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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
woman Of IS and I have lived a
very unhappy married life for Is
years. My husband is a brute in
human form. although quite indus
trfous In his work as a railroad
man. He is so heartless and selfish
that he has no equal. He seldom
uses any language to me or the chill
dren except the most vulgar. low
and inhuman that he can think Of.
/ have stood abuse and insults
from him and his people that are
unbelievable. l have two noble,
handsome sons. The elder IL %
and the other Is II. Both left me
and their home because of their ia
Tiers brutal actions toward me and
themselves.
I Also have one daughter - years
old, . perfect lady and one that
should DO pride to any decent par
ents heart. She il that to me, but
II Ia different with her father, He
made 1t hard for her from child
hood and now he seldom speaks q
kind word to her. He begrudes her
everything abe wears. She gets 10
discouraged at times that she tells
me she will b compelled to leave
home.
My little girl and are nervous
wrecks because of my husbands
abuse. My husband gets good
wages and besides We stand Eood
financially. There 10 NO reason for
making her leave home. Besides.
she and both work hard. She
earns most Of her clothes teaching
music and keep four good dairy
cows and take care of them myself
and sell butter and milk. My hus-
band considers that nothing when
most OF 1t goes for our clothes.
We can never enjoy company for
rear that he will insult them. Az
We live on the outskirts of q small
town It 10 very seldom that some
one does stray our way. Our
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Y Qoeeu00 % whiting IN Af8uo lnfoemA
Ms.nanstoa. p; e. Give full name and
u esch indiytdus:. No asisetoa wi 10
moon. Their initiative notes are
however, more varied than their
natural tones. They mimic sue
cessfufly many other birds and
when kept in confinement all
sounds Of the household, as well as
the mewing Of cats. barking of
dogs, ETC., are initiated.
Q. Please tell me the meaning
of the words placed over each par
agraph OF the 18th Psalm.
J. s. 8.
A. These words are the English
equivalent OF the letters of the
Hebrew alphabet, and divide the
psalm into its different parts.
Q. Will you give a recipe for an
pie butter as soon as possible!
D. r. H.
A. The department of agriculture
recommends that you measure the
apples, wash. slice into small pieces
and for each bushel of apples add
four gallons Of water: boil until
fruit is soft and put through fruit
press or rub through q sieve. To
the pulp Of each bushel Of apples
add two gallons of cider that has
been boiled down to half its orig
inal volume. Bring to a boil and
add IL pounds Of sugar. Cook un-
til almost the desired consistency
ad dspices. cinnamon and clovesyto
taste. When the butter ia thick as
desired. place IN hot containers and
seal Immediately.
Q. Who thought Of using coins
for trading purposes? 8. C. W.
A. Tho invention Of coined
money 10 attributed to Gyees. a
ruler OF Lydia. in the beginning Of
tho seventh century, b. C. The
coins OF that time were made Of n
mixture Of gold and silver,
Q. How many bills were pre-
scented to the last congress?
A. The 66th congress has had
l4,4S0 bills and joint resolutions
presented to 1t. The total Of bills
actually passed BY both houses vas
500. '
@. How many spiritualist minis
ters and mediums are there!
n. G.
A. In 1919 there vere about 600
minlstefs and l.500 public mediums
In the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
YY Or. JAMES I. VANCE.
(rounder of Intf- Church World Movemeo5
and Chairman FEDERAL Council Of
Churche.s of AmaricAl

Churches Of AmaricA.I
The thought of God which every
body has. We may not give God
the same attributes nor call Him
by the same name. We may not
always believe that the thought has
an answering reality, but there are
few so crude and untaught but have
moments, when across the field of
their mental vision there drifts the
thought of God. Where does the
thought come from?
The race seems always to have
had it. You can go back far enough
to get behind some things, but you
cannot go back far enough to find
a world without the thought of God.
The race started with it. Almost,
If not quite, the first act of con-
scious being was recognition of
mans responsibility to the Supreme
Power that rules the world.
Was it invented? In the annals
of the race We have preserved the
names of many of the sages and
philosophers and statesmen and
poets and pioneers and history
makers and world builders, but you
will search in vain for the name OF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

"Dr. Gales sent me to stay with
Henri for IN hsar." said Rose
Mary.
The lad cried out gladly. and she
crossed the room to whore he lay
and Quoted him until he silent,
Then she found he had turned so
the rays from the oil lamp struck
his swollen face and she quietly
moved the table ON which It stood.
Once she glanced toward Ben Arm
itage. Would he never turn nor
speak to her? She had not seen
his % near - this since he march
Cd away to overseas service, lsay-
ing her to know without words
that he had loved her.
And then after the tsnss months
Of anxiousnsss, and the other
months Of impatiencs. Ben Armi-
tase had returned With small
French Henri, and lived along With
him In the low fArm house, r6eoiv-
ing old friends with nonchalant
GOODNESS. refusing his old machine
shop position while he roamed the
woods beyond the fAllow farm
fields. He seemed 70 have forgot
ten Rose Mays very existence
she wondered sometimes II no sven
knew that Henri came to her little
house ahop for bread and cakes and
candy.
Tho lad turned and cried ont
and started mp in his troubled
sleep. A Rose Mary knelt to quiet
him ohe heard Ben rise from the
chair. There was . crash and cry.
The man had run souarely into the
small tAh1e ON which the lamp had
stood. For m instant the room
was In darkness. and then . long
tongue q fame leaped up. Rose
May grabbed . heavy rug and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

smothered out the IRE that spread
with the spreading oil.
Il seem to have made q mess"
said Ben slowly.
To Rose Mary his voice seemed
to come from q far distance. she
felt her way to throw some sticks
ON the hearth embers, and when
they f1aPsd mp she went to where
place.
why didn't you see that table ,.
abe asked.
The map's face twisted grimly.
u can't SEQ anything but the
stars In my own head. The blamed
measles finished what the blooming
gas had left. When Henri cries
out like that he's seen things We
saw over there, and I started for
him thought I had things pron-
srly located IN this shack"
But Rose Mary had heard onlv
the first sentence.
Ben! 10 that Why you didn't
come straight to me? Is that
W0y!
Il can't stand pity! You vouldn I
have known now II I hadn't been
pushed into . corner, Henri nm
defstands things and I've learned
. lot about the wood mp there on
my lot. It's worth enough TO Keen
me Independent. l."
So far he went With brava nm.
chalance. But when Henri cried
out again the mans voice broke.
Rose Mays hands frightened over
his lean. Quivering fingers.
Ben! Benz" she whispered
DO you think . true love doesn't
understand best Of air.
Rose Mary! Every single hour
has held my prayer that you'd keen
loving mel.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

lacy reader con ut the an0Wee - Z
don Bureau. rredeG3c j. Hasktn. DtFectoe.
conndential. Tho replies bsins sent direct
pod 70 ANONYMOUS 1ettesol.
@. How many makes Of passenger
automobiles are there in the United
States? J. Med.
A. The American Automobile as
ISOLATION says that there are about
$50 makes of passenger automo-
biles in this country.
@. Please inform me as to the orr
gin of the dollar sign as we use it.
I.M.R.
A. Authorities differ as to its ORR
gin. A plausible explanation il
that 1t was the union Of U and s,
meaning United States, the connect
Ing curve of the ~" having been
discarded.
@. What are the limits to the Diff
ferent weights OF boxers!
Leo.
A. We are giving you the scale
II weight limits for boxers Is rec
commended by the American Box
ing association: F1yweight, IL.
pounds; bantam. under 11S pounds;
feather. 125 pounds; light, 135
pounds; welter. 145 pounds; mid
die, 1s0 pounds; light heavyweight,
It's pounds and under: heavy, 176
pounds and over. (Au weighing
six hours before ring time.)
Q. How does q spider span q
space with his web? L. H. McF.
A. BY trailing a thread behind
him. spider is able to drop from
any height to the ground, or any
solid substance and to fetrace his
steps with . certainty to Q partic-
ular spot. Having once retraced
his steps he can drop in another
direction. returning along the
thread spun on the second trip.
This will continue indefinitely, dur
Ing which operation the spider ia
continually spanning . space With
his web.
Q. What shall I use ON my finger
nails to make them less brittle?
GLIB,
A. II the finger nails break easily
rub with cold cream, cocoa butter
q white yaseline,
Q. How many songs can Q mock
me bird sing! e. e. b,
A. The ordinary song notes OF
the mocking birds are varied.
They sing during the night, as do
n1ghtingales. and appear to begin
their song with the rising Of The
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
ROSE NARY.
BY Ruby HI. Martin.

Copyright. 1895. by Wheeler Syn
=. dictate. 1nc)
Rose Mary wrapped the loaf
slowly. She always put aside the
best loaf Of the baking for this
somber-eyed small customer who
came ct twilight to the little house
room whore Hose Mary kept her
shop Of homemade candies and
bread and cakes.
I'm glad to hear that Mr.. Arm
ttage 10 better" she said quietly.
"0h, but yes! He sits BY the flre
today!"
cater. Henri
The boys liips tremhlsd and
Rose Mary thought he vas going
TO speak. but with hare thanks he
took his loaf and went out into
the wind-swspt shadows.
For . moment Rose NaryIS fair
head bent over hands that she
elenchsd on the counter edge.
ben! Ben Armitage! What
Nakss you another man toward
net" she breather intensely.
What makes ron lavish al your
Kindness ON this lad? want ny
nAare!"
But she did NOT MIX salt tears
With bread dough and candy sugar
AID counter waiting. Only the
.second night when Henri failed to
- \
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
TIE Red Nsses.

Here's . round robin from four
girls:
I'VE four girls here In the market
ell have red, red noses. You had .
piece in the paper ten or twenty
years .ago telling how to remove
'em-we are uncertain whether You
said to use a scissors or file EN- OF.
But We want to know, and just to
show how much We love you we've
put our noses together, instead OF
writing you four tedious letters, and
We are not saying word about
whisky or rum, which is something
We de'say you seldom encounter in
letters from red-nosed readers"
Seldom? Bless you. children, it's
the first time since 1909.
Meat markets are usually chilly
and young women perverse. On a
hot, Sweltering summer day they
(the young women) sport furs, and
on a bleak fall day they wear some
thing like evening. dress. This is
absolutely hygienic, even Il it does
brighten up the nose. A young
woman, like anyone else. may put
on or leave of whatever she wishes,
whenever she likes. provided she is
perfectly comfortable. She may be
comfortable under all circum-
stances il she will wear wool q
wool and silk next the skin. r,
Wool and silk are slow heat con-
ductors; cotton and linen are fast
heat conductors. Wool or silk or
both combined conserve the vase
motor function. There we gal
ways have to spoil good work by
dragging in some utterly. meaning
less medical term. 1t merely be-
trays the writer's incapacity. Big
words always do that.
|! The vasomot0r portion OF the in
voluntary nervous system, with a
controlling center in the brain. reg
ulates the distribution OF the blood.
II these busy nerves slept at the
switch one would just freeze to
death Every time one went outdoors
on a cold day or INDUCED in a cool
bath. They are tho warming-ur
nerves, but the .warming-up func-
| ton is positive and the cooling OF
is merely negative.
! Think of the tremendous strain
the so-called civilized, and particu.
larly the mollycoddled life, places
upon the vasomotors! Scores o.
times daily we plunge suddenly
from a tank filled with respiratory
fluid at temperature Of. say, Il
to Is or even 80 degrees II we are
badly coddled, out into the oper
sea Of air at perhaps 40 or 20 de-
grees. Then in a little while sud.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
OUR GIRL.


She's one in a thousand
This girl Of ours
And the odds multiply.
With Times fleeing hours:
To reckon her worth
In mans puny way
Is to pfice-mark the cheer
OF the suns brightest ray:
Her-fast growing beauty
OF Youths innoceHp
Holds all enthralled
In sweet reverence.
Like the bud Of . rose
Tucked In Natures embrace
She unfolds hidden charms, Of
Rare sweetness and grace.
Az the wonders Of life
Arc borne to her view
0he greets each with childisA
Delight at things new
She romps and she prattles
\ With diminutive glee
As the wonders she c0nquers
And skips on happily.
But the wonder of Her
Is, to US, thousandfold
All those wonders Of childhood
She's just three years old!
%. D. X.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
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denly back into the hot tank again,
and 30 on adiinitum. We need pro-
lection, mot against cold, but against
the terrific gymnastic strain on the
vasomotor nerves. In wool or silk
or both combined We have 1t In 2
form secqpd only to the hairy coat
We wore Before we adopted the CIV
ilixed or mollycoddle life.
Now. girls. do mot throw the pa
per down in disgust. You needn't
wear those famous hannels OF
grandpa's time. In fact, I warn you
against any tightly woven material;
the artificial skin or underwear
should be light and porous. not air
or water proof. For example, so
called fieece-lined material Il an
abomination for anyone to wear.
wear 'em al light as you wish. but
let 'em be wool or silk or both, and
knitted, not woven. And stockings
Of similar material.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Ohio's dry director rules that malt and hops
nay be sold only to bakers This puts new
ueaning in those lines, "Hippity hop to the
bakery shop"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
81, yitus' Dance.

Should a girl, now 20 years old,
who had st. Vitus' dance. from the
age OF Z to the age OF Is years, but
has been all right since, marry?
Would she be likely to 60 insane or
to have feeble-minded children?
A. R
Answer-There is no reason why
she should not marry. and no rea-
son why she should ever 60 insane
or bear defective children. St Vitus'
dance is an infectious condition.
not q defect Of the nervous system.
Lemon Juice.
NV husband has been told that
lemon juice taken in large deses
will cure rheumatism. Will it
cause emaciation? Will it thin the
blood? MRS. I. II.
Answer-Your husband apparent.
" enjoys fairy stories. Lemon
Juice will not cause emaciation or
thin the blood, and probably will
do no harm, though l know Of no
Joint disease which it would be like
ly to cure.
Milk and
Please tell me something one can
take with milk so that the milk will
not cause constipation. L. Nj. S.
Answer-Milk does not cause con-
stipation. Take baked apples. wheat
bran, whole wheat las 1t comes
from the threshing machine). or
any fruit or undenaturized cereal
with the milk. The idea that milk
is binding" arises from the fact
that an exclusive milk diet leaves
little unabsorbed residue in the in
| testine.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Baron wrangel believes the latest bolshevil
i1vasion 10 nothing short Of Cnmeanai.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Old Borcas II giving the bare knee faddsts
6omsthing to worry about
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

The supreme court decision has put the hip
hack In hypocrisy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

Il A New York hotel maid found $4,000 under
pillow and returned 1t. She'll never make
good In the big league.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17

De grained 10 learn tndt the lame OF our 8FIu
has Travelled far afeld. The remark
able photograph printed in the Davenport
Democrat which depicted a thrilling play in
the recent Staleys-Independents game. was re-
produced in the Graphic Section" Of the New
York Sunday Tribune Of Nov. IA. Through
some error. however. the Tribune Identifies the
photo as that Of play in a game between the
University of Southern California and Occi-
dental college. If its attention is called to
this error the Tribune, we feel sure, will gladly
correct it.
And What, D'You Suppose, struck the
Reporter Who Wrote Thisl
From the Peoria JournaD. :
Miss Alice Mason was hurt and had
yesterday morning shortly after o'click
when she was struck by an Illinois Cen
trail light engine near the c. p. & St L.
depot
Miss Mason was going to the depot to
take the P. & P. U. passenger for Peoria.
She did not see the approaching engine
nor did she hear 1t until it was almost
upon her when she suddenly realized that
an engine bell was ringing and she
looked to see from whence the sound
came she discovered the engine and rap
idly drawing near to her. She was UNI
able to get out Of the way of the engine
and was struck and brushed to one side
and Knocked down.
IN case you should take trip to Port
Byron without your safety razor, let US assure
you that T. A. Schaver conducts barber shop
there.
Mr.. Dunn's Extraordinary Powers Of
Resistance.
(From the Monmouth Atlas.
Dr. Maxwell Of Davenport Iowa, waS
here Monday and with Dr. Lewis called
on Sherm Dunn, who is still reported
as better.
wANTED-Used saxophone &C Melody
Living up to his monicker, what?
ODD tastes can change the destiny of ma
tons. Napoleon's inordinate appetite for fried
onions caused his death. The late Alexander's
fondness for pet monkey brought his demise
And now Papa Constantine is coming back.
Why not put the monkey On the .Grecian
throne? He made it vacant.
That's 4 Swell Reason!
(From the Monmouth Review,
Phelps school has not been in session
this week, the reason being that the
teacher has been nursing case Of the
mumps.
INTEREST IN BULL BLEEDS FINANCES
OF BANK CAsHIER."-Moline Dispatch.
Perhaps the bull that interested him is the
same brand as that among the classified ads
which reads. 800 per cent per annum in safe
business enterprise"
THERE are but thirty-one more DAYS
To do your Xmas shopping Gertie.
You'd better start some dust to raise
Tomorrow they'll be cut to thirty.
r. e. MG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-17
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The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18

Henry Wallace is spoken Of for
secretary of agriculture because he
has been close to Harding.
viii II. Hays has the approval of
Harry Daugherty for the job Of post
master general, and as he was chair
man of the Republican National
Committee. The writer says he is
expected to have executive ability
and "besides he is wanted as a poll
teal adbiser."
So, dear reader, do not blame Mr..
Harding if his cabinet is not a sue
cess. He had Mays and Daugherty
and the rest of the bunch were run
ming for jobs, and the fellows who
wanted the jobs were the men run
ming the campaign.
Wilson and every other president
elected has been up agains 1.-THE same
proposition. Politics is politics and
officials are necessarily picked for
political reasons rather than ability
to handle the places to which they
are assigned.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18
PICKING A CABINET
How Presidents Hands Are Tied in
Mltter of Choosing His Of
fetal Family.

Much has been written in the Re-
publican press the past eight years
in criticism of President Wilson for
the "poor judgement" used in choos-
ing his cabinet, the claim having
been repeatedly made that the mem
bers were picked more for political
effect than for thir fitness for their
places
A copyrighted article in the Sat
urday dailys forecasting President
Hardings cabinet will give the av-
erage reader little enlightment as
to the method of Selecting" a cab
met. In fact it shows that in reality
the president is selected by the cab
met.
Since the article is copyrighter we
are not at liberty to print it, but can
give enough of the information to
enable anyone to figure it out to
Jnelf own SdClSldCIlOH,
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania is
to be secretary of state because the
president must follow certain geog-
raphical lines" but the selection OF
Knox is pleasing to Harding because
Knox reflects the presidents views
on foreign policy being one Of the
treaty irreconciliables. Now for the
real reason "Penrose held the con-
vention in line by using the name
of Knox as a dark horse" says the
writer.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois is
slated for secretary of the treasur!
"who threw his delegates to Hard
ing at Chicago and helped beat
Wood"
Harry Daugherty, pre-convention
manager for Harding will be Offered
to post of Encouragement.
For secretary of state Gen. John
j. Pershing is the most likely pros
pect. Friends of Leonard Wood are
asking that he be given this place OF
made chief of staff. The writer
says this bill will never be and con
tinues that while President Wilson
and Secretary Baker are credited
with having kept Wood out of Franc,
the truth is that John j. Pershing ha,
more to do with it than the official
in Washington. And another thinI
against Wood for the appointment
was that he opposed Harding in tn
Ohio primaries.
For the secretary of the nav
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts
mentioned. He was a member Q
| Harding's campaign committee, Will
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-11-18
Fourth Glass Postmaster Examination

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination to be held at Liberal, Kas.,
on November 27, 1920, as result
of which it is expected to make certi-
fication to fill a contemplated va
cancy in the position of fourth-class
postmaster at Dombey, Okla, and
other vacancies as they may occur
at that office, unless it shall be de-
cided in the interests of the service
to fill any vacancy by reinstatement.
The compensation of the postmaster
at this office was $500 for the fiscal
year.
Applicants must have reached their
twenty-frst birthday on the date of
the examination, with the exception
that in a state where women are de-
clared by statute to be at full age
for all purposes at eighteen years,
WON neighteen years of age on the
date of the examination will be adj
mitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the postoffice
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open to all citi-
zens of the United States who can