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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07
The Fisherman.

Study to be quiet was The final admOnish-
ment to his pupils made by Izaak Walton.
i AS one races over the rails in the Pullman,
or whizzes over the bridge in the touring car,
these days, perhaps he sees sitting silently,
and contemplatively stream bank person.
rod or pole" in hand He is sphinx, the pic
ture of silence, as silent as the breath of dawn.
He's brother of the fsherman's clan. He
belongs Chances are he knows little of the
advice SO kindly given by Izaak 800 years ago,
but he knows that if he doesn't keep quiet he
isn't nearly so likely to catch fish. And that's
what he's after.
There's difference between a fisherman and
an angler This fellow was fisherman, pure
and simple. He called it a pole" If he'd
been an angler he'd called it a rod He was
out after meat But as all in fishing is not
entirely catching fish, change is coming over
men who practice the game And the sport is
just now coming into the first flush of its glory
for this season.
famous newspaper man says that the true
angler does not measure his success by the
his days are always full of profitable pleasures.
ITO him every minute in the woods or on the
waters offers something of interest, whether it
be merely watching the wild people of the
forest the sunsets and the sunrises, the
starry map overhead at night. or listening to
the call of the birds, the wind in the trees, or
the musical lap of waters
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Heart @pHOmQ
34,!EDTObIQ1ncC
oy \ MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
girl II years of age and am in love
with a boy with whom | went for
about five months last year. We
had a quarrel and broke up about
the first of September. / have been
going with other boys, but do not
enjoy myself, as l keep thinking OF
this certain boy all the time. l see
him quite often, but he just speaks
as he thinks am still angry. What
can l do to get him back? Life is
nothing without him.
CHARLOTTE H.
When the young man wants to
come back he will say so. 1t is
not your place to "get him back"
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have
been going with one girl for some
time. A few nights ago l went to
see her and there was another
young man there. She wouldn't
talk to me. She has loved me until
the other night.
/ think / have lost her love by
some means. | missed a date or
two, but l thought she ought to be
satisfied with my coming as often
as l had been.
Do you think I should go back
any more or talk to some other
girl until she gets in a good humor
YOURS TRULY.
Unless you and the girl are en-
gagged she has a right to let other
young men as well as you call upon
her. Forget this incident and ask
her to call again. II she refuses to
let you come, you may be sure she
no longer loves you. Then find an
other girl.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a
girl 20 years old, engaged to a
young man two years my senior
He has always treated me splen-
didly and has been very considerable
of my wishes. We expect to be
married soon. There is only one
thing which mars my happiness
We are both members of Protest.
ant churches, but of different de-
nominations. Neither of us feel a,
home to worship at the others
church. He has taken me to my
church each time I have wanted to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07

Tomorrow the formal opening of the base
ball season in Rock Island takes place. What
has been going on so far this week at Douglas
park has been merely preliminary. The real
fireworks are due tomorrow. Better arrange to
be on hand to help swell Rock Islands share
of the opening day pool. Let's show the other
towns in the ThreeEye that Rock Island S
again on the map And let's help the team to
initiate the Tots on their first appearance here
with good, sound trouncing.
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

and was determined to ignore ev-
erything pertaining to the future.
But again the ubiquitous Miss
Prouty came to the fore-this time
furnishing just the right stimulous
to sting Jane into mentally vowing
to beard the lion in his den" by
casually remarking:
"Oh, l saw Joe kittridge go in
to consult Prof. Eastwood. Prob
ably to find out how he stands with
Peggy Baldwin. Everyone says he's
all gone on her" And Jane muir
INJURED a noncommittal:
"U-m-m! 1t certainly looks that
way" Then as she turned care
lessly away, Il believe, after all,
I'll see this wonderful oracle my
self, about whom you all seem to
have gone daft! Perhaps he'll tell
me I'm to marry a millionaire"
with a forced laugh.
She gave swift, surreptitious
glance toward the corner where
Joe had been. Peggy Baldwin was
alone, but Joe's broad back was
just vanishing through the door Of
the refreshment room.
Going to treat her to ice cream
and cake. and l hope it makes both
OF them as sick as-as-dogs!" she
breathed wrathfully, as moving
swiftly through the crowd, she STEP
ped inside the booth of mystery.
1t was draped in black, and the
air was heavy with some strange
scent. A swinging lamp, high up,
gave just enough light to. enable one
to see the turbaned figure seated
at black table-the renowned
Prof. Eastwood. A sQuat-legged
ouija board stood in front of him.
AS Jane slipped into the chair
opposite him, he raised his head,
tossed back his name of frowzy
black hair, looked at her a moment
trough immense blue goggles. then
mrttered gutturally:
You would pierce the veil OF the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07
Whats I'm a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL -
Copyright, 1919 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl

was afterward known as the Sew
ern. According to Welsh legend,
the maiden became the lovely
nymph who listened and saved"
the lady from Comus and his crew
There is Welsh saint named ST.
Gwendolen, who was the famous
gwen" mother of Caradog Vreich-
fras, the excellent Sir Cradocke of
kink Arthur's round table. There
was also Grendolen, the beauty of
Arthur's court, and it was she
who is said to have possessed the
golden chess board upon which
silver men played Of their own ac-
cord. In Wales the daughter of the
/ last native prince was so called,
and, for that reason, her name viii
always continue in popularity
there.
Onyx is Gwendolen's talismanic
stone. 1t is said to protect her
from evil and disease and to cool
anger il worn about the neck.
Thursday is her lucky day and
her lucky number.
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Is There a Shortage?

~ You'll hear it everywhere: There is no
shortage. There's plenty Of everything, only
somebody has got it cornered.' They say it
about sugar, -four potatoes cotton, gasoline
all the necessities and near-necessties. Amer
lea never before had real shortage of things
TO eat and wear and great many think that
one never can occur. If prices are high some
bodys to blame, that's all. Too often that ex-
PLANTATION has held good and there is too much
truth now in the charge that manipulation is
being practiced Unquestionably artificial
means are being used to aggravate a bad sit
uation, but it is equally certain that there is
a shortage in many lines.
The world normally accumulates a surplus
but slowly. For four years upwards of a hun
dred million people in the chief producing
countries did nothing but war work and their
output added nothing to the supply of COM
modites. All that time the surplus of food Cloth
ing and manufactured goods was being depict
ed Stocks Of raw material were cut down
and manufacturers, dealers and consumers
alike went on a hand to mouth" basis With
money plentiful after the war buying increased
vastly. There was brisk bidding for every
thing the people wanted. AT the same time
there was reluctance to accumulate stocks
berause of fear of slump, which has tended
to prolong the era OF high prices
wild stories are told to nflame popular re-
sentiment and none are too improbable to be
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go and he has been respectful about
it, telling me l had a right to wor-
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
freshman in high school and am in
love with a senior of the same
school who is about four years my
senior.
One evening during my absence
another girl had his company. Am
justified in seriously Directing to
her having company with him?
JEALOUS.
Since you are not engaged you
are not justified in Directing.
ship wherever l desired. Somehow
l cannot feel exactly satisfied, feel
ing this difference between US.
What would you advise?
THANK YOU.
You are too exacting. Go to
church and let the young man con-
tinue to go to his. This is done in
many homes nowadays with salts
factory results. 1t would be wrong
for you to urge him to give up his
belief to accept yours Do not talk
about religion and let matters ad-
just themselves.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: / have
been going with a girl seven years,
but she does not seem to love me
How can make her love me?
YOuRN.
If she does not love you after
seven years of courtship, your case
looks hopeless. Perhaps she does
love you, but you have not said
anything to bring out the fact. Ask
her to marry you and if she says
she does not love you, find another
girl.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are
two girls aged II and 10. We are
tanned and spotted. Different par
ties have advised US to use perox-
ide. Would you advise it?
FOUR EYES.
The use Of peroxide does bleach
the skin. Lemon Juice with water
is also good. Very often the skin
becomes dry. In which case cold
cream should also be used
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WHEN OUIJA PREDICTS,
by Mary Louise Buzzen.
Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn

dictate, Incl
The fair of the Progressive
Thought club was in full swing, and
each night tho hall over Cyrus
Tarr's store" was filled with the
young people of Airedale. For the
club had introduced a new draw
ing card in the person of Prof.
Homer Eastwood. who flor the in
significant sum of So guaranteed to
unfold the future of anyone anxious
TO pierce the veil of mysticism. He
also promised to straighten out all
angles of the lovelorn; and there
fore his booth was the center of
attraction for all afflicted with
troubles of this sort.
So, with the exception of Jane
Meredith, who scornfully declared
that fortune telling, whether by the
occult or any other method, was
rank nonsense, every girl in the
village had been thrilled by the
wonderful and often uncanny
prophecies of the solemn but gifted
stranger. And they had seyerally
and individually tried TO induce
Jane to consult him; but all in vain
till Alma Prouty innocently re-
marked that people were saying she
was afraid of what he might tell
her in regard to the bitter quar-
rel she had had with Joe kittridge.
Then James head went up like
that of a war horse seeming battle,
and that very evening she marched
into the hall clad in the most fetch
ing gown she owned, and immedi-
ately became the center of the gay
est group; although she noticeably
avoided the black-draped booth OF
the unknown seer. This may have
been due to the fact that she had
caught a glimpse Of her, delinquent
lover watching her-while appar-
emily absorbed in the conversation
ri yellow-haired Peggy Baldwin
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unknown! You would know of love,
wealth and fame?"
'I--I-hardly know" faltered his
client family, a little frightened by
her gruesome surroundings. There
are-are-so many things"
But / know" affirmed the seer,
glibly, placing his hands on the
magic board, Il know-it is of love
-love." and under his touch the
little fitting board raced across the
paper madly-one, twice, thrice,
faltered and stopped.
"Ah! Listen to the message it
brings you! You are in love, deep
ly in love! But You have quarreled
with your lover! And now beware
"a most beautiful blonde has
marked him for her own, Your
heart is heavy within you! You
long to be reconciled to the man
you Lowell"
"I-l-don't think so! I-er-er-5''
The seer slipped a fresh paper
in place and again the ouija raced
frantically over it-this time in
circles, much like a kitten chasing
its own tail. The professor peered
at the hieroglyphics.
"Ouija says you aren't telling
the truth" he said sternly. You
do wish to be reconciled to your
lover. And you are sorry for the
hasty words you spoke! Tell me
the truth, or l can do nothing,
You are angering the influence that
controls me! You love him still ~
"Y-y-es!" family.
"And you are sorry for your bit.
ter words?"
"Er-y-es!" still more family.
"And il he is sorry land l know
he isl. you are ready to take him
back?"
| Yes, ami" this time with tense
decision.
"All right. then, Miss Jane Mere.
dith, enough said!" and wrigglins
out of his enveloping "toga. and
snatching of the wig OF frowzy
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07

@. What is the difference be-
tween an alligator and a crocodile?
p. d. A.
A. The alligator and the croco-
die are closely related reptiles of
the same family. There are only a
few minor differences, in form. The
alligator has a round, blunt snout,
and the crocodile a long, thin one
There are only two species of alli-
gator, one Of which is found in
Florida and other parts of the
south, and the other in China. There
are a number of species of croco-
die. one of which is also found in
Florida. The crocodile is a more
aggressive, treacherous and Alto
gether dangerous reptile than the
alligator.
@. How much money do the
railroads in this country represent?
z. B. O.
A. The approximate value OF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07

HOWDY, UNCLE JOE.
(Rep. Joseph G. Cannon is "a years old today
Well, we'll, do tell! Just look who's here,
Chock full of ginger, pep and cheer.
(Howdy, Uncle joel.
He greets each birthday in high glee;
I'm eighty-four years young" says he.
tHowdy Uncle joel.
The grand old man" of Washington
For forty years has had great fun
(Howdy, Uncle joel.
And now that he has passed four score,
Intends to have great deal more.
(Howdy, Uncle joel.
He's been elected two times ten ];
Expects it to occur again!
tHowdy, Uncle Joe).
Some folks don't like him, but for vim
They've got to hand the prize to him!
tHowdy, Uncle joel.
Now, would you care to know the truth
His secret Of eternal youth?
tHowdy, Uncle JOEL
TITS this: cut out the fuss and hurry
And let the other fellow worry.
(HOwdy, Uncle joel.
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III JAMES MOl0AF

there is one thing likely to come
out of this scrape, anyhow. We
are going to have some new
clothes"
On the eve Of his departure %
assume the exalted station to which
he had been called, lie made
journey to the home OF his STEP
mother. He was Loyalty caring for
the good woman who had hrough,
sunshine into his desolate boyhood.
whose faithful hands lad clothed
him and who had given him
chance to go to school and learn
his letters. But her enjoyment Of
his visit was clouded with gloomy
forebodings that his enemies would
kill him and that she never wous
see him again.
He had his own dark present
ments. On the day Of his nomina-
ton he saw two reflections Of him.
self in mirror, one of them pale
shadow, and the superstition al.
ways present in this primitive man
was aroused. On the night before
he started for Washington, as he
was sadly leaving his old law Office
for the last time and saying good
bye to his partner, he foretold the
fate that awaited him. The people
who had gathered at the railway
station the next morning TO say
goodbye to him, as long as his train
remained in sight. standing on the
platform of his car, melancholy
figure, wistfully looking back at the
vanishing little town into which he
had walked a barefoot law student
and where fame had sought hin
cut.
An instance of the simple nature
Of the man, which occurred in The
course of his journey, caused many
smiles and as many sneers. Ha'-
ing adopted the advice of a little
girl in a New York town, who wrote
him a letter begging him to grow a
beard on his hitherto clean MAVEN
face, he called for her when bis
train stopped at her station and
told her. as he kissed her, that he
had made the change at her re
, quest
At Philadelphia there was a
more solemn incident, touched VITA
a tragic prophesy. In the uh-
wonted emotions evoked by lnce-
pendence hall, where he spoke On
| Washington's birthday, Lincoln was
moved to declare that il the unloa
could not be saved without giving
up the principles of the Deciars,
ton of independence, he "woua
rather be assassinated on this spo'
than surrender it I,
AS the presidential train nearer
Washington, Lincoln was met py
messenger from Seward ana ai''
| by Allan Pinkerton, the noted W.
tective, with the warning OF pios
to mob him in Baltimore, where u
those times all through raliwa.
1 cars to to be slowly hauled acres
the city by horses. Although ~
Gisliked to steal into The capita
as he said, like a thief ID u, y,
night" he accepted the advice ~ !.
those around him and quietly lei'
his party at Harrisburg. Accou.
panied only by Pinkerton ana Gu,
other loyal Illinois friend, he M ~
ished the journey rnobSens oi
though undisguised, in a sehe -
sleeping car. Arriving in wan an
ington at dawn, the three n.e a,
hailed a station hack. like any o,h .J
strangers, and were already seIt ;..i
| at their hotel when the caph sa,
awoke to the startling news ,.a
the president-elect was IN the cry
/: published by special arrahse"''
7spaper Syndicate.
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Speaking of abusing the use of the injunc-
ton, the Ohio coal operators now propose to
ask the court to prevent the attorney general
from enforcing the Lever act. Next they'll be
cnjoining congress to prevent the making and
repeating of laws.
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After a campaign in which he re-
NAMED silent IN Springfield except
for a merely formal acceptance Of
the nomination. Lincoln received
the news of his election to the
presidency with the bitter anguish
of the nations jeopardy in his
heart and in his face the shadow OF
an awful responsibility. For south
ern leaders had warned the country
that the triumph of a minority can
didate and Of second party. which
did not put out a ticket in 10 states
of the south, would be the signal
for breaking up the union. The
Republican party. falling far short
Of majority, bad won a four cor
nered contest only because the
Democrats had divided their votes
between Douglas and Brecken-
ridge, with a large remnant of the
old Wing party voting fer Bell.
As state after state made good
the threat by Withdrawing its rep'
resentatives from Washington and
by entering the southern confed-
eracy, moral, financial and indus
trial panic shook the north. There
arose frantic clamor for letting
the south so or fog compromising
with it again. Seward and a large
section of the Republicans began
to trim sails, and not less than 40
measures for patching up a truce
were proposed in congress.
From the new captain came the
clear command: Hold firm as a
chain of steel" While so many
other northern leaders were buff
feted about like corks in a surf,
Lincoln steered his steady course
in the storm by two beacon lights
the union, and the mandate of his
election, which was to stop the
spread of slavery beyond its exist
ing boundaries.
Office seekers and statesmen
f1ocked to the simple village home
in Springfield, where the president
elect-in snuff colored, slouchy
pstiitdicoIS anu optA bidth fSoi
with brass button" them in
and talked with them while his two
little sons nOsily clambered over
him. But he kept his own coun-
sells. Without consulting any one
or confding in any one, he COM
pleted the outlines of his cabinet as
he sat in the excited hurly-burly OF
the telegraph Office election night
When the time came to write his
inaugural address. he retired into
the solitude Of bare room over q
store.
One day as he and Mrs. Lincoln
were busily unpacking some pur.
chases which they had made il
Chicago for their journey to Wash
ington, and he thought of the pub
lie fears that the rising tide of Sc
cession would engulf Virginia ant
Maryland and cut off the president
elect from the capital. the humol
of the grim situation brought /;
twinkle to his eye and a pucker tt
his lips. Well. Mary" he said
Copyright, 1920 by James Morgan
with The Mcclure Ne,
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railroads in the United stars oOa
between $l9,O00,00O and s2o'oV'''V,
Q. Are the Niagara Falls fe'''
ing steadily? T. o. S. no
A. The annual recession VI ~.
American side OF Niagara is
tween two and nine inches we. ass
The Horseshoe Falls have rec, res
about five feet since lSi2, Nn''
would be about one inch a yea ~.
Q. What is Harry Houdini 5 ",
rect name and is he an Anlei'T
A. Houdini was born on Apln
1874, in Appleton, Wis. his r na,,
was Harry Weiss, but has y .;rl
changed legally to Harry Houu :,
@. When was the first Ensr
subway built? H. .s,u
A. 1t was built in Lonaon s
Covent Garden to st Nlai 'nn.
Lane. by the London county w.
Gil, in 1862.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07

The Chinese are very fond of an
extraordinary dish called "milhi."
which is made of live newborn
mice dipped in honey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-07

Wilson's Fiume plan has been adopted by
all of the great powers except d'Annunzio.
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Yellow pine and oak are the best
woods to resist the action of steam
with the least amount Of warping
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THE DEUCE SHE is!

(From the Moline Dispatch.
Wife of Governor Lowden of Illinois,
who is one of the candidates for the Re-
publican nomination for president of the
United States.
WE are overjoyed to report that our work
shop is tonight comparatively noiseess and
smell-less. At least the carpenters have
ceased to carp and the painters to paint. Our
demise is thus postponed.
NEVER MIND; HAVE THE BOY VULCANIZED
(From the Freeport Journal-Standard).
LOST-Saturday night on South or North
Galena avenue, package containing boys hat
and inner tube. Finder call Rural 1909
TAKE it from our respected Ma E. o
Vale was elected president Of the Illinois
Booksellers and Stadoners' Association" al
Springfield tother day. We hardly think boobs
frequent book shops to a greater extent thar
they do-well, jewelry shops, frinstance.
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Argus Information Bureau

The Afus
Washington D. C. Give iul
confidential the Individual No attention Wa
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"IT is my obligation declaims Papa Car
ranza ito deliver the power of the nation to a
president elected in peaceful manner" Which
more than meets our idea of fair sized
obligation.
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Shorter skirts may lower prices if they'll
wear 'em longer.
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1S60-Nov. 6, Abraham Lincoln
elected president. The
vote: Lincoln, Republican,
1,SG6,452; Douglas. North
ern Democrat, 1,375,157;
Breckenridge. Southern
Democrat. S41,953: Bell,
Constitutional UniOn;st,
50,631.
1S6l-iFeb. II, Lincoln left
Springfield.
Feb. %, arrived in Wash.
ingt0n.