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

that this means the assessment 10 70 Dc IN
creased! Haven't the boys been getting
enough?'
A Gift the Gods Night Envy.
rFfon the revered parent Sheet
the nftieth person to greet desig-
mated party with the salutahon i know
you" will be given Mayor Harry n
Schriver
WE acknowledge receipt Of a flock of post
cards from Nauvoo. ILL.,. forwarded BY that
cheerful gadder. Solomon PINE. Aside from
the cartoon, Brigham Youngs Bsdstead", We
were interested most in an account of Etienne
CADETS attempt to found new terrestrial
paradise" in Nauvoo after the place was de
serted by the M0rmons Those who believe
the communist government Of Russia will sue
coed may find food for thought In the following
excerpt from the history OF this venture: q
Several hundred new recruits
came from France and for several years
the colony seemed prosperous. However.
dissensions finally arose, CADET was &C
cused of arrogance. and It, was found
that the communistic ideas would not
work out The colony disbanded 80"
THE northern army of Sun Vat Sen, We
learn from the A. p, has met singing de-
feat. 1t must have stumbled into nest Of
Chinese humble bees.
SPLASHES FROM THE RAMBLING MUD
TURTLE.
Dear Mac: One would have to be very fool
ish or very clever to write poem about the
Rockies and get awayswitA-it Even SOL may
have to do it.
1t may take year on the installment plan.
or it may be matter Of spontaneous combus-
ton: but sooner or later / must do It!
Did you ever get that way, l wonder; or
lis this new disease? Do you suppose that
DR.. Brady, who usually disdains to discuss
symptoms Of any kind. would unbend for
moment in so serious a case! would be
obliged, of course, to tell him at once that his
rolls before breakfast or any other time would
not at all appeal to a self-respecting turtle.
As long as my trouble is not contagious
think shall bear this pain in silence fet'
have at least dozen. [Silent griefs?l
Western turtles are quite advanced in some
respects. They plume themselves on having
risen from the low stage of development ap-
parent most everywhere in Illinois and Iowa.
They look with compassion if not contempt
upon those of our breed who still consider
mud a necessity.
l will bravely admit that I have adapted
myself to this point of view and expect to urge
a mudless existence on all of you when l get
back.
One turtle here showed me plainly how radi-
cal ones outlook is apt to become in a climate
SO delightful. When asked how much his serv-
ices were worth he cheerfully answered: Two
bits Live and let live" In six words this
wild and woolly soul gave q practical demon
stration of the golden rule.
western town always has two things in
common with every other town, namely: a
magnificent Standard Oil station and very
well equipped Ford garage. II a tired wan-
derer parks himself in front of one of these
he usually feels at home Three cheers for
John and Henry!
The vigilance of the petri6ed fisherman
who has been sitting on rock near Pixies
Peak for one thousand years and never had a
bite would be as nothing compared with your
tolerance If l continued. -. I'll Jog along.
Somewhere in Colorado. Aug. 8. WINNIE.
SENATOR REED is deeply appreciative of
the support and many kind things the Hearst
papers said' about him. The Hearst papers,
he said, presented the facts and told the
truth. Probably no one will be more sur
prised to learn that than the Hearst papers
We Don't Know Why You Spell 1t With Two
Ms, will, but We Get You.
From the August
Will n. Hays, out in Hollywood to
| see what the flicker factories are like, .
says The one bad influence in Holly
wood is talk. For the life Of me can
| not see the honnors of Hollywood
| IF the southern railway executive. who
/ Davie Lawrence says threw an inkwell at the
| neou VI dn eastern railway executive, will give
us his name and address we'll send him a
/ heavier inkwell and slngshot with which
! to give it more speed
Mr.. LAWRENCE intimates that it is the in
tent-and the, effort back of that intent-to
crush the shopmen's union which prevents a
settlement of the strike. A bad union, like a
bad governmental system, can be crushed; but
the principle of unionism cannot be crushed
and the sooner some of the leaders among the
railway executives awake to that fact the soon
er will the wheels of prosperity begin turning
again.