Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20

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souae a NJ. IAwrencs's meditations On the
~WIlson personally remind one o. the re-
masix ona sometimes hears from the in-Iaws
/ q Z gifsed bride. A little prsjudice. like .
drop of indigo. goes long vayA
Anything for economy, but We think the
eoafskfn garments which are predicted to be
/ worn By our ladies this summer. viii b rather
denressiug--unless there n some arrangement
| bv which one can wear an individual electric
| fan when the mercury gets up into the s0's.
-o-i
| Nov that It has been omciaIly announced
that President Wilson goes to work on sched-
ule time. perhaps some Of his broad-minded,
impartial opponents will be able to sleep for
one night without having one eye open and
ono ear uncovered.
lMonday-Sister Jennie shaved her eyebrows;
iTuesday-Brother Bonnie stepped with high
brows;
T. With mustache on his lip
Gee, hope the glue don't slip.
| Our Flag.
Thirteen bar,
Forty Eight stars,
|
For each state In the United States. star.
George Never Told Lie.
| The revised version Of the "hAtchet story:
/ Georges father had q slave named ike" Ike
was Georges favorite slave playmate. 1t was
after they had been playing with the famous
Ratchet that Georges father is reported to
have asked:
"Who cut out my cherry tree!'
To which the truthful George replied:
II cannot tell a lie. father-IKE cut it with
my little Ratchet"
We understand there has been some criti-
cism OF the new secretary Of agriculture on &C
count Of his youth, 43 years being too youns
to suit some Of the doubters. II that's all the
fault they can find, we wish to remind them
that time will remedy that objection.
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Weather Effects.
The cloudburst's wrath in deluge flow
Can't keep us from the movie show.
Let one raindrop the window smirch-
"Oh, it's too wet to go to church"
Judge.
"Poets run errands to the Infinite for thu
human race, and come back to find the cash
iier's window closed."-Judga
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One day the teacher explained to the clas
in literature that Milton, the poet, was blind
The following day she asked:
What was Millions affliction!"
HE was poet" answered one Of the sta
pupils.
Il There's Difference.
4 A subscriber in distress wrote in to thi
column recently to ask if it would do to cleal
last years coat with gasoline and press il
for present use While we do not as a rul
! Nvf hn ~ 11fh
this colyum, we wish to say that in this in
:. stance we would be willing to advise if oni
the subscriber had stated whether the coat be
longed to her or her husband. 1t makes al
the difference in the world. If the coat is he
husband's-then by all means have it cleane
? and insist on him wearing it as long as it vii
. hold together. II, however, the coat is hers
no one, we think, except a cold hearted tyran
could possibly want her to wear it the secon
season.
The Worst
- Tears were dangerously near the surface a
the doctor finished his examination Of his pa
tient, and was about to depart.
Doctor. tell me the worst" she trembled.
'Your husband will recover, madam" An
tie violent sobbng penetrated even to the sic
room.
b The most intricate problem you will eve
be called upon to solve is yourself.
Public Opinion: The Judgment Of the inca,
able many opposed to that OF the discernin
few
Lansing knew his business as secretary
saws David Lawrence. True enough. Wilso
also knew business as president, as histo,
will show.
II bread is $125 loaf in Russia how muc
might butter and eggs be, we rise to ask