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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
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georgette overskirt and sleeves. DO
you think either Of these would be
suitable? Which would you prefer?
l have brown eyes, Jet black hair
and a fair complexion. Do you
think some other color would be-
come me better?
A DAILY READER. =
Either the suit or the dress would
be servfceable for your wedding at
tire. II you have a good coat,
would suggest the dress in prefer
ence to the suit, but il you are in
need of a coat, the suit would he
kIeA % o. lqSno eng 6AvN 'Lsl2eq
becoming to you.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a fell
low 16 years old. l have met a
girl loved at first sight and we
have decided to marry. Our par
ents object. Would it be all right
for US to elope? BILL.
No, it would not be ell right to
elope. You would be caught and
brought back. II you succeeded in
getting married. your marriage
would be illegal because you are q
minor. This would put a spot on
the girls reputation. 1t is certain
ly hot worth while to compromise
her.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a s,rl
Is years old. I have hair that
reaches below my waistline fn1
could you suggest some ways to e.
it? have been wearing It In a
braid down by back.
A LITTLE FAIRY.
A very nice way to do your hair
would be with a ribbon bow tying
1t back from your forehead ana a
barrette to catch 1t together At the
neck in the back. OSuch hair a. you
have ought to be pretty II It is well
kept. A hundred strokes with the
brush every night and . washing
once a month at least will keep It
In good order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Dividing Our Commerce Among
SeaportS.
SeaportS.

During 1919 about half of the foreign trade
Of this country passed through the port of
New York. 1t handled 44.e per cent Of the i'm
ports and 1853 per cent OF the exports. The
total for the whole country wayss, s42, 76s, 900.
These figures again emphasize the need for
more extensive use Of some Of tho other ports
on the Atlantic coast and IL an argument In
favor Of diversion Of freight from the western
and central parts of the country south via New
Orleans.
New Orleans, as q matter Of fact, made
quite gain this year over last and actually
stood second in the extent Of its foreign COM
merce. There was lively competition, how
ever, with Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, San
Francisco and Seattle. New Orleans won for
the first time in several years. Philadelphia
crowded New Orleans 80 close that an addi-
ton Of a million dollars to the value Of the
formers foreign commerce would have placed
her in the lead. Seattle, Boston. San Fran
cisco, Detroit, Baltimore, Galveston and Buff
falo followed in the order named
During the preceding fiscal year Seattle
snatched second position from Philadelphia
which had just achieved it for the irst time
IN many years.
Baltimore and Galveston led Boston and San
Francisco in the value Of their exports, bur
the weakness Of the first named ports lies in
the paueity Of imports There is no port ii
which imports exceeded exports although they
come nearer to balancing at Boston.
Second place In point of foreign business
on the North American continent goes to Mon
treal. which unavoidsbly handles the greater
part Of the commerce of Canada and because
Of geographical location must continue to do So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Lemons and Salt.

XOL0 AVTNO ANU AN0S AAWNs
Lemons and Salt.
Is there any harm In taking the
Juice Of a lemon with about one
fourth teaspoonful OF salt every
morning on rising? am IS years
old and think It helps me in var
ious ways. l was told l should not
use 1t constantly. MRS. w. CD
Answer see no harm in 1t.
Greetings to A. r, E. s., W. c. D,
p. A, Etc. i--
DR.. Brady begs to remind you
that he does not consider seriously
unsigned communications. Read
ers. should not assume that in
quiries may be anonymous because
no correspondents names are
printed here. Letters must he
signed but names are never printed
Another New Title
What IL your opinion Of ......
wine? They claim 1t 10 made OF
Belgian bees, molasses, sugar and
water. Is 1t really good for kidney
and liver troubles? Mrs. D. B. CO
: Answer-The United States gov
eminent authorities advise against
the use Of these alleged bees"
which. under scores Of impressive
titles. are Just now being widely ex-
plotted for making wines. The
bees" are masses of inferior wild
yeast. II you are thinking Of max
ing any kind of alcoholic beverage
or il you wish to ferment anything,
use the pure yeasts such as house.
wives use for baking. The concoc-
ton produced from the formula our
correspondent suggests would be
sufficient to put most any liver or
kidney on the blink, I should say.
Eythromelalgia
Please tell me what Rainer's dis
ease Is. At times ny fingers and
feet have a pulled feeling and at the
same time my nose becomes very
red. this lasting from Is minutes to
an hour or more. Physicians I have
consulted confess themselves
baffled. (Mrs. H. wy
Answer-Baffled 10 the word.
Little is known of the nature or
cause or treatment. Of Raynaud's
disease dead fingers or toes),
erythromelalgia (big red pain) and
andgio-neurotic edema giant
hives). These seem to be pro-
duced by some disturbance Of that
mart NJ the autOnOmic fSymDathet.
ic) nervous system which controls
the calibre of the small arteries.
the vasomotor nerves. DR.. J. A..
Codd reported IN the British Med
cal Journal June Is, 1917. case Of
standing cured then for four years
by hypodermic injections Of adrenin
followed by q course Of internal
medication with the adrenal gland
substance,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

wording of the new law, IL there
should be one. Under the terms Of
the bill granting the $50 bonus to
discharged service men. a dishon-
orably. discharged soldier was not
entitled to the bonus.
@. What is meant by pairing Of
senator's? r. G. l..
A. This means that two senator's,
having different views on some
measure, agree to abstain from vot-
ing upon it, SO that the absence Of
either will not affect the vote.
@. Why was the fourth Of March
selected for the Inauguration Of
our presidents? W. C. ]
A. This date was fixed as inaug-
uration day by congress in 1888.
Benjamin Franklin is said to have
selected the day because in the
next two centuries It would fall on
Sunday less often than any other
day in the year.
@. Who designed the overseas
hat worn by the American expedi-
tionary force? Wv.
A. This peculiar headsear was
DEVISED by = board of officers of
the A. E. F. in France. The cam
paign hat could not be used in con-
nection with the gas mask.
Q. How many persons we're lost
In the sinking OF the steamship
Titanic! r. E.
A. There. were ss2 passengers
and 6S6 members Of the crew, .
total Of l,517 lost in the sinking Of
the Titanic on the night Of Sunday,
April IA, 1912. on it, maiden voy-
age from Southampton, England, to
New York. There were 2,223 peo-
pie aboard.
Q. 10 1t possible to purchass .
Springfield ride from the govern
ment? D. 8. A.
A. The director Of sales says that
there IL not . surplus Of Spring
field rinea end therefore there are
mono for sale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Psychological Stun.

The late Professor James, this
being distinctly q psychological
talk, asserted that the expression
of emotions was not only an indica-
ton Of the Individuals feelings hut
q determinant OF them. Thus, one
may attain melancholy or cheerful
ness by endeavoring to express the
emotion with face and body. The
same holds true Of other emotions.
This Is not an idle theory. 1t often
works.
Mothers have considerable to
say, Of course it doesn't amount to
30 much nowadays, but they have
considerable to say about what
kind of adornment their daughters
shall wear. A mother must be a
good Psychologist.
Every mother knows how the
weak minded girl of the streets
dresses. Every woman knows how
the fast woman dresses. There are
certain characteristics invariably
featured: Very high and very mar
row French heels: very radical and
very extreme adaptations Of the
fashions Of the moment; very low
cut necks; very noticeable rouge or
powder; very pronounced affecta-
lions in the dressing Of the hair.
When any Of these stigmata Of
moral asthenia ventures into school
it is plainly the duty Of the teacher
or principal to eject it in . hurry,
lest other mental detectives In the
same class ape the exhibition. Some
schools are dead to such opportun-
tiles for clarifying the atmosphere
and to everything else worth
while.
A mother who permits a high
school girl to adopt these extremes
Of adornment is taking long
chances, no matter whether the
child has as yet formed any char
acter. "All the girls wear them" OF
why, mother, you're 80 old fash
ioned," is not plea to which q
mother with q grain Of com
mon sense will listen. II
. girl has outgrown her girl
hood she ought to be ashamed to be
dawdling in q high school. These
dress foibles are as much out Of
place in the high school as is the
cigaret or pipe Of your smart alech
type Of male. of whom far too many
infest some high schools.
The idea is that it is wrong to en-.
courage precocity by decking thu
child out in the habiliments Of hel
wilder elders. 1t IL shameful to &C
quiesce even passively in her guile
less desire to mimic the conven
tional chorus lady. Yet some moth
er seem Indifferent to all this
Therefore censorship Of dress mus
be exercised by some enc in Thu
school. The ideal censor is th'
woman physical instructor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

b Ta1 Sage OF THE SIDEWALK

Tho nsw things that are happening in dem
tistry would make . Philadelphia lawyer bald
headed We learned the other day. through .
reliable source, that one Of the newest things
in the profession II Elephant Dentistry" We
wonder how many dentists in Rock Island ,sver
pulled IN elephants tooth. and Il thsy used
cocaine, gas or gentle persuasion. II an ele-
plant nervous during the operation, and how
many teeth does he havef Wed like to know
their favorite brand OF tooth paste, and II they
carry their tooth brush in their trunk.
By the way have you checked up On the
Is sets of questions donated BY Dr.. Crane to
test your knoviedge-and ignorance? 1fyours
100 per, cent American you ought to answer
them all.
Have you discovered whats IN Your
Manner" Mildred Marshall can toll you all
about It. Then it's up to you. to live up to it,
or to live It down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

Ny gesstioa b vfitlng n AsRus inl.r,n,.
!. Wo1AAetoa. y. @. Give full pame anA
.e9a pcsta0e: p brief. All inquiries ~
- escn 0dvs0ua. No sttentioa VIII b
Q. What Is the origin of the
word post ofice?" E. AL.
A. Originally a post ONCE" was
the ONCE which arranged all detail
concerning the posts-which is the
places on the great roads where
relays OF horses and men could be
obtained for the rapid forwarding
OF the kings dispatches.
@. Can you give mo q recipe for
making thousand Island dressing?
F. e. H.
A. The following recipe Is rec
commended: Ons-half cup of olive
oil, juice Of one-half lemon, Juice of
ons-half orange, one teaspoonful
Worcestershire sauce, six sliced
olives, six sliced chestnuts, one
half teaspoonful Of salt, one-fourth
teaspoonful paprika, one-third tea
spoonful mustard. Put all the in
gradients in fruit jar, cover close
~ and shake until the mixture is
smooth. This dressing may be
served on lettuce, endive, aspara-
gus, tomatoes, peas. beans and
spinach.
Q. What II the oldest city in the
world? A. VS..
A. The honor Of being the oldest
Of all extant cities must be given to
Damascus in Syria. Other cities
were built before IT but they have
persisted. or been destroyed.
@. Will the soldier who received
a dishonorabls discharge b emit.
tied to any additional bonus which
congress may grant! ". D. =.
A. That-xill depend upon the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

tAny reader can ct shs snsvs- %
tton bureau. yfs6erie J. Ass&1n. Dtfecte
oodsess and enclose two-osat damp 1oe
eoandentisl. the rsptiss osang cent dase>
paid TO ANONYMOUS ietssss,.
q. When did ice cream first
lone into use? e. H. d.
4. Ice cream was introduced to
|he English aristocracy Of the late
18th century. by a London confec-
homer named Gunton, who 10 often
lccredited with having been its in
fentor. Dolly" Madison was one
4 the first to serve ice cream at
Presidential receptions, and this
I'D much toward popularizing 1t in
bis country.
g. What are some Of the largest
)bariss in the world: NJ. F.
A. There are at least i've IL
Sraries in the world which contain
sey one million volumes. These
d the order Of their magnitude are
he Bibliotheque Rationale Of Paris.
khich contains 100000 volumes.
be British Museum. the Imperial
Eibrary at st. Petersburg, the Con-
OCCASIONAL Library at Washington.
nd the New York Public Library.
| q. Were mortgages used BY the
neients!
a. The oldest investment on
birth IL the real estate mortgage.
b ancient Babylon, 200 years be-
bre Christ. money was loaned on
Mortgage, while . great Babylon
kn baking house founded about
DO B. c.. invested large sums In
tortgages on both city aud farm
Property. Some Of these mortgages
fere recorded on bricks. which
fere buried and preserved in great
krthenware Jars. These have been
rs up In modern time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

Senator Newberry's first line of defense is
hiction Of the United States and subject only
10 the legal processes Of the state Of Michigan
Since q majority Of the leaders Of the party
lwhich controls that state seem to be mixed up
In the case the senator no doubt is willing to
lake chance with the courts of the common
|vealth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

From the spelling Of the names Of the ma.
Jority of the poison whisky victims in the east
lone gathers that wood alcohol at least is help
ing to reduce the pressure upon our over
worked melting pot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

"a Perhaps 1t would pay Illinois to defer it,
convention till the various pri-
vately constituted commissions now working
on the subject get one Of their standardized.
custom made samples ready.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

Jim Monroe Of haywood. who filed for the
presidency in South Dakota, evidently doss
not intend to run the risk Of losing state
through any oversight Of his own in case he
SHOULD land the nomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

/ Madrid dispatches cay influenza is again
taking heavy toll Of victims ia King Alfonso's
domain. Looks ~ II the people are determined
not to give up without struggle the advertis-
Ing arising from association Of the Spanish
name with our most widely discussed epidemic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

The name OF the head OF the Mt Clemens,
Mich. police department, as you may have
noticed, is Straight. Wonder how they pick
their coppers up there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas

BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas
Cereal and Cream
Planned Scrapple
flashed Brown Potatoes
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Macaroni au Gratin
Coldslaw
Gingerbread Tea
DINNER.
Sailed Almonds
Baked Beans
Baked Potatoes Spiced Beets
Coldslaw
Colonial Rice Pudding
Coffee
Fig and Date Dishes.
Fig Pudding - Three pounds OF
beef suet, one-haif pound finely
chopped f,gs, two and one-third
cups dry bread crumbs. one-hali
cup milk, two eggs, one cup sugar
three-quarters teaspoon salt.
Chop the suet and work until
creamy, then add figs. Soak bread
crumbs in milk, add eggs we'll
beaten, sugar and salt. Combine
the mixtures, turn into a buttered
mold, steam three hours. Serve
with any desired sauce.
Figs also may be largely used IN
preparing the holiday candles. They
may be dipped in fondant or dip.
ping chocolate. finely cut and add.
cd to creams, and mixed with nuts
and other fruit in making different
kinds of pastes.
Fig Filling-One-half pound fig,
finely chopped. one-third cup sugar
one-third cup boiling water, ont
tablespoon lemon Juice. Mix In
gradients In the order given and
cook in double boiler until thicl
enough to spread. Spread while
hot between layers Of any plail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Co., 1919.

France is turning the clocks ahead to savs
Eccal, but your Uncle Samuel will stick to sun
rsime II lie freezes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
o, Treat. His Honor Kindly.

Sung at the recent banquet IN honor OF the
Illinois supreme court IN Chicago.
Old Solomon had nothing on
One member of this court
For courtesy, nor wisdom, nor
Capacity for sport.
He loves the books and hates the crooks!
Is sound clear to the core;
But when his horses lose race
Judge Cartwright gets real sore.
CHORUS.
Oh, treat his honor kindly
And show him due respect,
For after all he's Just Judge,
So what can you expect?
And though tonight our vein II light,
The verdict we direct,
That the By will always claim him as
brother.
Our youngest Judge is hero tonight,
He's new to this affair; =,
To grasp his hand is delight, p
His species IL so rare. J!
He loves his work and hates to shirk. /
Dissents with pristine gles.
The solid six will shortly learn
With Thompson to agree.
Sk1O1SO0y
IT'S whispered round in Springfield,
Whene'er he goes to play.
That Justice Stone is very prone
To fish ten hours q DAY.
He takes some flies and those supplies
Which help him to forget
That epoch when, OH, come again,
Peoria was wet.
(cHoRUs)
When our new constitution
Is battered into shape,
Here is the dope-there is NO hope
From WOMAN to escape.
Don't lay the blame upon the "boys"
But on the suffragette :
And on her retinue, of whom,
Judge Duncan IL the pet.
fcHORUS
And here's to Justice Farmer,
A genia1 soul is he,
Who hopes to play the Springfield course
Some day in ninety-three,
II he were not Judge, but. just
A member Of the bar,
He could, I'm sure, negotiate
That course in less than par.
(CHORUS)
OF this distinguished court,
Who has the will, besides the skill, |!
To write opinions short.
The folks in Coles flock to the polls,
Whene'er he deigns to run;
They take delight, and we'll they might,
Electing Frank K Dunn.
(CHORUS)
They say that Orrin Carter
Is held in high esteem,
Because he occupies place
Upon that bench supreme.
To all this adulation we
Can simply answer fudge"
Because We knew him well when he
Was Just a county Judge. -
(CHORUs)
Another Judge who's here tonight
man OF worldwide fame,
He makes the law, for Kenesaw
M. lands is his name.
He sits upon the district bench
Just fourteen hours a day
Until the season comes around
When Cubs or White Sox play.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30
(CHORUsl

When our new constitution
Is battered into shape, ..
Here is the dope-there is NO hope
From WOMAN to escape.
Don't lay the blame upon the boys"
But on the suffragette :.
And on her retinue, Of whom,
Judge Duncan il the pet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

BRADSHAW.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

IT'S whispered round in Springfield,
Whene'er he goes to play.
That Justice Stone Is very prone
To fish ten hours day.
He takes some flies and those supplies
Which help him to forget
That epoch when, OH, come again,
Peoria was wet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-30

Any rs.dss s ss sa.s = s.ssas vsas
h
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-14
penounce Demands.

Chicago Organized labor and its
demands for shorter hours and higher
pay were excoriated as unpatrlotic.
greedy and un-Americnn in resolutions
passed at fhe annual meeting of the
National Association of Commission
ers of Agriculture. The representative
of the farmers of every state in the
Union warned that the radical de
mands of labor are lending straight %
ment not of the people. but Of one
class, many of wiom are unable to
speak our language.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-14
RELIEVED MIND OF HOSTESS
California Nekpaper Man Proved
Himself Diplomat in Situation
That Called for Tact.

While Los Angeles publisher was
abroad, few months ago. with n
newspaper crowd he was invited. with
the rest of the party TO dine with n
duke and duchess who were burdened
with a double last name. such as Kelly
Angus. ,
The Californian was in an awful
stew from the time the dinner started
as to how he should address the host
ess in case lie fell into conversation
with her, but finally. when the oppor-
tunity came, he proved himself every
inch diplomat.
The duchess, 1t seems was apologiz-
ing for the dinner not being more for
NAL, or something like that. and the
newspaper man. desiring to make her
feel at ease. just reached his right
hand across the table, took the hostess
by the hand. and said:
"Oh, that's all right, Mrs. Kelly. all
of us like good home cooking
Washington Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-14
PHILOSOPHY TO THE RESCUE
How Mr.. johnson Resigned Himself
to the Advent of the Unneces.
sary bankruptcies.

Andrew Johnson, negro. of Forsyth
Ca. father of bankruptcies, three boys
and IL girl. never overlooks business
opportunity The day following the
arrival of the four pickaninnies. white
citizens journeyed out to the little log
cabin on the outskirts of the town to
look 'em over. Whereupon Andrew
painted n sign and nailed it to his
door. The sign read:
Come and see the babies. Admis
sion. adults, 80 cents; children, -
cents"
Money rolled in.
81 sure needed a lot o. things heap
worse than dem four chillun," Andrew
said. But you got to take lem as
dey come.n
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-11-14
STRIKE IS CALLED OFF
Miners Nearly All Back to Work in
Mines

indianapolis, Ind.-Judge A. y. An
derson in Federal Court approved the
order of the executive board of the
United Mine Workers of America call
ing off the strike of bitumnous coal
miners. Judge Anderson characterized
the order as good faith effort to
comply with his mandate. The text Of
the order follows:
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. II. 1919.
"To the Officers and Members Of 'hc
United Mine Workers Of America !:
Dear Sirs and Brothers-In obed-
ience TO the mandate issued on Nov. s
by the United States Court, district OF
Indiana, Judge A. B. Anderson presid-
ing, the undersigned hereby advise
you that the order of Oct. 13 directing
n cessation of operations in the btu
mlnous conl fields of your Jurisdiction
is Withdrawn and cancelled. Yours
'fraternally,
civilian GREEN.
"Secrctaryrreasurer
JOHN l.. LEWIS. President"