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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

after his recovery he sought A bench
early. ad5usted the awkward leg and
the aaipful cane. This time 1t wss
the woman with the shawl who
made the choice to sit beside him. A
polite nod from each and a word
about the program gave a mutual
sense OF acquaintance. Once the
little boy wandered 90 far over the
green that his grandmother became
2 bit anxious. and when he came
back laughing she spoke Quit
nrmly: Jimmie Woodbourne. you
must remember that grandmother
can't Worry and run eli over the
grounds after you"
"orandpa1l come some day. Won,
he!Iyou said he would" asked
little Jimmie. who had not seemed
to b listening.
Perhaps" replied his Erand-
mother . little Absently, a one re-
spends to question that really has
no epswer. Then abe said brightly:
MY son Is In business here and
can't Get away often. but he'll be ur
IN his car after us tonight. He hal
been . good son; didn't marry unti]
late IN life. and he had enough laid
Oy to b sure that I should no,
want" '
She had been talking to the man
but looking n the boy. and did no1
notice that the man had sIinrad
away softly even more bent IN
gray than ever.
At al public concerts and exer.
eises thereafter James wool.
bourne sat In the most obscure par,
Of the reserved seats, and ono day
Grlgsby couflded to his chum. ths
hollcw-eyed man, Jim Is rettine
right Elum these days. Wonder h
De eyer had any folks Of his owns
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Heart 4Homo

better place where we both willsbe
appreciated! STUNG TWICE.
I believe you should consider
your child nrst and ind . home
where both Of you will be welcome.
Your husband does not deserve to
keep you since he ID 80 unkind and
unreasonable about the child. He
should have realized before mar
riage that with you he must accept
your little one.
1t VIII not Be hard Tor you to
locate - housekeeper In q good
home. II you feel that conditions
are right and favorable where you
used to work, accept your former
employers offer. But II you are
not satisfied with conditions there.
look further.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We have
been trying to rent homo for the
past week, but have been unable to
90 90 on account Of our two chill
ulen. we haven't made MP our
minds to make our home here per-
manently and 20 We do not carr to
buy Immediately.
Please advise us what to do with
our children in order to ret q home
ANXIOUS PARENTS.
The housing problem u certainly
most serious. Have you tried ad-
|vefdsinS! Ono gentleman who ad-
veftissd announced in the paper
that he would not dispose OF his
four children. Some one with \
kind heart and q sense Of humor
answered his advertisement ana he
was able to locate. Do not con-
slider finding . place for your chfl.
[Iren. Keep them with you. he
cause they need your care. n YOU
find It impossible to locate here
try Z town nearby.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

alsnt amounts u fresh. casnsd Or
Sdried tomato Jutce.
QUESTIONS And AN0WEl6.
ToacAlne tho ChaA
Please inform me where ] can
obtain the book. -How Shall J
Teach Ny, Child,ss BY Mrs. Wood
allen Chapman. MRS. H. +.
AnSwer-Tho book n publiIhed
~ Rsvsll, New York city. 30 cents,
and recommended to paren1 Of
children : to IL years Of age by
the public health servics and var
ious health DEPARTMENT.. Perhaps
you can md It in the public II
brary.
violsG RAY PlaytAlngs.
10 the violet ray apparatus Of
fered by .......... likely to prove
beneficial to the general health or
strength? F. L. ".
Answer4Rather less so than .
pleasant walk or game of check
ers.f
CsryxA
Kindly tell me what coryIa Ia
land whether you would advise SER
um trea0nenta. MISS L. H. s.
Il there any anti-cold serum or
vaccine that does any good!
seem to be 'easy meat" for colds.
F. p. D.
AAswer-C 6ryza, with the accent
ON the eyes, IL the correct term for
! acute so-called cold in the head.
would not advise serum or vaccine
treatment for coryza. One who Is
subject to recurring coryza or fire..
quept attacks should. first, under
60 an examination to determine
whether there is some chronic dis.
ease condition Of the nose OF
throat. In some cases Of frequent
! or recurring coryza an autogenous
! bacterin or Syaccine (that 10, one
prepared from cultures made from
| the individul easel do considerable
good, comforting q certain degree
Of immunity for a season. But ii
most cases there is some underly'
ing or chronic or long standing
condition of the nose or throat
which requires local Or perhaps
Z, surgical treatment. For an ordin'
airy coryxa these remedial meas.
ures are generally helpful:
Rest in bed one day.
! "A fast Of IL to "a hours.
"a saline cathartic, such q.
epson salts, or . bottle Of solu
ton OF magnesium citrate efferves
cent.
A hot mustard foot bath, ad'
ministered to the patient in bed BY
q nurse.
5-Juice Of one lemon, an ounce
Of glycerin, an ounce Of citrate o
soda, teaspoonful Of whole fiaxseet
stepped in pint Of water. Or THU
Ia tablespoonful every two hours
Two-or three drops Of oil Of pep
permint may be added.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

slowly away before the crowd rose
with uncovered heads to the notes
Of Tho Star Spangled Banner"
However, on the next concert night
he elected to sit on the same bench
with the woman carrying the shawl
and he helped unstrusively Mn
watching the antics of the blue
eyed boy.
The woman asked questions
about the interesting buildings, the
grounds and the men who enjoyed
them.
I'VE come from everywhere" said
the man: for instance, I'm from
New York state"
so was I originally" spoke the
woman. but 1t Il q little place you
never would have heard of-Blank-
VILE. right under the CatSkills."
Tho bandmaster was holding the
musicians to = low suppressed
movement. the children rolled and
romped, the young man and woman
Standing 3ust back wer6 discussing
audibly whether to take . dat or a
house. but the man hsard or saW
nothing. His vision was OF himself
ct . village postofhce door waiting
for the stage: he saw the small
white house Just up at tho turn Of
the road and knew that , gill was
watching behind the green blinds
%A>s ~n,,1A vArvn ha1P An inch wheY,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been married twice and have one
child. 3 years Of age. by my nrst
marriage. I was only married re-
Gently to the husband I have now.
He is younger than myself. had
gone with him eight months.
married him not only for love but
to give my little girl. - well = my
self. q home. She had never had q
fathers love and really never had
q home. After I was divorced from
my FIRST husband did housework
in order to keep her with me. After
I got married the second time and
went to housekeeping my husband
did not take an interest IN baby Or
mo. l felt as though he were dis
satisfied. tried to please both and
even neglected the child for which
l am sorry. He threatened her life
and was 50 cruel to her / was
forced TO let my mother take her,
where she has been ever since one
week after our marriage. He never
speaks Of her or gives her .
thought which makes me hate him.
am one who wouldn't give q
child OF mine up for the best man
ON earth, for children come first
and last am only u and
have . chance to 60 back to the
place where I used to work for q
widowef with children. Therefore
I feel Is though I ought to take the
old position again. where It would
seem home to both Of M.
have been In poor health since
/ married and am afraid worry Il
liable to cause me to be bedridden.
S Do you think fousht to turn my
daughter out and 80 ahead living
with my present husband after
once risked my life for her and
would again! Or should ! 30 to .
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
JIMtS FOLKS.
By Alice Whitaker /.

(copyright 1920. by Wheeler Syn
s dictate, Inc.)
IA row Of blue coated old men
1eated on q bench were waiting for
4Ao tfi-veekly band concert on the
younds OF one Of Uncle Sans
k9mes.
n cay, Grigsby. did 70 ever feel
Ike ~ WAS getting tired o. rations, -
h1ked one Is he reused from seem
9nely deep thought and addressed
Ale neighbcr.
Cant say % did, but get
blumb tired OF seeing 90 many Jaws
8o)ug to once. Sometimes ] think
1las yittles would have more relnh
n I could eat once more with my
MN family" After . little silence
~ added softly: ~But that pleasure
u long gone for me"
i sAnd tor me-. barely whispered
ehe hollow eyed. man who had
eppksn Arst: then n louder tone
~ called 70 the man on the bench
~ front OF him: "Here you. Jim. IN
IN bach like you can't worry over
o9ing = family he never had"
q The man addressed. just nodded.
Then moved his cane to the other
ne q his sttR outstreched leg,
Aoss ankle displayed . bright
bATple stocking that no had bought
(1s , reckless forgetfulness OF his
eAfs. Just then the opening bars
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
Bossisrn in Illinois.

Il The st. Louis Globe Democrat. staunch
Republican paper, views with alarm" the
hcminAtion Of Len Small. the Thompson can
s&ldsts for governor Of Illinois on the Repub-
Nan ticket Reciting the fact that in south
80 Illinois Small got comparatively little sup
pst and that in the 81 counties from and In
Zlnding Sangamon to the Ohio river. Small
nrried only eight and Oglesby beat him two to
ne, the Globe Democrat draws two striking
3essons from the result.
Tho nrst 1t says is the grave danger to
ne country OF party bossism in the cities and
4Ae second is that the primary system as now
1faanized makes the domination Of the large
Nies over the country possible because 1t is
bunded upon population and the concentra-
NON Of population within the cities which gives
Mem an ever growing preponderance Of power
M the popular vote In this connection It
anSs:
Hin In . convention where the state divisions
~ properly represented this could not be.
NE l02 counties o. Illinois could not be con-
a1olled by the one county Of Cook, as they now
ne under this primary system. Each county
HOuld have It's representative. or represents
1lyes. and although Cooke county would rightly
tavs more delegates than any other, they
lo1uld mot outnumber those from the rest Of the
btate Tho United States is . representative
&overnment and representation is founded upon
3slittcal division. Each state regardless o!
pepulation has two representatives, In the
United States senate. Congressional districts
Ais true, are based upon population. hut each
cohgressman represents geographical dis
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
TSsa1e Ju1ce fGr Bahlee,

Tb0Ate juice fee Dnb3eG.
Every mother Of : botfIs-ssd baby
|ksoss; Of ahosld knev. hit he
baby thrfvss i6etter Il given some
frssh fruit juice or other addition
to the milk. and particularly when
|pasteuri1ed or stefilixed. milk 10
made necessary BY uncertainty Of
I'tha cleanliness Or purity ~ the
suiply. Oranges juics % usually
given. ltshas the psUperty Of pre-
venting scurvy: It ID somewhat lax
ativo; & probably favors normal
growth. The quantity Of orange
Juice ordinarily given to baby
three months old ID about . table
spoonful daily.
Oranges are sometimes very ex-
pensive, under the present Slive-
and -let-starve policy Of tho food
trade. But mothers need not wof-
n about that. Other fruit OF veg
etable juices are quite - good -
orange Juice for the purpose. To
mato Juice, from fresh tomatoes. o.
from dried or canned tomatoes
have proved even better than or
ange Juice in infant feeding, fol-
the juice OF the tomato seems Il
contain not only the water-s0luble
dietary accessory factor (vftamin)
,, but also the fat soluble such rs II
present in egg. yolk and fresh but
ter. Thus, tomato Juice supplies
the anti-neuritic Opposing neur.
itis) water-soluble vitamin. the
anti-scorbutic Opposing ecurvy)
factor and the fat-soluble vitamin
Given to the baby daily. beginning
with doses Qf about q teaspoOnful
! or two daily at the third or fourth
month, preferably fed midway be-
tween regular milk feelings. and
increasing the quantity up to two
or three tablespoonfuls daily fol
babies over six months Of age.
Any fresh fruit Juice available
may be used as a substitute for or
ange juice II oranges are not avail
able. The clear Juice Of fresh veg
etables, cooked in the form Of veg
etable broth and strained thor
oughly. may be used in the sanat
manner and for the same purpose.
in the diet of babies over fiva
months old.
The peculiar advantages Of to
mato Juice in the infant dietary Il
that it has been found to stimulate
growth. II given In suficien
amounts. Carefully conducted ex
perimental researches by Drs. By
field and Daniels Of the Universit!
of Iowa proved, for instance. tina
when the ordinary dose Of orang,
Juice (about one tablespoonful) il
an infants daily ration was in
creased to three tablespoonful tn,
Infants weight. previously station
airy, steadily increased. The sam
effect may be expected from equiv
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

OSU UVUS4xV. 10 OS1ei. Au ADSessI.
n each ipdividuA.. No attentios ~
man car is S01a feet, including w.
vestibules OF 31a feet each. the
car weighs about 10000 poenu
and Is usually made in 10 secuoD'
and two drawing Yooms.N
@. Will fence posts made o.
honey locust trees last Is well
those made Of post oak timn
HIM
A. The forest service says ~
provided both timbers are pfopeM,
treated. honey locust posts w.
last longer than post oak TIM
a. When we're the first ~
passed in this country for no -
terment Of roads! 4
A. The first good roads leslsn.
ton was enacted by ne vlfenn
house Of burgesses in 1852. IT,
provided that each person sn0s"
work a certain number Of dav -
nually on the road and taat -
parish surveyor should have cuIS
Of the administration OF the Nv,
@. What are the three ia
statues in the world? NM
A. Probably the three n
statues in the world are the e. -
sus Of Nero, about leo rec! ~
located in Rome; the Great s =.
Of 0ixah, sS feet high. Egyp =.
Statue OF Liberty. Hottest y
world, ISL feet to the eItrem@ "
the torch.
@. What is the difference pe ~.
an interstate railway ana ~
state one? :. p =.
A. An interstate railway " ~
which passes through more -.
one state, while an intrastaN y. =.
way Is one whose Inns do mo- =. II
tend beyond the borders O
state. IN,
O. How long have safety
been used! H. W - 49,
A. Safety pins can be
back to the 18th century. p "A
when pins we're made Of bcn. ~
bent over, shaped like the 80
safety pin. Many OF them =.
been found in graves OF tnG 4,
iod. Since then. the safety pm \. "A
passed through many chsnss q
been made OF various mets ..sIy
average Of 100000 gross o. ssis
pins are now manufactures
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

~ A restaurant keeper in Boston sold for 30
I1onts . ham sandwich which 1t cost him only
cents to make still, the man may offer the
Itea that there was an additional expense Of
(oring the article long time until he could
I'd market for Il.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

NARy EOD&1B 0u0 ~ ~ 00DW~ - :
ton Bureau. FEudsFfc J. Haskin. Director
address md endless tvo-cens atonp fog n
confidential. tho replies being cent 6sUcl
paid " anonymous lettessl.
q. Has there been q no-hit game
pitched In . worlds series during
the last i've years! ]. B. J.
A. During the, last 1--WE years
there has not been single no-hit
game pitched during = worlds ser
les.
Q. Why is Mt. Full called the
Sacred Mountain" ]. H. s.
a. Fujiyama is called the Sa-
cred Mountain because Of the many
temples upon its sides which draw
to 1t many reverent pilgrims.
@. Does the average person
drink. more coffee than tea in this
country? r. NJ. E.
A. In the United States the av-
erage consumption Of tea 10 about
q pound per capita annually, the
average consumption Of coffee be-
ing 10 pounds per capita. It must
be borne in mind. however, that a
pound Of tea provides more cups Of
beverage than does a pound Of COT
fee.
@. When . train IL going around
. curve, Ia the most of the weight
on the high rail or the low rail- !
49,, LIS.
A. The bureau Of standards says
the proportion Of weight on the
two rails viii depend altogether on
the elevation Of the outer rail and
the speed Of the train. II there Is
no capitalization Of the curve and
the train 10 travelling at . compare
lively high rate OF speed the cen
trifugal force will. Of COURSE. put
tho greater weight upon the out
side, rail. but it fs the universal
custom to elevate the outer rails
50 a. to preserve the equal dis
tribution Of weight at the. speeds
at which trains usually run.
G. How should cheese be kept
A. n.
A. To keep Cheese which haa
been cut. wrap in . slightly damp
cloth. then in paper. and keep in 1
cool place. When pat n / covered
dish. the air should not be wholly
excluded. ~ this. causes cheese t.
mould more readHy
g what ID the length. weight
and passe1Uor Recommendation Of !
Pullnan ear? REP
A. Ths. length Of the visual Pull
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

BY A grand opera star assigned tummy ache
p the cause of her disappointing m audience.
You probably have come away from the grand
ERA with the Impression that that ID what
Hks star must have had.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

Ri Paris announces . Wild costume for women
4Eho Sloak il made Of leopard cloth and is
5tmmed with monkey fur. This new costume
<teht 70 enable defensslesS man to distinguish
~ Wild ones from the tame ones
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

new peyer project. Then
many demands for wers
and fuels. But for the ~
each new contract calls r.
angle Of investigation,
Helping The Plants
An unusual problem IA -
chemists worked out a is
solution was. Can weeds i !
cane plantation be cortrnll.ss
cheaply and efficiently thss
slant hand-weeding!s
The concern which v.,s., Y
question answered vas h ~
The research chemists No. ~
time in experiments No.
thought and finally emeessS
kind Of soft but heavy bros. ~
which they have made ffom
material Of the sugar IN,
bagasse. This paper VA ~
mated with asphalt and M Fl
in long strips in a field ~
had been planted. When -
cane sprouted, its shan ~.
shoots pierced the felt ~ =.
shot up. but weeds couid -
through and died. This sin,s
rangement, using the nss
! which the mill had ben 49,
a. worthless, increases - ~ >
! sugar cane $50. and dec.s:s.
! cost Of labor for wedding 4 y
cent.
:, Reclamation Of waste 4 =. !.
the chemists most important -
Of service. In the INSTANCE = 4
sugar mill the bagasse becama ~
able because it was right q ~
and could be cheaply converts in
paper by the mill itself.
A more vital instance q -
material neglected turned % i 4
south In connection with IL -
leaf yellow pine. This ptna =
been the mainstay Of the M
store industry, but now lumbe -
have begun to worry oy(f =
turpentine and rosin prospect. /,
they figure that the supply of n.
gin yellow pine is due to hi al
about 10 or u years longer.
\ Valuable Stump
This proposition was pVt n 1
the industrial chemists. They l
that in the south there ~ ~
sands Of acres Of pine stumpl 3
periments with some Of thesa Il
carded stumps showed that 4 ~
are shredded and q solvent ~
turpentine, rosin and pins a a
be extracted. These stumps:se
proved to be richer In turplslS
than the trees themselves, "a 4
soil from which they were him
is fertile enough to be god b,
for cotton growing.
] These facts, discovered ~
three years ago, are being AMI
to q small extent now. Utilinth
of the stump lands, howevG,
more expensive than the cd no
Of tapping trees, 50 that it b !
likely to become popular for > h
years yet. or so long as IL an
Of trees lasts.
These are random examples IN
here, but they serve to slov; y
scientific research, and sspsfal
chemical research, is applied II Y
kind Of business. Such asBiGhn
is not yet generally within
reach Of small industrial eonusl
because 1t is an expensive pf1e
ton to keep skilled chemist
work in laboratories equipped
all sorts of experiments.
| This is not the only plant q !
kind in the country, and Hstl
goes on there will doubtless
many more. This Cambridge %
pany does claim the distinctien
having Is its founder and heae
Of the pioneers of industrial che
istry-a man who IS years /,
stated the astounding idea U
chemistry could help business
that time, he says, such remn
were regarded as humorous.
called for such pleasantries
You'll never blow up my d
with your Internal gases" But
/ far-seeing chemist kept on worn
and now million-dollar plants
confided to his care to be exp'
mented with as he sees Mt
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

u Coal operators. In convention at Cleveland,
= fonise to reduces the price Of thar product.
limiting that the consumer has been paying
~ mach II II possible their condolences are
|losinning % taunt them?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

President Wilson vent TO the hart OF inter-
national didiculty. distrust md disaster. when
he contended for ~opea covenants openly ar
rived At" in tho great psscs coafsrenca. The
world has Suffered frum SECRET covenants
covettly- connivsd q. since IT, dawn Of ma
tioualism, and thu settlement of every war
has contained The sssdss 81 he next war. b.
cause Of that diabolism callsd diplomacy.
And the essence Of Diplomacy" is It's Shiny
secrecy. it hateful hypocrisy. it, deliberate
deceit n
Article xvu1 Of the League Of Nations
declares:
Every convention or international en-
gagement entered into hence4orth BY any
-. member Of the league shall be forthwith
registered with the secretariat, and shall.
as soon Is possible. be published by it
No such treaty or international engage
ment shall be binding until SO regis :,
tered"
Let It b remembered with emphasis that
carries out that one article only.
Meanwhile, why not remember the words
Of . third OF century ago and apply them to
the present? Was 1t no. Editor Dana who con-
tended at that time, 1.-THE way to resume is to
! resume" and the event proved he was right
Now. the way to open diplomacy is to open
it. The simple thing to dots to throw open
the .chancellories Of every country, with az
their accumulated papers and correspondence
to the peoples. II that be physically inpos-
sible, throw them open to the parliaments
through which all necessary information will
trickle through to the people quickly enough
| by the simple expedient Of abolishing executive
| sessions.
Why not open the records Of the state de-
partment to every senator, abolishing execu-
| tive sessions Of the senate. and see If such
action does not force open the chancellories o.
every other nation to the eyes Of 1scandalized
| but enlightened, world?
Why not?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28

q chicago Is to have . 100000 laundry col
ESs. II h hoped there will b class TOR
)bliicians.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
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