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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
The Daily Short Story

about this time someone heard my
niece taking her lesson, and he was
crazy about her voice. He was
looking for soprano for his
church, and he hunted her up and
offered her the position.
Sally and she talked it over and
her young man was consulted.
That's when he met Sally. In the
end my niece decided she didn't
want the position. You see she
didn't have to care about the money
side of it, and she thouht it would
interfere with her practice. Sally
for some reason didn't agree with
her. She took on at a great rate.
Called her a fool and wished she'd
had the chance. and 1t last she said
tif Crystal-that's my niece
wouldn't take it she was going to
have it.
Il don't know to this day the
whole thing, but Crystals young
man had something to do with
Sally's getting the church. She did
get it, and the folks back home said
again, 'Sally's luck, and did any
one ever see anything like it,
| Theirs lot Of things You can't
see right from a distance. Ny niece
was the lucky one that time, though
no one knew it. Her fine beau
kinder drifted away from her, and
the next thing We knew he and
Sally sailed for Europe on the same
steamer. Ny niece never talked
much about it. She went home and
sie never came back to study. She
kept on with her singing, and we all
think in our town that there never
was voice quite so beautiful. She's
married now to a tip-top man. and
she's got nice home and three
children-splendid youngsters. The
boys named for me.
Sally never went back home till
last spring. She stayed over in
Europe most Of the time and the
newspapers became her letters. We
never heard much any other way.
She kept her own counsel. The
world knows her as a great singer.
She's rich and she's generous to her
people and back home they still call
her Lucky Sally The man who led
the two girls to the turning point
in their lives lives in New York.
He's married, too.
Last spring when Madam Dorine
went home she stayed three days,
and most Of the time she spent at
my niece's playing with the chill
,dren. She was there when the tele-
gram came with an offer that took
her post haste to Paris. My niece
laughed when she read it. You'll
her
Sally turned on her like a tigress,
she says. Don't let those words ever
cross your lips again. Lucky Sally.
Oh! the mockery Of it, Those were
just her words. and for some time
she paced back and forth without
speaking. Finally she got quiet and
babe my niece good by. At the door
she turned and said: Crystal. you've
got two things I'd give all I have in
the world to own Then she pointed
to the plain ring on my niece's left
hand and to the baby in his cradle.
! y guess perhaps that isn't just
the kind OF story you expected. but
maybe some time it'll help you Il
I you're ever at q cross roads. Good
night"
The old man slipped his chilled tea,
= folded his paper. and bowed himself
from the cafe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

@. How is President-elect Hard
ing's middle name pronounced, and
what does ii mean? V. NJ. T.
A. Gamalief is pronounced ga
may-lee-el, and is a Hebrew word
meaning. my reward is Cod"
@. Is it possible to obtain a
passport to the United States from
Germany and Austria-Hungary'
@. S.
A. There are now semi-official
American Commissioners in Berlin,
Vienna and Budapest. who can visa
passports given by those foreign
governments, provided such aliens
present satisfactory credentials.
@. What was the earliest known
adding machine? r. A. r.
A. The earliest known adding
machine or instrument Of calcula
ton of any importance is said. to be
the abacus. The Chinese lay claim
to its invention. Herodotus stated
that this machine was used by the
Egyptians as early as 460 B. c.
Through the Greeks and Romans
the use of the machine spread over
all Europe.
@. When the government sends
home from France tho remains of a
soldier. when ara tie relatives no.
tilted? J. W. D.
A. The war department lays that
the relatives Of a deceased soldier
whose :: mains are to be brought
over from France are notified by
the Cemeterial b-alch CT the war
department. at the time the body
leaves France as to the d,te when
it may be expected to arrive in this
country. The Cemeterial branch is
notified o: all such departures by
cable.
@. Can a man destroy or disng-
ure his own money? ". H. W.
+! A. The treasury department says
that a person may do anything he
likes to with his own money. but
after it has been punetured or de-
faced IN any wy it capno. be
placed N circulation again. That
is. the hole c1nnct be filed in and
!. the coin again used as lawful
money.
! Q. Who were the Bashi Bazouks
/ D. s. s.
/, A. The Bashi Bazouks are Turk
fsh irregular troops. natives Of the
pashalics of Asiatic Turkey and
possessing the worst reputation of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

any class of fighting men in tts|
world. They are wild and trrhE-|
lent and ready to plumber and XII
at any time.
@. Why is one of the New En-
land states called Rhode lslut
when most of it is part of the mai
land? re
A. "Roode Eylandt" was ts
name given by the Dutch to IN
large island on the cas-; side O
Narragan: ott Bay. The colonye'
tablishCd on it Was united VIII
other settlements under th' lad-
ership Of Roger Williams and )
charter obtained for adnlinists.
ton OF afaiIs under the nsDs
Rhode Island and Providene
Plantation This is still IN eH'
cial name of the state.
Q. What is the longest river D
the world. and what is the vidss'
M.R.D.
A. The longest river in the wcih'
is the Mississippi Missouri, ~
miles. The widest river is iroe
ably the Amazon, its width bens
so miles at its main mouth.
G, What is the derivation o. lt'
name Rotten Row" in Hyde PsI
London A. ".
A. The name Rotten Row ,
supposed to be derived from 'koc.
de Roi" or Kings Drive lps
king is the only person who ~
drive down it in a carriage. :,
@. Who said BE good and ia
who will be clever" S. 5. :.
A. The quotation is from
poem "A Farewell by Cns.s.
kingsley, the verse from WHICH ~
words are taken being:
BE good. my dear. and let W.
will be clever; .,.r
Do noble things. not dream '
all day long. a.
And so make life, death -"
vast forever,
One grand, sweet song. u.
@. Was Robert Morris. vhe -.
ed 50 greatly in financing mo -
olution. ever in prison for
"A. Robert Morris, . signer ..,.
Declaration of Independence ~
erintendent Of finance. anu
United States senator, was ',,sa
debtors prison in Phiiao.
from Feb. is. 1898. until avg l;,s
1901. following disastrous ou'
speculationA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

- - . -. - - 20 80 81.
Physaologists and paAologists
who heEe uQeN1ug 70 1etl una lhtte
II any orfd1Hc4 th1t . feeofptlon %
harmful waste matter o. poleonQuS
material q any kind occurs from
the intestine "A ceases OF deIaye0
bowel aetion or constipation. IN
that sense. then, am entirely SER
1ous when ! cay thae no one mas YET
proved that. there is sucn Q con0l-
ton al autodnt oxicAtion. E
II any deleterioNs effects can pc
ascrtbed 70 retention within the
body and blood Of the waste pro-
ducts q normal metabolism or life
processes. or to the formation OF abb
normal products through disturbed
iancuons. ana pnysioloelsts Anu
psenVaoess.s nAso every Isssgn y
OFlleve LII eucA p0AsonIn6 - ~
cur e At.uIo u TO- many uls
ease tson0!t19ns, the inoNtouA on
ss YIN ene au.oin,'Aic@tsol !.
ioeo soulu IeAll.e, ~. tne saAe "
me- own peace OF mthu ana sAnl'y'
tpAt tnls n seluoM u ever uue 70 :
coetlve OF constpe1e0 haoit-
o@e VINO eats 100 mucn may OF
ICY MOI pc cosuve, may OF may not
Puepend upon pnysag 70 MAINTAIN nv
tunctloo q IegulaI oowei ACTON, Dus
= 10y sure 70 oe AuI,antoAic<..e.
uHe VINO ea@s 700 much can Aeve.
De uncertain ABOUT II, all NE neeu
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
a. LTTCkY SALLY.

-rs,- ACN n SAlLIs
BY Gertrude Gushing. 1880 Beacon
Street, Brookline A.
Copyright, 1920, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
Wasn't Dorine glorious tonight ::
Oh! She made me feel as if
wanted to cry and cry for hours on
END. Do you suppose FL ever sing
like that"
The speaker dropped her chin
into her cupped hands and stared
across the shabby little cafe with
a gaze of almost tragic wistfulness.
A few blocks away the great
opera house was once more a silent,
darnened cavern. In her dressing
room the prima donna whose But
terfly" had moved eager hundreds
to envy, sadness, or admiration-as
the case might be-was fretfully re-
moving her makeup and thinking OF
the check in her hand bag and the
delayed dinner which would be
ready in her apartment.
"Un bel d." hummed the girl in
the little cafe. "Oh! do you think
it will ever come to me?'
Her companion, a big. dark-eyed
girl, set down a cup of yiciously
strong black coffee and gripped her
fists te1sely on the edge Of the table
Don't ever give it up. never will
It's worth any struggle-any sac
rifice."
A little old man sat opposite the
two girls. He was slipping tea
munching a ham sandwich, and
around the side Of his newspaper
regarded them with kindly quizsi-
cal eyes.
Il take it you're music students o.
he advanced courteously.
For the first time the girls became
aware of his presence.
Yes, We are"
The old mans face grUW eUnial
and encouraging. The girls re-
! spoHded: Did you hear Dorine to
night? Wasn't she superb,
Madame Dcrine is q very great
artist. l know her. l have known
her for a great many years. l have
q fancy she would like you to hear
her story. You particularly" He
indicated the dark-eyed girl who
had last spoke.
They oept forward glowing and
! expectant. Coffee and ices were
forgotten.
"She was born in a small town Out
west. Sally Gerrish her name was
LUCKY &Sally'-that's what the,
called her. 1t began when my
brother sent her east to study sing
ing. You see my niece and she wer,
chums. almost inseparable,. ant
there was money in our famil,
while the Gerrishes were poor. a
least too poor for that sort OF thing
We'll. they came on here, found {
good teacher, settled down to hare
work. They were as different as an,
two girls you ever saw. My nice,
was a quiet little thing. Took every
thing pretty sober and thought /;
long while before she made up hel
mind. The Lord gave her a bettel
voice to begin with than Sally bu
she had the ambition and the &c
there and was willing to make sac
rifices.
AT the end Of q year they wer'
both getting ahead fine, but m,
niece had taken up with a beau. AMI
she was doing . lot Of thinkin.
shout more things than music.
inever saw him. but guess he va,
pretty handsome looking. and b,
was rich and aoft Of a swell. Well
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

(retA1noQ In tne 01Q00 ana UueueSs
not = the bowetsy can select no bet
ter means oE ahfodetoxtcation than
oxygen IN tho minimum dose Of swo
miles three ti1les Z ~ on the hoof.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Sesame.
The finest thing have ever used
for dryness Or harshness OF the
skin and scalp was sesame oil
formula you printed, had it pre-
pared by my druggist several times.
but now he has lost the formula. l
an sure it would please my readers
ft. ron will be good enough 10 re-
print that formula. (Mrs. S. z. o.
AnGwer-Fiye grains of powdered
benzoin is to be placed in each
ounce Of sesame oil (also known as
teel oil and benne oiD, and digested
over . water bath for three hours.
Then add three drops Of absolute al
cohol to each ounce and flter. A
few drops may be applied daily to
skin or scalp. In order to con-
found the fellow who seems Is take
such fiendish delight in misprinting
my formulas, I'll repeat the qu(pt-
ties.
Powdered benzoin' :. 20 grains
OIL Of sesame ounces
Absolute alcohol .....12 drops
- Underwear
Hhave heard several people say
that porous knit underwear should
be worn in the winter, and that
wooden and silk are not good. l am
a high scsodl boy. What kind of
underwear do you advise for me?
III. B. W.
Answer-Very light weight por-
Gus knitted wool or wool and silk
underwear. By porous knitted wear
l mean the ordinary machine knitted
material of today, no particular
brand and l mean to advise against
wearing the old-time tightly woven
"fiannels." The reason for prefer
ring wool or wool and silk is that
wool and silk are slow heat conduc-
tors, whereas cotton and linen are
fast conductors With a thin layer
of porous wool or wool and silk
next the skin you are protected
against sudden demands on the
vasomotor nervous mechanism
which controls distribution Of blood
Thus when you plunge from the
street. at say "a degrees F. into the
schoolroom or other inside air tank
at, say 70 degrees F., and vice versa.
many times a day, the wool or wool
and silk. being a slow heat conduc-
tor, makes the change less siren
lous; cotton or linen would rather
add to the severity of the change.
do not maintain that a high school
lad necessarily needs any armor, but
il he is to wea- underwear it should
be very. light weight wool or wool
and silk, not cotton or linen, in
winter Try wearing a wet cotton
or linen bathing suit on a cool,
windy day.. and then a wet wooden
suit, and you will understand the
difference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

rather run Wild and b. ~.
than live in 4 pen ali his n.
be drowned in . bucket n -. =
least there is nothing Aim,
farming to outrage the sess;s g
talists.
Animals Must Re Killes
The trouble is that the tr...
will have to 90 right on, N
pers in almost every county ~ \,
United States did not ware s
less war on the predatory anis..
no sort Of stock raising sonM =
possible anywhere. These srs ny :
unchecked. would reach Al
founding abundance. 1t voula =
~ impossible to raise chictsss. 4
an ordinary farming commun,t.
it is now to raise them in : ~
plete wilderness. Already the ~
payers OF the nation, cooper,s,.'
with those of a number OF 49,
states. are maintaining isa
army OF government trappers NJ
keep down the coyotes, woiyes ~
panthers in the west. Whsr \.
private trappers go out Of husi,..s
as they probably will, II Nm :
! necessary to extend this 49,
enormously. The foxes, sknl
raccoons and weasels would ~
life just as hard for the fArmt |
the east as the larger beasts, 4 ! |
the west. were they not kent a,
How Trappers Work.
Perhaps the sentimentalis, n,
campaign against trapping A.
! wearing of fur can suggest ann.
better way Of killing these ANNA,
than trapping. If so, they slo,I.
come forward. These creahn,
cannot be shot. because they N
nocturnal in habit. Poison i !,
less sure and often a more p,ish
| way Of killing them than trap,in,
And the trapper makes his tn
ping as painless a business as NM
sible, because a frenzied animal il
apt to injure its own fur. Inn
for aquatic animals, such as mu,I
rat and beaver, are nearly alv,n
set attached to a sliding DOLE /,
such a way that the trapped ,u.
NAL is dragged under water SM
drowned almost Immediately. n,
trapper goes to his traps IS of,.r
as possible, because he knows sun,
wild thing is apt to find the quar-
and devour it. He makes the bp,
mess as quick and painless a i
can, because it pays to do so,
| A good example OF what happer
when a fur-bearing animal, or n
other creature, is completely On
tected, has taken place in the We,
In several western states the bea,
er was nearing extinction, and ,
laws were passed protecting it 4
q number Of years. No doubt d
lsws were broken a good deal ,
the sly. but at any rate the beaN
have increased greatly.
| Now the beaver is one Of q
most harmless and friendly c,s
lures in the woods. He kills Meth
| flesh nor fish. He eats no grpv
ling crops. He lives on the bark
itlces. and the trees which fur1l
his favorite food in the west q
mostly of no timber value. B
the beaver will build dams. and
will build them wherever you
him. In many parts OF the "
he has built dams in such . way
ito flood whole farms and desirl
whole crops. leaving men poor.
then becomes a case OF kill d
beaver or starve the man. II
state game wardens are kept buI
signing special permits for tn
ping beaver where they have *
iously interfered with farming
made it impossible.
i. 1t is too bad that you cant ,
out and reason with the bear.
but the fact remains that be
guided wholly by instinct and qui
devoid Of reason. You might |
i well try to reason with sentins
'talist.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

IN One thing about this fellow who imperson-
+ ated Eddie. Rickenbacker-he was a high-fyef
even though he never left the ground.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

! Telephone communication with Cuba is
promised by spring, when Tell her l am not
here" will resume business at the old stand
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

- There may be parts of Mr.. Harding's cabi-
net that did not seem TO go together
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

Many a tenant is wondering if the heating
plant in his fiat was taken from Indian apart
ment house" unearthed recently rear Santa Fee
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

A British physician claims to have dis
covered medicine that will revive the dead.
In the words OF Mark Twain. this is important
II true.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

"a Wisconsin's federal sleuths decided to do
their New Year raiding Hurley.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

aa Harding's picking an all-star cabinet; h
shouldn't forget old Borah-alis.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

There are said to be 5000 actors and &C
Stresses out Of employment. 1t will be regarded
by many as most promising start on the new
year
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
Argus Information Bureau

ANY
coandnal the replies being direct
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

Prem Ihs AsEus Of March "a. 1920
'fhe Argus heneeforth will be eonduetsd - -
ln1spsnasat newspapex, unblased By Dassasea uea.
frss - ready to state It's honest coavieons N
the Interest u the commen welfare.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11
,soLMoQuY WRITTEN IN ! COAL BIN.

4 coal bin Is = very dirty place:
Betwixt, two coal bins there's not much to
choose
fcome here. and get smudges on my face.
Get coal dust in my nose and on my shoes.
What time l spend down here is fuinous
To clothes, complexion and each tender palm.
But (this sentiment, perhaps. seems ludicfous)
My coal bin to my soul brings sweetest balm.
Upon chunk Of coal cit me down.
Unmindful vof the damage to my pants;
A smile comes forth to chase away my frown
All, how they warm the cookies OF my heart
Those Jumps for which peid price 80
count them over, every one apart
And thank my stars SO many still are herA,
Upstairs outside the wintry winds may blow,
(They MAY, that's true; but, gosh! I'm glad
they don'tD
The mercury may drop, perhaps twill snow
(But, sitting here I'm praying that it
WON'T.
Old bin, by you set lot OF store,
Although you're but black and dirty hole
Bnts these mild days you mean-O! SO much
more
ITO me. old pal, because you're full Of coal!
THE telegraph editor of this all-seeing pub
LEGATION has sent US his card and invited US to
choose our weapons. We have wavered be-
tween accepting the challenge and choosing
pastepots as weapons--and apologixing. Re-
memberng that, while paste is soft and conn
paratiyely harmless the containers are bit
hard and, expertly welded. might prove ex-
ceedingly dangerous weapons; also that the
challenger outweighs US by so pounds. We
have decided to compromise. We shall
apologize
His grievance is this: Yesterday evening
| we commented in a facetious strain upon his
headline "Daugherty Slated for Portfolio. =
The story las far as We ready stated Daugh-
erty would be the Colonel House Of the Hard
| ing administration" Unfortunately, (for us)
however, the correspondent further stated Mr..
Daugherty lis expected to become attorney gen.
eral if he enters the cabinet" The error is
ours. We apologize.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-11

AND Hiram. the chief cherisher n =. IN
articulate Is vas the famous Mrs. Candle.
q n z N'G.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Tucson Aduises
 NelD Road Ready
 For Tourist s

TUCSON, April 20-For the in formation of motorists who are contemplating a tour of Southern Arizona, embracing the cities of Florence, Casa Grande, Tucson and Nogales, and the old Indian ruins at. Casa Grande, the missions Of southern Arizona and the border land, the Casa Grande- Tucson highway, lying in Pima county has been rushed to completion, and will be opened to traffic May l. according to engineers of the Pima county highway commission today
 The Pima county section is 241e miles in length and connects with a good road in Pinal county. The entire distance from Tucson to Casa Grande by this road Is now 57 miles. Heavy traffic is expected to take this road from the south ern part of the state for Phoenix. Prescott and Northern Arizona after May 1. The Rillito bridge will be completed within a few weeks, and all traffic will then take the Casa Grande- Tucson highway going north.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-21
Big Parade and Governors Speech
 Mark Outdoor Celebration Tonight
EVEN TSbEGI
 WITH MhMMO T |. PARADE AT ! T,

The big parade tonight, led hy he.
 high school band. will be feat lred by
 decorated cars emphasizing the slo-
 gan, See Arizona First" for which several prizes have been offered by
 local merchants.
 The Phoenix Automobile Dealers association wishes to make ii clear .to
 the general public that the parade is not to be confined to decorated cars, and the public is urged to set in line and show, by their support, the en- thusiasm which exists for keeping the tourist in Arizona this season. The general idea as to decorationr as outlined by President Messner, is that the cars should show outdoor life to the fullest extent possible. Dec orated with camping outfit, Ari zona flowers and shrubberv. and any unique idea which the motorist might think of. the real purpose of the pa rade will have been served, and See Arizona First" will have hean illus trated in a most fitting manner However, MT. MesSner states. any form of decoration can be used. ana whether decorated or not every car entered will be welcome. The parade starts from the Central ayent.e school grounds at 7:3o this evening, goine south on Central avenue 10 Adail5s street, west on Adams to Fourth ave
 nue, south to Washineton east on
 Washington to Fourth street. north to Adams, thence back to Central | avenue and the school grounds Gov ernor Campbell will address the p,i6- lie from the band stand at s: 90, i'm
 mediateiy following the parade. and a | band concert will also feature the evening.
 The governors speech is beins 1nnl-al arI fn int est, as he is entering upon the cam paign with enthusiasm.
 The prizes offered tor the best decorated cars in the parade are a SIS straw hat, by Vic Hanny, a fine iady's khaki outing suit by the Ros-. ton store. and the best steel reel and
 rod in the house, by Pinney & Rob 1 inson-
 All three of the prizes are most
 worthy of competition arsJ every mo- torist should plan to compete for them tonight.
 The public is urged to make use of the information which the auto , mobile dealers have collected for their benefit in seeing Arizona" said Pres ident Messner last night Full in- formation as to camping places. nat | ural wonders to be seen. fishing | boating. mountain climbing. bathing | etc. have been assembled by the va rious automobile houses. and there Is nothing a person needs to know l about the attractions and tours of the state which cannot be furnished hifh gladly by the various dealers. Most of the tours and trips have been taker | personally by the dealer himself. and they are illustrated with photographs maps, logs, etc. We are delighted tc | give to the public the result of iouI | work, and will endeavor to make the | trips as interesting and delightful as well as devoid of inconvenience. as possible