Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

d THE SAGE OF. TH1 SIDEWALK
Lahsr h the Law u Life.
BY william Henry Dixon.

BY William Henry Dixon-
This fact il true. deny who VIII.
Labor Is the law Of life!
And each must toll to climb LIES hill.
Labor is the law Of life!
There Ii no place Q man may hold.
There Is no fame. nor gain. nor gold,
Save BY that rule, tried, true, and old
Labor is the law Of life!
The things worth while come not BY chance.
Labor is the law of life!
We each must toll il we advance.
Labor is the law Of life!
At forge, or farm, in mine or mill.
The golden hours we each must oil.
Somewhere We each must toll, or till,
Labor is the law Of life!
In mine, in mint, school, store, or bank. ),
Labor is the law Of life!
A gaudy bauble crown or rank,
Labor is the law OF life!
The only way q man may rise.
No other way to gain the prize,
And bridge from earth to heavenly skies
Labor il tho law Of life!
- '-s Obsolete
An old wiseacre of no little renown.
Has said, All that goes up must come down, !"
But that old noise is thing OF the past.
Now days, everything that goes up keeps going
up fast.
r. C. S.
Editors note: Here we would beg, If we
but 'dast', That soaring prices may not LAST.
Why II. C. L. Survives.
Many times had noticed her recently, a
veritable fashion plate of becoming clothes.
Each time there was some new article OF ap-
parel that attracted me- This time, it was a
10 uuAca
the newest style and shade. dainty gold
mesh bag dangled from her wrist, where a
platinum wrist-watch licked away the hours,
that is, when she had thought to wind it. She
was on her way to work. and was waiting on
the corner for the bridge line car. Her chum
came along presently, not quite so smartly
gowned, but with the evidence OF plenty-of-
money. and "l-should-worry" written all over
her appearance.
"Well-look who's here" said the latter.
Almost late, wasn't you?" cheered the
fashion plate.
"You said it. whatchu ~dolled up so for,
date tonight
For a manicure and shampoo's all"
know
mot till Saturday night But I'm having
two manicures a week now. My hands get a
fright by Wednesday,"
Cant you do them yourself no more?"
20, could; but what's the use, lots easier
to have it done, looks better. too" caressing
the deep cuffs Of her coat with the hands Of
a manicurist
=. Ibid you get raise this month";"
Nothing doing. Guess l won't get no more
till next year"
"How'aru goin' to get your coat paid for
thenr
| Guess I'll have to borrow from nom. She's
gettin' 81 day now for washings: Wish
l.. I-sk
swell clothes, believe me-"
! Over the Counter.
Customer: SHOW me some OF those taupe
silk stockings. The ones with the embroid-
cred rosebuds. Yes those
| Saleslady: These are the last pair We
have. madam they are only eight-ffty today.
Then I shall take them, and wish you'd
order two more pair before the prices go up
again."
| when the screech-owl OF temper lights or
a mans woman. too. We opine) head and he
begins to make earthly noise, you may ex.
pect little in the way of actual achievement
from him Tor her(D)!
Common sense is rather uncommon these
days. We say so, anyway.
On the Street Car.
My. look at the shoppers! do wonder
how people ~can be so reckless now that every
thing is so high. / was telling my husband
only this morning that l couldn't for the lift
OF me understand why women don't learn 8
little economy. Now, when I-What'yu saw
Hum? Oh, why I'm just goin' down to get :
new rug for the dining room. You see John,
sisters coming to visit US next month, she.
not been up since two years ago, and l d.
want SOMETHING new. Furniture's SO higl
now, so told John I'm going to get new
rug; What? They're high. too? Oh, SUP
IPOSE so. but what is body to do, when vn
Just GOT to have something think I won
get much besides the rug, unless I happen t,
see some pretty curtain material WOULI
like to have new drapes for the living room
Looks kinda bare to me. and Johns sister ha,
!such BEAUU-ti-ful drapes. My OH"