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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
T he Daily Short Story

for the old book she had always
used was indispensable. Her let
ters-Where were they? They
could be found in every corner of
the house. Betsy shrugged her
shoulders.
Never trouble trouble till trou-
BILE troubles you" she murmured,
and forgot the problem forthwith.
But Emily remembered, and EN-
lily, though sharp of tongue was
kind of heart, was saving up to buy
Betsy card index. Il would take
three years savings, but Emily did
not grudge q penny. She cherished
the family tradition that Betsy was
methodical. and she determined
that at last her sister should have
the desire of her heart.
Perhaps" thought Emily, when
it arrives, Betsy won't need my
advice now about the bills" Ad-
vice was an inadequate word to de-
scribe the bulk of the work, but
stih Emily blushed at her selfish
thought
On Christmas day Betsy took
her sister and her new card cata-
logue to her heart with untarn-
ished radiance of spirit. For the
first time in years she had a mo-
ment of perfect happiness. 1t was
not, indeed, until she had gIoated
over her new possessions for o
week, that she began to have a
qualm. VIVA. should she cata-
logue? The old question was now
startlingly imminent and she could
find no satisfactory answer.
1t was the middle of January be-
fore Emily spoke. THE bills and re-
ceipts ought tc be fixed up" she
suggested. You can catalogue
them now, you know"
Betsy shrank. This was just
what she had begun to fear, and
desperation furnished her with u
reply.
oh" she answered hastily, 81
thought our list of vegetables and
flower seeds would be about the
right thing for my new card cata-
logue. I've begun to arrange
them"
For a moment the scales seemed
lifted from Emily's eyes, and she
seemed to see the real confusion
and lack of order in her sisters
mind. But the tradition was strong
in her, and the glimpse was a brief
one.
Il suppose a methodieaI person
would think OF a detail like that"
she sighed, and fell to sorting the
bills.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
THE METHODICAL MEMBER.
Grace c. Freese.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn


! Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc1
Betsy stood looking into 4 store
window with the same curious in
tensity of desire found in a child
flattening its nose against the pane
at the sight of unattainable sweets,
for with her also acknowledgement
largely upon the impossibility OF
attainment The window held a
miscellany of articles intended to
appeal in some way to everyone,
! but so poorly arranged as almost to
escape the attention of all.
Betsy did not know this. She
saw only one thing-a perfect card
index, such as she had always
dreamed Of She stood before it
with rapt gaze. First it was her
cooking recipes which she saw
neatly cataIogued, then her dress
patterns. Again it was a list of all
the books she had read. Betsy
breathed a rapturoUs sigh as she
turned reluctantly to go home.
Her sisters greeting held its US
ual tart note: HIN, late for dinner.
And you the methodicRl member
of the family" But Betsy. unheed-
ing, saw dreamily only the object
of her alteration, wreathed, as it
were, in an aura of glory. Such a
perfect card catalogue" she
breathed.
Emily glanced up. "Where'd you
see it?"
"Eber's window. It would be
perfect for my recipes, or my let
tiers. or"
"Grocer's bills" supplied Emily.
1.-TWO came this morning" Betsy
frowned. Aside from the joy of
cataloguing them, bills did not in
terest her. Nevertheless they must
be attended to. She turned to the
task assigned her as the methodi-
cal member of the family and soon
reduced the bills to a hopeless
muddle, from which, as usual, her
sister found it necessary to ex-
tract her.
Emily sorted them out. How
much was that card catalogue?' '
she demanded suddenly.
Il didn't notice." Betsy was
startled.
Guess I'll get it; some Christ
mas" returned Emily. 1T might
pay"
Betsy looked at her sister aueerly
and left the room. Her own pertur-
baton surprised her. To own a
card catalogue had never occurred
to her. Ever since she could re-
member she had dreamed of what
could be done with this ideal pos
session and it was this alone which
constituted her claim as the me-
thodical member. Her family had
entirely overlooked the fact that
this dream was the sole evidence
she had ever given of erderliness OF
any kind.
Never for a moment had Betsy
faced the possibility of actually
owning one of the cherished OBJ
jects. She was satisfied simply to
imagine. But Emily seldom spoke
lightly, and Betsy's joy at the
thought OF possession was a little
dimmed. What would she cata-
logue?
Emily would expect her TO do the
bills, but the very thought Of It
tired her a little. Not her recipes,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
NOTED
Difficulties in the Way.

Writes a spoiled woman:
Il think you are entirely right
in your stand against corsets, but
there are difficulties in the way OF
putting your advice into effect, at
least for one who has been wearing
corsets for 10 years, thought 1t may
be an easy matter for a young girl
who has not yet adopted corsets.
For instance, you advise wear
ing for the support or foundation
Of ones clothing such a waist as
is commonly worn by children ev-
eryyhere.' The Ferris waist, l as
sumo. I've tried it, and while |
admit its comfort, still it allows
my stomach. or more properly, my
abdomen. to protrude rather prom
inently and spoil my appearance.
Please, DR.. Brady, tell me If there
is any sort of garment which will
restrain or reduce me just a bit
there without being harmful How
about the elastic girdles? 1 bought
one containing four steels, two
fore and two aft, then had cold
feet and put it away in drawer.
I've worn corsets IL years, and
when wear none I feel fine, ex-
cept for the difficulty mentioned"
Twelve years of it would seem
to be enough to spoil almost any
woman 1t takes approximately 10
years of artificial support with
braces, casts, crutches, arch props,
knee springs, corsets, belly bands,
chest protectors, brassieres, liver
pads, shoulder braces, and the like,
81
stinct or horse sense which assures
normal individuals that no such
support is necessary. Once upon
time, when men were more guilt
BILE than they are now, and quack
doctors were more brazen, a good
many people were persuaded to
purchase, at a prodigious price, a
contraption called an electric
belt, which assured wonderfully
Strengthening and tnvigorating eff
fects.
Abdomens normally do protrude
in healthy persons. The abdomen
is a vitality important organ of
respiration. 1t pumps air in and
out of the lungs. A healthy woman
breatheS with her abdomen more
than with her chest Chest breath
ing is an abnormality, an artificial
'ity, forced upon the civilized wo-
man by her vicious custom of in
terfering with natural abdominal
breathing. The Interference of even
a loose corset or other support or
appliance impairs breathing, but
also impairs abdominal and pelvic
circulation, and thus accounts for
most of the noninfectious pelvic
disorders, irregularities and dis
eases of girls and women. Thous-
ands of cases of dysmenorrhea, If
regular or painful periods, are COM
pletely cured in a few months by
the mere resumption of abdominal
breathing, even when conditions
have been aggravated by the use of
various injurious female tonics."
The trend of recent fashions in
women's attire has been toward
prominence of the abdomen.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

@. What is considered proper
cooling of milk in butter making?
T. n. L.
A. By proper cooling is meant
cooling to so degree Fahrenheit or
below Immediately after milking.
@. Does the Hickory Horned
Devil turn into a butterfly, and il
SO what kind of butterfly?
r. L. C.
A. This worm turns, not into a
butterfly, but into the royal moth.
@. How high do ocean rollers
get and how long are they?
C. B. r.
A. The photographic office says
that the extreme height of ocean
waves has been estimated at 80
feet, and their length at from 600
TO 100 feet.
@. How can shoes be made wa
terproof at home? y. L.
A. The department of agriculture
says that either OF these formulas
is good: Natural wool grease, 8
ounces, dark petroiatum, ouncesG
parafin wax, 4 ounces; or tallow,
Il ounces: cod oil. ounces. The
ingredients OF either mixture
should be melted together, warm
Ing them carefully and stirring
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

Washington. D. c. Give full name and
etuFn postage. Be brief AL inquiries an
To each individual. No attention viii %
thoroughly. Better penetration is
obtained il applied while warm, but
the grease should not be hotter
than the hand can bear.
Q. Under what sign of the Zodiac
was Caruso born, and were any
other famous singers born under
the same sign? T. h
A Caruso was born under the
sign Pisces. Geraldine Farrar was
also born under this sign.
@. How many men did Germany
lose in the World war? B. y. u.
A According TO what are said TO
be the final authoritative statistics
concerning the losses OF Germany
in the World war, the lost dead
numbered 1905, 545 OF whom 52'0vo
were officers. Nearly 70 per cent
of the officers participating in the
war are on the death roll
@. How many justices OF the su-
preme court are older than JUS
tice Day? l. L. Il
A. Justice Holmes is so and JUS
tice McKenna is nearly rs. Jus
tice Day is third, being Y years
old. Justice Vandevanter is -
Justice Pitney, e3; Justice Nc
Reynolds. SO: Justice Brandels, o.
and Justice Clarke, g.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

Sarah Bernhard admits that Charlie Chap
lin is an artist although holding him to be
inferior. Perhaps We don't imagine that
Charley much what folks think of his
artistry just so long as they continue to pat
Tonize his pictures. But Charlie has the salts
faction of knowing that he is one of the great
est artists in his line in one particular-and
that is In getting the money.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
DEATH OF DANTE
is OBSERVED AT
PAPAT REQUEST

Rome.-Catholics throughout the
world today, especially in their
schools, colleges and universities,
are eommemorating the G00th an
niVersary OF the death of Dante
Alighferi, the great Florentine
poet and father OF the Italian Ian
guage." IN accordance With the en-
cyeiical OF Pope Benedict issued
last May.
The pontfh IN his address quoted
many passages from Dante as con-
firming the Catholic doctrine and
as showing how profound was his
respect for the teachings OF the
church and its authority.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
Chr Tnnnhatu1tp
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DULL. CARE
WHO prsrsrERs THE UNLovED CUss.
Bk:WAkE!

THE incomnarable Associated Press fur
nishes service while the iniquitous United
Press furnishes the jazz They. with possibly
one other feature (adyt-), make The Argus the
leading newspaper in Rock Island, including
(ahemD its suburbs, Davenport and Mohne-
But TO get back to the all-encompass1ng
service of the A P. The case In point Is JUS
Saturday afternoon, after spending Cleveland 3
half of the ninth inning, wherein Inc 1noLans
runs totaled nine, while the Yankees, like Ma
Hubbards dog, had none. the staccato chcS
of the sounder assaulted our eaEorums VIII
this: "FLASH-Cleveland wins
That, as the city editor sapiently remarked
is giving spot news protection at all times
WE-E-E-LL, WE DON'T KNOW; THE NAME
HAS A BARREN RING.
Sir: Have you given the weighty problem
of picking name for Molne's new motel tne
consideration it deserves? 1 have; and would
suggest that nothing better could be devised
than a combination of the names OF two OF
our first families. Can you not vision II IN
HOTEL, H. CABOT LODGE.
A MEMBER of the editorial staff paused be-
side our desk and addressed US thus: "A young
lady who says she has at times contributed
ANONYMOUSLY to your colyum handed me this
TODAY Indicating a folded bit of paper with
the request that deliver it to you She said
anyone with your crust would know what to
do with it." We took the paper and unfoided
it. YOU read it and what you make of it:
This is a sign on a boathouse at the
DeIlS.
Modern Toilets Comfortable seats Three
guides"
WILLIE GREEN, you may remember, told
US to "give~Riq a rest. We did-not because
Willie requested it but because the Post had
given Rig a rest. The principle of reciprocity
controls our joint columnar policy: that is
when Rig sees something he likes in this col
yum he reprints it; when we similarly
moved we do likewise Rig is back on the job
now Though still looking for mice fiFe-room
fat at $50 a month"; and it occurs to US that
some of our thousands of readers may be I'M
acquainted with his quaint zig gag verses
Herewith is one of his best samples:
autumn night
it is autumn night
on a northland bay
the cold waves moan
on the shore
there's weathered shack
with a woods in back
to sing
with the bay winds
roar
there's a cracking fireplace
with swapping cypress
log
in its Pickering blaze
the rug l laze
by my dreaming collie dog
and the rest of the world
is lost in a haze
of night
and the autumn
fog
Rio, in the Chicago Post
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

The White Horse Knights, with national
headquarters at Jackson, Miss, is the latest
Its announced purpose is to oppose the teach
tngs of the Ku Klux Khan And the White
Horse probably will rope in members about
as easily as the Khan has Yet we con-
tinue to hear of the scarcity of money in this
country
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

The Grand Duchess Marie has finally con-
scented to the marriage of her daughter Aenla
to william b. Leeds the American millionaire
Which is proof that William has made good
his financial claims with mother
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

Chicago actress, when informed that her pet
dog would not be permitted to enter the inca
ire quit her lob. She said that she had to have
the canine near her for inspiration 1t doesn
take much to inspire some people.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
Argus Information Bureau

yrsader eang get y
Hasdn Director Washington D. fun and
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26


GOSH! Maura, is it bad as that? Can't
we suggest something that may help? Perhaps
an Atlas adjustment would relieve the subluxa-
ton damour from which Maura seems to be
suffering.
A MICHIGAN farmer AYERS, swears takes
oath and deposes that he caught a bunch of
fish milking his Jersey cows. The fish. he
says, were suckers. Naturally; and the poor
fish who believe him belong to the same family.
Mebbe They Mean ~Upstart,.
From The Argus.l
.. MIR. Howard has been a start in
musical comedy as well as in vaude-
SPEAKING of signs one on fence on Sew
enth avenue begins thus: Work Wanted
Odd Jobs Machical or Com Labor
That adds at least one new one to the list
OF odd jobs.
WITH great deliberation Robin selected a
cigaret from his case, lit it. and walked out
through the front door into the fresh air
again" From serial in the Sunday Trib.
Even the great Houdini opens doors prior
to his exits-at least we never heard of him
walking through one.
WHY, we wonder, do the heroes in modern
fiction always "select" a cigaret when they
want to smoke? Selection implies discrimina-
ton, and wherein lies the chance for discrim-
nation IN picking a pill from amongst its
brothers? Our guess is that fiction heroes in
common with other slaves 10 the tobacco habit,
take the first cigRret from the case their fingers
are able tOgrRsp.
AT this season the air is supposed to be full
Of tang but this incessant raining has filed
Z 1ua1 OF -dang!" B. E ZIG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
UlssA lsI III I'LL AS
sY WILLIAM !!. =. BRADY !,!:..l ND.
AND AuFf1Oa

A small abdomen, slender waist,
is, after all, very ugly thing in a
woman, from the viewpoint OF beau
ty and art; just as ugly as is the
now happily old-fashioned pointed
shoe on a woman's foot, or the mar
row French heel, which makes the
foot look like a top heavy canal
boat
A little exercise, just a reason
able amount of daily exercise. will
support the abdomen and restrain"
it more effectively than any appli-
ance ever invented.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Tumor.
I have had for years a fatty
tumor Qipoma) on my back, which
has never caused me any annoy
ance except from its size. Can you
recommend any external applca-
ton or internal remedy which
would reduce it's. S. P)
Answer. Nothing will reduce it
ANY doctor can remove it, under
local anesthesia. 1t is foolish to
be burdened with such a thing. A
fatty tumor is practically harmless,
aside from the embarrassment IL
may cause. "Tumor" is any lump
or swelling, whether harmless or
malignant. Cancer" is a degener-
alton in some previously normal It's
sue or organ, and not to be con-
fused with tumOr
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
A Mans Weight.

How heavy should a man 20
inches tall and 30 years old be? 1
believe a man of that height and
age who weighs over 200 pounds
fiat, not muscle) cannot be perfect
ly healthy. Excessive fat must be
a disease, the result of various de-
fects or ills. How wrong am r.
(B. HI
Answer You are not at all
wrong. The ideal or average weight
for the man would be 16S pounds
stripped. He may carry excess
weight up to a total of 1856 pounds
and still get by with an insurance
company, for instance. But when
he mounts above the 190-pound
mark he is headed for calamity in
the form of heart, arterial or neph-
rite LESSONS. His excess weight is
Stacker flesh-OVereating and lack
Of daily exercise. 1t is popular,
for a little while, and then pitiable.
The man you describe is past the
danger zone. He needs vigorous
treatment-dieta and exercise. Some
body out to treat him rough.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

Rockefeller. Jr, is building schools in
china. Money talks in all languages
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26
Aging the Home Brew.

How long should home brew be
worked and how long should it be
kept before it is wholesome to
drink? Ny son starts drinking it
when it is only a few hours old, and
I have heard it is bad for the stom-
ach so early. He can't make it
fast enough as We live in an apart
ment.-(Mrs. F. A.
Answer. 1t is bad for the stom-
ach, and worse for the liver and
kidneys, when only a few hours
old; the bad effects increase with
age, too.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-26

TEN to one David Lawrence has acquired
an express telegrapher his stenographer.
A pair of extracts from Saturdays letter have
the earmarks: After that the treaty of Yer
sailles was domed." THE Democrats are
in an embassing position" e. And will Mr.
Lawrence please tell his alleged stenographer
not to spell them 'irreconciliables' 1t ought
to be obvious, even to stenographer, that
they're a one-eyed lot
BUT Mr.. Lawrence has our sympathy. Err
rors, typewriter and typographical, slip into
the most unexpected places. Frinstance, we
Saturday and our favorite Though not infal-
libIel compositor made another one in cor
recting it.
Once upon a time we wrote to B. L T.:
a. Is there a thing that quicker will annex
ones horned, hardheaded. NANCY quadru-
ped;
IS there a thing that doth more sorely vex.
sir,
Than mangled verse pom which no proofs
been read? :"
But we've been further enlightened since
then There are at least seven chances for
errors appearing in print, including the orig
inal error which may be made by the writer.
Sometimes wonder that so few mistakes
are made, even in the thinnest newspaper.
AVOWAL.
The distance to the stars above
The vast expanse of sky so blue,
The sweetness of a gentle dove,
The healing balm of morning dew
By all these you may guage the love,
The deathless love I bear for you
o count the beatings of heart
Within a breast three score and ten,
measure by some magic art
The ink that's dripped from ev'ry pen;
Go count the desert sands apart
You'll know how much l love you then
MAURA MACHRRE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-10
RICHMOND BEATS CATS
ON WEIRD BALL CAME
knowlson Allows Suffolk Only Six
Hits, and Colts Win,
II to 8.
STREET USES THREE HURLERs
Snyder, Lloyd and Fille Arc Unable
To Stop Ryanitcs-rommy Alb
bolts Catching Is Feature Of
Gamc-Burns Hurts Finger.

SUFFOLK. VA, May 9-In slow
and ragged game, Richmond defeated
SUFFOLK this AFTERNOON.
snyder put in for the home team.
Lefty Lloyd was sent into relieve
the situation. and 10 the showers at
the ending of the fourth. Fiko
finished the game, raring hut littlo
better than his predecessors.
Richmond started the fun by a walk
10 Baker, who was forced out at
second. AraSon was safe on iielders
choice. ana scored on Keller's hit, the
latter being out trying to stretch his
drive into a double. Shannon sin
glcd to short and Stuart hit to Ncild,
forcing out Shannon at second.
Suffolk tied the score in her half
of the. first, when Castle walked
took third on Il passed ball by fast
sprinting and scored when Mathag
put a high one over first, which VIII
.iErod misjud.ed.
Two more runs were made by the
a sacrifice by Willigrod single by
Abbott and pass to Kn1wlson
filled the bases. Bakers singlN scored
two. and quick double play ended
suffolk added another in the third
when Castle walked. With Mathag
out. Black doubled to left, scoring
Castle.
Richmond's big inning came in the
three passes and three hits.
SUFFOLK had single run in the
MIN on castles SINCE. He took sec
"nd when Keller jugglcd the ball
POOLE doubled to center, scoring
Richmond added one tally in the
sixth on Stuarts walk, this man get
unE four passes and sacrifice out
oi SIN times up. cock hit "A safe
hlow TO left End Stuart scored on n
passed ball.
Suffolk scored again in the sixth
on a pass to rice and n sIashjn"
thTee;bas gSr by, Burns.
richmond added two more on q
single by shannon, n double by Ecl
Ter Willigrod hit by pitcher, Il pass
10 m ABBOTT, and II single by ISnowison.
me last two runs for the visitors
were, made in the ninth on n don
n or" by Aragon, single by Keller
nnu shannon and a pass to Stuart
ana sacrifice fly by Hook.
Ihc playing OF Catcher Abbott for
game. VI '"e
The score:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-10
FAST BOXING BOUTS
ARE GIVEN SOLDIERS

Johtnny'' McEvoy and Frank Dun
Eal fought through SIX rounds of
iurt ,n milling 10 a draw last night
ne main, attraction on the 10Y.
nti He ni! which was staged in thr
IIues' Armnry in connection win ,h io
isunnion which is now i'm sessinn
hu"E I!oo persons swarmed inside
bouts. "''"tSS the
,vIIin2 the sssmihnal scrap. SPEEDY"
~, NIUE lei, OF Nichmond was awarded
~ ueciSior over ''Bii!" Robins az
itop@wsh. Both lights were fast ana
,,ni many staHcs Of tho battles when n
r pne =, 81 I'm ne fighters. the huge arnory
McEyoy opened the nghting In mo
nam hou; by crossing :, sharp left
NY ;"M ana following through win
a fiSht to the body. Duncan rovrrc,'
,IfmI Game back with a sharp right T."
,h" race. From then on the tyo n,c,'
!--Ned II IN with tho same ncp ana
N encouragement Of Referee "Zcke'
g .,I. ,SiddeniIy met VIII: popular
''iNpr, lhdGing from the storm or an
'iauSc which followed the decIs.on