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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

ANGELA.
Angel-like is the translation OF
Angela, from the Greek angeles,
meaning messenger which the Ro-
mans Interpreted as heavenly
messenger" and hence angel" An
gelos first became a proper name in
the Byzantine empire. 1t is be-
lieved to have begun as an epithet
since it comes to light in Konstan-
tinos Angeles, q young man Of
noble family whose beauty caused
him to be the choice of the Princess
Theodore Komnena in HOO. Be-
cause Of the beauty Of the family,
Angeles became its surname.
The misdirected Crusade OF the
Venetians brought it to Greece and
a monastic saint who preached at
Palermo and was afterward muir
dered by a wicked count whose
evil deeds he had rebuked. was one
of the first to bear the name. The
Garmelites, claimed St. Angelo as q
saint Of their order and the name,
in both its masculine and feminine
forms, caught the fancy of Italy.
It became popular in other ma
tons, due perhaps to its INSOFAR
able association with beauty, and
also to the fashion of compliment
ing women as angels. The deriva-
tive Angelica is noted in romance
as the faithless lady for whose
sake Orlando lost his heart and
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Boost. Bunk, Bust

Alexander H. Rsvell. ono Of the big mer-
chants q Chicago, . Republican. who will vote
for Harding for president gives out state.
ment to the press in which hs sounds note
Of warning to the people Of Illinois on the
gcvemorship.
He is in . position to know whether the
brand Of administration given the city Of Chi
cage By the Thompson-Lundin group has been
for the good Of the community. He declares
1t has not. 1t has been an administration Of
Boost. bust and bunk boosting Thompson
and Lundin, busting the city and bunking the
peoples the way Mr.. Revell puts It. He
says that Small owes his nomination to the
Thompson-Lundin crowd.
Il have carefully noted Mr.. Small'a
speeches" says Mr.. Revell. Nowhere have
found any repudiation-gentle or severe-oi
Thompson. Lundin or their type Of wAsteful
Tammany politics am not blaming him for
this. He cannot reject his injectors"
Mr. Revell announces his intention OF vot-
ing for Mr.. Lewis IS q duty he owes to his
party and to the state Of Abraham Lincoln.
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|n [;!Cpro ; 81 1iIc'~
tn % il MRC. ELlZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: There 10
q girl ! go with whose parents do
not allow me to 60 with her. I
love this girl and she loves me. I
am no saint by any means, but I
have not done anything that would
keep me from going with q decent
girl. Her folks won't tell her. or
me either, why they do not allow
her to see me.
THERE'S not a place she will not
60 to see me II l only ask her, but
she has to bring some other girl
with her so as to get away from
home, and therefore I do not have
a chance to see her by herself. I
just can't give her up. but her folks
won't listen to anything. Don't you
think they ought to tell me why
can't see her?
am a poor person and need a
little more education than I have
to take me through life. Don't you
think il l would join the army or
navy that 1t would be about the
best thing l could do!
UNCERTAIN,
Yes, think the girls parents
should give you a reason Why they
will not let their daughter see you.
Perhaps they think it will hurt
your feelings. and. hy not saying
anything. they can spare you. To
hurt your feelings would be de-
cidsdly better. because It would
give you . chance to correct q fault
Of which You may be unconscious.
would not advise you to toin
the army or navy as = means Of
improving your education. II you
. believe you would enjoy army and
navy life enough to work mp In the
SankS and amount to something.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
Where Are the Cuiltless?

Whisky theft confessions said to have been
made to federal authorities at Chicago involve
government officials. politicians saloonkeepers.
actresses, truck drivers, railroad attaches. ex-
press company employees. messenger boys and
mayors and lesser officials in various cities
adjacent to Chicago.
Now II the sleuths can run down the persons
who drank the stolen hootch the mystery will
have been cleared. and everybody will be sat-
isned. In the meantime, however, the stealing
will 60 on uninterruptedly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

Hsw Lsag Arc Yea Gei1g to Stayi
Native Americans. Of native pa
rentage, probably have the great
est longevity Of any people on
earth.
But the average duration Of life
In America IL not increasing no
ticsably in the last generation; ON
the contrary. the expectation Of life
for Americans Of American stock
has decreased measurably in the
last 30 years. According to tab
ulation Of census figures. made by
C. H. Forsyth, the expectation Of
life for Q man Of 10 years. native
American Of American parentage.
was 32s years In 1890. and In 1910
It had dropped to 29.9 ytars. For
eign-born whites in America gain
Cd In life expectation In the same
years. but their life expectation
was very low to begin with and
remains still below that Of Ameri-
can born Americans.
There must be something the
matter with American life or our
mode Of living. OF course the ma
tive whites Of native psrentage are
being added to year y year from
various foreign racial stocks and
that in itself would tend to lower
the high American expectation OF
life. But such commingling Of
bloods can scarcely account for the
marked lowering in longevity men
toned above. Our ignoring Of, or
ignorance Of the rudiments of per-
sonal hygiene would seem the more
probable explanation.
Only an inconsiderable minority
Of the whole population give SER
ious consideration to the study Of
personal hygiene or its practical
application to their own lives. A
fairly large number of American
people do take same interest In the
subject, but only in q casual way;
for instance. they are content to
acquire such views and notions as
they can from various unauthori-
I0tAVO 0Au UAAuSAp6lAy COAuCA CIol
sources. II Smith, Jones & Co
wish to market some alleged dis
infectant they feel impelled first to
teach the American public that
sprinkling the stun around the
! cellar, the sink and the bathroom
will somehow prevent disease, and
the grand old public accepts such
Buncombe as the scieM1Rc truth
and condutcs itself accordingly
Infinitely more money is spent tc
misinform the public on all mat.
tiers pertaining to health than IL
spent to teach the truth.
In fact, the credulity Of the
American people is as great as
ever 1t was in Barnum's heydey
Any half-baked fellow with a large
gift of gall and the price Of some
printers ink can launch himself a.
some sort OF a new-fangled special
list or authority on the treatment o.
human ills and a sufficient number
Of people will take the fellow
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tAay rssdss can st the answer 70 I
ton Bureau. Fredefio J. Haskin. Dlre< tor
address and encloes two-cent stomp for n
conndential. thu Eaplies being sent diSUc
paid " Anonymous lettess).
@. Please suggest a novel cake
for Halloween party. T. M.
A. Prepare any standard cake
mixture and bake in small round
pans. Frost with orange icing, and
when hardened, outline Jack o.
Lantern faces with melted choco-
late by means Of q toothpick. In
dictate the teeth with little white
candies known as Hundreds and
thousands"
@. What fraction Of q horse
power is q man? w. E. r.
A. A muscular man usually de-
velops one tenth Of . horsepower
but he cannot expend this amount
Of energy continuously.
@. What part Of the spirits con-
sumed in Italy is in the form oil
wine! T. @. NJ.
A. OF the total alcohol con.
eumptlou IN Itaiyp vine contributes
S5.2 per cent: spirits. ~ per cent
beer. 6 per cent.
@. How much has the combined
national debt Of the world in
creased since 1914! W. A. M.
A. Basing calculation on the
increased debt OF the principal
countries involved in the World
war. the worlds debt has increased
*2l2. 900. 100000. For 1914, the COM
blned debt Of these countries was
,, only $27 SOC. 00o, 900.
Q. When was rural free delivery
. Instituted? w. L. d.
A. The postofhce department
says that on March 81, 1893, con.
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be tied down to hours And NV
landlady Il shouldn't call her that.
she's such dear-just like a moth
er!) simply adore. They have a
car and We go everywhere togeth-
er. And daddy-I'm actually get
Ing fat" So she wrote on, and how
significant thattdaddy'~ Opened and
read the treasured letter at early
dusk Just as the stars were peepine
through.
Months passed on and one late
tall night found John Wilder pac-
ing up and down In the house Of the
lady who was lust like a mother. !"
MY son-he is with her. Won
know. A very wonderful doctor /"
she was saying to the man whose
bent figure continued its pacing.
Not because he's my SON, YOU
understand, but We all have great
lalth IN him. I wouldn't hear OF
her having anyone else. OF course
they may have to hold consulta.
tons; fevers are stubborn things. /"
SIX weeks went slowly, by, and
the light which had come so near
to f1ickering out took new strength,
and Jeanette was propped up in her
bed for 10 minues each day.
One night as John Wilder bent
over for his good night kiss a faint
voice murmured, oh, so softly:
"He'Sa very Observation-Disclosures.
isn't he, daddy, dear?'
John Wilder remembered, later 4.
thrill in those little lips he hadn't
felt before. \
at was the stars that night "a
long ago-and I thought they were
hooking mel" Closer crspt dainti.
ly-clad figure to the side Of 4 we'll
known and skilful doctor. Look
at them. Philip aren't they
just the darlinsest, helpinysst
thinss?"
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Argus Information Bureau

ny question hy writing The Argus ln," =,
Washiuetop, D C. Give full ns1 "A
turn postage. Re brief. All inou
u each individual. NO aiIenuop ~ :,
+, gress made an approprlano, -,
/ $4,000 for experimenting ~,
rural free delivery, but tne =. -,
was deemed inadequate anu =
used by the department: .SD n,
1896. an additional slo,OW ...,l
voted, and on Oct. i. 1889, 4,
free delivery was attempts, ri
three routes-Charlestown, w.. ,i.
and Halltown, all of West Vi1D.
/ @. Are the efforts to dee's ..'.
the number of infant deaths III +
ing with any degree Of success :
P. o. .,. d
1919 is the lowest on recoi .a,,,, /,
this year, Of each l'ooo Sstor,
! born alive, only 81 died 0s sss,
reaching the age Oh one nj.
| These statistics are based W. ~, \.
| ords made in the 20 states l'A'
quire birth registration.
/ @. When was the first cor IA
ton of the Prohibition party ""
! n. D. hsll
/ A. The Prohibition psiw ., i
! its first national conven''''
Columbus, Ohio. in ls'z' ,,.,,
| Q. How many draft d''s'''
! were there? n. A. NJ. an
f; A.. The war department .,1eI
that their list shows 1891 cnN
with having evaded the dlai. 10
@. Should the abbrevla','H If
Brooklyn be Brkln. or bHn. ..,,mss
| A. The postofice osp s;.I =
says that there is no ONO
breViation for Brooklyn
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that Is reason for your taking up
that line Of work. You would have
to study, however. and read, be-
cause education is necessary to
success.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
young girl OF II and would like to
give Halloween party. Would it
be all right to ask both boys and
girls? Do you think l am too young
to have young men call on me il
my father does not object, but nv
brother does? BROWN EYES.
Yes, it would be all right to in
vite both boys and girls.
1t would be all right to have oc-
casional callers since your father
does not object.
World Weary: Yes, I will an
swer your letter as you request.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please tell
me what l can do for my hair! Ii
ID thin and the ends are split.
What makes fingernails brittle
and what can be done for that!
BETSY.
Have some one clip the ends Of
your hair or SINCE it. When
singeing. In order to keep the fame
from spreading. wind a wet cloth
about the place you want singed.
Apply red vaseline or mango cure
to your scalp and you will not be
troubled with 70 much splitting. .
Rub sweet or olive oil into thu
finger nails before retiring at night.
Your system seems to need more
Oil. ! would advise. therefore. that
you take . spoonful Of olive oil
every day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
Banker 10 Alarmed.

S. W. Strauss, the New York banker, is
alarmed at the highest interest promised by
government and Industrial securities placed
upon the market. He says 1t is not Diff
dcult for the thoughtful mind, looking I'M
derneath the mere surface indications, to
see the danger signals in the exorbitant
interest rates which today are being Of
fered to the American people. No man can
pay a debt unless he earns the money to pay
it No corporation can pay 8 or 9 per cent on
its securities without earning the funds to
meet inflated interest coupons as they come
due
There are two great dangers in an abnor-
NAL interest rate In the drst place. q corpo-
ration paying an inflated price for the capital
It borrows Is endangering it's future security.
In order to earn and meet fixed annual obli-
cations in the shape Of extraordinary charges
for capital. many corporations will be forced
to increase the price Of their products to a de-
gree as abnormal as tho interest rates they
pay. These increased prices must inevitably
constitute an increase in the cost of living,
again laying new burdens on already over
burdened consumers, and unless the process is
checked. 1t will result in a vicious circle of
mutually increased and increasing prices and
| interest rates
We may write 1t down as truism that, IL
| tic railroads must pay 8 per cent, railroad
rates must further increase; II cities and gov
ernments are to pay per cent, they must fur
tier raise their taxes: II borrowers on first
class real estate securities must pay 8 Der
cent they must increase rentals even beyond
the high charges for properties Of all classes
to be found everywhere in the country at the
| present time
In general, a low interest rate indicate.
safety and security. If an enterprise can Dor
row on per cent basis. this fact is in itsel
an indication Of high credit standing and 3
| high degree of security
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!. THE DAILY SHORT STORY

woman before I'm 30. Every morn
ing just coolies Of gray ones stare
me IN the face. and I pull the old
things out wouldn't you, little
stars"
A sweet, straying breeze wrap
ped her in cool embrace, chasing
away the lines around her mouth.
Placing firm elbows on the window
sill she leaned far out as if some
eavesdropper might eaten what she
wished to whisper.
II want-'new dreams for old.
little stars, and oh, Just know I'll
md them somewhere! II only you
could help mel" passionately. =
Twinkle! Twinkle!
Little did Jeanette know that
that night up In the great blue heav-
ems the mother star and the lesser
stars held long and serious Consul
tation-and when at last they nod
ded . sleepy good night to each
other the light In the blue and old
rose room had long since gone out.
They had firmly decided that gray
hairs and droopy shoulders were to
be banishsd from tho little lady who
really must have new dreams for
old"
Small wonder is It then that she
was restless that midsummer night.
II some old. learned professor had
CHANGED to be proving about with
a powerful miscroscops intent on
discovering some new corner
some new, mysterious workings Of
q maids heart-he might have
chuckled to himself and rubbed his
learned hands with glee 1t what he
had seen.
Daddy" she announced one day,
Il want very much to 90 to Boston. .
Now il dad" hadn't been 80 eager
to read the mornings paper, he
would. have oeen- 3 look ( n hto
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Satisfy of X.Ray.

Is 1t advisable to have q child .
mouth X-rayed to determine the
condition of the teeth? Is 1t true
that X-raying is, dangerous and
that 1t has proved fatal to q num-
Der of patients? J. r. L.
Answer-It is advisable to have
X-ray pictures made if the child's
physician 10 directs. The making
of such pictures has never proved
fatal or done any harm whatever.
In the earlier days Of the X-ray
some doctors or technicians work
ing constantly with the ray, did
suffer serious injuries, but there 10
no risk to the patient In having
momentary exposures for making
X-ray pictures.
Should u Growing Girl Wear Cor.
setsi
Should a girl Of IA wear corsets,
or do corsets interfere with her
growth? What is the average height
and weight Of girls Of that age!
e. 8.
Answer-A girl Of IA should be
60 inches tall and weigh 100
pounds. Whether a girl Of "a OF
any other age should begin wear
ing corsets depends on her aim
and ambition in life. II she means
to have some pep. to preserve the
best possible physical health and
attain the greatest possible physi-
cal beauty. she will never put on
corsets; on the contrary, she will
train her own good muscles to sup
port her. But if she means to just
follow along the same old rut she
will probably begin wearing splinti
whenever Mrs. Grnndy deems II
proper 1t narrows down to a
question Of how much she knows
below her eyebrows. A lot og girls
and women, pretty we'll educated
above the eyebrows. are pitiablJ
ignorant from the browns down
Their physical education has beer
conveniently ignored-schools a lit
tie behind the times.
Fresh Milk.
Is milk good for children wher
lust fresh from the COW or should
it be cooled first? When is the bes
sign OF the moon to wean a child
MRS. J. NJ
Answer Milk fresh and still
warm is ideal for children or adults
I'd walk five miles for q quar-
any time. Excellent success il
( weaving is met with in all sign
Of the moon, though l regret to an
noy the grannies by saying so.
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NEW DREAMS FOR OLD.
BY Miss l.. Mae Poole.

Copyright, 1920. by the Wheeler
5N Syndicate. Inc.)
Deep, mysterious shadows fitted
Here and there in the July night;
eaby moonbeams poked themselves
INTO quiet corners and danced with
by at what they saw, and the eve
ding star and her numerous charges
twinkled merrily and looked wise.
Such a night for-dreams!
Upstairs In q blue and old rose
1oudoir sat . slim little dEure gag
nc intently into the dressing "a
hle's triple mirrors. All about we're
banners, pillows, knicknacks;
things which had no value save the
priceless one Of the memories they
recalled. Memories! What cruel,
taunting things they were at times
land how dear!
Evidently they had been cruel to
Jeanette Wilder. Or was 1t the
Ihoo6 storcing its way through .
Agrant cloud which evoked q list
less droop to the pink-clad Shout
4srs and planted tiny, cynical lines
Qround q certain rosebud mouth :!
Who knows! The ways Of q maid!
Slowly. gracefully. she rose and
Qoaaed to the window, tiny mules"
afu4lank along the carpet. Drop
ling into . wicker rocker she drew
did the drapes and gased intently
Ito the night.
"oh. little. happy, laughing stars,
VII i ever be able to forgst!' she
4hielesed. The little stars twink
I'D. How wise. those little specs Of
Did! Was 1t not their business to
1)ght and gladden. this old world: BE-
rather confesSors" and advisors!
* ce9rse! II know I'm Just Z lit
de hlhhy to let him or any man
IAAka mo % missrable!" shs> went
- AEll - a Old, gray-Aeadea
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

The Small campaign managers have been
printing interviews with the pretty Ltchfeld
waitress who was complimented by the Demo-
cratic candidate for governor, but to date they
have not succeeded in inducing her to make
Any ,unfavorable comment on Mr.. Lewis other
lhan to say that he amused her. Asked what
Kind of governor be would make, she an
ewsred that "he would be there with the Ian
tuase." Yes. and he would be there as gov
0rnor, too.
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For Peace, That's All.

President Wilson declares there is only one
Fay to assure the world Of peace and that Is
oy making 1t 50 dangerous to break the peace
thatSno other nation will have the audacity to
attempt It. That's a sentiment no American
tdtisen could object to subscribing to.
The president issued statement yesterday
that svery voter should read 1t contains food
tor serious thought. Tho president was not
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pretenses seriously and pay for his
brand Of plausibility without q
thought AZ to his fitness or educa-
ton. OF course, there are laws In
most places, regulating the prac-
tice Of the healing art, but who
ever heard Of q modern unorthodox
healer bothering his head about
such an insifniflcant thing - the
law?
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There are promises that the cost Of living
q to be lessened, but previous experience has
taught you that you don't gain much by wait
ing. 30 you may as we'll make up your mind to
10 your Christmas shopping early.
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daughters eyes which didn't mean
theatres. q new sport costume, or
other fads and fancies," but he only
smiled and rummaged for check
book and pen. A soft arm stole
around his neck. Not that that
same soft, white arm hadn't done
that veritable thing for much long
er than he could remember. but
somehow he knew when he felt the
warmth against his neck that 1t
was something deeper than a mere
check could satisfy.
What is It. grille? No check, eh ~
He had read the depths in her
eyes.
"It-isnt a-forty dollar hat this
time IL want to work! ]
could get a place to board in some
nice family" pleadingly. You're
SO good to me please don't
think I'm not appreciative. but"
What her heart really was burst
ing to say was: II want to &c,
away from my blue and old rose
room with the picture on the dress
or staring out at me because just
can't bury 1t out of sight. the same
stars tvinkling overhead and mock.
ing my foolish heart-and laughing
at my gray hairs" Those little
stars which were guiding her des.
tiny. those same bits Of cleaning
gold which had held consultation
one midsummer's night! How cruel
of her for that unkind thought
but then, everything would come
out all right s. and then!
II miss you. daddy dear" she
wrote ono night, "and l miss my
blue and old rose room-yes. and
everything; but don't you mind me
one bit, l just love my work. 1t is
90 interesting and It always seemed
~ Il Il would b an awful grind to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

MARY Garden. back in Chicago for the grand
cpSfa season. declares for world prohibition,
bays abe is in love with American policemen
Ind may marry one Of their number Proving
hat Mary will say anything once in order to
kst niblicity. .f.ft
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Another distinguished Enslishman. return
ing home after trip to the United States, pro-
claims the American girls the most attractive
IN the world. Nice Of you. old dear, but you
didnt tell W anything new. WE knew that
all the time
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/ Governor Russell has been restricting stu
dents dancing privileges at the University Of
aeiSsi1sippi. The students burned the gov
efnor in efhgy. On with the dance.
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The minute they spoke Of his getting mar
I'D, the prince Of Wales said he was planning
> THO TO Africa
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/. Don't forget TO vote for the proposition to
bstAblish q Rock Island county tuberculosis
pa9atorium. It's IN Institution that is needed
EStiybody should be interested.