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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-07

There will be no doubling
OF candidates. pooling OF votes. or
transferring OF votes from ore
candidate to another permitted
Votes issued with cash subscrip-
tons. and extra vote coupons IS
sued. cannot be transferred to All
other candidate after the -ub-
scription has once been turned in
to the Daily Register office. MI
information. receipt books, cir
cular letters. sample copies, etc.
furnished candidates free Of
charge
ANY candidate living in Rich
mond or surrounding territory.
polling the highest vote. will Ec
awarded Dodge Touring Car,
the candidate polling tho second
highest vote will be awarded 4
Ford Sedan; the. candidate polling
the third highest vote will ne
awarded A VICTOR Talking
MsbciBe, and the candidate poH
ING the fourth highest vote will
receive AN EDISON Talking
Machine. These four prizes he
ing known as the Grand Prizes.
Special other prizes will be CIV
ell away from time to time, dur
inc this campaign. Any candidate
competing actively to the end OF
the campaign and failing to win
one of the Grand Prizes, or spe-
cial prize. and turning in at least
SIS in cash subscriptions. business
will be given ten per cent cash
commission on the gross business
he Cor she) brings iii BY any
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
Robbing the Mails.

During the past year registered mail rob
berries In the United States have aggregated
more than six million dollars The latest Job
was staged the other afternoon in full view Of
numhsrs Of people at the Dearborn station
in Chicago The theory Of the postal authori-
ties IL that employees Of the service are involved
In ths robbefies. that 1t would have been Inn
posSlble to have carried out recent jobs with
out Inside assistance When 1t is known that
there are large shipments Of money in transit
tbere u always possibility OF attempts to steal.
but It 10 claimed that none but those employed
In tls service are in position to distinguish tho
sacks carrying the currency from those con-
! tanning ordinary mail-therefore the robbers
must have confederates when they are able to
pick out the ones filled with treasure. How
ever, tho United States government has pretty
thorough system Of dealing with mail rob
berries, and 1t may be depended upon in due
time to apprehend the crowd that has been
responsible for the recent daring raids.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
After Man-What?

The man Of the future will be II feet tall.
ssys Levi s. Gardner, Detroit scientist, who
Gathered the electric gun and ball-bearins type
writer. He has a peculiar theory:
We spend 20 much Of our time sitting down
and riding in street cars and autos. that the
growth Of our legs is being stunted. Mean
time, the human spine is growing longer, says
Gardner. He believes that, unless man exer-
cises more, the time will come when his body
win be 90 huge that his puny legs will Be
unable to sustain him. Man will grow 50
large" says Gardner. that he will literally be
crowded OF the earth. That, however, will be
millions Of years hence"
This theory has considerable scientific back
Ing Msmmoths. dinosaurs and other prehis-
toric beasts got so big that they blundered into
swamps and couldn't get out Now and then
10 dig up their fossils. Nature experimental
With . long chain Of animals. each Of which
in turn ruled the earth. Then came man. He
has about finished the job by hunting and de-
stroying Wild life. or domesticating it as in the
case Of the CON, horse and pig
VIII man, in turn. disappear from the earth :
Scientists say 1t is not unlikely that even
tually man may be hard-prsssed for existence
BY disease germs Or the world, rolling ON
through space, may enter field Of poison gas
that will kill OF all forms Of life. Thomas. A
Edison has advanced the theory that what We
call Spanish influenza may be due to the earth
passing through such field Of gaseous poison.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
Between Devil and Sea.

Americans talk 30 much about how the
allies ass going TO make Germany PAY, that
they forget the little problem Of how We are
going to get back what the allies owe us. That
debt grows steadily
Last year We shipped England $1,311 1ss 900
more in goods than she shipped US. In 1918
the surplus was $l.sss.3ss. ooo-"in our favor, "
a. bankers love to put it. But was it in our
favor? The only way England and other coun-
tries can ever pay what they owe US is by
selling more than, vs. sell them. There isn't
enough gold in the world to wipe out the debt
And gold, Of itself, would do us no good. =
Either We import more than We export, -
else the debt owed rs abroad must be carried
over from year to year, indefinitely. That
doesn't appeal to those who believe that an
excess Of imports over exports would SLOW
down our own industry. Uncle Sam, store
keeper. in his foreign trade is between the
devil and the deep blue sea-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
Toney!

Were you ever invited out to swell dinner
and then got stumped ON which fork to start
eating with? Did you pick up your water glass
and sip and sip until someone took the lead in
picking up fork? Or did you ever show up
at q party in street clothes and be mortified
because all the others wore satin-lapel under
takers coats? II 80, salvation is at hand, for
= food Of books on etiquet is appearing in our
midst. 1t seems that none Of W is to be spared
for the food includes An "Encyclopedia on
Good Form fof Little Ones"
These books on how to be polite prove thai
everything travels in circle. They are q
resurrection Of = craze that swept the country
half century ago. Joe Millers joke book
had nothing on the etiQuet guides Of by-gont
days. In them you could find everything from
how to set the table for 6-fork dinner tt
model for letter from young man At prep
aratory school requesting funds from his f.
Their" my Esteemed Parent" ran the letter
ct cetera, ct cetera, ct cetera Never remove
the false teeth at the table without holding 9
napkin over the mouth" was one Of the printed
rules. 1t further appears, on perusing the ole
volumes in the attic. that it was bad form FOL
gentleman to pick his teeth with quill whez
riding in . hack. 1t was the height Of impo
likeness for young folks in the twenties to leai
the conversation when old folks were present
To be in good form, ones calling, cards mus
be penned with great hourishes that looked
like an x-ray picture Of the bones OF . blacl
bass.
Foliteness 10 most commendable-particu
larly in adjuring Us not to eat pie with . shary
knife. In jostlins, selfish city return Il
good manners would make this happier world
But let's hope the etiquet-book craze won'
whip us back to the stilted days Of hoop-skirtl
and side-whiskers when the code demanded
that the polite person act like trainet
monkey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
With Other Editors
Why Toy Cars Are Here.
[Kansas City Start

In Boston legislative committee is hearing
petitioners representing the public and labor
organizations, who are opposed to the operation
Of one-man street cars in Massachusetts, cities
where that type il being rapidly increased by
the traction companies, presumably in an Of
fort to Improve the service"
Curiously the petitioners who ride on these
cars have not observed any improvement in
the service. This must have surprised the
companies, which felt sure q toy car operated
by one man. combining the functions Of motor
man and conductor. could carry more passen-
gers more expeditiously than regular sized
TONERS who have been testifyiny at these hear
ings take the remarkable view that the COM
panies that have introduced these cars in
Massachusetts cities cared nothing about the
service, but were wholly engaged in cutting
down operating expenses
One would hate to believe public service
company would act upon any such selfish mo
tive. We have always understood the one
man cars were put on to improve the service
City, to b sure they have not tmpruved the
service. but have the rather remarkable record
Of mot succeeding in making It much worse
But probably this condition 10 peculiar to Kan.
as City. and Il ID doubtful II any Naasachu-
sets city p In sit1atiea where the intro
duction Of one-maa carr viii not slow down
the service in . very marked degree.
With the exception Of traction expsrts
everybody must have observed that one man
cannot do the work Of two. and that . small
car cannot carry - many passengers a . larx.
one. But q long a. ons man cAsts len. n
wages than two and small car costs lsss Ia
build and oberate than .. large one, traction
experts probably will not b able to ~ any.
thing about the ~ Of these cars except TIE
tre0ee6o1o tnygusenn4 IN the segvieaL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
The Conquest Of the Unknown.

Twelve years ago this month-April 8, 1903
Rear Admiral Peary discovered the north
pole. You recall his great contest with DR..
Frederick A. Cook, who claimed that hs had
reached the north pole April u. 1908. q year
ahead Of Peary. Those were exciting days
aad the dispute still fingers. PeAry is dead
Exploring the Hereafter. Cook lives At Fort
worth. TEXAS, He seldom breaks into tho
nsws. Road Amundsen reached the south pole
pee. 1s. 1911, Now the only thing that is left
4 h he way Of dimcult exploration 10 the ascent
q NJ Everest in the Himalayas. ON the Iron
Id Of Tibet. Highest known mountain peak
da sArth. It towers upward shout ave and .
yalf nilsa A British expedition ID preparing
3 climb lt-whicA will take two years. You
tplling h the psnitsntiariss which No call
atiss, probably wish Jon could Join the Mt
Evefek expedition.
Yoa q this ssnsration have lived through
N Hnal cAaptsr Of mans conquest Of the
(astA. How many ysau that conquest us in
Iescsss. scisntists disagree. Chinese claim THAT
DIR Duddhfst monks visited America - far
hnek . - ysar 81 TAirsy-two ysazs latss.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

the prairie dog, while squirrels fsi
into . winter sleep during the COW
est weather, but may be seen y
warm spells in winter. The percy
OF Information varies with ditefsD'
animals and with the climate. Coa
tinuous hibernators do not lay u
q supply OF food, as do intermlIla.
ones like squirrels. During an
period the animal functions ~
nearly suspended
@. Who discovered RocheH
salts? l. M. C.
A. Rochelle salt was discoveie
in 1872 by a La Rochelle apotas
cary named Seignette. 1t OCCUR
when pure, in colorless, transp"'
ent prisms, generally eight-sldeo
20. When were hard-time token
issued! C. c. H.
A. Hard-time tokens (JacKsO'
cents) were the size OF large cor
per cents. They we're issued llo ~,
1884 to 1S41. They were mos,
copper, although some were m, IN
in brass. There wers>about Nv
varieties Of these token pieces.
Q. Do plants have nervous ~
TENS? l. G. n. III.
A The department Of. asr,. =,
ture says that plants do MOI s -,
nervous systems in the same ss -,
that animals do. 1t is interest,". 80
to note that there are some spe,o
elephants, however, which appe' :
rsepond to certain stimuli. n.
Q. What is the population Of ~
world? ]. S. ". .,ld
A. The population Of the ~,
in 1918 was approximately
on, 900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

@. Bfore prohibition went into
effect, how much corn was used in
the manufacture Of liquor! W. E.
H.
A. For the year ending June 30,
1918, there was used in this coun-
try 16,650,125 bushels Of grain to
make distilled spirits in the United
States. OF this, 1884, 900 bushels
were corn.
q: What would be . good clean
er for q blue enameled bedroom
suite7 T. ]. B.
A. There is no better means OF
cleaning colored enameled furni-
ture than to wash it In luke warm
water. drying each part perfectly
by rubbing briskly as fast as 1t ID
washed. This method 10 - safe a
It is simple. 1t leaves the polish
absolutely uninjured.
20. What is the value Of q dime
bearing the letter -? v. S. L.
A. There is no premium On
United States dimes bearing the
letter 81 This letter II simply q
mint mark and indicates that the
coin was made ut the San Fran.
cisco mint.
Q. Who said Patriotism IL the
last refuge Of q scoundrel"? d. C.
A. Patriotism is the last refuge
Of q scoundrel" Is from iBoswell's
Life Of Samuel Johnson"
G. Which animals hibernate,
How dO they exist during their per.
iod Of hibernation? NJ. C. A.
A. Among the mammals which
hibernate are the bear, dormouse
badger, bat, and hAmster; Q mum.
bar &ra incomplete hibernators. a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
THE LAST CHAPTER.
BY Ida Warren Could.
Copyright, 1921, by The Wheele

Copyright, 1921, by The Wheeler
Syndicate, Inc.)
Felix Mason was under contract
to the leading story magazine in
Kentville to produce a serial story.
He was jealous enough to hope
that this effort would raise him
above mediocrity as a story writer.
He sat, awaiting the torch Of in
spiration which was to light him to
fame.
Various openings were before him
in a notebook. though none led to
q climax. What source should he
seek? Country or shore?
He loved the great throbbing
ocean and its varied moods. What
could he do better than take . day
on by the sea? In another. hour he
was close to the expAnse Of sea,
working over his plot. Beating
against the jagged rocks near him,
breaking into little angry ridges Of
foam, every-receding, eva-advanc-
ing; how the waves typi6ed his
own intense ambition.
Faster and faster he wrote, de-
veloping his fencies until after
sunset he rose, stiff and chilled, yet
satisfied with his work.
Then he blundered along the
beach, took the wrong turning in
time to see the last boat half q mile
OF shore. 1t grew rapidly dark and
he was unfamiliar with the place.
At any rate, he had a first-rate
story. He stumbled and ran, seeing
q light far OF on = hill, the only
friendly beacon in the darkness.
He was in for an adventure.
After a long tramp he arrived
near enough to see that the lights
came from q private residence. Tht
! draperies permitted glance
through the windows. AS he took
the first step up . broad flight he
heard music. He was celebrating
how to phrase his application for
hospitality, when the door opened
and . woman in a shimmering
evening gown peered into the
gloom that lay between them.
When Felix, hat In hand. ran up
the steps, she exclaimed in a
| pleased voice, Felix Mason! After
all these years!
'"This is Miss Lane, my friend
vho lives with me. Explain how
you found rs after al these years.
l "pv tho 1i1hfa in the RindOwS al
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
The Daily Short Story

line"
Several months later Pauline sat
! within reach Of the genial warmth
OF the huge log fire. The companion
was making buttonholes for the
Lady Aiders in far corner Of the
! room.
Felix Mason's serial, complete
except for the last chapter, was on
the table. 1t was the story Of q
friendship, interrupted, patched,
leading now to the climax Of re-
nunciation or complete ful6lment
of love. The suspense Of several
months would be at an end when
the last chapter should be issued,
The telephone bell summoned
! Pauline from her revery by the
IRE. Felix Mason was speaking.
Pauline. may I come down to
consult you-business-very i'm
portant, concerning the storyr'
Surely, I'll send the car for you
at once"
Thanks. You're q good pal, Pau
line. cannot finish the last num-
Der until l talk it over with you.
Good-by."
After dinner Miss Lane excused
Herself and afforded the two friends
the opportunity for uninterrupted
discussion.
Pauline nervously began arrang-
ing the roses Felix had brought. He
stood looking solemnly into the
heart Of the blazing logs, then
blurted out:
Many years ago, Pauline, I de-
scr1Ded you to my sisters as the
girl with the honestest eyes I ever
saw. The first time l stumbled up
these steps you thought really
had sought you. l saw it in your
honest eyes. 1 lied, Pauline, or, as
called it, concealed. from you the
real facts which led to my coming
was engrossed in my work that
lay down by the ocean, overtaken
by night, lost the road, stumbled
here, lured by the only sign OF life
] on the landscape. concealed. ali
that"
And now, Felix
And now, Pauline, I'm here be-
cause the last chapter in that ser
ial must b inspired by you"
Felix crossed to Pauline's side.
Pauline's eyes remained persistent
| ly on the roses.
| The ticking Of the large clock
beat in rhythm with her nuttering
pulses.
Eyes, it's true, Pauline; the I'm
ish Of this story which is to fix my
reputation Is q worthwhile story
teller rests with you. You've been
. wonderful friend, but friendship
on my part is eclipsed by love. MY
dear, do you care enough for me to
be my Inspiration for life? II 80
I'll end the last chapter happily n
Pauline lifted eloquent eyes, and
Felix read there the motif for the
closing chapter Of his serial-love,
harmony.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

aampnsss o. exyoeure - cold can
have nothing to do
Iscannot TOO strongly adviss any
little boy who wishes to remain q
healthy and therefore . happy little
boz and not to become an angel just
ret, to make It his business never
70 70 within reach Of playmate or
companion who coughs or sneexes
or runs At the nose.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Eighteen.
I . ma girl just Is. I am fve
feet I'VE Inches tall and weigh one
hundred sixteen pounds. Please
tell me whether that's the correct
weight for my age. Some people
tell me ! am too tall for my age. I
enjoy reading your department and
your pronunciamento Is, as they
say in dads ONCE, authoritative and
conclusive with me. Boston, Miss.)
Answef-The normal average
weight Of Is year old girls is liz
pounds, the height i've feet three
and one-half inches. The height
and weight Of the perfect woman
are five feet and five inches and 1873
pounds. These figures are exhaus-
tive and conclusive.
Iehthyosis.
l have ichthyosis (fiSh skin dis
easel. l find that I can keep my
skin looking and feeling fairly good
by rubbing all over with glycerin
every day. 1t takes about an ounce
each time. viii this do any harm
IL used daily for about six months
Of the colder weather? (H. A. 81
Answer should not advise 1t.
Rather use a suitable oil, such as
this:
Sesame oil (teel oil, benne oiD..
............... 3 ounces
Salicylic acid ........... 40 grains
Powdered benzoin 800. 40 grains
Absolute alcohol ........ 80 drops
This is to be digested three hours
over q water bath, then filtered.
About q teaspoonful will suffice for
application to the whole body once
or twice day. A few drops will
suf1ce to apply to . dry scalp or .
limited area Of rough, dry or scaly
or irYitated skin. It does not dry
or clog as do most oils.
You might combine glycerin in
the following formula, with advant-
age, either for ichthyosis, chapping
roughness and redness or dryness
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

whenever ! wanted to % bare
foot Or leave Oh my hat. or discard
my rubbers or sit, on the damp
ground to play Or 90 ont whom the
weather was fine for ducks nobody
said me nay. Hes the only boy
I've Ct to AXE my NAME" Dad
vpaN sly to mother, Or more likely
to grandma sometimes when I was
especially busy with . mud puddle
Or something, and / don't want to
change him into . mere child.
Ny father has some curious mo-
tons. For instance, he never can
understand whether = lady il re-
ferring ito her elbows or her knees
il she bays her limbs are so bony
or 20 fat. likewise he hates to hear
anybody who has an hon@st-to-
goodness boy refer to the boy Is /
child. Dad says girls are children
and boys are boys. He goes 30 far
rs to place persons who call a boy
. child In the same category with
those who refer to IN Unknown OF
Unidentified persons rs - certain
party" "A certain party" is sener-
ally hypothetical. daq says, existing
only in the speakers imagination.
Thus, the party who picked up the
silver mesh bag on Main street yes
terday was recognized and will
avoid trouble by leaving same at
this ONCE" has never yet taken the
notice seriously. II the advertiser
should say "the tall man with the
glass eye" or the stout woman
with the high stomach" there
would be some chance of recovering
the bag. But the party" being OF
and in the realm Of imagination,
usually prefers to remain there.
"CoMmon sense" is probably q
first cousin to "a certain party" II
is Common Sense" that tells the
thoughtless or uninitiated just how
folks take cold" from exposure to
some vague or indefinite state Of
weather, temperature or moisture
anyway, whatever the condition.
happened to be about the time you
caught it. But physicians and san.
itarfans who have not committed
themselves too emphatically or ir.
revocably to this common sense
explanation Of the respiratory in.
fections Including those unhappil,
termed "children's diseases') arr
one by one renouncing this popula,
and plausible notion and avowedly
accepting the doctrine that Ill suct
diseases are spread in one way only
by q transfer of excreta from
one person to another" In short
every alleged cold" is as deiinitel,
and solely infectious or commune
able as is diphtheria or measles
and In the same manner, through
transfer OF saliva, sputum or othel
discharges from the nose or moutl
Of one coming down with or i'll o
the disease to the nose or mouth q
the next victim. With this occur
renee Of couse weather, draughts
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
When Greek Meets 4 Leeds.

!. When . Greek meets Leeds there Is q
wedding. The widow Of William B. Leeds. the
American tin plate king. married q Greek
princs. Recently she was taken i'll and she
tslssraphed for her son, who was In this coun-
try. He hurried to mothers SIDE The day
after his arrival he fell in love with Greek
princess, asked her to be his bride, and Sc
cured her consent. That means that Greek
royalty has corrallsd the entire Leeds fortune
Of some forty millions Of good American
dollars,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08
WHO'S AHEADi

HArry-The Judge fined you 10
dollars and costs for speeding, eh !
Garage Ownef-Yeah. but hi
always has his car repaired here
County Gentleman.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

.7lystssy Of Elwsll. the bridge. whist expert
seems about - hard to fatAom As the game he
wrote about.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

"Raiiroad problems absorb the cabinet"
says headline. It has nearly absorbed the
treasury, too.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-08

Peter Faraday. the great English
scientist. started ~ . bookbinders'
aAAeAaticA