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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
MATHEMATICS AND
MATRIMONY,

Our sympathy goes out to Justice Kap-
per, who must pass solemnly on the legal rela-
ton OF mathematics to matrimony. The plain
tiff in this case is a clothing cutter in Brook
lyn, N Y, where wives are expected to drive
sharp bargains with peddlers. Hear the hus-
bands complaint:
She cannot be entrusted with even half
dollar because she does not know how much to
pay out and how much change she should re-
ceive. The best she could do would be to open
her pocketbook and trust to the peddler's hon.
esty. She can neither add nor subtract nor
multiply.
If this were so, 1t were grevious fault"
the late Mr. Shakespeare might have said,
and previously the bride hath answered it,"
Her plea is one of confession and avoidance.
II believe he is in love with another woman.
All the mathematics necessary for the wife of
man OF his type is to know how to buy the
necessities Of life, and while am not an ex-
pert, / know how to figure enough to buy all
the food for home"
Higher mathematics leads to star gazing
which husbands everywhere are inclined to dis
courage. But the arithmetic OF the bargain
hunter is real factor in domestic economy, a
factor which few practical men would think 81
ignoring in cold blood. The enthusiasms Of
love-making are, however, very distracting. and
even the eugenists have never suggested Set
Of civil service examinations in vulgar frac-
tons for prospective bride.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
TEN THOUSAND MURDERS.

Ten thousand murders were committed in
the Omitted States during 1921 This is revealed
h an inquiry conducted by DR.. Frederick L.
Holman. consulting statistician Of the pruden-
tial Insurance company. Hoffman found that
p leading cities. with combindd population Of
1o,6ss.77o, had 1910 murders last year. On
population basis this Is Ger 10000 known muir
dcrs for the whole cor1try. To them must b
added the unknown number Ct murders that
~ successfully concealed and do not show
NJ in the police reports These probably run
Into the thousands. The death toll should
draw a grim smile from the Turks next time
America gets excited about Armenian massa-
cfes.
Open pigeonholes in .-our memory, compare
records. and the thought occurs to YOU that
Just about a. many Americans are murdered an
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
Daily Poem
AROUND THE CORNER.
BIZ BERTON BRALHY.


Il amt so much the things you get that make
you like to live; .-''--e
The fun Of your possessions Is q fun that's
fugitive,
And nearly every blessing comes inGtamS To
be bore
But the pleasure lies in guessing what tia fu-
ture has In store, =
And that's what makes tomorrow such day
of mystery,
For Just around the corner is the. thing We
want to zee.
We live in expectation. and though dreams Of
yesterday
Today have gone a-slimmer in disappointing
way
We still continue curious and eager. a ~ seek
What may occur tomorrow or the middle Of
next week
Today is dull as yesterday-but still we are
aglow. 3.
For just around the corner IL the thing ve
want to know.
What's Just around the corner may be nothing
new or strange
But ever in cur heart Of hearts va nnrse tlSa
hope OF change,
And Just beyond our vision there's N nnde..
termined chance
OF glorious adventure and of fslrv.Aale
romance.
And SO We keep on going With thrf11nn. ex-
pectrn. mind.
thr just around the corner IN the thfn~ va
hone to fndi
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n Hsaielne CoDH TIT.

OIL Of turpentfne tAleo called
eDififs Of ttfpentine1 - mot crude
tufpentlne but . pure product Of
At5ttlfatiOn n tufnentine. The COM
mon turpsntine may BE- used sxter-
aAlly, bat only the distilled oil or
Bplrlts should b kept In the medf-
cine cupb0ofd. i
In many conditions accompanied
with colic or Inflammation, ana es-
peciAliy whom there 10 much gas
prosont In the intestine. the anplt-
cation Of turpentine -as . counter
irritAnt 10 . relief. Z It 10 best A.
pIted In the form Of . stupe, 40 fol-
lows: 4sfN.
Dip . piece OF flannel into dish
OF water too hot to hold the hand
in, and lift the flannel out ina
towel, wiring ont. the excess OF wa
ter by twisting the towel, then
sprinkle over thas flannel several
drops OF oil Of tuepentine. and
quickly apply to tie belly. allowing
It to remain until the skin reddens
or the patient complains of burn
ing. 1t should then be removed ard
+ nd more turpentine applied, ale
though the cloth may be repeatedly
Wrun1 In hot water and applied.
Nur4es usually have q strong cloth
pocket or bag opening at one side,
with pieces Of broomstick through
the eds to twist and wiring out the
fBtupA
Turpentine Is a good counter
irritant to apply for Inflammation
within the chest. 1t is best diluted
with two or. three times its volume
Of olive oil, and this may be rubbed
on the chest lbf an adult For .
child. camphofatsd oil is prefera-
bic. ~ W
Turpentins il PECULIARLY esteemed
AZ an antiseptic or 5disinfectant for
fresh wounds, sbut is inferior to
tinctufe Of iodine for that purpose.
It Is q parasiticide, and the OIL Of
turpentine mixed with about 10
times its volume Of vaseline or
lard may be applied to ringworm,
tbafber's itch. dew or toe or ground
itch and otherspafasitic affections.
Pure oil Of tnrpentine is sometimes
la valuable internal vermifuge
against stomach" worms Ground
or lumtricotd worms) and against
tapeworm. butsthe dose. to be effec-
tive, must be large, and therefore
it is not safe to take without medi-
cal attendance.
Turpentine is a poison il taken
4 in large quantities. 1t causes, IL
tense irritation, sometimes imam
nation and bleeding of the kid
4 neys.
/ Certain individuals are very sen.
sitive to turpentine and suffer pois.
onous effects even from inhaline
turpentine in q room heavily laden
with the Sapor. nausea. dizziness
pressure or fullness in the head
painful irritation of the urinary
tract, sometimes erythema of the
skin.
1 In the fine old days when all oul
best families had the itch and call
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TO,nSi,11SSays
peonle saving Tor a rainy day find Christ

People saving for rainy day ind Christ
mas an annual cloudburst
Eyeglasses are cheaper and now you don't
have to look over the top SO you wont wear
them out.
Style hint: war graft suits are all the rage
in Washington.
Some people remind US OF auto tail lights
because they only know where they have been.
If you know little boy and little girl
give the girl something the boy will enjoy
breaking.
Honduras suggests a big Pan-American
league, but America seems to get enough pan
ming without this.
Once you heard of people who had never
seen train; now you hear Of children who
have never seen horse. -
Bert Brown Of Vermont killed = wildcat
with his hands, so Bert will always have some
thing to talk about
Percolators are suitable gifts, but break
when thrown at husbands.
Have you man friend you dislike? Give
him a misused used car.
Refrigerator cars are handling Christmas
mail, so try to keep cool until your packages
come.
In Detroit. Ore, COW eats all the soap
she can find, 50 Of course she gives clean milk.
Radcliffe college is teaching women politics
and the first lesson should be shaking hands.
Movies" says a director "are gamble -
They usually win by full house.
! Oregon boxer fights under the name of
Broken Blossom and some day may have a
| nose like rose
Two dozen jugs for putting liquids IA make
excellent gifts.
Have you a girl friend you dislike! Why
not give her vanity case without . mirror!
Man named Skjellerup has found q nex
comet. Overseas vets will think he is kin "a
"alleyup".
| Reader asks if a bald man has permanent
! waive to his hair. Yes 8.
Wives are often better men than thei.
husbands 49, = =
! Most auto wrecks are nervous wrecks
A San Francisco baby Of II moutha car
ask for something in six LANGUAGES. Wouldna
you hate to marry her when she grows up.
Man has a new substitute for tea ent cones
but restaurants have been using one for vaa :,
and years. -
Gone are the days when mince pie had ,
kick - - - :
With only few more days OF 1879 To NAV
the score shows the coal dealers haye won.
Christmas story: Mama. can banv ~,
one OF sisters for miner
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
BY HERBERT HOOVER.

American Individualism" is the
title Of book Of ~ pages written
by Herbert Hoover, secretary of
commerce, and just OF the presses
Of Doubleday, Page & Co. Here are
some excerpts:
Our indfvidualism differs from all
others because 1t embraces these
great ideals: that while we build
our society upon the attainment OF
the individual, we shall safeguard
to every individual an equality Of
opportunity to take that position in
the community to which his intelli-
gence, character, ability and ambf-
ton entitle him; that we keep the
social solution free from frozen
strata of classes; that We shall
stimulate effort Of each individual
to achievement; that through an
enlarging sense Of responsibility
and understanding we shall assist
him to this attainment; while he in
turn must stand MP to the enemy
wheel OF competition.
We have learned that impulse to
production can only be maintained
at high pitch II there is . fair
division Of the product.
We In America have had too
much expsrisnco In life to fool our
selves into pretending that all men
are equal IN ability, In character,
| L.. SaA L.
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American Indiiuidualisrn

establishment and domination Oh
class has q significant proof IN tne
present administration in Wasn'ns-
ton. OF the IL men comprising inc
president, the vice president anu
cabinet, nine have earned their owl
way in life without economic NJ
heritance, and eight OF them sIaf'
cd with manual labor.
PROGRESS OF the nation is inc
sum OF progress Of its individuals
Acts and ideas that lead to pfo,
gress are born out of the WOMB =.
the individual mind, not out Oh lns
mind Of the crowd. The CROWD onv
feels; it has no mind OF its o~A
with which it can plan.
There is developing in our pey
pie new valuation OF lnoivluu"T,
and OF groups and OF nations "
is a rising vision Of service.
Our American demand of eaaalsy
OF opportunity is a constant mlii.sI'
check upon capital becomins
thing to be feared.
Our governments grea,.ss.
troubles and failures are In
economic field.
To curb the forces In ousiaes.
which would destroy equality Oh ~ -.
portunity and yet to MAINTAIN ' II
initiative and creative faceIu. "a
our people are the twin ob5ec0 W
must attain.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
COMING BACK.

Doughboys. who remember the terrific de-
vastation they saw in France, will be especially
interested to learn that France is steadily get
ting the damages repaired. 1t is important
news to all Of US that France is more than
halfway back to normal. Why important?
Because our prosperity depends to considerable
~ much a key nation as Germany to the gen.
eral European situation.
For instance, 741SS3 buildings in France
were destroyed or suffered serious damage
The French government reports that SOC, 900 Of
these buildings had been rebuilt by Sept /, the
date Of the last ckech Later figures are not
available, since it takes several months to
round up the information. And of the $4,000
French factd1 es destroyed in the war, 10000
had been rebuilt Sept l.
Fiye million acres Of FAench farming land
were rendered unit for cultivation by battles
Nearly 100000 acres of these have
been cleared of shells, leveled and again are
bearing crops. The war trenches totaled 49,
100000 cubic yards Of earth excayated. and
ss5,O0o,0 900 cubic yards have been filled in.
Barbed wire entanglements at the close of the
war totaled 446,10S,o0O square yards. Dough-
boys wondered how the French would ever
manage to coil the WIRE Well. 341, 1000 900
square yards Of wire entarglements have been
coiled and removed.
France loafing on the job? That's ridicu-
lous. The French have been as active as ants
1t repairing the damages Of war. Damages In
tho French devastated regions, according to
French Official estimites totaled 102, 900, ooo, 900
francs France has spent $4,000, o0o. 900 francs
repairing the damages, and on this account
Germany has paid 1900. Oc0, 900 francs. These
are the French governments figures. The
devastation of France. as revealed by these
statistics, Is almost beyond human imagina-
TONS grasp. II we'd had similar destruction
in America, NO doubt we'd be foaming at the
mouth and generally acting emotionally in 4
way that other countries would nnd hard to
understand. All this must be kept in mind, in
judging the present French attitude.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
The Daily Short Story

"Yup!" mourned another. might
as we'll quit now. Gyp can't pitch.
and he knows it." :
"11l pitch! Let me I'M" came
the excited voice Of the enthusiast
tic young fellow ON the side lines.
B Can you?" twill your" who's
he" was heard from all sides.
Not until he gave his name, how
ever, did they recognize the Rev.
Horace Benton.
Who's pitching?" inquired she,
as her glance took in the field with
stranger in the middle.
Our new pastor!" exploded half
a dozen girls. as they clambered
into the auto.
"Who-o-o?" gasped Ruth, with a
surprised stare. well, he's just
coping the game for us, anyway"
When it was finished, the home
boys cheering Justify, bore down
upon the pitcher, lifted him to their
young shoulders and carried him
OF the field.
And we'll all meet you at the
church tomorrow" sang out one
boy, after the noise had partially
subsidized, and all had shaken hands
with the Rev. Horace Benton.
Which impromptu reception was
the beginning of a very popular
and successful pastorate but that
ID another story: - 80. -
i Often. thereafter, the pastor was
seen at the games Ia Roses car, for
10 reverend. especially . very young
reverend, is not likely to own Z
car himself.
One morning at the end OF that
perfect summer, Rose danced into
the kitchen. She wore house
dress. which should have been
! warning enough to her mother.
Aren't you going to work this
morning, Rose?" asked that unsus-
pecting l4dy.
Yes, MOTHER" announced Rose
~ am going to work, right here.
want to learn to cook! And I'll
have good luck. tool"
After all, women are not simple
] like sentences--they. are all com.
plex--sp hard to analyze. When
her daughter had. danced happily
out Of the the room, Mrs, Warren
dropped heavily into chair. GOV.
iered her face with the corner sol
her apron-and cried.
CLARK DIES.
New York, Dec. 14.-William
, ToroA N1oHk diod
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14

The Rock Island police department is short
I'VE men. These vacancies must be filled by the
fire and police board. The city is without
IRE and police board because Mayor Schrtver
refuses to carry out the wishes Of the people
and recall the men he so unceremoniously dis
missed because they decided to investigate the
official conduct of Chief Thomas Cox. Mayor
Schriver is proving false to the best interests
OF the city he was elected to serve in Gripping
the police department.
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w ". -
turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries sn
70 eocA ind.vidual. No attention vtu b
poleon. 1t occurred to him that il
Napoleon had been confined on one
British warship after another in
stead Of being sent to Saint Helena,
England would have been spared
much criticism and thu French
would not have been able to turn
Saint Helena into a shrine. The
local color which adds 80 much to
the story was gained from the rec
ords of the navy and tn, proceed
ings in the trial of Aaron Burr.
@. Please give a recipe for grid
die cakes made out of hominy.
A. Beat l cup Of milk and l egg
into l cup boiled hominy grits. Add
l tablespoonful of melted fat and
/ cup corn meal. 1 teaspoonful
baking powder, " teaspoonful salt
This batter may be baked In a
creased pan and served hot with
spoon from the dish in which it IS
baked as a spoon bread, or 1t may
be cooked on a griddle to serve as
grfddle cakes.
@. What was the "Old Treason
House?' ca.
! A. A sort distance north OF the
village Of Haverstraw, N. Y, ana
near West Haverstraw, is the "oia
Treason House." which was owned
in the Revolutionary days by Tnon-
as H. Smith. 1t was the meeting
place of Benedict Arnold and Andre
in 1850 when they arranged the
surrender of West Point.
@. Please give the number oi
natural lakes in Minnesota. X. b.
| A. The geological survey says
that Minnesota has about 2SO iaKes'
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14

@, In the study Of aeronautics,
what birds are observed? &c. B.
A. The buzzard and the alba
tross are both studied. The alba
tross is the superior since he has
a wing loading of more than three
pounds a square foot of wing sur
face as compared with little more
than half a pound square foot in
the matter of the buzzard.
@. What are calas? r. A.
A. A Gala is q kind Of rice
cake well known in the French
quarter of New Orleans. 1t is ;
batter cake which has been raised
with yeast and fried in deep fat.
CALAIS are eaten with the morning
cup of cafe au lait.
O.. How does the production OF
newsprint in Canada compare with
the amount made in this country ?
II. r. D. r.
A. .Canada during the period
Jan. I'to June 80, 1921, produced
1888 tons, az against 615, 44S tons
produced in the United States. In
the corresponding period for 1922
Canada produced 516,506 hons, as
against 690,142 tons produced II the
United States. This shows an In
crease Of SO per cent in Canadian
production, as against II per cen.
in American production.
@. Where did Edward Everett
Hale get his idea for the story oil
the Man Without a Country"
r. L.
A. The germ OF the plot is said
to have been suggested to DR.. Hal.
by his reading Scott's Life of Ma
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14
WHEN ROSE CAPITULATED.
By Ina L, BurneH,
Copyright. 1922. by Wheeler Syn

Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Incl
Women, like sentences, are Of
three kinds-simple, complex and
compound.
OF the simple type, with one sub
ject, was Mrs. Warren. Her sub
ject, cooking, stood alone without
modfflers, as the one important
duty of her life. Cooking, in itself,
is an art, and Mrs. Warren excelled
In that art. There was nothing from
soups to ice creams that she could
not make. She took the daily and
Sunday papers. just to read the
housekeepers' sectionA..
Her vision was so narrowed by
her own art, however, that she
could not conceive of complex
woman as amounting to anything
worth while. OF this complex type
SO hard to analyze, was Mrs. War
ren's> daughter. Rose.
She's such a scatterbrain," Mrs
Warren was wont to say. Good.
mess only knows what will become
OF her. Her bread sours, her cakea
won't rise even when I stand by
and see that the risin' and victim
are added just right! Goodness
only knoW3s" .Whereupon the good
lady would shake her head and
beat up Roses favorito sponge
sponge cake extra special" fol
supper.
As for, Rose, her accomplish.
ments were varied. She was tht
most popular dressmaker In the
town She could equal any French
mA'mselle when it came to mil
linery. She sang beautifully-pro
fessionally, in fact, at the church
and at all public gatherings. Ross
was manager Of the girls basket
ball team. Rose was president o.
1.-THE women's club. The town!
baseball team could not play ,
good game il Rose was not Their,
I to cheer them ON. II the team
Invent out OF town to play. Ros'
would always take crowd Of girl
In her own car. She was lovable--
everybody loved her, but she wa,
heart-whole. None OF the youn,
men would consloer making low
10 ROSE. S0e was ABOVE taeM, ~
~ vueen !. eoose nsI -seoyects, en'
yst she was one ., tneM, NOR
saan .ny veaer 81. IN tns wv w,
j boys, in fact, as one OF the boys ex
lpressed It, Rose Warren is on
e1,e. P1sn --..
nat otnsr walIen con'in ,,3 !.
4 SNAKE nsr nea9 anu sign, wnat
ever W! oecoMe 81 you. gcoones
only eny you couM omi
c"vA, = suou.ont g y wofIleo!
q. Anu IsOses eyss woolo .wlnAis
,a uon nsen ~ Syoe, mo,n.f' .
'on NJ e ~ az ooo .. VEL. ~.
Ane.e eMee S II: ~ tno III
u esely ySse IL laousn ~
uVes ~. ss.lss , 49, = ~ = ells. .'
lHasl Ta' ..t 81 s4e 49, sA, sa: .. W.,
cneIisn nat ~ ~. u. OF tns
ars. ae''e " .9se one Httse inc'
uens 49,
cse was no sAcepllon. IN
UIAeis ~ ner i1e GMe unsA yeceeo
y, =, course. "a itseh, II u nAfoi
worth mentioning. 4
=. u ~ was as: tne saIoroay aitsrn n,oo
=. tae D,e game between the Can
ton BASEBALL Le8m and CQ0lI. W0fk
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The administration purpose not to join in
any plan to cancel war debts will meet with the
hearty approval Of the great majority of the
American people,. II we owe anything to an
other c6untry we should pay it. And that should
90 for any countries that may be financially
oblisated to us.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14

You are denying yourself treat if you fall
- visit the Rock island loop these evenings
ard SEE the beautiful window displays made by
your home merchants. Just as attractive as
you will find anywhere.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14

John P. Looney, fugitive publisher Of the
Matchmaking Rock Island News. and Herbert
b. Blakemore. one of its reporters. are suing
The Argus for $4,000 each in tho circuit court
on charges of libel. The Argus Is very proud
Of the opposing alignment Of Looney and
Blakemore.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-14

In the midst OF your plans for Christmas
don't overlook that little contribution to The
Argus Santa Claus Fund. Remember it all goes
towards making merry Christmas for the
poor children Of Rock Island.
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THURSDAY, DRCEnBER II, isss.

Remember last summer how you sweat and
lsssd a. you puahsd around the little old lawn
xaoyer! Well, you don't have to shovel the
seuoN Oh the. lawn, DO you?
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HEAl TIL lT'fALKSA
BY NilEazn Brady, M. !


"a II 3p4 that, II Wa 4 ihh,v ~. ].
treatment to sprinkle ths ~
clothes and mighty with IA 49,
spoonfuls OF oil Of turpentine ~
itch mites had 4 bad nieAs = =,
and Quit the Job; the nefsss, =.
evsn . worse night and oftss - -. /.
so relieved on leaving his IA 49, 49,
he wrote . testimonial declars.s ~ y
wa about cured. Sometimss s
as-about
QUESTION AND ANSWRna
TAe Taste for Raw ~
I believe ! have 4 tapevosm =.
I want to eat raw meat eveY1 ~.
! see it. In what other vsv -
It AFFECT one? What Is the csuss =
them? 49,
Answer - You have thu csr..
confused with . symptom. or rssAss
you mistake q cause for 4 symnio~
Hankering for raw meat n =
means indicates that YOU hsrhcs
any such parasite. But when W.
eat raw meat you take the RIM N
being infested with tapsvorm a.
the larval stage Of tapeworm !.
passed IN the fesh of cattle sod
only the adult or tapeworm "a.
IN the intestine OF man. Cookinr
IL thorough, destroys any such par.
asatic lnrvae which may b. im6ed.
ded IN Deef-such beef is called
measly. Another popular mis-
conception OF tapeworm infestation
Is tnat' the most mas an enormous
appetite yet remains thin the Idea
being tnat the tapeworm steals the
nourishment). AS matter Of fact
most persons who actually harbor
tapeworms are overweight and
nave no more prooigious aepetites
tnan the general run OF iolks Who
ovefeat. Tne common 0peworm
In this country seldom injuries the
most s health.
-.
A Llttio Ar In DecehDee.
- tnele any narm ID prscticing
.unnIns W. "a uo'iS III gym saH
u DecelnOe ~. T.
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