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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-09-06
CHAPTER XII.

E have some Wis
itors coming to-
day. said the
Earl Of Carayen to
his young wife.
The dinner will
be an hour later,
! and rooms must
be prepared. Sir
Charles and Lady
1 Courtenay Hive a.
some little dis
otarfiyS until late.' 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
The Profc..or,. wooinE.

The experience known rs popping
the question" is the bugbear of every
man, however confident of his charms
or fluent Of speech. Many original
ways Of asking young women to marry
them have been resorted to 10y bashful
men. but perhaps the most brilliant
suggestion came TO Il learned German
professor, who, having remained 4
bachelor till middle life. at last tumbled
head over ears in love with n little
fiaxen haired maiden many years his
Junior.
One day. after vainly cndeavoring to
screw his courage TO the sticking point.
the learned man came upon his Crotch
en- as she sat alone. darning n stocking,
with n huge pile of the family hosiery
on the table. The professor aimlessly
talked on general topics, wondering
how he could lead up to the subject
nearest his heart. when all Mt once
happy thought came to him.
Leaning forward, he put his big hand
on the little fist doubled up inside the
stocking and said hesitatingly:
"You darn very beautifully. fraulein.
Would you like to darn my stockings
only?"
Fortunately the fraulein was not so
simple as she appeared. She grasped
the significance OF the question imme-
diately and lost no time In answering,
"Yes."-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
why Girl. Cannot rhrow.

A great deal of fun is polxed at girls
because they cannot throw a stone or a
SNOWFALL and hit the person or thing
they are aiming at. The general idea
as to why girls cannot throw as well as
boys is that they have not acquired the
knack by practice as their brothers
have. Another explanation is given by
a medical man which tends to show
that girls could never learn the knack.
however much they tried.
When a boy throws a stone, he
crooks his elbow and reaches back
with his forearm, and In the act of
throwing he works every joint from
shoulder TO wrist. The girl throws
with her whole arm rigid, whereas the
boys arm is relaxed.
The reason of this difference is one
of anatomy. The feminine collar bone
is longer and is set lower than in the
case of n male. The long. crooked,
awkward bone interferes with the free
use of the arm This is the reason that
girls cannot throw well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Prompt Justice.

In the History of Beverly" Mass,
the following anecdote is related of a
good Justice of the peace in the old colo
NAL times. On a cold night in winter
Traveller called at his house for lodg-
ing. The ready hospitality of the JUS
tice was about being displayed, when
the traveller unluckily uttered a word
which his host considered profane.
Upon this he informed his guest that
he was a magistrate, pointed out the
nature of the offense and explained the
necessity of its being eNpiated by sit
ting an hour in the stocks.
Remonstrance was unavailing. for
custom at that time allowed the magis-
trate to convict and punish at once, and
in this case he acted as accuser, wit
ness, jury, judge and sheriff. all in one.
Cold as 1t was our worthy justice,
aided by his son. conducted the travel
er to the place of punishment, an open
place near the meeting house where
the stocks were placed. Here the trav-
eIer was confined i'm the usual manner,
the benevolent executor of the law re-
naming with him TO beguile the time
of it's tedium by edifying conversa-
ton.
At the expiration Of the hour he was
TO the house and hOspita-
bly, entertained till the next morning.
when the traveller departed with, let us
hope, a determination to consider his
words more carefully before giving
them utterauce in the hearing of con-
scientious magistrate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
TAYLOR RIDGE CITIZEN
TURNS AN HONEST PENNY

o. l.. Bruner, the stock buyer of
Taylor Ridge, never objects to doing
a friend a good deed and he always
stands ready to turn an honest penny.
Ike Bopes, who resides four miles
southwest of the s'Ridge," and who is
very fond of human companioDship.
drove to the store the other evening
to get the mail and to circulate a
batch of stories he had discovered
somewhere in his coro field. AS the
company at the store was congenial,
it was growing rather late before the
proprietor served notice on the half
dozen loungers that he was going to
lock up.
Ike looked at the clock and be-
thought him o. the long lonesome
road home.
I'D give a dollar and half" he
remarked, IF 1 had some one to ride
home with me-"
"If that's all you want" volun-
teered Os. Il guess l can help you
out"
So the deal was closed whereby the
obliging stock buyer agreed to accom-
- my 1kS nOn6 anu Wdih DdCh " luC
village the same night for the sum
stated. The two set off and the
driver. in order to get his moneys
worth. encouraged his nag to take its
most deliberate pace. When they
finally reached the Bopes farm they
entered the premises by back gate
and made tour of the fields, BOpes
showing his guest his entire crop and
winding up by taking him through
the stables and pig pens.
The house was not reached till q. m,
aud then Ike reluctantly forked over
81 so, and Os hit the pike for four
weary miles. The latter handed the
money to his wife later in the morn
ing. telling her to 60 and buy the
baby pair of shoes and the air Of
conscientious rectitude he wore all
day caused panic in the local live
stock market.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

the prosecutor. he was Kept in stock
ade for months after court had met
and adjourned.
All the indicted landlords except
Fowler pleaded guilty to whipping the
negroes and were fined $50 and the
conspiracy charges against them were
dropped Fowler maintained his right
| to lock up men who were willing TO be
| imprisoned and his case went to trial.
He maintained that he had given bond
for some of the negroes and that his
only guarantee of keeping them to
work out their debt to him was to
guard them with the other convicts.
As TO whipping the negroes he said
he supposed they had been whipped
by his guards. but that it was without
his orders.
\ number OF negroes testified to hay
ing been imprisoned and whipped. but
all said they had signed the contracts
agreeing to submit to that treatment.
Arguments in support of the legality
of thee Ontracts We're made and weak
" opposed by the state. The return
| ing of the verdict followed quickly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
At Cedar Rapids.

AT Cedar Rapids.
The home team won the hardest
game of the year in the ninth. The
score:
Cedar Rapids. % 0 90 1 900 l. 4
Terre Haute. % o 2 90 l &C O. 3
Bstteries-BreDnsn and Weaver.
Hackett and Stsrnsgle; hits-Cedar
Rapids 6, Terre Haute q; errors-Ce-
dar Rapids 2, Terre Haute 4.
At Rockford.
Daring base running by Tibald tied
the score in the ninth. and Shaffer's
2.bagger won the game for Rockford
In the 10th. Score:
Rockford 20 O1OO 1901 Ia
Decatur ...O 2 o 0O o 20 0-3
Batteries-Price and Thiery. Nell
vaine and Rollins; hits-Rockford 3,
Decatur 3; errors-Rockford 4, Deca-
tur 2.
At Davenport.
The game YVES loosely played.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Iuinoi, Building AT suff.Io.

Chicago, Ills. June 17.-The Illinois
building at the Pan-American exposi-
ton at Buffalo will be dedicated and
formally opened to the public Tuesday.
July .. The Illinois commissioners TO
the exposition met here Saturday and
fixed the day definitely. This will in no
way conflict with arrangements for IL
linois day. which has been appointed
for Sept. 16 by Governor Yates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Flint Glass Bottle Combine.

indianapolis, June 1.-THE flint
glass bottle manufacturers who have
Just closed conference at the Deni-
son House. have formed new organ
ization. to he known as the American
Flint Glass Manufacturers associa-
ton. the principal object of which Will
be TO maintain prices and keep down
competition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
ROCK ISLAND GETS RorHERMEL
Fast Second BAseman Again to Play Will
Local Team.

Local Team.
Bobby Rothermel, who played sec
ond for Rock Island in 1899 and was
sold to Baltimore, was signed by wire
this afternoon to again play on the
local team. Bobby is one of the fast
est players seen in the minor leagues.
He is an old head such as Rock Island
il SO much in need of in the infield.
The management is figuring on other
elements of strength for the local
team.
Notes OF the Diamond.
The Bloomington Blues constitute
the best visiting aggregation that has
come to Rock Island since IL @ days OF
the Joliet Black Birds. They show,
too, that they are q team on which no
money has been spared, not only in
the attractive class of players individ-
ually aud collectively, but in the ex-
pensive uniforms and general outfit
ting of the team. Bloomington has
reason to be proud of such a nine.
both in its appearance and playing.
1t is an all star representation Of base
ball players.
Davenport admirers yesterday pre-
sented Catcher Jack Evers a gold
Dirt hday.
Umpire Cox has done well in his
work mere so far. lie paws little at
tention to the players, but aims to
give the play Just as he sees it. He
is q genial, clever gentleman and is q
hard worker. The stand got after
him in Wednesdays game, but il he
did make mistakes they cut no figure
with the general Rockford
S ar.
New caps, stockings and belts have
been ordered for the local team and
are expected here the first of the
week. They will be maroon in color
and the caps will be of the Boston
style. The improvement will be APP
preciated.
Sundays game will be called at s
o'clock sharp.
Manager Connor before the game
served notice that It would be played
under protest on account of the pitch
er's plate being other than the -egu-
lations specify. III he is st IL of the
same mind no doubt it can be ar
ranged to cancel the whole affair.
The pitching wa. as pretty as one
would wish TO see. One base on balls
and nothing heavier than a single
2 Dagger shows work in the box that
is seldom tqualled.
The way Thompson pastured on
links long hit to right was a sin.
Batter up" was the watchword |
yesterday when a side was retired.
Bloomington is able to teach us |
few things on working all points of
the game.
Miller will pitch for Rock Island to-
morrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
c.v.DweIIer,in michigan.

Worthwhile Mich. June 1I.-NoTtH
vile has some real cave jewellers. The
Italians who are working on the Pere
Marquette railroad Improvements have
dug out large dens in the sides of the
high embankments north of the sta
ton. Into these holes they retire at
uight IN Slpen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Anti-PooI PeopIe AIust Wait.

Chicago. June 1T.-GOvernor Yates
anti-pooi war viii not affect the Amer
lean Derby. Judge Tuley refused to
issue an Injunction until the other
side is heard in the attempt to pro-
hibit pool selling and bookmaking at
races in this county, 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
- Boy Runs Away From Home.

Escanaha. Mich. June 1T.-George
Ballard. the 16-year-old boy who mys-
teriously disappeared from his home in
this city ten days ago. has been heard
from. His parents have received a let
ter from him dated at Chicago. He
left here on board the schooner f. NJ.
Stanton. 1t WAS a case of runaway
from home. and the lad will return.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

My heart and hand another claimed,
His plea had come too late.
It's ever thus with people without
pluck and vim,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea, don't
get left again.
I. II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Quigley became anxious and threw
the ball into the bleachers. When it
was found the locals had two runs.
Poor knocked a slow one to McGreevy
and failed to beat it to first. Further
efforts came to naught. The score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Machini.t, win victory.

Providence. r. l., June 1.-THE
strike of the machinists at the Corliss
works. which has been in force for
over two weeks. was formally declared
off Saturday and an agreement was
signed recognizing the union and Civ
ing an increase in Wages after Oct, ].
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Fight Against Big Odds.

On the 18th of March the paymas-
ter was attacked while coming over
the mountains. His escort consisted
of only 10 men from here. They had
to put up a hard iight, which they
did, and succeeded at last in driving
the attacking party back. but it
looked doubtful at one time. The
Americans lost corporal killed and
three wounded. The insurgent loss
is unknown. but it is estimated at
40 killed. Since then two men of
Company A who were out scout
ing were captured and had both
their heads cut of by the insurgents.
Their bodies were not found until
three days afterward in a bamboo
thicket. We have in irons the parties
who took part in the killing of the
poor fellows, and think they will be
hung, as shooting is too good for
them. Then on top of that, two more
men from the 49th volunteers were
killed in the same manner Il miles
north of here.
Aguinaldo. the commander in chief
of the Philippine army, they say, was
captured in this part of the island the
23d of last month by Gen. Fuus on
and company of the 22d infantry
Since then things have been quieting
down, it seems. as in a mum Der of
places on the island the army has
come in large numbers and suIren-
dered. There is also talk of large
body coming in here to surrender, but
don't know how true it is. If such
thing should me to pass that the
insurgents would quit fighting per-
haps ths government would send a
battalion of this regiment back to the
United States this coming fail
WILLIAM Z. ELLINwooD,
Co. B, 18th u. S Inf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
ankle

brokenand injured internally; Mrs.
Sager. right leg broken and internally
injured. may die; Benjamin Megler.
back sprained and blinded from the
shock, will die
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
HOY LEADS IN BATTING.

Averages of Rock Island Players In Games
Thus Far This Season.
Following are the batting averages
of the Rock Island players for the
season thus far, excepting yeste days
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
The wor.t of HI. sort.

Wigg-Longbow is hard case.
Wagg-I should say he is. The only
time ever saw him embarrassed was
once when he was caught telling the
truth.-Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Summary: Two-base hit = Belt;
bases stolen-Hoy, Poor, McGreevy.
King (2); bases on balls-Milton, 1;
struck out-Milton 5. McGreevy 8;
wild pitch-Milton; time of game
1:l5; mpire-Abbott.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

There is no discountiDg the fact
that the locals lost yesterday simply
because they couldn't win. They
had not an instant's earned advantage
at any stage of the contest, and the
two runs that are marked up to their
credit are due entirely to Quigley's
wild throw over first, losing the ball
in the bleachers and clearing the
bases.
Not run that the visitors made
but would have been nipped of short
If the locals had not helped them at
critical times with ragged work. Both
pitchers served up a tirst-class article
throughout and the outfielding on
both sides was well nigh perfect. The
hitting was we'll scattered in all but
the fifth after Bloomington should
have been retired. On Rock Islands
side the usually safe batters did moth
ing, most of the good work that was
done being credited to the latter end
of the batting list.
Considerable interest was felt in the
first contest on the home diamond
with the topnotchers and the attend
ance was good. After having seen
Manager Connor's aggregation work
out no one asked any questions as to
why they head the percentage list
They are n smooth and even lot and
their playing is in keeping with their
The feature of the game
was the rainstorm that Immediately
followed it and caught q hundred or
so of the ladies on their way home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Davenport. ..........O l U 81
Evansville. % U o.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Evers,
Bouldin and Roth; hits-Davenport
IS, Evansville 4 errors-Davenport
1, Evansville 5.
The Game In General.
Chicago. June 15.-League clubs
made the following scores in yeSter-
days base ball playing: At ~. Louis
Brooklyn ., st. Louis 10; at Pitts
burg-Boston z, Pittsburg i; ut Chi
cago-New York 4, Chicago /; at Gin
cinnati-Wet grounds.
American League: At Philadelphia
Milwaukee O, Philadelphia Z: at Bos-
ton-Detroit z, Boston 10; at Balti-
more-Chicago 10, Baltimore .; Mt
Washington-Wet grounds.
Western Association: At Indianap-
olis-Wheeling .. indianapolis Z; at
Columbus-Marion /, Columbus q: at
Louisville-Fort Wayne 4. Louisville
s.; at Dayton-Toledo 4, Dayton IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
SOLDIERS BEHEADED
William &. EIIinwond Tells of the
Terrible Fate of Americans
in Luzon.
ABE oAPTUREDB BY THE INSURGENTS
Paymaster Attacked While Com.
ing Over Mountains-Many
Are Sick.

Echague, Luzon, APri IL, 1901
Editor Rock ISLAND ARGUS: Not be.
ing on any duty today will again
write few lines to your paper from
this part of the island. / am in
pretty good health, but getting tired
of this country. and especially this
part of it. as this is one of the most
present we have two buildings here
that are used as hospitals and they
are always full. besides the mum Der
of patients that are sent down to the
hospital at APART every month
Most all suffer from malaria fever and
dysentery. North of us are a num-
Der of cases of smallpox, but it has
not got this far yet, and 1 hope it
never will.
This battalion has been up here
now almost four months and the duty
has been terribly hard, made more
so by so many getting sick. This is
the first day l had to myself out of
%, as was cut with a detachment of
boys from the three companies
here. A. b and ID, trying to capture q
gang of Ladrones who have been operat-
ing in this district. We did not make
a success of it, although we came upon
different quarters that had been used
by them, but will not be again, as we
burned them to the ground. We were
almost upon them at one time, but
they were warned by their friends
that the Americans were coming and
fled. leaving behind most of their
stuff. which consisted of 20 ponies
and saddles, rice and a small amount
of ammunition. We secuted around
in that vicinity and captured Il of
the baud and the rest fled to the
but we were unable to
follow. as we were played out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Bloomington Receives the Best
of the First of Its Series in
Rock Island.
NEITHER SIDE MAKES EARNED Run
Lost Ball in Seventh Saves Sham
rocks a Shut Out-.Rothermel
Signed.
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TODAY.
Bloomington at Rock Island.
Evansville at Davenport.
Decatur at Rockford.
Terre Hagte at Cedar Rapids.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Imitators have been many.
Thoughtful people have learned that
true merit comes only with the genu-
inc Rocky Mountain Tea made by
Madison Medicine company. 80 cents.
L. III. Thomas pharmacy.
a..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
TronbIe starta.

II was fast and furious ball up to
the fifth, both sides being retired in
beautiful shape without even ap-
proacLing a score. In this inning.
however. Brown, who was first up hit
q grounder to Hoy aud lived on q
wild throw. Belt sacrificed and then
McGreevy hit. scoring Brown. Hoy
dined on Kinlock's foul and the half
ought to have been ended. But il
wasn't Thompson hit, letting in
two scores. and Common fouled out to
link In the sixth Elsey expired on
a fast grounder to short, King hit
and took another when Brown lived
on another bad throw by Hoy after a
nice stop and both moved up an
other notch before the ball was T, =
covered. Belt lew to Tate, but King
beat the ball. McGreevy also died o
an outfield hit In the seventh an.
other one went to the bad. Quigley
and Kinlock both hit and the former
went to third on passed ball. Smith
nipped Thompson's long fly after a
sensational back ward run and Quig-
ley came in. Connor was fooled at
the plate and Z sey went out on a
Qrounder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15
Lost Ball Saves a Goose EEEinE.

Several times early in the game
Rock Island was in position to ialIy,
but in each instance the needed hit
was lacking. Not till the seventh.
and only in the seventh, did they see
home. At this stage Arthur lived on
an error at short, Middleton flew out
and Smith smacked a hot one that
blew MoGreevy and Abbott out of it's
way and went to the outfeld. Then
Milton batted grasseater to short
that was meant for a double play
Smith was forced out at second, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Su bscribe for TIE ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-15

Rock Island 10000 O2O %
Bloomington o o % 3 0 0-5
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-12
The Ior OF Nature.

Have you ever seen the sun risea
Have you ever heard the free birds
singing in the open forest2 Have YOU
ever felt any real attachment for the
fores. world, for the world Of nature
If you have not, then something IN
you is ont Of tune; You are not IA
right relationship with the world. u
which the world OF trees and birds
and flowers is the greater half Much
OF the sickness and discomfort OF our
society is due 10 the unnatural rela-
tionsbip we establish with the free
world We creep into the cities and
shut out the light by erecting high
buildings, Enclosed palaces Of delight.
We forget that beyond is n sphere Of
life from which we can learn much,
upon which the best things Of life are
based.-American Hebrew.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-12
Ionr pistance Riding.

s1t has been claimed that a locos
motive engineer could not live
through more than million miles of
riding on a locomotive" remarked an
engineer as he mopped the perspira-
ton from his brow. II reckon / can
beat the million mile racket by sew
eral hundred thousand" he contin-
ued. IL began working for the old
la Crosse & Milwaukee Railway com
pany in 1857, and have been with that
company and its successors and as
signs, as the lawyers say, ever since.
/ began in the shops at Watertown,
of course, but | have been running
an engine on the road for the past 80
years. / am way within bounds when
/ say that / have travelled $4,000 miles
year. / have figured il out and am
not guessing. Now, if you multiply
that by the number of years ! have
held the throttle, you will find that l
have travelled 1,46s,000 miles. Mill
waukee Sentinel.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-09-12

The driver of the stage, which was
rolling down the Rocky mountains as
fast as six mules on the gallop could
keep ahead of il, may have noticed
that / was, writes correspondent, a
little nervous, for after bit he sooth-
ingly said:
''No use 10 grip that. railing so
mighty hard, stranger. We shan't
come to the danger pint for half an
hour yit."
"Then it's on ahead?" l queried.
Eyes, three miles ahead, and l may
say for your benefit that hangin' on
won't do any partickler good"
"But / don't want 10 slide off"
"And you won't. If anythin' goes
itll be nevis and coach and the hull
caboodle altogether, and as the drop
is plump 800 feet you won't have no
use for arnica or sticking plaster aft
erward. boston Courier