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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

@. How many stone quarries
are there in this country? l.. r. w
A. There are at the present
time about 5000 quarries in the
United States, with an annual prod
uct valued at more than SIS, 00O, 0OU
@. What town in Indiana or Ohio
has a tree growing in the tower OF
the courthouse? C. B. K.
A. Greens19rg, Indiana, claims
this curiosity. The courthouse
with its trse-topped tower is Wis
ible from railway trains passing
through the town.
@. Who was 1.-The Duke of Exc
ter's daughter? A. w.
A. When the rack as an instru-
ment of torture was introduced in
to England in 1447 by John Hol-
land, Duke Of Exeter. who was at
that time constable Of the Tower
Of London, it speedily became
known as the Duke Of Exeter's
daughter"
Q. What is the derivation of the
word "ouija?" F..
A. 1t is believed to be a COM
bination of the French oui and the
German ia, both words meaning
yes.
G. Why was Beacon Hill, Bos-
ton, 50 called? R E. s.
A. 1t received this name from
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

The liquor interests are losing two to one
in their effort to dictate the Republican guber-
Material nomination in Ohio. And they will
receive the same reception IN every state where
they seek to dominate politics. Beer and wine
may be restored some day, but it will be when
the people want them and not in response to
the campaigning Of those who want to get
back into the business Of keeping the nation
damp,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10
RIOT STARTS
On ATTEMPT
BIZ SHERIFF
WOMEN LIVE
LONGER THAN

Don't ask rs what the headlines mean. We
didn't read the stories beneath 'em.
LATELY each day that We write last line
We are struck by the odd feeling that It may
be the last last line we'll ever write
For We have notion that. We shall riyet
on our aluminium wings and ascend into the
sfeat white spaeess to do battle with the
aAckAeeee q 1A01lfX r. E. NG.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

Just when there was hope that our women
folks were becoming more modest we SIZE
where many Of them arc taking pigment in
jsctions to give fast color to their cheeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

Miss Ransom Is suing to recover 100000
Tor alleged breach Of promise. The lady 10
merely trying to live up tc her name
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

do you want q tip ON the Gabel AFFAIR.""
a voice on the phone asked the City Editor
t'other day. He did. did you read the Chi
cago papers on the Joliet riot?" asked the
voice. He hadn't. "Pssst!" warned the voice.
1.-THE sheriff rode in . 'high-power' car. There
1pur tip"
II Would Appear That Tragedy Stalked.
adjacent stories in the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.]
While tragedy stalked at Troy Mills
where four persons were drowned yes
terday afternoon
Tragedy stalked in an afternoons out
ing ON the Wapsie river near Troy Mills
yesterday afternoon
ASSUMING that Joe Angerer Of Viola, ILL.,.
is married man, what, would you say. are
his chances Of enjoying marital peace?
FOR several days we've been intending to
reprint an alleged poem We found in Ithe July
number Of Broom. We know you would
have been desolated to have missed it. Attend:
THREE PORTRAITS.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

WE print only the first of the portraits"
II that be a poem then John D. is the living
embodiment of the efficacy of hair restorer
THE WORD OF A PRINCESS
Romance
by
HUBERT MOLYNEAUX
With Six Illustrations in Color By James Abbott
McNeill Whistler and John Sargent.
To
MY WIFE,
My Inspiration in the Composition of
I These Pages
This Work Is Dedicated
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10
TICKLE.


When in May the vtolets
Palsd upon their stems;
And when Spring In leaving
Hustled silken hems-
In my heart . sadness
And m empty space:
But 1t quickly vanished
Before Summers sunny facel
She bpbught tiger lilies razs
And roses by the score:
Clover bloom and linden S...
Vines to drape my door:
Daisies to- the meadows ~
With thistle's purple friese,
Waxen lotus blossoms
And million droning bees!
Then Of birds q myriad -.
Orioles rare hue;
Tanager and redstArt-
Towhee !. bunting blue:
Yes, I loved the Springtime
With her graceful wiles: Z
But I've never missed her
Since I've basked in Summers smiles!
JAY G. SIGMUND.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

HAVING nothing better Tor safer) to write
We shall quote a few prize headliAes from
the peerless Galesburg Republican-Resister
So:
DECIDES IT
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-10

ILLUSTRATIONS,
Pausing for a moment on the
topmost step she surveyed
the broad expanse of park facing page 81
Pardon me-" he said, May
be of AsSistance?" 1ns
You curl" he Kissed, and his
sword flashed in his hand 1As
Leaning back in her chair she
looked at him lazily 100
Suddenly breathless form ap-
peared in the open door 2a7
Darling" he murmured as his
- lips sought hers ans
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sooIess enclose "o.
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fathandsbangrag
E. E. CUMMINGS.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
Koreans Flock to Holy Place.

Keiyong. the lonely mountain Of
Korea, Is experiencing real estate
boom that makes the oil-town pro
m0ter pale into insignificance On
tiny piece Of land on the mountain
side are now encnmped 2,5tj2 persons
forming E,1S households, while hun
dreds more are gathered at the base.
bidding high prices for the privilege
of buying a bit ~ land among the fa-
sOred. The Korean prophet Chyong
Kan. whose writings have been pre-
served IN the ancestral mausoleum Of
the One-tIme imperial family Of Korea.
long ago pt0nllesied that Mount Kei-
yong would be chosen as the religious
center Of the sect which he founded
and as the future capital and me-
tropolis Of the peninsula. His proph-
ecy has recently been given great
publicity, and thousands Of Koreans
now are fiocking to the mountain.
irnl hi their belief that 1t is to be
3ne ~ the greatest cities Of the world
and that they are getting in on the
ground floor
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
RESTORING Black Walnut.

In M effort 10 restore the black wal
aut 15O Bushels of seed have recently
been pianted al Mont Alto. Pm, aud
aext spring II Is expected that fully
100000 seedlings Win be available for
feplnnting In groves IN various parts
n tile state.
II Is not difficult to start walnut
plantation. -says the American For
estry Magazine, and II cites the case
" an Indiun farmer in the Far West.
who. 4 few years ago, after an excep-
.ionally heavy seed year. drove his
saigon down TO the Wabash bottoms
and shoveled It full OF nuts and litter.
Then going up 70 his field he spread
ne nuts from the tail Of the cart on
ne frozen ground In the same way
manure il spread. In the spring when
M frost WINS coming out 81 the
ground and the soil was soft he had
lis boys take wooden maIlets and 70
tait md pound into the soil every nut
hey could see. II Is reported that he
M ail excellent young grove ut the
present time.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
IS MUCH LIKE HER SISTERS
Ruth Law, Noted Filler, Resents the
Implication That She is Some
thing Of an Oddly.

THE public is. forever asking ques-
tions and always the same ones" says
Ruth Law, (which We aviators answer
over and over again. Now | am going
to be the questoner, and will somebody
answer my question?
why do men and women alike take
1t for granted that Il girl who files an
airplane must be II giant and always
rough, mannsh and II little bit wild?
I'm II hotel in Detroit recently | had
occasion to employ the services Of a
public stenographer. At the conclusion
Of my dlctation when, l had signed my
name to the letters she had written, the
girl looked at me as though she had
seen Il ghost and asked If | was really
Ruth Law. When acknowledged the
fact she Stammered: oh. | thought
you were so different Right then
determined To find out why size though.
l should be so different. After much
persuasion she said that anyone who
could fly an airplane and stand on the
top while 1t loops the loop must>be sort
Of different from other people. ! had
my answer. and for the first time
since ! took up aviation l realized the
penalty we women have to pay for do
Ing the things we want to do, IL they
are a little different from the usual
ran Of women's activities.
II love all outdoor sports, aviation
the best of all. of course. / have net
many OF the girls who have excelled
IN their particular lines Of endeavor
and they are never unusual, either in
their looks or behavior.
The so-called mannish woman Is
pest, and MS far as have been able
to observe, she never accornplishes
anything further than strutting
around looking Important and doing
nothing. The real women, as rule
are always modest and womanly. re.
gardless Of their occupation. and an
aviatriX Is no exception to the rule
ohio State Journal.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
NO LONGER FEAR THE YEARS
the Age-old, Silly Conventions
Behind Them.

Perhaps women who are not at all
sensitive about their aga are stiIl in
Il minority. But their number is grow
ing. In almost any gathering where
women chatter pleasantly and with
some intimacy about things which in
terest them YOU find at least one won-
an who cheerfully admits that she is
not thirty-five, but forty-five. or that
it is a very long time since she was
thirty.
One of the tragic conventions which
have helped to wreck women's lives is
this stupid tradition that at any given
age IA woman gets old. Years ago most
women celebrated their thirtieth birth
days with sense of depression. With
greater common sense, women at last
began to see that even after thirty they
might enjoy life. and that the games
and amusements and joys which are
possible sktwenty are no less possible
at forty.
Today there fingers this ancient SUI
persttion that if you have reached II
fact. But 1t will not endure long. Now
that we hear of a woman of ninety play
ing really remarkable golf. Of women
past fifty banding themselves together
In CHEEKY fashion as solfing veterans, of
women of every and any age enjoying
life, ii will become questionable to
conceal woman's age.-Lopd0n Mail
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
PLEASURES OF YOUNG CHINA
Children Have Many Amusements
Which Are Unknown to Young
sters Of Other Countries.

The children OF the Chinese village
led sheltered, happy existence with
servants and young relatives TO alnu>e
them indoors or without. as the wealth
er permitted writes NJ. 4. H.. in Asia
Magazine They We're literally SUP
piled by their indulgent grandmother
with pocket money in the form OF
handfulS of coppers. instead of the
strings Of cash that sutticed an earlier
generaton.i From passing vendors
they bought bows and arrows Of
brightly painted bamboo. whstling
birds and theatrical figures of cOlored
earthenware, inflated rubber toys and
ali endless variety Of rice flour cakes,
sesame seed confectiOns, peanut tatfy,
and millet candy. On festal days the
choice was wider than ever with
fluffy lunches of sugar wool (fine
spun sirup) and brittle candy toys
blown from molten taffy with all the
glass blowers art, in the form of Ian
terms, birds and fish mounted on slen-
der sticks. At early seasons there
were huge fish made of bamboo
frames, paper covered and realistical-
ly painted, which swan i'm breeze
with lazy grace or kites similarly
fashioned to represent birds and
dragons which winged upward in fas-
cinating fight.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
Great Congo Rubber Forests.

The great rubber forest of MRon-
"a. in the Congo country, thousands of
square miles in extent, IL really com
posed of two forests joined by an 18TH
mus of wood. In the forest lies the
Belgian fort of M'Basss. The fort Is
not used today as fort Cor was not
when II. De We're Stacp0ole wrote his
book. "Ele Pools Of Silence" in 1910
only as collecting place for rubber
Mr.. StacpOole says: In the early
days 1t was very necessary entrench-
ment for the Belgians. as tribe al
most as warlike AS the Iappo Taps
terrorized the districts: but the peo
pie OF this tribe have long been
brought under the blue flag and the
white star. They are now soldiers.
and their savagery has. like a keen
tool. been turned to good advantage
by the government"
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
IS POOR BARGAIN
Foolish indeed for Man to Sell
Himself to Evil.
Many Have Done 1t Unconscio usIy
and Their Reward Has Always
Been Exceedingly Small.

More than one writer has been fas
cinaed by the idea Of selling ones
soul Ia the devil. Indeed, that thought
has served as the basis OF many u
poem and plot.
= The idea Is that Of 4 man bargaining
his soul to Satan for all elernit. on
condition that for IA limited period he
may enjoy all possible pleasure. The
thought Is most familiar, perhaps, In
the tragedy Of Faust but thai WAS
neither The beginning nor the end of it,.
You may find the idea in the Ara
blan Nights and no one knows how
old those roots OF the literature may be.
Balzac, IN 'The Magic Skin" portrayed
Ii. oscar Wilde had the essential idea
In "DOrian Gray" Stevenson had ii
IN Ills doctor Jekyil and Mr.. Hyde"
All these authors we're honest
enough to show that, in the end. The
game was not worth the candle. Inn
agine the terror of the possessor of all
the wishes Of the Magic Skin" as
lie realized that with every wish The
skin shrank and its power of sensual
qualification lessened
How many times, as his pleasures
began TO pail upon him. must Faust
have regretted his bargain!
IL there is any justification of the
exploit alton of the idea Of a bargain
with the devil. either in the opera Of
Faust or in II novel or in the movies,
1t Is the plain lesson at the end that
the sort of bargain which the devil of
fers does not pay.
But there is one mistake which men
often make with regard to this mat
ter, which is in surprising that this
is the real way in which the thing is
done.
As a matter of fact, men sell them
selves unconscio,isly aud for very
much less than the devil is supposed
to offer In any of these works Of fic-
ton
Read the story of the next scandal
with murder following it, and find. If
you are curious. when the bargain with
the dew was made and in what sort
the devil paid.
For the devil pays. Judas got his
30 pieces of silver; Faust had Mar
guerte.
But the devil Is even more prompt
In his collections.
II you do not believe 1t, read the
Ribh. or the daily papers
The reward Of sin Is death. The
devil gets his due.
But how little does the man get who
sells his soul t. Tho devil - pr. VIII
lam u. Barton IN the Chicago Post.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
II Was Too Rough.

On the day after his first--and last
boxing match sad and disappointed
man hobbled OF to see doctor. His
head Was bandagea, his arm was in Il
sling his face was a mass of court
plaster, and he had borrowed ii crutch
Hurt yourself?" queried the doctor.
Hurt himself. The patient grunted.
or course he'd hurt himself
"Feel any pain?' asked the doctor.
Feel amy pain! The patient gave Il
second Disguised grunt. He couldn t
feel anything else
Looks as though you've had an nc
cident," observed che doctor.
''Oh, no. replied the patieut, find
Ing his voice atlast. Not ut ALL"
''rhen, perhaps" suggested the doe
tor you've been indulging In some
rough SPORTY"
That's IT, said the patient, 1--WE
been blowing bubbles. "-Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
Nancy Deering's
Pride
BY KATE EDMONDs.


Mother. would rather remain at
| home than go 10 the dance in that old
| blue gown" cried Nancy Deerln:. Il
| know perfectly we'll that every one
there has sren it dozens Of times. ana
Of course | cannot have a new one
now-I am NOT complaining would
really rather not so AT all
why"
I'm rather tired Of the old crowd.
Her mother saw the red lips culver
and knew il was because Carolyn
Wright would he there with group
OF young girls and men from the city.
and that Paul Mason might be among
them. Paul had been very Devoted to
Nancy the winter before and people
had expected them 10 marry, but the
last dancing party had come ami gone
and nu word had been asked and he
had gone back 10 the city aud Nancy
had fortified herself behind II little
wall Of pride and gone everywhere,
but her observant mother had noticed
that she did not wear the roSe-cOlored
dress again. II was charming dress
Of soft satin and Nancy had locked
like a rose herself AS she danced the
evening through. Almost any inan
would have captulated to It's allure
ment, hut Paul must have been made
Of stprner stun for he rode away
and Nancy was still free. and there
was a, cloud In hep eyes which had NOT
been there before.
: 'Why don't you wear the rose satin.
Nancy?' asked her mother
Nancy paled and for moment she
hid her face in her mothers lap. 81
cannot, mother dear; it Is such a
happy Dress" she whispered.
Mrs. Deering bent and kissed the
brown head. Wearing happy dress
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
WORLDS DEBT TO THE MOON
Orb ls One Of the Most Dependable Of
Utilities, and the True Friend
Of Lovers.

AS an overhead system of lighting,
the moss is one of the most depend
able of public utilities.
1t rises and sets like the village
loafer and decreases the working
81 heduf of "A watch.
If il wers. charged for by the kilo-
watt. hour. or the cubic celltilneter, it
would cost LOT of jack to become
engaged.
The theory that the moon was made
of green cheese gained some credemre
in the past, hut has since been proved
erroneous by able astronomers with
highly developed olfactory centers.
The moon makes an old man wish
he was twenty and Il young man wish
he had Two sets of arms.
1t soften> the heart. tongues, head
and any tendency toward verbal
thrift. Statements are made in the
moonlight that even police court
lawyer wouldn't try to prove.
Before marriage Il man believes that
dog banks at the moon as a tribute
to the splendor of the orb at night.
After marriage he learns the real mo-
tive.
A combination of limpid eyes, lam
benz beams and placid lake will make
even a deacon swallow his Adams
apple 40 times in succession and feel
capable Of playing an oboe.
1t makes them all edible.
Lincoln got his EDUCATION by the
light of the fireplace.
Countless savantS have gained their
knowledge shaving away with the mid
night oil.
Many have hurrowed into great
tones by the suffering flame of the
gas jet.
But the real wise birls-the guys
who are hep and jerry-learned most
of their lessons in the moonlight -
Judge.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19
WAITING for Precedent.

In the memoirs of NJ. SaintSaens.
the famous French composer. there is
q story of his days at the Madeleine.
when he was Organist.
The composers taste inclined to-
ward severe music Of the highest or
der. One Of the clergy pointed ont to
him that the congregations at the
Madeleine We're composed largely Of
wealthy people who attended frequent
~ the Opera Comique and had their
musical tastes formed by what they
heard there.
"when hear from the pulpit the Ian
guage Of the Opera Comique | will
play music appropriate to it, and not
before"
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19

the other. She's been wearing a
blue silk and q white one-I never
saw this one before"
1T was new last winter for the
club dance-I remember she wore II
once and hasn't had 1t on since-it'i
darling, isn't it?" she cried anthusi.
a>tcally.
Paul had the next dance with Nancy
and he led her straight away out Of
the house 10 the pergola which over
looked the water. Nancy, are you
happy in your dresS?" he asked.
why not?". she. asked coldIy.
Il must know" he declared pas
sipnately.
She turned her head away and he
saw tears on the thick lushes. Tell
me, dear" he insisted. Il am asking
becHliSt.-~'
Nancy cried softly.
Presently she lifted her head and
smiled ut him. II am so foolish To
cry when | have my happiness dress
on" she said, but isn't that just like
woman!'
He caught her hand am, held it.
Nancy. did you read my note:"
What note"
when YOU wore this dress before
l put note in that little lacy pocket
IN the SASH was sure you'd find it
all, beloved, it Is here, sealed-and
you have never known how | love YOU
i wanted you to answer and tell me
II you cared--I was scared stiff in
those days-but now my tongue is
loosed II you hadn't worn this dress
tonight | would not have dared hope
-
My happiness dress always" cried
Nancy iearfully. and then Paul kissed
away her tears, so it was happiness
fhce too that was lifted to his.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19

On three English estates tho follow
Ing device has proved very efficient In
keeping birds away from seeded plots.
A wire Is stretched between two tall
posts or trees and another wire, Sis
pended from It, running on wheel.
$50 that It may easily travel along the
stretched wire. The wings, head and
tail Of hawk are secured and fas-
tened on tp a wire body covered with
suitably colored cloth. This is then
balanced on the end Of the hanging
wire. Ii the balancing has been prop
erly done the "bird'' will travel TO and
fro along the outstretched wire wheA-
ever there is any wind: As it moves
the 'lmwk" about It ffightens away
other birds who are afraid Of the bird
OF prey.
The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-01-19

The Emperor Augustus Caesar. 81
B. c., instituted fund for lending to
needy persons on pledge. The insti-
tutions. called "Monti III Pieta," arose
at Perngis. In Italy, about 1462 A. p.
The, first rawhbrokers In England
Mere Italian Lombards. and the three
balls stiIl used as their insignia are
said to have been derived from the
arms Of the Metiiei family, adopteds
according to legend, in memory Of
Alverarilo de Medici. commander I'M
der Charlemagne, who slew the giant,
Mugello, whose club he bdre. as a
trophy. This club or mace bad at Its
head three iron balls, which the fam
fly Of Medici adopted - their device.