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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-28
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

dings came unsolicited. Sonny
Bunny was positive that his father
did nothing to attract custom.
At this moment Silas Lovejoy
CHANGED to drive by. Tho sight Of
him started the child's mind upon
q new tack. A conversation be-
tween his parents, overheard only
the other day, required to his mem
ory.
How long has Silas Lovejoy been
going with Abbie Dunn" mother
had asked.
Seven or eight years." had been
the minister's reply.
We'll. / should think they would
get married now" mother had said.
Since old Mrs. Lovejoy died
there's nothing to prevent"
"Silas is q man of habit" re-
sponded the minister. Hes got in
to a rut. and he'll stick there till
somebody Cd d !. or something iplts him
The mental processes of . child
may be as direct as light, or as cir
cuitous-well, - a country road.
After mulling It over for q while
Sonny concluded that 1t
would be q good idea to mention
the subject Of weddings to Mr.. Love-
Joy.
That afternoon Sonny-Bunny
went fishing In the brook. There
was q myth that = trout lived in
this brook and Sonny had spells OF
trying to- catch him. On the other
side Of the brook was Mr.. Lovejoy's
potato patch. and in the patch the
owner. hoeing. Sonny had thought
he might be there. BY and BY. the
trout declining to appear. the small
boy went over to visit Mr.. Loveioy.
"Hullo. sonny" boonsa Silas. !
"Hullo." responded the child. He
sat down beside the green rows, IN
the shade. and WateAed the nnan
work. Dye-en1-p4b NJ. L6ee1oy
sems Al lsAnk tl1A ~ vAAle lug
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! s5I1slS<js ~sssS 1I6sfl6k IN s6tlia
No. k ~ boI1ses y - 4
~ eanellisa, taskues ~. = - frsit =
Dssee1laea4sy natan1s a1epted - sDsfAg -
- fs6sral selsFvs aathoSttiee slss he quick
txra ~ ~ tsfeef q ~ sailxay 1ettut- Had
thS - caAtestton eoatausl tying - credits
- vii = oalsnn1tttss, ths vufst fears Of he
banking ftAtafnity might haze besa realised.
Clearing railroad tracks u halted freight ana
reducing credit to SPECTATORS did the work.
rho clopds naltsd AWAY
Pnhably American bssinsss may not nssd
another such lesson. II II 70 BE- hoped that
never again will the arteries Of trade BE- -
clogeed With unmoving cas and gamblers In
necessities given such warm welcome in the
loans division Of the banking houses.
In other words. It were better to keep the
clCuds Iron forming.
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hidden in the bushes near the child
and sat down to rest a bit.
mr.. Lovejoy." said Sonny-Bun-
ny seriously, did you ever think
ABOUT gettin' married."
hey! What? Git married? What
for" cried the man.
Why lots of folks do-you know
and then you'd have somebody to
90 the Homework" stammered
Sonny. trifle frightened.
Silas had not only common sense
but sense Of humor. Seeing that
the child meant no harm, he an
swered jokingly:
We'll. l never seemed to get
round to it."
1T says on one of the MOTTO
cards at school. Never put off till
tomorrow what you can do TO-DAY "
said Sonny. And Moth says TO-DAY
Is all the time anybody ever has to
do anything. Yesterdays gone and
tomorrow never gets here"
She's . wise woman" said Silas.
Daddy says a man without q
wife 10 q poor mis-ble thing" re-
marked Sonny. He says Moth has
been the making of him." :. :. :.
"Sho!"
"Mf. Lovejoy," timidly, ARE you
. poor mis-ble thing cause you
amt married."
A pause. Eyes. I BET" was the
reply.
Then don't you think you better
get married right OFF," suggested
Sonny.
ayes. l DOL" came the answer
With emphasis.
A week later the minister almost
had heart failure when Silas and
Abbie Dunn appeared 1t the par
soaage to get married. Un1ort6n-
Atsly Sonny bunny was In 6ed and
knew nothing about It TN NEXT
morning. He saw the bill which
hfs fAtAer 4ASo b hia mothae, how
|eveF. tho sAme t4at III. Lovejoy
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Chief of Police Thomas Cox is to be COM
Mended for the adoption of stringent traffic
regulations looking to the protection of next
wsdlesday mornings Knights Templar parade.
which promises to be one of the most brilliant
and imposing spectacles ever seen in Rock Is
land.s Heretofore. all too often, professions
have been shamefully interfered with by street
cars. automobiles and other conveyances and
more or less broken up. On this occasion
Chief Cox says the marching column shall have
urdtgputed right OF way, and he will have
enou6h police ON hand to enforce his mandate
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Today's Events
st. Augustine's day

st. Augustine's day:
One hundredth anniversary Of
the first state election in Missouri
The Canadian National Dxhibi-
ton at Toronto Is to be formally
opened today by Sir Auckland
Geddes. the British ambassador At
Washington.
Gloucester, Mass, il to be the
scene today of . great pageant to
commemorate the 150th anniyer-
sary OF the founding Of Universal
ism In America.
The Republican campaign IN
Massachusetts, Is to be formallv
opened with . meeting TODAY At
which Governor Coolidge and SEN
ator Lodge will be the chief speak-
ers.
The first convention Of the Irish
Self Determination League Of the
Province Of Quebec will opsn In
the city Of Quebec today ana con-
time over tomorrow.
Governor Frank o. Lovden or
Illinois is to be the PRINCIPAL
speaker 1t . Republican state-vide
ratification meeting to be held to-
day 4 Oklahoma City.
Governor James N. Coz. Demo..
cratic presidential nominee. 70 70
pay . whit to New York city taday
and p expected to deliver ono q
nnrs puAlic speeches.
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Taking Up 4 Big Fair.

The wonderful success that attended the
new Davenport fair last week. an enterprise
standing for . renewal Of effort after many
years Of disappointment and failure, coupled
with the customary satisfaction with the only
fair Rock Island county has. that at Joslin.
this week, has awakened some discussion ~
to the revival Of . fair proposition centerins
in Rock Island. Some have advanced the idea
Of twin city enterprise, linking Rock Island
and Molinslf suitable tract could be had
adjacent to both cities, and convenient to trans
portation facilities.
The Davenport fair this year should con-
clusively prove that there is return OF the
fair spirit, and that regardless Of the means
Of getting to the grounds 80 far As the masses
are concerned the people will go. The Day-
export fair was not readily reached by train
or street car, yet the people were there-over
$4,000 Of them during the week. And they
saw an exposition that took on many Of the
features Of state fair. They were delighted
The Josin fair was well attended too and was
up to the standard furnished by it for years.
Rock Island played in hard luck for years
on the fair proposition. just as Davenport did.
due nearly always 10 most unIrlon0iy weather
conditions. Ten years age. what was left OF
the old fair grounds on Ninth street, was leased
by enterprising citizens who founded the Rock
Island Exposition company rehabitated the
grounds. and attempted to make a start. look
ing to an annual event. But the weather was
nct agreeable-it scarcely could have been less
disagreeable for two successive seasons. The
result was that the promoters became discour-
aged and after one more try. gave it up
Several years before Rock Island and Moline
had joined hands in an exposition undertaking.
q site Of which Edgewood Park is now part
was obtained. and an ambitious start made to-
ward something that might have been \ tri-
rmph in many ways. But the weather resumed
its most uninviting samples for the weeks Sc
lccted by that association, and it was no use.
But the weather does not always misbehave.
Davenport found that out this year, and 80 did
the county association at Joslin.
The twin city idea is not bad one. Think
It over.
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A EfP& ! !; B ! or. I;
0Y u MIDI Ell .1zARETH THOND SON
| " j MRC. ELlZABETH THONPSONI

Usually the bags are made fat IKE
leather wrist bag. Iney A
lined with satin. Such bags a,e
difficult TO make because they az
made of small beads winch az
worked onto a cloth foundation;
believe you would find a velvet pas
easier to make and in just - so0N
style.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am
girl IA years of age and nave ~ ~
with several fellows. MY cnu s
goes with a fellow and has soIS
with him for some time. he Nv ,as,
get a fellow to take me nome !1
SO he could take my chum homs,
l do not care to 60 with one i..
low one night and another the ne. ;.
night. What can do to avola Ip''
At the age of IA you should ~,
be going places with your s
friend at night. Then you "v wau
not be put In such a position. ,,..
are too young to go out esen i,ssr
unless accompanied by an ''us
person.
'Unexperienced": Talk to : S.,.
tor. I am sorry that I cannot as'f
you since you are inexperiencso, -
believe, however, that you -.
medical advice more than saSs
might say
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Il Il . matter Of academic or
technical interest merely. whether
an Individual has valvular leakage,
dilatsd heart, heart muscle weak
ness Or heart muscle Inflammation
(myofcArditis). fatty degenerstion
or whatnot wrong with his circulat-j
ing system. It Il likewise q mere
technical detail whether the arter-
les are hard or soft, or whether the
blood pressure is high or low.
These technical questions may be
safely left to the consideration OF
the individuals physician; in fact,
they cannot be safely submitted to
the consideration OF anyone else.
What the individual should concern
himself about 1t, not how sick / am
but how we'll l am. II my heart Is
damaged in any way or il my ar
teries are affected. the point Of
vital concern for me to know Is
this: What is the functional capac-
ity Of my damaged heart or my ILL
used arteries?
1t is q common fallacy to assume
that one with a known valvular
leakage or a myocardatis> (heart
muscle degeneration or ihfiamma-
toni must avoid all exercise or
exertion for the rest of life. The
truth is that in many cases of heart
disease, intelligently graduated ex-
ercise is one Of the most essential
and most helpful methods of treat
ment for the restoration Of eff
cheney to the impaired heart. But
exercise is a remedy which is more
abused and more misused under the
direction OF self constituted author
,, tiles than any pill or potion that
ever came over the druggist 8
counter. When brazen physical
culturists assume to prescribe exer-
else in the treatment Of disease of
which they know no more than the
poor soul who takes stock in such
twaddle, that constitutes abuse, and
the result is too likely to prove a
disappointment.
Absolute rest, in bed at first and
later in a chair, is the remedy most
needed by the average individual
with heart disease Not until the
heart becomes capable of maintain
ing an efficient circulation while
the patient sits in chair-and that
means a circulation which answ ers
| the patients requirements, so that
he suffers no symptoms ascribable
to a faulty circulation-is the use
OF exercise as a remedy advisable
And then it must be very gradually
applied, perhaps beginning with q
few simple movements in chair OF
in bed, all under the observation Of
the physician.
The heart is a muscle. and as q
muscle it responds to the natura
stimulus of exercise. 1t undergoes
a process Of development, increase
I in thickness or size, as result o
gradually increasing exercise. L
there is a valvuiar leakage, thi!
muscular development is indis
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What's I'm A Name?
tcopyright. 1919. By III. Wheeler syndcass. Inc,
MILDRED
MARSHALL

had found the likeness imprinted
on it. In a poem of the life OF
PLATE, we are told that the suffer-
ing emperor of Rome. learning that
a woman at Jerusalem named
"veronike" possessed this handker-
chief which had the power to heal
the sick, sent for her and was
cured.
In this way, Veronica became a
saint, though there was a real
Saint Veronica who lived near Mi
Ian in the 18th century. j The
French love the name and call it
Veronique. The scotch, who have
an exquisite blue flower known as
Veronica, have given the name ma
tional popularity.
Jade is veronica's talismanic
gem. 1t will bring her good health
and long life. Thursday is her
lucky day and 4 her lucky number.
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@. Where are the lines mot a
drum was heard, not q funeral
note, as his corpse to the rampant
we hurried" to be found, and who
was the author? M. E. Z.
A. The lines are from THE Bur-
ial of Sir John Moore" by Charles
Wolfe.
O. What is the real name Of the
Little Church Around the Corner"
and where is il? G. E. T.
A. This name is given to the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION
which is in New York City on
Tventy-ninth street, short dis
lance east OF Fifth avenue:
O. How many accredited herds
Of cattle are there in the United
States? v. l. M.
A. The bureau Of animal indus
try reports that during the month
of March there were 2,12S accred-
tied herds of cattle in the United
States.
O. What is anthracnose!
BIN. D.
A. Anthracnose is q diseases
which attacks watermelons, appear
ing as black spots on the leaves and
as pockmarks and pimples on the
fruit. Spraying the plants with
Bordeaux mixture is said to stop
the spread Of the disease, which is
easily transmitted.
What is the best means OF Ar
ranging for the payment OF taxes
on property owned in Mexico by an
American citizen? l. M. c.
A. 1t is best to put such matters
before the attention Of the Amer
lean consul general at Mexico City
O. Is it true that Henry Lincoln
Johnson, the national Republican
committeeman Of Georgia, 10 q
negro. and by whom was he ap-
pointed! L. L.
a. Henry Lincoln johnson Is Z
negro, and was elected at the Re.
nublican convention at Chicago.
O. What IL the internationa'
court that Ii being created by the
commission Of which Elihu Root Il
. member? A. A. M.
A. This new court Ii to copsisl
4 II judges and four alternative
judges serving mine yeafs and sit
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4 SOLICITOR FOR HYMEN.
BY Annette C. Symmes.


kCopyII8nt, lSz0. BY Wheeler Syn.
dictate, Inc.)
| oGnny-Bunny and Little Mother
|Ners looking in at the milliner's
window. They were almost laugh.
~ alike, with their curly brown
nair. blue eyes and trim slightness
nd the expression on the two faces
|Nas much the same as Sonny Bun
RVS IN front OF the candy shop dis
hay. Their eyes were riveted up-
- = dainty creation of white straw
|4o4 pink roses. Even the little boy
new Il just to be the thing for Lit
11b&hsr.
60 in an buy It. moth" he
nged.
s0sA't Sonny" said Little Moth
Ii. hef CHEEKY tone belying her
o4giAg eyes. There haven't been
qoash weddings this spring"
We9dinss!' Queried the child.
-; you know daddy gives me
" Vod1ing fees for my own. This
oae there haven't been enough 50
eAn afford . new hat"
~ this moment the minister
9pEe up in his shiny Ford and took
y vile and little SON for the home
or1 drive. The new Ford had
80 necessary, but almost too ex-
oo1iva This had something to
y WITH the lack Of money for a
- hat for Little Moher.
~ Sonny Bunny got homo he
oneoa into his blue overall suit
1ent out In the parsonage or
II y reflect He did It In the
- Of the August-sweet trees.
- oroW l0v and was . capital
~ Z snall boy.
= Mother Aoeded some wed
~ kns1sA little about we'd
- naeAes had explained
II eeeut them when youns
~ e44o a ~ heoeA a
- taepeA vsd-
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ting permanently at The Hague. 1t
is to settle purely legal questions
between the nations and act as a
complement to the existing court of
arbitral justice.
O. Does the l67 holes of golf re-
Gently played in one day on a Can
adam links stand as the record for
a days play? Ell.
A. Edward E. Stiles, a Washing
ton, D. c., golfer, holds a record
FOR 1SO holes played in one day on
the Old Pike Road Country Club
course near Philadelphia. Stiles
made his record on a wager that he
could play 10 full rounds of golf
IN a day, averaging so strokes Der
wager.
9; Is grain dust explosive. G.
A: Grain dust is = DANGEROUS
explosive. In the last year there
nave been severe grain-dust explo-
sions which killed 10 people and
DESTROYED $4,000, 900 worth Of prom
erty aside from the grain.
Z Is there a river of ink7 T.
Ely.
A. There is such q river in Al
geria. 1t Is formed by the union
OF two streams, one flowing from a
region OF ferruginous soil, and the
other draining . swamp. The Va
ter OF the former is strongly inn
presnated with iron, and the latter
with saliic acid. When the water.
mingle, the acid Of one unites with
the iron Of the other and forms inn
Q. A claims that leather-winr-
ca bat il not . bird. Is he right i,
A. The bureau of biological cur
vey says that hats arA not birds
They are mammals. though adopted
to life in the air BY the possession
OF wings formed Of . membrsins
stretched between the greatly pro-
longed bones Of the arm and hsnd
q. What was the production Of
the ak industry In the United
States IN 1918! C. R o.
A The production Of silk In the
Gated States has now crown n
500 900 900 . yaAr, g eomnere1
J WITH only $1oey 80 ~ n ia
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
girl nearly Is years Of age, going
with a fellow who went with an
other girl who was a friend OF
mine until l went with him. l
have been going with him nearly
two months now and I hear he has
been with her two or three times
since started going with him.
Do you think l should quit going
with him and let him go with her,
or do you think l should keep on
going with him? He says he
doesn't care anything about her and
tells me he would rather 60 with
me. BLUE-EYED BLONDE.
Keep on going with him II you
want to and do not mention the
other girl to him. 1t may be hard
to keep down jealousy. but it would
be most unwise to show it. You
have not exclusive claim on HIS
time unless you and he are en-
gagged.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Are canta-
loupe seed bags being used this
year. Would one be suitable made
with beads and lined with satin to
carry up street as . purse? Also,
how large should 1t be?
THAN KYoU.
Bags are No longer hsing made
of cantaleups ssAds. Beads are
vary poDQiAf n baSs Of ali sixes.
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had handed him with the license
1t was big enough to cover the new
hat and the white pumps little
mother wanted.
Sonny-Bunny feels sure that he
engineered that wedding-and SO
he debut somehow he has never
felt just like telling even little
mother anything about his connec.
ton with it!
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VERONICA.

Veronica has full rights to her
claims as . holy name. 1t signifies
true picture" and comes from the
Latin "verus," meaning true, and
the Greek work for image. The
two terms were strangely jumbled
together by the popular tongue in
the name of the crucifix at Lucca,
which was called the Veronica and
was that Holy Face of Lucca" by
which oaths we're taken.
Another Veronica is the same
countenance upon piece of linen
at St. Peters. The origin being
forgotten, this is called ST. Veronl
ica's handkerchief, and the popular
legend is that a woman who had
lent her handkerchief to our Bless
ed Savior to wipe His face during
the passage of the via Dolorosa''
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According to careful compilation given
fout " the American Red Cross society. the
total loss of lives actual and potential attribu
table to the World war, was 100000. These
statiatics ought to be cheerful reading for the
drooping spirits of the kaiser.
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N Scattering the Clouds.

Bankers, who sometime ago. predicted a
stfaineAscredit situation this fall and winter.
we're. 1t now appears, unduly pessimistic
Money for tho moving OF crops is more plenti-
fel than they thought
"As . matter of fact" asserts tho wall
tessst Journal. 1.-THE opinion now prevails that
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Four years from now maybe they'll nomi-
uAto : man who never smoked in the parlor
ard smelled mp the lace curtains.
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A Russian prince complained that bailtffs
connscated his gold bathtub. Just as il q
Russian prince needed an excuse for not using
tub.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-28

That suggestion about Maxim silencers for
corn on the cob is good one.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-28

B It's long walk from the Russian steppea
~ the Danzig corridor.
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panaAb1o ter the mAtpte1a4ee
a enicient circul6tion. Thes n
enlarged" heart II not - % cor
sidered an unfavorable oGnen: It y
rather evidence Of good ccmpensa-
ton for the handicap placed upon
the circulation BY the leaking heart
valve The heart muscle must 90
greater work, when . valve LEAKS,
than q healthy heart has 70 90 N
order totkeep up . good circuiauon.
II the heart can thus be made TO
compehsate, by careful DEVELOPMENT
Of the muscle, the individual De-
comes free OF distress and capapie
OF moderate work or play without
suffering any distress.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Nunbef1ess Pages.
Some queer old maid. back In IL.
l suppose, invented the intriguing
fashion Of beginning her letter. say.
on the posteriof or diverse or what
ever you call it side Of the folded
sheet and then jumping to page
three for the second pags, thence
skipping kittenishly back to page
one for the third. ETC., etc, per
omnia saecula seeculofum quote
briefly from such q letter-no page
numbered, you know, for that
wouldn't be sufficiently spinsterish:
i have been suffering with
turn over) ....... treatments Dy
\ we'll known specialist. Foot OF
page one). 4 would like to take
turn over) scalp disease for four
years. Foot Of page four) ....l am
q great admirer Of turn over) sucn
awful corpulency......
Now, ask you. amt it just grand
to puzzle over q thing like that! To
be fair to the sex, let me add that
the letter was written by an old
maid named John R.
Lady, Lady, Shiny Nose.
Since you condemn the powder
Duff, corsets, pretty shoes. JAZZ
dances, the saxophone. high stom-
achs, moderate smoking. and ! sup
pose chocolate drops and rubber
tires. won't you give US poor
shiny-nosed creatures somo harm
/ less relief or possibly q remedy !
Or do you consider shiny noses
more ladylike or something?
"a. W.
Answer-You omitted to mention
soda water, automatic jacks. steam
heat, mineral water, absent treat
ment and chewing gum. Otherwise
your indictment is correct. MO-
thar l give all these curses my I'M
qualified condemnation. l simply
think they all should be confined
to their proper place. A shiny nose
is certainly a beautiful thing on a
blushing maiden. I don't care
what anybody else thinks about It
For the sophisticated member Of
the sex, perhaps it is considered bu-
collie. Try this:
Zinc sulphate ............ l cram
Sulphurated potassium -. l dram
Rose water ............. ouuCes
To be applied night and morning
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