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warned her about: she had all the
candy she could eat; the honey life
at her aunt's, besides the attention
OF Norton Frost But with all this
Mo.ly's throat got lumpier and
lumpier, and she couldn't tell for
the life Of her why. Then one
evening, out in City park, like a
story book exactly, the great Nor
ton Frost asked little Molly to
marry him. and he told her about
the white bungalow in the suburbs
where they would live, with the
oranges and figs and nectarines and
tree-high rose bushes in their back
yard, and no earthquakes or thun-
der showers ever. and delicious,
cool evenings, and -
Its what I've always dreamed
about" sighed Molly. All those
things and real son Of the golden
west for . husband"
Norton laughed. Then it's
settled. little Molly, and we can be
married in the fall"
AOu muolu MISS Uc, ever. MT.
Frost" she stammered. you see
il" Molly got on the other side
OF the cactus. i've dreamed about
all these things, but they were sort
OF nightmare, l guess. I'm home
sick. want Leonard Ray and the
apple trees. We want to come here
some time together, you see. j
shouldn't have let you take me
places, because-all tAe time I've
been imagining you were Len
and"
I'm from Boston. anyway
Molly" laughed Norton Frost
easily. You're not losing much OF
a westerner. Might call on YOU
some time when I'm east. Len Raw
10 an old friend Of mine. He told
me to keep an eye on you and give
you q good time; but he's been
missing you lately pretty bad, 20 ]
thought I'd betnr make you-see
how you really felt about thingS.
Molly recovered from the amas-
ing deluge with remarkable calm,
and in Z ridiculously short time
took the fastest cross-continsA,
train to Leonard Ray and that
brown bungalow in the apple
orchard and the bat littlA town IN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

Cheaper sugar seems to be on the way, New
FORK dealers predicting that it will be selling
~ 13 to Is cents pound within a fortnight.
Eot tho least pleasing feature to the ordinary
1asumer who has been skimping along on
Mort Eations is the prospective discontinue Of
Doe who have paid 20 to 30 cents pound for
|ppplies several times greater than their i'm
eediate needs and who now have surplus on
sa,Sf
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THE DAILY SHORT STORY
You funny boy" Molly laughed

! you funny boy" Molly laughed
but she was thinking right hard.
The next week Molly Saunders
stArted on the journey Of her life
waving CHEEKY good-bys to the fam
lily, but seeing longest under the
cindery station roof the sober face
of Leonard Ray as it still pleaded
for her not to go.
Hes a selfish old thing" Molly
told herself, as she watched the
dingy city roofs and then the sof,
green fields and. white birches and
apple trees slip by. A tear stole
, down her pink cheeks and landed
on her white cotton gloves. "I'd
like to know what I'm crying for,
Because he gave me the preserved
ginger and the silk stockings
maybe she pondered. Then, its
just like a moving picture out the
window. Only Pm moving instead
Of it. Isn't it grand"
By the third day the grandness
had begun to pail. The monotony
OF the wide prairie country, the hot
STIFFNESS Of the cars.>and the lone
illness pelted at Molly's sstaunch
little heart till she almost wished
she hadn't come. The folks who
spoke to her talked too much, about
cities and lobster salads, and the
folks she'd like to talk to looked
million-airy. The dining car was
the jolitiest, reelingest, place ever,
and the little silver plates swal-
lowed so many OF Molly's shabby
bills that she finally stayed away
and munched nuts squirrel fashion
and sobfully. The nights were
pretty bad. too. A moving picture
for a bed was not 50 thrilling, after
all.
As she neared her journeys end
Holly began to grow actually
frightened, but she didn't know
why. She sould see 60 TAR ana It
seemed as If the good old Atlantic
must be over yonder, and It never
was-only more Wild sweeps OF
land sun parchsd. brown. HAT, 30
different from the hard, scary
mountains that had haan threaten.
ing 70 tumble deWa % tha tra{n.
and 70 horribly diEarsat ~ the
|enugely little hills an1 oDe1o ts1aa
: assss IS Z
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- 4 1tak ~ - D,eeset - tsrn sccn.
! "a s1ce q icar15 sem1, psfhass con1id-
efssle Dsscsnfssf. usss not slscies n fact,
bm have bssn made - .sppsaf 70 by clerical
errors u names q tddresses er>W remosals
foe lesitinsts p4rDoses. Not 8 few we're ~
tsaliy y ~ sessfce It tie time the draft lists
vss nsds y.
II II on accoant Of these that the war de-
pertinent II hesitzting to print the names that
It has on 1le. Eyefy chance u to be given to
those under suspicion to submit evidence to
clear their records before they are publicly
characterised as slackera
Every man Who has reason to suspect that
his name xps registered with draft board to
which be made no report owes it to himself and
his family, provided he has valid excuse. to
make every effort to put himself right without
delay.
This IL no trivial mater. Once branded as
Stacker, . chaps chances for success in this
life will be materially lessene& 1t will be
hard. perhaps impossible. to show later that an
error was made or . wrong done. Certainly
the road to positions Of public trust and honor
will be closed, and private employers always
will be suspicious Of the loyalty and honesty Of
man so marked. It is hard enough making
ones way in this life without any unnecessary
handicaps and the man who fails to take every
precaution to protect his good name is short
sighted indeed
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PALMS OR APPLE TREES.
BY Myrta Alice Little.

Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
30 you think you're tired OF the
Ast and US fasteners, and you're
Aving us for the foggy Pacific~"
Molly flecked her blue-black curls
way from her saucy little face
1tted Lens rough gray sleeve and
niled up into his eyes.
You think I'm funny, don't yon,
"a, to want to 60? Why, it's the
naMce ~ . life time. I've always
nnd about the palms and miles OF
n1oe and"
~And earthquakes and desert
Winners" muttered Leonard Ray,
neasily.
Nov uncle's got me that candy
lore place with the nice manager
Asgs isn't any reason why
npuAn't 90. And he's even sent
N bare both ways" Molly went on
Il Len hadn't thrown the COLI
t1tef over her dream.
eTm . reason why" Len pro-
geed solemnly. Mice managers
eoot In it! The nifty brown
5ealow In the apple orchard is
l1ng. Molly. Your starting off
ing to mean We can't be mar
b4eore fall and"
nsver, promised, Len. l always
1eed to see something Of the
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What's I'm A Name?
b.
MILDRED
MARSHALL


along on the wave of popularity
which accompanied literary names
in England
In this country it achieved no
great vogue until the time of the
lovely ConsueHa Vanderbilt, who
married the Duke of Marlborough,
and became chatelaine of one of
the noblest houses of Great Britain.
The widespread use of Consuella
was apparent Immediately through
out the country.
The pearl is Consuella's tails
manic gem and is said to preserve
her charm and bring her friends
and admirers. Monday is her lucky
day and seven her lucky number.
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washington, ID. Z. Give full name ana
turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries ars
/ lars minted and why was their
coinage discontinued? F. ]. W.
A. The last coinage of silver dol
lars was in 1905. They are no
longer minted because they are
bulky and heavy to carry. None
are in circulation in the east, some
in the central states, while the Pa
cific coast still uses them il some
quantities.
G. What is the proportion OF
automobiles to population in the
United States, Canada, and Great
Britain? C. P. G.
A. In this country there is one
car to every IA persons, in Canada
one to every 81 persons and in
Great Britain one to $50 of the
population.
@. How did Punch and Judy
Shows originate? T. II. E.
A. The origin OF puppet shows is
lost in antiquity. They were known
to both the Greeks and Romans. 1t
is significant that the Sanskrit word
for stage manager means literally
thread holder" The characters
Punch and July were well known
in England in the 18th century, and
Punch can be traced to Italy CT the
late 10th century.
@. What can be done for ohigger
bites? c. f.
A. Chiggers, also called jiggers
and red bugs, bore directly into the
skin, and it is therefore necessary
to dig the insect out with a needle
which has been sterilized by pass
ing it through a fame. After ex-
posture to chiggers the body should
be lathered and washed. This
often prevents further trouble.
Q. On what basis was the zero
OF Fahrenheit's thermometer fixed!
NJ. A. T.
A. Fahrenheit adopted the cold
est temperature that he observed in
the winter Of 1909 for the zero on
bis thermouetsr
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COnsuella.

COnsuella.
A name that belongs almost out
right to literature is Consuella. 1t
is generally regarded as French,
though in popular usage it has a
distinctive English flavor. Very
few etymoloGsts list it among fem
mime names and it is not possible
to trace its evolution.
Consuella first gained fame in
the time of George Sands MADAME
Budevant) In her novels Con
suella' and La Comptesse de Ru-
dolstadt," the heroine was Span
ish singer whose noble purity was
sustained amidst temptations and
disallusions. Consuella was swept
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12
1l,!DrObTom1C1~,
N % i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am a
girl twenty-one. years Of age and
20 with fellow the same age. l
have a good education and have
travelled a great deal and have gone
with several different fellows
steady, but I never was in love be-
fore. find myself loving this fell
low SO much that l cannot stand
to quit him. He loves me and
shows it in every way. It seems he
almost idolizes me, but people tell
me he is tough. Some one is con-
tinually knocking him and it hurts
me more than I can tell.
His people are wonderful and I
love them, too, but am afraid peo-
ple will talk about me if l continue
to 70 with him. He treats me won
derfully and has shown himself to
be a gentleman in every way. l
20 with other men, but l can't
care for anyone else as much as I
do him. We seemed to love each
other from the first. am a poor
girl and my reputation means so
much to me.
Would you advise me to give him
up because of his reputation when
l know our love is pure and he
treats me with the greatest respect?
BLACK-EYED SUSAN.
/ would not advise you to drop
the man if he turns over a new leaf
and his conduct is irreproachable.
People will notice the change in him
and they will respect you. for they
will know you were the cause.
Your great love may prove to be
infatuation. Be very cautious now.
Waita few months before you permit
him to talk of love to you. Without
a doubt he idolizes you because you
are good and pure; the man who
has sacrificed his right to pure
woman longs for her all the more.
The young man you care for may
be very magnetic and fascinate you
for the time being. Be sure that
you have congenial tastes.
II he continues TO live as he has
been doing. exciting the contempt
Of respectable people. by all means
rive him up. You cannot afford to
sacrifice your good name.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
girl Of eighteen, have light hair.
blue eyes and fair complexion. I
have very short. thick. curly hair
and wear 1t In curls-from six -
twelve. Do you think am too old
for that style?
have several admirers. butpnly
6ue that know I care for. Do you
think I Should Just care tor him or
have . good time with all youug
pepple? hare known this you1x
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man for one and a half years and
corresponded with him constantly.
He seems to really care for me at
times, and then again he seems in
different. That makes me like him
the more, because he keeps me
guessing. Do you think he loves
me? A GIRL LOVE
Yes, you are too old to wear your
hair as you say. If you pinned the
curls on top Of your head it would
look all right. Imagine from
what you say that your hair is al
most bobbed in length. Older wo-
men sometimes look we'll with their
hair bobbed. but a girl who is Just
past childhood looks awkward with
her hair combed as she combed it
in childhood.
Have a good time with different
young men. Probably the Young
man you care for is too young to be
in love and realizes the fact.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a
young girl seventeen years of age.
When was child in school there
was boy two years older than I
whom I always liked better than
the rest. When we left school he
went with me quite a long time
Then he went always to a city To
work. He wrote quite often and
finally he came back to his old
home for a visit. He did not come
to see me and l knew something
was wrong. l found out later his
mother was the cause Of it all.
Lately. he has come home and
seems almost wild over me and 20
does all OF his family. When I
ask him why he treated me 60 he
always says he couldn't help It. I
am sure he is telling me the truth.
Why his mother did this l cant
tell. / come from q good family
and have always been a nice cir,
and worked hard. He is q nice
manly boy. His boy friend Who
works in the city with him tells me
he never was with another xirl In
all the years he was away from
me. / did not do that way: I went
with all the boys and tried to for
get him 1t seems as IL we are
doomed to drift together again and
ne tells me l am the only one he
has ever wanted. Some way I
can't help but feel hurt at times
because OF the way he treated me
Please tell me- what to do HOPE.
l would certainly forget the past
II were you. The young man vas
too young to be responsible ter
what he did then. His Treatment
CT you now b what counts. At the
age q seventean gou should net s.
49, 100 = 3oas21e
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

General Wood was right in denouncing the
~ OF armed strike breakers to run Denver
eytet cars and the employees of the company
IA be upheld by public sentiment in their re-
|n6sl to return to work on terms which ignore
~ right Of collective bargaining.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

Two thousand motion picture operators
'Gye struck In New York. Guess what for?
nv more money of course If they get it,
tou will pay It at the box Office, all right.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

NJ Engene " Debs says he will conduct his
1npaign for president from his cell in the
|Elsnta prison. His decision, however, is not
~ 70 any dislike Of travelling.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

or more forceful heart action fol-
lowing sudden brisk exerdon. with
the pulse slowed down or bioWfng
down toward the normal resting
rate, 10 proof OF the functional ca
pacity Of the heart to respond TO
exertion-and II you have this proof
you need not worry about any
murmur, valvular leakage or any
other> sign of heart disease the
doctor may have discovered. Your
heart is functionally normal-and
that is the important thing.
Seap.Box Test.
A simpler test Of the functional
reaction of the heart to exercise
may be made by standing before a
soap-box or chair, IS inches hig&
and stepping up on it and down
again five times in Is seconds by
tie watch. Both feet must be
brought UP on the box and down on
the floor each time. The pulse
rate should not increase more than
Is beats in the minute after this
exertion and should return to the
standing rate before the minute is
up.
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Argus Information Bureau


D.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

Spirits (oil) of peppermint 4 drops
Water l pint
Steep the fiaxseed in the water
20 minutes, strain, add the other in
gradients. Dose for adult, table
spoonful; for child, teaspoonful
every two hours.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12
Questions and Answers.

Will the Baby Be Cross-Eyed!-
Does it make a baby cross-eyed to
look over his head. Our baby looks
over his head when there isn't any
one standing there. MRS. G. r. P.
Answer-No. The baby is mere
ly looking the place over in that
bewildered way one does on COM
ing to liter an operation or left
hook under the chin. Don't worry.
Pretty soon he'll get his bearings
and then he will keep the rest OF
the family cross-eyed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12

Cough Medicine-Last winter we
found a recipe for a harmless cough
medicine in your column. We tried
it and found It very effective. We
have lost the formula and am writ
ing you for it. 1t contained sodium
- peppermint flaxseed, lemon
juice. We've forgotten how much.
a +. w
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11

Select your fires sc.
oordin1 e the 1oads
flssy lsavs to travel:
n sipdyor hiltycorn-
!. tfys whefever't,e going
i apt % ~beheavy-Ths
y. 8 Nobby.
For ordinary oouuuy
soads-TheU y. g. Chain
ositJsco.
For float whsels-
ia =. 8 Piain
Fos best resuits
oNssywhers-U y. 8.
Royalc ogda
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11
MANY Pn SIL0S q 4, ( !. /
RUILT N MORTON

Nandan, az d. lAug. t1.---Manyap,t,
sil6Si are nearing SompledotSin Nor
ton county ascofdingA Z Comfy
I'M the county Vi lsnot. have! to worry
'ovsrsthss interssYsfeedAaiestionStas
result OF the e~rectionAof these ssilcs.Sss
John ChristtAnsen&of New s6alem
has dug his eilo In avery peculiar
way, rays Mr.. Morgan 4as he ands.a
nei9hbor used Aswell digging outfit
which they placed over the hole.ssCot.e
ners Bros of aF1asher are using anSele-
3vAtor made Of some plankIs, two roll
sbeltinE with wheel m axle. at
ltachedSto the top 81. the trough. This
~ runabya tractor. II IL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11
Of the. government and the people Of
the United States for the great Rus

Of the. government and the people of
the United States for the great RUS
sian nation. The friendship manifest
ed by Russia toward this nation in a
time Of trial and distress, has left us
with an imperishable sense Of graf
itude. 1t was a grateful friend that
we sent to Russia, an expert com
mission to aid in bringing about such
a Reorganization Of the railroad trans
p%ortation system of the country as
would r~einyigorate the whole of the
iecon0nic life n SO add to the well
being of the Russian people,.
while deeply regretting the with
drawal Of Russia from the war at a
critical time, and the disastrous sur-
render at B~rest-Iitovsk, the United
people of Russia were in noWtse re-
"The United states maintains un-
impaired itN.faith in the Russian
|people, in their high character and
their. future. That they will over
|comesAthe existing anarchy, suffering
and n d%e destitute we do m not entertain
character of Russia's transition has
many historical parallels, and the
United States is confident that re-
stored free and united Russia will
again take, a leading place in thu
world. joining with the other nations
lin unfolding peace and, orderly jus
tice. +
"Untn that time shall arrive, tn.
United States fells that friendship
and honor require that Russia's In
~terests must be generously protected
and that, as far as possible all de.
ldsfons Of vital independence to il
and especially those concerning 1T
sovereignty over the territory Of the
former Russian empire, will be helt
in allegiance.
"By this feeling Of friendship and
honorable obligations to the grea'
nation whose brave and heroic sacri'
flee constituted so much to the sue
cessful termination OF the war, tn,
government of the United States wa
guided in it's reply to. the Lithuanian
national council on October is, 1919
land in its persistent refusal to .recog
nize the Baltic states a separate ma
thomas independent of Russia. TIL.
same spirit was manifested in tn
note Of this government, of Marcel
"a, 1920, in which it vas stated, will
reference to certain proposed settle
ments in the Near East, that No fina
a-f nf. FL ~ -sE # FL ~tN-
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BRAND IlER ALD.lWEDssEsDAY AJoUsT lIl..lsa0.

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HEARINGS START START AUG. il.

ST Paul, MIMI. Aug.S11.-Heari
will begin August 16 beforesthe Min
nesota railroad and warehouse CONF
mission on the application of:railroads
operating in this state 9 authority
correspond with new Inconsistencies
authorized by the interstate COM
merc4 commission. siS sssf @s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-11

There is room for reasonable doubt OF
any diplorpattc agency the Bolsheviki
might have in other countries. In
evitably, therefore, the diplomatic
service Of the Bolshevist government
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A headline reads. "shipstead may
spring something in fall Election. +. This.
might counterfeit the fall he took in
the spring election!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-22
VEST TOPSH4M

Miss Marie Stokes and Miss Harriet
Moran spent the week end at Miss
Moran's home in Washington.
Cancel all engagements and come 70
West Topsham hall June 4. The young
people who gave the play, "A Double
Deception Nav 4. have been asked 10
repeat il. which they will do on june
4. They will also present kid Curl
ers." Instrumental music, speaking and
singing will complete the program
Dance after the entertainment. Watch
for further notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Hood and
daughter. Lena J., spent last Sunday
with Mrs. Hoods people in East Tops
ham.
+. c. Poole was in Bradford on bust
ness Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Machia Of Montpelier j.
in town for a few weeks
Charles Hight and David Bagiey arr
doing patrol work on the road this
summer.
Nr. and Mrs. George Hight and Mrs
Carrie Bagley were in Barre Thursday
Mrs. Margaret Smith Of Grsniteviils
was a recent visitor here.