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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
Monte Carlo Feels Pinch.

The gambling casino at Monte Carlo feels
the pinch Of hard times. Its income from the
suckers has>fallen to S4,204,000 francs year.
This is the latest financial report to the Paris
bourse, where the shares in the famous
gambling house are quoted at 5000 francs Divi-
dends paid by the Monte Carlo gambling cor.
poration are only half as large as before the
war: But as business proposition 1t is
enough to make even large American manu-
facturer green with envy. 1t is capitalized at
100000 francs When it comes to breaking
tho bank Monte Carlo is financially ready even
for the most ambitious plunger with system
Individual tables are broken at Monte Carlo
regularly, but the house Keyer. You hear
lot about Europe being in financial distress.
But you'd never imagine it while ut Monte
Carlo. even during the slump. It is vision of
diamonds and vintage wines. Tho lavish dis
play Of wealth at the casino. however, is not
accompanied BY any wild carnival atmosphere.
The gaming rooms are nearly as quiet as
graveyard. All around. according to recent Wis
ttors. it is one Of the tamest sishts IL he void.
Also enc Of the most sordid.s People are nearly
- aorious at losing money az making it.
Run1pg your eye over the gambling crowd at
Mont Carlo, you notice preponderance Of int,
Ugly hsstiai individuals Who have war profteer
written al over them Then you notice that
rev q them are Americans. The avskass
Amssicen comes away wondering Why the semi
sahkFupt goveEnmsnta Of Europe do not taxa
stses t. tax tAsee laA rich. ugly peopls 20 tbey
volM have lees time and money TO snend at
Monte Carlo. Heavily taxed. thsy misht take
- As,Sn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
The Daily Short Story

They had come there filled with
high courage and strength, but life
had cheated them. A cold, sullen
bitterness filled her. Just seven
years wasted-seven of the best
years that could never be regained.
DULY she wondered whether the
baby had awakened. He would be
hungry, but Jim would feed him
when he returned. She shut her
eyes for q moment, standing like a
statue of despair in the barren
field. Her head ached throbbingly,
and the arm with the weight of
the suitcase dragging on it felt
numb.
She took a few steps forward,
fighting the desire that came sud
denly to turn for a last look at the
prison that had held her for seven
years. At last she yielded. She
looked, then rubbed her eyes fierce
ly and looked strainingly again.
Against the simmer of heat thin
line Of gray wavered above the
tiny cottage. The gray took ON a
udi AeE loHc, anu tWIStS VI SmOke
curled into the yellow air.
A thudding rush of blood blinded
her for an instant. Then her brain
became calm again. She flung the
suitcase from her and with tor
tured strength urged her feet back
toward the cottage. Horror swept
her as the three little faces flashed
across her brin. II she did not
reach there in time-she could not
think of it, it would take her
strength, and she needed it all.
She could not even look now at
the smoke that had become still
blacker. Red films .floated before
her eyes. She was conscious only
that she was going toward home,
toward the three innocent beings
she had brought into the world and
was abandoning.
An eternity passed and she was
there. Afterward she could never
recall anything that happened, She
could see only the terrified faces in
the smoke-filled room, then the
smoke cleared and Jim smiled into
her eyes, and thankfulness and
peace flowed deeply over her tor
tured soul.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

Q. What is the hardest element
or ore next to the diamond? r. A.
R.
A. Corundum ranks next to the
diamond in hardness, the relative
degree of hardness being as 8 to 10.
O. Who was the first secretary
of agriculture? e. A.
A. Jeremiah McLain Rush, OF
Wisconsin,. was the first secretary
of agriculture, under President
Harrison, in 1S89-93.
@. What is burgoo? M. M.
A. This is an oatmeal pudding
or thick Cruel served to seamen on
shipboard.
q. How many different religions
has the world had? D. H.
A. 1t would be impossible to
compute the exact number of relig-
ions Of various kinds that the
world has known. but one modern
authority has compiled a list OF
1872.
Q. What is the record for para
chute jumping? s. C. r.
A. Captain A. W. Stevens of Nc
Cook Field, in jumping 24,200 feet
with q parachute established a new
record.
Q. What kind Of acid does fruit
contain? NJ. G. S.
A. Lemons, oranges. grape fruit
lime and citron contain citric acid /;
apples. pears, peaches, apricots,
| gooseberries, currants and straw
berries. malic acid; rhubarb, oxalic
acid; and grapes. tartaric acid.
Q. What lis Gresham's law?
n. G. r.
4. eir Thomas Gresham, direc-
tor u, the British mint, laid down
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

Davenport is booming its annual Mississippi
valley fair. The Davenport show will be a
winner because everybody in the city is boost
ing@it 1t is not an enterprise from which
for men expect to gain profit It's COM
mNnity undertaking. It's promoted in the
name of Davenport, and everybody in the city
fesis that he is benefited. There. can be no
failure where such a united spirit is manifested.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
Golf to Succeed Baseball? \

You may scof at the suggestion that some
day golf will take the place of baseball as our
foremost national sport. Sporting goods manu.
1acturers estimate that 100000 Americans are
golfers today. And that is only a beginning
Anyone with his eyes open realizes that golf
srN3e is sweeping the country like prairie
ares In popularity golf is growing faster than
bassball grew in it, early days. For every one
that plays golf there are five who would be
Dlaying IL they could. In the main golf still is
5fch mans game. The price Of getting into
. yDod golf club is prohibitive for the average
m1s-and usually Intentionally so. to keep the
membefship exclusive Many cities have mu-
nSstDel golf coqrssA but not enough Of them. A
plexer generally has to stand in line for hours
before he can drive OF. And. while ploddiue
iron hole to hole. he finds the COURSE 20
crowded that It's like hsins in . shsapnel hsr-
ra4e The shortage Of golf courses for the per-
sou.of moderate means drives home the prin-
cilse that America has made practically no pro
viE3pns for rscreationaI sports for the people,
"a golf ever does dethrone baseball it will be
Spod thing for the national health The base
baH fan rarely plays the game himself. He
sits and watches professionals play. For this
rekapn baseball in America IL no longer .
sbprt. 1t is form Of theatricals. You do not
nuns however. golf enthusiasts sitting back and
Nlxrhing others play-exoept an occaaonal
;ltsf. The golfer Il not . grandatand loatsr He
sefa ont and playes the game htmselk Golf d
sometimes aneered at - Municipality CANA
bet only BY people whose knoWtsdsa of It u
mated to obssrvatiou from . passing asto. Car
v "a 10 extremes. golf 10 daassEoQsiy vielsat
sport. You have noticed lately !the i1cxaestns
Z number OF men who ars falling dsaa Of hear,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
1@OhANCE u FATAL.

IN 10o yUc40O0 season, et01y
saInAaef, ytor aftef year, BE II aid.
to the shame OF our boasted popu-
lar education. precious lives are
sacri1hced bec4u1e the bystanders
IN n emergency are ignorant and
p0werless TO enpiy de simplest
1lfst aid the moment when life
hinges On intelligent action. Many
. child n rescued from Tie water
Islt6r only . bfief submefsiOn and
then cruelty permitted to die be-
eauss the feacper or bystandsr can
not render. effective first aid. This
ID indeed Z terrible thing to don
template.
Every man and woman who en-
tefS the water TO swim or play
should be required by law, under
police and health department sur
vei1lance, to show that he or she
is competent to apply artificial res
pifation for the resuscitati0n of the
drowned or asphyxiated. And ev-
cry visitor to bathing Or SWIM
ming place, every onlooker, could
add to the worlds happiness II his
or her formal evidence of fitness
to serve in such emergency could
be shown. It is regrettable that
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and
q few policemen and firemen alone
should be capable of acting intelli-
gently in the resuscitation of the
victim of drowning. Anybody who
pretends to love children should
learn how to apply artificial res
piration in the most effective
known way, and that is the way
any Boy Scout or Girl Scout can
teach. The prone pressure or
Schafer method is the simplest and
best of all known methods, better
than any apparatus, and is thus
described by Schafer himself:
1T consists in laying the subject
in the prone posture" (which
means on his BELLY preferably on
the ground, with a thick folded gar
ment underneath the chest and
epigastrium" (Which means the
middle of the body. The operator
| puto AA0oVAA dIAWdIL VI at lilo 8tUo
of the subject, facing his head, and
places his hands on either side over
| the lower part of the back lowest
RIBS. He then slowly throws the
weight Of his body forward to bear
| upon his own arms, and thrs
presses upon thorax Of the subject
and forces air out of the lungs.
This being affected, he gradually
relaxes the pressure by bringing
his own body up again to a more
erect position, but without moving
the hands"
These movements are repeated
regularly at the rate of Is times
a minute and without interruption
for at least half an hour before
giving up.
No description Of the method can
compare with an actual demonstra-
ton on volunteer subject, and
only by actual performance of the
method upon a volunteer can one
become qualified to apply it.
/ The folded garment underneath
the body is not essential.
The subjects head is turned to
either side, so<that the face shall
not be upon the ground
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Nail Bline.

/ have q daughter IL years OF age
who is forever biting her finger
nails. Please send me the yafnish
which you recommended some time
ago to prevent this.-(Mfs. h. HI
Answer-No "varnish" or other
application to the nails is worth
the trouble. I should advise that
you have your daughters nails
carefully manicured twice . week
for perhaps dozen times, and IN
the course Of this treatment she
will probably find it possible to
conquer the temptation to bite the
nails.
Climate Hound.
I notice in one of your articles
you assert that climate has nothing
to do with tuberculosis. This 10
contrary to the belief of most peo-
ple and a large number Of doctors,
isn't it? AS l am chasing the I. 3.
cure In this climate at considerable
expense, l wonder IL you believe
/ would be as we'll of at home
How about returning to ones ma
tive place after the disease has
been arrested? Folks about here
declare it is equivalent to suicide
to 20 back home to live.-(T. H.
L.
Answer-To 60 back home to live
the unhygienic life which brought
on the tuberculosis would be I'M
wise, of course. But II you chase
the cure as enthusiastically and
industriously and as patiently at
home as YOU do where you are liv-
ing now, why, of course you would
be as we'll of there Folks" and
people" believe a lot of things
about tuberculosis which "ain't So
and fear there are still too many
doctors who conspire with patients
in chasing the rainbow of climate
Not Very Porous.
Anent your dicta re "pores." Isn't
it true that construction by drafts
or otherwise Of the pores" OF
sweat glands, causes accumulation
of lot of matter in the body
which is then discharged through
the mucous surface of nose, throat
and lungs?-(C. H. W)
Answer-No, it isn't true. That
is notion which is associated with
the fanciful conception Of pores.
Lead F0fl.
In every package of - candy
the tablets show a black discolora-
ton about the edges. They come
wrapped in foil. Any chance of lead
poisoning?7(A. s.
Answer-Yes. '
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
RESTITUTION.
By Frances E. Goodrich.

\OOPyIlSul, 1CAA, Wy Lie WuECASA
Syndicate, 1nc.)
For weeks her eyes had ached
horribly. Day after day the sun
shone cruelty. The glare on the
fat, yellow country bit into her
brain. The three small rooms were
sickeningly hot; even thick, dark
shades could not entirely shut out
the fierce light. The woman
choked back a sob of agony. Then
her lips curled in scorn at herself
Seven years before, she had said
she would never live away from
the mountains she so dearly loved
yet, for seven years she had lived
on that dreary plain, each day
growing more hopeless, despairing
that she would ever conquer that
unconquerable land; fearing to
turn back. yet fearing the wretched
uncertainty ahead.
A laugh, harsh and weird, sound
ed in the still room. The two chill
dren playing on the floor looked VI
in fear. The 6-months-old baby in
the cradle aWoke and whimpered
Dispassionately the woman hushed
the child. The other two did moi
notice. Mother lo%e seemed dead in
her. They were but undesired ties
holding her to this deadly exist
ence.
The hours dragged slowly by
Jim would not be home until late
In a drsamlike trance, she moved
The work was done. She took q
small suitcase from the corner and
put in it a few clothes. From q
drawer she took the pocketbOoh
that held the two hundred dollars
she had saved of her own. II
would take her away from this
horrible life-it would make her q
living being again.
She fed the two children and
washed their faces and hands. The
baby was sleeping again; she
would not wake him. It was late
afternoon, but the heat was still in
tense.
She changed her dress. It Wal
the same dress she had worn When
she came there. It has been worn
| but twice since. Some time again
perhaps. she would have good
clothes.
Stoically she went out. She
would not permit herself to say a
last goodbye to the children
There was . grim finality in the
manner in which she went out and
closed the door. She was no long.
era wife and mother. She val
cold, hard, struggling against a
malignant fate.
The heat made even slow walk
ing almost intolerable. The ground
vas rough and covered with stub
BILE that hurt her feet, but she
dragged doggedly on. She would
reach the nearest town early the
next morning. in time to get the
only train that went through there
once . week.
She could see two other specks
Of homesteads through the SHIN
mering heat They were as desc
late 40 hsr own. The women in
these hapes were about her own
aSe. hit broken IN spirit a well
- hody hy the soul-Wrecking Life
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

.turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries are
to each individual. No attention will b
the dictum "Bad money drives good
money out of circulation" when
has since been known as Ores
hams law. AS an illustration OF
its application, if any considerable
quantity of the gold coins OF a
country should be clipped or sweat
ed or otherwise reduced in their
bullion value the good gold coins
those of full vullion value
would speedily disappear from cir
culation.
@. What is the correct tempera-
ture for q hot bath? G. A.
+ A. A hot bath may be from 100 TO
liz degrees Fahrenheit. A colo
bath should be between IS and 6o
degrees.
Q. Is rice paper made from rice!
A.. Rice paper is made from the
pith Of a small tree, known botani-
cally as aralia papyrifera.
Q. What is the largest lake In
europe! M. .. r.
A Lake Lagoda, situated in Rus
STA, near st. Petersburg, has THIS
distinction. 1t is. 129 miles long.
68 miles wide, and has an area OF
6.998 square miles. Its greatest
deph is 100 feet.
@. What is a good definition OF
religion? T. s.
Shn
A. Kant says religion is "ne
recognition Of all our duties as di-
vine commands" Huxley. "rever.
ence and love for the ethical ideai
and the desire to realize that ideai
inlife Matthew Arnold. 'moralily
touched by emotion" Reinach, re-
ligion is . collection OF scruples
that are . stumbling block to Inc
free exercise OF our faculties
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

President Harding may be obliged to ask
congress for authority to take over the rail-
roans and mines and operate them in the in
tefSst Of the public. The president could make
nd more popular move right now. The nation
should not be forced to suffer because Of the
Quarrels between the railroad and mine own
ers and their employees.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

Nora Bayss. the musical comedy actress. Is
bslhg divorced by her fourth husband. Nora
pri5bably feels that movie stars have been re-
cettang too much publicity.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

British coat is arriving in New York By the
ship load. The English are saving wood while
W are quarreiing among ourselves in ~
country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

# is probable that imported gunner fired
the shots that snuffed out the life Of Bill Gable.
bats the men who decread his death add re-
wafied the executioners are still in Rock Is
Land.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

Table Of Contents. ,
L. Mr.. Sumner and the Dionysian Rites ].
II. The Technique q Homebrew as De-
veloped in the Households Of An
Gent Oriental Monarchs 800. |
III. The Sculpture Of Arthur Davidson
Ficke 800.
". Floyd Dell and the Spirit of Rotary col
v. Henry Mencken Considered as
Constructive Christian Force 3o6. |
vi. Mendels Law as Exemplified in the
Breeding Of White Mice 800. |
VII. Notes on the James Branch Cabell-
Harold Bell Wright Correspond
ence 400.
VII. The Vanity Fair Churchman Merger
and Its Probable Eject ON Amer
lean Letters $50. |
Will The Phosphate Industry in Western
Manitoba as an Adjunct to the
Manufacture of Typewriters 639.
TX. Hitherto Unpublished Notes on the
Manichean Mysteries $40.
X The Art Of Floyd Dell 641
XII. How to Toddle C42
XII. Evidences of q Spiritual Relation
ship Between Walt Whitman and
Index.
Abelard. 81. 100. 2s7-sss.
Angle worms, Is.
Art Leagues. IS. a. 1877. 7so-soe.
Balls, 1865.
Bull, 1890.
Carbohydrates, S.
! consreeationaiist, The, 4s
Dropsy, TT.
Dugouts, 1898.
Epilepsy, s45. /
Esther The Beautiful Queen, SAB. |
Fitzgerald. F. Scott, 4s4
Fudge. How to Make. 275.
Gillway, Sarah J.
(. Guzzling, Beer. 49,
Hammers, Manufacture Of, 100.
Huxley, Aldous, 1s3.
Jones, 1890.
'ursen' 49, ST. 1884, s0o-45o
Krazy Kat, $3.50.
Laziness, rs. 4
Mencken, Henry. 1O0-175, 800.
Money, How to Make. 574-7Ss.
N.
Nathan George Jean. \
Oscillation, ss-s7s,
Penance. SO. /
+ Punctures, How to Fix, 7el.
@.
Quonstak, Rugrid Won, 735.
r.
Rats, Sc.
Razors, 81.
Stevens, 275
Tobasco, $780,
Tom cats, 739.
Ubiquity, 765. |
Untermeyer, Louis, 81.
"
Variety, 623
Vechten, Carl Van $685.
Voorhees,, Daniel Blaine
Whifne, Peter, 81.
',esT K
Xander. Estes. CAT.
Young. Brigham. l1e.
e
Zebrss, 75-14G
Zuleika, 4e7.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09

} iThess ts nights that cause mans fancy "a
suaenly turn 70 thoughts Of the winter coal
rifnE 54
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-09
by
RoCKwALL HAMMERBURG
Carl Van vechien,
without Whose Inspiration This Beck
Would Never Havo Been
W~MA>A



Preface.
This is the Arst book that have ever writ
ten and owe Its Inspiration directly to Mr.
Van Vechten's Peter Whine in which the sug-
gestion is made that books be written contain
ing nothing but table Of content and IN index.
The suggestion is well founded, for Is
see it, most modern books are at once too long
and show lack of Information - the parts Of
those who write them. The beesty Of a book
such - mine is that it coyers . multitude Of
subjects, Of all Of which An equally ignorant.
Ny ignorance however, is no hindrance, tor I
merely mention these subjects and make NO e.
fort to 60 into details-would that other au-
thors were as wise as I!-leaving that to those
+of my readers who are informed. Many Of
these matters they might not think Of without
my help. / give them these hints for what
they may be worth, With the wish that they may
prove more stimulating to them than they have
been to me. B. H.
The CannerY
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08
The Loan Plan

You can now borrow 500 on your completed
home for a term of years, or if you desire,
it may be prepaid at any time after years
without premium. The payments on the loan
are made each half year and are go of the
principal plus the interest at current local
rates. f&4.l
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08
of Atlanta, Ga.

Has been appointed the Florida and Georgia representatives
of the Real Estate Loan De arment of the Metropolitan Life
construction of homes in Florida and Georgia. In the past
fourteen months over SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS has been
loaned on new homes 2g t&' fund FIordas and ceorsa'
proportion limited any specific amount;
being given that money for your available on long
time loans with very easy payments.
These loans will be made in all towns of 10000 population
and over
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08

There is an old saying that-opportunity
knocks but once at any mans door. The OPP
portunity offered by the building plan of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is one
that every man or woman who is interested in
the building of their own home should take
advantage Of So many people delay-until
it is too late, before building home Old
age creeps upon them, poverty follows and
the golden opportunity is lost. Never before
has plan been devised that has proven to be
so fair as the one offered here.
Building material and labor have reached
new low ebb, and the logical time to lay your
plans for building is now.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-05-29
DORCHESTER COUNTY
BONDS FOR SALE

The County Commissioners for Dor
chester, county. Maryland. invite sealed
500. THESE bonds are issued under
authority conferred by Chapter 1875, of
the acts of the General Assembly Iof
Maryland. at the session of 1922.
Bids to be opened at 2 o'clock p NJ.
TUESDAY JUNE 20. 1922, by the said
The County Commissioners for Dor
chester County, The said bonds are
issued in denominations of $1,000 each,
with coupons attached thereto. for the
payment of interest thereon, payable
S"mi-annuanE on the first day of
January and the first day of July, in
each year Ito the maturity of each of
said bonds. at the rate of four and one
half per cent. per annum. Said bonds
are exempt from all county and
municipal taxes levied in Dorchester
county.
Said bonds will be numbered from l
TO goo. inclusive. Ten of said bonds,
numbered from l 70 10, inclusive, will
mature on July 1, 1923, and 10 of said
bonds. Following in numerical order.
viii become due on the first day of
July. each year thereafter. until the
entire issue is redeeme ed Interest to
the first day OF July, 1922, must be al
lowed and estimated IN all bids Each
bid must he accompanied by certifi-
ed check for per cent OF the face
value of the bonds bid for payable to
the County Commissioners for Dor
chester county, said check to be re-
turned To the bidder if the bid is not
accepted
The County Commissioners for Dor
chester County reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
By order of The County Commission
ers- for Dorchester County.
JOHN \. BAKER,
President of The County :Commis4 hon
ers for Dorchester County.