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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Springfield as an Art Center.

IT. II. Stevenson, an artist Of Philadelphia,
WHO recently restored the portraits Of the
e0sernors Of Illinois that hang in the state
h1nss at Springfield. and who has visited prac-
ticaily all Of the public and private art gal
6ries of the country. gives it as his estimate
ehat tho time Is not far of when Springfield
VII hold an institution which will compare
hvorably with those OF Worcester. Toledo,
nufalo and Minneapolis" and that Springfield
further advanced in the interest Of art
Tn some Of the larger cities Of the land"
Mr.. Stevenson is not alone In his eulogium,
81 other artists. including Lorado Tan and
sprsium. the sculptor. have spoken highly Of
"a interest IN AT manifested ~ tie state
~ The lame Of Edwards Plaza" the
- 81 epsi1gaelA's ert massam. = not~con
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
BUCKWHEAT CAKES.
By ALFRED ARNOLD.

D1 ALE NED AkNVlUs
Whenever smell buckwheat cakes
I get Just like-for goodness sakes.
wonder can tell!
feel sort Of mourntul pride,
And something all gone. here inside.
Well. we'll; well. well: we'll!
1t takes me back to Sixty-seven;
In winter. was bout eleven.
My mother. at night1all
Would stir the breakfast batter; n then
Would say. Ny boys eat more than men;
Where do they put it all?'
saw her Just before spoke;
As natural standing In the smoke.
The griddle hotter'n ing!
And piling up buckwheat stack
Enough to bleak horses back
And singins-she would sing!
Yes, singing: though she was worn and tired
Say. some thoughts are Just too allnred
sAd-sweet like! Suffering snakes!
10 that tar upon my nose?
How far IN old mans memory goes!
SURE. I'll have tsckvhsa& cakssl
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
De.Itch fer Winter Itch.

UGe1t00 IOE WlU96K lvCWs
Tho copy-hound snatched the
story right out Of my. hands yes
terday Just rs We were going tO1
the medicine. Readers Of
this personal health department,
the great majority of whom. am
deeply panied TO learn. are eagerly
watching for the medicine, remind
me q happy days when we waited
so impatiently for the paper to
come SO we could see whether they
had recovered Stuart's body, but
every time, just as the detectives
seemed about to lay hands on the
ghouls, all Of a sudden. as Nelson
Harding would say, all Of . sud-
den the chapter would end and
we'd have to wait for the next pa
per.
Besides cooling down the furnace
and opening the windows and care
fully avoiding neglect Of the daily
constitutional, all Of which meas
ures make for cleanliness and .
better metabolism and less itching,
the victim Of -hiemal pruritis. or
the winter itch, should wear silk
or silk-wool mixed or wool under
wear Of light weight and, knitted
texture. with stockings to match.
Clean cleanliness, the internal kind,
not external cleanliness, is theirs
to strivd for. The less water bath
ing the better and no soap at all.
Instead of scratching when un-
dressing, the victim of winter itch
should gently apoint the affected
parts of the skin with oil. For this
purpose various oils may be used.
A few drops of sesame oil, prepar-
ed as follows, is excellent, for this
oil does not quickly dry or clog the
skin:
Oil Of sesame (teel oil. benne
Oll) ................. Il ounces
Powdered benzoin ....... 20 grains
Absolute alcohol ......... IL drops
Digest the benzoin in the oil for
three hours over a water bath.
Then add the alcohol and filter.
This is also an excellent oil to use
on the scalp il the scalp or hair is
too dry. ~
Another excellent formula for
daily application to the dry irrita-
BILE or itching skin is this:
Lanolin ..................2 drains
Boroglycerid ............ 1 dram
Cold cream made from white
vaseline 6 drains
hi nh
course, if considerable area OF
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Miss CASTOR Loses Out.

4 Lucy Page CASTOR should have been in
Paris recently when $4,000 pounds of cigarets
originally brought to France for the United
Sldtes army we're burned. A dispatch says
ttjat American cigaret smoke obscured the
n6ithern horizon of Paris for 4S hours, and
tlat relays Of IS policemen were required to
k(p of raiders who had ardent desires to burn
the cigarets, One, ut 4 time, In the usual
manner
ssix hundred thirty tho metal lined cases Of
cigarets were burned. They were, condemned
By the French authorities because they had
bepome rain-soaked through faulty metal lin
IND in the cases.
SIT was an American Red Cross sacrifcial
nf& and was lighted under compulsionj Many
clSes. the dispatch says. not too badly dam
aSed were salvaged when the French officers
cpuld be convinced that q moist cigaret would
b more welcome than none at all to some
smokers
1--WE feel certain Miss CASTOR would have
e4toyed assisting at this sacrifice. and it would
in1esd have been fitting for her to have Off
ciited as high priestess at the rite. Paris has
seeA more than one auto de fe. and time was
whaH fair ladies' Of the nobility have calmly
witnessed the execution Of criminals Who were
hanged, drawn and quartered. And the city has
en the scene Of more than one burning.
But surely NO lady Of the olden time could
6ASe lent her fair presence to public execu-
tsun with more 10y than Miss CASTOR would
AAye felt had she been privileged to have be-
6eid the burning OF American cigarets in tho
god city Of Paris In such wholesale fashion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

Caruso is said to be recovering. The ILL
nH1s OF no public parsonage in recent years
has occasioned such universal apprehension.
Csfrso had sung his way into the hearts Of
the people of the world Their prayerful hopes
had attended him since the hour that he was
stricken. They said that he should not die and
he is putting up the fight that they we're con-
ndent that he was capable Of making. All
lovers Of song will hope that the great tenor
my become completely restored and live for
years to give forth golden notes from his God
given voice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
The Home Brand.

II tri-city music lovers were half ~ en-
thusiastic over . home Institution Is they are
over those that are brought here from other
sections the sponsors Of our Symphony orches-
ira would have reason to feel that their efforts
to provide high class entertainment by per-
manent organization were appreciated to the
extent that they deserve to be. This is not
said in disparagement Of the splendid offer
ings Of travelling musical organizations that
visit here from time to time, but rather to
remind our people that they can't excuse their
indifference to the Symphony orchestra by
plea of disinterestedness in music, for they
turn out in numbers that makes profitable APP
pearances Of some Of the largest orchestras IN
the country.
1t is hoped that outside musical enterprises
will continue to come here, and that they will
be properly supported, but local people ought
0ot withhold their attendance from home
orchestra that is second to none in the country
in community Of this size and get the notion
that music can be properly rendered only by
artists from New York or Europe The Tri-
City Symphony ORCHESTRA has been backed by
people here who believed that there was a
field for it. and they have proved that there is.
with the support increasing each season, but
the attendance at the concerts still is far short
| Of what It should be. II you never have heard
the Tr-City Symphony orchestra you have de,
MED yourself treat that you will regret In
event you take advantage of the next oppor-
tunity to sit through one Of its programs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

washinston. D. c.. Feb: ls.-n'
you writs With Z, pen Or psncil for
several hours asAays yoa are apt
to get to your aDDoip tments ahead
Of time; bat u Joy write on the
typewriter, you are. more apt to be
That is. il you wear your watch
on your wrist. ~ IN increasing
number Of persons do. This trans
fer q The timepiece from the pocket
to the forearm, according to watch
experts. has Subjected the instru-
ment to new and trying vicissf-
tudes.
A watch expert outlined this sit
uation and then opened . large
silver watch and indicated the bal
ance wheel, whirling two-thirds Of
the day around and then Whirling
back. The wheels. he explained.
turns 800 times . minute, nor
eally.
I when We test watches" he said.
I'VE put them. on racks and run
them all day face up. and at night
We check mp on them. Then We
test them with the dial down, and
with the pendant up and with the
pendant down. From the variation
in TIME in these positions We regu-
late the watches, so that they will
run At approximately 800 beats to
the minute. But when We test the
watch 1t is perfectly still. It is not
vibrating, as it would be with the
slightest motion Of the body, and
Of course there IL none Of the sud-
den motion that comes every time
you move your hand.
Typlng RetArds Works.
$50 II the owner writes with q
pen all day, and wears the watch
on his right wrist, tile jerking Of
the hand might increase the num-
Der Of beats to 325 or even $50. II
he he writes on . typewriter, the
beats might be retarded while he
is working to 275.
"The principle 10 like this: II
you stir a stick. around in the
water, the water swirls about
II you stir still harder
it will whirl faster. But
il you suddenly stop stirring
and begin to jerk tho stick up, and
down across the swirling Circles
their speed is Immediately lessened
BY the conflicting motion.
$50 when you move your arm
steadily in q direction that does
not tend to 90 against the motion
Of the balance wheel the outside
vibration will make the wheel move
faster. But II you swing YOU
arm back and forth, Is in . tennii
Y game, across the motion of thu
wheel, its normal rate may be re
tarded for the time being to as Low
as $50 BEATS"
| 1t would be impossible. this mar
says, to estimate how much thu
watch of typist or . bricklayer
or . violinist would gain or lose
because individual mannerisH1s ant
habits are too important a factor
One man naturally works or play.
with spasmodic motions, while an
other Is slower, and less sudden
Then, too, WEAKNESS, the degree o.
skill, and the emotions all maj
affect the way = person moves hi.
hands at different times to do tn,
same thing.
The government had tests mad,
with wrist watches during the war
and acce: ted for army use thos,
minutes day. jewelers. now quot,
this government standard for wris
watches. Most wrist watches, the,
say, keep somewhat better tim,
than this and few will vary onl.
. minute = week, but . rate Of onl,
q minute q week il very unusual.
To our inquiry rs to whethe
anything can be done regarding tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

The interests that are seeking through con-
gfsss to have Judge Lands discredited a.
menber of the federal bench are not going to
succeed in their undertaking. The judge may
hSye made some rather indiscreet utterances
finn the bench. but he has not failed in the
pi3formance Of any duty that has been his to
s3cute. Tho tact y that the crowd that IL
aSlsr the Judge are making him instead Of
breaking him. 'p> tz'F-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

Fired l. woodwork, state food and drug
eoISmissioner Of Michigan. has 100000 quarts
pfibonded whisky. gin and other liquors stored
nsh result Of confscation. He Gays they con-
,titute problem, and he does not know what
tos6o with the wet goods. There are some who
would not be in the least puzzled over such
sinanla matter.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

continues. Some farmers believed
that wheat changed into chess Is
Il grew, but it is needless to say
that such d miracle never happen
ed. The two plants are not even
closely related, but belong to quite
different tribes in the grass family,
and each comes true from its own
seed"
O.. When and where was George
Washington married! F. V. 0.
A. George Washington was mar
ried to Martha Gusts at her Viz
GINA home, 1.-The White house.
Jan. 6, 1859.
G. What is a call duck?
A. M. P.
A. This Is q small beautiful
breed of domestic ducks. bred In
q gray and in a white variety,
mainly for show purposes. The Oh.
ject Is to make them as small ana
beautiful as possible, -
@. Who designed the Parthsnon!
A. The architect Ictfnus design
ed the building, while the sculp-
lures are supposed to be the WORK
Of Phidiss.
@. Is it true that someone once
tried to kill Queen Victoria!
C. D.
A. Records show that there were
three attempts made upon the LIE
of Queen Victoria; the first TOOK
place ON une 10, 1910. when . man
named Edward Oxford fred Two
shots at her with a pistol, while
she was driving through Green
park from Buckingham palace 70
Hyde park corners the second oc-
Cured on May 80, 1S43, by Jonn
Francis, and the third on July
Of the same year, while she was
driving In the Mall With the king
Of the Belgians.
@. Where IL the Panhandle?
Inc.
A. The Panhandle that IL prob
ably the best known IL the nofta-
srn extension of Texas. This u
also the popular name for the
northern part Of West Virginia, :
n-o'ec.'ng strip lying between
Pennsylvania and Ohio. and fof
Inc noftnern extension Of Idaho.
q. Can Q commissioned onicer
In the United States army DO re-
duced to the ranks? w. M. 5. .
A. The war department says tnst
q commissioned omcer cannot %
reduced to the rank OF . non-com-
missionsd soldier under pressn!
regulations. In historic times u
Vas possible for An once 70 %
reduced to the ranks."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

Now comes word that China has at last
fallen in line with other nxtions and for the
arst time in her history has just imposed an
income tax Merchants with invested capital
amounting to $4,000 or more must contribute
one per cent Of their net profit 1t the end OF
each year, the proceeds to be used only for
e6leational and Industrial purposes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Frederic Haslxin's Letter


hard lot Of the podern watch y.
expert sadly shook his head "
The wrist watch is conym,...
Mem are coming to prefer Il ~.
80 long ~ accurate time 4, ~.
vital. I suppose it is Just a ~
factory. What p man loses N :.
curacy when he carries hisl t;s..
piece on his wrists he gains n ~
violence, 80 it really is more ~. M
fashion that popularized the ~.
watch" :"
He went on to explain that Ma.
IL no heed to bewail the good o,s
days when . watch really told ~.
time" In spite OF the way we m .se
treat our watches, We have ir.,
about as good time now as 30 va, ~.
ago. That is because of imnro,.
ments in matchmaking. The mr.,
hair spring, for instance, that ps.% \
to tangle up every time a vatrs
got dropped has been replaced =
the Breguet hair spring that doe,n,
tangle.
= We look upon the wrist watch =.
q recent innovation and a watch =.
into q ring is regarded as a truI,
novel idea. Yet history records n.
existence Of watches like these sns
others more unusual several csn.
turtles back.
Queen Elizabeth received = vri.,
watch as q New Years gift in i'm
Whether It was a novelty thr
is not noted, but the watch II HI
scribed as an "armlet or shaken N
golde, all over fairely garnish@
with rubyes and diamondes. hay.
Ing in the closing thearof clocke.
The Earl OF Leicester made mi,
gift Some years later he presspt.
e dthe queen with q gold chain Z.
! set with diamonds and with a di..
mond-studded "clocke" as 4 pead.
ant.
Elizabeth was fond of watches
, or clocks as they were still called
then, and had a large collection
The Earl Of Russell gave her /,
ring Of gold set with small dia.
monds land garnished round abost
with small rubies .and two sparkI
Of ophalls and in the same backsA.
q dyall."
1t is written that Charles v slsr
had . watch in one of his rings and
that skill in Matchmaking had q
advanced in his day that very small
| watches keeping reasonably goot
time were set in beads of walkin,
sticks, in bracelets, and pendant
and other articles of persona
adornment.
Men wore their time pieoe,
swinging from their necks IN,
women hung theirs from thei
girdles. A watch was a rare an,
costly possession in those days
sort Of mark of gentlity we n
told.
By ITO dandies we're wearin
two watches with heavy chains an
seals that hung on each side q
their waistcoats. Women of fash
ion also approved this conceit bu
as the expense OF keeping tn
gorgeous timepieces was too grea
for most Of them, the jewellers b
gan making a dummy watch to 6
with the real one on the other sid
of the waist. Even these dummie
we're often beautiful and expensiv,
made of odd shapes, with insets Q
jewels or engraved in elaborat
patterns.
/ History seems to be repeatin
itself so far as watch fashions &,
Watches after the pattern {
Queen Elizabeth's trinkets are no
used. 1t seems doubtful if we wi
come around again to the freak ,
wearing two timepeces. Having
calculate time on two wrist watchl
one going at 80 beats and u
J other perhaps tagging along at q
would be entirely too perplexil
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

V0A0 - 1D04@@ 0eSR01
@. Is it possible to make a fab
ric airtight without the use of rub
Der? L. F. T.
A. All kinds of cloth have to be
rubberized 10 make them alright
@. What is "cash credit! B. N.
A. This Is . credit at q bank, es-
tablished by a loan from the bank,
which the b0rrowe. may draw
against by check.
@. What is Craigleith stone!
I. n. C..
A. This Is . siliceous sandstone,
belonging to the Carboniferous Sc
ries, quarrled at Craigleith, near
Edinburgh. 1t is largely used in
that city for building purposes. for
which it is admirably adapted by
its purity, durability. and the ease
with which it can be wrought
@. Who is the leading character
in the bible? C. c.
A. The leading character in the
bible is God, personified on earth
in His Son, Jesus Christ The old
testament prepares for and proph-
estes the developments which &C.
cur in the new testament after the
birth Of Christ.
@. How thin can gold b made?
EN-.
A. Gold ID beaten and made into
gold leoxes having . thickness Of
about l-26O. 0OVth Of an inch. An
ounce OF gold il thus extended to
n surface az al3out one HUNDRED
scuara feet A still xrnater degree
Of thinness may BE- Obtained. but L.
net practical.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

Does history repeat iAelf! Lieutenant Colo
mel Roosevelt 10 mentioned as the next assistant
secrxtary of the navy.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

The misognist thinks up something real
sarcastic to say aboht womankind and along
comes man wearing spats and misplaced
eyebrow:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

Uncle Sam has credit for winning the wa
II you understand exactly what credit" means
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
QUESTION: AND ANSWERS.
Diss6lving Hair.

Will you please tell me WnetneF
--'s cream or night cream
will dissolve or devitalixe the hairs
On nv face? II not, what can you
recommend to remove superfuous
hair from the face or other parts
Of the skin! MISS r. c.
Answer-The electric needle used
by . surgeon or skin specialist de-
stroys hair. The X-ray Is some
times used. to destroy hair, though
not on the face. These are the Or
two means known to destroy the
hair. A safety razor is the most
Clearly and effective means for the
temporary removal OF hair.
Do Foods Quarrel TogotheHi
Please tell me whether it is ben
eficial or harmful to take apple
sauce or baked apple with such q
cereal as oatmeal or farina at
breakfast. am told that while
either alone would be beneficial
enough, both together bring about
a poisonous condition and that ]
should not take two such foods at
the same meal. L. H.
Answer-Nature herself gives NJ
many combinations Of fruit acid
and starch in one wholesome fruit
l assure you that fruit and cereal
at breakfast are q perfectly whole
some combination with no possible
poisonous Dr. harmful effect.
II the Vaccination Does Not Take.
Will you please answer this II
your department: Will one have
smallpox II vaccination does moi
take? M. e. h..
Answer Certain individuals seen
| to be naturally immune, perhaps BY
| inheritance of immunity. to small
pox, and such individuals may alst
be immune to cowpox 1.-THE virus o.
which is used for vaccination). Blu
vaccination may fail in q non-im
mune by reason of faulty technit
or inactive virus, and in that cas'
the susceptibility to smallpox re
mains unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
Argus Information Bureau

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21
WE DALLAD OF BONMILLA MERDLICK

Bonmilla Herdlicks, let me sing
SWeetly Of you-f0f l like your name.
Whoever fashioned that name bling,
Ought to be placed in the Hall of Fame!
Hearing it, l am set all adame.
Filled with longing my Tyre to thump
In praise, ere Cupid sits in the game
Some day your name may be Mrs. Gump!
Bonmilla Herdlicka, you shonid cling
Tight to hst1Ionicker; let NO dame
Capture and tuck you beneath her wing.
Cause, If you do, you may blush with shame
At hearing your ma-in-law deciafm,
In tones that will make the rafters Jump.
That she has achieved her dearest aim
Some day your name may be Mrs Gump!
Bonmilla Herdlicka, would it bring
Woe to Your heart II your name were NAME!
And the rest Of it-suppose twere Ding
Would you be satisfied just the same
or would your spirits be halt and lame!
Nv song has taken a fearful slump,
know, but, lassie, this thoughts to blame:
Some day your name may be Mrs. Gump.
L'ENvOI.
Prince. your pardon! My ballad is tame,
But here's the reason for my sad bump:
The pictures spoiled by the future frame
THE next time Helen picks . subject for q
ballad we're going to insist she supply the bal
lad to 20 with it. Not knowing how Bonmflla
pronounces her musical monicker, we have
taken the liberty of placing the accent on the
"Bon" and the "Herd"-which is probably
| wrong.
inst So; tho slightest Contact With
Education Is Great Tonic.
From the Peoria Starr.
Miss Wayne Graham was in town one
day last week visiting the school. and
she is feeling much better.
SOURCE and date of preparation un-
known" writes Ann, enclosing the ancient
verses beginning; "A gilded mirror, polished
bar" (which we first saw about twenty years
ago), but Transporting time and circum-
stances is 1t not even so-hombrudly speak
| ing?" Even worse, we should say
The Exactness Of Mr.. Burleson.
| o. (From The Argus).
The order of the Muscatine postofce
for disseminating the mail service to the
| farmers living on that part of rural route
| No becomes effective Feb. IN.
! ANY citizen Of Washington, D. c.. Is as
sured by the leading undertaken the admits
| it in his adj that when you need the serv-
ices of an undertaken remember We are as neal
you as your telephone" When we need ths
services Of cheerful mortician telephone
won't be Of much more use to us than it Is
now.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-21

skin Is involved the quantities OF
the ingredients may be doubled or
tripled. A small quantity Of this
cream is Sufficient to rub upon .
wide surface.
In some cases Of severe itchinB
the anti-pruritis effect Of the cream
may be increased by Incorporating
In the formula i've grains OF men
thol to the ounce.