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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
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courage and he burrowed In and found
self some weeks before. With the
| stick he made deep furrow in the
snow as he walked to the right of
the rick, but when he tried to retrace
his steps. the furrow was all covered
up. But he went on trying and dug
deeper
| He had been out in the blizzard an
hour and a numbness was stealing
over him. Some OF the-p pain and cold
was sinking away. but he knew that
this was the worst sign. He goaded
himself on, and shouted for help
First 1t was "Help!" Then the grip
of the blizzard frightened and he began
| to call: Jean! JEAN" and then:
'Mother" His father was far away
on business trip, and. of course. his
! mother was In heaven, but she seemed
near to him then in that moment of
despair.
HIS feet were like lead and even his
legs did not feel like flesh and hone
his knees gave way under him and he
sank down sobbing in the snow. How
long he lay he did not know. but sud-
denly he felt disturbed. He did not
want to be disturbed. He felt warm
ana peacerul and it seemed as If his
mothers kind arms were around him
Ihen the next thing he felt was a
terrible pain in his feet and hands
He opened his eyes grooming ana
found himself in the kitchen OF his
| home.
Above him knelt Carson and he was
rubbing snow on his bare hands and
| feet.
You're safe, my boy" said the
young man soothingly. You're hands
and feet are badly tfrostbitteo so ven
must let me rub on snow
where's Jean" asked Pat. weakly
She's all right" explained Carson
we only drove to Smiths because II
! got SO threatening, and Jean tried to
! phone you after the blizzard started
but she couldn't get you. so I insisted
on coming to see what was wrong, and
I'm mighty glad I did"
Pat sat up and tried to grip his
| rescuer's hand with his own benumbed
one Il owe you my life" he said.
Il can't thank you enough, but III
always be your faithful friend. You're
brick. sir. Wait till see Jean. and
I'll tell her: what fine fellow .you
are"
But Carson only smiled and said:
That's all right. old man" But he
| looked as if he would like to saw
| more.
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OF both pieces should be 1 Is" square.
and the rails of the table should be
12A" and 15A" long and 8" wide.
while the rails of the stool should be
ga long, and the same width. These
| dimensions make no allowance for a
mortise joint for it is intended that
the rails shall be Joined to the legs
by dowelled joint as indicated at a,
with at least three bowels in each
joint.
In putting the table and stool to-
Sether care must be used that the
top edge of the rails are kept a little
above the tops of the legs, say lie"
or less, Otherwise the tops of the legs
may have to be pianed down to the
rails. and it is easier to plane the rails
to fit the legs. Probably the top will
have to be glued up. in which case the
joint should be reinforced with bowels
In fitting the rails they should be set
back from the face of the legs about
3-16" as shown at b. After the top
Of the legs and rails are fitted to the
underside of the table top they may be
placed accurately in their relation to
each other and fastened by turning the
table bottom up and driving screws
slantingly through the rails into the
under side of the top. In doing this
care must be used that the screws are
not driven through the top. In prep
aration for this, Il !" holes should be
bored slantingly through the top OF
the rails TO receive the screws which
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ran as hard as he could.
He ran and ran. a deadly sinking
feeling in his stomach. Then he had
to tell himself: "Th3 house is gone
tool" The cold was biting at his feet
and through his very bones. He turned
desperately to the left and ran. This
time he ran into something. He felt
it with his benumbed hands. It was
straw.
"Oh. now I knowI" he exclaimed.
This is that old rick near the barn.
Now II I go to the right, I'll reach
the barn"
But he went to the right but there
was no barn. The white flakes cut his
face and swirled around him like mad
imps in a dance of triumph. They
seemed to cry: Now we've got you!"
He remembered stories of people be-
ing frozen to death right on their own
doorsteps in storms like this. He
tried to think calmly, but thinking
didn't do any good. I'D better keep
moving. won't lose heart. must
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For no matter what she was doing
| after that, Peggy kept thinking about
that costume under the bed and the
| dress up again and be a little Dutch
girl-even If there wasn't a play.
She thought about 1t so much that
one day at noon time. she decided to
come home right after school and play
that she was a little Dutch girl, and
go off in dark forest.
Right there Peggy was pretty mixed
up. Dutch girls live in Holland and
there are no dark and gloomy forests
in Holland as Peggy would have
learned in the very next grade. Hol-
land is a land of sunshine and canals
and tiny, beautiful little fields are
taken care of better than some OF our
yards. 1t Is way over in Central Eu-
rope that the dark forests grow, quite
a way off from Holland.
Still, IL she had known that, per-
haps she wouldn't have planned to
dress up and play go to the forest and
then perhaps-but that's getting
ahead OF the story.
On the very next afternoon Peggy
ran skipping home from school as
early as she possibly could and. in
stead of stopping to play with the 9TH
er girls, she hurried right into her
house and up to her room. She took
the costume out of the big wooden
dress box that rolled under the bed
and put il on
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sure. If they have some. maybe they
VIII sell them to US for enough money
to buy real for sure American shoes
with. At least we can try it,
So they went. Peggy and her uncle
and they had a beautiful time. They
found the quaint little Dutch village
with its charming little houses and
one big sure enough windmill. And
better still, they found the little chill
dren with the same wooden shoes and
one little girl. just Peggy's size ex-
actly, was more than willing to sell
her shoes to a little girl whose uncle
was as generous as Uncle Ed was that
day. So the shoes became Peggy's
and her costume was complete.
l wish there was time to tell you
all about the play at Peggy's school,
and all about the fun they had at re-
hearsals and all that. But maybe
you've been in a play yourself and
don't need to be told about that sort
of fun.
But anyway, the play was a big sue
cess and everybody said Peggy looked
exactly like a really truly little Dutch
girl with her hair down her back and
her wooden shoes and everything and
that she acted very, very well.
After she came home from school
that afternoon, she put her costume
away so carefully in a box in her room
and thought she was all through using
1t for a long time.
That's just how little she knew.
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are to hold the top in it's place. They
should be larger than the screws
which should be Il" or IA" No. 10,
to allow for the shrinking and swell
ing of the table top without straining
the joint
After the table top Is fastened on it
may be smoothed and sandpapered
and the blackboard and shelf for the
directory pad and pencil made and
fastened on by bowels as at c. In
making the stool the work will be
very much the same, excepting that
the top may be nailed on. as 1t may
be of common boards for the top will
be covered with upholstery.
The top of the stool may be up
holstered with upholsterers padding
or felt of any kind. and covered with
leather or any seat covering desired,
fastened to the edge of the top with
upholsterers tacks which match tAe
color of the covering.
The table and stool may be stained
shellaced. rubbed lightly with num-
Der 0000 sandpaper, and waxed with
one OF the wax preparations upon the
market; this finish replaces the shine
OF the shellac with a CLINT which
catches and softly reflects the light.
Beside adding to the comfort of the
seat the upholstered top of the stool
protects the legs of the table when
the stool Is withdrawn, or pushed IN
der the table again after using.
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through vacant lot over to the
woods.
You see, Peggy lived in a suburb of
a great city and it wasn't hard to get
to the woods from her house. Just
cross few lots, wander through a
meadow and there We're the woods,
not ten minutes from home. OF course,
woods are not forests. Forests have
great tall trees that have not been
touched for years and years and years.
Trees that seemto go UP as far as a
person can see and to make a roof
most to the sky. And under this roof
or trees. Is dim. fairy-Hk darkness
IN which most anything can happen
And. of course, everybody knows that
mere woods are not that dark and
that they are cheerful and lovely to
play in. But Peggy was good at pre.
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49, EAN," Pat said, with reproach-
full look on his face, sit isn't
fellows Job to look after babies,
and I'd just refuse fiat. IL 1t wasnt
you that's asking me-"
''Well now, that's real nice" replied
his sister soothingly. as she pinned
on her veil. IT hope you'll both De
good"
st wouldn't mind some of the other
beaux that hang around here, went
on Pat. but that Carson fellow l
can't stand. Little skinny sissy! Be
sides he's teacheri / never thought
you'd take up with teacher!
Jean only laughed.
wait till you're twenty instead OF
twelve. and you'll know a lot more,
through Longacre Valley and will be
back very soon"
Pat waved them goodby from the
front window, and noticed what a
hard time Carson had cranking his
hivver. 1t was very cold day. and
jeans cheeks were very pink. Pat
was fond of his sister, who had been
second mother to him and little
Paul since their own mother had died
two years before. He was fond and
grateful but he hated to be left to
mind the baby.
I'D rather be scared to death than
bored to DEATH" he muttered as he
turned from the window, and his re-
mark sounded quite fine to him. so
he said It again and even wrote it on
the edge of a magazine.
Baby was asleep and the house very
quiet. 1t was still outside too, and the
light looked yellow Rover scratched
at the door and when he was let in
he shifted about anxiously and barked
as loudly as he dared. Pat got rest
less too and wandered aimlessly to
the porch. Whew, 1t was cold! The
wind was rising, and how 1t cuti
"Geei" exclaimed Pat. as he backed
into the house. II hope Jean will en-
1oy her ride in that little flivver!"
He went down and tended the fur
mace, which helped while away a lit
tie time, and when he came up again
and glanced out of the window he saw
only whiteness.
"a blizzard. by golly!" he cried
rushing to the window. Poor Jean!
/ hope that poor fish will have sense
enough to get her to a safe place.
Guess she'll phone pretty soon. Gee
Il hope she will."
He peered anxiously out while
Rover whined at his feet. The big
silent fakes fell fast. driven slantwise
by the keen wind and covering every
landmark. Pat had a horrid feeling
of being buried deep. deep. and cut
off from everybody and everything in
the midst of the sitting whiteness.
Suddenly he thought OF their COW.
Floss. and the old horse. once a favor
ite of his mothers and now an old
pensioner of the family. 1.-THE window
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~ EGGY was to be the little Dutch
~ girl in a play in her room at
n school and she had been working
U hard to have her costume quite
perfect She was to wear a short.
striped skirt. plain little tight fitting
waist, a large bonnet that almost COW
cred her and. of course-wooden
shoes. 1t had been easy enough to
fix up the skirt and waist; the bonnet,
though queer. wasn't so very hard to
make but the wooden shoes-they had
been a real trouble.
wooden Shoes" her mother ex-
claimed. I'D just like to know where
you can find wooden shoes! Years
ago we used to see them sometimes on
the fancy goods counters in the big
stores. But not a pair have 1 seen
since the war. l don't believe they
ship them over here any more"
but l have to have wooden shoes!"
cried Peggy IN great distress. 81
couldn't be a Dutch girl without
them"
And 1t was right there Uncle Ed
came to the rescue. He remembered
that one Sunday when he had driven
way out west from the city. he had
passed through a Dutch settlement.
And he thought-of course. he wasn't
certain sure but he thought he had
seen some youngster walking about in
wooden shoes.
Lets drive out there next Sunday"
he suggested to Peggy. land see for
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must have fallen asleep. School is
pretty long that's true, and when the
woods are quiet and pretty and a per-
son mas Just had plenty to eat, it's
awtul easy to go to sleep. as you
know.
And then, just as suddenly as she
mad gone to sleep. Peggy walked up
but oh. such a different woods as 1t
was! The fire red sun was all gone.
me oak trees that had looked so
warm and friendly were dark and
solemn looking and the pile of bould-
'ers-Peggy locked around for the pile
or boulders. They weren't there,
Nothing was there as it ought to be!
Goodness.
orHebodv's picked me ur and car
RED me away" thought Peggy to her
self.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

any more!"
1t was with some difficulty she made
her father understand that she was
talking about the gnOme in the tree
but as soon as he did understand he
turned his fashlight on that wicked
gnome-and WHAT do you suppose
Peggy saw? Nothing but the old syca-
more tree by the creek-bare. white
and one of her fayorite play spots!
After supper Peggy could laugh az
the joke on herself.
Next time l go off to play forest"
she said. I'm going to have some OF
the girls go along. Then If 1 have
company, 1 won't think things look so
queer"
That's a good idea" agreed her
mother" and next time stay awake
and play and come home before dark
and then you won't see gnomes where
trees are"
And Peggy promised TO remember.
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IHE BLIZZARD
By Aeel;ne Miscellany

" H0eF'se- -oTSsV
near Old Harry's stall is open," he
thought. 1T ought to fasten 1t tight,
and I'd better water and feed both
him and Floss now while the baby's
asleep"
He put on his warm Jacket and cap,
but not his gloves. His boots were in
the barn. but 1t was only few feet
from the house. Whew! When he
opened the back door a gust nearly
blew him of his feet, and 1t seemed as
If a great angry ogre had thrown a
bucketful of snow violently in his face.
He laughed. though. 1t was lots OF
fun. Out into the blizzard he dashed
headed straight for the barn. He
ought to reach it in a minute or two.
How queer! He certainly ran far
enough yet the barn wasn't there.
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be brave" he told himself
And Jean might be out in the storm
tool Perhaps she was trying to tele-
phone him now. He began trudgina
along head down, hands in pockets.
Eyes were of no avail, so he shut them
to keep the snow out. On he went
and suddenly bumped into something.
It was the rick again. This gave him
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
THE JUNIOR COOK

strips large sweet mangoes.
Add to the cooking carrots and cook
Is minutes longer.
Season with z teaspoonfuI salt.
Serve at once with melted butter.
This'is very tasty way to use some
of the last left overs from a late gar
den. Any left over makes a tasty
salad the next day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

THE winds blown me off my
course, I guess" he muttered. "Or
else it's blown the barn away"
He stared through the wicked
whiteness around him, but could see
nothing except the snowfakes. They
made him dizzy
I'D better go back" he thought.
and turning right SQUARE around he
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07
CARROTS WITH PEPPERS

Scrap and slice six large carrots.
Put on to boil with l pint of water.
AS soon as the water is boiling re-
duce the heat so that the carrots keen
boiling but do not run any risk of
boiling dry.
Cook about 35 minutes
Wash and chip into small pieces or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-07

"hlch is used for other purposes.
The table and stool shown offer a
solution to the trouble, for they are
small, easily made. and may be kept
in and out of the way corner with
the stool pushed underneath when the
telephone is not in use; as the table
Is made with provisions for the di-
rectory. pad and pencil, it will be
more convenient than IL the phone
were kept upon a table and these ac-
cessories had to be sought among a
litter of books and magazines.
The table and stool may be made of
oak or any suitable wood. and stained
TO match the finish of the room or
the color OF the furniture. The legs
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JUMBLED FILM FAvoRITEs

JUMBLED FILM FAVORITES
FEMALE QUARTETTE
1. charmed old Ann, Kate.
2. Is DIR. Amo in, Eva?
8. He take reel in.
4. The coat, Nelly.
MALE QUARTETTE
1. Ham got his name.
2. Yale won't care.
3. Let Bell try.
4. Begone Irene u.
WORD SQUARE
My first has just begun.
My second is a girls name.
My third is to put off.
My fourth the sun gives off.
ANSWERS
JUMBLED FILM FAVORITES-
Female: Katherine Macdonald. Marion
DdrieS. Katherine Lee, Ethel Clauton
Male: Thomas Neighan, C6utcau
Tearie, Bert Lyfell Eugene O'Brien.
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H1LE the telephone is a nee
n sary adjunct to many homes.
" H often it is an annoyance be-
W. cause il Is kent uD0n a table
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PEGGY'S VISIT TO THE FOREST

IN EGGY was to be the little Dutch
~ girl in play in her room at
n school and she had been working
III hard to have her costume unite
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-19
SUNDAY SUBJECTS

At Gardner Lake M E. church there will be preaching service at 2.15 o. clock (standard thne).
 At Trinity Episcopal church there will 5a holy communion at 9.30 a. m. and morning prayer and sermon at 1e.3e.
 At Mt. Calvary Baptist church, Rev. E. E. Jackson, pastor, there will be preach ing at Il a. m., Sunday school at 12.S0 and preaching at 7.30 in the evening.
 At the First Baptist church, morning service at ,10.30, Rev E. Henry Ander- son will preach. Sunday school at 12 Rev. E. F. Dunbar will leave for two weeks.
 At Christian Science reading room, 215 Thayer building, service, 1O.45 a. m Subject, Mind. Sunday school at 11.45. open to pupils up to the age of twenty.
 At Trinity NJ. E. church there will be morning worship with sermon at 10.30 o'clock by Rev. Victor J. Saw yer of Attleboro, Mass. Sunday school a: noon
 At the Holiness Mission, No 230 Main street there will be a prayer and praise service at 10 a. m,, Bible class r. H. ing at 3 and 7.SO p. m At the Central Baptist church there will be preaching morning and evening by Rev. Clarence M. Gallup. D. D., of Providence. Sunday school and sum mer class for men at noon and B. I. P U.. GAS.
 At the Mckinley Avenue A. M. E. l Zion church, in addition to the usua | lNa risat at 3.30 D. m, at which Rev. R. L I Thomas, of the Grace Memorial Baptls church, will be the speaker. At the Congregational church, Norwich
 Town, the pastor, Rev. Gurdon Bailey will preach at 10.3O o'clock in the
 morning. Mems forum at noon, subject Organization in Religious Work. Chris 1 tian Endeavor meets at e.30 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-19
KALEIDOSCOPE

ceylou produces the worlds Ansr cinnamon.
 Two million quarts of milk Is ecn sumed in New York every day.
 The Virgin islands ware named bT Co Iumbus in honor of the HOOD zrtrgtnz
 The automobile industry ranks rhire in this country in the valiie of -ftE- ished products, and ninth in the nl1rn- Der of people employed. The first cotton crop attempted in Qua tenlala has just been picked and has proved so successful that cottoz-gro<tng promises to become a leading intnstry of that country ~
 After long continued dist. tnctudtns one-fourth part Of white pine saTdusi in their ration. cows, In a recent ex. pertinent showed no change in theb weight or milk production. s.s%ss % i In England the suggestion has beer made that the public highways be col. ored by means of so-ne- cheap chemical spray. which would make tae1R Jess tiss i ing to the eyes of motor drivers-
 In Lapland- tke women. have from time | memorial stood on an equal footing with the men of the. community The sexes have equal civil and. moral lights and equally severe labor as the daily round.
 l The treatment Of disease by sunlight was systematically practical by Hippo 1 crates. the father of medicine. but I was not until 1908 that the first clint ! of heliotherapy of surgical tzbsrculnEt
 was opened by A. Roller.
 smugg.ers are being caught on a.
 border trying to bring in Mexican am. ga4or-pears or axoc2dos. a fruit whtce
 has been shut out to save this ccu1ts, from the introduction of another insed pest, the avocado wesvil. A small force of 1000 or not rnori
 than 200 officers and men of the Unit
 ed States army Is to be retained si
 Coblenz on the Rhine, after July 1, Id.
 date set originally for completion of th, American evacuation of Germany tsrri
 tory The length of time the troop,
 will be kept on the Rhine has not bee, determined.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-19
soc1AL coRNER FoErRY.

Because I Had a Friend. Life nsver would have been so rich, To me so well worth while. But for that cheering word you spoke But for that cheery smile The burden had so heavy grown, My heart was filled with care; [ uover would have reached the goal, Had you. friend, not keen there. BecaUse.- because had a friend, One who was real and true Beczrse your friendship did not fan J-st when I needed you. had the strength to clambev on; T had the will to do; Becanss knew l had a friend, I've had no cause to rue. Oh thare are recUds of the past That tell of trust sublime; ef friendshlps that survived the test Of doubt. disaster. time: But know one that's up to date, Thzt had not had an end Ff.n- a man defeaAed fought and won Becsus= he had a friend
 Flora 3. Walker.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-19

under she'll When the turtle began to tear down vines to get at the tomatoes Mir. Rittenhouse carried 1t to Mount Pleasant and released dt Back over the hills came the turtle. covering three miles before the end of the summer This time the Milford man took the tur- tie to the RGttenhouse homestead on the Frenchtown road. But as the first to- matoes ripened the next summer "Tes- Judo" appeared with his old-time appe- tite
 When the story of the turtles wan dering began to attract the attention of scientists Mir Rittenhouse was persuad- ed, in 1914, to take the reptile to a point across the Delaware river. He released
 it along the road beyond Erwinna, Pa.
 He had given up hope of seeing the tur- tie again when one morning in 1918 Mrs.
 Rittenhouse discovered it among the to-
 mato vines. How the animal crossed
 the rapids of the Delaware mystified
 men of science.
 Two years ago the turtle was taken to the Bird homestead, the former home of
 Mrs. Rittenhouse near Pittstown, Hun
 terdon county, but 1t has come back. MT
 Rittenhouse had since sold his property and Earl Woolf, the new owner, found 'fTestudo" this year. The turtle had again crossed two ranges of hills and several streams to get home MT. Woolf has given the tortoise its supreme test. While attending the unioT picnic at BusE1kill Park. Pa., 1s miles from Milford, he took the turtle alone and released it in a brook Milford na lives figure the school children may have gray hairs when "Testudo' call l again for a meal of tomatoes, but the, feel confidence in his eventual homecom 1 ing