The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-20

CACTUS's last lines nearly always give US
a gentle grin. Excuse mistakes" she wrote
yesterday. Am TRYING to xzqxxb scribbleo
on dzabmzd Oliver (Twister) machie."
All, oUI; OF A SURETY.
| Dear Mac Could you find room in your
colyum to call attention of some of these here
now rosy-cheeked young sparrows to the sign
in front of the Como hotel, viz:
| do not park here while painting"
"REISERN was a cold criminal, but nobody
ever accused him of cowardice, for, after all,
1t takes nerve for TO take ones life -
Argus editorial.
But not more nerve than it takes for to
write in that there sort of way.
| WORD abbreviation is wonderful inven-
/ ton. In The Argus we find headline ending
with Lakewood Cmtry' We've no quarrel
with the idea, but why bury one of the e's
without an apostrophic headstone?
Quelque las B. L. t. Would Have Said Place
for Party.
| From Doc Brady's Column
Should person take cold bath be-
fore going to bed? Should the room be
| comparatively warm or cool? How long
| should the party stay in the bathtub?-
F. C. B.
DOC BRADY's reply is refreshingly
frank Il don't care for bathtubs at ALL" he
asserts.
Which reminds US of AIoysius' perplexity
some time ago after reading our lines Pare
wei to a Bathtub", fanked the right by
Docs long denunciatjon of bathtubs in gen
eTal. Doc admitted unblushingIy that the
world might know he seldom bathed, or words
to that effect These two-er-classcs were
printed on Friday. Fhe next day being Alloy
sius date for his weekly plunge he was con
ironted. he told us, by one of those W. k prob
lens of conduct. What TO do? What to do?
|. But we, alas! neglected to adyise him. and
doubtless he entered the tub as per custom
thereby filing his innocent body with devas-
tating bathtub baCilli. We haven't heard from
him since so we conclude (sadlyD that he must
have been laid to rest in some entry
NO DAY COULD BE DARKER THAN TODAY.
Dear Mac: The Mountain View Prure and
Apricot Exposition is about on a par with the
Joslin Fair in Rock Island County Maybe the
enclosed rhapsody the subject will cheer
you on some dark day when the typewriter
runs hard. If you lot Of it, and put in
plenty of space rules, and maybe cramp it on
the edges of the coIyum it ought To fiji unite
bit of room.
The inspired reporter evidently took one
look at the exposition and then went ont and
drank deep of that non-contraband intoxicant
known as california atmosphere" and stand
ing in the full radiance of the glorious Califor
MIA sunshine, which is admitted to be brighter
and more refulgent than any other sunshine in |
the world, Swallowed by the highest mountains
on the North American continent, Surrounded
by the Oldest trees in existence, famed bv the |
salt breezes from the worlds greatest and most |
jric oPI
prune and wrote this prose poem.
hope it makes the day as pleasant for Won |
as it has done for me.
San Jose, Calf. RCss
BEFORE We turn over A great nortio, of
TINS colyum to the delirious California reporter.
let us quote from adjoining story concern
ing the same peerless exposition-a ouotation
which may shed some light on the golden
tongped correspondent: The walnuts and al
monds indicated the a6aptability of tho Morr
culture" III nut
Shakespeare Would Have Enjoyad This
tFrrom the San Jose (Calif) Mecurv-Hersid
~ mountain view. Oct Cup Mountain
view way there's quite a commotion
furry hustle and general air of action
and interest Justly so il is. sn;ri. Il
cIoseiy AKIN to the joyous. holiday feel
ing the activity of busy Yuletide. the
MANIFESTATION of that almost invisible
somethlng which on rare occasions ner
neates the air of a community and eria. /
Is reslaentS in an embrace appropriate
ana welcome because of the realization
th@ II is based upon an undertaking ~ |;
community interest is a factor in 80 20 |,
fnunlty progress and provides common II
ground for the mingling of.fellow man in
an atmosphere OF service
Much ado" but hardly -aho,. 49,. il
ing at Mountain View. The occasion 70
ne sefen'h annual Prune and Anrjcot
posiIIon' opening yesterday for three
Gay run. The exposition will Close - I
morrow night with fanfare eonaI 20 ~.
marking the Inauguration S,ents
,ne canopy Of typical Santa Clara val
ley SKY: mild sunshine and light breeze
mountain View threw open her gatae - .
one and all providing recreation for tboso
Vi an ages. offering varied program ~ Ii
amusement and instruction and welcom- ;
ing visitors "eicom-/
A glance at the exposition n-o,-.
inalcateS busy time t,rday and Sstur 8
ay; checkers. chess and horsesboes
.om sway as pastfme while for vounger
Ira1 afT- -
oootns along the curbing and the fastiva1
spirit OF miniature Mardi Gras i
The bomb" writes the A P's paris ,o- 1
,ssponoent, was in carefully made nacksge e
.ooressed personally to the ambasssdpr 80 t
appears might well have opened It himself mE d
- ~" what has Myron Herrick eva- dore y
INC "a r correspondent d'you suppose? s
r E MIG.