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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
The Interior Sea.

During the remote period Of the earth's his
tory known as Cretaceous time North Dakota,
along with the rest OF the Great Plains region.
was submerged beneath an interior sea, accord
Ing to the United States geological survey.
The earliest sediments Of this ancient sea
became the present rock formation known as
the Dakota sandstone. which lies more than
1000 feet below the region arouAd Bismarck
Other bodies Of sediments were subse-
quently laid down in this prehistoric see,
which finally withdrew from the region, the
later formations being deposited along streams
and in marshes and swamps.
The vegetation which grew in these marshes
resulted in the Ignite deposits which are today
found in great beds underlying the area.
The fossils that have been found in this
area show that as many az 400 species Of plants
lived at this early time. among them being a
Sequoia which il related to the giant redwood
Of California. and the remains Of which have
been preserved in the rocks
During this period Of mild climatic condi-
tons. when swamp vegetation hourished. great
land reptiles such as dinosaurs were abundant,
especially the massive Triceratops. which must
have roamed in large numbers along the shores
Of Lake and swamp.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
In Old Madrid.

American housewives win b interested in
q Spanish dispatch to the effect that the So
called "hired girls" Of Spain ere forming .
labor union to enforce demands for an increase
which will bring their wages up to the equiva-
lent Of IS. or even SO pr month.
Employers of maids" in old Madrid, and
other Spanish cities pay salary scale amount
Ing to about a Per month in Unitsd States
money, and the girls must BE- ON duty from
early in the morning untn late at night
Cooks. Darior maids. kitehsn mazda. wet
nlsssssQ hass eomllnsd In ths sffort to So
orr not only better vssss. hit an S-hour day.
Spanish servant girls are only allowed .
half day on each montA!
A1asEicaA Vanan Who Aase 1a3ds and pay
d wages Asv hase - ny AevadAys vill rub
their syss n amassment 10 rad of country
whore donatie help en- be secured b. the
uanAA NJ ~ ykaes ee . seoa sset y ~ o.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
Paying With Smiles.

A Cleveland lady who accepts the philos-
ophy that ITO be happy you must make others
happy" maintains 'open house to the public
one evening in every week. She announces that
the admission price Is one smile. which she
says Is always paid with cheerfulness. Several
young men who roomed at her residence COM
planned Of being lonesome. and this gave her
the idea
Her two daughters. aged 20 and II, assist
her in entertaining. An hour is first devoted
to the discussion Of some topic. after which
there is piano playing. singing and dancing
We admire this lady for trying to spread the
Ideals Of friendship and goodwill Do you
blame rs II We secretly wonder II the two
young daughters do not figure rather largely
as contributory factors toward the popularity
we understand these weekly evenings at home
are enjoying!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
rn BALLAD or DULL CARE.

Once there vas tombstone.
A tombstone. . tombstone
Underneath the tombstone
They placed Dull Care.
They dug q grave and buried him.
Buried him, buried him;
Underneath the tombstone,
They left him lying there
And then they found Scotchman,
A Scotchman. Scotchman.
Then they found Scotchman
TO dance upon the grave;
70 dance and sing the days away.
The days away. the days away.
To dance and sing the days away
Above the buried knave.
But they'd forgot to kill him hrst.
TO kill him first. to kill him frst
They'd forgot to kill Dull Care
Until that he was dead
So when he heard the Scotchman sing.
The Scotchman sing, the Scotchman sing,
He scrambled from the tombstones foot,
And sat upon its head.
The Scotchman's dancing step grew slow.
His step grew slow, his step grew slow.
The Scotchman's singing heart felt low.
And worried was his head.
Until he called his friends about
His friends about, his friends about
Who gave one mighty joyous shout
And laughed old Dull Care dead!
"A. CAPRICCIO.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

The United States senate yesterday passed
the blu for federal regulation OF the meat pack
ers and livestock agencies. The measure now
gpes to the house.
The large packing interests Of the nation
have waged . powerful fight in their effort
tossaefeat regulatory legislation. They have
pVyyed every string at their command and
d61btless hare expended huge sums Of money.
Mhs position Of the packers is that they are
cnSlged in = legitimate industry, that they are
not interfering with the success Of other
branches Of industry. and that they are obtain
ing only . reasonable return upon the capital
they have invested In their business.
The uniformed public has no way Of know
ing that situation other than that represented
by the packers exists. But the ordinary citi-
zen who has been paying increases from year
to year for the meats supplied by the packers
has reason to suspect that possibly he has been
unfairly dealt with
It is charged that the packers are in COM
binstion to control the industry in all Of its
ramincatiors. and that the consumer is called
upon to pay tribute to that combination.
The Argus believes that the Development Of
the packing industry has been public benefit
in that there has been q saving OF much Of
the waste that marked the industry before
science had perfected usefulness Of the parts
Of the animal that vers under old processes
thrown away.
On the other hand. The Argus is not 90 sure
that there isn't justihable grounds for the al
Legation that the packing industry hasn't taken
advantage Of its control Of the business to
proAtesr On the consumer. The expressed fear
Of the packers that federal legislation Of pri-
vate industry. II enforced in their case. might
be extended to other lines with general dis
courassment of'private initiative. will not hold
water. II the packing industry is not guilty OF
some Of the charges that have been laid At
it. door II has nothing to fear from any law
tha&.might BE- enacted at Washington. II at
tour ID made to enforce unfair restrictions
theSacksrs YIN always have recourse 70 Me
crufts and to the greatest Of all tribunsls-
the American public.
In view Of the unpleasant position that the
packers have held in the public eye these past
lewx1safs they ought 70 invite rather than op-
poseS the Law Inst b nov upon IT, passage at
Warrington
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
Mere luteletoxleatien.


In the last lecture on the subject
Of autodetoxication ! made my us-I
ual assertion that there issno such
thing as autointoxication 80 far as
anybody has yet been able to prove,
and / followed this. assertion up In
my usual way BY explaining that
nero anxiety and worry over the,
failure Of the bowels to act, as>the
interpretive individual thinks they
should act. accounts for the disa-
greeable symptoms which come on
soon after such worry begins.
symptoms oil too familiar to VIC
tins Of the autointoxicatisn '0bses-
sion, but which do not intend to
mention here.
What between the lifelong teach
ing Of old Doctor Bunk and his
almanac and. the thousand and one
nostrum, vendors who first, hand
prospect the symptoms and then
sell. him dope therefor. and the spe-
cious, though all too plausible ex-
plantations Of 81 varieties of modern
drugless charlatans, the average
dub, mutt or gink-you know, the
gullible layman-harbors q more or
less settled conviction that health,
life, and happiness all hinge large
ly upon free and regular action of
the bowels. There is actually a
popular obsession that whatever
else is done or not donesin any ILL
ness it is always the proper thing
to take q brisk cathartic. Indeed,
a lot of folks whose thoughts are
not more than a milimeter> deep
think of a physfc as something that
removes poisonous matter from the
system" or from the blood, where
as in fact, no physic accomplishes
any such effect.
Now please do not throw the pa
per down in disgust and please do
not write in to tell me how crazy
am and how you can't see why
they let me publish such idiotic
stun as this. It may seen idiotic
no doubt it must seem utterly
unrt asonable to anyone who has
been brought up on alleged liver
regulators, blood purifiers and uric
acid mythology such as the alma.
macs and the nostrum testimonials
have always glorified. / am simply
stating fundamental fact when
say that a laxative, purgative
physic or cathartic does not re.
move any poisonous or deleterious
substance from the blood or the
general system; it merely excite:
the peristaltic movement Of thu
bowels. And here l wish to testify
that the preliminary physickins
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
The Daily Short Story

/ only painted clay unfit for a work
ing mans wife. -,
After restless night saba rose
early determined to 60 hunting
herself She dressed in khaki and
asked Aunt Laura for lunch.
PITY sake. child! There are
bears near this house. Leonard saw
one yesterday. That shotgun is
no good on a bear Take a rifle"
"I'll keep near the Summit road,"
promised Sada.
But Pandick drew Sada away
from the Summit road, and after
an hours chase she stopped
/ breathless, realizing she was lost.
Then she grew nervous. 1t is not
/, quite pleasant for a town girl to
be lost in a wild, bear country.
After long return tramp saba
spied stone wall. She hoped she
knew the wall, but there were I'M
certainties, for stone walls have
not much individuality. Cautiously
she crept up and looked over, quite
expecting to see Mrs. Bruin and
three or four cubs close by, with
Mr.. Bruin respectfully in the fore
ground.
Just then she distinctly heard
what seemed like heavy footballs.
In terrible haste she clambered up
on the wall. Now, this particular
stone wall had been built by a
Bear Mountain school master on
Saturdays.
So, in her rush, Sada easily loos-
ened one Of the big top rocks. 1t
rolled down, bringing Sada and the
rest Of the wall. in an avalanche.
Sada may have had a stone heart,
but, sad to remind, her velvety
skin was not even cement.
! So the stunned girl struggled hp,
finding it quite impossible to stand
upon her bruised feet. However,
she kept her wits, grasping her
rifle in readiness to greet the Bruin
family, which. luckily. was not
there. The heavy footballs had
been only Pandick himself rolling
stones off the schoolmaster's wall.
| Again it was all stiffness, that vast,
intolerable stiffness of the Range
ley wild.
saba managed to drag herself to
the end of the wall, where she
thankfully saw the Summit road.
! From her jacket pocket she drew
the torn case which she had
brought along. She called Pan
dick.
Seek Leonard! Go, bring Leon
ard!" she babe.
But Pandick remembered his
chastisement. and sulked. Kind
tones, however, soon treasured him,
and. seeming to realize the help
iessness of his mistress, he ran on,
/ his nose ON a scent In the trail
He was gone an hour. an age To
the aggrieved girl But even agea
end, and at last the faithful Pan
, dick returned with Leonard follow.
ing.
!, "S-s-ada!"
I'm so glad. Leonard! Tn
, hurt"
: There is shanty yonder; I car
: carry you"
But she insisted on walking. and
with his support, they reached q
!. shelter.
ut is good to get here" Eads
cried Enthusiastically. Leonard
) this shanty is the dearest place OF
t earth"
! "I'1l agree II Won will take bacl
: your ring" he gently reminded.
She let him put the ring hac)
in tts place. then they both fell Il
: petting Pandick, and the knowing
animal pricked up hi ears b
: eagerness when he heard some
: thing about his having pointed a
] home, sweet home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

air was known to the ancienn
having been experimental with .!
Hero, who lived from 284 to ~
B. C. The compressed air pump
was invented by Otto Won GuerSN
Of Madgeburg, in 1854.
@. How can pigeon wings
trimming, Ed.
A. The bureau of biological sur
vey says that pigeon wings ma! ~
cured by making a slit in the ",
der part OF the wing, scrapins o o..
all the muscles, and rubbing q Nv
tie white arsenic On the INSIDE ="
the skin.
@. What does the word "alianA
mean and where was this crop u"
grown? 4. =
A. Alfalfa" is of Arabic oriSaI
and means the best fodder Is,I
department OF agriculture says uasI
the Persians were probably .n'l
first nation which grew this pla nv
and that they introduced II ~
Greece about 400 B. c. II has nv
been carried to practically essS
+, part of the world where farming p
important. The name "lucern ~" i
formerly applied to this crop :,
parts Of the United States. put y.
been discarded in favor OF "aiislN
@. Where is the River OF w.
ural Ink and what causes II! 4,
A. The River of Natural IN ~ =
located in Algeria. 1t is formea y.
a junction Of two streams, ~
flowing from q region OF iellas
nous soil and the other drainint -.
peat swamp. Upon meetins' ,scs
acid Of one combines with the i'V'
OF the other and forms true INK
| O. / think I am an heir 70 =
estate in chancery in England r. :
shall I 20 about getting 1t! A -.
A. Consul General Skinner -
don, says that there are no ' "a
reports seriously. According ~
British law, a list Of such do,d
funds ID prepared and IN
every three years. In March, -, ~
the aggregate amount was -
s7,25o,000. divided among
than 1000 accounts. "a
@. What pay does an aeriA
nilot receivef NJ y. ~
| A. The 'postofice depaIs', /,
says that the salary OF aviato.' 4.
the United States mail serve.
Base pay. $1,000. plus ; ceas
mile for each flight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
WHEN PANDICK POINTED AT.
nv Mrc Clarp r. HO1mpa.

BY Mrs. Clara c. Holmes.
He was sitting on one side OF
the davenport sofa and she was
leaning on the other. They had not
spoken for five minutes. At last he
moved restlessly.
Tomorrow / 60 up to Bear
Mountain Camp. We may as well
decide our dispute now"
Leonard, / never shall be con-
tented living in little, sleepy Riy-
erville; I'd stagnate. OF course"
icily. II presumed you would keep
your position ON Congress street.
and we could live in the city, or
a suburb. at least"
mo; already have made ar
engagements with my Uncle Rufus
for taking over his Riverville busi-
ness. l can't disappoint the old
gentleman. Besides, Riverville has
the better financial outlook. l am
more than sorry you disapprove,
Sada."
There was another FIVE minutes
silence, and again the young man
spoke.
I'VE have quarrelled three times
in two days. Sada," he complained
ominously.
Evidently I am too presumptu-
GUS even to contemplate marriage.
Here, take back your diamond"
Leonard thrust himself abruptly
toward the girl and gripped her
hands.
Heaven knows. and you know,
Sada, that l adore you. A broken
engagement will crush me. I'm
not a rich man." he groaned.
I'VE can be friends; but let me
return the ring until l can be less
selfish" she insisted in a gentlel
tone. dropping the ring into his I'M
willing hand. Then she arose and
left him. the picture of detection
trying to overcome his emotion in
the living room Of Bear Mountain
Inn.
An hour later Sada answered heI
Aunt Laura's call.
"Leossard Black has decided tt
go up to Bear Mountain Camp to.
day. Will you please assist US II
/ packing a basket of food for him ?
saba obeyed; but she was toe
deeply distracted to even notice
her faithful pointer Pandick stand
ing upon his hind legs and beggias
for the crumbs he had learned tt
expect. -
Pandick performed; he vhined
he yipped, and when at last HI
grew tired Of yip-yapping he slun)
out-of-doors as crestfallen and re
sentful . canine intelligence al
any could be.
When Aunt Laura gave Leonart
the basket, he Immediately begal
his ascent, whistling as he pacet
avay-yet a true Yankee ca,
whistle in the face Of shell fire.
Sada watched Leonard until Il,
was. lost from view in the woods.
path. Then she glanced at tn
sheepish Pandick. slyly hidden IN
der . blackboard wagon. chewi1,
something. Sada Investigated. dis
covering that the very hungry. re
sentful puppy was devouring /;
Iman's leather pocket case. whicl
was marked by gilt initials, L. q
B.
bad dog" scolded and cuffe'
sada, run quick. take Leonard hi
case. Bad Pandick, you've made
q rag. Quick, seek him!"
i But Pandick was too wise do
ito risk his self-respect further
lAlready this mnrning Leonard ha
kicked ct him spiteeally. % Pan
dick skuIked away to the harm
| It was . long day 70 Sada, Leon
ard was decisive; already he seem
ed to have seen that his idol va
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

@. Does an alien have to get
his second naturalization papers
before he can enlist In the army
or navy! L. A.
A. The war department says
that it is not necessary for an
alien who desires to enter the
United States army or navy to have
either his first or second citizen
ship papers. The very fact that the
man enters any branch Of military
service entities him to first citi-
xenship papers.
@. How many children are ar
rested each year! S. n. S.
l. The Children's bureau Of the
department Of labor estimates thst
175,eoo children we're brought be-
tore courts in . year. OF these
$1,000 came before courts not
adapted to handling children's
cases.
q. When did labor troubles be-
gin? W. A. F.
A. It Is impossible to say when
labor troubles began. but the earli-
est record Of them probably Is the
revolt OF the Children Of Israel
aginst their Egyptian taskmasters
spoken of In the Book Of Genesis.
Q. How much does . cubic foot
Of leo weigh! W. ".
A. A cubic foot of ice weighs
approximately H.2 pounds. '
@. What should be done to keep
linens from turning yellow!
B. v. K.
A. The simplest plan IL to use
the linen often enough to prevent
its yielding. Keep sheets. pillow
slips. etc. in piles, and draw from
the bottom for usa replacing the
linen on top - It comes from the
laundry. Vary this by drawing &C.
casionally from the piles Of linen
kept for guests II 1t hasn't been
used for some time.
@. How old 10 the earth estimat-
Cd to be-! A. W.T..
A. Tho evidences from geology
all point towards an age for the
earth to be reckoned in millions OF
years. Biologists are practically
unanimous IN the belief that the
time since the oldest stratined
ROCKS vne. deposited cannot .bs
less than 100000. 900 years.
| Q. Who invented compressed
air? ]. c. T.
A. The principle Of compressed
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

~ New York legislature has two bills to Jail
theatre ticket scalpers. indicating that some
aldermen were recently refused passes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

" Brooklyn voman asks $1.ooo.ooo from her
rival becauss she stole her husband. Whoever
G heard OF husband worth 100000?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

y Experience with human nature teaches one
that the best way to get Sunday observance is
10 prohibit It by law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
Questions and Answers.
EnSilaRe Feed.


Several in our neighborhood are
feeding our babies cows milk. and
it is claimed by a doctor here that
milk from cows fed ensilage is not
good to feed baby. / claim that
it would do no harm. Would you
please tell us through your col
umn? (Mrs. A. J. W.
Answer know no objection to
siiage as feed for cows furnishing
milk for babies.
Rolling Troubles Away.
I am a woman AZ years old and
thanks to your splendid advice l
now have much more ambition and
pep than / had five years ago.
live on a farm and work outside.
l take your treatment of more than
thirty rolls day besides the ef-
ficiency exercise you have sug-
gested. (Saginaw.)
Answer-Still and all, lots Of wo-
men on the farm take their tr0u-
bles to bed with them and wake w
next morning too tired for any
thing-they imagine they work toe
hard.
Piles.
What do you recommend for
piles? "a. A. ~
Answer-Send for letter of ad-
vice. But I may say here that al.
deviation is all you can expect IN
| til operation is done for radical
cure. Piles are varicose veins, and
no medicine or other treatment
short Of surgery ever cures them
though Of course long intervals Of
comfort occur between attacks
! in many cases.
Copyright National Newspaper
Service.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
All are not angels who harp.

Y The smoking stand ma gave pa for Christ
mas has become . sewing table.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

Can you remember when charades were
considered lively evenings entertainment?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25
Argus Information Bureau


].
direct each individual No attention ""
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-25

which has featured the treatment
of so L any acute illnesses and in
dispositions il usually unnecessary
(since the patient does as well or
better without it, and in some
cases 1t 10 distinctly harmful, since
it may be unwiae to stir ut the in
testine, as In q case of appendicitis
or any other acute localized infam-
NATION Of the bowels. The popu-
lar custom OF taking physic for
every complaint is. therefore, BY
mo means so commendable as Is
generally thought.
In so far as any harmful effects
may be concerned, II the influence
Of anxiety or worry can be avoided,
failure Of the bowels to act need
never give any particular concern
over period Of 4S hours in child
or. adult, 1t is rather inadvisable
to resort to any artificial all to
fbowel action within that period.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-25
UNION SAVED BY MEADE.

News of the completion OF the sta
tue of General George G. Meade
brings to mind the one great exploit
of a hero little sung.
Had the Confederate general. Lee.
won at Gettysburg. authorities agree
that his aim ultimately was New York
and Philadelphia, where the rich
shipping and loo sure to have fallen
Into his hands would have given the
confederacy a new lease on life n
prolonged the Civil war indefinitely,
and perhaps ever turned the tide
against the Union. For three days the
northern and southern armies surged
against each other in the first and
last great battle north Of the Mason
and Dixon line. So doubtful was the
issue that through the fight the citi-
zens Of Harrisburg. the capital of
Pennsylvania, and Lees next obiec-
tive. 26 miles, away. threw up defen-
sfve works to stem the anticipated
Rebel tide.
Gettysburg was the second and last
attempt of Lee to carry the war into
the perth: and the north was worried.
because Lee had, in order, subdued
Pope. Mcclellan. Hooker. Burnside.
and the rest of Lincoln's hopes. Who
would be the man Of this hour? 1t
proved to be General Meade. The
dawn OF July 4. 1853. saw $4,000 Con-
scarcely fewer Of their enemy. But. AZ
Barnes history observes: lees vet
erans who went down in the awful
charges Of Gettysburg could not be
replaced. and he started a retreat
southward. back to the old battle
ground Of Virginia. never again to
cross the Potomac"