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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Notes of the diamond.

Evansville, in the Central league,
has released Pitcher Treat and Short
stop Kuhn.
The Anderson-Grand Rapids team,
Of the Central league, is again with
out home. Grand Rapids failed to
make good and the league is conduct
ing the team President Bcment has
no city in sight to take the franchise.
1t must be that Bement is not quite in
the Sexton class as a league execu-
tive Rockford Star.
Two games were played in the
Three-Eye yesterday, Rock Island and
Dubuque, and Rockford and Decatur
playing postponed contests The re-
suit places Rock Island out of reach
of Dubuque for the present and takes
Decatur out of first place. Decatur
is in a fair way, apparently, for about
such a slump as Rock Island took re-
Gently.
Umpire Bobby Cox is still having
his troubles in the Southern league,
as the following press dispatch indi-
Gates: o
Birmingham, Ala, July 14.-En-
ragged by number of close decisions,
in which the home team seemed to be
getting the worst of it, mob of 200
baseball rooters rushed from the
grand stand and bleacheTs here yes
terday afternoon at the Southern
league game between Memphis and
Birmingham and swarmed upon the
diamond for the purpose of mobbing
Umpire Cox A Gordon of police and
players formed about Cox and saved
him from violence. After the game
as he was leaving the park an un-
known rooter. dealt Cox a terrific
blow in the face with brass knuckles
and then escaped. Later Cox was ar
rested for brandishing pistol at the
mob. but no revolver was found on
his person.
CIV Terrence, who has been with
Terre Haute, has been transferred to
Fort Wayne, in the Central league.
1t is about time for Cy to jump.
When Beulow batted out the home
run that won the game from Rock
Island at Dubuque Saturday an en-
thusiastic admirer passed the hat for
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basin on the northeast corner of Third
avenue and Twenty second street. Re
ferred to the sewer committee with pow
er to act.
Alderman Westbay moved that a
catch basin be placed at the southeast
corner of First avenue and Seventh
street. Carried by unanimous vote.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Kennedy.
H. C. SCHAFFER, City Clerk.
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SCORES in the Big Leagues.

Chicago July 14.-Following are the
base ball scores:
League: At Cincinnati-NewY York
4. Cincinnati 3, at Pittsburg-B Boston
8, PittsbCrg 3; at St LOuis-PhiIadel-
phia g., st. Louis 4; at Chicago =
Brooklyn 6, Chicago 4 thirteen in
nings.
Americans: At Washington = St
Louis 2. Washington 4; at New Yo:k
Detroit 4, New York 3; at Cleveland
and Philadelphia-Rain.
Associations: At Minneapolis - st.
Paul 3, Minneapolis 6.
Western: AT Omaha-Kansas City
Z. Omaha -
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Dubuque, July 14.-Roek Island got
u lead in the third inning when four
runs were made that Dubuque could
not overcome. Case did not allow a
hit till the sixth inning and after that
the locals ran up eight safe ones.
There was chance for Dubuque to
win in the latter part of the game,
but poor base running spoiled it. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. These pills
change weakness into strength, list
lcssness into energy, brain-fag into
mental power. They're wonderful in
building up the health. Only % cents
per box. Sold by Hartz & Ullemeyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Rockford 10. Decatur Z

Rockford. July 1.-THE champions
hit Wright hard and his support was
Owens pitched 4 strong
game. and the errors of the locals
were not costly. Score:
Rockford ....1OOO3 42O#-1O 5 )
Decatur ...O 0OO0002- ) 10 1
Batteries-Owens and Meek; Wright
and Krebs.
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bronchitis for Twenty YEAR.

Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville,
H., writes: Il had bronchitis for 20
years and never got relief until l
ased Foley's Honey and Tar, which is
a sure cure" All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
CAN FIGURE COST
Rock island Road Able to Com.
pute Expense of Handling
Freight.
AIDED BY A NEW SYSTEM
Engines are Made TO Draw Well
UP TO Their Full
Capacity.

The close basis on which modern
railrOading is conducted is shown by
n recent innovation on the lines
of the Rock Island in the way of a
system of daily reports which shows
just what percentage of the total
power of the locomotive is being
used each trip. The reports are based
on table compiled from the dynam-
ometer ear, which determines the
actual tonnage which an engine can
handle on certain grades.
The table was compiled by means
of test trains. The dynamometer car
is coupled direct to the engine and
the remainder of the train to it. The
drawbar is attached to a graduated
spring scale. The engine is loaded
with the full tonnage, and at every
grade a record kept of it which is
used as the basis of the table. Each
different class of engine is tested, so
that the table is complete. The ton
n"ge capacity of the engines varies
at different grades, so that separate
list is kept of the capacity between
various stations.
Furnish Tonnage.
The conductors or all trains now
have to furnish the chief dispatchers
a list of the tonnage of their train
at the various points ON the system.
From this the chief dispatcher figures
the exact percentage the engine is
doing of the work it is capable of do
ing. Usually this averages about 90
per cent. and this is considered good.
If the percentage falls below 90 per
cent, then the engineer, conductor or
dispatcher is called on the carpet and
asked to explain. and usually receives
instructions not to let it occur again
The reports are made by the con
ductors at the end of each trip. and
the patchcrs forward Il daily re-
port to the main offices. In some in
stances the percentage may run over
the 100 per cent mark. as on through
trains the load is based upon the tom
mage the engine is able to haul on the
heaviest grade on the division.
BY means of these reports the com
pany is able to compute the exact
cost of handling freight and to keep
close tab ON useless expense in run
ming engines over the road without
half load, as has been the case for
many years. Nearly all the main
roads are figuring on installing the
new system, as all railroad men
agree on its benefits.
Rock Island wIthdraws.
The Rock Island road has given for
NAL notice TO the Western Passenger
association of its Withdrawal from
the mileage bureau. This was due TO
the other roads giving notice of their
purpose to discontinue the 1000 mile
ticket and interchangeable credential
system to be honored on trains.
The Rock Island proposes. to CON
tinue the sale of the 1000 mile tick
cts. paying the refunds itself instead
of through the bureau. This bureau
practically was dissolved by tlfA
agreement of the other lines to dis
continue that style of ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
Games tomorrow.

Rock Island at Cedar Rapids.
Bloomington at Davenport.
Decatur at Rockford.
Springfield at Dubuque.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-14
CASE PITCHES WINNING BALL
Not a Hit For Home Team Till the
Sixth-Decatur Out OF First
Place.
Results YESTERDAY.

Rock Island, 5; Dubuque, 3.
Rockford, 10; Decatur, 3.
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Summary: Two-base hits-Donncl-
ly. Mucklcstonc. Three-base hit-Nan-
dine, Bases ON balls-OiT Case ,, off
Smith 3. Struck out-by Case ), by
Smith 6. Umpire Farnham.
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feet. Tt seems the time was now come
High and low, rich and poor now flocked
together from all quarters; all were Gag r
to hear except one man who was the town
crer. He began to bawl amain; his wife
ran to him and literally stopped his no Sc
she seized him with one hand and clapped
The other over his mouth, so that he could
not get out one word. God then began
a work which, / am persuaded, will not
soon come TO an end.
She was not the only woman helped in
the Gospel during and since Wesey's day.
The entry for Thursday May 90, 1872 is
an amusing one and just to this pcint:
The next afternoon ] stopped a little at
Newport Pagnell, and then rode on till /
overlook serious man. with whom | i'm
nedlately fell into conversation. He pres
entity gave me to know what his opiuions
were; therefore / said nothing to contra
diet them. But that did not content him:
he vas quite uneasy to know whether I
held The doctrine of the DEGREES as he lid:
but | told him over and over, I'VE had
better keep to practical things, lest we
should be angry at one another" Ard so
we did for two miles, till he caught me
unawares and dragged me into the dispute
before / knew where | was He then grew
warmer and warmer; told me was rotten
at heart, and supposed | was one of Joha
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ON. G. christian Adyocate.l

With John Wesley the grave we are ali
familiar; not all of us are equally familiar
with John Wesley the gay Gravity and
gayety were mingled in his character in
wise and helpful proportions. Few men
OF IS century prayed more than he, no
man worked longer nor harder than be did.
We know much honored Methodist doe
tor of divinity who once tried to initiate
his IDEAL, John Wesley. Though of nearly
TWICE the avoirdupois. and blessed with
perfect health he almost died in the at
tempt TO work as many hours in the day
as Wesley did. Divine grace did very
much for John Wesley; natural gayety of
disposition, increased by wise cultivation
became a good field for the operation OF
the grace of sweetness to work in. Moore
and Whitehead, both of whom were most
intimate friends, as we'll as his biographies
and legatees say: "Mr Wesley's natural
temper in his youth was gay and sprightly.
with a turn for wit and humor." Both
gave the following illustration: In the
summer of 1924, when John was at oxford,
and in his twenty-f year, his brother
Samuel of Westminster School, had brok-
en- his leg. He wrote the news to Jonn,
aid asked for some verses as specimens OF
his turning the ancient classics into Eng
lish. He sent him a letter and some hu-
morous verses, we suppose to cheer HIM
up. The letter is dated June II, 1924. In
it he says:
81 believe / need not use any arguments
TO show ! am sorry for your misfortune,
though at the same time | am glad you
ere in fair way to recovery. II | bad
heard of it from any one else / might pro-
baby have pleased you with some lnpertl-
nent consultations. but the way of your re-
lating it as sufficient proof that they are
what you don't stand in need of. And, IL
deed il / understand you rightly, you
have more reason to thank God that you
did not break both, than to repine ne
cause you have broken one leg. You have
undoubtedly heard the story of the Dutch
seaman who. having broken one of his
legs by a fall from the mainmast, instead
of consoling himself thanked God that he
had not broke his neck
The subject of the humorous poem ap-
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Wesley's followers. l told him, NO,
am John Wesley himself Upon which,
as one that has unawares trodden upon a
snake" he would gladly have run away
outright. But, being the better mounted
OF the two, / kept close to his side and
endeavored to show him his heart till we
came into the streets of Northampton
How much we would like to have seen
Wesley chasing him, and enjoying the fun
of pelting him with his unanswered argu-
ments.
Busy pastors who are troubled with
crankified callers may find encouragement
and wisdom in the entry for Wednesday,
November 3, 1912:
Two OF these who were prophets desired
to speak with me. They told me they
were sent from God with message to me:
which was that very shortly l should be
born'd again. One of them added they
would stay in the house till it was done,
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unless / turned them out answered
gravely, Il will not turn you out" and
showed them down into the society room
It was tolerably cold, and they had neither
meat nor drink: however, there they sat
from morning to evening. They then went
quietly away, and / have heard nothing
from them since.
Michael Fenwiek. one of his helpers
begged the favor of appearing in his
printed journals 1t was granted. Mon
day. July 2sth, 1857, reads: II left Ep
worth with great satisfaction, and about
one preached at Clayworth / think none
was unmoved but Michael Fenwick who
fell fast asleep under an adjoining hay
rick, and thus Fenwick was committed
to the immortal custody of the press. In
another place he writes: "Spent an agree
able hour with DR.. S., the greatest
genius in little things that ever fell under
my notice. l really believe, were he seri
ously to set about it, he could invent the
best mousetrap that ever was in the
world" A purse proud squire and he met
on horseback in a narrow lane. Il never
turn out for fool said the squire. q
always do that said Wesley, as he turn
ed his horse aside and let him pass.
1t is said that public carriage driver
saw Wesley pick gold piece up out OF q
guetter That's mine" said he "Ah
them said Wesley, yours had hole II
it." Eyes. sir but this one hasn't.
and, so saying, he walked away with it
Doubtless some poor person was soon thai
much better off because of that find.
Ready wit was part of his skill as {
letter writer. One of his preachers wrote
to him wishing to resign, cas- he thought
he was not in his right place" Mr. Yves
ley wrote:
Dear Brother:-You are not in your
right place, for you are doubling wheI
you ought to be praying. Yours truly,
~. WESLEY"
Henry Moore says:
We had a local preacher who went into
the Church (of England). He altered his
name to its equivalent in French. He
wrote to Mr.. Wesley that the bishop woult
not ordain him until he had ceased from
preaching some time, and to ask whether
Mr. Wesley thought he might with clear
conscience do so. Mr.. Wesley's answer
was:
Dear Brother: You have not told me
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read, except in the sacred volume" Knox
also speaks of his sportive sallies Of inno-
cent mifb, which delighted the young
and IS htless" Wesley had a preach
er. tl-<<s Wout and able, but morbid
Thomas Walsh, who once said to him
Among the three or four persons that
tempted me to levity, you. sir, are one by
your witty proverbs" The eloquent Pun
sion well characterized this excellercy Of
Wesley, saying: These instances of a
wit which ever played across the clear sky
OF Wesley's life are like summer light
ming, having no fork TO wound, and only
seen in the still evening, when the labors
of the day were DONE
The marvellous Journals abound in III
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pended is: "Cloe's Favorite Flea 1t
has six stanzas; We give /, 3. and s:
FROM THE LATIN.
"As over fair Cloe's rosy cheek
Careless a little yagrant pass'd
With artful hand around his neck
A slende. chain the virgin cast.
Pleased at his chains, with nmble steps
lie DER her snowy bosom stray'd;
Now on the painting breast he leaps,
Now hides between his little head
Leaving at length his old abode
He found, by thirst or fortune lei.
Her swelling lips that brighter glow'd
Than loses in their native bed
Cloe, your artful hands undo
Nor for your captives safety fear:
No artful hands are needful now
To keep the willing vagrant here"
We are indebted to Whitehead for this
specimen. Moore objected to its pubica.
tion. Nightingale gave it as a specimen
of~John Wesley's early poetry. but after
ward did public penance in the maga zine
for reproducing these lines of our founder
They are pre- Methodistic, we allow. but
afterward used to better purpose? They
helped to show us the real Wesley OF this
planet, as well as of the skies. Ike
Charles II. Spurgeon, the greatest OF the
evangelistlc preachers of the nineteenth
century, John Wesley of the eighteenth
used this divine gift OF harmless mirth to
good purpose. Mr.. Babcock, a fellow stn,
dent at Oxford gives us a f1ash-lght pic.
tuTe of John Wesley at twenty-one. oy
saying he was 'the very sensible and
acute collegian. battling every man by tie
subtleties OF his logic. and laughing AT
them for being so easily routed, a young
fellow of the finest classical taste. of the
most liberal and manly sentiments
There was so nanby-pambyism about
John Wesley at twenty-one nor after age
His one hundred and twenty-one pounds
was little, but it was all man. He became
"a divine by courtesy, but he never
ceased to be manly man. He put off
the old man, ''etc., but he did not then,
nor afterward, ever put on the old wo-
man." as it has been thought some of
his sons in the Gospel later did. Methodists
have always admired manly ministers. But
it is of his wit and humor we set out to
write He was not yInegar-faced
Christian: his was not Sour goodness"
Alexander Knox, who knew him well,
writes: His countenance as well as con-
versation expressed an habitual gayety of
heat which nothing but conscious virtue
and innocence could have bestowed. He
was. in truth, the most perfect specimen
of neral happiness which ever saw; and
my acquaintance with him has done more
to teach ME what heaven upon earth is
implied in the maturity of Christian piety
than ell have elsewhere seen or heard or
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BIDS FOR COAL AND WOOD.

The Secretary of State desires to pur-
chase for the use of the State one hun
dred and ninety 900 tc of good, steam
making coal in lump, tel q0) cords of
seasoned pine wood, twenty-four (2n
inches long and ten cords of seasoned
pine wood, twenty COO inches long. The
twenty four (24) inch wood and one hun
dred and fifty Q5O) tons of coal to be
delivered in the coal house behind the
Supreme Court Building, and the twenty
(20) inch wood and forty (40) tons coal to
be placed in basement of Governors
Mansion All to be delivered before Sep
TENDER LIST.
Sealed bids will be received at this Office
until IL M, August 3rd.
Bidders will give name of the coal Of
fered and the weight of the ton.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
J. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary of State.
July 2, 1908. Wv
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JOHN WESLEY.
These instances suffice to show that the
real John Wesley was not the ~.melan-
choly' individual we at one time supposed
him to have been, but the joyous witty
humorous Christian worker With this
true picture of our founder before us, who
can be surprised at the ready and conse-
Grated wit and humor OF not few Metho
dist preachers? How we, who cannot tell
such, like to hear the really good stories
with helpful points to them that drop off
from the unbent brows of some of the fol
lowers of Christ and of John Wesley
Rev w. H. Meredith, in N. Y. Christian
Advocate
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John Wesley.
IN. G. Christian Advocate

IN. c.. Christian Advocate.)
HIS name stands along side the worlds
greatest leaders and reformers. AS st.
Paul was t1eeminent among the Apostles,
so Wesley was pre-eminent among the re-
formers of the later centuries, and he had
this pre-emnence because, like this apos-
tie, he had been favored by vision of the
unseen power of God The voice and vi
sion which changed forever the life of
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Of Miss Gayer on one side of his supposed
dying bed, and looking at her mother on
the other. strikes him as being conIica; as
.'She sat like Patience on monument,
smiling at grief"
December 2, 1884. he is preaching at
Tsudlngton. and says: 81 wondered lat /
saw nothing here of young clergyman
who last year professed much esteem:
but soon heard that his eyes were opered
to see the DEGREES. So he knows me no
more
Tuesday. July 10, 17S4. somewhat
eomical entry reads:
went to Burnley, a place which had
been tried for many years, but without ef-
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stances of his humor From June 18th TO
June 90 1775, we find a record of what
was feared to be his mortal sickness. So
grave was the case that Bradford, his com
raIion, wrote to Charles Wesley. Charles
scut instruction for after his decease (see
Iou,nals). Right in the midst of all this
weakness, when memory, strength and
well nigh understanding" failed the sight
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"THE BLUES" are ALWAYS located IN
the stomach. EUvITA will Danish the
blues At all fountains.