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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
IS RECORD biDLL:
Immense Volume Now Nearing
Completion in England.
scok Will Be by Far the Largest VOL
ume That Has Ever Been Con-
structed-Definte Purpose
in Its Production.

English Bible plans for 1921 center
around the production of the worlds
lIrgest Bible, notes the Portland Ore
CONAN.
Months of work have already been
expended upon it. Many weeks more
Will be needed for its completion. AL
ready however, the frame of the great
book is in being. Six stout hempen
ropes, much thicker than the ordinary
clothesIine, are its backbone. Four Of
these are laced into millboards half an
inch thick as a foundation for the
leather covering The back of the
| book is sewed with Irvine round the
six stout hempen ropes in the old
fashioned way.
In every sense the biggest Bible is
intended to be the finest example of
book making that England can pro-
duce.
| But why produce the biggest Bible?
| The answer to this question was given
| by the "Bible Crusade" as follows:
1.-THE great Bible is intended to rivet
public attention on the primary i'm
portance of the Bible as the fountain
and source of all truth. AS this unique
volume is magnified in size above all
other volumes, so the grandeur of the
Bible ought TO be magnified in value
above that of all other books"
A feature of the great Bible is that
it will be written entirely by hand
Not more than three verses of the text
will be written by the same person.
Kings and field marshals will, side by
side with paupers and workmen,e tes-
tify their belief in the holy scriptures.
AT the side of the piece Of text which
they write all Will sign their names to,
the following:
GAS my testimony that l acknowl-
edge the Bible-as originally given to-
mankind-to be as it is in truth, the
word of Cod I append my signature"
The biggest Bible. when completed,
Will not only be the largest example of
the word of God, but it will constitute
the worlds completest autograph al
bum, with signatures, it is anticipated,
of most prominent English and for
eign men and women from kings
downward. Tzelve thousand people
will be needed to complete the text.
Twelve large goatskins have been.
used in providing a cover for the big
geEt Bible.
When standing on end the volume
is more than feet 2 inches highland
nearly feet 6 inches wide, so that
when it is opened fiat it measures
about feet 10 inches across.
The whole volume now lies at the
Oxford University Press. 1t awaits
the advent of Bible year and the gift
by some wealthy crusader of special
motor car which is needed to take 1t
on it's mission in England and over
seas Perhaps the great Bible will
visit America if invited to do so. The
special car which is to be designed for
the great book will contain folding
pulpit and a special platform for
exhibiting the text of the biggest Bible
and the signatures.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
Power From Small Streams.

Electricity from small streams is the
title of recent publication issued by
the department of agriculture. A. NJ.
Daniels, assistant chief mechanical en-
gineer. division of rural engineering,
bureau of public roads. is the author.
This booklet comprises 20 pages and
discusses i'm their respective order:
Latent sources of water power; plants
within reach of thousands; estimating
the amount of power required; water
power principles; measuring the
stream flow, and power from small
streams.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
Keeps Out Drauchts, Admits Light

A new arrival among shades is the
celluloid window shade, used to keep
out draughts, says the Popular Science
Monthly. 1t is fastened to regular
spring shade roller and has the GUS
tomary stick through its lower end.
You attach it to the top of the WIN
dow frame just as you would an ordi-
nary shade. Being transparent, it does
not obstruct the view. The ends Of
the stick may be fitted in grooves in
the frame to keep the celluloid from
curling.
Now let some one invent a shade
that will shut out the light without
shutting out the air. This is far more
needed, especially in summer time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
A Pleasant Event

On Tuesday evening of last week Mrs.
A. H. Slayton entertained twelve ladies at
her pleasant home, the party being one OF
these given in the interest of the Wcman's
Club. Five hundred was the order of the
evening, and at the conclusion of the game
the head prize, was pretty embroidered
handkerchief, awarded to Mrs. Geo. P.
browne for highest score, while the foot
prize, huge stick of candy cunningly dis
guised, went to Mrs. T. C. Cheney. Re-
freshments of, fruit salad, sandwiches,
olives and coffee, were served.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
MAJOR GENERAL HARBORD
SUPPORTS ARMENIA

New York.-At a mass meeting re.
Of Armenia in the appalling disaster
that has overtaken that unhappy land
the following telegram was received
from the commander of the Second
Division:
"True to their religion, language and
race through a thousand years of per-
secution, the Armenians must not be
permitted to perish. Americans should
aid them with moral, financial and DO
litical support.
u. O.. HARBORD."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12
w. G.. T.. U.

The January meeting of the W. c. T.
U. was held Friday afternoon, January 7,
with II members present.
The leader, Mrs c S. Wilder, presented
an interesting program on the topic, Sol
diers and Sailors" The Union voted to
continue the support of the French orphan
for whom they have been caring for the
last two years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Switzerland manages TO carry on her
business of conducting hotels and ex-
hibiting scenery without as much in
terruption as enterprises in adjacent
countries have experienced.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Somebody is suggesting reducing
the size of the paper money. 1t isn't
the size of the paper money that pest
ers but the little pinch of spuds and
buds it will pay for.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

If the census statistics are right
and there are only i105, 6S3, 10S of us,
more than the general public had any
idea of must be owning two automo-
bileS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

y ,
At the head of it's editorial columns
the Los Angeles Times gives the Off
cial pronunciation Loce-Ahng-hayl-
ais. Perhaps it is due to the wonder
full climate
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

London paper thinks, America is
disposed to let the Old World stew in
its own juice" In short, expects the
Old World to quit raising hob and go
back to work.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

OF course, doing without will force
the sugar gougers to relent, but what
the public wants is some scheme that
will subject the scoundrels to torture.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Correct spelling has not become OBJ
solete. There are tens of thousands of
good spoilers in the country There
has to be where there are so many
magazines and newspapers to edit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Umbrella manufacturers say the
American consumer is 100000 umbrel-
las short. Why, more than that have
been borrowed and not returned.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Lower prices can come without a
corresponding cut in wages if people
will get out and give a full days
work for full days wage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Singing hash in cheap restaurant
isn't much of way for girl to be-
come rich, but it probably beats mar
rying a man for his money.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Producers complain that the trade
in mems wear is falling off, while
business in women's apparel is fairly
good. Perhaps the latter fact &C.
counts for the former.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Be dignified, but don't take yourself
too seriously. When a pinhead takes
himself too seriously, the world takes
one giggle at him and passes on.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

If epidemics Of dangerous diseases
are to be fixtures of annual appear
ance is medical inspection and regu-
lation all it claims to be?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

About the time the sad-eyed house
holder ceases emptying the pan under
the icebox he has to begin carrying out
the ashes from the furnace.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Even the baseball scandal has its
humors. The crooked players are re-
ferred to as simple, unsophisticated
country boys"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Only the pessimistic small boy has
been able to think of ice skates thus
far this fall and there are no pessi-
mistic small boys.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

"AIl life," says one of our contem-
poraries solemnly, ais cooperation.
Yes, indeed. The birds lay eggs and
the snakes eat them
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Price reductions bring much joy but
the man who just bought an auto
mobile fails to see where the fun
comes in.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

However abundant the cabbage crop
may be, there is always a cOrned beef
and cabbage issue among the consum-
ers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

The discovery of a serum that will
cure appendicitis is going to cut pref,
ty badly into the surgery business.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

The wolves who array themselves
In sleeps clothing refuse to worry
about high costs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

If shaving shortens life, how about
the Chinese who shave not only their
faces but also the tops of their heads?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Portugal has celebrated its tenth
anniversary as a republic. That is re-
markable stability for a government in
these times
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

The ex-king of Greece has been
barred from Italy. In the game Of
state kings are no longer trumps.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Jazz is becoming popular in China,
says floating item. Now that it has
reached its proper home let's forget it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Spain has established juvenile
courts. That's progress some day
she may even abolish bull fights.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

1t hasn't taken soviet to limit
most of us to one suit of clothes and
a pair of shoes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Consumers may not generally appre-
ciate it, but there is a bumper crop
Of poetry this year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Though the old-fashioned dollar is
coming back it. finds this a changed
world.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Just now the coal bin Is civiliza-
lions weakest point.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

There Is no decrease in baseball in
terest in the barber shop league.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Along with the price reductions the
thermometer is slated to go lower.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-01-12

Rum running is also the pace that
kills.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-17
MIR. MENUS SAYS:

hadto l overbought. I overstocked terribly overstocked My hele. fu crowded packed from base roof. The load heavy can't it, had for Martin Merchandise auster He has full charge prices he making ckenng. The loss will be awful
 S. w. MENUS.
New Britain herald., 1921-08-17
I SACRIFICE STOCKS

deal in diversity Merchants who overloaded with their troubles Other merchants fear for ab soutely ruthless when cutting sacrifice merchandise disregard former prices forget the make that will se The merchant takes great he the You profit by his losses Truly people, savings here will be
 C. P. MARTIN, Merchandise Adjuster
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

Dear Mrs. Thompson: About .
year ago met = young man. You
might say it was q case Of love at
first sight on each size. We went
together about six months and be-
came engaged. Our wedding was
planned for next month.
We have just learned that we are
third cousins; that is, our mothers
are first cousins. They had been
separated since childhood and met
during preparations for the we'd
ding.
Won't you please tell me il we
are too nearly related to marry?
We love each other dearly and do
not feel that We can give each other
up. Our parents will not advise
us what to do. They say it Is up
to us to decide. We have gotten
along lovely ever since we met and
all of our friends have said that it
was an ideal match.
AS l am afraid we are too much
in love to trust our own judgment,
l want you to help me by answer
ing 1T once SO that it will not be
necessar yto postpone the, wedding
II you think 1t would be right to go
on with it. And, oh, how / do hope
you will say that it is all right.
ANXIOUS BLUE EYES.
You are not too closely related to
marry. In the case Of first cousins
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

and OF the United States. While
not adopting the socialistic idea of
equalization without the valued in
centive Of competition. their is an
automatic system so that an indi-
vidual is entitled to as much money
as he or she can earn and spend or
tut to good use, but b,yond that
amount his money is literally value
less. Charming descriptions, delic-
ious satire, humor and prophesy
are here, and delightfully."- brief
CONSIDERATIONS, remindful of Ed
gar Lee Masters. Yet the Spring.
field pictured is no Utopia but the
practic-l working out Of visions OF
those who love humanity. The book
is full Of entirely new ideas, some
Of them surprisingly practical so
buttons Of problems of modern life.
Mr.. Lindsay is very serious about
his work and il willing not only to
write to those who are interested
but even to get to different cities
to explain in person the sort of re-
vival he is anxious to put over.
Reader" he s-ys, lin your town
many like these are brooding alone
over unaccountable vistas Of the
future Of their city that have come
to then in battle or by the freside
or in the storm. They have found
themselves standing momently q.
!, cross streets of vision before which
they felt their hearts to be as dust
again. Call them together. Blow
ashes into fame. Start a brother
hood Of your own. Live in the new
city that is revealed to you. as we
are living in our city and in our
streets Of tomorrow"
The book is attractively put up
by the publishers, The Macmillan
Company"
Houghton Muffin Company has
just published an interesting travel
book Sailing South" by Phillip F.
Marden, . leading eastern editor
The book is an account Of a voyage
to the West Indies. 1t is "a book
Of the beaten track" as Mr.. Mar
den confesses in his preface, rather
than book Of the by-paths and the
unfamiliar hooks. Mr.. Marden
does not pose as an expert on
tropical countries but his nara.
tive ID unusually diverting, and will
prove altogether delightful to either
past or prospective visitors to the
lands Of Caribbean.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
Heart @oHO11l0|
!,ilDrObIQm .


tnele 20 enaAoe $3.50. ...H. VIZ u,;.s N.Y.
woola p'vse /. lniS.aAe VIII
cousins, no"e'o' 'n @
no oause'
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am .
girl OF II and attend public dances.
Is it proper to dance with a gentle
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
=From The Argus Files of 1896

March THE annual meeting of
the medical and surgical staff Of
St. Anthony's hospital was held
last evening.
March 9-The first steamboat
whistle of the season was sounded
yesterday when the w. J. Young
came up and landed, entering upon
her seasons trip today.
Eggs, strictly fresh, lie per doz-
en-.
March 10-There will be a game
Of basketball at the association
gymnasium tonight between teams
from the business and professional
men. Those who will contest for
honors are: First team, Harry Sim
mon, Fred Titterington, ]. H. Haw-
thorne, M. E. Sweeney, X. T. An
derson; second team, Ralph Haver-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

one-eighth teaspoon pepper, one
half cup tomato juice, one onion,
one-half tablespoon minced pars-
ley, one cup fish stock, one-half tea
spoon Worcestershire sauce.
Melt the butter. add the Drowned
flour, salt and pepper and stir I'M
til smooth paste is formed. Add
the sliced onion and sugar to the
tomato juice and simmer ten min
utes, then strain. Add the strained
tomato juice and parsley chopped
fine to the hot fish stock or water.
Stir the two mixtures together and
cook in a double boiler for about
twenty minutes, stirring occasion
ally. Add Worcestershire sauce
and serve.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
Mont emery Says
Is The Oldest Lining
Person Born Ii County

+ sfoa.ea.ekaA0 - 1hnA00 TO-
,s.; 1872 80. =, ~, d.
.a-.. ~. I as,..rt~ I. c,.,,. s.
- l ,s..4.c,.ssy - a.
80 0 ys ~ -
eW fehidmS ~ ~ ~,
oe1tgomesy !. r a ~.
hrtnpnce.
bafufe ROCK lsiend was
Village, decades before the
. nachines were roaring.
DIRE IN eiectrlc coacn nav
~ IL the east 70 the west, ana
S1a the movement towalo tne
- beginnins' tnc Montgom-
W fhnily migrated towAo the
1ipDi. iney uveIeo nun
- 4 miles lrom fennsyIvanis
nW q the waeoa. clvsslns tae
- d the m'aaiewese' Doono tor
tmTtt0fy OF uoe FAner OF
"a
1fbb was IN 1870; Inc nttie
- anslly settieo IN wn.t Is
- Known - Easln3ton. here
~ enjoyed the new Weric&
NJ 2 rev mon,ns; nIaans OPP
iHt1aines just = H..ie ,vA De.te
II nGnoids, inc Ay oseo
-.
fhsa on April L. 1888, !onn was
N Inc nelesr nen seu
hofAnd-a-han miles away. Mr.
l11ateomery stii remembers Wnat
h1Gnds SAID to MS IAtner LOT pc
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

stick, Frank Goldsmith. Henry w.
Hansen, Thomas Reidy and Fred
keator.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Griswald
have new daughter.
March 1.-THE Jolly Octave
Cinch club was delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W.
Scherrer at their Twenty-fourth
street home last evening. Mrs.
Henry Tremann and George Sui
cliffe captured first prize and Miss
Margaret Potts, the consolation.
March 12-Mrs. NJ. w. Wads-
worth, Rev. T. w. Grafton and
Virgil Warren, composing the
Christian church building commit
tee, are in Chicago making final
inspection Of the plans Of the pro-
posed new edifice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
DR.W.O.COFFEE

Practice limited IA treatment Of eye.
ear. nose and throat diseasea. straight
ems cross-eyes and removes adenoids
1t ono visit. NO ehlor0form or ether.
Treats partial deafness. impaired
hearing. head noises. 6seAsed todldls,
diseased tuYbinased bones. poiypus
tumors and estasfh Of the nose. head
throat and ears. He says eatafrh has
to be treated - . constitutional con-
dition, weak deceased eyes. graduated
lids. ulcers, indammation. GiaucomA.
iritia, catarzc4s. failing sight and par
tial blindness. Many of the shove
cases can be successfully treated BY his
non-surgical method. Eyes tested and
rI.aees fitted. Examination free this
month. He II in his ofhces in the
First National Bank Bldg. Davenport.
Iowa. every SATURDAY. Monday and
Tuesday from .. m. 70 $50 .. n
Phone Davenport 1914. He 10 in hts
Peoria, III. Offices. 800 South Jed1-
son street. Thursday and Friday Of
eaeh week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
BOOKS and TlHllMG@-

The pleasant books, that silent
y among our household treasures
IKE familiar places. "-Longfellow.
We are e in an age or revo-
hilton, in an age Of constant rest
kssness and striving for radical
shange and betterment, when not
ealy have old governments been
tverthrown, but even the field of
srs and letters has been invaded.
vichel Lindsay, one of the fore
1ost Of inconoclastic poets, has in
troduced some decidedly new and
worth while ideas in his writings.
freak" Crazy" "Notoriety-
Seekers" have been some of the
9ithets which have been hurled
It him. but now people who read
him at all seriously are convinced
Y his utter sincerity. and Illinois
Is have become proud to claim
Inn as their own. Mr.. Lindsay's
hest prose book, The Golden
box Of Springfield" is veritable
teasure mine for those who read
tthoughtfully and seriously. 1t is
Ne review Of q book that will ap-
m in the autumn of 2018, and an
atended description Of Springfield,
H., At that year.; so the author ex-
Dains it on the title page. But
willie the book is delightfully."- fan
dul and imaginative yet it is far
nom whimsical or comic vision Of
snditions one hundred years from
M. Mr.. Lindsay pictures the So
aety Of 201S in the symbol Of the
~ Of Springfield, Ill. The Spring
eld Of that day is . beautiful ar
odc Springfield, Springfield es-
entially demo -atic. It is a city
4 boulevards and many parks, of
moke consumers, "of vacuum
cleaned streets with no SCOT and no
gal dust and no factory CRIME, so
nat people working or playing can
= Creased all day a. for . party
y they choose" 1t is q city OF
qufches and schools. and factor
= humming with industry. The
Ereets are parks Of worship" and
1ere are longer hours Of leisure in
which to cultivate fine codes. and
seservances. Women have com ,
NO their own, everybody is called
sousln,' there IL no unskilled
aoor, and private fortunes or the
harding money is against the con-
utution Of the state of Illinois
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12
Over SO Years Ago

a young man who pr.c+icsd
medicine in P0nsylv.nia became
famous and wss called In ocusulta.
ton in many towns snd cities BE-
causs Of his success in tho treat
ment Of disease. BE finally made
up bis mind 10 place soma Of his
treatments before To entire United
States and, moving to Buffalo, ne
put up what hs called his Havorits
Prescription, and placed it with
the druggists IN every state IN the
Union. I
That vas over ffty-6ve yesrs
ago. For ffty-ons gears this Fa-
vorite Prescription Of Dr.. Pierce's
has cold more largely throughout
the United States than any other
medicine of like character. It's
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-12

territor. who was born here, he
doesn't feel that old. Mr.. Mont
gomery is in the best Of health and
is very active.
If there is any other man or
woman who was born In Rock Is
land longer than IS years ago,
would like to know him." Mr.. J. ont
gomery said. II have asked many
old residents, but SO far have
found no one older than myself
living who was born in this COM
munity."