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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
TO BOOM THE CITY
Advertising on Envelopes of All
Business Houses is
Proposed.
HOW WESTERN TOWN PR0PITGD
Two Large Manufacturing Plants
Secured the First Year
How to Do 1t.
HOW WESTERN TOWN PRoFITGD

Rock Island. Sept. 5.-Editor Argus:
With the healthy growth of the city
IN her recent past we are all anxious
to maintain this reputation among
cur neighboring cities.
Many schemes have been devised
and have been operated successfully
by other cities much larger than
Rock Island, and if the plan meets
the approval of the people, why not
try it here?
In certain city in a western state
this plan was adopted. The business
mems association acting jointly with
the city council, met and adopted
some important resolutions, i. e. that
all correspondence carried on by the
business men. hotel men and others
should be mailed in envelopes upon
which was printed the population of
the city. its advantages for manufac-
turing purposes. its railroad facili-
ties, its points of beauty; in fact, Il
little synopsis of the praises of the
city were sung wherever these let
ters went.
One Years Results.
The result was, two large manufac-
tories were procured the first year,
and their coming was directly traced
to the message on the envelope.
Many people came to live there with
the repetition of the circumstance
just named.
So that, having been thus rewarded
for their activity, the project was
continued another year with Il sim
liar result, and today this method of
advertising has become a regular bus
mess enterprise where all the citizens
help To make n city which is large
larger. and adding value to their
property with each new acquisition.
il bids fair to be one of the largest
manufacturing and commercial cities
in the west.
Now with all the advantages for
manufacturing that we are possessed,
as well as many interesting views, 1
believe such method of advertising
our city will prove beneficial like
wise. II can be carried out with n
limited expense. and | think it is
matter well considered by any bust
ness mems association. | believe that
an organization for this purpose
alone, making it a regulation to print
and distribute envelopes thus gotten
up would receive prompt patronage
sufficient 10 meet the necessary eX-
penses. Let us give it a trial and per-
haps in carrying out this plan some
other and better plan will be sub
mitted. and if our efforts be reward
ed then we can say we have at least
tried.
Activity Necessary
Nothing short of activity ana de-
termination on the part of all mem
bers of municipality will send it
ahead or make it leader among
other cities today.
Citizens, put your shoulders to the
wheel of progress and your energy
behind il and let us give Rock Island
an impetus that will eclipse all pre-
Vious years, and with this argument
we Will receive what is most desired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05

Miss Elsa Simon entertained YES
terday afternoon from , 10 6 at her
home on Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
THIRD GAME is TAKEN
Owens, Leaders Auburn Haired
TwirIer, Has Bad
Inning.
FIVE RUNS SCORED IN FIFTH
Milton Does Effective Work for Lo-
cals-Results Over
League.
Results Yesterday.

Rock Island. 3; Rockford, (.
Davenport, 3; Cedar Rapids, ?.
Bloomington. / Evansville. 1.
Terrc Haute, 4; Decatur, ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
Games Tomorrow

Games Tomorrow
Rock Island at Davenport.
Cedar Rapids at Rockford.
Bloomington at Decatur.
Terre Haute at Evansville.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
The EMPIRES Break.

An error by Graham and rank de
cision were the means of giving the
visit rs two in the seventh. Thiery
lived on the error. which was q wild
throw irto the bleachers. Williams
extricltcd The ball and Schiller got
it at third in time to tag the runner
easily. but ne was called safe. Then
he was caught off the base when Buff
l1a hit grounder to Graham. The
latter threw to O'Leary, who failed
to get the ball, and the score was
made. y hit by Beedles brought the
second run and then the pitcher stole
a base. The next three men were
out. Buflxa few out and Beedles nit
for two in the ninth. Lippert went
out to Schiller. Beedles getting third.
Morrissey lived on high bouncer to
Milton, who turned it aside. and Ora
ham, after getting it, threw wide to
first. That let Beedles in. The next
man was out Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05

Summary: Bases on ballS-Milton
9. Owens 4. Two-base hits-O'Leary.
Schiller. Beetles. Struck out-Mil-
ton 3, Owens l. Beedles /. Time
1888. Umpire-Head
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
All In One Inning.

The locals scored only in the fifth.
Then Williams cracked Il line hit out
to Lippert and died. Weihrauch, who
was given a pass, was cut of at sec
ond when Schiller hit out n grounder
and two men being down no one look
ed for what followed. Milton scoop
ed up the ball and dropped it back of
the second baSeman. This appeared
TO unnerve Owens, who Immediately
gave passes to Miller and DOnnelly
and forced a run. Graham hit in
front of Pattison. who, in fielding the
ball. got in front of Miller. who was
running to third. There was a minor
collision and Miller raced home
O'Leary next damned a beautiful
two-bagCer to left and two more runs
were registered. Wilkinson got fly
and was out.
In the second Rockford got one
Pattison was passed to first ard put
cut at second on the next play. Krue-
ger. who got the life, stole second,
went to third on Thery's grOunder
and scored on Graham's error.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Homestesd Entry Nc. 4fe1.
 Department of the Interior. Land Ofnce at Tucson, Arizona

Jrsy 2, 1902.
 Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof win be made before & K VII iiams. court commissioner, at Bisbee. Arixona. on Saturday, August 1S, lS05, viz. Robert Lee Benton, of Nacos Ar1s- ona. for the 8. E. Y Sec. l3. T. 2+S-. R. as-E.. c & 8. R. B. ( N
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz.: VII liam W. McKim. John R. Hall. Ben Y: Graham and Joseph E. Curry, all or Naco, Arizona
 Register.
 FIrst publication July 3. 1902
 Who wants to farm, raise chickens. alfalfa7 Offer bargain in artesian wells flowing 150 gallons pure water every minute on 16o acres land Good house, 500 apple trees. Chas. Stevens, Benson. Ariz. 7-9-4t-
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-16

I'd, secretary; J. N. Carroll, general | manager; c. T. Clark, vicepresident; E. W. Howard, treasurer. Any person ceasing to be . stock | lolder shall cease to be . director and lereafter if any director shall cease to ,e a stockholder he shall cease to be director.
 Vacapcies in the board of directors ,hall be filled by the remaining mem ,ers of the board or by . vote of the if the president shall call ! special meeting.
 Immediately, or as soon as practica- ole after the filing of these articles m he ofiice of the county recorder of the eoanty of Cochise. Territory of Ari- sna. the persons named herein as di- retors to serve until the first Monday in scteber, A. D. 1902, and until their sucessors duly qualified shall be cleo ted, Aall meet and organize as . board f directors, adopt bylaws, the method of calling meetings of the board ol directors and stockholders. A majority of said directors shall be . quorum antany meeting of said board at which eaorum is present shall be deemed a reAlar meeting and have the same authority as . full board, whether notice of the meeting shall haze been given T not.
 g. The board ' directors of this corporation shall hsse the power to es- tablish> bylaws and change the same, and maAe all rules end regulations deemed exHedient for he management of the affair." of this corporation, and the officers thereof, not. inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States and the laws of the Ter ritory of Arizona.
 10. The time of the ecommeacement of the corporation shall be the lay uf the filing of these articles in the shice of the county recorder of Cochise com ty, Territory of Arizona, and the terni. nation thereof shall be twenty-five years ,25) thereatter.
 II. These articles may be amended ar any time at a regular meeting of ths stockholders of the corporation by majority vote of the stock present voting in favor Of such amendment and such amendment, when duly adopt ed. shall be certified by the secretary of this corporation and published and recorded as articles of incorporation are required to be published and recor ded by law.
 In witness whereof, we have hereun 10 set our hands and seals, this 2nc day of July, A. D. 1s02-
 [Seai.l J. N. Carroll, F. w. How ard, c. T. Clark, William Finn. By J. NJ. Carroll, his attorney in fact Territory of Arizona!
 County of Cochise
 Before me, s. K. Williams, a notary public in and for the said county and Territory on this day, personally ap peared J. NJ Carroll, c. T. Clark, F. w Howard, Of Bisbee. Arizona, and Wil liam Finn, of Weatherford, Texas, by his attorney in fact, J. M. Carroll known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and considerations expressed
 Given under my hand and omcial seal, this 2nd day of July. A ID. lsoz
 My commission expires the 30th day of November 1904.
 8. K. WILLIAMS,
 Notary Public
 RECORDERS OFFICE
 Tombstone, COchise Co. Arfz-,
 Filed and recorded at the request ol F. W. Howard July 5. A. D. 1s0S, at D. m. Book Inc0rporakions, pages ls0 to 164 inclusive. Z. h
Bisbee daily review., 1902-07-16

RECORDERS OFFICE
 Tombstone, COchise Co. ATE, Filed and recorded at the request or F. w. Howard July 5. A. D. 1so2, at l n. m. Book 2 Incorporations, pages lS0 to 164 inclusive. 1 !,
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
About Modern Americans.

But the American army Is much
larger than 1t was. 1t seems to me 1t
grew very quickly. Only a short time
ago | read it was less than $4,000, now
IL Is 100000 or more" told him that
100000 was the maximum; that .he
minimum was much less. "But you
build great battleships-the best in
any nation" l agreed to this. 1T is
pity you think you need any battle
ships. After the Pleiad the writer's
America produced in the civil war you
can now only show as your most brill
liant brain. Carnegie, the millionaire.
(He pronounced the word Carnejl.)
You had Thoreau. Ballou, Emerson,
Longfellow. Whittier and Walt Whit
man. It was your Homeric age. Then
rose the Achilles among statesmen,
Abraham Lincoln. All these were
giant constellation. Your war fever is
over, but gold has you now. Your
great men are your millionaires. =
Count Tolstoi.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15

followed by a second, n third and a
fourth, in rapid succession, and when
they have once got the hill packed
they keep the pot a-boiling" until
they are too tired or too hungry 10 play
the game any longer. In the southern
states, where snowbanks are not to
be found. they make their slides of wet
mud. and seem to enjoy the fun Just
as much.
The habit OF the animal is taken ad-
vantage of by trappers. who some-
times set steel traps near the bottoms
Of slides for the frivolous merrymakers
to get their feet into. Others set traps
on the submerged parts of slanting
logs which lie in the streams, and as
the offers attempt to climb out of the
water they are caught.
Young otters are easily tanned and
are said to make faithful and interest
ing pets. In Sweden and other parts
Of europe they have been kept in cap
tvity and trained to catch fish FOR
their master.-E H. Baynes.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15

The modern Japan, which the Mar.
quis lto's policy has brought forth
was made possible by the religious de-
votlon of mobiles and coolies to the en-
peror. which made the imperial
wishes law; by the intense patriotism
AID the official integrity of the re-
tainers OF the Diamyos, who have be-
come The officers of the army and
navy and members OF the civil service,
writes Frederick Palmer in Scribner's.
A., an Occidental. | should place in
tegrity as the first cause When you
have official servants so proud that
even the postman will not accept a
Christmas present, statesman knows
that, whatever his errors of construc-
ton may be. the timbers are sound.
AS long as men become policemen on
less than coolies pay for the honor
of serving the government, IL will new
er lack for first-class ability to fill its
Offices. Japan may well reverence her
old military aristocracy, with its false
punctilios.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
sCHoolBOYs RECEIvlNG a Less soN IN AGRIcULruRE

Besides being "Autocrat of all the
Russlas" and head OF the Greek Ortho-
loX faith. the czar has always evinced
a desire to be the leader Of his people
in matters OF industry. As president
pf the Trans-Siber an railroad he often
preaides at the meetings Of its direct
ore. and it Is his pride that with his
own hands he drove the first spike in
IS construction. eight years ago. at
Vladivostok.
Under his rule Siberia has become
the garden spot and hope OF the Rus
Gian empire American seed grain has
been introduced and Yankee methods
Of agriculture are taught by specialists
who travel from district to district
Model farming villages have bsen
built by royal command all through
Siberia and money advanced to the
new settlers. 10 whor' every opportun-
Ity has been offered to become inde-
pendent farmers.
With 90 per cent of his 140,000.000
subjects depending on the soil. the
Little Father at st. Petersburg natur-
ally gives much OF his time to the con-
s.deration OF different plans for the
amelioration of their condition. The
Russian mujik, or peasant, is not pro-
sressive; moreover he is hard-headed.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15

Il comes not from England, but from
America. In Switzerland this year
many ladies are wearing short-in-
deed. very short-skirts. OF course.
for ascents. or even fo' sDiall climbs.
the gain Is considerable When you
arc trusting to your a'ranstock you
have not time to thinl, much about
the rim of your petticoat And you
don't. But perhaps that - not all
For. though American girls constitute
a very fair proportion of Swiss tour
lists, still they mostly keep in the val
leys, where they are seen to great ad-
vantage, and rarely do much in the
Alpine peaks. But the Americans are
a practical people and short skirts are
obviously the sensible thing TO wear
London News.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
BRINGING IN THE HARVEST.

prefers his primitive plow, which,
without much exertion on his part,
may be made to scratch the soil; looks
with horror on innovations unknown
to his fathers, and absolutely refuses
to alter his methods. unless at ex-
press command of the czar. No Rus
sian would disobey the White Father,
any more than he would commit sac
rilege, or show disrepect to the Ikon,
or holy picture, which hang In the
room OF every Russian. high or low.
Evidently the czar relies on the force
OF example for carrying out his re-
forms. Everywhere on his appanages,
or private lands-which embrace thou
sands of square miles in various parts
of the empire-every known agricul-
tural Improvement has been intrcduc-
ed; further still, on these great planta-
tions are maintained numerous ex-
perimental agricultural stations. In
Central Asia 1t is tobacco and cotton
seed from America that are expert
mented with, and the peasants are
sent 10 learn the best methods Of cul-
tivating the new products. In the
Trans CO icasus, tea-growing has been
success .Iiy introduced. and the pea
SAINTS a. being initiated by China
men into the art of preparing the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
AleAn Trick.

Not long ago. relates the Kansas
City Journal, the wife of a western
Kansas politician asked him to lay
aside politics long enough one day to
dig the potatoes in the garden. He
agreed to do it, After digging for
few minutes he went into the house
and said he had found a coin. He
washed 1t off and II proved to be a
silver quarter. He put il In his jeans
and went back to work. Presently nc
went to the house again and said he
had found another coin. He washed
the dirt off of 1t. II was silver half
dollar. He put 1t in his jeans. II
have worked pretty hard" said he to
his wife; II guess I'll take a short
nap" When he awoke he found that
his wife had dug all the rest OF the
potatoes. But she found no coins. II
then dawned upon her that she had
been worked"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15

movement on a grand scale in the
large cities. where free, Open-air con-
certs are given, at which tea and soft
drinks are served. Temperance res
taurants have been established. and in
summer great barges take the people
out on river excursions. The temper
ance movement is growing, yet there
arc whole districts in Siberia that
are deserted. simply because he bread
made from the wheat grown in the
damp climate. fcrments to such an OK
tent that it causes a light form of in
toxicatlon.
Thcczarspares neither effort nor ex-
pense in placing object lessons before
his simple folk. Immense barges, a
thousand feet in length. on the open
decks OF which experimental farms are
operated. float down the great streams
OF Russia, stopping at every village.
The peasants are invited aboard, and
there given practical lessons in mod
ern farming. and in this way new
methods and plants are introduced.
Children OF the peasants attend
schools where, in addition to reading,
writing and arithmetic. they learn
valuable lessons in practical agricul-
ture. On Arbor Day they plant vari-
Gus kinds of trees, over which they are
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
THE SHORT SKIRT.
Reaction In England Against Dust-Rais-
ing Garments.

Reaction In England Against Dust-hais-
ing Garments.
Is there going to be a reaction at
last against the long skirt trailing on
the ground? The English were the
first, a good many years ago now, to
protest, to give effect to their protests.
and, indeed. TO change the fashion.
But the change did not last long.
Short skirts produced pretty boots.
and we heard a great deal about COM
mon sense. But common sense and
ladies' dress do not always combine.
Paris restored the trailing dress. and
English ladies abandoned common
sense, not for the first time, in favor
OF the Paris mode. The Parislans, in
deed, knew what they were about. As
rule, they have not pretty feet, but
they have a peculiarly graceful way of
catching up their dress from behind,
and 1t is an art which our country
women have never mastered. English
ladies inelegantly clutch at and bunch
their petticoats, while the French we'll
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
Native Population Growing.

The ceusus returns show that tbs
native white population of the United
States exceeds the foreign-born ele-
ment in the ratio of more than five
to one, there being more than 56,o00,-
600 whites against little more than
10 100000 foreigners. or the natives
something more than 41,000,000 are
also of native parentage. A more
striking fact brought out is that since
1890 the native white element has in
creased 23 per cent, and the foreign
white element only ~. II this ratio
continues the foreign element must
steadily become a smaller proportion
OF the entire population. which Is only
another way OF saying that the popula-
tion will become more homogeneous
as time passes.--Washington Times.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
Like Grsn'm, Used TO DO.

Like Grsnmi Used TO DO.
! tell you what I'm goln' back; I'm
sorry 'at / came;
Tn way you treat little boy like me
is jus shame!
You shake inc an you scol' me, an
you never kiss me, too,
Er ever take me on your lap
Like gran'ma used to do!
JUS cause take a cookie er a spoon
q jam err so.
Er try the tarts a-cooin' in tn wlnder
In row,
You whop me stead o'smilin'-never
say, Take one er two"
That "all sich things Is made fer
boys
Like granma used to do!
Jus cause ketch chicken er teach
Tabby how to swim.
Er tie a string on Rovers ear an ride
aroun' on him,
You Jaw me stead o. sayin' that you
really never knew
A boy 80 fond o. animals
Like granma used to dol
JUS cause | 20 a-fshin' in tn trough
benin tn barn,
An use cane an button-hook an
some o. your red yarn.
You shake me stead o. bringin' me an
apple, mebbe two.
An tellln' me to 'persevere"--
Like gran'ma used to do!
I'm goin' back to-morrer whore I'm
alters treated good.
Cause you don't love n little boy tn
way you really should;
You never 81 me nothin' nice, er call
me "dearie," too,
Er tell me I'm comfort
Like gran'ma used to do!
Francis w. Sterns.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-15
The Cnnada Otter.


The Canada otter Is another OF che
animals probably doomed to extinc-
ton, in New England. at least. In its
own beautiful coat II carries its death
warrant, and the greed o. man and the
vanity OF woman have supplied the
oXecutioncrs. The otter sleeps in the
shadow OF a steel trap. and swims with
a shotgun in its wake. Were he pro-
life. like the Norway rat, he might
survive even under these conditions.
but he Is not. The Canada otter has
but one litter Of young each year. and
there are usually but two or three
young to litter. The consequence is
that the animal has already been eX-
terminated in many places. and is now
quite rare in most parts OF New Eng
land. If you can imagine a very, very
thick snake, between four and five
feet long, mounted on four short,
stumpy legs, with webbed feet, with
roundish head, and short cars, anl COW
cred all over with dark, glossy brown
hair. you will have some idea Of what
a Canada otter looks like. He is not
quite the same color all over, as the
under parts are usually a shade lighter
than the upper, and the chin and
throat are dirty white. Under the
long. glossy hair, which covers almost
the whole body. is a fine, soft, water
proof fur, nearly equal TO that of the
beaver. He also has a stiff bristly
mustache. His home is usually in a
burrow in the bank of the pond or
stream he inhabits, with the entrance
under the water. II is often protected
by being made among the roots of an
oyerhanging tree, and is generally safe
from rains and floods. The nest con-
sists Of an abundant supply of grass,
leaves, soft bark and sticks, and sew
oral otters often occIpy the same nest.
In the northern states and Canada the
young are born about the middle of
April but in the middle and southern
states they often appear a month ear
lier. The otter feeds chiefly on fish,
which he pursues through the water
with marvellous speed and agility. Oc-
casionally he may be seen rising wet
and shining from the river with q fish
In his mouth. Sometimes he will come
out upon the shore to eat his prey, or,
II there is the half submerged trunk OF
fallen tree lying in the stream, he
is likely to crawl up on TO that. Though
the otter is we'll supplied with teeth,
The severe tests to which he puts them
wear them out in time. In the young
animals the CANNES often project be-
yond the lips. but in old specimens
all the teeth are found to be very
much worn, sometimes town 10 the
sGstS
But the life of the otter is not all
work by any means. He is naturally
of q playful disposition, and though
the patent reports may not show IL.
he is the inventor OF the toboggan. To-
bogganing has always been his favor
ite sport, and he sometimes INDUCES
in Il for hours at a time For this
game he and his companions select a
high snow-coyered bank. Up this they
toll until they reach the top. AS the
first one arrives he turns round, lies
down. bends his fore legs backwards.
gives himself a push with his hind feet,
and away he goes down the hill, "bel-
lywhoppers," as the boys call II. He Is