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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
Affirmation.

- AstigmatisR.
The Transparent front window OF
the eye is called the cornea Few
OF US have perfectly shaped cor
meas; almost invariably there is
slight irrgeularity of the spherical
shape, 80 that light through differ
ent meridians is not focused on the
same point within the eye. This
is called astigmatism-which means
literally without or lacking point.
When just one meridian of the
corneal surface is imperfect the &C
companying error Of refraction is
called simple astigmatism; if more
than one meridian are faulty it is
compound astigmatism.
Astigmatism arises from various
causes aside from the congenital or
hereditary asymmetry of the cornea
in civilized man. Former injuries or
inflammation or disease of the cor
nea is often responsible.
II you draw a line around an egg
through both ends. and another at
RICH angles around the middle, you
will see that these lines have very
different curvatures, and ii The egg
were clear glass light passed
through it would not focus in
a sharp point as through a perfect
sphere, but in many points or with
out point-as:igmatic.
The mild degree of astigmatism
which practically all of us have oc-
casions no discomfort or strain on
vision and requires no attention.
Pronounced astigmatism does
place strain on the focusing mus
Gle. This may be suspected when
the letters of a printed page are
confused and seem to run together
and when the head is unconsciously
inclined to one side in an effort to
obtain sharper vision. Headache
is often produced by prolonged use
Of astigmatic eyes.
Poorly fitted or inaccurately
ground glasses would obviously
work injury instead of relieving as
tigmatism. A good oculist should
make the necessary measurement
and examination and prescribe the
necessary lenses; and then a good
optician should grind the lenses
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
WARNING
BY BERTON RRALEY


Oh, it's great to be spender in the splendor
OF your youth
And You hate to be a tightwad with your light
That's the truth.
And you shouldn't be miser; but its wiser
Now and then
To deny yourself a craving, and be saving
Five or ten;
For whom wet days follow sunny
And the luck is running rank
It's comfort to have money
In the bank!
trudgin'
Has lot OF stuff to preach you that's teach you
How to save;
And know it's irritating-all this prating
Handed you,
land the most distressing fact is that in
practice,
1t is true); =.
You can smile at most reverses
When you hear the pleasant clank
OF your Jolly old sesterces
/ was once merry spendthrift, couldn't blend
thrift
With my FUN;
Now I'm old and am seedy and I'm needy.
Listen. son;
I'm Horrible Example-dont you tr,mple
On my trail.
Don't spend every tot and title, save litus
OF your kale,
To be busted isn't funny
When you're old and drear and dan.
Keep little ron Of money
In the bank!
Copyright 1871. BY Nswspeper rn.sr,-,..
- AaDoo6gaaou1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

81 Attempt is being made to establish motor
bus Tine in Davenport in opposition to the Til
City Railway company. While by its short
sightedness and unwise policy and continuous
harptng ON the illegal one-man car idea. the
street car company has invited antagonism,
rather than friends, the bus project should not
b. tolerated or encouraged. The street car is
an established necessity as well as a conven-
fence. and should have exclusive right of way
on the streets, so far rs public conveyances
are concerned 1t is both reliable and perma-
nent--as nothing else is.
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gEAITH Ks
~ WILLIAM. !: i 6R RAJ! nn:

and set them up for the patient ac-
cording to the prescription.
II an astigmatic eye is fixed on a
wheel or a diagram Of a wheel and
spokes some twenty feet away 1.-THE
opposite eye being covered) some
of the spokes will appear less dis
tnct than others
Astigmatism usually does not pro-
gress or grow worse. There is no
known way OF restoring normal
vision to an astgmatic eye
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Short Talk.
kindly give me a health talk on
the difference between cerebral
hemorrhage and paralysis.
Mrs. J. L. B.
Notwithstanding into the
substance of the brain from a rup-
tured OF broken artery Of the brain
is called cerebral hemorrhage or
apoplexy and generally produces
paralysis. The attack is called a
stroke or shock of paralysis. Vari-
GUS muscles OF groups Of muscles
may be paralyzed from other causes,
however.
Oxygen for the Complexion.
l. How many miles should one
walk daily, if walking is the only
exercise one can get? l am II, "a
inches tall and weigh 122 pounds.
2. l should be greatly indebted to
you for any advice you can give
me concerning my complexion.
Miss NJ. L.
Answer. Not less thans six
miles a day. 1t is probably best
taken in small doses of two miles
three times a day. 2. See answer to
your first question.
Running Ear.
A friend who knows you well says
you recommend boric acid solution
for running ear. l have been trou-
bled with running ear for over
two years. Please tell me how to
use the boric acid. S. L. C.
Answer.-Drop in the ear each
night and morning three drops Of a
solution of as much boric acid as
an ounce of grain alcohol will take
up while warm. The solution should
be lukewarm when used.
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NCOMPATIBILITY,
BY Helen Waite Munr0p.

Copy right, 1921, by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc.)
Love was dead. dead
Not even hint of the memory
of love remained in the cold grey
eyes of the woman descending the
steps from the Office OF the big law
yer, nor in the absent brown ones
Of her husband as he glanced hasti-
ly at his watch with a view to the
quickest possible return to bust
ness. Something in his tired face,
however, drew out in her a trace
Of the divine maternal that exists
in every woman, but especially in
those who have tiny grave to re-
member, as Dorrice Ordway had.
you must have something to eat
before you go back to work, Rob-
ert," she told him quickly. There
is little restaurant just across the
tracks there. 1t looks clean. We
will 90 over"
lndinerently he ordered the
wholesome food she suggested for
him. For herself she took only tea
and toast-indigestion had lately
added itself to her long list of all
ments.
He spoke abruptly. between
mouthfuIs.
Il suppose Black thought it was
queer for us both to go together to
find out the steps necessary for our
divorce. Strange, I've faced every
kind of business situation alone.
but when it comes to telling some
one else about your family trou-
bles-" he hesitated, almost boyish-
ly.
The maternal light again softened
her eyes. then died to a cold CLEAN.
ut will soon be over" she told
him. "Mr. Black can fix it I'D. YOU
see. without trouble-a simple case
OF incompatibility. You will be free
for your everlasting business-bus-
mess"
\ And you for your sanitoriums
and baths and eternal complaining"
he retaliated, as he showed his chair
back sharply and led the way out.
I'VE ought to have brought the
car down here with US. You know
it makes my side ache to walk"
she complained. fretfully, as they
started back across the tracks.
His only answer was q gruH
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
The League of Nations at Work.

The repor. of the death of the League of
Nations, which has been so widely circulated
By its enemies in this country, seems to be
somewhat premature
The various international commissions or
panied under the league. among the members
Z which are many Of the worlds leading
3tatesmen and scientists, are functicning Their
activities represent the first serious, co-ordi-
tated world effort to study and II possible ind
plutions Of the many great international
broblems
An interesting ida Of the present and
brtheouing ssetvit1essue stAssssagusaas .Givem
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
The Daily Short Story

"Humph!" as he walked slightly
ahead. Then a mortified gasp from
her caused him to turn quickly. She
had stopped and was pulling fran
tlcally at the heel of her high shoe.
which was caught in the track.
struggling, twisting. wrenching.
she worked, her terrified eyes
watching with awful fascination an
object bearing down upon them.
looming large like some ancient
monster-the engine Of the through
express.
In seconds, that seemed like
hours he exerted every last atom of
his strength to release her, his
mind working lightning quick to
ind the cause of her captivity. The
high heel simply fitted the rallied
groove in which it had slipped. No
power on earth could free her in
the time before that death dealing
monster would be upon them No
knife. even il he had one there.
could sever quickly enough the lac
ings of the high boot! No strength
could pull the heel from the strong
ly made sole. The train was slack
ening it's speed now. The engineer
had seen them-was trying franti-
cally to stop, but still the monster
came, came.
Jump" she told him. Get
away" and she tried to push him
from her.
| He grasped the hands that sought
to send him to safety. Her express
sion changed to one OF perfect trust
and love-of the girlish appeal that
he remembered so well in the days
| OF their courtship.
Robert" she cried. regardless Of
the oncoming engine. Her eyes
were the eyes Of the girl OF long
ago.
He gathered her closely in his
arms. Jump for safety and leave
her? Never! Dorrice! His wife.
The girl Of his love! The mother
OF the child who had left them!
What was business. What was all
the world. What was life itself,
beside love like this!
The monster was close upon them
now in spite of the swift work of
the Mortified men abroad. An in
slant more and all was over. ST.
ience! Even the noise of the train
died away as it came to q full stop.
But love. after all was not dead
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
VACATION TINE WITH MOTHER.

1t has been forty years today
Since my dear mother went away
Despite the passage Of these years
l scarcely can restrain my tears
Or speak without broken note.
For something seems to grip my throat,
As l remember mother dear
And all she was to me when here.
Vacation to college boy .
Is one continued round Of Joy;
For as he goes from place to place
A greeting shines in every face,
And friends and kindred far and near
Unite to furnish him good cheer
One day l sat by mothers side
Out on the porch so cool and wide:
And as she bent her shining head
Above her work. she softly said:
I'm glad to have you here with me,
For somehow don't seem to see
A great deal Of you, you're away
With others almost every day."
l put my arms around her here,
And said to her, 20 mother dear,
Sometime Ill spend, it's really true,
long vacation all with you"
AS next vacation time drew near
A message came that mother dear
Had suddenly been stricken down.
That night left the college town.
The train seemed slow, though counted fast,
And when l reached my home at last
My mother dear had passed away.
I pressed my lips to lips of clay
They told me that, when round they stood
And ministered as best they could,
She spoke, the death dew on her brow,
Il want to read letter now;
And then her spirit took its flight
To realms Of everlasting light.
My college course is nearly done.
Its lessons learned, its honors won,
And soon I'll come. 0 mother true,
Vavation time to spend with you.
A. NJ S.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Hampshire which is known as "Old
Man of the Mountains" and is a re-
markably regular simulacrum of a
human profile SO feet high formed
by three outjutting rocks on Pro-
file Mountain.
Q. When was the first English
Bible printed? J. S.
A. The first English Bible was
printed by William Tyndall in 1924.
The entire English Bible, however,
was not completed until 1886, by
Miles CoverdaIe.
Q. How much potato starch is
manufactured in this country
NJ. T.
A. Potato starch is produced in
the United States at rate of from
20,00c,000 to 100000 pound annu-
ally.
Q. What size hat did Abraham
Lincoln wear? l.. W.K.
A. Abraham Lincoln wore a 7k
hat.
q. How can slugs be eradicated?
l.. B.
A. The department of agricul-
ture says that the best remedy for
slugs is air-sIacked lime. 1t should
be sprinkled over plants and scat
tered about the garden. When the
lime gets on the slugs they throw
off so much slime that they become
weakened and die. A strip of SCOT
or wood ashes will keep sfugs out
of garden. All rotten wood and
rubbish that may harbor them
should be cleared away.
Q. In referring to scandals, etc,
why does one speak of them as
nine days wonder?" C. A. T.
A. This expression is thought to
have been first used in reference to
the nine days during which Lady
Jane Grey was styled Queen of Eng
land. Some authorities believed it
to refer to the period between the
birth and opening of the eyes oil
puppies. and there is an old proverb
to this effect, "A wonder lasts nine
days, and then the puppy's eyes are
open"
Q. Who said, "Let US have faith
that right makes might?" F. S.
a. This was contained in an adj
dress made by Abraham Lincoln in
New York City, Feb. Il, 1859.
Q. Was there ever a Christian
religion that believed in daily bap-
tisIn? Al.
A. The Hemerbaptists were an
early Christian sect which practicei
daily ceremonial abolition. This
name has also been applied to an
ancient jewish sect.
Q. Why is the suffix "anthes"
added to the names of flowers. such
as aeroanthes and zephyranthes ,
r. l. S.
A. Antilles is derived from a
Greek word which means flower.
@. How high is the Eiffel tower?
Fl. c. D.
A The Eiffel Tower, the highest
structure in the world, is 1000 feet
in height
@. When did American agricul-
ture reach its lowest point?
X. A.
A. The decade ending with the
year 1890 marked the "ebb tide" in
American agriculture. 1t was at
the end Of that time that a change
was made from single crop sys-
tenn to diversity farming in many
states.
@. Is the discovery OF a new
planet or an asteroh is OF frequent
renee? NV.
A. The naval observatory SAYS
that the discovery of a new minor
planet or an acteroid is OF frequent
occurrence,
@. What does Sans Souci mean ?
d. S. o.
A Sans Souci means without
care or freedom from care" or
an informal assembly" Sans
Souci" was the name OF a famous
royal palace built in Potsdam. Prus-
STA, by Frederick the Great.
Q. Please let me know who
Gree was. "A
A. Gree. in Greek mythology
was an enchantress who lived on
the Island Of Aeaea, surrounded by
human beings whom she had trans-
formed into gWinA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

President Harding seems to like to play
golf on the public course where the rest OF the
common people play.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Surgeon points out that human anatomy
resembles q hogs. He must have. dissected
one Of the fellows who stops his machine on
street crossing
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

The city commenced the resurfacing of Six
teenth street as part Of q series Of such enter
prises this morning. II is work we'll needed,
and ia in the highest sense commendatory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

TIA only national flag to be carried in an
American parade is the American flag.
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], History repeats. Old styles return. Every
thing travels In a circle. Einstein may be
right about there being no such thing as
straight line.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Tomorrow is Mothers day. Wear q carna
ton for your first sweetheart
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Lies spark would die and life would cease
to be. -ETEOCLES.
FOR the following we are indebted to F. W.
B.. who offers the information that it was part
IOf an extension OF remarks by Hon. William E.
Humphrey OF Washington in the house Of rep
resentatives, Saturday, May 16. 1914 1t is a
pleasurable surprise to find that anything so
readable found its way into the Congressional
Record.
MY MOTHER-A PRAYER
[Tom Dillon in the Seattle Post lntelligencer. ]
For the body you gave me, the bone and
the sinew. the heart and the brain that are
yours, my mother thank you l thank you
for the light in my eyes, the blood in my veins,
for my speech, for my life, for my being All
that l am is from you who bore me.
For all the love that you gave me- unmeas-
ured from the beginning, my mother. l thank
you. 1 thank you for the hand that led me,
the voice that directed me, the breast that
nestled me- the arm that shielded me- the lap
that rested me. All that l am is by you, who
nursed me-
For your smile in the morning and your
kiss at night, my mother, thank you. l thank
you for the tears you shed over me, the songs
that you sung to me, the prayers that you said
for me- for your vigils and minsterings All
that am is by you who reared me.
For the faith you had in me, the hope you
had for me, for your trust and your pride my
praise and your Gliding, for the justice you
bred into me and the honor you made mine.
All that l am you taught me.
For the sore travail that caused you, for
the visions and despairs, my mother forgive
me. Forgive me the peril l brought you to,
the sobs and the means l wrung from you, ard
for the strength l took from you, mother, for
give me-
For the fears 1 gave you, for the alarms
and the breads, my mother, forgive me- For
give me the joys l deprived you, the tolls
made for you. for the hours, the days, and the
years claimed from you, mother, forgive me-
For the times that l hurt you, the times /
had no smile for you. the caresses l did not
give YOU my mother, forgive me. Forgive me
for my angers and revolts. for my deceits and
evasions, for all the pain and sorrows brought
to you, mother. forgive me-
For your lessons l did not learn, for your
wishes did not heed, for the counsels l did
not obey, my mother, forgive me.
Forgive me pride in my youth and my glory
in my strength that forgot the holiness of your
years and the veneration of your weakness,
for my neglect for my selfshness. for all the
great debts Of your love that have not paid,
mother, sweet mother. forgive me.
And may the peace and the joy that passeth
all understanding be yours. my mother, for
ever and ever. Amen.
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HOTTER

HOTTER,
Mother! q dearest woman, Mother!
What Wonder thoughts thy dear, sweet name
begets;
With ties OF love unknown to any other
Your love endures from birth till life's sun
sets.
without that staunch, ne'er-f failing love Of
mother,
How empty life-what untold misery!
Without the kind and guiding hand Of mother
Lies spark would die and life would cease
to be- -ETEOCLES
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

PERHAPS this belongs among the tributes
to mother. At least one cannot question its
sincerity. Tother day the Lady Who Hates to
Darn our Socks had just finished preparations
to spend an afternoon out and was removing
the last bit Of shine from her nose when the
young ruff1an who calls us dad came in. He
paused, surveyed her with an approving eve
and then exclaimed: Gee, ma, you're JUS
BEWtNuli"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
HOME IS WHERE THOU ART.

HOME IS WHERE THOU ART.
Oh Mother. bring not Garlands,
Nor roses OF rare perfume
But beautiful wreath Immortal
l long to lay at thy tomb.
For the loveliest garlands will wither.
And the roses their perfume lose.
But the thoughts link together
Will live, in the wreath choose.
The City Is just as beautiful
All agleam at the edge Of the Sea:
I can hear the Song Of the Ocean
In the Home, where loved to he
II all is there. dear Mother,
A dream place. so fair to SEQ
But the golden bowl is broken.
And 1t is not home to me.
HELEN K. CRAMER-
Pefsonal.
Though would write some lines to VIM
Alas! 1t cannot be;
For, Mother dear. the end Is here
There II norpom. yop see.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-14
AMBASSADORS ARE NAMED

Washington. April 1.-THE nom
nation of Col. George Harvey. New
Jersey, to be ambassador to Great
Britain was sent to the senate today
by President Harding. Myron t Her
rick. Ohio. was nominated for am
bassador to France
President Harding sent a long list
of appointments to the senate in addi-
ton to the two diplomatic posts
Charles G. Dawes. Illinois, was NOM
mated brigadier general in the officers
reserve corps.
Other new appointments include
Capt Julian Latimer. to be judge ad-
vocate general of the navy. with the
rank of rear admiral, and David Pot
ter to be paymaster general
A long list of recess appointments
was re-subrnitted for senate confirma-
ton. It includes John J. Esch. Wis
consin, to be interstate comm cree COM
missioner, and George R. Carter, to be
public printer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-14
START DRIVE FOR SCOUT FUND
One Thousand Contributions of Se.65
Each Needed in Topeka.

One thousand L., hearted len and
women will be asked to contribute
1855 each for the support OF the Boy
Scout movement in Topeka
The recent campaign for funds
failed to produce the desired results
The average cost of keeping one Boy
Scout for a year is $685. Unless this
amount is secured the 1000 scouts
now under expert supervision will be
turned loose without the incentive for
becoming better boys
J. R. Burrow, Jr., president of the
Scout Council, will make a personal
appeal to the men and women who
have not contributed. It is believed
that there are enough persons with
the interest of the scouts at heart to
put out the money.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee, held Wednesday, it was de-
cided to raise the necessary money, be-
cause the scout headquarters may
have to close within thirty days un-
less financial support is forthcoming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-14
JEWELSAREFOUND
: Ten Diamonds, Valued at S.
NO16, Recovered by Officers.
Virgil Helm Reveals Hiding
Place of Missing JeweIry.

While his own relatives and mem
bers of the sheriff's force looked on
in establishment, Virgil Helm, former
night baggage man at the Rock Island
depot, removed a lock from an inside
door at his home, 500 Harrison street,
this morning and revealed ten dia-
monds. valued at SS.016.2O.
Missing JeweIry Found.
The ten diamonds, together with a
Few belt buckles and watch cases, were
all the articles that were still missing
in the s51.00 jewelry robbery from
the Rock Island depot a few weeks
ago Helm, who was arrested in Den
Yer early Monday morning, was
brought back to Topeka this morning
by. Ben Judkins, Rock Island special
sF-nt. In company with Sheriff Rob-
~ Miller and several others he went
to his home, removed a lock from an
inside door with a screwdriver and
produced the missing diamonds. The
gems were wrapped in wads of chew
ing gum by twos, which in turn were
wrapped in cotton. Even his relatives
did not suspect that the jewels were
in the house.
Helm was the last of the three
youths implicated in the robbery to
be apprehended. Walter Curtis, night
switchboard man for the Southwestern
Bell Telephone company. was caught
first. He implicated the other two,
who fled from the city. Mark Jillson,
the second youth, returned to Topeka
from Denver and gave himself up at
the request of his father. Helm was
arrested by Denver police the next
morning. The trio claimed that they
threw the belt buckles and watch
cases into the river
Two Pleaded Guilty.
Curtis and JiIison pleaded guilty to