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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
The Daily Short Story

yourself you wouldn't need many
groceries and the doctor could go
a-beggin.' Now, you just send
William round to those milk Gus
toners this morning and tell 'em
they can't have no more milk"
"All right" res;gnedly, but 1 de-
clare 1 don't know how We'll live"
The rest of the morning Aunt
Sally hustled cheerily about At
noon the youngsters seated them
selves at the table with a hilarious
shout. 1t seemed to them a won
derful repast which was set before
them-and, oh, browning glory-a
custard pie! Nothing like this
since dad went Already it brought
a hint of color to the pinched faces.
Martha beamed with delight
William" she spoke to the eld-
est when the meal was concluded.
I've been out to the barn this
morning and 1 found two settin'
hens. Know anybody round has
good Plymouth Rocks? Mr.. Ryley
has purebreds? ? You get two set
tins, then. These hens you got
amt nothin' but tramps. And,
while you're about it, you hunt up
a couple of little pigs. AS longs
this fam'ly's goin' to use butter
and cream there1l be quite a lot
of skim milk. I'll get you the
money-and hurry back. We're
goin' to clean the yard this after
noon
One day Aunt Sally" came upon
Ruth, the 10-year-old, sitting pen
siyely on the back stoop. Whats
the matter, honey chiId?" She
spoke caressingly-Ruth was her
favorite.
Aunt Sally" the child replied,
Il want a pretty dress. Mamie
Morse has got bran new white
one"
Now, let's think" Aunt Sally
wrinkled her brow in seeming per
plexity. She could easily have pur-
chased the few yards of cloth for
the dress, but that was not her
way. She was teaching the chill
dren slowly but surely to rely upon
themselves. Ever pick wild straw
berries, Ruthie?'
Eyes, but 1 hate it; especially
AuIlIHS IHeiH-LHey re so SquaShy.
They are" conceded the old
lady, but 1 heard Mrs. Ryley say
t,other day she'd be willin' to pay
30 cents quart for wild strawber-
ries all hulled. Wouldn't take MANY
quarts for new dress"
oh" the child jumped up quick
ly, I'm going right now for a pail"
The last day of October came.
Aunt Sally" stood by. the west
window in the warm, bright kitch-
en-, looking for the asst time at the
sun setting over Glenn Mountain.
She was alone and the tears rolled
unheeded down her cheeks. The
recent months had brought her the
nearest approach to happiness that
she had known for ong years.
The thought of leaving these new
of hers and returning to the
of the cd ladies' home
was almost unbearable. She trem-
blingly wiped away the tears as the
door opened.
Why. Aunt Sally, whatever is
the natter" Mrs. Barber deposited
an apron filled with red apples on
the table and came over to the
old lady.
Don't, Annie, don't call me that. |
m not your aunt Sally, I'm a |
dreadful impostor. You've been so |
good to me, and I've been so happy.
couldn't go away without telling !,
you Your husbands Aunt Sally
snt me. She gave me the board
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

money her son sent her, and she's
taking my place in the old ladies'
home. l just got letter, and I've
got TO go back tomorrow and I-oh,
DEAR" the tears rained down again.
Slap, do stop" Mrs. BARRIERS
own eyes were quickly filling. My
dear friend, if you are an impos-
tor, you are a dearly beloved one.
And. oh. I'm so glad you haven
a home, Now We can give you
one"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
RESULT AND CAUSE.

All, yesterday she was my sweet
My bonny, blue-eyed lass.
Today she viii not deign to greet
Me, as I warily pass
I begged her for one little sip,
With honeyed sweetness thick ..
Ugh, to the hair upon my lip
Her cud of gum would stick!
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

William Lormer is promoting railroads in
South America in effort to recoup mis- for
tune. but Mr.. Newberry of Michigan is still re-
ceiving his mail in care of the United States
senate. An impressive lesson In American JUS
fira
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29
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MULTITUDE or SINS.

THE class In col-conducting VIII please
come to attention while Tim shows EN- no"
colyum really ought to be conducted aaa burn
it! Thank God for our contrbs; they keep
us out of work.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

A man escaped from an eastern prison t'
get married. The prison officials are daily
expecting him to give himself up.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

The University OF Pennsylvania has added
golf to its list OF studies. There must be a
shortage OF caddies in the Quaker state.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

A Washington dispatch states that friends
OF Josephus Daniels are urging him for the
Democratic vice presidential nomination. That
is anything but a friendly act
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

You get whole lot for your money when
you pay SO cents to enter the gates Of the
Trans Mississippi Valley Exposition and Pag
cant of Progress at Douglas park. You're
simply cheating yourself if you miss this show.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

The president of Mexico has recognized
Guatemala Probably through smoked glasses
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

Senator Reed was taken suddenly Ill while
delivering campaign speech 1t was not an
nounced how many in the audience were taken
sick.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

An eastern sociologist says clothes reveals
woman's character. Yes. both OF them.
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trib doing out to you days respite!
But this is only for the sake OF your gar
den. which believe must be sadly negiec1eo
while you are growing mosquito bites.
WONDER how many of your family" no
ticed that license issued to MI and Mrs. Hell !
thought of calling you up but knew instantly
it would never get past you. But has 1t oc-
CURED to you that il Florence Is a Minteer sne
can make Arthur C. He'll all right enough!
"T'OTHER day" was reading book, and
Judge my delight upon finding that some former
reader had expressed his opinion OF it with this
penciled comment: "Sutch damable fgirance."
/. Yes, 1 heartily agreed with him. Why
not?
WHAT is the next thing to do? Must be
time for little OF that verse Judy does not
like.
A SUMNER DAY.
Morning And the returning sun
Brings greetings from the world beyond.
The dew vanishes like snowflake
That drops upon the upturned palm
OF laughing child
The birds tune their orchestral instruments
And, ere long, burst into grand, melodious
music.
The milkman's CHEEKY whistle is heard ap
preaching,
And doors of crisp bacon and steaming Java
Fill the air.
Soon the daily rush to labor is begun
And the streets are filled with bustling, happy
crowd.
Housewives exchange greetings and gossip
Over the backyard fences.
Children and dogs chase pell-mell over the
lawns
Energy is abroad.
Noon. Overhead blazing sun
Sending his scorching rays into every dark
nook and Granny,
Driving all living things to shelter.
Deserted streets, save for few white wings
And an occasional Hebrew peddler,
Who needs only turban
To send the mind of the watcher
To PARKWAY, mystic scenes.
Quiet within the homes, and even the air
Is stilled of its early clamor.
Night The departing
Brings the cool twilight
Energy reawakes in the human breast
Lighted streets and front porches
Blossom with myriad colors
AS If all the flowers and butterflies
Were out parade.
Photographs and pianos vie with each other
To replace the orchestra of the morning
Millions of twinklng fref1ies
Bring the stars down to earth;
chirps.
the land
Like an eagle over his quive-ing prey.
Evening sounds grow fainter and farther
between
And the fires of Day
Are banked by the ashes of Night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-29

GIVEN weil-trained contribs. conducting =
colyum becomes almost pieasurable
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, 1922-12-07

Butter Wraps for sale at Sun ONCE.
, 1922-12-07

most appropriate "catch phrase or
slogan for use in advertising the
Platte valley. The idea involved is
simply that a phrase or sentence may
be discovered which will result in good
advertising for this region by attract
ing the attention of outside people who
may perhaps be looking for a new To-
cation in n country which offers pos
sibilities for new people or new indus
tries.
The money offered as prizes has
e donated by local business men
who feel that a little advertising will
not do the valley any harm, and if a
good slogan for the purpose can be
evolved, all will be asked to use the
slogan on their stationery II other
ment for the general good. There is
nothing compulsory about it, but all
should have sufficient local pride to
be willing to cooperate. All printed
stationery and other matter could car
ry the slogan without any additional
expense, and it would naturally tend
to attract some outside attention to
this region.
Here is a chance for the school chill
dren as well as all other persons to
compete for the ash prizes offered for
he best advertising slogan, and it is
hoped that everyone will offer a sug-
g%estion. Read the details of the con-
test elsewhere in this issue.
, 1922-12-07
THE RADIO COMBINATION.

a recent merger of big radio bust
nesses will go far toward making New
York City the chief radio station in
the world. Various American. British,
German, French, and Argentine plants,
capitalized at something like S1T0, OOO,-
10000, will now be under one manage
ment. The most powerful plant in the
world is the nearly completed Argen-
tine installation near Buenos Ayres.
1t covers 1,400 acres. has ten towers
800 feet high, and will cost SIG, OOO, 900.
This great Argentine plant, with n
radius of 10000 miles that can reach
vessels and stations anywhere on earth.
furnishes the first direct radio com
m~unication between North and South
America. This is one of the many
high-powered wireless stations to be
brought under one operating directory.
1t is expected that cheaper cable
communication will result from the
new combination. Radio companies
are now handling practically one
fourth of all transatlantic telegraph
business. The plaything of inventors
and amateurs has become II vital
necessity.
, 1922-12-07
NO LONGER WEAPON OF WAR
The Mace Today Is, However, In Al
Countries a Recognized Symbol
Of Authority.

In the days OF old armory the mace
was a military implement used for
dealing heavy blows. II was frequent
iy carried by horse-soldiers mt the
saddle bow, where II was suspended
by a thong which passed through the
upper part of the handle; this thong
was wound around the wrist to pre-
ven its loss by the force NJ a blow.
II could be conveniently welded with
n hand and had many forms. The
head was OF ten spikes. and some
times consisted of six. eight or more
radiating blades, grouped around a
central spike. all OF steel. In England
during the time OF the P%lnntngenets
the mace was used In battles and
tournaments. and was superseded by
the pistol In the time 81 Elizabeth.
The ornamental maccs OF parliament.
the universities, and the city corpora
lions may be traced to the Twelfth
ana Thirteenth centuries. The house
of commons has possessed no less than
three maces. and thht Of the lord may
or Of London dates from 1875. In
the congress OF the United States the
sergeant-at-arms has a small silver
mace.
At the present day the mace Is re-
gnrded rs a scepter or stan Of Office.
Maces are borne before or by officials
, 1922-12-07
Announcement
To the Residents of Saratoga and vi
cinity

To the Residents Of Saratoga and vi
cinity
Mr.. L. l.. Gould, my representative
in the undertaking business in Sara.
toga, having expressed a desire to be
released as aid representative on Sep
TENDER 1st,/I take this means of an
nouncing hat / shall remain in the
undertaking business in Saratoga. The
location and person in charge will be
announced later through the columns
of this paper,
The residents of the Platte Valley
may be assured that any business In
the future, as in the past, entrusted to
me, will be properly attended to either
by myself or an able assistant, nj /
will guarantee honest, reasonable and
competent service.
In case my services are required BE-
fore all new Arrangements are s0m-
pleted, please call me up at Rawlins by
phone at my expense and either ny
self or assistant will respond prompay
to your call. Yours Truly,
n. RASMUSSEN.
Phone. week days, OIL Nights, Sundays
and Holidays, 20.
, 1922-12-07
BLISS.

d q m. I
wunst had a mill
lion dollars an
lost 1t thro' de
law.
How. my poor
fellow?
A cop woke me
up
, 1922-12-07
Matter Full Of Hoies.

1t vas first shown by Thomson that
matter is neither continuous nor homo
geneous. He showed by an experiment
that hydrogen can be passed into a
bulb through an i~ncandescent
platinum window. In a similar way
sodium passes through glass, and this
Is a useful bit of knowledge in the
manufacture of vacuum tubes, because
sodium a be passed into the tube
to absorb the residual oxygen. Bel
lati, the Italian physicist. has shown
that hydrogen can pass through cold
iron. Mater may therefore be gen.
orally regarded as full of holes.
, 1922-12-07
AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL.

1t is gratifying to many Platte val
steps are to he taken to provide "A fully
accredited four-year high school curse
in Saratoga for Platte valley students
the coming year. Although the limit
cd valuation of the high school district
as voted will prevent the construction
of a new high school building at pres
ent, Mr.. Tidball, state commissioner of
education, has advised that the organ
ization of the district be completed and
immediate preparations begun for hay
ing an accredited school here next
year, and he offers to confer with the
high school trustees at any time and
lend all possible assistance.
1t will no doubt be necessary TO pro-
vide another temporary building, such
as was purchased by District Q this
year, in order to provide additional
class room, but this can be done at a
comparatively small expense and with
out bonding, and will serve the pur-
pose for the next year or two. at least.
And it is easily possible that within
that time other districts will come to
a realization that it is cheaper and
better to be in than to stay out. especi-
ally so if their tuition for high school
privileges should amount to more than
would their taxation if they we're a
part of the high school district.
The population of the valley has in
creased greatly the past two years and
il will no doubt continue to increase in
years to cone. This condition will
eventually result in some of the outly-
ing districts being forced to levy a high
tax for payment of tuition for their
high school pupils and will eventually
result in these districts p%etitioning for
inclusion in the high school district.
The present need is to hold our adynn-
fage by organizing the district and pro
viding a fOur-year high school at the
minimum of expense.
The bulk of the valley high school
pupils are going to attend this school.
principally because It will be cheaper
for the parents to school them here and
also because they will be within a
couple of hours drive of home at all
times. Those men who argue that they
can school their children just as cheap
ly and satisfactorily at Laramie. Ciey-
enne or Denver, are talking bunk, and
dcceiving themselves if they believe
their own statements. When it cones
time to send their children to high
school, they will send them to ne
nearest available school that provides
the required facilities. in order to
ave thun as near homo rs possible.
The mothers will see to it that the
children 20 no farther from home than
is absolutely necessary.
, 1922-12-07

The sun man has been taken to task
by the loyal people of the Ryan school
district for reporting that in the re-
cent High School District election that
district polled n vote of II in favor of
the creation of the district and II
vote against They wish to have it
distinctly understood that 10 votes
were cast I'm that district-and 10 FOR
the consolidation. The sun is very
glad to make this correction and at
the same time to congratulate the peo-
pie of that district upon their broad
and liberal stand in favor of education.
, 1922-12-07
NORTH PLATTE VALLEY FOLKS!!
Win q Cash Prize
AND BUY YOUR XMAS PRESENTS!
$500 IN PRIZES.


The business men of our valley have expressed
a desire for an appropriate phrase or slogan which
can be used for advertising and otherwise making
this valley more widely known. Other sections of
this State and of other States employ a "catch
phrase" or slogan" as a means of more definitely
calling attention to their respective communities.
This valley wants something of a similar nature.
For instance, the Green River folks, in the west
ern part OF our state, refer to their country as "The
Last Frontier" You didn't think our ~neighbors to
the west were clever enough to think of and make
use of such a thing as that, did you? Well, they
have done it, and we will have to give them credit for
having a live bunch out there. Kansas City folks
say they live in '"The Heart of America" And over
at Davenport, Iowa, they say that enterprising burg
is The Gateway of the West" Those people think
so much of their own communities that they tell the
whole world about it in four or five catchy words.
How about our North Platte Valley? Why can
not we tell the world that we are on the map, also?
Lots of people know this valley as "The Fishermen's
Paradise" But don't you think there is something
lacking in that slogan? People outside may think
there is nothing but fish here when they read that.
We don't believe that is true and we are going to
have an awful argument with the dude that says
so. Other folks say this is "The Valley With a Hun
dred Resources" We know that is true, but it isn't
definite. Every community might think and say
the same thing of itself.
Now, listen! This is what we are going to do:
We want everybody in the valley to think hard about
a good slogan. You can say lots of nice things about
this valley, but what particular thing is most de-
%scriptive? Put your ideas of an appropriate "catch
phrase" or slogan" on paper and send it to Lee
Wilcox, Postmaster, Saratoga, Wyoming" I.
This is a contest open to everybody-young and
not so young. The slogan selected as the best one
submitted is going to receive a cash prize of TEN
DOLLARS; the second-best one, FIVE DOLLARS.
The winning slogan is going to be the property
of the valley and anybody may use it for advertising
in any way he sees fit. 1t will be used on letterheads,
envelopes, circulars, in newspaper advertisements,
on sign boards-in any manner that will put it be-
fore the eyes of outside people. Contestants are not
limited to one suggestion-send in as many as you
wish
The judges of this contest will be Messrs. Joseph
NUM-, M. B. McKillip and Fred H. Healey. The
contest will close on Monday night, December Is,
and the judges named above will announce the Win
ner on Tuesday, December 10.
All right! We all know the rules of the game
let's go! Address all your offerings to Postmaster
Lee Wilcox, who will turn them over to the judges on
Tuesday morning, December 10, and the decicion will
be made just in time for the winners to have their
prize money for Christmas buying.
, 1922-12-07

or various ranks In many countries,
as n symbol OF authority, or badge OF
office, and the mace on the table OF the
British house Of lords or Of IN
represents the authority " the house.
, 1922-12-07
ALWAYS



/ have some
most attractive
stock to sell.
Yes. sup
pose so. Any
how I've v
seen n stock
certificate that
wasn't n beauti-
full thing to
look at.
, 1922-12-07
WIN A CASH PRIZE.

Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an announcement of II contest ia which
cash prizes are offered for the best or
, 1922-12-07

Make your friends Christmas pres
ents Of a few Of the late photograph
records. CAN at the Ross Pharmacy
and hear them played. No trouble to
show theme. W. Scott.
, 1922-12-07

Never bear more thar one kind of
trouble at n time. Some people bear
three-all they have had, all they are
having now, and all they expect to
hnyc.
Evening star., 1922-02-10
The Children's Hour

When dolls are so expensive. ii is
comforting to know that Mabel will
enjoy making one herself. And out
of the torn stockings you hated to
throw away.
Cut the foot from a pink or white
Isle stocking. Shirr the cut end of
the leg part. Draw it up tight and
fasten. Stuff some cotton in till you
have a nice. round head. Then loosely
shirr a part for the neck. Continue
to stuff in the cotton till the body is
long enough. Cut OF the rest of the
stocking. Then take blue stocking
or any color you happen to have.
This part may be silk. Cut away the
foot of that one also. Make a slit
for about five inches and sew around
1t. Shirr the bottoms. Allow about
three inches above the slit and cut
off the rest Of the stocking. Stun
this part for the legs. Stitch this
part on to the other part Of the body.
Sew small pieces for the arms. Stuff
them and sew them onto the body.
From the piece of blue stocking you
had left make the cap. Just cut
straight piece. Shirr 1t in at one end
and cover the hole with a button.
Turn up the other end. Make the
hair that shows out with looks of
black or brown worsted. The eyes,
nose and mouth are first drawn in
with pencil. Then stitched in with
colored wool. Paint the cheeks. Make
the sweater from a white stocking.
This makes as soft and charming a
doll as any you can buy.