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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

a. D. The date for the closing OF
medieval history is not as clearly
defined Some historians take the
beginning Of the sixteenth century
about the time of the discovery o.
America, some others use the es-
tablishment Of the first barbarian
kingdom in Italy and the general
pacifcation of Europe, at the close
of the Thirty Years war.
Q. How large a swordfish has
3 there ever been caught? J. H. I.
A The bureau of fisheries says
that according To a late publication
Of one of the fish magazines the
largest swordfish caught. before
being dressed weighed HOO pounds,
and SI7 pounds alter being dressed.
Q. How many automobile tires
are made in the United States each
year? q A X
A. In 1920 there were 81. 4000 00
tires produced in the United states.
+ Q. When d player goes to bat
and is walked, is he counted at
bat? R r.
A. When a baseball player is
walked. he is not counted at bat
Q. How can you tell directions by
q watch? j A X
your hand, with the hour hand
pointing toward the sun. The
point on the circle half way be
tween the hour hand and XII viii
be directly south in the northern
hemisphere. and directly north in
the southern hemisphere.
G. Has Babe Ruth hit ball
farther than Hielma12 y +.
1 A. Babe Ruth hit the bail faTJhe-
than Hielman, his distance being
500 feet. while Hielman's was 40.
@. Is there a city in the United
> States below sea level and is the
atmospheric pressure gTeater
, there? c H.
"A. The weather bureau says that
there are several valleys in Cali
fornia below sea level. IN which
small towns are located. The
town of Mecca in Riverside county
is nearly 200 feet below sea level.
The atmospheric pressure does in
crease with the distance below sea
level.
Q. Are cows that are good milk
ers also good beef cattle?
A. The milking tendency IN cat
tie is associated with a coufoTTa-
ton of body which prevents the
animals from yielding the greatest
quantity and the best quality OF
beef
Q. What is the oldest piece Of
furniture il the world? E G T.
A. The throne of the Egyptian
queen, Hetshepsu, which IS in he
, British museum, is the Uldes- piec
OF furniture in the world. Many
pieces of furniture extant date back
5000 years
G. II vegetabl become scorched
! what should be done? C. D.
A Plunge the Container IL
= which they are coo'-'-~ INTO CIR
water. Allow to sand a moment
Remove the vegetables, beiDi
Z careful not TO take up any Of !
6 which clings to the pan
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
MATCHING UP.
By Miss Elizabeth /. Saunders.

Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
- Just hate men. so therei |
never did like them-much, any
way, but now-oh. please, Shirley,
don't get married and leave me.
will be so lonesome. You we're all
had and now that selfish old Matty
has taken you away from me-"
I'm sorry, Edna, but l can't give
him up now. He means so much to
me-and anyway, we wont be mar
ried for three months yet, and per
haps by that time, you Will nave
'matched-up, too"
Me? Matched man
Shirley, how absurd. Never, never.
I will just have to forget you, I
suppose; but, l tell you, l hate
them"
Edna, dear. you don't mean that,
you really couldn't hate them that
bad-it's nature to like them"
But l do, just the same" persist
ed Edna. Still she wondered if she
really did hate them, or was she
Jealous because Shirley was leaV-
ing her for Matty. She loved Shir-
ley and knew she had always been
first in Shirley's heart until Shirley,
as she called it, had matched-up.
Now she was hateful enough to say
she hated men. 1t was true she had
never cared for any one in partlcu-
lar, yet their praises and attentions
always pleased ner vanity. She had
many boy friends, but she laughed
at their seriousness and tested at
love and marriage"
What is the matter with you,
Edna? Why don't you say some
thing? You sit there looking so
blue and serious!"
"Oh, Shirley, forgive me, but I
can't help it. OF course / want you
to be happy and guess I'm just a
selfish old thing to want you to stay
with me, but I don't believe Matty
loves you half as much as 1 do"
she added obstinately.
What a pretty picture Edna
makes thought Shirley, sitting
with her head tossed at a contrary
angle, and eyes bright from the
trace Of angry tears. How 1 wish
she'd marry-but, oh, dear, if she
IL. l
might have had her 'matched-up
with Tom ages ago. If she'd only
meet him she'd like him and he
couldn't help loving her Gee,
wOnder-I'm going to try"
TRY WHAT" asked Edna, turning
at Shirley's sudden exclamation.
ITO get you matched-up," an
swered Shirley. definitely.
Really, and who's on your
in the open door.
Forgive me for being a baby
Tom, but"
But you love me and you're 60
mind ?"
Tom? Well, bless his little
heart, hasn't he got a girl yet? No
I guess you lose. l don't want Tom
or anyone else; so just stop worry
ing about ne"
Don't be so sarcastic about Tom
He is just as nice as he can be
and-he hates women" added Shir-
ley as an afterthought. He de-
clared no one will ever make him
fall; but I will bet you and Tom a
poll parrot against a baby grand
that you two will be married before
I am"
Shirley, you are crazy, Three
months, and then me married to a
/ woman hater!' You little mink
don't talk so foolish! But I'll take
your bet, although it's a shame te
take your old poll parrot. Still
he'll be some company, after yours
gone-something to talk to. aav.
way"
NOW, Tom, be a good sport. Sht
thinks you're a first-ciass woman
hater.' Don't disappoiat her"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
The Daily Short Story

I'm on. Matty, old scout; but II s
going to be hard. Are we ready to
start? Is she blonde or brunette? -
She's 100 per cent on top, Tom,
as far as looks goes; but, oh, boy,
what a disposition
Tom was a happy-go-lucky-lov-
ing none, liking all, boasting his
motto mo wedding bells for me. -
Matty and Shirley had been careful
not to mention their intentions of
matching up the two, and Tom had
fallen in for what he thought was a
little joke on the man hater" with
extremely high spirits and rather
nervous excitement.
Mr. Prebble, meet Miss Curran.
How do you do?" cooIly from
Tom.
The pleasure is all yours" def
antly from Edna.
Sat on, You and ! are going 10
get on famously," unused Tom.
Think so?" questioned Edna.
No; not if I can help it," CURLY
answered Tom
How dare you, Mr.. Prebble,
hate you!"
u hate you, too" added Tom, as
though it were the most cOngenial
thing to say.
Edna S feelings were hurt. A man
had told her he hated her, and with
out hardly knowing her. She was
decidedly unhappy and, without
realizing it, the tears were stream
ing down her cheeks.
Why had this man spoken so TO
her? No one had before. Was her
disposition at fault?
Tom noted the tears with a sort
of fiendish joy. She was so pretty
and so lovabIe that he would truly
have liked to take her in his arms
and promise never to hurt her
again, but that was not part of the
bargain. So instead he said dog
gedlyl Just like a woman. When
you don't say pretty things to them
they cry. Perhaps it's because I've
no use for women, but I can't en-
due their tears Brace up, don't be
baby and let's dance
Edna, for the first time in heI
life, meekly obeyed a man. She
brushed away her tears and for the
rest Of the evening his word was d
sort of law to her. OF course she
never meant to see him again, yet
when he just simply said he'd cal
what could she say or do?
Going Out?" questioned Shirley
some time later. Who with, that
you are spending so much time a;
the mirror
Yes, going out riding with Tom.
Watch your step, Edna, or You
will be spending your savings on a
baby grand for yours truly"
You silly little goose. Why. Tom
doesn't even care for me-" she said
dreamily.
rs that the only reason" teased
Shirley, "or do you fancy that you
still hate him
"Of course, I hate all men"
Except Tem," finished Shirley
and she was gone.
Was Shirley right? Didn't she
really like Tom2 Yes. in fact, she
loved him just a little. But whai
was the use? He would never care
for her. Perhaps il serves NE
right for saying I hated them al
and laughing at Tom before l ever
knew him-but I do love him." she
sobbed aloud.
Love who, honey?" came from q
very masculine voice behind her
and turning she met Tom standing
ing TO marry me, aren't you, deaT?'
/ finished Tom, in his most boyisI
doggedness.
well, Ed, how about that bah!
grand? II will fill in a big space
, in Matty's and my parlor," cha,
! Ienged Shirley. Suppose you hans
that poll parrot over that empt.
spot, Shirley, old dear-Tom and
will need that baby Grand"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

Hsuan-Tung. the boy emperor, was ousted
from the Chinese throne in 1912. His mother,
the Princess Chin, commits suicide by taking
poison. She was disappointed because of the
proposed marriage OF her ex-emperor son with
the daughter Of President Hsu-Schi-Chang
With the former kaiser wedding his own gar
den. and in China an ex-emperor scheduled to
marry the daughter of d republican president,
royalty certainly is on the toboggan.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

There will be precious little liberty for the
mort generation OF girls when the girls Of to-
1sv become mothers and remember the days
~ their youth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

There is at least no occasion for people OF
de present generation to worry about the next
great war. II another world war comes 1t will
be long after those who took part IN the re-
cent struggle have gone hence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31

At Elgin an S1-year-old man is suing his
7a-vear-old wife on the grounds that she
rsmped him into proposal OF marriage Prov
rg that the fappers haven't a corner on all
the tricks that the old boys fall for nowadays
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
Chr Untnhstnttr
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
| WHO DIsISTERs THE UNLovED CUss
1 BEWARE!
LETHARGY.

LETHARGY.
I'm weary of the poet of modern passion;
I'm sickened with the rhymes of super
grace;
I'm tired of all the themes that are now the
They are so commonplace
I'm bored with all the versifed bold abiding
To spiritual and other sorts of love-
I'm weary of pretty near everything, including
The things I've said above.
And still it wouldn't be fair for me not to
mention
A thing that I'm as sorry for as you:
I'm weary of not having the energy or invention
To dope out something new.
FP. A in The New York Tribune.
So you're weary, are you, of the modern poet;
The rimes of super-grace have sickened
you?
Well, perhaps twill make them all quite sad to
But 1 agree with you.
T. too, am bored with all the versifcation,
The PONIES of passion that daily see,
Blurbs in a never-ending concatenation-
They don't appeal to me-
And still though 1 shall continue thus to slight
I'm sorrier than YOU can ever know
That haven't got the ability to write them
I might make lots of dough!
THE picture editor of The Argus obviously
could not escape the Halloween lure for play
ing pranks Saturday. He referred to Our Mary
as the ''impressio" of the Chicago Grand Opera
company. Well. perhaps the erratum was
inspired. Ave, Maria.
WELL, NOW THAT YOU MENTION 1T.
PERHAPS IT WOULD.
Oh, say Mac 1t would be good idea If
some of the persons that advertise in our Lost
and Found column would advertise this way
The editor lost his umbrella,
But being worldly wise,
He ran a Want-ad in his paper
In which he did advise
That the finder kindly keep it;
And. having replies,
He reports, The finder did so.
1t pays to advertise" Al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
MONDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1921.

peoDle are requested not to joke about pro-
.,,;,ion officials taking the ground that en-
,.,cemeut as it is is joke enough.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23

The Time to Get Up-Glenn Wing;
The Friend Robins-Johnnie Lawery-
SON. Baby's Logic-Iona Bean. Sing
Song of Summer Time--First Grade
DR.. Katt-Dwight Witham; The
Shepherd. Dog-Hazel Hunnewell;
The Errand Boy-Blin Witham; The
Wonderful Jar-Keith Tibbetts; The
Ram-Arthur Hastings; The Latest
Thing in !Hats-Jeanette Brown
Erma Clark, Esther Farley, Edna
Sheldon, Irene Maloy; Phyllis Cole
man. Evangeline Atwood;\ When
School Is Out-Bernard Russell;
What Would You Do?-Stanford Bun
ker; A Grievous Complaint-Tilson
McCollar; Pussys Lesson-Munro
Pierce: The Ram-Lawrence Briggs;
Planting the. Rosh Bush-Second
Grade. Song-First' and Second
Grades.
Ralph Goodrich and wife and little
son are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. s T.
Goodrich. They came by auto from
their home in Gorham with Rev. T.
F. Millett.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
GOODYEAR
TIRES. TUBES, ACCESSORIES
GAS MOBILOILS
.,,r,YanIuEn EODn CEnUTNn
AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE
SOLON GARAGE, Kendall Cross, Prop.

SOLON GARAGE, Kendall Cross, Prop.
There is to be a dance at the
Grange Hail. June 2. and old fashion
ed dances are on the program. Sup
per will be served at intermission.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Wiley and
young son Raymond of Auburn are
guests of relatives in town.
Marion Wiley returned from Au-
burn last week Friday.
Miss Edna Metcalf, teacher in the
Primary school, went to her home in
Lynn, Mass, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malon Patterson
were in Skowhegan Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Greenleaf OF
Mechanic Falls, returned to their
home Monday.
The Ladies of the Home Circle will
meet at the church. Thursday after
noon of this week to clean house The
next meeting on June 30th at the
church parlor, Mrs. j. o. Piper and
Mrs. Walter Cross hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce spent a part
of last week with Mr.. Bruce parents
In New Hampshire.
John Rowland had green peas
from his garden picked June 18TH
Miss Margaret Ryan returned to her
home in Marlboro, Mass. after spend
ing a week at the home of her cousin
Mayourette Rowland and attending
her graduation.
Frank Boynton returned Saturday
from a trip to Biddeford, Saco and
Portland.
The Past Noble Grands of Northern
Light Rebekah Lodge enjoyed an
outing Tuesday. attending Merchants
Day at Skowhegan in the morning
returning to Lakewood for a picnic
and the theatre.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Tuscan and
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Tuscan and
daughter spent few days last week
with their sister in Bucksport.
The Ladies Home Circle enjoyed
an unusually pleasant afternoon at
Mrs. Sarah Pierce, at the fine old
home which has been in the Pierce
family for over a century.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
NORTH ANS0N
THE LODGE ROOMS

Canton Somerset of Skowhegan
visited North Arson Sunday assisting
in the Memorial Service for and the
decoration of the graves of deceased
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. The
Lodges appeared in regalia making an
impressive appearance In their march
to and from the cemetery.
Emerald Rebekah Lodge holds one
meeting a month during June, July
and August.
Mount Bigelow Lodge o. E. s.
held its final meeting before Septem-
Der. Monday evening. Refreshments
were served Miss May E. Porter
gave an excellent report of the re-
cent meeting of the Grand Lodge in
Portland.
Table Rock Lodge is invited to be
guests of Indian Spring Lodge,
Thursday evening The degree team
of Table Rock Lodge will confer the
third degree.
Arson Grange held an interesting
meeting Saturday evening comforting
the first and second degree on ten
candidates. At the next meeting,
July 2, the third and fourth degrees
will be conferred.
Laura NJ. Chapman went to Da-
mariscotta Thursday to attend the
closing exercises of the schools.
Mrs. H. B. Merry has gone to So.
Berwick for a two months stay with
her three sisters. Her brother-in-
law, DR.. O. B. Mcintyre of Carlisle,
Penn. and his daughter, Marjorie, a
teacher in the High School at Allan
tic City are also of the party.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
ATHENS

Miss Grace A. Fox and Miss Flor
ence Sanders, students at Wheaton
returned home last week, having
made the trip from Boston to Athens
in that day Arthur Hight also re-
turned from Bowdoin Wednesday a.
m and is spending weeks vacation
with his parents. He leaves the last
of this week for Bar Harbor where
he plans to remain for the summer.
Victor Dysart is also home from
Washington, d. G. for two weeks
vacation.
Wednesday evening of last week
was a notable one for the Senior class
of Somerset Academy. A benent
evening was planned and given by
them to Miss Thelma Cook, a member
of their class who has been Ill during
the latter part of the year. An en-
tertaining program was arranged,
each member contributing in some
way, while several other students
(and many others from outside) as
sisted
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dunnigan OF
Arlington, Mass. are visiting at Ora
Judkins for a few weeks.
Rural schools in town closed last
week. The Washington Grammar
school held a graduating exercises for
the pupils of the ninth grade on Fri
day afternoon. Ice cream and cake
was given by their teacher Earl
Perkins Is deserving of honorable
mention for having been in perfect
attendance for the school year of 80
weeks.
George C. Hight. superintendent Of
schools at Island Falls, has been In
town the past week. Mr.. Hight has
resigned from his position as super
intendent which he has held for nine
years and expects to locate at Cor
ham, Me.
Miss Esther Poland arrived home
last Friday night from F. S. N. s.
Mrs. Alberta F. Ward and her sis
ter, Mrs. Addie NJ. Hilton OF Bangor
who is spending several weeks with
her were recent visitors In Readfeld.
Marshall Weston who has been en-
ployed at Brewer for some time, Is
spending a few weeks with his relar
tives in town.
Veterans of the G. A. r. VIM Nor
gan Post and others met with Com
rade Frost Bunker last Thursday for
a days meeting Beans baked In the
ground were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hight and
little child from Auburn mere guests
of their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hight over the week end.
Graduation Is next Friday evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
MADISON TENT .CELERRATES|
ANNIVERSARY
Crescent Tent Degree Team Exe
fly the Work. Guests Attesl

On Wednesday evening, June
Madison Tent of the Maccabees
brated their tents goth birthds
entertaining members from Ten
the order in Somerset County.
review assumed the appearance
district convention In the nump
Sir Knights present. A class o.
members were initiated, the
work being done by the degree
of Crescent tent of Skowhegan'
degree team, as usual, proved
selves to be equal to the BEST
ing much praise from members
ent from Bingham, Scion. Nor'a
son, Starks and other tents
they have the name OF having
teams. They received Invitation
go to the several tents represY
to put on the work After me
ular closing Madison tent serse
freshments enjoyed by all pressl
Madison tent members are Ply
ing to form a new degree tesa
train. and try for the trip TO v
ington, d. c. Quite a number Q!
bers and memberships pan
take In the Degree work al SAO'
gan Monday, June q, going GOV
the regular car and returnms
special car. Madison tent, also \
cent tent OF Skowhegan nave
granted a special dspensatlon
July 18th waving the initiation X h
District deputy Stanchfieid y.
in Somerset County to ass'''
members In their campaign.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-06-23
DEATH OF MRS. ELLA H. CROWELL
Former Head Of Grand Lodge D.. Of il.
Succnmbs to Long Period OF
OF Failing Health

Mrs. Ella Hight Crowell passed
away at the home of her son Herbert
n. Pratt where she has been serious
ly i'll since January. For the last
three or four years however, she had
been gradually failing. Mrs. Crow
ell at one time was at the head of
the National organization of the De-
gree of Honor. The deceased was
born in Athens, May 10, 184S and was
the daughter OF Joseph Steward Hight
and Rose Currier Clark Hight, the
mother having formerly lived in Cam
bridge. Her parents moved to
Skowhegan and practically her entire
life was spent in that town. At a
youthful age she was married to Cy-
rus w. Pratt, who died in 1879. AS
the result of this union four chill
dren were born, two dying in infancy.
The survivors are the son already
mentioned and Maurice E. Pratt of
Boston. In 1883 the widow married
Augustus Crowell who passed away
March 20, 1915. From the second
marriage one child son, Elmer, was
born but died at the age of seven
years. Prior to her marriage and
IOllOWIuS tAS Qcoth VI hOi hio nus
band, Mrs. Crowell was school
teacher and many doubtless living In
this section were among her pupils.
Mrs. Crowell was a woman of fine
mentality and much executive ability.
She was one of the earliest members
of Skowhegan Grange, and for many
years was exceedingly active serving
at different periods as both its secre-
tary and lecturer. Only in recent
years has she vacated permanently the
lecturers chair. Her programs
were of high order and her inability
to attend the meetings. has been sin
cerely regretted. She was also
very active worker in Russell Relief
Corps of which she was formerly
president and often had OBLIGATED with
much grace and dignity as an install
ling officer In this order. She was
a charter member of Priscilla Rebe-
kah Lodge add was one of Its first
officers. Mrs. Crowell probably new
er attained more distinction in any
OF the organizations with which she
was affiliated than the Degree of
Honor. an auxiliary to the A. o. U.
W. After serving in various Offices
of Woodbine Lodge in Skowhegan in
GLIDING the highest. that of Chief OF
Honor. Mrs. Crowell served as a
grand officer and eventually was cleo
ted to the Grand Chief of Honor of
the Grand Lodge, d. of H. which is
the National Organization.
While Mrs. Crowelrs home has con-
tinued to be on her farm on the Hill
road since her husbands death, she
has spent considerable time with her
two sons and during her last sickness
has received the careful attention of
her elder son Herbert N. Pratt and
his wife. Beside the relatives al
ready mentioned there Is one brother,
Romandel o. Hight of bingham, Mass.
and several nephews. Services will
be held from her late home on the
Hill road Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock with Rev George Merriam Of
fciating.