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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-17

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 American competition sometimes makes the rest of the world sit up and take notice, says The Nations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-17

Mrs. Mae Ayers Olive Is spending the week with Mrs. J. D.. Head at Brompton, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-17

Mrs. Mary c. Smith and Miss Ella Lee Smith have returned from Chi cago, where they spent the summer and are at home at the Ridgely for the winter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
Harding and Harvey.

An insight into the fighting qualities of
President Harding is had in his determination
to send Colonel George Harvey as ambassador
to Great Britain Prominent Republicans have
been trying to prevent the appointment OF Har-
vey, one Of the arguments against him being
that he Is Democrat 1t is true that Harvey
was one Of the staunch supporters of Woodrow
Wilson uAtil their sensational break after Mr.
Wilson's first nomination. At that time Mr. Will
son requested that Colonel Harvey cease his
editorial support Of the candidate in his weekly
publication. Harvey's life ambition has been
to serve as ambassador to the court OF st.
James. He sought the post under the first Will
son administration. his friends laboring to have
the president forget the break between him and
the colonel but Mr.. Wilson refused to recog-
.pise Harvey's claims. Subsequently the colonel
s6rned to the Republican banner and was one
Of the strongest supporters Of Mr.. Harding in
the last campaign. Colonel Harvey is rep
resentative American citizen. He is man Of
brilliant attainments. He is thoroughly demo-
cratic He knows men and nations and world
problems. His personal fortune may not be as
extensive as that possessed by some Of the
men who were seeking the place to crafty
their. social aims. but he has what will prove
moro valuable ana creditabls to the American
nation. He has brains and Judgment.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

~ assursd fhsrs wsrs. T1s tsssonsr ssksd
sof thelS nsmss n csn1d)acs He was In.
sprmsa Nh ! few days prsyisas ! ydass maa1
emDloysd IN his once had purchased half
lossn II he 31E shirts. And 'ths customsr. II.
amasemmt wondered Row he did Il, - Ids
salary was only ~ pss vesk
The ONES worker managed TO buy six
shirts ana other costly things. but in order to
do It he was obliged TO spend every dollar that
b earned. IL idft the rich Who indulge IN
luxuriss. = ruleA wealthy people have tho
things that they neAd for their comfort and
usually they have the best, but they can afford
them. and therefore they are not regarded as
luxuriss. It Is the mortal working for wages
who tries To mimic those With large incomes
who hits the rocks when hard times arrive.
He is out Of Job, hiS pay stops. and be hasn't
anything to fall back upon. His silk shirts
are worn ont, and he is compelled to wear
anything that viii keep him covered. It's the
old story. The lesson IL repeated at intervals
In this country. but most Of the people simply
will not heed it. Therefore they must slher.
and for their suffering they have nobody but
themselves to blame.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

The reason many men out Of work these
days are minus funds Is that when they were
earning good wages they failed to lay aside
something for the rainy day. During the war
high wages turned the heads Of many ordi-
lna21ly normal folks. and they imagined that
they were' to be In 'clover the remainder Of
their lives. Men who were wearing silk shirts
during the war today are standing on the street
lcornsrs in oyeralls looking Tor something to
lido. A Rock Island merchant offers an. ex-
!planation. He told Of . customer coming to
his stere one day TO make : purchase Of shirts.
iThis customer haSpsns to Be the head Of
slarge concern and 10 rated a. wealthy. Some
silk shirts were spread q the counter They
swsre priced at $lS each The customer
!laughed and asked the salssman II there really
fWpss men In Rock Island foolish enough to
|ne1n Aeh -lAeGal1Glnant in - shirt. He
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
Rock Island Savers.

A statement given out by the six local banks
shows that the people Of Rock Island are thrifty
and that they have faith in their home insti-
tutionA More than fifteen million dollars are
on deposit - savings in the Rock Island banks.
This money Ii owned blythe average citizen
ana represents various individual sums from
I'VE to several hundreds of dollars. 1t woul
be good thing II every man and woman car
ried . savings bank book. 1t proves great
friend when the income is shut of, an experi-
encs hat has been met by hundreds of wage
earnfts here during the past year owing to
the I'LL In industry that swept over the entire
country.
10 many people. unfortunately for. them
sdlve6, when they are working steadily, refuse
] ID Fpccgnize the possibility Of dark days in
TIA future and they 60 ahead and spend every
dollar OF their income, despite that the banker
Is constantly admonisbing them to lay away
few d6llars Of theirWage every week. The re-
port of the banks Indicates, however. that not
altnf the people Of Rock Island are shftless
On the contrary. it shows that the majority OF
them sre savers. II you happen to be one OF
those without bank account right now when
you-afs out of work you know the rea-
son. You ought to profit by the pleas
ant experience Of your neighbor. who has
been out Of work as long as you have.
When he needs few dollars he goes to his
bank and gets it. He has enough laid away to
take care of him until he returns to his employ
ment- The banker is your friend when he ad.
vises you to save. but your greatest and best
friends are the dollars that you put aside when
you are producing. You never can tell when
the bad day will come your way.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
Uncle Sam Backs Allies.

: The United States government has sent
statement to Germany sustaining the war in
demnity demands of the allies 1t is in reply
to a memorandum submitted by the German
government expressing its desire to make full
settlement but protesting its inability to do
so upon the terms that have been laid down.
Germany is willing to submit to an investi-
cation by unbiased experts to establish SUBJ
sanitation Of its claims. On this proposition
the United States utters no comment accept
ing the German communication as an earnest
of the Berlin governments purpose to indem-
nifty the allied nations in such manner as its
resources will enable it to do. The United
States government cites the moral response
Quent devastation Of invaded countries, and
while this nation is not seeking dollar OF
German money it is in duty, bound to support
the demands for reparation that have been
made by the allied governments. Germany
indicates that It will have fresh proposals to
make to the allies, and it expresses the hope
that these may be acceptable in order that the
German people may as soon as possible resume
their normal pursuits without the handicap of
a burden that would defeat their ambition for
early recovery from the effects Of the war.
While the people of the United States do
not wish to see Germany suffer unnecessarily
in its normal activities, yet it comes with poor
grace for a nation that was so brutally indon-
siderate OF other countries as Germany has
been in the past to be now seeking sympathy
from the rest of the world The impression
Of the remainder of the world is that Germany
is able to meet the demands that have been
made by the allies. and that while the total
may exceed what it was expected that it would
be, it is little enough when the crimes COM
mitted by the kaiser and his crowd are taken
into consideration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
UNSPOKEN
BY ALFRED ARNOLD

bx ALE RED AhNVLD
Had You but spoken, yours were words
To set to song or frame in gold;
I saw it shining in your eyes.
That rapture. never to be told;
: I've waited. longing, through the years,
And now we both are growing old.
Had you but spoken, your sweet speech
Would match all beauty that could be;
I saw 1t glowing on your lips.
The love you never breathed to me;
I've suffered all. yet did not dare
To help you: what must be. must be-
Had you but spoken, what you said
Would eqAal all times happy lore,
! saw it beating in your heart
The truth you could not telLbefore:
And cannot now-because, my dear,
There Is no future any more.
Had you but spoAen. life had besn.
For all its sorrows. half divine:
Il saw it in your secret soul. y
Tho will that burned. yet made no Sign:
1t must be- hidden to the end.
But / an yoazA and jon are nina, :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

@. Where may l obtain fiux
to solder aluminium cooking uten-
sils? e. N.
A. The Bureau Of Standards says
it is impossible to solder aluminium
cooking Utensils and obtain re-
pair that will satisfactorily resist
>corfosion.
q. When I order double cream
and 1t will not whip, what can be
done to make it thicker? K. W. M.
A. Cream that is too thin to
whip properly will whip much bet
ter if the white Of an egg is add
ed. II a large quantity of cream is
used, use the whites of two eggs.
This will add both to the quality
and quantity Of the cream.
Q. How many different lang
uages are spoken in the world! B.
s. L.
A. Authorities differ widely az to
the number Of languages and dia-
lects spoken in the world At the
present time. Some give the num-
Der at 1000: others as high az e.
600 and 1000.
@. Who first proclaimed the
freedom Of the seas? NJ. Oh.
A. This doctrine was first pro-
pounded by Grotius in hts Mare
Liberum-"The air. the running wa
ter. the sea-are common to all"
@. What Is the reason for not
using the letter ~ when naming
army units! n. E. W.
A. The war department says
that tho rsasca the letter -" Is
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

famous Scotchman was Hugh Miller. who
got his start in life as a stons~ mason and
quarryman. He worked with his hands also
his brains. And because he used his brains.
he sawthe wonderful story that the rocks could
tell After many years of study. he put his
observations down on paper and became one OF
the worlds greatest biologists.
Hugh Miller's most famous book. "The Old
Red Sandstone" has lived so years and has
run through many editions. He starts the book
with some sound horse sense that may be OF
benefit to you:
my advice to young working men. DESTROYS
Of lettering their circumstances and adding
to the amount of their enjoyment. is very Sim
pie. Do not seek happiness in what is mis-
named pleasure. Seek it, rather. in what is
termed study. Keep your conscience clear,
your curiosity fresh, and embrace every oppor-
tunity Of cultivating your minds.
Learn to make right use, of your eyes. The
commonest things are worth~looking at Read
good books, not forgetting the best Of them.
There is more true philosophy in the bible than
in every work Of every skeptic that ever wrote,
and we would all be miserable creatures with
out it. And do not let any class get ahead OF
you in intelligence"
Hugh Miller's advice is as clean-cut as a
diamond 1t might have been uttered yester-
day. it is so timely. Yet this young Scotchman
quilted it in Cromarty away back in 1910.
When one gets the habit, there is the keen
est pleasure in the pursuit of knowledge more
pleasure than in the power that might be exer-
cised in its possession. Miller, the mason,
knew this fact and he tried to communicate it
to posterity. THE Old Red Sandstone
wouldn't be a best seller in our generation. but
it surely gets down to some. bedrock facts. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
The Daily Short Story

and its report rang out. She
thought she saw one Of the alert
creatures fall. but the other, fol-
lowed by the bullets of another
gun, bounded into an alder thicket
Then Lorette heard-she felt ev.
cry bit Of hope leave her-the
sound Of mans means.
'Spiritless, she stood watching fol
q sign Of Hugh across the river
With an effort at last she raised
her frightened voice:
Hugh"
He answered from the log cross
ing. little way up stream.
He ran into the alder thicket, Lo-
rette following him, but he turned
to her with his face aghast.
7 Don't come, don't come" he
pleaded.
He tried to wave her back, en-.
deavored to tell her that they had
made mistake, but she pushed by
him and passed on.
A hunter. wounded, already had
hremoved his coat, and was tryine
to stop the flow of blood. Luckily
Lorette knew something about frs,
aid. She gothic gauze she thought.
fully had tucked into her packe,
! pocket. Hugh had a strong core
along with him. Together they
bound up the flesh wound. Their
Lorette felt her strength forsakins
her again. She sank into an alder
clump unconscious.
When she revived she' heard
Hugh's voice:
You stay with her. III 60 70,
DR.. Bliss"
She heard his retreating foot.
steps ind opened her eyes, A ca.
ressing voice treasured her. =
Everything is all right, Lorette.'
HDavid, how came you here?"
Hugh told me. Why didn't YOU
say he was a member Of your fam
lily. Lorette?"
How came you here?" she re-
peated.
."At the club one day, ] was con
graduating Hugh on his fair lady
He said, at length. that you wer,
coming here cunning. Naturally.
wanted to come. too. I am sorry
for this accident. I've got a clear
rife shot right through my arm"
obi" gasped Lorette, IL
thought"
What did you shoot at?' Davit
interrupted.
Il was sure I shot deer" sh'
replied. languidly.
Lets 60 see."
They found him, just where h,
had fallen, a magnificent. big-ant
Tered deer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

not used for an organization Of IN
United States army is because ~
letter is SO much like the lene
Il" that confusion results.
@. What is the difference y
tween the Pilgrims" and the 'PW
itans?" G. W.
A. The Pilgrims were those y
Puritans. members OF John Roof
sons Church Of Leyden, who. g
Sept. 6. 1920, sailed from Plymoun
in the "Mayf1ower," to seek fre
dom Of worship in New Engls1.
The Puritans were a large body =
men and women who as early Is y
the days of Queen Elizabeth, v'ss
cd ito purge the ecclesiastical y
TEN" of what they called pop.
abuses" The term was used 2
early as 1904.
@. What is the record for Nr
less messages? A. L. G
A Probably the record for W
less communication was estabfS
recently when a message was
from Cavite. Philippine. IslancA
Washington, a distance OF
than 10000 miles, in three
utes. The message was relaye
Goat Island and San Diego
automatic relay devices. -
q. Is Old Point Comfort -
land? - c. y
A. Old Point Comfort, W a
situated on a small penn
where Hampton Roads and Y 4
lpeake Bay Join the Atlantic
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05


It Is . physiological fact. found
Cd upon careful observations. that
when We take a drink Of w1tsr the
water ID practically not observed at
Ill In the stomach.
This has led to some wrong de-
ductions. FOR many individuals think
It IT, unwise to drink Water before
or It the begin6ing Of = meal, lest
the water 20 dilute the gastric Juice
% ~ delay digestion. But wit =
minute. Observations have shown
us that as soon as water taken
alone enters the stomach 1t begins
to pass on into the duodenum
(small intestineAin a series of fore
ed spurts. Within . few minutes
after . large drink Of water has
been taken practically all Of the
water has p4ssed out Of the stom-
ach into the intestine, where IS
much as the body requires IL alb
sorbed into the blood. II there Is
any superduity remaining. It will
only tend to make easier the work
Of the intestine.
Besides stimulating the stomach
TO contract and drive it on into the
intestine, cool water, at any rate,
stimulates the secretion Of gastric
juice. So positive Is this effect that
some good physicians administer .
large drink of cool water In place
OF a so-called test-meal when seek
ing to obtain a specimen Of gastric
Juice for analysis.
Therefore If one is at all thirsty
it is perfectly healthful to drink all
the cool water before or at the be-
ginning Of a meal. 1t is not ad-
visable to use water or any other
beverage as q wash to hurry down
poorly masticated morsels of food.
and it is not advisable to drink wa
ter that is excessively cold Nice
water) at any time. Ice, water is
a shock to the stomach and some
times to the solar plexus, in hot
weather particularly. Nor is 1t a
wholesome practice to drink very
Mot water or other beverages. Sc
good an observer as DR.. Mayo be-
lieves that the habit Of taking bev-
erages or food too hot may favor
the occurrence OF cancer of the
stomach. Excessively hot or cold
things are not natural.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

t. In New York the police have arrested
dope peddler who Carried his supply in a wood
len leg. That dope probably had an extra
ordinary kick
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

Twenty Yanks quell German revolt Re-
calls the Texas ranger who arrived by special
train in, . riot town. Mayor asked him. Where
are the rangers?" He answered. I'm the rang
ers; where's your riot?'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

You'll have trouble convincing your son that
d garden spade furnishes no more toll than
baseball bat
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
4 PARODY.

The veriest pagan, loving earth.
With glovink skies arched overhead
And round him wondrous things Of worth,
Has not fear but when he's dead
He'll pass to brighter scenes above
That thousand fold shall claim his Iowa
The morning snd the evening hour.
The splendid glories OF the noon.
The fragrance Of . leafy bower,
All teach US Of the greater boom.
They speak of finer things to b \
In years Of immortality.
The beauties Of the seas and lands,
The changing seasons xafied Joys,
The workmanship ofscunning hands,
All these shall be Is childish toys
When death shall come. kindly tate.
To bringsus to our largo estate.
Incurably religious. man
Upreaches to the things divine;
He's built on a tremendous plan;
For him a universe shall shine;
SAnd when fair death brings him rebirth
He'll play handball with this old earth.
HELEN.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
no SWEARING.

A small boy who often goes rid
ing In a motor car, is a great be-
ltever in prayer. The other day
the car got stuck. and Bobbie
prayed. "Oh, Lord, please kelp US
out; there is only a woman chauf-
feue pfessnks-Capper'A -s~-vs--.---..
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
4 LIIH IK8
sY W 81! {! I. . i, eR Rag lan

Water il essential to every chem
ical process Of the bodv-absorp-
ton, nutrition. secretion, excretton.
Seldom does one drink too much
plain water; q great many persons
drink far too little. Two quarts .
day-about ten glassfuls-repre-
SCENTS . fair average, although many
REQUIRE several times - much In
warm weather or when engaged in
work or play associated with much
sweating. II an excess is taken.
the kidneys eliminate it without
difficulty, though perhaps with
some annoyance from frequent calls
In cold weather. In warm weather
tin skin eliminates more~than In
cold weather, but excess of water
drinking is rarely the cause of ex-
cessive perspiration-the contrary
is more often the case. The excess
sive use OF tea or coffee will irri-
tate or stimulate the kidneys to ex-
crete an excessive amount of water.
Possibly pint Of water is elm
mated daily through the exhalation
from the lungs.
A great many people find that a
pint OF. less of water, hot or cold as
preferred, with or without a pinch
OF salt, taken on rising and on re-
firing, . habit that prevents con-
stipafion and keeps the skin in
healthy condition.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
Argus Information Bureau


ton sarssn fsasne Hssk Director Wasnno Give fun
replies being
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

Penrose says the excess pronts tax will be
abolished. Why not abolish excess profits?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05
QUESTIONS AyD ANSWERS.
Tooth Powder,

Please reprint a formula you re-
Gently suggested for a tooth pow
der. MRS. L. A. H.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-05

MIX tHUIUugHIy m lVU-HIeSH
sieve. This powder contains no
chalk; which some dentists believe
scratches the enamel. 1t may be
favored to taste with a drop or two
of wintergreen If desired. Person
ally l prefer plain soap as denti-
frice. with a scrubbing with pow
dered willow charcoal occasionally
or a drop or two Of peroxide on the
wet brush if the teeth are discol-
ored.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-02-04
CAN RESTORE LIBERTY BELL
Metallurgists Confident Of Their Ablll-
~ to Make Precious Revolutionary
Relics Good as New"

Metallurgists whose authority
cannot be denied assert that they
are able. if the American people de-
sire it. by means of the electrical
Welding process now in daily indus
trial use, not only to obliterate the
big crack in the Liberty Bell, but
to stop the disintegration Of the
BELLS material, which, if allowed
70 50 On, in time viii utterly de-
-troy this precious relic.
There is, Of course, something at
lractiye in the proposal to make the
Did bell as good as new, so that it
can be rung again on sufficiently
great occasions, but after all, when
thus renovated, it would not be the
bell a lot Of us have seer and a lot
more have viewed as pictured. Its
solution Of continuity has become
SO familiar that the removal Of it
would cause a real sense Of loss,
and-well. the Liberty Bell did its
work, SO why not let it rest?
AS it is, the bell viii last our
time and hat Of not a few genera
tons still tc come.
By the way, it would be interest
ing to know just how many Ameri-
cans still believe that Liberty Bell
was cracked by the wild ringing it
received in celebration Of independ-
ence declared. That is a pretty
myth, bot as a matter Of fact the
bell remained whole and in service
for nearly 60 years after the day
that made it lannon's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-02-04
SEX RIVALRY A SCHOOL AID
Girls and Boys DO Better Work When
They Are In Mixed Glasses
Enallshman Asserts.

Is the schoolgirl Of today more
susceptible to masculine influence
than was the case nine years ago?
This is suggested by the analysis
of examination results undertaken
by the Middlesex (Eng.) education
committee that girls, in mixed
schools do much better than those
at girls schools.
B. S. Gott. secretary to the Mid
dlcsex education committed, said he
was entirely in favor of mixed
schools, and that the system was GO
ing to be much developed in Middle
sex.
"While it has been found that
boys work as well in mixed schools
as in boys schools, girls work 20
per cent better at mixed schools"
he said. "The reason is partly be-
cause the presence Of boys gives them
a desire to emulation. and they want
to show what they can do. Also
they are not 50 liable to giggle or
talk and SO waste time.
81 found in the records of one
year that the boys worked, too, bet
ter at mixed schools than at purely
boys schools. Girls seem to get
sounder views when working with
boys, too. Girls are much neater
and tidier than boys, and they tend
to make the boys tidier, also"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-02-04
ON HER HAND.

The other evening l attended a
theater with a man friend. Just as
VIC g2re leaving 7 noticed that |
was holding only one glove IN my
hand, so we went back to look for
the other. Several ushers aided us
in the search. and also a number
Of men who were still in the theater.
When the search seemed entirely
useless, picture my embarrassment
and CONSERVATION when one Of the
ushers exclaimed "Why, you have a
glove on your hand and are holding
onel' 1t was true. We made a
hasty exit amid the laughter of all
observation-disclosures.