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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

@. Did Senator Harding coin the
words "revealment" and normal
Cyl" which he used in his speech of
acceptance Of the presidential nom
nation? c. M. K.
A. Both words are to be found
in dictionaries. The employment
of unusual words whose meanings
are easily understood lends empha-
sis to the thought that the speaker
wishes to convey.
@. How can 1 tell how much
corn is left in my corncrib?
VT.
A. Find the number of cubic
feet in the pile of corn, the length
of the corncrib multiplied by its
width, multiplied by the height to
which it is filled. Divide this
product by ~. The result obtain
ed is the amount OF shelled corn
in the pile of ears and is a fair
approximation of well-settled corn
Of good quality.
@. Who first crossed the Eng
lish channel in balloon? O. T.
A. Jean Pierre Blanchard, a
Frenchman, accompanied by DR..
Jeffries, an American, made the
first successful fight across the
channel In 1855. Since the first ex-
periments in hydrogen balloons
were not made until 1882 and 1888,
the feat Of Blanchard was consid-
cred such a daring one that Louis
XVI summoned him to court, made
him q present Of $4,000 livres and
settled upon him yearly pension
Of 1900 livres.
Q. I was born on July II, 1881.
What day of the week was It?
M. W.
A. Tho nth Of July. 1881, fell
on Q Monday.
Q. What becomes of the hogs
rejected by the government inspec.
tor? z. R. N.
A. They are usually taken over
BY local dealers and slaughtered
under supervision Of an inspec-
tor, II unflt for human consump-
ton, the lard Is rendered under
steam pressure to destroy all dis
ease germs and the product 10 con
yerted into grease and fetilizer.
Q. What Il the story connected
With 81. Gvithin's dayl e. Err
A. saint evithin was an English
bishop Of Winchester. At his re.
I0ueat hn Vas buried aftof his death
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
THE DAILY SHORT STORY

| and care, ordered flowers sent
daily to room So; and then, his
conscience satisfied, his mind re-
verted to the thoughts which had
held sway before the accident.
His days were crowded. His
brain was constantly revolving the
problem Of Pratt's refusal. A week
passed before he again visited the
Patient S6 was doing we'll and
hospital. where he learned that
would like to see him. She sat in
a chair by the window; the sun on
her hair turning 1t to gold.
Where had he seen just such hair
beforehand the set of her head,
how familiar it was! TheSe
thoughts filled his mind as he ap-
preached. She turned, Norman
Dodge's heart executed complete
right-about-face; Norman Dodge's
ready tongue was paralyzed. He
was confronted by Mr.. Pratt's sec
rotary.
"How do you do. Mr.. Dodge"
With . great effort be managed to
say something agreeable. but hia
mind and his speech had NO connec-
ton Whatsoever. For an hour they
chatted pleasantly. When depart
ing he touched lightly upon their
first meeting.
Nov that / have run down his
secretary. Mr.. Pratt will be even
more obdurate on my proposal"
'Pleasa don't think that intend
you shall be friends some day"
Every day Norman Dodge spent
an hour with Miss Sc" Is she in
sisted upon being called, and finally
she WAS able to ride with him.
u am going home Tomorrow, Mr..
Dodge. Next Sunday viii you dine
With us!r
-whers = yoor aeme
H N1a gatjRl1e4 WAea she nAxs
- e s ~ - I !, ~ ~ :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
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You certainly have enough 10 90
without peddling milk. To oreaA
down your strength by overwofh
would be foolish thing because ~
would leave you unable 10 attend "
the tasks you do now. Your nus.
band. too. should consider No
health before he does money. a.
means little to lay aside money
only to spend 1t for physicians ana
livelihood after the health Is son'
because of overwork.
Do not worry about your nus
bands mood. Do what you knos
to be right and stick to 1t. one =.
these days he will forget that w
has been angry and will regain n'
former good-nature.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am .
girl 20 years old. About w..
ago while l was away from .n.s
city met a young man Two 'eo
my senior.
Ineyer cared as much about nna
as he did me. He told me ne io'sS .
me. OF course l did not love n'lA
and could not return 1t.
Before / came back to TINS ca.
he gave me his picture with 'ne
promise Of my sending mine "
him. Since / have been home :"
have stopped corresponding ~
now I do not know II ! should sens
my picture. He has written 10 ~
several times wanting to know wns'
the trouble Is.
QUESTION BOX.
[ Do not send your picture. WHY.
to him explaining that you -
never mean anything to him ~
feel. therefore. that there 10 no ~
In goin gfurther with the ees
spondsnee. At the same uAs -
tnsn 1is pictnrA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02
\ HANDS ACROSS THE SEA.
By Mss Grace E. Riley.

iCppyraGht, 1920. by Wheeler Syn.
dicate.)
The electric fan hummed monot.
enousG; the bookkeeper's per
\ sefAtcked increasingly: even the
4oyy under the stenographer's fin.
GERS were inomentarily still, wher
&be doof suddenly opened and .
vofee doomed through the silence:
rs Duncan Pratt in?"
Ia The Office force became rigid
lnle5t.
'sYour name. please" a clerk in.
Qaired.
Norman Dodge Of Dodge, Ltd.
Londou."
A comprehensive glance flashed
ffpm one to the other. Dodge
their largest competitor.
Mr.. Pratt's door opened and a
striking young woman. tall and
'o1undeR, with . regal carriage
whose bronze hair the sunlight
Turned to gold. summoned the
stranger within. What occurred
xA&ee no ono knew: but in a short
Tine he emerged, muttering in q
stasty voice:
You'll regret your decision,
1alt."
4 ~ he drove away from the build.
~ his brain plotted the downfall
~ Pratt 4 Go. He forgot that the
~ had % undermined the once
= ~
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

been done on July Is, but was de-
layed on account of violent rains
which continued for 40 days. This
has given rise to the popular su-
perstition that if it rains on Saint
Swithin's day it continues to rain
for 40 days afterwards.
@. What was the great lesson
that scientists were supposed to
have learned from the cholera out
break in Hamburg in 1892?
]. C. X.
A. Hamburg and Altoona are the
cities that have merged into each
other like New York and Brook
lyn- They still have, however, sep
arate water supplies, both coming
from the river Elba. Altoona filter
ed its water and Hamburg did not.
A map showing where cholera
cases appeared, followed Irregular
ly the line of demarcation between
the parts of the city that got filter
ed water and that which did not.
1t was regarded as definitely prov
en- that filtering the Altoona water
made 1t safe from cholera-carrying
@. What causes the very high
tides in the Bay Of Fundy?
/. NJ. C.
A. These remarkable tides are
caused by the natural distractions
which make 1t difficult. for the sea
to enter. The bores that pour in
and out in such furious fashion are
the result of the sea forcing its
waters through q very narrow
channel. The Bay Of Fundy has
an average breadth of IS miles and
a length Of $50 miles. The tides
have at times reached the height
of 60 feet.
Q. How did Threadneedle street.
London, get its name! vi. a.
A. 1t Is supposed that the three
needles On the escutcheon Of the
Needle Makers company suggested
the name.
Q. What will whiten the ivory
Oh plano keys? A. LII
A. Cleaning piano keys with Al.
cohol will whiten them. A flannel
;moistened with cologne vster Is
helpful. Keep the piano omen. nd
that sunlight will strike the kew
and bleach them.
@. Why 10 Venus oftsn pictured
without arms! ?. X. N.
A. Venus dc Milo Il usually pic.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

d The internal revenue department says nom
Intoxicating oiders and fruit juices may be
made for exclusive use in the home and when
sso used. the phrase mountaineering means
mountaineering in fact. and not necessarily less
than one-half of one per cent Of alcohol" How
n the maker to know 1t Is Misunderstanding In
tacty" BY testing 1t on the hired man?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

The carry-over Of wheat in the United
States this year is over one hundred million
bushels, compared with 100000 years ago
Supplemented by a good harvest. it affords
Ample reason for the drop in the wheat market
and the corresponding reduction of rs cents
Z ) bavrel on -four reported last week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

I'D II Greece finished licking Turkey some 9th
er country would soon lick Greece for wha'
Bhe got out of Turkey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

"A quite common interchange of Republican
an Democratic opinion down Ohio way during
tile campaign is likely to be stop my paper. y
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

a ~ IL presumed that Villa surrendered te
Hprts on condition tina. he could not be made
Vice president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

An expert declares that the supply of nat
uraf gas will have been exhausted in Is years.
No expert rs yet has sighted the finish of arti-
cial prices
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

NJ frivlets have arrived in Detroit home
Il has been great year for third parties.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

4 a Detroit lawsuit suggests that the driver
Of an automobile that is hit by another auto
mobile that is speeding on the wrong side of
the'street, Is on the wrong side Of the street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

AuERICANISM.
You ask the meaning Of ~AmericAnism.s
You'd like . definition OF the word
TYs that which keeps our land from deadly
schism,
The mighty spirit that doth undergrad z
Our nation and our people, and doth make
The right Of each the first concern Of all,
Through every course path Of life may take
From baby's cradle down to deaths dark
pail;
That lets no coterie Of rich and great.
No labor union or fraternity
Assign to any single man his fate
And fx for him his earthly destiny;
But makes a citizen OF every man,
And woman, too. thank God, in these new
days,
And gives each one . part In every plan
For ordering Alright our nations ways;
That canvasses all questions carefully
And makes decisions at the ballot box,
Taking the verdict by plurality,
Whether the choice be Harding, Debs or Cox;
That has respect for law and ordered plan
And is content in righteous ways to pl0d;
That freely holds the brotherhood of man,
And gratefully the fatherhood OF God.
DIR. A. NJ STOCKING.
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- wonder who holds the buckeye in the
NJ Bye stateg
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

IF Dr. Stocking can preach a sermon as
good as his verses he should never lack for
listeners II our haphazard attempt to tell
you what Americanism is not. served as in
spiration for the doctor to tell you what 1t is.
We congratulate both you and ourself
Pants q Dollar Leg-Cheap Enough.
(From the Washington Times).
WORKINGMEN-We have the ability
and cash to make good. and we did and
do and see you through, and how is, dad
to get more than dollars worth unless
he buys new pants from US, 50 up? New
shoes, IS: big value this; slightly used<
dresses. 50 up. Justh's Old Stand, 619 d.
SOME are born to riches, some achieve
riches and some have riches thrust upon them.
but the speed Of Charles Ponzi. Boston s
"bushel basket millionaire" seems to place
him in all three categories.
Stranger Still, the Police Didn't Either
at That Time.
(From the extraordinary United Pressl
Trumbull told police he met friend
here who said he saw Leroy the day be-
fore the finding Of the body. This friend
did not know the murdered woman's hus-
banG was being sought in connection
with the crime.
THE sample of marble from the U. P. in
oSiaSu oUVfO 10 ShRpcu ny " u. h.-CdptlOIl
and =all He is the ideal contributor, leaving
nothing for us to do.
MOST newspapers contaat themselves with
the brief daily or weekly las the case may bel
statement that their publications are entered
lat the postoffce at as second class
matter" Some add under the act" etc Vote
how the Sherrard Bulletin avoids this be9.en
track:
Entered for transmission through the
mails. at the postoffce at Sherrard, ILL.,,
, as mail matter Of the second class
Know This Birdi Hes Cousin to p. Essimist
From the Aledo Times Record
Cynical woman never shows us to
| an advantage at a church social.
| IN the Reynolds Press of last week We find
more or less entertaining pome. intitulled
California in Verse" Calling to mind the re.
cent earth shimmies we would suggest Cali
tornia in Worse" You may, however, enioy
the following four lines which particularly an.
pealed to us:
| with all now wanting here to dwell,
| And all the orange groves to sell;
| It's one sure thing some will get goosed
And thereby fitted for boost"
| VILLA wants to educate Mexico at owr
expense" headlines our facetious Ma. Thi,
seems reversal of form on PanchOs part
! FOR years he has educated them at thei,
expense. R. E. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-02

IF DR. Stocking can preach a sermon a,
good as his verses he should never lack fol-
listeners. II our haphazard attempt to tel
you what Americanism is not. served as in
spiration for the doctor to tell you what it is
We congratulate both you and ourself.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Get READY
FOR flu
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
lightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis.
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order as a protection against
the return Of influenza. They know
that q clogged up system and lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with q swallow Of
water-that's all. No salts, no nausea,
no gripping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri-
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please-no danger:
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents:
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.-(Adv.)
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
DIDN'T KNOW
TWAS so GOOD
Texas Lady Storekeeper, Who
Carries Black Draught in Stock,
Has Found 1t ''Best Liver
Medicine" 0btainable.

Barker, Tex.-Relating her expert
ence with Thedfords Black-Draught,
Mrs. A. L. Fromme, Of this place.
says: ST had for some time used . (.
and other liver medicines, which
would nauseate and make me feel bad.
We have a store, and our customers
called for Black-Draught so often that
I decided 1t must be good, so thought
I would try it myself.
81 began its use and found it just
fitted my case. 1t neither griped nor
nauseated ME, was an easy laxative
and not hard to take.
II had had headaches a great deal,
no doubt from torpid liver. The
Black-Draught would cure them. The
best way I find to take Black-Draught
is to take one or two good sized doses
until the liver begins to act, then taper
the doses to just pinch after meals.
SIT will insure good digestion, do
away with the gas or bad taste in the
mouth, and is without doubt the best
liver medicine in the market. have
found it so. I can recommend it to
my friends, for I believe it will do
them good"
Get a package of Thedford's Black.
Draught liver medicine today.
Most dealers carry it in stock.
Adv
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Collie Called All pay for Help.

Through the persistent barking Of
a faithful collie dog who was trying
hard to summon the assistance Of hui
man hands, the body of his master,
Ernest Alleman, was found in the
ruins of his dwelling that had been
destroyed by fire.
Alleman was recluse, except for
his dog, living in the outskirts of New
Bedford, Mass. His bungalow burned
in the early morning, and all day long
the collie watched the charred embers,
pleading frantically most Of the time
for searchers. Ernest Pernelet finally
came to make a casual call upon his
friend Alleman. He was greatly sur
prised to find the house in ruins. The
dog told him his troubles, and Perne-
let procured shovel and unearthed
the mans remains.-Our Dumb AMI
mails. aH
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
A Sermon to the Mule.

He was an ebony-skinned driver of
team of fretful mules, hitched to a
garbage wagon. He depended on his
command Of "whoa, haw or gee" to
make the mules go where he willed,
or to stop directly by the garbage to
be picked up. One day, in spite Of
his loud demands of them to "whoa,"
they proceeded to wend their uneven
way for quite a distance beyond the
container. Going around in front of
the team, he looked the lead mule
squarely in the eyes and said, dis
gustedly: "Now, mule, 1 wants to know
why you can't listen"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
WATER WITH ASPIRIN
Rayer Company, who introduced Aspl.
rim in 1900, give proper
directions.

The Bayer Company, who intro
duced Aspirin, tell in their careful di-
rections in each package Of genuine
"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin that to get
best results one or two glasses Of wa
ter should be drank after taking tab
lets.
"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Then you are
getting the genuine, world-famous AS
pirin, prescribed by physicians for
over eighteen years.
Each unbroken "Bayer" package
contains proper directions for Colds,
Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neu-
ralgia, Lumbago, Rheumatism. Neuri-
tbs, and Pain generally.
Handy tin boxes Of twelve tablets
cost but a few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer' packages. Aspirin
is the trade mark Of Bayer Manufac-
ture of Observation-Disclosures Of Salicy.
ncacid.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
HIS CHANCE TO GET EVEN
Ex-Buck's Opportunity for Revenge on
Former Top Sergeant Too
Good to Miss.

The ex-buck was back at his old pre-
war trade, in which the tools consisted
of a pocket fashlight and black silk
handkerchief. Inside the darkened
house all was silent, save for the
heavy breathing of the man who lay
asleep on the bed.
The burglar gathered up his spoils
watch, money and few odds and
ends of more or less value-and turned
to make his departure. Then, obey
ing an impulse, he turned the light on
the man in the bed and let it creep up
until it reached the face.
"My God!" he gasped. "My old top
sergeant!"
For a moment he hesitated. Then,
forming a sudden resolution, he tip
toed over to the bureau and"
Set the alarm for a. m.-Home
Sector,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
A Lady Of Distinction.

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat'
ing influence of the perfume she uses.
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores.
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum Powder usually means clear.
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

the diseased portion of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
caused by an inflamed condition Of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is inf1amed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and this tube restored to its nor
mai condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases of Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Incubatinu Coolies.

An incubator for Matching coolies
has recently been devised that scien.
tific study might be made Of these
pests that came into such prominence
during the war. Since human blood
is the food of the lice, volunteers sac.
rifced themselves for the cause, and
as many as 1000 were fed at one
time on the forearm of one person
AS result of the experiment it has
been found that several diseases are
carried by the cootie, Serbian typhu;
fever being among them.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
Money of the World.

From official data supplied by the
director of the mint the monetary
stocks of fifty-six Of the principal
countries of the world have been esti-
mated in terms of American dollars.
The computation shows the money Of
the world was approximately $5O,636,-
$4,000.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14

Now In the Time to Get Rid Of
These Ualy Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed Of your freckles, as Othins
double Strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce Of Othine-double
strength-from your druggist, and apply
little Of it night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t Is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
clear complexion. Q
Be sure to ask for the double strength
Othine as this is sold under guarantee Of
money back il it fails to remove freckles.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
A Triple Abb.

Teacher-Bennie Beanbrough. were
you making faces at Herman Hem
mandhaw?
Bennie-No, MAIN, wasn't.
"He said you were"
81 wasn't teacher; you see, I had
a tooth pulled and 1 can't keep my
tongue out Of the hole, and there is
something in my eye and my nose
itches so 1 have to twitch it."-Youngs-
town Telegram.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-05-14
BIG ULCER
ALL HEALED

Here is another letter that makes me
happy" says Peterson, of Buffalo. lone
that would rather have than thousand
dollars.
Money isn't everything in this world.
There is many a big hearted, rich man
who would give all he has on earth to be
able to, produce a remedy with such
mighty healing power as Peterson's ONT
ment. to sell at all druggists for IS cents
a large box"
Dear Sirs:-
81 was an untold sufferer from old run
ming sore and ulcers. I had tried most
everything without any relief from pain.
A friend told me Of your wonderful ONT
ment and the first box took away the
pain that had not left me before in years.
and after using just nine dollars worth
of the sa1ve I am cured. The ulcer was
inches by 61s inches is all healed and
can walk. Never, never will be without
Peterson's again.
'You may use this to recommend your
ointment, If you wish. I cannot say enough
to praise It" Yours truly, Mrs. Albert
southcott, Medina. n. Y: Mail orders
filed by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc, Buff
falO. N. Y