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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Samanthy," observed Mrs. Carter.
Samantha saw Eph coming, and
started up the ladder, then decided
to come down, and fell just as he
reached her.
What was you amin to paint
sheds for, Samantha? ?" he demand
ed
She's earnin' some money" re-
piled Mrs. Carter smartly, before
Samantha could speak.
Il reckon I kin earn plenty for
me an mine," retorted Eph holly.
Even to winter coats?'' asked
Mrs. Carter coolly.
For a second time Eph found
nothing to say He looked at his
neighbor's white hair, swallowed
his thoughts and turned to his wife.
"C'mon home, Samantha" he
growled.
In silence she peeled off the over
alls and started for the road.
by, Mis- Carter" she called as
she reached the gate.
BE sure an get broadcloth,
cause it's durable and stylish" an
sWered Mrs. Carter.
: Though his face was still Grim
son and his lips pressed hard. Eph
old not draw away his arm as Sa-
mantha grasped it to pass through
the gate. And all the way home
she leaned back peacefully, admir-
ing the autumn foliage and cut
ing and fitting her new winter
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Judge Ben Lindsey states he favors the
18th amendment, but he maintains that it is q
farce as presently operated. The booze supply
is as plentiful it was before the Volstead
act was passed, but the only ones who are
enjoying the drinking privilege now are the
rich, and that is what is causing the trouble
and dissatisfaction. Occasionally there is a
prosecution, but in most instances the one pun
ished is some poor boob who blew in his weeks
wages at bootleg joint America is supposed
to be land of equal opportunity and equal
rights. The Volstead act, as now being ap-
piled, is making joke out of the constitution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
stu More Oxygen.

Still more UXyge1s
Human life is a constant process
of constructicn-the burning Of fuel
TO free its energy for muscular and
functional work. The fuel is food,
converted into body tissue. AL
though some persons are said TO
barn the candle at both ends, the
fact Is that a great majority of US
suffer by reason of too slow COM
bustion; that is in part attributable
TO choking the fire with an excess
of fuel, and IN part to poor draft
No fire can burn without draft
Combustion can't take place with
out oxygen Life languishes when
the oxidation process is slow. Al
though there is oxygen a-plenty all
about US, the great majority OF US,
as say, slowly smother to death
succumb prematureiy-merely be-
cause we just won't take pains to
regulate the fuel and the draft and
consequently our metabolism gets
out of order.
Get that metabolism fixed in your
vocabulary. It's an impressive
word-just 900 years better than
liver complaint or impure blood. 1t
means the combustion process
which is life. When you've master
ed metabolism,. so that you can peel
it of your tongue without an in
stant's hesitation, add the word
basal to it. Basic, you know, is a
popular word these days. Basal
metabolism is the minimum essen
tial for the continuation of nor
NAL life in q state of absolute rest.
Don't ask your friend how his liver
is working this morning. Say. Hell
10, Pete, how'S the old basal meta
bolism today?"
1t is all a matter of oxygena-
ton. Not deep breathing. No, you
may breathe as deeply as you will.
but you cam make your blood alb
sorb any more oxygen or your body
tissues use any more that way,
aside from the effect of the muscu-
lar effort involved in this trifling
exercise. The way you can make
your body absorb and use more
oxygen is by general muscular ex-
ercise. Two miles of oxygen three
times a day on the hoof represents
a fair minimum dose of exercise for
persons who wish to keep well and
fit.
At some altitude some persons
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

Rock Island has excellent public school
system but the accommodations must be
tended in order to meet the growing require
ments of the city Needed funds can be raised
only by taxation of property. At the special
election to be held Saturday you are asked to
vote authorization to slightly increase faxes in
order to provide needed funds. You should
vote yes and you should induce your neighbors
f, d0 likewise
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Drunkard.

Is there any treatment which will
stop a habitual drunkard from
drinking liquor? Although the
country is bone dry" there are
plenty of places in town where IL
ouor is made and sold. (Mrs- ]. b.
F.
Answer-Only by consent and CO.
operation of the alcoholic victim
himself can the physician overcome
his craving by treatment, in hos
pital or other institution
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
IF a Farmer Were There
THE Prairie Tarmer.l

The Prairie Farmer.1
Over five million men out of work in the
United States. At Washington an "unemploy-
ment conference" is IN session trying to find
out what is the matter. This conference is
made up as follows:
Seven government officials and ex-
officials.
Two lumber dealers.
Two railroad officials.
Eight manufacturers.
One contractor
Three coal operators
Six union labor officials
Three city officials.
Three women.
Two bankers
One army officer.
There are farmers at the conference vet
one good, hard-headed farmer might prescribs
q better remedy than all the rest together He
could tell q story something IKE this
There is no unemployment on the farms
There need be none in the cities II industry
and labor would follow ths farmers example
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Il, 1871.

Detroit policeman murdered his wife ana
threw her body into the river. When arreseeo
he said that he didn't know why he did H. Inc
most plausible explanation is that ms vile
owned $4,000 home and he wanted to put
another woman in it,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12

II you have at heart the future of your
city and the welfare of its children you will
cast favorable vote at the special Rock Is
Land election Saturday and aid in carrying the
proposition to raise funds needed for the en-
larging of the school facilities of the com
1nnzity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
Used Clothing.

Is there any danger of contract
ing communicable disease by wear
ing clothing that has been worn by
another? 2 If so, is there any way
such clothing can be disinfected?
Would naptha cleaning answer the
purpose? IF. II. W.)
Answer-There is probably no
such danger. but steam cleaning,
washing and ironing or pressing or
naphtha cleaning followed by press
ing would make the clothing safe to
wear.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
CIR TnnthHtnt1p
HEEE KIEs MANS ANczxxf ENEaGY.
DILL CARE
VINO pGsrNTERs THE USLovED cUss.
| hEWAEE!

TOTHER day we gently chided the New
York Tribune for using the word "suppositi-
tious". We apologize-abjectfy. "Suppositi-
tious'' is perfectly good word. while our long
cherished "suppositious" is rated as Obsolete
or rare" But why that extra syllable? It
hooked superfuous to US when We thought it
was wrong and it looks superfuous to us now.
HOW DO THEY GET THAT WAY?
Mac: The fans who saw the Independent
StaIeys game via the Argus scoreboard were
well pleased with the sersice- The weather is
getting cold and l can't find my redemption
Slip. / see they are hunting golf in East No
line But the thing that interests me most is
the Hereford Breed Men OF. Bureau, men
toned in a headline in Rock Islands greatest
newspaper. BARNEY GOOGLE
FRIEND RIO. who supports the Pillar that
keeps the Chicago Post from sagging in the
middle. refers to US as his downstate rival. If
he's kidding US we'll join the Khan; il it's a
compliment we'll kollapse in konfusion.
NATURE FAKES.
I've read of autos skddng,
I've seen an auto hurtle;
But aren't the writers kidding
When they say turns turtle?
BIN
ALOYSIUS reports that Doc Evans 1--WE
think it was Doc Eyans) advises a lady who
cannot stay awake in church to hold one foot
suspended in the air during the sermon. But
says Aloysius, "ain't there danger of gettin
your foot on the third rail-?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-12
This Bird Ought to Take Up COlyum
C0nduCting-0r Something.

IFrom the Kewanee Ull) Star-Courier.1
A Harvest Home festival is usually
a cross between a pig sticking and a
husking bee. OF course while no one
ever saw a bee husk anything many can
testify as to its huskiness, and if you do
not believe il ask Siona Hirschy who sat
on one accidentally while on his Vaca-
ton in Michigan. However, the Elks'
Harvest Home festival is neither pig
sticking or a husking bee, but it is an
occasion whereby all those who have
toiled during the hot summer, and many
who have not toiled this summer, and
many who never toll, can gather togeth
err, see the fruits and products of the
soil and as usual razZ the farmers who
raise them But it was ever thus. and
the usual trend of thought these days is
to the victims belong the Spoiled
The local Bills Harvest Home fes
tival will probably be a good occasion
for the appearance of Cosner's Corners
Silver Cornet band. that Doc Lowering,
the fiourishing and extinguished leader,
has been practicfng lately out in Red
Oak Hollow, the only safe place for re-
hearsal. All the music of this band is
now played in the Italian language and
all the musicians are being fed spaghetti
and macaroni to insure proper poise and
atmosphere. but Doc assures US that de-
spite the fact, he still eats his five
pounds Of steak regular at each meal
that the members of the band
woppish that all they will read is the
poems of DAnnunzio and talk Of the
vendetta. =.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
ITEMS FROM BIENVILLE

Mr.. A. E. Devices, of Homer, spent
Sunday with his family.
Miss Ardelle Campbell has gone to
JOneSbOrO to visit her sister, Mrs. j.
E. Cox.
Misses LeOla and Dale Cargill spent
the weekend in GibSland with home
folks.
Misses Mary Minis and Joe Thomas
visited homefolkS in Minden and Ring,
gold this weekend.
Mrs. A. @. Black is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Jonesboro and
Ruston this week.
Mr.. O. D. Harrison was a week end
visitor in the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. P. Harrison.
Mrs. Rock Harrison joined her hus-
band, Mr.. Claude Harrison in Jackson,
Miss, for a weekend visit.
Mrs Chas. G. Rudolph and children
visited relatives in Jonesboro this
week.
Mrs Annette Loe and daughter, Leila
of Mansfield, are guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cosby Gatlin.
Misses Maude and Dewey Poole
had as their guest for the weekend
Miss Lois Franks of Quitman.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. C. Boone and chill
dren, of Mineola, Texas, and Miss
Bessie Boone, of Abilene, Texas, are
guests this week in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. R. Boone.
Mrs. r. G. CAN'T spent Saturday in
Shreveport shopping. On her return
she stopped over at Mt. Lebanon where
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
LEGION MEN HIT By RULING
Rational Judge Advocate Decides Or.
ganIzation Officer Ineligible if
Holding Public Office.

A decision of far-reaching iInpor
lance as affecting the participation il
politics of men holding office in the
American Legion has just been hand
cd down by Robert A. Adams, IA
tlonal judge advocate of the Legion, ir
le-ponSe 10 an inquiry from the Inter
Post Council Of Los Angeles, Cal.
At its annual election held in De
Cember Los Angeles post elected
Cumming Toilette as commander fOl
i92l. A short time afterwards Fol
lette was appointed justice Of the
peace by the board of supervisors OF
Los Angeles county.
The question arose whether, in view
OF the fact that Toilette had been ap
pointed to an Office which, in its ma
ture, except in the matter Of filing
vacancies, il an elective, salariCd pub
lie Office, hs was eligible to serve as
IN officer Ot the Legion.
In his (F,ical ruling, the national
judge advocate says:
"Thls being a salaried, elective pub
lie Office, 1t is my opinion that the
method Ct filling vacancy Is not es.
sential IN determining the eligibility
OF a Legionaire holding such office.
1he office Is elective, although the case
with WHICH we deal Is that of an ap-
p0intmcnt.
"rhe purpose of the constitutional
provision Is, of course, to prevent, so
lar as possible, the use by a member
or the Legion Of his Legion member
snip In furtherlng a political career.
consequently, the effect of an ap-
polntment Is In no wise dissimilar
from an election, and 1t is my opinion
tlat the incumbent is, by the accept.
nnce of his office, rendered ineligible
Tor the office of the American Legion"
1t is believed that many Legion
members, appointed to political offices
VIII be affected by this ruling.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
KIDNEY REMEDY GUARAN.
TEED BY ALL DRUGGIST
If NOT BENEFITED BY FIRST
BOTTLE, MONEY REFUNDED
IN FULL

While il is impossible to cure al
kidney troubles, the makers of Nash.
Kidney Remedy have 50 much conf
derce in their preparation that they in
strnct the druggist to refund your mon
ey in case you are not satisfied after
using first bottle.
In view of the fact that there ar,
so many so-called cures advertised
these days we consider this a GOOD
reasonable offer. Nash Bros. Drug Co
however, stand behind all of their
preparations and in this case are using
the prescription of an old doctor who
was very successful in his treatment
Of kidney troubles.
Ii you are sufferer 20 to you,
druggist at once. Get Nash's Kidney
Remedy 1.-THE genuine-in a blue
carton) and take It according to d..
rections. You'll undoubtedly get i'm.
mediate benefit. Sold in Arcadia BY
Clty Drug Go. ADV.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
|Inl(Nl|e h|u||
7 Helps Y |
CURB BILLBOARD NUISANCE
Rules Adopted by Kansas City for
the Proper Regulation of Out.
door Advertising.

Kansas City authorities have drawn
up rules for the regulation Of out
door advertising" Other cOmmuni-
ties would do well to give the matter
careful consideration. Many places
have even gone to the length of for
bidding the billboard altogether, as a
nuisance. Whether such move is
advisable is mooted question, but
all will concede that regulation Of
some sort Is necessary. The Kansas
City rules are as follows:
40 waste or other rubbish result
ing from any billboard or outdoor ad-
yertising sign shall be allowed to
accumulate on Or in the vicinity Of
the premises where the same Is
located.
Bottoms of all signs shall be at
least three feet from the ground.
"No outdoor advertising shall be
permitted or allowed to be maintained
without an annual license from the
division of highways Of the depart
ment Of public works"
None Of the foregoing rules shall
apply to outdoor advertising which Is
not within public view Of a highway,
public park or reservation; nor to
signs or other devices erected and
maintained in conformity with exist
Ing law, advertising or indicating the
person occupying the premises In ques'
ton or the business transacted there
on, or advertising the property itself
or any part thereof as for sale or to
let nor to advertising for public pur-
poses hv the commonwealth or any
municipality thereof
Any city or town. bv ordinance or
by law, may wholly exclude outdoor
advertising from snecitied districts.
ANY license NAV be revoked for
collation. Of anv Of these regulations
or anv provision contained in the
license.
1t is the opinion Of the proponents
that a sufficiently large license fee be
required to cover the expense OF
proper superintendent Of this bus
mess, so that it will not be necessary
to license great numbers of these de.
vices, In order to obtain sufficient
revenue to cover the proper expense
Of adequate supervision.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
gAjIWaukee's Shade Trees.

Milwaukee has 1882 shade trees
on its streets and boulevardS. This
does not include trees in the city
parks or on private property Ihe
varieties are: Elm, % per cent; soft
maple IS; box elder, g; Eastwood
I; ash, 8; poplar, 4. The forestry
department favors elm. Beginning
April /, the department will plant
5000 trees, of which 1900 will be
elm, 500 norway maple and $50 each
ash and Eastwood. The trees are
planted 50 to 40 feet apart, no tree
being planted less than 20 feet from
a corner. The cost is assessed to
the property owner. The city specl-
fes the variety to be used on each
street. SO as to obtain uniformity.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
LEE SCHOOL NOTES

Miss Myrtle Beckham spent Sunda,
very pleasantly with Eva Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Giddens Sppl
Sunday in RinggOid with relatives.
Mr.. jim Huckabay and family spen
Sunday with the formers brother. Mr.
Eziekel HuCkabay.
Mr.. Basil Comfy returned home Sat
urday from Harmon, leaving agail
Monday for Haynesville.
A large crowd assembled at PrOsppc'
Church Sunday afternoon to hear Bro
Hudnal preach.
Quite a crowd from this community
attended the moving picture show a
ltinggOld Saturday night.
Mr.. Walter Jolley and family of
Ringgold, spent Sunday with their
daughter and sister. Mrs. Elmo Bart,
ley.
Miss Susie Mae WILLIAMS who teach.
es at the Rocky Mount school spent
the weekend with hOmefOlks at Ring
gold.
Miss Layerne Upton and her brother
Garnett, spent Saturday night with
their brother, Luther Upton, of Ring
gold.
Mr. {. $. Cox spent the weekend at
Mt. Lebanon with his parents, attend,
ing the Homecoming exercises San
day, and reports a splendid time.
Mr.. ]. c. Lee and family spent Sun
day with Mrs. Lees sister Mrs. vii
liam Beckham, whose husband is on
the sick list, though it is hoped that
we will see Uncle Bill out again
soon.
Mr.. Edd Mcknight and son. Kelly
returned from TeXarkana Sunday.
where they visited relatives. Mrs. Nc.
Knights relatives were some of the
many unfortunate people who were
struck by the cyclone which passed
near TeXarkana a few days past. She
says that her brothers homes were
completely destroyed; several members
of their families injured and two were
killed. The injured are all improving
very rapidly.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
LOCAL NEWS FROM IN
AND AROUND TAYLOR

Mr.. II. A. Vie was visitor il
Shreveort Sun lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". O'Neal were il
Glbsland Saturday On business.
The pupils of Taylor school ar,
very busy this week taking final ex
aminations.
Mr.. W. P. Wisinser and childre,
and Augusta Wisinger spent Sunday ir
Arcadia.
Mrs. E. Minchew and children, OF
GibSland, spent Saturday with rela
tives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Cook, of Minden
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. B. II. Cooke.
Miss Jodie Mae Jones spent the
weekend in the home Of Mrs. John
Currie, Of Arcadia.
Mrs. Vanlandingham and nephew
Frank Roberts, of Gilgal, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Asa Woodland.
Mr.. David Harris, who is working
IN Monroe spent last week with his
father, Mr.. Z. D. Harris.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
A CORRECTION
Mt. Lebanon, April 80, 1921.

Mt. Lebanon, April so, 1921.
The Bienyille Democrat, Arcadia, La.
In the last two issues Of the Demo
Graf. referring to the Early PrOducin;
and Refining Associations oil opera
tons, you have stated that the com
pany was purchasing leases. This i
an error and is misleading, and nigh
encourage some one who really cam0
afford it to spend money for acreage
The company IS not buying nor ha
Wit at any time bought any leases, eX
cept as they agreed to do a certain
amount Of drilling for a certain mum
Der Of acres, neither is anyone LEASING
land for the company.
! do not think it legitimate news no.
proper for the Democrat to give sup
port to Somebody's belief-that Their,
IS "A trick Of somekind for the pur
pose Of getting more acreage before
completing the test"
Just that kind Of stuff" is calculat
cd to do honest operators great harm
| was instrumental in bringing this
company to Bienyille parish. They
have spent tens Of thousands Of dol
lars in an honest effort to bring ia ar
oil well; they are yet to spend other
thousands. If they are in any sense OF
the word gang Of tricksters. | want
to know it and get out. as it is Gen.
orally known among my personal
friends that | am pretty closely rclat.
ed to them in business way.
In fairness to the company, | want
you to publish this in your Lext
weeks issue. Sincerely,
J. c. cox.
The Democrat takes pleasure in pub.
fishing the above statement coming As
1t does from one in whom we rpposc
the utmost confidence, and we stand
corrected with reference to the com
panys purchase of more acreage.
We feel that the balance of the
criticism was not justified as the Demo
scrat in its articles mentioned, did not
support the views advanced by various
people as to the company's object il
maintaining absolute secrecy as to The
progress Of their test. Instead, We
merely stated that the belief exist
ed. We believe that a frank state
ment from the company, if published
would do more to discourage or en-
courage large and small investors in
acreage than anything else, and We
invite such statement. Silence
breeds suspicion in many cases. and is
responsible for the views which have
been expressed to us.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
United States Seal.

The seal of the United States was
decided upon June 20, 1882. The OBJ
Verse Is the familiar side bearing
eagle, arrows, olive branch, etc. The
reverse, which has never been cut as
part OF the seal, shows an unfinished
pyramid above which is an eye in a
blue triangle. The lowest course of
Tie pyramid bears the Roman number
ApCCLAAVI. Beneath on a golden
scroll Is the motto "Novis Ordo
saeclorum' "a new era in the ages)
ahd above the pyramid is the motto,
Ahnuit Coeptic" (He prospers our
beginning).
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
Look After the Trees Now.

Industrial communities are prone to
undervalue the products of nature
until it is too late. A fine tree Is the
product of from 20 to so years Of
growth. It cannot be hurried; nature
will not hasten her steps at mans
wish. No amount Of money can speed
the Development of any tree beyond a
certain pace, though money can pro-
vide good conditions for growth. 10
save a tree, therefore, IS to save some
thing which only a generation or more
can replace.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05
Model EnQIlsh Towns.

The model industrial town idea, orig
mated some years ago in the United
States, is to be applied to system Of
industrial garden cities which in time
will rim the city of London. The prof
ect is an attempt to solve London's
housing problem and at the same time
prevent overwhelming congestion In
the cities.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-05-05

Mr. and Mrs. George Woodar! en-
tertained the young people with an ice
| cream supper Friday night and al. re
ported a splendid time.
School will close May 10Th. tn,
commencement program will bc given
Monday night, May 9th by the pupils
A large crowd is expected to attend
these exercises.
Misses Sallie Lou and Hattie Belle
Waldron, who have been visiting their
BROTHER Mr. Henry Waldron. returned
to their home in L0ngyiew Texas Sat
urday.
The telephone men have been station.
ed here for the past week replacing the
telephone posts which the recent storm
blew down. The storm also blew up
one Of the large shade trees out in
front Of the school building.