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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
Picking a Career for Your Boy.

Have you a boy whose school days are near
ING their close? In q couple Of months h, will
90 forth to make his own way. What will be
his first job-and where will he end? 1t is a
problem not to be left entkrely to the boy
The boy stands At the crossroads from
which radiate many paths. Some OF these
paths are smooth but, like blind alleys, lead
nowhere. Others look rough and are clut-
tered with obstacles. bat they may lead to anan-
cial independence and happiness.
Left to himself. the boy is apt to choose
/ the easier road. Others have done that-and,
too late, found that they followed blind trail.
Aimless, weary Of hunting way out. they set
lie in the rut beside the road.
Instinct tells many boys what they should
do In life. II your boy has his heart set on a
certain line of work and appears to have abila
tty to make success of it. let him follow his
inclinations. But take that boy and, chum-
fashion. discuss with him the possibilities or
tmpOssbilities Of the work he prefers, also
what his probable rate of advancement will be.
Any man can attain success if he has a den
mite goal The lad who has no goal, who starts
drifting, is apt to be drifter all his life.
The experience and training that your boy
will get on his first job is the important thing
His pay at the beginning doesn't make much
difference. What can you do?" asked the
employer. almost anything" replied the
Jack Of all trades and master of-none He
didn't get the job
See that your boy starts life with definite
goal. Don't let him grow up to be do most
anything" man.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

Mictsrsd vhea you saw mas chAsisg his
haE - IL Stfset on windy day. You hsvs
laashsd when you saw the sl1Any sfri sighting
70 ksep hef skirt In place when shs VA struck
b. gale at corner. You have Isdkhd whAn
you saw the wooden leg slipped Of ths frame
Of the cripple You have laughed when you
saw DRUNKEN man tumble IN the street. You
have laughed many times when you should not
have~dons 80. You laugh. mot because you
want to. You laugh simply because ycu can't
prevent Il.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
Europe Ferments.

Behold Europe, cleaning and oiling its guns
again. Clans rally. A former emperor, tricky
politician, takes a desperate chance at regain
ing his throne in Hungary. possibly also in
Austria
Germany, defeated, deies her conquerors.
It's a poker bluff. England, fearing an ex-
plosion among her miners, declares "a state Of
emergency" France with an alarming fnan-
rial outlook, holds consultation with the money
doctors.
All this is mostly thunder and black clotds.
In a few parts of Europe it may be wise to
seek the cyclone cellar. But the outlook is
not as dangerous as many think. Time will
carry away the storms. Sunshine follows every
tornado. What is going on in Europe is the
inevitable aftermath of all great wars. Always
they are followed by uncertainty, emergencies.
sadden alarms and garbage-can intrigue. The
south will recall it's srpet-baggers and Ku
Klux Khan. Europes condition is no graver
than was the south's after the Civil war. And
the south came back. So will Europe.
Control of the world situation has passed
out of the hands Of Washington and other po-
1itical centers. Wall street in New York and
Lombard street in London hold the rens. The
worlds most critical problems are puzzles in
ecohomics-in money-and international bank
ers are the specialists. They expect to find
some way out. The world is not going to pot
It's merely taking bitter calomel n may be
months. it may be several years, but the out
come will be convalescence, then health.
"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
Loaded Act Vetoed.

Governor Kendall Of Iowa Saturday vetoed
the public utilities act built on much the same
principles Is the one in Illinois on the ground
that it was loaded with features inimicd to
the public interest.
The law passed the legislature after one OF
the stormiest debates on the subject that At
tended any piece OF Iowa legislation in years
Prior to announcing his stand on the subject
the governor was besiesed by supporters and
opponents Of the bill. but he finally reached
his stand against allowing its enactment. The
public utilities proposition may be right in it,
design, but the Iowa measure. like that now in
operation in Illinois. promised very little II
anything except to the interests Of the corpo-
rations it Is supposed to control.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
It's An Ill Wind That

England has another coal strike on her
hands. To attempt to curb It, the British gov
eminent declares state Of emergency" Back
Of the British miners is their determination to
force naturalization Of the mines. All else is
a smoke screen. British miners demand con-
tinuance of their present wage scale. made
possible only by subsidy under the government
control Of the mines, which ended April l..
They also demand that the mine owners lower
their prices. The operators say they cant low
er prices without cutting wages. This troubA
has been brewing for several years.
Coal is EAglands very backbone. Her out
put last year was 22S000OO0 tons. This kept
her independent of other fuel-supplying coun-
tries. Also it gave her a big coal export trade.
more than 100000 tons month, and control
Of much of the worlds ocean bunkerage-sup-
plying ships with coal in far ports.
But now American coal is being delivered
in London at lowet prices than coal from the
Welsh mines We undersel British coal all
over the world.
Regardless of the outcome Of the British
coal situation, the American coal trade will
bensit-if operators and miners cooperate to
increase production and exploit our export op-
portunities. II the British mines close down
for any length of time, it'u stimulate our. coal
exports. That would start up many American
mines, now idle
The American miner digs an average Of
1,134 tons OF coal year. The British miner
produces only S14 tons year. Give American
miner steady work and he'll lick the world
But
II our coal exports suddenly boom, the
government in Washington should keep close
| eye and be prepared to take any necessary
| measures to protect the American people
| against sudden kiting Of domestic coal prices
| for which export demand might be the alibi.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

never come back. say II l should
not. at Easter time when you go to
the service and they sing the dear
old anthem, smile and say to your
selves. Tom heard the message,
for / shall. mother, shall"
The letter fell from the mans
trembling fingers.
Lizzie" he whispered, his face
was wet with tears, but his eyes
were shining like stars.
y Lizzie, oh. my dear, is it too
late to get some daisies, and pop
MES, and buttercups, and trim up
YOUR hat a bit for tomorrow You
know the boy loved flowers so. And
Lizzie, I'll just step over to Hiram
Browns and tell him I'll usher, he
needs another man."
The church was throhged, and in
the midst, a tense old man and a
pinh-cheeked old lady sat hand in
hand, and their faces wer, glorified
And clear. exultant rose the words
of the anthem, Awake Thou That
Sleepest. And the great gold
cross glittering through the lilies
flashed back the answer:
He has heard"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04


One OF the mont persistent Of su-
perstitious deiusions or mytns is
that hne old semi-scr1ptufal idee d
saving ones strength ~ clipping
ones haif.
This invention ID harmless
enough when applied to males. 1t
amoents to wicked mutilation when
applied to girls or women, and
psychologically such An act II not
faf removed from that peculiar de-
pfavity when prompts certain mis-
creants to clip Urls tresses sur
leptillOusly IN = crowd. u Is IN
deed . snock to the uninitiated TO
learn the steps whereby the wo-
man VINO suggests tnis inoeIens-
Idle assault arrives al ner strange
conviction.
II ! nave received one nave re-
celved nunoreos OF letters from
readers VINO complain that tnelr
nalr Ie!i out aiarminsly. aiter the
nu. IL ID Iamlliar Observation
tnat tne mar ooes become very
|
as typnoio Ievers pneumonia en-
pyena, lnnuenza or otner over
Wneimins bacteria! intectlon.
someone's Daioness ID SEEN ou'
Iortunateiy the nair grows IN AGAIN
as iu4arlousiy as DeIore, PROVIDED
sooo nesitn is resaineo. hareiy
does sucn oaldpess remain perma-
nently. Many a worthless hair
IONIC mas acquired a iaise repu-
tSIlon because Dy COINCIDENCE some
one happens 10 use IL IN the year
more OF iess' following sucn Ill
ness
Inc mar Iails OUT ana becomes
tnln IoiioWmg severe lntectlons De-
cause sucn Illnesses place q neaVy
strain upon the ouctless giano ap-
paratus wnlcn is concerned IN de-
stroylng bacterial polsons. Wnen
the ductiess glands are exhausted
or tlred (lnactive) the mar does MOI
grow luxnriantly. Thinning OF the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
AWAKE, THOU THAT SLEEPEST
Ry Grace II. Olin.


Copyright, 1921. by the Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc) -.
beautiful, amt they, Hiram!
The scowl between Thomas Ora
hams eyes disappeared for the mo-
ment. Wonderful, amt it now
how these plants that seem dead 10
us in winter come to life again IN
THE springtin.e" He patted the
flower box fragrant with bright
blossoms, as he spoke. -.
"They are lovely, Tom: lovely in
deed" the other man answered. he
came quite close and put his hand
ON Graham's shoulder, studying
him for a moment from under his
bushy brows. .
you're coming to church tomor.
row, aren't you, Tom?' he asked
abruptly. Instantly the frown re-
turned to the other mans face; he
drew back bit stiffly, angrily.
mo" he answered, steadily. "a
amt" He sat down in the green
porch chair and eyed his friend
with deep disfavor.
And, what's more" he contin'
ned. Its no use to keep asking me
and asking me, because I'm never
going again. I'm always glad to set
YOU. Airam, but when YOU come a
Deacon Hiram Brown, pass tnls
house up, will you, and I'll bt
Obliged to your"
"Tom, you've got to listen to me
for a second. l ought to be mad al
YOU, but I'm not. We all ought te
be mad at you, but we're not. But
| I'm going to tell you something the
rest Of them are afraid to tell you
'"You've turned sour, Tom, sour
Trouble has visited your household
and you've gone down under 1t
why, don't you know that trouble
has come to Hs-all in the little VII
ilage and we've had to bear it?
you're not the only one who Ia:
boy asleep somewhere in France
! Shame on you, Tom Graham; yot
rejoice because your plants, seem
ihgly dead are alive and you won
apply the same truth to your boy
The gate beneath the mans hant
| swung open softly as he turned tt
20, but again he paused.
! "Tom," he added, earLostly, Id
YOU remember when the boys wer'
kids and when Easter morning
came their shining faces in thu
choir? Do you remember the luml
that came in our threats as the!
sang? He's singing in a choir to
day, your boy. and my boy. Don
llet bitterness keep you away from
Gods house.. Tom" The gat'
clicked after him.
IF you are coming tomorrow
call me up, Tom: We want an extr'
usher. Don't let your wife com
alone"
That was all. but the tall, erec
figure in the chair sat gazing witt
unseeing eyes across the soft gree
meadows. The words had strucl
home with unpleasant force.
"You rejoice because your plants
seemingly dead, are alive. and 20
won't apply the same truth to you
hoy" the figure in the chair repeat
ed the words Of his friend almos
mechanically
Il He leaned forward and TOOK on
LOT the delicate pink petals Of tn
flowers before him between hi
rough 6ngeIR.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

man.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Appendicitis.
Please print the causes. symp-
toms and cure for appendicitis.
Il. c.
Answer-1nfection with the colon
bacillus is the most frequent cause;
perhaps next in frequency 10 infec-
ton with the common pus-prsduc-
ing cocci: pneumococcus infection
Is probably third. Why the ap.
pendix is vulnerable to such infec-
tons in young persons no one
knows, further than the assump-
ton that the organ is undergoing
evolution like the. wisdom teeth,
because Of our changed (denatur-
lied, premasticated) diet, and a
superannuated structure is natur-
ally weak. The colon bacillus is
normally an inhabitant Of the man,
malian intestine and becomes cap
able Of producing disease only
when the environment is changed
through such evil habits as resort
ing to artificial aids to bowel evac-
uation, neglecting daily exercise.
overeating, gulping or washing
down poor masticated food. The
| pneumococus infections (respons-
ible for about one-sixth Of all cases
of acute appendicitis) come from
perhaps trifling nose and throat in
fections which are understood by
the uneducated only when called
"colds." An attack Of acute ap-
pendicitis supervenes on a sore
throat or q tonsillitis in enough
cases to impress even non-medical
observers. -
The symptoms Of appendicitis are
something fierce, take it from re-
formed victim.
The treatment is delightful, con-
sisting of a few ounces of ether, a
little sterile steel. odds and ends
of catgut, gauze, dam, more game,
heap big dam, exceedingly adhes-
i've plaster, more dam, and finally
coffee, toast and chicken.
Approved Post Scarlet.fever Disin.
lection.
| We should like to have your ap-
proved method of cleaning up after
a case of scarlet fever. MRS. J. T.
lid
(, Answer-Personal, toilet or init
mate objects used by the patient
should be burned il they cannot be
boiled. Ordinary soap and wates
cleaning of the room, floor, walls,
furniture, is ample disinfection. 1t
is not things or the air, but the
recovered patient or other persons
or animals or insects that have had
access to the patient or the sick
room that may carry infection. The
patients physician and the health
department will determine when
Isolation is no longer required.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

gated at home, by placing some
corn meal in a box with the Nv
partly open. During the WHu
weather meal worms will breed j
the corn meal quite rapidly.
"A @. How many city and ruin
carriers are there? J, W. b.
"A. The postoffice department
says that for the year ending Juns
30, 1920, there were 36.l42 city ca
riers and 1898 rural carriers
@. Will dissolving a yeast az
value, RI
A. The bureau OF chemistry ~
that dissolving a yeast cake y
| boiling water will not spoil it. ~
that it will Still retain It's ~"
value.
@. What is the Jewish hoiar,
! celebrating the handing down =
the Commandments? N. L y
A. The Jewish religious he,'e y.
celebrating the handing down o. =. -
Commandments is. known . :.
Feast of Weeks. 1t occurs on ~
6 and Z Of each year.
! @. What is the meaning .
mezza1ine floor? D. Z. y
| A./"The mezzanine floor" IS y
approximately half way Dets p.
two floors spaced at regular = =.
lance. For instance, in a hotei =
Quently half way between the ~
floor and the first floor to be "
pied by rooms for guests. is "
ditional floor, sometimes given
i to use as a balcony or for
ness purposes.
Q. Where in the United
are the most potatoes grown.
! A. The following states -
duced the largest quantity Of
toes in 1920: New York, Pc
vania. Michigan. Wisconsin,
sofa, Maine. New York pre-
46.250.000 bushels and Mains
duced 22.14e.000 bukhelA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
The Daily Short Story

"You were dead once. even as he
is" he unused to himself, only per-
haps he is not dead"
Not dead, his blood ran warm
through him. He had never thought
OF it in quite the same way as
Hiram put it. Poor Hiram, for his
boy had been the first gold star in
the village, and yet Hiram had said
they were not dead, their boys.
He passed his hand YEARLY
across his forehead. AS if for the
tirst time he saw the gentle patient
ngure OF a woman, the boys moth
er, as she went serenely about her
daily tasks. Why. only this morn
ing she had told him.
Tom, you'll be coming to church
with me tomorrow morning, it's
Easter, dear"
And he had answered a bit less
gruf1ly than he had answered Hi
ram:
I'm not 'agoing, Lizzie; it isn't
East er to me. I'm not asaying a
thing about you going. but l hope
Tor decency's sake you won't wear
no new tangled hats with ribbons
and flowers on 'em. Your old black
hat is the proper thing, it's respect
to the dead"
And the woman, used to his
moods in the two years they had
lost their boy, had answered gently:
| Some day, dear, when YOU feel
that you are strong enough. read
the lads last letter. You have
never felt that you could do so.
Some Gay you will, and whefi that
time comes, you will find it under
the bible"
! He had scorned then the idea
that he you'd ever want to read it.
1t would only seem opening up the
wound. But now an overwhelming
} desire overcome him to read it. He
wondered what the boy had thought
about. that Easter two years ago.
He arose suddenly and entered the
house.
Lizzie" he called, gently, but no
answer came save the tick of the
great clock on the wall. Lizzie, y
ne called again, and then stopped
snort on the threshold. In a low
rocker by the window sat a woman
Her calm eyes looked across the
meadows as his troubled ones had
looked, and her face was illumin.
. ated with a profound peace.
} The mans great hand closed over
, ner trail little one as silently be
: took the letter. from her fond CLASH
: and he read,
Dearest Mother and Dad-East.
er day in the trenches. And some
J OF the boys were singing. and 1,
made me think of home, and those
casters long ago when We all 20,
/ up SO early in the morning. Ano
2 you, mother, scrubbed my face ana
ears till they actually shone. l car
see your hat, bright with flowers
/ and dads smiling face as he ush.
1 cred the people. But oh. mother
( most Of all l can hear the anthem
we sang, for by a strange coinci
i. dence that's what the boys wer,
singing this morning, Awake, thor
r that sleepest.'
"A bit of solemn thought nor
t haps for me, but l thought of tn,
long rows of crosses, and l said t,
e myself. I know the fellows Yin,
e asleep have heard that anthem an,
s they are awake, indeed
And so, dear folks. il I shoul,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04
SONG
BY BERTON BRALEY

II made a song Of laughter
And delight,
And Of dawn that follows after
Starry night;
II my lyric glowed with Maytime
L And the words
Were as joyous as the playtime
OF the birds;
II my song were like garden
Fresh and fair,
Or a forest nook in Arden
Hidden where
Dryads still delight in dances
Mid the trees,
And the spell Of blithe romance is
On the breeze;
II my song were. truer, sweeter
Than the lays
OF all lovers who. in meter,
Carol praise,
should hide that fond endeavor
On the shelf
For no song could rival. ever.
You yourself!
copyright: 1921. Newspaper Enterprise
Association.l
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

Three young people went canoeing on a
dare in Michigan yesterday. One drowned and
the two others had close calls To the I'M
initiated there is little difference between CT
boat and a canoe But there is difference,
q you will discover the first time you attempt
to fide in a canoe. It's shifty affair and re-
aoires an artist to hold 1t steady.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

@. How many inches Of unmelt-
ed snow are required to make an
inch of water? K. Z.
A. The custom Of the weather
bureau when conditions are not
favorable for melting snowfall, Is
to assume ratio Of one to ten be-
tween the melted and unmelted
snow. That is, one inch of unmelt-
ed snow will make tenth OF an
inch of water. This, Of course, IS
not a constant ratio, as the density
of the snow varies greatly at dlf-
ferent periods of the year and 10.
different snowstorms.
@. How can l obtain meal worms
for fish bait? n. l..
A. Meal worms may be obtained
at any bird store, or may be propa-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

The peace conference surgeons are begin
ming to See that they sewed up few sponges
inside the patient
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-04

per industry. in view Of the great demand for
copper coils.
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tssa n Asyus se March "A. 1921
sIhs Asgus heoesfesth will b. contested - -
tD6nDeoApa1 noWqa0es, uAbiaesd b. DostinA1 tics.
ave fred sn1 gQniy - e0ee heoest eoavetons -
~ lnAessss q ~ eemmoo welfare"

April showers bring May lowers-and next
winters -four.
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Dresdnaught Colorado puts US one super
fighter nearer the dreadnothing navy.
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4 Z l;|l / |l'1H INK MslV 3 s.!

/ There q NO excuse and NO benz
fit to the hair. scalp or health. ID
cutting the hair Of . girl or wo-
man.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-10

( x x x x x x X X x x x X X X X
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-10
HOGS GAIN FASTER AT
LESS COST WHEN GIVEN
PLENTY OF FRESH WAT
Err AND GOOD SHADE
!: x x X X x x NIX x x x x x x

If you want your hogs to make
then give them plenty of shade,
fresh water and keep them free
from lice and other pests, say live
stock specialists of the Division of
Extension, University of Tennessee
Hot weather is here and the farmer
or hog breeder who sees that his
hogs are given the above comforts
will receive the greatest profits on
market day.
1t is a well known fact that ami
mails that are made content will
gain faster and at less cost than
those that are forced to live under
the severe conditions. If your hogs
haven't a natural shade, build one of
boards, poles and straw or some
other material to be picked up
around the farm. The hog does not
care for fancy shelter, all he
wants is a good shade where he car
keep his body cool.
Water is the cheapest requirement
of the hog; keep it before him all
the time. You may be surprised to
see how often he will go and drink
Hot water also brings on more pest,
watch out for lice and mango These
two evils can best be abolished by
the use of crude OIL Oil has several
advantages over other remedies.
among which are: 1t stays on for
a longer period of time; it is easily
applied, the use of an old broom
and oil by pouring 1t upon the bed
ding and letting the hogs come in
contact with it when they lie down;
it is cheap.
Last year the United States Ex-
pertinent Station showed that it cost
1c more to put on pound of gain
where hogs were infested with lice
than where they were not,
For the above reasons the hog
grower should look well to the care
and location of his animals during
the hot summer months.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-06-10

itors in Weakley County Saturday
and Sunday.--Mrs M. J. Petty and
children were. guests of Mrs. Bette
Hastings near Mansfield last week.
Miss Gussie Walker of Routon. Wis
tied the Misses Buoy one day last
week.-Quite a number from Paris
attended the ice cream supper at
Luther SCOTS Saturday night.-Mr
and Mrs. Jim Bomar of Palestine.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wright last week.-Mrs.. Claude Bus
hart is visiting her sister in Texas
Misses Mary and Lura Buoy spent
Saturday in Paris.-Mr. and Mrs.
lrvan Cannon visited near Mckenzie
Sunday.--Mr. and Mrs. Walter Boil
ton of Mckenzie, were visitors on
this route last week.--Mr. and Mrs.
Jube Hicks visited relatives near
Mansfield last week.-Mrs.. Major
Potter was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Lovett at Paris Saturday and
Sunday--Morris Fletcher and sons
of Como, were recent visitors in the
home of Luther Scott.-John Petty,
Raymond Graham, Earl Routon and
Wright Petty went to the river last
week fishing. They sure came back
with some nice fish.