

Susie Cat her music lesson)-Td like
TO catch an old air | heard in the re-
ception room last night.
PROFESSIONALISM is that air, Miss
Susie?
Susie A millionaire. - PearsOn's
Weekly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

Don't strike a man until you are
sure that he deserves it-and then be
sure that he is smaller than you are
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

Don't try To Judge n woman's sense
Of humor by her laughs at her hus'
bands jokes.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

AIice-"HOw would sou lead up to q
propOSal?" Young Lieutenant-'Per
sonalIy l wouldn't"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18

Don't worry yourself and others with
what can't be remedieG.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-04-18
ASPIRIN" WAS |
TALCUM POWDER
Heavy Sentence Imposed O.
Manufacturer of Tablets.

ASSOCIATED PRESS ofsPsTcHl
NEW YORK. December 31.-Ac-
cused OF having manufactured and
sold to Influenza sufferers thousands
Of boxes OF aspirin tablets. princi-
paify composed of talcum powder.
Joseph NJ. Turkey. head of the
verandah Chemical company. OF
Brooklyn, was found guilty yester-
day of violation Of the sanitary code
and sentenced to three years In ptis-
on with q fne Of $500. The sentence
was the most severe ever imposed
In the country for such an offense.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
WANTED
Six Cents Line of Six Words.

WANTED-Competen chef at Dan ielson Inn. Apply in person. e. H. Michael Prop. may23d
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
HUMCK OF THE DAY

She-Is he very bashful'
 End Ditto-When he took me on the roller coaster he tcld me to hold tight to the bar or I'd fail out.-l ale Rec ord
 Ike-Prohibition is going to make us q gloomy nation.
 Mike-What makes you think soE
 Ike-The people Will have to hide all their good spirits. idj",
 T won't go to the office tcday' don't feel like it."'
 "They spend the day in the fields and that's just what III do. LOUIS vile Courier Journal.
 The Court-Did this woman give any reason for attempting suicideE
 The Policeman-She said she want ed to d.e-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Tt says here that blind people can be taught to distinguish colors by the sense of touch" said the Tat Man.
 "Well that isn't surprising, replied t;,e Thin Man. "A fellow always knows when he feels blue, doesn't he?'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Miss Jane-While Miss Ponder was playing I noticed you had far-away look in your eyes.
 Her Partner-fes.
 Were you so much afected!
 "Oh. no. l was merely tninklng or certain far-awav places where l wished I was.'-AEswe-s.
 Hokus-What will Guzzler do when the country goes dry?
 Pokus-He's gci7S to more to Washington.
 Hokus-What good will that do him?
 Pollus-He knows a chap in one of the foreign legations.-Judge.
 Now as to the statcswoman ef the future.
 "Weu?'
 Let us hope it will be no idle figure of speech when she vociferate5 frcm the stump that in spite of the pitfalls of politics she will keep her skirts clean. n.'-Birmingham Age-Her- ;ll ld
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
POETRY
THE MEASURING CUP.

-Jl This morning I was Nashng. dishes. washed my white erameled measur-
 ing cup Ely little clean and dainty measuring That l haze kept for special things ] ike fine white fiouf and sugar. And turned it upside down upon the
 drainboard,t And there. mon the bottom. in a circle.
 was-this: Made in Germany" Eut l did not see the letters, saw mutilated children, outraged
 women. murdered old men, : nd I kept on seeming them.' said to myself: It is Cnly a measuring And it 'V; Was bought years before the
 war began And set it, bJttom side down, and
 tried to forget about it., So I took the cup out and smashed it
 with hammer, And threw it away. And then I felt clcIncri For the hcirs broth shc has brewed in
 this var. Germany made her special measuring Made it according to standards that everybody else has long ago re iected And filled If to the hrim and he1ped it up and ran ii over With crimes and horrors and indcceu- cicS. And forced that hclrs broth down the throats of helpless people. Now we're going to take that same | measuring cup | And show it to the German people and to all the word. l And let them see how carefully it YaS made and how big it is. | And how unmistIkdbly it bears the shameful stamp i'ATade in Germany, tAnd we're going to fill if t0 the brfH. And heap it up and run if over With reparati0n and restoration, lAnd the German people shall drink V. the last drop of it,
 If it takes d hundred years. And then we're going to take that Ii German made cup out
 And smash it and throw it away Then the world will be cleaner place 1 to live in, i And, please God, nobody shall ever T make such measuring cup ] again!
 A. Nj. w.. in the New York Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
EREED THEATPE-

"Nario Ltd." Alice Bradr's latest Select Picture which is the feature attraction at the Breed hoatrc today is a-eUrod'v one Of the best rictures she has eyer made. Miss Brady is cast iu a roI0 for which she is well fitted and gives an admire hle characteriza- tior of rho girl who gave up a prom i-iu- career 10 take a position in her mothers fashionable millinery estab- lishu7ut 00 Fifth avenue. All the true metropolitan atmosphere is seen iu rhie remarkably realistic story. Traffic crowded. peoDle-fleI Fifth av- ruue tho exclusive hat shop Of Ma ric Lid" train held up-all arc true 10 fife and fu-v an excellent background for this clever and yer -ariio Select star. The story is clean. breezy and fascinating with just enough holrt-interest to make it an peal t0 a'I classes. Among those in
 he cast arc Frank LOe0o. Leslie Aus
 cu. Mrs Gertrude Hulusr and Jose 1hile WhTteu Kenneth Webb direct -d the picture Fascinating Billie Rhodes and celebrated cast will also 1o seen iu "The Lamb and tho Lion" !" comedy drama with thrills and laughs and tho Parho news will com 1lcte Inc hill today. Four shows today. lt 1.3o. g. els and S.15.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

In Norway a bread is made largely of fish.
 Boiling used to be form Of capi- tai punishment ill England.
 New York State forbids women in the corerocms of foundries to lift more than p pounds.
 Although ridicuIed as d craze, it is a scientific fact that sour milk con duces to longevity.
 The average man normally con- sumes about one ton of liquid and solid food in a year.
 North Dakotas law limiting min CTS working hours to eight has been the mean height being four feet three of the bushman of southern Africa. held constitutional by federal court.
 The smallest known race is that and half inches.
 One hundred and ninety-two per sons were killed by automobiles in New York state during the first three months of this year.
 Betting used on machinery in the Russian petroleum fields is made Of camers hair, which is said to Tesist greases better than rubber, cotton or leather
 Five hundred women, most of them married and childless, stormed the rooms of the United Charities al Wilkes Barre Pa. when it was an- nounced that d baby orphan could be had for adoption.
 The term John Bull is believed to have been first applied as nick name for the English people by Dr. Arbuthnot in The History Of John Bull d satire on the Duke of Mari borough published in 1712.
 The government of New South Wales has set aside G1O0.000 (siSs. 650) out of which 10 make advances to farmers who have suffered severe losses. through successive bad seasons and arc now in need Of assistance td save them from ruin.
 A considerable number of the Brit ish coasting vessels taken from the China coast for war services, particu- larly iii the AlesoDotamian campaign are being put back on their norma run, and coast rates are falling in consequence. There is more or less uncertainty in all these readjust- ments; but. on the whole there is 1 little disposition to panic; and. while losses on characters and in some other lines are inevitable. the pros pect is that there will be no really serious trouble.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
WANTED
Six Cents Line of Six Words.

MEN wanted for detective work Write J. Ganor. former |. $. govt. de- tective. Danville, Ills. may24d