The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09
JOYS or rLIyvRRlN0.

Did you ever have lot Of fun in going
On q Journey Of the sort Of which speak,
Where you made poor Lizzie travel over bumps
and ruts and gravel
And she never showed sign Of feeling
weak?
DID you ever travel on the Lincoln Highway
Where the paving stretches out for mile on
mile?
Where NO shock Of bumps or sliding mars the
smooth and easy gliding.
Where there's not thing to do but sit and
smile?
| 1t ID great dope. while it lasts. I'll tell the
world, sir,
But. alas! one never knows what may befall.
Will e'er forget the kissing when that engine
started missing
And then finally refused to 90 1t all!
And another time we found the gas tank
empty
Just about three miles from where they sell
the stuff! -.
Well, there's little use in talkins-though I'm
very fond OF walking.
BY HEX! know just when rye had enough!
NOT being a political prophet we hesitate
! to forecast the end OF Thompsonism in Cook
county But though bosses come they always
go-sooner or 1ater-and one should not be
| surprised II the sun of the sixth German
city's" mayor seems near q total eclipse.
1t Seems Certain Roy Win Handle the Victor.
bushnell Corr. Galesburg Republican
Register.i
Roy r. Barnes was in Peoria on Fri
day, and was fortunate enough to secure
| the agency of the Victor one of the best
music machines. Will fix up nice room
| above the store for displaying the Victor
and giving the music on the records he
will have for sale, and will also have
fitted up . splendid rest room Will
display all different models Of the Victor
and . full line OF records at all times,
and lady assistant will have full charge
| Of machines and records. Our young
friend, Justice E. B. Sewers. will be
| one of the firm in the Victor and record
business.
CHINESE Minister Starts Drive for Starv-
ing Famine Victims" headlines the Quincy
WING Journal.
What would you conjecture. is the differ
fence between famine victim" and a "stary-
ling famine victim?
Life is school and a job and fight. larry on
Life IS a fortune. Invest it Alright. Garry on
A. CAPRTCCIO.
THE difficulty we have had investing the
fortune Caprech' refers to lies in the fact that
there are too many persons conducting advice
to Investors" columns.
l NEITHER; GUESS AGAIN.
Sir: mo Hesitation by Well known Ko-
komO Lady" is headline in the South Bend
Tribune. Is this reference to a dance or to
Shakespeare's "She who hesitates is lost?
CALLIOPE
ASIDE to Rig: II you are interested in an
intimate portrait of us take slant at this
weeks Life. No photographer could have done
~ well.
COMPLETE oak finish fve-room BUNGALOW
with fne features" runs an ad in The Argus.
When We wrote that we intended trying to
be funny about it But bungalow has az
much right to hne features as anybody.
A LARGE poster adjoining the north vaN
OF the Y. NJ. c. A. admonishes The Argus bon
to watch for the "cupons" Shouldn't the lin
painter have spelled this with a %?
THIS IS LATE BUT WE'LL PASS IT.
! met dazzling blonde one day.
Dainty. fair and twenty
I thought I'd like her for my bride,
For she had class aplenty
! But when asked her what she thought
OF Edison's mental teaser,
The stun was OF for she replied:
DO. who Il that old geezer." HI BROW.