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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-19
SPRINKLE. ASHES
OVER SIDEWALKS
WICH'S REQUEST

Commissioner Frank WITCH, in
charge of the department of
streets and public improvements,
issued request today that all citi-
zens place ashes on all slippery or
icy spots on sidewalks in order that
danger Of pedestrians being injured
be averted as much as possible.
Commissioner WITCH said that all
walks must be kept clean Of snow,
and declared that this is fully pro-
vided for under the city ordinance.
However, he asks. in addition to
walk cleaning that citizens place
ashes on all icy places on the
walks
Complaints have been made to
Commissioner Wich relative to por-
tons Of sidewalks along Second
avenue that have become ex-
ceptionally smooth on surface from
natural wear, and when coated by
even the thinnest fall of snow are
dangerous. 1t was suggested to
the commissioner that these walks
could be treated with muriatic acid
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-19

have promised to send one of its
boys. Fisher is the Rock Island
delegate. Another boy is also to
go from Moline and one from Dav-
export. The lad. leaves early in
the morning for his big experience,
and will return sometime Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-19

which would roughen. up the sur
face.
However; the commissioner said
that he would be satisfied If all
dangerous spots on sidewalks are
taken care of by use of ashes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-19
ASSOCIATIONS TO s
JOIN FORCES IN
NEW YEAR PARTY

The Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. W. C: A.
will Join forces in the celebration
Of New Years day with special pro-
grams in the afternoon and even
ing. The days plans will include
gymnastic exhibitions at the Y. NJ.
C. A. gymnasium in the afternoon.
On New Years night the men will
90 to the Y. w. C. A., where an en-
tertainment will be presented. The
general public will be invited.
1t is the plan Of the associations
to follow a similar plan every year.
combining forces and alternating
the, places Of the afternoon and
evening activities.
A western Illinois paper for west
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
Y. w. Hostess House Open
In Brussels for u. S.,
English, Belgians.

AY. w. c. A. hostess house will
be opened in Brussels, next fall for
American, English and Belgian wo-
men residents, according to cable
recently received from Y. w. c.
A. secretary.
Madamoiselle Demontmort, presi-
dent of French Foyers, according to
the same cable, has given her own
Normandy chateau near Rouen as
general center for social confer
ences. The center will be similar to
that at Asilemar, Cal, and the Y. w.
c. A. will help to support the work.
The chateau, which. is surrounded
by a beautiful park, will house Is
people. It has a large library Of
French and English books, aid the
bedrooms are richly furnished in
styles of different periods. Madame
Bernard, who will direct the con-
fe,enc center, has arranged to have
practice work done with the social
organizations of five villages and
two industrial towns, nearby
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
Person ais

Miss Leala Little, who is visiting
Miss Izetta Smith, will return to
Chicago Monday.
Mrs. Carl l. Palm underwent a
slight operation at local hospital
Thur day.
A daughter was born Thursday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Hoffman of Kan
sas City. Mrs. Hoffman was former
ly Miss Hilda Wright of Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Dining, Mr..
Robert Dining and Miss Louise
Dining, who are at Alexandria,
Mimi, will return the latter part Of
September.
DR.. and Mrs. E. H. Bruening
leave Friday evening for tour OF
the lakes.
Mrs. Winfield o. Shrum, who has
been in Washington for several
months, is the guest of her brother,
Mr.. Charles Gardner and Mrs.
Gardner.
Mrs. Herbert Rogers, who spent
several weeks at Ephriam, Wis, has
returned.
Mrs. Ella B. Manner. accompanied
by Mrs. Jean Whitney of Norfolk,
left Thursday evening to spend two
weeks in Colorado.
Commander N. w. Post, who is
to take charge of the Navy Recruit
ing Station, arrived in Omaha,
Thursday. Mrs. Post, who~was for
merly Miss Florence Jordan, has
been here since May. At present
they are at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. DAN w. Gaines
have returned from a three weeks
auto trip through Colorado and
Yellowstone park.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16

saying: "Be kind to people for the
possible good that may come back
to you"
Nothing could be more contempt
ible than such a scheme and moth
ing would be more apt to meet with
signal failure as scheme that in
cluded apparent friendliness and
generosity as part of selfish mis-
sion.
But if you are young and desper-
ately lonesome and making your
way in strange city, things hurt
less if you cultivate little unselhsh-
ness. In the long run one gets just
about what he has put into it, and if
one puts in selfshness and lets it
accumulate, by a system Of COM
pound interest, he does not get back
much more than the sordid side of
people and things.
Take the case we have just been
talking about, of all the young peo-
pie in that wfetchedly dreary lodg-
ing house there was just one who
had time to stop and consider the
plight of an utterly friendless old
woman. And the girl who took the
time to do that is the sole instance
of success among a group OF young
people.
Perhaps none of them will get
very far, perhaps if those French
lessons had been offered to them
they would not have thought them
worth while For success consists
largely in recognizing the stone that
will help you climb up the steep wall
that keeps you from better things.
1t is safe rule to make use of any
stone that is labeled "knowledge."'
You can't slip if you take that and
you won't be far out of your calcula-
tons if you take one marked kind
ness" "unselhshness" or "neighbor-
liness."
But, alas, most of us pick out the
stones marked ease" 'self-indul-
gence' and the lines of least resist
ance, and then we blame something
we call "fate.''- There isn't any such
thing as fate. Don't believe in it
for a moment. Omar, the tentmak
er, was right when h> sang thou
sands of years ago,~"I myself am
heaven and hell"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
Not the narrow pane
OF enc poor creed can catch the radiant rays
That shine from countless sources
-Ananymous.
Fairy Godmother Disguised
Disproves, BE Good and
You Will Be Lonesome
One Telephone Operators Career Started To Take
Form When She Carried Tea to an
Old French Woman.

10 her without cost. I urged her to
Continue, especially as the lessons
were no expense. And finally the
story of the free French lessons
came out through another girl living
in the same house.
IF I'd only been smart enough to
be less selfish" this second girl
wrote, 81 might have been getting
free French lessons, too"
And this was the tale. Both girls
were telephone operators and lived
in dreary lodging house that con-
ferred the privilege" of light house
keeping. And light it must have
been, practically featherweight, to
Judge by my correspondents &C
count.
The girls were all in shops and
offices, and they used to make cof-
fee or some hot~drink for them
selves on the gas, stove in the kitchen
every morning before they went to
work. and that is about what the
"privilege' consisted of.
Among the dodgers was all old
French lady who became i'll and
was unable to make her morning
coffee for several days. Now, the
situation of the old French lady was
nobody's business in particular.
They" the rest of the dodgers,
supposed the landlady looked after
her and they went their several
ways.
That is, all but one girl; she took
the old French lady cup of COT
fee every morning and went to her
room when she returned at night
to inquire if she could do anything
for her.
Finally the old lady got better
and feeling kindly toward the young
girl offered t. give her French les
sons. The girl took a few, but did
not find French particularly inter-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
Vice 10 monster Of so frishtfui misn,
A. TO be hated needs but to be seen;
I Yet seen too Oft, familiar with her face,
We frat endure, then pity. then embracs.-Pops.

sports are cutting classes, going to
dances and capturing admirers. For
tunately, or perhaps unfortunately
for the hero of this tale, Chester
Framm, she captured him just when
he was settling down to the life of
an orator. After a short, but I'M
profitable sojourn in an insurance
office, Chester A. Framm was in
stalled by his wife as the president
of the Framm Complexion Co. Inc.
The young lady made the cold
cream, she advertised it with par
rots and pink elephants, and any
thing handy. They got rich, and
the Blooming Angel as everyone
called Chester's wife, got funnier
and more charming all the time.
REzANov BY Gertrude Anterior. Boni
& Liveright.
The rare atmosphere of early Cali
fornia days is in this novel in which
love as a pure passion has been
treated so delicately, so vibrantly.
The tale throbs with Civilizations,
agonies, adventures and more pow
erful than the divining fatalsm of
the lovers it celebrates are the Cas-
titan roses whose aroma pervades
the pages"
THE IVORY TRAIL. BY Talbot Mum
day. Bobbs Merrill.
A present day search for a fabu-
lous hoard of priceless treasure in
mysterious AFRICA. 1t is in Zanzibar
they first hear of a tremendous
stock of ivory; it is in Zanzibar
they make some interesting &C
uualntances.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16

esting. Being young she very nat
urally wanted to go out to the
movies and other places of amuse
ment during the evenings. At this
stage Of her indecision she wrote
to me and | urged her to keep on
with the French. even if she had
to miss a little fun now and then.
So she kept on and finally began
to take an interest in the language,
particularly as the papers were full
of French names and battles, and
it interested her to try to pronounce
them correctly.
At this time, there was some talk
of sending telephone operators who
knew French lover there" With a
six months half-hearted start in the
language, the girl now began to
study in earnest. On the street
cars, early in the morning, late at
night she plugged away at her gram
mar, and every evening there was
the old lady on hand to correct her
pronunciation and inspire her afresh.
At the end of six months hard
study. or a year in all, she was able
to take the examination that Sc
cured for her the coveted overseas
job. She did very we'll in France
and, being intelligent, she improved
her French and did not let the STU
alton run away with her head-thls
highly valuable quality in a business
woman was duly taken note of by
important people.
A Broader Outlook on Life.
And by the time she was ready to
come home last January this girl
had evolved to the point where she
determined to make something of
herself. In addition to her French,
she had picked up quite a little
Spanish from a South American girl
with whom she lodged, and the
rooming house where they had had
the privilege" of making coffee on
the gas range was miles behind.
A few weeks ago l had another
letter from this girl, who now pro-
poses to go to South America for
an American business concern at a
salary of $500 a year. And there
seems to be ether delightful pros
poets in view for Cinderella, who
was not too busy or too tired or
too selfish to make a cup of coffee
for a poor, friendless old woman
who turned cut to be fairy god
mother in disguise. So if you are
lonely don't make it any worse by
feeling hopeless as we'll, Perhaps
your fairy godmother is just around
the corner, or she may be beside
you in the street car on your way
home. And some little unimportant
act of kindness will bring her fairy
like qualities to the surface. Not
that | wish to be understood as
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
GlG7@ &ooMWe3lQ

Afghanistan, educated in England
France and Germany; one who has
experienced life on the five CONT
nents and the seven seas, and he
writes of what he has seen and heard
and lived.
'Boni & Liveright.
The Groper is the story of youth
who comes to the city-Detroit-to
find his fortune and himself. 1t is a
fascinating, frank and sympathetic
account of the boys temptations and
experiences, coupled with many in
teresting facts about the inside of a
big department store, and the amaz-
ing romance of the automobile in
dustry.
THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED HIM
SELF. By Willis George Emerson.
Forbes 4 Co.
The hero goes forth into the will
derness, poor, in purse, physically
broken, yet ihdomitable in his re-
solve to win health and strong III
the power to accomplish things. A
vigorous, human interest story, full
of strange events, with charming
romance that threads through the
book from beginning to end.
REBECCA'S PROMISE. BY Frances ster-
rett. d. Appleton & Co.
What would you do with a foolish
young girl like Rebecca Mary, who
was so afraid of the future that she
sacrificed the present in the deter
mination to provide for her old age?
Cousin Susan tells her that youth
is the time when one stores up joys
for the future and she makes Re-
becca take out what she calls a
Memory Insurance Policy" She
is led into a series of adventures in
order to make payments on the pol
ICY" Exciting events and interest
ing people help to'make this an en-
tertaining book.
THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM. BY Sam
uel Merwin. Bobbs-Merrill company.
Mr.. Merwin has two purposes in
writing this novel-to tell an enter
tanning story and to demonstrate the
psychology of genius. = In both he
has succeeded to a marked degree
He expresses through his characters
views on newspaper life and conduct,
on modern municipal government,
and on many other phases of life
that alone would make the story alb
sorbing to the intelligent reader.
THE BLOOMING ANGEL. By Wallace
Irwin George H. Doran company.
This is a rollicking story guar
anteed to distract anyone's atten-
ton from the weather for at least
three hours. The Blooming Angel
is a girl who comes on the scene in
California university. Her chief
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16

Fiction.
THE GAY DoMBEYs. BY Sir Harry
| Johnston. Macmillan.
OF this book H. G. Wells says
"Sir Harry has to tell of very curl
Gus and intricate realities; he knows
as thoroughly as any living n1an can
know, the intimacies of that queer
system in which court, foreign Of
flee, colonial office, family influence,
financial powers, shipping firms
casual adventures, inspired journal
lists, and the encounters of the Lon
don dinner tables and English week
end parties, played their parts in the
expansion and administration of the
empire of Queen Victoria. There
is sheer fun for its own sake in this
book. It is a real story built
up of real experiences"
PEARL SUMMERS. BY Alfred Askin
Wright. Christopher Publishing House
A love story containing many dra-
matte episodes revolving around the
great problems of the war today,
the perplexities and struggles of a
man and a woman, sensitive, gen
erous of spirit, I'M finding the bal
ance between duty to self and to
others. The narrative includes facts
about submarines and aeroplanes in
operation.
THE AMBASSADORS TRUNK. BY George
Barton. The Page company.
A gripping story of mystery, love
and adventure. Vance Prescott, an
American soldier off duty because
of wounds, becomes involved An the
protection of certain documents
which are eagerly sought by men
who would go to any extreme to
obtain them. A match of wits, and
sometimes physical strength, be-
tween those who would secure and
those who would steal the docu-
ments carry the story along with
rapidity and interest.
SAUL. BY corinne Lowe. James A. Nc.
Cam company
A novel of Jewish life, written by
a Gentle, who claims to show that
the imagination of the Jew cannot
be stihed; that his artistic develop
ment cannot be thwarted and that
after all, he is intensely interested III
matters other than the mere quest
for wealth. One critic says it is
''undeniably the truest expression Of
life among the Jewish garment
making people ever depicted" =
THE TRAIL OF THE BEAST. BY Ach-
med Abdullah. James A. Mccain com
pany.
A story OF Paris today, story Of
love, politics and a crime mystery
solved by a gentleman from South
Carolina. written by one born il
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

Sometimes fairy story actually
happens in real life and is worth
telling about if only to prove that
pessimists are not right all the time.
"Be good and you'll be lone
some" as a famous humorist once
said jocu1arly. Since which time,
people with no humor at all, but
with strong bias toward the line
Of least resistance, have quoted him
and gone their wabbling pace re-
joicing.
About Is months ago we had some
discussion in this column on the BE
good and you'll be lonesome theory,
iand scores of girls took part in the
discussion. Some of their letters
were too confidential to print, but
they brought out a good many pitt
full stories of girls going back to
hall bedrooms at night, after long
bleak days in shops and offices, and
never a friendly voice to greet them.
Among these letters, i got one
from a girl asking me if | thought
it worth her while to continue some
French lessons that were being given
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
"a better cake
"A larger cake
"A cake With more icing

relate detail. the advanced of materials which
have caused this price change Everyone knows the extremely high
prices reached by butter and other materials used
baking Capbe Capital Cakes made and will continue be
Hour Rt
Of the first quality REAL fruits
her cakes
For CamPbeP than
holding the old p With the
prc be cents
You when these delicious cakes
will cake possible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16
20 CENTS for

1DESlRE to maintain the high quality
~ Of CampbelPs Capital Cakes forces
(7 change in the price. At the new
- Il price, which will be 20 cents, will be
sold. however, a greatly improved cake, a
larger cake. cake with more icing and cake
which is certain to more than ever gain and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16

WHOSE EYES ARE THESE?-Are the eyes the most
characteristic feature? not be beautiful
it is sad unless she has pretty The eyes you see
ognize the girl by eyes? Her name and address will
be given with The picture tomorrow. The picture yester
day was the of Miss Meiora Davis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-16

SINNERS til e B e s t
Macaroni and Spaghetti
Recipe Book Free-Omaha
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-22

wars, but the signing of the armistice
came too soon for him to get across.
The day was pleasantly spent in
social way. At the noon hour boun.
tiful repast was served t.. which all
did ample justice. Just before depart
ing the guest OF honor was the reclp'
lent oi' an elegant shaving outfit; also
a heavy French mirror from the rela'
tives, as token Of appreciation OF the
prodigal who had returned.
Thanks were offered to God for His
providential care and keeping IN per-
lis of the deep. In perils on land in
the war and pestilence, after which
all departed, having enjoyed delight
full day. .-a o. .t'%l'.a. H.. j. Z" T.. T.
Those present were oscar and JOS
eph Johnson, Miss Olive Uhipkee, Mrs.
w. f. Uhipkee and son, Of oplrltLaKe:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Anderson, MIR. and
Mrs. CD. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Anderson and daughters, Andrew
Anderson, of Dunlap; Mr.. and Mrs. l..
NJ! johnson and family, Of Denison;
Mr.. and Mrs. CIV. Lindgren and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lindsren, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Tunberg, of, Ida
Grove; Miss Hazel AhlstrOm, OF Min
neapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Eek
lund and Mr.. and Mrs. F. i. Johnson
and family. ,.* 5'' 'saH.t.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-22
AT 81
YEARS OF AGE
Mrs. John Heating, ST., Passes Away
at Home Of Her Son, James,
on Tuesday Last
SHE WAS BORN IN IRELAND
Tooether With Her Husband She Set
tied on Farm West Of Oenison
4,.,, Forty Years Ago ....

On Tuesday, Oct. IA, 1919, after a
sl 0rt illness, Mrs. John Heating, ST.,
surrounded by her family, departed
this life. Mrs. Heating was an invalid
for many years.
Since the death OF her husband sew.
eral years ago she lived with her son,
James. She was woman OF kind dis
position. In earlier days when her
health was good she went among the
neighbors comforting with words OF
hope and cheer. and helping them in
sickness. Her devoted sons appre.
ciated her worth and returned as best
they could during her declining years
the many acts Of self sacrifice per
formed for them.
Mrs. Heating was born in Upper
|rary, Ireland, about 81 years ago. She
came to America when young lady
with her brothers, residing in Pennsyl-
vania until her marriage, when they
sought home in the west. They SCI
lied on the farm west of Denison about
forty years ago. She was the mother
of three sons: Michael, James and
John, all of this place. . A.. Hs
The funeral services were held at
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-22

ed over Sunday with his brother, Louis
Jensen near Sac City. e.
Art Allen was at Sac City last Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Lulu Newly visited last week
Friday at Lake View with her mother.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Williams and son
were over Sunday visitors at the Fin
ley home. . ST.
Mrs. Ernest Wicker entertained a
number Of her friends last Friday af-
ternoOn.
A. Kullman and son, Charles were
Odebolt business visitors on last Fri
day. e 49,,
Maurice Maroney was at Auburn
last week; on Thursday. and the5 next
day they began moving there, com.
plotting the removal this week. They
will have the hotel there and will
doubtless make a success Of the bus
mess Of running it. 4 "a 7 IA
y Mr.. Shook has removed from the
town, and James Waldron has moved
into the house they vacated.
Mrs. c. Dewey, Mrs. Maurice Mar
oney and Miss Maria Maroney were
at Lake View last Friday"
A. F. P. Schmitz and family were
down from Odebolt to visit at the
E. C. Sherwood home on Sunday.
Chas. w. Honey and family moved
here from Auburn last week and have
located in the Law house. Their son,
Sidney and family will move from Ida
Grove here the latter part of the week
and will live in Mrs. Carrie Deans
house on Second street. They are
painters and locate here on account
of railroad facilities that enable them
to work in other places easily.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sherwood went
to Carroll on Tuesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-10-22
HOMECOMING IN
STOCKHOLM twp.
Sunday, Oct. 10, 1919, Was Day Of Re-
joicino at Old D. L. johnson
horeste In Stockholm
REUBEN JOHNSON RETURNS
Had Been in Far Away Alaska and
Also Served During Spanish Amer
lean War Since Leaving Home IL

F. l.. Johnson, a lifelong subscriber
of the Review, who lives near what
was at one time called "Johnsonville. !"
Stockholm township, sends us the fol-
lowing relative to a homecoming cele-
brated by himself and his brothers
and other relatives. The homecoming
was given for Reuben Johnson, who
left home many years ago and served
in the Spanish-American war and later
went to Alaska. The wish of the moth.
err was also carried out in the home
coming. It had been her earnest wish
that she might see her son before be-
ing called home, but her wish could
not be realized, for at the. time Of her
death, more than twelve years ago,
Reuben was in far away Alaska. Fol-
lowing is Mr.. Johnson's letter: f.
Sunday, Oct. 10, 1919, was a great
day at the old D. L. Johnson home.
stead, in the home OF Oscar and JOS
eph Johnson in Stockholm township.
There was a lingering desire in the
heart Of the mother of Reuben John
son to see her son before she de-
parted hence some twelve years ago.
This desire could not be realized as
Reuben was then in Alaska. She, how
ever, left the desire that when some
day he would arrive at home home
coming Of all his relatives should take
place at the old home. This, her last
desire, was cheerfully' carried out by
over forty relatives. LIZ IT, 3 r
After an absence of seventeen years
Reuben arrived home two weeks ago.
He volunteered his service in the
Spanish-American and also the world