The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-06
4 WARHIgo.

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| Il there's anything we're fond Of. If there's
anything We love
More thaa any other one thing tween the sazth
and heav'n Abeva;
| II there's anything dsiighta H. nils our cup
I .plunb full q biis1,
Cavss us thfilh Of pufsst pleasure Just BE-
lievs us IL = this:
To sE..p an inspiration for lifting ver'. or
| two,
The thsme Of which Il woand around clever
| little "jeu"- -
And then to have some person near Us start
to scintillate!
Do We Ike It! Well, Just listen to our little
| hymn Of hate.
We try to writA this colyunl-and we try most
We like to rime some ev'ry day to prove that
we're q bard.
But how the deuce can we build rimes-the
question seems quite fair
with half dozen persons spouting Wit beAds
4 our chaif7
Our once sweet disposition threatens more each
day to spoil;
We feel we'd like to give someone bath in
| nice hot oil!
We do not ask for five yards start; we'll no
advantage take
OF anyone. Tho thing We ask 10 Just an even
break.
You really can't expec. US, chat were far too
much to askD
Thus Handicapped, to properly complete our
sculping task
This Amt no black hand warning, and it amt
anonymous:
Now listen-twill be safer If you'll write that
stuff to US!
/ II HAVE found" announces Candidate Cox,
that when you try to stretch . blanket to
cover too much ground it Is apt to split in the
middle" Which stirs in US q mild wonder as
to whether he by any chance refers to the
lWoOdrovisn mantle he hopes to don,
Breaking It Gently.
uacon Corr. Peoria starr.
Mrs. Amanda Wisman and Mrs. e.
Sallee will leave Sunday for California,
where they will spend some time In
fact, Mrs. Salee will make California
her future home.
IT has come to our ears DELIGHTFULLY."- in
definite expression-what?) that young lady
reporter on the Aledo Democrat the other day
handed one OF her stories to . co-worker with
the m. 0. l. anxious query, do you suppose
The Tombstone will get me on that!' Well
chances are We will. II we get a copy OF the
paper.
BUT may we not make suggestion to the
young lady? II she bankers for revenge we
|don't mind telling her-in strict confidence, of
|course-that We have been guilty Of several
slips in the past and doubtless will be equally
guilty in the future. We should be glad to
have her call our attention to any such she
may observe Fair enough. eh, lady?
FINE PAIR FOUND PROwLlNG ABOUT
HOTEL CORRIDOR"-The Argus
Strange thing for fine pair to be doing.
A FRIEND. who we assume desires his
name suppressed. relays this from n recent
burlesque: The comedian illustrates the ap-
plication Of politeness and tact Bellhop butts
into bathroom, finding lady in tub; backs out
hurriedly, exclaiming. Pardon me-sir!" The
comedian explains that-but, really, is 1t nee
essary TOR us to do so?
A HUMBOLDT, IOWA, woman kidded her
husband about his poor Workmanship when
he tried to shoot Q chicken for her and missed
He shot and killed his wife-just to convince
her he could shoot straight one assumes.
'DEBs OPPOSED TO INTERNATIONALLY
WITHOUT CHARGE."-Dayenport Democrat.
But did Mr. Debs ever make any charge for
his opposition to anything?
ACCORDING to headlines in various Jour.
mails Tor weeks past Mayor MacSwiney has been
exhausted" each day. -
WHO'D believe there were 20 many degrees
lof exhaustion! R =. Mo
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