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apart. you an me-who amt never
been separated for over 60 years.
"Yes-oh, yes" she murmured,
clinging to him.
He turned her. face up to his,
looking into her eyes. Tell me-
you amt afraid, my girl-with
me?"
mo. Tom. l amt afraid-to 60
anywhere with you!"
Meanwhile in the fiat upstairs as
though spreading their more youth
full and sturdier wings protecting
ly over the old people-lived the
daughter and son-in-law. Here,
some time later in the afternoon,
the younger generation was like
wise intent on discussing the great
question OF ways and means. But
their faces were aglow with new
hope and purpose.
AN now. Milly. old girl" Dan
exclaimed triumphantly, you an
the little kid can 90 to the country
an take your blasted old fresh
air cure!"
"Oh, Dan, amt is grand" she
repeated for the hundredth time.
But just wait till l tell ma and
pa" she looked at him proudly,
that you have been made a fore
man! Didn't I always say twas
comm to you! They Amt talked
much about it, Dan, but they have
been frettin' mighty bad to think
you've had to take care OF 'em. It's
been eatin' the heart out O. poor "a
with me an little Kitty sick e.
pecially. I Just can't wait to tell
'em you've got some real pay COM
in to you now. an that / need 'em
as bad as they ever did us-tc
look after you an the other kids
while me an Kitty's away. Come
on-let's go down now!"
In buoyant spirits they hurried
down the rickety stairs to the door
| below and tried the knob, then rap.
ped-waited and raped again. But
there Was neither sound nor stir
within.
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With the dawning Of fear in her
eyes, Milly looked at her husband.
Ma wouldn't We gone out without
calm up to mel"
Dams face was set and he began
to pound the door. that soon gave
before his kicks and blows. A
burst Of heavy, nauseous air as
sailed them.
With instant command Of the sit
uation Dan seized the panic-strick-
en- Milly, looking her in the eve
and spoke sharply, Don't lose your
nerve now! Open the windows
wide. quick! I'll get an ambu-
lance"
Inc young surgeon set to work
with viii, enlisting the services
Of Dan and Ailly BY his brief,
sharp orders.
Amy hope? whispered Dan.
1T doesn't seem q II there could
have been . full dow of gas here.
replied the young doctor. 81 guess
the meter must have run out"
oh"
Milly looked from the interna',
face into her husbands.
Dan! Just to think! An sup:
pose poor pa didn't have anothe,
quarter to put in it,"
The young surgeon smiled mn Al
| them both.
Well, you can thank your start,
be didnt-let me tell you-for thai
was once when the lack of a quar-.
ter saved two lives!"
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Breakfast Food for Leng Lies
SAke

One of the many senseless Gus
toms Of the grand old public in .
we'll known country where matters
of health and hygiene are left to
the judgment of Messrs. Tom. Dick
and Harry, who pose Is authorities
heaven-inspired, is eating = lot Of
comminuted oats or whipped wheat
or confused corn for breakfast, and
then turning right around. be-
tween two gasps, and hiding the
waiter to bring on the toast or
waffles or pancakes, as though the
sole aim of life and liberty to pur-
sue the Debated little round iron
mer were nothing but carbohy-
drate.
We begin breakfast with . little
tart carbohydrate in the shape Of
an orange or a grapefruit. Then
we take a refreshing plunge in the
washbowl which the waiter accom-
modatingly brings to the table, and
after a brief swim we emerge and
tackle plate of shrapnelled GER
cal.
The cereal is refined, toasted
disinfected, scrubbed and polished
The manufacturer even adds a few
squirts of molasses or something
to sweeten it, but we are not con-
tent with such a low form of car
bohydrate, so we endeavor to wor.
~ down our cereal we'll sprinkled
with refined sugar.
Again the waiter advances, gives
the countersign and retires, and we
wade into a plate of carbohydrate
nominated toast in the menu.
Having tried several pieces OF
the toast and found them guilty. we
once more beckon his nibs, and be
takes the remains out and hurries
back with the pancakes. These are
a form of carbohydrate imported
chiefly from Brazil.
All OF this breakfast food would
furnish considerable muscle ener-
gy II folks had any use for muscle
energy. But folks haven't, so the
energy is stored up in the form Of
superfluous flesh, Stacker tissue
just fat.
Our friends who warn US sc
often, and so unwarrantly, l an
sure, that we shouldn't take fruit
and milk at the same meal, would
: get nearer to physiological truth
if they should warn US instead thai
we shouldn't take more than one
helping Of carbohydrate for break.
fast.
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What's I'm a Name?
by MILDRED MARSHALL-
Copyright 1919. BY the Wheeler Syndicate, Incl

translation of the old Ormilda, a
northern appellative derived from
the serpent names, through the
Greek "ophis.' There is no other
explanation of her existence unless
she was purely an invention OF
Shakespeare, although woman
does appear in the old story OF
Amloth. The curious coincidence
is, however, that the master dra-
matist should have placed her in
the land chiefly favoring serpen-
tine names.
The opal is the gem assigned to
Ophelia. The unfortunate inf1u-
ence which it is said to exert for
others, will prove talisman against
that very evil if Ophelia wears it
1t will bring her good fortune and
her hearts desire. Monday is hel
lucky day and her lucky number
The chrysanthemum is her flower
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be At the mercy Of foreign manufactur-
ers - to prices.
We are consuming lumber three times :
a. fast - We are producing It.
Experts predict our saw log lumber
will be gone in 50 years.
The bulk Of the original supplies Of
yellow pine in the south will be gone
in 10 years and within seven years 5000
manufacturing plants there will 80 out
OF existence
White pine in the lake states is near
ing exhaustion and these states are pay
ing $s00O,000 a year in freight bills to
importstimber.
New England, self-supporting in lum-
Der 20 years ago. how has to import one
third Of the amount used. It has $780,
100000 invested in wood and forest in
dustries, employing over $4,000 wage
earners
Fire destroys over $2o,000,0ao worth
Of timber every year and kills the re-
production upon thousands Of acres Of
forest lands.
Within so years our present timber
shortage will have become blighting
timber famine.
The outlook is one to give concern to every
American, for the growing shortage Of wood
for various purposes is going to make itsell
felt by each individual. 1t is going to be q
factor in the industries, in transportation, n
building and otherwise. 1t probably will per
manently affect the cost Of everything made o.
paper. In a few years the construction o.
frame buildings will cease. Wood will figure
less and less as fuel in places where 1t is still
used extensively.
This country must Immediately take IA
more drastic measures than it has yet seen d
to adopt to conserve its forests and to provid,
for their restoration. Forest devastation mus
be stopped and idle lands suitable for timber
growing must be put to work.
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Our Disappearing Forests.

Here are some facts being given circula
ton by the American Forestry association
Ten years ago the United States pro-
duced its entire supply Of pulpwood but
\ now two-thirds Of it is imported This
VI means freight rates to be added to the
purchase price
, Indications are that supplies Of pulp
wood timber in New England and New
York will be exhausted in 20 years.
In New York alone supplies will be
gone in 10 years
Dependence upon foreign supplies Of
pulpwood for news print means we will
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FOR LACK OF rs CENTS,
BY Natalie Jones Hoyt.
1Copyright. 1920. BY Wheeler SY

1Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.)
1t was the latter part of a hot
Afternoon on one Of the bare yet
cluttered streets east of Third ave-
nue.. At tenement window stood
, little old woman looking anx-
jously up the street toward the
corner, straining her eyes to pierce
the heavy yellow haze.
There was not exactly despair in
the bent figure and weary face, but
neither was there any suggestive
hess Of hope. 1t was the calm,
unquestioning dependency OF one
who has not faltered in the fight,
but knows II IS the end. And Sc
she was waiting for the one who,
old like herself and beaten, too
was Flooding along on the hot pave
lnents, somewhere in the merciless
glare.
1 A fire escape jutted out in front
Of her and hung down the face OF
the building, partially obstructins
her view, SO that she did not see
him as he shambled down the
street, keeping as close as posi-
BE to the buildings for the scant
protection they afforded from the
Gun.
He came up the lrickety stairs
opened the battered door with q
ley from his pocket. and stepped
into the room. Still she did not
hear him, through the noise OF
elevated and trolley and children
b the streets.
/ Mary" She turned, half-start-
led. wholly relieved, and came to-
yard /: him. She may no longer
have had hope, but she still had
Aim! 2 Ar
! He kissed her and went over to
ne rickety old couch and sat
down. very rickety old man.
ohs seated herself beside him, lay
Ag. her hand soothingly on his
tReo. observing With inarticulate
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Submarine chasers are as busy as bees
along both coasts these days and nights. Out
on the Pacific they raided Santa Cruz island
this week and got some brandy and few bar
rels of mash. OFF the Florida coast Monday
night submarine was fired on by a sub chaser
which suspected the former Of being liquor
smuggler. Even Admiral Sims will have to
admit that the navy is prepared for something.
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OPHELIA,

Of all the fancifnl names which
appeal to feminine taste, Ophelia
possesses perhaps the tendertst
memories. Though the name signi-
fies "servent.' only romance, youth
and tragic misfortune is ever con-
nected with it.
Etymologists declare that Ophelia
lis an out-and-out invention of
Shakespeare. Certainly her claim
to immortality is based upon the
touching story of the bard Of Avon
who makes the gently maiden a
striking contrast for the melan-
choly Dane of Hamlet"
Without her rosemary for re.
membrance,' Ophelia would still
exist among those who are readers
Of Shakespeare.
1t is possible that Opelia is q
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oO0 bureau. kTe0041c J. doekxns O4J0ct09s
couadentiai. The replies being sent di1sa
paid 70 anenymous !ettezsS.
Q. Can liquid air be seen?
J. Y. L.
A. Liquid air is visible, having
the appearance of water with a
trace of blueing in it. 1t cannot be
kept longer than day CT two, and
should be placed in a Dewar bulb
(thermos bottle) packed in heavy
felt or other poor-condCcung ma
terial. Liquid air cannot be
warmed in the open, above a very
low temperature-its boiling point.
As fast Is heat Is supplied, the
liquid air evaporates and becomes
ordinary air again.
@. When and where does the
electoral college meet? G. S.
A. Properly speaking there is
no such institution as an electoral
college. The electors who. are vot-
cd for by the people meet in their
respective states and cast their
votes for president and vice presi-
dent. These are sealed and sent by
special messenger to the vice pres
ident of the United States, acting
as speaker OF the senate. He de-
hvers them to the, speaker Of the
house, who in the presence Of both
houses Of congress assembled
opens the votes and declares the
result.
@. Who was called the ,Scourge
Of Cod? G. R. N.
A This was name given to At
tia, king Of the Huns. who was the
terror Of Europe in the fifth cen,
tury.
| @. What is meant by crossing
the Rubicou: T. E. D.
"A. The Rubicon was the old name
Of a stream which separates Gisal.
pine Gaul and Italy proper. Caesa,
by crossing it in 49 B. C. virtually
declared war against the republic
For this reason the expression car
ries the idea Of taking an irrevo
cable step.
G. When was the first profession
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II gentleman meets a strange lady and
the latter insists on being killed is it chival-
rous to refuse? This is the problem of con-
duct that Arson Best Of Pontiac is trying to
put up to the courts, and the strange thing
about 1t is that some people seem to be taking
it seriously.
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For pure, double distilled optimism the
brand that campaign managers hand out is
hard to beat. Possibly the best sample yet dis
played was offered yesterday by A. c. Joy, as
sistant> eastern manager for johnson. Com
menting on the primary in New Jersey he said
that even if Wood carried the state the margin
undoubtedly would be so close as to amount
virtually to victory for the senator. It's a
great game.
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urn postage Be- brief. All inquiries
70 each individual. No attention VII "
al game Of baseball played thstfe
suited in a 10 score? A. W. NJ.
A. On May q, 1875, q game W.
played in st. Louis. which enooo
with a score Of Chicago, /; y
Louis. o.
@. How old is Clemenceau!
C. G. A.
A. Georges BENJAMIN Eugene
Clemenceau was born in 1S4l ano
will therefore be 70 during tnS
year.
Q. Whore are the Crooked H.
lands? NJ. .
A. A group Of the Bahamas u
the West Indies. consisting "
Crooked Island, Fortune Key, Acr
lin Island and Castle Island @'
known as the Crooked ISLANDS.
Q. What has Canada done IN tns s
| way of vocational education W.
her disabled soldiers? c. Z: T.
A. Over thirteen thousand su'
diers have been trained IN Cso Ooa
dian restraining schools, ana f'''''
are now taking courses. u
@. What is the largest aulonS
bile factory in the world! .
A. The Ford Motor company
the largest concern of TINS Ll na
employing over thirty-tive thouss -,
! persons and turning out svos
three thousand automobiles a. -.
@. When was the night Oh ~ :.
big wind in Ireland? Can II
compared with cyclones and to!n'
does in this country? r A ,s.a
A. On the night of Jan. b., is .,s
a terrible tempest and hurr'c lin
prevailed. Limerick and Duu
suffered much damage, 200 no .,,.S
were blown down, 20 persons kn ~.
and 100 drowned. Greater sto' -,
often visit the United States,
| this marks a date to the Irish Sun jim
Ireland is exceptionally free '''-
wind storms
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CHARLES EVANS HUGHES has, since the
California debacle in '16, acquired legal bust
ness which brings him an annual income of
a million dollars. We can imagine Mr.. Hughes
chuckfing as he quotes with a trifing amend
ment) the immortal Henry Clay: "I would
rather be in right than president"
Two Of Gods Chosen without Shelterl
Terrible!
(Ffom the Davenport Democrat).
MR. LANDLORD: Have you a five or six
preferred couple that takes pride in the
maintenance Of home and that can furnish
best Of references would appreciate your con-
sideration.
WOOD, JOHNSON RUN ABREAST IN
n J."-Ma's S-col. head.
Well lay you odds of II to one Of them
claims a foul before the race is over.
Give Second Day With Our Presidents
XV-James Buchanan.
Two score years show
A record fine
But he stubbed his toe
On South CarIin'
WE'LL PRINT THE REST OF THIS
IF you INSIST.
Bushnell Correspondence, Galesourg Republi-
can Register).
Mrs. Pearl Rose Short was toastmistress,
and the toast ITO Our Husbands" was as fol-
lows and your correspondent feels we'll repaid
for his labors in obtaining it. SO it can be read
by all the different clubs social FANS
Our Husbands.
We're glad to have our husbands with
us tonight
And hope that we can entertain them
just right.
Though it's been some few years since
Cupid cast his dart,
They still hold a very dear spot in our
heart.
(Shall we go on?)
IOWANS HAD BEST PUT ON THEIR
EAR MUFFS.
From the Bloomington Pantagraph).
Rev. H. J. Bray of Chicago will preach Sun.
| day ut the Presbyterian church. Rev. Bray
leaves the following week to take up evangel-
istic work in Iowa.
THREE of the goods wore abbreviated
chorus girls costumes according to the wag
gish United Press. Meaning, perhaps, the
sort who have had their alimony cut off
! Sure Not; We Don't Know the Difference
Between Milk and Glue!
(From the Kewanee Star-Courier).
Drink Pabst on draught at Brady's, 81:
West Third street. You can't tell the differ
ence.
WE are told that persons registering tt
signify their intention Of marching in thu
Americanization day parade should indicat.
whether they are crippled. The idea is to Civ,
EN- ride.
ASTOUNDING the number of cripples W,
have here. r. E. MIG.
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Today's Anniversaries

ls70-Count Demidon. the Russian
savant who married q dsush-
ter OF Jerome Bonaparte.
died In Paris. Born in Flor
ence in 1872.
lsss-u9ited States warships ver.
ordered to Nicaragua to pro.
tsct American interests.
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Make it your business to know where your
division of the parade is to form on Saturday
and be there on time. No real American who
is able bodied need be ashamed to march, even
il he gets his feet muddy.
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Dear Mrs. Thompson I am q
lonely little girl II years Of age.
l stay at home with my father and
mother. though they do not seem
to care for me as they do the rest
Of my sisters and brothers. My IA
Their gets very angry with me and
calls me all kinds Of things and
has often told me he hated me and
that he wished I would leave be-
cause l am not welcome at home.
He treats my mother awfully, too.
l have been going with boy for
about two years and l love him
dearly. He says he loves me. None
of my people like him. He is a
good boy, but his sister has acted
very wrong and my people think
bad Of him for it. They have for
hidden my going with him, but l
cannot give him up. / love him bet
! ter than life. What can I do?
/ work very hard at home and
never get a kind word or a smile.
This boy has asked me to marry
him this summer. II I did, could
my people compel me to return
home? l feel very lonely and DESC
late. BROWN EYES.
You cannot marry without the
consent of your parents until you
are Is. Then you are Of age and
they cannot force you to return
home.
believe you should give up the
boy as your parents ask you to
At the. age Of IL you are too young
to know true love. Besides you are
too inexperienced to place a wise
judgment upon q persons charac.
ter. The boy probably is as good
as you think he is, but nevertheless
it would be better to see what he
| is two or three years from now than
to marry him now. It would b
quite out Of the question for q boy
to earn enough money to supper,
you In these hard times.
| When you are Is years old leave
home if you think best. You car
get work and can locate yourself
where people will want you ant
will smile appreciation at you
efforts. 4
| Dear Mrs. Thompson: I reat
somewhere several years ago tina
where people were visiting friend.
or stopping in . private home, JUS
for one meal, that the visiting par
ties were not required to fold theil
napkins when leaving the table
But if the visitors were going II
remain several days they shoult
fold their napkins every time they
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If Douglas Fairbanks has the pictures tt
prove that it was an avalanche that used hin
ur so badly we'll have to accept that -explana
ton OF his plight.
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They're off in the Three-Eye league today
Get the baseball habit and get it early in the
season so that the home club will know where
you stand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-29

The outlaw strikers will not be heard b,
the labor board But they will be felt by tn,
entire country for some time to come.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-29

Why doesn't the navy investigate congress,
and give statesmen a chance to brag abou
how we'll they did their part:
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ana . cup OF COUee.
But for long LIES sake let US
not try to take all the carbohy-
drates at one meal.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Attention, Young Psychologists.
Our physiology class has raised
the following questions and would
appreciate your opinion. l. II
there q valve at the cardiac open
ing Of the stomach, or is that open
ing into the stomach closed by a
muscular band? 2. Ii it hygenial
to sleep after eating q full meal?
3. What causes dreams? 4. What
causes high blood pressure?
STUDENT.
Answer. No. there is a circu-
lar sphincter or purse-string ar
rangement of the muscular fibres
to guard the entrance 2. 1t is US
ually better to rest after a hearty
meal, and sleep later if fatis0ed.
However, q nap Immediately after
eating the ordinary meal is Ger
tainly hygienial, as you call it.
Chats a good word, tool. 3.
Sometimes sleeping after very
hearty meal causes awful dreams.
Light sleep, excitement in the ev-
ening, lack of daily open air e1er-
else and indulgence in tea and COT
fee in the evening may cause
dreams. High blood pressure is
caused by various diseases. by the
habit of hearty eating without Wig
orous exercise every day. by alco-
hol, tobacco. chronic low grade
lead poisoning.
They Still Consult the Almanac.
My baby is IA months old and l
suppose l should begin to think Of
weaving him. Friends say I should
wean by the almanac, but I don't
understand the signs, and so....
Answer-My dear woman, wean
the baby now. even il they fail to
publish the almanac this year. 1t
is rarely advisable to continue
breast feeding beyond the 18th
month, and the average mother
should wean when the baby is 10
! months old.
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UNCLE HI SEE.
Yep; the spigs are revolutin'
Once again In Mexico;
DOM quite . bit O. shoottn,
Hittin' high an wide an low;
Robin, murderin' an lootin'-
That's tn only thing they know.
Pears like Obregon is runnin'
FIR tn job Carranza's got,
So Carranza's spigs went gunnin
FIR t. shoot I'm on tn spot;
But this Obie cuss is cunnin'-
He'll escape EN-. like rs not
Evry doggone greaser's achin'
FIR t. wreck tn ship O. state;-
They don't care WHO gifts tn bacon.
Jest % THEY can break tn plate
OF Carranz' had best be maxim
Tracks afore we call I'm late"
There amt been thing but scrappin'
Way down there in Mexico
That's tn only thing COULD happen
Since they canned Porfrio.
So right now I'm loudly yappin'
That it amt no place to go!
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HA ! ! ! !! .ME1 L[,K !: i!
~ WlLLlAM /. BRADY IN

A dish of home cooked cereal,
with milk or cream, and a wee bit
Of sugar on, and q cup OF coffee.
Some fruit, some toast, and .
cup Of coffee.
Pancakes or other hot cakes, and
q cup Of coffee.
Toast, ham or bacon and egg,
and . cup Of coffee.
But for long LIES sake let u
not try to take all the carbohy-
drates at one meal.
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Arpus Information Bureau


Haskin.
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Copyright 1920 by James Morgan published by special
with The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
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CHARLES EVANS HUGHES has, since the
California debacle in '16, acquired legal bust
ness which brings him an annual income of
a million dollars. We can imagine Mr.. Hughes
chuckfing as he quotes with trihing amend
ment) the immortal Henry Clay: II would
rather be in right than president"