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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
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II ONES s6cks IN wsk ~ y an
cuIt Is kesp the TT w1sm under
iii circumstances, And Hhts pr
spiration 70 = harbinger and . sign
81 good hsalth, II y not # 81 nee
essafy to 10 Ill o1e's psrS.fing
through the feet. Nor ID there my
danger involved ID the artificial
prsvsnticn Of ,perspiratioa % the
fset or any other limited area Of
the body. Therefore. the drst step
in the treatment Of cold test 10 the
treatment Of excessive perspiration
OF the test, and that ID q simple
matter.
There are two absolutely safe
and effective ways b overcome e.
csssive sweating Of the fest. Tha
lirst consists Of . generous dustins
inside the shoes and inside the
toes Of the stockings with powdered
alum each day for several days
without washing L feet, or il they
must be washed. then washing
them with cold water only. The
second method calls for the use Of
formaldehyde solution. This 10 sold
in q standard strength Of 40 pei
cent under the name Of formalin OF
liquor formaldshyde. One ounce
diluted with ave ounces Of water
makes a solution about the right
strength, and this is to be applied
to the toes, the soles and between
the toes only, by means Of brush
or . wisp Of cotton. It should b
kept on the a. -srs. 1t may be ap.
piled once each alternate day fol
three or four times. and repeated
after several weeks II required. Al
formaldehyde Is a poison, none
should lie left about the house.
The wearing OF round garters
which impede free circulation, thai
false dignity which keeps feet al
ways ON the floor, whereas they
should r. frequently in the air, and
the embarrassment of circulation
caused by cortets which are not q
all ught-dtting. are common fac,
tors Of cold feet which sugges'
their own remedies .,,
Freak narrow, pointed, foot-con'
stricting shoes, chippy style, u
much affected by such birds o.
either sex; unnsturally contribut.
to GOODNESS Of the feet, aud to chill
blain or frostbite.
! Wool or silk stockings, not cot
ton, should be worn by person.
with cold feet. But IL comfort ant
health are to be enjoyed in the full
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

The railways Of the United States which,
according to Vice President Atterbury of the
Pennsylvania system, are facing bankruptcy,
Use about a hundred and fifty million tons of
GOAL year.
The average cost ton of coal to~the rail-
ways during the year 1920 was $4.l7. There
vas a steady increase In the cost Of railway
Goal from March, 33.4S a ton. to October, SAT-
I ton. March was the first month that the
private owners operated the roads after the
- months Of government operation The rail-
vay coal bill was about $1s,ooO.ooO more in
October than it was in March, due entirely to
Increased price This was more than half Of
tho railway deficit on the per clint basis.
| That there has been and still IL outrageous
pio6teering in coal is conceded by everyone
except the coal operators, and a good many
q them admit it: Two hundred and fifty mil.
Non dollars 10 probably conservative esti-
mate OF what the railways paid for coal in
1870 more than was necessary to yield a fair
profit to the coal operators.
Tho railways are the largest single consum-
ers Of steel in its various forms. It is noto-
rtous that the steel industry has exacted mil.
lions from the railways in excess Of prices
tia! would yield a fair profit to the steel
Soasters. Certainly there is both reason and
l9gic In the protest Of the railway employees
against wage reductions to make up stockhold-
els dividends. while hundreds Of millions of
What should be railway profits are being paid
70 steel and coal pro6teers. -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

ct possible degrss, then the under
wear should be about the sane
weight and texture - The stock
inks. I>advjse light weight mater-
ials for stockings and underwear.
for Ill persons whose time y pass.
Cd chis6y indors IN the winter; ana
wool or wool-silk or all silk ma
terial Of . knitted character Ike
that Of stockings. y
Questions and Answers.
/ notice that you condemn the
use Of castor oil - . Dhygic tor b.
biss. What do you fscomWsnd!
Answer-Corrsct diet will gem
orally sudlee to maintain natural
bowel action. Castor oil should not
be administered tc . consupated
individual, because II binds. II
should not be given to children at
all, because it 10 . nauseo1s dose.
Aromatic syrup of rhubarb D
physic which children can readily
take, and in the same does will nc
oomplish everything that castor oil
can sccompli4 q in any case.
varicose vein-I have heard that
10 vsricose is dangerous and that
one Il likely % bleed to death It II
ruptures or breaks. What can do
to avoid that? A. G. w.
Answer-The chance Of a vein
rupturing or breaking and causing
bleeding ID extl emely small. even
though the condition be severe. And
il such a vein should ever break
you would have no dihhculty IN
stopping the bleeding by simpiy
pressing upon the bleeding poin,
with a freshly ironed handkerchief
or any other clean pac. or with the
finger II necessary.
Damp Cellars-We have occu'
pied our present residence three
months, and the cellar Is neve'
dry. The landlord refuses to de
anything about It. Does this mol
eudsnger cur health?
MRS. B. e.
Auswer-I am sorry that ! can
| not see wherein dampness or wa
ter In the cellar can injure health
II it ID . leakage Of water from thu
ground, that certainly cannot in
lure health. II it is due to obstruc'
ton Of the sewer drainage, thai
may interest the health depart
ment. But mere dampness in thu
cellar ID not health problem Sc
far as my acknowledge goes.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

rETERS lovely valentine came IN a bit
late and We almost wrecked the serenity Of
the composing room with It. VIII Peter please
besr this in mind and get his copy in earlier
In future?
NEITHER; A MOVING PICTURE.
Sir: Candidly. DO You consider The Dance
Of the Seven Wells" a. done by Nine. q. a.
Reyegs, . movie" or = motion" picture?
Maybe You won't consider It ut oil. II 20. IFS
ill right with me- WILLIE GREEN
AN S-year-old girl u Wauksgan. ILL.,, has
talked constantly for week, sleeping but two
hours In that time. but still talking while she
slept
3 Nov. amt that Just like Q woman!
~ b 4 No.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
A WNGLESS CUPID.
BY Mary Louise Stetson.

Copyright, 1921. by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc.)
Amy sat by the living room win
dow, . dimpled elbow resting on
the sill and Q dimpled chip resting
on ! dimpled hand, The big blue
eyes turned to the top Of the maple
outside were thoughtful. There .
robin redbreast was singing with
all his might. Amy was inclined
to resent his happiness.
what you singing for< she
whispered. 1T isn't your birthday,
it's sisters. Nobody's trying to
make you happy. but you're happy
inst the same. l tried to make sis
ter happy and she smiled Just .
weenty smile. guess sister doesn't
like to be kissed for every birthday
any more. 1t takes . long, long
time"
Meanwhile, from the adjoining
room came the sound Of her moth
er's voice in a tone OF gentle re-
proof: =.
"Oh, Adelaide, do wish you'd
conquer your stubbornness! It al
ways makes trouble for yourself
and for those who love you"
But I'm "a years old. mother"
was the plaintive response. "You
know they say characteristics are
oct at 90"
Amy heard without shedding
When one has . real problem to
solve much that is going on about
passes unrecorded BY the thinker.
Suddenly q glsdness that might
be caught from the care-sree robin
in the treetop shone In Amy's blue
eyes and Nrippled out through her
lips in q CHEEKY little tune.
shell like that! l know she
will, and I'll do 1t this very min
ute" -
True to her resolve, Amy ran fol
the scissors, then seating herself
at the writing desk selected a large
sheet of Judge Maxvell's business
paper, and In her very best hand
writing penciled the words. Il love
you" signed "A. NJ"
Twelve sentences. II signatures
Ill alike. finally covered the left.
hand side Of the sheet.
And there's Just room tor II
more" thought the little girl.
The curly head was still bent low
over tho desk when Adelaide enter.
Cd the room, looked about, and then
returned to the dining room, appar.
entity without q glance at the wor-
ried scribe.
II thought she'd see, but she
didn't" breathed Amy. mo. sister,
you Just keep right straight out Of
here" Through the opsn door,
Adelaide could. hardly have heard
that whispered command. but she
obeyed, nevertheless.
when Amy had added the lad
signature She cut the sentences
spsrt, and with the - slips In her
hand whisked upstairs to Adelaids'l
room. Stealthily she tucked heI
birthday messages here and there
one in the ribbon Of Adelaide's hat
one In the curtain ring. one in the
dent OF the pillow where Adelaide's
| head had lain.
"Oh, I'm 20 afraid she'll come II
before I get them all put some
where" she thought With IN ex.
cited glance toward the door,
There, I see q place for one!"
She slipped across the room to Z
little stand by the window and
opeued . leather-bound. gilt-sdgad
volume.
"P-a-r-a-d-i-s-e,'" she Vpellel
MY, that's q big word! / dont
know that one. but i know Lost.
We'll. anyhow, next time when ais.
tsr opens the book thsrs1l b Sons
thing to ind. ! wonder
WY he doesn't como any morn. but
inst stays OF and sends books and
things. / iAed him-but, Oh. herr
shs isls
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

- question by writing The Argus nformt
Washington. D. G. Give fan name ~
u each indivhtual. No atteation viii b
A. The designer of the White
house was James Hoban, born 10
ireland about 1855. He came 70
the United States, settling 10
Charleston. S. c., and later 70
Washington when the city va
first being laid out. He worries
for the government for the great
or part OF his life. He is cnieny
known for his work in connecnop
with the White house, the rebuild.
ing of which he directed after IL
was burned in 1914.
Q. What relation is the former
Kaiser Wilhelm OF Germany 10
Queen Victoria? j. &. NJ
A. The former Emperor WILLIAM
Of Germany is a grandson OF us
late Queen Victoria OF England
His mother was Queen Victora'
Oldest child.
Q. To whom we're the Nooe'
prizes awarded in 1920? H. 7. b.
A. In 1920 Nobel prizes we're
awarded as follows: Woodrow VII
son, Peace; Prof. August kroen
Denmark, Medicine; Knut HAM
sum Norway. Literature; Cnslies
@. Breteuil (head Of int buresu "
weights and measures). Paysica
Q. How long did the glacial p
Rod last, and how long ago was "
A. The Pleistocene period or gls'
cial invasion was the last imp0I.
tant geological event before tue
present epoch that had a wide ~
huence upon the physical appear,
ance Of the world. The duration "
the period Is estimated as being =
least $780, 900 years, and the ice y
treated from the northern paN =
the United States as long as So,M
years ago, while Sweden emergsSs
from its ice cover about 1S'V''
years ago.
q, What Is linsey woolss!!
In. C.
A. Linsey woolsey Is any ns s
Of cloth made Of wool mixed VIZ
linen or cotton.
q. Astates that labor IL . con-
modify. B says not. What "
scoaomists say? ]. D.
A. Not only do economists e..
that Il IL not. but In the CAVE
act. the congress Of the unI..
States specifically declares
labor % not . commodity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
Q. What causes strikes!

@. What causes strikes!
B. B. R.
A. Strikes are caused BY the dis
satisfaction OF employees with
wages, hours, or 'osher conditions
Of employment.
Q. An engineer, employed in one
town and living in another because
of scarcity of houses in former.
pays out . considerable sum every
month In commutation fare. Can
he deduct this expense In filing his
federal income tax return? E. e.
A. Railroad fares are only de-
ductihls when . person u q travel
Ing business man and this fare
then becomes q business expense,
Street car and railroad fare paid in
going to and from work Is not .
deductibls expense.
@. What are bituminous shales
Are they OF any value? M. c.
A. The term hituminous shales
properly applies to shales contain
Ing considerable bituminous mat
ter. 1t is OF NO value for fuel pur-
poses. but may serve ~ . source
Of oil.
Q. What is the meaning Of "gun"
Is . slang term! r. W. T. /,
A. Gun" - . slang word has
v1Fioaa meanings, among them BE-
Ing - thief" - tobacco pipe" -
liquor glass or mug"
@. How many mints are now In
operation In the United States?
e. q.
A. There sre now three mints In
operation In the United States.
They are located Of San Ffancisco,
Denver, Colo, and Philadelphia,
Pa.
q what 10 IN emery ball IN
baseballf ]. B. 8.
A. An emery ball Is one which
has been roughened.~ A pitcher 10
not permitted to use one.
q. Who vas Godfrey Craycn?
G. 6. II.
A. This 10 the nom de plume
adopted By Washington Irving In
The Sketchbook. etc.
q. What are creeping plants?
B. L. X.
4. This term % applied 10 plants
whose stems run along tho surfaces
Of the soil and root 1t intervals
@. Could you furnish . brief
blogfsDhy Of the deaigAef d the
WhSte houSe? J. h q.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
Your Girl al a Scout.

Rock Island parents Of youngsters who are
members Of the local Boy Scout troops know
what the training received In that organiza.
ton has done for their children. Now the city
Il to have troops Of girl scouts. Already the
pfeliminaries are under way and 1t is an
ntunced that within few weeks something
ne three hundred girls will bs enrolled in
~ local organisation. r
when the boy scosA mevsmsnt WA FIRST In
ufdaesd locally there vas some objection
- ~ passats. a'liks situation Aayinx han
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
The Daily Short Story

Amy dropped one OF her slips
into the book where the unfamiliar
word and the familiar ones were
spelled out in big. black letters,
closed the book. hurled the remain
ing messages about the room, and
had scarcely time to crawl under
the bed before the door opened and
Adelaide entered.
From the hiding place Amy saw
her step directly across to the
stand. pick up the leather bound,
gilt-edged volume, but she did not
open 1t. Instead abe hastily wrap
ped it in white tissue paper and
thrust 1t under her arm.
I'll have time on my way to the
once" she decided aloud. ~ she
glanced at her wrist watch. Rob
ert may Just as we'll learn now "a
ever that l won't back down.
don't see why he should have sent
me . birthday gift, anyhow. There
isn't to- be any Wedding at Judge
Maxwell's tonight-nor any other
night, till Amykins gets married.
The little girl under the bed al
most giggled. That time seemed
very, very far away, though. OF
course. Amy would marry some
day. when she was quite grown up
and . man Just like Robert Cole
brought her cholocate drops and
took her to concerts and things as
he used to sister.
what's that?" Adelaide frown-
ed and drew the slip from the cur
tain ring. She read it, "a wondey.
fully sweet look came into her face
and her voice was very tender q
She murmured: God bless thu
darling!"
"A quick glance about the room
. hasty reading Of several slips, q
smile. and Adelaide was gone, the
hat. minus its written message, or
her head; and the volume of Mil.
ton tucked under her arm.
|
| Why little girls must always e
! to bed at twilight Amy cannot IN.
derstand. It seems to be . rule
however. in the Maxwell family, and
so even on sisters birthday, Amy
reluctantly complied. It hadn't 70,
ally been q happy birthday. bu,
Amy was still hoping. To her lit
tie prayer she added this petition
oil her own: And. please. God
make sister smile lots and lots, the
way she used to-"
Then she Jumped into bed and
thought she. hadn't been thers
: longer than Q minute when she
opened her eyes to 500 the sur
streaming in at the window and
Adelaide sitting near, her face very
sweet and smiling.
Good morning, little Cupid!'
she cried. seising the astonished
young sister In her arms and hold
ing her close.
WAS It the loveliest birthday BY
and hyr' Amy inquired In Q devot'
ed, innocent voice. - she sgair
raised her wondering eyes to sis.
tiers shining onss..
Was It, you darling Amykins!
should rather guess It WAS. III
lucky for us our names begin viii
the same letter and that Rnber,
doesn't waste any time studying
handwriting. We ere going to have
the pretty white dress and tn
dainty pi1k one aftef all. JumY
up. Miss Cupid! There's somebody
downstairs waiting to kiss yor
good morning."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14
PRINCES -IoNAYC.

Toxin. Fob. -The visit Of
Sapan's' crown pe3Qce 70 1aslsad
II Denounced ~ . slot. 70 fruetrate
The marriage Of tie prince = Prin-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

Angry marines destroyed newspaper ofics
In Nicaragua A makeup man must have
aLown them some type lice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

To avoid municipal jealousy they might cal
her GALL in New York and Curci In Chicago

II they would race Harding's houseboat against
the Shamrock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-14

SlssJapansss matches may no longer be called
.tAndsticksfabriks." The Oriental has been
hiding his light under Swedish basket.
Deming graphic., 1921-04-05
DAWES HEADS COMMITTEE TO
INVESTIGATES CARE OF VETS

washingfn. March 29.--A committee
of eleven. headed by Charles @. Dawes
Of Chicago. who served as brigadier
general with the American expedition
airy forces was appointed by President
Harding today TO conduct an inquiry
into "the administration war risk bu-
reau board for vocational trimming and
care and treatment Of wounded or Inn
paired service men generally
The committee win meet on April 0
to organize. In addition to Mr.. Dawes
the members are Franklin W. Gal
bralth. Jr.. National Commander Of the
American Legion; Thomas W. Miller
Of Delaware. alien property custodian
Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary
Of the navy; Mrs. Douglas Robinson OF
New York, a sister Of former President
Roosevelt; John l.. Lewis OF lndianap-
Deming graphic., 1921-04-05
TWO VIEWPOINTS

The Albuquerque Morning Journal
has launched some very bitter attacks
agaimet the mining companies Of the
state for alleged evasion of taxes. Par
ticularliy bitter were the philippics
hurled at the Chino Copper Co. Now
the copper camps are closed. Thou
sands of men are out OF work and the
state Is going to he out a lot of taxes.
Now. indeed. Let the long contcn.
tion cease" The spoil will hardly be
worth n stick" much less the numer-
ous "galleys' the Journal has devoted
10 the copper companies.
The Journal gives a parting shot 10
Chino with lot OF advice gratis to-
geiher with uncertain compliments for
Manager Sully. II the editorial means
anything IL means that the Journal ex-
poets Chino to continue 10 operate at
a loss, for the benefit of its employees,
because the profits of former years
have been great One cannot help Won
derng how long the Journal. or any
other unsubsidlzed newspaper. would
continue 10 operate II its advertising
space could not he sold at a profit.
Better Informed. the I'll Paso Her
aid tells Of the efforts Of the copper
companies to keep going and their
thoughtfulneSs In doing all possible for
their employees
What happened to copper, happened
TO cotton. has happened 10 every basic
product depending largely on foreign
markets Revolution and anarchy are
growing In Europe. Money with which
TO huy. there is none and credit took
wing when the Germans and the Allies
failed To reach a peaceful solution In
respect 20 the payment OF indemnity.
What the end will he no one cnn tell !:
hut II j. safe to say that interest In
mine taxation will not grow and prob
ably will dwindle Anything not worth
It's cost Of production cannot long he
produced and is worth less for taxa
tion. ANY sale value that may attach
to the mines themselves Is speculative
and uncertain and they are practically
worthless as taxable asset.
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YOUTH HAD NOTHING ON DAD
Old oentleman's Memory Also Went
Back to the Time He Spent
In Hot Brazil.

Among the members Of q firm hav-
ing South American connections are
the Joneses, father and son. Recently
Jones Junior, who had Just returned
from Brazil, was relating some rather
tall stories OF life down there, when
he asked:
"Now, during that awful heat. what
do you suppose II was. aside from the
temperature, that made II impossible
for us to take our after-dlnner slestA7"
"why, whatf" asked a gullible sis
ter.
The peculiar noises" continued
Jones Junior. "You see, the coffee
was popping on the trees. The sun
was so hot the grains just roasted be-
fore they were picked"
Whereupon dad yawned.
Rather warm down there" he ad
mitted "But when was In Brazil
you couldn't sleep nights. Every once
In while there would sound the most
extraordinary noise that ever fell upon
human ear"
"What were the sounds, dndT"
asked Jones Junior. with a grin"
"The rubber trees were stretching
themselves" answered dad.
Deming graphic., 1921-04-05
MAY YOUR NOSE GROW FAT
Persian Salutation That Has Odd
Sound-oraeeful Hospitality Ex-
tended to Foreigners.

The Persian hospitality TO the Euro
pean is graceful. When you enter the
house they tell you that your presence
has brought happiness to your slave !;
or II they are sufficiently EuropeanlZed
not to use the oriental hyperbole, stu
they make you feel that your arrival
has brought happiness. II you com
ment on the sweetness OF a child
they reply, "She kisses your hand" II
you do any service for the poorer peo-
pie they are likely to say. May your
hand never pain you" And-sugges-
tive, this, OF the famine menace /:
May your shadow never grow less.
May your nose grow fat"
The rich and well to-do-give give
you many cups Of tea, generally fol-
lowed by coffee, and the more sugar
they put in the more polite they are
trying to be. The more you eat the
happier they are. Even the poor wish
you TO drink tea. When at a roadside
cafe you buy your tea the cafe keeper
serves II TO you with the afr OF a
host. The Persians have that truest
essence Of hospitality, that which
makes you feel II has given them
pleasure for you TO stop beneath their
rooftree. They are said TO be greedy
for money and hard at a bargain, but
these traits they never show their
guests.
Deming graphic., 1921-04-05
usss ot Mica.

The stuff we call mica has beer
used since very ancient times In india
for many odd purposes washermnn
employed Il to give a sparkle to cloth.
II is the material out vi which GH-
breakable" lamp chimneys are manu-
factured ana is used for windows and
glazing material for pottery. and for
the backs OF mirrors Artists in India
utilize IL largely for paintings.
Mica, ground TO fine powder, has
a high reputation In India as a meds
cine. II Is prescribed as n tonic. Ma
tive physicians are said TO have a Sc
cret process for dissolvine mica
which. supposlng Il to exist, would-be
an enormously valuable discovery, In
asmuch as II would mean that mica
could be used for making unbreakabie
sumblers. decanters and other dishes.
BY far the most Important deposits
OF mica IN the world occur In a belt
which lies In the northern part Of the
aazarIbagh district in India. There
Il Is commonly found in plates large
enough 70 have marketable value.
Deming graphic., 1921-04-05
CAVALRY MOUNTS ARRIVE
32 HORSES TO BE USED

The mounts for the cavalry troops
arrived in the city today and were un'
loaded at o'clock this afternoon.
The 32 horses arrived here In good
condition and after being inspected.
branded with the designation OF the
local troop and exercised were taken
10 the new barns in the west end
Of the city.
Adjutant General Brown was pleas
ed with the arrival Of the horses
after several weeks delay and he
lleves that with the horses here much
more interest will be aroused In the
cavalry organization.
He said that the horses would have
10 be shod and that II probably would
be the first of the next week before a
regular drill would be arranged.
Governor Mechcm and former Con-
gressman Hernandez, In company OF
Adjuiant General Brown. viii inspect
Troop A at the Armory this evening
at 30 O'Clock during the regular drill.