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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
TO BETTER SERVICE.
Head Officers of Central Unior
Telephone Company in
the City.
CONFERENCE AT ROCK ISLAND CLUB

To Hear Grievances of Local Subscribers
That Exist-Important Changes Contem-
plated to Bring About Satisfactory Re-
suits.
Officials of the Central Union Tele-
phone company are in conference this
afternoon with the Rock Island Club
committee at the latter organization 5
quarters in relation to the telephone
service in Rock Island. and which
they have come here to investigate
and remedy. The officials OF the tele-
phone company present are President
w. A. jackson and General Manager
NJ. j. Carney, of Chicago, and Assist
ant State perintendent w. w.
Rider, of Peoria.
Changes have been made in an
effort to improve the service, but it
has not reached that state of perfec-
ton as vet where it is satisfactory
either to the company or to the sub
scribers, and President jackson and
his assistants are here TO accomplish
the desired results, no matter what
ends will have to be resorted to.
Grievances will be heard through the
Rock Island Club committee, which
has for weeks been performing its
duty in behalf of local patrons, and
the whole situation will be inquired
into for the purpose of adjusting any
wrongs that may exist.
Notable Changes.
In short, the company announces its
intention to furnish to Rock Island a
service as near perfection as it is pos
sible to produce through the mechan-
ical and scientific knowledge at its
disposal.
Notable changes are contemplated,
among which is new building for
the company's own uses in Rock
Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
River RlpIers.

The Winona and Verne Swain were
in and out.
Boats up were the f. Weyerhauser
and IL. G. Brockmau.
The +. Weyerhauser came down
with eight strings of logs.
The Musser, Lydia Van SAINT and
Isaac Staples each brought down 16
strings of logs.
The stage of water at the Rock ISL
and bridge at a. m. WAS $50 and sta
tionary. The temperature at noon
was 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
The dining room of the Mrs. CLARK

The dining room of the Mrs. CLARK
company, I5I-153 Wabash avenue.
Chicago, is the best appointed and
most modern restaurant in the city.
1t has been recently refitted, improved
and enlarged and has an elaborate
menu at moderate prices. 1t caters
to those who demand the best The
restaurant for men only, on the sew
enth floor of the association building,
l53 La Sale street, is also run by this
company and is equally inviting and
attractive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
Visitation Academy.

Academy of the Visitation. conduct
ed by the sisters of the Visitation,
2939 Fifth avenue, Rock Island. The
academic, preparatory and kinder
ten departments of the new academy
will be opened Monday, Sept. IS.
Superior advantages in music, art,
elocution, physical culture and the
lanpuapes
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

FERSONHE AMI SoSiRI.
Miss Winnie kowitZ is in Geneseo.
I. H. Dolly is attending the Joslin
fair.
Mrs. d. L. Armstrong is visiting in
Chicago.
c. S. Pinkerton has returned from 4
visit at Aledo.
Ben L. Christy, of Aledo, was in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George White are
visiting in Chicago.
I. f. Vietch left today for a 2
weeks tour in the east.
Mrs. Kate King. of Boston. is visit
ing her sister. Mrs. Thomas F. Quinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Robinson have
returned from their summer vacation
trip.
The Emanon Dancing club gives q
party at the Watch Tower tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. w. Souls, of La Crosse, arrived
in the city today on visit to Mr..
and Mrs. George Cuddy.
Mrs. F. S. Rodgers. of Vermont,
Ill, returned home today after visit
with her son, A. a. Rodgers.
Mrs. Lille Clavbourn returned to
Clinton today with Miss Hanson, of
that city, who has been visiting her.
Charles E. Smith and Christie Lid
ders are in Coal Valley today playing
baseball with Coal Valley against
the Sherrard team.
Miss Margaret Connolly, of Rood
house, ILL.,, who has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs III. Sand
ford, went to WATERFOWL today.
Carl J. F. Rochow left today for
Champaign to resume his studies at
the state university. He is prepar-
ing himself for the medical profess
sion.
Miss Alice Meigs, who has been
visiting at the residence of Mrs. NJ.
A. Lynde, returned to her home at
Keokuk today, accompanied by Mrs.
Lynde.
DR.. f. l.. Marston and j. Z. Volkel,
of Buffalo Prairie, and Ii. G. Marston,
of Marston, left last night for Billings,
Mont, on a sightseeing and prospect
ing tour.
Miss Marguerite, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. X. S. Silvis, entertained
50 of her little friends at party at
her home, 1926 Twentieth street, yes
terday afternoon.
Messrs. John Crubaugh and A. G.
Dart and Mrs. Charles McHugh and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, leave to-
morrow evening for Duluth on a trip
for pleasure and recreation.
Capt. Harry l.. Archer, 1st Nebras-
ka infantry. is here for visit with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Wells, and his sister. Mrs. Bernard
Reticker. Capt. Archer saw service
in the Philippines.
Florizel Reuter-, the youthful violin
list. who amazed President Mckinley
in the White House entertainment
Tuesday, is a Davenport product.
The prodigy is son of Prof. and Mrs.
Grace Haddix Reuter-. of that city,
and inherits large deg1 ee of his WON
derful talents from his father.
Misses Charlotte, Blanche and Lucy
Buford will return to Rock Island for
the winter and will take possession of
their home at the head of Nineteenth
street, now occupied by L. ). McCabe
and family, next month. Mrs. Edson
and her daughter, Mrs. Chandler, will
make their permanent home in Wash
ington. Mr.. McCabe has leased the
Harper Homestead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
LADIES AT THE FINALS
Possession of Golf Cups to BE Decided
Today.

Possession of Golf Cups to BE Decided
To-day.
The final play for the possession of
the ladies championship and conso-
lation cups is in progress at the Rock
Island Arsenal Golf clubs course this
afternoon. The summary of yester-
d avs matches:
Championship-Mrs. c. P. Skinner
beat Miss Abbott, up; Miss Frances
Blunt beat Miss Katharine Blunt, )
up. to play.
Consolation-Mis Dorothy Van
Patten beat Mrs. ID. L. Robinson, l
up in 10 holes; Mrs. j. T. Lardner
beat Mrs. j. K. Kimball l up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14

Scratch. scratch, scratch; unable to
attend to business during the day or
sleep during the night. Itching piles,
horrible plague Doan's Ointment
cures. Never fails At any drug
store. 80 cents. For sale by Mar
shall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14

The healing properties of Banner
Salve are truly marvellous. 1t is q
thorough antiseptic and heals all
wounds. cuts and burns without leav-
ing q scar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-14
Take a Hint.

This is the time of year when it be-
hooves you to be careful of what you
drink. You take no chances when
YOU drink Carse & Ohlweiler's goods.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
INFANT FEEDING.
A Doctors Opinion.

A famous physician has lately been
converted to Il faith in the following
regarding the feeding of infants.
1st. That the feeding on mothers
milk alone may be carried on too long.
2nd. That cows milk may be done
to death by cooking and that it is not
rendered more sacred or more whole
some by sterilization.
3rd. That good rich cows milk in
to which has been stirred some Mar
iorie's Baby Food makes the most per-
feet food in the world for babies.
Marjorie's Baby Food prevents the
formation of large quantities of hard
curds and makes the cows milk easy
of digestion.
4th. The necessary carbohydrate
es are contained in Marjorie's Baby
Food and these are obtained from
the natural field grains such as fur
nished by the Creator for human use.
9TH. No foreign or unnatural arti-
Gle and no drug of any sort or kind is
contained in MarJorie's Baby Food. 1t
is an absolutely pure and most highly
nutritious article.
This food is sold by grocers and
druggists at 10 and 80 cents per pack
age, and made by the Postum Cereal
company, limited.
A free package will be sent to
mothers or invalids applying by pos
tai card to the Postum Cereal COM
pany, limited. Battle Creek, Mich.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

Moline club team Tuesday afternoon,
Decoration dav, at the Twelfth street
park, ut ) O'Clock.
Pitcher Callahan, of the Rock Island
club, has been suspended pending an
Investigation of the claim by the Aus
tin club of the Texas league that he
signed contract with Austin and
accepted S1j advance and transporta-
ton.
In telegram to President NJ. IL.
Sexton, of the local association, Presi-
dent j. Stanley Browne states that
Dubuque is in excellent financial con-
dftion, and with Tom LOTUS at the
head of the club, the town ought to
be a monev-maker.
The following organizations have
qualified and paid for mem bersh hip
under the national agreement: The
Western association, class b; the
Southern league, class G; the Texas
league. class c: the California league,
class +: the Connecticut league, class
f: the New England league, class F.
Flaherty is in bad repute among the
Oitumwa fans. He has not been
winning enough games to suit them,
and the secretary of the association
there has been quoted as saying that
he would strengthen the team so it
would be able to come out on top oc-
casionally if it were necessary to cut
the suspenders of every member of
the organization.
Says the Bloomington Paragraph:
The breach between Rock Island
and the second and third clubs grows
wider each day, and it will take un-
til the Fourth of July. to catch them if
somebody don't get i move on them
selves. But they hit the ball hard,
throw their opponents into Mysteries
bv their base running feats and de-
serve their pOsition.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
RAIN PREvENTSPLAY.
All Western Association Ball
Teams Take a Days
Rest.
ROCK ISLAND CLUB AT DUBUQUE.

Opening of the Season There to BE Made
Gala Observation-Disclosures Houses to
Close aud Mayor to Pitch Up the First
BaII-CaIahan Suspended Pending In-
yestigation.
Dubuque, Nav 26.-But for the
rain Dubuque would have started the
baseball season today. The former
Quincy club, now the Dubuques, came
in this morning from Cedar Rapids,
where ii took two out of three, and is
Iuartered at the Merchants.
While the rain prevented the open
ing game today, it is not so unfortu-
nate for the reason that the grand
opening Saturday will prove more
satisfactory. All the wholesale houses
will close in the afternoon. The
weather permitting the season will be
opened with enthusiasm. A band
will escort the players to the park
and the mayor and city officials will
he invited to partici pate in the eXer-
cises. The mayor has promised, if
he can get his arm in working condi-
tion, to pitch the first ball.
The Rock Island boys were pretty
well tagged out when they blew into
town from Bloomington. After they
removed the real estate from their
lamps and had sitting at the break
fast table they felt better, and could
have wiped up the earth with Deady's
crowd. The tabulated score of Thurs
dav's game ut Bloomington:
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
me ut Bloomington:

Double plaVS-p ROuTke to ROthcuel 10 BOIte-
runs-Kock Island. : Two base hits-Rock
Island I. Struck out-6y Strlckiett' . oy
President Browne has this to say of
the outlook: The Western associa-
ton was never on a firmer basis than
it is today, and IN my opinion there is
no question whatever but that the
whole schedule will he played out,
and that the season will he very
successful one. My reports from the
several towns are very encouraging.
Cedar Rapids, Rockford, Rock Island
and Bloomington are drawing enor-
nous crowds, while Ottumwa is
drawing satisfactorily. The team
representing the latter city will be
materially strengthened, and this will
revive the enthusiasm there. The
expenses are very low this year, each
club saving money enroute, and the
gate receipts at home are so large that
each expects to make money. So far
as continuing the season is concerned
have 81, 800 of association funds in
nv possession and this will be used
to the last dime before n single club
shall falter. The association is in the
hands of business men. They are
giving it the attention that men of
affairs give their business, the strict
est economy is insisted upon, and no
club dare hire a team and exceed the
5000 limit. Indeed my investigation
shows that each club is under that
figure. The schedule as heretofore
published will be continued until June
/, and then changes will be made,
rendered necessary by the admission
Of Dubuque"
Diamond Liners.
Rain prevented all Western associa-
ton games yesterday.
Harry Bay won fresh laurels at base
stealing in Bloomington.
Rock Island won five out of six
games played with Bloomington.
Tickets for the Decoration day eX-
cursion to Cedar Rapids are selling
rapidly.
Rockford must have been in n trance
while Flaherty's Frenchmen were shut
ting her out.
Charley Harrington is the mascot
of the Rock Island team. He accom-
panied the boys to Bloomington.
Charley arrived home last night.
Unless the new schedule, TO be effec-
tive early next month, changes the
route. Rock Island will be home to
meet Dubuque beginning June 6.
The Rock Island amateur baseball
team, which defeated both Moline and
Davenport last year, will play the
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
AT MCCABE'S.

Almost any good refrigerator will
do good service. Some are better
than others, of course, but the main
thing is to get good one at the right
price.
Our Gold Wave
refrigerators are constructed as fol
lows:
Seven walls
Hardwood panel work. finished with fine en-
boSS-d carving and carved moulding
Solid bronze locks and hinges
Best steel spring self-retaining casters with
apple wood wheels
TSiI zinc lined. Soldered at all joints.
Heavy metallic shelves
Ilft-Out cle ansable ice tank made of galvan-
lied sheet steel
This describes what is known as 4
first-class refrigerator. certainly equal
to any. They are made to sell at first
class pricss. but IL is at this point that
our own part of the business comes in.
We sell the Cold Wave refrigerators
as follows:
List price sI6-7k, our price SIS.
LIST price SSn.GO our price qSs.
lit price S>23a. our price sl0sa
List price - 50 our price si4so.
lee Chests
List price : 51- ourprfce : 425
\ Apartment House Refrigerator
List price 5000. our p Ice $3.50
At our Annex, Eighteenth street
l. s. MeCABE & co
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
Memorial Services.

Notice to all patriotic organizations
of the county:
John Buford Post No. 243, g. a. T..
department of Illinois, will hold
memorial services in Memorial hall at
2 p. IN. Sunday, May IS.
The W. X. c., Sons of Veterans,
Union Veterans union and their aux
iliaries. Company A, 1. n. e., Naval
Reserves and all old soldiers of the
civil and Cuban wars and all other
patriotic organizations are cordially
invited to attend.
w. A. NORRIS, Commander.
w. p. Quayle, Adjutant.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
c. j. LONG LAID AT REST
Funeral Services at the Residence Thi,
Afternoon.

unerai services AT tne
Afternoon.
The last sad rites were conducted
over the remains of G. j. Long ut )
O'Clock this afternoon at the family
residence, 1405 Fourth avenue, Rev.
j. F. Locknev, of Sacred Heart church,
officiating. There was large gath
ering of sorrowing friends, including
St. Paul lodge, X. p, the Knights of
Honor and the Retail Merchants Pro-
tective association, each of which at
tended as body. There was a
wealth of beautiful flowers. David
Don, George f. Bailey, +. f. Law
yer. Capt. George Lamont and III. p
Greenough, of this city, and John
O'Neil, of Sherrard, were the pail
bearers, the remains being laid at rest
in Chippiannock cemetary.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
RATTLE OF THE RAIL,
Towner II. Rogers, Twenty
three Years an Engineer
for the Peoria.
BEGINS RAILRoADING VERY YOUNG.

Connected With Old Western Union.
Rockford, Rock Island & st. Louis, and
Finally Goes TO the Road With Which
He Has Since Been Identifed-CapabIe
and PopuIar-Noses.
Towner H. Rogers is one of the ca
pable and popular passenger engi-
neers of the Rock Island X Peoria
Railway company. He is 4 native of
Putnam county, \. Y. where he was
born in 1851. He came west with his
parents when years of age, the fam
lily settling in Freeport, where he at
tended the public schools.
When yet a mere lad he secured a
position firing on the old Western
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
position

the BeardstOwn division. Eventually
promotion came, Mr.. Rogers being
| given charge of an engine between
| Bear dstown and East St. Louis In
1876 he left the Burlington and went
to the Il. /. IL p, then in it's infancy,
and has been guiding a locomotive for
the latter company between Rock Isl
and and Peoria continuously since.
Mr.. Rogers, through careful and con-
scientious effort, has won the conf
dence alike of his employers and asso-
ciates. He resides with his family in
| Peoria.
| Bits of Gossip.
Claude Arnold, of the Rock Island,
is in Chicago.
Engineer William Brindle, of the
Rock Island, is sick.
Engineer f. j. Mousley, of the Rock
Island, is on the sick list.
Hank Harris is firing the savanna
passenger on the Burlington.
Firemen johnson and Posterd, of
the Burlington, are laying off.
| Fireman Hines is pulling the bell in
the moonlight on the Burlington.
Engineer Frank Mousley is serving
temporarily on the Cable branch of
| the Peoria.
Charles Arnold, of the Rock Island
master mechanics office, was in Chi
cago the first of the week.
5. B. Henderson, of the Rock Island
train dispatcher's office, lis visiting his
old home at Monticello, Ind.
The plumbers have completed their
work on the new heating apparatus at
! the Rock Island roundhouse.
Engine No. 10, of the Peoria, has
returned from the shops. Engineer
Ed Clark is her proud master.
Engineer Charles Langa baugh of
the Rock Island, and family are visit
ing Denver and other western points.
Capt. p. j. Harrington, engineer on
the Northwestern out of Clinton, Wis
tied friends III the city the first of the
week.
Engineer Con O'Brien, of the Rock
Island, is absent from duty. Ed Hef-
fernan is guiding the 500 in the mean
time.
Fireman Ollie Conyers, of the Rock
Island, has been transferred to the
west end division. William Charvolle
succeeds him on the SI5.
The first of the new "S0Os' built
for the Rock Island has arrived. She
is the $50 and Engineer Ike Pickard
will preside at the throttle.
Engineer Ed MONEYS old reliable,
the 543, has been transferred to the
c., X. IL n. division of the Rock ISL
and and IS replaced by the 465.
S +. Walters, an ex-lireman on the
C., NJ. e St. P, is critically i'll at his
home in the city from the effects Of
an operation performed recently for
tumor.
The Rock Island is to inaugurate n
new time card j une 1 by which Rock
Island is to have three trains to
Burlington daily via Columbus juno
tion over the b., G. II. Il n. as fol-
lows: Trains from Burlington, 6:45
n. m, $50 p. IN. and 1925 p. m: to
Burlington, a. IN. and 1850 d. M.
thus afTording local patrons accommo-
dations never before enjoyed.
Frank p. Blair, personally. is en-
gagged in the circulation of a petition
among the business men of Daven-
port and other citizens of prominence
in the county, asking for the holding
of special election in the county to
vote for or against the levying ola spe-
cial tax of 800, 900 to assist the Ter
minal company in its work of build
ing the road between Davenport and
Clinton, over about thirty miles oe
distance, and along the old route of
the ID. G. d +. railroad.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

w. NJ Gallagher, of Bryan. Pa.
SAYS: @-For 40 years have tried var
ious cough medicines. One Minute
Cough Cure is the best of all" 1t
relieves instantly and cures all throat
and lung troubles, coughs, colds.
Group, whooping cough. Ia grippe
and pneumonia For sale by T.
H Thomas. a j. Reiss and NJ F.
Bahnsen. druggists
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

Union road
(nOw the Mil
waukee). He
remained with
that company
f o I [ h I e e
months, hen
he went to the
Il o C k f o 7 d .
Rock Island &
st. Louis (now
the Burling-
ton), firing on
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at
the city clerks office, Rock Island,
Illinois, until Monday. June ). a. ID.
1899. at o'clock p. IN. for the pur-
chase of seven hundred (7OO) more or
less barrels of Portland cement.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids
Rock Island. Ill, May IS. 1899.
ii. &. SCHAFFER, CITY Clerk.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
CycIones-Tornadoes.

The ''cyclone bell" broadens every
year Our section may be next. Too
late to secure indemnity after cy-
clone has devastated your property.
Take out a tornado policy now. Best
companies, lowest rates.
HAYES & CLEAYELAND,
Insurance Agents, Office Bengston
Block.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
American Pickles for Queen Victoria.

Lnsden & Gibson, grocers of Aber-
deem, Scotland, regularly supply Bal
moral Castle, the Queens residence,
with Heinz's sweet pickles. tomato
soup. picked onions, ketchup and
chutney. The goods are supplied
through III. j. Heinz cempany's Lon
don branch.-Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

It's folly to suffer from that horri-
BILE plague of the night. itching piles
Doan's Ointment cures quickly and
permanently. At any drug store. so
cents. For sale by Marshall IS Fisher.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

GA 81 oHEA
Bears th, n Tie Kind Yea Haze AExayS Bought
''s.1;''' q &Maszg
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

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Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

CrOckery.
Dinner sets, decorated, 10O-piece
to set worth IS, sale price Sj.97
100 piece dinner set, a bsauty,
sale price. ...--..-... SO 50
\ new pattern in dinnerware, re-
gular price SO, sale price. ..$12.S 50
All fancy plates AT half price.
Tea pot stands, sale price. DC
One lot cream pitchers, worth %
to SOC. sale price 19c
Large wash bowls, fancy shapes 39c
Pitchers, fancy shapes ..... soc
All water sets at half price this
week.
Ice Cream Freezers.
White Mountain and Artic. We
sell the best made.
2-quart freezer ..............S Fl. II
3-quart freezer ..-.....-S 81 .63
4-quart freezer S1.91
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27

We have the finest line of hammocks
in the city from 35c up to SO. \ full
size hammock with pillow and stretch
er. sale price csc.
\ great big hammock with pillow
strctcher and drapery on sides, regu-
lar price 81 %, sale price $l.7S.
=.
Rock Island Argus., 1899-05-27
A. j. RIESS,

nDUrcIST Corner OF Fourth Avenue and
DnUUulSl, Twenty-third St. Rock Island, IL
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-06-23
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Anauunccment is made of the death
a II. {. Hamilton. Esq, an old and
.,raf-fncnt citizen of Hickory.
Mr.. X. F. Goodson was
called to Old Fort Yesterday
oa account Of the serious i'll
ne~, Of his mother, Mrs. NJ.
+. Allison.
Mr.. Reid Stoner, of Ashe-
vile, spent Il few DAYS in Nor
canton last week. THE News
j, informed by grapevine
telegraph that Morganton's S
greatest attraction for Mr..
Stoner is a fair maiden who
attended school in Asheville
recently.
We are pleased to note the appoint
mcnt Of our young friend J. Tyler
Patterson. son of our townsman Mr..
II. ]. Patterson, to position as mes
~enger in the u. S. Weather Service.
He WAS given his choice between
the following offices: Shreveport,
Mobile. Spokane, and Seattle. He has
chosen the latter place and will leave
%. that point in a few days, after go
ar To- Charlotte to be sworn in. Tyler
has been in Asheville for several weeks
past clerking in a cigar store and was
there when he received notice OF his
new appointment. He came to Morgan
ton on Tuesday. Prior to going tt
A~he}Ille he was COmpOSltor on the
lrHgfv, the Episcopal paper pub
.~hed here. He is a young man o.
fine parts and we predict that he VII
uane his mark in the world.