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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
The Daily Short Story

Florence, initiating Maud, who was
always quoting Shakespeare, pre-
sumably to air her knowledge Of
Professor Kiltedge and his Eng
lish 2 class, amused everybody By
announcing:
Therefore, good Maudie, be pre-
pared to hear,
And since you know you cannot
see yourself
So well as by reflection, youl
glass
Will modestly discover to yourself
That OF yourself which yet you
know not Of
And be not angry with me, gentle
Maudie."
PeaIs of laughter greeted this
sally. Florence kept up an inces-
SAINT talking, passed her plate fol
second helpings. and altogether die
very good imitation of Maud.
Cecile came out of her shell
talked animatedly of the fashions
the theatres and pa-~ies. She call
ed everyone My deari" and showed
her appreciation of a particularly
witty remark by calculating. MN
mm-mm," Mary's characteristic ex-
preston.
Mary talked on every subject
dear to freshman, cuts" quiz
yes" and summonses to the dean
Rachel, trying to be western
f1atted her as, rolled her RS, talk
ed about cowboys and branding
cattle, and finally waxed eloquent
on woman'S rights.
Verona, vainly trying to disguise
her western mannerisms, talked
enthusiastically about the latest ex-
hibition of pictures by a Spanish
artist-in Boston.
Well" said Verona to Cecile, as
they adjourned to the parlor, do
you still think it is impossible to
deceive another?"
well. one might for very short
time, if he was physically like the
one he was impersonating But ]
think it would be deadly wrong
even if it were possible"
well, l still think it was right
wife. And think of his power in
parliament. which Loder more than
sustained" said Florence.
"a gentleman to see Miss Cecile, y
announced the maid at the door.
Il consider it an awful over
throw to the novel" said Maud
but we've seen ourselves as 9TH
ers see us, at any rate"
IF l was a believer in the trans
migration of souls" said Florence
81 should say that CeciIe had been
a clam in some previous exist
ence-"
And Maud a parrot"
And Mary a peacock"
Just then Cecile came back to
the room. looking flushed and
twirlipg a big diamond on her fin
ger
Girls, I have changed my mind.
It is possible and right to wear a
mask. Mr.. Morris says he asked
me to be his wife because he
thought me sweet little thing,
not too priggishly pedantic"
Hear! Heart" yelled Maud, al
the top Of her lungs. And you
graduating from Sanders theatre
tomorrow with a magma cum laude
and final honors in Latin and
French, all covered in three years
and a half You deceiying little
blue stOckingts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
EAIzIH TAl AS
BY WILLIAM =I A., ~! SR Raj. nd.

kindly advise us regarding any
specialist or institution in New
York or Brooklyn where We could
go. b. ;. E.
Answer should be glad to sug-
gest a competent orthopedic sur
geon by mail. You will find that
your physician will be agreeable
and perhaps glad to have the coun-
sci of such specialist. Since the
best results are obtained through
the cooperation of the specialist
and the family physician. it would
be we'll to ask your family physi-
clan to call in or recommend the
best orthopedic surgeon. Usually
some form of rigid mechanical ap-
pliance is necessary for the treat
ment after the child is two months
old.
Sulphur and Cream of Tartar.
Are sulphur and cream of tartar
taken as medicine in any way in
furious to a person? P. L.
Answer-Sulphur is a laxative,
but has no effect on the blood.
Cream of tartar is a diuretic Tin
creases urine secretionD, sometimes
used when the urine is thick and
alkaline AS usually taken neither
medicine is injurious-that is, II
not continued more than a few
weeks.
SpoOning.
Just what do you mean by "spon-
ing?' l am of the opinion that
you would have difficulty finding
many couples that are together
often and over some period of time,
but what do more or less oscuIat-
ing and embracing. What do you
think of black pepper and vinegar
as foods, or for use in the diet
Cordially and fraternally, M j.,
D. D. 81
Answer-Osculatin and embrac-
ing constitute spooning in the first
degree. OF course a formally en-
gagged couple will spoon more or
less if mother doesn't place reason
able restraint on the young 'uns.
but what l was referring to, in the
discussion of spooning as an evil,
was the fatal mistake so many I'M
wise girls make of permitting such
familiarities at the hands of male
f1irts. Black pepper is an irritant
to the digestive tract and the urin-
ary tract, not a food and not even
a necessary condiment. Vinegar is
dilute acetic acid, a poison: the
craving for sour is better gratified
with lemon juice, which is citric
acid, not a poison, but food.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

ASIDE TO RIO: Dost recognize the child
you spurned? A canny Scot, you know, never
lets anything go to waste. Besides who would
agree with our own opinion of the damsel
P. S. The bulbs" have been shipped parcel
post. Check follows.
g. BUT ninety eight young women out of
hundred put idealism high thought, ahead OF
any young man with a high collar ~
Arthur Brisbane in Today
Take it from u.s. Arthur, ninety-eieht youn q
women out of a hundred regard the young man
with high collar a hick. They give their
attention to the young man with the low collar.
THE ARGUS. we are Informed bv p f
calls Bebe Daniels "piguant" star Peyhans
you can get grunt OF that
c. NJ hands US clipping announcing the
nupSisls OF Gertrude Tank and Pierce n RnIe
OF Davenport, Iowa II guess" he saws s.tbis
is one Of the 'whittfe your own brand"
BY many persons we are greeted w,+h
Whats the understanding a Ford7"
POOR Henry. he's blamed for rnanv thine.
VI WHICH no 10 innocent r. z. MIG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
A PROBLEM IN MASKS.
By Caroline III. Wilson.
Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)

by N3rOune IL. Wilson,
| Copyright, 1921, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
How utterly absurd" exclaimed
! Cecile. impatiently tossing her book
onto the table.
Why, what is absurd, and what
are you reading, anyway" asked
| Florence.
THE Masquerader,' and it is
preposterous to suppose that the
wife OF one man could mistake the
other man for her own husband
1 is ridiculous, 1 say"
ooh, l don't know" said Flor
ence.
81 agree with Cecile," exclaimed
Verona, a western girl and pupil
OF Sargent's gymnastic school
Some trick of speech, some man
nerism, or peculiarly Of deport-
ment, would surely give one away.
That's So" chimed in Rachel
Just look at this room full of girls,
for instance. No two of US are
alike. Mary calls everyone my
dear and exclaims oh, grief ev-
cry time that anything goes wrong.
Florence's pet expression is Gum
my Cecile is generally mute.
Maud could be identified anywhere
by her laugh, and 1 suppose l have
my share of peculiarities."
Then Florence talks all the
time and when no one else will
listen to her she talks to herself. ~
Florence made up a face.
Well" added Maud, coming to
Rachel's defense. ';you just try be-
ing somebody else, as Mr. Loder
did. and you will notice those
things"
Dummy" exclaimed Florence.
Il have just the ideal" Then she
paused. Yes, l have it."
We'll. what is it?" asked Cecile,
interested to see if anyone could
solve the problem that had per-
picked her.
I'VE will have stunt show at
dinner tonight. Then we will see
if it changes Cecile's mind as to
the possibility of Loder taking the
place of Chilcote successfully"
Agreed. We have half an hour
to dress" said Maud, $50 let us fly
to our rooms"
1t was planned that Maud was to
take the part of Cecile, the quiet
one and the youngest of the col
lege house family. Maud. the bois-
ferrous tomboy. who was fully feet
9, was struggling into a shirtwaist
of Cecile's. A short skirt. which
came nearly up to her knees, com
pleted the ludicrous effect
Cecile, in her room before the
mirror, had a very woe-begone
countenance. Her usually neat hair
was fuzzed and rated into an
enormously large pompadour. She
was attired in velvet gown. prin-
cess style, with long train sweep
ing up the floor.
freshman at Radcliffe, was dressed
in a white linen suit, with bright
crimson necktie.
Florence was to be Maud. a senior
at Radcliffe, while Verona. the
Montana girl. was to exchange
identity with Rachel. Rachel was
a student at the Boston Art school.
She was inclined to affect the ner-
vous invalid, and to be very par
ticular about the effect Of her ar
tistic dress and OF her couture.
The dinner bell rang. Time had
been all too short for the exchange
and Cecile came into the room ex-
claiming MY grief" as she STUN
bled over the train of her velvet
gown.
Florence came into the room
laughing uproariously. perhaps
OVERRIDING the part OF Maud. Maud.
the tomboy, came in silently and
slipped into Cecile's place. Her
lips were tightly compressed to
restrain from laughter.
That meal was q merry one.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
QUESTIONS AN DANSWERS,
Month Wash.

What would you recommend as
a simple mouth wash for general
toilet use in the home? C. OH.
Answer-A mixture of one ounce
of lime water with Is ounces of
normal or physiological salt solu-
ton Qevel tablespoonful of com
mon salt in the pint of boiled
preferably distilled or rain water)
The Management of Club Foot.
Our baby, now two months old,
was born with club foot We have
had the baby under the family doc
tors care since birth, but we are
anxious to have the child examin-
ed by specialist in this particular
condition. We would thank you to
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
DESPAIR.

The skyline now I vainly grope
And breathe an earnest plea,
But ne'er the comfort of hope
Is given unto me;
No glimpse of sail and spar and rope
My ship is lost at sea!
The sun now hides its brightest CLEANS
Alas. for days so fair!
The moonlight now but palely beams
The nights are black despair
The sea has won my hopes and dreams:
My ship has foundered there.
MAURA MACHREE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
IT'LL CARRY ANYTHING.

London.-Dogs. birds, eggs, fresh
flowers. gold. silver, platinum,
movie hfms. whisky, dresses, fur
nfture. Those are some OF the
Things that have been carried by
an airplane freight service here,
says a report Just published.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

The war over in 1913, but evidently no
Thought to notify the Poles and the
retailers.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

Nobody was worried about Bill Haywood
departure until he sent word that he was com
ing back.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

- Perhaps the majority isn't always right.
but the majority is in a position to make things
right
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

We may keep our hands off European ques
tons, but we've got our foot in it anyway.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

The porpoise is said to be much
faster than the shark.
About $500 honey bees weigh one
pound.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
SONG OF SUMNER


I do not like this torrid summer weather,
l long to see the day when it is past,
When the birdses and the beeses and the
leaveses on the treeses
Have fed before old winters chilling blast
/ do not like the way the asphalt shimmies.
It causes me to fuss and fume and fret;
For, like many othef guyses, 1 am troubled
when my eyeses
Are blinded by the streams of honest
sweat.
I cannot find riming inspiration
While perspiration trickles down my spine;
And although l fashion verses 1t Is done with
muttered curses.
The while l mop this dripping brow OF
mine.
try to do my writing sans all thinking
And hope thereby to generate some speed !;
But in spite of all my panses I'm compelled 10
use my brainses
(Yes even to indite this piff1lng screed).
do not like this torrid summer weather.
do not like it, loudly repeat;
Summer makes me wan and weary, makes my
eyes grow blurred and bleary-
In brief, / simply cannot stand the neat
I'd like to travel to the polar regions
A trip like that l think would be SO nice
And among the polar bearses, free from col
yumistic careses,
I'd disport myself upon cake OF lce
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

Bolsheyism seems to be stealing away, there
being little or nothing left to steal.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27

we were hailed with a request to define ''icono-
clast". We could not think of an Illuminating
definition at the moment, so, for the dement, OF
those who are still in doubt we offer the
following:
An iconoclast is a breaker of images. AS
frinstance the billy goat who attacked himself
in the mirror Again, he (the iconoclasD is
destroyer of cherished beliefs. F'rexample, Col
Harvey. who said we did not go to war TOT any
idealistic purpose. The greatest (or the worsD
iconoclast is the small boy who tells the small
er boy, "They amt no Sanity claus! Conf
dentially, these definitions are not strictly in
accord with Webster. but we believe they are
accurate nonetheless.)
This Is Surprising-0r Is 1t Astonishing'
[From The August
The lard used in the United States in
year would fill a pail 295 feet in diam
eter and 334 feet Miss Mary McCloskey,
Mr. and Mrs. Hill, Miss Marie Writ Miss
Ruth Brandenburg and Miss Maria Ross
delegates from Rock Island and Moline
who attended the Illinois State Chris
tan Endeavor convention which closed
yesterday in Peoria, have returned home.
SUICIDE Reveals Duel Life of 80 Years
Standing Quincy Wing Journal.
The weapons, one surmises, having been
rolling pins and fatirons
In Which Ye Correspondent Rejoices Even Unto
the End of the Chapter.
bushnell Corr. Galesburg Republican
Registerl
Over one month since Mrs. ". ].
Frisbee of East Hale street unfor-
tunate enough to lose the set out of her
wedding ring, which was diamond
sparkler valued at $500 or $3.50, and of
course being a cherished keepsake,
caused Mrs. FTisbee much anxiety. How
ever, time passed along and the event
became more and more forgotten to
certain extent l have doubt but that
the Frisbees gave up all hopes of ever
recovering the same but Mr.. and Mrs.
Frisbee and daughter Miss Virginia left
last week for Brooklyn, n. Y, and her
father and mother went over to their
home to keep the elder Mrs. Frisbee
company during the visit. Mrs. Yearick
in arranging some parts of chiffoner
noticed something looking pretty bright,
picked up the said valuable diamond.
Mr. Yearick has forwarded the diamond
to Mrs. Frsbee who is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed James, of Brooklyn, n. Y,
and if Mrs. Frisbee's many friends could
see her when she once more looks upon
this valuable keepsake they would rejoice
with her.
BAG-LOST-BLACK BOSTON, CONTAINING
bathing suit and wearing apparel, on boule-
ward, between Forest Park and loop. Call
Graceland SS90-Chitribune.
At least you know what a bathing suit is
not
WE have three contributions referring to
a pied" answer in The Argus Information
Bureau, but none enclosed the needed clipping.
In the press of other affairs have had no
chance to look it up. Thus dies a promising
young wheeze.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-03
'HOW's THIS FOR AJOB9

n IFH1OCK iOLMEs or Socrases would have heen very Interested
y IN this extraordinary dassincdad that appeared the other day in
- a New YORK newspaper
WANTED- man 10 live alone on an island. Inland
lake. Eight miles from shore. transportation, food.
Shelters boat. etc. furnished. No work. No colnpen>a-
tMn. Address SUMMERTIME, GOO Tribune Building,
New York.
Sixteen hundred men applied for the iobi rN
How many men IN Albuquerque would jump AT a chnnce 10 play
Robinson Crusoe alone a an island without even n Man Friday for
eompanyf
Would yos take the Job yourseff
Mr. Summertime who ran the adj is a friend Of senguls. Thec
scavcngcrs, he claims, each consume two pounds Of refuse daily
Since. an estimated 100000 suls circle in New York harbor, they
conserve the community health by clearing the water Of refuse.
Many Of these euls have their nests On -Four Brothers island in
y lake near darlington. VI.
Summertime owns the island. So he advertised for a Waterman
to live alone there and keep the ~neighbors from rowing over and
robbng tine nests Of their eggs.
It's an odd idea, and commendable. But
An your life you have heard that 1T is not good for man 10 live
alone = And Judging from the way man congcsts his living quarters
nobody wants 70 live alone.
What is there about modern civilization that caused LOCO New
Yorkers TO jump at the chance 10 live alone ON q lonely island, a. a
Waterman winOut payf
II is the exceptional casc-or does il betray an underlying eur.
rent. a reaction Ia cayeman ancestors, a desire to be rid OF changing
street ears, time clocks. jazz orchestras and the filth and worries Of
city lief
Or, perhaps does i merely give further evidence Of that ten
dcncy Of our time to seek eagerly for any kind Of a job that promises
an easy living without effort or responsibility
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-03

xfFny often We hear h nd that there is no more frontier IN
Y Ameriea. Thai a true as regards some kinds Of pioneering
their picturesque history and the record Of their courage But there
renmns q bu.nes. q manufacturing. an industrial frontier in our
country. That frontier Is the whole west, and New Mexico is a very
important part q H.
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing company has recently
announced plans iof the establishment Of six branch factories on
he Pacific soast There wal be plants worth millions in the San
Francisco bay district, IN Los Angeles and on Puget Sound, There
will b.. in addition one central Pacific coast factory aud Two spe.
eiaity panusaetprine plants whose lgsaiions have not yet been an
bounced A series q distributing agereies win be established in the
Errisinine she plans % this company, k. + Van Kuran, dis
tsi manager in Los Angeles said aecoriipe 70 an article IN a recent
eit is naw nerees.ry. IL view Of transcontinental freight rates
MD growing Pacific trade, hat the Westinghouse Electric and Mani,
neiuFine company immediately prepare to take care Of wesiern
Il IS made plain ihaf he eSsalnslmsnt Of these western plants
- pot to supply American trade alone, but is largely 10 meet the
X isms q IA xss,4s y NJ New zeSIsnd' iads. es I But the res statement %i"t
and the plan are significant Of what we may expect to develop in
an oi the great industries that supply modsrs nfSessites. In this
sense the whole west remains a pars Of the frontier Of business and
industry
early and thorough pioneering and development that is now gaining
smh Roadway q the Pacific coast. But Il has a development before
Very often we hear II said that New Mexico : development must
Of Necessity be slow. We hear IL said that our resources are such
as % Forbid quick development. We hear il said that an industries
connmftee or bureau is not necessary in our local Chamber Of Com
sneree hctanse there Is no hope Of securing new industries for Mhu.
qucr1ne We hear II said that the srsccssful manufacture Of New
Mexico weols az homo Is impossible; because Ii was once tried with
ont snccess. We hear Il said that The promotion Of an Industrial
railroad project is not practical because it is not delivered ready
made and ready financed.
Conservation Is valuable in its place. A measure Of it is valG.
able anywhere and under any conditions But a conservatism that
holds what Is 10 be the sum total Of possible achievement is a curse.
II has no place on the frontier of business or industry, any more
than u belongs on the frontiers Of unturned land aud uncut forest.
From this time forward the development Of New Mexico need
not BE- dow and may be made As rapid as we have the viii aud the
courage to mske il. For this is q part OF the new west that $ IN
Roosevelt wrote, but the wNt Of our time that is to be Won the
frontier Of business and industry.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-03
POLAND SHOULD BEHAVE

TIE newspapers Of Polsnd, in a frenzy Of anger. are threatening
that an army Of Polish heroes win be remobni1eI to eight Great
: Britain, Germany, anybody ar everybody. -
The Crouch OF the Poles, as reflected in their newspapers. is di-
reetcd particularly at Premier Lloyd George Of Great Britain, who is
as arrogant. inpudent and brutal.
The head aud front Of Lloyd Georges offending. from the Polish
standpoint. is that he insists that Poland keep her treaty pledges aud
desnt FROM a course OF action which, il persisted in, bids fair to in
volve Europe in another war.
After making every possible allowance for the many ininstiecs
which Poland Has suffered during the centuries, even her most sym
pathetic pattisans must admit that since she took her place in the
family Of nations under the peace treaty, she has given many evil
denees OF unwillingness TO play the game
One Of the things Poland has got to learn is to forget the past
aud TO recognize that the rights she acquired under the treaty are
valid only to the degree that she is willing 10 assume the obligations
that go with them.
The first 81 these obligations is to help reestablsh peace and
good feeling in central Europe.
This can be done by manifesting a spirit Of accommodation and
compromise.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-03
WE AND OUR ANCESTORS

UTAH court rules that the black skinned Hindu belongs To the
al white rRre. Science backs the ruling.
- The ease may make you wonder If your ancestors came from
India and whether they looked like the fellow you see n the movies
aycnees The theft Of the sacred jewel from the eye Of the idol in
the Bom-Wom temDle.
Ethnologists, who trace the origin OF peoples, are not certain
about the exact location Of The cradle of the white race.
Their latest theory is that your first white ancestors inhabited
Africa, north of the Sudan, whence they migrated through Egypt
into southern Russia and India.
One of their first sea voyages was to Japan. the scientists say.
japanese originally were Aryan or white people, not Mongolan.
Their saffron complexion is Inc result Of crossIbreeding their white
ancestors (stil found in the pure white state in the island Of Yezo)
cohee-colored conquerors from the Malay archipelago and China
Interesting study-the origin of raees-why one man is white
and another black. yellow, red or brown.
We might know more about the prehistoric peoples and oar own
origin. had il not been for the burning Of ancient libraries by con.
quering soldiers whose first act of vandalism was 10 destroy the rec
ords of the people they had subdued.
A particularly atrocious ease was the burning Of the IlanLn
college al Pekin by the allied soldiers durin~ the Boxer uprising
With this college persisted the priceless YmgIo Ia Tcn encyclopedia
of 22s77 volumes, compiled $500 years ago, each volume dealing with
a separate subject and the whole including every bii Of knowledge
known 10 the ancient Chinese.
A grand institution, war;