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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

@ To settle a dispute, what is
a tandem? r. b
A. In reference to time only a
tandem is humorously taken as
meaning lengthwise. In regard TO
two or more things, and specif1cal-
ly of horses-a team harnessed
one before the other.
@. What are the colors of the
United States postage stamps up
10 II cents? W. E. B.
A. The one-cent stamp is green;
two-cent red; three-cent, purple or
violet; four-cent, brown; five-cent,
blue; ten-cent, yellow; and twelve
cent, brownish red.
@. Does a copyright hold good
in foreign countries? W. D. L.
A. A United States copyright
does not hold good in foreign coun-
tries. There is an international
copyright association which in
cludes in it's membership most OF
the countries of EuropeSalso Japan.
If one secures a copyright in, for
instance, England, it automatically
applies in all the countries in the
copyright division.
". WHAT WGlc IIlC NCtlOIAALeA
lions of the paper script used dur
ing the Civil war? ]. c.
A. The fractional currency is
sued during the Civil war was in
the following denominations: three
cents, five cents, ten cents, twenty
five cents, and fifty cents.
@. What was the value OF the
widowas mite? ] W. P.
A. 1t is recorded in Mark and
Luke, Authorized Version of the
Bible, that the widow gave two
mites. The mite was a Jewish coin
worth about one-eighth of cent.
This would make the widows con-
tribution amount toabout one-quar-
ter of a cent.
@. Does the trade rat actually
leave something for everything i:
takes? l.
A. The common wood rat, fire.
quently referred to as the trade
rat" does make a practice of leaV-
ing something in place of food, ETC.,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12
The Gynecologist.

The 6FneCoiOBlSts
The confession of a Gynecolog
nointed rejoinders, Of which
pointed retoinders of which
quote a few:
From a gynecologist in another
city:
Il have Just read Confessions
and I'll wager FIVE to one l could
tell you who wrote them. They are
mainly haiftruths. I am : filing
your Thursday article and When
you make me your long promised
visit and spend an evening with
me, we will haul it out
From a new woman:
Il would like to say a few words
in response to the gynecologist
whose views you published With
reference to girls and spooning, he
says: Nothing so distresses me
among the questions of social eyo-
luton as the status Of
woman May / ask, why the status
of woman alone? Why lay the en-
tire responsibility on our Shout
ders. Men, apparently, are not
supposed ever to exercise any self
restraint and dignity of their own.
A girl must not allow a man to kiss
her but the girl is eX-
pected to tolerate and respect the
man who has kissed every girl he
ever came in contact with, as the
gynecologist did. The gynecolog-
ist, AYERS that he and his young gen
tlemen friends eagerly sought after
the girl they couldn't kiss. I sin
cerely hope they did not win such
girls, for if they had already made
advances to every other girl in
sight they did not deserve them.
Don't you think gynecologist's wal!
is overdone?
From the girl that lost:
81 am one of the girls kissed by
your friend the 5n-e-col-o-jist 20
years ago, and I observe that his
original stock of nerve is still am
pie. When he kissed me q re-
member he required no urging)
and l lowered myself forsooth in
his very valuable estimation, did
he also lower himself in his own
estimation? And if not, why not,
pray? Considering his modest con-
fession that he kissed so many
young girls, how came he has so
much self-esteem left? 1 realize
now that for his sake I should
have slapped his face 20 years ago.
1t might have saved him some of
that 'chivalry and devotion the lack
Of which actually seems to distress
him"
And this from a correspondent
whose sex doesn't matter:
at is hard to tell which are the
weirdest-the mental processes of
a. manly man, or those of : wom-
anly woman. Says DR.. Brady's
gynecologist: Every one of the
many young girls 1 kissed as
young man lowered herself in my
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12
y William Brady, M. ]
Noted Physician and Author.

estimation. There stands out pic
ture of two girls whom l never
could SO degrade The gynecoiog-
ist must be a very manly man IN
deed. Otherwise the many young
girls who sacrificed their standing
with him might at least expect
some thanks from him, if not some
measure of regard. 1t appears to
me, for instance, who am not man
ly, that gynecologist is exhibiting
the ethics of a spoiled baby. l
have kissed a few girls, too, and l
have an infinitely higher respect
for their morality than l have for
that of this/kind of gynecologists." y
OF course, children, man is free
and unlimited animal, whereas
woman is universally endowed with
binders and a phenomenal race
saving capacity to forget and for
give.
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The Daily Short Story

folk, as you know; and when the
wedding took place, your uncle was
away on voyage. He thought the
world of Sue Ella-lOved her like
an own. sister.
He was a great business man,
Luke was. He and Sue Ella moved
to the city right away after the
wedding, and Luke was always
finding some new chance for an in
Yestment-not only for what he
had but for anything Sue Ella had
and your grandmother had been
real good to her"
Ignoring the over-keen interest
on her daughters face, Mother
at the blazing logs.
They had one child but lost it :;
and Sue Elias health began to fail
We didn't see much of her then, but
Your grandmother travelled up TO
the city and found her in poor
shape-no clothes or anything.
Then your Uncle Gideon sent she
Ella a thousand dollars.
THAT should have remedied
things, but it didn't Luke had
grown into way, your grandmoth-
or told me, of settin' silent and sort
of sad when Sue Ella mentioned
! anything so foolish as clothes; he
was living in big things, Luke was !;
he had SO many irons in the fire,
Luke had, that Sue Ella felt real
Sorry for him; and in the end, her
thousand was invested along with
all the rest-sunk in such a way,
the chlppin's wouldn't buy any
thing worth while-not that Luke
ever asked her for it, mind you,
bit he might as well have; he left
a great gap of silence between
them, a vacuum I suppose you'd
call it, and poor Sue Ella just nat
craliy fell in. money and ALL
A gasp came from the other side
of the fire, but mother kept right
on.
your Uncle Gideon came home
from sea and was shocked at the
change in Sue Ella. He talked it
over with Luke and specialist
was called in.
An opration was necessary, n
severe one, and would cost a lot
OF money.
Luke got more silent and sad as
he looked at Sue Ella; and she.
poor thing, felt sorrier and sor-
rler for >him-Luke had so much
On lis mind.
Your uncle worried more and
more-your grandmother had be-
gun to lose some of her faculties
SO he didn't trouble her with his
Worries-and at last he could
stand 1t no longer. He went to Sue
Ella and learned the truth-Luke
couldn't get hold of the money all
in a minute; the operation must
wait. Well-he went to Luke's Of
fee and what passed there no one
knew but themselves. Luke rails
ed the money at the bank that very
day; but the operation came too
late to save Sue Ella
Mother Rowland confronted
pair of hurt gray eyes filled with
'esT Mother. you aren't implying
that Hood isis that kind? ?"
NO, my child, I'm not. Hood is
a dear, good boy-if he is the silent
kind" said mother, gently. And
Luke wasn't that kind, either-at
first; he just got headed wrong;
Sue Ella, poor thing, hadn't enough
ground under her. initiative, ] sup
pose you'd call it. Goodness
Mother glanced at the clock-'I
must hurry with lunch Junior will
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

which it frequently steals. This is
not, however. an intelligent act on
the part of the rat. but is due TO the
fact that the rat sees the 1000
when it is carrying bits OF sticks
OF paper in its mouth. which j
naturally drops upon finding the
food.
Q. Why are holly and other
greens used at Christmas time:
{. NC.
A. Il is generally conceded jha1
some Of our Christmas customs are
surviyals of the earlier Roman sal
urnalian festival Holly, box, IVY
laurel and bay adorned the Roman
houses at this time. Il is true
however. that the Druids kept
winter festival, when the press
sent sprigs of holly TO each Tnos
Briton hut. partly as peace oIIeI-
ing, partly as q remainder to decor
ate the home with it and thus en-,
courage sylvan spirits 10 enter anu
drive away frosJs and winter.
O. Is man born in Canadss
Statesa Y.P.
A. A man born in Canada is
classed as a foreigner in this couI'
try.
Q. If a cubic foot Of ice is al
lowed TO melt OF its own accolu'
would the water overflow she con,
tainer, one cubic foot IN dimeAsIoH'
A. The bureau Of standards says
If a cubic foot of ice Is alloWel -
melt of its own accord. the Wals.
thus obtained will occupy aDou'
one-eighth less space than zee.
@. When was the first rahIoA1
operated in Germany? R. ": w.,
A. The first railway bulH u
Germany was the Lud|igsg.an-L,
connecting the cities Of Nuremo,usss
and Furth. It was about loI.
miles long and was opened for Ia
fic in December, 1888.
q. Is Puent& Arenas a free Pgl''
A. Puenta Arenas, Chilli, as
southernmost city in the world 90" .--
a free city prior to l9Iz. IAi5 -
collects import and export ou'''-
at the present time IT.
A. The first mail on the AIneI-
can continent started from 80
York for Boston. January /, w.
O. We catchs fish in a pond ne.
our farm in which there are pr
logs. These fish seem to tasIe ~
If fish can apso' =; =,
why don't fish IIVins =
salt water taste salty? J. A y =
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12
THE SILENT ONES.
By Vera T. Rogers.

Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Mother Rowland took her visit
ing daughters worn coat and
smoothed it on the spare room
bed with lingering touch. Her
eyes were thoughtful.
you didn't get the new fur one,
did you, Janet?" she queried.
mo, mother-not yet"
Janet turned away from her
mothers keen eyes behind their
gold-bowed 5pectacles. Her wind
flushed check grew a darker red
and her own gray eyes were cloud
ed. She unrolled a half-finished
sock as they drew chairs near the
cheerful log fire in the sitting
room.
Are you getting plenty of coal
mother?'' she asked.
Mrs. Rowland smiled at the OBJ
vious attempt to bury the matter
OF the coat.
Hood and I had quite a time,
Janet went on, rather hurriedly-
what with burning wood in the
kitchen range and coaxing the fur
mace along on small rations-
phew. quite hustle!" She smiled
into her mothers eyes.
Hood, Juniors, school work was
next discussed, the eyes of both wo-
men warm with love for the boy. AT
last silence fell-the silence for
which mother waited.
Mother knew the value of 81
lence, that trap for the unwary. ST.
lence, might be golden; she knew
it was also a great NAV which en-
quilted the unthinking "other fell
low; and she never forgot Sue
Ella Gay.
Mother, I know you think il
strange-about the coat; but I've
thought perhaps I wouldn't get il
this year" 1t was Janet speak
ing.
Then you've spent Uncle Gid
cons Christmas present for some
thing else?" Mother Rowland ask
ed. feeling a trifie guilty with her
success.
"Oh. no." replied Jonet. letting
the knitting fall to her lap. But,
somehow, it seems as if-as If
Hood didn't want me to buy it
Her face was tragic.
A less tactful and just as loving
a mother would at once have de-
manded to know what Hood has 20
do with it." but not Mother How
land. She was examining the rosy
heart of a chunk of split cedar be-
fore placing it on the fire.
ut isn't that Hood says any
thing when 1 mention getting the
coat: it's just that he says nothing
at ALL" there was a quaver in jan
cts voice.
Child, have I ever told you
about Sue Ella GayT' asked moth
er. mo, l don't think 1 have" she
vert on, ignoring the puzzled ex-
preston on Janet's face, and set
ting herself more comfortably in
the old wing chair.
Sue Ella married Luke Somers.
She was an orphan. Your Grand
mother Rowland raised her-that's
how / come to know what HAPPEN
ed" mother stated in her homely
and leisurely way. Luke was n
taciturn kind of man-so silent at
times, folks wondered how he ever
mana ed to propose to Sue Ella,
she was so lively and gay. But he
did, anyway, and the wedding was
at your grandmother's.
THE Howlands were sea-farinG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

Further proof men will have to speed up if
they are to hold their own in competition with
women in the journalistic field is found in the
appointment of Miss Ida Verdon as managing
editor of the Cosmopolitan magazine-the first
position of its kind to be held by woman Miss
verdon was first a stenographer, then private
Secretary mad displayed unusual talent for lit
work
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

Washington, D. c., Nov. 49,
Chaulmoogra oil. which has
brought hope to leppers all over
the world, may also prove a boon
to sufferers from tuberculosis. The
germs of the two diseases are so
similar that it occurred to doctors
that injections of the leporosy rem-
edy might possibly have a benefit
cial effect on tuberculosis.
Accordingly. experiments with
this oil are now being made on
Laboratory animals by government
doctors. AS yet, they have not
reached a stage at which reports
of success or failure can be given
out.
This is the latest promising study
of tuberculosis remedy. There
are now more than 500 so-called
cures in use which are regarded
by experts as yalueless, but which.
nevertheless, draw SIS, 100000 from
credulous sufferers every year.
Despite this ever growing flood
of useless cures, the medical pro-
fession watches hopefully every in
telligent experiment. The estab-
lished treatment for consumption is
the rest cure, which consists main
~ of sufficient sleep in the fresh
air, nourising food, moderate ex-
ercise and mastery of the art Of
relaxation.
This rest cure builds up the
body. The cells are strengthened
so that the poison of the germ
no longer is able to destroy them.
Scars form over the diseased area,
and as the body continues to i'm
prove in health the spread of the
germs are arrested. That is, this
process takes place if the disease
has not gone too far.
Supplementary treatments are al
days being studied and investigat-
ed, however, in the hope of finding
some artificial way of destroying
the germ of tubercu without
injury to the patient
Doctors have long speculated as
to whether a tuberculin contain
ing live germs of the disease could
immunize human being. Animals
have been so immunized, but the
danger of injecting virulent baccili
of tuberculosis into patients at this
experimental stage of the theory
is regarded as too great. Scientists
are still working on this problem,
and one specialist says that it Of
fers at present the only real hope
of a specific based on scientific
facts.
Compressed Air Cure.
The latest treatment to be wide
ly accepted by specialists is use of
compressed air, or in medical
terms artificial pneumothorax.
In cases where only one lung is
affected, compressed air is being
successfully used at canatoria in
this country and in Europe.
For diagnois and for observa-
ton of a diseased part, the X-ray
has proved valuable. 1t has never
been successful as means of
treating lung cases, but it has
proved beneficial in treating tuber-
culosis of glands in any part of
the body, where the disease is near
the surface.
Heliotherapy, or light treatment,
has its supporters among well
known tuberculosis experts. Sun
light is a powerful agent in build
ing up the body, and besides, lying
in the warmth and blow of the
light puts the patient in a chee<-
full frame of mind, which is an as
set in any rest treatment.
Application of light, X-ray, tu-
berculins, compressed air, and a
few other forms of treatment are
given in sanatoria by competent
doctors. Because these experts use
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

be racing in from school in few
minutes
Wen all come to dinner with
you Sunday, mother" smiled Janet
at parting; and" her cheek press
ed her mothers as she whispered:
I'll wear my new fur coat; won't
you invite Uncle Gideon, too?"
her mother kissed, her-in 81
lenCa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

The time before Christmas is growing short.
II you plan to contribute TO The Argus Santa
Claus fund yon are requested to not delay
longer your good turn. The committee will
need more money this year than ever before
because of tho increased number Of impover-
ished families due to the unemployment stu
: alton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

The goosebone prophets who have been
somewhat discredited thus far this winter now
say we are on the verge of either a real freeze
or a big blizzard. In the meantime the man
with small coal pile keeps smiling, and hop
ing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

While the rest of the world imagined that
the former kaiser was suffering the isolation Oh
an exile it appears he has been carrying on
a courtship with fair lady of the fatherland~
II is reported that he will soon marry again
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

Secretary Weeks attacks the agricultural
bloc" but this is possibly only matter OF pro-
fessional jealousy. The world is inclined TO
think better these days of the man who raises
food than of the one who raises armies
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12
MONDAY, DECEMBER Il, 1921.

The manufacturers claim that automopnS
are now within the reach OF all Inc auto car
thieves are proving it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

1t is reported there are breakers ahead OF
the arms conference. If there weren't any
breakers we wouldn't need any conference
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-12

PROPOSE Powers Pacific Pact".-Peoria
Journal S-col. headline
Now isn't it too bad that Penrose instead
OF Lodge, did not lay this treaty before the
disarmament conference? Then the JournaI
telegraph eds desire for alliterative headlines
might have been better satisfied Thus: "Pen-
rose Presents Pacific Pact.
FOR an aIliterative headline of the fnt,-s
ITO be printed by the lingo press) we submit
TINS: Toxic Turns Traitor to Treaty. or
TOXIC Traitor to Treaty, if the first is too
long for the lingo style of type
An Oath What Is an Oath.
las taken by two deemsters Of the Isle of Man. I
tents thereof, and by the wonderful
works that God hath miraculousIv
wrought in Heaven above and in the
earth beneath in six days and seven
nights, l swear that will, without re-
spect of favor or friendship love. con-
sanguinity or affinity, envy or malice
execute the laws of the isle Justly he
tWi1I our sovereign Lord the King and
his subjects within this isle, and betwixt
party and party. as indifferently as the
herring backbone doth lie in the middle
OF the fish. So help me God and The
contents of this Book"
THERE are many things that hiring -.
mental pain but Just at the moment we can
think or nothing that irks our soul mora +bar
70 have telephone at our elbow ring insist
entity every 80 seconds when we are trvin,
TO write brief paragraph to conclude TINS
colyum- Ills
WHICH is why the eolyum breaks off short
LIKE thia--- RE. MIG,
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-03-09
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
(From Jno. r. Clark & Co.
by Abe Silyer.)

NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 9--Liver-
pool had to come 36 points up to con-
form to the action on our side yes
terday. She managed to come 30
points up which, while not improving
parity, anyway showed better dis
position, and in fact leading cables
were more hopeful, inasmuch as they
expressed the idea that temporarily,
a low point seems to have been reach
ed from which rallies were likely.
Spot prices are 10 up sales 5000
bales.
The press contains nothing encour-
aging except the announcement from
Washington that the American con-
tingent on the Rhine will not be with
drawn. There seems to be an opinion
at Berlin that move is under way
to find a basis for the renewal Of ne
gotiations. Holland supplies unfav-
orbale comment on the invasion OF
Germany and the assassination OF
the Spanish premier shows strained
conditions in that country.
On the whole the feeling seems To
be that the market has come to an
other experiment at stopping to see
4
whether things will improve. AS bet
ter news would undoubtedly cause
sharp bulges, scalpers prefer to oper'
ate on the buying side against the
shorts that have come into the mar
ket in the past two weeks on Euro
pean politics. The underlying feel
ing is inclined to be bullish on re
4 lance in the price level.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-03-09
B.P.0. E. ELECT
new OFFICERS
Hon. r. c. McBee Is Elected Exalted
Ruler And ThOs. A. Turner
Secretary.

One hundred and fifty members OF
Greenwood Lodge No. s54 B. P. 0. E.
attended the regular meeting at the
lodge rooms last night, at which time
officers for year beginning April lst
were elected.
The lodge made substantial
growth during the past year and the
membership is near four hundred
Secretary Terrell R. Wells read his
report for the year which was ap-
proved by the lodge.
The vote on the candidates for Ex-
alted Ruler and Secretary created
much interest, resulting in a close
vote on each office. In the race for
Exalted Ruler, r. C. McBee received
rs votes and Walter l.. Scott receiv-
ed "a; for secretary Thos. A. Turn
er received 73 votes and Terrell X
Wells received II,
The following are the newly elect,
ed officers for the coming year: X
EC. McBee, Exalted Ruler; Abe Sill
YER, Esteemed Leading Knight; Ell
Abbott, Jr., Esteemed Loyal Knight
w. G. -Barner, Jr., Esteemed Lectur
ing Knight; Fred Fountain, lime.
Guard; Sam Silver, Tyler; Thos. a
Turner, Secretary; John Ashcraft
Treasurer; R. Herman, trustee; I
J. Jones, delegate to Grand Lodg
and J. H. Pettey, alternate.