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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
Teamwork in the Ministry.

Rev. William Christie Smith, who has been
a Methodist minister for a half century, gives
the credit for his successful record to his wife
She is as able TO fill the pulpit as I. and has
served superintendent of the Sunday school,
choir leader, pianist, teacher and leader in the
missionary societies.
Rev. Smith has inst driven his automobile
$50 miles from his home in Dedham, Iowa.
to attend church conference at Des Moines.
He has preached 1880 sermons in the same
conference and seen 1900 persons converted
and taken into his church Next to driving his
automobile Rev. Smith finds most delight in
walking a tight rope a survival Of the days
when he lOnged to become circus acrobat
Rev. Smith at 76 is as active and enthus-
iastic in his work as he was a quarter century
ago, his friends say. The Smiths have reared
a family of six children, i've of whom are col
lege graduates. All are making their way in
the world.
Rev. Smith never filed any large charges
Most of his life he has been a country preacher
but he has found JOY in his work and his ac-
ccmplishments Possibly that brought him
greater thrills than those that are experienced
by the man who sees millions coming his way
in his business manfpalstions in the busy city.
Rev Smith does not count his success in
dollars He figures it ON q basis of the good
that he has done for others He has travelled
happy road and now. having passed the bihai-
cal allotment of mans time ON earth, he Is sin
smiling and working, spreading good and sun
shine among others.
1t is a pleasureab1e prospect, this business
or living. If we but take the proper perspective.
Of~course Rev Smith isn't the only happy man
In the world But there ara a lot who are
unhappy and ought not to- be- All they have
10 do to get right with themselves is to look
at lie as their Creator intended that they
should Rev Smith gives an thu credit to his
wife. How many men do~you know who are
willing TO admit that they have won through
the good influence of their wives? There are
other women who have been Just as heIpful To
their husbands as Mrs Smith has been to her
husband, and there are other men who give
due credit to their wives as good mothers and
fine housekeepers,!1 but they keep from the world
the real material aid that they have been h
them in their climb for the goal of success
Don't be afraid to give the credit 70 your wife
She's more to You than your wife and tha
mother Of your children She's the one that
inspires you to win and without her vou
wouldn't amount to much You know this Is
so. and you ought to be big-enough to ssfmit
IL Read the admissions of Rev, Smith and
thtnk Il over.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

O. What state has the most Ford
cars? A. M
A. Ohio has the most Fords, $780,
306 being registered there. Iowa is
second with $3.50, and Pennsyl-
vania third with $4,000.
@. Was the mummy of Rameses
II ever exhibited in this country?
]. MD.
A. The Metropolitan Museum of
Art says that, as far as it can as
certain, the mummy of Rameses II
has never left the museum at
Cairo, Egypt, where it was taken in
1881 after its discovery at DER Ell
Bahri.
@. How many Telegraph poles
are there per mile of railroad
track? T. +. l.
A The number of poles to the
mile depends upon the number OF
wires carried. Where there are
six wires or less, there are 80 poles
to the mile; z TO so, there are Al
poles; 81 TO 10, 80 poles; II to so,
SO poles; in places that are partc-
uIarIy exposed to wind and sleet,
many more poles are used.
O. How much has the advance in
nrice of cotton amounted to?
c. A G.
A In the last two months the
advance in cotton has made the
new crop and the carry-over worth
nearly s5O0,0000o0 more than 1t
would have been at the price then
prevailing.
O. How old is the Dowager
Queen OF England? r. H.
A. Alexandra, Dowager Queen OF
England, will be n years old on
Dec. 1.
O. What is darso? T. A. G.
a. Darso is a grain sorghum of
unknown origin. 1t is probably d
cross between a saccharine sor-
ghum and a non-saccharine sor-
ghum.
Q. How can I get rid of tiny red
ants in my kitchen? A peculiar
thing about them is that they don't
seem to get into anything but
greasy foods like bacon, lard. etc.
A Ants that fnfest houses are
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
The Daily Short Story

clans and French fried" potatoes
lost half their flavor for her, as
she painfully concentrated upon
mastication.
Take out those horrid under
teeth, cousini" begged Little Phro-
ny, at last. They're spelling your
dinner-and nobody will notice!"
Il declare, I 'blieye l Will"
sighed the haEassed diner, and lift
ed a discreet napkin to her lips.
When she removed it the teeth
were in its folds. In the myster-
ious fashion OF the partially tooth
less, she contriVed to eat and en-
joy the rest of her dinner, cucum-
bers, college ice and all
1t was when they rose to so that
the catastrophe occurred In her
engrossment in the dinner, Cousin
Phrony had totally forgotten the
teeth lying in her lap. With hor-
rifying clatter they struck the floor,
and, not content nth that, "sklt-
tered" to use her own phrase, right
out in front OF the young man at
the next table, who was rising, too!
Little Phrony made a dart for
them, but the man was the quicker.
Picking them up. he handed them
to the blushing girl, with d bow
and a smile that had in il nothing
but kindness and understanding
Mr.. Crawford" gasped Little
Just to think of meeting the dis
tinguished, much sought after Ell
lott Crawford in this way! And to
think that, hardly knowing her at
all, he should plainly be so pleased
to see heri
But there was Cousin Phrony to
introduce, and her rebellious teeth
TO restore to her, and the story Of
the mornings doings to be told. as
simply as if it was the cOmmonest
thing in the world for a girl and an
elderly woman to participate in the
giddiest sports of the beach to-
gether.
AND we'd admire to have you
come with US awhile, Mr.. Craw-
ford" invited Cousin Phrony, with
country-neighborh feeling for
the young man all alone in a place
that demanded companionship.
''The's quite a number of things
we amt had time to try out; an
we en- get our fortunes told by the
seventh daughter of seventh
daughter. I want to see if she says
I'm going to marry a rich. dark
Completed man."
So Mr.. Crawford came. And the
canny gypsy predicted the obvious,
after looking at his own and Little
Phrony's face. But she didn't tell
the girl that it was her sweet cheer
fitness and considerateness for q
pleasure-starVed woman that tilted
Crawford into love with her.
And so she didn't know it till her
lover told her himself, as he slip
ped the diamond upon her engage
ment finger.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

Joshua Reynolds or other worthless OF the 18th
century Tennyson loved his quiet and Car
lyle grumbled in his garrett both TO their own
discontinue and with loss to their readers.
Among the New England nOtables of the mid
die of the last century only Hawthorne was
downright unsociabie 1t would be hard to
make out case for secfusion as the com
panfon Of genius. Men OF unusual talent re-
main men after all AS in the case of Bur-
roughs and the rest of us. they would like to
see White and Mrs. Black and young Brown
And IL men of genius, and others, do not see
these often there is loss which no amount OF
quiet retirement can eQuaIize
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
Questionable Investments.

Z Among the Indictments returned by the
Eaptember grand jury was one against stock
salesman who has been doing extensive
business m this locality for more than year.
The Indictment is based on representations of
a farmer that he had been swindled-that he
had traded several thousand dollars worth of
stock in q recognized sound business concern
FOR stock In another business the salesman
Represented to him was certain to bring him
eariy and large returns.
Tho average person knows little about
stocks, and therefore ought to seek counsel
from some one in whom he has confidence to
honestly direct him before he let's loose of his
scash- The business of the stock salesman is
TO make sales He may be honest and he may
not be- 1t is only to be expected that he is
going to mako rosy promises for the goods
he is offering for sale
The Argus has made repeated reference to
Ehe operations in the community of stock sell
srsA about whom those sought as customers
krew nothing The only safe course to pursue
II you contemplating stock investments O,
any other kind of Investments is to seek the
advice OF men you know and in whose judg-
ment you have confidence, men who have
gained their standing in business through up
right dealings.
Rock Island has bankers and IL has stock
brokers, men of standing in the community.
They are. always ready and willing to counsel
their friends who are planning monetary in
Testments. But the fellow who wants to get
rich quick realizes that he won't get any en-
acouragement in mis- wild investments from a
reliable banker or broker, and therefore keeps
AWAY from them He is willing to take a long
chance In the hope of making a big killing.
In many Instances he gets gtung, and he de-
serves little sympathy i'm his misfortune.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

There is nothing in any community that
makes a greater impression than its public
school system 1t is the index to the people s
disposition and tendency 1t is that which
stands for their best ideals not only intellec-
tuaIly, but in the sense of pride, for no matter
how high may be the established standard in
staff and curriculum, appearances go long
way in stamping the character of the people.
If the school buildings are without the Gle
ment of character. if. regardless of ample pro-
vision in the matter OF comfort, convenience.
hygienics and safety. the architectural side is
omitted or neglected. the fact is bound to be
noted. What the school stands for it should
show not only to the people it represents and
the pupils whose lives it trains and mouIds,
but to the outsider who comes into the city.
It should in its design and appearance stand
apart 1t should be something not only pleas
ing to look upon, hut to look up to. It should
hnger in the minds eye
Rock Island, unhappiiy, while having one
Of the best school systems in the country, has
not been favored with the impressionable ad-
vantage in the building that for years has
housed it's higher educational institution, the
one branch above all others that should speak
for what 1t represents.
The Rock Island high school is one of the
homehest structures that was ever built con-
sidering the purpose for which It was designed
1t is absolutely without any line of grace
beauty. 1t is inartistic in the extreme 1t is
SO far from being inviting as to be almost for
bidding. 1t is stubbrrns that rs all.
T,may be fortunate, therefore, that respon-
sire to the demands Of the situation, common
to growing city, Rock Island is ready TO pro-
vide new high school, which will seem to be
Intellectually what it is intended to be, and
in fact, really is. This is to be insured in the
proposition before the people for their ap-
prevail at the special election Oct Is Rock
Island voters asked to assent to a small
tax increase for the purpose Of carrying out
an essential program of increased facilities
outlined by the board of education. There
should not be a vote against the proposition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
COmmHHitY Emhroil.

There has been a dispute in this
community over the question, how
long should baby wear a belly
band. My first child was born in
the south. The physician in at
tendance had attended 5000 con-
finement cases, including mine. he
said when the band was kept on
longer than six weeks it weakened
the growth of lungs and stomach
My doctor book says the band is
worn for protection of the abdomen
to start off, and should be kept on
for one month in warm Weather
and three months in cold weather.
Several mothers said 1t was wrong
to take off the band, as they need
it to brace their little backs. One
Young mother said she kept the
bandage on her baby eight months,
until he died. MRS. &. M. W.
Answer-The band is applied to
retain the dressing on the navel,
and should be left off as soon as
the navel is sufficiently healed to
require no further dressing, which
is usually 10 days to two weeks.
From the moment the band is no
longer required, it becomes a
source of irritation and injury to
the baby, in warm or cold weather.
Mucous C0litis.
What is mucous colitis? The doc
tor wants me to go to the hospital
for a while. This 1 don't want to
do What would you do?
MISS J.
Answer-Mucous colitis is an in
f1ammation of the colon Qarge
bowe) accompanied with an ex-
cessive secretion which is frequent
ly discharged in shreds or casts
The condition is usually associated
with over-excitability of the auto
motto or sympathetic nervous sys-
tenn. 1t is perhaps natural not to
want to go to the hospital. but it
seems silly to consult a doctor and
then decline to take his advice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
Girls Must Play.

Girls Must Play.
Here's a letter from an unfor-
tunate girl whose education Is be-
ing sadly neglected:
| Dear DR.. Brady: / am a girl 16
years old, &c inches tall, weighing
| 135 pounds. am very well built
except my chest, which does not
seem to develop. Could you sug-
gest some remedy?
Another thing I would like to
ask. l have continually a very
tired feeling. II is not because ]
have too little rest / sleep a good
deal and eat likewise. I have com
pleted my sophomore year at school
and am now a junior, carrying an
extra hard program study from
$50 to IL, and again from lis to
$3.50, and from to about 10, TAX
ing out a short time for dinner.
From $3.50 to 8 l practice singing.
Another reason why 1 can't under
stand about my chest development
i have a good quantity and con-
troll of voice.
My father seems to think 1 work
too hard. Do you? 1 love the work,
although it does tire me out. The
tired feeling has remained since
school closed.
Sincerely yours, J-P.F.
Five hours OF study day is too
much for even college girl
OF course some students can pom
der and putter and pore over books
hours each day, without studying
any. 1t is a ruinous habit, grind
ing. II you can't wade in and en-
Joy your book bath. it is better for
your mental training to go with
out the bath.
1t isn't so much the amount of
study this young woman imagines
she is doing. 1t is the amount of
physical training she is not receiV-
ing
Her father is on the right track.
More power to the fathers of girls.
II he will put on a Terrible Tenn
pered Mr.. Bang act, and smash
one or two of the young woman's
subjects - preferably algebra or
Caesars Commentaries I
wonder If Caesar wouldn't blush
for 'em today?-and send the young
woman to the gymnasium for an
hour day, things will right them
selves in due time.
The schools are slowly looking
up. Every little while a new one
is built, nowadays, with a regular
gymnasium, a swimming pool and
everything in It, just as though the
body had some connection with the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

frequently divided into two classes
those that like sweets and those
that like grease, the latter beng
the kind that is annoying you al
present. The grease-eaung species
may be controlled by working
small amount of tartar enehc INTO
bacon rind, OF by using one part
tartar emetic to 20 parts Of grease
Tartar emetic is a violent poison
so extreme care should be exer~
cised in its use.
@. If a soldiers mother is de-
pendent upon him and Tor this Te2-
son the soldier obtains a discharge
what provision is made concern
ing his transportation? F. A h
A. On discharge for dependency,
transportation is not paid By the
government
Q. How did camel coal get It's
name? D. L y
A Camel coal burns with q
bright, candle-like fame, and II Is
probable that the name is a corrup-
ton of candle-coal. This coal
found in Kentucky, Ohio and II
diana, and some believe that II Is
a product of an accumulation Oh
animal as well as plant remains
The same kind of coal is found u
Scotland, where II is called par
rot coal.
@. What will clean a painted
brick wall in order TO prepare iot
stucco? l. 2. y.
A Brick walls may be cleaner
by a mild solution of muriauc acia
Il part acid to 10 parts water
this should be applied with a long
handled brush, and rinsed on wiz
clear water Immediately after rs
ing.
@. Where is it that the telescope
is to be erected that viii DrHs
Mars within such close range!
D. e. ].
A. The plan being discussed L
the building Of a telescope using
mine SHAFT at Chanaral, Chile %
the barrel. Professor Todd, an q
tronomer, and B. McAfee, a scien.
fist, are said to be responsASss l'~
the idea
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
CIR UntnhhtnttR
HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY,
DILL CARE
WHO prsINTERs THE UNLovED Cuss
BEWAkEI
JUyENnR JEKYLL AND HYDE.

MY ma keeps a-tellin' the neighbors
What a sweet little angel am:
I'm always polite to my parents
An never steal none OF her jam
Her words make me feel kinda funny.
It's true that by day am good,
But AT night when 1 am a-sleepfn'
couldn't be good IL would
For then I 90 huntin' bad InjHns,
An make little girls walk tn plank.
Hold stage coaches up, in tn mountains
An even sometimes rob tn bank
So wouldn't you, too, feel as badly
To have mother praise you that way.
When you know that at night you're pirate
An a sweet little angel by day?
l. PICKUP.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

i Ruth Law declares she will loop the loop
In her flying machine standing up straight and
not tied on her plane. Maybe she will, but
we'd hate to wager much cash on her per-
forming that feat a second time Most of the
afr accidents are caused during stunts. Where
che machine is operated with caution there is
little danger to those occupying the plane.
There should be legislation TO prevent snch
air performances as have been seen during
the past few years at county and state fairs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
WEAR BUCKLES
LIKE THOSE OF
COLONIAL DAYS

New York.-CoIonial buckles on
feminine footwear have returned
in style with the revival of the
tongue pump, one learns from the
shop talk on Fifth avenue. Mostly
the mode is modified Colonial, but
the larger buckles also are in de-
mand. Jet, gun metal and nickle
finishes are preferred.
The strap pump. fashion oracles
say, viii still be favored by smart
dressers this fall Buttons in me-
tallic combinations to go with this
footwear include bright and satin"
silver. and similar effects in gold.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

There Is to be an election In Rock Island
Oct Is in which every citizen should be suf-
ficiently interested To give an affirmative vote
1t-is.fnr the purpose of authorizing slight in
crease IN taxes IN. order to raise funds with
(which to provide needed additional school fa-
xiiities. The appeal is made in behalf of the
Suture men and women of Rock Island. Don't
put an obstacle in the way of the children
getting a proper education by voting against
afoxr,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

After a stay in Russia, where she endured
great privation, Emma Goldman, the anarchist.
Is anxious TO return to America Here We have
the finest country In the world, she finally has
discovered. Having had her lesson, perhaps
when Emma gets back again she will behave
herself and not allow herself to run afoul of
che law as she has done in the past
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
NsA 18TH TAI RS
BY WI !-I AZ - 5R Rad no.

brain, These be sorry times for
the hangover school ma'ams who
were death on whisperingl
That tired feeling our young cor
respondent complains Oft is very
popular with young people at large.
1t is the autointoxication that goes
with sub-oxidiZation or insufficient
draft for the vital fire. Oxygen will
cure it. Exercise increases ones
absorption of oxygen, as nothing
else will. Physical training is good
for the brain, too, you know.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1891.

f The New York Herald asks which is cheap
er, paying for preparedness or paying an IN
demnity. Answer: Germany is paying botn'
and no nation in the world ever carried pre-
naredness to so fine flower OF perfection.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
FLYER RISES 4o.s00 FEET.

Dayton, O., Sept 29.-Lieutanant
John A McCreay, test officer at
McCook field, scored the worlds
altitude record, reaching a height
of 80 500 feet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29
Argus Information Bureau


Bureau
address
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-29

THIS seems to be sort of tri-city affair:
| C. w. Moline of Davenport was arrested il
Rock Island for speeding. The story satc
Moline was said to have been travelling to-
wards Davenport at 80 miles an hour" What
in your opinion, would have resulted had Mo-
line succeeded In reaching Davenport?
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-03
To OBSERVE
FIRE PREVENTION DAYS
OCTOBER 2 TO 8 WEEK SET ASIDE
FOR INSTRUCTION AND
ALARM DRILLS


National fire prevention week will
be observed this week in the MOSCOW
city schools and the. county schools,
according to announcements made
Monday by P. H. SOulen, superinten
dent of the Moscow city schools, and
Miss Lillian Skattaboe, superintend-
ent of public instruction for Latah
county.
Program in the city schools for the
week Oct. to Oct. 8 will consist of
fire drills and instruction in the pre-
vention of fire. Fire drills will be
held often or until the students re-
spond to the fire alarm automatic
ally. AS soon as the desired degree
of proficiency is reached the fire
drills will be held with less fire.
quency.
Fire drills will be held in all of
the county schools during the week.
Prevention of fires, particularly in
school rooms, will be emphasized, ac-
cording to Miss Skattaboe. The diff
ferent ways to extinguish fire will
also be demonstrated. The week,
Oct. to Oct 8, was suggested by Dr..
E. A. Bryan, state commissioner of
education.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-03
VARSITY "-FROSH GAME
CASTS PAIL OF GLOOM

| Freshmen football stock scared anC
varsity stock dropped as a result of 6
battle between the two factions Satur-
day afternoon on MacLean field. The
'Frosh" eleven banged necessarily al
the varsity and the banging produced
results very discouraging and dis
coraging and discomforting to close
comforting to close followers of Ida
hos prospects on the gridiron.
Under the field generalship of Cap
tain Grover Evans of American Falls
and "Beany" Breshears of Caldwell,
quarter the varsity flew on the offens-
i've but were unable to withstand the
terrific smashes of the yearling's s
backfield Although the varsity was
able to score one touchdown against
the 'Frosh" the showing was not con-
sidered the best and as result of
the game a pail of gloom is spread
over the campus.
All eyes are now centered on the
Idaho-Camp Lewis game at Moscow,
October at which time Kelley's
hopefuls will be given an acid test.
Concerted practice and continuous
scrimmage is the routine Of affairs in
the Idaho camp during the coming
week. 1t is hoped that during that
time the silver and gold line can be
rejuvenated to it's last years strength.