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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
The Family Thermometer

Please tell me how 10 sterili,e
the clinical thermometer so that
one may use it for different mem.
bers of the family. Mrs. L. B. MI
Answer-If you are determined
to worry yourself and the family
about temperature, wash the ther.
mometer well with cool water and
soap, then with alcohol or 5 per
cent phenol tone to twenty solution
of carbolic acid in water.) Nurses
usually keep clinical Thermometer
standing in jar Of some such dis.
infectant. Soap and water wash.
ing carefully done is probably as
effective as washing with alcohol
or wiping with any other antiseptic
solution.
Skin Cancer.
/ have had small mole on nv
right cheek all my life. 1t seems 10
be getting larger now. Is it advis-
able to have it removed? Does II
ever cause cancer? Would there
be a scar left after removed Of such
a mole? &C. G. L.
Answer-SNn cancer (epithel-
ioma) often develops in the site OF
a mole or other trifiing lesion
which has been present for many
years. 1t would be WISE to have the
mole removed surgically now, and,
if there is any suggestion Of can
Ger, have few X-ray treatments O!
| the spot afterward. Probably no
/ noticeable scar will be left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

the most agreeable dose is A bowl,
of solution Of magnesium citrs,s
prepared by the druggist on "a.
quest. This makes a large drink
but not an unpleasant one.
6. AS IN external application n.
soreness. or pain a mustard pasta
is good, as described in the second
article of this series. Or the mar
thol wintergreen ointment know,
as "analgesic balm" may be rubbed
on.
Z. The. throat may be CARRIED
every hour or two with solution
of a Sellers tablet in water as hos
as possible. Or a teaspoonful a,
boric acid may be dissolved inca
cupful Of hot water for gargling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

y The railroad wage question inevitably has
been passed along to the president who VIII
decideit with the full knowledge that whatever
he does he will be damned in the sight Of his
political opponents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1890.

Opinions may differ in regard to the dispo-
Sition made Of navy medals. but most people
ytll be glad to note that the doughboy got
Sno1t of the ones awarded In the army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

Revelations growing out of the murder OF
Maurice Enright, the Chicago gunman. make
Il clear that crimes committed in the name OF
6uionism are not as rare as they might be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

believe you are right in want
ing to live at the Y. W. C. A. Your
relatives may be doing all they can
to make their home your home, but
nevertheless you are an outsider
and do not belong to the family.
At the age Of 81 you should feel
free to make your own decisions
and when in your judgment thing
is right, thought should not be CIV
en- to what people will say.
Your method of living after you
leave your relatives will be suffl-
Client evidence of your character.
When in doubt try to decide what
advice your mother and father
would give you, were they alive
and in this way you will almost al
ways be helped. If you lead
clean and right life people will ad-
mire you and not condemn.
The young man you mention IS
too young to have serious lnteA-
tons. Regard him as a gooa
friend, refuse to kiss him, and De
satisfied with the relationship tor
few years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11
ONE YEAR AGO

The German national assembly
at Weimar adopted provisional
constitution for the new German
republic and elected Friedrich Ebert
as president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

Alexander NJ. Dockery. former
governor Of Missouri, and later as
sistant postmaster general, cele-
brates his 18th birthday today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

BY THE SAGE OF THE SIDEWALK



The other day started out
To take little stroll.
The streets were very icy,
And twas hard to reach my goal:
But put my best foot foremost
Then NIX other foot slipped out,
And down went a-spPawling
While crowd gathered about.
I looked down at my best foot,
Then l looked down at my other.
/ was shocked beyond expression
By what / did discover.
On nv best foot was best shoe
On the other q house slipper,
So there really was reason
Why took that awful fipper.
Nv embarrassing position
was augmented mofe than ever.
When a friend with laughter hearty
Brought shovel for lever;
When at fast upon my feet again
/ started homeward bound
/ wondered If my best foot
Or my other had me down.
Editors note: In these days Of high cost
Of leather one is lucky to own pair Of shoes
and slippers at one and the same time).
Drink to me only with thine eyes"-how
in the world would one drink these days, we'd
like to know!
Gum-chewing may be harmless in 50 far
as the chewer is concerned, but the one who
chews AUDIBLY is certainly hard on tired
nerves And the habit has grown to be so pop
ular that recent contemporary writer has
classified certain words as gum chewing
words"
Success.
(By Theodosia Carlson.
When love and came out of the nisht,
To the wind and the sun and the high bird
call,
With the high road before us wide and white
He did not heed me at all.
He loosed my hand to salute the day
He was one with the wind and the soaring
He called me to follow all the way.
WE HAD WALKED so CLOSE IN TIE
DARK.
az good name is rather to be chosen thar
great fiction"
as this the fastest you can gc?" asked al
irate travelling man of a rOsy-cheeked stree
car conductor.
'No, sir" replied the latter, "but am sup
posed to stay with my car.
Miss Nicotine.
Miss Nicotine is frightened,
| She is trembling in her shoes,
F, For she has just been hearing
+ disturbing piece Of news
| Tho distance lends enchantment,
| Miss Nicotine'S afraid
That she'll soon be requested
ITO be seated in the shade"
She finds she is unwelcome
Where the public congregate,
In hotels and in lobbys
| She is doomed to abrogate.
| She fears her days are numbered
Like John Barleycorn her friend,
| Who passed away two weeks ago,
And his address failed to send.
| Yet still like poor Pandora,
She will never give up hope
I So long as Sir Narcotic
Brings along delicious dope.
How Tie Did 1t.
How did you get such a gang of wome1
to work for you at such reasonable pay?"
well, you see l advertised for young an
middle aged ladies' Every one who called
looked at her severely and told her had In
tended to employ mostly middle aged ladies
and that l was disappointed that one so youn
should apply. After that I hired her at m
! own price."-Phiadelphia Public Ledger.
Sarcasm is the language OF the DEVIL TO
which reason l have long since as good as re
nounced it, CARLYLE
Housewife to man who presents paper tell
ing that he has lost his voice. etc. "IIow Ion
since you have been unable to utter word
1.-TWO years, maam."
L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

Dear Mrs. gThompson-1 am
young married woman and ike 10
entertain a great deal, but as 90
not know the proper ideas oil eh'e'-
tanning, l do very little Of il.
In giving a little informal tea
have planned small program also.
When do | serve the tea, before "
after the program, or While 'h'
program is being given?
How do | receive my guests
have no help or servants?
EGG. S. H.
Tea should be served after the
program.
Go to the door yourself to greet
your guests. Then tell them ~neie
to put their wraps, for instance
You may put your wraps IN ,he
first room at the head OF tH'
stairs"
Do not give too much thougn' "
the correct way OF doing thihe"
Entertain as you yourself want "
Originality is always a treat, ~.
whatever you do. keep the atuiuue
Of perfect confidence that you,
guests will think it all right. New
apologize. You may find heipiumi
reading matter at the library. YEA
the librarian what you want aIu
she will help you.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-11

"Soon To Be Sixteen: You sen'
an envelope and requested a pc.
soEal answer, but you did not slsa
your name or address the envelope
A personal reply, therefore is LUZ
possible.
The fool-killer., 1920-06-01
SPIRITIST LITERATURE

7 get many book catalogues
and announcements of new books,
as they come from the press. I
am not able to buy all of them
and no human being could pos
sibly read half Of them-but by
studying these lists [ can keep
pretty close track of the trend
of present-day literature.
Well, one thing | notice is that,
there is now being turned loose:
on the. world a regular flood Of
new books on Spiritualism-
nearly all advocating or Defend
ing it. The big publishers seem
to be mostly on the devils side,
and if a book exposing Spirit
ualism were offered for publica-
ton it would almost certainly
be rejected. I could write a
scorcher on that subject myself,
but what would be the use?
No publisher would touch it.
Five or six new books of
Spiritist propaganda appear each
month, and because the people.
have been brought up on the I'M
mortal Soul lie, they are falling
into this new trap by the mil
lions. There seems to be no
way to stop it. Men Of reputa-
ton like Oliver Lodge and Conan
Doyle have lent the prestige of
their names to it, and the world
is going raving bekussed over
talking with the dead"
In spite of the fact that it is.
against all reason, all science and
all Scripture, they will still cling
to it like a puppy to a root and
refuse to listen when I offer to
tell them the truth about it. No.
body can answer my questions
nor explain how the dead can
be alive, but they insist on be-
lieving it-because the devil says
it is so.
The fool-killer., 1920-06-01
CORRESPONDENCE.

Lee Gill, 1904 Fourth Street.,
Wichita Falls, Tex.l got The Fool
Killer yesterday and when I had read
it | felt SO good | just turned out and
nabbed a few subs. Though I have
not been guilty of it before I am in
it now. So send the Fool-Killer to-
these seventeen names for which | en-
close S4.25. Hurry it along to these
names, and please do not miss any
of them. [ will send my renewal
0
T. M. Littleton, Salem, S. C.,-I
am sending you a club of five, and
please send the paper to the enclosed
names. I am paying for them my
self, because [ want them to hear the
truth. [ can say to you that I have
been fighting this blasphemous doct-
rine Of Eternal Torment for ten years..
and l am getting some Of their eyes
open on the matter. [ tell them that
the Bible doesn't teach anything Of
the sort, and I proved it by the pure
World. Of God. So I'll stand by you
in the truth.
j. c. Simpson, Wellsvlile, Ohio.-I
am sending in a small club to the
greatest little paper on earth. I have
been a constant reader for a long time,
and the onE fault is we don't get it
often enough. Keep her booming.
". R. Galloway, Haworth, Okla
[ like your little paper. 1t hits along
the line that [ have been thinking
on for some time, and I am glad to
know that such thoughts are being
put in print SO they will reach the
people. I enclose herewith a club Of
five.
The fool-killer., 1920-06-01

true translation Oh the original.
The Emphatic Diaglott renders
it, "suddenly conveyed away"
Wakefield puts it carried
away" Wyclif says: "ravished
into PARADISE" Rheims YER
sion reads, "rapt into paradise"
You see all the best authori-
ties agree that the ''caught up"
idea is wrong. Paul was not
"caught up, but "caught away"
or words to that effect. And
he was not caught away into a
distant place, but rather into
a distant TIME. The third
heaven does not mean a series
of heavens built up vertically
one above the other like the
floors in "a sky-scraper. It
means third in point of TIME
just as you would say the first
day, the second day, or the third
day.
The first heaven and the first
earth, constituting" The World
That Was" passed away at the
Flood. The second heaven and
the second earth, constituting
"The World That Now Is"
reaches from the Flood to the
end Of the Gospel Dispensation.
The third heaven and the third
earth will start when Christ be-
gins his Millennial Reign on
earth, and they will reach on
through the Endless Ages. That
will be what we speak of as
1.-THE World to Come" and that
was what Paul saw in his vision.
You can't find a syllable of
Scripture to Indicate that there
ever was or ever will be a Para
disc anywhere else except right
here on this earth. Here is
where paradise was first estab-
lished; here is where it was
snapped off for an apple and
lost; and here is where it will
be re-established in the future.
The word "paradeisos" is not
properly either Greek or Hebrew.
but appears to have been i'm
ported from a more. eastern
tongue, probably the Persian. Ir
Gesenius and Robinson's He.
brew Lexicon it is defined thus
"A paradise, an orchard, ar
arboretum, particularly Of pome.
granates, a park, a fruit-garden
a name common to severa
Oriental languages and especial
ly current among the P~ersians.'
Josephus calls the gardens O.
Solomon paradises and Berosu:
(quoted by Josephus) says tina
the lofty gardens erected by
Nebuchadnezzar were called tn
"Suspended Paradise"
So you see the word "para
disc" means something like
} beautiful park OF garden file,
: with fruits and flowers. TIL
Garden Of Eden was just tina
kind Of a place-it was a para
! disc and in due course O. tim,
that paradise is going to be re
stored and enlarged to cover tn
, whole earth. That was tn
paradise that Paul saw in hi
vision. With his inverted mem
Ory' he saw this earth with tn
, curse Of sin removed-saW it re
, neWed and beautified, and pre-
Z pared as the final home Of til
redeemed.
t When we learn sCmethin,
oho,,4 tho TIIE fno4,nor e IL
The fool-killer., 1920-06-01
How then could it hear

course, that Paul himself was
the man he was talking about,
and he says he couldn't tell
whether he was in the body or
out of the body. But the the
ologians of modern times have
assumed to know more about it
than Paul himself knew, and
THEY say he was OUT of the
body. For PHYS sake, how do
THEY know, if HE didn't?
They simply don't. But it suits
their wild-eyed theories to have
him OUT of the body, and so
they teach it that way.
Paul was not any more out of
the body when he saw this
vision than John of Patmos was
out of the body when he saw
the things that he tells about.
In each case it was simply a
MENTAL PROJECTION INTO
THE FUTURE. Things far in
the future were supernaturally
passed in review before their
mental eyes so that the APP
PEARANCE was very vivid.
We people of today, without
divine aid, cannot project our
minds into the future that way,
but any of us can project our
minds into the past, and actual
ly SEE things that happened a
long time ago. For instance,
the cabin that I lived in when
[ was a little boy has long been
torn down and destroyed. But I
can shut my eyes today and ST.
that cabin just as plain as I
ever saw it in my childhood days
when I lived in it. What do you
call that? Do you think my
soul gets out Of my body and
goes back thirty years and sees
that cabin in actual existence?
Oh, no! It is only my MEMOIR
that enables me to do that.
And what is MEMORY, and
where and how does it operate?
We all know that the seat of the
memory is in the BRAIN, and
we know that the brain is a part
of the physical body. There
fore a soul separate from the
body would have no brain, and
as a natural consequence it
would have no memory. It could
not remember it's own name, nor
what it's postoffice address was
on earth, nor anything else about
itself. It's past e%xistences, if il
had one, would be an absolute
blank. It could not even be- con.
scious of it's own existence, be.
cause consciousness is so closely
associated with memory that
you can't separate them. I
you couldn't remember that you
were living five minutes ag<
you couldn't be conscious thai
, you are living this minute
Did you ever think about that
The thing that enabled Pau
to see this wonderful vision 0:
the future was what we Nigh.
: call an INVERTED MEMORY
:, that is, a memory turned wron<
end foremost and poked out int
the future. That's the way al
the old prophets got their dope
!, and they got it straight, too
regardless of what the 'highe
critics" may think about it.
| But you want to know abou
| that Paradise. Wait a minute
E We will get to that presently
: The next point is about being
Nconnh+ NM to fhat thi1.I
The fool-killer., 1920-06-01
THAT
Mimosa, N. c., July 9, 1920
The Fool-Killer,
Boomer, n. G..

@AAAAAOOC9 A'
The Fool-Killer,
Boomer, n. G.
Sir:
Please read End. Corinthians 1884
and explain it to me-. Where was
this paradise? I am not looking for
an argument. I am open for Con-
viction.
J. W. MURDOCH.
That's what I call the sensible
attitude to take on such ques-
tons. When a man approaches
me in that attitude Of mind
there is some satisfaction in talk
ink with him.
All right, Mr.. Murdoch. We
will now proceed. You ask for
an explanation of the 4th verses
only, but it is necessary to notice
the reading of the three pre-
ceding verses in order to get the
matter straight. So let me
quote the whole four verses:
1t is not ~expedient for me doubtless
to glory. I will come to visions and
revelations of the Lord. I knew a
man in Christ above fourteen years
ago., whether in the body I cannot
tell; or whether out of the body |
cannot tell: God knoweth); such a
one caught up to the third heaven.
And I knew such a man, whether in
the body or out of the body I can
not tell: God knoweth); how that
he was caught up into paradise, and
heard u~nspeakable words, which it is
not lawful for a man to utter.-2nd.
Cor. 12:1-4..
Now what is it that Paul says
he is coming to? Listen. Il
will come to VISIONS and RE-
Violations of the Lord" The
first idea we get, then, is that
the thing he is going to tell us
about is a VISION. What is a
vision? Is it the real, literal
thing that it appears to be, OF
is it just an appearance? We
all know it is just an appearance
Of something that is not real at
the time when seen. But this
vision that Paul saw, while not
real at the time he saw it, wa
a picture of something that is
to be real in the future. The
vision that Paul tells about here
was what you might call an ex'
act duplicate of what John the
Revelator saw on Patmos. They
both saw the same things-i1
vision But in neither case were
the things or conditions ACT
UAL at the time they saw them
They are still in the future.
Seeing, then, that the thine
was only a vision, let US SCI
what the vision was and hov
it all happened. Some peopl,
take this passage as proof tina
there is an immortal soul in ma
which can get out Of the bod,
and go off and live and see thing
independent Of the body. But i
proves nothing of the sort. Not
carefully that it does not sa,
q word about any soul. It /
talking about a MAN. An
this man that was caught u
into the third heaven HEAR
certain things. A man HEAR;
with his EARS and SEES wit
his EYES. And the ears an
eyes are parts of the body. I
a mans soul should leave tn
7J- o-. 49, IL 1o@~-o- ~ --@,-J
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
BRovX TRANSACTIONS.

Mcistor Builders. Inc, resold the five
story new law apartment house. ac-
commodating ten families, at 800 Free
man street.
Cammann. Voorhees, 81 Floyd sold for
Frank Perry and others the plot. look
lO7. at tho northwest corner OF 18TH
street and Longfellow avenue to the
Kiesler Realty Company, which Will
erect q garage.
Samuel Jankelvitch sold TO Joseph
Stelnman the four story flat at rs
Eagle avenue. southwest corner of 18th
street 20xioo.
Abe Bass sold 10 Emmett =. futile
Tho three story dwelling at 1925 Nelson
avenue. 251xiQ5.n.
Pauline herman sold 20 Andrew Nc
Clnlev the two story dwelling at 1860
Inwood avenue, 25xi3o.
william W Niles sold TO John T. $
Keilos the two story dwelling on the
north side Of 203d street, 1909 feet east
OF tho Concourse.
Hudson y. Rose Company rosold n
Ntarv c. stanley 100 Alexander avenue,
, three story dwelling. 16.sX66.s. and
purchased from John Ralph Heidmark
tbo house al S2l linton avenue.
Adolph Levy sold 10 Harry Cohen 1910
prlstow street. q two story dwelling
Is 3Nlt5.s
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
MISCELLANEOUS LEASES.

Leon 5. Altmayer leased for the
Phelps Stokes Estates, Inc, the apart
ment house, with three stores, on tho
northeast corner OF Park avenue and
Ninety-first street The lease Is for
twenty-one years. The building will be
extensively rebuilt and reconstructed
Immediately.
D. Kempner & Son leased to Mrs.
Martha Brockman tho three story
dwelling at $40 West End avenue, and
a loft in SO and 3s West Twenty fifth
street TO the Welrose Dress Company.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co leased for
Mrs. Cabot Ward, furnished, for the
season, her residence, at IS East Tenth
street. n four story house. 25xs2.3. to
L. J. Pracger.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
AMERICAN PORTS.

AHUK1NI. oct 29-Arrived. str Whining
ton, Eureka.
ASTORIA. o. Nov 1--saned. str isis (Br),
United Kingdom; bark Button Crr), do.
Betterton. Port Lobos.
HONOLULU. Nov 1--Arrived. strs Ven
tura. San Francisco for Sydney (and sailed).
Hyades, Tacoma; Las Vegas, San Francisco
Siberia Maru Dap, Hong Kong, &c, for
San Francisco (and sailed; schr Caroline.
Aberdeen.
Sailed list. strs Aspinet (Br). Taku: Mona
(Jap). Yokohama La Drea. Port San Luis
I'd , ply San !, tra1eseo son9ma do. 90 ...
Mason City. New York; Northern Pacific
NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Nov ARRIVED,
schr Fannie Il Hall. Eastern port.
Sailed 9Th. schrs Charles l. Jeffrey,
Volunte and Melissa Trask. all for Bravo.
NEWBURYPORT. Mass. Nov 5-Arrived,
barge STAFFORD, New York.
PORT ALLEN. oct 30-Sailed, schr II X
PORT ARTHUR. Tex. Nov S-salied. str
PORTLAND. Me. Nov CARVED. str
$eshobee Boston.
Sailed 6th. str Canadian Sailor (BD, St
In port 5th. str Lake Akkra. for Norfolk
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Nov ARRIVED.
strs LavRda, Tacoma. sc. for New York
Rainier, Punta Arenas, &c.
Sailed "a. str Joan Of Arc. Portland, o.
SAN PEDRO. Cal. Nov 1-Arrived, str
Senator. san Francisco for Corinto (and
Sailed lst. str west uika. Manila.
SABINE. Tex, Nov 4-Sailed. str Freeport
Sulphur No 6. Tampico.
sEARsPoRT. Me. Nov 5-Arrived str
Ruth. Norfolk; barge Cumru, Philadelphia.
towing barges Rutherford. Oak HilI and
Spring.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-09
REALTY NEWS NOTES.

At a cost Of about $50. 900 the FIVE old
time three story dwellings at 151 to 15s
Fast Thirty-sixth street are TO be al
tered into a clubhouse for the Ladies'
Christian Union, now ON West Forty
ninth street The houses have com
bined frontage OF 81 feet and were ac
qUired by the organization several
months ago Plans for the changes have
just been completed by Ewing d Allen,
architects.
]. Scott negotiated the recently re-
ported sale for j. White of 761 St. Mich
olas avenue. a four story house. TO Mrs.
G. Tencoorn and its resale 10 Julia 5.
Mayors.
ID Kempner c Son were the brokers
H. the sale pr the four story dwelling
a 14S West Forty-ninth street to Mrs
Annie Pinsky, recently reported
Max Pollak is the buyer of the shop
ard dwelling at 5Of East Seventy-sixth
street, sold recently.
John Martinelli il the buyer of the
tenement at $50 East 123d street, sold
recently.
The Vesey Holding Company Ralph
Il. Ittleson. contemDlates erecting a four
story garage at 254 and 25G West Fifty
fourth street. 50x200. through to Fifty
third street, to cost approximately
$4,000.
julius Rosenberg has been appointed
agent for %. 35 and las and 160 West
Twenty-sixth street. 35 West Twentieth
street and 43 East Thirty-frst street.
Duross Company was the broker in
the sale Of the dwelling at 457 West
Twenty second street 10 the Catholic
Protective Society. reported recently.
Shampan & Shampan. architects. are
pr pairing plans for extensive altera-
tons TO the old Thalia Theatre. at 46
and AS Bowery, for Acierno's Amuse-
ment Corporation. This theatre IS one
Of the old landmarks OF New York city.
Plans were filed for one and two
story storage for the Department OF
Plants and Structures at 33S 10 356
Rlvington street, 200X122.5. J. o. Eek
ersley, the city architect, estimates the
cost at S155. 900.