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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16
First Practice To-Day.

The sun and cloudless sky brought
JOY to the managers heart this morn
ing and the first thing he did was to
pack the men off. to the park. where
they were put through the first series
of practice stunts. The morning was
spent in batting, catching and throw
ing. No attempt was made at prac-
tice game as the men are too soft to
indulge in stiff work at the very first.
The pitchers were given chance to
do little preparatory limbering of
the throwing arms and the out and
infielders had an opportunity to chase
the ball around the lot.
This afternoon the men were taken
out to the park again, and as long as
the weather is at all favorable it will
be made the most of. The lineup for
the Davenport game has not been
made out yet and probably win not
be ready to give out until Saturday.
The game with Peoria is probably
off entirely. The Rock Island club
arranged for the game, understand
ing that it was to be played today,
but the Peoria men say that the date
was made for next Thursday instead.
As the team will then be at Iowa City
this undoubtedly means no game with
Peoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-16
CHANGES IN NEWSPAPERS
IN THE NEIGHBORHoOD

The Clinton Daily Age. its plant,
good will, etc. is offered for sale. its
owners being DESTROYS of devoting
their attention TO other lines of bus
mess.
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

ETNeH 10 (He WUrsHp OF TIE ROUcn
calf and to the goricaon and spolaton Of the stomach
There Is no sober minded person. believe. who will not
agree IN the main with Dr. Keh's contentious. Plain iv.
Ing and high thinking processes pretty much at dis.
count In the present That tile world eats too much
and drinks too much and spends much money on vain
show and folly. may we'll accept rusns. The mod.
ern craving after luxury has had effects that are by no
means limited to the upper ten The after pleasure
s one Of the hardest to sustain but Is pursued day by
day with persistence worthy Of n better We are
rich and prosperous live uxuousy, foibes are
costly. our entertainments those Of Caesar Truly
10 marvellous age In old friend Of mine
put the other day, at s OF the decline OF faith
and OF the apotheoss Of the cook An italian friend OF
mine remarked upon what he called the English
Of celebrating everything by dinner. "when you are
BORN. said he "your parents celebrate the by
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
vii
y klRlE'RS :.4hniE REC)RI. q

dinner When you married. there Is what you coll .
spread When you die. there will likely be funeral meats
When you win a BATTLE you dine aud drink. When you
ose you do much the same-especaly drink. When your
corporations go to inspect they end up their
task with banquet Even your clergy when they meet
to place minister in charge, must celebrate by din
ner"
II could exactly tabulate the mode Of life Of
distinguished who have lived great age and been
Intellectually active to the last doubt not that should
lind the rule Of spare living thoroughly represented In their
histories. I think 1t Is with men Of science,
great lawyers doctors and clergy who live far
past the allotted span of threescore years and The
return simpler life. besides would produce other
suits than those OF increased health Perhaps should
be less likely to lose heads either In Of national
disaster In days Of national rejoicing We might also
he content with less lavish display In life large and
conduct all cercnonias with dignity and less
garishness But the mob to-day will always call for color
and light just the old Romans yelled dread and
games Our danger Is that games aud bread" are
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

engineers wiper. and served his entire
apprenticeship to the end Of manning a
throttle himself OH the New York Cen
tral Railroad.
When, In 1863. that great single la
bOr power. the Brotherhood of LOcOmo-
tive Engineers, was formed. he was
one Of the foremost and most radical
leaders In the movement. Afterward
he did much toward making 1t what 1t
now Is, the strongest aud most con.
servative Orga anizati0n In the world, for
when clothed with power, he recOg.
nlzed the fact that more could be ac-
complished by going slow than by ag-
gressiveness.
As a reward for these labors and to
show their faith In his judgment. and
40 a tribute to his executive powers,
the members of the brotherhood made
him their unanimous choice for the 20.
siti0n OF grand master Of the order,
when, In 1873, that ONCE was made va.
cant by the death Of Grand Chief
Blanchard.
Not only was Mr.. Arthur looked up
to and respected by the men among
whom ~ was the Acknowledged lead
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
Winter Sleep or animals.

1t 10 q theory commonly held that
animals and insects 20 to sleep In
winter because 1t Is too cold to keep
awake. A writer who has observed
nature to some purpose holds to the
less popular theory that the habit Of
hiberna tion Is rather to avoid the pa angs
and penalties Of famine. says the Lon.
don Globe.
From the little bats which huddle
In amOrphOus clusters under belfry
tower and barn roof. to the mighty
badger who sinks far back into his
subterranean lodging, almost all the
alternating animals are wholly or part.
ly insectivOrOus. And when We come
to examine the creeping, or winged.
fare Of these kreopha gists. who with
draw from the madding world during
winter. we understand how It Is that
SO many animals fall asleep and so
many birds fly away from our Barme-
eide feast. Bees. wasps, ants. earwigs.
wood lice. gnats, horsefiies, slugs,
beetles, larvae, worms and snails-
all these are seldom visible in winter
months; while the famine Of insect life
In the fresh water Of our ponds is de-
ducible from the fact that efts creep
ashore to wriggle asleep In the cracks
OF earth and the frog tucks himself
to sleep In the bed Of his pond. Toads
and snakes likewise sleep away the
famished months, and We are told that
1t Is only a minority Of animals which
keep their eyes open In winter.
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

or, but he enjoyed the trust and conf.
dence Of the entire railroad directories
Of the country.
80 true was this that he could go d..
rect to any railroad magnate In the
land and at any time get for his follow.
ers any concession that they could In
reason demand.
Strikes were In later years Chief Ar.
thurs abomination. lie discountenan nc.
ed them. lie came to believe that the
motto Of the order he represented could
not be lived up to II such events were
allowed or encouraged. This motto Is
"sobrlety. truth, justice and morality"
Mr.. Arthur resided In Cleveland.
Senator Depew said he was the clever.
est labor champion In the country. BE
this us 1t may. while he made errors
himself, Chief Arthur certainly pre-.
vented the railroad employees Of the
United States from making many
grievOus errors Of judgment. He filed
the position Of grand master Of the
brotherhood with great success to the
order and with signal honor to him.
self.
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
I o'clock in the morning. after riding
sixty.seven miles through the night In
sevpn hOtira
CHIEF p. N. ARTHUR.
Head of brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers aud His Career.

Engineers aud His Career.
=. NJ. Arthur. grand chief engineer
Of the brotherhood Of Locomotive En-.
gineers, dropped dead while speaking
ut the banquet ut the close Of the an
nual union convention Of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers ut Win
nipcg, Man.
Mr.. Arthur had Just arisen to re.
spOnd to toast, opening with: III
may be my parting words to many Of
yOu," when he fell backward ana ex'
pircd n few minutes afterward.
Although born IN Scotland I2 years
ago. T.. NJ. Arthur was In spirit al
American. for he reached the United
States while still lad and was
brought up amidst American environ
ments. lie went to work In the shops
Of the New York and Harlem Rail.
road Company as blacksmith's help
er, aud while there became interested
In machinery and ultimately learned
that trade.
He also made his start a. an engi
neer IN the same shoD, beginning as an
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
Why She Feared Raw Eees.

A little girl who takes lessons in
water cOlors from young woman
painter found her teacher beating up a
raw egg preparatory to swallowing 1t.
"Oh. how can you eat a raw eggT'
the child exclaimed. II couldn't"
did you ever taste One2" she was
asked.
NO"
: "Well, then, taste this" suggested
her teacher. After she had taken a
spoonful she was asked II she didn't
like It and replied In the Affirmative.
LET me Ax you one them" said her
teacher.
"Oh. no, please" said the child
quickly. r-why-aren't you afraid
you'll hatch chickensf"
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
NEGRO QUESTION A NATIONAL pRoslem.
Ry Rev. Lyman Abbott.

The negro question Is a national
problem. not a sectional one. The
North and the South combined to bring
the negro here. and because we In the
North couldn't use him In our indus
trial development we let him 90 to the
South. Later the conscience Of the
North, REINFORCED by commercial In.
terests. It must be admitted. abolished
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15


wiped 1t out Of existence, mounted
horses and raced with the food to
warn people down the valley Of their
grave peril. telling them to flee for
their lives. Matlock tries to make
little of his heroic deed, but several
hundred people. who owe their lives
to his timely warning, Insist upon tell
ing of the young mans daring ride
through the night, his only light the
lightning's Hash and tho boom and
roar of the flood spreading death and
destruction sounding In his ears.
Alatlock 10 the son Of Del. Matlock.
who. before his death. was Sheriff Of
Morrow County. On the night Of the
clOudburst which caused the flood. the
young man was sitting OH the steps OF
the Palace Hotel. In Heppner. where
he boarded. With him. were several
companions. among whom was Bruce
Kelly. his companion on the ride.
When the storm commenced they all
went up ON the veranda to watch Its
progress. The thunder rolled inces-
sanity and q violent hailstorm came
up. Suddenly as they watched there
came great roar and MatlOck, look
Ing up. saw a wall Of water twenty
feet high rushing down the mountain.
Realizing instantly that Heppner
was doomed, MatlOck thought OF the
people In the other towns down the
valley and determined to save them II
he could. Calling to Kelly he rushed
down the street. Knowing that they
would have to cross fields and fences,
the two men ran into a nearby hard.
ware store. snatched up two pairs OF
wire cutters. and almost the next In
slant they We're into livery and start.
ing each to lead out horse. Then
their wild ride began. They both
knew every inch Of the valley. and
though 1t was pitch dark and hailing,
they dashed through the fields al
breakneck speed. Every house they
passed they gave warning of the com,
ing food and sped Oh. About six
miles had been covered when Mat
locks horse stumbled and threw him
hard. spraining his knee and bruisinQ
him otherwise. He was up again IN
an instant and with Kelly's aid re.
mounted. They reached Arlington and
shortly thereafter Matl0ck's horse
dropped dead from fatigue. He &C.
cured another and they set OF fol
3one. twelve miles away. When still
ree miles from that town Kelly's
rss dropped and the former ran fol
hills. while Matlock continued on
no. warning people everywhere In
valley. He reached lone but q
minutes before the hood and then
sd TOR Arlington. reaching there u
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
rHE MARRIED woMAN's CRUSHED TALENT.

III women who recently graduated from q widely
| III famed college Of music to be married.
M The question is being debated by those who have
~ eagerly watched the progress Of the pupils
| what will become Of these talents? The more
| Il pessmistic say: "Thcr careers over" Their
IN success or their retrogression Is almost entirely
60 within the power Of the whom they marry.
The man whom a woman loves either make crush
her talent however small that talent may be- TO
him she Is refreshing: her music is fad. lie listens
her play He Is rrtated because she entertain
his friends with popular music. She does not play when
he Is at home aud she stops mentioning Beethoven and
Chopin and hcr dreams Of studying with the worlds great.
teachers Bitterly she realizes that she has got the
power to oppose him. and the fullness Of her sacrifice
to her She takes thread Of her life
away her grood relies the aspirations Of her early
youth.
middle aged who had In her youth given prom.
ise Of remarkable career said In speaking to talented
student: IL was ambitious you are my dear hut
married and my husband liked to hear play.
struggled with myself and suppressed my talent his
sake. Sometimes the old craving for my music comes
to me and l forget him. Then play with all Of the
fervor Of starved senses These the happest
mens Of my life" Strange It may this attitude
the part OF husband s commonly found In the
who welded to talented women. With some It Is
their wives talents Their achievements make them
perlor to their husbands and mental
superiority In Most also dread their wives
absorption In pursuing chosen work. the expense of
domestic duties. When ambitious young women marry
they should choose who In sympathy with their
talents and who will help instead Of retard them their
artistic progress Even f do reach the pima.
Gle Of fame In the continuation their work they are
safely prepared should necessity demand Its practical use
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

q food several |
weeks ago. Leslie
Matlock, a young
stockman. refuses
to be made q hero
Of. 1t was Mat.
lock and n com.
panion who. on the
awful un i q y
when a great wall
Of water rushed
down upon Hepp'
onv aud aim n = 4
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
I Plea FOR A SIMPLER LIFE.
~ Dr. Andrew wilson. british eaysieist.

have been re.perusing that interesting little
work by DIR. George Keith, entitled "Plea for O
Simpler Life" He reasons out quietly his plea
that a simpler mode Of life Is what we should
seek after diligently and practice. He supports
his reasoning by the fruits Of long life spent In
medical practice; and he wakes eloquent. us be.
comes his conviction that In this modern uge we
are too much given to the worship Of the golden
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

Dr. LYMAN ABBOTT. slavery. by national action made
the solution OF the negro problem a national question:
It Is clear that of the North can't compel by force
the elevation Of the black With the sword you
sever manaclcs but you cannot lit man by the same
medium. We must not into the South with advice In
hoer thanhou spirit, acting though belonged
to the thanhou class. Neither force pharisee
ism ever converted race.
Suffrage must wait for education. Education is pri
mary political rights secondary We have tried the
experiment Of giving the suffrage first and education
aferward and bitterly has the country suffered from our
bunder No should receive the power to control
other until he Is able to exercise such control.
The negro Is at the present time inferior to the
AngloSaxon We have centuries Of civilization
behind They have had countless centuries Of barbarian
and two centuries Of servude behind Them The human
slowly cmerges from the brute II give power to
the brute the result will be wreck and ruln plead for
the honor Of the American people. Fifteen million
Ignorant vicious dishonest and Incorporate, will be ter
rlbe milestone hang around the neck Of the nation
Fifteen million men, chase. honest industrous-what a
power for the nation. Whether the African will be
the feet Of the nation wings for flight depends
upon education.
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15

When the world discovers a mans
weak spot It hammers away ct It every
chance Il getA
Chicago eagle., 1903-08-15
THE HERO OF HEPPNeR.

Leslie Mntiock, Whose Heroic Ride
Saved Many Lives.
Working amidst the ruins Of his rel.
atives' homes In Heppner. the Oregon
town which was nearly wiped out by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-09
CANNOT COLLECT MuLcr.
Judge kssHenry Holds Law 70 Be
UneonstItutlonal.

Unconettt utsonat.
Des Moines. Jan. S.-Judge w. n.
McHenry OF the Polk county district
court has declared the law authoriz'
Ing the assessor to levy the mulct tar
against property holders whose prop
critics are used for the sale of tntOxt
eating liquors, to be unconstitutional
for the reason that insufficient notice
OF such assessment is given the prop.
erty holder. In the case of Wilson
VS.. Mckay, action brought to restrain
the county treasurer from entering
upon the mulct tax book the quarter
ly installment Of mulct taxes against
plaintiffs property, Judge McHenry
issued permanent injunction this
morning notice OF which was served
on the Polk county board OF superyis'
ors now in session. s ~ !.
Although there Is large number OF
such claims in the hands of the board
involving several hundred dollars It
was decided this morning not to ap'
peal nor to press the claims for other
like taxes.
The case in controversy was
brought by the plaintiff to enjoin the
treasurer from enforcing the collec'
ton on the general grounds that the
law was unconstitutional in that 1t did
not provide sufficient notice to be
served on the property holder and
that 1t was taking private property
without the process of law.
The decision of Judge McHenry
does not affect the new law and ap
plies to Joints" "holes in the wall
etc. For instance If the assessor levy
a quarterly tax against a property
without first giving such property
owner notice that he intends doing SO
the act is unconstitutional and the tax
according to the court, cannot be col
1ected u ttta a. ..g
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-09
suFFRAe'srs TO ENTER FIGHT.
>--
will Take . Hand iprLeslslative
Contests,

Des Moines, jan 9.-The State
Equal Suffrage association is to tax
hand In the coming legislative con.
tests in the. Various counties in Iowa
This organization did a .lttle in q pc.
litical fay two years ago, or imagined
that itSdid, but this year the campaign
Is on in1earnest
It Is the plan to receive reports
from each county in the state of the
various candidates that are entering
the field for the legislature. Ennis.
saries Of the state association, local
suffragists and otners will interview
prospective legislators and endeavo1
to md out where they Itand on the
suffrage question. If candidate does
not pledge himself to & Import the con
stitutiona1 amendment the strength
Of the organization will be hurled
against him.
Such a plan is necessary because
the suffragists found that number of
the legislators betrayed them last win
ter. Many supposed friends of the
amendment gave It cold shoulder
when it was time for help to be
needed. I'll
The suffragists have been working
In Iowa for more than thirty years en-.
deavoring to get the constitution Of
Iowa amended dropping the word
male" without result. Several times
the proposed amendment has passed
one or the other branches of the leg.
islature. but never both houses in the
same year. The senate has been
strongly for suffrage in the past two
legislatures. but the house has killed
the measure both times.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-09
cHAprER XIV.

AS I said in the foregoing chapter,
the days Immediately following the
death OF the prefetto and the Count 81
Pordino were exciting ones.
A new prefetto was appointed by
the king, and he proved to be q gem
erous and intellectual man, at whose
hands we received the kindest treat
ment.
The villa Of Maligni remained in his
family, and the new prefetto resided
at the prefettura in the old castle IN
Cagliari, with his wife, q charming
woman, and his daughters, accom-.
plishei young ladies about the age OF
Nita.
Here Nita remained as his guest
during the remainder of our stay IN
Sardinia, while Mutterelli and took
up our abode at the splendid but neg
lected Villa di Thorlano, as the guest
of Thorlane.
Under the new prefetto all my be-
longings were restored to me, and
was once more in possession OF the
letter of Antonio Sigmotta, and the
locket and pin that had belonged to
the infant Alice Graviscourt.
The Importance of these was greatly
augmented by another document
which contained the statement OF
Dambo, duly attested by the new pre-
fetto, and the import Of which will be
duly disclosed.
/ made Nita Barlotti fully acQuaint'
ed with the significance OF these
things; and our Impotence to be on
to America to finish our work was
generously met by the new prefetto,
who aided us in every way, and mai
ly saw us depart from Cagliari with
many expression OF regret.
Thorlane wished to have the mar
riage, Of Nita and himself solemnized
before leaving, but she archly bade
him be patient, for there was plenty
of time; and she preferred to know
the truth concerning herself before
she became his wife.
To our united voices, Thorlane
laughingly yielded, and placing his
estate in competent hands, to be cared
for until his return for final adjust
ment, he announced himself as ready
to start.
So we took a steamer to Genoa
where l made good my promises to the
faithful Mutterelli, and placed to his
account fifty thousand lire, equal to
about ten thousand dollars. r..
ITO be cOntinued.)
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-09

"No." he replied. smiling. "You 80
I was not But al that can be ex-
planned later. Now ! must see my
darling. Where 10 she?"
I'm her room"
l led him away from the room. AS
We turned to 60 there was . gasp,
murmur. and q cry Of terror behind US.
'They are dead!" said physician.
"The prefetto and Count di Pordino
have gone to their last accounts"
3 In the hall we met Mutterellt, who
wore the same placid smile Of salts
faction that always characterized him.
"Ah, signor," he said, laughing. 4
see you have made the acquaintance
Of my old friend and playmate. Henry
Thorlane." Il
'He is my hero Maubikeck," I re-
piled. 1--WE go to see Nita Barlotti
How ia she?"
Fully recovered" said Mutterelli,,
land waiting to see Signor Wilberton
Of New York and Henry Thorlane Of
Cagliari." a1
"You have told herr" asked Thor
lane.
Mutterelli bowed, and Thorlane
rushed away. l changed my mind
about accompanying him, and leaving
him to enjoy the bliss of the reunion
alone with Nita, retraced my steps
and went back to the library with the
imperturbable Mutterelli. g
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1903-01-09
Spreading the Good News.

" Whatcom, Wash, January 6th!--
Mrs. A. NJ. Ferguson who came here
from Winnipeg, Manitoba, relates HOY.
that great destroyer Of Kidney Com
plants. Dodd's Kidney Pills Alst
reached the extreme North West, cor
ner Of the United States:
II had used Dodd's Kidney pills fofs
what the Doctors pronounced BrtIht's
Disease in Winnipeg" Mrs. Ferguson
says, "And the disease disappeared
entirely. That was about three yearss
ago and enjoyed good health tn
about two years later when Ieremoyed3
to Whatcom.
whether It was the change Of clt
mate I can't tell hut my old troubls
returned in full force. Ny legs wereI
swelled to nearly twice their size. =
could not 60 up or down stairs folI
about two months. .ls
my husband hunted Whatcom fof
Dodd's Kidney Pills but could gssj
mono till Druggist sent away ~
got them for him.
Il began to get well a. soon q !
began taking them" Others IN What a
CON have learned to know and appre
ciate Dodd's Kidney Pills. sl
The conduct Of our fife IL the true
s..--. - .,,~ 5on%r vim - Ar nYatA f0TNA