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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
The Great Hope.

More than two thousand years ago Pericles
Athens greatest statesman, stoed by the public
sepnlehre and pronounced an eulogy over the
bodies OF some unknown soldiers that had
fallen IN battle. That address has been pre-
served andSmay still be read 1t NAV he co,,-
pared with that of President Harding delivered
last week in Arlington cemetery. a mucb
shorter Grafton
Perieles began by recalling the founders q,
'ne creek state. He also passed to the CON-
stituaon which he pronounced a pattern for
DINERS. He touched upon the civic activities
y Atnens and the proud position that the CITY
oecup'ed in arts and in commerce. He Ianded
Aehens military policy. although the Atbeni.,
iNa'eS were even then being regularly beaten
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
With Other Editors
Errors of High Authorities.
Brooklyn la gle

OF course the wage-earners are not the only
people who fail to see that their own interests
are best served by study of mutual interests
with other people. Business leaders and states
men often show the same inability In the
spring of 1919 British maritime interests
wished TO recover control of the White Star
and other British lines, held by the Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine corp6ration an Amer
lean company, and were ready to pay good
price for the stocks The ships were of British
registry and the companies, although con-
roled by American ownership of the stock
were British corporations, subject to British
taxa1ion, and since it was evident that the
British wanted TO regain control OF the lines
the American owners were willing to sell II
was tolerably clear that if the British could
hot recover their old ships they would builo
Few ones.
The terms OF sale were agreed upon. but
before closing the negotiations the officials of
the American company thought it nroper n
submit the transaction to the government, at
Washington for approval, inasmucn as tho pov
eminent was largely interested in shippins
To the surprise of everybody the Washington
authorities disapproved OF the sale and asked
tnat II be called of. They didn't want apv
ships to get away from American control So
the sale fell through and the British proceeded
to build ships. To make the situation still
worse the allies took all the German shins
away from them, thus forcing more construc
ton in that quarter, and now there are so MANY
ships on the ocean that there is no profit in
shipping for anybody. Most of the limited
States shipping board feet is tied up, and the
congress is making appropriations out Of the
treasury to pay the expenses of maintenance
The shipping business is overdone
That story may be supplemented by the
equally instructive one about the way the sna
conference compelled Germany to send more
zeal to France than France needed. with the
result that she sold it in outside markets TINS
interfering with regular exports of British Goa, |
breaking down the price and bringing about the |
,oai strike, which hurt England much more |
nan the value of all the coal delivered hv |,
Germany to France.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
Mimicry of Tics

| M1m1cry or Tics.
| The temptation to initiate habit
| spesm exhibited by an individual
who commands respect or admira-
! ton is powerful. even for adults
and often proves Irresistible for a
child. Thus in any grouping of
children, as in schoolroom, there
are almost sure to be a few who
| have tics or habit spasams which
are more or less obvious. depending
on the character and intensity OF
| the spasm. A blinking or grimac-
! ing tic is more conspicuous in
group than shifting or throat
clearing habit unless the latter tics
are accompanied with noticeable
sounds. Some tics are aSsocia ted
| with peculiar sounds, as OF clear
ing the throat, snorting or some 9TH
er peculiar action which even orig
inally was poseless.- The ordi-
nary tic often has its origin in some
purposive action, such as lip tic
from moistenfng the lip with saliva
to relieve a sore on the lip. or a
sruffle tic following some temper
airy nasal inflammation. Indeed, the
formation of an ordinary tic might
be called mimicry by the victim
himself of some of his own actions
And in children peculiar tics of the
face or the muscles of expression
commonly occur from mimicry of
normal peculi&rities of expression
they have observed upon the faces
of persons they admire or respect.
Any voluntary or purposive act
may be initiated or reproduced in
n n n
deTs, nodding. scratching.
The individual with a tic can al
way avoid the repetition of the
movement or action if he tries to
control or prevent it, but only for
brief period Of seconds or min
utes after which it will occur in
spite of him. In this way 1t is diff
ferent from true spasn. for the vic i
tim of a spasm of course cannot
control the action of the affected !
muscles even for a second, no mat |
ter how much he may try And in
this way, also, tic differs from :
choTeic twitchings .(St Fitus' !
dance) which are rather increased t
If the child attempts to control or /
prevent them by will. The habit ,
spasm may occur every few mo-
ments, but is sometimes absent for
a considerable number of minutes
when the individual is inteliigently
preoccupied. OF course. Choreic
tw3tChings ara wholly irregular and {
non purposive. In Chorea and in
habit spasm or tic the movements
cease during sleep; in true spasm
theyrdo not.
The effort of will which enables
the victim of a tic to prevent the
for few seconds is in +
hil!tiOn. which means holding back
or checking some action. Through
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
CIR UnnthHtnnr
| HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DILL CARE
WHO DIsINTERs THE UELovED CUsS
BEWARE!
EMPTINESS.

EMPTINESS.
Something is missing. something gone.
The willows hang too still:
And a longing that I can't define
Seems voiced by vale and hill;
There's a wistful note
In the sounds that float
From forest and ripping rill.
Somehow the voice Of morn is harsh,
And jars on my lonely ear;
The Iarks that greeted summer dawns
No longer MARBLE clear:
All. it seems all wrong
That the wood-bird's song
Is hushed till another year!
JAY G. SIGMUND.
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The Daily Short Story

don't know how to cook water sh,
laughed.
But 1 have business ability. Yo,
have technique" she judged
shrewdly.
He colored and nodded assent.
Have you any designs o.
"A trunk full in my room"
Fine. Have you anything yol
can turn into cash? l have this
she touched a solitaire on her fin.
ger and it is genuine"
He stared. wOnderingIy.
IF you can raise $50, I will. Let's
take an office. I'll handle publicity
you furnish plans. And We'll adver-
tise''
His face frightened. Ambition
shone from his hungry, brown
eyes. Il can do it"
''Of course, you can. Let's talk it
over somewhere"
They went into the little court
and. seated on a bench, thew dis
cussed possibilities until the risen
moon had turned the little fountain
into a silver mirror.
Ihey had settled details. when he
Why, yes she laughed. It's
important
She took her card, penciIed an
address and handed it to him. He
did the same
On her card was inscribed &C. D.
REYNOLDS" On his, Frances T.
Gill"
Sounds o. X, doesn't it," she
queried.
They raised $50 from ieweirv
and other personal bric-a-brac, and
rented furnished Office. REYNOLDS
pile of drawings were carefully ex-
amined
Let's begin with small homes
SAID Frances, land make them dis
tinctive.
They chose a bungalow STYLE that
was practical, beautiful and origi-
MAJ They built a small model ont
VI paper materials and enclosed in
q glass case which was placed in
the entrance to the building. An
sign read:
II you like this, come in. There
are others. All different
II arrested the attention of a gen
lieindn who was passing. He sion
PEG, looked, and entered the Office
81 REYNOLDS & Gill, where sat the
feminine member, alone
L would like TO see a member of
ne hrm" he said. courteousIy
am GILL;" replied Frances
"lthout further ado. he said 81 |
All interested in the samnIe bou-o
.ou nave advertised. 1 want so |
louses Quilt to accommodate NV
NIL workers. l like the samnIe b,,,
shouldn't want the entire LOT bni1t
IN the same plan. I've been a col
my OF such homes too often. There
irritating. 'e Is
1 know, said Frances. under
tandngly, Mr.. Reynolds is the
rchltect- He has many designs ~
lie that | would be glad to sbow
'ou, if you can take the time =
ne could. He looked, approved.
nd obtained estimates.
i should like to meet Mr.. Rev
oIds. '
;, We will have other plans to
how you, Mr."
"Wetherly r. X. Wetherlv.
Iere's my card"
Frances stilled her heart heats ,
nd politely escorted Mr.. WetherIv
} the door. .
oh. c. D." she cried later. Hes
nat big manufacturer out in G. :
e wants SO bungalows built right *
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NOT AN ENTANGLING ALLIANCE
Ellen Dunn.

Ellen Dunn.
Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
! dictate. InC.)
He was sitting. at p. m. at
table in the public library scannins
the Help Wanted" columns of two
dailies. He was thin, and deserved
" hungry. since one cup of coffee
and four soda biscuits had been his
only meal that day. He copied sew.
eTal addresses. then sat gazing
sombrely into space
a girl entered and seated herself
at the same table. She, too, was
hungry. Her only meal. eaten sur
reptitiously, while seated in the
library court, had been two crack
ers and six gum drops, the latter
costing D cents at the dime store
Her hair was brilliantly red, which
perhaps accounted for the undaunt-
ed look on her attractive face. Such
a contrast to the respondent ex-
preston on the mans face.
May see the papers, please?"
on, certainly" hastily showing
them towards her.
She quickly scrUtinized the en-
ployment page and copied some ad-
dresses.
The young man was watching her
and, as she looked up. their glances
met, Both smiled, consciously.
Il suppose these will result a.
per usual, she said. I've been do
ing this for three weeks"
And for three months"
What's your line?"
Architect; and yours?'
Business manager"
Have you been idle long?" she
questioned.
Since returning from France"
'O-o-h,"
encouraged by her sympathetic
interest, and being at the psycholo-
glcal stage where it was welcome
he explained:
I had good position when 7 en-
listed, and was promised NV iob
when | got back. You prohahIT
know that building slumped. scores
o1 contractors and architects went
broke, my firm among them. | came
% this city three months ago think
ng there might be greater possibilj-
les mere, but He paused. then
ADDED bitterly. 81 read that ex-
service men were applying for
domestic positions. Think l shall
ry it."
oh, no; you must not" she OBJ
ected: 1T isn't fair that Won
0u
Who's looking for fairness? Anv-
hlng is better than starving"
Building is reviving. ThereTI he |
demand for architects" She had
orgotten her own problem in con- !
idering his.
And 10 men for every demand.
IF you could only start on your
III"
Then, shamedly. u hope you will
ardon me for bothering you with
~ troubles. Your sympathy loosen
d my tongue"
She was looking at him search
ugly. his apology unheeded. He
'ok his hat to leace. 4
Wait, please"
He waited.
Don't think I'm fool. or a
amp, You look all right to me
nd We had experience in sizing up
eopie- 1t was necessary in nv
md of war work. After that T
anted a change and came a long
ay to get it. I've been looking for [
ork in my line for three weeks
Id am now hungry enough to do
lsthlng. But not domesucs: IL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15

Q. What is meant by the check
off, system. concerning miners?
A. The check-off system refers
to an agreement between mine op-
orators and the union, by which
the dues OF union miners are de-
Quoted from their pay and remit
ted directly to the union officials
authorized to receive them This
follows the system by which the
accounts carried at the company
store, rents, etc, are deducted from
the miners pay.
Q. Please give the length and
diameter of the longest watermel-
on grown in the United States.
A. The department of agTicul-
ture says there have been exceed
ingly large watermelons grown in
Missouri and Texas. In Missouri
there have been a number of mel
ons ranging from so to 80 pounds
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15

" $3.50 +S-A - I'D ~ attention VAL u
/ in weight They recall one that
weighed 106 pounds and was one
/ yard and two inches long
@. How many railroads are there
in the United States j. q. &.
A. The 1920 figures show that
there are 1S7 Glass / railroads.
321 Glass II; AIS Glass III and pa
Glass " switching and terminal
roads,. This makes a total of I-l-I
railroads in the United States.
Q. Why has the Venus Ee Milo
no arms? V. ".
A. 1t is generally believed by arr
authorities that Venus de Milo h-i
arms. These were broken off be
fore the statue was discovered. ait
eT having been buried tOr ID great
period of time. The position of the
arms has been the suhjgc- Of end
less discussion.
@ Do they have severe storms
in Florida? J. \. c.
A. The weather bureau says that
severe storms Of the West Indian
hurricane type occur al Irregular
Intervals curing the late 1LAAt-'L
and early autumn months over our
southern districts. Aside from
these. severe storms of other char
acter are infTequent
Q. I understand that fighting
ships OF $50 years ago had copper
bottoms. Why were they used and
how thick were they
A. The navy department says i
is true that fighting vessels OF $50
years ago had copper bottoms Tbs
copper was extremely thin, al
though the thickness is not given
in old records. 1t was used to pro
.ect vessels against worms and
Darnacles. The plates were applet
On the outside of the hull TINS
practice was princiz .ty used b.
nen-Of-war, but few merchant
Tessels also used the copper p-a,-
ng.
Q. What combination of cards
will count % and 26 in crlbbage.
A There are no combinations 5t
ards in cribbage which will total
3 or IS. The totals 70 and 81 are
lso impossible to make.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
HEALTH TALKS
~ William Brady, NJ.
Noted Physician and Author.

the development and strengthening
of inhibition by carefully conducted
exercises carried out before mir
ror under supervision of physt-
clan or physical director with spe-
cial tanning. fer SUI. treatment, it
is possible in many instances to
cure habit spasms, at least in chill
dren and youths. Associates of DR..
William j. NJ. A Maloney OF New
York City. using the muscle educa-
ton exercise DIR. Maloney has en-
ployed SO successfully in the treat
ment of locomCtor ataxia, have re-
ported excellent results from SINH
lar inhibition exercises in the treat
ment of tics.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
A Rather Fashionable Thing Nova.


am girl "a years old and very
bold-legged. Can anything be done
for me? Mrs. C. B.
Answer-In olden times they
used to call some girls faced,
but l can readily see what you
mean. Sometimes in infancy prop
erIy applied splints will overcome
bowling, but after the age of six
years the only remedy is 10 have
the legs strengthened by an opera
ton.
l was greatly interested in one o.
your statements concerning the ex-
traOrdinary unpleasant effects of
quinine upon certain individuals.
Would such idosyncracy go SO far
as to bring on insanity in such an
individual? H. w.
AnsweT-No. Blindness, deaf
ness, head onises and skin Tashes
are sometimes produced, bu: never
like insanity.
Malaria
Can malaria be transmitted by u
parent to a child? The individual
concerned lives in a dry, healthfui
location. yet suffers recurrence OF
malaria each year without the pres
ence of mosquitoes. Mrs. F. S. H.
Answer Malaria is not inherit
able One infected with malaria
may have annual seizures for years
until the parasites are eradicate1
from the blood
The FiatfoOted Walk.
When walking / strike the ground
first with my heels. | find it diff
cult to point my toes outward. NY
heels make too much noise on the
How may I correct this
fault MISS F, E.
Answer If it is difficult for you
10 walk toeinS straight ahead or a
rifle inward, then there is some
hing the matter with your feet or
shoes. But it is wrong. as well as
IrgraCeful. to toe outward when !
Perhap s you should wear .
'airly broad flat heels, or at least .
'eels much lower than the COM /
non fashion.
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Under the new senate income tax bill. if
you have an income Of 100000 year you
will have 10 give the government s3,5S3.19O Of
IL Life is growing more annoying every day
to the average bread winner.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15

It is stated that there is sauerkraut short
age in the United States We might claim
some of this product from Germany by way of
our share of indemnity.
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Argus Information Bureau

by The AzsIB
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15

The Creeks are pushing the Turk hard, but
they have not yet got his Angora
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-15

"ARMISTICE Day is Quiet at Fairfield
headlines the Davenport Democrat But the
appended story tells that at II As O'Clock
every factory whistle. church and school bell.
other bells and horns broke loose and for Is
minutes pandemonium reigned supreme"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
The SANTA PARTY
How Lois of Christmas Fun May
Be Had by Boys Club.
r ach Lad Prov es One Present, Made
by Himself for Old Kris
KringIe's Bag.

THE biggest boy in the club should
l. be the Santa Claus. To dress
him up, borrow a bath robe, and trim
it round the collar and cuffs with some
old fur. A big fur cap is the thing
for Santa Claus head, and great
to hang over his shoulder to carry
the presents in. A paper mask for
Santa can be bought at some small
store for about twenty cents, and d
big beard can be made of excelsior
tied up so as to stay in place. Ii
the excelsior can be dyed gray all the
better.
Each boy in the club should pro
vide one present for Santa's bag. Ii
would be better if each boy should
make the present himself Good things
for such presents are bean bags base
balls bats, shiny sticks, tops, mar
bles, short wooden swords, Sings
putty blowers, jew's-harps soap-bubble
pipes lack-stones, match-sdfes, candy
chewing gum. and sc. on.
All the presents for the Santa Claus
party should be handed to a commit
tee Of three knights whose duty i
is to pack them all neatly in SAINT
Claus bag. At the time of the party
the members of the club should gather
together in the meeting room, and til
committee may meet in Il room nea
by with the big boy who is to be Santt
Claus They mus dress him up ant
escort him to the clNb. When SAINT;
comes in all will rise, and the presi
dent viii say:
Greeting, Santa Claus; the boy
await you"
Santa may reply, Greeting, my chs
dfen."
Then Santa passes out the presents
Ii is best for the boys to form line
and for Santa to reach in the bas
without looking 9nd Iui out the frs
thing that comes to his hand.
The last present in the bag is SAINT;
Claus. A good deal OF amusement car
be 1ad at the party If committee o.
Eve boys is chosen to look after til,
entertainment. a good plan is to ge
UP shadow pictures. y sheet is hun!
I'D near one end OF the room abou
five feet from the wall. Behind tn
sheet. close TO the wall and low down
is placed a strong light The knight,
and others who are to be the audieuc'
all sit in front and when everything
is ready ali lights except the one b.
hind the sheet are put out. The boy
who are to make the shadow picture,
then 90 between the light and The shee
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

there, the days we're fulfilled that she
should be delivered. And she brought
forth her frst-born son; and she
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and
laid him in a manger, because there
was not room for them In the inn.
And there were shepherds in the
same country abiding In the field, and
keeping watch by night over their
flock. And an angel of the Lord stood
by them, and the glory of the Lord
shone round about them; and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said
unto them, Be no: afraid for, behold,
l bring you good tidings of great JOY
which shall be to all the people: for
there is born to you this day In the
city of David Savior, who is Christ
the Lord. And this is the sign unto
you: Ye shall find babe wrapped In
swaddling clothes, and lying in a man
ger.
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
Glory to God in the highest
And on earth peace among men in whom
he Is well pleased.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

and cut up all sorts of antics, throw
ing large shadows on the sheet. If
there is a boy who can make odd
shadow pictures with his hands he can
amuse the club for some time.
Another thing that makes fun at a
Santa Claus party may be called
the boy orator" A large pair of boots
Is provided, and the boy orator puts
his arms in these and stands back of
a table, so that his booted arms may
look like pair of short legs and he
appears to be funny little man stand
ing on the table. Another boy stands
behind him, and puts his arms through
under the orators arms and makes the
gestures While the orator delivers his
speech. Lhis can be made very funny
II the orator learns good speech and
II the boy who makes the gestures
waves his arms and makes very bad
and inappropriate gestures. 1t is espe-
clally trying for the orator if the
gesturer holds a handkerchief In his
hands and wipes his face occasionally
or waves it in triumph at inappropriate
times.-The Delineator.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
Birth of the Christ Child An
nounced by Angel.
Good Tldlnes of Great Joy to All the
People In Coming Of
the Savior.

there went out decree from
Caesar Augustus, that all the world
should be enrolled. This was the first
enrolment made when Quirinius was
governor of Syria. And all went to en-
roll themselves, every one to his own
city. And Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth.
into Judaea, to the city of David, which
Is called Bethlehem, because he was of
the house and family of David, to
enroll himself with Mary, who was be-
trothed to him, being great with child.
And it came to pass. while they were
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15
Hall Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down" con-
dition will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are
in good health. This fact proves that
while Catarrh is local disease, it is
greatly Influenced by constitutional
conditions. HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is Tonic and Blood Puri-
fer, and acts through the blood upon
the mucous surfaces of the body, thus
reducing the inflammation and restOrs
ing normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

WANTED-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
Of the well known ANDY liked Royce
Flavors, Toilet Preparations, and
Household Articles The Royce
Products have been used by house
wives for over forty years. Ask your
friends and neighbors about them.
Opportunities. to secure the Royce
agency are rare. A few open now.
Profits $1,000 to 10000 per month in
proportion totime given. Write for
information today The Abner Roy
&c Company. Box 68, Station B. De-
partment rs Cleveland. Ohio.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-12-15

Ellsworth Wilson, Belington, W.
Va. license Real Estate Dealer. If
you have Property you want to sell
list it with me if you want to buy
Property such as City lots and houses,
coal or timber land see me before you
buy, l can save you Money.
Office West side Custer or 4th St.