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Thanks for Dime.

Dear Editor.-I am sending this
dime for our little war orphan.
hope TO see my story in the paper
next Sunday.
New member,
MARJORIE SPARKS.
2504 w. Grace ST.
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Praises Page.

Dear Miss witt. I thought 1t fine
drawing in The r. d. / thought
would send some writings with my
dra wing. Please excuse bad writing.
Hope to win n prize soon.
From an old member.
MILDRED LUCILLE CHILES.
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Puzzle and Charade Department
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4. Observation-Disclosures.
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By ELISHA PERDUE.
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BERTHA W. JONES.
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Send Your Address.

Dear Editor.-I want to join the
T. u. c. C. love 10 write and
draw. Please send me the rules.
Yours, ANNE BOWLES
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Likes Prize.

Likes Frfzc.
Dear Editor.--I received my prize
and l want to thank you for it. I
am sending n bicycle. which have
worked hard over. and I hope to see
II In the paper. l must close now.
Your member,
HAMILTON CROCK FORD.
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badge. ] haven't had but one and
lost that long time ago That Is
II You don't mind sending ME an
other one. Well. will close. With
love to you and all the members
Your old member.
MAY BAILEY.
Mineral. Va. Louisa County.
z. S.--And viii you phase send me
the rules also?
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ey RUFUS GEORGE
Letters From Our Little Ones

good title for the June contest. and /
will try to write for il, y member.
Lucy :. GILLIAN
II Fillmore Street. Petersburg. Va
Likes Contest.
Dear Editcr.-I am sending in a
drawing. as l have not had one in
since Easter. and | hope win a
prize. Examination starts soon and
y have to study real hard to get
through. ] think that the suggestion
made by Robert f.. Jones was fine
one. will close now.
Your member.
FRED STROUD.
Age IL.
busy at school.
Dear Edi,or.-Wnl write few
lines to inclose drawing, which /
hope TO see in print. We are real
busy ut school. as we have an exam
inaiton tomorrow. certainly will
be glad when school is out Will
close. Love TO you and all of the
members.
MAY BAILEY.
Lfscs Prize.
Dear Editor.--I received my prize
and was glad TO get II. Thank you
ever so much for H. wish | could
send something nicer drawing in the
club. l hope 10 receive another prize
soon. From an old member.
LUCILLE CHILES
Busy at school.
My Dear Ed!tor,-I can't write you
much tonight. for it's after 10 and the
sandman has already thrown sand in
my eyes. It's near exams and 50 |
haven't much time for the club. al
,hnlCrI,
written couple Of stories. but not
you drawing. called sweet
Hours" I took lots of pains with it,
and l will be very much disappointed
If it isn't in print.
Well. how are you? I'm the same
fat baby elephant" as the rude boys
at school call me.
Bless my shoestrinEs. il I'm not
falling asleep. SO / must close. with
love TO you and all the members.
Lovingly.
ESTHER GOLDBERG.
Tint Is Fine.
Dear Editor.-l have very at
tractive dog story that would like
for YOU TO publish on the children's
pas. | am PENDING YOU the first
chapter with this letter. and ii you
think it is worth while. Some of the
words may he misSpclled. but you
know I am tired and my eyes hurt
after studying my lessons.
The language marks for the past
year have been between ninety and
100 am in the 7-R grade.
Yours truly.
MARY PEARMAN
Glad You Were Pleased.
Dearest Editor-Thank you so
much for those lovely prizes: the two
thrift stamps. | am ashamed OF he =
ing so late In expressing my thinks.
but I hope YOU Will forgive me- I
am very proud of those prizes--the
first have ever received. have no,
been sending either stories or poems
here lately, but am sending now a
poem. Thanking You again for my
lovely prizes, am.
Yours sincerely.
HARRIET ID. SMITH.
Sends Drawing.
Dear Editor.-I am sending In n
drawing, which hope you will put
in print. Please don't let 1t land In
"Mr. Wastebasket," Your member.
MARGARET DAVIS.
Draw Only I'm Ink.
My Denr Editor.-1 hope this
drawing will not be put in tho
wastcbasket I think Robert Epes
Jones suggestion about the contest
Is just fine. Hope to see my draw
ing In the paper next Sunday.
Your old member.
HOPE l.. FORD.
Not Room for All.
Dear Edtor,--I sent in a picture
some time ago. and I haven't seen II
in print yet. What's the matter!
Wasn't II all right? I hope II was.
Will you please send ME another
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Welcome Rack.

Welcome Rack.
My Dearest Editor.-Sorry 10 say
/ have neglected to write for some
time. / have had busy time with
my lessons and so did not get a
chance to do so. Today / thought
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Contest Closes Tuesday


afte
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OF the
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4 Charade.

4 Charadc.
My first is in S. but not in let
My second is in y. but not in get.
Ny third is in o. but not in began.
My fourth is in 0. but not in land.
My fifth is in *. but not in cat.
Ny sixth is in $. but not in rat.
My whole is the name Of my dog.
(Original.)
Composed by VIRGINIA TISDALE.
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'"'nbicd Names OF Hymns Liz,
TO Play.
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Taserh "a eth ivrre.
Scjus .lwl vige uyo erst
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Ihocmr's arypres aevh olwlofsa ~
ccise sejus need tion YIN aren't.
Composed by
lNEZ RUSSELL GWALTHEy
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New Member.

NEW N1rHlHcr.
Dear Editor,-I am a new member
and have just received my pin and
rules. and / thank you so much for
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MAY BAILEY.
IL ycs Prize.

Dear EditOr,--I received my prize
and was glad TO get II. Thank you
ever so much for II. wish | could
send something nicer drawing in the
club. l hope 10 receive another prize
soon. From an old member.
JI+rII liz, CIyII I'c
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busy at school.

Dear EditOr.-Wni write few
lines to inclOse a drawing, which /
hope to see in print. We are real
busy at school. as we have an exam
inaiton tomorrow. | certainly will
be glad when school is out viii
close. Love 10 you and all of the
members.
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Your little member.
Badge Received.

MARY CANEDES.
3407 Decatur Street. South Richmond.
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JOIN OUR CLUB.

BY LOIS TUCKER.
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VIII Send il Som.

Durbin. w. Va.
Williams news., 1921-05-13
THE FARM HOME AN
 TMPORTANTF FEATURE

That the Farm Home is the definite goal of the farmer has been demonstrated by the unit ed interests of all who attend the meetings of the Farm Bu- reau.
 While men are interested in production and distribution of their farm products, the, women are equally interested in the selection of food and clothing for their families. They study this business of home making along lines of economy, health, comfort, and happiness.
 An important feature of this home partnership is to study some of the problems of the con sumer. A survey of Arizona products will be made. The buyers of these same products aim to be loyal to home produc- tions. A demand for vegetables honey, olives, vegeta bIe oils. canned fruit and vegetables, nuts, peanut butter, can syrup, and brOOms with an Arizona label would surely enlist the support of the women when Home Demonstrator Leader, T. University of Arizona, who has been assisting groups or rural women in Maricopa, Cohise and Yuma counties, is enthus- iastic about the possibilities of this united effort.
Williams news., 1921-05-13
CAR LOAD OF WHEAT TO
 PLANT IN RED LAKE

Red Lake farmers are going in for wheat this year on alarg- CT scale than heretofore. Over six hundred acres will be plant ed in this one valley and nearly a carload of good seed wheat has been shipped from the Flag staff mill to supply the planters. The varieties grown are New Marquis, Defiance and Red Russian, much the largest acre age being put to New Marquis. The Red Russian is a new vari- ety in this section but promises to make popular milling wheat in the future. Below appears a list of the farmers who will plant wheat in the valley this season with the ap- proX1mate acrea@e of each.
 c. B. Hume, 135 acres
 C. H. Kinds, 13O acres
 w. F. Thomasson, 125 acres
 Mclean, 50 acres
 F. Boulin, 50 acres
 Elton Hardy and Archie Strange, acreage not learned.
Williams news., 1921-05-13
DO YOU WANT THE.
 8 PAGE NEWS?

The publisher of the News is now trying out an eight page paper. Do the readers of the News want the eight page pa per to continue? Naturally eight pages cost more in both time and money than four. If the larger News is to be con- tinued the readers of the News
 must show that the larger pa- per is appreciated If, it is not appreciated we will go back to four pages. There are two ways in which readers may show their appreciation or lack of it-and upon the re- suits received in these two ways rests the decision as to whether the eight page paper shall be continued. The first way is by directly corresponding with or talking with the editor and giv- ing your opinion. The second and yet more effective way is by renewing your subscription and paying it up in advance.
 At present there are over 100 subscriptions to the News which are now expired or ex- piring. If fifty of these re- new by the end of the month, the eight page paper will con- tinue. Failing to receive that number of renewals we shall decide that the eight page pa per is not desired, and return to our former four pages. You News readers, are the judges. What do you say? We will take pleasure in continuing the eight pages if you so direct. The old price of $2.5O holds to the end of the month.
Williams news., 1921-05-13
SEED LOANS MADE TO
 10000 FARMERS.

Before the work of making seed grain loans will be com pleted approximately 10000 farmers in the drought-stricken areas9of the Northwest will from the Government to pur- chase seed for this years crop, according to officials of the United States Department of Agriculture who are charged with making the loans. With out these loans it is said that these farmers would be unable to buy seed. It is apparent that more than three-fourths of the $2,O00,OOO appropriation made by Congress to assist farmers in the drought-stricken areas to purchase seed will be
 middle of May, when it is eX- pected the work will be com pleted.
 There was such demand for loans, the maximum of which was $2OO, that it was necessary to limit them to farm CTS who harvested yield of less than 5 bushels per acre last year. It was necessary also to refuse a large number of ap- plications from farmers who harvested more than this yield but who were in financial dis tress because their entire pro- ceeds from crops grown last year were used in paying off debts.
Williams news., 1921-05-13

Reports show that the rain
 and snowfall have been heavy in north central portions of the state, eight inches of snow and a half inch of rain falling at
 Flagstaff. This puts the
 ground in excellent condition for farming and relieved the water ShOrta ges on the ranges in that section. Elsewhere light showers have been of no
 material benefit and no rain has fallen in the southwestern counties. Water continues very scarce and cattle are suf- fering for water and feed in the eastern and south eastern parts of the state. some owners feed ing in Cohise county. Cattle are .epo:ted dyinS III Graham county.
 Cotton growth has been steady but somewhat slower be- cause of cold weather. The sec end cutting of alfalfa is pro- gress1ng in the southwest, some being pastured due to the low price of hay; the first cutting has been finished in the central valleys. Grain is doing very well. Oranges have set bet ter than normal in Yuma coun- Fy, the grape fruit hardly so well, while citrus fruit are nor nally good and olives better in Maricopa county. Fruits have | been damaged somewhat by .rost in parts of Yavapai and | CccOnino counties.
Williams news., 1921-05-13
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

by LOCAL AFPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a local disease, greatly influ- enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will cure catarrh. It is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is composed of some Of the best tonics known, combined with some of the best blood purifiers Tho perfect combination of the ingrediertg in HALLS CATAREH MEDICINE ig what produces such won deTful results in catarrhal conditions.
 Druggists 75c. Testimonies free.
 F. J. Cheney & O.. Props. Toledo, O.
Williams news., 1921-05-13

NY ,,l.. are auch TiEszsssst sss:
 |. hay are most 1ovabIe a?io :-i s=f -:.tractab!e after they've had sc--css 1g f0 eat. National Biscuit
 mites always begin our Chu-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
A Rare Dish.

Your backyard garden won't be complete
unless it has rows Of lettuce and radishes.
Especially radishes. The amateur gardener
figures he has a garden if he can see the first
promise of the new radish leaves coming OF.
Of the ground. And when he gamers his first
crop and takes them into the house to the
Missus, he does it with the peacock air that
he displayed when the first son was born. The
radish originated in Asia and has been Guilt
waited for over 5000 years.
There are people today who don't care for
the radish as q food, any more than some care
for olives or mushrooms. But the ancients
were keen for radishes. When the Greeks
served feasts to Apollo in the temple Of Delhi
the radishes came in all dolled up on platters
of gold, while turnips and beets were served
on lowly platters Of lead One Greek thought
we'll enough of the radish to make it the theme
of book. and Pliny discoursed at length upon
it. But gardeners Of modern days had better
not try to compete with the old-timers in rails
ing radishes for weight. Pliny tells us about
one that weighed 40 pounds
The radish may have become dwarfed in
size, through the ages. but serve them with a
cellar of salt and fresh bread and plenty Of
butter and you'll agree that the quality is bet
ter than ever-especially II they come from
your own garden.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Pond Creek. Okla. has just drawn promi-
mont place on the first pages Of the newspapers
Of the country. Not with scandal. like that
had by its neghbor, Ardmore. where Clara
Smith was acquitted Of killing Jake Hamon.
Pond Creek has just celebrated the Goth ami
versary Of it. city marshalin Rock Island
We refer to that once as police chief. c. F.
Dunyan has filled the Job in Pond Creek since
the Cherokee strip was opened, and you must
agree with the folks there that he has made
= satisfactory officer. The other day, to mark
the 60th year Of his service. the residents gath
ssed and held a FEAST with music and speeches,
and rounds Of congratulations for the head Of
the police department The explanation for
the success Of Pond Creek and Bunyan is that
there is no petty politics there like there is
ID other communities, big and small. over the
.nountry. Pond Creek shows that it pays to
hold 10 . good man in q Job when one is found
In other cities the man Who Is elected chief of
police. as . rule. considers himself fortunate
II he lasts through one administration Know
ing that his JOB Is but temporary he does not
put his heart and interest into the work a. he
would II he knew that honest efforts would
10 appreciated and would serve to earning him
: permanent position based wholly on merit
There IL NO reason why public servant who
kAs made good should. be removed any more
tAan should an employe Of = private concern
but herein lies the faultiness Of our GOVERN
mental system In this country. The incentive
u attract capable men 10 lacking.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
How Old Is Jazz?

Way back there. in or about the year 1922
B. c.. the first complaint against jazz was
heard. The complainant was Aristotle, the
Greek philosopher. After denouncing certain
bad actors Of tragedy whose gestures were far
too violent, hs concluded with this reproach:
"They are like bad hute-players who whirl
themselves around a. II they would initiate the
motion Of the discus
Though this was written more than 200
ysars ago. 1t has . 1921 flavor. Hand Aristotles
wbirling fute-player a saxophone and you have
IN up-to-date jaSz-player whose contortions AZ
ford delight to some while giving many others
. pain.
There is no new thing under the sum-"
says Ecclesiastes in Holy Writ. rs there any
thing whereof 1t may be said, See, this is new?
It has been already Of old time which was
before u.s."
Aristotle's cry against the whirling flute
players of 800 B. C. is echoed in 1921 by DR..
Henry Van Dyke scoring jazz as 'the torment
Of imbeciles."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

Il Which are to live, Rock Island dies or Rock
1Sland babies? 1t can't be both! II the babies
arssto survive No must kill the 6ies. And II We
afe 70 kill the flies, We must act now. Swat
ting next summer will do little good. We must
sNat the nies' breeding places NOW-befors
~ prolific reproduction takes place
III Moro than 10000 babies die annually in
kAe United States from diseases Osried by
Aies. And Rock Island has it, share! Thou
tiAds oe adults have died and been made i'll
thsss same diseases. Rock Island has its
Sfale Of these. too. Typhoid! Cholera! Sum-
Yw -diaxrohssi- pyssatslyi An these and oh
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
Neutrality-suspicious. 1
Morn Chew.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
More Chew.
By the time he 10 shout two years
old q man has perhaps Is teeth and
they will be good ones II he gives
them q reasonable amount Of work
masticadng the right nourishment.
Dad hasn't Q great deal Of use
for that invention Of 4 sickly age.
the tooth brush. He says We 80 to
the COW for food to keep Z baby
alive when that baby's own moth
er fails to make good, and with
fair chance the COW will furnish q
substitute which more nearly ap-
proaches old Doctor Natures Peer
less Infant Food than anything that
ever came to the house in a fancy
package. There is something in a
cows milk az delivered in the
Calls mouth that gives that calf
perfect teeth, and Q calls teeth re-
main perfect without any artificial
cleaning at all. The calf has two
advantages over the baby whose
wet nurse is a cow-the calf gets
his nutriment pure and fresh and
undoctored or unchanged by hu-
man hands; and pretty early in his
career the elf begins to try his
teeth on grass and other whole
some tooth-cleaning foods. Heaven
only knows what treatment cows
milk may be subjected to before
the de-mothered baby gets what is
left of It; and even IL the parents
have no insuperable objections to
protein, carbohydrate or fat in the
baby's ration the chances are that
the vitality Of the food will be more
or less impaired by pasteurization,
sterilization or other treatment
which is necessary to save the baby
from the dangers involved in the
handling Of the milk between the
COW and the baby.
Have you ever seen a litter of
pigs struggling for a chance at the
free lunch? Usually one poor lit
tie piglet misses connection and is
left out in the cold-until another
incautiously lets 60 to grab a new
one. Well, sad as is this superfluous
piglet in his observation-disclosures.
his lot is fortunate as compared
with the de-mothered baby that has
been, so to speak, put out to COW,
for at any rate the wee piglet draws
a perfectly balanced absolutely
pure and unchanged article when
he does find a vacant place at the
counter. And that is more than
the de-mothered baby gets from the
COW. Worse still, not content to
change her infant off on some I'M
complaining COW, many such a
60 per cent mother finds some ex-
cuse for spelling even the cows
good work by adulterating the bo-
vine fluid with something that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09
RECOLLECT
~ ALFRED ARNOLD.
Ever 90 a-fishing.
After Wishing

BY ALFRED ARNOLD.
Ever 90 a-nshing.
After wishing
A week or two for spring;
When An April morning
Without warning
Brought warmth and everything!
-,
When you got the spade out, t
And Just made out
And Just made out
To dig ten worms from that hole;
Then spent an hour in hunting.
Grumbling. granting.
To find your fishing pole!
Then hot. and full Of furry,
Gabbed in = hurry
A sandwich and some pie.
And Aoofed it to the river.
All a-quivef;
Three-pounders in each eye!
Then sat. and sat. and waited:
Meditated;
And used up all your bait;
And caught three little catfish
And one hathsh
And went home tired, quite late!
Remember. Birds were singing.
Naples dinging
Their blossoms down on you?
And yoa at fishiAg. dosing.
And supposing?-
e 1onll e? Sure IN al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-09

The Self-Su6iciency Of America.
H. @. Wells, in writing Of The intsr-dspsnd-
ence of European countries and Of the self
svhlciency OF America, sau:
II doubt IL 1t would make any very serious
difference for some time in the ordinary daily
life Of Kansas City, let rs say II all Europe
were reduced to desert in the next i've years. +"
In limited degree, this is true. Kansas
City would not sec the desert which Europe
had become. Her streets would look the same.
Outwardly she would live to large extent the
same life she lives now-and SO Of other Amer
lean cities and farming regions. But all Amer
lea would feel the change keenly We would
be shocked in every Intellectual and business
fibre For one thing, We would be left to bear
the banner Of the white race alone save for
some nations which are weak In numbers and
others which are weak in Wilderness. We would
feel sense Of helplessness in confronting SO
changed . world. To be sure Mr.. Wells says
"for some time; but the time would be meas
ured by the lapse required for the transmits
sion Of news only. We should be sick nation,
II Europe were lost; and in all probability. We
should be sick nearly or quite unto death. In
a material sense, We should suffer obvious evils
which everybody would be conscious Of.
Tho main trouble with this country today
with South America with the whole world. is
that we are trying to get along without Europe
Europes part in our life is largely suspended
as an aftermath Of the war. The railways
the farmers. the factories are suffering because
we have in large measure lost Europe-be-
cause in certain senses, Europe has become 70
US, temporarily at least, desert