The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-02

The foregoing. in its way. we think is more
beautiful than any Of the paraphrases printed.
1T is to be hoped that David and Aristide
will obtain a better balance in reparations
from Germany than they did in collaborating
to produce the alleged poem quoted by the
usually austere Associated Press.
"Please Omit Flowers,
(From the Bowling Green, Mo-, Times).
Mrs. Maria Mabry lost good milk
cow last week She came up and bawled
for her calf and in little while fell
dead. She left a calf about weeks old.
THIS" appends Gaddis, "is the original
bonneville cow A more extended obituary
husband" Don't forget to mail us the clip
ping).
Would the Efnstein Theory Explain This
Phenomenon!
From the Davenport Times).
Haughton did not die Immediately.
He was taken in the city ambulance to
Mercy hospital and died few minutes
after he arrived there
He then took his little child, Eddie.
years old, and went to the store of
]. L. Adams, Third and Brown streets.
AMONG the used bargains" in The Argus
automobile column is listed 1929 5-passen-
ger Buick" E. F. called our attention to this
by telephone. adding some pert comment which
We (curses!) have forgot. But it doesn't mat
ter much The car probably speaks for itself
JUST AS THIS COMMUNICATION SPEAKS
FOR ITSELF; NOT To.
| Editor. Rock Island Argus,
| Rock Island, Ill.
| My Dear Editor: note with pleasure your
publication of the versifcations of the Tween
ty-third Psalm, but why under The Tombstone
why not give them proper and appropriate
setting?
| hardly think Joseph Addison would feel
complimented in seeing his poem in the joke
| column of goth century newspaper.
ONE OF THE GIBBONS.
MENTION THIS ONE.
| Sir: In reading your column OF humor
find SOME THINGS that are of HUMOROUS
NATURE, but when you take the bible. the
most sacred book of all books, and paraphrase
on the most comforting chapter in it, l call i,
| sacrllegious and you are very much criticised
for it. In fact, taking any part of the bible
Tor paraphrasing to fill up humorous column
| in newspaper is poor way to fill YOUR news
paper and we can do very we'll without your
contributions along that line and give us wit
| that is wit Read Revelations Chap. %, Is and
~ verses. very Resp, j. c. ].
| real nature OF this colyum Is concerned) an
pear to have their habitat in the W. X ultra
violet regions where thought waves do moi
register" our alleged funny column is a tree
OF iniquity-root, branch and leaf. We venture
the belief that many readers of this depart
ment are more familiar with the thought in
| the Twenty-third Psalm now than thew were
| before We printed these "sacri!egious" nara.
phrases. II the verses in Revelations referred
! t. are applicable to us then they must also an
F, ply to every preacher who ever elaborated on
1O-word text and to every misguided person
who ever put bible stories into simple words
| for the enlightenment OF little child. But
we suspect we're wasting time and space. II
the scholar and Christian gentleman who sup
| piled the major portion OF these paraphrase
| to US cares to add anything to this the colyum
| is open. .-.--
A Study In Metaphors.
Il takes clever man and one conversant with
the rules
To even make modest splash in big-leaxue.
writin' pools.
But genius would call him and possessed o,
wondrOus nerve or
Resource who makes mill stone" serva him
for a life preserver"
-E.KE.s-
Thanks. But It's neither genius, nerve mo-,
resource. It's just a gift. We hereby for
mally extend an invitation to E. X. z, to visi,
this colyum - often AZ he likes. THE kids
clever"
"IMM1GRATIATINN BILL IS SENT TC
Observation-Disclosures Times Journal
Obviously It was sent hurriedly, too.
WELL. for last line perhaps We dar,
emphasize DRYDEN.
When consider life. I 10 ALL cheat" I.
$50 @a, r Il NC