The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-05

THE other night the dentist came home
drunk and began attacking his wife. from
whom he desired to obtain a divorce, and she
shot him dead. The dentist told the physician
the shooting was an accident. Argus edi-
torial
did they use ouija?" hurriedly questions
E. F., via the telephone, while Willie Green
trails in by mail with the assertion that he
read in the bible tonce) that the dead shall
rise But never heard Of em talking. did you"
Why ask US? This is a colyun. not crys-
tai gazers palace.
They Are Going Across in Rowboat. Perhaps
From the Evansville und.) Journal
Mrs Charles Won Behren Of Mt. YER
non was in the city Monday. Mrs Won
Behren and her son, Lloyd Menzies. will
sail during May for years trip to
Europe.
WE STILL INSIST THE INK is GREEN.
Sir: GREEN ink? I'll swear it was blue
when it left my sumptuous apartment Let's
try it again on the enclosed margin.
SIM MIC.
A FRIEND to the makeup man offers the
information that Abraham Lincoln said Il like
to see a man proud of the place he lives in. -
How about the guests at the Hotel Leaven-
worth frinstance; are they all pulled up with
pride, d'you suppose?
The Optimist Supreme.
(From Heart and Home Problems")
: Dear Mrs. Thompson: l am about to
become engaged and would like to know
what would be proper to say if this
young man proposes to me. There are
many girls who cannot give a correct
answer.
STILL. is it necessary to say anything? It
would suffice, it seems to US. to fall back on
tha in,rdor fhar
words.
IN WHICH WE ARE CHIDED BY WILLIE
GREEN IN PALE BLACK INK CTHE
CHIDING, NOT WILLIE).
Sir: Don't you think you are very incon-
sistent? One day you boiler for help and the
next you say you have so much pifne that you
are simply buried. But know that is one of
the joysO OF c. c.s life. However, l must
criticise you quite severely for waste basketing
some Of my rot, although by your comment
see you are not partial but condemn the ef-
forts Of others in the same manner. OF course
my item regarding the cafeteria, now cutting
pies in six pieces instead of five and still charg
ing 10 cents per cut (all on account of the
GREAT reduction in the h. C. ~ did not appeal
to YOU, who are so fortunately as not to be
compelled to depend upon restaurants and cafe
terias for your victuals. But it does appeal TO
! thousands Of others who are less 60 fortunate
and ARE compelled to satisfy their appetites
in these places. am Offering you a remu-
nerative suggestion, should you ever decide to
give up poeting, Il think this will apply IN
poets as well as poetesses) which is clinned
from the magazine section of the SUNDAY Trib.
"A grax-haired poetess keeps the
place; she makes ten thousand a wear
selling cOffee and rice cakes, to a mixed
group Of young and penniless graduates.
Some schemer. to get $4,000 out Of "penni-
less" graduates, Ell? WILLIE GREEN
Now We're Curious to Know What
the Cow Said.
NBushnell Corr, Galesburg Republican,
Register
1t is said that No. 127 passenger train
out OF Bushnell on the Burlington at
o'clock p. m, at the west crossing near
the Lauderbach greenhouse, struck a
COW. 1t il said that the animal Was tho
property Of Dr.. Bert Roam.
"IMPoRTATIoN Of Foxes Are Now R.r-.,
headlines the Dubuque Times-Journal.
The japanese schoolboy are now te,a.r.,,
editor on the Dubuque paper.
Fresh and Contagious, Thanks
Sir: Society item in the Daytimea. .co,-
tagious Hospital and Fresh Air Schools I,rsed J,
How's your health today! CRITICIZE
: WHICH reminds Ms of a letter IN ,,.
ING mail. 1t was addressed to The Ursus"
GOODNIGHT; we're going home to write 4,
nanasopsis. Why? Oh. We feel the urre th .a :
X E EG.