The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-01

Feb. 24-Up at 6:45 Should get up earlier
but-well,sI don't The morning mail brought
copy OF The Country Bard and the Amer
lean Poetry Magazine from Jay Sig. The
Who's Who editor of American Poetry has a
kind word to say Of my leading veTs hbre
contrib His poems" writes Edward S.
Brown, have a strength which is inspiring.
Although be says he writes purely for the love
of writing, predict he viii make a name
for himself in the world of those who confess
to fondness for vers libre. He has the knack
Of seeing a picture in the Everyday of Life. y
10 which l append a modest o. X.
Hurried home at o'clock and The Lady
Who Hates TO Darn my Socks Told me l was
sentenced to see The Rosary at the Fort Arm
strong We decided to walk downtown, We
hold none OF the W. k. percentums and do not
care unnecessarily TO increase the earnings OF
the street car company. Unfortunately, how
ever, she again developed charley horse in
her right tendon of Achilles before we. had
traversed four blocks. A few blocks farther
on she suddenly stepped on a small patch of
ice and the next moment landed (as b. l.. T..
used to say) prone on her back. ANY we'll
regulated Benedict will not doubt me when l
say that l restrained all desire to give way to
mirth. Luckily the damage negligible and
the tumble had one happy result, for the char
ley horse appeared to have been frightened
away.
The Rosary is a good picture and shows
several excellent character roles. Home at IL.
Feb. 25-Up at 7. The Young Ruttian played
joke on himself and forgot TO wake up, so
left the entire family abed and caught an Elm
street chariot for the loop, breakfasting at
the one-armed lunchery "a stacka wheat
an cUpa coffee.
jim Hughes held me up and forced me to-
buy ticket on the Felie to be given away
by the r. l. Fans Association. | bought if
on condition that if 1 cid not win the car
If he really meant it No. II is the lucky
number, l must advertise for bids on the car,
for certainly " cannot fail TO win
When l reached home tonight T. L. W H t
ID N. y yVnIr I tale oP H.
and near death in which the Young RufRart
played leading role My decrepit typewriter
stand which also holds the ponderous Webster
and various other things including much oH
the Y. RS junk, had refused to support his
weight and had crashed to the floor skiddinei
nay beloved old Fox half way across the room
and landing Noah on his nose. The Y r. witJs
the devils own luck, escaped scot free Noah
suffered a few wounds and bruises and nv
some miracle the ancient typewriter received
no INJURY more severe than couple of sligE1
spralHs, which l cured quickly with an ad1ussl-
ment or two. l would stake my hopes CT
heaven that there isn't another typeyriter ok.
tant that has WithStood more haru knocks AMI
abuse and still is able to function. Some da1-
l shall pen an epic to this old blind Fox thai
Will throw the tale of the famous one boss shsH
far in the shade. 1t was secondhand when /
bought it in my early youth Il hate to thin K
how many years ago!)-although the oily gest-
tleman who sold it to me represented il as a
new machine. hope. if he is living, he rea1ls
this diary and finds out how We'll the machine
has served me.
T. L. ". H. t. D. N. s. and 1 walked DOWN.
town again tonight. Called on Gabe Nose n
fielder and he told me he had a complaint 10
register against The Argus. He asserted the
paper did not print all the news, declarin..
that while he had been out of town for tvs1
weeks his house had caught fire ana that then,
had been conspiracy the part of the 1.e-
porters and certain members of his family To
keep him from finding it out. Not Wcrd
about the fire was printed, he said and de-
manded justice" from me, claiming he could
not get IL from other members of the STIFF
promised him justice, assuring him that a
public apology would be forthcoming; and if
that isn't satisfactory 1 shall be glad to set
his house on fire again and see that a full &C
count of the affair is printed in The Arg MS
Selah
THE National Coal association shows what
becomes of each dollar the consumer pays for
tiIuminous coal. Each dollar received by the
operator, the figures show, is divided as fol
lows: Miner. 67.S per cent; supplies, 11.6;
operating expenses, los; general expenses, KS.
All of which totals 100 per cent Coal oper-
ators. dearly beloved. philanthropists d are
and simple-and obviously regard the public as
Just as simple.
R E. MIG,