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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-31
%THOUGHTFUL CHILD

Even the very little child should
be taught by his mother to be- care
fll Of his clothing. careful In put
ting II away at night and In saving
u from tears and unnecessary soil
ing.
Little folk should be taught to
hang up their own clothing when II
is removed at night u to hang up
dhr towels and wash clotlA after
using them.
They should also be taught 10 use
"a tooth hrush and comb when very
young This saves "A great deal Of
effort and trouble Ia later years.
In i7g0 tb.re wns opIv nm. general
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30

x $3.50
~ ~ hinssK 20 ON 4 % hin = - tAa&
~ = stvm Deppw care and "a oD1oFtanity e
sshabilitats hinseif II hs = able to woek +
h yoss duty to see that hs i provided WIN
employment
We chesred the boys and laid roses # tasS
feet when. they went away to night oar baft'e
while We remained safely q hcme- We r.
csiysd them With open arms when thsy ~
turned triumphant from the slaughter fields
LOT Europe. Bat when the bands stopped play
ing W seem to have imagined our responsi-
bility ended. whereas It only began
Memorial day is = beautiful thought None
would wish to see the custom abandoned II
grows dsarsr with the passing years In toe
minds Of those whose loved ones persisted In
battle and in the hearts Of all who are grateful
for what those who made the supreme sacri-
flee did for we who remain to enjoy the bene-
fits Of free and prosperous nation.
But No should be grateful more than one
day in the year. We should remember $50
days in the year-remember that but for those
who faced the bullets the United States today
might be in the same condition as some Of the
countries OF Europe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30
Vanished-65,OOO Girls.

Sixty-five thousand American girls disap-
peared last year without leaving trace
Murder and loss Of memory cause some Of
these disappearance. These, however, are in
the minority, says Catherine Van Wrinkle. po-
lice lieutenant of the District of Columbia.
This specialist on missing girls and young
women finds that the majority of those who
drop out Of sight are lured from farms and
small towns. The city is the quicksand that
swallows them.
The problem. though increasing at anNsp-
palling rate, is not beyond solution.
The federal government with its Mann act
has done much to check white slavery.
Local crusades against vice and question
able districts have helped, though sporadica.ly
But these do not get down to fundamentals
The increasing problem Of the wayward
girl is simply a reflection Of the deterioration
of the American home.
When fathers do not neglect their sons
when mothers do not neglect their daughters
then-and not until then-will the nation be
able to boast real diminution in the number
Of girls who yearly disappear without leaving
| trace.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30
Point Of View.

There 10 more satisfaction than there ought
to be in the knowledge that some other fellow
is worse off than you are. This is suggested
by q comparison Of conditions in America and
Great Britain.
When we complain of high taxes in this
country it may helpAa little to realize that they
are about twice as high in Great Britain.
Certainly our unemployment seems large,
but the latest figures from Great Britain show
five million out of work or working only part
time. This is about IL per cent of the popu-
lation. The same percentage applied to our
population would give US nearly IL millions
out Of work, which is about four times our es-
timated figure.
Our exports are about half what they were
a year ago and British exports show the same
comparative slump. But there again we may
congratulate ourselves. With us export trade
Is important; with the British it is VITAL We
can have a fair measure Of prosperity with a
/! limited export trade; the British can't. Their
existence as an industrial nation depends upon
great export business and their situation
is such that they must be an industrial nation
or 60 to smash
The rather desperate situation in which the
British find themselves is illustrated by the
recent arrival at Newcastle Of a cargo OF coal
from China. This is carrying Goals to New
castle" with vengeance.
Every British port is crowded with idle
ships, the estimated idle tonnage being about
1000, 900 tons. This is partly due to the strike
of coal miners, but in the main to the lack o.
demand for British goods.
Yes We undoubtedly have our troubles ant
there are plenty Of difficulties ahead OF us
but our British cousins are in SO much worse
plight that they probably think We are favored
of the gods.
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NJ % tnDeso fascinating tsns upen l1sxico
= ~ pssce Il rscos1if1oa. but 70 fnsist sson
sasaaia flndausatal PRINCIPLES which. whsn
md 4 finally agrssd 70. win form IL basis fof
Dsnansnt psaea ard friendly relations
betVoGn the two countries.
This Il @ Il should b.
while both countries have much to gain.
materially and morally. By getting together.
II would be worse than useless merely to patch
things up q IN expediency proposition.
It may take longer to build enduring foun-
dattons, but they are the only kind worth
building.
The evidence that they are being built must
b. very gratifying to tho great majority Of
people in this country, who have always op-
posed intervention in Mexico and have looked
forward longingly to the day when out Of the
welter of Mexican anarchy . government
would finally emerge, capable Of really gov
erning and worthy Of our respect and reoog-
milton.
Who will say that the policy Of "watchful
waiting" as opposed to policy Of interven-
ton has not justified itses!
1t ID an example which certain European
nations, that fly at each others thr9ats on the
slightest provocation, could emulate with
profit to themselves and in the interest Of the
future peace Of the world.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30
Warts.

That common warts are caused by . virus
having a long incubation period is indicated
by the eresult of recent experiments. including
those of the University Of Michigan medical
school.
The experiments seem to show also that
warts are contagious, as indicated by their
tendency to occur in crops.
These conclusions were reached by plant
ing the skin with powdered warts and produc-
ing new warts.
The evidence may not be conclusive But al
any rate the new explanation is more convin-
vincing than the familiar superstition that
warts result from touching a toad. and can BIZ
charmed away by hocus pocus with peach
twig.
Belief in such charms has been fostered
by the fact that warts often disappear sudden
ly Also they seem peculiarly susceptible t.
suggestion, and the belief that wart will dis
appear can make it vanish.
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full to you if you would tell me what
is the matter with them.
LONESOME SUE.
Your story is like the story Of
almost any girl of your age. Boys
come and then without an apper-
ent reason they cease to come. They
have grown tired as rule and have
found a new interest. Do not let
this discourage you because It hap
pens to all, and is q blessing in dis
guise. II young men were not 30
tickle there would be many more
disastrous marriages from too early
marriage.
You are q very young girl and
should not think of love and sweet
hearts any more than you can help,
When you are old enough you viii
find that love is steadfast and loyal
and that some man finds you more
interesting all the time and does
not grow tired. Keep yourself
clean and sweet so that you will
feel worthy when the one man
comes.
"Ono Who Knows: am sorry
but limited space does not permit
mo to print your good letter of ad-
vice. Thank you for writing, how.
ever.
"Anxicus": Talk to q lawyer in
regard to your mothers picture. II
tho paper still has the photograph
perhaps you can recover 1t through
legal action,
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away in the stolen smock of your
dead husband, l could leave no
word.
Nov at last I speak, for my
work is done and l rest.
what may come know not, but
this l know: My spirit that was
crushed is whole again. You saved
a life, o mother Of France, but YOU
did more than that-you gave back
faith to soul that was dead. That
is why, as / wait here, l have. nc
fear. Surely the God who has COM
forted your heart will not forget
me.
Now it is evening, and I am
weary But in my heart is a peace
tnat Will never leave me. Good
night. dear mother, and NAV the
good God bless you for what you
have done.
The postscript was short. scrib.
bied BY tired nurse in a pause be.
twenn duties.
de 10 gone, dear mother read
me cure. while Nanette llstsnet
and weDt softly. ''but his smile i,
wondrous sweet 40 he sleena
France VIII not hear his name. fo1
me work OF a SPY 10 In silence aud
shame You may never know hov
9rsae task your mercy has helpei
to accomplish. But God Vim mov
Pray Tor him, mother. PRAY 10,
France. pray for the soul Of hin
i've haye botA-loyod
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y Il NRC. ELIZABETH THONPSON1

Dear Mrs. Thompson: 1 am a
girl Of 10. l have been going with a
very nice young man, but recently
some one told me that he was a
widower and so I stopped going
with him. The party who told NE
left the impression that he was a
grass-widower, but upon inquiring
1 found that he was not.
Now l am very sorry that I acted
as l did, for l have found that
am deeply in love with the young
man. What shall I do.
A COUNTRY GIRL.
You should have made your in
vestgation before you dropped the
young man. Since you did not,
however, you will have to stand the
consequences. You might write a
letter and explain, but I doubt II
he will come back.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am Is
ysars Of aga. like two boys and
/ can't decide which ono like bet
ter, They used to come up to my
house every night and I know they
like me very we'll. Lately they don't
come near my house.
lam very much worried because
I hate to hurt anyone's feelings. dc
Won think l have hurt their feelings
or do you think they are tired OF
me? They ppeaf SO nicely to me
| = hen see them, but still they ney-
! or come up. ! am very lonesome
Oar thsm and ! would b very gfats,
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Household Hints

When melted, season with salt
and pepper, and add the spaghetti
Turn this into a baking dish, COW
ering the top with cracker crumbs
and cut cheese. Bake until brown
on top and thoroughly heated
through.
Strawberry Jell-Mix one cup OF
strawberry juice and one cup OF
pectin, bring to boiling point, add
sugar and continue boiling until
jelly stage is reached. This is In.
dicated by the taking and sheetine
from spoon. Skim and pour intu
steriliZed glasses. Cool and cover
with melted paraffin.
Rolled Oats Cookies-One and
one-half cups brown sugar, on =
half cup Of lard, one-half cup OF
margarine, six tablespoons of sweet
milk, one teaspoon of soda, one tea
spoon Of cinnamon, one teaspoon cI
cloves, one cup chopped raisins
three cups rolled oats, two cups
! flour, two eggs, beaten well. De
! not roll but drop into a floureJ
TN 10 Ddke.
When a platter is used to hold a
| plank instead of a metal case, the
, place where the edges Of the planh
touch the platter may be concealed
by the mashed potatoes.
Very serviceable dish towels thai
require no hemming and do moi
need to be ironed are made from
cotton crepe cut out in one yard
lengths.
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xufoboyegraphy-Chap. Kiln tho

xufob0yegrAphy-Chap. KIN tho
Hay.
The trouble with q lot Of these
poor little undersixed, pale. sickly.
nervous, irritable kids is that they
don't get enough sleep. 1t beats all
how some parents and uncles and
aunts and things seem to think q
lid can be up half the night and
still keep we'll and strong. There
ought to be a heavy fine exacted
from any grownup who keeps kid
under six years Of age up after 3
O'Clock at night. Dad says half Of
the so-called nervousness in young
children 10 directly due to late hours
and insufficient sleep. He always
took pains to see that / was pune
tilious about hitting the hay. My
wassail ditty was "Yay, Hay, Hay
and a Bottle of Milk" And there's
nothing nervous about me but the
neighbors.
The degree of cruelty involved in
keeping a baby in arms up after
shutdown at night is about equival-
emit to sitting at grownup's bed
side and shooting firecrackers every
ten minutes all night.
Kids grow chiefly while asleep.
Give 'em time.
i A tired mother IL cross one. Let
the kids hit the hay right after
supper, and keep mother young,
healthy and pretty SO she can be
pals with them when they are grow
ing up. Nighthawking is a mighty
bad habit for every one concerned.
The natural, healthful and most
restful time to sleep is right after
you have filled your stomach with
good food. Dad and l and our dog
Bob can prove that any time. So
eat, sleep and be happy.
The time kid passes in oblivion
in the hay is building time. What's
your building program this year!
Here is my sleeping schedule to
date, and it is a good one. for ia
Their says have always slept &C
cording to Holt, and Holt, father
thinks, still understands kids pretty
well while they're asleep:
| First 4S house of my life: Cor
slant. semi-coma rousing only oc-
casionally to cry a bit.
/ Next three weeks: Sleeping TWEEN
ty-one out of every twenty-four
| waking only from hunger, discom.
fort or pain.
| Up to age of six months: Sleeping
II hours out Of each "a, waking in.
tervals being only half an hour te
one and one-half hours long.
! At the age of one year: Sleepins
Is hours out Of each "a, about /:
hours at night and two maps of IN
hours each in the day time.
At age of two years: Sleeping Il
hours daily. Maps forenoon AMI
afternoon.
At age of four years: Sleeping 1:
J hours. One good nap each after
, noon.
At age Of six years: Sleeping 1.
hours. Afternoon nap discontinued
, when l entered school.
l am now seven years old ant
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fering their lives daily for France;
the husband Of your youth, lying
beneath a wooden cross; a daugh-
ter's purity violated by the invader;
the child, your last, slain before
your very eyes. All, how well you
knew the bitterness o; war!
Yet you could pray. Kneeling
there. crushed and alone In your
old age. amid the ruins OF all you
had cherished, you prayed-for me.
Enemy though he was. you asked
Gods blessing upon the wounded
lad you had taken In.
You slept that night, upon the
hard floor. And also slept in spite
Of my pain, for your words had
brought me . strange peace.
For two days and nights I lay
passive. gaining strength to COM
plete my mission. Patiently was
cared for, and tenderly, and mar
yelled At the miracle Of your love
For how could you know that II
vas Tor France, the France Of my
fathers, that ! had fought for hez
that I had risked life and honor!
And how, indeed. could you know
Of the bitterness OF soul. the oruAl
disil1uGioumsnt and los Of faith
/ that had driven mo TO this union.
ored task?
Il couN not speak. Evsa when
| dlDcof0S0R the lying unlfofm TIA,
could - l0ese segve NJ, ] slirpot
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LETTER THAT CANE BACK.
~ HISS ETHEL n. GADDAS,
Mlllsbero, New Hampshire.

SsS1ADWVsVS WOW 1eA.Rc~ssSs
Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler SYM
dictate. Incl
Il was in/English. the strange ad-
drsss. IN ~ sprawling. boyish hand
writing. The finest French. how
o1es. would have been n unintelli-
gible to poor old Nanette. 1t was
the village cure, himself white
haired and bowed by the burdens OF
war. who real the closely written
pages. French this, in q woman's
i.no hand. and blotted here and
thafe - II BY Q woman's tears
TO the old stopped woman who
I've In the tiny cottage under the
Hill. In what was Le Bots des DIS
egux."
THAT IL because he did not know
her name" irtsrposed the priest,
sandE tho gray head nodded. though
ro;adesingly.
1T 10 many days since ! left you,
stole away In the night like . man
snshanssd. What could you have
thought! I shall never know. Per
Z Aaps you expected only ingratitude
I oRinhiag silence, frcm such - /
- ] thought sav-
3xem vefy NeAk. That last nigh,
$500 my strength, and then thu
sf qiDpef - But my mind Il
- - yps nov. IL ecapss.
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The Limit.
By BERTON BRALEY.


There's lots Of jobs wouldn't care for;
trainer in lions den
Is not task I'd like. and therefore
I'll leave that stunt to other men;
I wouldn't care to tame RATHER
Or stare tiger in the lamp
Nor be the poor. misguided battler
Who's sparring partner for champ!
I've had football outfit jump me,
I've ridden on bucking bronch,
And had the plunging critter bump me
With awful force upon my conk;
I've faced lodge initiation
And had my brow with fear grow damn
But don't want the situation
OF sparring partner for champ!
You don't get any cheers or glory
For all the blows that cut and sting
Each day is just the same old story
OF getting slugged around the ring;
You stand for ever0 jolt and wallop,
For blows that batter, bruise and cramp
Oh gee. I'd hate to be the lollop
Who's sparing partner for champ!
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9TlHQE DAILY SHORT STORY

sion in your kind eyes as you
stopped over the wounded lad fall
en- at your door-compassion that
changed involuntarily to aversion,
to hatred, as you saw the too-fam-
iliar gray OF the German field uni
form.
"You would have turned away
knew it-but you could not. Some
thing held you. Was 1t the thought
Of boy in the horizon blue? Or
was it the utter helplessnees Of the
young stranger that touched your
mother heart? No tears Of pity
softened your eyes, yet / felt your
knctted hands fumbling at my
stained coat. dragging my weight
over the low doorsill.
Then l was lying in q bed. such
bed a. my weary body had not
known for months. Was clean, too,
and lying between clean sheets, the
numbing pain somehow softened.
Someone bent over me, Offering
food. Your touch was gentle: you
NO longer shrank hum ma
Again I aw1kened. Il vss nixht,
the moonlight streamed IN throagh
tho tiny wtndoW. You were meol-
| ing On the eaYthn floor. talkins
with yuEr God.
Than ! oaw anew Ehis avfal con-
fllet, IN IL power % scar o woman'a
hart For Jon gpoko u loved oasG
gune-tWo cons With The -cologs, @.
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Events.

DIR. william Keen, distinguished physician
of Philadelphia, is 81. On his recent birthday
anniversary he listed the chief events Of med
ical progress in his lifetime.
Anesthesia, QS46).
Pasteur's researches, founding the new sci
fence of bacteriology, QS50 to 1884.
Pasteur's further fundamental discoveries
in immunology, or the science of the specific
prevention OF disease"
Pasteurs and Listers researches resulting
in antiseptic and asceptic surgery and obstet-
RIGS.
Discovery that insects carry disease, usS9)
Discovery Of radio-activity for medical use
1885.
Progress in dentistry may be less impor-
tant. But the degree to which it has been
made less painful Isl not without popular in
terest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30
Memorial Day.

In pausing for day to honor the memory
Of Ms departed defenders the United States
observes . custom that IL sweet and enduring.
The saddest note in each recurring Memorial
day parade is the thinning ranks Of the vet
Grams who served in the Civil war. 1t will be
onH another decade until the same curtail-
ment will be remarked about the lines OF Span
ish- american war survivors. for they, too. are
growing old.
FOR about thirty years the day was devoted
to honor those who defended the Union in the
sixties Then came the war with Spain and
another phalanx Of veterans. Now we have
Tie boys who fought in the world war, hum
dreds Of thousands Of them. young most OF
them. throbbing with life and energy They
came homo to US, but they left behind on the
fislds Of France more hundreds Of thousands
Who gave their all in the struggle to make this
world safe for you and your children,
We can do nothing for those who have
passed on but hold in sweet remembrance theil
memories. the decoration Of their graves. q
wssd OF eulogy for their courage and willing
uess to face death in defense of their homes
They have won their reward, for none car
doubt the immortality Of the soul that passed
on IN such I noble cause.
But when the day is ended and we hav'
done our duty to the memory Of those VIII
have gone we should not forget that Their
are armies OF men still suffering wounds tina
thsy received in that titanic struggle over seas
Manned men. once throbbins with youth an
health. are walking the streets today. Hos
pitals are filled with them. Then there ar
May thousands more who left good Jobs t
take up arms who are parading the streets Il
Q vain search for employment.
The man who fought for his country is no
seeking anything he Is not entitled to. II h
10 physically or mentally uneQuipped to pro
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wheu our boys came back from the world
war they told US of the grand work performed
BY the Salvation Army. The army is always
doing grand work, whether in war times or
in days Of peace. -Four thousand dollars from
he Community Fund will 60 to the Salvation
Army. This is only one reason why you should
subscribe to the fund. There are great many
other reasons.
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that II all the armies of Europe
were to invade the United States
not one could take q drink from the
Ohio river? J.C.K
A. In an address made by Abra-
ham Lincoln before the Young
Mems Lyceum Of Springfield, Ill.,
Jan. q. 1887. he said: "All the arm
les Of Europe, Asia and Africa COM
btned with all the treasure OF tho
earth tour OWL axcepted) in their
military chest, with q Bonapazts
for q commAnder, could not BY forcoi
take . drink from the Ohio nor
make . track on the Blue Ridge
In . trial Of = thousand years."
Q. Who was the Quaker Poet:
W. h D.
A. Both Bernard Barton. Eng
lish poet-17S4-184s; and John
0reenleaf Whittier, American poet
|-lso7-1Ss1. have bean given this
title.
Q. Where Is most Of the per-.
fume mader ]. s. J.
A. The csntar Of tho natural per-
fums Industry has bean for many
yeaE1 In 0rasee, Franco. HerA
each year. more than 6,e00,oW
pounds Of orange blossoms, 4.400.
900 pounds Of roses, 1,400,ooe
pounds OF Jasmine. 100000 pounds
OF violets and $1,000 pounds each Of
tuberosas and cassia, are used an
nuAlly.
@. What 10 the origin Of the name
California; Ell.
A. Tho name "Callfornia" u
said 70 have been applied frst 70 an
imaginary island. ahounding IN
gold and precious stones. which ~as
described In q Spanish romance,
I"LAs Ssrgaste EsDlandian" pub
llahed In 1910.