The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-28
This Editor Is an Embryo Colyumist-
or Something,

or Something.
from the Oskaloosa Qa) Herald
Oskaloosa keeps up-to-date with the
times. Didn't you know there was big
strike" at the NJ & st. L. coal chutes
the OTTER day?-yep. two=man strike, and
had to send out the police, both of them,
to stop the strikers" from throwing the
coal they were supposed to shovel.
HOW the dickens can one write pert para
graphs (conceding that one is capable of doing
that at any umel when one knows that one
is going to miss perfectly lovely glove battle
if onesdoesn't get move on? We ask you
and pass on to another contribution from Sea-
mozzi (who ought to be- tickled pink to make
the cOlyum twice in one day..
VERY SIMPLE: USE THE ENVELOPES TO
MAIL YOUR TOMBSTONE OFFERINGS.
Dear Mac: If you would agree to conduct
that Information Bureau 1 previously sug
gested we could do business Two problems
bother me today. They are:
l. How to dispose OF a Canadian dime.
2. What to do with envelopes for which the
complemental stationery has been used up.
The only halfway satisfactory solution for
the first question l found. is to drop them in
the coin box at the front end of street car
When the c. dime has jngled to rest ON that
little trapdoor within the box thu con. cannot
either withdraw it or gracefully protest A.
any rate, this scheme is much more crafty than
to brazenly pass it on on Hickey cigar store
clerk Wel-there is my method Is there
better way? 49,.
AS for the envelope question, I have no
opinion. I've got thrifty ideas but am not a
Scotsman, so would you mind helping me:
Thanks. SCAMOZZi
WILL Scamozzi tell us why. after he said
ne had never had occasion TO really learn"
what was split infinitive until we called his
attention to it, he presumes to brazenly split
another one in that unseemly manner?
The Evangelical Kiss-It's Not Exciting.
lFrom testimony in Trotter case In thu
Chitrib.]
CIVIL you tell again just what you
saw in the office? Al saw him step
within two feet of her chair lean over
and kiss her, saying, How is my little
sweetie?"
= is the foregoing new style of oscillation
promulgated by the fappers and hippers who
nave invented tor think they have) a new Ian
guage! Twas not like this in the olden DAYS
In the days beyond recall, etc"
THE lesser dne-tenth of a Sunday school
teacher in local church reports the following
incident: s
When Friend Wife called her class to order
last Sunday she saw a new face among the
youngsters, lad of about seven years
You're a new member of the class aro
your" she said TO him.
NO, I'm an old member" said the bow
But didn't see you here last Sunday, said
NO" he rejoined -I wasn't here las. sur-
day, mr. / wasn't here me Sunday before
either" %
On, said the boy, last Sunday We vent
To a picnic and the Sunday before thst we
We have printed this because wer. sn-s
his mother will be pleased to know thai he
Keeps his Sunday school teacher posted
FRENzIED RIMING.
1 hope / finish this in time
To see the White and Dundee fight,
o geei gosh!- Amt this crime?
l hope finish this in time
I will (if find rfrne
For fight. All. yes. I'll make 1t whitst,
/ hope / finish this in time
To see. the White and Dundee fight
BUSINESS OF drawing long long, breath
and dsshing for the car.
count that day lost whose low descending
sun
Views not a gang OF Prophets full Of fun.
p. s: We know another good rime for
NM r II. MG.