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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14
CHAMPION PREVARICAT0R.
By Mary Louise COrmier.

| Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
| dictate, Inc.)
Milt is the champion liar of Mer.
! rimacs Mills. His superiority in this
/ line has never been challenged
| There are other prevaricators il
the town, but ranged beside the
urban, accomplished Milt, they ap
| pear as so many lisping school
| boys. With Milt, lying is an art
if not actually a profession. His
| unusual talent, which the loca
| wiseacres say is an Inheritance
from his mother, has been carefully
nurtured and coaxed into its pres
ent state of perfection.
! AS a boy, Milt would not attend
school if he could possibly lie his
way out Of it. Later, when he came
TO be employed in Hinckle's gen
eral store, his ability 10 evade the
truth proved useful in a number o.
different ways. For instance, q
crate of cold storage eggs would
! be purchased. Milt would prompt
/ ly advertise them as strictly
fresh" and levy his price accord,
Ringly He would sell them all.
Again, he would dispose of q
| hat two or three seasons old tC
some fading matron with the con
vincing assurance that it was al
| the rage in Paris and New York
this year" He could look you
sQuarely in the eyes and in a mosi
disarming way tell you a falsehood
that would have staggered an or
binary man. Women found him ir-
resistible. Men SHE'D from him
with a good deal of instructive dis
trust.
Milt had sort of quick. crafty
intelligence. He realized that wom-
en- trusted him and it was through
them that he must reach the men
When John Hinckle dismissed him
because of a discrepancy in the
cash register. Milt swore that he
would get even if it took him the
rest of his life and he straightway
began to lay his plans. On a GER
tain May morning he strolled into
the general store. Mrs. Hinckle, a
thin, dark woman with a jealous
temper, was behind the counter.
Morning" said Milt, in his soft
drawl. Where's john" He knew
well enough that Hinckle had left
that morning for the wholesale
house in Boston where he purchas-
ed supplies.
He's gone to Boston," the wom-
an replied, CURLY. Did you want
to see him about a job? If you
did, there's nothing doing"
A gentle laugh rippled out of
Milt's supple throat.
"A job?" he repeated, with a
deprecatory smile. mo. thanks.
Doing chores pays me we'll enough.
Some weeks l make as high as
$50" That was a fallacy, of course.
Milt seldom averaged more than
$50 when he worked-and he did
not work very often.
What did you want to see John
about, them" persisted Mrs.
"Oh, it doesn't matter" MiIt re-
sponded, evasfvely~ Come to think.
I see him getting on the train this
morning. That Blake woman was
with him." Mrs. Hinckle stopped
weighing bag of brown sugar and
her little black eyes sparkled dan
gerously.
How do you know she was
with him." The question came as
a challenge and Milt answered it
with an enjoyment that was typical
Of him
Well he explained, carefully.
L heard her say to him when he
was helping her onto the train.
This is the first trip we've had to-
gether in 10 years, John And she
was laughing, sort Of hannv like
vixen she SAID st.
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tice by many physicians in this
country. but there IS no hospital
using twilight sleep exclusively. In
! England and Germany greater
progress has been made, some hos
pitfalls administer it frequently and
the treatment is gaining in poPu-
larity.
Q. How many verbs are there in
our language? l. G. R
A There are about eight thou
sand verbs in the English language
OF these, approximately two thou
sand are classed as irregular, al
though some of them have regular
forms
@. Where is the quotation a lit
tie knowledge is dangerous
thing" found? ;. p
A The correct wording Is "A
little learning is dangerous
thing. 1t is in Pope's Essay on
Criticism.
Q. Are rose bugs poisonous?
A 4.
A The body of the rose-chafer
contains a neuro-toxin which kills
small animals which feed on the
bugs. Chicks a week old have died
after eating rs or 90 rose-chafers,
and 10-week-oId chicken sue
cumb to IS of the bugs.
@. What is the origin Of the
mourning band? D. S. j
A The custom of wearing a
black band on the coat sleeve IN
token of mourning came from Eng
land. 1t was introduced there for
liveried servants, whom it was not
thought necessary to fit out in black
uniforms
@ How long is the coast line OF
the Great Lakes? NJ X l.
A The shore line of these lakes
comprises $500 miles. They have
a water-surface area of more than
IS, 900 square miles From Mont
real. the head Of ocean navigation,
to the head of Lake Superior, the
sailing distance is about $40
miles.
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The Daily Short Story

II don't believe you" Mrs
Hinckle informed him coldly. Milt
smiled and shrugged his shoulders
Il didn't expect you would" he
Knocked, ambling off.
A day or SO later, when the news
of domestic upheaval in the
Hinckle family reached him, he af-
fected no great surprise 1t was
bound to come, he said. Subsequent
events proved that the Blake wom-
an was at home, in bed with laryn-
gifts, on the morning of her sup
posed trip with Hinckle. But Milt
stuck foolishly to his original story
until the merchant threatened to
put him in jail for Islander. After
that Merrimac Mills sneered at
Milt's stories" and openly branded
them for what they were.
But Milt was one of those cur
ious beings who thrive on opposi-
ton. If his lies were discredited
he invented new ones out of his
fertile imagination He was inn
perturbable when anyone called
! him liar. But when Milt told the
truth. which he did on rare occa-
sions, Merrimac Mills refused to
believe word of it. This cut him
to the quick
There was a good deal of specu-
lation concerning Tillie, Mills
young and pretty wife. People
wondered why she had not
left him long ago. Title, who
and had married its most shiftless
oh
shack on the other side of the river.
Milt explained this was due 20 their
dislike of pretension and that, in
reality, Title had everything her
heart could desire.
TITLES gone to spend the week
with my folks in Baltimore" he
would elucidate, as he stood in the
bunkroom of the firehouse on a
Friday evening watching a poker
game Il kinder thought the
change of air might do her good
She'll have all the comforts of
home, too. My folks-the Balti-
more Joneses, you know-are pref
ty well off Most likely, by now,
Tillie is riding up from the station
in their town car"
Through the blue haze of cigar
smoke the men would grin at each
other over their cards as if they
were in secret understanding. They
were. All of them understood tao
lily that Tillie was, at that very
moment. sitting in her shoddy home
across the river, mendiag Milt's
socks and struggling with the
problem of stretching his slender,
irregular salary to meet the bloat-
ed costs of living.
One raw night in winter Milt
was awakened by Titles low
moaning. He found her condition
to be dangerous and hurriedly set
out for Merrimac Mills. Young DR..
Garrett heard Pills frantic knock
and and flung open his bedroom
window.
'sWhat is it," he called drowsily
to the restless, dark figure on the
snow-covered steps. Milt explain
ed. The doctor, who had but lately
come to the Mills and knew little
of Milt's reputation, was incensed.
Your wife is in Baltimore" he
said coldly. You told me so Heur-
self this afternoon. And l don't
propose to be dragged out of bed
on a night like this for the sake OF
a practical joke," The window
slammed down.
Milt stood there in the snow,
quivering with anger and despair.
If only he had not made that fool
ish boasti Tillie was very i'll, dy-
ing, perhaps, and there was but
one other physician in the town.
He had hee0 2Tar m . rooot;o,
for the. last two weeks.
Desperate and half-crazed. Milt
borrowed a sleigh and drove to
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You may feel sorry for the farmer when the
snow is knee deep, but you certainly envy him
his lot as you drive through his domain these
June days, with all nature in symphonic har-
mony. crops thriving, stock fattening and
everywhere signs of contentment and pros
perity
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Cancer Not ContaginnS.

Will you kindly inform me
whether cancer is contagious, and
if SO. in what way? F. L.
Answer-Cancer is not infectious
communicable by the agency of
polluted or soiled objects or by a
third person, an animal or insects)
so far as we know. Cancer is not
contagious communicable through
direct contact with the diseased.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Alfalfa Chewing.

A week or two ago 1 asked your
DR.. Brady if it was any harm to
chew alfalfa and have not seen any
answer from him. Can you enlight-
en- me on the subject? ]. H. G.
Answer-On investigation We find
that DR.. Brady has been searching
high and low for little alfalfa to
try out for himself in order to give
satisfactory answer to your
query, but thus far without sue
cess. We might have told him that
many popular brands are adver-
tised in the magazines for smoking
purposes. Drinking alfalfa tea is
harmless. at any rate, and one Kan
sas reader declares it makes him
paw the earth. snort and gallop
joyously about a 10-acre pasture.
Chewing alfalfa is probably quite
as harmless. Trusting you will not
stop the paper now, etc.
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Supervisor Hendren has suggested that the
old county Jail be hidden by tarpaulin during
the grotto convention. A better plan would be
to let the building pass among visitors as
relic. Relics are so interesting to strangers,
Won know.
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students of a New Orleans girls college are
publishing flappers' magazine And they are
finding the men their best customers. The
fapper may not know lot, but men who
tumble for her tricks know less.
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An aviator lost in the Florida Everglades
claims to have lived several days on grasshop-
pers He could have made better story if he
had gargled crocodiles.
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PARADE REST.
LIE MOO.

GAMALIEL must be worried about the ship
subsidy bill. Until yesterday we had thought
he had overcome his weakness for inf1nitive-
splitting But alas, he writes to Chairman
Campbell, saying that the merchant marine
bill must be passed at this session else he will
feel obligated to call congress Immediately in
extraordinary session ito especially consider
So
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Congressman Moores Of Indiana declares it
Is all wrong to say that man needs wife to
make his way in Washington. 1t depends on
what way he is going.
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An Indiana woman has been convicted OF
murder. That's the penalty for being porn
homely.
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Argus Information Bureau

the question By
FrdericJ
sent o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-14

The first three months of summer are the
hottest So cheer up.
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Most Reporters Don't Own a Shoe Tree, Let
Alone q Flock OF Shade Trees.


Gan A. P. dispatch it came to u.s.
The most severe electrical storm of
the season hit this city early this morn
ing and did damage estimated in the
thousands of dollars, temporarily para
lyZed light and telephone service and
blew down my shade trees in the resi-
dence districts.
SPEAKING Of trees, tother day we stood
beside the city editor gazing at a picture o.
the site for the Servus Rubber Co. plant II
the foreground appeared rather fine-lookine
tree which obviously was doomed to fall il
the rubber plant to rise. Said the c. f
il pensive tone, We'll, Miller can build rub
Der plants, but only God can make tree
If YOu Like Jokes in the Nude
IFrom the Austin Masonic News-heaven only
knows where they got it
1t seems we have too much red tape
here. l am not strong for that sort of
thing. Red tape always reminds me of
the young man who called at the house
OF celebrated physician and asked to
see the doctor. The office nurse asked
him if he had appointment and he
answered that he had not. Then the
nurse consulted the doctors appoint
ment list and said:
Il think can work you in after the
patient who is with the DOCTOR
So, please go inside that room and take
your clothes off"
Take my clothes off," the young man
exclaimed. What for?"
The nurse firm. She said: 1.-THE
doctor has made it an absolute rule not
to see anybody unless that is done 1t
saves time"
b Blu. But l don't want to take off my
Clothes the young insisted He
did not believe in the red-tape stuff
Well said the nurse, Il am sorry,
but you can't see the doctor"
If that's the case, I'm game" said
the young man, and he went into the
room.
A few minutes later the doctor en-
tered the room and found the young man
awaiting him, stark naked
We'll, sir" said the doctor, what
seems to be your trouble?"
Doctor" the young man replied, gra-
clously, Il called to see you if you would
& renew your wifes subscription to the
La1ies Home Journal"
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Why Conceal a Famous Landmark?

JFTOm TIC ATBuS.I
The committee on public expenditure
desired authority to decorate the court
house exterior during the Prophet meet.
Supervisor Hendren suggested that dur
ing the meet tarpaulin be provided to
cover the old Jail structure to hide it
from the view of visitors.
ONE of our editorial colleagues mice desig
nation, that-what?) came to our desk and toll,
us that he had overheard couple of youni
ladies voicing objection to being termed flap
pers. Were not flappers," they said. "We'r
piggy wigglies." What do you mean 'piggl
wigglies'?" they were asked. =. Anyone de
string further information please send stamped
addressed envelope
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MEDLEY

Where e'er thou art, o reader Know
Whatever is, is right
1t was many and many year ago
She was a phantom of delight
u
The stag at eve had drunk his fill
They have no song, the sedges dry
o were / on Parnassus hill
They say that God lives very high
o Mary, at thy window be
NY heart within me yeaTns-
A still small voice spake unto me
AT THE GRAVE OF BURNS
Tell me where is fancy bred
MY mother bids me bind my hair
l put my hat upon my head
o, Brignall banks are wild and fair
Drink today and drown all sorrow-
Colds the wind and vets the rain
Eat and drink and die tomorrow
To spend uncountef years of pain
PARADE REST.
lie MOO
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Uhr UnnthHtnttr
| LIKE CHARTTY-AND ITS GRANITE
PROToTYPES-IT COVERS
MULTITUDE OF SINS.
AS YOU WERE!!

Dear Mac: l am sending you poem Think
well before you feed it to the wastebasket be-
cause there are five verses. and wen you know
that they will occupy considerable space in the
collum-that otherwise you would have to per-
spire overland if you must perspire, I'll guar
antee that you won't require anything more
than the. following five verses
Ny mental machinery Gf any) does not
function during hot weather (if ever so
copied these lines from the list of titles and
first lines in the Readers Guide. l wrote
them down just as they came-well, nearly
Just as they came.
ATTENTION.
PRESENT ARMSi (Do not fire until you
have carefully considered the merits of my
offering, which l now tender to you-as adver-
tsed.) {
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HARDING PLAN
!. FOR .LEXIbLE
TARIFF IS UP
Continued from First Page.)

tsriff amendment that It would re-
qnire two-thirds to force q change
b presidential attitude toward the
fste in question. Tariff changes
would then become the wish OF
tSo-thirds Of congress after con-
eentrated attention on specific
question, which Ia in marked con-
rast to the basty and necessarily
superficial consideration given the
I'm thousand and one different
Aems in a major tariff bill.
Senator Walsh of Montana, DEM
Ncrst, in the senate debate on the
NANCE committees amendment to
= hexable tariff. seemed to think
hat the principal danger would be
bis:
IAN INSCRIPTIONS political lead
:ef, presumed to have some influ-
:ehce in the White house. particu-
:lafly If the incubment were q can
dNate for reelection, would find in
= law of this character q convent
ient instrument for fat-frying pur-
3oses. and resources of such rich
Possibilities for campaign managers
ever commanded In this or any 9TH
ssf country. "
Trade Votes Vow.
Under the present system group
politicians get together and
made votes and fix up rates to suit
otmselves. Sectionalfsm and spe-
M privileges have an enormous
Mhuence on the making of the bill
which, when 1t comes to the execu-
!tSs Is SO complicated that he must
accept the good with the bad and
:om the whole thing rather than
Felect it all in order to cure q spe-
enc fault. Similarly, members OF
!eonsress have made excuses to
NAeif constituents year after year
~ laying that they did not dare to
;votA against the whole bill even
Eaoush they disapproved of por-
lions Of it.
|. There is no doubt that Mr.. Walsh
~ suggested a possibility, but
neasured alongside the present
:Fstem It makes the choice between
NO evils an easy one in the opin-
IN Of the champions Of the meas
Inc.
Harding Sees Ahead.
President Harding did not like
me last revenue law passed but
ned to swallow It though he prom.
ned he would ask congress for q
revision some day. He knows tn
dvance that the Fordney-McCum
ger tariff law will be picked te
pieces in the coming campaign and
" sorts OF inequities revealed. Hi
ntegy is to anticipate dissatis'
neaion by putting the remedy il
ae tariff bill itself-namely auto
matic revision by the executive
sith the advice Of the, tariff com
Mission.
As for the constitutionality boge!
II will not get very far unless
snators have some other reason
r wanting to see the flexible tar
PROVISION killed. Congress in tn
% years has gotten 20 mucl
u4 habit Of dslegating power =
e1ecutive which really belong
TO congress sthat the obstacle D
eyed unconstitutionality cal
~ DO taken seriously By IL
Ar
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FOB sALE-FARM LANDS.

INVEST IN LANDS THAT PAY, RED
River Valley choicest potato and grain
district easy terms or trades consid-
cred. Homme Farm Co.. Grafton, N. D.
tillable. good improvements, close to
school, good road and good neighbor-
hood $40, 900. good terms. : Eight
miles from Muscatine. Write owners.
Mccormick Bros. Fruitland. Iowa.
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ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

assrRACrS or rITtn pRHPAxED Oh
continued 70 date covering any real -
eSate in the county. Prompt and accurate
service - reasonable rates. Rock Il.
land T10s 4 Abstrset Company: ". J.
Swseaay. secretary. 2O0-212 Central
TRUSS . 0GyiAes Bank butldAnG
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FURNITURE REFINISHING.

LET Us MAKE THAT OLD PIECE or
furniture look like new in our dus1
proof refnishing room. Huber Paint
Z Wallpaper Co. gill Fourth sveuue.
Phone Z. /. A03A.
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suPRRfLUoUs HAIR.

~~-~~--~- ~-~--S>~
SUPERFLCOUS HAIR. NOLES, WARTS
on face and arma, permanently removed
with electric needle. Address. Miss A.
n. Kittredge. Areg,e FiktA- Brady
street, Davenport. Phone Dav. 3O4.
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THE ARGUS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
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eoS 6ll4k--1lSCELLANENUk |
nCIp8H GAS D10vx. ACORN Gas |
ranse: soed y nev. 231e sixth ssenus.
RABY SU0HY. econ CoNDTTlON. !. L
DINING Room SUITE, .DAvENfOKTS.
beds, dresserx, vicsroia. rugs. Pentnsulaf
range. 524 s4esenteA strees.
THo70UoaB1ED WHITE WAN
dosses. lSs3 Twenty street. Pnooe
b. /. 1904.
tDREssKD sPRINGERS DELIVERED. h
lseaK. - 49,
GAS RzNdE. PHONE 3. I ss66 ToIN.
ings.
HOUND TABLE SO: BUTTEr 3l6. lo44
Fourteenth street.
BOUND DINING TABLE AND CHAIRS
childs white enamel bed. reasonable.
\. L 4io8. s933A Tenth avenue.
oTNUINT B1oWN LEA1WER DAvEN-
port and fumed oak library tahae. good
condition. Call after .. m. B. l. 1877.
ICE CREAM CONES $3.50 PEI l.ooo.
1906 second avenue.
CUT GIApIOLAs AND BOUQUETS. L. =.
| Davis. B. I. 4645L.
CORN AND TOMATOES ron CANNING.
Gail b. !. S93-R- s..
1HUBARB. BETS. TOMATOES. ALSO
| fancy cabbage for kraut. 2O42 Thirty
seeoud street. Call b. I. ATS eve
| nings.
OAK BEDROOM SUITE. GOOD CoND1-
ton. Phone B. l. 3626f.
Used LUMBER AT 1907 SEVENTH
| avenue. B. 1. 1888.
CAMP ON ROCK RIVER, J. sTEBEL. 4sos
Eighth street.
IRON BED COXPLETE. g. l. 44Y4.
PICKLES FOB PICKLING. VARIETY
vegetables for canning; wholesale. l. J.
419. SOL Third avenue.
4 ToR PLuNs. TOMATOES AND APPLES.
phone r. l. sse. ring 3.
| THOROUGHBRED BOSTON BULL PUPS.
| 725 Twenty-third street.
I FURNITURE AND STOVES, CHEAP.
2oS5 Fourth avenue.
BUFFET. DINING TABLE, SIX LEATHER
| eeated chairs, library table three ruEs.
kitchen cabinet. Domestic gas range. ice
box. dressers and beds. sos Seventh
i street..
LUMP COAL 81 PRR TON. =. l. lo4l.
TE0wERs. BOUQUETS use. 4. I. s5sy.
PENNSYLVANIA COAL AND WOOD
ranSe. Ike new. quick sale $25; double
bed and aice springs. s.; commode. 81
IL gallon crock. 81: 8 gallon crock.
i Doe: tAros doom with glass. s.: lot OF
kidding woUd and some coal, IS. i7&A
! Thirty-ffth street.
KAsLkRY SHOCK ARsOBBERs AM
. Herd crank shaft. Hall pFics. 14lo
Fourth avaAO.
TENTS AND AWNINGS.
. ~~~S~O~~~~s~~-~~~N~~
FANCY WINDOW AWNINGS. PoRCh
: curtains. canopies, stack Govern. etc.
y. W. Porch. Phone b. I. STA.
INVESTMENT.
GREENBAUN BONDS FOR YOUR saw
ings for sale by c. r. Chamberiin, spe
cial correspondent. Room II, State Bana
Bldg Phone r. /. 1921.
CYLINDER GRINDING.
~>~~~~~~~-~--~~~~~ ~~~--~~~~~>~-->~-~
!. UIGHCIAASSo WORK, BLIESENER. 13l7
Third avenue. i. I. 407.
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SALE

Saturday, Aug. rs, 1892, at ESQ P.
M. at the premises. S-room house
with acre of ground, located at
1928 42nd Ave.. Rock Island.
This property is going to be sold
to settle the Jacob F. Bingham Es-
tate, and will be offered at h-acre
tracts and also as . whole.
Terms: $1,000, balance left In
Mace for a number Of years il de-
aired Will furnish abstract show
ing GOOD merchantAble title. y
JACOB F. BINGHAM ESTATE.
Mrs. Mary B. Scarr. Administrative.
In KILCOIN Auctioneex.