The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-07

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roof His back and hip were badly
bruised. He was taken to his home,
where DR.. Myers gave him medical at
tention and is getting along nicely.
SPEAKING Of colyums. there appears at
intervals in the New York Tribune an ad in
the guise of one 1t is headed Putnam, Books
and Authors" But the conductor thereof must
stay outside the pale if he stubs his toe on
quotations like this:
"Oh wad some one the gift ha' gle us
To see ourser as ithers see u.s.
The Putnam colyumst might profit by read
ing the third line Of the misquoted stanza.
NO DOUBT. BUT WHICH BOY, AND
WHICH GIRL?
Sir: Just noticed that new boys dormi-
tory at Knox college in GalesDurg is called
Seymour Hail."
Was wondering II it was fact, or if it
wouldn't be a more appropriate name for the
girls dormitory. SCOOP.
SEN. SHERMAN wants the salaries of cab
met members and congressman increased and
has introduced bill providing for such in
creases. His bill I've quote an Argus edi-
tcriap would advance their salaries to $4,000
and $15000 respectfully" But las Calliope,
who discovered this, might have asked, but
didn't are all these men entitled to that sort
of respect?
In Which the W. K. Creased Pig Is Outdone.
From the Reynolds Press.
T. c. Johnston bought Tamworth
hog on Tuesday to butcher. The animal
got away from the stockyards and led
Mr.. Johnston a merry CO chase through
much of West Bowling, jumping fences
like deer. In order to get the runaway
home, Mr.. Johnston and his helpers had
to drive him into yard at Carl GUSTS
place and crate him.
REFUTING the claim of E. w. l.. that "a
paper will not print any OF its own mistakes. "
let Us quote from The Argus Information
Bureau
Q. Did Debs poll any electrical votes:
What a shocking query" appends Cal
Hope, who is developing into q demon error
sleuth.
FRANKLIN AND FREE VERSE
The following by the late B. Franklin is
declared by Professor Sherman in the Atlantic
Monthly to have been at the time of Its COM
position 1.-The most notable piece of imagist
verse; a 1-line poem OF humor, morality, in
sight and Imagination all compact:
1t Is hard for an empty sack
To stand upright. x.
WELL, limerick or two per day will serve
to brush your frowns away.
LIMERICK no 8.
Gas completed-at last!-by Calliope).
There was swell dame Of Rock Island.
Whose favorite by-word was my land!"
A hick and Jay
Observed she one day
SHE SHRIEKED: do THEY COME
FROM TOUGH GUY LAND"
OUR suspicion that we had guessed Cal.
Hopes last line seems. like the ". K. house
built upon the sands, to have been without
foundation. Now here's limerick to try the
soul Of the gayest "limericist" that ever tapped
. typewriter:
LIMERICK NO. ..
entered by NJ S., last line-helpD
II had to write that whole column
surely should feel sick and solemn.
$50 hope you'll not guess
My last line for the press)-
NO CHANCE! FOR THERE'S NO
OTHER COLUMN"
bona fde rims for solemn" and "column.-
that Is, one completing the last line Of TIT
foregoing limerick-they shall be awarded thu
top OF this Tower of Taradiddle to tell tn,
world Of It
ONE more guess today and then the lirni
Of our endurance will have been reached,
LLERICK NO. 10.
entered by N. q. Hand, last line-yes, yes!
There IL bright man named McGovn.
The keenest young blade in the town;
But he holds no ex-fay
To your skull, may say
AS A GUESsER HE'S WON SMALL
RENOWN!
TO =. W. s.: Thank you. beautiful
sentiment.