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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

any girl, just because he happens
to drive a roadster, she thought re-
belliously.
As she poured over the accounts,
she was amazed with the age Of the
unpaid bills. One, in particular,
had been incurred almost is years
before. As she looked at the name
she grunted disgustedly, Jan Wor-
thens," she said aloud. "No more
time for him."
Everyone knew Jan Worthens,
the most prosperous farmer In the
county, and everyone, secretly en-
We'd him. JAMS son and two
daughters had always been 70
boarding school.
Two weeks later the mail man
had an extra load OF business like
looking envelopes, addressed in .
round. girlish hand. There was Z
bill for every debtor, and a little
letter asking for q settlement. Yes,
there was even one for the cold
and unspproachable Jan Worthens.
Mary Ann waited for results. A
week brought Z few checks and
many promises, but nothing from
Jan Worthens, the biggest debtor
A few days later when Mary Ann
returned from town. her mother
handed her . letter. "It's from
Mr.. Wortens, dear I DO hopl
there's . check In It." Mary Ann
tore It open eagerly, but her fAce
tall - she rad Il 'Nothsr. b
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
MARY ANN COLLECTS.
By Lillian Ardell.

copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Incl
When Mary AIMS father died he
left behind plenty Of good will to-
ward himself and his family. but
very few worldly goods. There
was the homestead. heavily mort
gagged, and many bills receivable
His best traits, good humor and
forbsarancs. which had gained the
love Of his townspeople. had made
Of him IN easy creditor and . Ian
collector. When his wife spoke to
him on the subject he would drawl,
wal. I think q heap more Of HI
ram Jones' good feelings toward
ne than do Of the SO he owen
mo-"
so this WAS I'D state Of affair
Mary Ann had to facs-many hall
forgotten bills - assets. She car.
Tiod the big book Of accounts Out
% The hammock, % that she could
enjoy the golden autumn day while
rho worked. systematically shs
! okarted ct the beginning 70 take Z
1T Of her debtors. ~ she worked
Il long cray roadster sped BY and
yuupg man jauntily waved hid
Sp. MARY Ann tossed her golden
What right has . Desttfsr-
Ill ~ link - eaa Haxo n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

says that the bill will be outlawed
tomorrow, and we'll never get q
cent on it."
Mary Ann was quiet and thought
full the rest of the morning, and
after dinner she put on her things
and started toward the village. Her
mother shook her head, and told
herself for the hundreth time, that
Mary Ann certainly was . prob
lem.
She walked rapidly, AZ was ler
habit when she had . definite pur.
pose to accomplish. She was think.
ing 80 deeply that she didn't hear
the whir Of an approaching mo-
tor. and was quite startled when q
long gray roadster slid a few feet
beyond and q CHEEKY voice said
Want . lift?' She was about &c
accept gladly, for she still had an.
other mile to 80. when she remem.
bersd that young girl should nav.
Ter accept q ride with a strange
young man. So she gracefully de-
clined, and the roadster slipped Out
OF sight around the bend.
At last she came In sight Of jar
Worthens' farm. She could ~ thu
men . little farther on gathsrin,
the pumpkins into great pilas. sool
she came up to than Thsrs VA
the gray roadster. and The good.
looking young- driver was talkinl
with Dan Worthsas. Mary Ami
1eart gaSe- . hik Ian hit ~ M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Household Hints

I cooked noodles. Season with SAT-
paprika, and il chicken fat is aVaii.
able 1t is even better than butter
for this dish. Moisten with 10Y
milk, cover with bread crumbs anu
bits OF butter. Bake in a moders"
oven until brown.
Chinese Chicken - One chicken
one and one-half teaspoons SAN
two tablespoons sugar, one taols ~,
| spoon lard, two tablespoons cn'l
sauce, two cups vinegar.
Place the cleaned chicken, bonea;
in q stone crock or casserole sns
cover with the boiling vinegar. y
which salt and sugar have peer
| melted. Cover, and leave in a COZ.
place "a hours. When ready y
cook, make a gravy Of onion irlS
in fat. Remove the chicken IroI
the vinegar, cut into sections sau
, place in the onion gravy. Aoa
! little water and simmer for ~ mih1
utes.
Riced Chicken-One cup mlncoe
chicken. one cup boiled rice. wnlI'
Of one egg. two tablespoons browi
bread crumbs. salt, celery salt an'
nutmeg. top milk.
Mix together the minced CHECKER
and rice, add milk and the season
ing. and when thoroughly mike.
the stiffiy beaten white Of egg. Poal
into a creased baking dish, sprinu.
with bread crumbs and place IN -
oven to brown,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

box Of Bunkerine had set him 49,
50 cents. He had no money left =
pay the doctor. The Millerx -
dom have.
"The baby is not going to hs,.
pneumonia" the doctor assu,.s
Mrs. Miller. III you'll stop feeS.,
ing the poor little tot that dope, ~
refrain from further Irritation 3
his skin. he'll brighten up all ri.s.
tomorrow. Give him nothing IN,
a teaspoonful Of this medicine -.
cry hour" And here Is the medi.
cine the doctor prescribed:
Citrate Of soda, one heapins n.
blespoOnful; water. Is teaspoonfnl.
Medicine like that can do NJ
harm. often does much good, costs
q trifle, and may be given for AN.
thing that masQuerades as a "col1 /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Heart 9pHOmQ
44,!IDHObrQ1ncCv ',
% 1.MRC. ELlZABETH THOMPSON

friend more than bashfulness II
l were you would not pursue him.
Speak on the street II you want
to, but do not try to start con-
versations. In a year or two be
may show interest in you again.
Bashfulness disappears with ex-
perience. AS the boy grows old
er, If he is bashful, he will gain in
self-confidence and will overcome
the failing himself. 1t is not your
place to help him in this matter.
Dear Mrs. Thompson ! am a
married woman 80 years old A
certain married man who is very
dear to my husband as well as my
self gave me a beautiful diamond
ring. My husband insists that |
wear the ring, as does the mans
wife, who hss diamonds galore. DO
you think 1t would be proper for
me to wear the ring? Since | have
no diamonds, would it be bad form
to wear it on the engagement fin
ger? B. l.
The circumstance you mention Is
most unusual. I think you should
accept the gift since your hus-
band and the other mans wife
wants you to. 1t would be in bet
ter taste not to wear 1t on your
engagement finger. The CORE.
spending finger Of the right hand
would be more suitable.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a sir'
ia years of age and have fallen ID
love with a fellow about 81. Is IL
all right for me to go to another
state with him and get marneo
with my parents consent?
CLARA P.
! 1t is not necessary to go to an
other state to marry II you nave
your parents consent; you can
marry right here. You are very
much too young to take such >
step, am sure. Do not run away:
II you do your name will appear ID
the papers and there will be
great deal OF. talk and trouble as .
result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Tho High Cost d Sickaess-I
4 NigAt Call

(Note- Sickness Is always q A.
uancial strain and in these parlous
times it behooves the head Of q
family to cope with common ills as
economically a. may be consistent
with safety. Cut out each talk In
this series as it appears and save
the articles for future reference
when the series is completely.
About IL o'clock on . cold No
vember night the Doctors do6rbell
aroused him rudely from the Con-
quest Of Peru. The Miller baby had
yes, yes, of course "cold," and
now, after three days of home
treatment, the parents feared pneu-
monia. The fear Of pneumonia is
always greatest after bedtime,
somehow. Can it be that the double
fee the doctor charges for a night
visit has anything to do with it?
Mr.. Miller had been on q strike
for Is weeks. In that time the fam
lily income had been nine dollars a
week, earned by q 18-year-old
daughter who wrapped and packed
kitchen ware in factory nine to
eleven hours day. This week the
strike was of, and Mr.. Miller was
again earning his weekly stipend OF
$3.50. The Millers were country
people who had moved to the city
a year or two ago to get some of
the big money" A family Of seven.
with . total income Of $3.50 per
week.
The baby had coryza pure and
simple, but mother had been feed
ing the baby some dope in the form
Of perfectly harmless" cough med
icine. and babies are extremely
sensitive to narcotics.
But what do the Mfllers care
how much opium, morphine. heroin,
paregoric, cannabis indica or other
narcotic they feed q sick baby. as
long as the stuff quiets the child?
On the table there stood also q
half empty jar Of. oh. call It Bunk
crime. This was according to the
almanac q marvellous external rem
edy for Group, cough. cold. con.
sumption and such trifles. It had
added considerably to the baby'a
misery by blistering the child's
chest. 1t is shame to apply such
stuff as mustard or oil OF mustard
to an infants skin, but what do the
Millers care about the baby as long
as it pleases the drug seller?
The bottle of harmful cough dope
had cost Mr.. Miller Is cents. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am boy
of IA years and / am only in the
sixth grade. 1 started school when
l was eight years old and could
not speak q word Of English. I
went to school up to the sixth grade
and we moved to different state
where my father had some business
of his own and l had to attend to
it for two years. So I missed all
that time, but am back again.
1t isn't pleasant to be in the
sixth grade when my friend who
started with me Is way ahead.
Shall keep on going to school or
not? T. E. P.
Bury your pride and, get an edu-
cation. l can understand that it is
Illuminating to be behind your
friend, but 1t was not your fault
THAT you dropped back in this way.
Years later you will amount to a
great deal more If you are edu-
Gated than if you stop school now.
Besides this, education teaches ap-
probation. Every year at school
helps a great deal in adding to en-
joyment and appreciation in life.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am girl
of 16. I admire young gentleman
who is my age as school beau"
But he seems to be very bashful.
Even on the street he will barely
speak when I address him. I am
not sure that he cares for me and is
there a way l can find out?
Do you really think he is bash
full. or is he unwilling to speak? If
it b bashfulness, can / break him
OF It? While visiting Florida last
summer he wrote me some very
nice letters which almost con-
WINGED me he had outgrown his
bashfulness, but on his return !
found l had been mistaken, for he
was as bad or worse. l am posi-
tive the blame cannot fall on me
! TORCHY.
! Many boys Of 16 are ashamed to
like or be interested in girls. Doubt
less this is what troubles your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Disastrous Economy"

Word from Washington is to the effect that
Republican leaders Of congress spent much OF
their vacation period figuring out ways to cut
down appropriations. They came back to the
capital fully determined to pare everything to
the limit. There are to be no public buildings
and the rivers and harbors bill is to be emas-
culated. Additional pay for army and navy
ofncers, except possibly In . few individual
cases, is not to be thought Of. and so on, all
along the line.
Public buildings. having waited for a num-
Der of years. probably can wait a little longer.
II some of them never are built it will not
make SO much difference. Cutting of Of ap-
propriations for rivers and harbors, however,
will vitality affect the chances for restoration
Of a measure Of use for inland waterways
which had been planned and for which the
government already is committed to the extent
of = good many hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars. spent on barges and towboats.
Deferring of increased pay to army and
navy oficers is another economy for which
the government probably will have to pay
dearly later Thousands of officers already
have left the service and thousands more un-
doubtedly will do so II bills now pending in
congress are defeated. Most Of those dropping
out will be young men Of the rank Of captain
or below, and the ones who will 60 will be the
most ambitious and of the greatest earning
capacity and therefore the most valuable to the
service. II the army offers them nothing
worth while for the future and civilian pur-
suits hold out better present salary induce
vaA 20 ka
The pay Of army officers was established
about twelve years ago. There has been NO
increase since and army men, like others, are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

determined to accomplish her DUR
pose.
She walked up to the nearest nile
OF pumpkins and picked up the
largest one. "Oh, sir" she or.
claimed, will you sell me this
pumpkin? 1t is quite the largest
I've seen" Mr.. Worthen sweiled
with pride and jumped at the
chance to get fancy price. That's
a mighty big one, miss. / couldn,i
sell It for less than one dollar"
All right" said Mary Ann. "Il]
take 1t and we'll let 1t 10 ON the
bill you owed my father. ~
Mary Ann Hackettt. And You ma1
send the rest any time"
MIR. Worthens' fate grew Grim.
son. The young man Of the nv
roadster laughed aloud.
/ A. Mary Ann started down fb1
road he overlook her. "I'm Dich
Worthens." he said. "You surel1
put one over on dad. But an
pumpkin 70 too heavy for you r.
carry. Let me take It homo IN,
you. and you may come along q
hold It, II you wish" Fatigue oy.
erruled Mary AIMS prejudice. snf
abe accepted.
That was not the only ride m.
took IN Dicks roadster. and . IA,
!atef. On their wedding day, Jar
Woftnens congratulated his son 81
winning such . .shrswd youna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

= " seA NooiviooA. NO attention viii b
Of $1.76s,142,175. pennsylcan,a
alone has more than two thousand
associations.
Q. What is the value of all the
motor cars in use in the United
States? n
q. There were 6,353, 233 automo.
Diies and trucks in use in this conn
try on July l. 1919. Estimating the
average value Of each at 81, 200. the
total value Of all the motor cars
then IN use would have been more
than seven and a half billion dhI-
lars. -
9; What per cent Of the nationa,
army In the world war did the
regular army and national guard
constitute? Lee
A. Combined. these two forces
we're about one-fourth of the en-
tire army which participated In war.
| There were $4,000 men from the
regular army, while $4,000 were
from the national guard.
| Y. What are the physical re-
quirements for entrance to West
Point military academy? L. W. s.
A. No candidate will be admit
TED who is under II or over 81
years OF age. or less than five feet
Tour inches in height at the age of
II, or five feet five inches at the
age OF IL and upwards, or who ia
de1ormed or afflicted with any dis
ease or infirmity which would rem
der him UNIT for military service.
Candidates must be unmarried. The
pay OF cadet Is $3.50 a year and
Communication at the rate OF IS cents
- day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

e0nAdential.- the replies bang cent dirs
paid 70 ANONYMOUS isttaFss.
Q. What, are the religious affili-
atoms of Joseph Tumulty, secretary
to the president Secretary OF La
Dor Wilson and Attorney General
Palmer? e. c. A.
A. Mr.. Tumulty II . Catholic;
Secretary Wilson Is . Presbyterian.
! while the attorney general 10 q
Quaker.
How many persons are engaged
i in taking the 1920 census Of the
United States? A. M.
| A. There are about $4,000 emu
merators taking the 14th decennial
census. 1t Is estimated that the
percentage of increase in population
will be greater than that Of any
previous census.
@. Have food prices increased in
other countries in the same proper
ton that they have In the United
States! IL IS.
| A. According to the British min
istry Of labor food prices Jumped
10l per cent in the United Kingdom
between August. 1914, and August,
1919. The price Of food increased
LAB par cent and 1877 per cent in
France and Italy. respectively. The
smallest boost In prices Of food ID
reported for Australia, where the
increase WAS % per cent. The In
craaSA In the TInfteA cfsta. -o.
about 81 per cent during the same
period.
Q. How many building and loan
associations are there In the United
States! C. C..
/ A. There are 1853 such asso-
ciations. with = combined member.
shiD q a.sss.SlA and total asssta
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

Victor Berger was scarcely allowed 70
eight" In Jersey City before the chief Of police
took him In tow and escorted him out OF town.
He had intended to speak to the Socialist Edu-
cation club, but the authorities decided they
did not want any more Of his particular brand
az education spread around the place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Implacable Sex.

I am Is years old. How mu.,
should I weigh and how tall shouM
l be? I have been taking your hssl
and toe exercises for three months
They have enlarged my calves hu,
my ankles are still as thin as ever
SO please tell me what can do n
fatten them. Have tried olivs iii
but can't see any improvement.
MISS B. C. C.
Answer-The average or normal.
weight and height Of 1S-year-old
girls are 100 pounds and So inches
Play-tennis to broaden or reduce
the ankles. Members Of your ser
with fat ankles spend their lives
trying to make the ankles grow
slim, whereas those with slim IN.
kles yearn for fat ones. Can't un.I
derstand you.
Can't Rob the 8. A.
My doctor advised me to vrits
and ask you for your exercises forI
the abdominal part. Hoping to re-
ceive same by return mail.
MRS. H. V. H.
Answer-Do not tempt me to rob
the Salvation Army box. All The
loose, semi-detached and question.
able stamps l receive In letters
and some days the haul Is big-so
into the Salvation Army box, end
once a year our careless CORE
spondents have the'vicarious pleas
ure Of contributing to the Saliva
ton Army. BY enclosing a stamp
ed self-addressed envelope with
your letter you remove the tempta-
ton, not to mention the time and
trouble you save the long suffering
conductor Of this department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

The castle at Amerongen being In danger
from Rhine foods the former kaiser has turned
ia to help build Up the bikes with sand bags.
Il bis moments Of rest we can imagine him
composing new words for the old song. THE
watch ON the Rhine"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Z, 1890.

OF course Justice Mullan of the New York
supreme court was right In saying there u
nothing immoral about . woman smoking Gig
essts, but somehow We wish his honor hadn't
been forced 70 cali attention to the fact
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
To Cook Chicken.

To Cook Chicken.
Chicken Gumbo - One chicken,
boiled and disjointed, two cups Of
chopped okra, two cups sliced to-
matoes. one chopped onion. one
tablespoon -four, two tablespoons
butter, salt. pepper.
Melt the butter in q saucepan,
add the onion, and COOK until light
brown. Rub In -four and slowly
add, the tomatoes and okra. Boil
for Is minutes. Finally add the
chicken and cook Is minutes
longer
Chicken and Noodles-Chop cold
chicken and place In a.greassd bak-
ING dish With altsrnats layers :.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST.
Baked Apples
Wheat Biscrif

Shredded Wheat BlgcClt
Mullins Butter
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Ham Sandwiches
Steamed Rice with Butter
Cake
Cocoa with Marshmallow Cream
DINNER,
Corn Chowder Bread Butter
Lima Beans with Bacon
Canned Peaches
Tea Milk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

"Please tell me the best place to write"
pleads Esmerelda. Try writing In q news
paper office, and you'll never ask that ques-
ton again. Little newspaper boys and girls
who have finally arrived" can usually write
anywhere, anytime, anyhow. A trunk in a hall
bedroom, on suitcase in o. railway station.
or on the kitchen cabinet. while the pies are
burning beautifully-it's all the same. when
you once "get the habit"
Heard on the Street Car.
Fat matron to the woman in front OF her:
Hello, that you Miss Skyes how's everybody
t. yer house?"
20, fair. I'm soin' down to see Philander's
teacher now"
whats the trouble with Philander!"
"T'aint nothin' matter with him. Its his
after havin' her salary raised somethin' ought
to be done"
Overheard in Neighbours Airplane.
George. We must drop down at once"
why my dear?"
"I've lost the pearl button from my jacket.
I can see it glistening on the ground"
Keep your seat, my love; that's Lake Su-
perior."
In a recent periodical. We regret to learn
that our old faithful nag. Artistic Tempera-
ment Is sadly on the decline 1t seems he has
been the victim OF all sorts and conditions OF
people. many of whom have crowded upon the
good natured steed till no was no more able to
canter. and gradually changed his gait to q
slow walk. Now it seems he has been taken
to hospital where small hope is had fol
his recovery" We are not at all surprised
that such sad end should be. for have we NOT
noticed him limping by for years, carrying on
his tired back the lazy, the selfish, the "tem-
peramental," and even the cranks? Often have
we observed him bearing young ladies who re-
fused to make beds, cook. and sweep the rooms
Young men whose tapering fingers were TOT
classic for mental work. and occasionally {
genuine high-brow. and sometimes crook
We wonder when the last sad rites are said 4
| those who have helped him to an untimely enc
will send a wreath
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

d III SAGE o. nm ND1MALK
n Last Wss i sprias HnlIsay.

0oD6 WOA0 - OH1S~0
Hair rolls and pom-pems Of every c9nceiv-
Able sise. shape. color and previous condition
al seryitude are to be- the real thing in spring
bonnets. SAWS your eombings and ear buns,
Girls. they may come in handy and help the
4. {. /. Tho bulletin Of the Retail Millinery a.
eociatiou says: Fine hair grass can be scat
tered all over the entire shape to give Wild
effect to the crown"
sfnce everything else 10 going mp. We are
not surprised that sleeves and skirts have tax
an . sudden rise until-well to put It BREEZY.
they are frankly short.
Now that Prot. p. W. Claussen Of Cornell
has reminded 10 that the Indians great source
Of -four was from stalks Of the cat-taal, We
shall doubtless soon be surfeited with corn
starch puddings and pop-overs.
-
sIntellectuals I'm Pastry"
broadway has a new world" declared the
New York Times, people who know all about
pastry are the beau brummels and heavy swells
Of society. Modern society has its Robins and
Raphaels, colorists form wizards and scenic
masicians. They mold the eclair festoon the
napoleon, paint the macaroon. In fact, pastry
sculptors decorators and painters are making
bakery SHOW WLuQOWS Will thOiA ~.
Sinkers and pie have become ornate and RI
diant. Pre.zels are marvellous morsels. each
woven with a new skill, Drowned with new
brown. Layer cake exceeds the cake-architec-
ture Of early times, even as the towering sky
scraper is taller than the buildings they used
to put up. Tarts Of today are the prevailing
theme of Broadway, and not to know them is
to be unknown. Once upon q time person
could get passably good reputation by calling
celebrated plays poems. or paintings by name
Now it is necessary to be familiar with the
great world of tarts.".
-
| One of our contribs. wrote to ask US what
sort of material we preferred. suggesting that
they had abundant supplies Of ink. pens, pen.
ellis, also two typewriters. We consulted
who's Who" and learn that Kipling uses per
and ink, Booth Harrington lead pencil, Cobb
typewriter and not few Of the elite employ
| literary agents. The Sage suggests that any
tools are all right, SO long as the manuscript
is live one.
This world that we're
Twin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

This world that were
A Twin
In today
Is different
Somehow
From the ono
We emerged
From
One year
Ago.