The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-23

Inat age mas naught TO DO with IT,
That plenty be the years scant,
Some can be poets, and some can't
F. p. A. in The Coming Tower.
WE had intended adding a few verses to
F. P. AS confession. but he has said enough
that is almost enough. For it seems to us
that some could be poets but they won't
GERMAN Opera to Be Revived-Former
Austrian Emperor and Wife Reach Gibraltar.
Enroute to Island OF Madeira. ARGUS head
lines.
Now, we should never have suspected Karl
and Zita of strangling German opera
MR.. BRISBANE devoted paragraph three of
his Today toddy yesterday to this: "(Note-
Ladies, read this first part patiently, some
dresses are described farther alongD"
Writing is dangerous game; doing it daily
is even more dangerous and when man
reaches the pinnacle of greatness in journalism
it seems that only a touch is needed to send
him topping into the pit of asininity.
Comparisons between the Iowly conductor
Fof this Ola Podrida and Arthur Brisbane are
tfrom the accepted point of view odious, of
course; but We express our own thoughts and
opinions, such as they are, and may we be
eternally damned if We ever make Of ourself
d photographic record to grind out the propa-
ganda OF William Randolph Hearst.
Well. That's a Little Closer.
High School Notes, Sherrard Bulletin
Charles, reading from The Battle
field in American Literature Glass:
The eternal of God are bers'
meaning TO read: The Eternal Years
of God are hers"
FOR a caption on page one of section two
the Peoria Journal uses this: The Latest and
Best News From Central Illinois" We picked
a few headlines at random among the best
news. Attend: Fire Damages Home at La
con-; "Delavan Auto Is Destroyed; Mrs
Iutwiler Dies at Havana; John Taylor, Well
known Mason City Man. Dies. The Journal
should dig up and dust off the adage NO
news is good news.
"sHOLMAN'SH GENIMN SIMPLY
'STONSHIN'
Sir: hand to hand encounter with the
Demon Rum:
per (hic) nit N statsh 'speriensh m ash
ques thic) shun Ism alc'hOl n aIc'hol n
ale hol mdish'nal purp n purp purp' shes?
m gen INN, you're genIm'n. Simply 'ston-
shin (hic).
Wife maksh bis kit Git painsh in stomash
II ankl!sh- Doc shay givver whish thic) kew
curesh painsh in bis kit. I'm genT'm'n. she'sb
gen I'm II, doc'sh genfm'n.
Zen Bill n ME go fsh-6sh-shinr
b gosh! Bill takesh drinksh 1 takesh drinksh
shee red fish, green eyesh.
Wife shick, givver drinksh, shee greensh
anklish, red eyesh
Bill takesh drinksh, 1 takesh drinksb FIR
Wife,sh mosh dead (hicD bis kit on FISH m
ahk dG Shlmply 'ston'shin'. B'gosh. hic)
flsh mosh dead red eyesh on Bill'sh ankIisb
Drugsish shell drinksh anklish (hic)
hSh go, got painsh stomash. Shiny on'shin'
I'm gen INN, you're genI'm'n. wife'sb
gen m n. Druggish mosh dead medisb,na1
purpshes-ZZZZZzzzzz -
SOLOMON PIFFT.E.
EAU RORY! EAU DE IDEA! O GOSH,
Mac: I've just read Solomon PiffJe's offer
70 oIhclate at the christening of O. D. ks new
o LADY, An. Mac has it occurred to you they
Sea for thi christening. No? MAJ II, 80 60.
prlsed, indie I am. Ye've heard of can d
vie Of course? Well, there you are Es u1
de Cay RORY.
FARMERS Gull Out Hens Who Waste
Money.-Davenport Times "~~te
We've heard of spendthrift cbicLo =.
aren't hens usually thrifty? O"
HEE SSc6 FShE S;,- MEET BETTY MARIE.
solomon having solomonized
And Cactus had her cackIe
Whiie Merry Maggie harmonized
Free OF a rhythmic shackIe
And Cleo Cleopatra-ed true
Her eye upon her Mark:
Gay, via contrlbs embraced his nibs,
FOR space their Peg. to park
The time is past-they've had their cban.a
For further name fermenting
lou get me SIR? Just bark their rants,
us Betty Mar1e"-(lamentipgD
o. D. K
80. lie wasn't pleased with our confirms,
suggested names Well we didn't axnao+ rs. -
ne would be pleased. Betty Marie, s niee
name Syhabled TO suit any balIadist w.
)ursef. ~ the httIe un L
fooIH Shoots Self in Tree and Falls
mo F4thers Arms."-Peoria Journal
pot winch Is fatal
IL pardon US. won't you. if we fail n
% - Snl4e IN our last line? OF course. Yon
already We are late carry ana
here? ie ABOUT IN that is
suppose We had promised to he homo
sariy ana actually kept that nro-,isa e