The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-12

He's hal the drink he's calling for.
IT'S not the drink he cares about
He wants to see his dad once more!
That line must live in printers ink
"Oh, dad, didn't have . drink"
YESTERDAY United Press dispatch from
Berlin began, Former Kaiser Wilhelm nor the
crown prince will be permitted" etc. A literal
(but not literary bureau manager at Kansas
City frantically wired back that the sentence
as sent was meaningless" Here is a SEN
tence from the pen of an author somewhat bet
ter known than the Berlin correspondent:
"Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there.
Doubtless the X. C. b. m. would find that worse
than meaningless.
sHHEIH! DON'T GIVE US AWAY.
Sir: C. E. H. is certainly more than q mere
versifier. Many Of his contributions show high
poetic merit
You criticise his poem, Sunlight, for fall
ing to come up in every case to what you are
pleased to call your narrow views as to &C
curacy in rhyme" Judging from some Of your
moro recent productions your views have
broadened to the occasional use Of what are
commonly called allowable rhymes.
Tho trouble with some Of tho rhymes IN
Sunlight" is that they are not even allowable.
They are not supported by good usage and
they jar on the ear.
"Baal" and tail" might be considered al
lowable. for though "Baal" is word Of two
syllables the second syllable is usually much
shortened in pronunciation.
"Saracen" and "Mohammedan" are allowa-
BILE rhymes. but the "e" in "Saracen", being
the real short sound Of long "a, makes Sara
cen" better rhine for train" and Spain" than
for "Mohammedan". and after passing them
both as not intended for such use. the ear is
disappointed Gas Spain doubtless was) in hav-
ing to accept "Mohammedan". II the fourth
line could be made to close with the syllable
men" the whole stanza would be fine
The world is heartsick from the constant
substituting Of short "u' for the short sound
Of other novels. No literary man ought to
faint 1t by rhyming sun with Babylon.
"Milleni1m" and "sun" and Antony and
day" are simply impossible as rhymes.
Having said this much. let NE again paw
tribute to c. E. H. as a genuine poet whatever
his occasional rhyming imperfections
N U. HAND.
THERE is one shock for us In the forego-
ing and that is the millennium sun" rime. We
passed the others with reluctance-the "An-
tony-day" with great reluctance-but We con-
less the "millenium- san" thing passed US.
Had We nc ed it we'd have changed it. risking
the authors displeasure Though II ever we
rime our ms" and ms" we'll be eternally
! grateful to the one who keeps EN- out of
PRINT
my DEAR! You Should See Herr"
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FOR REPLY!
Sir: Do you remember tway back) after
the Great Hypnotist" had been in town for
week you would sit In your seat (st SCHOOL,
and try to hypnotic HER? Amt you sorry
now? WILLIE GREEN.
WRITE to The Post" invites that Chicago
Journal Express your ideas in the paper
read by thinking people
A class to which We do not belong. appar-
emily. We did not read The Post until Ri
quarius started a colyum in It. But then Rig.
didn't read The Argus until we started COL
yum in 1T.
A FORMER Russian nobleman fled from
Russia to escape the horrors Of bolshevism.
The reds had issued orders that all whskers
must be amputated Tho nobleman's particu-
lar horror is 16-inch beard which he is now
cultivating In Council Bluffs, Iowa.
| Our impression Of the art Of soviet BARRIERS
was that they simplified the operation Of shaw
ing by removing the heads Of their customers
GET SHINE before the dance Friday At
Steve Nickoloff parlor. Successor to Henry
FAINT Open 7 T. m. to p. m.-Robinson Qll)
News.
On with the dance, but do not dance
lunshined!
CONTEST IS NOW OPEN NO
| MANUSCRIPTS RETURNED.
Sir: Mr.. Tom Chivington, In the Corn Bull.
letin. says "'Mondamin' Is the name given to
Americas wonderful cereal corn by the
American Indian meaning Friend OF
Man." Now. since that is explained. who Will
give Us line on the origin and meaning Of
the names, Elephant and garlic!
This contest, like tho Trib's beauty contest
"is open to every girl. unmarried or q widow,
Who resides anywhere IN tho five states. az.
cent professional beeuties" B, b. q.
AS HAVE iust returned from 4 visit
70 Sweden I an prepared 10 do ill kinds
Of cement work-Nels king, 1874 E Iosey
Galesburg RepUblican-Registes
Nels must have asa hard trim.
AND a We navo jur returned from =
visit to the scene Of slaughter at Douxiss Psrf
We are totally unprepared properly to ffaish
= eolyum already too hastily compiled.
THE bsst vhesze va have heard in weeks
vas pulled about the fourth inaing By some
lIeather-lunged announcer:
ALEXANDER warming up"
r. 4 Meo.