The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-02
MOTHER GOOSE PHIL O60PHI.

MOTHER GOOSE PHILOSOPHY.
Old Mother Hubbard. - doubtless You've nealu.
Made trip to her cupboard ono day.
But when she rot there the cupboard was 0ase
And the lady turned sadly away.
were In the dark - to Whist then occuffeo
FOR 1t that point tho story stops short.
But itS safe bet that she didn't fret
or complain, but behaved like sport
o,d Mother Hubbard. for all that We know
A the chronicler fails to relate
Perhaps had . house full Of kids and spouse
Who was naught but poor worthless skate
Ey'ry day fate may have struck her blow
But It didn't, I'll bet, make her shiFk
Her little old JOB or break down and sob
She Just grinned and went on with her work.
For that old damsel, haven't doubt,
Never rat herself down to repine;
when yictuals ran shy she didn't ask why.
Twist her fingers and whimper and whine.
Nope; she got busy and hustled about
TO produce supply for her use
1t might help lot II ALL Of us got
Such 4 habit and worked to produce!
ONE Who gathers together day after day .
column Of alleged (by others. not the writefJ
humor understands better than anyone else the
'o1stage" melancholy Of the-circus clown. AT
times we feel that nothing will cure our hts
OF melancholia save rereading latter Is
years!) Of the heartbreaks and utter misery OF
Dora Thorne."
C1en tho Peerless One Cannot Escape the
Insidlous Influence Of Ring Lardnef.
(Mr. Bryan In the Peoria JournaD.
Mr. Cummings speech was well re-
ceived and it embodied as such speech
should, review OF Democratic achieve
ments-not complete review, for, singu-
larry, it omitted all reference to prohi-
bitfon - the gratest achievement to
whicht our party can lay claim.
THE Democratic convention has brought
forth q story teller of almost Wilsonian wit
and q woman, at that. A small boy, she re-
lates, returned from Sunday school with his
ideas Of the lesson bit garbled. God put
Adam in the Garden Of Eden" said the boy.
.Then Adam went to sleep So God came back
and took out Adams brains and made a
woman"
1 THE boy was not entirely wrong. At least,
that version would help explain why men have
never since been able to get their minds OF
the women.
WHAT, WOULD YOU SURMISE, is THE
"OTHER REASON?
(F'rom the Bloomington Pantagraph)
BARBER SHOP-Three-chair barber
, shop, in small town; doing excellent bus
mess: only shop in town: Aher business
reason for selling. Address L-60.
Many witnesses ARE Of This Sort.
From the Davenport Democracy.
Mr. Whitmore was charged with op-
Grating car in such q manner as to en-
danger the lives and the property Of the
other parties, ALBERT Tornquist. Mrs.
Fred Brouse and Miss Pearl Brouse be- .
ing the prosecuting witnesses.
TRIMMING OF PLANKS WASTES MID
NIGHT OIL."-Peoria Star.
| An unusually inspired head writer
Er-What Did You Say She Sang3
(From Kankakee Republican,.
The bride came, in with her father.
James Dolan. Miss Regina Dolan, sister
Of the bride was bridesmaid and Adolph
| Fortier was best man. Miss May Lavery
sang "Avia Marie"
TEN YEAR TERM FOR FALSEFIER."-
Detroit News.
And another black II" for the compositor.
And What Is Mr.. (Or Is 1t MlssD
Meyers Business?
(From the Rockford Morning Starr.
marriage license was issued in Chi
cago today to Henry T. Meyers. formerly
Of Belvidere and Miss Margaret E. Ben
nett Of this city. Mr. Bennett is superin-
tendent of the Gossard Corset company
at Logansport Ind.
CONVENTIONS are an awful thing
Death, o Death. where IS thy sting!
R e. MIG.