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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08
LIVE STOCK
FACTS
TESTING FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Reports Show That Eradication WORK
Can Be Carried on without
Destroying Industry.

rretsred BY tho uni,sd states Department
81 AsficuHureb
That testing cattle for tuberculosis
and the cleaning up ~ infected herds
are having a permanent effect IA re
shown conclusively by figures recently
collected by the United states De.
parimeni Of Agriculture from lnspec.
tors In charge 81 the eradication worn
In various parts ~ the country. tn,
Inspectors were asked 20 supply
figures on the results ~ three ~ NOR,
tests On badly diseased herds. thos,
that had not less than 10 per cent of
renctors on the first test. The first
test on more than $500 cattle In
these bad herds showed that ~ per
cent had tuberculosis Another test
slx months later on the same herds
from which the reactors had been r..
moved. showed only 90 per cent If
the disease by another six months
the percentage had gone down to IS
A fourth test on more than 25.Oo0 II
these cattle showed only Is per cent
81 tuberculosis
The reports from which these
figures were taken show that under
normal conditions herds very badly
diseased may be established as rela.
lively free In short time They also
show that eradication work can b.
carried on without destroying III.
cattle Industry ~ l. sometimes
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

Bandit Wild bees invade the tame
hives near Grays Harhor. Wash.
and steal and carry away the honey
TO their hives In the forest More
than one-thir,i ~ the domestic honey
gathered In This district ras been
stolen by the Rubber bees The wild
oees make their homes In hollow
trunks and cedar trees where several
swarIns work on community basis
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

The golden-crowned kinglet has
nothing much In the way ~ song.
-ty, the American Forestry Magazine.
iut the ruby-crowned has beautiful
Sous II most surprising power for so
,iuuli bird and. while singing. the
male often eleyates bis ruby crown
patch.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08
PASTURE is PIG ESSENTIAL


Pasture Is Of cou-S vital 20 the
best development a pigs. Rape, nj
falfa or clover shoald be available
TO the spring pigs, as these foruges
contain much bone and muscle-bnlld-
ine feed. and they help TO cheapsu
gains.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08
Lines to De Remembered

Whatever the number of mans
friends. there will he tlri,> in his life
when be has one tun few. hut II he
has only one enemy he Is lucky in
Iced II he has not one too many
lord l.yitnn.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

Although hardly known a decade
ng" fox farming Is a grown; Industry
Ia this country. with iOOu ." 1900
silver foxes being raised IN nNlNliy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

Proof conclusive that they are all
looking our way lies in the fact that
Swiss cheese made in the United
States has ready sale in Switzer-
land.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

thought. Erratic results were obtained
or very few ~ the lss2 herds tested
the list 81 this class containing less
than l1 out of the i26.06s herds
under observation December l. 1921.
there were only "A very few that had
not shown satisfactory Improvement
as result 81 testing.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08
Nothing New.

Narratives In prehistoric manuscripts
recently unearyled in Greece are 81
little interest. Most 81 us have heard
item all In after.dinner speeches.
james 7. Montague
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-06-08

"a and an prescn, enjoyed them-c'yc
90 she fullest.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

ocratic nomination for United States senator
in New Jersey. He will run as wet. If he is
fortunate enough to win the Democratic nom
nation, which is very doubtful, he will be
opposed by a Republican dry, because Repub-
licanism in New Jersey is clearly and positively
aligned with prohibition. The New Jersey gov
ernor, in coming out openly for the vets, has
chosen a sure way to commit political suicide
Prohibition came because the people wanted
ft-even If the people did not vote directly on
the issue. Prohibition now enforced is far
from satisfactory, but even with the present
lack OF adequate enforcement prohibition would
stand as against the old saloon system 1t was
the saloon which the people opposed, and no
body has yet figured out how to bring back
beer and wine without bringing back the sa-
loon or its equivalent to dispense the drinks.
Buying drinks by the case at the corner gro
Gerry is not the American way TO buy drinks.
Mr.. Edwards may be able to secure the
Democratic nomination in New Jersey as a wet
because New Jersey Democrats have never
been known to be particularly dry. But even If
he wins the nomination he will run up against
a stone wall when he tries to urge dry Re-
publicans and particularly prohibition women
Republicans, to vote for him on wet plat
form. In practically every other district in
the nation the candidates for national office are
perfectly willing to let the prohibition question
alone. The issue has been settled. Any at
tempt to knock out prohibition by invalidating
the Volstead act or by altering it in its essen
tails would be quickly met with organized dry
campaigns-and the drys would win. The
congressional issues and the senatorial issues
should not be prohibition. There are enough
vital issues before the people to keep con-
gressmen and senator's occupied On construc
tive work without letting the wet and dry fight
crop out at this time
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
The Friendly Salutation.

Apostles of kindness and cheerfulness are
abroad again Good morning and Good even
ing clubs are being formed in western cities
ference which exists between people who meet
each other day after day the streets, in cars,
in offices, and yet who have never formed the
pleasant habit of giving smiling nod of recog-
milton. We all familiar with the condition
of things which stirs the latent sense of good
there are men who always take the same
street cars down town in the morning and
frequently the same cars back at night These
same men gather day after day and look at
each other with dead eyes until the situation
first becomes embarrassing and then hateful.
Yet these human atoms only require the
presence of another atom-the Good Morning
atom-and the magic effect of social unbend-
ing is seen in a chummy group of friends, a
molecule of neighborliness. All men of SINH
lar interests are pretty much alike Once the
crust of Formally is broken almost any group
not to say suspicious, by force of habit. 1t is
unfortunate and unjustifiable habit and
often leads to that unspeakable community
nuisance, the neighborhood crouch. If men
would more often risk the chance of a pleasant
word of greeting to the stranger it Isl certain
a happier mood, and at the end of the year
would have mare friends than if he had just
passed along engrossed in himself
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
The Joker and the jury.

Many stories are told of queer antics of jur-
les in the trial of cases and the doubt as to
what they will or will not do is about as widely
known as the age of Anne Still it is essen
TALLY an institution of freedom and the consti-
tutional provision for a trial by jury has had
much to do with the reverence with which indi-
vidual liberty is regarded in this country. An
old English jury is reported to have found a
defendant guilty once, but with some little
doubt to whether he ives the man"
In the million odd trials that have been de-
termined by juries there has no doubt occurred
some ridiculous instances, and a number of
regrettable errors, but nevertheless the jury
system is the keynote of much of our liberty,
and those who smile should remember what
blessed thing it would be to have the freedom
of trial by a jury of your fellow citizens if
charged with crime. The jury system may not
be best for any sort of computations and fnan-
cial questions. and it may happen that an ig-
norant group of jurymen may not understand
the fine points at issue, but no one has ever
attacked the institution ceriously. and it is
perhaps the only thing in the country that
hasn't had to dodge mud and muck at some
time
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Maliciousness Among Youngsters.

Complaints have been heard of practice
that seems to be growing among youngsters in
certain residential sections of Rock Island
which, if persisted in, is likely to bring grief
to the offenders and embarrassment to their
families. The passing automobile has become
a favorite target to the ycungster that enjoys
exercising his arms by throwing rocks. A
young lady this week was struck in the head
by rock thrown by one of these little chaps
Other cars have been marked by these missiles
Children will have their fun. 1t is perfectly
natural that they should, but it is the duty of
their parents to impress upon them that hurl-
ing rocks at passers is a diversion that involves
peril to those they are aimed at and may SER
iously involve those inflicting the injury or
damage. Another favorite trick of some young
sters is to hop on the running boards of
parked machines and cut figures in the bodies
with knives or other tools capable of equal
Disagreement. The driver of a car that has
been attacked by these little folks finds it lot
easy to identify the offenders and report them
to their parents, and therefore, it would seem
to be up to fathers and mothers who know of
this practice being INDUCED by their children
to warn them against its continuance Where
damage is done by minor the parent may be
held responsible under the law, and unless
parents control these destructive tendencies of
their young, owners of machines may be Obliged
to take the initiative themselves in protecting
their person and property
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Recovering Borrowed Books.

An interesting experiment recently
tried by the Minneapolis public library. Noting
that many of it's books had disappeared from
the shelves and desiring to get them back, it
announced that it would remit all fines
Aoyerdue volumes. Furthermore it placed about
lthe city receptaacles into which the long lost
books might be deposited, thus giving to the
borrower the shelter of anonymity in which he
might salve his conscience. 1t proved success
full, even though the idea of one of the librar-
ians to put book in one of the receptacles on
the nest egg principle turned out disastrously.
The idea of course that it would draw
other books; the contrary, however, it dis
appeared itself. Nevertheless many volumes
found their way back, of them having
been missing for as much as 10 years This
might well be taken a valuable precedent.
Every patron of library knows how easy it
is to let book become overdue. and knows
the sinking feeling which accompanies recog-
milton of the fact. And every librarian knows
how difficult it is to wheedle delinquent Dor
rowers into bringing back the book and paying
the specified fine There be but few public
libraries which have not suffered from this
trait of humanity, and countless librarians are
probably spending anxious moments mulling
over the problem. Minneapolis seems to have
found the solution.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
Getting the Public's Money.

No matter what their condition, for some
things the people have money. 1t was supposed
this nation had the most daring promoters in
the world. and that they were ready to offer
huge sums to get some rare attraction. OF
course. they did not expect to reach down in
their own pockets and pull the cash therefrom
but rather they knew that an inquisitive and
highly curious and sensation loving people
would go down into their pockets and pull the
coin therefrom- And knowing the people as
well they do, the promoters make the ven
ture and for their daring create fortunes for
themselves without any expenditures on their
own part
But it appears that Buenos Aires has a pro-
moter who is willing to pay Jack Dempsey
100000 if he will go there and fight local
celebrity for the championship. Now this does
not signify that the promoter and the wealthy
people associated with him expect TO pay
Dempsey out of their own riches but merely
that there will be enough people of that coun-
try buy tickets at fancy prices to meet all ex-
pences and leave fortunes for the gentlemen
behind the scenes. 1t is a clever way of ac-
cumulating wealth without work both by the
pugilists and those putting them forward, often
in hi0podrones OF the Carpentier-Levis type.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
STIRRING UP THE LIVER
ETCTE0N

Whenever l intimate in a diff
dent way that there is no such dis
ease as cold" or rheumatism
ior "catarrh" or nervous break
down." perfect swarm of readers
hasten to send me their symp-
toms and demand what in tarna-
ton they've got, if it isn't "catarrh, -
rheumatism" nervous trouble, "
Ior a cold" Softly, softly. friends.
l am not long distance diagnosti-
clan. In fact, I am no great shakes
as a diagnoStician even when have
the victim right in my clutches and
a complete protocol of his financial
status in hand. In abolishing these
alleged disease conditions l do not
mean to imply that your only safe
course is to consult me about what
you imagine ails you. All I intend
to convey is a wholesome doubt
which will perhaps encourage you
to discontinue idle experimental
ton and seek sound medical atten-
ton.
Just now I am suffering severe
ly from liver complaint. In the
past few days I have had about ev-
cry symptom a strong imagination
ever associated with bad liver
presented for my consideration by
skeptical readers who just can't
give up without a battle their fond
illusions about torpid liver" or
Liver going on strike" or bilious
condition" Charity forbids men
tioning the symptoms here-con-
suit any almanac if you are a col
lector. But, alas, | can make moth
ing of these fascinating symptoms.
Instead of indicating torpid liver
they more frequently suggest tor
pid lungs or torpid voluntary mus
cles.
The functions of the liver are all
controlled by the unconscious or
vegetative nervous system which
probably doesn't mean anything to
the ordinary lay reader, and even
less than that to the average vic
tim of the liver pill habit, but
which strongly suggests to one
with an elementary knowledge of
physiology the futility and absurd
ity of attempting to regulate" the
liver with medicine. One might
with equal sagacity attempt to reg
ulate the depth of breathing with
medicines.
An unconsidered yet exceedingly
important objection to the popular
practice of taking medicine, which
purports to improve the function of
the liver is the undesirable by-ef-
feet of most such medicines. The
victim of the liver pill habit little
knows what the ammunition in his
favorite concoction will do to the
kidneys for example; and if the vic
tim of this pernicious practice hap
pens to be of the feminine sex, lit
tie she suspects that the constant
nagging of the pelvic organs per-
haps wholly accounts for the de-
plorable by-effects which she attri-
butes to female complaint" Nor
are men immune to the very dele
FERROUS effects of prolonged slight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
MARIGOLD.
By Miss Roberta Gray.

/
| Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate, Inc.)
Clearly he was romancing about
her. Miss Mary read the letter
Through, again, puzzled little verti-
cal lines puckering her brows.
| She had grown curiously Deepen
| detn on that heavy, distinctive
writing these few months, bring
! ing, as it did, into her drab, mon
otonous world weekly touches of
philosophy and humor, and the
hustle of the world beyond her tiny
New England home town. But this
new phase of their correspondence
perplexed her, and-inconsistently
enough-pleased her, in shy, de-
preciating way.
It had all begun, simply indeed,
when she had his library card,
blown onto the lawn in front of the
tiny bungalow where she lived in
solitary cosiness. The card was
issued in a nearby city, and good Ii
brarian that she was, Miss Mary
appreciated the difficulty he might
have in Immediately replacing it.
So she had returned it to the ad-
dress given on the card, with a
simple note of explanation.
What she did not know was that
a bit Of quaintness and charm
crept into the lines-just mere
suggestion, like a breath of delicate
fragrance brought on a breeze, too
remote for actual PERCEPTION, yet
tantalizing in its very illusiveness.
So, at least, it seemed to Russell
Bangs, who, until now, had fancied
he knew every type of woman.
Those friends who had dubbed
Bangs "the woman hater" would
have been astonished at the pains
taking care with which he answered
the little upstate librarians let
ter, weighing his words carefully
so as not to offend, yet unmistak-
ably inviting an answer. He him
self, would not have been quite able
to explain what it was that prompt
ed him in his eagerness to know
the personality behind that charm
ing screen of words. He was sure
Of the old-fashioned sweetness of
her, which he had thought obsolete
in these days of jazz and rouge
him, perhaps he was suffering an
OIGSI uSluSIOl ANY uOW-Qe lOQeQ
it would last
The arrival of Bangs first letter
caused havoc in Miss Mary's small,
well-ordered world. He had writ
ten with whimsical impersonality
which appealed to her-written of
books that she knew, and of things
that she longed to know in the out
side world
She lived a life so devoid Of ro-
nance, so clustered in the little
library, hedged in by books, that
this unusual incident was an epoch
in her existence. She longed 10 an
swer, yet all her punctilious up
bringing made her draw back at
the improperly. She dallied with
the thought of writing though of
what she might say-then, one
reckless day, with guilty little
thrill that was delicious, she sent
him a shy answer.
They wrote often, now-he, hum
orously, or whimsically of things
in his mans world; she of the Ii ]
brary. of the books she read, of the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17

birthmark, or mothers mark, but
the name birthmark is in some
cases a misnomer, because the nae
vus may appear at different per
iods of life.
Q. How many kinds of mush-
rooms are edible? r. ". V
A. More than 700 species of
mushrooms have been proved edi-
BILE and authorities state that many
others doubtless will be proved fit
for food.
Q. What was the first musical
instrument? W. E
A. The earliest authentic record
of a musical instrument giving
complete diatonic scale is that of a
flute Of Egyptian origin, but it is
more than probable that the first
instruments were those of percus-
sion, such as drums, cymbals and
gongs.
Q. To settle a dispute, please
inform US what city in the United
States was the first to own and op-
crate a gas plant. F. L. L
A. Wheeling, ". Va, is credited
with having the first municipal gas
plant, the policy of municipal own
ership being instituted in 1851.
Q. How many museums are there
in the United States and what is
the Oldest? f. T. y.
A. There are now about 600 mu-
seums in this country. The oldest
existing museum, as well as the
first public museum in America, IS
the Charleston, S c.. museum,
founded in 1878 by the Charles
Town Library society.
@. What are peoples universl-
ties?' T. E.
A. Public high schools are some
times referred to rs peoples uni
Fersities."
Q. What was the total value Of
the Comstock Lode? r. L. NJ
A. The total yield of the Com
stock Lode from its discovery IN
1859 up to 1880 was over $4,000
900. Figures are not available COW
ering the yield since 1890 when Il
began to decline.
Q. Is there demand for farm
Iaborers at this time? H. NJ
A. The department OF agricul-
lure says Iual the supply VI la4-
labor is abundant but the demand
is not very strong. there being a
rather general tendency to avoid
hiring.
@. How can I make imitation
marble out of cement? A. S.
A. This material is called Scag-
ola and is not made of Portland
cement. Burnt gypsum is used and
he success of the finished product
depends upon the skill of the man
making II
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-17
The Daily Short Story

people she met She even told him
of the stranger, because he seemed
! interested in everything.
The stranger was another epoch
in Miss Mary's existence. He had
been coming regularly to the Ii
brary before she took any notice
of him. Then, one day, he engaged
her in a discussion of a book which
she had recomE for his read
ing. And when, later, he brought
her merigolds for her desk, Miss
Mary was pleased with him She
wrote Bangs that she wished the
two men might meet; and when
he had answered, interested, she
wrote him more about the stran-
ger; about his keen, deep-set eyes,
which could twinkle humorously or
grow whimsically dark; about his
broad shoulders and the odd little
way he had OF throwing back his
head when he laughed. Yes-sbe
had made quite confidant of this
correspondent of hers until now
Miss Mary smiled ruefully at the
letter which she still held in her
hand. 1t was so puzzling to know
what to do The letter held a new,
personal note; he called her beauti-
full and was coming to see her.
Miss Mary, who had never before
been called beautiful in all her life,
felt conflicting sensations of pleas
ure and dread. If he came, she
feared he would never write again,
and the thought of losing that
friendly correspondence was I'M
bearable.
Yet-suppose he came and was
not disappointed! There was doubt
mingled with the quick little thrill
that she felt at the thought. Her
feelings were curiousiy unintelligi-
BILE. Even now irrelevant thoughts
of the stranger, the man of the mar
igolds, tempered her excitement at
the new phase which her correspon-
dence with Bangs had taken. It
was all so very pulling! She hur-
ried into the library, to think in the
quiet of her surroundings.
The stranger came again that
afternoon. Miss Mary saw him
coming up the granite steps, and
for the first time she felt self-con-
scious about him. She busted her
self at the catalogue files and did
not look up when he entered. But
he did not go into the reading-room
as he usually did. He came over
to her and offered his hand in a
greeting. Caught off her
guard, she turned rosy with en-
barrassment, hating herself mean
while, for her awkward confusion.
But apparently he had not noticed.
His eyes were smiling, quiZzical,
as he held letter out to her.
"a mutual friend gave me this
to you" he told her;
will you read it now and allow me
to come back later?"
Miss Mary nodded, silently, and
watched him go out. The letter was
from Bangs!
Dear Miss Marigold:" he began,
Allow me to introduce myself to
you-and please forgive me, l kept
my identity from you, not to de-
celye you, but to ascertain whether
l could ever win you for a friend
before l risked our correspondence
by approaching you. When you
wrote me of your stranger l began !
to hope that I had succeeded. You
have taught a cynic a great many