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Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

q D~s-~1 MA-& k2>x<s@Ss Hs -
aas frlza4s saa HAsn-~--
Tsers we're . nanber q Is N ens q
rs Locc0n saxexns EA1S t-1oos -
Dac6ens. wksa = great e-s tst4o~
keueAee Il .nd made himself 'ery elss-
yree4ele With Ia E>oate. sfisss New
fo<k Sun eorresp spon1ent one u our
p1rty ~zs nAa frou Boston. AID some
cay o. other be ana re big @an cane
- exchange words TIE nrss ~e heard
y the row the big nan w4s saying
~loa Yankees IS great o. tns orss,
snd that's all yoa esn DO. p
Well. I dunno. replied Boston
Bat J DO. Nhen dld yea ever &C a
tloomink. blasted think?~
How about lT75T'
s'Neyer heard q iti-
'.How about lsIs2'
.Never heard Of IT."
sDid you ever hear et Bunker HIP"
Il have, sir. That's where coo red-
soats licked the life 0ut of 1900 6rag-
zing Yankees"
Il guess not"
"Sosl Does yea dare 70 dispute he
Liverpool Kid2"
..Yoad better read what history SAYS. E"
u have done that ere, you blOomink
idiot. and IL says 2s bow al you Yam
kses run al the erst arsl DontiL now2'
Il never heard that II did !"
'Don't II say thatS"
The big fellow had pushed up his
sleeves and put Up his lsts, aud II was
plain that row was on hand. He was
big enough 20 eat up two such men "a
Boston, while he had friends 70 look out
for the rest Of us. Oar companion there
fore took The most pradent course and
acknowledged that history might cay
so. and probably did say SO. This salts
/ fed the big fellow, and he turned away
and glared At Frenchman, also . tour
/ lst who had come in later. After 9
long stsre he walked up TO Crapo and
shouted:
Blast your bloonink parley vous
/ but we've always licked ye out OF vel
boots on land anu seaV'
''You speak von big lie!" shouted the
Fronchman. hot in . minute.
What. Call the Liverpool Kid iai
70 his face!"
AYE and | sail now give you vor
awful beeg licking"
Johnny got out Of his coat in MY
danced around with his hands up, anC
TO our utter astonishment the Kid wen
right down into his boots and skunk on
of tho room. having no moro pluck thar
hen. We sat there for FIVE minute
before any one spoke. Then it was tn
Boston man, who said:
Just think OF It! | can lick six fel
lows like that banty Frenchman, ant
yet that big duffer made me swallow tw
wars for independence and Bunker Hill
on top Of them"
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

fortunate enough 30 have time az their
disposal As rate. the best players In
delivering their bali take The attitude
depicted IA the Illustration accompany
Ing tits article.
The diagram that follows it repre-
sents the course OF ball played from
the oii-cloth toward the object ball, the
aim IN the illustrated shot being 20
bring The played ball within the space
between tho ball 3 and the object ball
c The dotted line shows the course
that the ball would pursue IL directed
by skillful player. II viii follow a
straight line from the point Of delivery
for three or four rods, and then IL will
curve sharply 70 tho right or left ac-
cording as the perfect hemisphere OF
the ball Is held 20 the left or right IN
the hand that plays IL This makes
t possible not only 10 knock an Oppo-
nents ball out Of favorable position,
but 20 work ones own balls into
better place by judging accurately two
things: First, the force Of play which Is
necessary 70 send tho ball across tho
green tho requisite distance, and, sec
ond, 70 Judge the curve which viii be
acquired by that same force in tho
course OF the balls run
II it so happens that the ''jach' by
misplsy is knocked into the ditch. then
all subsequent plays are measured ac-
cording TO the position which the jack
occupies in the ditch, but no ball which
is carelessly bowled into tho ditch
counts IN measurement thereof.
Every Scotchman plays this game, and
the skill acquired by some of the best
players is simply marvellous. Judgment
OF curves is wonderfully accurate. I
played IL one time for game of twenty
one points, which took two hours TO ac-
complish. both sides being very evenly
matched. There seemed 70 DO no es-
pecially difficult exercise IN playing,
yet the next morning my right arm,
with which had bowled, and my whole
right side were lame and sore from the
exertiOn.
1t seems TO me that with all the open
lands available in America for the prao-
tice Of athletic sports this game should
find ready admirers in all States, and
inasmuch as thore is no exact weight or
size of the balls required in the play IL
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

rszse ro~y 90 60 s2y EnnH psessxsn~c -
sds.0ss. bxs Eke rsguA.sAo1 So0suh gaze
ccnsGzsa ~ F~sag-o1s y-o41s. ssse~d "a
sns wzy 1ascr1bs1 IA e@o1 sad q tAs
bowling zreen s1srs - = sl1xhs 1epres-
sscn y ~ szrfsss e@lLsd t1s -01ecA
Il a san = bo~tsc 80 ksr1 Ehzt = rolls
ins1 TIA -dssch- t. so@1ts a. -oosa q
shs E.aas. -. II osnsr ~~rds. = reck-
sasS - al 1aplAyed ea0. slsAszgb -
satortznzss bosisr sho played it Ca
ncs szassisase Tor II aay eshsr BAL ia -
slrn-
Tas 1ns yeius n tAs gaEas hes n ms
vesy 4fern- II yoaz oppousas has 50
bo~led shs bal shat Is lies ne4r ths
-5asz" az3 vet s1shia short dlssznce
cf she 5ltea. yoa nay strike his sall
wfrh yous ov1 ahd knock II into ths
titeA. thersby spelling your opponeat's ;
play
Thsrc = 10 rscegDized uniform Tor
playing this game aEe 40 necognized
t1mes for l1 II Is generally played after ?
business Aours oE during ghe wogkin 2
part Of tie day y those people sho ara
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
How He Entertained tho Passengers On =
Railway Train.


She was one OF tho most aggressive
women these broad United States ever
produced, says the Now York Tribune.
She bounced on board Pennsylvania
railroad south-bound train at Newark.
and took the car by storm. When she
had planted an unpromising infant in a
vacant seat, and arranged a wilderness
of bundles with appropriate remarks,
which might have boon heard by the
engineer across the tender and four
coaches, she seated herself by the child
and began a continuous and distraoting
com uient about papa and grandma and
auntie, which made all the passengers
where The conversational blizzard canae
from.
Think you'll know grandma, Char
lie?' she vivsciously inquired.
Yep"
And dear Aunt Fanny
Guess so. Ma, will Aunt Fanny need
shaving as much IS she did last sum
mer?"
"You mustn't say that, Charlie. Won't
you have nice time playing with little
Willie Corrigan, next door2"
"You bet / will! Ma, has Willie got
that dorg wo used to fool with?"
81 expect be has, dear; and Willie is
such manly little fellow like to have
mammals good little boy with him"
"Na-"
eyes, darling"
Gimme q cako-one Of them big fy-
cakes. ma"
And when that car reached tho Broad
Street station thore wasn't q man among
its cargo oi frantic humanity whose
fingers had not twitched from Newark
70 Philadelphia with tho longing 20
hurl ma and Charlie through tho near
est window, bag. bundlee, ny-cakes
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

In recent number % tho Prac.ison-
O.. Mr. Jamison writes on the use of
sodium ethylate ia removing bairy molas
On the face He operated ia this way.
The hairs were cut OF as closely - pos-
slble with very emo pair Of scissors.
I'D the mole Vas then painted ove- with
sodium ethlylate. a f1s giass rod being
usei. When tbe mole hs5 a varnished
lc9s sho e-hTlat0 was gently Fubbed in
WITH ths glass rod. - make it penetra,e
rarre deeply into TO hair f0ilicles Tho
mole hsd quite a BLACK look when the
operation ese over. 4 bard crest forrled
over it- which v~as nesriT thr-e weeks n
becoming 1s-ae ha1. Wien itcs~e oF he
HAIRS wore sesn ~ ho ieeer-~ed. and he
rfa0c - -as raIe fs1 s-0octh. so-aa-
WAS ciosuicol appearance. ~ m1oh
hShts oohsr tba- before s1d this "a
vo-st.e condition con 5raed u0hl rs
saark -ts scarcely notlceahis.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
a CHICKENS DEVOTION.
The rrsgts Pad OF = fsithfud HSsd.a,
IoFeI UDt.5 I1eafn.

The Ire ste Fad or f8tthfu hUGa.a-
LoyeI Unto De&th.
May time has tie rckleness of hu-
man natare been put - the blush ~
the unaying LOYALTY of = cog or z horse.
But rarely has X occurred, We are sure,
that chicken has ID ttsslf unable
20 live without les master and has de-
ternined 70 commit saicshe rather than
live in loneliness. A correspondent OF
La Nature, French scientific journal,
tell the following tragic story OF
chicken Of the Houaan variety OF
Which his brother had made PET lie
says:
Every morning in coming out OF the
house the young man brought with him
a handful OF crumbs CT OF grain or of
something else that chickens like, and
little by littlo his Houda, pc; acquired
the habit Of following him about the
place. IN grove near TIE house there
was q bench. When the young man
reached this bench he invariably seated
himself, and tho fowl, jumping up by
his side, pecked tho food from his hand
and was potsed by being stroked on tho
nt$& bAOA-
This had gone on for quite long
timo when the young man left home 20
60 20 college. For tho first day or two
the chicken seemed not TO be incon-
solable over the loss Of its friend, but
took its food with tho rest After few
days, however, the fowl seemed 10 be-
come aware that its friend was not com
ing back, and it was seized all at once
with an unconquorsble melancholy. 1t
fingered morning after morning under
tho windows Of the house as IL waiting
for its master 10 como out.
Finally 1t betook itself 10 the bench
where It's master had been accustomed
TO feed 1t, and there remained, its head
under It's wing, almost motionless, day
and night. II was useless 70 try 20
tempt it with food; tho chicken refused
to look up when the most tempting hand.
fuls Of grain or dough were thrown down
before it. It's eyelids were closed, and
its intention TO die Of hunger was sc
evident that 1t was deemed merciful tc
kill It,"
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12

,vou n. ,n,nlsrnents consist Of wood
en- b.ns TO % rolled along the turf from
tbs hand OF the PLAYER. Ono ball ia OF
,o-~elain. very small. about twice the
SO q a hons err. This. a. The begin
rirz of a -a-,a. IS rolled forward by one
q she PLAYERS With tho idea that II
shan stop sorncwhero near the other
sae q -he groen. Onco IL comes 20 rest
a. becomes TIE target for subsequent
play.
Then the player aims 20 roll bis ball
g. sDch a way shat it shall come % rest.
very near the object ball which in tho
Yarlanco % tHo game Is known as the
'.ilck. There nay % TWO or four
players in a game. IN the latter case.
vhich - most ordinary. the players arc
Srldod into par-nors u would secm
. simple taiaE % roll =. ball across 20
- TOO feet q turf and cause it 70
lanf within short distance OF an OBJ
go; hzS ss can speak from expert
snce. thls - no simple natter. In the
frat place. one has 70 lesrn tho force %
l. 1sed In playing THO bail. because the
tu-f may be more or isss chick and there
may - slirht denrrssions OF elevations
a. the surfsco ~ il Second. The balls
rolled By players are not absolutely
round. They s-n rattered very slight
Il apcn one side. The result is shat
after the taIl hss been bowiet it ppr-
sses ssrairI- course Tor three OF four
ro,ls and shcn begins t0 ,lrn inward
slonr .he direction indicated hy the
fas.ened siie.
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
JOE DAMON'S PENSION.
why a Maine Man Considered Himself
Entitled to a share Of II.

Entitled to a share of II.
az see that Joe Damon has Just got
fat pension, remarked an Oxford Coun-
" man to Lewiston (Me.) Journal re-
porter. I'm glad Of it and Joe ought to
give me half of it, for II 1t hadn't been
for me he would never have got it."
''How's that Jim?" asked q by
stander; ''were you an important wit
ness?"
NO replied Jim. "You see il was
this way. Joe and both lived in the
same Oxford County town when the war
broke out, and later on we were both
drafted. / was working in the woods at
the tine for the Sandersons, up on tho
Msgalleway river. II was getting along
IN March when / received notice OF it,
and it was then al hurry and drive
about the camp, for We knew that sled
ding would not last much longer, and of
course every one was anxious TO see
the contract closed up as soon as
possible.
when told the boss that had been
drafted he told me to stick to my Job
till IL was completed and he would see
that didn't suffer by it. Well. our job
was finally finished, and got home ono
night after dark. Before morning there
was rap at the door, and in few
minutes | was under arrest and on my
way to Auburn. While riding down
there l told my story to the officer who
had me in charge, and asked IL 1t was
dead sure thing that ! must 60 to tho
front He told mo that it looked very
much as if l should.
Several of my townsmen had
skipped soon after being drafted, Joe
among the rest, and until | appeared
the town had lacked one Of filing its
quota; but he added: i would rather
soc some OF these fellows who have tried
% run away go into the service than
you, and il we can ind any of them
within a week you may get Of
4 was put in Auburn Jail. and a let
ter from homo a day or two later told
me that Joe's wife had Let on that be
was secroted in An old logging camp. /
held my tongue til tho last day Of ne
week was uncomfortably near and then
! blowed on Joe. The noxt day he sook
NJ place, for the Sandersons had bcca
doing what thoy could for mo, and I got
OF with a week in Auburn Jail
Really, I wanted to 20 into the army.
b1t I had Al invalid mother al homo
who could not bear the thought 81 my
going-and that's the way I helped Joe
Damon get his pension"
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
BOwIrSG 0y TEE GREEN
= = Played ca SznOorn Tzrr .1c
Roser.blas Cs1ErEz
A 1~<z-- fn&s u Beeszzz-x rsg1A<r ..
khas CoaaEry &C. a. Ft4Eea
a. as~ Carve se@es are a@1s
~ sAz1lxs1 F@1y.e~


ressre srs ssFsrzl zsu2es - vttgh ne
ecosch ave e. casldss25ls .tts1 sloa. sas
a1ns . mere snzR@steHsEae - shs
people thAH carl-z Is = vel knss'7a
a. Amsrie4 llas e1r11g = game
SLayed o. lcs. and a. saero - "a
a aGrloa a. International l-@rae u
szxLsFs q 1zat ~ Wen understood IN
spite u sns raid @iaseT thss kas Pre-
vAlisd "a cen6srs shsrs the game otleT~
Nise would have I'D many ex1lsisleas-
Tia 5cotcanazs = loys toT e0sl1ng. his
winter zsals. - - greet. rAat as nas
nveasea another g&Ias tAat s2kss -
pg.ss even Ia shs hss season. .nd n
winters IKE tLts Il - plAYs1 gns ys2r
kuae1
fALs Fsxne = -rs0zf1ng.- very AZ
tersns sfs4ts sroo ne sH4as kRSsn In
S1r so1aszy - re ssDe Rama ~besi-
nx~ - - nezrfy Is Posstble . zaosies
- safiin.y - sraSosA taFk
In every soSa sf Scotland ., any size
shassysr shsrs II a Puelhc green set
sp@r< sor hoNltn% tn K1tn oarEh sasre
sse ssrse sh.ss I kao~ Of. and this axes
% sscouut u ne greens nlainsatasd
Ana gsed by private eisbs- have In
nia1 sns green a. TIE EOrtheru end Of
Etss sasy aos fz- fron HolyrOod Palace
-bsre a bali acre or 50 h1s hsen ses
Asbds BY TIE cay y0ysrnrent for bowl
fng. NzD1srod N last fEfl 2s he gate
va open and sas Oa q turf bench for
several inmates watching she play
I've games we're Ia preyress IS sks
sizas Oh The ssrD9 snrs. sna presently, q
fourth hand being r-qaiE~t 70 START 3
n@w xaue. ~As invited % On
aor shts I paid the enormous sam OF
ons penny. shleh privileged ne % play
tor Oue hour After tha. lime ! was
foros4 by municipal law % resign any
hsnd IA order that others Inighs come IN
There Is nothing corresponding %
this in American cities unless the
teams grounds reserved IA Contral Park
% New York be excepted; bnt IN SCOT
land aos only are tho grounds reserved
and kept by the city, bat tho irnple-
ments oi play are also furnished These
are simply balls and piece of otl-clOth
about three feet square which is placed
On the turf 90 save tho grass st the point
whore tho players deliver their shots.
A bowling green may be o, any size
Usually A. IS about tOox15o feet Or
such surface foar or Ave games mar be
An progress st once. Private clubs ar
range their grounds IN the same way
but private players IN that case keel
their own balls which have been turnoc
70 suit their respective tastes
The game Is not difficult 20 under
stand. but IL 10 exceedingly hard TO pla,
Telegram-herald., 1890-04-12
DIAGRAM TO SHOW THE COURSE OF A
TYPICAL SHOT.


A-Piay ball a. the start.
IS B-Plaved balls.
The Jack
D-The POSITION made oY 4 after following
TIE course i0tloated BY the line A-D.
would appear 20 be an easy thing 70
adopt the game IN any locality.
In Scotland every player has his own
set q four balls turned according to the
shape he most desires and according 70
the weight which is most favorable for
bis style On the public greens there
ia a uniform weight and style which
naturally conflicts with the best indi-
vidgal play But Il any hardwood Is
used ard a ball turned from IL which is
about ave inches i'm diameter, the
pIayer may suit bin elf as 70 the other
requirements. only bearing in mind
that very slight dcpression of one sur
face is necessary 20 enablo the bail 30
make tho curve demanded ia the most
skiiliul delivery.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-03

Va Saturday evening at o o'clock Mr..
Henry G. Whitridge. our well.known and
highly esteemed ctizen, died of heart
disease at the residence o. Mr.. VIM Jack.
son on Twentieth street. Mr.. Whitridpe
was born at Preble county. Ohio. March
20, 1915. and came TO this city 10 1877.
de held the position OF auditor of the
Rock Island & Peoria railway companv
from 1879 to January last. when he re
| signed on sccount of the disease from
which he died. He was married Oct :.
1880. TO Mrs. Charlotte A. Dart. sister
OF Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. R.H. Dart.
Feeling the need of rest, and with
he hope of improving his health.
he went to California with his
family in February lasr and lived for
some months at st. Jose. Here his sick.
ness manifested mere serious symptoms
aud fearing q fatal termination he de
cided to return to Rock Island to be with
his friends.
ln company with Mr.. r. II. Dart, Nj.
Whitridge and family arrived here from
California on the 18Th OF last month.
Soon after his arrival home his disease
showed marked progress which contin,
ued from day to day until MS death.
MIR. WhitrIdge was well known in rail-
road cir'les. and by his associates and
friends in that business he was much
loved and esteemed. He was a member
of the Episcopal church. and was one of
the wardens of Trinity church of this
city until his removal TO California. In
his family. church and social relations he
was much beloved. Kind in manner and
modest in his -demeanor. be was regarded
as loved friend by all who had the
pleasure OF his acqusi ntsnce, and was
best loved by those by whom he was best
known. He leaves, besides his widow.
sister. Mrs. Andrew Hies.and, of Eaton,
Ohio. and brother. William E. Whit
ridge. of Sarrento, Fla.
The funeral will take place at . 30 on
Wednesday afternoon from Trinity
church, Rev. R F Sweet officisiing and the
members of Everts Commandery-of
which he was a memter-will have
charge of the burial from the church.
The friends of the deceased who may de-
sire will have an opportunity 10 see the
remains on Wednesday at the residence
OF MIR. Jackson between the hours of IL
a. N. and p. m, as the casket will not
be opened at the church.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-03
Police Points.

Deputy Marshal Long has returned from
Muncie, Ind. with the prisoner VIM.
Simmons, who got tie rig from Kerrs
livery stable here and other prop
erty under false repre- sensations. Sim
mons had returned to MuDc,e with a vsg-
on load of stuff, which included the gun
from Guusmith Koch, two revolvers from
Housmau, three gold rings from Folsom,
the jeweler. two from Ramser. and in ad-
ditiou to these q diamond Masonic en-
blem ring. gold hunting case watch.
seven solid gold watch chains. q lsdy's
gold watch, sn open face watch, pair OF
cuff buttons. q diamond shirt stud, be-
sides numerous rings, clothes, shoes,
hsndkerchiefs. etc, all of which were
stolen either in the three cities or in
towns between here and Muncie. He
has already been in the penitentiary He
attempted to break Jail at Muncie before
Long got him.
The following fines were imposed in
the police court this morning; Steve
Reed and Fred Masters, iutexication. 50
and costs; Gus job nson, same ofense,
So, Louis Lindstrom, resisting an officer,
$40.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-03
LOCAL NOTICES.
sters at KEEL & Maths.

Oysters ST Krell s Maths.
Hard wood at E. B. McKown's soft
coal yard.
Go to Holbrook's. Davenport, for car
pets and silk curtains.
Send your friends to Krell & Math' s
for dish or can of fresh oysters.
Call and see the hand-carved bed room
suites at Holbrook's. Davenport.
For Sale-A good family horse and
phaeton. Enquire at ARGUS Office.
Psrlor suites and fancy chairs Of every
description st Holbrook's, Davenport.
Ice cream always on hand and served
by the dish all winter at Krell & Maths.
A handsome line of book cases and
cabinets Just received at Holbrook's. Dav-
export.
An elegant assortment of dining tables.
chairs and hat racks At Holbrook's. Dsv-
export
When you want q nice dish Of fresh
oysters step in TO Krell & Maths and or
der them up in any style.
Adams. the credit man, is showing 9
beautiful line of fall patterns in carpets
Call and see him, S22 Brady street. Dsv-
export
Bear in mind We do not quit making ice
cream when cold weather sets in. and you
can get ii in any quantity in the coolest
weather. Remember Kren & Maths and
get the best.
The Crown dining ball. No. 1908 Sec
ond avenue, is nov ready 10 furnish yor
the best meal in the city for IS cents. A
B. johnson, proprietor.
$780, 600 to loan on real estate security
in sums of $500 and upward. at loves,
current rates of interest. without CON-
mission. E. w. Hurst Attorney a
law, Rock Island.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-03
AUGUSTANA NOTES.
Items OF Interest From Oar seat OF
Northumberland and Oiher Mat

Items OF Interest From Oar seat OF
Learning-Personai and Other Mat
tiers.
Rev. Erl. Carlson has returned to his
home in Lindsbcrg. Kan.
The entering class is now over ffty,
the largest in the history of the college.
and is still growing.
Rev. c. E Linderg. late OF New York
City. but now professor in the theological
department, arrived Thursday evening
and will shortly begin work. Prof Lind
berg, who is accompanied by his mother
will be at home in the Carlson house,
after Monday next.
Rev. S. p. A. Liudahl, editor in chief
of Augustana. the organ of the Swedish
Lutheran Augustsns Synod. expects to
remove his family to Rock Island as soon
as he can procure suitable quarters in the
vicinity Of the college.
Prof. A. Holmes, fof Augustana con .er.
vatory OF music. has been p esented with
beautifully engraved gold watch pend
ant, by the Elm Singing Society, of Pull
man, ILL.,, of which organization Prof.
HOLMES has for soma time been leader.
Prof. ]. A. Euandsr went 10 Rockford
to deliver an address on The Life Work
of Luther" at the sacred concert. to be
held by the Swedish Lutheran congrega-
ton at that place last night He made
q speech at Princeton. H., today.
Mrs. C. w. Foss has organized a class
of gymnastics for young ladies. 1t al
ready numbers twenty-six, and meets
twice week in the gymnasium in Jubi.
lice hall They have provided themselves
with neat and comfortable gymnasium
suits. and good results in the way Of i'm
proved heslth among the lady students
are expected. Mrs. Foss assumes this
work voluntarily. and her class is en-
thusisstic in its praise OF her.
Members of the Ling club have formed
an independent organization called the
Sabre club. Mr.. G. W. Swanbeck is
the director. The club meets every Sat-
uiday at p. m. for drill. The ssbres
were obtained in the east.
The Ling club. which was founded
last spring. has been revived. II now
numbers thrrty.six students. 1t is con-
posed of the more advanced members of
the gymnasium classes. and is under the
care Of NJ. G. w. Swsnbeck The club
is named after the great P. H. Ling, the
father of the Swedish system of gyInss-
tics. His system is rapidly becoming the
most popular system both in Europe and
America. and is displscing the German
system. The formation of this club
gave quite an impetus TO athletics In the
college.
Rev P. N. Lindberg. of Minnekaune.
Who was called to the position of profess
sor of christianity in the college late and
preparatory departments, has replied tina,
he will accept the position on condition
that he shall not be expected to take up
the work until next September. 1t is
very probable that he will be given the
time desired.