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The colored American., 1903-02-21

Young Colored Women and Men
wanted to handle rapid selling artlc
cles. Work 10 be done IN this oh!'
Salary from 81 90 to 81 90 per DAY
Call At
459 G St, n. W..
Wash, d. q. From $40 u d"
w. II. Brown, Manager
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Eastern Horse RncinE,s Need.

The impression is abroad that before
next season opens up the Eastern
Jockey club will have yielded to the
general dislike of horscmen by appoint
ing a board of handicappers. Not a
day passes that this reform is not ia
vorably advocated by both owners and
trainers. \ canvass of eastern owners
recently showed that 50 per cent of
them were DESTROYS of n change. 1t is
said that several millionaire turfmen
have followed the original suggestion
made by Mr.. Bell and have promised
to use their influence with the racing
authorities, who are seriously consid-
ering the matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

Indeed Z! SaIu AJnefJOn, WIFI
ed surprise. ''Oh, yes! You ~
are the girl l danced with rCts,4
at the ships ball when we :?INfs
were at Nice" -1.EIl
Not ut all. You were lElHE
here n few days ago. You lLigs
returned my dog and re- S h
ceived the reward" E1 \
You must be mistaken. kiNJSlR.
Del" put in Dresser. An 81 y
ensign in the United States l9N2l
navy could not receive Il "a
reward for such Il serv-
ice.'
There was an interval i'm
which Miss Floyd stared y
from one to the other. Both kaS |
saw that she was not quite SzsES~
certain Of AthcrtOn's iden- x
tity and braZened out their y
position. NY
Come" continued Dres- s\I
ser. you're not compli- ' 'yss
menting an officer in the S
navy ny ASlhiil- MN ioA -
some impostor who prob ef ., d,
ably stole your dog and
brought him back for the reward.
it up or you'll spoil Christmas for
us"
We'll" said the girl. Il suppos
mistaken. though you look enough
to be twins But who sent this |
LETT"
"Oh, conscience did that" said
ser. The fellow probably thought
Il muffin he'd made of himself
spent the money in u bangle"
At the Christmas dinner which
lowed Miss Floyd put the chun
JenTerhCoks by a recital OF the CT
of her lost poodle. though her i
delicacy prevented her making
mention of the fact that she had
taken Atherton for the man who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

She handed ship safely" she said us he
him a ten went out. and have Il
uoii''i Niii pleasant voyage. | have Il
cousin Il sailor. He's in the navy
YES, miss. Goodby." replied the
sailor boy. and he hurried away fear
ing that some naval officer might run
across the story and ruin him i'll the
service
Atherton found Dresser much better
than he expected. Dresser had en-
gagged to spend Christmas with an I'M
Gle living few hours ride from the
city, and as the chums were anxious to
pass the holidays together they played
a game of euchre to decide whether
Dresser should 20 with Atherton or
Anterior with Dresser. Dresser won,
which was well. for he was scarcely in
Il condition to visit strangers. Atherton
informed his mother by mail of the
change and received her consent.
Soon after the meeting of the chums
Atherton told Dresser of his adventure
and upon consultation it was decided
that Atherton should return the reward
as an anonymous Ckristmas present.
Atherton spent $50 for a gold bracelet
and shipped it to the owner of the
poodle. He did not know her name. 50
he addressed it to Miss -, - Adams
avenue, N, n. Y. AS soon as this was
attended to he took the invalid to the
station.
For what place shall buy the tick
ets?" asked Atherton.
IN. Didn't l tell you my uncle lived
at N.?'
IN? no. You said he lived az B."
80 he does. B. is the next station
above. We always get off at N
''Why, l returned the poodle at N"
That's singular"
81 should think So"
Anterior bought the tickets and they
were soon bowling over the road. ON
reaching the station they took a car
riage.
''Where do we drive top asked Ath-
erton.
Twelve Adams avenue"
"By the great horn spoonr' fairly
shrieked Atherton. 81 drive to no such
place."
"Why not?'
"Its the house where 1 received the
reward
'You don't mean it,! Dresser fell
back on the cushion. by thunder,
you've received SO reward money from
my Cousin Adele Floyd, and I'm going
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Automobile Races I'm 1904.

The competitors for automobile races
in 1904, according to all reports, will
number nearly threescore and per
haps more. Nearly every factory is
now at work constructing from one TO
three cars for the race track, and the
prominent importers are planning to
be represented actively in the field.
The late kilometer record trials on the
Dourdan road, in France, had 115
competitors, of whom quite a number
may be seen in this country next sea
son
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

The coming meeting will be the second
time the veterans have faced each 9th
er in the 1iStic arena.
FitZsimmons was the first man to
score knockout against Corbett. This
happened when he whipped him for
the championship at Carson City, New.
1t should be great fight, as there is
no love lost between Gentleman Jim"
and 'Lanky Bob" COrbett has not
forgotten Carson City, and Fitz says
that jim will prove easy meat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Trap shooters to Organize.

The Crescent Athletic club of Brook
Ign has taken steps for the formation
of one of the largest amateur trap
shooting bodies cXtant. 1t is proposed
to bring together the gun clubs of the
University of Pennsylvania, George
town, Yale, Harvard, Cornell and
Princeton universities and perhaps Il
western university. the Chicago Ath
letic association, New York Athletic
club, Boston Athletic association and
the Crescent Athletic club of Brooklyn.
The membership of all the clubs
named outside of the intercollegiate
bodies is largely recruited from the
universities, and it is proposed to form
big body where amateurs may meet
ut the traps. barring the willy profess
sional entirely and making the associa-
ton n body worthy of the support of
the best sportsmen in the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
JACK o.Rrien,s Return.

Jack O'Brien's return to America is
stirring up lot of interest in fighting
circles, and Ryan will have to give
some attention to his challenge also If
he expects to remain in the ring. If
Tommy should decide that he has en-
joyed all the fighting he wants this
time on earth and retires it is quite
likely that the long deferred match
between Fitzsimmons and O'Brien will
come to head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Amerfcnn Yncht tn Rnce In Do

American Yacht 10 Race Ia Europe.
For the first time in nine years an
American yacht is to be sent across the
ocean to take part in the big regattas OF
England, France and Germany.
Commodore Morton +. Plant of the
Larchmont Yacht club. New York, has
decided that it is about time Uncle
Sam was represented in the aristOcratic
yachting features on the other side and
will send his crack schooner yacht In
gomar to England next spring. The last
yacht to be sent to represent America
abroad was the Vigilant, owned by
George ]. and Howard Gould.
Commodore Plant has engaged Cap
tain Charley Barr to take charge OF the
yacht, and preparations have begun to
take the craft on its journey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
The Ensign
And the
Poodle Dog
By SEAToN LORD

copyright, 1903. by Hamilton Muskl
"NSIGN MARK ATHERTON'S
- ship arrived at the United
States navy yard on Dec. 81.
There lie learned that the gun
boat Concas, on which was his Ma
val academy chum, Tom Dresser, was
expected to arrive the next day. Ather-
ton procured leave to visit his home,
but left n note for Dresser asking him
to follow and spend Christmas with
him. The day after Atherton reached
home he went over TO .. to see his
aunt, who, next TO his mother, was the
nearest person to him on earth. While
at Q. he received forwarded telegram
from Dresser that he had arrived, was
very i'll and asked that his friend would
come to him at once.
AthertOn examined tie time tables to
find that if he went back home he
would lose twenty-four hours. By go
ing over to N, five miles distant he
could get train to the city in couple
of hours. Since he had ample time he
decided to walk. When he reached n.
he went into the station ticket office
and. looking in his pockets for funds.
found that he had left his pocketbOok
at home. In his vest pocket was &c
cents
Here was "a pickle"-no funds,
friend possibly dying, train to leave III
ten minutes.
whats the time of the next train?'
ne asked the ticket agent.
ain an hour and twenty minutes"
AthertCn went out on the platform to
fninlI Ii oyer card tucked In the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
East Automobile Roat.

An automobile boat made a mile on
the Hudson river in ON. 36s. She is
thirty feet long. four feet beam and
has four cylinder twenty-one horse
power engine placed forward. so that
the engine and wheel are controlled by
one man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

received the reward. This
is the way she summed it
up:
Il am convinced that the
fellow stole the dog to get
the reward. Then his CON
science troubled him. and
he bought 4 cheap, plated
bracelet, probably cOsting
Il few dollars, and sent
it to me on Christmas
day"
During these remarks the
actors i'll the episode sat
with rigid faces, very like
the fgurehead TO Il ship.
neither daring to glance at
the other for fear of Civ
ing away the truth by an
explosion.
1t was not till Miss
Floyd entered the navy
herself some years later as
the wife of Mark Ather-
ton-then Lieutenant Ath-
erton-that she learned she
had paid her future hus-
band a reward for returnin
and then charged him with
a cheap, plated bracelet in
science money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
to take YOU fhere as a gnest. ;.

to take you there as a guest"
If such a problem had bafiied the as
surances of two ensigns in the United
States navy they would not have been
worthy to serve their country. They
decided to meet the enemy at once and
pushed on to - Adams avenue. There
they found Miss Floyd puzzled over Il
gold bracelet she had just received by
express. On seeing her cousin she for
got everything else than him till she
caught sight of his chum; then she
stood stock still and stared. He was
handsomely dressed, but not sufficient
ly changed to prevent recognition.
ut seems that we have met before"
she said, changing her manner.
..Indaed 9" said Atherton. with feign-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

I'm the park near the
railroad station"
"I'm very much obliged"
She looked Atherton over
from head to foot, evident
~ not knowing whether to
offer to pay him a reward.
Anterior was up to the oc-
casion.
ITS lucky for me, miss"
lie stammered. "l'm Il
sailor lad and goin' back
to me ship. I've been rob
bed by land sharks and
haven't money enough to
buy me ticket"
"Ohw said the girl, as
tonished at his humble pO-
Sition. wait Il minute.
I'll go for the money"
She left the room 10 re-
turn with II ten dollar bill.
which she handed him.
Il hope you'll reach your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

wall stared him in the face.
1t was an advertisement +
for a lost poodle, with a p
promised reward of $40 If (
returned to the owner at K
II Adams avenue. There z
was Il small park near the D.
station, bleak looking at z
that season, but Atherton +
thought he would go over /
and sit down on Il bench to
concoct some scheme to
raise railroad fare. While
Illuminating he felt some D
thing rub his leg and, look
ing down, saw a poodle. q
Unfortunately there was
no mark on the collar by
which he could identify it.
but it struck him at once
that the dog was too valu-
able to be running loose :
and he believed it was the Is
one advertised.
Then and there Ensign 7
Athcrton conceived Il great
plan. He would return the
poodle, get the reward and
be off on the next train. Z
the dog, he inquired the W
Adams avenue, found the he
the bell and asked if the dog
there. The servant recogni
once and showed the young
the drawing room.
Atherton was in citizens {
had not had time since reac
to get n new outfit he had
Consequently his clothes We
what worn and out of style.
cided to play the commoner,
inS-it easier for him to accel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
Cornell to Build Harvard,s shell.

The she'll which the Harvard varsity
crew will use in fits race with Yale on
the Thames next June will be built at
the Cornell boathouse by James Hoyle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

ward When a girl OF nineteen of dis
tinguished appearance came into the
room he shuddered and hoped sincere
" that he would be able to carry out
his role. The moment she saw the
poodle she took it up and embraced it
eagerly.
"Where did You find it?n
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08
killing n Spanfnrd.

Early in the sixteenth century the
natives of Porto Rico plotted to kill
the Spaniards on the island. There was
much doubt, however. as to whether or
not it was possible to kill Spaniard.
Many of the natives insisted that it
was not. Finally it was decided to
make an experiment. A young Span
lard who was passing through an In
dian village was Hospitality received
and fed and then a number of natives
accompanied him on his journey. When
he arrived at a river his companions
offered to carry him across. The young
man accepted and was taken up by
two men and carried into the water
on their shoulders. Arriving near the
middle of the river, they threw him
in and held him down until he ceased
to struggle. Then they carried him
ashore with profuse apologies, loudly
proclaiming that they stumbled by ac-
cident and calling upon him to arise
and continue his journey. But the
young man did not move and finally
the natives were convinced that he
was actually dead. Having secured
the proof they wanted, the leaders of
the rebellion at once began general
attack upon the Spaniards.
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08
DICkY DONNELLYS
REDEMPTION Y
BY WILLIAM II. OSBORNE
Copyright, 1903, By #. c. Mcclure

Dicky Donnelly was all right-liter-
ally all right. He didn't smoke, chew,
drink or swear. There was just one
thing the matter with Dicky. He was
starving, that's ALL The failure of his
two bosses had swept out upon the
streets some hundred and fifty employ
ees, and Dicky was one of them. What
became of the others he did not know,
and he didn't care just at present. He
was too much taken up with his own
affairs. From his perusal of the first
advertisement six weeks ago, that
read, "Wanted = Bright, clean, intelli-
gent young men," etc., up to the pres
ent time Dicky had been working as
he had never worked. simply to find
work. And now he had just 10 cents
left.
As last resort he tried the industrial
homes and the missions for men. He
was sure he could get Job of some
kind there. But they turned him
away.
'Youw they exclaimed "Why, you
| oughtr't to have any trouble to get
job, fellow that looks like you It's
not your kiHd that we cater to. It's
the deadbeats. If we took your kind
in, the others would be frozen out. We
only give jobs to men that can't get
jobs-that's all. We can't do anything
for you"
Now, that isn't exactly what they
said, but that is what they meant. And
Dicky could see that it was true. Bum
after bum staggered into the places
and was received with open arms. But
Dicky's kind they turned away.
"I'll tell you, though" said the man
in charge, 1--WE have free meetings
here every evening. If you've no place
to go to, you are at liberty to come
here. you know" He handed over q
small sheet of paper, still damp from
the press. Dicky looked at it. 1t was
as follows:
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08
A Fable Not from Aesop.

"My beloved" remarked the rec
crested rooster, when the entire flock
had ascenoed the perch and the moon
beams fell upon the deserted poultry
yard, "my beloved, | notice OF late an
undue tendency among you to cackle in
an immodest manner whenever one OF
you has accomplished the feat of laying
an egg.
81 have observed during my long life,
that among our masters the habit Is
general for the women to do all the work
and the men to do all the boasting
Hereafter, this excellent rule will be OBJ
served among US. You will contine your
attention to laying the eggs. l Will do
all the growing. You may now go to
sleep"
Thereupon the rooster, as the night
was cold, few in between two OF the
latest of the flock, crowded off the perch
two sickly pullets, and was soon snoring
comfortably, unmindful OF numerous
demonstrating elucks.
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08
Making Sure of the Architect.

Norman -Aouar, an Arabian king
who reisned long, long ago at Hirah,
commanded the architect Sennemar to
build him a wondrous palace. This
the architect did, and when it was
done a single stone fastened the whole
structure, and the colors of the walls
changed frequently during the day.
The king was greatly pleased and
showered all kinds OF rich gifts upon
the builder with the lavishness of ori-
entail kings. But monarchs were
treachereus in those old days, and it
occurred to the king that Sennemar
might build a palace equal in beauty
or even superior for some rival ruler.
The more he thought over it the
more jealous he became until one day
he ordered the architect to be thrown
from the top of the palace to make
certain that no duplicate palace would
be made. After this the king was sat
isfied that his palace was the only one,
and the Arabians regarded it as one
of the wonders of the world.
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08

DIR. Cheyne, the great eighteenth cen
tury physician of Bath, was a witty
enough man. but he found more than a
match in Beau Nash, who was one of
his patients. Calling one day after he
had prescribed for Nash, Cheyne asked
him, "Well, have you followed my pre-
scription?" No, faith, doctor, haven't
followed IT," the dandy answered.
"'Pon honor IL had, l should have
broken my neck. for / threw it out of
my bedroom Window
Sir Richard Jebb was In the habit of
giving his patients startling answers
to their questions. Once when an old
gentleman of impaired digestion asked
him, What shall eat? the doctor re-
piled: MY directions. sir. are simple
You must not eat the poker, shovel or
tongs, for they are hard of digestion;
nor the bellows, for they might influ-
ence fiatulance, but you can eat any
thing else you please"
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08

Dicky crumpled it up in his hand and
was about to throw it away. But he
didn't. He opened it again and read it
carefully through to the end. Then he
stepped out upon the sidewalk and
glanced up and down the street. On
the farther corner was a brilliantly
lighted saloon-a cheap sort of place.
Dicky took out his 10 cents and start
ed for that corner.
He stepped up boldly to the bar q
| want to get drunk" he said to the
bartender.
well" replied the bartender with
| grin, there's nothin' to hender you if
you got the price. What d'you want"
"What-what's the best thing to get
drunk on?" inquired Dicky in a hesi-
tating sort of way.
"Well," replied the bartender, uncer-
tain whether Dicky was chatting him or
otherwise, I'VE sell some of the great
est forty rod stuff you ever tasted for
5 cents. I'll warrant three big glasses
! IL make your hair stand on end all
right"
Gimme three glasses, then" said
Dicky.
Three glasses exclaimed the bar
| tender. what, all together"
We'll" returned Dicky uncertainty,
"any way that-that's best, you know"
| 1t was half past s. The mems res
cue meeting was in full blast. 1t was
the grandest rally of the year.
Willoughby G. Schenck, the banker,
philanthropist and mission worker,
harangued the crowd, and he knew
| how. There was no doubt about his
ability in that respect. He himself
had worked up out of the slums, and he
| knew. He had a large audience and
| queer one, but he made an impression.
Hardened old sinners who hadn't
| thought of home and their boyhoCd
days for years sat with the tears run
ming down their faces. Toughs whose
faces never showed one softening line
sat with bowed heads and quivering
lips. He was only fairly launched when
a young man in beastly state of in
toxication entered the room. This
young man glanced wildly around up
on, the crowd and at the speaker, then
lurched heavily up the aisle and sank
into a front seat.
1t was Dicky Donnelly. drunk. The
forty rod had taken effect. Dicky felt
himself that 1t had gone to his head
| lust little. Drunk as he was though,
| he sat up straight, but swaying from
side to side, and tried to listen. The
six or eight bankers whom he saw
finally dwindled down to one, and this
| one, who had seen Dicky enter and
seat himself, poured forth his whole
soul not upon the old men, not upon
the toughs, but upon Dicky. In Dicky
| Donnelly he saw himself as he once
| might have been.
Ordinarily Dicky. who was good
| church member, in good standing,
would have been unaffected, but now
the bankers words of gentleness and
sympathy and sorrow so mingled
themselves with the fumes in Dicky's
brain that Dicky felt them very. very
much, and his tears began to fall. or at
least they seemed to do so.
And when the banker had ceased
| Dicky staggered to his feet and looked
| once more around upon the crowd.
Gents" he said in husky voice, Il
don't know as there's a bigger bum In
this here room than me. don't know
as there's man here. as has gone the
| pace as I has myself. Gents. look at
me, born an bred in a good home. with
every advantage. an here l am. to-
Ellsworth American., 1903-07-08

night There amt bit OF WickedneSs
that amt guilty of, there amt" His
voice trembled, and he stopped for an
instant. Il tell you, my fren's," he
continued, 'it was blessed thing that
| stumbled into this here place to hear
the words that this here man." he in.
dicated the speaker. has said to me
tonight. He's good man, an maybe
he's went through just what | did, an
he amt afraid to tell you an me to
brace up
Dicky raised his hand solemnly.
"My fren's," he went on, "you know
where | been tonight? / been in that
there hole on the corner. An l say to
you tonight that from this time forth
I'll never drink another drop, s'help
me, s'long's liver
('Fact is l couldn't" he said to him
self. "Not that stuff anyway
That's right, SIR" exclaimed Dicky,
turning to the banker ats you has
saved me- An I'm goin' to stop an go
to work an lead a new life, sir, if you'll
only help me to-"
"Tll help you, my boy" returned the
banker fervently. 'I'll help you to help
yourself"
The banker wiped his eyes. Sobs
were heard all over the place. A man
at desk hurriedly wrote out pledge,
and Dicky stepped up and signed it.
And because he did many others fol-
lowed his example.
And at the close of the meeting as
Dicky and the banker strobe down the
ton broke out into parting hymn Of
praise.
Some years later two men sat In a
fashionable restaurant uptown. They
were respectively the cashier and the
receiving teller of the private banking
house of Willoughby G. Schenck & Co.
The receiving teller was a clean look
ing young fellow of pleasing appear
anee. His name was Richard Donnelly.
"Now. Dicky," began the cashier,
first of all, what are you going to
have to drink 2"
Dieky shook his head. Il never
drink, he replSd. as you KNOW. Inc
fact is he continued, 81 never drank
but once in my life, and that was be-
cause it was business necessity"
"A business necessity?' inquired the
cashier, with surprise.
Dicky nodded. "A business necessi-
ty." he repeated. 'In fact, did it just
to get job, that's all"
What you givin' us?" replied the
other What job was it, anyway, that
you drank to get?'
Dicky laughed. "It was job" he
replied, "in the banking house of Will
loughby G. Schenck & Co. And hope
| will never have to get another in the
same way. But at that time it was the
only thing to do"
Bottle of apollinaris, waiter" said
the cashier.