Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-28

mt - snrmiee gthirp must b Considerable
inAsdne frum The fondnoss some folks seem to
have for names that are well known Then,
too. therss Oui3ai the name that II now ON
sverybodyb lDe- 1t Is said to mean. Ies:
Yea. Translated from the French 'oui' and
the German ~ At least that's what FredeIe
Haskin says And Frederic ought to know.
Judging from her initial speech In paxiia-
ment Lady Aston hes demonstrated that she
has had training IN diplomacy. Another svt-
dence Of her winning ways She reminds NJ
OF that delightfully."- rare type Of womanhood q
which VIII Shakespeare sings. "a womaniy
woman"
want Ad.
Wanted to rent: BY the first Of March.
modern bungalow by young couple contain
ing all the latest improvements
We Wish the contributor who sent NJ the
recipe for conscience poultce would take
little az his own medicine. It's . mighty good
tonic, and ought to b passed along.
Those whose birthdays occur on the M
o. February can't lodge the milestone this year.
Many happy returns Of the day In four years
hence!
one of euphony Is we'll as Woodrow Wilson!
And somehow the two seem to have sort OF
rhythmic quality that is pleasing to the ear.
No one was ever convinced OF the error Of
his ways by An argument This Is especially
true of a woman. Convince woman 'ga1nst
her will, she's OF the same opinion still" More
truth than poesy In that
soft answer may turn away wrath, but It
often returns on the rebound with increased
momentum The wrath. We mean
Robert Rexdale, the well known poet and
writer has taken unto himself another accom-
plishment, that Of "vers leebur." II he pulls
the heartstrings Of gentle readers with his free
verse as he has been wont to do with his
dreams Of palm and pine" we predict that he
will rival Amy Lowell, H. D., and others ct
imagist fame.
Though we admire to be "up-to-date" In
verse as we'll as in vanities we are rather pref
udiced in favor Of Mr.. Re1dales rhymes.
Here's one that is hard to resist.
Abou Ben Adams (may he save his pay).
Was pulling freight along the Santa Fe.
And saw within the dimly lit retreat,
A sight that fairly raised him of his seat
An angel writing in great big book!
Fear seized upon him and Ben Adams shook
But to the presence in the cab he said:
What writest thou?" The Vision raised its
head,
And with q look that thrilled him to the spine
Answered: Names Of those who love the way
+, divine!"
"And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, moi
| there"
Replied the Angel. Abou jerked the air.
And took q chew and said: "Just write me
| then.
"As one who loves all railroad men."
The Angel wrote and vanished. The next night
It came again with the old town just in sight
To show the names on which he'd had bunch
And 10! Ben Adams name led all tine bunch!
| ROBERT REXDALE
BLESSED arr the wheeze-makers. for they
inherit the mirth.' ANN DANTE.
Punch il you will each others head,
But pay that income tax" he said.
Fight on until your strength is spent
But I want 81 per cent"
-GRANTLAND RICE.
Has anybody called up George ". during
patriotic week? Ouija would certainly have
known his number.
What skeptic can deny the authenticity Of
Ouija when such = reliable religionist as George
Eliot answers the call and confesses to beins
the son of old man Eliot
A new and rather neat departure Of som.
of the dailies is Corner for Husbands,
wtich is said to be relished by all the wives
The editor Of one Of these colyums is known
to be Tin real life) q sprightly spinster of un
certain years, and rather certain aspirations.
| Tomorrow is-Feb. 20.
| ~
You never know what day will bring.
The chances were never better,