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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-18
11[HHl[[E DAILY SHORT STORY

hands. and tottered the few steps
to the back Of the train. The door
and both iron gates we're open, and
a brakeman stood on the ground at
the right.
rs Benton the first stop, sirr
Quavered the weak little voice.
First stop, m lady," shouted
the brakeman, signaling forward
and taking his stand half way
along the length Of the next car.
So there was not a moment to
lose. Mrs. Lane mustered all her
courage and climbed down the
steps at the left, and stood.
frightened little figure on the
ground that crunched with cinders
beneath her feet. The train moved
out. but the daughter was nowhere
to be seen. There seemed to be
nothing about. Just a discouraging
stretch OF track and a deserted
country burned by the sun. There
was not even q shack Of any sort
in sight. So this was the big
place." but there was nothing
in IT, -
More troubled, Mrs. Lane put
down her bag, clutched the sweet
peas q little more firmly, and look
ed. He said 1t was the first stop,"
she breathed. II couldn't have
slept over another stop before this.
anyhow. If there was somebody
about to tell me; somebody with
out q proud uniform. Just any
body
The frightened little wish was
granted. Over the brown open
country galloped a white horse
drawing q buggy. A man was dry
ing. He came nearer, reached the
patch Of cinders, sighted Mrs. Lane.
stopped, got down and began speak
ing rs q woman might speak to .
child.
"How's this? Lost out on the
ranch? Well! Well! Wen have
to see about this"
Then little Mrs. Lane poured
forth . part Of her tale to him,
about her, daughter IN Benton send
ing for her and the train's ilrst
stop and the girls not being there
to meet her. and her being afraid,
and you'd he please tell her how
to find her daughter.
YOU'D better come over. to my
shack. hrst, little lady" said the
man. You've got OF some twenty
miles BY rail this side of Ranton.
Train stopped to throw ~ some
stu3 Tor M Special favor. CAM
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@. How did chinchilla get its
name. r. W. E.
A. The chinchilla derives its
name from the Spanish .chinche.
bedbug, on account Of Z similar
odor which it gives off.s This defi
walton must not be COMPOUNDED
with that of the name Of the town
Chinchilla.
@. Would like to know II there
are monuments to Kosciusko and
Pulaski in Washington, D. c., and
If there is some kind Of q memorial
to Kosciusko at West Point. N. Y.
RIA.
A. There is a. statue in the
northeast corner of Lafayette
square, Washington, D. c.. dedi-
Gated to Kosciusko and Pulaski.
There is also .. monument erected
to the memory Of Kosciusko on the
Fort Clinton parapet ct West
Point. This little statue was pre-
scented by the Polish clergy and
iaity Of the United States and was
unveiled in 1913. -
Q. II vessels are raised which
were sunk during the war. to whom
do they belong? S.D.C.
"A. The United States shipping
board says that vessels which are
sunk have been declared losses
and the underwriters hSye settlei
the loss, they therefore become thu
property Of the underwater. An,
contracts for the raising Of .thes,
vessels must be made With the IN
dNrwriters. II the veIself arr
raised without contract, settlemsn,
must be made with THO underwrit
ers.
Q. In what countries have can
nibals lived? AMP.
! A. Cannibals have been found II
historic times in both North ant
Sodth America, Africa, India, Ans
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tralia, New Zealand and the Pog,
nesian islands.
G. What is the meaning Q! r'
dition"? Nv
A. Tradition means CUSTOM,
beliefs and ideas in general w.
are handed down from one sea
alton to another by spoken
guage without a written fe'.'. =.
q. What is the origin o. o. !"
tern certified milk? l. ~.
"A. /, The term was probably 0v -,
ed by DR.. Henry l.. Cot, WY ..;,,
one Of the leaders in ESTABLISH, ~.
the first milk commission. las M. M
was registered in the United ~ \
patent office to protect II hun an
! ling degraded by dairymen no. -
ducing pilk under SUPERVISE rates
Z medical commission. Some sN'. !,
limiting the use Of this teiI rith
milk of quality conformins .,;,isj
Dr.. Colts standard for '''
milk. ,sosd
| q. What is meant by an = ss <
ratio? 2, ,s,n
A. This is an aeronauu, 80 10
referring to the ratio OF the . ,vI
the short side OF an aei'p
| aerScurve, or wing. =. ia
| @. How tall must %. /
order to get into West POINT = az,
y "A. The war department ,nir.
that the minimum height fs 7S!r,,s
ment for admission 10 the - ~
I States Military Academy me- s.ss,s
| changed to GA inches for sssrrs,
Of all ages instead OF the w.. i
height Of g. inches tor tnO ,hoyI
| years of age and IS inches ioi
! Is years old and upward. Al
Q. How many ostricnss c
/ there in the United States. ~ - N
| A. According to report :. M
! National City Bank, there are -
10000 0triches in this couau'
ipresent.
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n Ringefs Mako NlseAfe6
Il y % many sufferers Z Da1nfuf
question why one boil b 90 likely
to be followed BY . series. Long
40 ola Doctor Bunk intinAted In
lii spring tonic or blood p4F11sr
almanac that azcrop or srceeeton
az hollis indicated ''impatet blood,
he bofls being presumably eor-
Yuption" coming to the seS49eee.
This explanation made . ~ hit
Nth the credulous almanet read
an. and moreover 1t helped y sell
May bottles Of Doctor Bunk's con-
SECTIONS, for once the Victim be-
ean txking the junk each new boil
was evidence that the medicine vas
driving the impurities out Of the
system" OF all the. idjotic notions
the grand old public has been bred
on this one Of medicine driving
poison in or out or through or UNI
der is the most asinine, though II
il still one Of, the. biggest selling
points the nostrum exploiters have.
We need not postulate any par
ticular fault Of the blood In order
to account for boils, series or crops
Of bolts, or recurring boils A boil
II Z little abscess, and IN abscess
10 . collection Of pus. Pus, ICON.
monty called matter) It the detri-
tus left when tissue substance
breaks down and dies, together
with the dead bodies OF lnnuInqra.
BILE milllsns Of scAvenger cellt
(whits blood corpuscles, phago.
cytesy- These scavenger cells make
their way through the delicate WALL
Of Tho microscopic capillary blood
vessels and migrate through thu
tissues to attack invading germs
II the scavenger cells or phago
cytes win, they swallow. or more
properly wrap themselves AROUND
punches Of the germs and diges
and destroy the invahers-whicl
disappear in the bodies Of tn
white cells. II the germs win, tn,
white cells die, and become pul
cells.
The germs responsible for tn
boil gain entrance through SOM
minute or unnoticed break Of tn
skin, such As an abrasion produce,
by q rough collar band Or the fric
ton Of some part Of the c1othin,
on the skin. The healthy, cleal
skin constantly harbors germs ca
pable Of setting up Inflammation O
pus formation II they once fin,
their way into the skin. Playinl
this role seems to srouse or in
crease the vfrulence Of the germs
One Of the most difilcult feature
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over TO get 1t. I'm baching 1t on
ranch over yonder. All my fault,
you see, your getting mistaken in
the 'firstIStop."
And It amt Benton! didn't
get OF right? He meant the next
stop was Benton. and he didn't call
this q stop at ALP trembled the
puzzled voice. This amt no place
at all, sir%'
The man smiled. Its not your
fault Get into this rig here and
I'll drive you over to the shack,
give you some tea and get word to
your daughter somehow, and well
take the next train in. How's
that?'
1t had to be all right. He was
. nice appearing young man, and
he seemed to understand. Maybe
he was used to frightening little
ladies.
Over the tea the little guests
confidence increased IN feeble
wisps. But her wonderings about
Mazda grew and she voiced them,
childishly shifting her responsible
ty to the mans willing shoulders.
She's such an Independent GIRL
sir, Is Mazda" she quavered. she's
never willing to rest too hard on
other folks. l expect that's the
trouble with the man that let her
give him up. amt never seer
him. But likely be. decided that
she was unfeelin' when she wal
Jest tryin' to be strong for the two
Of EN-. ] know. MAZDA and che
wouldn't Of sent for her old mothe,
II she hadn't Of been bout ready
| to die. And still havin' to 20 t
Dent comp'ny's lumber yard ono,
every day Just - II nothing hat
of happened. She's head girl there
Amt you drinkin'i NO tea, sir
'Twoufd steady your nerves, may
hap. MAZDA Lane Is what ! cal
. thoroughbred. 90 to speak. Il Oh,
Is my gtrl!"
The man sprang to his fest TT
tell you what I'll do, little lady,
he said. "I'll take my car AMI
drive you into town the short Gu
lover the hills. The train You wef'
Ion makes slow time from here any
way. And there isn't another til
evening. We might make the Ben
ton station arst, then your dttl'
girl wouldn't worry"
1 The old eyes lightened. 'You'r
lawful kind to . stranger" sal
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sFIRST STOP. NJ LADY,
81 BY Myrta Alice little.
Copyright. 1920. by Wheeler Syn

s&SKkS eS0Ass ASSVs ~ vNASSACA
81 dictate, 1nc0
81 Little Mrs. Lane shaded her eyes
ardm the bright sunlight that flam-
I'd against the car windows. and
4ri>d to discover whether the jolly
efain was really nearing the sta
Won, or just hating for nothing.
AZ only daughter had told the timid
Htt9e traveller how long the trip to
me city was. II only the little
fjolet-scented lady had the cour-
kge to ask someone. But she
hadn't been on q train for years
Ind years. and nothing but daugh-
tAr's need could have made her
lake the dusty, horrid trip now.
II Trembling fingers drew the letter
&ogn q worn bag. The train was
fAihing speed again. The threat
6ned stop had been q false alarm.
1pectacled eyes read the plea. the
PAPER yswaying to the motion Of the
train.
"Mumsie, dearest-Hal has bro
Ten our engagement. or he let me
break 1t. I'm lonely and hurt. and
tsneed you. want to lay my head
a your lap and have you tell me
Why he did II. / care so much,
uumsie. and I can't understand.
lbuld come to you, but there's my
64sltion. And I promised to tell
3pE II l needed you. Just get on
6Af morning train and get off at
he first stop. It's a big place.
Hov can't miss 1t. First stop. and
nj meet you at track g. I'll ex-
pect you Tuesday. MAZDA"
EShe was Just q child Again. Self
Sniant. poiseful Mazda was child.
And the little mother thrilled to
~ knowledge. For the first time,
slmost. since MAZDA had humps,
ne had confessed to q need for
mother. And mother Was getting
.thefe just las quickly a. the train
would carry her. y.
The white head bent lower over
ths trim black dress, bobbed . bit
nom side to side, pillowed itself
eIaimet the red velvet cushions.
4hel blue eyes Quivered shut. Lit
Ne Mrs. Lane was asleep.
Then came . terrinc Jolt, 4
Grush(eg hang Of noiae, and the
train stopped. The lady In blacl
6~&l1e With . start. sensed the aw-
I'll tact, gathered her handbag and
lstter and the fresh sweetpea1 IRON
~ homo garden into worried
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~ i MRC. ELIZABETH THOMPSON

places and wants me to do all the
work. have a brother, and she
does everything for him. 1t makes
me so angry at times l want to run
away. I work on Saturdays and
just as soon as get home she asks
me for my pay. Would be very
thankful for some information,
B. NJ
Don't forget that she is yeur
mother, even if she does treat you
as you write she does. Partially
does cause much trouble, but don't
run away. You would have more
trouble trying to get along by your
self at your age than you are hav-
ing now. Stand it until you are
older, and try and be what you
should be, and then see how things
come out. Perhaps your father
would help you If you appealed to
him. Try it, anyway.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am
deeply in love with a young man
. little less than a year older than
l am. He has told me he loves me,
yet he does not seem to at times.
He tries to make love to me in front
OF others. and never wants to be
alone with me. But if l am ill or
hurt, no matter if ever so little, he
becomes anxious about me and
seems worried. He never asks me
to- go anywhere with him unless
someone else goes too. He does not
dance. but # he hears I'm going he
/ goes too and watches me and lis
tens to every word 1 say to anyone
else. He acts as though he did not
want me to look at anyone. When
go away he seems Indifferent
about 1t. He asks me to write, and
then will write only one letter while
am gone. But he seems glad when
get back. He has threatened to
fight q couple of fellows I have
gone with if they ask me to 60 with
them again. At times he treats me
cool. Do you think he does care
for me, and why is it he don't cor
respond? \
A DOUBTFUL LOVER.
believe your friend is the sort
of a boy who is not romantic, or at
1 least not as much as most young
people. believe he does care foY
! you, as you say he has told you
but he is not taking the usual way
Ito show It. The fact that he for.
gets himself and ia worried wher
you ares i'll shows how he. feels
And. my dear, don't be sorry whey
a young nan wants you to 20 on
with others. That Is a compliment
j that most young men dosnot offEl
i girls nowadays. He IL proud tt
have you seen with him, and wants
Others to knew you and appreciate
you. You will have plenty OF tim,
ito be alone later. remember. o.
course, ne should not be jealou.
and see he must be inclined tt
be. Can't you talk frankly to hin
and tell him Of the things to whici
he objects. Tell him that you viii
write him on condition that he an
swers your letters, and see what h,
; says.
i! Dear Mrs. Thompson: viii 70,
!. advise me what to do to get ri,
OF enlarged pores and blackheads
I also have a yellow. muddy com
. plexion. What could do for that
y Ugly DCCKLIyG.
/, Probaly there is some troubl
which Is causing the muddy, yello,
complexion and / would advise 70,
!, to consult a. deetor II you ma 70
are unable to remedy the. troubl
BY proper eating. "A good fAcia
! soap would probably be good 70
|, your skin after the blackheads hav
llbeen removed. Beware of cosmetic
OF an kinds II your pores are in
$ elinsd to BE- large.
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e Art Al for wounds - insistence'
on i strict policy OF shands on.
Il II humaH nature to touch the
wound with the fingers, and this
impulee 10 EVEN stronger IN the
cAse Of . boil. Now once the nm
gers touch q boil, the fingers are
contaminated with pus-producing
germs, and may readily convey the
virulsnt or aroused germs to new
fieldS, tlhpIanting them for the pro-
ductioh Of new boils. This, then. is
the usual explanation for the sec
pnd al Subsequent boils. There -
NO excuse for ever touching Q boR
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Reducing Cream.
would Ike your opinion OF the
following reducing cream: Vase
lire, Is grams; lanoline, IS grams;
potassium iodide, III grams; tinct-
mrs Of benxoin, Is drops. / want
soine good local application, as
am not too large otherwise than In
the bust. J. H. T.
Answer-N the iodide Of potash
is abeorbed through the skin at all
-whdch Is very doubtful would
produce the systemic effects Of the
drug. Unless you happen to be
very sensitive to iodide, 1t would
have no effect on your weight OF
ON the size of any part Of the body
No local application will reduce OF
develop the busts or any othei
limited part of the body.
Cramps While Swimming.
am . boy IL years old. Please
tell me what causes cramps while
tswimmiig. Does it do any good tc
rub whisky or witch hazel or any
liniment on the legs before swim
ming race? My mother reads al
your articles and turns. IL somer
saults each night and morning.
! C. J.
Answer-When an actual cramy
is felt in the muscles while swim
ming, it is due to ovef-exertion ant
II the water IL very cold such I
cramp is more likely to come. Mos
cases Of drowning popularity ascrib
ed to cramps are not SO caused. 1
lis doubtful whether rubbing witt
anything is of any advantage il
preparing for q contest. One caus,
of sudden drowning OF good swim
mers is vertigo or dizziness pro
duced by the entrance Of cold wa
tier into the inner ear, if there hap
pens ito be a perforated ear drum
Persons who have such an openin,
in the ear drum should insert
loose packing of lambs wool in tn
ears before going in swimming.
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a bunch Of girls who wish to give
a shower. Should the honoree
know that we want TO hold it, or
should We surprise her? What
would be nice to give her? There
is. q girl who is going to be mar
ried and is going to move away
from the city. Should we give her
a farewell or a shower? i thank
you.
II you are a bunch Of girls who
are intimate with the honoree it
would be all right to hold a sur
prise affair on her. Probably it
would be nicer to let some mem
Der of her family in on the secret.
Any gift for her new home would
be lovely. Linens are q very nice
gift now, or you might give her
something electrical. / think it
would be nice to give a shower on
the young woman who is moving
out Of town after her marriage. It
could serve as farewell party as
we'll.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: II a girl
gets real lonesome sometimes, is 1t
wrong for her to call up a boy
friend Of hers and ask him to come
and spend the afternoon with herY
II a boy goes to party and does
not join in the games and has moth
ing to do with the girls and later
when a girl comes in he begins to
Join in the games and seems to be
having a good time and when talk
ing to this girl tells her he didn't
enjoy himself until she came, does
1t show that he loves her? When
at patty and playing kissing
games, should girl let boy kiss
her on the lips? We object, but
some girls think it is all right
What is your opinion of this go
Can't you call girl friend in
stead of a boy friend when you gel
lonesome? That would look much
better and you know that boys dc
not like to have girls call them or
the phone. The boys indifference
until the arrival Of q certain girl
shows that her presence made
things more interesting for him
He should have tried to make the
time pleasant for others ever
though she were not there at first
II am afraid your hostess would b.
In quite an awkward position be
cause of his actions. You are ab
sclutely right in taking your stant
lin kissing games. But why pla,
. them at all? When you get oldel
they will seem so foolish to you
Personally, do not approve 0
such games when there are so man,
others, much more entertaining, Z,
play.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: Pleas,
, tell me whether or not there ID an.
harm in girls of IL years Of age t,
90 to a show only 8 block away an
come home about 10 O'Clock! An,
how often should they 60. to ,
show? Yours truly.
Ny dear. 1t would be much bette
, for you to take some older perse,
with you when you 60 to . show ?
: the evening. Can't some older sis
ter or one Of your brotherc 90 wit
, you each time? Even II It IL onl
. block away, 1t 10 not best to b
/ ont alone at nights II 1t can b
. helped. And II you are schoc
/ girls, which Of course you are, on
J or two nights . week weuld b
plenty. and those whensthefe IL I,
+ school the next day.
1 Ny Dear Mrs. Thompson: n
10 girl Is years Of age. What d
J, lyon think Of Q mother who vi
, call her daughter names! N
" mother does not want me- b r
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DoUpH.DREAAs.

II you were told some distant relative
Il Had dio1 AAl is(t 'st6tn thousand bucks to
And 20 - v.r. scratching Aas4 Zach d.y .
WIS void yos, dos
II in slough of dsat mp to your neck
Yea stood. dsspairing ron could e'er wade
through.
Ana soma Tuy handsd yoa mics 1T check
What would ron dol
Suppose that y6s had drsamed drsams ssild
Dreams IL. ,ou dafsa not hops could ser
come true;
And then some lawyer slipped you piles Of
cash
| What would you do?
Suppose that you. with features drawn and
Sat thinking Of the mortgage overdue
And in your lap some bird dropped waAs Of
kale-
| What would you do?
We're asking You because we'd like to know:
/ II you were stony broke and feeling blueN
And Unexpectedly received some dough.
What would you do?
What would we do in such event? Oh. rats!
We're We slipped news OF such rosy hue
We'd pinch our durn fool self and wake up
that's
What we would do!
MR.. COX alludes to certain influences Mr.
Harding must repudiate after election should
the unthinkAble thing OF reactionary victory
darken the happy prospects OF victorious
and proud America" great deal Of voting
lis "unthinkable"-for which tho two major 20
llitical parties should be thankful Mr.. Cox il
merely unfortunate in that the ouija. take II
from Messrs Lawrence. Sullivan, ct al, stub.
bornly points to the III.
Regret We Couldn't Be Present, but We,re
Ono Of Those ~Impossible" Persons.
SHADY Grove Corr, Milan Independently.
The services at Beulah church Tues
day evening was attended by lar6e
crowd. The Rock Island Sunday school
Booster club having charge of the pro-
gram The keynote being Service" and
If The Argus Tombstone column man
had been there Re would have heard
many helpful and inspiring words on
Christian service.
o. D. X suggests that since the 1stt
amendment, the police reporter should revise
his vocabulary. An item in The Argus re
lates that a man arraigned in police cour
admitted" he had been drinking. The re-
porter should substitute boosted" for "ad
ni1tted.
WELL, JUST MEDIUM HECTIC.
Sir: You no doubt will be hectic to lean
that Hunt 4 Schuetz company are hafdwar'
dealers Of Sioux City Iowa >oCUDJO.
"HARZFEID'S," in Kansas City, is take i
from the United Press. high class women
store" Other Kansas City stores advertis
sensational coat sales" To be worn by "lov
:. class women." perhaps
whispers.
"R. on T. d.: You may escape us now bu
just keep on trembling. We're relentless
IN 1.-THE Colyumists' Confessional" B. L. I
reveals that he considers the best feature O
his column "its typographical arrangement
\ We do not altogether agree, but observAn
: ireaders have doubtless noticed that we lik
Its typographical Arrangement
PRIZE BULLS AND POLITICS MIxEl
AT DAIRY SHOW."-Chicago Trib.
CAT dairy show" might well have bee
= eliminated. r. e. MIG.
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Argus Information Bureau

writing The A ~"
All
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Ny Dear Mrs.. Thompson: am
. girl Is years Of age. What do
you think Of Q mother who will
call her daughter names! Nv
mother does not want me- 10 -
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Dear Mrs. Thompson: Please
tell me whether or not there ID any
harm in girls of IL years Of age to
90 to show only & block away and
come home about 10 o'clock? And
how often should they 60. to a
show? Yours truly.