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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-27

A LOCAL dealer advertises, according to
The Argus, practically all colors. Made Of I'm
est grade silks and satins specially women for
Mems Neckwear." What's your favorite shade ?
Ours is pink and white.
THERE AMT NO SANITY CLAUS"
apologies to the Shade Of Dana).
on Dec. Is our own Virginia" wrote there
was one Christmas gift she could accept in a
spirit of real gratitude to the donor, and that
is new pair Of scissors"
Virginia" believed in Santa Claus. Alas!
Today her childish faith is shattered. She
didn't get the scissors. Laboriously she con-
tinues to use her pocket knife to detach col
umnar wheezes from various journals for this
Mausoleum of Mockery. Her nose is lachry-
nose and her thoughts are bitter. And what
can We say to comfort her! Nothing-nothing
at ALL
"No, Virginia; there AMT no Sanity Claus"
REFRESHING FRANKNESS.
Received by The Argus Circulation Manager)
Dear Sir: just receive your letter.
started to work your firm Monday Dec.
sixth. will try to get another describer
before quit. l will collect the gews the
fist part Of next week.
Yours very TRULY,
THE New York Worlds dramatic critic
should be supplied with COPY Of Daisy Ash.
fords famous novel, In his review Of the stage
version he calls it The Little visiters" three
times and "The Young Visiters" twice.
STRANGELY enough. though disappointed
in one man." Clara lannon's faith in the male
Of the species is not . total wreck
BUT We recommend suit Of steel beAvee-
dees to prospective vooers. R: E. MIG.
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SOMETHING BETTER THAN EXEMPTION

pointments come to all. TheO ~
losses and reverses. there ~
heavy burdens that muA b az
ried, and crushing sorrows tAs|
must be borne.
These are some Of To thin
that meet US all on the road
life.
The important thing is mot
keep out Of the way Of temptate|
but when it meets you, to hands
in such a way that you shall o.
stronger; is not to have no temle]
but to have lots Of it and keel
under control; is not to despise g
power of habit. but to employ . p
pursuits that are decent and -
structive: is not to be ashama =
a physical handicap, but to
your crutch as a king his scepea.
II this possible? 1t is. The sea. !.
is faith. Faith is the strategy 3
victory in life's conflicts. It . y,
secret Of triumphant living y
along the line. The man "
throws away his faith invites =
feat He who thinks more o =
doubts than of his faiths is ses'
ready for Q fall.
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The rock! "a forxotten!. 3
With . hoarse sound that was
almost a sob.. he tried to get the
boat again in hand, but the shock
had torn the wheel from his hands.
and the speed OF tho boat Carried
It null up on the rock with q tear
ing sound.
"Nita!" Ralph turned in time To
see a heavy wave wash over the
lower end OF the boat, and at the
same time he felt it slowly sinkine.
I'm right here Ralph" The
low. tense voice was directly ct his
elbow, for Nita wAs already IN
the water. Come. On, We can make
the island!s
But tho island waS further avay
than it seemed. and by the time me
was little more than halt way. Nita
was more than grateful for the shal-
tertnE arm which held her Armlv
above the water. Weaker and
weaker she became until eyerv
movement was agony. and the sue
ceedtng time was . black, terrible
nasnfnAre. Suddenly she felt
strong. arm earth beneath her feat
Ihen darkness blottad out all pein
Some time. later. through a
drowsy dimness. IN indefinite feel-
ing nnally reached Nita's nuuahoi
SENSES. A feeling that made her
want 10 stay jusf a. she va ~.
ever! Without opening her evea
she knew that she vas 40 ana ~.
cure. A low roar and csackle told
nor that she was lying BY q are
Thsn low, close. murmurinx sounda
reached hsr. which. mach 70 re-
dun surprise. formed themselves
into words with meanius..
Nftal Sweetheart! Coma hanR
to me. dear!" With . slieht start
she movSd her head and ooened
her syes.
with The action. Two anna tint.
med around her. and Tor the -,
o0d time that day she jooked into
RalpA's eyoa. This time 10 dld -
try - lAe what ~ thePs, Nop v4th
| . little sigh. Nita snueIled cioser
Into hla asDs. and lifted her kend
- mse. IL lips which soasAt Asrs
% lovingly.
Then. Mia. realised that she had
Lot Aef Aest pal. but before ske
aaak into another deep. drsamless
ohifvioa sAe knoW that she had
nuwuR . ..o1.~.~s -sss
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By DIR. JAMES I. vANCR.
[Tounsser of Inter Church World Movement
and Chairman Federal Council OF
Churches Of America,)

What we need is not to be made
immune from struggle. There is
something better than exemption.
No one with the spirit Of q soldier
In his blood has any respect for
exemption papers. Real life means
struggle. The battlefield is every
where.
We must fight temptation. 1t
turns loose its barrage. He who
tries to get away from temptation
only runs into an ambush.
We must wrestle with our own
ugly dispositions. A bad temper
that has broken control is worse
than a Gagged beast let loose.
We must struggle against hab-
its that enslave. Many q man wears
q collar more CALLING than iron,
and handouts stronger than steel.
They have been forged by habit.
Frequently one must fight a
physical handicap-always we are
bURoted by circumstances. Pow
erty IL the common lot. Disap-
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TlHlE DAILY SHORT STORY

af, her short, dark hair already
blowing itself into little curls
around hcr pretty face. Nita was
enough TO make anyone's heart
glad.
Well, the early bird is certainly
catching worms this morning."
Ralph Roland's merry voice arous-
cd her from her occupation. Nita
looked up with q smile as she sur
veZed his tall. slim figure, which
showed mp to great advantage in
spotless outing clothes.
And no grid has been very for
tunate!" She proudly displayld
her writing collection.
It'll say Il has. l guass that win
b ahoat all Well need, NitA Come
ON. the old boat is ready Catch
Ing her hands, Ralph drew her
laugmngly up. and hand in hand
like children they raced across the
lawn and down the short lane lead
ing to the river, where . trim mo-
tor boat awaited them. Mia was
first in, and merely slowing away
dshing tackle, sweaters and lunch
In the tiny locker.
Ralph. lets 90 over to Toto Is
land today! Il will seem like old
6Des, won't it,
Nita looked up full into his facs
- he bent over the boat For Z
moment their ey0 met. and Mia
felt . Qussr. happy thrill unsxpsct-
edly startling. But the next min
ute the tension had passed, and
Ralph entered into her plan with
the same sest that he had shown
when Mia had frst become his
chum three years ego.
We can fsh on the way, and
cook on The island like 10 used to
do, Nita- That Is . corking idea.
Hero goes"
Az tho boat clipped easily through
the water. Nlta watched the clear
Mul water ahead break into spall
ling ripplss- ~ she watched che
thrilled again q the look vhieh -
had suryeised In RAlpA's syes. The
thought Of her Last night's coavsr.
Atsea again oame into Aef mind.
Il doat know-l dunt knov-.
ouddeAly tAs motor csosed and the
bat oons sIeWly b . stop. Nta
1ooeo4 ~ n sgzpalse. oudAealy
sa1eeaouD Tat hsr lace vas burn
- u ~ 49,.
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Why Nita we are going to f,sh
now. We're your thoughts 40 guilty
as that? Come, now, what are you
biushing about?'
Nothing, nothing. Ralph, only
you startled me SOL"
With a laugh, the matter was
dismissed, and apparently forgot
ten, and the two settled down to the
absorbing task at hand.
Quiet reigned supreme for a long
time, except for occasional low ex-
Carnations Of pleasure--or other
wise - tho case may have been
without further warning, a loud
cracking peal sounded as though
when suddenly Nita's keen ear
caught low, ominous sound. In
tently she listened, and again she
heard It. this time . long, faint
rumble.
do I hear thunder, or is It the
lumber mill?" Nita's voice broke
the stillnss sharply.
Il guess 1t u the lumber mill
NitA / didn't hear anything. and
besides, see how bright the sun is :!
Thus reassursd, Nita subsidized, and
silence was again the rule. Then
above their heads, and at the same
time . dark cloud blotted out the
sminng sun. Without q word
RAlph flung down his rod and
started for The motor.
In . few moments they vert
again cutting through tho water II
the direction Of the island which
was the nearest shelter. Then be
gan the race with the Storm. The
water. which had been % quiet and
peaceful. became as mad, and th<
little. pleasing ripples became an.
CRY waves- Gripping the side d
the beat With both hands. Nits
watched the land soeming to come
nearer and nearer a. Ralph coaxet
moro and more spesd out OF thu
little eagine. Suddenly thsr~ cam
= blind rash or MgAtnine over The
dark water. Thea Q heaSy cs1sh
~ though The heaysas vsrs opan.
Ing. ard tAs eloudburst broke full
upon them.
Head 4eat - The driving rain-
dreacAe4 md drip9ang. Ralph VA
striving toward tn mainland Of the
little Island. when Win . sickenlne
crasA. - - tAe iDDaet OF sooml
Aesyy. 11esoe ea1esk
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-27

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I an .
young married woman and have
mot lived N this town lons. Ger
tain women from the church ! IT.
tenr have called and are doing
everything to make me like this
town. I do like 4 and an happy In
all except one Wy.
We live n an apartment ON the
second foer. After We had been
here two weeks the woman IN the
apartment next door told me that
the lady below vas telling every
one I had stolen her tea towels. I
have been unjustly accused Of
many things in my life. but I Ger
tainly have never been accused Of
stealing before.
You can't imagine how I felt
when heard about It. I thankeS
the woman nsn door for telling
me and assured her that the other
woman was mistaken. cried all
the afternoon and thought I could
not wait until my husband got
home.
He felt very badly to have such
] q thing said and he was 90 angry
that l didn't know what he would
40 70 the woman: we oec'oeo 70
Gall on eer ana talk II Oyer. Waen zen
we got Gown 70 ner ap@lmont W
round she was NO. ~ nome. Aa.el
We learned tna1 sne was away iof
Two weeks.
AT INC emu VI INC wv :
saw the woman wss nome sue 20
called on ner. Sne saio II was very
strange ABOUT the toweis' because
she recognized tnem Is nef Own ~
soon - she saw them on my nne
ana SO sne took TWO OF tnem Gown;
Sne brought OUT an al1ui o,
inen zee towels ana snoweo me.
TOLD ner II was NOT unleesonaDls
that we should nave me seme ENG
as long a. tney W % plua .no
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-27
RECIPES FOR A DAY,

Meat Pis-Use the boiling meat
that vas used for the luncheon
soup. Cut meat In medium sized
pieces. add to the broth. half . can
Of tomato purea Season and thick
IN slightly. pour this In . baking
diah ana drop biscuit over the TOP.
Brown and ssrvs with plenty Of
gravy.
Fruit Salad-Cut equal parts Of
celery and apples into small pieces.
A cup Of nuts chopped little. add
a pinch Of salt. mix with the TO-
lowing mayonnaise: One can con-
densed milk, two eggs, one tea
spoon mustard and one teaspoon
Of salt Mix thoroughly In cup
vinegar. bsat eggs and milk thor
oughly. put In vinegar. mix again.
Do not cook: keep in cool place,
Jelly Jeil B0uffie-Fofm jelio
1ell In q mold, cut tn pieces. place
between waters and cover with
whipped cream. These last two
recipes are selected because Of be-
Ing very good and nutritious for
growing children,
Nut Bread-One cup sugar. one
egg. ono and one-half cups milk,
four cups graham flour, four tea
spoons baking powder. one and
one-half cups chopped nuts. Let
rise twenty minutes; bake forty
tivs minutes in moderate oven.
:.
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" u MR.. ELlZAbETH THOMPSON

PATTY than II yoa ars ressntful.
In . few weeks ffe matter will
have pas6ed over. Xouf reputation
has not Aeon ruined with your
nsighbors. lf5pur next-door neigh
Dor knows the truth about the mat
ter, and Il shs likes you, she will
do all in her power to right the
matter AND It viii not be necessary
for you TO think o. do anything
about It
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! want to
earn some money and - ! am un-
able to work in an ONCE or store l
don't really know what to do about
It
Ny mother 10 . widow and has
poor health and 20 can't leave her
2lone to be away from home.
We are very poor Is We only
have the rent from our farm. BY
close figuring We manage to live.
I cAn crochet and have q type
writer. l am also q good reader.
I read loud. Do you think. there Is
any chance for mo to sell my GRO
Chef work? We live In . small
town and thare 10 not much chance
for me to do copying on the type
writer. A friend Of mine sold 50
worth Of tatttng.
What would you advise me to
do! AUBURN HAIR
To sell crochet work 10 rather
hopeless. You might take it to
town and talk the matter over with
the buyer in some department
store l believe the best thing for
you to do would be open little
gift shop in your home. There you
could have on display your crochet
| work and any other article which
you found in demand. You might
learn to make nsrmalades and
biscuits, and. in connection with
your little shop, sell afternoon tea.
Unless you can sew we'll enough
to do dressmaking there is little
chance that you can make much
money at home unless you try
something novel, such a. tea and
novelty shop.
Dear Mrs. Thomas: I was given
a very pretty vase for Christmas
from my hance. Our cat knocked
it from the mantle and broke il
into q thousand pieces. / tried to
buy another like it, but cannot
What shalt I do? Shall tell my
fiance about the accident? We ex-
pect to Be married in the spring
and he will wonder why l do moi
have his vase in our home.
| IN DOUBT.
Yes, tell your fiance about the
accident. He will see that you art
sorry. Sooner or later he viii
have to know because he will Ok.
ipect to see it in use. II he does mo-
see it and does not know the truth
This feelings will be hurt.
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food. ere found. For year. -.
ward. II there are few scor,s -. -
. bird may appear.
Down in the Keys Of rlor,S, !.
have another Wild pigeon inc.s n
the white crowned pigeon. !, y
rare. and extremely shy, The 49, =
being that Il is one Of n. -
.toothsome Of birds. A native !, -
West told ~ last winter th,s i A. =
ing the tourist season a. ~ ~.
3 dollars each Is paid for ~ ~.
II probably has . hard liza
A third Wild pigeon Con. =.
the United States along - 3.
Grande on the Mexican boess !.
Is called the red-billed piseos =.
is q large bird Of excelieot ~.
quxlities. -
Pigeons are distributed m -
the world. and they make ! ~
interesting study, because H.,
lustrate so aptly the way IN ~.
environment affects the deyelosms..
| Of living creatures.
Thus, it is not generally lno,,
chat the dodo was q great flisAtl..
pigeon In fact, although thu ~.
1000 has become a part N ~
slang. very few people knov ~
4 means.
The dodo was AZ big a 4 N.
and could no more ny than ~ !.
trich; yet it was a true pireea =
developed its peculiar phyi.s|
characteristics because II liyed N
certain islands Of the South ~
! where Il had no natural enemies !
grew large, fat. clumsy and 6ish
less, because it had no neces,s
for being otherwise. II suddmS
acquired some enemies when -
Dutch discovered the island :
Mauritius. which was its home n.
Dutch sailors ran it down on ios
killed it with clubs and ate II ~
great gusto. The last Of the ~
was killed in the 18th century. =
there are written records oe Il -
also skeletons. The same 10 b,
Of its near relatives. the soliujr
which was much like it ihosst
smaller and a tribe quicker On l,
feet, 50 that it survived . few I'm
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washineton D. C., Dee. 1e.-ThAf
there n no such thing - . Wild
pigeon in the United States any
more 10 An idea which seems TO b
widely entertained In this country,
and which u wholly erroneous, ac-
cordtng TO the ornithologists.
The fact Of the mattar n that the
passenger pigeon. which was once
phenomenalfy abundant in the
western United States 10 extinct:
but there are at least three species
Of Wild pigeon found today within
the United States. All three OF them
are little known, despite the fact
that one Of them 10 distributed, In
a sparse and scattering manner,
over q good part Of the west.
For some reason, the wild pigeon
Is an object OF exceptional popular
interest, il one may Judge by the
number Of questions that como to
An information bureau about it, and
the number OF newspaper and mag
azine articles that have been written
on the subject. =
Nearly every American now
knows something Of the tragic and
mysterious history Of the passen-
ger pigeon, which, 60 or 70 years
ago darkened the sky with its vast
Jocks, killed whole forests BY
using them as roasting places. and
glutted American markets with its
flesh. It 10 believed BY scientists
that the slaughter Of the pigeons
did mot alone account for their COM
plete and sudden disappearance
along in the eighties. but that some
other factor. which has never been
explained, must have had q pari
In 1t.
All Of this has been often recited
The passenger pigeon has been
given a great deal OF publicity, while
the other American wild pigeons are
almost unknown to the general
public.
Tho most important Of these II
the band-tAiled pigeon, which &C.
ours In a scattered and unaccount.
able way all over the Rocky noun.
tain country and west to the Pacific
coast The center Of abundance j!
said to be at the mouth Of the Col
umbia river and people who live il
that section arc probably familiar
with the birds, but most persons
even in states where they are found
never saw one.
The band-tailed pigeon is = tru,
pigeon. 1t is q good deal more hkl
the average mans idea Of . pigeol
than the passenger pigeon was, be
cause it belongs to the same genus
as the domestic pigeon. We hav,
seen this bird and it looks exactl,
like q big blue domestic pigeon.
COOS the same way, and when
rises makes the same load clappinl
sound with the wings. It has tn
very peculiar habit of carrying it
light nest Of twigs with it whea
frightened during the nesting sea
son. This sounds fabulous. but il
attested BY government scientists
1t grasps the nest and eggs between
the legs. Sometimes merely
single egg is carried in this way.
This pigeon has q way OF appear
ing suddenly in large focks whef,
good crops OF acorns, its favorit
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Eu1 postage. Re brief. An iDQuiriss are
- aAAh indlviuAl Ne attea1sea Will b.
ter, the water Is changed into ice.
Q. Where were postage stamps
first used? s. r. G.
A. The history Of postage stamps
begins with the issues made by
Great Britain in 1870 under the ad-
mfnistration Of Sir Rowland Hill.
The successful use Of stamps in
the postal service Of Great Britain
resulted in the adoption Of stamps
by Brazil, France, Switzerland and
the United States before 1850. The
example was followed BY many 9TH
or countries, and since 1860 nearly
all have adopted the postage stamp
- the most convenient means of
indicating the prepayment of post
age on mail matter.
Q. In the game Of 500. what
value does the joker have in .
sno-6ump hand?' D. C.
A. According to Hoyls, In . mo-
trump bid at five hundred" the
joker u . suit BY itself. and Is a
trump: but the holder Of tbs Joker
cannot trump with It while be is
ahIe to follow suit. II the holder
Of the Joker leads 1t. he has the
privilege Of naming the suit that
shall be played to it, regardless Of
his previous play.
\
G. What is the meaning Of
''Msvourneen?' A. b.
A. "Mavourneen" is derived
from two Irish words mo" and
mharnen." meaning my darling"
Q. Is any ex-vzoe president
alivsf ". r. L.
A. At the present time, NO for
mer vics president b living.
Q. 10 any part Of the United
6tates tree from electrical storms.
r. L. w.
A. The weather bureau says that
% mr. ~ Known. NO part OF this
country 10 entirely free from these
phenomsnA. HoWever, they are
much more frequently observed In
the eastern end central portions of
the country than In the far west
IN het along the immediate Pa
emo coast the occurrence of these
eooems y comparatively rare and II
u stated that they are without
many Of the severe characteristics
observed In the more eastern dis
tyicts.
Q. what percsntass OF the col
olution? "
A. Il has been estimated that
fally one-third Of the colonista.
that Il one million out Of the Tire
million population. var opposed
to the measures Of tho Revolution
In all It, stages. Parliament no
bilfsed . forcs OF batveen 40 ZOO
and 10000 men for service IN the
RevoautionAly W9f, OF which from
H.0ee to lS.eoe vsse Hssslans.
q Who invented The 1icroeoope I
Ell. g.
A. The invention OF the micro
scope IL lost In Antiquity. The old
ct az tn existence IL In the BRIT
lsh museam, 1t 10 . plano eonve1
lens. Of quArta. iess than Z OF an
inch n thickness. ia inches IN az
anstsr. and with . focal length OF
about tDur inches. This was found
II tie suins u Ntnevah.
/ @ What efty's name il found IN
most countries!
| 4. Probably The name Rame n
negnd b more diGereat eouat.iee
~ - 1lhw.
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Argus Information Bureau

(Any reader en- get the soSwss - .
x,.. R.rran. FreSetie ]. Haslin, Director.
address and eueloee two-oeot shmp Tor r
ennadeutial. the rsplies being seas direct
paid - a.sWDsO hesR)
o. understand that the senior
senator accompanies and intro
duces 4 new senator when he 10
sworn in. Who performs this Of
fee for representatives? B. A. I.
4 Since all representatives. are
elected for two years only, the en-
tire membership Of the house has
to be sworn in 1t the beginning OF
a new session. Tho Oldest member
of the house administers the oath
to the speaker of the house, who
then administers the oath to gruops
Of members, the groups usually
composed Of one or more state del
egations. In case member elect
ed to all an unexpired term. the
new representative is usually intro
duced BY . member Of his state del
sgation. .s...
o. what are some Of the new
fruits and grains that the depart
ment of agriculture is importing
from Africa? G. o. E. .
A. Many new Kahr corns and
sorghums, some varieties Of
grasses, some dry1land rice, man
goes and q gourd, which h. flled
with seeds that resemble the but
ternut in taste, are among the
many specimens Of African vege-
table life, which are being exam
ined and experimental with b. tAe
United States department Of agri-
culture.
@. ID the number Of deaths in
railroad accidents growing small
er, or does II only seem 30 In com
parison with fatalities caused By
automobiles? NJ. r. 8.
A. The interstate commerce
commission says that In 1918, SSH
persons were killed In railroad &C
cidents, this being the lowest death
record since 1885.
Q. What is the longest road IN
the world! W. 4 T. !.
A. The Lincoln highway may
we'll b styled the longest road In
the world. It crosses II states
connecting New York With Gar
Francisco a. directly a. possible
consistsnt with the topography oi
the country.
@. How many people ara draw
ing Spanish-Ameriean war pen.
sions!
h The pension bureau says TIA
the nunbsr Of pensioners Of tn
Spanish-Amerfcan war ON the roll
nov II 1854.
@. Plaass explain ths use Of an
monia IN making ica. Il 1t used u
tho brine only or in the leo itssN
D. w. s.
A. The bureau Of standards sayl
Ammonia 10 used ~ . refrigerant
II II not placed in either tho brint
or the Tee. In fact. after ammoni,
eets into either the brine or ice. /
10 4 ston that oomakAinG 10 raAi
oally wrong with the plant. Am
m0nia eas q compressed and 1,
thea cooled. usually BY watar Gov
M ovsr the plpes through vhiel
the Ammonia 10 passed. This eoolet
gas under high pressure 10 tAen ii
lowed To expand and In po-doine i
tAAae % the heat from wAatsvsI
sahsenaee surrounds It. The sub
stance may b either brine o. -
ffef. n the CASE pf Tho former II
brine b cooled to . temperatnr,
well below the freezing point O
Sasak vhils y IL enee4eG ~ ~