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Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

mayor Dobb1ng about inside, IS inc
chief attraction of the lord mayors
show, which makes the 9th of Noyem-
Der sacred. A number of floats, bodies
of policemen, firemen and other civic
bodies complete the procession, which
all London turns out to see.
After the oath of office is admins
tered the procession returns to the
Guildhall for the crowning function,
the lord mayors banquet, which rare
ly costs less than $4,000. The mayor
pays half and the two sheriffs the 9TH
er half, which is perhaps their most
important duty for the year.
Sir Marcus Samuel, the new mayor,
as his name indicates, is a Hebrew
and is set down in the formal biogra-
phies as spectacle maker, which is Il
trifie misleading to any one unfamiliar
with the quaint nomenclature
Sir Marcus is one OF the great city
bankers and rich enough to afford the
costly luxury of living in the Mansion
House for a year. He will get n salary
exactly equal TO that of the president
of the United States and will have to
spend almost twice as much on the
banquets, formalities, functions, cere-
monials and general gorgeousness that
keep a lord mayor as busy as IL he
really had municipal work to do. I
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

was paying the penalty or MS Dau
management or misfortune.
Little Yerkes stopped and looked on.
The bidding was spiritless. Finally
SIT was offered for all the soapmaker's
small stock. 1t seemed to young
Yerkes that there was n lot of soap
there to be sold for SIT, so he bid $1S
At this figure the soap was sold to
him. He had no money, but he in
duced the auctioneer to wait until he
could run home. Rushing into his IA
theirs shop, he said:
Father, 1 want S1S."
"What for, my SOM"
"I don't want to tell you just yet;
but if you will lend me $1S 1 will re-
turn it to you tomorrow"
Finally Yerkes senior consented to
this arrangement, and the boy ran out
with the precious $1S clasped tightly
in his hand. He paid for his soap and
hired an eXpressman to drive him
around with it to various grocery
stores, to which he sold it in small
quantities. He paid the eXpressman
and the following day gave the $1S
back to his father. After this was
over he had $31 left as the net profits
of the transaction.
1t was, however, in Chicago and in
later years that Yerkes acquired fame
and fortune as daring and successful
operator of great financial enterprises.
Almost Immediately upon his entry into
the speculative arena there in 1872 Mr.
Yerkes was remarkably successful, and.
like Midas, everything he touched
turned to gold.
Mr.. Yerkes is now fifty-five years of
age and is many times over a million
aire. He became a financial power in
the interocean metropolis, but the Sec
ond largest city on this continent did
not appear to be large enough for the
scope of his activities. Some years ago
he went to New York, where he built
on Fifth avenue one of the most mag
nificent residences in that row of mod
ern palaces of multimillionaires and
erected in Greenwood cemetery the
most massive tomb i'm America, where
will rest his ashes when his meteoric
career is ended.
In late years Mr.. Yerkes, with his
wife, has spent greater part of his
time in England and has from time to
time kept London guessing as to his
movements IN the financial world until
now he becomes master of London's
underground railroads, with franchises
for their extension into a vast system,
completely ramifying the great city.
One of the peculiar characteristics OF
the man, that of GOODNESS and self pos
session in whatever emergency, was IL
lustrated upon the occasion of the fall
ure for many millions of the Moore
Bros. and the collapse of the greet Dia-
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

the humor of the refined ADULT and in
personal experiences often describe oc-
casions of their own timldity. This is
probably due to the different home
training a girl receives. She is con-
tinually drilled Ito be a lady" which
in most cases means to drop her natu-
raj instincts and to initiate the adults
of her environment. About twelve she
loses the fearlessness she has hitherto
shared with her brothers and becomes
good prey for their soaring" schemes.
This seems to develop the boys teas
ing abilities. for. while before almost
all their tricks were on their own sex,
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
MoraI suasion and a strap.

"She seems to have abandoned her
moral suasion ideas relative to the
training of children"
"She has?'
"How did it happenT"
"Well, 1 was largely instrumental in
bringing about the change. You see,
she has no children of her own, and
grew weary of her constant preaching
and theorizing. so loaned her our VIII
lie."
LOANED her your boyT'
Precisely. She was to have him a
week ON her solemn promise to confine
herself entirely to moral suasion."
did she keep her promiseT
"She did, but at the expiration of the
week she came to me with tears in her
eyes and pleaded for permission to
whale him Just once."-New York Mail
and Express.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

twenty, or "one man." it was usual
to cut a notch In a stick and begin
again. and so it went on, one man, two
men, and so on. This is why sheep
are still counted by the score. Now, a
tally French taille, cut or nickeO
means an account kept by means of n
notched stick. and until the end of the
eighteenth century such sticks We're
given as exchequer receipts, accom-
panied by a written document. This
was also the usual way of keeping ac-
counts in the inns of the middle ages.
The number of drinks or meals GUS
toner had were scored against him Oh
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
Illinois Saturday evening, Nov. Is.

The dramatic has no more inter
esting event than the appearance
here of Mr.. Skinner in his new play.
"Lazarre." None of the new ven
lures of this dramatic year. booked
for this city, can distract from this
attraction. Last season Otis Skinner
set Il standard for himself in Fran
cesca Da Rimini." which it will be
difficult to live up TO. His success eN-
cited Il wide range of interest. and
throughout the country he added to
his large clinentele thousands of peo-
pie who are not habitual patrons of
the theatre. For his annual pro-
duction this season. Mr. Skinner has
chosen the stirring romance OF la
Zarre," and fashioned il into a drama
A simple index of the playa rude
hut on the shores of Lake George. Il
picturesque view of this historical
region by moonlight, glimpse of the
French court of the Napoleonic ep-
och, Il scene showing the Count of
Province in his exile in Russia. and
finally a return to this country, dis
closing a view of Green Bay, Wis. at
the time of its earliest settlement
This diversified series of stage pic
lures promises a very skillfuI dramat-
ic arrangement of one of the best
modern novels.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

mond Match In 1896. When the loss
of his fortune seemed imminent and, it
was believed, many powerful interests
sought his ruin, Mr.. Yerkes entered
room in the house of the late Philip D.
Armour, in which were gathered all
the bankers of Chicago. with the re-
mark, This is the largest collection of
straw hats 1 ever saw at funeral"
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

\ particularly interesting an
nouncement is the coming of Tim
Murphy, supported by an excellent
company headed by Dorothy Sherrod.
in a complete revival of one of his
greatest successes. "Old Innocence"
Mr.. Murphy. in the role of Jason
Green, the kindly philanthropist, see
ing only good in life and people, has
created n character as delightful as
it is artistic. He is finished in all the
details of the character. seeming to
love the part of the indulgent old
man. Mr.. Murphy will be seen at the
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

now the acme of their fun as recorded
is TO frighten some girl or to make her
look ridiculous. A boy of twelve il
lustrates this tendency and by his
mixed clauses gives further material
for smiles The best joke L saw
played was putting a bunch of fire
crackers by a lady that were not lit.
and they scared her.'-Century.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

Lewis Morrison's famous Faust
with its new and magnificent scenery,
dazzling electrical effects, new cos
tunes and skillful mechanical devices,
will be seen at the Illinois shortly,
with Lewis Morrison himself as Me-
phisto, for the last time here. The
scenery, costumes and effects are
said to De the finest ever used in
the long career of this play. In honor
of Lewis Morrison's final appearance
as Mephisto, it was decided to sur
round him with the best that money
could procure. This will be realized
when the scenery and effects are
viewed. From the beautiful pro-
logue to the final scene of the apothe-
osis of Marguerite everything is new.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

what was called Il tally stick. ami
when it reached twenty, or whole
man." he was expected to pay. In
some English country inns scores are
still kept on a slate, four chalk marks
and one across-five-andf four of these
make twenty, or a score.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
RenI Exertfon.

"And so this is your gymnasium" ?"l
asked the guest But where are your
gymnastic appliances?"
Il don't need any" was the reply. 81
find that l get all the exercise | need
just getting into and out of my ath-
Ietic suits American. !
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
Her Enragement Rine.

Kitty-Constance is wearing dia-
mond ring on her engagement finger
I'll bet she's only trying to fool folks
Maude-Oh. it's an engagement all
right; she told me about it. The en-
gagement is with her dentist. you
know, and she put the ring on for fear
she might forget.-Boston Transcript.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
LORD MAYORS SHOW.
How London's Magistrate is 1nducted Into Office

of state. This coach has been in use
since 175T. Before that date the may
ors rode on horseback. The coach is
an immense gilded affair and cost $780,
600.
This coach, with the great mace Of
silver and gold, over five feet high,
sticking out of the window and the
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

The Burgomaster" wildly recalls to
mind that insinuatingly catchy strain
of The Tale of the Kangaroo" as
sung and danced by a trio and chorus.
1t has received as many as ten en-
cores at a rendition. and in every in
stance the audience want more. In
fact, this little musical bit is greeted
with more enthusiasm, laughter. and
applause. with whistles blown into a
volume of sound that is the nearest
approach to an uproar that thea
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

in the large cities for the past two
years. from Maine to California. The
company is large and eminent one,
and the score contains many new mu-
sical numbers, while the book has
been brought up to date to admit
of many new and bright vaudeville
features and specialties. Speaking of
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

From twelve on an Increasing per-
centage of the children relinquish the
idea that self is necessary in the joke
and give more impersonal accounts.
Girls more frequently than boys quote
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
YERKES OF LONDON.
ole Man Who Beat Morgan at His Own Came

The man who has beaten the great
Morgan at his own game-that of con-
solidating and financing big transporta-
ton lines-is entitled to distinction.
This man is Charles Tyson Yerkes.
For some months there has been
waged in the British metropolis n gi-
gantic contest for the control of the
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
A Score.

Twenty is called a score because it
represents the whole man, ten fingers
and ten toes. Etymologically it means
a cut or mark. In very early times,
when men could not count beyond
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

y Boston writer says: John Philip
Sousa is something of philosopher,
albeit the renown he has gained at
taches strictly to the domain of art.
In art, yes, an artist. but in material
things he possesses a rugged philoso-
ply that might have made Davy
Crockett larger character. and
honed the edge of Josh Billings sat
irical lancet. Sousa is still young
man, just rounding into the very
prime of life, yet what the whirligig
of time has showered upon him in the
last two of three years would have
made one of less hardihood and mem
tai stability and poise dizzy with van
ity and bloated with egotism. Within
half a dozen years Sousa had leaped
from an humble position as a simple
bandmaster in Washington to that of
musical autocrat in popularity in
America, and prime composer of mar
tial music of the world" Sousa and
his band will appear in concert here
Nov. Is, at the Illinois.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

That ever jolly and effervescent
old mirth provoker. The Burgomas-
ter" will make his bow to a Rock Isl.
and audience at the Illinois. Wednes.
day. Nov. -. The production and or
ganization promised this time is the
original and celebrated ''all star"
company which has been appearing
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

tire has known for many a day, and
before the response, to the first en-
core is completed, the gallery gods
take up the air and the theatre rings
with the whistle refrain. and as a
general thing the enthused actors
dance and sing to the accompaniment
of the excited whistlers. All this en-
thusiasm is inspired by one song in
''The Burgomastcr" which is only one
of the twenty-fcur catchy musical
features that are scattered through
out the piece, and of which one is as
good as another. AS a whole The
Burgomaster' is a blending of bright
music, comedy THAT is genuine com
edy, clever entertainers. pretty faces
and shapely forms, and costumes that
are novel, unique and rich. and scenic
and electric affects that fairly ri
val Aladdin and his splendor.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

Lovers Lane" the famous Clyde
Fitch play, will be given at the Hi
nOis Nov. 21.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

Tomorrow evening the manage
ment of the Illinois will give the pat
rons of his playhouse the yearly treat
they all look forward to. The treat
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08
wa

Al W. Martins Uncle Toms Cabin
is the attraction for next Tuesday at
the Illinois.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-08

denly developed mania, almost the en-
tire colony have left their settlements
and set out on what they incoherently
assert to be search for Jesus"
1t is most surprising what perplexi-
ties this unexpected move of the Douk-
hobors has brought to the Dominion
authorities. If one man starts out to
tramp along the highway. praying In
the fence corners and refusing to work.
he may be locked up. A dozen men
might be treated in the same way or
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ara the largest share. Japan contributes
round half thousand-in 1895, 462. There
are a couple hundred in India-letters In
India still turning to verse in preference to
prose, as in primitive Vedic days The
Arab world has It's scattering scoresi In
Egypt, three to FIVE yearly; in Syria, few
dozen. Strange works are they. Some Pres
byterians aided to equip reading room
for Arab immigrants, and were aghast at
the new novels when neat typewritten
translation Of a few pages was spread be-
fore them. Japanese fiction is passing from
the interminable Chinese romance to fc-
ton modelled on the European novel. In
northwest India, Moslem Lucknow, on the
appointed day, fills the street where the
monthly numbers of the last romance
comes fresh from the press.
Italy and SPAIN between them, issue from
800 to 600 novels in year, the largest coun-
try the largest half. France, the worlds
schoolmaster in fiction, prints 600 volumes
a year Scandinavian Europe as many
more, centering for publication at Copen-
hagen. Russia supplies, on an average,
year by year, from 800 to LOCO. It's vast
millions are unlettered. but the appetite Of
it's small educated classes. social conditions
and the absence of libraries and news
papers, stimulate reading. Each lesser
tongue in Europe has it's hundred or two
Of novels, but the editions are small. A
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Distasteful Food.
From the Boston Budget


Some remarkable experiments to show the
comparative digestibility of different foods
nave recently been conducted by Prof. Paw
low upon dogs. These experiments are de-
scribed by Or Romme in La Revue for Au-
gust.
The outlet of the animal was cut In Sec
tons and fixed to the deck, so that when 1t
ate the food merely fell to the ground, and
one where no food was allowed to pen
citrate. the other into which was put the
food necessary to keep the dog alive
The results Of the experiments proved
tnat the mere Offering to the dog Of food
which he liked caused an abundant secre-
ton OF gastric juice, although of course
nothing had entered the stomach If he
were given a dainty-not merely food which
ne liked-the flow of gastric Juice was much
more abundant-that is, food taken without
appetite will fall into a stomach without
any gastric Juice ready for it. The work of
digestion was formerly supposed to 90 on
all right II only you can get the food to the
stomach. The Pawlow experiments show
that 1t is either not digested at all or very
badly digested.
Again, the brain transmits its orders IN
the stomach by means Of two pneumo-gas g.
trio nerves. Prof. Pawlow cut these nerves
on q specially prepared dog, Then he
gave the dog some raw meat, which again.
of course. did not reach the stomach. but
no drop of gastric Juice was secreted. No
method of mechanical excitement produced
any juice. And IT, unknown to the dor
without arousing In him the idea of food
bread or cooked WRITE of egg were intro.
hours without causing the least secretion OF
| gastric juice. But after administering ex.
| tract Of meat ormilk first the secretion was
provoked.
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geo s5est9n go ANSBURG & BRO fi zhts s 4 S.

of several hundred. This includes some
forty-tive persons who have lost their lives
in automobiles. seventeen who have
missed" their footing in balloon exhibi-
lions. nine who have been ushered out Of
existence by means of the bicycle and its
allied contrivances, two who have climbed
steeples for the last time, three bridge
jumpers. seventeen Alpine climbers, five
long distance swimmers, seven who have
been plotted out of existence in efforts to
who have gone to a better, and, 1t is to be
hoped a safer land by various other agen-
cies or methods designed ostensibly. to pro-
mote the joys of this present life If to this
list we should add the 800 mountain climb
ers who, 1t is said, have lost their lives in
the Alps during the past ten years, the
total sacrifice of human life to the rage for
risk would indeed assume formidable pro<
portions.
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ale of 5000 to 10000 copies is the limit of

sale of 5000 to 10000 copies is the limit of
success for new Hungarian novel.
The great flood Of novels comes, after all,
from the two great branches of the reading
Teuton race-from the 100000 who speak
German and the 100, 000, 600 who speak Eng
lish. Together, these tongues yearly issue
nigh 1000 titles in fiction, Juvenile and
novels together-half the worlds stories.
Implications reduce the new fiction of Great
Britain and America to some 1000 separate
titles, about one-third written in this coun-
try and about two-thirds in England Ger
man fiction, it must be remembered, includes
all greater Germany-Austria, as we'll as
the more northern empire; the German of
Switzerland as well as Of Russia and that
outlying fringe in other lands, where, as in
Belgium or Holland, there has begun Ger
man renaissance on the border. Short OF
school books, no editions in any land equal
those of fiction, and their titles average a
fifth of those published of substantial
books
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Cause for Dissension.

From Harper's Weekly.
1.-THE trouble between Nora and myself
is that each of us happened to call and
find the other out on the very same after-
noon"
"But why should that cause Ill feelingTs
Because now we can't make out which
owes the other q visit"
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The Rage for Risk.
From LAsne's

From Lesne's.
list made up by US at random from
newspaper accounts. and without any
thought of completeness, of the number OF
persons who have lost their lives through
this passion for risk, the love of hazard.
during the past few months makes q total
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would pass through his body to the earth.
While no apparent harm is done. yet being
insulated from the electricity Of the earth
by wearing shoes the electricity fails of its
beneficial result. There can be no doubt
that It would be better for everybody, espe-
cially nervous people. II their feet were on
the ground instead Of In shoes.
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Maintenance and Repair.

"13. That ample repair services for said
cable shall be maintained
IA. That the line shall be kept omen for
daily business, and all messages in order
of priority heretofore provided for he
transmitted according to the time of re-
ceipt.
10 That no liability shall be assumed
by the government Of the United States
by virtue of any control or censorship
which it may exercise over said line In the
event of war or civil disturbance or under
conditions numbered 6 and 8 above set
forth. so far assmessages directly connected
with the war are concerned, but as to the
stoppage or ingeruation of either business
of the cable getl1eIry the compensation
therefor to be&pAH by the United States
to the cable cagnuAny shall be determined
under the geneEai AAw:
United States xosernment does not insure
or indemnify ana Commercial Pacific Cable
Company against any landing rights claim
ed to exist In favor OF any company or
companies in respect to any of the insular
possessions Of the Unired States.
Subject to Congressional Action.
at. That the consent hereby granted
shall be subject to any future action by
Congress affirming, revoking or modifying,
wholly or in partssfhe said conditions and
terms on which this consent is given. The
acceptance of the terms and conditions
upon which this consent is given shall be
evidenced by copy OF resolution of the
board of directors Of the cable company
under the company's seal, to be filed with
the Postmaster General of the United
States. upon the filing of which full access
shall be granted to said company by the
Secretary Of the Navy to all soundings
profiles and other helpful data in the pos
session or under the control of the Navy
Department.
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The "Bare Feet" Fad.

From Medica, Talk.
There Is nothing like having both feet on
the ground. II man should go barefoot
the contact Of his bare feet with the earth
and his head projecting into the atmosphere
would make perfect electrical conductor
through which the electricity Of the air
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THOUSANDS OF NOVELS.
The Number Printed Every Year the
World Over.
, Review Of Reviews.

From the Review Of Reviews.
From 5000 to 10000 novels yearly appear
the world over. They are but share of
the earth's great stream Of print, but they
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States. any department thereof, It's officers,
agents and tnsular or territorial officers
and governments upon the route of such
cable shall have priority for their official
cablegrams over all other business, at such
rates as the Postmaster General shall an
nually fix.
IS. That the United States shall at all
times have the right to purchase the cable
lines, property and effects Of the said COM
pany at an appraised value to be ascer-
tained by disfnterested persons, two to be
selected by the Postmaster General, two by
the company or concern interested, and the
fifth by the four so previously selected
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A beautiful line of the latest Novelties
can be had In our Art Department.
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Another lot of those Handsome Pillow
Cords and Bath Robe Cords, 8 Il m
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