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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

the bottom of the boat, she sang
softly to herself. as did the lady
Of the poem. and "hoated down to
Camelot."
A rough, grating sound came to
Mary's ears, and she sat bolt up
right to see what was the matter.
The boat had run against some
rocks. which-had punctured a hole
in tho bottom and 1t was RAPIDLY
filing with water. Mary called
Justify for help and then every
thing went black before her.
The next thing she knew she
was in a room where everything
was white; flowers nodded to her
from a table beside her bed and in
the distance she heard soft music.
A blond young person all dressed
IN white entered the room, brushed
her hand over Mary's brow, patted
her cheek and vanished. Imme-
diately Mary's fertile brain told
her that she was in heaven and
the blond young person was IN
angel. To be sure, she thought
they always wore flowing garments
and had WINGS but then she
wouldn't be particular about the
details.
Then she heard familiar voices
her fathers and mothers. They
were saying something about "res-
cued from drowning" and then II
all came back to Mary. But some
how things were changed. First
her mother would kiss her and
then her father and they caressed
her and pafted her cheeks and her
mother whispered that she was 70
Ing to buy her the dress with the
pink rosss In 1t that she wanted,
And her father suggested that they
NJ her bedroom at home like thia
one which belonged to the parson &
wife. And they brought her now
efs and fruit and Q book Of fairy
tales!
When they left Mary realized
that she had broken the iron bar,
which had bound the hearts of hel
father and mother. And 10, inside
she found sunshine. happiness and
love such as she had never imas,
iusd eyea In hsr widest faneias,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07
Teamwork a. Solution.

Mr.. Harding who is to become president
next March. yesterday occupied his seat in the
United States senate, and during the session
delivered an address, in the course Of which
he gave his ideas Of what was most needed to
bring order out Of the national chaos that has
resulted from the war upheaval.
Mr.. Harding very properly sensed the REM
edy when he said that it lay in plain teamwork
among all civilized factors. 1t should begin,
he said, in the national congress. Hero he
hoped for frankness and honesty and coopera-
ton among the members Of all parties, the
forgetting Of partisan differences and the COM
ing together with single purpose uppermost
and that the weN being Of the whole people.
Mr.. Harding. If We are to Judge his past
public record, is not to be an aggressive or .
domineering executive. He's going to listen to
the other fellow and is going to be willing to
be Overruled when he is convinced that per-
haps a course he has determined upon is not
the wise one. Neither is he to be q weakling.
He is to be q good mixer, man with give
and take attitude in the handling Of the COM
plex problems he will be obliged to face during
his White house incumbency.
One likes the tenor Of Mr.. Harding's talks
They have a democratic ring. Teamwork is
pulling together. Teamwork will settle any
question. no matter how disturbing 1t may ap-
pear to be. 1t will settle affairs Of state. II
will adjust labor troubles. With teamwork as
the watchword there is no reason why these
good old United States shouldn't, in a short
time. be humming along at the old pace that
We were enjoying before the kaiser threw q
monkey wrench into the machinery few year.
ago.
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BROKEN BARS.
BY Mrs. Sylvia DinsnOor Bell,
Marlboro Rad. Derr. Nh

U
IsThe golden sunlight Of june
tDted invitingly on the cross.
ditch motto. God Bless Our
Aeme." which hung above the door
az the Lanes sitting room. Al.
tracted by the sunlight Mary had
b0en gazing at the motto for sew
eral minutes. thinking in her child.
tsh mind how typical 1t was Of the
room. itself. The motto. dusty and
ugly in form. had been made al
most beautiful by . touch Of magic
sunshine which brought out the
pinks and blues of the cross stitch
letters. So the room. now dull and
uninviting, BY some skilled hand
might be made attractive like tho
rooms in other girls homes. she
thought. YEARLY she let her eyes
wander about the room, resting ON
eaeh individual piece Of furniture
inSits turn. She was searching for
some one thing that she could call
psptty. but the only thing with any
beauty was the cross-stitch motto
with the sunshine on t
Mary was extremely fond Of
pretty things. She worshipped
beauty In every form. lavished At
lection on all living things and
craved 1t In return. Yet, paradox
ical Is 1t may seem. she vas the
child OF stern. unsympathctic, rad
ical. matter-of-fact parents. Con-
seQuently. they had never under
stood her and had regarded her 40
sort of an anomaly. They were
s0rcly tried one day when she cried
herself to sleep because they re-
fused to got her . dress with pink
ruses in It. They tried In vain to
crssh this spirit Of worldhness as
they termed 1t.
I'm this moment Of meditation,
bitter thoughts crowded into
M&ry's mind. She reviewed the
epbode that was the cause Of her
present punishment. The night be-
fore. in the hope Of making her
te13 pretty. she had done up her
geraleht bangs In curl papers.
U Joyfu1ly she went to bed and
Epmsd Assams u pretty faces
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Accessible soei6snas alieesl . havs bssa
dus 70 ~ Arunhsa csa1itisa q drivers hays
ben nunseous h tn leeality b ~ past fsv
weeks Only yesterday Dssniag two Dawn
poet residents were killed Instantly On TIE oat-
slirts q that city vbils rstzsniDg bone fru9
. dancs. TO b suss there VIII - automobile
accidents jus % Ing g thsss aFs autouosilsA
anA when there ars accddssts there are iiks'y
70 b fatalities. !.
Before the enactment n psoaibition in this
country We seldom saw liquor charged with
responsibility for tragedies Il ths road. Thses
vas generally soms other excuse offered. But
now TINT whisky has become fcebadaA In
dulgencs. whsn 10 hear q IN automobile
smash. the first inquiry II - to Wheeler the
driver had been drinking. The Argus has a.
ways taken the attitude that simDly enacting
. prohibition law would never bring aboaa the
reform sought by the supporters Of such
and tell a man he can't have certain thing
ssaer he knows there arc hundreds Of tho1-
sands of barrels Of the prohibited article on
the market to be had by him and others just
30 long Is they are willing in 90 the cifcuitous
routes necessary to obtain il and are prepared
to pay he excessive prices demanded.
Prohibition is an incentive to law-breaking
and that this is a fact is being proved every
day The present prohibition law Is doing moth
ing more than bringing riches TO those who
own whisky and pauperising those with the ap-
petite. In q free country it seems farcical t.
tell one man he may have drink because HI
has the price and the pull to enable him t.
reach the source OF supply and'to tell another
that he can't because he does not know tn
ropes and can't afford to indulge his favorit'
! stimulant
Well have prohibition in the United State
only when every gallon of whisky is destroys
and It is made felony to be found in posses
| sion Of the forbidden stun.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

she took ont several pieces Of rib
bon. then = bottle of perfume. All
were presents from her friends.
which she kept from her mothers
sight, knowing full we'll that she
would call them worldly.
Dear, Innocent treasures. Mary
priced them above all else in the
world. The ribbons were beautiful
and soft. like the scent Of roses,
and the book took her to that won
derful land that she had dreamed
of-ths land where flowers grew
in abundance and where little girls
wore fluffy white dresses and rib
bon sashes. Surely. she thought
II this was being wicked. she wish
ed she had been wicked all her
life.
Urged on by the rebellious feel
ing, she decided not to 90 to
school that day. Instead she
would spend the day in the woods.
She always took her lunch "a
school 20 her folks would not miss
her. she knew. II they should
question her, che would lie tc
them. Yes, she would lie and be
wicked!
So handing her father the bogus
arithmetic paper, she took heI
lunch and started. Tho clear
morning cir filled her with an ex-
quisite feeling Of JOY. Tho bird
songs sent queer thrills through
her and when che reached the riv.
er's edge. where she planned te
spend the day, she hooked upon Its
calm peacsfnlnsss and thought
that surely God had blessed hel
and mads her the happiese girl In
tho world.
Always hedged In BY facts. sha
now let hsg Imagination run riot
Lying there In the cool. sweet
grass, she caught sight Of an old
boat and her fanciful mind imme-
diatsly connectsd It with ''The
Lady Of Shalott" which she had
rec.ntly rcd q school. She sud.
denly decided to play that she va
the LADY Of 6halott" and With q
pencil from her school box roughly
traced the vecds The Lady Of
6halotts u the bev. She pushed
Of from tAs sAMe aAl, lyl1g u
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surrounded by curls and after she
had been asleep a long, long time
she was awakened by someone
stirring in her room. Her mother!
Quickly she turned, and in q mo-
ment. Of terror. lay face downward
dreading discovery. But 1t was
with . feeling of sadness that she
heard the door close, for she would
have risked the curl papers for the
sake Of her mothers kiss. Her
mother seldom kissed her and she
longed to be loved.
In tho morning her mother busy
about breakfast did not notice the
curls. but after the customary
reading from the Bible, her father
leveled his eyes straight on Mary
and tho precise brown ringlets on
her korehead. With reddenine
cheeks she head him say, "Mary
shall do 80 examples in arithmetic
and show them to me before she
goes to school this morning - 4
punishment for lapsing into world
liness."
Hot tears sprang TO her eyes. che
choked down her food hurriedly,
and now she was doing the hated
examples. Her father know that
she hated arithmetic moro than
anything else and II was unfair Of
him TO punsh her this way. Moved
by q spirit Of rebellion. she deter
mined not to do them. She would
deceive him!
She remembered that not long
ago she had undergone the self
Same punishment and had saved
the paper with the examples ON It.
and this she would show to him.
Furthermore. she would read her
book Of fairy tales during the time
she vas supposed 70 b doing the
examples. The book was q present
from ono of her little friends and
It was only by careful hiding that
she managed to preserve 1t, for
fairy stories were looked upon a.
evil things In Mafy's homo.
The story book vas very dear to
Mary's heart and with tender IA
gers she took 1t from the drawer
where she had hidden Il: close BE-
side II WAS . candy box with pink
roses on Il, and lifting The oovsS,
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washinstea, D. c. Give full name and
tsn psstAss. Re bsief. All insuizfes are
to eaoA individual. Ne atte1tion will be
common phoebe, redwing black
bird, white-throated sparrow. west
ern Savanna sparrow, brown
thrasher, Texas bobwhite, brewer
ackbird, covbird. jackdaw, great
tailed grackle. mockingbird. butch
erbird, killdeer, Baltimore oriole,
dickcissel and scissor-tail hycatch-
er.
q. Have the mothers Of the
American Indians who served in
our army any kind Of an organic
alton? B. E. M.
A. The National American War
Mothers state that the first chap
ter Of American Indian Mothers
has recently been organized. The
chapter name is Cannon Ball and
the oficers are: Mrs. Bear Ghost,
war mother; Mrs. Basil Two Bears.
| secretary; Mrs. Fast Horse, treas
urer.
Q. How long will 1t be before
there will be . comet that can be
seen with the naked eye? 8. sc.
A. The naval observatory says
that predictions - to the naked
eye Visibility OF . comet during one
Of IT. periodic returns are always
uncertain.
Q. What makes the English
channel 10 rough? W. O. H.
A. The water IL generally rough
and unpleasant for travel on &C.
count Of cross currents.
Q. Who invented the game of
baseball? F. W.
A. Abner Doubleday. who later
went to West Point. and ultimately
became = major general in the
United States army, is given the
credit for originating the game In
1889. He and some other young
men began to play . game they aft
erwards called baseball. One OF
these named Cartwright had the
idea of diamond. to improve the
game. Two Old Cat" and Three
Old Cat" were still early forms Of
ball and were adapted probably
from the English game Of FOUNDERS.
! Q. VIII the government sell life
insurance to all classes o. people
| = r. 8. P,
A. Civilians are not permitted
! to take out government insurance
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ton Bureau, Frederic J. Hae0ns Ufocsess
address and enclose twe-ceet Scamp fss =
confiAentlal. the replies being sen3 eareos
paid to Anonymous letteFs.)
@. Who invented Volapuk?
E. F. o.
A. volapuk, literally worlds
speech, a language which was in
tended to be universal, was invent
ed by Martin Schleyer OF krastasz,
Baden, about 1879.
@. Why is there a space left be-
tween the rails Of railroad!
P.D.
A. It is necessary to leave a
space to allow for the contraction
and expansion Of the steel due to
climatic changes.
@. How old are vardon and Ray,
the English golf professionals?
c. s. W.
@. What was the date Of the tor
nado that destroyed Brinkley, Ar
kansas? J. L. c.
A. The weather bureau records
show that . severe tornado visited
that place on March 5, 1919. about
7:l0 D. m. The storm crossed the
city from southwest to northern,
killing ~ persons, woanding about
900, and causing damage estimated
1t 100000.
Q. Is it true that pennies need
not be accepted In amounts larger
than Is! Also tell me II there is a
limit in nickels. dimes. quarters
and half dollars. F. L. A.
A. Pennies are legal tender only
up to Is cents. This Is also true
Of scent pieces. Subsidiary silver
coins, such - 10-cent pieces, quar-
ter dollars and half dollars, are
legal tender for amounts not ex-
Q. ID there to be . transcoud-
mental airplane race from New
York to Los Angeles this winter?
A. 8.
A. The Aero Club Of Americs
says that there will b such . rack
this winter from New York Wis
Washington. Atlanta. New Orleans
Texas, Arizona, New Mexico to Lo.
Angeles.
@. What birds will eat the boil
We0vil? D. ". l.
A. Upon Investigation Of the gov
eminent It has been found that the
boil Weevil will be eaten by the
Carolina wren. titlark. pipit. tom.
tit. black crested titmouse, western
meadow lark, Florida meadow lark
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07
DRESSMAKING HELP.

DRESSMAKING HELP.
When doing your own seSlns'
you require a skirt longer Oh s'', !.
and back than in front, it IS oins'''
to get it even around the oO.,'i |
unless you have someone 70 W. !
up for you. but by the ioi'o '. ],
method you can manage '"'
we'll alone:
Take a table that is hlgn enI n,
to strike you just below INC v.s I'd
and chalk the edge well. n
the skirt at the top, putting '. /
belt. Put it on, then be sur sr,
stand straight and turn saSss
slowly and carefully o,u s.hs
against the chalked edge OF .s r
Take the skirt off and NJ. M 4
from chalk line down. maAins -,
same length all around. lns ~ ~
length over hips on sides anu !,
has been allowed for aoo's
chalk line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

Tried Recipes.
Hollandaise Sauce-One-half cup
butter, two egg yolks, one table
spoon lemon Juice. one-quarter tea
spoon salt, few grains cayenne, one
third cup boiling water.
Wash butter with cold water and
divide in three parts. Put first
piece in saucepan with egg yolks
and lemon Juice: place this pan in
q larger saucepan, containing boil
ing water and stir with a wire
whisk until butter is melted, add
second piece Of butter and, as II
thickens. the third. Add water
cook one minute and add salt and
cayenne.
Raisin Puh-Two cups flour. two
teaspoons baking powder, one-hall
cup shortening. two eggs, one cur
milk, one cup seeded raisius. chop
ped. Nix the contents thorough.
and steam an hour in a butteret
mold.
Sauce: One-half cup sugar. two
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07
Things Worth KNOWING

Never clean ALUMINIUM r
strong soap or securing pos o;,.
Madeira Pudding. - pisS1 .,,er
package OF iello in thTee.aS M
mint of sweet cider. "hea ~. d
COO, add one cup OF ralshl Ia
chopped figs, pineapple anu
valnuts. Cover and chilli
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

q Discarded ball players might try some of
the old-fashioned parlor games-"Pillow," for
instance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

& II you need hard work to make you forget
Jour troubles. try . Job as fireman in Liverpool
or Cork.
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Household Hints

, tablespoons melted butter. one-01l.
cup boiling water. Let this eoD
| to a boil and put in two Tablespoon
of cornstarch mixed in water. ."
vOr with vanilla.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

y think I'll follow the general trend" says
NE mercury In the tube. and Drop
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

4 The experienced father II not deceived b,
$he attention no gets It homo these days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

Ths same man who delivers your Christina.
|nail ajso fetches the bills.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

Poor time to break jail. considering the Ia
Dor situation and the housing problem.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

The reports spread broadcast by
conscienceless crooks who market
certain consumption cures" take
advantage Of several popular err
rors. First. laymen generally i'm
agine that tuberculosis (consump-
toni does not occur in persons
who are stout or overweight. OF
course that is q mistake, for con-
sumption often occurs In persons
who are normal or above normal
in weight
The second popular, miseoncep-
ton Is that the number Of tubercle
bacilli Consumption germs) found
In the patients spit when this is
examined with the microscope il
an indication Of the severity or
stage Of the disease. As q matter
Of fact, there is NO ground what
ever for such a notion. The COM
parative number Of germs found in
any particular examination Is en-
tirely a matter of accident. The
point is that if any tubercle bacilli
at all are found, no matter how
few or how many. that signifies an
active and we'll established tuber-
culosis. II no germs are found,
that does not signify that the pa
tient has no tuberculosis. for In
some cases Of advanced lung tuber-
culosis it may require q long series
Of sputum tests before the bacilli
are found. Then, too, in the very
beginning Of lung tuberculosis, the
incipient stage, when the diagnosis
is 80 important but so seldom made
because the patient usually post
pones seeking medical advice OF
strives to evade examination Of the
naked chest, no bacilli will be
found in the sputum, as a rule, for
the reason that the lung has not
yet become raw or liberated and ID
not giving off any germs. In fact
some experienced physicians insist
that we can no longer say the dis
ease is in the beginning or incip-
lent stage when tubercle bacilli
are found in the sputum.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
QokoH Annlnc

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples.
Cereal and Cream
Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Poached Eggs on Toast
Creamed Potatoes
TartS Cocoa
DINNER.
Potato Soup
Baked Fish Tartar Sauce
Baked Potatoes SteWed Tomatoes
Lettuce
Minced Terts Coffee
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Fresh Air without Fresh Air.

How can l secure good ventila-
ton without inducing a draft in the
room diagrammed. You will note
there are windows on the north
and west sides. A. NJ.
Answer-Ventilation implies the
admission of a current of air from
outdoors, and how that can be &C
complished without a draft is one
Of those questions that can't be an
swered.
Almanac Trouble.
My mother has had trouble with
uric acid for years. Cd any OF the
following foods contain or produce
uric acid: chicken, parsley, car
rots, leeks, parsnips, turnips, on
ions, farina, sugar, cooked apple,
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BALLAD Qr DISCOVERY.
|NeRG liEs rsA,is ANCIENT esEr4v,

way back in fourteen ninety-two
Columbus made , lucky 81 find
And now he's listed IL Who's Who.
He had no superstitious mind;
The world was round, Old Chris opined.
And proved it--so the hfstries say
But hear the tale now unwind:
saw q hAppers ear today!
You may not think my statement true:
Perhaps you think that I'm inclined
To tamper with the homemade brew
Or patronize the pig that's blind.
But your suspicious are unktnd-
never, never get that way;
My eyes are always well aligned.
SAW . hspper's ear today!
Balboa lamped the ocean blue
Reward for all his weary grind;
Old Doc Cock found the Pole anew
When Peary left the thing behind!
Each page in Clos book Is lined
With names like gems OF purest ray.
To what page may NINE be assigned!
I saw flapper's ear today!
L,ENVOD.
A doctor, quick! Call one to bind
A bandage round my eyes. l say!
l fear that shall 60 stone blind
saw a flappers ear today!
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Argus Information Bureau


whinstsa,
commercial
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-07

Il AM sending you.'' writes B. B. S. "the
eause of a wild and hilarious night in the city
Of Tallula" Well, here it is. We're glad to
print it principally because it takes up con-
siderable space we should otherwise have to