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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
STUFFED PRIMES

This time OF year 1t is hard 10 th'nk
nm new things for the school lunch
when in doubt. try this recipe.
Wash two dozen fine prunes IN three
waters.
Put in IAN earthen bowl and cover
with water.
Cover tightly with plate and let
stand "a hours. By this time all the
water should be soaked up and the
prunes should be plump and tasty.
Put in a wire colander to drain.
Cut open each prune and remove
the seed.
Mix two tablespoonsful of chopped
nuts with one-half cupful of cottage
cheese. Add enough cream or cooked
salad dressing to make a stiff paste.
STUFF the prunes with this mixture,
being sure that they are made pretty
shaped and plump.
II desired these prunes may then he
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

pieces Of broken window glass, and
then smoothing with fine sandpaper
spend plenty of time scraping and
sanding. SO the handle will be nicely
rounded and all parts perfectly smooth
ana Tree from slivers. Rub the bow
Win llnseed or other oil SO IL you
are caught out in the rain with 1t. the
wood will not be affected. A leather
thong can be bought at almost any
hardware or sporting goods store. I,
Is to be threaded through the holes
and held in place by a brad pushed
through the leather so It cannot sin
back through the hole.
The block D Is also made Of oak
The drawing shows the corners cham.
Tered, and screw driven about s.1s.
below the surface al the center. This
screw acts as bearing against which
the head Of the round head screw IN
the end Of the drill c Is held.
The drill! c Is 70 be made Of cvnr..,
as this materia. will start the tindey
more readily tsan other wood. 7,
can be made perfectly round Ief,
square or have the corners planed or.
One end Is nicely rounded and the
other has . screw driven half way
Into IL
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ing papers in long. queer looking lines
on that smooth meadow.
He was still hard at 1t when the
whirr Of . motor told him. that an
aeroplane was coming. He stopped
his work and strained his eyes to ses
the pilot. but though he looked hard
and though the plane dew rather low.
not sign Of anybody did he zee.
Never mind" he said comfortably.
r'it may take several days. but can
do 1t know"
So the next morning he worked at
his papers till the plane went by, and
the next and the next and still nothing
happened and still he wouldn't explain
to anybody what he was trying to do.
The morning Of the fourth day he
finished his paper work early and was
getting ready to fly the airship kite
for Jack when the aeroplane motor
sounded in the distance.
Not so far away this time It was.
and getting louder and nearer every
minute.
kinda scares me, it does. when 1t
| comes so near" said little Jack. and
he stood close to his bigger brother,
TITS a coming!" exclaimed Bob. ex-
citedly. Look! Jack! Look! It's
coming down."
! And sure enough! The great bird
like plane that for days had passed
over the meadow, was circling lower
and lower right over their own
meadow: The boys could hardly be-
lieve their eyes.
Lower. Lower. Still lower. They
could see the lettering: they could see
the patches on the wings: the man in
the pit and every little part Of the
machine. And still it came lower.
cown-till it came to a stop on the
ground in the middle of their very
own meadow.
The driver got out of the plane and
called to the boys.
Your father homer" he asked.
Yes" replied Bob and he was SO
excited he could hardly say the word
) ASK him if he'll help me Bit" added
J the driver. Il need some help and ]
don't believe I'll have to go clear back
to the school,"
The boys father heard the talkine
. and he and mother came hurrying GU,
, of the house to see II they were need
; ed. The slight repair was easily made
: and the driver got ready to start again
You're not going Off right at lunch
: time without bite. are you?" asked
Bob's mother Hospitality you know
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

@VERY BOY is familiar with the
Boy Scouts and very few boys do
not at one time or other belong
~to a troop.
one OF the requirements to obtain
a first class scout degree Is to be able
to start fire without matches. There
are many different devices used. Some
OF them resemble the old indian meth
DDS and require a great deal Of ply
steal strength and patience. but with
the equipment shown in the accom-
panying drawing after little prac-
tice. fire can be started very quickly.
Outfits made from these plans have
won several contests for speed in set
ting fires.
Begin work on the outfit by making
the bow B. For this get a piece OF
oak wood k'x ~" ao". Lay out
on the piece the pattern given on the
detailed drawing Of the bow. Bore a
y. hole to form the round part Of
the cutout just ahead Of the hand
hold With q coping. keyhole. or
turning saw cut to lire. Next make
the holes for the leather or buckskin
thong. These holes are bored with \
y bit After this finish the bow BIZ
arst seraping Al corners round With
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will have literary tastes.
SHOULD your birthday come in the
last half of the month it is thought
that you will be jolly and lively
have lots of wit and be able to tell
an entertaining and amusing story.
If you follow your emotions you will
be led to extremes of conduct. and you
had better warn your friends to be-
ware Of your temper for 1t will be
decidedly stormy. You will not be
overly fond of studying but you will
observe carefully. You will be strong
and we'll built and you will have it in
your power to- accomplish whatever
you set out to do.
The birthstone for July is the ruby.
which stands for charity. dignity and
divine power. The flower for the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
All About Ju1y

Other things than its name-Juiy-
suggest the strength of this month.
The zodiacal sign is Leo. which means
lion. and it. too. stands for strength.
1t is thought that II your birthday
falls between the first and the six
teenth Of July you will be very at
fectionate. and having once formed
an attachment you will hold by it.
You will sympathize with others read
lily and you will share their joys and
sorrows equally with them. You will
be emotional and you will have a
strong love of nature. You will be
thrifty and industrious and you will
choose wisely the things to make your
home life more comfortable. Your
likes and dislikes will be formed hasti-
ly and they will be very strong. You
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
DHE house where Bob and Jack

HE house where Bob ana JACK
speud the summer was on the
edge Of Z beautiful big woods
and . wide meadow. The boys
thought that . most convenient place
for : summer home for. you see. when
they wanted to play under trees or
climb trees. there the trees were, right
by the front door Of their home. And
when they wanted to ny kites or run
races or anything like that, there was
the nat. beautiful meadow. right at
the back door.
But there was one thing they could
do on the meadow that they never
even thought Of doing when they
moved into the house. They could
watch the aeroplanes sail by. Now
when the boys and their parents
moved into this particular house. they
didn't know that one Of the U. s.
aviation fields was only about ten miles
away. SO when they began to notice
aeroplanes 60 by. two and three and
sometimes ten day. they began TO
wonder and to inquire. And then they
found thar those planes they saw were
mail planes and practice planes and all
sorts of planes from the field not so
far away.
Bob and Jack used to sit on the
fence at the edge of the meadow and
watch and wish that the planes would
fly close enough and low enough for
them to signal the men aboard-but
the planes never did. Always they
went by so far over head that they
looked like beautiful big birds-only
the noise they made was a lot more
than the noise any bird makes in fly.
Ing. that was sure!
"You boys stay out In that meadow
so much" laughed their mother one
day. 'that I think I'll give you youl
lunch and let you stay out there al
the time!" OF course. she meant i
as a Joke. but her words gave Bob al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

HIGHER as fast as Bob could let out
the string she went. till the little snip
seemed like q bird just ~ the big
ones had. Bob was very proud.
While the toy airship was high IN
the air, one Of the really-truly air.
ships went SAILING by. fast. oh. DO very
fast. and lower than any aeroplane
that Bob had ever seen pass their
meadow. Bob looked and looked. and
sure enough. he could actually see the
man driving the plane. actually see
him looking over the edge! Gould
the man see his own airship?" Bob
wondered.
And from that minute. the big idea
grew and grew till 1t Just had to come
true, Bob thought. So the very next
morning he set to work.
He gathered q lot Of old newspapers
and went out into the meadow. First
he went alone. but Jack followed and
Bob let him stay though he didn't ex-
plain a bit what he was doing and
Jack. for the life Of him. couldn't
make head nor tail Of the funny bust-
ness.
The day was hot and not a breath
Of air stirring. Just perfect" Bob
declared happily. the Jack confessed
that he liked breeze better.
Keeping his eye on the sky all the
wh..e. Bob began to spread out the
newspapers he had brought. One long
line. then funny curved line-such
/ crazy way to act Jack thought wher
he had that lovely new airship ht
might be flying.
What you going to make now?'
asked Jack finally. when he grew mor'
and more puzzled" did mother say 20,
had to spread 'em all out to dry? The!
don't look wet
They aren't. silly" laughed Bob
excitedly. though wetting them woult
be good idea for windy day. Thi
isn't work and it isn't play. it's an In
vitation."
That puzzled little Jack more thai
ever and he decided he could find
pleasanter game for hot day SO h
went up to the sand pile and left hi
industrious brother all alone with hi
papers.
That's all right" said Bob to him
self approvingly as he looked at tn
spread out papers. Now I'll start tn
next. And if l don't get it all don
today maybe he'll remember toda
when l finish the rest tomorrow.
And then he worked away harde
than ever. at the funny Job of spread
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

Ut is named for the Roman EN-
peror, Julius Caesar. who in re-
making the calendar gave July
y thirty-one days. where before that
time It had been reduced to thirty.
July also typifies the power of Caesar
for in this month the sun Is the
strongest. Long. long ago July was
the fifth month OF the year and was
therefore called Quintilis. but all that
Is changed now that the month has
been moved back to seventh place
and we never even remember that It
had any name other than July. The
old Anglo-Saxons called the month
''Hey-monath" because II Is the time
when the hay harvest is gathered In.
Still another peoples called this month
"Maed-monath" because It is the sea-
son when the meads begin to bloom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
SUM MER
==FUN

|AH. Summer is a dandy time.
For after school is done.
W Comes one grand long vacation
Ten weeks Of play and fun.
There's time to wade and time to swim
Out in the lake so blue.
And time to play upon the sand.
Which love best to do.
There's walking time. and resting time.
And time to eat three meals:
In Summer time there's always time
10 do just as one feels.
There's time to read and time to sew.
Or pay q social call:
Oh. dear. wish time would stand still
And never move to FAN.
For everything IN Summer time.
From dawn 10 set Of sum.
L lust Is nice y nice can be,
Fos SunlneT he i Fun
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thought 1t was, and he helped all
Bob would let him-which wasn't so
very much, for Bob believed in doing
everything himself if he could.
One fine day the airship was finished
and the family and the two or three
boy friends near by. all went out to
the edge Of the meadow to see II 1t
would really fly as Bob promised 1t
would. The day was perfect-wind
enough TO take it up. but not enough
to make bad currents of air or tugging
at the string. A little help from his
friends. a couple of bad starts and
away the airship flew! Higher and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

been asking him to come"
But I don't understand" said his
mother.
well. he's smart chap II he's done
1t alone" said the aviator. Every
day he has had letters spread out on
the grass of the meadow. The first
day or two didn't think much Of 1t.
but as it went on was sure he meant
it FOR me. The letters spelled please
stop here for lunch. And so did"
And that's how 1t happened that
Bob had such fine company for lunch.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
how these two boys would like you te

how these two boys would like you to
stay"
well don't care if do" said the
driver. I'D been thinking got to ac-
cept your invitation and TO tell the
truth, madam, that's partly why
stopped right here in this good
meadow"
"My invitation" asked Mrs. Rey-
nolds much puzzled. before now do
you mean?"
Bob flushed and said. my invita-
ton. he means mother. Each day I've
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

THE glowing ruby shall adorn
Those who in July are born;
Then they'll be exempt and free
From loves doubt and anxiety"
A weather prophecy for July says:
If the first Of July 1t be rainy weather
Twill rain more or less for four
weeks together"
July is month Of revolutions and
battles. 1t is indeed a month of
strength and power: Nations have
been born and monarchies dethroned
in this month. the month Of heat and
struggle-July. Our own United
States shook off the yoke Of English
power and rose a free nation on the
fourth Of July. The French peasants
rebelled against cruel and oppres-
sive government on the fourteenth Of
July. The Battle Of Gettysburg in the
Civil War was fought on the first of
July. General Washington took COM
mand Of the United States Army on
the third Of July. The Reign Of Ter
ror In France ended on the twenty
eighth Of July.
What other things do you know that
happened in this month Of mid-sum-
mer?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
TH6 dUnlOR COOK

rolled in sugar. but they are every bit
as good without.
Wrap each prune in a small piece
OF oiled paper and put four or five in
the lunch box for a dessert
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
COMPANY FOR LUNCH

parts and made everything Just In
ship shape according to directions.
And. OF course. that was very interest
ing work. Even the boys father
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

He thought and thought and finally
decided he wouldn't tell anybody. not
even Jack. Till he had thought about
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
THE CONCEALED ORCHESTRA

THE CONCEALED ORCHESTRA
A letter taken from each word will
reveal in each sentence a musical in
strument.
!. Housekeeping requires expert
ence these days Dora.
2. Great singers. undoubtedly. must
protect their threats.
8. Florence. will you telephone
Edna.
4. Travelling in foreign lands aids
education.
S. These grapes are splendid,
s. Alfred disappeared after dinner
-FOUR LETTER SQUARES
what the clock does
thought
room Of confinement
a vegetable
piece Of money
an ugly giant
Japanese flower
found In the tree tops
paradise
a shady valley
a girls name
orderly
ANSWERS
THE CONCEALED ORCHESTRAL
Guitar. 2. Trumpet. 3. FlHte. 4. Violin
5. Harp. 6. Fife.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

his idea long enough to know just
whether 1t would work.
Instead Of telling. he bagan to make
an airship of his own. from pattern
he got in a book. He whitfield the
wooden parts. and glued the paper
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

how OLD rs BOB1Eeren. Fold
forrsrd along A and backward alosg
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10

THE CONCEALED ORCHESTRAL.
Gnitdy. 2 Trumpet. 3. FlHte. 1. Violin.
5. Harp. s. Fife.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-07-10
BUDDY'S DIRE AM

month is the water-lily which symbo
Lies purity Of heart. An old verse for
the month says:
Arizona republican., 1920-12-19

As you will all no doubt remem- ber-last October Hyder Brothers discounted fall and winter clothing 2OG. This was right at the begin ming of the clothing drop. Within a short time others followed in our footsteps. We figured conditions, saw that we were overstocked with high priced clothing, knew that the people would never buy clothes at the prevailing prices, so cut our stock 2oqs. This was right at the time of the year when clothing al- ways draws high price.
 This wasn't a charitable step but a step to protect ourselves and to stimulate business. We ques- toned customers, talked with our friends and ascertained that people just simply had to have clothing cheaper They were waiting and waiting for prices to come down. Rather than sell a certain amount of our stock at the marked price we decided to begin taking small losses at the first of the season rather than get them all in bunch later on.
 As I said above, shortly after, in fact within three weeks after we slashed our prices the other mer- chants did the same. I do not ex- actly mean that we caused the drop of clothing in Phoenix but we at least started it. The public was amazed at the sudden turn of the clothing market, sales of every sort were put on by merchants and dis counts as great as 20qo were given. They didn't know where to really go for the best bargains.
 In order to keep in the lead l in order that the public might know that we have real bargains. we 1 continued to cut prices. Now we are selling clothing at a discount of | 409o and a great number of aru- cles are being offered at discount of 50qo.
 By looking at our advertisements in the paper from time to time you will see what we are doing. You will keep posted on the wonderful values being offered at Hyder Brothers. Never before in the his tory of our store were such values offered. We are taking losses which
 are almost unbelievable.
 If you stin have some Christmas
 shopping to do and are in doubt as
 to just what to buy-come in oul
 store. We have a choice assort-
 ment of high grade gifts. Ant
 then, one of the best, most con
 venient and most pleasing gifts o1
 all is a Hyder Brothers merchan-
 dising order. good. at any time it i'
 presented. Let him choose his own JOHN RYDER.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN ID REPORT TODAY
 ON SEAL CAMPAIGN

Reports from school children con- corning results in the special drive they i made to sell Christmas seals and health l bonds last week will be made to Mrs. 1 Henry H. Miller, director of the Mari copa Anti Tuberculosis campaign, the first of this week. Mrs. Miller will also receive reports from the Kiwanis club workers and from those who oper ated the booths last week. It Is ex- pected that these returns will boost the general fund over the half way mark of he S10,000 goal.
 All money obained D ythe school chil- dren from their sales of Christmas seals and health bonds will be devoted exclusively to the establishment and maintenance of N summer camp for those of their number who are in need of the recreational outing. Funds from the sale of bonds and seals through other sources will be devoted, as here tofore, to the work of preventing and curing tuberculosis which includes the establishment of free clinic. the main tenance of a sanitarium and similar en- l terpriseS.
 | A committee of N1eXicans has been organized to assist in the campaign. Mexicans will establish booths in their section of the city and make thor ough canvass of the Mexican business and residence district promoting the sale of the Christmas seals and health bonds. The committee will also assist the clinic in bringing attention to those of their people who are afflicted with tuberculosis and in need of attention.
 A feature of the campaign this week will be a spurt for the goal by Kiwanis
 club workers who have already done
 much good for the cause. They ex-
 pect to be in strong at the finish when
 the cheering announcement is made
 that the 1920 drive has established 6
 new record nj attainment for the an
 nual event in this county.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-19

The Golden Eagle will be closed all day Monday to prepare for the big gest sale ever pulled off in Phoenix previous to Christmas.-Adv. It
 Don't fail to be at the Golden Eagle Tuesday. You will save real money on dry goods shoes and clothing. 21S F. Washington.-Adv. It
Arizona republican., 1920-12-19

The theory that charring the butts Of fence posts and telegraph poles retsrds decay has been disproved. Experf- ments show that the charred posts are less durable than untreated ones.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-19

There are more than 22,000,0o wid- ows in India, one-third of whom are under 15 years of age.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-14
FIRST FIRE IN
Three Weeks

The city fremen nipped what
promised to be a threatening
blaze at $50 Tuesday morning in
the barn at the rear of Steve
Haynes home, Collins street,
north of Main street, et,when Mrs.
Haynes saw a small blaze issuing
from the side of the building and
summoned the department. The
fremen were upon the scene in a
jiffy and the fire was short lived,
it being extinguished, no material
damage being wrought. The cause
Of the fire is not known. The
high wind threatened to carry the
flames and flying sparks to nearby
buildings, however, the efforts OF
the hremen proved effective. This
is the first firc in the city for a
period of three weeks, the last
one being the big conflagration on
East Main street, November 20.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-14
WHY TOBACCO is
SELLING Low NOW
Is Told By Federal Trade Com
mission In Report To Con-
gress After Investigation
(By Associated Press)

Washington Dec 1.-THE pur-
chasing methods of the large buyers
as well as financial conditions due to
unfavorable foreign exchange rates,
and the contraction of domestic cred
its are held responsible for low tobac-
co prices in a special report sent to
congress by the Federal Trade Com
mission today. The following rec
concentrations are made:
Establishment by the Department
of Agriculture under the warehouse
act of federal system of grading
leaf tobacco; revival in permanent
form of expired provisions relating
to the use of common agencies in
the purchase of leaf tobacco and spe-
cific prohibition of leaf tobacco pur-
chases through agences not disclosed
to the trade.
The investigation was prompted
by complaints from growers in Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Ohio at the low
1920 prices for leaf tobacco. It was
alleged that the buyers for the big
companies would not bid against each
other but would rotate" in buying.