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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17

Nine big husky, redfaced fellows,
with steel-gray uniforms, who have
sung farewell to the Gem city and are
soon to move their trunks to Dubuque.
did battle with Sage's sluggers on the
Rock Island diamond yesterday, and
although it should be said to their
credit they played beautifully, they
were not equal to the brilliant garden
ing and opportune sticking of the
local aggregation
Eleven innings omprising one of
the cleanest and snappiest contests
that has been witnessed here this sea-
son-were played. In the final bout
Rock Island landed one man on the
home plate, passing under the pole a
single point in the lead of the visitors.
But that was enough. as the Quincy
giants in their half got no further
than second base.
Jack Hart. Sage's youthful south
paw, covered himself with honors,
fooliug SOME of Quincy's leading hit
tiers: and at stages of the game when
a small poke would in all probability
have changed the complexion of the
result. His delivery was faultless,
flashing his goods across the pan with
electrical speed, while his curves
when he eased down somewhat
rolled like a weeping willow on June
day morning. And Quincy has
great pitcher in Herman. He will at
least cover up six feet of a tape meas
ure. and when he bends to hand the
sphere to the batter it appears as
though he reaches half way to the
plate. But he has cool noggin, and
gave the Rock Islanders about the
hardest run for their greenbacks they
have had so far.
Both teams made their first runs on
errors. The innings, with but few
exceptions, were short and sweet. In
the fifth, Herman lifted one 10 Ball,
who threw wild to Botenus, aud the
runner checked his socks to second,
and after spending breathing spell
with Ruthermel came marching home
on drive into center by Deadly, Joe
Wright turning fiipflap in trying TO
pull down the sphere. In the next,
the sixth, Rothermel flew out to short,
Brott hitting safe to the infield and
sliding into the second bag upon his
shirt bosom. He was brought home
by long drive into center by Wright.
Neither team made the circuit again
until the 18th. After Brott died,
Wright whacked out a slashing 2-bag-
ger in left and scored on hit in
center by O'Rourke. Botenus and
Ball went out in order. The deed
was did" Here is how it happened:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
AT MCCABE'S.

If the lawn is kept cut to begin
with, the task of securing a close, firm
turf is already half done.
Do you remember how much lawn
mowers used to cost? Ten dollars for
a good one, (and then, none too good)
was a low price. While economical
people hesitated, the grass in the front
yard usually got a hopeless lead, and
the smOoth-shaven lawn they saw in
their minds eye, went over for an
other year
It's different now. You can buy a
serviceablc lawn mower Cat McCabe 81
for sI75-one that will do the work
the SO mower used TO do
We'd like to show you the whole
line; 12-inch mowers. 14-inch. 10. 49,;
some made expressly for people who
want the best that money can buy,
others made for economy and yet for
good service
l. s. McCABE & co.
At the Annex. Eighteenth street. Yo1u
pay more If you buy anywhere csc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
DUBUQUE TAKES QUINCY Franchise Z.
Team to beTransferred to the Iowa Town
the 26th of the Month.

Team to beTransferred to the Iowa Town
the e6th of the Month.
The. following dispatch was re-
ceived today by NJ. H. Sexton,
president of the Rock Island club,
from President j. Stanley Browne:
Dubuque takes the Quincy franchise.
Tom LOTUS is president with c. T..
Hancock and substantial business
men as directors. Mr.. Sexton states
that the team will be transferred to
Dubuque the Goth of the present
month. In the meantime the league
directors will run the Quincy team.
Some of Dubuque's best people have
taken hold of the baseball project
there and will Immediately raise suf-
ficient funds to place the club on a
solid financial basis. Tom Lotus is
the old Western league magnate, and
his counsel will be valuable in direct
ing the affairs of the association. 1t
was also decided at the meeting of
the directors in DUBUQUE to arrange
a new schedule, so as to give Rock
Island some Sunday games at home
to make up for those she has lost on
account of the rainy season. 1t was
decided to not put up with drunken
players. The Reach ball was adopted
to take the place of the Spaulding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
A BUSINESSLIKE UNCLE.
Knew a Good Thing and Took it.

Gas we were sitting down to sup
per not long ago, in came Uncle,
who was invited to sit down to the
tn BILE, but declined. He was so troubl-
ed with dyspepsia that he seldom took
meal in the evening.
We had Postum Food Coffee on the
table, and it was made good and
strong, not like some of the weak thin
stuff some people make and think
they are getting real Postum he sup
posed it was regular berry coffee, and
ween asked to take cup, did SO, re-
marking that he felt the need of some
kind of stimulant like coffee, but
that he believed it always had a bad
effect on him, as in about an hour
after drinking it he had queer SEN
sation about his heart and stomach,
and always felt worse than he
did before drinking it, but that
he did not see how he could get along
without something of the kind.
We said nothing about the Postum
Food Coffee and the next evening
about the same time uncle came in
again, very unexpectedly, and in his
business-like manner immediately in
quired what brand of coffee we used.
He said. i did not have any of that
queer after sensation last night after
drinking your coffee, and l want to
know what kind it is
We then told him it was Postum
Food Coffee, and that we were using
it because the other coffee did not
agree with some of us and that the
Postm did, and we all felt better from
it. Uncle is now enthusiastic in his
praise of Postum. Many people, like
he, have perhaps been told of Pos
tum, or have read about it, but are
either too suspicious or too busy to
examine into the facts, but when one
realizes the tremendous Importance of
health, he should give this subject his
first attention" John Legg. DR., 1928
Bolton street, Baltimore, Md.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
1T CAN'T BE DONE.
No One Can Remain Well, No Chronic Dis
case Can he Cured Unless the Stom-
ach is First Made Strong and
Vigorous.

This is plain because every organ in
the body depends on the stomach for
its nourishment. Nerve, bone, sinew,
blood are made from the food which
the stomach converts to our use.
How useless to treat disease with
this. that and the other remedy and
neglect the most important of all, the
stomach. ~ -
The earliest symptoms of indiges-
ton are sour risings, bad taste in the
mouth, gas in stomach and bowels,
palpitation, all-gone feeling, faintness,
headaches. constipation; later comes
loss of aesh, consumption, liver and
heart troubles, kidney diseases, ner-
vOus prostration, all of which are the
indirect result of poor nutrition.
Any person suffering from indiges-
ton should make it practice to take
after each meal one of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, allowing it to dissolve
in the mouth and thus mingle with
the saliva and enter the stomach in
the most natural way. These tablets
are highly recommended by DIR. Jen-
nison because they are composed of
the natural digestive acids and fruit
essences which assist the stomach in
digesting all wholesome food before it
has time to ferment and sour.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by druggists, full sized packages at
30 cents. They are also excellent for
invalids and children. A book on
stomach diseases and thousands of
testimonials of genuine cures sent free
by addressing +. A. Stuart Co., Mar
shall Mich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17

Little, neglected scratches and
wounds frequently result in blood
poisoning Better heal them quickly
with DeWitt's Wich Hazel salve, a
thoroughly anti-sePtic application
with record of always curing piles,
old ulcers, sores. cuts, wounds and
skin diseases. For sale by Il. II
Thomas, A. j. Reiss and NJ. Z. Balm
sem druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
BuckIen,s Arnica saIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, chapped hands,
corns and all skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box. For
sale by Hartz & Ullemeyer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
AND AGAIN We WIN,
Quincy Giants Fall Before the
Locals in an ll.ln.
ing Game.
ROCK ISLAND PLAYS BRILLIANTLY.

visitors Also Put up Pretty Article,
Losing by a Single Score-Hart Covers
Himself with Observation-Disclosures Decides
to Take the Gem City Franchise-Notes
of the Diamond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
Licensed to Wed.
a Warm Friend.

a Warm Friend.
Foley's Collie Cure is very hot, but
when diluted it is warm friend in
deed to those suffering from bowel
complaints. 1t never fails. % and
80 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
When Nature

Needs assistance it may be best to
render it promptly, but one should
Hemember to use even the most per-
feet remedies only when needed. The
best and most simple and gentle rem
edy is the Syrup of Figs. mapufac-
tured by the California Fig Syrup
company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17

though he had planted his foot on the
bag before the sphere reached Raih.
retiring the side.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
WHY NOT GET THE BEST

When you are buying? 1t costs more, and then
you are always satisfied with it afterwards. When
you are buying refrigerator don't forget that the
ALASKA is refrigerator that is old and reliable
one one that has been the market for years and
bass stood the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17
SUMMERS & COMPANY

have the agency for this city and will be pleased
have you call and see them. 322 Twentieth street.
Phone 1882.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-17

At the Annex. Eighteenth street. You
pay more il you buy anywhere csc
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

A recent report from I; British consu
in one of the Central American state:
gives the following us the origin OF thu
name rubber, rs applied 10 caoutchouc
An English artist discovered in 1910 thai
the new gum was admirably adapted fol
rubbing out pencil marks. He wrote 1
paper on the subject and informed hi:
contemporaries that Il cubic inch of TIL!
substance, costing only 3 shillings, woult
last for years. 1t wus used for no othc1
purpose in England than cIfacfng lc"t
pencil marks for about half Il century
after this discovery; hence the name rub
Der"
After the introduction CT the raw ma
tcrial and the scientific description Of IL;
plant by Frcnchmen it was first manu-
featured into waterproof clothing il
France toward the end of the eighteenth
century. Later on the firm of Mclntoal
of Manchester greatly improved on thu
French idea and manufactured water
proofs on IL large scale, and 'mackintosh
is the name by which watcrprcofs have
been known since that timc.-lhiladclph
Record
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The monastery of Solovctsk, i'll Arch
angel, Russia, is incloscd on every side by
IL wall of granite powders, measuring
nearly a mile in circumference, and is
the best protected in the world The
monastery itself is very strongly fortified,
being Supported by round and square
towers about 50 feet in height, with walls
20 feet III thickness The monastery con-
siats i'll reality Of six churches, which are
completely filled with statues of all kinds
and precious stones.
Upon the walls and the towers sur
rounding these churches are mounted
huge guns, which in the time of the Cri-
mean war were directed against the Brit
ish White sea squadron. The monks who
inhabited the monastery at that time
marched in procession on the granite
walls while the shells were flying over
their heads to prove how little they feared
the attack of the British fleet. Ten
thousand pilgrims come annually to
Solovctsk from all parts of Russia to
view the churches and the relics. They
are conveyed in steamers commanded and
manned solely by monks.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

A traveller in Siberia relates an extraor.
binary occurrence among the frozen re-
gions of that country. In the intensely
cold nights, he writes in Good Words, the
silence was sometimes broken by Il loud
report rs of cannon. This was the burst
ing of one OF the ice bubbles on IL rivera
phenomenon had neither heard nor read
of before.
The streams coming down from the
hills We're frozen on the surface some six
to nine inches thick. The water beneath
flowed faster than it could escape, and
the pressure, on the principle of a hydraulic
press, became irresistible. First the elias
ITCHY of the ice was seen by the rising of
circular mounds some six to eight feet in
diameter and from four to five feet high
The bursting point came at last with q
report like an explosion. The water cs-
capped, but soon frozc again. have seen
scores of these ice hillocks in few vcrsts
of tho riypr
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
CAPTAIN BUCkY O,NEILL.
Roosevelt Called the Rough Rider
the Ideal Soldier of Fortune.

Roosevelt Called the Rough Rider
the Ideal Soldier of Fortune.
Most of the men had simple souls
They could relate facts, but they sale
very little about what they dimly felt
Bucky O'Neill, however, the iron nerved
iron willcd fighter from Arizona, the
sheriff whose name was n byword of ter
TOR to every wrongdoer, white or red, the
gambler who with unmovcd face would
stake and lose every dollar he had in the
world-hc alone among his comrades was
visionary, an articulatc emotionalist.
He was very quiet about it, never talk.
ing unless he was sure of his listener but
ut night, when we leaned on the railing
to look at the Southern Cross he was les
apt to tell tales of his hard and stormy
past than he was to speak of the mysteries
which lie behind courage and fear and
love, behind animal hatred and animal
lust for the pleasures that have tangible
shape. He had keenly enjoyed life, and
he could breast its turbulent torrent rs
few men could. He was II practical man
who knew how to wrest personal success
from adverse forces, among money
makers, politicians and desperndoes alike
Yet down ut bottom what seemed to in.
terest him most was the philosophy of liz,
itself, of our understanding of it and OF
the limitations set to that understanding
But he was as far as possible from being
q mere dreamer of dreams. A .stanchly
loyal and generous friend, he was also cx-
ccedingly ambitious on his own account
If by risking his life, no matter how great
the risk, he could gain high military dis.
tinction, he was bent on gaining it. HI
had taken so many chances when dealt.
lay on the hazard that he felt the odd
were now against him. But said he
''Who would not risk his life for STAR.
Had he lived and had the war lasted HI
would surely have won the eagle, if not
the star.-"Tho Rough Riders" by Theo
dore Roosevelt, in Scribncr's.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

At a certain season Of the yCar-uSually
about the 1st of OctOhcr-it is the custom
of the commissioners who have charge of
the great parks i'll Chicago to permit fish
ing i'll the artificial lakes at certain hours
in the morning. the fishermen in all cases
being required - Use the boats that arc
kept for hire. This j. to prevent the banks
from being throngcd with gangs of hood
lumS.
Early one October morning he editor of
one of the great Chicago dailicsi appeared
as West Side park with a friend, both
equipped with fishing outfits OF the most
approved pattern. They secured Il boat
and then the editor IL .,iTCd if there We're
any live minnows oE hand.
The keeper OF the bourhousc inspected
his bait bucket and found just one, /"
diminutivC specimen about IN inch and &.
half i'll length. He iisligd this ont ana
handed ii over Handbag lin ii silrol
half dollar aud telling him to keep the
change, the editor took the IainGow
climbed into the Boat and roTcd ont tG
the middle of the lake, where lie tiShed fol
half an hour without result.
At the end of Il, 1t tirlc he hauled III his
lire, looked carefully at the minnow,
took pencil and notcbon.; from his
pocket, did = little figuring and returned
to the shore.
What did you ect?'' Re was asked
when he appeared at the oIt!cc later in the
day.
"Onc fish" he replied, land it cost me
5000 pound"
This, it is believed, is the highest price
ever paid for live fish in Chicago. Youth
Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
TO FIND PRIME BEEF CUTS.
Practical Information on the Value
of Various Parts.

of Various Parts.
The prime steer used for beef purposes
weighs about 900 pounds. OF this amount
there are in the carcass two sets of first
quality ribs, consisting of seven ribs III
each set and weighing about 40 pounds
per set There are also two loins weigh
ing about 40 pounds each. There is on an
average 175 pounds of choice beef in each
we'll regulated steer. but some butchers
have beeu known to sell porterhouse from
carcass after everything was gone but
the horps. The remainder of the beef.
after the choicest has been cut away, is
call the ''misnomer, from the fact that
it sells at lower price A large percent
age of the most nutritious meat is found
in the coarser cuts, but nearly every one
demands part of the IT'S pounds, which
Is n false idea of domestic economy as well
as Judgment.
Practical experience has shown that
the utilization of the chucks, the best part
of the round, the rump, flank, the plate
and brisket gives the best results and is
conducive to better health that the higher
priced meats. Such parts need more Mt.
tention while cooking, however, yet the
many tempting dishes that may be made
from them more than repay for all extra
trouble The average housewife may not
know it, butsnevertheless it is u fact that
butchers who are daily and hourly han
ding all kinds of cuts of beef almost in
variably choose for their own consumption
flank steak. They say it is more savory
and just as tender as tenderloin, which cut
t. butcher seldom eats. Tho flank steak
is situated between the inside and outside
layers of creamy colored fat in the flank,
and when taken from well fed stock is ex
cellcnt 1t costs at the market but half as
much as porterhouse or sirloin.
An old butcher once told me that the
best piece of meat in the bullock for max
ing u dish of boiled beef is the close
grained top piece over the shoulder blade
Meat adhering to the ribs makes much
more satisfactory steak than the so called
sirloin, and costs but little This piece
may be larded and served as is filet de b9uf
1t is also quite acceptable as mignor
steak.-Omaha World-Hcrald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
HABITS OF THE HORSE.
Fear of Wolves, Speed of Colts and
Habit of ShyinE.

Fear of Wolves, Speed of Colts and
Habit of ShyinE.
Another animal which, when in a state
of nature, lives in droves is the horse. 1t
is almost as defenseless as the sheep, and
when q herd of wild horses is attacked BY
wolves there is no escape but in flight. Ii
its wild state the horSo's natural habitat
is on the open plains, not in mountainous
regions, but on the stcppcS Of Asia, AMI
when attacked by wolves its only safety
lies in. its superior speed. If the young
foal were not as swift as its parents, it
would fall al easy prey to the pursucr, and
so, within a few generations, the wild
horse might BIO utterly destroyed by Its
enemies The curious thing is that tho
foal is quite us swift as its parents. When
one looks at it, even in its domcsticatcd
condition, it seems to be all legs, and one
is surprised to see how easily the slight
body is borne along on those long legs be-
side the mother, even when she is running
at her swiftcst rate. In that fact lies the
safety of the wild horse from destruction,
and tho thousands of generations in which
that useful animal has been dOmpsticatcd
have brought no change III tho peculiar
conformation of the foal's limbs, though
it is 10 longer needed for its original pur-
pose
Another curious thing is that one of the
faults of the horse of which we are apt to
complain-wc mean the habit of shyiEg-
| is IL survival of an old habit which was
useful and necessary when its ancestors
were still roaming wild upon the plains
Then every horse was constantly on the
outlook for an enemy, and it did not look
only with one eye. 1t hahitually kept
turning its car in all directions, so as to
catch the slightest sound which should i'll
dictate the presence of danger. Not only
when wolf was seen did the herd take
flight. ANY sound, az of the wolf break
ing through the long grass, caused an i'll
Simultaneous stampede, and something OF
| that habit still survives. The horse sell
| dom fears the objects which 1t sees I'M
| less they appear Suddenly, but the sudden
| appearance of some light thing driven by
| the wind or some slight sound that per-
| haps may not be heard by his master may
| cause an instant and involuntary shy,
| such as tho poor brute would instinctivcly
| make if he were still wild upon the plains.
How unjust it is and how utterly stupid
| to Justify his terror by whipping him for
such I. fault To do 20 is TO make him
| only 50 much the reader to shy again, re-
acknowledgement he il sure to remember
| that, even if there has been Io reason
| fer his involuntary shying, there is some.
| thing to dread immediately aitcrward.
| The only sensible way to deal will, this
| remnant OF wildncss in the dOmcsticatcd
| horse is to stop and let him feel that there
| is nothing to fear and 80 break down the
remnant of his old and perfectly natural
| habit of fright from possible dangcr.-Our
| Animal Friends
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24
Twice Told Tales,

"A well known American humorist, II
says the EonkCrs Statesman, "matlo q
speech mt II dinner in London once upon a
time. 1t was rs full OF jokes as u nut is
full Ct meat. The following day II friend
OF the humorist, an American, met on
tho street III English acquaintance who
had attended the dinner.
SO you heard my friend speak last
night said the American.
"'That did, replied the Englishman.
"'And did you see any of the jokes he
got OFF,
Indeed, yes; saw nearly all of them
about year ago in Punch"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-02-24

The late James Baird of Garthsherrie,
who in 1878 gave sum of $500, 900 to the
Church of Scotland, was very fond of curl
ing, called in Ayrshire playing ut the ice
He was captaining side, and it fell to
the lot of the incumbent of his new
church to play the last and deciding shot
of the game. Mr.. Baird pointed out to
him the position in which he wished him
to lay the curling stone, but his protege
only sent the stone some half way up tho
course. Mr. Baird remarked that tho
minister would "nevcr play at the ice in
this world, and it was little he would see in
the next "-London Chronicle.