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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
The Daily Short Story

| prominent club members. To sa!
that | have been alternately inter
estfd, curious, aStonished anC
shocked at what l have learned
family expressed my emotions. Be
fore reaching the library I stopped
to chat a moment with Miss Da
vids. After We parted 1 noticed
some bits of paper on the walk
They must have fallen from hel
notebook as we were talking. OF
one of the pieces 1 saw the words
exceedingly shocking.
Miss Qavids' face showed BLANK
amazemeht.
Mrs. Fleming continued: Now
anything shocking is apt to be in
teresting, particularly if it con
Germs those with whom one>is vel
acquainted"
Several people stirred uneasily
in their seats.
1T CHANGED that other bits of pa
per had fallen, with the writing up
After hasty glance 1 simply haC
! to know what il all meant, anC
gathered up the papers. You viii
begin to understand why l did this
when l repeat to you the words
saw in the order in which l frs
saw them on the ground. Exceed,
ingly shocking-Tilden -Rocking-
Miss Penny-Open worked stock,
ing-Miss Ross-Sad.'
Her audience was now listening
breathlessly, and CONSERVATION
showed in the faces of the two
middle-aged school teachers men
toned. Mrs. Fleming went on:
There were other scraps with
words on them. After gathering
them up, 1 at once returned home
and spent the afternoon in piecine
them together" She looked sober
ly at the paper on the table and al
eyes followed her gaze
81 thought at first 1 would say
nothing about it; but as the matter
so intimately concerns us all, fell
that you, too, should be told" Ev-
cry eye was fixed upon her as she
took the paper from the table.
Listen" she said. Gould any
thing be more dreadful than this?
Said Miss Rose to Miss Penny
while rocking,
I'm sure it's exceedingly shock
ing
Indeed, it is sad,
But Tilden, poor lad,
Is wearing an oYerworked stock
ing"
Pretty clever" murmured the
Judge in Mrs. Fleming's ear as she
sat down. You certainly had our
undivided attention all right
Someone else must have drop
ped those papers. 1 never wrote
that" said Miss Davids, a bit snap
pishly.
Isn't that your writing?" Mrs
Fleming smiled innocently and
handed the paper to her. Though
deliberately pieced together, it was
blank on both sides.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
DANES DEFRAY
COST OF SEARCH
FOR LOST DAGNY

Copenhagen.-The Danish gov
eminent in April appropriated 200
900 kroner to Gefray the expense of
sending the ship. Teddy, to the east
coast Of Greenland to search for the
East Greenland Trading company 5
ship Dagny which had been dis
patched from Copenhagen in the
spring Of 1920. Since then, nothing
had been heard of her.
A cablegram from Akreyri, Ice
land, reports the safe arrival there
of the Teddy. On July II, she OBJ
served a distress signal on Walrus
island and sent a party across the
ice to investigate. They discovered
the Dagny's captain, Hansen, at
Germanishaven station
1t appears that the Dagny became
icelocked on Aug. 8, 1920, so miles
east of the Shannon islands Part
of the crew had previously landed
at some newly established stations.
and the remainder had reached land
on an ice foe.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Do You Use the Library?

How do you regard public library? AS a
place where people who want light reading
can get hold of recent novels, and where school
children can find reference books? If you have
this view you are partly right. The library has
the latest novels and is supplied with school
reference books. But it has a much more i'm
portant use. The library is first aid to the
business man and to the employe who is work
ing to get ahead The thousands of books and
pamphlets circulated by the Rock Island Ii
brary every month aren't principally for enter
tainment They are for information. More and
more people are turning to the library for help
in the work in which they are engaged. The
boy who wants to know how to plan a garden;
the young man who wants to learn the plumb
ing business or the secrets OF retail trade sue
cess; the girl who desires information about
the latest ideas in housekeeping. the planting
OF flowers or aboht sewing; the business man
who wants to know the tariff rates Of this or
that article or have a cablegram decided, or
who seeks Information efficiency engineer
ing; all may be helped at the public library.
Thousands of Rock Islands population hold
library cards and draw books regularly. These
and many others make use of the reading and
reference rooms, the books, the magazines,
the newspapers and other sources of informa-
ton that ready at hand 1t is not the size
of library that determines its value to a COM
munity. This value comes through wisdom In
selecting for the library the kind of books the
particular community needs. in addition to the
usual supply of volumes that every community
finds use for The management of the Rock
Island library has sought to learn of the needs
OF the community and to meet these needs in
the Information provided.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

Q. How long is the race course
at Ascot Heath? J. w.
A This famous English race
course is almost exactly two miles.
1t was laid out % miles from Lon
don, in I'LL, by order of Queen
Anne.
= Q. What. is the longest golf hole
ever made in a single shot from the
tee? J. H.
A. The 18th hole at Henley-On-
Thames that was made in one by
A. c. Ladd in the autumn of 1917.
The hole measures $50 yards. Sew
eral persons witnessed this per
Torrance.
Q. What is a tommy shop? R.
C. S.
A In England a tommy was
the slang name for penny roll and
in time was applied to all bread
and provisions. A tommy shop
was an establishment where the
workers were paid in goods in
stead of in money.
@ Was there at any time a flag
or coat-of-arms Of France repre-
scented by three frogs and fleur-de-
lis? B. H.
A The device of the ancient
kings Of France was composed of
three toads, erect, saliant." Tae
fieur-de-lis was definitely adopted
as part of the French Coat-of-ar1ns
in 1880 IN 1876 Charles V made
his coat-of-arms consist of three
fleurs-de-lis of gold on a blue
ground.
@. Is there a race known as the
albino race? w. W. T.
A The word a,bino is a term
that was first applied by the Portu-
guese to the white negroes OF West
Africa. 1t is not the name of a
separate race. but applies to any
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

The nervous disquiet of the state depart
fnent over Ambassador Harvey's activities in
Paris 10 hard to understand The innocent
official Information in Washington is that he
has had no instructions to do what he is re-
ported to be doing. But imagine Colonel Har-
vey's snort of indignation at the idea that he
needs to be instructed. He is himself the great
Instructor. Having magisterially explained
In many a speech and article the true foreign
policy OF the United States, it is not to be sup
posed that he now has to wait for mere sec
rotary of state to telegraph him what to do or
say. Premier Poincare much wants to know
what are the exact intentions of the American
government, and Ambassador Harvey Is the
yer . man to inform him. The state depart
fnent may anxiously wonder what on earth the
ambassador is about, but he knows, and that
ought to be enough for the rest of us.
1t may be that Ambassador Harvey is pro-
lions. If so, he doubtless is consciously acting
In the spirit of the idea that a diplomatic rep
resentative goes abroad not only as an agent
but also as spectacle" II Colonel Harvey
has for the honor of his country, several times
made a spectacle of himself in England. why
should he discriminate against France? The
French government may. in it's turn, desire to
ask him questions. NJ. Poincare will perhaps
recall Colonel Harvey's dictum at Liverpool
that the United States would never enter into
q treaty of alliance, and may wish to know If
that can be reconciled with the Pacific alliance
which France has Just signed along with the
United States. But even without instructions
It is certain that the ambassador will be able
TO explain any little awkwardness like that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Drink More Wafer,

DEIuk nOIc w dlSIs
The baby frequently has a notice
able fever in the first two or three
days Of life due to an unsatisfied
demand for water. The newborn
baby requires no food and should
receive no food whatever except
that which 1t gets from the mother
breastain the first two days of life.
A young infant should receive first
tepid and after a few weeks pleas
antly cool water to drink at regular
intervals three or four times in
the day, no matter what the infant
is fed. In hot weather the baby re-
| quires still more water andeshould
have all he wants. A great many
infants suffer from irritation of
kidneys and bladder simply be-
cause they do not receive enough
water. A great deal of skin irri-
tation and OF digestive difficulty in
young infants is due to insufficient
| water.
There is some suggestive expert
mental evidence to encourage the
| theory that fever may be actually
produced by lack of free water, and
everybody knows how profusely the
| polASht pClSpiA Go at the time Oh The
"crisis" in pneumonia, when the
fever disappears and convalescence
sets in. One of our best remedies
at the onset of pneumonia or any
other acuterespiratory infection, a.
well as throughout the illness, is
the hot mustard foot bath-which
produces free water elimination
through the skin.
In typhoid fever the more water
the patient can be persuaded to
drink the better the patients condi-
ton will be. In some hospitals such
patients actually suffer from lack
| of water, because they are too SOM
nolent or dopy from the illness to
| call for water. A jug with siphon
tube and mouth piece should be ar
ranged so that the patient may
drink freely and without effort
whenever he thinks of it, without
the necessity of rousing up to call
a nurse. He can't drink too much
water; he frequently suffers from
physiological thirst, whether he is
conscious OF thirst or not.
Water is an aid to digestion. Cold
water Immediately stimulates the
secretion of gastric juice, and
therefore cold water may be taken
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

In neighboring town recently woman
driving an auto become so excited when she
passed horse-drawn sleigh that she lost CON
trole of her machine and ran into tree, re-
reiying injuries that landed her in a hospital
II was not so long ago that it was the horse
that got excited over the automobile
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

individual in whom there is a con
genial deficiency in the colorlng
pigment of the hair, skin, or iris o.
the eye. Professor Gushing found
this popularity very common
among the Zuni Indians OF New
Mexico.
Q. Ho wis pumpernickel OF
black bread made? II. S.
a. PumperniCkel is dark bread
of unbolted rye, heavy and slightly
acid, made from feTmeuted dough.
In this country it is not made IN
many places. The American way
of making it follows: % ats. va
ter, So degrees F, s OZs- sugar.
ozs. salt, ozs. yeast, 1 lbs. era
ham -four, ? lbs. rye -four, 2 lbs
spring wheat. Knead twice before
baking.
@. How many teachers are there
at Harvard university? c 2. T.
A. The teaching staff Of HaFvaIg !.
numbers about 500, Yale mas sian
of about 600.
@. How many criminals are
there in the United States, and nov
many of them are illiterate? " l.
r.
A. The latest official statistics
of prisoners in the United states
is 32,J59, exclusive Of juvenile as
linQuents who number lS,oo''
While we cannot give the percsil'-
age of iIliteracy among the enlHS
group, it was found that in New
York state, out of 1882 prisoners
convicted, 6,445 were literate PEI
sons.
@. Who was the first Prince Of
Wales? J. D. o.
A The first Prince OF Wales
was Edward. son CT Edward l. hlas
Of England, born at CarEarr0n a. u,
ing the kings residence in hal''
in 1907.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

3 The horrible details in connection with the
murder of Taylor, the moving picture director,
are rapidly coming to light. Thus far it has
been positively established that Mable Normand,
one of the intimate friends of the slain man,
sxxs peanuts and reads the Police Gazette
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
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HERE LIES MANS ANCIENT ENEMY.
DULL CAFE
wHo DrsINrERs rm UxLovxD cusA
BEWABBt
ROCK ISLAND.

nOOA 1o1AINOs
1 watch you
Through the draperfes Of night
Which curtain
The IoVa shore.
Peacefully you slumber;
Lrlled to rest
By tapping
Mississippi waves
Your twinkling beacon lights
Encircle you
Like a diamond necklace.
You are guarded
BY the watchful eye
OF ever faithful
TT. Armstrong
Secure are you,
Protected by
The same good spirit,
Which cared for your children
In the days of Black Hawk.
The sheltering caves
OF your rocky walls,
Hsrbor such guardians.
Sleep, fair city,
You are beautiful
At night!
AT
When the sun tints
Tho grey gosSamer fog,
The great copper dome
OF your courthouse
Stands in relief,
Like a lichen covered boulder,
Or a mosque
Carved from Jade.
Among the veil-like mists
There seems to hover.
The spirits OF George Davenport
And Antoine LIE Claire,
I fancy their faces
Wear pleased smiles.
The proud figure
OF Chief Black Hawk,
Mighty in granite,
Keeps silent vigil.
Great boats
Todel to you
Love songs
From metallic throats-
I watch you
From the ferry's deck.
You are sublime
IN the full glare
or the noon sun!
Lift up your head
BE proud, Rock Island;
You are wonderful
Always, JAY G. SIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

A jury in Chicago court yesterday con-
vfcted two men of violation of the Illinois pro-
hibition act. Proving that the passing of the
saloon, aside from increasing sobriety, has
strengthened respect for law-even N Chi
cago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
HEALTH TALKS
By William Brady, NJ. [
Noted Physician ard Aurnor.

before a meal or in the course of a
meal as freely as desired. Hot wat
er tends to diminish the secretion OF
gastric juice and therefore should
not be taken just before a meal.
Water is laxative and a pint or
SO may be taken hot or cold as
preferred, with or without a little
salt. on rising in the morning and
before retiring at night, to aid the
bowel function.
Many individuals, particularly
women, suffer from bladder irrit-
ability and undue frequency be-
cause they fail to drink enough
water
Not less than three pints, and as
much more as may be comfortably
taken, is the right quantity of wat
er to drink every day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
Toll and the Child.

To think the knowledge we possess isn't good
enough for our children Is q mistake Any
town boasts fhe parents who declare: my
children shan newer struggle az have. They
shah have mora aRxuntSeps fhaa &xer had -
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

The first man to answer correctly all or
the questions in Edison's questionnaire has
won wife because of his feat From now on
he'll have some new and tougher questions to
answer,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

Fatty Arbuckle must stand a third trial on
charge of manslaughter. lnasmuch as Fatty
has no other present means of employment, it
is just as well that he put in his time posing in
court
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1922.

We are told that February is to be the cold
est month. Well, there is some compensation IN
the thought that it is the shortest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
The Long

Please tell me the meaning of the
word vitamine and how it is pro-
nounced.-(Mrs. K. E. s.
Answer An unidentified sub
stance occurring in leafy Veget-
ables, the outer coats of the cereals,
in some of tn eorgans of animals
(such as liver, heart, kidney, sweet
breads, in milk, butter, etc, and
essential to normal nutrition and
growth. 1t is pronounced and
should be spelled. yit-a-min, the
first long.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04
AStigmatiSm.

Kindly explain what astigmatism
is-(W. W. 3D.
Answer-Any irregularity in the
curvature of the cornea or front
window of the eye, which gives a
distorted image demanding more or
less strain on the part of vision to
correct the distortion Practically
all Of US have more or less astigma-
tism- Latin students know what a.
stigma means-withont point, that
is, the light rays instead of meet
ing at a point on the retina, fall
short or pass beyond the retina. An
astigmatic eye may be compared
with a crooked or uneven pane OF
glass in window.
Don't Ever Miss 1t.
Please tell me whether there's
any harm in five minutes exercise
just before going to bed.-(J. To
Answer-On the contrary.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-04

(Chisel guard rally
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-12
Enthusiasm Regarding
Saco News Qualified
by Owner of Lease

Striking a pocket of oil in the shale
in drilling the well of the Phillips
County Oil and Gas company in section
1928 f., on the Bowdoin structure,
as reported from Saco, should not raise
unjustified expectations. according to
w. A. Bower of Great Falls, upon
whose lease the well is being drilled.
THE oil struck is shale oil such as
is found in drilling in virtually any
part of the district" he said. 1T is
not to be taken too seriously. The
report was that they expected oil at
1,200 feet. As the owner of the lease
that is being drilled. ] wish to correct
any such false impression. There is
N chance for production at such a
depth, according to the best geological
advice | am able to obtain. The re-
ports | have had from biologists agree
that the minimum depth at which oil
may be expected is 900 feet, in the
first kootenais.
The enthusiasm of those who speak
of production at 1900 feet may lead
to giving the wrong impression and
raise hopes that have little possibility
Of being realized. The flow of gas
at 800 feet and the showing of oil
in the shale are very encouraging to us.
but | would prefer that we hold to
what geological advice leads us to ex-
pect and be reasonably conservative
in our expectations"
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-12
Lewis and Clark Cave
South of Butte to
Be Opened to Public

Butte. Sept. 11.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. Morrison Cavern, As
miles southeast of here and said TO
have been discovered in 1905 by
George Morrison, has been placed I'M
der the supervision of the superintend-
ent of national parks and renamed the
Lewis and Clark cave, in honor of the
famous explorers.
The cavern has q collection of
stalactities and stalagmites which is
said OF have few rivals in the coun-
try. After the proper lighting has
been installed the large underground
natural museum will be opened to the
public.
The mouth Of the passageway to
the cave is at the summit of a lime
stone cliff 1.200 feet above the Jeffer-
son river. The main room of the cave
is large enough to permit holding large
meetings there.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-12
COAST STAR FEARS
EASTERN SPR|NTERS.
SAY TRACK CRITICS
Believe Paddock Has Lost
Prestige in Refusal to Meet
Flashes of the East.

New York. Sept. 11.-The comedian
who warbled MY Wife Won't Let Me-
some years back has furnished Charley
Paddock. the Olympic 10O-meter cham
ipion and holder of numerous sprint rec
ords. with a perfectly good alibi.
MY father won't let me-" sings the
California comet when athleticdom de-
mands that he come east to meet j.
Alfred lie Coney of Lafayette. Loren
| Murchison and Hal Jones of the Hi
nois A. c.. Eddie Farrell and Bob
McAllister of local fame. Allan Wood
ring of Syracuse, who conquered him
at Antwerp, and other flyers.
Paddock's prestige has suffered ma
t~erially through his decision to stay
away from the national games. The
letic sharps hereabouts that the run
liner who has smashed so many sprint
records under California watches is not
o~ver-anxious to risk his laurels against
the sprinters of the east.
The plea that Paddock cannot spare
the time to make the trip will fall
on deaf ears here. inasmuch as it is
well known that Charley had time to
iaunt ont to Honolulu last winter to
race against a bunch of 11-second boys.
Indeed. Paddock owes it to the sport.
which has brought him worldwide
fame. to make his arrangements TO
take part in the meet that annually
decides national supremacy in the va
rious events that make up the track
and field program.
Paddock has made two trips to the
east and was soundly beaten on both
occasions, though he did win the ma
tional 220-yard championship in the
Harvard Stadium in July. 1920. The
belief holds in the east that the Cali
fornia comet is anything but anxious
to make another pilgrimage to the At
lantic seaboard, fearing that the sprint
ers down this way might kick the Gin
ders in his face for the third time.