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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
THE SWEETEST NAME.
By Mary Winlfred Ford.

Good morning, Mrs. Abbott, "
called the postman cheerily. as he
placed dainty pink and white en-
velop in the wrinkled old hands.
Before he had time to be out of
sight she called to him excitedly to
come back, and she waved the pink
and white enevelop as though this
alone would tell him to hurry-how
important was the letter he handed
her this morning.
"Oh! Mr.. jackson, read it-Oh.
my! Oh, my" was all she could
say, but Mr.. Jackson knew her old
heart was glad over something and
the thought that he was the one to
deliver any good news to this dear
old lady" thrilled him through and
through.
"a precious little baby girl has
come to gladden. our hearts" was
What he read.
Just think, Mrs. Abbott, at last
your wish has come true-you are
really and truly grandma to some
one now" and as he saw her brush
a tear away, he left hurriedly, for
in his own eyes there had gathered
a mist.
Mrs. Abbot had buried her chill
dren years ago and her sorrow had
made her old, and hard work had
made her hands coarse and wrink.
led but in her eyes shone the SOU
of wonderful woman and month
er. Every morning at 8 found hel
working around a little restaurant
near her home, and 6 O'Clock d
night she could be seen leaving thu
restaurant, tired, but a smile was
there playing around the swee
month. She adopted the baby CIR
Of her childhood friend and play
mate, Mae Adams, who died shortl,
after her husbands death 20 year.
previous.
The child was named Mae aftel
her mother, but she had known onl.
one mother, Mrs. Abbot. who toile<
hard to bring the child up as sh,
felt Mae Adams would have don,
had she lived. When in high schoo
the girl protested And declared sh,
must leave and help her ''Mumsy'
out, but that dear old soul also pro
tested, saying that her own motheI
would have desired nothing NOR,
than to see her little girl pfoperl,
educated.
With a pension she was receivin,
since her husbands death, and Ii,
money she received for her dali,
work in the restaurant, she was abb
to buy the things = young Girl
heart would desire, 20 that Mac va
rich with the things she craved--
pretty frilled dresses, shoes, etc
) ana . wonderful mothers love fror
Mrs. Abbot.
Then along came her handsom
young knighk, and they were maj
ried. and ~Mumsy Abbot" vas ALONE
, ~ Jack Edmond insisted that hi
, wife should leave her home in tn
country and 30 to New York Wit
him to live. They pleaded Wit
Mrs. Abbot to accompany them, bu
! she refused to part with the oil
home and the things she loved-th
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

may DC IUUODO b0e0 tuC oN0ip OoAAy
In some instances this leaves the
hair and scalp too dry; that may be
avoided BY adding to the formula
some thirty drops or castor oil.
(Resorcin sometimes stains white
or gray hair yellowish) This for
mula may also be applied to the
oily forehead and nose.
Questions and Answers.
Oh, You Kids, Here's Sumpin.-
II you have advised as a laxative
aromatic syrup Of rhubarb in place
of castor oil, will you kindly state
the proper dose? E. E. p.
Answer-Yes, aromatic syrup of
rhubarb u. S. b. will accomplish
all that castor oil can accomplish.
save only the alienation OF the
youngsters affection for the cruel
hand that administers it. Give the
same doses as you would give of
castor oil. l honestly believe that
If a good many Old fogy doctors
who still inflict castor oil on chill
dren could see the light, we'd have
less pseudo-science clamoring for
the privilege of doing the public
good.
Deep Breathing-I have practiced
deep breathing almost daily for 65
years. and can say emphatically
have always found 1t beneficial. In
former years l practiced it solely
for the benefit derived in strength
ening the voice for heavy bass sing.
ing; of late years only for physical
exercise. 1 find it healthful and
! would not discontinue the habit
though now in my 80th year.
W. w. P.
Answer-Deep breathing in it.
self is moderate exercise, and as
such beneficial. Overdone it ha:
been found to produce abnorma
i irritability and certain undersir
able nervous tension. 1t is bette,
to leave the breathing to adjust it
self-of course with proper dali!
exercise one does unconsciousl.
breathe more deeply. Conscious
deep breathing is a habit founded
on misconception of physiolog.
Perhaps your singing did you NOR
good than the breathing. 1t is ;
mistake. for instance, to imagin
that you can force the blood or It's
sue to absorb more oxygen in
day by merely breathing deeply
few moments; and il you attemp
or really succeed in breathing NOR
deeply over a period of many min
utes at a time you will find that
Ican produce serious ill effects. De
spite all this, elderly persons VIII
are not getting much exercis
should take a few deep breaths fire
quently through the day.
Removing Hair From Armpits-
Please tell me whether there is an
, harm in removing hair from tn
armpits with the liquid prepare
J lions advertised for the purpose.
M. G.
, Answer-No, not il the chemics
, solvent does not cause irritation G
the skin. A safety razor is as salts
, factory as anything else for tn
, purpose.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

Q. Who invented the parachute?
When was the FIRST descent from
a balloon made? DID.
A. The invention of the para
chute is accredited to Sebastian
Lenoramand, and the device was
used by him in 17S4 in making a
descent from an upper window Of a
house in Lyons. The first descent
from . balloon was made by Gar
nerin in Paris in 1897. A para
chute % feet in diameter, compos-
ed OF several cores &C canvas was
used.
Q. What is meant by bank clear-
ings? FCR
A. Bank clearings are the az
gregate amount of checks and
drafts exchanged between members
OF clearing house association car
ried there daily for an adjustment
OF the differences. In large cities
more than 80 per cent of the CON-
mercial business is done by means
| OF checks and drafts, and less than
10 per cent is done with cash.
Q. What is the difference be-
tween miles and kilometers; gal.
Ions and liters and feet and me-
teos! A. ]. +.
! A. A mile il equal to 1909 kilo-
/, meters; l gallon to as litefs OF
S.7SO hters; l foot to 0.304 meters
Q. Please tell me how scientist
measure the depth Of the ocean.
A. The photographic ONCE Of TIA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
FOB FOMIGy PORTS.

Warrington. April 23.--Appoint-
ment Of DR.. David Jayne Hill and
Henry Lane Wilson ~ ambassa-
doris is understood to be under con-
1tderation by President Harding.
Both were AMBASSADORS under the
An Republican administration.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
THE HOUSE on THg HILL.

THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
A hilltop home used to think
would b the thing for me.
where l could live above the dust
And have . chance to see
Some part at least Of Davenport
Rock island and Moline.
With quite . stretch Of river and
The arsenal between.
Whore every sort Of wind that blows
Could hit me good and hard.
And where old Sol himself would b
With mo . kind o. pard;
Where moon and stars would shine for -
With . peculiar light,
And all the things I've wanted
Could have and have EN- right
But now I'm getting on in years
Tho hills look mighty high.
And when think Of climbing them
heave q gentle sigh,
And quietly make up my mind
That will be content
With any little house downtown
If can pay the rent "A. M. s.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23


brought US q copy Of yesterdays weather fore
cast and said, Here. make something funny
OF that" The forecast read Tin case you missed
1t in The Argus last night: "Weaaher-gen-
orally fair tonight and Saturday although p-ob-
ably somewhat unsettled" Even coiyum-
Comment On This Ia Of Course, sUanessary'.
From the Roseville Ull) Times-Cit1en.l
People sometimes do not realize the
great necessity of pruning. Pruning is
the cutting away Of diseased, dead or
UNNECESSARY limbs to make larger
production and better quality fruit
Winter pruning is the cutting away Of
UNNECESSARY branches or diseased limbs
and for shaping the tree.
WE always 20 to Fields for everything
quotes an I'D writer for that concern in the
Chicago Post
So did Peggy Marsh but she came awas
disappointed
HOOT, MON! OUR CONSCIENCE is BLIND!
Mac: Meditating over an intriguing lemon
crush in Terrific Gardens tother evening"
was elated to observe that our girls, are dong
nobly in observing Straight Seam Week. =.
| And, Mac, does your Scot conscience accuse
Won when you think Of the devious channels
! into which the prohibition curb mind infamed
nv lemon crushes is diverted? In other days.
YOU may have heard, one worried chiefly about
the whereabouts Of the waiter. Il. FULL.
YOU can't tell" says the Atkinson Oll)
News, by looking at a woman's skirt how old
she Is"
Well. who does! ,.t-,.
Gosh! What Valuable Name!
| From The August
| Washington, April 22.-Sale Of the
war departments surplus supply OF
canned meats, approximately S1.O00,0OO
pounds, to Thomas Rob $5,316,276. was
announced today.
THE fact that Paul Drinkwein Of East
Moline was arrested for drunkenness would
seem to prove there is nothing in this name
thing. Obviously Paul drank something
stronger.
YES-PERHAPS.
Sir: Perhaps you may be interested-per-
haps-in knowing that A. Judge is real es-
tato dealer on Price avenue in Columbia, Mo
n. ". l. N B.
HERE'S another fshy tale friend Rig might
drop in his RQuarium "a variant of the hot
test-place-in-the-wo world story: A T. B. suf-
ferer went to Yuma, Ariz., and after several
years regained his health Later, attempting q
visit TO the capital Of Normally, he contracted
pneumonia and died. Cremation was decided
upon. When the crematory attendant peered
into the fiery furnace to see whether the
corpse had returned to ashes the Yumaite sal
Iup and yelled: Hey, shut that door! You're
letting draft in here!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23
SONG OF THE WILD ARAB.

SONG OF THE WILD ARAB.
TUNE: Bedouin Love SongJ
From the dry desert come to thee
In my fiivver with container tires,
And the sped cops are left behind
In the urge Of my desires.
At thy quiet cellar door stand
And the night owls hear my cry:
Il want thee-I need thee!
With thirst that will not die
TIL the still grows cold
And the mash is old
And aid Of the yeast germs can
no longer be enrolled"
(Repeat last four lines until exhausted.)
R R. HOOP
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-23

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n1u0en1an1 aeWuQaoes, unbtase6 b. oasaa1n ~,
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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29
COMMUNICATED.

Huron, Tenn, July %, 1921.
". '. Barry, Editor Progress, and to
All Whom 1t May Concern:-
Ny Dear Sir:
We, the taxpayers of Henderson
county, without protest, the majority
have paid our taxes. Paid our high
way tax, our bridge tax, our auto tax.
We We're promised if we would vote
three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars worth of bonds. We voted it in
good faith, expecting results.
Now it seems that taxes are paid.
bonds are sold, money collected, vet
there are no results. 1t seems now
that oil of Peace has been strown up-
on the troubled waters, so far as the
road officials are concerned all is
calm, happy and serine. We, the tax
payers are entitled to know what be-
came of our road funds.
| was informed the reason was. the
state and federal governments lend
no aid under thirty months. The State
and Federal governments have moth
ing to do with our road funds. There
are plenty of men that would take
contract at one thousand dollars a
mile to build grader roads. Why not
take our county road funds and build
public highways, regardless of State
and Federal aid, at the rate of one
thousand dollars per mile. The bonds
voted will build three hundred miles
of graded road. regardless of other
road funds.
think no corporation or bank or
institution has any legal right to
withhold these road funds from the
immediate use for which they were
Ilntended. | think it time the road Of
tlclalS were getting busy.
With due respect to an.
VI. f. BRANTLEY.
Having read the foregoing letter
and believing that all citizens have
the right to inquire into the dispose
ton Of the tax money. we are glad
10 say for the benefit IF Hr .Brantlev
and ali other citizens WHO are sincere
" seeking information and not mere
ly engaged in the work, and distribut-
ing propaganda to keep the county in
a turmoil, that Henderson county has
no right whatever to proceed in road
building independent Of the State and
FEDERAL governments under the prom
OsItlon which enabled Us to vote coun-
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

In advance of the action of the Re-
publican County Executive Commit
tee, some of the Republican county
candidates had the temerity to talk
about the possibility of abandon
donment of a county joint canvass,
the suggestion being that everybody
knows everybody else and that the
abandonment of the joint canvass no.
body would be hurt-with the possible
exception of that class of individuals
who use the candidacy of a man to
pull him favors of the kind that are
never returned. We now make the
suggestion that the Republican can
didates join hands and pocketbooks in
the biggers free barbecue Henderson
county ever had-one big enough to
feed every Republican voter in the
county, men and women. This will
give each candidate the opportunity
to see and speak to all the voters on
the same day-and the divided ex-
pense might not be heavier on indi-
vidual candidates than would be a
joint canvass. No hungry Democrats
should be allowed on the barbecue
grounds.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

Now that the women have been Civ
en- the franchise Gifted up, as it were
to political equality with mem why
not begin to think about giving them
square deal" morally and other
wise. The desperateness of the con-
dition along that line, but few people
are taking time to analize. When our
so-called respectable" young men Sc
lect in marriage their mates for life,
they demand absolute purity-and
what do they offer in exchange? How
many men offer the equivalent Of
what they demand? As the preacher
said, "How many young men can look
in the face of the girls they ask TO
marry them and say i have lived as a
boy just as believe you have lived
as a girl?'' VIII the custom of down.
right swirdIing in marriage ever
come to an end? OF course we under
stand that this is considered FOOL
TALK-but is it?
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

ty bonds to the extent of 1886, 900 for
the purpose of road building in this
county.
We can further state that the only
feature that enabled those favoring
good roads and general progress in
Henderson county to carry the bond
issue was the fact that the Federal
government and the State govern
ment, each, agreed to duplicate the
sum which a county voted for good
roads. Without this feature, making
the entire sum to be spent on good
roads in Henderson county $1,050,000,
the proposition would have been de-
feated world without end. We can
say still further that the county
bonds has been sold at par, that the
1886, 900 is now loaned at six per
cent interest, which interest the coun-
ty is getting and will continue to get
until road work is actually COM
menced, after which the fund will
draw six per cent. on daily balances
until all is expended. The money de-
rived from the sale of the bonds is
safeguarded by a good and solvent
bond which has been approved by
both the County Judge and the Cir
cult Judge and that money is subject
to the orders of the State Highway
Commission for road building in Hen
derson county. The matter of road
building we have no right to rush and
we assure Mr.. Brantley that each and
every citizen of the county worthy of
the name is anxious as he to see that
work begin. To our mind the only
trouble with the road building bust
ness in Henderson county, is, barring
some, regrettable and unavoidable de-
lays, the fact that some have been
and are making it their business to
make false inuendos rather than out
right statement for the purpose of
keeping up strife and turmoil in the
county.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

Jailer James Chambers, at Mem
phis, Thursday of last week, found in
the cell of Tyree Taylor evidence of
an effort to assist Taylor in making
his escape. The iron bar in the cell
had been sawed and in the toilet
flush box four hack saws were found.
The jailor is said to have stated that
he believed Taylor innocent of any
plot to escape. Taylor is the man
who was sentenced to seven years in
prison in Atlanta for taking brides
from whiskey sellers while he was
Deputy United States Marshal.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

Old Sam Warren, who used to be a
good drummer and now, we sup
pose, lives in Nashville, where he re-
tired some years ago from business,
allows himself to be prevailed upon
once in while to make an. ass .of
himself in the public prints Of that
city. Old Sam is now pro-Jim Reed,
anti-Wilson, Independent Democrat
lin his own mind-but as a matter
of fact, we believe him to be another
demonstration of the old saying that
"the devil always finds something for
idle hands to do" So long as life and
the world lasts we will have flies and
musketers in the Summers and Sam
Warrens all the the year round.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

| for Wildersville Hardware Co., is just
being started by Kennon Smith, of
Lexington, who is rushing the work Of
early completion of the building,
L. S. Dubois, the wholesale Drug
gist, from Paducah, was caller at
the City Drug Store recently.
Col. H. f. draper, of your city, was
here one day last week on business.
Walter and Jesse Rush, of Route /
was in your city Monday on business
John A. Parker has traded his old
Ford car for a new Ford with the
Heron Motor Car Co, of your city.
The citizens in the country and of
town are building a good road through
the community, under the manage
ment of Road Supervisor S. J. Alton.
Bob Brooks, the produce man, was
in Mckenzie the first of the week on
business.
Several from here attended the all
day service at Clarksburg last Sun
day.
Mrs. J. C. Britt was in Yuma last
week to see relatives.
Irby Lendermon and wife, of Mem
phis, visited relatives here and at
Farmville the first of the week.
J. d. TilsOn was in Huntingdon on
business Monday.
c. W. Scott is having a two-room
addition made to the North wing of
his residence.
W. NJ. Houston, of Parsons, was
here the first of the week.
Misses Ruby and Allen Orr, of Con-
cord, were the guests of their uncle,
f. M. Orr, the first of the week.
School will open at this place on
Monday, August 9Th, under the prin.
cipalship of Prof. w. T. McPeake, of
Lexington. His wife and Mrs. J. d.
Tilson will be the intermediate and
primary teachers. Every patron of
the school is urged to have their
children ready to enter the first day
Of school.
Mrs. E. A. Mccain and son, Ben,
of Henderson, were guests in the
home of her brother, W. R. Johnson,
last week.
Miss Faustine Pinkley, of Clarks-
burg, was a guest of Mrs. B. E. Todd
during the week.
Drummer Clyde Jones, of your city,
was here Monday on business.
Miss Eva Lee, of Long Sought, is
spending the week with her grandpa
rents, Z. A. Adams and wife.
nV.t,, A l..
George Bolen were in your city Mon
day on business.
Lee Rush went to Mckenzie Mon
! day and returned that afternoon with
him a new Ford car
c. A. Azbill and wife visited friends
on Route 2, the first of the week.
Miss Zula Smith and mother, of
Memphis, were visitors to our town
recently.
! Profs Joe Boswell and Ebert Petty
are teaching the Summer school at
Long Sought, on Route 2.
Mrs. ]. d. Tilson visited relatives
at Clarksburg Monday.
Elder J. c. Lewis, Of Stray Leaf
was here one day last week.
~ A. Kirksey, of Yuma, was here
Tuesday on business.
Mrs. John Scott and P. H. Bolen, of
near Farmville, are visiting relatives
in Senath. Mo.
Cecil Parker, wife and son, of
Cross Roads, spent last week with pa
rents at Bells, Tenn.
Luther Bolen and wife have return
ed to their home in Hornersville, Mo-,
after a two-week's stay with his
father here.
Edward Hester and wife, of Farm
vile attended church here Sunday.
Col. F. NJ. Orr and Horace Dickson
were in your city last wee kon bust
ness.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29
The Same Everywhere.

The editor of Paisa Akhbar, a ma
tive newspaper of Lahore, India, says,
Il have used Chamberlains' Collie
and Dlarrhoea Remedy many times
among my children and servants, for
collie and diarrhoea and always found
L effective
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29
GOOD SMALL FARM FOR SALE.

90 acres, "hiss and hollow land, on
Lexington and Mifflin road. 5 miles
from Lexington. Home place with
new residence house built last year.
Will sell at a bargain.
EDDIE NJ. DAVIS
Route 4, Lexington, Tenn, Box ~
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

Thank God this old world keeps
through any crucial period enough of
the right kind of men and women to
pull it through-and possibly back up
the grade to better things than the
thoughtless and designing millions
are following.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-07-29

The best millenial day will be that
day when every dollar in the world
can not keep any man from suffering
the punishment in the laws of God and
man for his misdoings.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01

Continued on page nvs)
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01
As We Were Saying 2

all the representations in this city
since the death of Edwin Booth, and
as for elsewhere" we have been SO
busy this winter that we must confess
we haven't had time to cover it ado
auately.
Still, if there's going to be hard
feeling in the matter about Macbeth, p
we are somewhat less infexible than
Martin Luther, and we are prepared
TO give ground little. Unpleasant
ness we hate. We don't want to be
drawn even into paper quarrel about
Mr.. Hampden's Macbeth. Live and let
live is our motto. We are even pre-
pared to recant if it isn't too late.
We have already stated that we don't
think MIR. Hampden murdered Duncan.
Now we will go further. We don't even
think he has murdered sleep.
New-York tribune., 1921-05-01

French actors is the result of a friend
ly argument over the relative merits of
the two schools of pantomimic devel-
opment, the French and the American.
Tip Top" the musical comedy ex-
travaganza at the Globe Theater, to-
morrow night will begin it's eighth con-
secutive month in New York. It has
now run ten weeks longer than any
other musical comedy produced this
season, and with the Duncan Sisters,
the London Palace Girls, Harland
Dixon, the Six Brown Brothers and the
rest of the long cast offers the most
diversified entertainment in town.
The "Electra" of Euripides. in Sir
Gilbert Murray's translation, is being
played by Edith Wynne Matthison and
Charles Ram Kennedy, assisted by
their drama students, at several of the
colleges and large finishing schools in
nearby New England. A private per-
formance will be given in James Crosby
Browns garden, at Ardmore, Pa, on
May IA, and one for the benefit of the
Community Theater at Poughkeepsie
on May 2s. The music for the produc-
ton has been composed by Horace Mid
dleton and the dances devised by Mar
garet Gage.
Mile. Elise Clerc, who is considered
one of the foremost of women general
stage directors and producers of ballet
in England, has been engaged by the
Vanderbilt Producing Company to act
as artistic director in the preparation
of its various offerings planned to sue
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