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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
Heart GoHO1nQ
" i -MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: / am a
married woman with three little
children, and my home is anything
but happy. My husband is a good
provider, but he is perfect crouch.
The children are all afraid of. him
and he is very unpleasant as a
companion.
He never vents me to go out
side of the house. while he goes
when he gets ready and stays as
long as he wants to.
He wants me to be a slave and
never gives me an encouraging
word. l am getting Disguised with
1t all. ! love my babies more than
my own life and / have sacrificed a
lot for their benefit, but l simply
can't stand it much longer. / loved
him once, but he has called me vile
names without reason until my af-
lection for him. is about lost.
Please advise me.
HEART-BROKEN.
Your husband deserves to lose
you since he brings nothing but un-
happiness into the home. 1t is
doubtful. however, if you could do
az we'll if yov left. 1t is unfor-
tunate that the children must grow
up in such an atmosphere, but it is
better thar to have them want for
food and clothing.
Try a silence cure. Do not argue
with your husband or answer back.
Of course you should try to find
out the things that irritate him
most and avoid stirring his anger.
He should not be spoiled with at
tentions or given a chance to think
you are afraid Of him. Whatever
you do. do fearlessly. He will re-
spect you more II you are independ-
ent. When you want to 20 places
you should go and remain silent
and let him scold until he is tired
Of hearing himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

It Is q great mistake to take medi-
cine for cough. Medicine which
stops a cough il accountable fer
many disasters. A child develops
ordinary coryza, or "cold in the
head" The child coughs q great
deal, especially at night. grows
quite feverish; looks to mama for
all the world like pneumonia or
something. Feed that child most
any store cough medicine; the in
evitable narcotic, be it opium, NOR
phine, heroin, cannabis, india.
chloroform or whatnot, dulls the
child1 senses; the child fails, then.
to cough up section; the infection
travels downward; presently your
dope has converted q slight illness
into q serious bronchitis or pneu-
monia-
A man develops an elephant
cough. Stops at the store and lets
the druggists devil advise him what
is best for it. Takes the dope.
Cough knocked out after few
days. Medicine all gone. Cough
now returns. What will he do
try another bottle OF the dope. or
90 to bed and send for the doctor?
Well, you never can tell what he
will do. It's his cough.
II the old women were genuine
grandmas they would be ashamed
to send Johnny to the store after
cough medicine. They would pre-
pare medicine at home, as real
grandmothers have always done.
This home made cough medi-
cine may not be a sure-fire cure
all, such as the drugstore product
purports to be. But we can say
this for real grandmother's cough
Med.cine-it never does any harm.
Any one who knows anything of
the action Of drugs, both their inn
mediate and remote effects. knows
perfectly well that no drug or COM
bination of drugs ever'cures a dis
ease of which cough is symptom;
and that no drug or combination of
drugs ever breaks up a cold"
l do not offer a new cough cure.
I am giving here the formula Of a
harmless femedy which often soft
ems, loosens and thereby eases a
cough, from any acute respiratory
infection (including influenza).
This formula will not do any harm
even if a child swallows the whole
Of the medicine by mistake:
Sodium citrate .......1 ounce
Glycerin ............1' ounce
Lemon juice Of one lemon.
Oil of peppermint ....4 drops
Whole fiaxseeds. L teaspoonful
" aver ....l put
Steep lido not boil) the flax
seeds in the water for 20 min
utes. Strain. Add the other
ingredients. Give an adult a
tablespoonful, give a child a
teaspoonful, every hour or two.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
ANITA.

ANITA.
The lovely Spanish favorite Anita
has won almost as prominent a
place among the feminine names OF
our country as the equally exotic
Juanita which followed the song OF
that title. Anita, however, is much
more redolent of North America
than its prototype. For Anita. sig
r;fying grace, has an origin par
allel with Anne.
About the time that the mother
of Samuel was recorded in biblical
chronicles as the original Hannah,
the genealogical way was being
paved for the entrance Of Anita
through the gateway of Spain,
Byzantium, that kingdom Of royal
splendor, paid homage to St.
Anne who is thought to be fare
back to the great Roman deity,
Anna Gerrennia, goddess of the
circling year. Greek damsels soon
made it their favorite name.
The daughter of Emperor Basil,
calling herself Anna, married the
grand prince Of Muscovy and car
ried the name into Russia, where it
was subjected to the Slavic ,inf1u-
ence and issued forth in various
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Having
read "Coygon," I want to cry out,
Twenty years and discouraged
With years Of youth and oppor-
tunity ahead, let the light Of girlish
interest in all the wonders Of this
beautiful world shine out in your
eyes and you will make many worth
while friends. l don't mean greet
everyone with giggle or stare,
but that glimmer of alertness one
sometimes notices even in older
people whose spirit is still on tip
toe for what's around the corner.
You are young enough to pre-
pare for some special line OF work.
Can't you 60 to night school? Try
some Notwithstanding. If you
are handy with a needle, or learn to
be a maker in a millinery depart
ment or shop where you can work
up to a very good salary.
Getting out in the business world
would bring you in touch with more
people and you would forget your
self.
If you have a home, take an in
terest in home folks. The world
is full of happiness; it's our view
point that is wrong.
BIG SISTER.
Your letter is a mental tonic. 1t
is a good thing for all of us to be
stirred in regard to our viewpoint.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am %
years old and have never thought
OF marriage. l have had a lot CT
girl friends, but have not found TIL
right girl yet She must be good
looking and with a reputation OF be-
ing a perfect lady. l don't want
her to be the kissing kind Of girl
until We are engaged. Do you thiak
will ever find her!
NEVER LOVED.
Your case Is far from hopeless.
There are girls such as you de-
scribe. Keep yourself worthy and
trust that you will find such . girl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

curdling shrek the Mouse had ever
heard in his life. The cook s
squawk in the morning had been
whisper to it. Like a perfect
gentleman. he dropped out Of the
toe Of the pump. as it fell from her
foot. and at the sight of his plump
gray form, another even more hair
raising screech came from those
charming lips. The Mouse ran un-
der the bed.
Just then the door was burst
open and a Withholding young man
rushed in.
What is IT." he cried. What
why. PEARL"
David" gasped the Prettiest
Boarder.
The Mouse rather lost the sense
OF what followed. He heard some
thing about a mistake" and spite
work on Isabel's part" and over
seas" and letters which must
have been lost" and also a lost
address" (the Mouse's whiskers
curled in contempt at so much los
ing OF things. NO mater how unim-
portant) and references were made
to q room to let" about which
this David had come to inquire,
and then he heard himself men
toned. very briefly, but remark.
ably, nobody put themselves out to
hunt him up.
Presently he heard other things,
soft signs and broken whispers, and
. queer soft sound for which hs
could not account. TIL, stealing out
OF his concealment be cav the
young man kissing the Pretties,
Boarders
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
CONVENTIONS

Atanta-United States Independ-
ent Telephone association.
Louisville-Kentucky veterinarv
Medical association,
Watertown. s. D.-South Dakota
Corn and Grain Growers' sssocia-
ton.
Observation-Disclosures Maniac.
turers' association.
Observation-Disclosures Retain
Hardware DealerJ association
Tor0nto-Ontario Horticulfnr,,
association.
oaehec-Canadian Lumbermen'.
association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

O. Did President Wilson ever
practice law? T. P. R.
A. He practiced law at Atlanta,
Ga, in 1928, having received a
law degree at the University Of Vir-
GINA IN 1881.
@. Has George Bernard Shaw,
the writer, any brothers! o. H.
A. He has no brother. His siss
ter, Elinor Agnes, died in 1876. and
his other sister, Lucinda Frances,
married Charles Butterfield.
Q. When were envelopes first
used? G. 1. T.
A. Envelopes began to be used
in England and in the United States
in the decade from 1910 to 1850.
Q. When was the first interna-
tional yacht, race sailed! GIN.
A. The first race took place
Aug. -. 1851. when the Americans
yacht America" defeated the Brit
iah yacht Aurora" By Is minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
copyright. 1890. by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Incl

syndicate. Incl
The Mouse was lost. Having ven
stured from his comfortable home
/ 81 The hole behind the flour barrel
a the pantry 90 far a. the more
fBpacious kitchen. circumstances
over which he had no control. in
cluding the cook. the grocer's boy
md the cat. had rendered 1t impos-
sible for him to return to that safe
refuge. and tAe remainder Of the
day had been spent In voyaging
over the uncharted seas OF the din
ing room, front hall, and stairs Of
Mrs. Tostar'a-boarding house.
The vasioas cAuses which had
|3npelled him In this direction are
Etpo numerous to mention. Like
many moro prominent characters,
I1Ae Mouse felt the eyes Of the
|vorld-or that portion OF It COM
Eprieed In the boarding house-upon
him, and had vacated corner after
lccruef when the disturbers Of his
'Deacs were entirely unaware that
|6ecA Z creature existed.
Y He had now reached the hack OF
NE upper hall. II was O'Clock,
|ond quite dark. but one door was
Ataf, The Mouse peeped in. It was
1he room Of the Prettiest Boarder.
who was leaving that night, be-
x1slse she could no longer afford to
|f4ve 10 good room. Her trunk
E1as packed. and she was waiting
the expressman to come for it.
~ Uas sitting upon the bed, and
NJ was crying.
~ Mouse could hear her soft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

The Mouse knew when two 10
company and three a crowd He
slipped silently into the hall again
and, favored by the darkness AND
impeiied in the right direction bv
the sudden slam of a door behind
MIN, found his way downstairs and
SO, by easy stages, to his -four
barrel hole home.
He never knew that the Prettie.t
boarder unpacked her trunk that
very night, nor that the big youns
man went and got . special license
and married the Prettiest Boardar
as quick as he possibly could Laas 81
OF all did he know that he had
played the part Of Cupid, and re-
united lovers. But he did regret
the cookie crumbs he had had M
chance to eat. ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

The rapid rate at which men are leaving the
navy FASTENED action by the lower house Of
congress in passing the bill increasing the pay
of enlisted seamen. When work is scarce and
wages are low army and navy ranks fill auto
maticaily. When any unskilled man can find
work most anywhere and at rate of pay which
will keep him in comfort the attractions Of
the service are very much minimized Perma-
nent prosperity is the best possible safeguard
against militarism in the U. s. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Tho citrate, besides being I =.
dative expectorant, Is a gentle IT..
ulant Of elimination through "a
kidneys, bowels and skin. 1t is ~
an alkali. opposing the tendency-h
ac.dosis or acid intoxication vhi4
accompanies many feverish reali
ratory infections particularly =
children. II people are determineS
to treat themselves instead Of en-.
sulting q physician they should con.
fine their experiment to compar,.
lively harmless remedies.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
Diet Of Three. Year.OId Gina
What should a three-year-cA
child eat? Is coffee harmful,
mrs. D. E. b.
Answef.Never less than one pi.t
of fresh, raw milk Tor pasteurised
as second choice) every day.
Breakfast: Three or four heap.
ing tablespoonfuls of home cooked
cereal-cooked three hours, -
over night; with cream or milk
and a teaspoonful Of sugar. prefer.
ably brown sugar. g A soft boiled
or poached egg. Bread and butter.
Lunch: 1890 a. m: Cup Of
milk and a cracker or cookie.
Dinner: ! p. m: Beef, mutton
or chicken soup. with barley *
rice.
Some lamb, roast beef, chicken or
crisp bacon. Baked or mashed ~
tsto with gravy or butter. Any
fresh or green vegetable, well cooks
ed and put through the collander.
ANY cooked fruit. such as baked
or stewed apple, canned fruit with
out skins or seeds.
Supper: Rice or whole (seed)
wheat or rolled oats. cooked three
; hours or longer. Milk. Cracker or
, cookie.
Let the child have all the cold
water desired at any meal.
No child should be allowed to
leave the table in less than 20 min
1tes, whether he eats or mopes.
No child under 16 should be
given tea or coffee, and even cocoa
should not be given until after the
twelfth year. (These beverages,
wholesome enough for most adults,
are merge stimulants, and child
does not require such stimulation)
Gosh, Girls, l Wish l Knew,
Could you tell me something that
will restore gray hair to its original
color, something that is not stain
or dye? l am only q. and thai
isn't old enough to turn gray
(Marie.)
Answer-Marie, if I knew. be-
lieve me I'd use a couple quart:
every morning. There is no sucf
| restorative. l know no valid OBJ
lection to dyeing the hair. yet
cannot recommend dyes, because a
best they are not very satisfactory
A good hair dresser or barber, G
long experience. can do a prett.
| fair lob of dyeing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Crown Prince Willie, his bomb proof broth
ar, former imperial chancellor and five ex-
rnarshals of the kaiser's army, head the list of
German war chiefs whom the allies have sum-
moned for trial. Front and center, boys, and
never mind the goose-step.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Nobody but Senator Lodge need be worried
over the menace to his leadership Of senate
Republicans involved in the threat of the
"irreconcilables" to bolt if treaty compromises
are made II bolt should come and Lodge
be relegated TO the ranks there would be a
new lineup all around and the demand of the
people for ratification on some terms might get
some attention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Paris dispatches yesterday. intimating the
allies would threaten Holland with an eco
nomic blockade should she refuse second
time to surrender the kaiser. had the right ring
and represent the sort Of straight-from- the
shoulder diplomacy that is pleasing 20 the ears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

(, Moss Enright, notorious Chicago gunman,
convicted murderer and leader Of disturbances.
has been shot down in front of his own door.
No one can condone lawlessnees or the taking
Of the law out of its legitimate channels. but
Enright has done as much as anyone to teach
lawlessness. and has thus pointed the way
that led to his own destruction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

q. How man. airplanes for the
use OF our aviation service were
turned out in this country during
the war? n II
A. There were $500 training
planes and 1889 service planes
produced by the end Of November
1913. A small number of planes
we're finished subsequent to that
time in clearing up contracts.
Q. Do the members Of the Greet
church observe Christmas on the
same day as other Christians,
~ CT .S.
A. Jan. 6 is observed as Christ.
mas in the Greek church.
Q. Why did Sir Francis Drake
name his boat the Golden Hind !,
R. NJ.
A. His boat was originally knovr
asthe Pelican. He renamed II the
Golden Hind in memory of his
friend, Sir Christopher Hatton
whose crest bore that desisu.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Officers OF the miners raised an important
point when they denied that the miner is get
ting as much for each dollars worth coal mar
keted as he formerly did. 1t is suspected that
it will not be very hard to prove that the oper-
ators are doing so and any consumer is COM
petent witness as to how many more dollars
the coal trade is getting for its divyy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Rock Island may now be considered in
fair way to get back into professional baseball
IN which It distinguished itself in the past.
The Characteristic boosting process may begin
n any time Altogether!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Only 10 out of $4,000 women of Illinois re-
spond to chance to file formal complaint
against profteers. Rather discouraging for
the fair price commission. Looks as il some
body ought to either put up OF shut up."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Dempsey may receive half million dollars
q nght in France, but thousands Of other world
champions signed papers" for . great deal
laaa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Herbert Hoover has catered to millions Of
ths worlds hungry people. but he refuses to 90
any party catering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

Now that Secretary Daniels has said few
things, maybe Admiral Sims will behave more
like trained fighter, and less like poorly
coached politician
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

There have been many hats. thrown into the
residential ring but most Of them are OF small
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04
WEDNESDAY, YEBRUARY 4, lssa.

How about Twentieth street-what abou. it,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-04

An old wiseacre Of no little renown.
Has said, "All that goes up must come down,
But that old noise is thing Of the past.
Now days, everything that goes up keeps going
up fast.
R. C. S.
Editors note: Here we would beg, If we
but 'dast', That soaring prices may not last).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.

good conscience is a continual Chrsmas-Frankln
"A Merry
This day shall change all g quarres into love-Shakes-
A Merry
The whole world stands still
The universal Joy is wonderfu.-Anon.
"A Merry Christmas
Never deny the babies their Christmas Let them believe
Santa Claus St Nicholas Kri Kring e-Marion Harand
A Merry Christmas
The belteo of all Chrendom roll along the unbroken
song OF peace on EARTH good will to men,-Longfeow.
A Merry Christmas
A Merry
will honor Christmas heart try keep it all the
year-Dickens.
A
Tis the for kndlng hospitality the hall
the genial fire of charity in the hear+-Irving
"A Merry Christmas
To know that God loved give His dear
brother has brought human highest tide on the
day of that Brothers birth IF God loved how help
loving anohter2-Malthie Babcock
A Merry Christmas
Today the whole Christian world prostrate alteration
around the crib of Bethlehem and eheaes love
which precedes all time and will endure throughout eternity
Cardinal Gibbons.
A
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And I'll bet nobody can guess who

And I'll bet nobody can guess who
he is.
Mr.. Sandman! He's my right hand
man. You can call him Assistant
Santa Claus, if you like.
He Knows Little Folks.
He knows little folks heaps better
than do. Cause all during the
year he makes his trips, softly up
the stairway, and sees that little
winkin' and blinkin' eyes are shut
tight in sleep. He's the man who
runs the fairy train that leads to
Sunderland.
Softly creeps the good old Sandman,
And in the children's eyes he
throws
Slumber sand till heads are falling
Till their weary eyes must close.
Mr. Sandman has told me all about
the children of Americas. He says
they are fine big family of little
folks. And he doesn't think any of
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cred that the real spirit of Christ
mas did not come from receiving,
but from giving. And that has been
the ruling spirit of my whole life.
Life, I've found, is what you make
it
There is happiness for all;
Each ones share is simply waiting
For the proper spirits call.
Nobody ever gives me Christmas
present. That's because I'm not sup
posed to get any. I'd only turn
around and give it to some little tot.
No Fair Peekin'
It takes me whole year to pre-
pare for my annual Christmas trip.
But, while Pm working away on hap
piness bringing things, would like
to see the whole world adopt the
Christmas spirit, that of doing for
others-as an everyday spirit.
And, in the meantime, just warn
ing to little folks-no fair peekin'.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-24
CHRIS T NJ A S
EVE
BY DIR. JAMES /. VANCE.

BY ok. JAMES l. NAINOE.
IF you have no child of your own,
i YOU must borrow or beg one for
Christmas Eve; for it is the time
when the world lights its happiness
with a child's joy.
Only a child may have the right
of way on Christmas Eve. II you
do not stand in with the children,
you must stand aside.
1t is the hour when the world
makes a cradle its shrine; when not
only wise men from the East, but
grown-ups from all points of the COM
pass slip down over the hills of mem
ory towards cildhood's dawn, saying
under their breath: owe have seen
His star in the East and are come
to worship Him"
What a wonderful thing is this
yearning of the old world for the
happiness of children that climaxes
at Christmas! ThI better side OF
human nature comes to the front. We
throw off our eynicism. Meanness
is shamed into generosity, and for q
little while on Christmas eve the
tightwads of earth have look in on
Paradise.
Was there ever a sWeeter eager
ness, holier joy, more heavenly
anticipation, than that which all
through the house is felt on Christ
mas Eve? Everyone is thinking of
maying somebody happy. The deli
cious secretiveness of it intensifies
the thrill. Care is forgotten. Expec-
tation is ringing the bells. Peace
is over all the world. And the hero
is a child.
Thank God for children! "Of
such is the kingdom of heaven" 1t
is a sin to disappoint a child. Then
it must please God when we make
the children happy.
If there is no child in your home,
maybe there is one on your door.
step, waiting for you to be it's saint
on Christmas Eve. There are Ger
tainly some there in the street. They
are looking at the toys in the window
with wistful faces, and wondering
what the lover of children will bring
them. 1t is your time to play, and
hearts are trumps.
What a tragedy if a single child
in your town should have Christmas
come and go without an ecstacy!
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That, in a rhymey way, is the main
thing that l want all the little folks
of Americas to know.
l must confess that l am a bash
full sort of fellow and if any little
boy or girl should pop out and sur
prise me while was sorting my
Christmas things and filling up little
folks stockings-well, | wouldn't
know just what to do.
Kept Them Guessing.
For many, many years all the chill
dren of the. land have been wonder
ing just how I get down the Chin
ney and just whan l come. And all
this time l have kept the little folks
guessing. 1t would spoil half of my
fun if they found out.
So in order to be sure to keep
my secret, | have taken just one lit
tie old fellow into my confidence,