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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-06-10
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

Dearest son. tell me. did they approve
of my little MANI" and the boy think
ing little of the ovation he had re-
ceived, answered: ooh, mamma. ev-
erybody stared at my new collar. I'm
sure they thought it the most beau
tiful they had ever seen"
This love for fine clothes was never
outgrown by Chopin. nor was the won
derful ability, which he possessed, to
charm his audience by his improvised
and tuneful melodies. When he was
ten years old he so charmed Madame
Catalani the italian prima donna, who
visited Warsaw that she could not see
enough of the little chap whose genius
she at once recognized. Many were
the happy hours that the two spent
together. she singing her prettiest
songs. and the boy in his turn de-
lighting her with his wonderful play
ing. 1t was a proud moment. indeed.
for the boy. when, on the eve of her
Madame Catalani present
ed him with a gold watch on which
was engraved the words: Given by
Madame Catalani to Frederick Chopin,
aged ten" Four years later he re-
ceived another very valuable gift to
treasure with the watch given him by
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.. :. FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE @.

He let his eye wander down to tht
grass and rest on the green paper
resting there The girls looked too
| Susie gave a squeal of delight.
Look" she cried. Hes planted g
Joke. Come on, let's sit on the Con
ways porch steps and watch! I hope
a grown-up person gets fooled. I wish
our cross old grammar teacher would
She might have it in for poor Mat
then" said Marion. but her eyes
danced expectant1y.
They went and sat down on the
steps of a house nearby and watched
drew near. 1t was the Baptist min
lister and oh. how those little heather
hoped he'd be the victiml But, alas,
no! The minister stopped and spoke
to Mat and looked at the paper, then
he winked his eye solemnly and walk
ed on.
Next came a sweet young lady who
taught Sunday-school. Marion was so
afraid she'd be fooled! But she wasn't.
wasn't.
IF you're going to wink and shake
your head at people," said Mat cross
ly, II wish you'd move on. People
will think you're crazy and 1 don't
care to have a crazy sister, and If I do
have one, I like to keep 1t secret"
Look who's coming" exclaimed
Susie.
1t was little six-year-old Mary Wal
ker who was so red and fat she went
by the name of Fudge. Fudge had
just been to the store for her mother
and she carried a loaf of bread under
one arm and an all-day sucker in her
plump fist.
"HelIo!" she called. "When's it
comirg?"
"What?" Mat inquired
THE parade or whatever It is you're
all waiting for" Fudge replied. giving
her sucker a big gurgling lick.
There was no glory in fooling such
a young and silly creature as Pudge,
but Mat couldn't help looking at the
green paper to see if it was still there
Pudge's round eyes followed his and
when they spied the paper they grew
rounder yet.
"Oh. goodness" she cried. Look
at the money! GoodnesBl somebody
must have lost it!''
"a rich old gentleman dropped it."
said Mat, with a wink at the girls.
Ioouness! crled Pudge bouncing
on the paper. Il know, know.
Goodnessi"
"Wait!" cried Mat, but Fudge had
seized the paper and was racing back
the way she had come.
''Where're you going?" shouted Mat.
chasing her.
ITO the store"' replied Fudge, pant
ing hard. "Goodness!"
"She bit all right" laughed Susie.
Let's see What she does. l bet she'll
buy some more suckers! Ha-ha!"
Mat and the other boys followed too
and when they reached the store, they
were just in time to see Fudge hand
Ing the green paper tosan old gentle
man.
rs this the money you lost?" she
asked Goodness. It pretty near got |
ost."
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

comb. The dried-out needles of a last
year. thistle, or a fuzzy mullen stalk,
are tid-bits to be lovingly rolled I'M
der the tongue before swallowing. My
ancestors, the wild goats of the noun
tains have transmitted to me a love
for high places, and a desire to climb
where climbing looks dangerous.
You may have noticed, that if there
is anything about that can be climbed
I am pretty apt to be seen on top
of it. 1t is something In the blood,
and I could no more keep from
climbing out on sheds, and walking
the top planks of fences, than l could
keep from breathing. Even when l
was a baby goat, a kid, you would
say, 1 was never happy unless 1 could
get up on something high. and then
go to the edge and look over. just to
see how high up l was. That short,
shaggy tail of mine, is the barometer
of how 1 happen to be feeling; if it
shakes from side to side, you may
know that everything Is lovely; when
It assumes a horizontal position, my
thoughts are elsewhere; and when IT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

points straight towards the zenith. It
means there is nothing in the world
to worry over. and that there is moth
ing more to be desired. Next to the
blue-jay, l am natures most out and
out optimlst. To my way of looking,
every cloud has its silver lining. and
can find good in anything, even If it
IS piece of an inner tube, or a top
hat with the fur all gone. One kind
of weather suits me as well as an
other, as l can be just as happy and
contented und ar the broilIng sun of
August, as under the freezing blasts OF
winter.
If my stomach is full I chew my
cud with a dreamy sense of great
content creeping over me, but if the
sides of it gets so Chummy that they
scrape against each other when I
walk, forget it. and think of some
thing else. the last man I butted into
the ditch, for instance.
L never get out Of sorts, I never
have the blues, and l never wear my
tail at half-mast, as long as I have
strength to hold it up.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

the famous singer. This gift was a
diamond ring and the giver was none
other than the Russian Emperor. The
Emperor had been visiting Warsaw
and while there he summoned the
boy wonder" Of whom he had heard.
to play before him. So delighted was
he with the charm and skill of the lad
that before he left the city he pre-
sented to the boy the beautiful dia-
mond ring. But Frederick did not let
these honors drive the finer thoughts
from his mind. He accepted them
gracefully, but soon forgot the world
ly things in dreams of arias and tunes
which still delight the music-Ioving
world.
Chopin was a lover OF men. He tried
to help his fellows in every possible
way and nothing delighted him so
much as to spread happiness by means
of his great art. Just seventy years
ago, while still young man he died
in Paris where he had lived a life of
triumph. His genius will live
forever because he was always sincere
His music breathes of love and good
feeling and through all the ages 1t
will delight the hearts OF all who
hear it.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

my whiskers like everything, to keep
from laughing right out. What ami
NAL but goat would ever think of
waiting until some fellow stopped over
10 pick Up his hat, and giving him a
shock that made him think he had
oeen struck by a fulI-grown cyclone?
a thing like that strikes me as
funny, and the impulse. at such times.
10 butt is simply irresistible.
There is nothing stuck-up about
me, and I had rather lunch on an old
straw hat by the side of a tumble
down shanty. than to crop the juiciest
bluegrass that ever sprouted on a
velvety lawn. Speaking of eating, re-
minds me that I am not at all fas-
tidious along that line, as you may
have noticed. and the garbage can
appeals to me more than hay doled
out by a fork. or oats measured out
by the quart. An old rubber shoe,
the comic supplement of a Sunday pa
per, the labels on tin cans. and best
of all, the paste-soaked 1ithogra phs
hanging from bill boards. are sweeter
to me than honey and the honey
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

a barrel.
me ends OF the cross pieces should
De cut at c to allow the long piece D
70 be swung away by removing the
bolt at Ba and swinging piece E to
allow the carrier to be dropped down
over the head of the barrel to the
ground. Pieces d and E are then
brought together and the bolt Ba put
IN place. after which the carrier is
ready to do its work; pick it up until
II catches the barrel under the swell
of its slaves when it may be carried
with the maximum of ease and safety.
II preferred the carrier may be laid
upon the ground and the barrel rolled.
or lifted into its place.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
5RRRh LARRZER

the material has been cut to dimen-
sions. the corners cut to fit the shape
of the barrel as shown at section A,
and the handles cut upon the ends of
the long pieces. the pieces of iron
made with holes as indicated should
be fastened to the cross pieces by
bolts or stout screws and placed in
position between the long pieces:
mark the centers. and bore Il holes
the long pieces through which
the bolts may be pushed as at B. with
a nut upon the lower end of all but
the bolt at Ba. which should be left
off for convenience in removing the
bolt when placing the carrier around
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
NaOO MUCH CAUTION

AZ AT MCGEE kept one thing
IN constantly In mind on the first
OF April. and that was. Il was
April Fools Dayaand he wasn't going
TO be caught mapping. No. stree, He
wasn't playing Jokes himself. except
very harmless ones like saying, You
dropped something" But everybody
else was In the joke business that day
and Mat was the youngest boy in his
class and a favorite. SO. of course, he
expected TO have more than his share
of pranks.
Now, what d'you know about that."
Mat stopped in the middle of the pave
ment not far from his home. An old
gentleman was strolling along in front
of him and Mat saw something fiutter
out OF the old gentieman's pocket
when he pulled out his handkerchief
Was IT a joke? Mat was wild with
curiosity and doubt. He was de-
termined to live through the day with
out being fooled, and yet
at looks like a dollar BILL" he
muttered. his eyes fixed on the fiut-
tering bit of paper which had come
out OF the old gentIeman's pocket
along with his handkerchief. I'm
stroll along and just glance at It as
/ go past"
This he did but as he came close
from March whisked 1t away into the
gutter.
"I'll cross the street" decided Mat
trying to seem. interested in something
over the way,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
AN APRIL FOOL PARTY

- HE invitations for an April Fool
N Party may be written on card
"a board. cut in the shape of a
~ clowns cap. When the day for
the party arrives pull all the shades
in the front of the house down tight
and when the maid opens the door for
the guests tell her TO say Not at
home" Then when the guests look
surprised she can cry April Fool"
and show them into the parlor.
A good game for the April Fool
party IS this: Pile 8 lot of books and
pillows and other articles upon the.
floor. Lead one OF the guests up TO
the things and tell him TO look al
them very carefully. Then blindfold
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

MIN and tell him to walk across the
room without humping into the OBJ
stroctins articles. In the meantime,
however the obstacles should be re-
moved before the guest starts to work
ms way across the floor. II Is very
amusing TO see person try NO, ~
step upon something which ts M,
there This same game NAV be nIsve5
with tea cups Place four tea Guns in
each OF two rows upon the floor ana
instruct someone to walk around then
with eyes closed. Then nofselesslv re-
move the cups Try :his harmless
game II you want q good laugh.
An April Fool luncheon NAV Re
served by having the meal backwards
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

Am the farm. in the factory, the
II store. the freight house and even
Vim the home in getting rubbish
~ out of the cellar and to the edge
"f the sidewalk for the ashman, the
handling of a barrel is an awkward
proposition; there is nothing to take
hold of. and rolling Il upon Abe ends
OF its slaves racks a filled barrel so
badly that 1t is only question of time
when II will be attempted one too
many times. and no one knows when
he begins to move a barrel which is
I'm delicate health. whether he is invit-
ing a catastrophe or not. Especially
in handling filled barrels in an or
chard or In carrying loaded barrel
up stairs, or in handling one in which
there Is an obvious straining OF the
relations between its hoops and slaves
or a bottom OF doubtful staying pow
e-s. will the barrel carrier illustrated
In the above sketch be found OF great |
value: even though 1t is job for two |
men to handle the device. its use may
save IL greater loss than the expense
of The carrier. to say nothing of the |
nerve racking and exasperating con-
ditions resulting from the collapse of |
a barrel on q stairway or In some
other equally inconvenient place.
The carrier should be made of
strong. light wood: for the handling
OF ordinary sized barrels each piece
In the carrier should be 2~x3~ and of
the length called for by the sketch
but these dimensions may be changed
To SUIT different sizes of barrels. After
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"a

First serve fruit cup, then a salad.
then croquettes and vegetable and last
the broth. After the meal take the
guests into the parlor and let the boys
oress dolls, making the dresses out OF
scraps of material given to them and
"nlIe they are busily sewing the girls
should draw the boy on her left, de-
p1ctlng him in the attitude he assumes
Whiie posing as a modiste. This game
affords lot of fun. The girls then
judge the boys d-essmak:ns efforts
and the boys judge the girls artistic
productions When the prizes are
given out they are found 20 be empty
boxes and later the real prizes are
brought forth.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

The green paper was Tapping in the
gutter. and as Mat passed It he looked
hastily at 1t and saw that Il looked
very much like money. Would it be
safe TO pick 1t up? Was It a joke?
While he was thinking. the wind took
1t up again and fiuttered IL into the
middle of the street. Mat was just
about to follow it when two figures
came around the corner. One was
Roy and the other a big athletic boy
named Sam Peters. Mat wouldn't
have had these friends of his see him
get fooled for anything, So he strolIed
back to the pavement, and just then a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

BLESS metz cried the old gentle
man. It's my twenty dollar bill all
right. It must have huttered out
when 1 took out my handkerchief.
My. you're a smart little 'un. and hon
est too! Here's a dollar for a reward"
Say!" snarled Sam. poking Mat in
the ribs. what kind of joke is this?"
April Fool.' Ma. replied grinning
II fooled every one OF you. didn't II"
Yes. and how about yourself?"
Marion demanded.
Mat pretended not to hear, but his
hearing improved when Fudge poked
bag OF candy in front Of him and
said:
You can take two pieces, Mat, and
thank you for letting me find the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
Was 1t A Joke

whisk of the wind blew the tantalizing
little paper over the gutter and back
to the pavement too. and there let 1t
rest among some last years leaves un-
der one of the shade-trees
Mat let his friends see that he saw
the green paper. They saw it too but
neither of them would let on
What a simple joke" Sans ex-
preston said. while Roy didn't seem
so certain. Mat noticed him stealing
sly glances at the paper, but after
awhile he seemed to be satisfied that
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

Nat was playing a Joke. for he took
Sans arm and said: Come on! Let's
mosey!"
The two went on laughing as II they
felt real smart to have escaped Mats
joke. Then they stopped on the horse
trough at the corner and looked back
expectantly. Mat turned to see what
they were looking at 1t was Susie
Maynard and Mats sister Marion COM
ing arm and arm up the street. Mat
leaned against the tree and waited TO
see what the girls would do.
"Hello!" Susie called. You'd bet
ter come on. We're going to make
some candy over at your house"
Here's the sugar" said Mat, hold
ing out a parcel.
go on" cried Susie. You can't
fool me-"
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seems all right and appropriate. Few
people can look at me and not smile.
and after one has smiled the world is
brighter. for there IS something COM
zeal about the way the corners of my
mouth turn up, and there is a merry
twinkle about my eyes that is bad for
the blues, and there is more real
comedy in the firt of my tail. than you
will find in a dozen shows
They say that the monkey and the
goat are about the only animals in the
world that have a sense of humor.
While I can't say about the Monkey.
do know that I see something funny
In everything, and often I have to bite
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

I'll take it." said Marion. Mother
said she was going to send you to the
store for extra sugar"
She did, replied Mat, feeling rath-
er sorry that it was sugar and not
sawdust or something else.
why don't you come along?" Mar
ion demanded. why are you stand
ing here? Why are Sam and Roy over
there? Have you had a fight, or
what?"
NO" replied Mat, answering only
one of the questions.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
N Puzzle Corner =

3. Behead CHEEKY. and find just
claim.
tree.
5. Behead to tease, and find a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

E&A OST folks call me Billy"
b n VI though my real name is Will
81 81 liam. and l don't know but
q = A what 1 like Billy best. as 1t
mas Kind of "Hail-fellow-we YELL m et''
smack to it, that the more formal Will
nam lacks. And then. Billy and my
sir-Eame seem to suit each other
Just try them. and see how easy they
run together. Suppose my name had
been Augustus, Theodore, George or
Alfred, why 1 never could have done
the things I love to do, or loafed
around places that I Ike best. But
with Billy it's different, and I can go
anywhere, and do anything and it
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25

When little pig sprans tho the door and looked the sky
He saw great aeroplane above him wheel and fly:
But never had he seen before thing strange that
And thought outandish bird worse bat
With many squeas he eganed the cottage in dash
And In closet hid himself away from and crash
And there his mother found him. when from market returned
And about the ayngm the little fellow leaned
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KLlTTLE boy of nine in a new
velvet suit adorned with a wide
lace collar stood upon the plat
~ . form of the concert hall and
bowed politely to the great audience
that had gathered to hear the bow
wonder perform upon the piano, The
flushed face and bright eyes of the
chllo were not occasioned by the ex-
citement of the event, for it was his
first appearance in public, but by the
consciousness of the very beautiful
new suit that had been provided for
the great concert. Little Frederick
Francois Chopin was so interested in
his fine clothes that he forgot the
large crowd that sat spell-bound list
ening to the beauty of his touch upon
the piano and marvelling at the sweet
melodies that he called from the in
strument before him. His mother,
however, had thoughts only for the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
sAsONABLE REMINDER

A SEASONABLE REMINDER
/. Behead a gem, and find an
opening.
2. Behead a wanderer, and find
above.
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TX yUNIoR COOK
LUNCHEON BISCUITS.
Sift 3 cupsful -four with
rounding teaspoonsful baking
powder
teaspoonful salt

rounding teaspoonsful baking
powder
/ teaspoonful salt
1 teaspoonfuI sugar.
With the finger tips work in 8 tea
spoonsful vegetable oil or 4 teaspoons
full lard.
With a fork toss in l cupful of milk.
Mix very little, only enough to have
the milk absorbed.
Drop the dough onto a Toured board.
Pat gently till the whole mass is
flattAned out to a little less than an
inch thick and has square, even edges.
Mix l teaspoonful ground cinnamon
and
tablespoonful sugar.
Melt tablespoonsful butter and rub
the top of the dough with this till all
is taken up.
Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon
mixture over this.
Cut into rectangles twice as wide as
they are long.
With a pancake turner. lift into
creased pans.
Bake for about IL minutes in a very
hot oven and serve at once.
These are also very nice for Sunday
evening tea when guests drop in.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-25
Boy Wonder
of Warsaw

Frederick Francois Chopin-Born
March 1, 1909; died Oct. II, 1S4sl
New-York tribune., 1922-11-09
Prices of Wheat
Average Lower on
Liverpool Decline
Reports Of Cancellation of
Foreign Purchases Also a
Factor; Close Is Ic
Down to 1sc Net Lower

CHICAGO. Nov. s.-Wheat averaged
lower in price to-day chiefly as a re-
suit Of a decline at Liverpool and be-
cause of reports that grain purchases
made for Italy and Germany had been
cancelled. The wheat market closed
unsettled, 1 net lower to 1-s advance.
Corn gained % to II to q to H, oats
finished unchanged to Ac higher and
provisions at rise of to 12 cents.
Bears in the wheat market had an ad-
vantage early owing to weakness of Liver
pool quotations. but this advantage was
partly offset later by strength in the New
YORK cotton market and in securities. Then
bulge in the price of corn here had q
temporary stimulating effect on wheat
values. Tho gains in wheat, however
We're moro than wiped out during the final
hour when gossip became current that
Italy hsd cancelled 100000 bushels OF
wheat ss1ght and that Germany had can
celled corn.
with france and marks at the lowest
hgures on record. wheat displayed but lit
tie power to rally at the last Neverthe-
less fair amount of export business was
announced as having been put through at
the seaboard, and export sales were also
noted as having been made at Omaha and
here. decrease of nearly 6 900. .009 bush
els in the worlds available supply was
pra acticaly ignored.
Strength In the corn market and in oats
was due largely TO the bullssh figures In
the government report which were higher
than expected.