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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
Jazz and the Heart.

Today's most popular jazz selection will be
out OF Gate year hence less, but Home.
Sweet Home" still makes hearts weep wher-
ever English is spoken, though it is now 100
years old. 1t has power TO turn hack the
footsteps of the wandering boy and to call
home the exile. And, strangely enough, the
song came from the heart of wanderer who
never knew what it was to have a home-John
Howard Payne, an actor and soldier of fortune.
who was born in America and died in Africa.
Measured only by the standards of material
success, John Howard Payne's life was fail
ure Most of it was a struggle with poverty.
One winter night while wandering homeless III
the. streets of New York he passed a coy
home, and there came to his ears from the
parlor the strains of his own Home, Sweet
home" Years after his death in Tunis, Al
geria, John Howard Payne's body was brought
to America and a grateful country paid its
highest tribute to the wanderer who sang:
An exile from. Splendor dazzles in vain.
Oh, give me my lowly matched cottage again.
The birds singing gaily that come at my call
Give me them, and the peace of mind, dearer
than ALL
Home sweet home, sweet, sweet home,
There's NO place like home.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

j. Hugh s. Fullerton, in the American Maya
zine gives TO- commandments which will be
observed by every good sport, whether he be
playing football or poker, and that fit as well
into the store and factory and home. They
are worth observing, inasmuch as no one likes
a gutter a poor loser, while everyone adj
mires a square fighter. Here is the list:
Thou shalt not quit.
Thou shalt not aNbi.
Thou shalt not gloat over winning.
Thou shalt not be rotten loser.
Thou shalt not take unfair advantage
Thou shalt not ask odds thou are unwilling
TO give.
Thou shalt always be ready to give thine
opponent the shade.
Thou shalt not underestimate an opponent,
nor everestimate myself.
Remember that the game is the thing. and
that he who thinketh otherwise is a mucker
and no true sportsman.
Honor the game thou playest, for he who
playeth the game straight and hard wins even
when he loses.
There would be less injustice and bit
terness in the world if everyone were
observing that kind of a code, We would be
getting on better with our neighboEs and
everyone would be getting a square deal in
the game of life.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
AS the Twig Is Bent.

man of 81 was arrested at Brooklyn, New
York, recently for theft and burglary. When
taken before the court to plead he said that
he had begun his career of crime when he was
As years old and that it was SO long ago that
he could not remember his first infraction Of
the law nor the penalty imposed We have
been accustomed to rely strongly on the doc
tr,ne expressed in the adage that "just as the
twig is bent the trees inclined" But a
man at As years of age is generally supposed
TO have reached period of growth when he
can no longer be compared to a twig Then if
ever he is full grown tree" in the full
vigor of life and at the fullness OF growth.
His character is supposed to have become
nodded and his habits fixed.
When man goes wrong all of a sudden
in middle life it is pretty good evidence that
he has been nourishing evil intentions secretly
or has failed to strengthen himself against
weaknesses in his moral structure which have
existed from the beginning. Character Is built
in youth and when it goes smash in middle
life or old age the true nature of the architect
is brought to light Heredty and environment
are strong factors, but they do not decide the
Issue. That lies with the man himself
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

1t was not want Of patriotism that led
the house to recommit to the military affairs
committee the bill passed by the senate which
at cost of 100000 would send to various
parts OF the country souvenirs, great and small,
OF the World war. 1t is probable that most
communities have all that they want of sucb
mementoes- Cannon for a green beneath a
hagpole or before a monument have in manv
cases been procured by the successful petition
OF congressman; pistols and helmets and
lesser paraphernalia have been brought back
by the fighters and now are treasured in many
homes Public curiosity as to what the Ger
man soldier wore before he faced our dough-
boys is by this time pretty thoroughly salts
fed, The real and most lasting souvenirs
cherished are the fond memories that go far
deeper than tangible emblens. To spend
nearly half million dollars sending belt
buckles, machine gun belts, gas masks and old
rides to gather dust on the shelves of mn
seums and historical societies. able to SUNNY
their own needs in the way of such articles
Is not SO valuable service to the people An
to spend the same sum in taking care Of the
veterans who have not yet recovered from
wounds and shell shocks sustained in their
country's service. Why lavish the money uno,
inanimate objects when the living men are in
need OF IT. Are these trophies of more yalue
70 Us than our~aEn flesh and blood and the
provision for the Eeifare OF the sufferers?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

I We'll, I'll be hanged" exclaimed
Tom, as he stamped up and down
the house, calling, Mary Jane,
where's my dinner?"
! But Mary Jane at that moment
was sitting in restaurant in a city
35 miles away, fully enjoying her
| dinner from side-arm chair, and
| equally enjoying the hurried scene
before her.
Oh" and All" escaped with
every tenth breath as she walked up
and down the busy street scanning
the shop windows. With a look that
is seldom seen outside a dentists
| office, she entered the largest apart
ment store and made her way to the
perfume counter. With one short.
swift prayer for her fast sinking
soul, she plunged, with every dol
lar, into an ounce of imported per
fume. With a return ticket and so
cents for the movies" she hastily
left the store
That night when the last train
"up-alolg" dragged its great hulk
INTO SaIlsburytoWn, it brought a lit
Tie woman, tired but happy; and
II brought wonderful scent of rose
that aroused the curiosity of the few
male loungers who were gossiping
over the cuspidor in the dingy depot,
IN the meantime Tom had rum
mayed the cake jars, pie plates and
preserve bottles with very good re-
suits; but still he felt an emnti-
ness IN the region of his heart
mary Jane had been a good wife
Dressed cook; in fact, Mary Jane
mad been an angel, he had decided
Just about train time, which was
pea-tlme, for Tom. And then he
iei1 asleep in the old rocker in the
kitchen- At that moment Mary
Jane stepped quietly into the room.
ON world was white with -four.
MS farmers were white with f1our
ana he himself was fast SHINING
INTO a f1oury sea. But someone
held him fast
is it heaven" he asked, as he
a"oke, dazed with the light and the
perfume.
1t has been heavenly, Tom"
Mary Jane whispered.
Ihen Tom came to himself.
Inc. stovepipe's mended. and
marina came over and baked the
9feaa; But it is full of holes, Mary
Jane Turning to her, he STAN
mered awkwardly: Wen gn
70 t-town s-soon and g-get new
~ and s-some other things.
"-Wnat say, Mary Jane?"
ana Mary James answer WAS a
mysterious grunt, for her Iips were
close to Toms lips.
The next day Martha called and
DEought something for Mary lane
II was the note which she had left
on the table, but the dough had
spread over it and hidden If from
Toms sight. II iiOiii
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cause Irish national aims have changed from
home rule within the empire to absolute inde-
pendence Just so the aims of the American
coionists-or part of them that had wide m
nuenee-chAnged. 1T ID true. sir said Jonn
Adama in the words that Webster immortal
lied. that in the beginning we aimed not at
undergraduates. But there's divinity thar
shapes our ends. The injustice OF England has
driven us 10 arms, and blinded to her own In
terests she has obstinately persisted until in-
dependence is now within our grasp. We have
but to reach forth for it and it is ours.
Americans probably ought to be the nrst
to urge consistency upon Ireland. Americans,
however, will md it dificult to understand
why ireland should be unhappy under an az
rangement under which Canada, New Zealand
and Australia thrive, and which. as General
smuts says, was far more than was offered
to TransvaaI and the Free State in South
Africa. Practically the only difference between
Lloyd George and De Valera is as to whether
Ireland should have Independence within or
without the British league Under such
government as ireland could set up with the
full permission of the British government the
average Irishman would hardly have a re-
hinder of the existence OF the British govern
ment from one years end to another unless
1t was from the kings face on the postage
stamps.
1t is rather difficult to accept De Valera's
view that the freedom that the British domin-
ions enjoy is less the result of legal enactments
than the result of great distances that makes
impracticable. That argument
would have had more force 100 years ago than
today when the sailing time between Montreal
and Liverpool has been cut to four days II
would be difficult to imagine the British gov
eminent interfering with the dominion govern
ment OF Canada, even If Ottawa and London
were as close together as Albany and Ottawa
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
Easily Aroused.

few months ago some of thought that
the country going to the dogs. Others of
us thought that a change of administration
would send it there speedily. The country is
yet here. Then we became terribly excited
over Edison's list of questions. Comment and
criticism high, reams of paper were con-
Bumed in ridicule. Edison calmly smiled
knowing his desires and purposes in CIV
ing them out Certain speeches of our repre-
sentatives abroad set our easily aroused ex-
citement busy again Certain comments on
Americans made by a recent visitor from
European shores caused us to quickly rise to
explain and protest, the more because we dis
covered foundation of truth in the state
ments A fstic battle brought on more reams
of excited comment
And so it goes We are an easily aroused
nation-on the surface. 1t takes but little to
start more or less superficial thought and
words, just as the shadows of the ocean are
most quickly set in motion crime a trife
out of the ordinary, divorce in high life, a
political jangle-how our tongues wag and
how our opinions quickly form 1t isn't nee
essary to inform ourselves thoroughly the
subject We can toss OFF opinions without
much thought
mass also of people who think more slowly
and deeply, whose comments are born of slow
going conviction, whose decisions are based
on verities rather on the froth tossed
up by the quick current of public opinion
Don't let's too quickly decide on matters we
don't understand.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
STOYEPIPES AND PERFUMES.
By Elizabeth C. Nichols.
Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate Incl

ts
Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
Can you mend the stovepipe this
morning, Tom? ~ asked Mrs. Ray, as
her husband started for the barn.
With an Indian-like grunt Tom pro-
ceeded to the barn.
Il can't possibly bake bread, Tom,
with the stoyepipe in this condi-
tion," pleadingly called Mrs. Ray.
No answer but grunt. For many
years she had received the same
kind of grunt whenever she had
asked for help in the house. This
morning Mrs. Ray turned to the
cold stove with a feeling of deter
mination, which had not manifested
itself since she had married Tom,
the "best-off farmer in the county"
be styled by the townspeople.
mo stovepipe means no bread"
and Mrs. Ray made several vicious
stabs, with a long knife, at the
dough which had risen to the top of
the pan. AS the dough suddenly
collapsed, her spirits rose high and
her determination higher.
NO bread means no dinner. No
dinner-I'm free!" and she flew up
the stairs to her bedroom, where
the bed-clothes were strewn across
the chairs for the daily airing.
Mrs. Ray had never been known
to leave a bed unmade after 10
O'Clock in the forenoon. The only
exceptions were during the spring
and fall cleaning days. But this
morning she walked into the room.
changed her house-gown for a
severe, old-fashioned dark brown
'walking-out DRESS" which had
been in service since the first Sun
day following her marriage to Tom
Ray, and started out of the room.
sublimely unconscious of the un-
made bed. She opened the door to
the parlor closet, and took down an
old cracked pitcher. With the cor
ners of her mouth drawn into a
tight expression of determination.
she slowly drew forth a handful of
silver and several bills.
Nine dollars and sixty cents"
she counted. "Good-by, new car
pet" tShe had saved the egg
toward a new carpet for the
parlor)- "Good-by, Tom," she whis-
pered, as she closed the door he
hind her, after leaving a hastily
scrawled note on the kitchen table
That noon no bell rang to cali
Tom and his hired men to dinner
The noon hour crept on and so did
hunger in the husky farmer and his
men. But Tom had lived too near
the sun all his life to depend upen
q bell for the hour. After 80 min
utes, he decided tht something nm
usual had happened at the house To
cause such delay in dinner. AS he
entered the kitchen no savory smell
Of cooking tickled his nestrils. no
tired voice called Dinners ready -
All was quiet
But what was that mass on the
table" The rising dough had con-
tinued to rise with the same kind of
determination which had. that
seized its maker, and with
the same kind OF lavish
nent which she displayed in taking
every penny of her precious Garnet !
money, had spread itself over the
Cd of the tabla,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
Irish independence.

If the British government at any time be-
tween 1880 and 1914 made such a proposal to
Ireland as Lloyd George made to De Valera,
the only hesitancy that the Irish leaders would
have had in accepting it would be that spring
ing from suspicion of the generosity of its
terms. 1t would have been set down as almost
too good to be true. Complete autonomy in
finance and taxation, removal of tariffs, full
liberty to legislate for local needs represented
the supreme hope of men like o'Conneu and
Redmond. Mr.. De Valera rejects the offer OF
everything for which Ireland has been fight
ing for more than 80 years. and rejects 1t be-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
Didn't Raise Ny Boy


Quoting from an address entitled,
"a Fathers Responsibility to His
Son." by Charles E. Barker, H. d.
and P. G. D., delivered June 10 be-
fore the Tenth Annual Rotary Con-
vention at Salt Lake City, Utah:
&c. ., do not believe in the teach
ing of sex hygiene to children in the
public schools under high school
age (Applause.) 1 don't want nay
child to have his mind instructed on
this most important, and if you
please, sacred matter, by a stranger
who has no affection or love for
him..
49,. The sane, logical, wise and
sensible way to deal with this prob
lem is by the father with his own
boy in the home and the mother
with her own daughter in the home;
that it is not a question to be left
to strangers; that it is not a ques-
ton that should come to these boys
and girls from the public schools.
(ApplauSe) ..,.."
The natural way, to be sure. is
for the father to instruct his son
and the mother her daughter-but
very few fathers and mothers are
competent to do SO, because of the
fact that this part Of their own edu-
cation was neglected when they
went to school.
/ want my children instructed on
this sacred question in the public
school from grade 1 of the primary
department right on up through
the Merry last year of high school. l
think the public school teacher is
quite as competent and safe to teach
my children sex hygiene as he or
she is to teach them physiology,
mathematics or history. There is
something radically wrong with the
very notion of instructing children
in such a matter if the instruction
is unfit for a school teacher to i'm
part. The great drawback about
too much matter masquerading I'M
der the refined title of sex hygiene
is that the stuff is stilted, insineere,
mysterious and in effect more harm
full than helpful to the curious
child. If we can't be entirely frank
and sincere with our children, it
would be far better to revert to the
wicked old alibi of the stork and
the shameful trick of suppressing
a childs curiosity by limiting that
such things are not proper to talk
about"
l should dislike to send my chill
dren TO school if l thought the
teacher or teachers were not moral
ly responsible. l should hate to
have my children taught even geog-
raphy by teacher l did not re-
spect and trust.
To withhold knowledge every
boy and girl should have until high
school age is too late, tragicaIly
late. In the interim they are pref
ty sure to be taught things by out
siders, and in a tainted way.
l want my children to have an
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19
.rRDAY-r1E ROCK ISLAND ARGUS AUGUST 10, 1921
HEALTH TIL MS
BY WILLIAM !. BRADY r1p.

! honest, liberal education. don't
want to try to train them with
binders on. Right-minded lnstruc-
ton in so-called hygiene should be-
gin as early as the child begins TO
ask questions, be it three, six, nine
or II years. Rightly trained school
teachers should be provided in ev-
cry school that pretends to train
the young mind in the way it should
go, to impaFt this knowledge to
children from the primary grades
! up through every grade of common
school.
Questions and Answers
Iron in the Water am in fairly
good health now, having been re-
Gently discharged from a TBe sani-
torium as an arrested case. 1 am
living where l can have drinking
water which contains considerable
iron. Would you advise me to drink
it or not? MRS. S. w. j.
Answer-Not so far as any medic
NAL value is concerned, but If the
taste is agreeable to you and the
water does not disturb your diges-
ton or free bowel action it is prob
ably harmless.
Whooping Cough - My children,
aged two and a half and nine years,
are coming down with what l think
is whooping cough. l give them
cough medicine, but it does not
seem to do them any good. Their
noses commence to bleed nearly eE-
cry time they cough. Is it anything
dangerous? MRS. s. L.
I/Answer-Whooping cough is a
kseFieus disease. Keep the children
outdoors all day and let them sleep
outdoors if possible. Make for each
an abdominal binder some six
inches wide, with woven elastic in
sertions at the sides, and eyelets
and cords or tape to lace snugly on
at the back over the undershfrt.
This affords elastic support to the
abdomen and seems to make the
coughing spells come less frequent
" and less severely. Have the fam
lily doctor administer at once the
whooping cough vaccine, or if you
are unable to employ a private ply
stefan perhaps you can obtain this
great health by applying to the city
health department. 1t is dangerous
to play a child with an alleged
cough medicine unless your doctor
or the health department has ap-
proved the medicine, for many such
medicines contain narcotics or OPT
ates which have brought death to
too many children.
Eye Color Insignificant-Kindly
inform me whether variation in
the eyes-one eye blue, the other
brown-denotes any trait of char
acter. MRS. a. L.
Answer-No. All eyes are brown.
blue" eyes have the least brown
pigment; gray" eyes have more;
brown" eyes still more; BLACK"
eyes most of all.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-19

@. Are watermelons and toma-
toes Classed as fruits or vegeta-
bles? o. {.
A. Both the watermelon and the
tomato are variously regarded as
fruit and vegetable by the latest
dictionaries. You will find direc-
tions for their culture on fruit rails
ing and vegetable raising.
@. Does the compass point to
the south below the equator?
wv.
A. The naval observatory says
that the compass does not point to
the south in the southern hemi-
sphere
Q. When is Midsummer eve?
A. Midsummer eve falls on the
night before the festival of St
John the Baptist, June "a. This
used to be observed in all parts of
Europe. Fires were kindled in the
market places and the young peo-
pie lsaped over the flames OF threw
garlands into them. Dancing and
singing played a part ia the fes-
tival.
@. How are stamps applied to
stamped envelopeso Can one be
cut from an envelope and used on
another one? L. ]. S.
A. The pestofice department
says that the stamp is embossed on
the envelope at the same time the
is made and is part of
the envelope itself If the emboss-
ed stamp is cut from the original
it is not good for postage
If attached to another envelope
Q. Please tell ME if radio OPP
orator may take his wife on board
ship with him. E. H.
A. The radio inspector says ac-
commodations are not allowed for
the wives OF operators and they are
not allowed on board vessels.
@. What do the letters "R. l."
mean after King Georges name,
also 'Dieu ct mon droit?" J. S.
A. The letters 'R. l." after the
name of King George V of Eng
and stand for the Latin words
Rex ct Imperator. meaning King
and Emperor" "Dieu ct mon droit"
means God and my right" freely
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% each individual. No attention VIII BE-
translated, God and my con-
science" 1t is the motto OF the
English king.
Q. What was the first daily pa
per? H. H. \.
A. The first daily paper known
was the Roman Acta Diurna" in
691 B. C.
Q. What does "avatar" mean?
A. "Avatar" comes from a San
skirt word meaning a descent
1t is applied particularly 10 the
descent of a Hindu diety to earth
in a manifest form, either for ben
ef1cent or retributive reasons. 1t
corresponds to the Christian term
incarnation"
@. Please tell me what the BY
antine period was. II. Il.
A. The Byzantine period is an
era from 395 to 1853. On the deaIA
of Theodosius the Roman empire
was divided, and his son ArcadluS
took the eastern half with Byzan-
tium as his capital This ancient
city occupied the most easterly NIL i
of the modern city of Constantine
pie. .
@. How many languages has one
man been known to speak? h. u:
A. Anas Montanus, editor Of the
Antwerp PolYglot bible. who ilVea
in the 18th century. was SAID 10
have had perfect command OF IA /
languages and dialects. Cardinal !
Giuseppe Mezzofanti, who lived from !
1874 to 1S49, spoke 90 languages
well.
@. Does it take longer TO d!ge7a
fried fish than it does boiled 1sA
A. Under normal conditions poil-
ed fish will digest in one and one
half hours. while it takes fried b9H
twice as long
Q. Is the inventor of the Bro"I-
ing machine gun still living? A u
A. John NJ. Browning, the IA
ventor of the Browning machlue
gun, whose name has been assn
ciated with the development OF nIe-
arms for more than forty years, -
living, his home being in Ogden !
Utah.
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HERE Is soLACE CONE FROM HELLAs.
HERE LIES MAYS ANCIENT ENEMY,

IFrom The Coming Tewer.l
Phyllis had a. brother, Wallace;
1t was Wallace built the trellis,
With his bilious cousin Ellis, !;
And a jealous Mr.. Hollis. 81
Though the trellis is for Phyllis,
Ellis said, II guess its polio
us fellers shouldn't kill US
Working. Let US go and loll US
Where no vicious sun can grill US
And no raucous breezes chill us
Here's locus, dulcis, mollis
Free from mierobe and bacillus" -.
Wallace stopped him: Listen, Ellis
That's where Phyllis wants the trellisi"
G.. p
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China had women soldiers mon.
D.; ago. In 1853. during the Tae
ing reDeiiion, an army of 500 600
MI molnen was recruited in Marking
iney were divided into brigades Of
ts'ooo each and were Commanded
by women officers. e'aueu
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many women are already seeking
nomination as delegates to the nroo
posed constitutional convention in
Pennsylvania -