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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-02

thing we make. 1t If we can. My wife Is sick and the wagon is broke and it's raining and night is near In a lone some country, and 1t ain't a real good time for me to be down in the mouth --is 1t, now? We haven't broke any bones or had an earthquake or been scaiped by Indians, so there's some room for happiness
 Look here, stranger-I like you said the man. If there's anything I can do to help ye, I'll stop a while.' |"
 He spent the night with them and helped mend the felly and set the tire.
 The fever and ague passed from one to another and all were sick before the journey ended, although Samson kept the reins in hand through his misery. There were many breaks to mend, but Samson's inge- nuity was always equal to the task.
 One day, near nightfall, they were overtaken by tall handsome Yankee lad riding a pony. His pony\stopped beside the wagon and looked toward IiC IAofOACiS as II dppSdllhS AoI hSAp' The boy was pointing toward the hori- zon and muttering. Sarah saw at once that his mind was wandering in the delirium of fever, She got out of the wagon and took his hand. The moment she did so he began crying like a child.
 "This boy is sick" she said to Sam hn of his horse. They camped. for the night and put the boy to bed and gave him medicine and tender care. He was too sick to travel next day. The Tray lors stayed with him andEnursed the lad until he was able to go on. He was from Niagara county, New York, and his name was Harry Needles. His mother had died when he was ten and his father had married
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-02
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright, Irving Bachetler

CHAPTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray Tor, with their two children, Josiah and Betsey, travel by wagon from their home in Vergennes, Vt, to the West, the land of plenty. Their destination Is the Coun- try of the Sangamon, in Illinois.
Connecticut western news., 1922-03-02
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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-02

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Connecticut western news., 1922-03-02
Jail Fare.

Johns mother, who is on a diet was eating a piece of dr: bread and drinking a glass of water when he entered tho room. Looking at the meager repast he exclaimed: Gee ma, your stumfck will think you're in tan.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

That the U. s. navy can lead the world, even if reduced in size in ac- cordance with the proposal of the Washington arms conference, is the belief of Admiral Hilary Jones, U. S. N.
 With American spirit in the heart of its b1uejackets and the right naval principles and correct training as an added asset, they are a group of de- lenders of which the most exactfng supporters of the national prepared ness may feel that the country is well represented" Admiral Jones recently declared
 "Give us the men and the means whereby to train men and we will give the United States the navy of the world That the men may be trained and may be deve1epod to the greatest degree of efficiency without the added expense of the ships that are to be discarded, there is no doubt in the mind of naval authorities and the off, cers of the navy. If after the reduc- tion, the navy may be given the necessary comp1ements to man the ships properly, the navy will be the most efficient navy possible.
 t-It is far better to have a navy of a smaller tonnage with peter propor- tionate complements than to have one of large complements undermanned
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
DINNERSIxyREsl

The late General Lawton never wearied Of repeating the following story, which, he said. illustrated the irrepressib1e good humor of the negro soldier:
 The night of the Fl Caney affair, when my division was marching back to Fl Paso to take up a new position the next morning, I was sitting at the side of the road with Major Creigh- ton Webb, inspector general of my staff and one of the pluckfest men ever knew. The men were filing past and we watched them- They were tired out, but full of ginger. The day~was just beginning to dawn, when we heard someone coming down the road talking at the top of his voice He talked and laughed and laughed and talked, and the men with him were chattering and joking.
 'Here comes the negro soldiers" said Webb. and sure enough the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
dE UE GOLDEN GTPI|
zas BY puYLliS Wlllp5

she seems to hate me now. I wish ] knew what was wrong"
 "Oh, it's just some girl nonsense nothing more. so don't worry about it," said Don Miguel reassuringly
 Maybe it's because every creature in the camp loves you so that makes her jealous. It can't be anything else, for you've certainly never done her or her mother any harm. Come now Lona, pick up your pretty feet and let's go home. The women were al- ready telling me that supper was about ready when I left half an hour ago.
 'Tm starving" answered Illona, as she gave a final toss of her hair to the winds and jumped to her feet. Come on, I'll race you to that tree stump there" she challenged him. laughing, and pointing to blackened stump in the distance.
 'Lona, Gemma tells me you are lazy, much lazy said Miguel as they strode back to the tents after their race. But I'd like to hear what you have to say about Gemma and one or two others. Those women are always talking and talebearing, but I have never heard you say a word against them nor in your own defense"
 And I have little to say now. either, big chief" answered nlona, tightening her lips ever so slightly.
 "I insist upon some sort of an ex- planation, though. so this time you can't ignore my question"
 Why, oh why, at twilight on the very first wonderful day of spring do we have to thrash out unpleasant sub- jects, Miguel?" asked IIlona in a quiver1ng voice. Just listen to that swamp bird over there, the most beautiful music in the world; look at those exquisite pastel tints in the sky and sniff the scent in the air, then ask me to cut up the beauty and hush of it all by getting into an argumenti''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
THE MEETING

llIona made room for Miguel beside e her, she pointed to her bare feet and legs in quite an unem barras ssed way. as she explained to him how clean they were now after their bath. A flower-ike head set on a graceful neck and shoulders; hair, known to the French as b1onde-sendre. and deep, heavy-1idded eyes of a crystal clear green that changed with every mood from deepest to misty go1ds: an en1gmat1c smile, two lips that blew rulI and pink, rather than scarlet, such were the ingredients that went to make up the whole of IIlona. She was tall and slender, and walked with the free, swinging movements of youth She had a charming trick of catching her under lip with her two front teeth, which were often display ed, owing to a temptingly short upper lip.
 "Gemma told me you were out in this direction, somewhere said Mi guel-"she seems to get worse tenn pered every day"
 Well, just remember that I have had the pack of them at me all day" answered I11ona, with a shrug of an- noyance.
 Yes, she began complaining about you until I stopped her." said Miguel, and I also told her to behave her self in the future, for I was not go- ing to have dissension in the camp and was tired of her complaining, and of the tales those other three women who hang out with her are constant ly bringing to me. As for Stella she's young and may learn in time that a harsh tongue is sure to urove her own worst enemy in the end"
 I can't imagine what's come over In1 puzzled look. She and I used to get on well together up to last year even We're the same age, and you'd think that there'd be lots in common, but
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
SECTION
''Mother Love '---and Nellie P. Spauldine

f How often do actors actually ''feel'
 the parts they are called upon to in- I terpret? You hear about "vamps'
 who, in private life, are happily mar
 r1ed and contented homekeepers: 1 shocking Villains who, off the stage
 or out of the picture, are notoriously | meek and benevolent. Doddering old 1 men are played by lads just out of | college, and Shakespearean stars have 1 made very convincing Romeos when past sixty. Now comes Nellie Parker SpauId- 1ng-a Character woman" we'll
 known both to stage and screen-who was delighted with her role in '"The Power Within" because she "could feel every minute of it." Those who
 have enjoyed a private view of this picture will agree with the actress that the fact that she felt" her part of wife and mother certainly was not injurious to the general effect Here IS what she says about it:
 My ambition since my advent into the cinema field has been to play
 mtoher roles, but until recently it was my fate to be cast for other types of characters. Then came my chance in The Power Within There I am the wife who is at her husbands side through prosperity and adversity and the mother who loses both son and daughter, yet whose motherliness survives everything. The word moth err is the greatest and most powerful of all words.
 ''The first instinct of a girl is to mother something, the doll is her first outlet for expressing that instinct. Every normal girl looks out into a future whose summit is wtfehood and motherhood with all It's joys, hopes and aspirations. The supreme priyi- lege of helping develop, mould and direct a young mind into channels of vast usefulness to our civilization was not for me. I was only a real moth CT for day and the anticipation of what my boy might have become can now only find expression by proxy." l
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

Twenty-fifth infantry came along. The man who was doing the talking was a six-foot corporal He carried two guns and two cartridge belts loaded full, and the man to whom the extra gun belonged was lirnping along be- side him. The tall corporal was weighed down with his blanket and haversack, but in his arms he carried a dog. the mascot of the company.
 Here. corporal" said Webb. didn't you march all last night?.'
 "Yes. sir" said the corporal, tryz ing to salute.
 And didn't you fight all day?"
 "Yes sir.''
 And haven't you been marching ever since ten o'clock tonight?"
 "Yes, sir"
 Well, then" shouted Webb, "what in thunder are you carrying that dog for?"
 Why. boss. the dogs tired" va the reply
 Webb just rolled over in the dirt and laughed and cried like a boy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
ADVICE TO THE LOVELORN
More Than One Friend Dear Miss Fairfax:
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Dear MISS Fa1rIaA.
 am 21 and a college student. am in love with a classmate, two years my junior, who has also pro- fessed her love for me. We have known one another for over a year, during which time we have gone out at least once week and l have seen her home every day.
 Now this girl goes out every once in a while at the invitation of young man whom she had known prior to the time she met me, and the ques- ton is whether it is fair, in view of the fact that I do not go out with any other girls, for this girl to give up this boy friend. She has no objection to my going out with other girls.
 T. L..
 You have no right to object to this girls going out with other men. If you find her company sufficiently ab- sorbing and stimulating so that you do not want to seek the society of other girls, that Is fine and not very surprising in view of the fact that you are the man in the case. But as long as you are both in school, there's no reason why you shouldn't have all the friends you like. and I'm inclined to think it's wise for you to keep too much sentiment out of the relation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

A battleship was made to sail the seas and use her guns for the defense of the nation. If she remains tied up in a harbor she will not be as ready for service as if she were constantly be- ing put through her paces.
 With the reduction of vessels in number, let us sec that those remain ing in commission are given a chance to develop to the highest state of efi- ciency. Give them men and the op- portunfties to operate and they will produce.
 Let us remember that the navy be- longs to the people. that it is the navy of the whole country. It is the representative of every one in this country of ours that lives secure under it's protection. The navy. its officers and men, are a part of the people. We love America. We have our being because of the principles of America, and those things for which she stands. We are in close and daily contact with the feeling Of patriotism and we want to make of ourselves the most efficient and the most represen- tattve body of Americans that it is possible to be. We want the interest, the good will and the assistance of the country. We want to represent you as you would have us to do. All we ask Is the chance"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
A Foolish Infatuation Dear Miss Fairfax:

| My daughter, IS, has fallen in love with a young man of whom we know nothing. He is 21, has been in this country for only eight months and cannot speak English. The particu- lar fault we find with him is that he cannot support himself properly. My daughter has saved s400 and has given and spent it on hir1. Sre says nothing of him but that she loves him. B. M.
 The length of time the young man haSe been in this country doesn count for or against him. What does count-and strongly-ls that the man
 has so little strength that he permits
 a girl to spend her money on him.
 Your daughter was working and try
 ing to make her way in the world A
 fine man with a real mans instincts
 would glory in his powers to do things for her-nCt to be so contempt1ble as 10 take money. from her. Don't make the mistake of driving stubborn,
 opinionated young girl to some fool ish step Let her feel that she has your sympathy and interest and that she can count on you A man of such calibre as this youth, is pretty sure to disgust her. Ali you want to avoid is giving her a foolish notion that she and her lover are being persecuted- Let her infatuation wear of. Dcn't try to break it off abruptly
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

The unhappy husband was unbur- dening himself of his tale of woe
 But how did so mismated a cou- pie happen to meet in the first placer" Bill asked.
 we sang in the same church choir" explained the unhappy hus- band.
 '-Ah! You met by chants. eh ?'' Bill suggested
 Three weeks later, after he had emerged from the hospital. the court ruled that the defendant had acAed fin seSf-eSfensA.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02

"some men," remarked the admirer of poetry, Ego into politics with the idea Of leaving footprints on the sands of time"
 ''Some do," replied Senator Sorg- hum And others are lucky if they get out without having their thunb- Eprints taken"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
The Lover Who's Secretive ar Miss Fairfax.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
 am going about with young man and though we are not publicly en- gagged, we have an understanding. Now I never go out with other boys and have very few girl friends, there fore I almost always am home except when with him. Now if I am willing to sacrifice all my fun do you think it wrong to ask him where he goes when he's not with me I supp you think I am jealous, well maybe. a little bit But I do love him and think this is not fair treatment, as I tell him wherever I go s. M
 Does the boy cross-question you about your@comings and goings? Per haps all he longs for is the assurance that you trust him and believe in him. You may be hurting him gravely by nagging at him concerning what he does when he isn't with you He may be silent and tactturn by nature, or merely sensitive and inclined to in- sist on unsupported faith
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-02
An Irritating Asset

"Does your rheumatism bother you much?'' "I should say 1t does. Every idiot I meet asks questions about it''
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
LET TT BE TIE,
SAYS MOTHER OF
HOWARD AND TAD

Middletown, Ohio, Oct. 12.-Not
since Tad and Howard Jones. when
they, as mere boys, captained rival
scrub" football teams on the COM
mons at Excello, near here, Is
years ago, has the population Of
that village been SO excited over
gridiron battle as it is today over
the Yale-Iowa clash scheduled at
New Haven, Conn. for next Satur-
day.
The entire population Of 100 has
chosen sides and there is but one
person who has not expressed a
choice That is Mrs. T. A. Jones,
mother of the two mentors. She
does not want either team to win.
LET it be nothing to nothing"
murmured the mother.
IF either boy wins let it be
Howard said the father. THE
fame will do him the most good"
Both of the great coaches were
born in Excello, where they began
their careers in the old homestead
founded by their grandfather.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

I||BCl||D FAVOR
IN And ORDER


Rock Istand. Oct 11-Dditor Ar
sus: Kindly publish the sttaehsd
resolution IN this evsnin's issue
e The Argus:
N . special meeting Of the board
& directors q he First Church Of
C6flBt. Scientist Rock Island hold
Wednesday evening. Oct. IL, 1921.
the following resolution was
adopted:
The directors Of First Church Of
Christ, Scientist, Rock Island. in
special meeting assembled, do here
By declare that they stand for civic
Righteousness and the preservation
Of order In our city through the
strict enforcement Of the law. They
heartily commend The Rock Island
Argus for every honest endeavor
TO bring about better conditions in
the community. whereby the peace,
prosperity and civic pride Of its
citizens may be established, and
they pledge their moral support
and encouragement to any move
meht intended to overcome evil
with good.
GEORGE H. SHELDON,
Chairman.
NELL s. STORTZ, Clerk.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
GIVES BOND FOR {
HEIGHT, SMITH

Chicago, Oct. IL. - Her private
golf course near Elgin, ILL.,, has
been scheduled by Mrs. Charles F..
Erbstein, wife of a Chicago attor-
ney, as security for the bonds Of
Ben Hecht, author, and Wallace
Smith, illustrator, charged with
conspiracy to send obscene litera-
ture through the nails.
Warrants for Hecht and Smith.
Chicago newspapermen. were OBJ
tanned from United States Commls-
sioner Mason by critics Of a book
written by Hecht and illustrated by
Smith.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

he does Il will mean that Calffor-
mia stands back Of him as staunch-
II today as in 1916. But the charc-
es seem to be against such a large
vote this time. There is here and
there q manifestation Of wounds in
California politics. Unfriendly
critics say johnson was a good
governor but has made poor SEN
ator and that he has been travel
ing on the momentum he gained
when he was governor. Those who
say Johnson is turning conserva-
tive argue that diminished vote
this time will make Hiram sit up
and take notice and make him
realize that he must interpret the
spirit of California with progress
sive twist
One of the newspapers which
supports johnson finds fault with
his vote on the tariff for while APP
proving his protection of fruit in
terests here it thinks he was not
justified in supporting some Of the
other alleged iniquities Of the bill.
On an issue such as the senate's
vote Of the seating or unseating OF
Mr.. Newberry of Michigan the fact
that Mr.. Johnson wasn't present to
vote did not help him any with his
constituents who have been accus-
toned to straight from the shoul-
der punches from their idol of ag-
gressiveness.
Has Hiram Johnson made good
at Washington? One hears that
question asked very often in south
ern California and. variously an
swered. Certainly two years ago in
the presidential primaries Cal
ifornia sent a solid delegation to
Chicago to support Johnson. State
pride it is now said was RESPONSE
BILE for the burying Of the Ratchet
at that time. Now, however, some
Of the conservatives are getting
their revenge. Not long ago in the
election of members of the Repub-
lican organization in this county q
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
TURNER SOCIETY
FORCED TO LIMIT
IT'S MEMBERSHIP

The Moline Turner society has
decided to limit its membership to
500. There has been SO great an
increase in the membership the
last few months that it has become
necessary to call a halt. The
present membership is 400 and aft
er the next initiation will exceed
that number. 1t is said that 500
members will tax the capacity of
the hall. A series Of dances will
be given by the Turner's this win
ter. the first one to be held Nov. 1.
Eighty-one new applications for
membership have been received
within the last few weeks. In
cluded in the last are the names
of Mayor C. P. Skinner and other
city officials.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
Why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

The answer Of most Tat people Is that
II Is too hard. too troublesome aud too
dangerous to force the weight down. ar
mola Prescription Tablets overcome all
these difficulties. They are absolutely
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have the added advantage Of cheapness.
case 10 sold at one dollar by all drug
gists the world over. or send the price
direct to the Marmola Co. 4o12 Woodward
Ave-, Detroit, Mich. Now that you know
this you havo no excuse for being fat,
but can reduce steadily and easily without
going through long sieses Of tiresome ex-
erciss ard starvation diet or fear Of bad
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
AUTO AND CYCLE
CRASH; NONE HURT

No one was injured in a collision
of an auto and motorcycle at 1890
o'clock last night at the intersec-
ton OF Twenty-ninth street and
Fourth avenue. The machine. which
was owned and driven by Mrs. T.
V. Brennan. sos Fifth street, struck
motorcycle on which CAMEL Van
De Wege, Davenport, was riding.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

friend Z Hsf1srt Heovsr. 4 fne4
the mAa Who nanagods his utnte
campai6n, wAs elected county
chairman.
Seres Net Neale1.
q There ID stu Z. controversy . to
the meaning Of the senatorial pri-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
FRONTAGE VALUED
AT $1,000 A FOOT

Twenty-foot property in the 400
block on West Second street, Dav-
export, brought $4,000 yesterday.
Morris Citron, 412 West Second
street, paid that price for frontage
adjoining his property. Albert c.
Klindt was former owner of the
property.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

mary Aeht haye not healed. -
viii nnt affect the senator's 49,
in the flnal election but Il 49,
mean 4 reduced majority NM
would surely be interpreted ~
abouts - his elimination from ~.
presidential race Of 1894.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

dental prsesfsnce primary IN 1910
- whlok Herbert Hoover Was d.
boaGed.
WAichevsf Wv you look 1t Il the
tact remains that Republicans are
divided on the subject OF Hiram
johnson and the sores Of the prf-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12

Instruments, but with my last two
children I used Mothers Friend and
had only a nurse; we had no time to
get a doctor because ! wasn't very
sick--only about ten or fifteen min
utes."
eontainng important information. and all sbaut
Mothers Trieud." to Bradfield Regulator Co.
BA-13, Atlanta. Ga. ''Nothsg's Friend Il eoN
b. druggists evexyWhsro,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
MOther-To-Be,
Read This

Here IS a wonderful message to all
expectant mothers. When the Little