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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
COMMON SENSE

Common sense, could it be bought
There are lots of folks who ought
To invest their surplus kale-
It would keep them out of jail.
If our movie queens and kings
Could exchange their diamond ring
Racing cars and impudence
For a little common sense
Happier far they'd be
And BELOVED by you and me.
Mountebank or clown, he may
Win our confidence each day
If he has heart that's kind
And a reasonable mind.
Devotees of movie plays
Worship in hundred ways,
From our customary seat,
Idols of the silver sheet;
Then we peer behind the scene
Not the same as on the screen!
Hero of the comic cast
His true self reveals at last;
In sordid, tragic role
Shows his microscopic soul.
Rarest gift of Providence
Is this thing called common sense;
Balance wheel of mans desires
Forged in experiences fires.
If you have this virtue, man,
Cultivate it if you can;
If you've but a tiny bit,
Use it, that's the test of it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Sink Cleanliness

To avoid unnecessary plumbers
bills, pour one cupful of kerosene
down the sink once a month. and
next morning pour down couple of
gallons of boiling water. The kero-
sene loosens and eats away any ac-
cumulated grease, and the boiling
water dissolves and washes it away,
thus preventing stoppage of the
pipes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Ready To Help You

If you are subject to biliousness,
gas, bloating, sick headache, sour
stomach or other ills that result from
indigestion and constipation, you can
get quick relief with Foley Cathartic
Tablets. They are a genuine, whole
some physician ideal laxative that
affords prompt, sure and safe help.
Sold Everywhere.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Use Fruit Substitutes

In this year of general fruit fail
ure try making butter of tomatoes,
pumpkins, squashes and muskmelons.
Preserve citrons, tomatoes and lem
ons. Make sweet pickles of cucum-
bers and tomatoes, using good vim
egar and You will forget that this is
an "off- year" for fruit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Catsup Hint

If you run out of corks while bot
Ting your catsup, cut pasteboard the
size of the top of the bottle, dip it
in melted parafin and hold it on the
top of the bottle until cooled. You'll
find it will stick. Then later you can
cover the neck and top with wax and
you'll find that you have it perfectly
sealed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
TO WASH DISHES ONE YEAR

A Chicago judge, forgetful of the
clause in the constitution forbidding
cruel and unusual punishments, SEN
fenced four women arrested for shop
lifting to go to church every Sunday
for year, to be home every night at
ten o'clock and to wash and dry the
dishes every day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
To Clean Brushes

Spirits of ammonia will clean your
hair brushes without any rubbing.
Put spoonful of ammonia in a quart
of water, either hot or cold. Dip the
brush into it without wetting the
back. The grease is removed in a
moment. Rinse we'll in cold water
and shake well.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Rice Griddle Cakes

Mix one cup boiled rice, one cup
milk, two teaspoonsful shortening,
one teaspoonful salt, and one we'll
beaten egg. Stir in one cup flour
and two teaspoonsfuI baking powder
that have been sifted together. Mix
well. Bake on hot creased griddle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22

Miss Elizabeth Henderson, former
~ Of the Cumming School of Art, is
illustrating child's set of verses for
a California writer, the verses to be
BROUGHT out in book form.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22

"a teasponful salt, four teaspoonsful
baking powder. Beat one egg, add
cupful sweet milk and three table
spoonfuls melted shortening and stir
into the dry ingredients. This makes
a dozen mullins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
Good Use of Peroxide

When the table linen is on the line
and it is stained from fruit, tea or
coffee, saturate the spots with per-
oxide and when they are dry the
spots will have disappeared. Do not
use this, however, for colored clothes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22

Agood way to stretch small por-
ton of meat for the family is to chop
it and mix it with noodles and a little
brown or cream sauce. This may be
served in one casserole dish, or in the
small ramekins covered with butter
ed crumbs and baked.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22

Moths have an aversion to phint-
ers' ink, so when you are packing
away furs or wool garments, wrap
them in newspapers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-09-22
HOUSEWIVES
CORNER
A Random Record of Helpful Sugges-
lions for Busy Home Makers.
Cornmeal Mullins

Sift together three-fourths of
cupful of cornmeal, one-fourth cup
full potato flour, one cupful wheat
flour, one-fourth cupful sugar, half
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
UNUSUAL COmIIlon


Houston. Texas.-Mrs. c. ,. Co4k -
1912 Witty Street. this city, 1eeeAtiJ
said: About four months a1tAr ~
marriage, / began sufferiue MncA
pain, and knew that my eonditlnn ~
unusual, but couldn't just decide yhAV
was wrong. had to 90 to bel ~.
All across my back and hips NAra
pains. pulling and aching until l could'
hardly sit up. stayed in bad = feN
days. My husband had heard o. Car
dull so I told him he might Set y
After | had taken Cardui > ten
days. was up. I took five bottles And
haven't been In bed since Tor this
trouble. for II have tho least symp
toms of this trouble l get Cardui arA
AXE 1t in time.
81 have a number OF friepds VIVA
nave used Cardui. and they recomrnen4
/ very highly"
The experience OF this Texas lady
. similar to that related by thousanee
" other women.
Cardui Ia purely vegetable. snA mid
md gentle In its action. Cardul NaI
10 the very medicine you need II SUI.
sring with womanly troubles.
Take Cardui. NClSe
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23

tor in case OF a vacancy.
A house bill providing for the
adoption OF school text books was
approved, 20 to o. Hereafter five of
the seven members of the state
hoard of education may order a
change in text books, but not more
than so per cent OF the subjects
may be changed in any five year
period. A unanimous vote to make
a change was required heretofore.
a house bill authorizing county
courts to aid county farm bureaus
in the employment of agricultural
agents passed, IS 10 Q Senators
Burr and Hartman dissenting. A SCI
ate bill providing for state law
library, held up several days, made
the goal today 90 to 10. Others pas
sed by the senate were: One en-
larging the right OF consolidation
of. lands; another authorizing as
sistants for prosecuting attorneys
one authorizing municipalities to
lay leyies for Fairgrounds and 9th.
er recreational facilities, and .
house bill relating to streets, road
and highways within the corporal
limits Of Wheeling, passed 90 to ..
The senate defeated 16 to Z, the
house joint resolution for a com
mission to investigate the Who'll
question OF the need OF a state hos
pital and the establishment of .
medical school
Court Bill Tabled
The house of delegates tabled ta-
day a senate bill relating TO tAe
trial OF criminal cases. after lenr
thy debate. The measure. which wa
passed by the senate last week. Pre-
vided that criminal trials may h.
continued for more than thra
terms Of court. when conditions VII!
not permit holding the trials with
in that time. This measure wa
recommended by former Governor
Cornwell at the last special ses.
sion as an emergency measure. No
tion to table was made by Delegatl
F. F. Moore OF Marshall county
and he was supported bF Delegate
Zimmerman, Hampshire, home OF
Governor Cornwell.
BY suspepding the rules on al
the bills on first reading. the hous
reached the bottom OF the calendar
today passing twelve senate an
seven house bills, chief amoS
which was the good roads bill pa.
sed yesterday in the upper cha,a
ber which went through the lowe.
body finally by unanimous vote
A complete list of the bills passed
by the house today follows:
Senate bills: Good roads, county
coroners; erection OF school build
ings; Mt. Hope charter; Huntington
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
UNIVERSITY FIELD CLASSES
IN GEOLOGY STUDYING VEST
VIRGINIA ROCK FORMATION

Finding out something about the
prehistoric condition of what is now
West Virginia is the interesting
work being carried on by the elias
SEES in geology at West Virginia
University. which have been max
ing many field trips to study the
rock formation OF the estate. 10
state in the union offers greater
riches for the hand OF the geolog
list than does West Virginia. and it
Is choice ground for the beginner
in geology as well as the person
well grounded IN science.
The classes in general geology
have been taking trips in good wea-
Their gathering facts that help them
understand their class work one
class is under the head of the de-
partment, Prof. S. l.. Brown, while
the other class is under the new
professor OF geology, John L. TIE
ton. Professor f. r. Scheffel is in
charge OF class engaged individG.
ally in the study of local field prob.
lens, and the preparation of reports
upon the work done. Professor TIL.
ton has another class studying tho
evidence of past life used in the
identification OF the strata. and oc-
casionally visits places whore fos
sis can be found
Still another class has begun tho
study OF small outcrop OF roc
ON the college campus. takes up the
entire local section. then extends
the study well across the state to
point beyond Terra Alta, and by
Geologic folios to Washington and
to important areas all over the
country. using the various geologic
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
SENATE AUTHORIZES
EFFICIENCY PROBE
rFSTATE GOVERNMENT
Many Bills Get Through Both
Houses.

Charleston, April 21.-The state
senate today authorized Governor
l.. p. Morgan to appoint an eiiicien-
cy commission of five to examine
the management and expenditures
Of all branches OF state government.
The commission Is to report TO the
governor the results of its work and
Ito make any recommendations as
It. may see proper looking TO the
conduct of any department or state
institution with greater efficiency
and economy"
\ Joint resolution 10 that effect,
introduced by Senator Bowers, was
adopted by a vote of II to Z. Ayes
bowers, Burr. Coalter, Dinsmoor,
Helmick, Henshaw, Hill, Johnson.
Morton. Polling. Porter. Sanders,
shackleford, Shaffer. Shinn, Stats
ana Stewart. Noes--Godbey, Har-
man. Hunter. Lewis, McClaren,
White and President Arnold The
resolution provides that not more
,han three shall be appointed from
the same political party.
A similar resolution was rejected
by the legislature just before form
nr Governor John J. Cornwell took
office. The latter appointed an eff
cheney commission on his own mi
tatiye, but the war soon terminated
its functioning.
The Bowers resolution authorizes
tie commission to employ such
clerical or other assistance as may
be needed and may call upon any
accountants employed by the state
TO assist in making its investiga-
ton and report.
The commission serves without
pay but the governor is empower
ed TO pay its actual expenses out
OF the civil contingent fund,
Nine bills were passed by the
senate, Xix Of them being house
bills, two of them senate and one
senate substitute for house bill.
Repeal Ripper Bill
Another ripper" bill was repeal
ed when the senate. passed house
bill, rs to 0. empowering the COVER
nor to make temporary appointment
to the office Of United States sena-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
MADE GOOD MONEY

HagerstGwn's municipal light
plant was operated for the year oi
1920 at a net profit of sl0,745.21, ac
cording to an audit just completed
That the plant was able to do this
in face Of the breakdown at the
plant, the installation OF new ma
chinery and its many attendant
little annoyanCes and costs and The
fact that for portion of the yeal
before rates were increased, that il
was operated at a loss, the years
showing Is source OF qualification
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
RANTER FLEES
TO RUSS REDS
(By International News serVlce)

Washington. April % The Bur
eau OF Investigation of the Depart
ment OF Justice received coniirma
ton of reports that William d. Hay
wood, l. w. w leader IL now en-
route to Moscow. The report stat
ed that the l. w. w. leader sailed
from this county on April |. arriv
ed at Stockholm on April Is and is
now between Riga and MOSCOW
0Iaywood's followers In thia
country now denounce him as a
coWard)
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23

charter; Philippi independent schol
district Elkin9 charter; Sisters
Vile charter; Mingo dental clinic
Morgantown charter; Logan char
ter; Martinsburg charter.
House bills, Taxes on inherit
ances; Wheeling charter; construc-
ton OF jails in counties with 100.
900 population; Charleston charter;
salary OF prosecuting attorney OF
Harriaon county; construction OF
sidewalks at Cameron; Princeton
charter.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23

folios. This class recently visited
Rowlesburg and Terra Alta, study.
ing the folds IN the strata there,
walked across the country to All
bright and continued the study EN-
route home More trips win be la.
ken in the future.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23
BRUNSWICK is
TO CELEBRATE

Tuesday, May 10, will be a gala
day for y & o. Veterans at Bruins
wick, for then will be celebrated
the Goth anniversary Of the open
ing Of the fcUnevick yaod Fres;-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23

dent w. R Smith, with his com
mttee, is making extensive plans
for entertaining all onicer5 and en-
ployes, as well as the members Of
the Veterans association, who find
it possible to attend. There will be
basket picnic, bat dinners viii al
SO be served on the grounds. Prest
DEM Nill9rd and Vice Presidents
Shriyer, Galloway and Fries. be
sides many other officers. have been
waited on by a committee OF the
Veterans aud have promised to b.
present If their engagements perm
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-23

Miss Virginia NJ. Seibert, daue
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". Seibrg'
of near Martinsburg, attended IL
formal ball given by the Knights
Templar at the Hagerstown Conn.
try Club, lIagerstown, Thursday
night. April 21st
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
- From The Argn Files Of 1855 -

Jan. 31.-The kings Daughters
have their regular monthly meet
ing at the home Of Mrs. T. A. Muir.
ply on Thirtieth street. Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs George Redfleld
Miss Anna More and Messrs. T. r.
Harper and Charles Stockhouse Of
this city attended q party given al
Library hall, Davenport, by Mr.
and Mrs. ]. r. Nutting last eve.
ming.
Feb. 1.-The ladieS of the First
Methodist church held . dime 90
cial at the residence Of Mrs. E. d
Sweeney, 815 Twentieth street..
yesterday afternoon.
Feb. 3.-Attorney william A
Msese celebrated his birthday an
nfversary last evening by serving
an old-fashioned possum supper ta
10 number Of his tri-city friends
Among those attending from Roch
Island were States Attorney
Searle, Lee Pau, William WINS and
Tim Collins. ~
Feb. 4.-Miss Mary Comegys en-.
tertains at . progresafve euehre
party tomorrow Afternoon at hel
homo on Seventeenth street
The East End Progressive Euchrs
club vas entertained BY Mr.. and
NrA = H GWer IN their nsx
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05


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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
THE AWAKENING.
By Gertrude Allen.
Copyright, 1921 by the Wheeler

(COpyr1gnC, 1SIl,s Dy inc wheeler
Syndicate, 1nc.)
Rosamond was in that delightful
state which is neither sleeping nor
waking, and was vague aware that
it was morning, for the town was
becoming vocal. A dim suspicion of
dawn made the window family Wis
ible, but it surely could not be time
to get up.
A wave Of thankf mess swept
over her at the thought that she
was safely in her own little white
and-pink bedroom, and then she
slipped back into dreamland and
fcInd herself walking alongside a
brookside. a little bun spaniel run
ming in and out Of the water be-
side her. A rainbow arched the
brook and receded as she ad-
vanced. Suddenly, she heard an
ominous growl. Which resolved =
self into the rumble of a pa "a
dray.
Rainbow in the morning. sailors
take warning" she repeated drows-
lily.
She was back in dreamland
where a queer old woman sat rock
ing, singing in a raucous voice
John Anderson, my joe" and as
she sang she changed into a lovely
young girl with a spinning wheel
who seemed inclined to s,eak
when Rosamond became aware that
the hum Ct the WHEEL was really
made by q street car two blocks
Of.
She stretched lAxily and smiled a
little, thinking sleepily of the small
white-and-pink room-her very own
room-the apple blossom room
so-called because when the house
was built years and years before
an apple tree stood in front Of the
east window of the room, and in
it's Towering season filled the little
room with its fragrance. All, she
could smell it now, though the ap-
pie tree had long since disappeared
She began to realize that it vas
morning and time to wake up and
then doxed OF once more. Now she
was in q sleigh. rapidly approach
ing vertical precipice. but on the
very edge, the catastrophe waa
averted by Ray Randall, who sud-
denly appeared from nowhere, re-
marking, Dreams always go by
contraries."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

the lower bowel occurs - Q result
,of this pesnicious hahtt and then
the victim = II Z deplorable plight
The trouble With many q ~ IN
this country, 70 day y tha& ~ lack
circumspection. There = . readf-
ness to accept health or medical
advice from any one who prssumes
to offer It, and particularly from
any one who holds himself ont -
being some kind Of IN expert" Or
'vpecialist'' in some kind of new
tangled "systsm. which. - based on
the appeal Of sheer plausfbltity. ut
SCENE 70 reasonable" when the Eek
pert" explains It, you know. The
crude old petent medicines are
passing have passed. 20 far a. per-
sons Of fair intelligence are con-
cerned-but the modern charlatan
has something that brings him the
dough in greater amounts that the
, old quqacks ever dreamed Of: just
plausibility.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Poor Children.
Do you believe 1t best to give
children regularly such things ~
pepsin syrup and cascara! Ny hus-
band insists It IL "all bunk"
(Mrs. W. j. CO.
Answer-I would never give them
to my children.
Hot Water Fiends.
am drinking before breakfast
each morning Q pint and . half Of
very hot water. in which II dis
solved half teaspoon Of common
salt and half teaspoonful Of COM
mon soda. It keeps the bowels
moving better than anything else
I've tried. Is there any harm in the
continuous use Of this?
(Rev. M. H. c.
l have taken before breakfast
each morning o cupful of hot water
with one-half teaspoon Of salt. 1t
keeps my bowels regular. and I feel
better when using it A friend, how
/ ever, tells me that the salt is likely
f, to cause cancer later on. Can that
be true? &c. ]. K.)
Answer|No harm in either
habit. The notion that salt will
! cause cancer is unfounded.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05

-
II An enema, meaning IN injec-
hon q water Of some non-pois0n-
Gus watery solution o. some nom
poisonous oil, Of any value for
cleansiny he lower bowel Or the
Gmall bowsl7
The notion prevails that the ues
Of come psristaltic crutch more q
les regularly does actually cleanse
the bowel. This notion 10 f0stsred
for Ill there u In It By divers and
sundry latter-day QuAcks and Inn
|plemsut merchants and others who
profit thersfrom in one way and
another. For example, one stu
peodous charlatan who makes .
very god thing out, Of . ridiSuloua
magazine extols enemas - the cor
rect treatment Of appendicitis, and
no doubt many = simpletoo accepts
such haif-baked advice seriously
and suffers serious. or fatal results
from postponement Of tho inevitable
surrkcal treatment for that disease
II there 10 any popular notion
more absurd than the notion that
an enema Of any kind really
"cloanses" the bowel Or = less OBJ
jectionable than taking physics,
! do not know what that notion may
be-and am now pretty we'll in
formed on popular notions.
OF course the enema has its
proper place As . medical measure
Just - calomel. castor oil, arsenic
morphine, ether and exercise have
But no physiciau whose education
compasses the rudiments Of phys
iology iamgines that injections
cleanse the bowels Of impurities. y
am sure no intelligent physician
prescribes enemas for any such
fanciful purpose.
The enema habit Is much more
harmful than the physic habit OF
the habit Of constipation, for in
nearly all cases constipation II
purely . matter Of habit. The fire.
quent use Of the enema produces a
weaking Of the natural responsive
ness Of the lower bowel to the
stimulus Of the residues which &C
cumulate there; in some cases an
obstinate dilation or relaxation Of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-05
The Daily Short Story

Now she vas really awake, but
lying with closed eyes, trying to
induce another visit from Morph-
Gus. She was contentedly happy
that she had. firmly resisted all the
pressure brought to bear upon her
when she refused to marry Mr..
Comstock. the aged millionaire.
At least he was aged according to
her standards. She was 10 and he
was A. To be sure, he was tall,
erect, elegant and learned. but
there were indications of a bald
spot and he wore spectac.es, the
kind with big, round lenses, and he
was not slim. She h. always
thought of him as one of her IA
theirs cronies, and the idea Of mar
rying him made her SILVER.
Once more she dreamed, and this
time vas Fart of confused dream
of apple blossoms and music, and
Ray Randall, and then she was sud-
denly wide awake thinking of Ray.
Poor? To be sure he was.
Young? Just "a. Ambitious! Ger
! tainly; he already had plans about
the United States senate. But she
was willing to wait, willing to
work, willing to efface herself, if
only size might co it for Ray. In
the meantime she had her own lit
tie white-and-pink room-her sane
tum sa-ctorum-her haven In all
times of stress.
Suddenly she opened her eyes
and looked straight into tie eyes of
Burton Comstock. She was
certainly in white-and-pink room,
a very large and luxurious room; a
room decorated with apple bios
SONS, and Mr.. Comstock carried a
! wonderful branch of them in his
hand.
my rose Of the world" he said,
"a penny for your dreams; they
surely must have been pleasant
! ones"
And she replied, without shiver.
Yes. Burton, in a room like this, NO
other kind would be possible"
And Rosamond," continued her
husband, didn't Ray Randall use
to run around in your set? I see
by the morning paper that he has
won the election; and also his en-
gagement to that rich widow, Mrs.
Stevens. IT one time l was almost
jealous If him."
"And at one time" replied Rosa
mond, 81 almost thought I did not
even like you"