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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
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HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
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WHO pIsrSTERs THE UNLovED cUsS
DEwARE!
1.-THE BLEssEDNEss OF GIVING.

Dear R +. MEG: Why do We do it? Why
does one spend long minutes OF MES GOLDEN
neetins DAYS laboriously connecting some gem
OF wit with which TO knock EN- cold'-and
then hide ones light under a tombstone, as II
were, by sending said jewel IN under a n. d. p.
which ones nearest and dearest would never
connect with one?
It's the thrills.
which YOU have decided upon atJer long hours
OF communion with your inner soul. The
panicky thrill of dropping your Offering into
the mail box-and then wish you hadn't; and
maybe the Tombstone man won't appreciate
real literary ability
The anxious thrill of waiting for the paper.
The raging thrill of finding your braincnild
missing; OF storming lnWardly at the keeper
of the colyum who doesn't know good thing
when he sees it
The SUPREME thrill of finding YOUR ef-
fort in print-Of thinking it rather good, but
that you could have done better.
The mysterious thrill of leading a double
life; of hearing your offering cussed or dis
cussed, the discusses never dreaming that YOU
There are thrills and thrills. but none like
being contrib CLEO
1T must be pleasant people tell us So.
as B. l.. I. said of the game cOntrlbutory. Cleo
touches a chord of memory. We had greater
thrill, we recall when b. /" t. printed
our first Onering than has come to us since.
Wien first our eyes beheld the full page ad
the prodigal editor of Everybody's devoted to
us it brought no thrill; merely a modestly
pleasurable feeling; because We had known
Tor two months that it was to appear. A con-
tributor never knows whether his offering has
been tossed in the hell-box; for the colyumlSt
uses no rejection slips.
WE see by tn paper (the Keithsburg Newsl
that Miss Edith Shimmn recently attended a
dance in Marshalls hall. How would you like
to see Edith Shimmin?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
The Daily Short Story

flushing and eyes glowing as she
the man who had come to Nlfill all
the hopes and dreams of her girl
hood.
And so the little old lady with
the youthful eyes lived her sec
ond hand" romance.
My informant ended her tale by
stating that the letter. which Aunt
Lily had been expecting was TO
tell her whether the long looked for
promotion of the husband had been
obtained. and so whether the young
folks could send for her.
l wondered as l left the building
with my unromantic business let
ters. if that little. old eager face
still held its look of hope and hap
piness.
Two weeks later l was waiting
for my train to be bulletined in the
terminal of one of our large east
ern railroads, l felt a light touch
on my arm. Looking down, /
gazed into the uplifted face of the
youthful old lady of the postoffice
episode.
will you tell me-" she asked in
a confidential tone IF that train
goes to Chicago? The man in the
uniform told me it did. but land
sakes, he has so many people both
ering him with questions l kinder
thought he might get careless and
say Yes when he meant No"
That's the train, sure enough"
answered, pointing to the track,
=, e oh ha
ed Official was now turning the bull
letin board. so that it announced
the trains destination in black and
white.
Il suppose you are on your way
TO see Faithy?" 1 questioned with
a smile, for l knew that she did
not recognize me and had no rea-
son to believe that I knew any
thing of her affairs. But my little
joke was lost. Aunt Lily seemed to
take il for granted that the realiZa
ton of her dreams should be an
established fact
Yes, I'm on my way now. She
really needs me, too. It's not just
that she wants to take care of me.
Up to now she had only her hus-
band to look after. But a baby is
different thing. There's a knack
10 raising them"
1t will be a lucky baby to have
you to care for it," l answered, as
l found her chair in the car she
was to ride in. Now | will see you
again before the train leaves, but
have an errand to do now"
Land sakes, you don't dare to
go away now, do you. with the
train all here? l wouldn't leave
this seat for anything" she said,
with happy laugh.
With the aid of a taxi-cab I made
a dash for the nearest department
store and there 1 turned my case
over to floor walker, telling him
l wanted an outfit for a very young
man. On being questioned more
fully l admitted that measurements
hadn't been delivered yet. but 1
wanted everything that couldn't be-
bought in a small western town.
for a baby.
I reached the station with ten
minutes to spare. found my little
lady and dropped the package in
her lap, whispering, For him"
After dinner time | decided to
stroll back TO her car and see what
Aunt Lily was going to do about
dinner l found her asleep, and
in her lap lay a tiny cashmere gar
ment, its dainty pink silk lining
matching the flush upon the sleep
er's cheeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25

There are two reasons why you should do
your Christmas shopping early this year The
first is that Rock Island merchants are oHerlng
you unusual discounts, reductions on merchan-
disc that you do not ordinarily get until the
January clearance sales. The other reason is
that YOU get better selection in making your
purchases and you avoid the rush incident to
the closing hours of holiday trading.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25

'eturn postage be brief. Ali Inquiries =
to each individual. NJ a.ts5sIoa Wil 2
existence probably about the mid
die of the 18TH century. The SHE'D.
of the French knights in the flis
Crusade. were of plain polls-..
metal. Heraldry probably de'.
oped during the Cru5ades -
knights adopting devices Tor p-.
pose OF identification and 10 COZ
memorate events. The NorLl1-
also began to use such de'i..
about the same time, somelLa
choosing animals or objects RA.-
names were similar 10 tneE ~
Soon the system became so COLI
ated that it became necessary
introduce some system and the s-
ence of heraldry was L41-.
evolved
@. Please give d short blogr-
of Chaminade L.
A. Cecile Louise Step1anle ~
minade. the French composer.
born in Paris in 1861 she va
pupil of LeCOuppey, SaYafa' y
sick and GODDARD, and made LEI
but as a pianist at Is. Becals.
their meIodiousness and p-4--
rhythm, the Chaminade coNF
lions were for a time yeTy pog-.
Q. How many members u
house of representatives anu
ate were lawyers in pTi'ats n
A. According to a recent sur,
there were 29S lawyers IL y.
gress. The total membeESI-'
the two houses is 55l- ---
@. What well known man an. ~
hole in the lower part Of a ao.,
admit a cat, then cut q sma!15l
for the kitten? >.
A. We cannot youch foF y
thenticity. but this tale IS lo.1'
Sir Isaac Newton. 7o.s
@. How does Austraila -
with the United States IN SIG
A. The Australian c0 5-l
wealth h. an area OF 80
square miles. while con.le9i51f
United States has an area oil S.
791 square miles. Australia. :.
population Of 4.9S1.0oo "n1'
United States population =
7T0.620.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25

Detroit minister denounces prohibition as
a .big piece of hypocrisy" 1t can never be
ANYTHING less Just long as intoxicating
liquors are to be had in the country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
Ointment of Rose Water.

l find the ointment of rosewater
which you recommend freshly
made on order of the pharmacist)
is absorbed by the skin after l APP
ply it. Is that correct, or should l
wipe it off after applying?
MRS. w. J. L.
Answer-It is intended to supply
oil to the skin which is too dry or
harsh. Do not wipe it off unless
the skin seems excessively oily. If
that is the condition, no such cream
should be used.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25

German exchange has sunk SO low mat
many institutions have discontinued operations
in that line The quotations have about reached
the bottom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25

Mora Than half the spectators at the
.-h,cL1o trial in San Francisco are women.
,rto,, ouqbt IN he ashamed of themselves.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. D.
Noted Physician and Author.

dicitis as certainly as it is the
cause OF tonsillitis or diphtherla-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
Ramb0ozled.

Bamboozled.
How long does it take for girls
hair to grow out to its natural
length? On the spur of the mo-
ment | had my hair bobbed, and
now l regret it. for l find l am in
rather undesirable company, and
my hair seems to grow out very
slowly. +. B-
Answe-It takes several years
for a woman's hair to grow out.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-25
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Shiny Nose.

Shiny Nose.
Please repeat your prescription
for shiny. greasy nose. Nj. {.
Answer-PoWder the nose in the
daytime with zinc stearate COM
pound. and mop it each morning
with a bit of cotton moistened with
this solution:
Resorcin 80 grams
Toilet water ounce
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12

Alaska are known wherever good fish are appreciated and has been so wonderfully successful that to date it's output has paid the money we paid for Alaska at least 50 times.
 Another splendid Alaskan asset are it's seals and other fur-bearing animals. The government has and will continue to protect these ani- mals, enforcing such regulations as will make the fur business success full and at the same time prevent in- discriminate trapping and hunting which in the end would mean the ex- tinction of the herds and packs.
 About 15 years ago the govern ment imported 1,200 head of reindeer and established them in that part of Alaska where the supply of reindeer moss is inexhaustible. Today that herd of 1,200 animals has increased to more than 1S0,000 head, and the industry has become one of the greatest in Alaska I am convinced that it can provide a good living for a population of 100, 900 people. The caribou migrations cross the reindeer country, and these animals, which are not unlike the reindeer, have in thousands of instances been crossed with the imported animals, the result being a fine animal easily domesticated and producing a most appetizing meat Reindeer meat is already to be had in most of our cities, and I am convinced that in the not far future it will be a popu- lar course invaluable as a beast of burden on the snow-coyered plains and mountains of such a country as Alaska
 Having referred to the resources of Alaska and the possibilities of the Territory. I am now" continued Sec retary Fall going to talk about some of the things that have held Alaska l back and which are still proving a barrier to the natural and proper development of that wonderful country.
 "The greatest handicap now facing Alaska is that of government and this is one of the things that this administration is going to straighten out without delay. The administra- tion of this vast Territory, which equals in size the states of Mime. sota, Wisconsin. Illinois, Iowa, Kan. sas, Missouri and half Of the Da- kotas. is at the present time divided between so many different depart ments and bureaus that I would hesi- ! tate to number them. For instance. under the Department of the In. terior is the Territorial government itself, the railroads. education, and mines; highways and trails, tele- graphs and telephones are under the war department; forest and farms under the department of agriculture; the fish and seal industries under the department of commerce, and so on indefinitely.
 Conflicts of Authority.
 What this division of authority. with the inevitable conflicts, means
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Overland car, 1917 model, good condition, $350. Phone Thane 26-4 rings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
Classified
 Ads
HE E M P 1 R E
IS THE MEDIUM

Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied.
 Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 P, M.
 Closing time for display ad- vertisements: II A. M.
 CLASSIFIED AID RATES
 Ten cents per line first in- sertion. . Five cents for subsequent in- sertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
CLIFF APARTMENTS

On the cIif next to the Court house - The Cozy Corner of Juneau;" 2, 3, room apart ments, fully furnished for housekeeping. Clean and re- spectable. Suitable for small families, ladies or gentlemen. Each apartment home by it. self. Strictly private in every respect, including linen, lights, baths, etc. Telephone services Warm and comfortable. Rates $10 and up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
FOR RENT-Apartments

FOR RENT-Three-roo furnish ed apartment, also partly furnished apartment. Inquire 4211A E. 7th St. Phone 2004.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12

The advertised offerings of the stores have a direct. personal ap- peal to you which is hardly matched by even very interesting general news-and never by fiction
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12

FOR SALE-Five-p passenger car in good condition. May be seen al McCaul's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
FIRE ALARM CALLS

1-3 Third and Franklin IA Front and Franklin. h 1-5 Front. opp. Marshall and
 Newman
 1-6 Front. opp. Film Exchange. 1-7 Front. opp. City Wharf. Is Front, near Saw Mill. 2-1 Home Grocery. 2-3 Willoughby. op. Cole Barn. 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main. 2-6, Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 Gastineau and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-9 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Al Ninth. back of power house. AZ Calhoun. opp. Juneau Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave. and Indian St. 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun. 4-6 Seventh and Main. 4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L'dry. 4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
MISCELLANEOUS

CARD READING at 322 West Sth St., on Tide Flats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
JUNEAU APARTMENTS.

Housekeeping rooms. fully and cozily furnished; sunny and cheerful; all outside rooms, giving splendid view of Chan mel. Rooms newly tinted, sani- tary in every respect. Two, 3 and 4-room apartments, with bath, phone, linen, lights, water. $10 per month up.
 SEAVIEW APARTMENTS.
 Suitable for bachelor quart CTS. Fully furnished. Every convenience for housekeeping. $5 per month up. Phone 286.
 MRS. HOGAN, Proprietor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
AGENTS WANTED

WE START you in the Candy
 making Business at home or small room anywhere. Everything furn- iished. Experience unnecessary. Men.
 women. earn $50 to $100 weekly.
 Send self-addressed stamped envel- 'ope for particulars Bon-Bon Candy
 makers Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12
Alaska Fisheries

"The fisheries of Alaska are, of course, story in themselves, and it
 is a story that has often been told, so there is no occasion to dwell at length on this Alaskan industry. The salmon and other fish products of
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-12

< Furniture moved .an1 stored Heavy hauline done. Iuneau Tnnt fer. Phone 40. -adv
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-17
REcAPTURE0.

Svnopsis.-The author tells of his
acquaintance with the hero of one
Of the most remarkable adventures
ever recorded. From manuscript
left by his friend he has wildly set
out the strange happenings which
brought together brave Virginian
gentleman and a Princess of Mars.
In the Arizona hills John Carter,
mining prospector and ex-Confed-
crate soldier, fleeing from a war
party of Apaches, takes refuge in
a cave the atmosphere of which
has a remarkable effect on him.
Yielding to its influence he sinks
into Inconsistencies, his last
thoughts centered on the glow from
the planet Mars. Awaking, Carter
realizes that he has. in some in
comprehensive manner, been trans
ported to Mars. He is captured by
Tars Tarkas and party of Mar
tian warriors. He is conveyed, a
prisoner. to a Marian city. Three
days later fleet of airships from
the neighboring state of Helium is
attacked by Carter's captors, the
green Martians. One of the air
ships is captured. Among the pris-
oners is a young woman of a race
different from the green Martians
and closely resembling the women
of the earth. Carter ascertains
that the fair prisoners name is
Dejah Thoris, granddaughter of the
jeddak, or ruler, of Helium. Ac-
cording to custom she is doomed to
die by torture. He fights for her
and assures her of his sympathy.
John learns the language and be-
comes chieftain, though still a
nominal prisoner. Dejah is put In
charge of Sofa. friendly woman.
The two prisoners plan to escape
before Dejah Thoris is taken be-
fore the supreme ruler of the green
Martians, Tai Hajus. John fights
a sword duel to the death. Sofa
tells her unique secret.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-17

buildings upon the further side, and
thence to the avenue beyond. With
only the slight chance of detection
which the necessary crossing Of the
avenues entailed, l made my way in
safety to the courtyard in the rear of
Dejah ThOris' quarters.
Here, of course, l found the beasts
of the warriors who quartered in the
adjacent buildings, and the warriors
themselves 1 might expect to meet
within if | entered; but, fortunately
for me, had another and safer meth
cd of reaching the upper story where
Dejah TnoIls should be found, and,
after first determining as nearly as
possible which of the buildings she oc-
cupied, for I had never observed them
before from the court side, l took ad-
vantage of my relatively great
strength and agility and sprang up
ward until 1 grasped the sill of a sec
ond-StOry window which l thought to
be in the rear of her apartment. Draw
ing myself inside the room l moved
stealthily toward the front of the
building, and not until l had quite
reached the doorway of her room was
made aware by voices that it was oc-
cupied.
l did not rush headlong in, but lis
tened without to assure myself that 1t
was Dejah Thoris and that it was safe
to venture within. 1t was well, indeed,
that / took this precaution, for the
conversation l heard was in the low
gutturals of men, and the words which
finally came to me proved a most time
ly warning. The speaker was a chief
ain and he was giving orders to four
of his warriors.
"And when he returns to this cham
ber," he was saying, "as he surely will
when he finds she does not meet him
at the city's edge. you four are to
spring upon him and disarm him.
When you have him fast bound bear
him to the vaults beneath the jeddak's
quarters and chain him securely where
he may be found when Tai Hajus
wishes him. There will be no danger
of the girl returning, for by this time
she is safe in the arms of Tai Hajus,
and may all her ancestors have pity
upon her. for Tai Hajus will have
none; the great SarkOja has done a
noble nights work. l go, and If you
fail to capture him when he comes, ]
commend your carcasses to the cold
bosom of ISIS"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-17
alone than could the tnrse Of Os 70

alone than could the three OF Us 10
gether."
She sprang quickly from the thOat
and. throwing her dear arms about my
neck turned to Sofa, Saying with quiet
dignity: Fly. Sofa Dejah Thoris re
mains TO die with the man she loves. 4"
Those words are engraved upon nay
heart. All, gladly would give up my
life thousand times could | only hear
them once more; but l could not then
give even a second TO the rapture Of
her sweet embrace. and pressing my
lips to hers for the first cine. ! picked
her up bodily and tossed her TO her
seat behind Sofa sgain, commanding
the latter In peremptory tones to hold
her there by force, and then. slapping
the thoat upon the flank, saw them
borne away; Dejah Thoris struggling
to the last to free herself from Sola'S
grasp.
Turning, l beheld the green war
riors mounting the ridge and looking
for their chieftain. In q moment they
saw him, and then me; but scarcely
had they discovered me than l COM
menced firing, lying fiat upon my belly
in the moss. l kept up a continuous
stream of fire autil l saw all of the
warriors who hal been first 10 return
from behind the ridge either dead or
Scurrying to cover.
My respite was shortlived however
for soon the entire party, numbering
some thousand men, came charging
into view, racing madly toward me.
tred until my rifle was empty and
they were almost upon me, and then
a glance showing me that Dejah Thorls
and Sofa had disappeared among the
hills, / sprang up. throwing down my
useless gun. and started away in the
direction opposite to that taken By
Sofa and her charge.
If ever Martians had an exhibition
of jumping, ii was granted those as
tonished warriors on that day long
years ago but while 1t led them away
from Dejah Thoris II did not distract
their attention from endeavoriLg to
capture me.
They raced wildly after me until.
finally, my foot struck projecting
piece of quartz, and down / went
sprawling upon the moss. AS looked
up they were upon me. and although I
drew my longsword in an attempt to
sell my life as dearly as possible. IL
was soon over. reeled beneath their
blows which fell upon me in perfect
torrents; my head swan; all was
black, and l went down beneath them
to oblivion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-06-17

and Dejah Thoris and Sofa stood
alone before the jeddak OF the Thanks.
One chieftain alone had hesitated
before departing; I saw him standing
in the shadows of mighty column.
his fingers nervously toying with the
hilt of his great sword and his cruel
eyes bent In implacable hatred upon
Tai HajuS 1t was Tars Tarkas, and
| could read his thoughts as if they
were an open book, for the undiS-
guised loathing upon his face. He was
thinking of that other woman Who,
forty years ago, had stood before this
beast, and could have spoken word
into his ear at that moment the reign
of Tai Hajus would have been over ;
but finally he also strobe from the
room, not knowing that he left his own
daughter at the mercy of the creature
he most loathed.
Tai Hajus arose, and /. half fearing,
half anticipating his intentions. hur-
ried to TIE winding runway which led
to the floors below. No one was near
to Intercept me, and l reached the
main floor Of The chamber unobserved,
taking Ty station In the shadow of
the same column that Tars Tarkas had
but just deserted. As 1 reached tie
floor Tai Hajus was speaking.
Princess of Helium, l might wiring
mighty ransom from your people
would but return you to them I'M
harmed, but a thousand times rather
would watch that beautiful face
writhe in the agony of torture 1t shall
be long drawn out, that promise you;
ten days of pleasure were all too short
to show the love l harbor for your
race. The terrors of your death shall
haunt the slumbers of the red men
through all the ages to come; they win
shudder in the shadows of the night
as their fathers tell them of the awful
vengeance of the green men; of the
power and might and hate and cruelty
of Tai Hajus. But before that torture
you shall be mine for one short hour
and word of that too shall go forth to
Tardos Mors, Jeddak of Helium, your
grandfather. that he may grovel upon
the ground in the agony of his sorrow
Tomorrow the torture will commence !;
tonight thou art Tai Hajus' comet"
He sprang down from the platform
and grasped her roughly by the arm,
but scarcely had he touched her than
leaped between them. My short