The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-22

Woen1net00, d. q, July 1V.-In1e
d 6 semi-ssientiilc monogTsDh o.
. specimen Of humanity % far IT.
tl4 known to sciences. We refer "a
the curb lizard. : species which ~
this tewn may BE- studied under
unusually favorable conditions, ~
the atmosphere around here sesm1
to stimulate its growth.
Lizard" you may know, y
general term for . weary yenth
who ID always to be found leaning
against something or somebody
Thus. there are lounge lizards
dance lizards feminine, dance lls.
xia-bsach lizards, and, - thu
story, the curb lizard.
The curb lizard 10 indigenous Ia
the pavemsn$A around drug stores
It eats anything, expensive things
preferred. IT. widespread occur
euce at this time 10 due. In part u
least, to the housing shortage which
has robbed the youth Of our cities
OF its parlor sofa rights. In the
stress Of war exigencies. parlora
have been rented. sofa and I'll, to
the highest bidder. and in the re-
sultinx confusion boys and girls be.
tnor Ifhsmseives tn the narks and
strss,s ~ .ve,i ths crowd ~ lixar,l,
and iiy,ies
The curh lizard Won understand
Kansas from - ia u Years. .
nericd Of life when / Quiet evenins
n his room With a rood hook d
not the hov,s idea at naStine. A
little later he will settle down Ia
a married exiatence. or drift Oh
With An oldaf and wilder fang. but
a. tha 1,,av5 .t.g. The hny with nd
aim IN lisa eYcent Measure finds
the most sriovment AZ 4 street cor
ner awatchinS the damss "a nv"
The several Tribes.
lThe c,,rh lizards ara divided into
srenns accordinr tn tho location Of
The lamp post or drug store vail t.
which thew are accustomed to ching
In this CITY the groups have organ.
ixed and selected club names and
nrs.,d.n u ' Tssr. ar, are The Cake
Eaters Sand Box Bows. the Order
~ M nirtv Snaon Canal I.isards
Moons. ~. and the Porkers
Tha CaLa E.t.rs n.turailv c,m<
~ h. so-cs,iad he.snss they ver.
On adent al stokinr nm on cake
"a ~. 80. ~ a.r.a. The,
ara nroud Of their renutation fol
Extraordinary capacity. and can Ok
distinruished Nv their air Of sac
horedom which ia onlv shaken of
when cake or other rations ar.
nl.cod hefoya them
nv cond no. pov. haunt m.
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Hero thav hang cute nse tn,
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