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our mn local oomhsses o. ~ the fAilfoAds.
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vfev liz
me velis Motors corporstjon II sending
odt hundreds of cars sysry week. most Of thsm
bsils driven away By agents and their sn-
ployeS. They 70 II al directions. The men
who handle thsm nay that tho ysry worst roads
they and snywhsrs ars those on the outskirts
of the three cities,
Z Rock islanders who have occasion to use
the road through Milan think it is pretty bad.
but when they undertake to negotiate any one
Of the several main routes Of esress from Mo-
line or Davenport they hnd the going even
worse.
These almost impossible highways ct our
very doors are standing selection upon the
enterprise Of the tri-city community. They
discourage use Of trucks for hauling freight
in and out and they cause mAny tourists to
detoar who otherwise would come this way
Permanently improving them is one of the
big questions to be faced and the sooner It Is
done the better all around.
II It is necessary for Rock Island to annex
Milan to get hard road through that village
steps should be taken in that direction.
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Unfortunately, peEAnns who are
really going insane fol6nm sus-
pect Il themeelHoe ana their fam
iliss and friends are loath to rec-
oguiee the truth. On the other
hand, It II . peculiar fact that per-
sons who fear they may b going
insane, seldom. II ever, become in
sane in the common sense Of the
word
In that form of inaanity known
a. narSlvtic dernentia 81 nAraais
ana noonIarlv nmafinnea dubbed
.softenins 81 the hrsin.r the oneet.
typicalIy in an advlt male from 30
to IS years OF are. II usually grad
nal II n dificult for the laitv 10
fecoxnise ! rradual chanre in An
individuals character. habits and
diaposition until soue sarious oc-
cufrAnce forces RECOGNITION. In
this particular tyre Of mental dis
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What's In a Name?
BY MILDRED MARSHALL
Copyright. 1919. b. ~ WHISTLER Syndicate Iael

his Persiles and Sigismunda en-
counter her in the Arctic regions
fulfilling dreary penance among
the wehr wolves.
Her name. in its supposed inter-
probation, gave rise to the Latin
epigram, Rosa mundi. sed non
Rosa Munda" 1.-THE rose of the
world, but not a pure rose,) &C.
cording to one historian. The bal
lad however. as well as the gen
eral aura of romance which sur
rounds the name of Rosamond. es-
tablished her popularity in Eng
land and all English speaking
countries.
The ruby is Rosamond's tails
manic gem. Its promise Of power
bodily strength. and naughty pride
will be fulfilled IN her. Saturday
is her lucky day and four per lucky
number.
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'1hs ADJOURNMENT Of Congress.

y III l,oabtless the country will manage to
StTGetle along for . few months without the
80 ~ congFsss. which plans to adjourn today
gjlh : few exceptions the work it has done
~ not been Of any immediate benefit In re-
s014inG conditions and there is little ground
~ fops for higher standard Of efficiency dur
~ the next three months than has been main
t1laed the last three. OF course the appropria-
s8one we're necessary and 90 were the railroad
- army reorganization bills. These, with the
safst power and oil land leasing measures.
- budget act and tie civil service retirement
~ marked the real achievements.
SSs The session was marked for what it did not
-. rather than for what It did. The measures
8xauMefased were approved by both parties. at
I 1past - to general terms. Some Of them had
ksea agitated for years and should have been
ssenactsd long ago. No member teopardzed his
teauss Of ONCE by supporting them. When 1t
6ame to such questions rs tax revision, SOL
Nlefs bonus and . number Of others highly
ehltep4 with political dynamite the temptation
& - Dass TIP buck was too strong to be resisted.
4 n the leaders minds and the search for an
4 Issue suitable to hang q campaign upon was
} ipcsssant. Legislation aiming to bring down
4 living costs was deliberately avoided partly
( perhaps. because congressman felt it could
4 10 amount to much, but mainly for the reason
/ that promise Of . remedy constitutes the most
tempting bait for votes that there is in sight
Il n Il . bit Of tinsel to which hundreds Of thou
sAAds who can't even see the treaty minnow
4 viii quickly rise. In the matter Of investiga-
h toab the record made never has been equaled
\ aAd probably never will be-. Nine out of ten
|sot these were also conducted solely with an
ne to political effect.
There was reason for everything that
Eongress did, as we'll IS for most Of the things
4 y fsiled to do. It was unfortunate that with
the great mass Of vital legislation before II
~ majority happened to be Of different po
ltlicai complexion from the president and thai
~ year happened to be that Of nationa
eloction. After all. Handicapped as 1t was b,
caseumstances over which it had NO control
coagrass probably did about "as we'll as coult
- expected"
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ROsaElend.

ROsarlend.
Rosamond has nothing to do
with a rose, strange as i. may
seem. The name means famed
protection" and Is of extremely
ancient origin. The first Hros-
mond was the fierce chieftainess Of
the Gepidae. whom her Lombard
husband forced to drink his health
in q grisley goblet composed Of the
skull of her slaughtered father.
and who later avenged the insult
by midnight murder.
Out Of this tragedy, the name Of
Rosamond gained great popularity
among the peasantry and in some
mysterious way penetrated the
land of the Norman Cliffords, by
whom 1t was bestowed upon Fair
Rosamond Of ballad lore. This
lovely lady's history has been much
changed by Cervantes. who makes
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The fortune teller felt Alison
Vince. But do not be afraid" she
went on. your mate will come,
fou viii marry . dark man-yery
dark-who will WOO you master
fully"
Alison rose. eThat will do.
please. she said. A dark man. in
deed. II she couldn't have Carl. She
oidnt want anybody.
As she stumbled toward the door
OF the tent, the Indian turned. ana
with two long strides reached her
side. 80
INDIAN dark man" h. said
leering ingratiatingly, and speakins
IN . gutteral voice, heap dark
Pretty squaw marry Indian. Hear
big brave. Got lots wiKvam h
spend, plenty fine wampum to live
In" he went ON, getting ! littls
mixed In his speech. hut st;ll
speaking insinuatingly. He laid his
hand, big and brown, on her arm
and pulled her into the shadow
"Be nice little squaw. do" be
SurEled, trying to keep hie tones
gutteral, but struggling to keep
down . chuckle.
Alison twisted herself from him
suddenly. SO that she could lool
mp into hiS face. It vas . clere,
makeup - very = but, the evea
surely thea dark evAa end ~
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III ~ i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am 80
years old and married. have .
nice home, but just cannot get in
terested in it As ! used to. 1t seems
% II 1t is NO use fixing up any more
because will not live to enjoy it,
although l am not what you would
call sick.
My head hurts q great deal and
have fits Of crying over nothing.
Do you think l will ever be happy
again? / have everything ! want,
but am down-hearted all the time.
Sometimes am almost crazy
enough to do something desperate.
Please help me. EHNA.
1t Is dangerous to go along feel
ing q you do. II you have not al
ready consulted = physician, do so
at once. Some physical disturb
ance must be the seat of your
trouble.
Very often ONCE work Is pre-
scribed for q case like yours. II
you had q position you would keep
more regular hours and would be
too busy to think about your own
condition. Your mind would have
. change and you would probably
enjoy yourself.
OF course you realize that you
will be more and more unhappy IL
you permit yourself to think you
are not going to live. Surely you
tN<y hn
happy and interested in life il you
direct your thoughts and activities
along moro normal and wholesome
channels.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am .
j woman Of 80 years. Ny husband 10
no years older than myself and has
two children. Ono Of them IL mar
ried-the daughter whom I raised.
Now the boy has come to stay with
Ms. He has been here four years
and my husband hasn't bean real
good to me since he came.
When he Ii not here my husband
ID good to me and when he il hs
threats me coldly. don't want to
complain, but my step-son Is break
| ing up our love. He has knocked
me down and ! have had blue
marks on my arms for weeks when
he has hit and beat me.
He buys things on time and
charges them TO me. When tell
his father he just says that ! am
Is much to blame - his son. VIVA,
am ] to do! cannot live this
Eway. I have told the father and
snn and they don't care.
! keep the table and buy my own
clothing. I haye several hogs and
1.-TWO COWS and my husband never
Sises me any Of the money from
thl4. don't wAnt Ill Of It, bpt
semA 20 saye that ths be1 hi 70
haSs eI6tA1s.
Ian - ssrenS aaa eaanee sad
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ust. which appeared to be q
gypsy camp
lowering around the kettles and
tripods were some kerchtefed and
gaily bedscked young people. some
OF whom she recognized even in the
dim light. but the tent in the. center
lot the group held strange face
and she remembered that . real
fortune-teller was coming out from
the city.
To escape the "gypsies" she
slipped into the tent. Tho woman
who sat 1t the little table looked up
with yelled eyes as she entered, and
Alison felt . sudden revulsion and
fear. In spite Of, her somewhat
tawdry apparel there was an ail
Of mystery about this stranger, and
Alison was 70 under the spsn 81 II
that she hardly realized her re-
sponses g she sat down and laid
her hand In the wognan's which
was warm and muscular-and elec.
trical, Alison thought uneasily.
she is . fraud. Of course-they
AL are, reasoned Alisnn, q The
woman mOnotonously droned Out
some comments that mikht easiiy
have applied to nvs out Of III b
Alisoas friends. But saddeuly heI
attention vas arrested.
lyon had . frieqa-a nap-yery
light" said ths foftua6 teller. Z
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1S64July s1-Frances Folsom
born in Buffalo.
1855 Graduated from Wells col.
lege.
1SS6June 2, married President
Cleveland, in the White house.
1e13-FeA. 10, married Professor
Thomas ]. Preston Ut Prince.
ton, N. ].
AS the Democrats had lost power
under bachelor president, James
Buchanan, they regained 1t after q
quarter of century under another
bachelor president. That strange
coincidence was brought to an end
by Cleveland's marriage in the sec
ond year OF his administration.
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. a spin
ster sister. had faithfully held her
place in the White house by the
side of her bachelor brother. But
Miss Cleveland's tastes were more
literary than social. BY her own
| confession, she relieved the bore
dom of at least one function by
conjugating u Greek verb behind
her company smile.
From the day Cleveland entered
the executive mansion at Albany,
gossip busily made matches for
him with one after another Of the
eligible women who appeared at his
, receptions. A special favorite of
those persistent rumOrs was the
pretty widow of one Of his old law
partners, Oscar Folsom, whose
home was one Of the few homes
in Buffalo where this unsocial per-
son had been in the habit of visit
ing. 1t was not suspected that all
along his own choice had been the
daughter rather than the mother.
When she was little girl,
Frances Folsom used to climb up
T, in the lap Of Uncle Cleve," who
became her guardian at her faith
er's death and finally her betrothed.
This change in her relationship to
him took place SO gradually that it
was unseen even by the spying eyes
Of her sister students at Wells col
lege. They envied her the beauti-
full flowers with which the thought
full governor and president remem-
bered special occasions in her
school life. But they did not dream
that she was to have the distinc-
ton Of being the first college bred
mistress of the White house.
Mrs. Folsom and her daughter
were guests of the president and
Miss Cleveland in their first month
at the White house. Even the WISE
acres of Washington did not guess
that the beautiful young girl who
was present at reception-all in
white-would in another year be
the bride of her host.
Miss Folsom had graduated and
was travelling in Europe when the
country was set In fiutter by the
announcement OF her engagement
She returned home to meet such
an ordeal as no other American
girl of g ever has faced. Her name
was on every tongue in America
her portrait was in every paper
and the press boats crowded about
her ship from which she wal
struggled aboard revenue cutter
to avoid the curious crowd at tbs
| New York dock. While shs
watched from behind the curtains
Of her hotel window the president
reviewing Memorial day parade
in the square below; the marching
bands played love tunes.
/ There had been only one mar.
Copyright, 1920, by James Moran
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THE DARK NAN.
~ Nellie r. Brown.
EepyFight, 1870 By Wheeler Syn.
dicate, Incl

dio1te, Incl
Alison found the Kirmess in full
Ing. Il was . "Kalsndar Kir-
-. and ON the outer borders OF
- oral driveway were the II
ceee or tents representing the
ulns. Alison had to admit that
~ epone was delightful-gay Ian
llNa. gltmpses OF bright costumes,
1Npv votces-but she felt out ol
cA With 1t. That Carl was not
800 % 80 It with her. and that
~ her own fault that he VA
thpfe. made her hold herself
~ moro firmly to her self.
eoo penance TO visit and pat.
~ och booth. She resolved te
~ her right hand and work
N through the year. 70 r
1Ilo! stop and cool OIL" called
\ voice from an icicle-k huns
which gljttefed With spark
tton wool AgAtnst the hack
q . mlisstic spruce. The
- WAs WARM, the bowls Of
Ind lsunonAde looked tempt
~ etaSses ttnkled ailnringly,
fg0s1 CARR inQuirod Gladys
- Alison sippsd the fruit
I'd net with me tonight--as
ssS&s = pn~sAAM6AfA% iSann IswNa1vv
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Two French airmen decided, to attempt a
transatlantic trip They arranged for con-
1nuope eight on circular course. illuminated
~ plgAt - test. II they succeeded they
EAgureG that they could do the trick, and il
~ ntled they would have . safe place to
Ind. In any event they could perform before
sA4nlrtng Thousands. When American and
neiish aviators undertook to ny across the
Ieceen they prepared ~ we'll IS they were
nble and then hoped on. trusting to good man.
gngement and good luck to see them through.
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Congress could not resist the temptation
TO put pin in the budget bill in the hope that
it might prick the presidential fingers, but
Mr.. Wilson called the turn. To be Of any use
tho administration must be held directly re-
sponsible for the budget. but in the measure
passed the controller and assistant controller
were made beholden to congress for their
places. Our national lawmakers never have
been crazy about budget, anyhow.
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Argus Information Bureau

y question b. writing The Argus lnio'<
wsshingtcn, d. q. Give full mans ~
Urn postage Be- bret. AL inowne,
70 each individual. No attention VIZ
the word ''behemoth" in Job wa
as the hippopotamus, while otn es.
state that this word refers 70 ~
elephant.
Q. What y "in forna paupsrls'
A. This is . legal term. tfsss.
lated Gin the character Of . ~.
person." and is a phrase USED N
both England and Amelia wnea |.
PARA srranges to conduct . cous'
action 20 ~ to avoid certain -.
penses on account Of being TOO pO''
to sue In the ordinary way.
O. What is the story in connes,
ton with Chopin's D. Flat Hm9'
A. Chopin wrote the D =
Waits In respose to . requse y.
George Sand. One evening she ~
very much amused by her PEI ~
chasing his tail. Chopin vas ~
pet pianist At the time ana
eomposed .ie valss du pett eslss
upon this theme.
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rage Of q president, and IA,
Tyler was widOwer, which tnot
some Of the romance out Of the O..
casion. For the first time 4 pres.
ident was to marry In the Whit
house. As Miss Folsom's mother
had given up her home and q her
grandfather's house was in moan.
ing for his recent death, like To
afianced Of sovereign she went o
her husbands home to be married
The wedding in the blue ron
was extremely simple, the oaly
guests being a few relatives Of TIE
bride and groom and the member
of the cabinet. After the cake hal
been cut in the state dining room,
the bridal pair succeeded IN
stealing out the back door under
cover OF darkness to a waiting train
in q switch yard. They had eludsd
the curious crowds gathered IN
front OF the White house and at The
station, but not the ubiquitous
press, whose locomotive was under
steam and in readiness to pursue
them, with q trainload Of reporter,
to their honeymoon retreat In tho
Maryland mountains.
Cleveland, who never had known
the comfort Of q house Of his own,
disliked the publicity of the White
house and had bought . suburban
dwelling in what was then q re-
mote and inaccessible corner Of tho
District Of Columbia. No president
ever has been quite SO jealous Of
his privacy. and none has suffered
more from its- invasion. ae -sg
The continued attention Of vigi-
liant press wherever the president.
ial couple went was Indignantly
resented by the bridegroom. Who
holly denounced the "ghoulish glee'
with which his family affairs were
discussed. More malicious. moro
cruel were the imprinted tales
! which were persistently circulated
as long as he remained in public
life. His relations as a husband
and even his children we're made
the subjects Of all manner Of
atrocious stories, invented BY
, malignant opponents, and which
the prejudiced and the creduioui
spread in whispers over the coun'
try. :.
Such attacks were too low to be
, met and parried. A president
hardly can protest that he is not :
cruel husband or the begetter o.
children blighted at birth. Cleve'
land was obliged to endure the Tor
ture in silence-something wors!
than assassination, as he declared
| in a circle of friends.
Mrs. Cleveland is said on one
occasion to have given a patheut
hint of what the strokes aimed q
the president through her little onsl
meant to mother. With ehildiik'
bashfulness a daughter was holdinl
back from the greetings Of a SINAI
| company at the White house, Whel
Mrs. Cleveland said, SPEAK up
dear, or the people will be told ina
you are deaf and dumb
Mrs. Cleveland herself va
spared. At first her girlish charms
afterward her womanly diShn!
and her maternal devotion msa'
this most youthful the most oe
loved mistress of the White house
Although she has changed as'
name-the only widow OF a p.s.
ident to remarry-as mrs. rles
ton she continues none me iees y
hold her special place in the kino''
| interest of her counrymsn.
published by special arransems''
ewspaper Syndicate.
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tioa bureau. Frederic J. Haskin, Director
address and enclose tvo-cent stamp fer ~
eonA0aatial. the replies being sent direct
paid 70 anonymous lettefsl.
Q. Are are books in the library
Of congress available to the public!
NJ. A.
A. The congressional library may
be used freely for reference by the
public. but the privilege OF draw
ing books for outside use, is more
restricted than in q public library.
Members Of congress and certain
other classes Of officials may draw
books at will, and the privilege 10
extended to others upon certain
recommendation.
q. How long was Ellen Terry.
Sir Henry Irving's leading lady!
A. NJ.
{ a In 1878 Ellen Terry Joined
Henry Irving (later Sir Henry,
playing Ophelia In Hamlet" This
association lasted for a. years. She
had played with him previously in
''The Tanning Of the Shrew."
Q. Il the Aippopotsnus mention
"a IN the bible. A. r.
5osne authorities ilterDrst
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much. They both treat me mean.
My husband never buys q thing for
the house or to eat and l have to
buy it with the money from the
milk and . few chickens.
think the world Of my husband
and could not bear the thought of
giving him up. He doesn't want me
to have q thing to do with my folks
and love my people dearly.
Please advise me.
MRS. M. o. v.
1t ID better to do effective acting
than to complain. To tell your hus-
band that you must have money
does no good. To serve only such
things rs you raise and never buy
bread. -four or delicacies would
bring about results. Your husband
would want them and in order to
have them would give you money.
To 90 without bread because there
is no -four would make almost any
man furnish money to buy nour.
The little money you are able to
earn you should spend ON clothes
for yourself. II you look out for
yourself first your husband and his
son will have more respect for you.
You cannot possibly keep the re-
spect Of your husband and the boy
unless You dress respectfully. Dom
/, ask il you can buy certain things.
Simply do it and don't say any
thing about 1t alterward.
Do not pay for things the boy
buys and has charged to you. The
father can be forced to pay, but not
you.
1t IL q great mistake to give up
your own people because your hus.
band wants it When you married
you did not promise to become q
slave. Marriage should not break
your will. Show your husband thai
you can be ~ big . tyrant - no Il
II necessary. ~,
Dear Mrs.. Thompson: am en-
gagged to . young man Who does
not dance like to dance better
than anything else and 1t seems to
mo that my lance ought to learn
for my sake.
His parents are Nethodists and
they do not believe m dancing. He
promised hia mother that he would
| will.
| Sometimes I wonder IL " vii
Be happy together because Of this
Would pom advise ne 70 marry
him; D0UbTFIJI
II you would like 70 danci
through life, It would 10 feelish &
marry the young man. Consider
the matter carefully. Are you wiz
ing to sive Mp dancins entirely and
devote your life to the duties 81
Tho lsy and saeh pleasures 6 yoai
eqenona foele BE- ean anjoy! II
aot. yoa sh0uld not marry Lin.
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And now some fool senator wants to re-
duce the salary Of the president Wonder if
he thinks it is costing less than it used to run
the White house. or whether the job Of running
the country is more Of snap!
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In her efforts to capture American sym
patty, Ireland has wisely refrained from prom
Using to establish . senate like ours.