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Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
PREACH. AND PRACTICE.
A Nearby Editor Has sems Sound Ideas n,
Should Have-Used.

A Nearby Editor Has sems sound Ideas He
Should Have.Used.
Kiner, the humorist and poet of
the Geneseo News, has been diagnos-
ing Farmer Burns, whom Rock ISL
and sports 80 much adore, and these
are the deductions he has reached:
Farmer Burns hasf more muscle
than mind. There is no doubt that
he can throw any wrestler on earth.
He has gone up against many of
them, scores. hundreds, and downed
them all. Then he goes about Civ
ing exhibitions, and gets a little
measly crowd, about like a long,
barred man would who gives q iec-
ture on q new religion Of his own in
vention. The News had wondered at
this. Last week it leaked out. The
farmer is so stingy that he will not
advertise. He will get out SO or 100
red bills, and expects them to draw
q crowd. His friends convinced him
that he ought to spread his name in
the papers. So he went about and
ordered "a dollars worth of locals
in the papers. That is about one
line in city paper. This right on
the heels of his great match with
Dan Mcleod in which he retained the
title OF champion of the world. He
had won 81, 900, and side bets enough
and gate receipts enough to make it
$4,000. He is rich; has q big farm
and plenty of stock. And this man
sneaked around ordering "a dollars
worth OF locals in each of the city
papers of his home town of Daven-
port, and not cents worth in Mo-
line or Rock Island. The conse.
quence was q vast and silent aggre-
CATION OF empty chairs, where it
should have been a crush and an
ovation. When Dan Mcleod and
Evans 60 to Chicago, all the papers
blossom with interviews and pic
lures, and the theaters where they
appear are packed to the doors.
When Farmer Burns goes to Chicago
he is not noticed at all, or gets q
slurring gibe like Farmer Burns,
the bully of Big Rock, Iowa, is stop.
ping at the Cheapdown hotel No
body goes to see him, there is no
ovation. and he wonders around as
lone and lost as a rooster in the rain.
Farmer Burns hasn't sense enough
TO advertise. That's all there is to
it. With his prowess. and q liberal
policy toward the papers, he could
be almost as famous as John l.. Sui
livan, who poured q fortune into the
press. and who can today draw q
bigger crowd and make bigger SEN
sation than Fitzsimmons or Cor bett,
or Farmer Burns"
Kiner's conclusions as to the the
ory. practice and inevitable conse-
quence Of advertising are philosoph-
ical. but the amazing part of it is
that the parson of Henry county has
not practiced what he breaches so
eloquently and SO forcibly. Had this
genius Of the rural press, given his
talents broader scope through the
medium of printers ink his renown
would have been as extensive as that
of Bill Nye. But Kiner, however, is
not niggardly man. He is not
close-fisted. Quite on the contrary,
he is an editor, and modesty, is con-
sequently his besetting sin. 1t is
purely matter of incspacity to use
that which he suggests to others.
1t is misapplied judgment.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
Rhsumssism Cured in "a Hours.

T. ]. Blackmore, OF Haller &
Blackmore. Pittsburg, Pa. says: "a
short time since ! procured a bottle
Of Mystic Cure. It got me out Of
the house in "a hours. / took to my
bed with rheumatism nine months
ago and the Mystic Cure is the only
medicine that did me any good. I
had five Of the best physicians in the
city. but / received very little relief
from them" Sold by Otto Grotjan,
1901 Second avenue, druggist, Rock
Island; Gust Schlegel & Son, 22O
West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
It May Save Your Life.

A dose or two Of Foley's Honey and
Tar will prevent an attack OF pneu.
monia. grip or severe cold If taken
in time. Cures coughs. colds, Group,
Ia grippe. hoarseness. difficult
breathing. hopping cough. incipient
consumption, asthma or bronchitis.
Gives positive relief in advanced
stages of consumption. asthma OF
bronchitis. Guaranteed. Sold by
M. +. Bahnsen and I. H. Thomas,
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind. bleeding. liberated
and itching piles. It absorbs the
tumors. allays the itching at once.
acts ss a poultice. giving instant re-
lief. Dr.. Williams Indian Pile Oint-
ment is prepared only for piles
and itching of the private parts. and
nothing else. Every box 10 guaran-
teed. Sold by druggists or sent by
mail for 80 cents and 81 per box.
WILLIAMS M'F'a. Co., Props, Cleve-
land, Ohio. For sale BY all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
A H0usehola Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery OF
the age. pleasant and refreshing to
the taste. act gently and positively
on the bowels. cleansing the entire
system. dispel colds, cure headache,
fever, habitual constipation and bill.
iousness. Please buy and try Q box
Of c. c. c. today; 10, IS, so cents.
Sold and guaranteed to cure by all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

A BILL has been ordered to third
reading In the Massachusetts legisla-
surs which places q penalty Of Is on
every person present at 80 game,
sport, play or public diversion" ex-
cept those Of religious nature. or
for . religious purpose on the Sab
bath day.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

JOHN WANAMAKER, OF Philsdel.
phis. has purchased the cottage at
Cape May Point, which he and others
presented to Mrs Benjamin Harri-
son during the Harrison administra.
tion. The cottage is being repaired
and made ready for occupancy.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

IT Was just too sweet for anything
the way the sugar king, Havemeyer,
got out Of paying the penalty for
what would have been made Q bitter
pill for . newspaper correspondent.
Bat with she newspaper representa-
tive it would have been a violation
Of confidence to have avoided the
of1snse. With the sugar king it was
simply . case Of minding his own
Affairs.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
Now that the state Of Illinois hs

Now that the state Of Illinois has
shown Its realization Of the long in.
Justice done to the order OF Modern
Woodmen and the city of Rock Isl.
and through the courts, there may
b some curiosity about knowing
What course the august ex-governor,
John n. Hamilton. and the would be
jurist, Frank G. Ramsey. will adopt
tor their ward. the waning village Of
FULTON.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

The Illinois legislature has shown
its contempt for little things through.
out the present session. That is one
reason why the town OF Fulton got
20 beautifully left in its opposition to
Woodmen legislation.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

The Fulton and Clinton rule-or-
rain committee will have to get to
work II any more schemes are to be
ooncocted between now and next
Tuesday to damage the order Of
Modern Woodmen. Everything that
has been attempted SO far has failed.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
Bucklen's Arnica Saive.

The best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhcum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all
Skin Eruptions. and positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Hartz s. Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
TIE Philadelphia Record tells

TIE Philadelphia Record tells an
old truth over again in this: 1.-THE
democrats have carried Mount Ver-
non, N. T., the republican defeat
having been due to Increased taxa.
'ton. Republican policies may clash
on other points, but the party OF
progress everywhere is unit in the
belief that the people exist chiefly
for the purpose Of being taxed"
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

Ex.LIEUr. Gov. HANNA. Of In
diana, has taken his children out Of
the public schools Of Indianapolis.
because. as he said, "the histories
now In use teach that Lee was a
greater general than Grant" Why
not fire out the histories for misrep-
Iesenting factsP
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

The Fulton and Clinton commit.
tee on besmirching the order Of
Modern Woodmen has been crushed
In its efforts, and at the same time
the narrow spirit Of the two places
has been trodden under foot by the
stern hand Of the law. The order of
Woodcrait has been vindicated, and
the dog in the manger has been
otrapgIed.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

Remember that the judicial cleo
tton will occur one week from next
4ondsy-Monday, June Z.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

The Modern Woodmsn of America
are going to find q way to come to
Rock Island-or make it.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

Just try 10 cent box Of Cascarets,
the finest liver and bowel regulator
ever made.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
Executors Notice.
Estate Of George Nixter. deceased.

The undersigned having been appointed execu
tors Of the last will and testament OF George
Nixter, late Of the county of Rock Island,
state Of Illinois, deceased, hereby gives notice
that they win appear before the county court Of
Rock Island county. at the ONCE of the clerk Of
eaid court, in the city OF Rock Island, At the
Juiy term, on the frst Monday in July
next, at which time all persons having claims
against eaid estate are notified and requested to
attend for the purpose Of having the esue sd
justed. All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment 10 the IN
dersigned.
Dated this 81 day Of May, A. D. 1927.
FRANK MIxrER,
CHARLES K MIxrER
Execufors.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

LAST week Hon. William H. Neece
almost created q panic among the
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28
Dsnosr.tio Jadieiss Ticket.

TIE cities Of Fulton and Clinton
should convert the Mississippi into q
Rock Island Argus., 1897-05-28

a Handsome Completion
is one Of the greatest charms . woman can
possess PozzonI's CoAfL1xIou PovpER
The herald., 1897-12-20
FOOTBALL

In spite of the fact that the attendance
at nearly all of the football games has
been discouragingly small this season,
the several local teams have put up about
as fine games as could have been seen
in any part Of the country. There is a
sufficient number Of teams In the city
to take up almost any kind of chal-
lcnge. and that there have not been
games with more out-of-town elevens
has not been the fault Of the local clubs.
The Los Angeles men have challenged
nearly all the leading teams in the state,
but, except the few games with clevens
from neighboring points, there have
been no games here except those among
the local clubs.
In these contests there have been such
handicaps of either weight or age, or
both, that 1t has as yet been impossible
to determine which club has been play
ing the best ball. Up to the present
time the high school has won nearly
every game played with any team that
1t had a chance Of defeating This elev-
en- is one of the best that that education
al institution ever turned out, and it has
the additional merit of being composed
almost wholly Of the members Of the
classes of the school. There have been
few games in which it has secured out
side help. The work of the club has
been such that the attention Of experts
The herald., 1897-12-20
PRIZE RING

There is a new star in the pugilistic
armament and unless the opinions Of
experts count for naught it promises to
outshine all the present celebrities of
the prize ring. From position Of COM
parative obscurlty, as compared with
other pugilists. Kid Mccoy, by his vic
tory over Dan Creedon Friday night, in
New York, jumped into prominence
and now promises to become Sullivan
or Corbett or a Fitzsimmons. There
Is more of promise in this candidate for
honors than there was in any Of the
former champions and that he will make
for himself name equal to any of the
others is now considered certain.
Mccoy has the advantage Of the
styles of fighting that have been adopted
by all former champions and, profiting
by their example. he has brought into
the ring new style of his own. When
Corbett showed what could be done by
his then novel manner of defense and
offense it was thought that the end of
possible ring tactics had been reached,
but Mccoy has adopted a style that Is
superior to that of the former cham
pion. Mccoy has peculiar pivoting
which lends considerable additional
force to his blows. In all his fights he
The herald., 1897-12-20
said to be such as to- alarm his friends.

said to be such az to alarm his friends.
M. +. Dwyer asserts that Tod Sloan Is
the champion jockey of the world.
1t is expected at the spring meeting Of
the National league that the pitchers
distance on baseball diamond viii be
shortened five or ten feet.
John Griffin, the inebriate pugilist, has
gone TO Mexico. He was recently dis
charged from a San Francisco hospital
where he was treated for delirium tre-
mems.
Barry. Genslenger and Murray three
Of the crack ball players of the tourna-
ment series which has been played at
San Francisco during the present sea-
son. have been offered places in the Ma
tional league
Hamburg, the great 2-year- has
been sold to an unknown purchaser, who
Is said to be Marcus DAILY. The price
paid for the horse was $4,000.
An entirely new style of blue rock has
been patented. 1t is in the shape Of a
boomerang and it's flight through the
air Is such that only the most expert
marksman can hope to break them.
Chairman Mott Of the L. A. w. racing
board has issued his weekly bulletin.
containing all the records allowed by
the board this season. Most of the me-
dunn distance records go to Jimmie
Michael and Frank Waller captured
many of the long distance marks. The
The herald., 1897-12-20
Aonther Year for the World

The German meteorological prophet,
DR.. Rudolph Falb, predicted some time
ago the end of the world. as the result Of
the collision Of our globe with Temples
comet on Nov. 13, 1890. 1t Is a comet
which travels in the wake Of the meteoric
swarms Of shooting stars, or the Leon
ide shower, which will be most intense
in 1899, and the late Prof. Oppolzer Of
Vienna calculated its return for May,
1899, instead of November. DR.. Falb's
sinister prediction has caused DR.. Fred
erick Bidschof, first assistant at the
Vienna observatory, to make recalcu-
lation of the comets course. with the re-
assuring result that on the day In 1899
when 1t will be nearest to our earth the
distance will still be eighteen million
kilometers, omitting the odd figures. He
gravely assures us that this distance Is
sufficient for removing any alarm, and
gives us further to understand that Herr
Falb made an error in his logarithm.-
London Standards Vienna Telegram.
The herald., 1897-12-20

mile paced record is held by J. w. Stacks
of England and Eddie McDufhe In

mile paced record is held by J. w. Stacks
of England and Eddie McDuff1e in
1895.
Bill Lange of baseball and soubrette
fame, won q long distance throwing
match at San Francisco, hurting the
ball 115 yards and two feet.
Gross receipts of the Harvard Yale
football game were $4,000; expenses,
$1,000. Each team, therefore. received
900.
Although there is considerable boxing
at Chicago. it is reported that few of the
shows have been financial successes.
There is now strong probability that
New York will have Sunday baseball
next season and all the cranks are
happy.
The Olympic club of Birmingham.
England, has Offered a purse of S250O
for a contest between Solly Smith and
Pedlar Palmer, to take place next April.
Following the advice of his physician.
the little king of Spain rides his bicycle
for an hour or two every pleasant day.
The exercise has proved beneficial.
Henry Chadwick, "the father of base
ball." is now in his seventy-fourth year.
Fifty years ago this month, he says, he
played his last game of ball at Hoboken.
1t is said that 2200 fights have been
fought before the National Sporting
club of London in the last six years,
and the ot-Barry bout is the only
one that ever resulted fatally.
Dick Phelan, having played baseball
all over the continent, declares he will
organize league in Alaska next year.
The rule made by bookmakers on the
outlaw circuit in the east to present to
the riders of all winners whose closing
price is 10 to or better purse of $50 Is
a good one. and it might be we'll for
layers in the west to adopt the same
plan next year. 1t arouses an unusual
amount Of energy among the riders of
long shots.
The herald., 1897-12-20
CYCLING

There Is believed to be possibility of
the national circuit races starting in
this state and going east again, as was
the case three years ago and before
then. The matter depends upon the
rather remote prospect Of truce being
declared between the California Asso-
ciated cycling clubs and the League of
American Wheelmen. The circuit has
not been as successful during the past
two years as before and there is reason
to suppose that return to old methods
will result in better returns from
racing.
William H. Anderson of New York,
who started in October last to ride sixty
five consecutive centuries, stopped at
the end of the forty-eighth with what q
ball player would call dead arm"
Otherwise his health was good, his
heart beat regularly and his appetite
was of the best. Anderson's practice
was to ride 100 miles each night between
5 pm. and am. The doctor said the
loss Of power in his arm was not due
to stroke of paralysis, but was caused
by the constant vibration to which it
had been subjected during the hundreds
of miles the rider had traversed. Next
spring he intends to undertake the same
feat again.
The executive committee Of the League
of American Wheelmen has arranged
for the purchase Of q large supply of
maps from the geological survey de-
partment of the United States govern
ment and will dispose of these maps
among state divisions where they can
be used to facilitate touring and encour-
age the recruiting work of division off,
GERS. These maps are of the finest quail
ity, being made at great cost from ac-
curate government surveys. They show
all roads and streets, town and county
lines, and even the location of houses
and other buildings, and are therefore
splendidly adapted to the wants Of tour
ing cyclists.
In the six-day race at Madison Square
Garden three of the professionals used
heavy, puncture- proof tires, one had
a brake on his Wheel one a gear case.
presumably to keep the smoke off the
chain, and two appeared several times
with caps on heads and bells on the
handle bars. None carried an umbrella,
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Dealers in graphite and other lubri-
cants are likely to suffer through the
appearance of the bevel gear and the
enclosed chain models, If the fad of
trying to see how far wheel can travel
without having the gear fabricated con-
tinues to grow. Edward Edwardes has
engaged to ride bevel gear wheel 100
miles a day for 365 days and he will
keep record OF how often he has to lub-
ricate the gears. Several Of the promi-
The herald., 1897-12-20
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

John Smart Is d Connecticut man, rs
years old, who is enjoying the skating
in his neighborhood with the zest of
youth. The young folks of Medford Cen
ter have hard time to keep up with
him.
Russell Sage denies the report that he
is to retire from Wall street. why" he
said, aghast at the rumor, II have added
largely to my holdings this fall" All of
Mr.. Sage's early associates in business
are either dead or bankrupt.
Count M. NJ. Tolstoi has made another
donation to the city of Odessa. A few
years ago he gave $4,000 roubles for es-
tablishing a special diphtheria ward in
the municipal hospital He has now CIV
en- a sum OF 12,500 roubles for supplying
this ward with heating and other appli-
ances.
w. F. Draper, United States ambassa-
dor to Italy, writes to Postmaster Thorn
as OF Boston, concerning the treatment
of diplomatic representatives in Rome,
as follows: I'VE have, as the Scripture
says, High places in the synagogues
and principal seats at feasts.'"
A New Zealand author recently ap-
pliSu " NIL. hlpliilS loI duNlCe anu re-
ceived the following note, which, he says,
he considered encouraging" mo
mans advice is Of the least benefit in our
business (and 1 am very busy NAM.
Keep on trying till you either fail or sue
ceed."
]. A. Thorsell, a mechanical engineer
Of Pittsburg, is cousin Of Andree, the
arctic explorer. They both attended the
Polytechnical university at Stockholm
and were graduated in the same class.
In youth the cousins resembled each
other so closely that one was frequently
mistaken for the other.
The unfortunate death of Captain E. Y.
Watson in the Indian frontier war is q
matter of great regret to those who are
interested in the scientific treatment Of
the study Of insects. Captain Watson
was we'll known to entomologists as q
student Of butterflies, and his contribu-
tions to knowledge were highly esteemed.
Prof. Rudolf Virchow, the great sci
enlist Of the Berlin university, celebrat-
ed his f1ftieth anniversary as a teacher
In that institution a few days ago. On
the day before the anniversary, while
lecturing to his class, he was suddenly
overcome with weakness and was un-
able to go on. He Ia 76 years old.
The herald., 1897-12-20

nent long distance riders who have
adopted dust-proof gear cases are boast
ing of the number Of miles they have
covered without touching the chain.
Robert Weyh, who is competing for the
Century Road club mileage medal, Capt.
GLIB Of the Century wheelmen and c. p.
Staubach, the century rider, have all
gone several thousand miles without
looking at their chain. Even Eta Morse
Hudders, the health culture writer, is
after a record of the kind and has an
nounced that she has gone 240O miles on
a gear-cased wheel without meddling
with the chain.
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More than $1,000 new members have
Joined the League of American Wheel
men since the meeting Of the National
assembly at Albany last February.
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At the approaching National assem-
bly,, L. A. W., an amendment to admit
professionals to membership was again
introduced, and this time it Is almost
assured of passage.
The herald., 1897-12-20

In the game has been attracted to 1t, and
some of the colleges have gone so far
as to write to some of the members of
the team asking whether they will pur-
sue their studies in the more advanced
institutions of the state. The men are
wanted ON the college football teams.
Who these men are the members them
selves will not say just now, as that
would have the effect Of causing objec-
tions to their playing against lighter
teams.
The eleven which has represented the
University OF Southern California this
season has not had a club pitted against
it, the average weight of which was
sufficient to make an equal contest.
The several games played have been
with clubs of lighter weight and the
contests were, therefore, not on an even
basis. In spite of this handicap, the
lighter teams have given the university
eleven some hard rubs and have made
| it put up its best game. The varsity
eleven-that Is, the regular team of the
college-has not been defeated this sea-
son.
| The recently organized Bonnie Brae
team was defeated Saturday by the sec
ond team of the Ninth-street school, by
score of 40. The lineup follows:
| c. German. .......C Center. Dougherty
f. Richards. Quarterback. Nv. Stone
The herald., 1897-12-20
Changes in India

was lately shocked by seeing Toda
boy studying for the third standard in
Tamil, instead OF tending the buffaloes
of his mand. The Todas, whose natural
drink is milk, now delight in bottled
beer and mixture Of port wine and gin.
Tiles and kerosene tins are employed
instead OF the primitive thatch. A Ben
gall babu. with close-cropped hair and
bare head. clad in patent-leather boots,
white socks, dhuti, and conspicuous un-
starched shirt OF English device; Hin
du or Parsi cricket eleven engaged
against a European team; the increasing
struggle for small-paid appointments
under government-thesea are a few ex-
amples Of changes resulting from the
refinement Of modern civilization.-In-
dian Anthropology.