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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
THE GENTLEMAN CORPORAL
BY M. Quad.
Copyright. 1900, by c. B. Lewis.

They were going to make a ride to
the foothills and back-Captain Cline
and the coloners daughter. That meant
a gallop of 30 miles. 1t was straight
away down the stage road for ten
miles, then across scrub and plain for
five more to hit the natural curiosity
called the Devils basin.
'"Not an Indian has been seen this
side of the range for four months"
said the captain as he talked over the
proposed ride with the colonel, "and
the trip is perfectly safe. / will detail
an escort from my own company, but
1t will be only for Appearances sake"
"Yes, 1t will be safe. and May will
enjoy the gallop," said the colonel, and
no more was said about 1t.
At sunrise all We're ready to set forth.
AS the girl stood on the veranda wait
ing for her horse six of the men of A
troop came riding mp under command
of Corporal Haynes. They halted 30
feet away, and as she looked them over
she gave start of surprise, and a flush
overspread her face. Next moment
her cheeks went white, and she gasped
as IL choked for breath. The corpo-
rails hand slowly lifted, and his head
was uncovered for an instant, and Pri-
vate Harkins whispered to Private
O'Brien:
"And did ye see that, Jim? BY
smoke, but If our corporal and the
colonels daughter haven't met before
then don't know a jack rabbit from a
long drink of whiskyw
'But how can 1t be?" asked O'Brien.
How can the grass grow, We thick
head? Don't we call Haynes the Gen
tleman CorporalT Isn't 1t agreed In
Troop A that he has the education and
manners of any officer from Wesl
Point and that he's seen the day whei
he trained with the tiptoppersT
"And they may have lovedY unused
O'Brlen.
"That's 1t, but it's oil over now, mt
boy, IL me own sister was married Il
the second lootenant. I'D not dare TO a.
much as winl, me eye at her, It's 9
big gulf 'twlXt officer and man. and II
the man tries to bridge IL he gets drop
ped to the bottom. See the girl walk
ing to and fro? She's doing some think
ing, and don't ye forget IT.
"And the corporal isn't ii bit easy II
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10

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Lottie Bayard. h m, c. G. Burton,
Little Frank, e, A. L. Walters.
Canton.
Brownie, br g, G. W. Dawes. Chica.
so. Ills.
Katherine Clay, s. G. Murphy, At
lanta. Ga.
Golden, ch m, s. e. Murphy, Attain
tn, Ga.
Trilby Hal. b m, +. Z. Wocday, Cleve-
land.
Chilkoot, g, Charles o. kiuse,
Cleveland.
2;33 TROT- PURSE $3.50.
Western Reserve, oh &, Western Re,
serve Farm. Ravenna.
Belle Oberlin, b M, j. w. Musson,
Sandusky.
Trelawney, br g, Bumgart & Davis,
Findlay.
| Iinfndel, b m, r. Tryon, Akron.
Grace Blyria, W, u. NJ. Ganyard,
Akron.
May b Knott, II. Decker, Cleveland.
Celia G, b m, Fl. II. Weldine, Greens
burg, Pa.
2:23 TRoT- PURSE 5000.
| l. r, 3 e, G.. j. Lawson, Cleveland.
Con, G h, John Call, Cleveland.
ThekIa, b m, G.. w. Kinsly, Wheel.
ing, w. Va.
X j, br &, A. l.. Walters, Canton
Sibley, br 6, S. G. Murphy, Allan.
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
RUHLIN's START.

Since Gus Rubin, the Akron giant,
has reached the top notch of the pugi.
Ilstic world, many have wondered how
be ever became fighter. George 81
Ter, in a late Issue of the Chicago Trih-
uno, has the following 10 state on the
subject. which will be OF interest to
Rublln's friends:
The story OF his first ring fight, how
ever, has never appeared IN print, and
wbilc n did not show him up as a
championship possibility he certainly
made his opponent look like anything
but a fighter. Reports say his initial
appearance In the ring was with big
"Yank" Kcnncy, which the latter won.
This story is not so, as the following
story told TO me by Ben Nolan, well
known by the old Chicago clubmen as
Q boxer and wrestler, will testify;
''Ip 1904" said Ben, II was working
for the Werner company at Akron, o..
as pressman. Rubin was the stock
man, and his brother, known as Tex,
as Rubin, was the boss machluisi.
In April OF that year a travelling con-
binaiion OF boxers and wrestlcrs hlt
the town and showed at the skntlug
rink. Among the boxers was one Jim
Thompson, Of Cleveland, who wac
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
To Asthma Sufferers.

Lawson Elvidge of harrington, Ill,
says he was cured of chronic asthma of
long standing by Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t gives positive relief in all
cases of asthma, so this disease, when
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
Why He Barked.

A witness in an Irish court talked so
loud that Charles Philips, who was
counsel on the other side said, "Fel-
low why do you bark SO furiously?"
Because said the man, looking
hard at Philips. II think see theft"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10

billed as the champion heavyweight
Of that state. He was FIVE feet ten
inches tall and weighed about 1S5
pounds strong, and fairly clever. He
considered himself n wonder simply
because he had knocked out number
Of easy marks. Rubin at this time
did not know the first rudiments Of the
hit, stop and get away ga me, but was
anxious to become fighter, and noti-
he would box his champion four
rounds. Rublin's brother got consid
erably worked up over the affair. and,
knowing was posted on boxing, asked
me to take Gus in hand. This was
two days before the contest was
scheduled TO take place aud too short
time to teach him anything.
81 took him in hand, however, and
instructed him to keep his left hand
out straight and jab at Tbompson's
head whenever he got within distance
or whenever he rushed in. Also to
keep his right in reserve, and use it
only when an opportunity to land eff
fectively presented itself.
"We were all on hand the night of
the contests anxious to see how Gus
would perform against the state cham
pion. Before time was called for the
first round | advised him not to lead
but to stick out his left and jab and
look as fierce as possible. Not blow
was struck in the first round. Thomp-
son feinted, and danced around quite
clcverly, but could not draw Rubin
out. There he stood with his left stick
ing out full length and looking fierce.
And so 1t continued during the round.
In the second round the crowd yelled
for Thompson TO knock him out, but
Gus carried such n determined look
with him, aud made such nice front
with that left sticking out that Thomp-
son thought he had been steered
against ringer The crowd be-
came demonstrative, and egged the
champ on, but he was chary. Gus
appeared dangerous. Once he got
close and Rubin, remembering in.
structions, stuck out his left, showed
Thompson's hair back, and swung his
right. II swished through the air like
n cyclone, and came within an inch
|
of landing. That was enough for
Thompson. He dropped to the floor
and with scared look on his face
crawled ON his hands and knees to his
corner.
What's the matter with you; arc
you going to quit? inquired one of his
seconds.
"lm not going to he knocked out by
dub. If that fellow had hit me tha
time Int would have knocked my hcat
off, was Thompson's rejoiuder.
Gus did not know what to make o
the situation, He had licked the cham
pion of the state without hitting him
and he thought the game was easy
That was his first appearance In tn,
ring.
"The next day." continued Ben, Z"
took him I'm hand, and worked hin
about three hours night twice week
principally on straight hitting. d.
not wish Ia take the credit of bringiu,
him out, ms | think Billy Madden |
entitled TO that, but ! certainly thinl
| assisted in laying some of his pugi
listic foundation stones.
Gus began to have aspirations, an,
..f oan
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
FIRE ALARM CALLS.

Central engine house.
Buckeye works.
3 Akron Iron works.
4 Diamond Rubber works,
Main ana Market.
6 No. 2 engine house, Sixth ward.
N. Broadway, near Market
8 Buchtel ave. and Bowery.
0 Schumacher mill. Mil st.
IL Prospect, near Mill.
13 Furnace and Broadway.
IA Main and Keck.
Is Ash and Park place.
10 No. 3 engine house w. Hill
II Carroll and Exchange.
IS Empire Mower & Reaper Wka
10 Akron Rubber works.
81 Prospect and Perkins.
% Forge ana Market.
"a Sherman, near Exchange.
25 Main and Exchange.
% North Howard and Tallmadgc.
27 w. Market and Greene.
2S Akron Knife works.
20 Washington and Hopp alley.
81 N. Howard and North.
81 Il. Market and Spruce.
81 w. Market and Valley.
35 Carroll aud Spicer.
86 Carroll and Sumner.
81 North and Arlington.
3S Vine and Fountain.
80 Coburn and Campbell.
Al Wooster ave. and Locust
AZ Pearl, near cistern.
43 s. Main end Falor.
40 College and Mill.
46 Arlington and Hazel.
Al Howe and Bowery.
4S West South,
40 Merrill pottery, State St
81 Howard and Cherry
52 No. 4 engine house, Main & Fair
53 Center st. railroad crossing.
81 Buchtcl ave. and Union.
b6 Akron Stoneware Co, 9th ward.
81 Lods and Turner.
5S Perkins and Adolph ave.
90 Main, near l.O.0.F. Temple.
G1 Case ave. and Kent.
82 sieberling mill, Sixth ward
03 Johnston and Champlain.
ca Akron Sew, Pipe Co., Black mill
65 Hin Sewer Pipe Co.. Il. Market.
81 Carroll and Il. Market.
6S Second ave. and Vnl'Hy railroad.
SO Johnson and Wnsou.
II Grant and Gross,
~ North and Maple.
T3 Werner Printing Co.
"a North Union, near Blum.
75 Robinson Bros. N. Forge ST.
10 The Whitmore, Robinson Co
81 Western Lipoleum C..
81 Summit Sewer Pipe Co
s3 Allyn and Cross.
81 Thornton ond Harvard.
SO The ]. C. Mcneil Boiler works
81 Cereal mills. s. Howard st.
~ Schumacher cooper shop. NJ
broadway.
I2l General alarm.
1913 Silver and hickory.
l25 w. Market and Rhodes ave.
2S2 Iienner's brewery, n. Forge st.
PAL Sherman aud Voris.
25l Cedar and Wabash ave.
253 w, Exchange and, near Willow.
3l2 CASCADE mills, n. Howard.
3l4 Fire chiefs residence.
321 Adams and Upson.
3Il Balch aud Market
342 Maple, opposite Balch.
$40 Blttman and Crosby.
Sal Eychange aud Splcer,
4l2 Wooster and st. Clair.
4lS St Clair and Bartges.
AIS Water works. Wo oster ave-
ASi Ewart 'rila works.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10
First Appearance Of Ak
ron Giant.
First Class Card For Wednes-
days Races.
SpeouIators viii be Guessing---Local
Sporting News.

james ]. Jeffries will not fight Gus
Rubin. This decision was reached
Monday Mt meeting at which fight
crs. managers and Stockholders were
present.
Jefries' injured arm is at present in
bandages, and the elbow joint is under
the treatment of a physician When
the fighters met today each side
thought that match would be made
aud date set for some night In Au-
gust. Al Smith held $1,000 of the
champions money, aud was ready to
receive like amount from Rubin as
a forfeit. Rubin was ready to put up
tie money. but refused to do so when
be found there was a condition attach
cd to Jeffries' forfeit money. He
would fight on any date provided his
ann was well enough, but If not the
forfeit money was TO come down. Ruh-
lin and his manager refused to enter
into an Arrangement of that kind. They
said: MAKE the match, put up Il for
felt, and IL for any reason either man
falls 10 enter the ring on the given
date, let the other take the forfeit"
No satisfactory agreement could be
reached.
Seeing no chance to fight for the
championship, Madden and Rubin
turned their attention TO making n
match with the next best man, Bob
FitzsImmons. They met with imme-
diatc success. Fltzsimmons wanted n
fight, and next to Jclfres, would rather
fight Rubin than anybody. He was
ready TO talk business Mt once, and to
morrow the men will meet and nr
range the details OF the fight. As fol
the date, Ruhlin is ready to fight Al
any time, the sooner the better. an,
Fitzsimmous wants the battle to come
off IN the first week of August. Fitz
simmons viii begin training at once
for the bout. Jeffrcs says that III
thinks his arm will be ready for RIM
use by Aug, Is, and if Rubin beat
Titzsinmons. ands wants fight will
him between that time and Septembe
]. he can get IT, He also says tina
when lighting Is stopped in this stat
he win fight In California or Nevada
] he club Offering the biggest purse o
the greatest percentage Of the gate ro
ec'pts wlli get the Rubin Fitzsimmon
fight
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-10

came to Chicago to get Corbett, who
was then showing at the North Clark
st. theater, to take him to Carson City
to assist in training him for the fight
with Fitzsimmons. Corbc,t did not
think Ruhlin fast enough, aud took on
Billy Woods"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for indigestion or bill,
iousness. Doctors were scarce. and
they seldom heard of appendicitis,
nervous prostration or heart failure,
etc. They used August Flow
er to clean out the system and stop
fermentation of undigested food, reg
ulate the action of the liver, stimulate
the nervous and organic action of the
system, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
and other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower.
in liquid form, to make you satisfied
there is nothing serious the matter
with you. Sample bottles free at I. H.
Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
FOSTER FRIZZEs.

Foster, March 21.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Willitts visited over Sunday with
relatives at New Boston.
The literary meetings closed at the
Thornton school last Friday night.
Miss Josephine Pratt and Miss Pear
MILFORD were guests at Watsons' Sun
day.
Thomas Watson attended the Sun
day school institute at Reynolds Tues.
day.
Miss Anna Zollner and Miss Mae
Bowser were guests of Miss Thornton
Sunday.
Isaac Foster, Sr., was taken sudden
ly i'll Monday evening, but he is bet
ter at this writing.
John Zollner. Jr., is able to get
about again after having suffered
some time with a fractured limb.
Fred Reynolds went to Shiloh, Iowa,
where he will assist Henry Freyer-
muth with his farm work this sum-
mer. .Fa
A. j. Arnold, of Wheaton, ILL.,, ar
rived here Saturday and conducted
successful meetings at the Baptist
church Sunday.
Mrs. Len Wiley and children came
down from Coal Valley Saturday to
visit with relatives and friends in
Muscatine and this vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
PACKING GOODS FOR CHINA.
Valuable Hints For Merchants Given
by an American Consul.

The United States consul at Shanghai
gives some valuable hints to American
merchants on the packing of small par
GELS of goods sent through the mail for
the Chinese market. He says in re-
port to the state department at Wash
ington:
THE trade in goods coming in small
parcels by mail from the United States
to and through this port has been rap
idly increasing of late. More care, how
ever, must be taken in packing such
goods. In the last mail there was a
large number of these packages sent as
registered mail, and in almost every
instance they were received at this Of
flee broken. Most of them were in pa
per boxes: some We're in wooden boxes.
All such were broken. Shippers must
remember that mail sacks are liable to
rough handling in being put into the
holds of ships and that much more care
must be taken in wrapping goods for
China than for points in the United
States.
'In this mail l noted especially one
shipment of eyeglasses packed in a
wooden box of fiimsy make. The box
had collapsed. the paper wrapping had
broken. and the glasses were scattered
through the bag, some being broken.
The fault was entirely due to careless,
slipshod packing.
THE Chinese post will not take dam
aged parcels for interior points. All we
can do is to send notice TO the party to
whom the package is directed that we
hold for him n damaged package and
that he must get some friend to call for
the package and forward it as best he
may. All this results in loss of time
and trade"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
sHERRARD SHOTS.

Sherrard, March ga. l.. Vernon
went to Chicago on business last
week.
Mrs. Quincy Farrow was in Rock
Island Monday.
Curtis Ellis visited with his sister,
Mrs. Mike Grady.
Mrs. Tracy, of Reynolds, visited her
sister. Mrs. John Moak.
Mrs. F. n. Streed and children, of
Utah, H., have been visiting here.
Miss Gertie Allen, of Colona. is Wis
iting with Mr. and Mrs. William
Allen.
Charles Farrow. of Griffin, visited
with his brother. Quincy Farrow. for
a few days.
Mrs. John Edgar is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. John Sherrard, for
two weeks at Cambridge
George Jones left for Peoria Monday
as delegate of the miners union 10
the operators convention.
Mrs. James Middaugh left Monday
for Aledo on account of the sickness
of her mother, Mrs. Gardner
James Graham and wife, of Milan,
attended the funeral of Mrs. Graham 5
uncle, John Smith. last Thursday.
Miss Edla Lindgren, of Skickley,
Neb., came to visit for the summer
with her sister, Mrs. Alex Lawson.
Mrs. George Kerler left for her
home in Rock Island after few DAYS
visit with her sister Mrs. George Left.
A number of the members of the
Sherrard K. p. lodge came up from
Cable and attended the funeral of John
Smith.
Mrs. and Mrs. Oscar Brehme, of
Mirtha, visited Mrs. Brehme's sister,
Mrs. John Neave, from Sunday till
Monday.
Mr.. Scott, the engineer on the Sher-
rard branch from Rock Island to Sher-
rard. moved his furniture to Sherrard
Tuesday.
Mrs. j. b. McFarlane, of Idaho
Springs. Col, arrived last Wednesday
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lee, Sr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
JoTTINos ABOUT JosLlN.
miscellaneous Budget OF News Gathered
In the Upper End Town.

| Miscellaneous Budget of News Gathered
In the Upper End Town.
Joslin, March 21.-Mrs. Frank
Crompton is i'll.
Robert Whiteside, of Moline. is Wis
iting in Joslin.
Charley Snyder spent Sunday with
friends in Moline.
Miss Thearle Jordan will teach the
Joslin school this spring.
Herman Schwennecker's children
are down with scarlet fever.
George SCHNEIDER is spending week
in Davenport with friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. Tinsman and Mrs. Adams, who
have been very i'll, are now on the
mend.
Will Tubbs will work for F. j..
Whiteslde and Claude De Mumdrum
for Herman Jensen.
Sam and Isaac Wainwright, of
Hampton township, spent Sunday
with their brother, Ira. and family.
The entertainment which was to
have been given by the Ladies Aid
society has been postponed.
One of the young men from here
who went to the dance at Hillsdale
last Thursday returned with frozen
ear.
An oyster supper and en-, ertain-
ment was held at the residence of
Hiram Cox Tuesday evening for the
benefit of Rose Hill church, and the
minister's eXchequer was replenished
to the amount of $3.50.
Frank Joslin, Merit Tinsman and
John Beckstrom rode the Woodman
goat Saturday evening last. A large
crowd was present. Visitors were
present from Hillsdale and Rapids
City. After the meeting light refresh
ments were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
wireless Telegraphy.

The recent wonderful accomplishments in
wireless telegraphy bring to mind forcibly the
value of electricity. 1t is probable that much
work will be saved by means of this subtle
fluid. There is no limit to its possibilities.
Applied to material objects, it causes them to
move with life while without it the human
body cannot be strong and healthy. The best
means of filling the body with vitality is by
the of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Lack
of life in the stomach causes Indigestion, dys-
pepsia, constipation, blliousness and malaria.
Any of these symptoms means the Bitters is
needed Ut once. Just now when the seasons
so variable. 1t is particularly valuable and
a regular dose will keep the bowels active and
healthy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
BELLS ON KITES.
william A. Eddy's Novel Method Fur
Signaling In War.

-
Signaling In War.
William A. Eddy of Bayonne, y. J..
sent aloft the other day a chime OF
sleighbells by means of two kites nine
feet in diameter and two six feet in di-
ameter He also sent aloft music box
playing waltzes. The chime consisted
of nine bells in the form of a half cir
Gle, weighing about three pounds, and
they left the earth suspended from the
tandem ki:e cable The sound of the
sleighbells was distinctly heard in the
eastern part of the Bergen Point sec
ton of BayOnne.
While the kites automatically failed
to ring the bells, yet any quick side jar
impaired to the kite cable at earth
quickly travelled up TO the bells and
1ingled them loudly, and the vibration
then went on up TO the kites and gave
a faint return jingle, writes the New
York correspondent OF the Chicago
Tribune. 1t was found that the bells
could be rung aloft with the greatest
certainty. acting like Morse sounder.
Mr.. Eddy says that the experiment
demonstrates that army signaling can
be thus carried on by the regular tele-
graphic code as well as by photographic
code, the sound being treated Ike
light flashes. With a much more pow
erful bell sounding apparatus the sig
nails can be transmitted long dis
lance. 1t was also found that a rise of
the kites owing to increase of wind
causes the sound to be less audible, so
that the wind velocity can be measur-
ed by the audibility of the sounds.
At 500 p. m. seven foot storm flier
carried up with it music box with
a megaphone sounding board attach
ment IS meters in diameter and weigh
ing about two pounds The mega
phone pointed toward the earth, and
the music OF two waltzes pervaded the
air for a long distance. the music in
the air at n height of several hundred
feet being audible despite the high
northwest wind.
Mr.. Eddy believes that the midair
music box can be used to entertain
open air assemblages at fairs or at
the Paris exposition. He believes this
to be the first ascension of the kind in
the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-24
Executors Notice.

Estate of Albertina NJ. Detjens, deceased.
The undersigned. having Deen appointed exc
cutor os the last will and testament of Alder
tina NJ Detjens. late OF the county of Rock
Island, state of Illinois, deceased. hereby gives
notice that he win appear before the county
court of Rock Island county. at the county
court room, In the city of Rock Island. at the
May term, on the first Monday in May next
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested
20 attend for the purpose of having the same
adjusted.
An persons Indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment to the IN
oersigned-
Dated this 5th day of March. A. d. 800
6. Is. MARSHALL Executor.