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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
Man and Reptile.

J. A. Thompson. professor Of natural his
tory at the Scotch university in Aberdeen. pre-
diets that eventually, a million years hence,
perhaps, not humans, but reptiles will rule the
earth You may not be willing to agree with
the professor. Anyhow. you won't be here to
see for yourself whether his prediction comes
true. But this you do know today: There are
two-legged birds moving about you that may
not be reptilan in form. but they I'LL the bill
in other respects.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

SHOULD we, TOO, congratulate the pOSIlIldS-
ter-general for a contribution that goes long
way toward filing the colyum? But probably
I'VE say this in the W. k. interests of t. and j.
he is no more deserving of credit than his pre-
decessor was Of censure. (Texas papers please
copy
"SJJNLI GHT'' in one or two places, fails
to conform to our narrow views as to accuracy
in rime But anyone who can, upon noting a
shaft of sunlight on the wall, achieve II
stanzas which might be classified as a "Rimed
Outline OF History" deserves larger audience
than himself and us.
YES. IF HE'S STRONG ENOUGH: AND AS
FAR AS HE LIKES so FAR AS
WE'RE CONCERNED.
Sir: The Argus says "Silverstein To Carry
Grocery, Open Cash and"-Say! Can a man
carry q grocery store? How far?
-AWGAWAN.
ANOTHER Friday having passed we feel an
apology is due the gentry to whom we referred
t'other day as hard-boiled eggs. We were
grossly in error it is impossible to hard-boil
bad eggs.
"FOre!1
[From the Burlington HawkEye.l
Following the ceremony we'd
ding breakfast will be served at the Bur-
lngton Golf club. The bridegroom is
the professional golf club instructor at
the club. The couple will make their
home on farm north of the golf club.
OH ohed the Lady who brings the Morn
ing Mail, as she picked up the pasteboard box
containing our peculiar brand of Tags, Il
thought those were cough drops" NO." we re-
piled gently. reaching for a match, those are
coffin drops"
Whispers.
f. B. M: Them's kind words, sir. Thanks
But only rarely do we reprint the other fell
lows stun except for the purpose of picking
holes in it.
|. j. p: Thanks for the flowers We've put
EN- in the matrix press.
"ONE advantage of being an Einstein," de-
clares our editorial colleague, "is that nobody
can argue with you"
No one save a bachelor would say that
and Einstein isn't a bachelor
Call Out the Police Reserves! Can Stubs
Has Lost His Dog!!
GFrom The August
LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN; BRIN-
die bulldog long ears and tail Zip
pie" Reward for information or
return. R l. 1852. 2soOh Seventh
avenue.
"BELIEvE Oldest Person in U. s Dies a,
| Age 1l8."-Quincy Wing Journal.
Well, II there are good grounds for the be-
lief We suggest interment
Can't Yos Take . HINT
Sir: Why is it that whenever I 20 into .
to carry out the garbage or sweep the floor?
WILLIE GREEN.
| BRITANNIA may rule the waves Int .h,
ouy VEL can't keep the water out of her Goa
R E MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Watch the price Of watermelons advance.
putting a kick into the melon. Here it is:
Plug the young melon and put = cake Of spe-
cially prepared yeast in it. Wait until the
melon grows up. Then shake we'll before
drinking. Oh, man!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
THE AFTERMATH.
BY Miss Grace 0. Weatherby.

Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler
SYNDICATE. Inc.)'
He was a pitiful sight, that hud-
died heap that was a queer mixture
of man and boy-man, old in ap-
pearance, young in years. The IL
months in the service Of his coun-
try had wrecked his health, robbed
him Of his strength, and left him
bitter, sullen, discouraged. The
two girls coming up the stairs
paused at his door and glanced in.
Not now, Peggy dear, little
later. He isn't very cheerful, and
in. fact he's very rude to strangers
Don't bother now, come to my
room"
Her companion, slim young girl.
with a face as delicately beautiful
as a cameo, fingered by the door
1t wasn't a pleasant room; it was
dark and very gloomy, the fire al
most out, the air cold and damp
no place for a sick person. She
shivered.
Her friends room was beautiful
She drew the girl to the wide cush-
toned window seat overlooking a
we'll kept garden, and placed a
huge, expensive box OF bonbons in
her lap.
Help yourself, Peggy darling
and tell me about everything! Its
so long since we left college il
seems there must be loads to tell!
But, Olive dear, want to know
about that poor brother Of yours
first. Tell me-he isn't crippled
Tor life, is he?" .
NO one knows. He was gassed
you know, and that shrapnel wound
In his back is the cause Of his
paralysis; and we've had doctors
and doctors and they shake theiI
learned heads and charge outra.
geous fees and suggest numerous
costly operations which may helI
a little. Ms very discouraging
And the worst part Of It IL, he won,
/ help us at all. He's so grouchy and
horrid, nor at all like himself. Why
Peggy, he used to be the most pop
ular man in Bridgeton, but now
She helped herself to a chocolate
Peggy stared out Of the window
unseeingly. 1t had disturbed hel
strangely. Il wonder" she unused
/ IF l could not help him a little
Will you let. me try, Olive"
Her friend nodded absently, "Gt
to it. I'm quite resigned to any
thing"
Peggy then changed her travel
ling suit for Q dainty simple gowr
Of some elinging material. ant
went downstairs. At the door d
the darkened room she paused {
moment and then went in. Sh'
pulled up a hassock and sat by tn,
side of the sick man.
Ralph Lynch, you don't know
me, but I'm Peggy Stuart ant
you're going to see lot OF me.
want you to like me-" Withou
giving him to to speak. she chAttss
on. Mercy, such . darkness!
She pulled up the shade, letting IL
a food Of pale afternoon sunshine
There. that's lots better. Now
can see you! Glad to meet you
Mr.. Lynch"
In spite of himself. an interest
ed CLEAN came into the eyes Of tn,
invalid. II don't like sunshine
Please pull the curtain dow
again"
mo. sir, sunshine's good for you
and besides I want to look at you.
Ralph pulled at his pipe in con
fusion. He was used to being obey.
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ne IIH' Ks
~ W! !1I! I! 4, i R!aA !!I! f1p.

comes in . pretty package. Really.
It u small wonder that Teller has
poor teeth when his mother plays
him such scurvy tricks.
say scurvy. for scurvy Is what
It amounts to in many case.
Although It 10 contrary to the old
time infant feeding practice, exper-
fence proves that youngsters be-
come sturdier and healthier boys
and girls IL they are given solid
foods from the time when they be-
gin to cut their first teeth. I'll tell
you in the next chapter just what
dad and mother,-oh. my mother
was q we'll trained nurse. you
know-allOwed me to eat from my
seventh month to my third year.
Questions and Answers.
Needless Worry-kindly tell me
whether, il an expectant mother
received o blow on the eye, her
baby would be disfisured in any
way. A. M. l..
Answer-By no possibility.
Whooping Cough-Can you carry
whoopins cough in your clothes?
. z. A.
Answer-It is very doubtful that
the infection can be carried in
clothing.
Suppurating Sinus - An X-ray
negative showed the sinuses in the
left side of my head filled with pus.
Can this be cured without an Oper-
alton? MRS. X. II.
Answer-No.
Eating Ccffee-In what way will
eating dry ground coffee harm the
system? l have the habit of TAX
ing a spoonful three or four times
a day. MRS. II. w. r.
Answer-The effect is the same
as drinking a similar quantity OF
coffee. Coffee one a day is all
right.
No Such Disease-1s there any
cure for the catarrh? NJ. S.
Answer-There is no such dis
ease as catarrh. Various disease
conditions of the nose, throat or
sinuses are called "catarrh" until
somebody takes the trouble to
make a diagnosis.
Medicine-What made me one OF
your disciples is the fact that you
| do not recommend medicines.
MISS Z. NJ. d.
Answer-That is too bad, for l dc
prescribe medicines, take 'em my
self when necessary, and give EN-
to my children. l merely do moi
attempt to prescribe medicines
through correspondence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

and she left them. At quarter to
- she came in and announced it
was time for all decent visitors to
go home, or il they didn't care to
60 home they would find Olive in
the library.
"It's time for bed, now, Bud. old
top" she whispered, and called the
butler. Good night. I'll see you
in the morning."
Ralph slept better that night
His visitors had tired him consid-
erably and he forgot to think now
badly he felt about himself. The
next day Peggy kept him busy and
occupied. A new doctor was sum-
moned. and he pronounced in SOL
emn tones that an operation would
be necessary before the boy could
walk, but he was confident the op-
GRAFTON would be q success.
He needs to be built up a bit
! first" And 80 the building UP of
Ralph proceeded. and Peggy's two
weeks visit Heightened into two
months.
Peggy. darling. you're 4 won
der. never saw anything like It
Ralph is really getting to be his
old self. How did you do it! He's
truly eager to go to the hospital
tomorrow" said Olive, in homes,
admiration.
The operation was a success. and
Ralph, wan and pale, but with q
new light in his eyes. received Peg
gy a few days aiterward in hia
hospital room. Peggy. dear, I'm
going to walk again soon. I'm 20
ing to be we'll. and Peggy-l'm
going to work and earn a home. a
real home, and. oh. Peggy. do you
suppose you'd
Peggy's eyes filled suddenly.
Ralph. old timer, don't SUD.
, pose anything about it! l know!'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
The Daily Short Story

ed, and this pretty stranger was
something of novelty.
What a handsome pipe! Did
you color it yourself? How long
did it take you? Dad would give
his right hand for a pipe like that
You know Dads hobby was pipes,
and he's got a room full Of them,
big ones, little ones, Chinese ones,
Japanese-all kinds. They are very
interesting"
please 60. I'm very tired, and
l do not feel like talking"
Instantly she was ali contrition
you poor GEAR boy, you shant
talk if you don't want to. I'll play
you to sleep" She placed fresh
pillow behind his back and tucked
the robe more comfortably about
his emaciated figure. She poked at
the dying flre in a typical feminine
fashion and finally succeeded in
getting q feeble blaze.
1T needs fresh log" Ralph
smiled at her efforts, lung for tue
butler. He will do it."
She rang, and presently the fire
was roaring cheerfully.
Peggy then seated herself at the
piano. and played-softly, dream
lily, beautifully, and in a few mo-
ments Ralph Lynch was asleep, tor
the first time in many days, sleep
ing dreamlessly. without the aid OF
drugs. The girl continued to play
while she planned a sort of cam
paign for RALPH Lynch. He slept
three hours and a half, and awoke
refreshed and feeling better than
he had for weeks. Peggy was
there, sitting by the fire, the rosy
light playing on her bewitchingly
For a full minute the man watch
ed her before she discovered be
was awake.
We'll. it's about time! You old
sleepy head, you! Supper is over
long ago, and yours is cold as ice!
Il don't believe l care for it
anyway -" he began, but she
had gone, to return in a few mo.
ments wheeling a tea table daint.
lily set Before he realized it ht
was eating the creamed chicken
the buttered baked potatoes, the
crisp celery, the hot biscuits, fra.
grant coffee and pudding. All the
while the girl nibbled at eating
chattering like q maybe.
Joe Spencer and Tom Hertfort
are coming at 8, and you must b,
fixed up bit before they come"
Who asked them to come!
don't want to see them. They >
his voice traiIed of into silence
and his eyes grew dreamy.
Yes, l know. They were YOU
chums before you went to France
They. were your chums in France
and still are your chums. Two bet
ter men never lived. askes
| them"
Presently she removed the te;
table and made no comment on tn,
splendid supper he had eaten, bu
took it as matter a course. Sh,
returned with . basin, brush an,
towels He washed up and slicke.
back his hair with an obedience
foreign to him. He was thinkin,
Of his chums. Ten minutes late
he was eagerly waiting for them
and when they came his eve
sparkled and he held out his bon,
hand in cordial welcome. The tw,
young fellows were astonished, TO
only last week he had refused T.
see them. had bitterly sulked in hi
chair.
Don't betray the fact you ar
SURPRISED. Just act a. II nothin,
had ever happened" warned Pegg,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

A. The English plural Of
"crocus" is "crocuses."
@. What planet is the star thu!
is called the North Starr"
W. AT.
A. The north star is not . plan
ct. 1t is a solar star and its name
is Polaris.
Q. Please tell Us what . tong
war il? E. G.-B. N. 4
A. A Tong is q Chinese form O.
secret society. The word Is DE-
rived from the Chinese word mean
ing hall" or private meeting
place" The Tongs are widely REP
resented among the Chinese popa-
lation in America and trouble b.
tween two or more of them is dss'
ignAted "tong war"
@. When is Mothers' day!
W. A. NC
A. The second Sunday in nay
has been legally fixed as Mothers
day by proclamation issued BY fol'
mer President Wilson, May 9. 1871
Frtor to that q resolution had pssf
ed the house and senate commend
ing Mothers day. In 1918 the lee'
islAture OF Nebraska made NOE.
ers day = state nag day. In lss
Hon. ]. Thomas Helm, at the ~
quest Of the founder of Moth0,
day. Miss Anna Jarvis, introduess
the joint resolution. which I.
agreed to. whereby the presides'
should designate BY annual PROF.
nation the second Sunday in ~
Is Mothers day and request -
display Of the American flag on y
government buildings, homes.
other suitable places. The JIM
States 10 the first nation IN r.
world to give much . national
tri0tic honor and tribute 70 "
mothers Of . nation.
Q. Is there q difference betv'
. foot square and q square fool;
A. There is no difference IN ~
area Of q square foot and . ~ ~
square. Each has an area Oh ~
square inches.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

British psychologists have discovered that
mans brain functions best between 10 and IL
III the morning You might keep this fact in
mind the next time you are tempted to sleep
Z late on Sunday morning.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Whether Standard Oil Of United States or
Psarson OIL Of England gets control OF Mesop-
lotasnian oil won't make much difference to
gasoline prices.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Il When English miners 60 back to work they
won't be 30 glad they flooded their mines.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

@. We have had a great deal OF
discussion over the plural of
''crocus.' Would appreciate your
advising in your column. F. r. H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Returned to Switzerland, Charles might gel
3 lob AZ . hole In Swiss cheese.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Baseball pennants are more easily won now
than after July.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
Argus Information Bureau


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the replies being WI
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Frying Turkey in Greece isn't As easy as
M looked.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
SUNLIGHT

SINLl6IAXs
The sunlight lies athwart the wall
And gllstens like some tabled ore;
A windows outlined on the door;
The mirror is a fiery ball.
Outside the veil of winter snow
Is glowing like the sea OF IRE
In which the worldly city Tyre
Was burnt to dust long years ago.
The sun, rounded fiery stain,
Burns like an opal through the haze 2
And sets the leaden world ablaze
With glory Of Tameriane'
More brilliant than the fires Of Baal,
On which the bleeding sacrifice
Was offered to the. yernal skies;
More glowing than the comets tail.
1t turns a world of grey to gold,
And in the glow of twilight land
The mind forsakes this somber strand
And dreams Of glory of the old.
For circling the wide world around
In search of the millennium,
An aeon ages long the sun
Has seen the earthly scroll unwound;
Has seen the tattered centuries fee,
When Greece in glory was aglow,
And Rome held forth in empery;
When great Belshazzar, like the sun,
In golden splendor ruled the east
Till Daniel at the scarlet feast
Foretold the fall of Babylon;
When Cleopatra, loved of kings
Great Caesar and Marc Antony
hn- hpiu oh
To perish by an adder's stings;
When in the blessed Holy Land
The Dear One came to save the world,
And to heap of ashes hurled
The State of Rome with His white hand;
When battle mad, the Saracen,
With fiery warriors in his train.
| Made empire from Suez to Spain
And half the world Mohammedan;
When Robin Hood and yeomen gay
Made merry deep in Lincoln Woods,
And differed of their worldly goods
Fat friars on the queens highway;
When pirates of the Spanish Main
Sailed with flag of tattered black
Sargasso seas that they might sack
The golden galleons of Spain.
When Marco Polo blazed the way
A thousand leagues from Europe's pale,
And carried back wondrous tale
[Of purple courts in far Cathay.
But 10. the sun has gone from sight,
The dying embers Of the day
Are slowly fading far away
Into the melancholy night.
The sun goes, and must dreams, and so
The present interrupts the past:
I'll nail my visions to the mast
lot some fast argosy and blow
Them after the departing sun.
In hopes that one across the earth
MAY find them waiting at his hearth
Ito dream upon when l am done.
! C. E. H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Hungary wasn't - hungry for Charles az
hA thought.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

vssn ~ Ayu q llsssA ~ lsso-
Es sIhs Asyus hsnsslsssh vim ~ ssnSsstsl - ~
nhs0sa6eD nsWuDaoss unolA1e1 b ooss1aeo ~.
ever fsoO ~ suaAy - Gones ~ hsoess seovteons M
~ inssssse q ~ ssaneo ve1gsss!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Suppurating Sinus - An X-ray
negative showed the sinuses in the
left side of my head filled with pus.
Can this be cured without an Oper-
alton? MRS. X. II.
AnsWer-NO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
Questions and Answers.

Needless Worry-Kindly tell me
whether, if an expectant mother
received . blow on the eye, her
baby would be disfigured in any
way. A. M. l..
Answer-By no possibility.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-06
FRUIT and VEGETABLES

Tomatoes, GOO h.; leaf lettuce. 30c
b.; head lettuce, 4oc h.; onions, &C
ID; Bermuda onions, 1Cc h.: parsley,
Is cents a bunch; garlic, so cents h.;
new cabbage. DC lb.: sweet potatoes,
10 cents h.; green mangoes, s cents;
cucumbers, Is and 25c each; turnipS,
10c ID; carrots. cents h.. 2 lbs.
for Is cents: new carrots. 10c bunch:
celery, zoe bunch: Brussel sprouts,50c
cents bunch; Brussei sprouts, so cents
OF; parsnips, SC h.; redishes, SC bun,
beets, 15c bunch, for Csc; artichokes
Csc each; green beans, soc h.; wax
beans, Csc h.: asparagus, 15c bunch;
green peas, SOC lb.; strawberries, SOC
ID; rhubarb, 5 cents bunch; pine
apples, 350 soc each.
PRODUCE BUYING
Country butter, 80 cents h.; eggs
90 cents dozen; chickens, "a cents a
pound.
FRUITS
Bananas, IL cents pound; lemons,
30 cents dozen; oranges, 20 cents doz.;
Navel oranges, so cents doz.; grape
fruit, 10 and 15c; cocoanuts, zoe each;
strawberries, 30@35c qt.; English wal
nuts, as and So cents h.; chestnuts,
so cents ID; pineapples, 35c each !;
apples, to 10c h.: s1.c5 to So bushel;
tangerines, SOC dozen.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-06
CONSIDER MILLING
OF CANADIAN WHEAT
UNDER BOND OF U. s.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 6. -
Wheat producers. farm organizations,
county agents, University Of Mime
sofa authorities and business men
throughout the northwest have been
requested to give consideration to a
proposal for the milling of Canadian
wheat in bond by United States mills
by James Ford Bell, president of
local -four milling company
In letter to Lotus D. Coffman.
president of the University Of Mime
sofa, Mr.. Bell asks that the proposal
be called to the attention of as many
as possible through the medium of
county agents. in order that a con-
sensus of opinion may be gained be-
fore the permanent tariff measure is
placed before congress.
Mr.. Bell says that the prices paid
to the producer for his wheat and the
price paid by the consumer for his
-four, will be determined to a large ex-
tent by the treatment of Canadian
wheat.
Proposal Explained
The proposal is that American mil
lers be permitted to import from Can
dud any amount or wheat Tor manu-
facture into flour, providing that for
every 100 pounds so imported, they eA-
port 100 pounds of the flour. Under
this plan the millers would be bonded
by the secretary of the treasury while
importing the Canadian wheat, such
bonds to be cancelled when they have
exported -four equal in weight to the
wheat imported.
A duty on Canadian wheat, prevent
ing its manufacture by American
mills cannot lessen the effect of this
wheat on the price of wheat on the
United States market. proponents of
the plan contend, while permitting the
manufacture of Canadian wheat for
export will be advantageous to the
producer, consumer, laborer and in
dustry and business in general in the
United States, it is claimed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-06
BENSON, DAVIS, IN
new ATTEMPT TO
ADJUST CONTROVERSY

WASHINGTON. May 6-Hope for
an early settlement of the wage dis
pute which has threatened a general
tie-up Of American shipping was re-
vived today as result Of reopening of
negotiations between Chairman Ben
son of the shipping board and repre-
sentatives of the marine engineers in
conference with Secretary Davis. The
labor secretary has prepared to re-
sumo today his joint discussion with
these two parties to the controversy
begun last night after representatives
of the workers had at their request
held a separate conference with him.
Although all parties maintained sill
ence as to the progress of the subse-
quent joint negotiations which con-
tinued for several hours, there were
indications of optimism for an ulti-
mate settlement.
The union representatives asked for
a conference with the secretary after
holding a prolonged discussion of the
situation in which it was indicated
they had reached a decision as to
just how far they were prepared to
go in reaching a settlement Prior to
resuming his discussion with the men,
Secretary Davis went to the White
House where he discussed for more
than an hour the new developments
in the situation.
While the ship owners were not rep.
resented at the joint conference last
night it was said they were kept in
formed Of developments by telephone
1t was planned to keep them acquaint
ed with today's proceedings also in
the event of continued absence OF
their representatives