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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
The Daily Short Story

horse and started out toward Nau
gatuck; about half way she founC
Nelson lying in the road, cut ant
bleeding, but conscious.
Help was summoned and the in.
jured man was carried to Miss Ran
dals home Her mother was ther
living, and all the care that love
and money could give was lavisheC
upon him. Doctors from New Ha.
: ven were called. but nothing coulC
be done. Nelson was injured in
ternally.
/ Throughout the night Abby
J Randall never left his side. and the
next morning, at the request of the
dying man, she became his wife. Al
nightfall she was widow.
The girl-widow. dry-eyed and 81
lent, shut herself in her room-she
wanted to be alone. From time to
| time during the night her anxious
mother entered the room quietly,
but always she found her daughter
kneelmg by the bed, her head bow
ca upon her hands.
I'm the morning the girl lay
crumpled upon the floor. sleeping
as peacefully as little child.
Kindly hands helped her into bed,
and all day the girl lay in profound
sleep. And when, toward evening.
she awoke. she seemed to have lost
all memory of what had befailen
her. She complained of a head
ache, and of having had a frightful
drea m-that was all
In q few days she was busy
about her accustomed tasks, not ex-
actly the same as of old, but doing
things in a dreamy, automatic way.
She never spoke of Nelson. and
her family and friends avoided men
ton of his name. She seemed hap
piest when working alone among
the flowers in the garden.
Five years went by, her moth
er died and ABBY Randall lived on
in the old place, with only an aged
servant for company.
Nelson had been dead about 10
years when one morning Abby Ran
dafs memory came back-part of
it came back
she had come down to break
fast, and when old Mary brought in
the coffee Miss Randall said: I'm
going away today. Mary My hus-
band, Mr. Nelson, came back. He
was here this morning. and he. is
coming again this evening. But
you may live here, Mary, as long as
you like
In her old heart Mary rejoiced,
for the doctors had said that, even
tually, Miss Randars memory
would come back, and now there
was glimmer of it.
Just before supper Mary saw her
mistress gathering roses - white
roses from the bush near the bird
house. When supper was ready the
old servant went to the door, but
Miss Randall was not in the gar
den; then fhe old woman walked
down the path and there under the
ash tree-fhe one at the left as
you go outlay Abby Randall. lust
as she had fallen, the white roses
IN her hand.
she Fad gone out to meet Mel
SON.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
By THE WAYSIDE.
Margaret AIDE Sweeney.


Copyright, 1927, by the Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc.l
l was spending a few days in the
valley of the NaUgatuck. jaunting
about the highways and the byways
in a flivver, with only a dog and a
camera for company. One morning
on lonely BIT a. road that rims
the river. I came upon an old gar
den-a garden run to weeds, where
. few roses of an earlier day still
struggled for their sharefof the sun
At the entrance to d grass-grown
path that led to an old house, there
stood two ancient ash trees.
Leaving my car under the giant
trees. I picked my way through the
weeds and bramble until my hand
touched the wooden, sun-warmed
door knob. The door did not yield.
and | peered through window into
a vacant, high-studded room with a
large fireplace and a floor of wide
planks, dappled with sunshine.
/ / sat down upon the wide stone
doorstep, and it. too. was covered
with wild, green things-creeping
tendrils from fallen vine that lay
twisted on the ground like a huge
| brown snake
| In the tall, waving grass | saw
the tip of my dogs white tail NOV
| ing stiffly. He was stalking some
wild creature. | Sat~Yery silent.
| The air was vibrant with the whir
| of wings and the buzz of bees, but
above 1t all | was aware of the per-
vasIve note of the old garden-the
subtle note of an abandoned place.
Who built this house and who
made this garden, and why are they
allowed to run to ruin?'' These and
other questions drifted into my
mind as l sat there under the indie
Enable spell of this old place that
once, no doubt. sheltered someone
VINO loved beauty and sought to
snatch a little peace and pleasure
out Of life.
Suddenly my meditations were
interrupted by the yelping of my
dog. He was fiercely disputing the
right of tall. White-haired man to
enter the garden. The man welded
whip and my commands to the in
furiated dog went UNDECIDED AS
quickly as l could. I made ny wayI
through the weeds and bramble
again. The dog. his sense of duty
satisfied. wagged a welcome. The
old gentleman Che looked like a
country doctor cupped his hand
behind his ear and shouted: "Are
you one of the Randals-the New
York Randals?"
NO. I'm not" I shouted back. lis
this their place."
Eyes, this is the old Randall |
house 1 was driving past and I !
sawIyou sitting in the doorway aud |
thought that-that you might be
one of Miss Abby RandaTs rcla-
tives from New York" !
And then, with the loouacity of /
the aged. he told me this:
ABBY Randall, a very beautiful !
woman. the last mistress of the Old |
place, was born here about 10 wears |
ago. When she was girl Of 10 or |
90 she was engaged to a young man |
named Nelson-Peter Nelson. of |
Nelson was fond Of /
horses and he rode a fine saddle
horse 1t was his custom to ride |
out from Naugatuck to the old Ran
dal place every evening.
"One evening, the eve of his we,,-
ding day, his horse came dashinzI
into the Randall yard riderless AMI
covered with foam Abby. sensing
hat something had happened 10
her lover. hastily saddled her own
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

Because Arthur Burch, on trial in San Fran
cisco for murder, laughed at him when asked
IL he could name the president of the United
States, an alienist called a witness by the
defense claimed that the accused man is in
z sane. Similarly applied. the alienists reply
to the question likely would place him among
the mentally irresponsible. The joke about
alenists is that the only ones who agree on a
case are those on the same side, and they
agree at so much per day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

"bIoodIess' method Of reducias
congenltaI disI0catiOn Of the DIP
Joint. This consists of The IoF-
ible stretching Of all the soft RaIla
about the hip until the head OF sas
bone can be brought TO the place.
where the socket should be lns
aceta bulum) and then holding Il u
that position and rotating the JOiAs.
to secure it in the depression ~
the acetabulUm. a plaster OF F5I.4
case is worn by the patient LOT 81
to nine months after the op5ralloi-
@. When was lager beer It2'
made in the United States +. a.
A. Il is not definitely reco5 ~.
Just when lager beer was 40.
manufacturer in the United SJsls'
The brewing industry in tins c2 w.
try has been traced back TO I'-y'
the knowledge having been O1O-sA'
over wit hthe Pilgrim FATHERS.
O. / know that horse hairs Won f.
turn into snakes, but would nae
know if hair snakes" are not
reaIity2 V. T. Y.
A. The hair snake or hair 49,
is q term applied to any oil =.
long, threadlike nematode Won
of the parasitic order GoFdlol4 IS.
They inhabit moist places
some times found in the leaves
plants. but more frequently u
stagnant pools and in mud. -
species, when fully grown Ilee7
ure nearly three feet in length
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
CIR Tntnhstnttp
aERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
/ WHO p,.IsrERs THE UNLovHD cUsS
1 HEWAkE.
RAMHICAL GHOSTS.

Ox-eyed sons OF Athens
Are dispensing greasy viands,
Amid garlic smells,
Over porcelain topped tables,
To the din of rafting crockery,
In a room
Where once Hans RheimerS,
Was high priest to Bacchus.
In those lost days
Hans presided at his altar
With as kingly a mien
AS any mighty despot,
Proud in his regal splendori
i watched Hans today
AS ne passed this same lunch-room
On the way to his butcher shop.
/ saw him pause a moment
By The frosted window.
Just a minute he fingered
And | fancied | saw with Hans,
ShadowS-ghosts-
Shades of good fellowship-convivialit
Misty phantoms danced round him.
(Rollicking songs l thought l heard9.
But all disappeared
When Hans wiped bleary eyes
With his red bandana
And plodded on
Through the blizzard,
Towards his butcher-shop,
Alone
Hans is very solemn today
AS he weighs sausages
For his trade.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
MA YAPPOINT RECEIVER.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 31.-Supreme
Court Judge Crosby announced that
unless the trustees of the Chris
tan Science Publishing society and
the directors Of the First Church of
Christ Scientist agreed by Tuesday
ON a new trustee to succeed La
mont Rowlands, he would appoint
a temporary W receiver for the
society.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
Frederick Haskin's Letter
Sin1plifed Marriage.
tspeaai oorrespood.Des Of rAa Argus.

-
Ione more manifestation of The 4
cline of parental authority. r.
wedding as We know it TO-DAY !.
survival of a time more than a ~.
dred years ago, when parental -
! thorIty was absolute In H.
days, marriage was an insutnass
designed solely for the bene6, /.
the family and not the indivis,.s
Young people married accoriips
their parents directions. tbersl.
enriching the family Golfers. 0ass
the sons of the household ~
| permitted a certain latitude /.
| choice, but the daughters. new
| Every fiapper had her hride-nr,..
then, and a fairly comely lass -.
a valuable family asset off,
worth as much as FIVE sheen or
couple of COWS to her fatbs.
Naturally, the transference OF snes
valuable property was an impoFta5.
circumstance. to be celebrated vVits
impressive solemnity and. in =
age when very few people cona
read or write, to be extensively vi,
messed, This originated the ws3
ding to which large numbers n
relatives and friends were inyitas
Framed-Up Marriages.
In many parts of the world n.
day marriages are still arranged h,
the parents upon a monetary basis
and the young people involved h
not even see each other until thev
appear for the ceremony In AZ
ghanistan, for example. the mnthg,
of the bridegroom is the one wba
makes the first advances in TIA
marriage negotiations. She mBw
provide the trousseau for the bril-
and must share equally with tha
brides family the expenses Of The
wedding hospitality which otter
embraces as many as a thousand
persons. Not only is a goodly sum
paid for the bride, but the wedding
contract clearly states upon whsf
financial grounds she will stand
during her married life. and. ia
case of her husbands death. dur
ing her widOwhOod. The obIigs-
tons are all upon the husbands
side. In some cases, indeed. tia
demands Of the brides father are
so unreasonable in this respect
that kinsmen have to intervene and
adjust matters.
In most parts OF Europe. it is Just
the other way about. Ii is the
brides father who buys the hus-
band for her; but the brides moth
er who provides the trousseau, and
her family who must pay the we'd
ding expenses. DoWries, either
from the brides family or the \
s. have never been 4 i
custom in this country.A
but all the other features of the
old. patriarchial wedding have
been observed.
The parent Of today. however.
bears so little resemblance 10 the
grand patriarch of old that even
be is coming to seem absurd. HB
over his children is al
most negligible. The state has
lsurped most Of his control. Tie
sustenapce and protection which
lie formerly bestowed upon his on
spring in a spirit of noble cOnde-
scension, he is now required D
give as a civil duty. II he fails il
his duty, the state can take his
away from him The5
ire no longer his exclusive prop
srty to dispose Of at d profit
Similarly, the husbands author
ty over his wife has greatly dimin-
shed. The state has interfered
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

| lures control of peristalsis. a few
! years ago Dubois demonstrated
this very old truth anew, as a psy'
Geological phenomenon; in reality
it is very simple sense
A great many victims of imagin-
| airy kidney trouble" and great
many victims of imaginary female
complaint" are suffering solely from
the ty-effects of their favorite ply
sizes. / dare not undertake to esti-
mate what proportion of pile suffer
ers owe their misery to this same
ruinous practice OF taking physics.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Eggs.
Does the gastric juice break up
uncooked egg more quickly than
cooked egg? Our physiology in
structor demonstrated the results
OF. artificial gastric juice dilute
hydrochloric acid and pepsin) on
different food substances. Raw
meat was completely dissolved
when cooked meat remained appar-
emily unaffected The instructor
said the same applied to eggs.
Answer-In the stomach meat re-
quires longer time for digestion
than egg. Rare meat is probably
digested in the stomach in a short
er time than well done meat Soft
cooked egg is probably digested in
a shorter time than hard boiled or
fried egg. In neither case is this
of any particular significance
ones taste is more important cri-
terion. Raw meat seems to digest
as readily as cooked meat. Raw
egg is not so readily digested, not
so completely assimilated by the
body as cooked egg.
Bed Wetting.
Is there any cure for bed wet
ting? The boy is now Is years old.
R, H. A
Answer-Often it may be over
come by a regimen of general regu-
lation and diet, outline of which
will be glad to send you by mail if
you will repeat pour request and
enclose the indispensable stamped
and addressed envelope.
Head Lice.
Please send US remedy for head
lice in children. MRS. C. L.
Answer-Sat1rate the hair for
three hours with equal parts of vim
egar and kerosene, avoiding fire
and fame. Then shampoo. The
eggs (nits) are attached to hairs
near the scalp, and are best remov-
ed by drawing strands of hair
a cloth wet each time with
hot vinegar. Repeat all this every
second day as long as any of the
squatters or their offspring can be
found.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
JAY G. SIGMUND.

THE achievement of Messrs. Stinson and
Bertaud in breaking the worlds record for con.
tinuous fight in an airplane is greater than
was first supposed They not only stayed in the
air &c hours. 10 minutes and 35 seconds but
take it from the Associated Press. the hiers
they were boys.
BOY! DUST OFF A HALO FOR Mr.. HOWELL
Sir: Observing Scorpio's mention of MI
Shurts, l offer another name nicely suited to a
chosen vocation: one Mr.. Howell of Rushville
III. who conducts a music store and sells vocal
music. Also, while usually associate Blank
and Six with dominoes or barnyard golf, the
names represent the proprietors of hardware
store at Ashland. Ill. TPA-UCT Gadders or
PalaVerers to Purveyors of Prunes not ex-
cepted, l am the Fly to claim the fur-bearing
sugar bowl. SOLOMON PIFFLE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1921.

Another unequal tax is having to pay the
same amount of salary to all kinds OF con-
yressmen
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

SMALL Must Stand Trial" shouted THO
Argus streamer Thursday
small Must Stand Trial" echoed the Chi
cago Tribune streamer Friday
Small Wins Big Victory" the Hearst
Friday o'' aiSo On
Basing our Judgment on the first two head
hhes we feel that the Hearstyammerer IS the
Vlcum OF typographical error The headline
Big Wind. Small Victory"
AND with these few words LADIES' an.
gen m n, We bid You one an all a Wind
goodnight. ANU
IHAT Is after We have wished you tho
conventional H. n Y, Mo
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31

SOLOMON tells us he clipped the tree toad
twlster from the Line O. Type OF years ago
for ones tongue" he adds, what a cbjronrar
tor does for ones spine"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
Nive La Tribune! Raus Nit Hearst!

Editorial in the New York Tribunel
William r. Hearst devotes two col
umnS of black-faced type the first
page of his newspaper to fulsome
praise of France that will fill Intelligent
Frenchmen with mingled feelings of
amaZement and horror. Since France
went TO war with Germany Mr. Hearst ,
has not been among her aCmirers. 1t is
that he never blackguarded her so
violently as he did England and the war
administration of his own country. But
by. insinuation and innuendo he made it
plain to the French that he was not their
friend and through the support of their
enemies in the early years of the war
he convinced all France that he desired
her defeat
France has long since listed and
ucketed Mr. Hearst. She will have none
of him or Of his newspapers. She
shrinks from his friendship as she
S-lrinks from his praise. Just she
has troubles enough of her with
out the blghting advocacy which Tor per-
fectly obvious reasons Mr. Hearst has
begun.
She does not forget that she found
II necessary to execute for treason one
of her citizens who was friendly with
Mr: Hearst during the war. Beated and
insincere praise will not deceive her in
the least His simpering "Vive La
France!" she will find uncomfortable.
RECENTLY we asked contribs to kick in
with any tongue twisters they might have or
hand-or tongue Running true TO form. Solo
mon PlHe is the nrSt one to respond. The
author of the following. we chance to recall
is Old Charley Edison, who once ran colyum
Of his
THE TREE TOAD.
A tree toad loved she toad
Who lived up in tree:
She was three-tOed tree toad,
But a two-tOed toad was he.
The two-toed tree toad tried to win
The she toad's friendly nod
For the two-toed tree toad loved the ground
That the three-toed tree toad trod
But va-nly the two-toed tree toad tried:
He could not please her whim;
IN he- tree toad bower, with her V-toe power
The she toad vetoed him.
T. EnCnN
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-31
tome Right in, John, and Bring Your Friend
With You"

ltrom the Albany ClI) Review
The Review was favored with very
pleasant call Thursday morning. from
John Jaarsma of Fulton, a formerly of
Albany young man, also an ex-seryice
man who spent 10 months in France and
came near dying with pneumonia
YESTERDAY we took a ride in one of those
tAlngs AGawan has christened Huntoon,,
square-wheeled electrics and our idle gaze en-
countered the name-plate above the motor
conductors head Mr.. Fell" it said Ana
"hlle We bear no rancor toward Mr. Fell this
refrain KEEP running through our head keeping
tme 10 tae rattle OF the wheels ton the car
not in our head: -
L do not like you. Mr.. Fell:
Tne reason why l cannot tell
But this know, and know full we'll,
/ co lot like you>Air Fell"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-29

PORT GENT1I-see Africa-west
PORT HARCoURT--see Africa-west
PORT LIMON-See Havana
PORT NATAL-See Cape Town
PORT SWETTENHAM--See Penang
PORTUGUESE CONGC-See Africa West
PORTUGUESE GUINEA Sec Africa
PROGREso-see Havana
PORTO ALEG r E-see Para
PUERTO CABBLLO-See San Juan
PUERTO COLOMBIA-See Puerto CO.
PUERTO PLATA-ses Dominican Re-
public
QUITTAH-see Africa-west
RANGOON-See Port Said
REvAL--see Copenhagen. Gothenburg.
RIO GRANDB DO SUL-See Para
ROSARIO-See Montevideo
SAIGON--See Honolulu
ST. CROIx--see ST ThomaA Christian
sted Fredericksted
ST. KITTS-See ST. kits, st. Thomas
ST. LUCIA-See st. Thomas
sALAvERRY-sec Paita
sALONICA-see Constantinopie, Pirssuz,
Alexandria
SALT POND--See Africa-west
i SAMANA-See Dominican Republic
| SAMARANG-S Penang
! SANCHEZ-See Dominican Republic
SANTA MARTA-See Kingston
| SANTIAGO---Sse Naval station. Santiago.
Guantanamo. Cienfuegos
| SANTO DOMINGO ClTY-See Dominican
Republic
sANTOs-see Para. Rio de Janeiro. Per-
nambuco
SECCONDEE-See africa West
| SENEG GAL~-See Africa West
| SHANGHAI--See Honolulu, Yokohama
| SIERRA LEONE-See Africa West
| lSlNGAPORE--See Honolulu. Penang.
| Singapore Yokohama
| SLIGO--See Cork
| SMyRNA--See Constantinopie. Piraeus.
| Alexandria
| SOURARAyA-See Penang
/ SOUTHERN NIGERIA--See Africa West
| SPANISH ATLANTIC PORTS-See Por-
| tugal
sTAvANGER-see Trondh1em. Chris
! tiania
| sTOcKHoLM-see Gothenburg. copen-
| hagen
/ slnINAM. D G-See Parimaribo
| SyDNEY--See Auckland. Freemantls
| TAKU BAR-See Honolulu
| TALCAHUANO-See Paita
! TALTAIe--See Paita
| TENHRIFFE-See Afrtca-west
| TIENTSIN--See Honolulu
| TOGO1.AND-See Africa-W West
| TRIESTE-See Vigo
| TRIPOLI--See Corstantinople
! yALpARAISO-See Cristobal Pa.ta
| VERA CRUz--See Havana. Vera Cruz
! WALFISH BAY--See Africa-west
| wEILINGTON-See Auckland
( WIBORG--See Gothenburg
1 WINNEBAH-4See Africa-WeSt
New-York tribune., 1921-11-29
Ports Not Listed Alphabetically in
Gaide Can Be Located as Follows:

AccRA-see Africa West
AIDA H-See AfricaWest
ADELAIDE-See Freeniantle
ADEN-See Port Said
AGCApILLA-Se Porto Rico
ALEXANDRIA-See P.-seus. Alexandria,
Constantinople
ALGOA BAN-See Cape Town
AkSTERDAM-Se Antwerp
GUA-See Antigua. st. Thomas
ANTOFAGAsTA-See Cristobal. Paita
AREClBO--See Porto Rico. Arecibo
ARlCA-See Cristobal. Paita
ARROYO--SGe Porto Rico
AAuA-See Dominican Republic
BAHIA--see Para
BALTIC POkTS-See Christfania
sARAHONA-See Dominican Republic
sAkBADOS--Sec Barbados, st. Thomas
5ATAVIA-~See Penang
5ATHURST-See Africa West
EEIRUI--See Consta ntinople
SEl. EVAN ELI-~See Penang
BEl AST-See Cork Glasgow
s5ElGIAN CONGO--See AfricaW West
sERCEN-See christiaula Trondhjem
estLAtk SEA PORTS--s;ee Constantinople
sOMR RAy--See Post ssid Mediterranean
rnyCLOGN NE-See Plymouth
sslsBANE-See Freemantie
ht ff-tOS ATRfsS--See Montevideo. Rio
O" Janeiro. Buenos Ayres. Pernambuco
cAbEDELLO-see Para
tCuTrA-See Honolulu. Port Said
cALl-AO-~See C.istchal Paita
- MEROON--See Africa West
- = = \ \ 4 4 z E,s;--See Africa West. Azores
rra5slifF--See - Bristol
c ccH ~ EN- A--See Cartagena. Kingston
SEA kA--See Para
~ ~ \ NARAI.-See Paita
sihh.k iikS BOC kCs-See Southampton, Piym-
cHktsrIANsAND - See CHRISTIANS.
ssayaRger
ccoSILoM cSI ON BIA--see cartagena
| eeCCt:Oai BD--See Honolulu Port Said
| e,SssAkR eeJN y \ Ry-see Afrsea-West
80 y, fANTINOP PLls--See ConstaRtlnople,
ii,lrAeus Alexandria
sts,s Al Be}--See raita
| | ~. ~ : r'f-S See At ca West
| ~ ~. : =, a Ao---sSee Mayaguez. San Juan
! - fkt s~~See Cons stantinople
- re oMEY-~Sce Africa West
+ t.AfN--See Honolulu. Yokohama
| ;ssNiN :, = X = P--See Africa West
= pDsIsNf--Sse Yokohama
Ssa.shit5-See Bremen. Gothenburg. Co
ir,,I,ss,.AsipA r,,s, FAY-~See Cape Town
~ ns.s- z X ARA-see Trinidad. ST. Thomas.
nSVail .ilNicA--See st. Thomas
r,. ~ IS Is iN---See Cork, Glasgow
rr,1bkONNIK-Se yieo
!. ~, ~ y LII S---See Auckland
g ~ ~ : ~ MSkiRk See Hevre Bordeaux
! ! rrNSI LONDON-Sec Cape Town
Egrfrf Er f-gsee North Africa
: S.1S See paitA