Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-05
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The Cob Returns to Private Life.
Submitted by a Rock Islander).

The Cob Returns to Private Life.
| Submitted by Rock Islander).
I've been a COB for Is months, I've sailed the
| rolling sea.
But I am homeward bound today for the navy
| is through with me.
/ got my papers yesterday, my ticket and my
pay.
And I'm headed straight for job-on land and
there am going to stay.
But I'm thinking now as I ride the train. with
a grin upon my face,
OF the other chap who'll be passing coal to-
morrow in my place.
I've loaded coal in old New York and I've
loaded coal in Brest.
I've shoveled fuel north and south and I've
shoveled east and west
I've slowed it deep in the bunkers dark, and
I've held my place in line.
And cursed as only sailor can each Pennsyl-
vania mine.
Let poets sing of the rolling deep and life on
the bounding sea.
I'm glad to say there's another chap now pass
ing coal for me.
I've had my bouts with Jimmy legs" I've
sweated and I've toiled.
I've knuckled down for the sake of peace to
C. P. o. hard boiled.
I've stood my watch when the night was cold
and out in the boiling sun.
But the sweetest joy that I've ever known was
the time they said you're done.
So let me smile as I'm home bound; let me
look at the trees and grass.
For I'm nearing the port that I've dreamed
about where there is no coal to pass.
written in collaboration by ]. T. H. F.. W.
P, B. s., B. n. and J. B. of the U. S. S. West
portl.
Danish prince has come to America, to
study sausage making. And he's not on the
hog, either. He's a regular Member of the
principal cities. Wonder" asks Oswald, IF
he's looking for the missing link?"
Some of the cities are talking of having
bathing suit censors. How would you like to
have one of the jobs?
Cherries are ripe at Fish Greek. Wis. and
the farmers need pickers Girls of ST. James
families have volunteered for the job. They
will don overalls and go to It. The pastor OF
the church will head the crew. The ones who
will do the work don't need the money but
they have simply been moved by the spirit OF
the age: Service ~ 1t is no longer considered
undignifed to labor in overalls in this
country.
A New York merchant beQueathed SIS. 00O, 900
to aid poor young people with musical amb-
tions. Commendable. yet he could have put his
eating the children of the poor to become use
full citizens Music is e luxury. There will
always be plenty of it to go around. Educa-
ton is necessity. And a whole lot OF folks
can't afford to get it. That is, the child who's
got to hustle to live hasn't time to do anything
else At least in most instances he hasn't
It has Just been learned that 20 American
a me will he rTnXy of natl
are engaged to marry German girls. That old
hymn of hate appears to have been forgotten
in some parts of Germany. The love bug ia
always working it seems And il is only nat
can men. The war killed men, but it only
gassed d. Cupid.
The admiral who scuttIed the German feet
was recognized as he emerged from an English
bank. He was struck in the face with an egg
Said egg was found to be rotten. Well il
wasn't to be expected that a perfectly good
portion Of hen fruit would be wasted on such
as he, especially at prevailing quotations for
that brand of food. He might consider himself
lucky that he was not shOwered with brick
man, just released from the Michigan pen
after serving 35 years. has met the man he was
convicted of numbering. They met by appoint |
ment in Chicago. The fellow who lost 35 years
probably was mad, but he at least had the sat |
sfaction of proving that he wasn't guilty, even !
though it required long time to do it.
A note written to a society girl led to the |
undoing of DR.. Karl Muck who was locked up |
as enemy alien. They all fall sooner or
later.
Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. president of the |
Canadian Pacific road, is slated to be governor |
general of Ireland, which, it is stated. is to |
be declared a dominion. And he was born in /
Milwaukee. And Milwaukee used to brag that
t was made famous by certain brew
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