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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Take Five a Day.

Plenty Of men and women spell cat with
two It's" and suffer embarrassment thereby.
Teachers tells US this deficiency is due, fire.
quently, to method of teaching. rather than lack
of school opportunities. Now comes Prof. Van
H. Smith of the Burlington, N. j.. public schools
with plan to revive the lost art" of spelling
as Webster does it. Four Burlington grade
school pupils. trained SO, outspeled every high
school opponent in county contest
Five words day is spelling lesson
Smith says Concentrate on few words at a
time, instead of spreading all over the diction-
airy. One word, if difficult, is enough for one
lesson The average college student has a
vocabulary of only $500 words. The average
person ambles through life with 1000 or less.
Smiths 5-day plan will give grade pupil
command of 5000 words in five years, he says.
Spell it orally, write it and pronounce 1t. That
fixes the word in your mind. Try 1t.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Refusing to Grow Old.

Samuel Gompers. president of the American
Federation Of Labor. now in his list year. has
taken bride. She is 3S, and said to be
woman of high mental attainments Gompers
had been a widower for almost year. His
children are grown and well provided for. De-
spite that he is busy man, with countless
friends. Mr.. Gompers naturally missed the COM
partnership that he had enjoyed through so
many years. When applying for the marriage
license. he commented upon his age. but re-
marked that man is only as old as he feels.
Samuel Gompers is fighter. He has been
one for great many years. His spirit is still
young The love and association of good
woman ought to help maintain his vigor and
usefulness for many years to come. Gompers
has done the right thing, and the people Of the
nation win wish him and his bride their full
measure OF happiness and long. life
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Japan Grows Ugly.

\ Japan has grown impudent with the United
otatss government in correspondence relating
10 the Decentralization Of the Island Of zap
- cable landing station. Alarmsts scent a
break With Japan. with possibility of resort
70 arms to enforce the mandates OF the United
States government There is no occasion for
the American people becoming excited or exer-
eissd over diplomatic laundering by the mikado
He has displayed his nasty disposition in pre-
s1ons Disputes with the United States. but al
ways has seen the light before it was too late.
Japan 10 showing her feathers in the zap con-
tenton. but eventually she will be convinced
that the Wise course for her to adopt will be
70 assent to the conditions that are demanded
BY the American government Japan likes to
parade In threatening guise but she is not
looking for any serious trouble with the United
Staf0S
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

@. Please name the presidents
cabinet, giving the religious afili-
atoms of each member. E. 7.
A. Members of President Hard
ing's cabinet and their religious at
filiations are a. follows: Secretary
of State Charles z. Hughes, Bap-
tist; Secretary of Treasury Andrew
W. Mellon, Presbyterian; Secretary
of War John W. Weeks, Unitarian;
Attorney General Harry M. Daugh-
erty, Methodist: Postmaster Gen.
eral Will H. Hays, Presbyterian;
Secretary of Navy Edwin Denny.
Episcopalian; Secretary Of Interior
Albert B. Fall, no particular
church, but likes a good sermon;
Secretary of Agriculture Henry c.
Wallace, Presbyterian; Secretary of
Commerce Herbert c. Hoover.
Quaker; Secretary Of Labor James
J. Davis, Baptist.
Q. Will a transformer for alter
mating current Of the capacity OF
10 volts, 60 cycles and so watts.
operate a wireless transmitting
set? ]. G. E.
A. Such transformer will oper-
ate a wireless transmitting set for
. distance OF 500 To 800 miles.
@. What 10 the caliber OF the
Springfield rife now used in the
United States army? What Is its
range and penetration! Also the
range and penetration Of a Win
chester 5000? q. W.
A. The ordnance division of the
war department says that the cali
Der Of the Springfield ride now used
In the United tSates army is 80 and
It has a range OF about $500 yards,
The penetration Of this gun at q
distance of 50 feet 10 90 inches In q
pine board, 10 inches In moist aand !.
81 inches in dry sand. 80 inches In
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Arc Peanuts reedi

Is peanut butter . wholesome.
nutritious. economical and really
digestible food? How does 1t COM
pare with butter? Are peanuts all
right to feed to children? Are salt
ed peanuts as desirable ~ plain
roasted peanuts!
The nutritive value Of = pound
Of the edible portion Of peanuts II
about ESQ calories, that OF cooked
round steak is about $40 calories.
that of good ham is about 1000 cal
cries, and that Of bread about 1880
calories, and pure butter about
$500 calories. Peanuts, therefore.
are exceedingly nutritious.
Peanut butter represents about
$3.50 calories to the pound. 1t Is
not quite so nutritious as an equal
weight of butter, yet it is Z far
more economical spread than but
ter, and in my Judgment far bet
ter substitute for butter than any
kind of margarine.
IL is a mistake to consider pea
nuts as a special indulgence OF an
extra. It would be more to the
point to call beefsteak or bread a
special indulgence.
! A bread made with mixture OF
one part peanut -four and three
parts wheat -four furnishes an ad-
equate amount of protein or nitro
genous matter and also the vitamin
which is essential for growth
Wheat -four bread does not furnish
the essential vitamin.
The peanut is rich in protein
material, containing about twice as
much as -four does and larger pro-
portions than even heefsteak OF
eggs. Moreover, the protein OF
peanut has been found to possess
a high physiological value: that is
it is of such structure as the body
can most readily utilize for repair
processes and building-not in the
sense of growing fat merely. Unit
ed States government experts. in
tests of the nutritive value of pea,
nut flour, found that a bread made
with one-fourth peanut -four and
three-fourths white -four furnished
adequate protein material for the
normal growth of young animals.
Children are young animals.
Any child old enough to eat bread
may be given peanuts as a regular
or at least frequent part of tn.
diet. not as a tidbit.
Mind, l do not say that peanu
-four is preferable to wheat -four
or that peanuts can displace whea
in our dietary. | do say that {
bread made with one-fourth peanu
flour is superior in a nutritive wa,
to the white -four bread most PEG
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

In an address before the Rockford Chamber
Of Commerce the assertion was made by Adju-
tant General Frank Dickson. head of the I'LL
rois national guard. that here in Illinois there
are men arming for the purpose Of overthrow
ing the government He likened this move
ment to that Of the rcd guard Of soviet Russia
General Dickson further claimed that the AL
tborities were aware Of the existence of this
traitorous organization.
II 10 . little surprtains. II not disappoint-
Ing. that such IN utterancs should come from
man flling the place bald By General Dick
son. II be knows that there ID such msnacing
force in existsncs IN tAs state OF Illinois 1t is
BE sworn duty " psooss4 b disperss and sup
press Il Talking ahoa4 n will never put 1t
d9vn.
Tas truth Of - -asatss Il that perhaps
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

Washington, D. c., April Ia
Whether culttvating . garden de-
serves to rank - . recreation. and
whether 1t 10 - much deserving OF
q place ON earth ~ gol3, are quss-
tons now agitating . number OF
persons in the District Of Colum.
bia.
Down in Potomac park. this city.
is a tract Of Is acres, which has
been for three years given to the
citizens Of the District Of Colum-
bia to be used for gardening. An
organization. called the Potomac
Garden club. has been formed and
placed under the general supervi-
sion OF W. c. Hall. Of the depart
ment Of agriculture. In this way
a flourishing and productive COM
munity farm has been put into op-
Grafton.
Adjoining the farm Ii . golf
course, also on the government
land, and open to all the citizens
OF the District. Now congress has
passed an act appropriating all OF
this government ground In Potomac
park for "recreational purposes.
and this Is understood to mean that
500 vegetable gardens, upon which
800 people work. and which sup
ply about 5000 people with all the
fresh vegetables they need, are to
be ploughed and sodded in order
to add a few more holes to = golf
course.
Naturally. the 800 citizens who
have garden plots in this tract are
indignant. and 40 are many other
home gardeners who have plots in
other parts Of the city. Through
citizens associations Z number of
protests have been made to con-
gress. 1t has been pointed out to
the gentlemen on the Hill that
these Is acres in garden furnish
exercise to a great many more
people than the same area can fur
nish in a golf course. The con-
gressmen have also been remind
ed Of their great desire to econo-
mize. 1t has been pointed out 20
them that the IS acres of garden
produce $4,000 worth Of food a
year and cost the government prac-
tically nothing, while the golf
course will cost the government
about $4,000 q year to keep up.
| A Great Playground.
OF course. the proponents Of the
golf course have their strong argu-
ments, too. They claim that the
proper use Of Potomac park is that
OF playground. 1t is already one
Of the best in the country in the
variety Of sports it Affords, in the
excellence of the fields for them
and in its adequacy to the city's
population. Here tennis, baseball,
football, polo, horseback riding
golf and swimming, are all provid-
ed for. And tho facilities are not
skinny and overcrowded. like those
of the New York and Chicago play
grounds, but compare favorably
with those of country clubs.
Whether gardening has a place
in the organization is a matter
which no doubt will admit OF much
debate, but it certainly cannot be
denied that this Potomac Garden
club is one of the most successful
and interesting experiments In
municipal gardening which ha,
been made in the United States
Mr.. Hall has made statistical
study of the operations of this tract
which is very revealing of the pos
sibilities of the municipal gardens
Each gardener is here given q
tract of one-tenth OF an acre. Mr.
Halls reports show that nearly
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
With Other Editors
Dan Stays On the Job.
burlington Hawkeye.j

Now is the spring time of our discomfort,
or something like that. Woe piles upon woe.
The calamity bowler is in his glory. Rivers
of statistics flow around US, statistics showing
that the bottom has fallen out Of things. But
a few months ago We were rich. We bought
fvvers. silk shirts. fur coats an everything.
at prices unheard Of before. Now we are
broke To listen to some Of us the country is
headed straight for the bow-wows To others
it's case of feeling sure that by few tomor-
rows we will not know where our next meal
is coming from. Still others are content to
declare dramatically, 20 what's the use,' and
then refuse a job because the rate Of pay Of
fered is not what it was a year ago. But
there is one fellow that keeps on the job. Dan
Cupid.
Now II Dan were like some Of the rest OF
US. he would chuck his bow into corner and
his culver of ARROWS behind the door and de-
clare a strike until the cost of living is lower,
the wage scale higher and employment demands
also higher. But he does nothing of the kind.
These prosaic things do not seem to worry
Dan at all. At any rate dispatch from Wash
ington recently said that data in the hands
will break all records for marriages and that
the entire year is to furnish banner crop Of
weddings. These Washington statisticians fig
ure-although how they obtain their informa-
ton the deponent sayeth not-that there will
be in excess Of ono million marriages in the
United States during the year. All Of which
goes to show that Dan has the faith Of the
fathers Also that Dan hasn't the ttmiAitv III nj
Is undoubtedly very largely to blame Tor the
present business depression.
Dan doesn't chuck his tools and figure that
while prices may Do falling. 50 also employ
ment and the rata Of pay Of that employment,
that purchasins power 10 to DO eurtailed and
o dirsful day. o direful day what's the use T?
No. Dan keeps right on doing the best he can
with tho material It hand. It looks - record
breaking projbsrtty might be in our midst
again sooner than the few optimists expect u
more Of us had the nerve and faith in mankind
that Dan haA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
Frederic Haskin's Letter
u Gardening Recreation?

every gardener produces ON III.
tract. not only enough fresh yess.
tables for his own family, but us..
ally enough to supply severn,
neighbor families. while most Of ths
gardeners also produce their ovn
supplies of potatoes and canned
vegetables for the winter. IT,.
were $4,000 quarts Of canned roo,.
put up by members Of the Potomss
club last year.
The-sverage value Of what eaeh
farmer produced from his tenth 4,
an acre was about SIS. There ve.s
In all 1900 persons employed m
them, which means that memher,
Of family took turns at the weed.
ing and hoeing. Call it recreation
or not, just as you choose, but i,
Is good exercise. and the garden
workers earned ON an average q,
S. cents an hour for every hopr
they put In. That is probably moi
than a good many Of them earned
in their regular occupations. An
of this 10 based upon the currep,
market values Of the vegetable
they produced. Mr.. Hall estimate,
that in all this garden plot was Il,
means Of converting 10000 Nm
Of leisure into food.
Possibilities Of Gardens.
The most interesting thing abou,
this farm. though. is the uniform
success of its members, and the
eagerness which people have
shown to farm upon good ground
and under expert supervision.
The home gardening movement
in the United States has had a re-
markable development. Beginning
as war measure, it has surviv.
cd and grown. This year the acre.
age planted in the nation az A
whole is expected to be a little less
but the product a little greater
because the people are learniu,
how to farm and the soil Of vacant
lots and backyards Is better ate,
one or two years Of cultivation.
But this home gardening Ia,
been for the most part haphazart
venture. Vacant lots and back
yards have been mostly utilized
Sometimes they have had good sol
and sometimes not Much time an,
energy have been wasted by per
sons who were ignorant and ha,
no means OF getting expert advice
Furthermore, many persons VII,
most needed fresh vegetables wer
unable to get the use Of even a foo
of soil.
Now Mr.. Halls calculations sho,
that for city of half a millio
people, like Washington. a 500
acre tract would furnish q farr
for each family, large enough t
/ produce all the fresh vegetable
it needed. including its winter sur
ply of canned vegetables and q
potatoes and other vegetables tina
keep without canning. To max
d success of such a municipal farl
would doubtless require a skille
agriculturist at its head. and
few assistants, VINO would give il
structions both in gardening an
in canning vegetables. But the Pc
tomac club experiment shows thu
such a farm would produce Sc,
eral million dollars worth OF foo
It would be one of the best inves
ments Of tax money that Gil
could make. The city would ais
reap an enormous indirect rewar
in the health and energy of its Gil.
zens, for this project would briu
outdoor exercise and fresh food
to the great numbers of people VIII
in every American city, are suffer
! ing for lack Of both.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
-,
Direct to You.
New Jersey progressive farmers have

NV jersey progressive farmers have de-
cided upon campaigns of direct newspaper ad-
sertising to sell their produce. Fresh From
the Farm" Some farmers have banded In
groups for cooperative newspaper advertising.
Others will work individually. pfonteering mid
dlemsn will BE- eliminated. The farmer gets a
little more money for his produce: the con
sumner fresher article.
BY Straightforward advertising In the news
papers the producer will solicit business from
the consumer. He will sell his product before
he delivers 1t, personally or by parcel post
How about the farmers Of Al other states.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

for you. but NO one could lova YOU
any more. Always y0urs,
Joan let the letter fall to the floor
and buried her faes in her hands.
She moved ono Of the pillows on
the window seat and an old pic-
ture Of Tony. that she had just
discovered In her desk. fell to tbs
ground. and stared up into the
mans own face. In two steps ne
had covered the distance between
himself and Joan, and had gathered
her trembling dgurs close in ais
arms.
"Swestheart.' no pleaded. sitS
all my fault. and I've been a great
fool; ! thought you didn't care
enough to answer my letter..
And ! thought. you had gone oil
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Exercise for Eye Strain.

VCk0x1VN0 ANU AN9W 1AASs
Exercise for Eye Strain.
Please give your opinion Of -
exercise for the cure OF weak eyes
and eye strain. d. II. N:
Answer Practically every CIV
liked Individual has eyestrain-due
to irregularity Of the shape OF the
eyeball (astigmatism). Only a mi
nority Of US suffer any discomfort
or Ill effects therefrom. OF course
no exercise to which you can sub.
ject your eyes can alter the shape
OF your eyeballs, any more than ex'
ercise can alter the shape OF your
head. Rest, rather than exercise
is called for when one suffers from
eyestrain-thati is, avoiding all neal
work. and getting out in the oper
where you look only at distant
things. The very trouble in eye
strain is that the faulty shape o.
the eyeball renders the refractior
of light more difficult unless effor1
is made by the eye, which means
the expenditure of energy to an ex,
cessive degree.
Cantharides.
Please let me know through youl
column what tincture of canthar
ides is used for, and how man,
drops should be taken and how
often? T. T. H.
Answer assure you that can
tharides Spanish flies) produce
none of the effect described to it b!
half witted degenerates.
Private Answers.
Gentlemen: Would like to know
if DR.. Brady of your paper woult
answer questions of health private
ly, il a stamped, addressed envelope
is sent to him. Respectively,
r. D. p.
Answer-Surely, cautious reader
I'll answer privately provided 70,
comply with printed instructions
Every day l answer two or thre'
letters in this column. publicly, ant
from two to three hundred by mai
privately.
Neurasthenic.
Can you suggest something help
full for a neurasthenic? Is one cuI
Of coffee a day harmful to a neu
! rasthenic? j. W. n.
Answer-Yes. Don't ever let an.
one call you a neurasthenic. thinl
one cup of coffee a day is a sort o
prophylactic against that sad stat
of mind.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

And fallen In love with someone
else"
'There's never been anyone else
and there never will be-
u love YOU" whispered Joan. q
she nestled her cheek against the
lapel OF his coat.
A few moments later there vas
. loud peal at the bell.
Mary! Mary" called Joan. ~
alarm. "Tell Mr.. Ainslee I've been
suddenly called away and will wr!te
him tonight"
And when the door hanged upon
the ratreating form Of her rejecl-
cd sutton Joan laid her head on
Tony's shoulder with a deep sis'
OF content. At last, she had ever
thing In the world that she vaps
Cd.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19
TRUE LOVE.

His mother likes to keep him clean
And dress him rather neatly.
But one must not take that to mean
That she succeeds completely.
OF course she does her very best
But, spite OF all her labors,
IT'S when he is the dirtiest
He calls upon the neighbors!
A lady living cross the way
Is one, it seems, who likes him;
He calls upon her every day
Wfeneer the fancy strikes him.
II called to come and change his clothes
His wayward pace he quickens.
And though he is in fact rose
He looks just like the dickens!
'sThe lady win not ike you. SIR"
His mother gently chided.
when you're so dirty" But to her
His answer was decided:
ooh. yes, she does!" declared the kid.
Il bet she likes me purity
Well, bet-she said she did
An Jessie likes me dirty"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-19

loan free from sand. and 81 inches
in seasoned oak, cross grain. The
penetration of a 1920 Winchester
rife is 1875 inches in pine board,
Is feet from the muzzle. The range
is approximately the same as that
of the 80 Springfield.
@. What is treaty port?'
Tvs.
A. A treaty port Is a port open
to commerce with certain nations
in accordance with terms of
treaty, which is not open to gen.
eral trade. Shanghai was one Of
the first ports to be opened in China
in accordance with the Nankin
treaty of 1872.
@. If soldiers widow drawing
insurance remarries, will the in
surance stop? W. T. W.
A. II the widow of a soldier re-
marries she will continue to re-
ceive the benefits of his war risk
insurance until the full 240 pay
ments have been made. Her com.
pensation, however. will cease at
the date of remarriage.
9. ! have an old clock with
wooden works. Is this uncommon!
T. B.
A. Clocks with wooden works are
not at all uncommon, this form o.
clocks having been developed b.
the early clock-makers in this
country about 1920. Clocks with
handcut brass works usually ante
date those with wooden works. The
machine-cut brass movements
eventually superseded both these
styles.
@, What Ia the Chinese word for
book?
A. The Chinese call a book
"shoo". II 10 written with two
characters. one meaning pencil.
the other speak.