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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
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(SECTION TWO.)

(SECTI0N TW0.)
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding gener-
al of the American expedidonary
forces: Killed in action, 3; died
from wounds, z; died of disease, IS;
wounded severely, GS; total, LSS.
Died of Disease.
SERGEANTS.
Stephen ]. Mazurek, South Chi
cago, Ill.
PRTVATES.
Dewey Anderson, Chicago. III.
Caleb NJ. Johnson, Essex, Iowa
John A Markgraff, Desplaines,
Ill.
Wounded Severely.
PRIVATES.
Edward B. Brown, Kansas, III.
Robert r. Fellnagel, Cairo, H.
Claude l.. Hubert, Sac City,
Iowa.
John W. Schlager, Mason City,
III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Washington, March 1.-The cas-
ualty list made public today by the
war department has a total Of 240
names.
(SECTION ONE.)
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding gem
eraI of the American expeditionary
forces: Killed in action, IA; died
from wounds, z; died OF accident
and other causes, 4 died of disease.
Sc; wounded severely, Al; total,
102.
Killed in Action.
PRIVATES.
Thomas F. Mclaughlin, Chicago,
Ill
Died of Disease.
PRIVATES.
Robert Moore, Benton, Ill.
William Num-, Holstein, Iowa
Axel L. Thompson, Renwick,
Wounded Severely.
SERGEANT.
Lloyd F1eener, Galesburg, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
DEPRECIATION.

DEPRECIATION.
Numerous inquiries have been
received by the bureau of internal
revenue concerning depreciation
and the Allowance therefor in the fill
ing of an income tax return. The
rate at which depreciation may be
claimed is dependent upon local
conditions, the use to which the
property is Put and its probable
lifetime under normal business
conditions. No specific rates at
which it may be claimed have been
established The law states that a
reason allowance" may be claimed,
including a reasonable allowance
for obsolescence and it is for the
taxpayer honestly to determine
what constitutes a reasonable al
lowance." To compute the amount
which may be claimed, the taxpay-
er should determine the probable
lifetime of the property. then di-
vide its cost to him by the number
OF years of such life. The result
obtained will represent the amount
which may be claimed each year as
a deduction.
For example, a frame building.
the probable lifetime of which with
out repair is twenty-five years. cost
$4,000. Divide $4,000 by twenty
five and claim 5000 each year as
depreciation. 1t is estimated that
the average lifetime of frame
building is 25 years, a brick build
ing thirty-five years and a stone or
concrete building fifty to one hun
dred years. The estimated life of
ordinary machinery is ten years,
and that of automobiles used for
business or farm purposes, four or
five years.
If a taxpayer claims the full
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
balance is to be maintained, a poise.
a sound mind in a sound body.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
For Chapped Hands.


Please publish a recipe for some
application for chapped hands and
arms. IN l.. To
Answer
Powdered tragacanth - dram
Boric acid .--.--....-.3 drains
Glycerin ----.-----.1 ounce
Water pint
Boil all together. stirring con-
stantly, till dissolved. Apply some
to hands after washing and before
hands are quite dry, two or three
times a day.
Grandma Likes Sage Tea.
Grandmother is our guest for the
present, and she is a great lover OF
sage tea Is it harmful in any way?
Grew. Al
Answer-It contains some tannfn
and has an astringent action, tend
ing to produce constipation It also
contains a volatile oil which acts
as mild diffusibIe stimulant. II
grandma likes ii, it Will do her no
harm.
The Weight Of n Girl.
Kindly tell me what a girl 171lS
years old and 6S1a inches tall
should weigh, also what is the av-
erage height Of a girl 171A years
old. (Helen G. c.
Answer-121 pounds. &C. to Ga
inches.
Carrots and Fried Liver.
We are very fond of fried liver.
Is it harmful for US in any way to
eat it frequently? Are raw car
rots harmful to eat If one Graves
them? (Mrs. c. X W.)
Answer-Liver contains q large
amount of nuclein and of organic
phosphorus and lecithin, also ami
NAL starch (glycogen). It is rich
and appetizing and wholesome to
eat. Raw carrots are wholesome to
eat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

The treasury department reports that Jan.
1. 1919, there was $55.76 for every man, woman
and child in the country in circulation, the
total for the United States being $77S0, 793, SOC.
This is big sum-the aggregate passing the
grasp of the human mnd-and still it is not
so large that any considerable part of it can
become inactive without jeopardizing the eco
nomic equilibrium of the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
Menu Hint

BREAKFAST.
Sliced Bananas.
Pancakes and Syrup. Bacon.
Mullins. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Vegetable Soup.
Macaroni Baked with Milk and
Cheese.
Bread. Butter
Currant Jelly. Milk.
DINNER.
Meat and Potato Pie. Boiled Onions.
Whole Wheat Bread. Butter.
Apple and Celery Salad.
Cream PuffS. Black Coffee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Congress, like any schoolboy who has failed
to get his lesson, resents the presidents re-
quest for a little more speed as an inference
that it hasn't been doing it's very best If the
members took their work as seriously as they
take their politics the legislative body would
seldom need any prodding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
Heart @T4OmQ
41,11DTODTO1ncC
THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am
nineteen years old and am engaged
to a man eight years older than
myself. Before going with this
young man l went with a boy one
three months steady. l got SO l
loved him. Then one evening an
other boy called to see me when
he wasn't in town. He seemed to
think it wasn't right, although we
were not engaged. This young
man got angry and left and did not
write to me until about two months
ago / received a letter from him.
He was in training camp.
Last Saturday night he came
here and called me up and wanted
to come to see me. He seemed very
glad to see me and appeared to
care quite a bit about me. l think
love this boy more than the old
er man to whom l am engaged.
Please tell me how l can find out
whether this young man does care
anything about me? His home is
not here. BLUE EYES.
Only time can tell whether or
=
You should not be engaged be-
cause you do not love the man
you are to marry. A girl of your
age is too young to give her prom
Use, because she has not had
enough experience to know her
mind.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been going with a man who has
dropped me and is going with a
girl whose reputation is not good.
This young man has been in town
only a little over a year and per-
haps does not know this. Do Nou
think 1 ought to tell him the truth
about her? / would like to go with
this man again, and think he would
go with me if it were not for the
other girl. What shall l do?
G. L. K.
You certainly ought not tell him
what you have heard about the
girls reputation. He is old enough
to judge for himself, surely, and if
he sees likeable qualities in the
girl, you ought to be glad that she
has her good points, too. Probably
her character has been painted far
blacker than it is. Give up all
thought of having the man back
again. He will come If he is still
interested In you without any ef-
fort on your part to make him.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
married woman with three children
over fifteen and a small baby. Ny
first three children are by a for
mer marriage. I was divorced
from my first husband and / lived
with my second husband a year be-
fore we were married. He ia now
dead. | am very discouraged be-
cause my three older children are
running wild. | can do nothing
with them and what hurts me most
is the fact that when / reprImand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Washington's parade for returned soldiers
failed to arouse much enthusiasm, 200 wound
ed lads back from overseas doing more cheer
ing it is said, than all the other spectators
put together. The national capital regards
all such things as pertaining either to politics
or to the government and both are strictly bus
mess in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Arrest of a dining car chef in Chicago
charged with taking liquor to Seattle and dis
posing of it there to bootleggers shows one
way state laws have been circumvented. 1t
won't be quite so easy when your Uncle Sam
takes a hand in the game.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Congress finally passed the bill validating
informal war contracts and providing for their
settlement. There is no good reason why this
could not have been done long ago-at least
there is no reason weighty enough to justify
the setback to industry that the delay involved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

The Chicago board Of education has lured
away Detroit's superintendent of schools His
name is Chapsey and he is bald-headed and
wears no toupee, but he's considered worth
$4,000 year, which is pretty good for a city
school man
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

The March lion proved to be one of the
meuagerie kind, with its claws trimmed and
its ferocity a thing of the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

Imported champagne will never be quoted
at SIS a glass if there are no fools who will
pay the price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
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8098E8E
A MAN!

A MAN!
Oh, man Is but hapless clod,
He has no settled plan.
Some woman always has to prod
A man.
By keeping always at the mutt
She manages to spur
Him on. He would be nothing but
For her.
MRS. x 7,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
BRIGHT SAYINGS.

BRIGHT SAYINGS.
Sir: little friend of mine had neigh
bors little boy at his house for supper When
the family sat down to the table, the mother,
in the fathers absence, asked the blessing and
gave thanks for the food.
"Why did your mother bow her head and
humble Just after we sat DOWN. asked the
little neighbor boy of his playmate after they
had finished eating.
why she was giving thanks for the food,
was the reply
Holy gee, my folks pay for their grub, -
was the quick comeback THEODOSIA.
WHO IS the local newspaper man, who,
when approached by a man who said he had
some news for him, joVially replied: Good.
fine, glad to hear it." and who, on inquiring
the nature of the news was Considerably en-
barrassed when the stranger announced his
wife had left him? GLIB.
Perpetual motion has always been failure,
Out our movie queens seem to be able to sue
coed pretty well with perpetual emotion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
How to Make Out Your
Income Tax Returns

cThs is prepared
guidance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01
SOUNDS REASONABLE.


Sir: notice the following want ad in your
paper:
FOR SALE$100 down buys six-room
house; rents for $40; price $3.50. Will consider
as part payment Ford, or what have your
All I have is a wheelbarrow and the flu. Do
you suppose 1 could make deal? H. G.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

(Custor, Mo, Courier.
Yesterday a young lady entered our Office
and said '"Tee, heel" We asked her politely
If there was something that she wanted and
she said: Tee heel" So we knew at once
what she wanted ana promptly asked for the
names of the folks who were going to be mar
ried and when it was going to happen.
A Virginia school teacher is credited with
having invented a continuance for warming
her pupils luncheon. Thus showing by what
she warns, the difference between the present
day teacher and those of the past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-01

While the controversy is in progress as to
whether Ireland is to be given her tndepend-
ence OF Great Britain and as independent
state be admitted to the league OF nations, may
we not make the suggestion that Erin be given
what she asks on the condition that she IN
crease her production of cops so she can carry
out the leagues task "of policing the seas
"The chief difference between the soldiers
who have returned to this country and those
with the army of occupation" observes N. B.,
sis the occupation"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
PERSONAL.

DR.. h. E. Lindsay is here from st.
Louis.
J. E. Grandhomme was in St. Louis
last week.
Delbert Sutton of Chloride was in
Ironton Tuesday.
Emil Roehry spent Sunday in Iron
ton with his father.
Geo. Gillian of Montana is visiting
his mother in Ironton.
Miss Belle Mufley returned Sunday
from a trip to Colorado.
g.. w. Wallis of Des Arc was a call
er at this Office Saturday.
]. M. Hawkins will spend n ext week
at the State Fair at Sedalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Gregory we're
here from st. Louis last week.
Miss Lucille Jones went to st. Louis
to visit relatives Monday afternoon.
A. G. O'Neal of Frankclay witness
ed the ball game in Ironton Sunday.
Eugene Harris of st. Louis spent a
couple of days in Ironton last week.
Miss Velma Sutherland of st. Louis
is spending her vacation with her
parents in Arcadia.
Mrs. L. A. Mckee has returned
home after an absence of a month
| with relatives in Ohio.
VIM. Rieke, Jr., left last week for
Crystal City, where he has employ
ment in a machine shop.
Miss Maurine Farmhouse returned
last Thursday from an absence OF
several weeks in Jefferson City.
VIM. Damman of Wichita, Kansas,
arrived last week on a visit to his un-
Gle and aunt, Judge and Mrs. Roop, in
Ironton.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
Belleview News.

We had some local showers last
week, but we are still in need of a
good rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Campbell left
last Thursday for an extended visit
with relatives in Kansas.
Mrs. D. A. Lasater and sons, Paul
and David, Jr., are visiting relatives
in Greenville and Piedmont.
Miss Grace McColl, after a months
vacation, left last Thursday for New
Madrid to resume work in the Tele-
phone Office.
Mrs. Mont Edmonds and sons,
Ralph and Fred, Of Bismarck, were
visitors here the past week.
Robert Wood began an eight
months term of school at Elm Grove
with good attendance last Monday.
Mrs. Larence Carr and little daugh-
ter, Edwina, of Clarkson, Mo-, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Bryan.
We are informed there we're two
real estate deals in the valley last
week.. H. Long to j. Robbinette,
and Claude Alexandra to Andy
Trask.
Rev. E. N. Lamb, wife, two sons, a
daughter, also Miss Pearl Galaher, all
of Hannibal, Mo-, we're house guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Wood, the latter part Of last week.
Rev. Lamb preached at the Baptist
Church Sunday and Sunday evening.
Misses Clarah and Eleanora An
drews of st. Louis are guests Of Miss
es Halle and Emma Townsend.
ALPHA.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
tend a revival meeting conducted by
Evangelist j. B. Mcbride and wife of
Pasadena California.

tend a revival meeting conducted by
Evangelist J. B. Mcbride and wife of
Pasadena California.
Mrs. Finn Chiffon and little niece,
Miss Helen Reed, have returned from
a weeks visit to Charleston and Hay
ii, Mo.
Mrs. Frank Wilson from Summer
field, Florida, and Mrs. Elma Mace
from st. Louis are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Keathley.
Mrs. Mae Lewis and two children
from Pangburn, Arkansas, are visit
ing relatives here.
Mrs. Luther Daniels and children
made a visit to friends at Patterson
last week.
Mr.. Fisher, who is helping j. W.
Robinson in his blacksmith shop, has
moved his family here.
Chas. Clifton and son, Floyd, were
visitors to Piedmont Sunday.
Miss Clara Walton, who has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Mad
dock, has return ed to her home at
Lockwood, Mo.
Mrs. r. l. Stamp and little daugh-
ter, Nellie Marie, spent Sunday at the
Arcadia Assembly.
Miss Allie Fitz from Pennington
spent Sunday at the Assembly and
came on to Des Arc to spend a short
time with her parents.
G.. W. Wallis spent a few days with
his daughter, Mrs. j. w. Lovelace, at
Arcadia, and attended the Assembly.
Mrs. John Farris from Niddlebrook
spent Sunday here.
Ben Keathley and family from Bonnie
Terre spent Sunday here with his par
ents.
Add Reese and Hartford Collins ac-
companied the Annapolis ball team
here Sunday.
James Kitchell and family from
Texas are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Dock Davidson and family are
spending a few weeks in Colorado.
Mrs. Pedrina and daughter were
Ironton visitors last week.
There will be a revival meeting al
the Baptist chnrch, beginning Mon
day night. Rev. j. w. Galloway from
Eola, Mo-, will do the preaching.
ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
Des Arc Items.

We have had some fine rains, which
will help corr and pastures.
Business is getting better in the
way of lumber, ties and mining props,
but the high cost of living is getting
worse all the time. Lard is retailing
here at 80 cents and bacon 35 to IS
cents. Unless something is done soon
we will have another civil war. AS
for myself | am IS years old, but will
shoulder my gun tomorrow to stop
the red spectators that are starving
our laboring people. Something will
have to be done.
A number of our people attended
the Arcadia Assembly.
Tom Lovelace will put in a new -four
mill here soon. 1t is called "the new
way.n It will help the farmers, al it
will be a market for their wheat.
A telegram has been received from
Lieut.. Edwin A. Reed, stating that he
has arrived.in New York. He came
over in charge Of a special casual
company, and will be discharged as
soon as his company is demobilized
and their records receive a final
checking. We welcome him home.
Rev. Dodson, who has charge of the
school on College Hill, has moved his
family here. They came from Louis
vile, Ky.
Geo. A. Reed and sister, Miss jew
81, accompanied by Miss Maude James,
went to Poplar Bluff Monday to at
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
Wilson Comes Home.

America greets the President as he
returns from the Peace Conference,
after an absence Of even months.
This is one of the interesting news
items shown in Pathe News, No. Sc,
which will be shown at the Academy
Theatre, Ironton, Thursday, August
7th.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
To Locate State Highway in Iron County.

County Clerk Huff is in receipt of
the following letter:
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 80, 1919.
Mr., ARTHUR HUFF, I~ronton, Mo-:
Dear Sir-KindlY arrange for your
County Court and Highway Engineer
to meet Mr.. John Malange, State
Highway Superintendent, and the
writer at Ironton. Friday, August Sth,
at Z O'Clock A. M, to go over the fol-
lowing State Highway proposition:
Ironton, via Marble Greek, Brunot
and Patterson to Piedmont; thence
from Piedmont via Des Arc, Annapo-
lis, Glover and Hogan to Ironton.
Kindly notify all parties interested
along the line.
This trip will require about two
days, but desire Court and Engineer
to go along, and also have your En-
gineer notify County Court of Wayne
County.
This is to finally settle the Iron
County South End State Highway
question. Yours, truly,
HARRY D. GRIFFITH,
Div. Engineer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
Among the Hills of 20 Years Ago.

BY FRED KILLALEE.
You may dream of lauded far off joys,
By mou ntain side, by sea,
But the charms of Arcadia Valley
Are good enough for me.
Content am I in G%oulding's park
Or Sylven Lake so fair,
And by the ripping shut-Inn streams,
Else exc the sweet des-valley.
Killarney lakes and other loving spots
there be
Where grateful souls may roam;
So sing who will of land or sea,
I will sing the joys of III valley
home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

The Washington County Bank, as
assignee for a number of parties in
this county who are the holders OF
protested county treasury warrants,
will bring suit at the August term Of
circuit court for judgment against
the county for the aggregate sum OF
the warrants it holds, together with
the interest thereon. This action is
taken with the hope that legal meas
ures may be found that will lead to
an early clearing of this public obli-
cation. B. M. Marbury of Farming
ton is the banks attorney in this liti-
cation .-Potosi Journal.
A good attendance has character
lied the Methodist Assembly at Ar
cadis the past week and the program
has been interesting. Among the
notables appearing were John Nj.
Atkinson, of st. Louis, who made the
race for the Democratic nomination
for Governor in 1916, and Chairman
Cole of the Republican State Central
Committee, who made addresses last
Saturday. Gov. Brough of Arkansas
is billed to make a speech Thursday
afternoon. The Assembly closes next
Sunday.
The following named we're drawn
by the County Court Monday to serve
as petit Jurors at the October term oil
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07
Ice House Hours.

My ice house will be open from $40
A. M. to $50 A. NJ. from IL noon to /
p. M; from 5P. M. to 1880 p. NJ; on
Sundays from $500 A. Nj. to 1880 A. M.
sharp. f. BUECHsENsCHUETz,
Middlebrook, Mo-, June 16, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

For Rent-20 to 40 acres good land
for wheat; on shares for third.
E. ALTRUP, Arcadia,
Opposite Neut Tins Farm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

SHEEP FOR SALE-12 one and two
year old ewes; also a young RAM. My
flock averaged 7 lbs. wool.
STARK FARM, Arcadia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

For Sale-2 Black Horses, 4 and 6
years, 2 Fresh Milk Cows, 5 Head
Cattle. E. ALTRUP, Arcadia,
81 miles southeast of Arcadia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

Fine Home Cured Smoked Bacon,
$50 per ID, by the piece.
LOPEZ STORE 90.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

See a new star in a new play next
Tuesday at the Academy Theatre.
Dorothy Gish in "The Hope Chest"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-08-07

ated by the county or contributed by
subscription.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-24
Lemoyne Missionary
Society to Give Playlet

Lemoyne, Jan. "a. - "a Stitch in
Time" bright play OF six scenes,
will be presented in the United Evan
gelical Church at Lemoyne this even
ing. at o'clock, under the auspices
of the Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety. An offering will be taken. The
program follows:
Song; Scripture reading; prayer;
vocal solo by Miss Naomi A. Ackley.
"a Stitch In Time"
Scene I: (In AmeEica) 'Killing
Two Birds with One Stone" char
acters: sally, Ruth, Martha and Polly;
instrumental solo. Mass verna Beam.
Scene II: Un China. three months
iater), Look Before You Leap" char
acters: Patches. Boboltnk, Polly, Chi
nese Men and Doctor; vocal solo, Miss
Frances Sutton. Scene III: (Same
Room, one week later), when the
Cats Away. the Mice wall Play" char
acter: Patches; instrumental solo, De-
witt witt Waters; Scene I'VE (same Room.
Patches, Polly, Chinese Man, Chez
Moo. Ling Won, Chow wan and Kom
Lol; recitation, "a Plea For China"
Miss Margaret Erb. Scene V: (Same
Room. next day.. April showers
Bring May Flowers" characters:
Fuchsia. Lily Peony, Polly. Patches,
Ghee Moo. Ling Won. Chow Wan.
Offering. Scene vi: (same Room, nine
months later), "A Stitch In Time
Saves Nine" characters: BoboIink.
Patches, Polly and Daffodil