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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
WHAT ARE YOU BUYING TO
DAYf
By Vivian Casson Burbank.

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
When Willie Macintosh pushed
the button at rs Forrest street he
felt of his tie once more, drew in
his under lip and then let it roll
back with something like q smack.
clicked his heels together, and,
when the door finally opened. Willie
was at his best
81 have something of interest,"
mo, thank you," answered the
comely-looking woman in a crisp,
high pitched voice. The door would
have gone, too, with bang only
|-Willie's foot was there.
MY dear madame"
Don't you dear madame me"
ut will take just few moments
to explain"
And l haven't any few moments
to spare listening to you explain
| why l should use the kind of soap
you got there. or the shoe-blacking.
the brushes, holders. extracts, furn-
iture polish, or anything that you
got in that rusty-looking valise.
i've bit a lot of times, but l told
Aggie just the other day. when
some scamp sold me some useless
eggless stuff that l wouldn't feed
to the hons, that Twas done! And
that amt the first time I've beer
/ stung, either. One OF those smooth
oily gents came to the door not
long ago with one of them vacuum
Fool that l was, / lets him IN
we'll, he did clean the parlor rug
and me a-telling him all the timt
that l didn't want the pesky thing
What's more. l was foolish enough
to get him the glass OF water h
asked me for SO nice like, and Az
gle and me has been looking iol
things ever since"
III you will but listen"
| "I'll do no such thing. II 1 hadn'
listened to the phony Photographic,
that came here and took the onl,
picture Of Jim, my first husband
a-promising he'd bring back such
swell big picture, the copy Of tn,
enc I gave him. only in color
and big gold frame, I'd still hav,
the s. l paid on account 1t ain
that l want to be hard on you, m,
man. but l just won't buy anythinl
| I don't want"
d But don't want to sell 70,
J anything"
'Humph-that's what they al
say. That's the very words the wo
!. man said when she left the tfia
bottle Of washing duid. and flor
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

Tho administration continues to adhere to
sAo civil service policy in the naming Of post
masters. Yesterday in sending to the senate
nominations for postmastsrs in various parts
Of the country President Harding explained
tAA4sin every case. except where the veteran
preference statute operates. the nominee had
attained the highest rank In the competitive
civil service examination.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

1t was illegal to conduct divlni
service except in accordance VIII
the Established Chuch" Bunya7
continued to preach contrary to th
law and was confined in Bedfo
county Jail. He was also imprs
0ned for 6 months in 1875.
Q. What makes scum on boilia(
syrup? B. F. L.
A. The sum which rises to IN
top OF the saucepan used in di1
solving sugar over a fire is sldi
ply the impurities of the sugar ~
ing to the top Of the mass.
@. What is Fools Gold. and nov
can 1t Be told from genuine goli
r. P. B.
A. The material commonly cal
ed FOOLS gold is iron pyrite, a corj
bination Of sulphur and iron in u
most equal parts which is used
making sulphuric acid. Iron pyn'
can be distinguished from gold
the odor OF sulphur which it giv'
OF upon heating.
Q. What president was the "
before Woodrow Wilson to delv9
his message before congress!
R.H ].
A. Before former President WI
son revived the custom, Thomi
JEFFERSON was the last president
deliver his message before the
sembled congress.
Q. How many cities are there
the United States that have . polI
ulation Of 5000 or over! F.W
A. The bureau OF census q!
that there are 1869 cities in
country that have . populatioa
5000 or over.
Q. Have modern steamships BE-
stalled, held or lost because OF y
ability to navigate through the
weed driftS OF the Sargasso g
A. The photographic office Of
navy department says that 1t
been proved positively that no VI
sci has ever been lost because y
inability to navigate through "
weed drifts OF the Sargasso y I.
None has actually been knows ~
have been seriously impedo :"
tAooe dfifts.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

The police describe the bandit who held up
. Davenport bank yesterday as an amateur.
II he II m amateur. one wonders how pro-
fessional would have behaved under the Same
circumstances. 1t strikes tho average mind
that be conducted himself as person who at
least had been properly rehearsed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

You probably have observed some Of your
friends who complain of the high cost Of life's
necessities don't kick when they blow several
deaiar1 In an attempt to win kewpie doll at a
street. carnival stand
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Drug Abuse,

Good friends Of mine insist on
taking a five-grain aspirin tablet
whenever they have cold or are
threatened with one. or headache,
or a cough. or a tired feeling. If
not relieved. they take another.
They declare aspirin is harmless,
being only concentrated vinegar"
10 all practical purposes. l should
appreciate your opinion. H. S. T.
Answer-It is a coaltar deriva-
tive, chemically salicylic acid
compound (acetyl-salicylicD and is
10 more concentrated vinegar"
than it is concentrated buttermilk.
I should not dope myself so read
ily-but perhaps I am more finical
about taking dangerous drugs than
some others. True. it is a great
pain killer and >forgetter-but that
does not mean that the disease or
fatigue is removed. you know.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

This h the season when the backyard, farm
er wonders the dealer made . mistake and
pat ragweed seed instead of radish seed in the
packet he planted several weeks ago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

The Unttsd States Steel corporation. 20
years old. has $s13.oeo,ooo In cash. bank de-
posits and negotiable securities Still that's
only IS for every American.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

his circle. I'd also want MIN 10 ue
ronAv to command the smart aleck
to cut out the dirty stun and en-
force the command with his fists.
Hltting he Hay Trail.
At the ace Of six my kid would
nit the hay every night not later
than s o'clock. At 10 he could stay
nm until . O'Clock. At the age Of
16 ana until he was 20. 10 O'Clock
would be his limit at night. You
see, in order to be well and strong
enough to take care Of himself, .
kid has got TO get plenty OF sleep.
He needs at least u hours Of sleep
mn to the age OF six; from age Of
ak to 10 he needs IL hours; from
10 to Is he needs 10 hours; and
after is never less than nine hours.
insufficient sleep makes . kid pale.
weak and slow-witted. You will
find that most kids who are under
sized or underweight for their age
are staying up until oil hours
niEhts-and these kids never
amount to q great deal. Without
sleep = fellow gets = poor start In
the world. He can exist and worry
along on short sleep rations, but
be sure he'll never win any big
races or prizes or h0nors. These
nighthawk young people who keep
late hours soon peter out and TALL
out of the race for good and all.
A kid shouldn't be deceived by the
yarns they tell about Thomas Edit
son, the inventor. sleeping only
five hours a night. Edison is no
kid. Elderly folk may get along
very well with short sleep rations,
for they have little repair work
and no building at all to speak Of,
whereas a kid is busy all night
.ong repairing the days wear and
tear and building for the morrow,
especially live kid. regular kid
like that hypothetical or make-be-
lieve kid Of mine. The kid whose
parents make him toddle off 10 bed
soon after dark is lucky: and the
kid whose parents are not partic-
ular about that is getting q bad
deal, though he may not know it
now
All these things want my kid to
do, but I don't think there would
be much trouble teaching him to
do such things if he knew how to
bite we'll and had the necessary
equipment for good biting. have
no more love for dentists than any
real kid has. but l believe that
sound teeth have . great deal to
DO with the development of sound
body, and so l say to every kid:
Eat the things that will keer
your teeth as strong and clean as
possible and keep away from the
dentists II you can. But IL you
can't, then visit the dentist early
and often so that you won't have
to stay with him late and all the
time. Learn to bite and to bitt
we'll.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

NcG. u having An attack
OF vernal fever, there's NO doubt.
Al his delirium Gomez on
We hear him wildly rave about
A million yen, whate'er they are.
A million buttinE rams, and then
Bout going to bed at half past twelve
And getting mp again ct ten.
Preliminary symptoms showed
When he attacked the president
Because the message that he wrote
And that the paper service sent
Was rather wearisome to take.
Mac showed that he was really sore.
He rallied at Warren good and hard
And voted craftsmanship q bore.
II Mac would go to bed at eight,
A lesson learning from the hen,
And hustle out at half past five,
He wouldn't need Q million yen.
This plan for him is better far;
Twill do more for his purse and pen
Than going to bed 1T half past twelve
And lying there until it's ten.
IN. U. HAND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

II the sound Of your neighbors lawnmower
aunoys yous in the early morning get back at
him By rising earlier than he does and start
your own mill in action.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

Every man who owns IN automobile ID moi
70 b snvied Many Of them arc to be pitied.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30


getting up at half past five also has its good
points. II we failed to say goodmorning to
our bigben at $50 six mornings week the
blamed thing would die Of a broken main
spring We don't get up at $50 because We
want to but because we have to, but the
chances are we couldn't break ourself Of the
habit if we did have that million yen.
OUR chief quarrel with the cosmic scheme
of things is because day has only "a hours:
1t doesn't give US time enough to do the things
we daily delude ourself into believing we would
do had we the time.
sThe Long Arm Of the Law.
From The August
Sheriff Fleming had been reaching
for Eldridge for hree weeks before he
received the tip that resulted in the ar
rest yesterday.
"HEIRESS Freed From Man She Eloped
With.'-The Hearstaminer.
"A proposition is a bad thing to end . head
line with.
THE demand for modern dwellings al
ways has exceeded the demand in Rock Island"
writes the Gentleman in the Adjacent Column
you will pardon the slip. Doubtless he was
bit perturbed.
Subscribers Are Subscribers, B'Gosh!
Miss Helen Steiner brought in a fine
writeup Of the class play, but as We had
It already in type we couldn't use hers
Editor.)
FROM the Western Union (which is as full
! Of wheezes as dog is OF fleas) the city editor
received this THE Moline, Rock Island and
| Eastern Traction company certified to the secy
Of state today to disspolution Of corporation
and surrendered its charger"
The receiving telegrapher was in our opin-
| ion, uncommOnly inspired.
Served, Of Course. With Shrdlu Sauce,
EtAoin Style.
From The Argus
| -. The feast Of the day came in
| the early evening with Creole gumbo Gf
| the cook happened most Of them did
! fish vbfwypp
"OH." obs Sim Mic in green ink on the mar
gin of the above clipping, doesn't it make your
mouth water-trying to pronounce it!'
| i sCHICAGOs.
apologies to the Bard of the Chicago River. }
| Tune: ANY Doodle Handy.
A town of CRIME and smoke and crime
C-H-I-C-A-G-O!
Greed fourishes there all the time
| Hip, hip, hoOray! Chicago
town OF holdups every day,
Where politicians rank hold sway
And loud for rights Of others bray
| Hip, hip, hoo-ray! Chicago.
CHORUS:
| CHI - not shy on gall,
! G. for crime disorder;
/ AGO should EGO be
| Within Chicago's border
CTo be continued-not the verse, the conditions :
B. B. s.
| MICHIGAN farmer Is father of his 1Sti
giri." remarks the Quincy Wing Journa
lcolyumist
That, in these DAYS Of Stillman uncertainty
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
The Diary of a Pale Blue ASS

April 27-Had just finished reading letter
from the editor Of the Satevepost saying he
would arrive this morning for conference
and would phone me on arrival when the tele-
phone bell started ringing. Just a. took down
the receiver the Lady Who Darns nv Socks
said: For heavens sake, shut on that alarm!-
Some morning l shall coax that clock
into the furnace room and argue with it with
the Ak
April 2S-The morning mail brought a fair
return for the labor Of opening it. Compiling
the colyum not so arduous as usual A little
giri called to offer poem. Declined It regret
fully, for it was vastly better than anything l
ever did at her age Gave her some informa-
tion from my meager supply. =. Had to build
. hre in the furnace this evening and ran an
enormous silver in the palm Of my hand. very
painful. l wonder il the floors above the fur.
mace room are soundproof?
April 2S-Received . contribution from r.
Hee. Unfortunately had already used the
clipping enclosed. T. Hee probably thinks /
used it without giving due credit "I can't ;,
7. Hee wrote. think Of foolish title for this,
20 will leave that to you" Oh. Well. being
FOOLISH is better than being nothing at all
I think shall read "Potterism" tonixht
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

THE hrst oficial communicate concerning
the movements of the Greek armies was las
distributed in Chicago signed BY the Greek
consul
HIS nsme sounds like q prophecy Of dis
3>eor. HIS Armyr1odA R e, NC
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

They Sang Their Swan Song March Fourth.
[From the Burlington Hawk-Eye.1
Mr.. and Mrs NJ C. Swan, who have
been living in Washington, D. c., for the
past four years where Mr.. Swan was in
the employ Of the government, have ar
rived in the city for a visit with their
home folks before going to the Pacific
coats, where they expect to make their
future home.
THE fact that we are not banker renders
one Of our secret ambitions hopeless We shall
never know the thrill Of being held IN and
robbed by "lone bandit" I
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30

CTo be continued-not the verse, the conditions
B. B. s.
MICHIGAN farmer is father of his 18th
girl" remarks the Quincy Wing Journal
colyumist.
That, in these days of Stillman uncertainty,
is reassuring
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
rK HYIPTNQ HAND.
|NERE liGS tsAsss ANCIENT every,

VINO Dss'NrERs Tpse WsLovgo cvss.
Il AResA0pe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
WILD HORSES, BY THOUSANDS, ROAM
 ARIZONA PLAINS
Bronco Busting in Northern Rocky Mountain Country Stands Chance of Be-
 coming Lost Art
By Associated Press

Denver, Col, February 19-Bronco busters of the northern Rocky noun tain states are about to go out of ficials of wild west and frontier shows The reason is there aren't any wild horses to bust. At least not around Wyoming and this part of the coun- try.
 But down in Arizona they have wild horses to eat There are 10000 of them They belong to the San Carlos Indians, who have a reservation not far from Globe. But there isn't much chance of getting the Arizona ponies fer the bronco busters of Wyoming dor the Indians won't give them up
 The day of the wild herds of horses roaming the plains of Wyoming and adjacent states has been growing rap idly shorter with the encroachment of C1Vilization More and more ranches are being fenced in, herds of cattle are reduced or confined and to make the ~atter worse for the existence of the wild steeds, oil drilling camps have been extended over wide areas of Wyoming, northwestern Colorado ana Utah.
 But down on the San Carlos Indian reservation there are 10000 wild Steeds roaming at will over the fields destroying mile after mile of grazing land, which might be put into good use for cattle, and turning green grass Of the prairie into d scrawny covering Tor their bones which hardly make even decent meal for an Indian.
 The cattlemen have tried to buy them, but the Indians wouldn't listen. The government, through A. H. Symonds, In- 1lan agent, offered to purchase them at about $6 a head, invest the money in cattle and save the meat from the horses, giving it back to the Indians for winter food.
 But the Indians would have none of it. The horses are worthless even for hides. They cannot be domesticated and the meat isn't much of a delicacy, but the Indians insist on their age-old pre- rosative to have their herds out on the open prairie even their fathers did. The Indians also have about 2,O00 wild burros which they say they will keep.
 And when an Indian makes up his mind, Mir Symonds says you've got to have patience to get hlm to change it. They are proud of the horses and burros for some reason, and although some of their leaders have tried to per- suade them to accept the offers made, so far they have refused to sell"
 Sometimes in the isolated mountain canyons horses are found running loose, but while these might be termed wild they usually belong to some rancher who has let them run loose. Wild bur ros are frequent in various parts of Ari- xoria and occasionally are found in Utah. But the old wild horse herds of the noun tain plateau region have gone, probably forever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
RADIO ASSOCIATION WILL ATTACK BILL Poindexter Bill Seeking to Reg- uIate Amateurs Will Meet
 With Resistance
By Associated Press

Philadelphia, February 19.-The Poin- dexter bill, for the regulation of radio communication, now pending in Con gress, is expected to come under fire at the approaching second annual conven- tion of the Third Amateur Radio dis trict, to be held here next Saturday un- der the auspices of the Amateur Radio Relay league. The league is a national organization, composed of amateurs with high-powered stations, for the purpose of relaying throughout the countSy per- sonal and complimentary radiograms. Dr. Gordon M. Christine. president of the Philadelphia Radio association, will be president of the convention.
 Officials of the league say much ap- prehension is felt among amateurs as to their future status because of the powers which would be invested in a commits sion composed of three or four men, as proposed by the Poindexter bill, and that concrete plans for organized op- position to the bill will be formulated. Other matters to be discussed include better organization through local clubs, perfecting of trunk line schedules for long distance relay work, time sched- ules for local and relay operation, and measures to be taken against unlicensed station owners who transmit in violation of federal laws. ~
 Rear Admiral Bullard, director of naval communications, has been invited to address the convention. Other ad- dresses will be made by prominent radio mon and amateurs including Hiram F. Maxim, president of the Amateur Radio Relay league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
Do Business Men Hold Back?

E. w. Howe in The Nations Business.
 Our literature is laughed at abroad. Hut American business is applauded
 everywhere. Yet it is our literary men
 who have most to say in public affairs. Business men who have learned practical and valuable lessons owe the country
 the benefit of their knowledge, but it does not get it. A journeyman who has ladvanced to foreman, superintendent or femployer. has much more valuable ideas
 about public affairs than any other type { of man. Seven-tenths of our males above i the age of 90 are, in one way and an-
 other, business men. The best of these :, are our safest and most useful citizens. 7 but the country is managed without itheir advice.
 V A congress of business men would not always be fair with other classes and l Interests, but it would be fairer than |the present Congress of lawyers. Busi- l ness does not always give full value, lbut it's average is higher than any other. lA favorite charge of the writing men is ithat the country is ruled by business. q whereas actually business <does not get ja square deal When business forces a ! nquare deal. as 1t has been plainly in- ] vited to do, good many foolish things J that now so on will disappear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
Changing the Pig Pens


 Many farmer has the habit of leav- ing his hogs for years in the same pen, without changing now and then. This is sone of the worst mistakes man can make. The hogs will get sick or will not lgrow as they should, as such a place will iget dirty and will be the breeding place of all kinds of sicknes. Every hog raiser should have at least two or three places for his pigs so that he can change at least once each year. In the unused pen there should be planted a forage crop, puch as clover or rape. These crops will { grow we'll in such a place as there will be plenty of manure. When the forage crop is grown the pigs can be trans iferred to the first pen again. where they will clean off the forage. The other pen can then be used for a forage crop Rape is an ideal crop for sowing in the pens, as it will grow quickly and produce succulent feed before any other forage crop can be harvested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20

education existed to some extert among the ancient Greeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
Year With a County Agent

From "The County Agent, in Farm Li1e
 County agents generally have been ac- cused of "loafing around the office The statement below shows how tre writer loafed and it is borne out by careful records kept day by day. Dur ing the year 116 meetings were held, which means that every two and one half days during the year, taken as a whole, there was a meeting; the total attendance at all of these meeting was Il ,02o. During the year 2.745 personal let ters were written and this means that on every working day, nine personal let ters were sent out. The total number of copies of circular letters mailed was S,970, or an average of B day. The number of calls at the office during the year was 1,673 which means an average of g calls per week.
 In doing the work which has been set out in this brief sketch of the results or the last year it has required 5,7A miles travelled by a dilapidated Ford, which means an average of 191s miles day TOT 297 days In addition, 1,14S miles were travelled by train, or total of 6.SS2 miles. Twice the distance across the Unlteo States in doing the work as directed py the board of directors of the. farm bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
ANNOUNCEMENTS

IsCELLANE0Us ASN0GNCEGENTs YOUNG GENTLEMAN desires lessons in French conversation. Address O-80, care Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-20
LEGAL NOTICES

Notice to ContrsctOFs The commissioners' court of C1eburne county. Aiabama, will, on Monday, the 7th day of March, 1921, let contract for.the building of two new 10o-foot steel bridges across Talla poosa river-one to sit on cylin- ders and the other to sit on cement piers these piers and cylinders to be 24 feet high from bed of river. These bridges to be 1b The county to furnish all lumber for said These bridges are to be paid for in Gle burne county 6 per cent interest bearing warrants, interest paid semi-annually. prin- cipal due 1880.
 The court reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 This 3d day of February. 1921.
 D. s. BABER,