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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

would be the night for which her
soul had hungered and thirsted
through long ages.
Tomorrow night her Prince
Charming would enter the cham
Der OF her heart and she must be
regally decked to meet him and
wideawake to greet him; for some
how she was very sure that Joyce
Keatings cousin, who had studied
In foreign lands for years, and
whose name everyone breathed
with something very like awe,
would be In truth her ideal. And
she caught her breath, while the
crimson dyed her soft cheek-when
he should ask to paint her portrait.
She was very sure he would ask.
When he did, she would be descend
Ing a broad staircase, as gracefully
draped and carefully posed as any
queen OF any age.
Louise. dear. please come here
and see If these hang straight"
The girl was startled from her
day dreaming by her mothers voice.
She dashed into the spacious living
room.
Mother" she exclaimed aghast,
"oh. mother, you are actually drap-
ing those curtains standing On that
awful stepladder right in front OF
the window! Oh. suppose, Just sup
pose sdme Of my Lathrope club
should SO you! Why why do you
insist on performing mental tasks
It's a crying disgrace"
Mrs. BragdoE wanted to laugh at
the tragic intensity. do not for
get, darling, how very recently
did all the work. Della has o tooth
ache and Of course Maggie is needed
at home"
1T isn't our concern that Mag
gie's little brother was injured" re-
torted the girl with q petulant
stamp.
Mrs. Bragdon had held her rare
common sense and enytable poise
high above the tide Of their on.
rushing wealth. and an oyerpower-
ing desire to literally shake the
nonsense ont d the daughter val
loving n the foam Of tho eUldGn
bfeakers made her toreo A1r Ia.
pecdre perch.
4 tAnA : sslek ~ e slelI
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RENAISSANCE.
By D. A. LefavOus.

copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dicate.)
E Il Queen Louise could have
&Apped from her heavy frame and
Nd with Louise Bragdon Us she
4escended the stairs where the por-
tfAlt OF the world famed sovereign
hung. she would have found that
Aer Queenly grace and clingins
charm had indeed found a rival.
10 the girl madly climbing the
social ladder while she wrestled
With the perplexities of the newly
ncA, the portrait was the only
pleasing, euphonious note from
theer obscure past, but then, Louise
III been too young to remembe
The Day her mother had jubilantly
brought 1t homo along with her pur.
chaee Of . $3.50 pair Of shoes, and
htet had bought the handsome
4ane from an itinerant Trainer of
1cfures; and heavy. indeed, must
Akye become the heart OF the little
Naeen which her graceful fingers
lphald through changing years as
~ old furnishings and decorations
q he By one faded into the despised
1ast
Soon after Mr.. Bragdon had sud
nly fallen upon the hold OF his
14coming ship" fashion luckily
eAst her whimsical shadow across
st1elf pretty street: one by one
tAcee ~ too modest means had sold
etr homes; one by one those
Mmeo sprany from the magic
tGueA Of the master architect into
t4lngs OF beauty, and while the
ylS1olou homo retained Its outward
cnntour, its Interior kitty-cornered,
I0HtNp coziness had given way for
IN. rooms where overstuffed ma
9Any and cleaning black walnut
: esnded.
c0iss glowed from tip to. toe
~ satisfaction and wrinkled
&1y 1t her lifelong emulation,
49, gowns which she had Just
trying 0n were exquisite
- III tAste n any queen,
II - fulod = realm or only
efte inch - the excin-
l9pe elet ~ WhirA Lo,iisa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

from South Foreland, England. 70
re Chatelet, France. The time wa
"a hours and IS minutes.
@. Do snakes charm birds! L.
o. K.
A. The bureau of biological SUI.
vey states that snakes 90 D"
charm birds in the undersioou
sense of the word charm lns
instructive fear that a giro "
small animal, such as a rabbit, D..
for q snake paralyzes the muscI..
Of the bird or animal and preVso"
its escaping from the snake. -.
@. What are the prospects j"
good apple crop this year! ". n
A. The June LIST condition OF ~
pies forecasts a commercial cfop
Of 30.6S3,000 barrels, which ~, =
$500, 900 barrels more than the ~,
crop and an increase OF apou'
5000. 900 over the 1918 yield =.
z. Why does blotting paper ~
sorb ink? M. Z
A. Because 1t Is made OF poIUss;
material which is not pressed ~
rolled as hard as other PSF
stock.
@. What makes the best roat !,
age feed for cows: Oats. wneat !"
corn? a y"
A. Exclusive use OF wnes.. ~
straw as q roughage for breesa .s
cows will produce premature, 4,
or dead offspring. A complies =
ton can be made from tne
plant. It will give normA
and reproduction.
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Auntie 60 to Madam's and be prop
erly gowned? The girl fotgot how
Prudence Bragdon had sacrificed
that her little orphaned brother
might be educated; forgot that, be-
cause her aunt had given up lover,
hope Of welded bliss, pretty clothes,
everything dear to the heart OF a
normal girl, she, Louise, and the
other members Of the family. were
now billowing over fortunes waves.
and that while Auntie waited here,
resting from the past strenuous
years. rounding out her allotted
time. that fashions call could not
penetrate the wall which self
denial had builded.
So she stood with old fashioned
Aunt Prudence. waiting for the
street car. feeling frumpy and
abused.
Joyce's party was pronounced 4
success. Louise didn't think 80 In
fact she was disappointed. Shed
expected to meet prince full of
foreign allure and courtly grace, be-
fore whom she'd preen her oueenly
charms: but Hamer Heating was
disconcertingly ordinary, and yes
rather commonplace. However.
her outraged vanity was mollified
by his eagerness to call the very
next evening.
He did call. and asked to sec Amt
Prudence in her Renaissance bou-
doir OF which Joyce had told him.
and he asked 10 paint her sitting In
that room, he also asked Louise 70
pose In the picture wearing the
little muslin dress she had worn
the first time he had sen her: the
day she waiter for q street car,
By the time tho picture-whicb
the artist named "Renascent"-was
finished. all Of the foolishness had
been brushed from the heart Of the
| girl, and at the end Of the year two
struggling young artists we're jub-
liant over scholarships, They
didn't know, Of course, that those
scholarships were bought With the
savings from Louise BFagdon'.
dress allowance, and q the sams
yearss end two other yeang hearti
Ia nAls and . femalG-1ere beat,
3&s . epA
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frosk x ~ ~ hlil b he staee entsaaee =
ths IliinDts thsss1A ~ npost dirsct rostss 1n,
~ mis- plan vosld - eest q Sixtsenth strsst
eouth 10 Tparsh avenue. vest TO rftssnth
stsest, north 10 sscond avsnus. est 70 Seven
tenth street, so1fh - Third svsuue, vest =
sixteenth strsst and north to the objective
point--A distance Of more than eight blocks u
order y reach place less than : bloch
distant
They seem to like the right hand turn II
'Des Moipss. though, for this is what the Cap
ltal Of that city says about It:
Authorities Of the city Of Des Noines
did not invent the righthand turn n APP
piled to automobile trahic. The same
plan Of operation is in force in Phila-
delphia, also in Los Angeles. Something
had to be done At the street crossings.
When the cars had the right to turn
either to the right or to the left, every
thing and everybody were in danger. No
driver, could decide what to do. The
1ighthand turn seems to be working very
we'll in the city Of Des Moines. 1t will
work better as time goes on. Under the
old plan drivers were defiant at the
street corners. Everybody had to wait
to find out which way the cars were go
ing to turn. The righthand turn may
cause some extra travel, hut it is surely
move in the right direction.
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swept tho pout from the girls full
lips and kindled her eyes with sym
yathetic concern. Capably she
helped her mother to a couch,
anguishing in tender solicitude.
Gone was her supercilious foolish
ness and only warm, throbbing,
girlish sympathy gushed clear and
sparkling from her tender heart.
Mrs. Bragdon smiled through her
pain. "Oh. Lou. sometimes you are
SO discouragingly foolish that I'm
apt to forget what a genuine heart
is hidden in your lovely body. Fetch
me the remedies, dear, and I'll soon
have this painful swelling in sub
lection"
Mrs. Bragdon stopped short in
her twining OF the antseptic gauze
around her anguished ankle.
Darling, you'll have to take
Aunt Prudence to I'LL her appoint
ment with the oculist. Her eyes
are paining dreadfully. She must
60 at 1880 and it's 10 now. Bur
ton drove dad In town this morn.
ing, SO you can't use the car, and
you know auntie never. never would
consent to = taxi. 30 you'll have &c
90 on the street car"
"Oh, mother. can't Maidie-" she
began. but her words fell fiat, fol
she heard her sisters voice
mingling with q masculine voice al
the door. and knew that IS al
houR. musical instructor could moi
be 1uggled with q girlish qualm.
A sudden within sent her to the
hidden corner Of her closet. hunt.
ing q little three seasons bach
dress. She recalled how every
one had complimented her on thai
particular dress. She couldn't sa,
JUSTIN she chose that little out,
of-date thing rather than an ultra
chic frock. Perhaps her new set
would not recognize her SO readily
OF course she loved Aunt Prud
ence She was q dear, dear old lady
and when at home among the I'm,
old furnishings OF her own room
which Louise had named Auntie',
Renaissance boudoif, there, within
her haAltat, Lo1lso loTed 70 fetel
hee frten1s, bat "a tbs straet-
lADooeifael ne Old fheAione(
eoD4 1es ~ ~ ny NSe61a'
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C00u0euklA&. Tho replies D6lng sent 01fecl
paid to anonymous letters).
Q. What part Of the available
sugar is used for candy and
drinks? G. A. c.
A. According to late statement
compiled by Herbert Hoover, over
one-thiEd Of our sugar is used by
the candy, sweet drinks. and other
manufacturers Of non-essentials.
Q. What is keno goose? H. F.
A. Keno Is a form of lotto used
In gambling. in which numbered
balls are taken one by one from the
spout of a receptacle called q keno
goose.
@. How much do the tusks OF
elephants weigh?
A. An average tusk weighs
about 60 pounds, but some are
found weighing as much as ITO
pounds.
Q. How long does 1t take q post
ONCE to pay you for . money order
that has been lost? ]. L.
A. The postof1ice department
states that Sc days must elapse
from the time an order is issued
before q duplicate money order
may be obtained.
@. Has anyone ever succeeded
In swimming the English channel
n. ", 8.
A. Captain Matthew Webb II
1878 succeeded In swimming from
Dover to Calais IN a hours and 4!
minutes. On Sept. s and 8, 1911
Theinas Willian Burgess. an Eng
naAnaa ssas4eat = FAFis, ssaa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16
Althea.

Althea.
One of the most confusing names
in feminine nomenclature is AL
thea. Extraordinarily beautiful and
belonging absolutely to the aris-
tocracy, it is constantly jostled and
confused by host of other names.
Althea, be it said, is an individual.
The name means wholesome, and
not true as is generally believed.
The latter significance is generally
given because it is confused with
the name Alotheaa, sometimes
known as Lefty.
The real Althea. which comes
from the Greek word, meaning
healthy or wholesome, belonged in
ancient times to the unfortunate
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

villa, surrendering to save his country from
.infnvention by the United States remains a
spopular hero and from the manner in which
the populace acclaimed him he will be If any
thing . more acute menace to the existing gov
Wnment boring from within than he was bat
tsging from without.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

4 One needn't be too optimistic regarding the
federal investigation Of the closing down Of
eastern wooden mills. Milling interests prob
ably will come back in their own defense by
A9crfbing the move to slackness OF demand
dus 70 the old clothes and other caRzpaigns
intspdsd to reduce prices Of fabrics. 1t will
40 10 harm, however, to compel the wool men
70 show their hand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16
Heart @HOmQ
v,
y i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Can you
tell me if lanoline is good to use
on the face to fill out? Will it
grow hair?
Also, is camphor good to use for
wrinkles? If taken internally, will
it keep one looking young? If So,
how is it to be taken and would it
be harmless? IRENE.
Lanoline grows hair. 1t Is there
fore good to use on the scalp. but
harmful to the face. To fill out the
face it is more important to eat
the correct foods than to use an ex-
ternal application. Drink quart
of milk day, eat plenty of vege-
tables and as little meat as posi-
BILE. II you drink a quart Of milk
daily you will notice that your face
is filing out in the course Of two or
three months.
have never heard that camphor
Is good for wrinkles: in fact,
should think it would cause them,
because 1t is drying to the skin
| Camphor is taken internally to
help get rid of a cold, but not to
make one look young. 1t would
not be good for the system to take
1t often.
Massage with a good cream will
do away with premature wrinkles
Following are formulas for a skin
food and lotion for wrinkles:
Skin Fcod-Oil of sweet al.
monds, four ounces; white wax
six drains; spermaceti. six drains
borax, two drains: glycerin. one ant
one-half ounces: orange flower wa.
ter. two ounces; oil of bigarade Tor
ange skim, Is drops; oil ofspimen
to, is drops.
Melt the first three ingredients
add the glycerin to the Orange
flower water and dissolve the bora,
in the mixture; then pour it slow
ly into the blended fats, stirring
continuously.
Wrinkle Lotion - Alum. pow
dered, 10 grains; almond mill
(thick), one and one-half ounces
rosewater, six ounces.
Dissolve the alum in the rosewa
ter, then pour gently into the al
mond milk, with constant agitation
Apply with a soft linen cloth ever,
night before retiring.
| Dear Mrs. Thompson; am
married woman l was Marie
when II years Of age. / was to
young to know what love was and
| inst wanted to get married.
4 A few years altar was marie
I met = married man and We be
eaAa Qeat lrienAA Thea " q
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veloped into more than friendship.
He led me to believe he loved me,
too. I knew I was not doing right
In allowing him to make love to
me, but did not have the willpow-
er to overcome it. would have
sworn on his honesty. One day
discovered that he was making love
to other women besides me. 1t
shattered my faith in men.
Then I looked back and saw
what a great mistake I had made
and began to study my husband. 1
have discovered that 1 have one of
the truest and most thoughtful hus-
bands breathing. 1t was a sad ex-
perience. but / say. women and
girls, don't get married until you
know what a sacred thing love is,
or until you are sure you really
love the one you are to marry, and
If you do. study your husband be-
fore you look at anyone else.
No married man who IL honest
and tries to do the right thing will
lead q woman. married or single.
to love him. 1t has been a sad ex-
perfence. as / said before, but a
good one, and hope some one will
get some good out of 1t besides me.
1t has taught me to love my hus-
band and to be Christian woman.
EXPERIENCE.
You have certainly stated a
truth when you say: mo married
man who Is honest and tries to do
the right thing will lead a woman,
married or single. to love him. ii
Your experience Is most interesting
and the truth Of what you say will
Impress many.
Dear Mrs. Thompson. I am q
young girl sixteen years Of age. !
am in love with a boy about seven.
teen years old. He has never gone
with me, but l would like to eo
with him. Please advise me how
to get him to keep company with
me. LONELY Girl.
| To get him to keep company
with you. you would be running
after him, 1t is not . girls place
to seek q man and when she does
she shows very poor taste. Be re.
served and let young man come Il
you. At the age OF sixteen yor
need not worry about not havinR 1
sweetheart because you are tor
young to have one. In due tim,
some one will take IN interest Il
You without your seeking him,
"Yours Respectfully. ). D. j.
II an sorry. but ] AAya not The ID
= dHnaa - Ssna,anSfai d.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

The 20 per cent increase in railroad pas
3 sanger fares ought to increase the popularity
:of the backyard vacation this season.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

When the Chaplin divorce suit is tried the
baiiiR had better search the witnesses for Gus
ztafd pies.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

Provisional President De La Huerta, has
asked Eeteben Cantu please don't be a revo-
siutionist any longer" which may be one way Of
avoiding perpetual trouble in Mexico.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

The signing of the peace treaty was OBJ
served in Turkey as a day Of mourning. and
! the day the Turks permitted the ex-kaiser to
ret them into war was also sad one for them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

4 II Is probably a good thing for the peace
s-of the world that Ireland isn't addicted, to
smiIitarism.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

''syg II the rocket fails to reach Mars there is
ne Ford left
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Argus Information Bureau


J
confidential No attention VIII
onumouala latter
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-16

warsaw is badly named. Why the past
tense!
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"Yours Respectfully. ). D. u;
j an sorry. but ] have not The ID.
Gess IN yse1lltek
The Winslow mail., 1920-02-20
ARIZONA WEEKLY REVIEW

Phoenix-$125 900 Trinity Pro-Cath dulles for incre
edra church to be built
Phoenix-Ro
Mayer-Work resumed on United work on new :
Arizona mines.
Chandler4G
San Carlos-Bridge across Gila sold for $40 90,
River at the place assured
Duncan car
Hobrook-St Johns highway to be for school bull
built through petrifed forest
Casa Grande
Glendale man harvests 1850 lbs highway Tn RI,
cotton to acre; record crop.
Patagonia
Mesa-Majestic theater to be re- stall large stea
modelled at cost of 100000
Kingman-2
Florence gives successful trial run ritory causinp
for new water works.
Swansea-N,
Ray-Contract let for 100000 bridge mill operating
over Mineral Creek.
Tucson-Sta
Ajo-6 now houses to be built in organfzed at !,
Millvue for rental purposes.
Ray-Ray !
Salero-Royal Blue mine to Ton sliding sea
Ball mill Immediately
Tucson-Sta
Chlorde-Successflu spudding in of 1000 mark In
oil well witnessed by huge crowd.
Ajo-Constr,
State highway dept. calls for bids from Arizona
on highway to Gold Roads. will open big ,
Phoenix issued building permits Phoenix G
past week totaling s1S5,soo pushing increl
., age.
ore running SO per cent copper. Mayer-Unit
sumes after
~ oneo,~o ~ s.aI.e on ."sa down
Patagonia
State livestock valuation $81 1876, ,000 * 80, -,
gain $1967 900 1918. 5000 - n,
Machinery and equipment bought c,,o,a n,
for cultivation of Yuma Desert mesa. 80 -. :. :,
Prescot-Pioneer home to have $685. owners comp
900 annex. active WORK.
Nogales-Sinakia tomato shipments Iucson-bal
started Estimated erop 10000 cars perty at Miner
has opened or
Prescott-Reconstruction of Walnut the mine to q,
IGrove dam practically assured.
Chloride-D
neutrality-suspicious. OF railroad large scale pl
connecting copper camps planned. Chloride mine
1ono,o contou ~ ). ,u, 49,. work expecte
,,o ooooromoda+tona 80 doh, ,oo mines In prod
Phoenix-Construction of new pack on"noio'-
ing plant progressing rapidly. us ~ =" oa'a
approximately
Phoenix water supply line. 80 miles. 800 acre Peter
to be built of redwood. to cotton.
Only $4500O,O0O goods stolen In Wiekenburg
transit on railroads for 1919 Development
Nooa,os- -Ma+or,o,s raoa,,oa 60, 49,, treatment ut
struction of aviation field. op0'@uoA' oA
gold silver ar
Prescott-Peck Consolidated mine ,.n, ,..,,x
to replace faulty plant. ... 40 =, -,
Phoenix establishes stage sche- lvanadtum to
The Winslow mail., 1920-02-20
Are you easily excited?

no you lose your head when things
- go wrong? Are you easily ex-
cited? In moments of stress do you
sometimes say or do things that you
deeply regret afterward? Or are you at
your best when everyone around you is
unstrung?
In the current issue Of Cosmopolitan
now on sale practically every story has
an unusual and stirring crisis.
Cosmopolitan's authors have passed by
the commonplaces and with the instinct
The Winslow mail., 1920-02-20

of true artists, have dealt with the great,
dramatic climaxes Of life, when hearts
beat high with emotion, and when the
best and worst in men come out.
You will find it intensely interesting to
observe how the various characters act
under these dramatic circumstances
and to imagine how you would act
under these same conditions.
A few hints of the stirring events re-
corded in this months Cosmopolitan
are given below.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-08

Braves with an excellent program, !
and was in charge of the luncheon !
hour.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-08
FISHING .SMACKS
ARE DUE In PORT
Clara G. Silva Has Been Out SO Days
and Colt 81 Days.

Although there is some uneasiness
as to the safety of the Warren smack
Clara G.. Silva, which has been out SO
days, her owners believe she is being
delayed by northerly winds and viii
be in port today or tomorrow. The
Silva was on Campeachey banks when
the Saunders smack Emilia Enos left
last week and is supposed to have
started for home either the same day
or the day following.
It is considered probable that the
Silva was carried far out of her course
by the storm and is now fighting the
tide and northerly winds west OF the
Mississippi delta. In that region the
tides set heavily westward and sail
ing vessels caught close ashore are
reach clear of the delta and get home
The Enos came through the storm
with the loss of nothing more than
the top of her wheel box The Algoma
of the Warren fleet came in yesterday
morning unsecured by the blow. Her
captain said he put out a sea drag
and set a storm-jib, which held the
schooner up so well that the heavy
seas caused almost no inconvenience.
Captain John Smith, commonly
called Mobile is in command of the
Silva, and her crew consists of Lud-
wig Larson, H. Christian, Jim German,
John Thompson, Carl Hansen, Jesse
Jayne, B. Bjorsen and B. Swanson.
Another one of the Warren fleet, the
Caldwell H. Colt, will arrive in port
shortly, having been out q days.