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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04

some day. 1t has always Deen GER
tain that you had to go, and then who
Is goin' to take care of the things you
have raked together? Come to think
about 1t. 1 don't believe 1 ever heard
you laugh right good"
"I haven't had anything to laugh
about" the old man replied.
And nobody else that was always
afraid that he might be robbed while
he laughed. But you have been rob-
bed out of mighty few pennies; ever
since l can remember you have been
able to go to a sale and buy what you
wanted, and yet of all the men L
know, Stoveall. your life has been the
biggest failure"
"Jucklin, could buy you and sell
you three times in a day, with the
price doubled every time 1 bought you
back"
"Oh, you mean my land and my
house Yes, I reckon you could, but
you never saw money enough to buy
me. In lookin' through advertisements
for bargains did you ever find happi-
ness for sale? No. sir, for there amt
no bankrupt stocks Of happiness oh,
1 used to think along your line. 1
didn't think that I'd ever be happy till
I owned all the land adjoinin' my farm.
and / was miserable because / saw no
chance Of gettin' 1t. Every day or so
I'd see hearse goin' down the road,
haulin' some old fellow to the grave
yard, and one day it came on me all OF
sudden that 1 had to go along there,
too. Then lowed that I ought to get
as much happiness out Of the world
as possible, and I was thinkin' about
1t one day while I was in town and I
says to the county jedge, says i, 'Jedge,
Is there any way for a man turned
forty-fve to be happy? He asked me
II 1 could read. and told him could
make out my name II IL was printed
in a sheriff's sale. Then he said: Well.
read good books and think about 'em.
Don't read the things that will stimu-
late you to argufy, but the things that
will feed your mind without raisin' its
bristles. Some books are full OF the
sweet, unselfishness OF the human
heart. Read them. Some make the
fancy play like you have seen the
lightnin' Of an evenin' on a low hang
In cloud, far over IN the west. Read
them. Don't read the vicious ones any
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%HE neighborhood sale. held at an
old homestead, brings out the i'm
portance and the force Of the man
who has been thrifty and who has
ready money at commando 1t is
q sad picture, the passing of the farm,
the distintegratiOn Of a family. the
blighting OF a thousand memories that
cluster about a hearthstone. At such
a time the squeaky voice Of ready
money becomes thunderouS IN tone.
aWing the modest aspiration Of a neigh
Dor who looks toward the purchase of
yoke Of cattle, a wagon, d colt. and
when ready money seems determined,
the prOmissOry notes OF the modest fail
back into tameness and silence. But
ready money does not care 10 acquire
everything at a neighborhood sale. Be
ing material il looks to material things.
and its estimate Of the spiritual is but
shallow, so, when at the Groggin sale
Lin Jucklin outbid StoVeall and became
possessed of a pile of old books heaped
on the floor, some of his friends mar
veled that he should have run the risk
Of exciting the opposition of the wealth
lest man in the community.
"Oh, knew that he didn't want en-"
said Linn, as he climbed to a seat upon
the rail fence, a low but estimative
throne of observation. In his house
They don't talk to him, and when
book don't speak TO a man IL is the
dumbest thing in the world. 1t can't
make as much noise as a pig. for a pig
squeals; Quieter than a duck, for duck
Quacks-it simply takes its place along
with the brickbat or the old shoe-sole
that curls up in the sun. But when a
book even whispers to a man it tells
him the sweetest Of secrets. It tells
him that he amt a blamed fool, and
this is a mighty important piece of
news. Whenever 1 see an old book I
think Of Abe Lincoln. He gathered
corn for two days, keepin' up the down
row, for a life of Washington. and you
men that have bumped yourselves all
day behind a wagon know what that
means. He was lendin' his body to the
work Of openin' up his soul. 1t come
hard. that book did; it meant backache
for II took Lincoln long time TO reach
down to the ground, but ii meant more
than If he had been worl1in' for 500
q day. Don't understand me to say
that every man that thinks so much
OF book will be great: he may never
be able to go to a sale such as this and
buy a yoke Of steers, but in the long
run it will be worth more to him than
all the steers that Old Elisha was a
plowip' when the call came for him to
go up"
But the prophet was a handlin' of
steers instead of books" remarked
Stoveall, who had come walking slow
ly to Join Inns audience.
Yes, that's a fact" Linn replied
He was a plowin' ten or fifteen yoke
Of cattle If I recollect right, but he
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be Of envy or jealousy, that looks upon
any favor OF fate or fortune IN the way
Of charm or talent enjoyed by another
as a personal affront Some people have
souls so small that all good is crowded
out and only evil remains. They can
never discover the good in another, but
are always keenly alive to the merest
suggestion of evil. These people never
speak well Of any one nor miss the op-
portunity Of throwing out some hint or
innuendo calculated to cast suspicion.
They are not satisfied to tread on ones
sensitive corns. but want to trample
all over the unfortunate. and should
the latter resent it, 1t is viewed rather
as an impertinence than as an assertion
of rights.
There are few, indeed, who have not
a sensitive spot that is nursed and
hedged about IN the endeavor to safe
guard IL from unwarranted and unwar-
rantable intrusion The spot is gener-
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didn't go to heaven till he took his
mind off the cattle. Didn't take none
of his oxen with him, but he took
wisdom with him, and a good book is
the mouthpiece of wisdom. How old
are you, Brother Stoveall?"
I'm eighty odd
"Gettin' along putty well. And
now, lookin' back over your life, what
have you enjoyed the most %
We'll, IT don't seem to me now that
I've ever enjoyed anything since I was
a boy. 1t has been a scuffie for me to
live and to take care of what little
had raked together. I have had to
watch man all the time to keep him
from robbin' me-"
But he could only rob you OF ma
terial things. If you'd been wiser you
would have laid up something he
couldn't rob you Of, and you could
have set down by your fire at night
and dreamed over II without any fear.
You have known all along that they
were goin' to blow the horn for you
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TT is hard to have the feelings
OF ones tender corns hurt by the
intentional or unintentional blum
dering OF any one, and II is some
times doubtful whether the offender is
guilty Of overweening good intentions
or of malice aforethought.
As a matter OF fact. there is precious
little comfort in the thought that ones
feelings have been hurt through the
best intentions in the world. The wound
is just as sore and smarts with just as
great pain II inflicted with the delicacy
of a lancet as with the uncompromis-
ing blow Of a bludgeon.
The so-called friend who wounds with
good intentions has an incisive way Of
doing so that cuts both ways-a rapier,
double-edged, keen and razor-like. The
wound may not have the jagged edge
of the bludgeon, but is deeper. conse-
quently very much harder to reach
There is a large streak Of malice run
ming through many natures, or it may
The San Francisco call., 1904-12-04
TENDER CORNS
By Kate Thyson Marr.

Feminine curiosity is often RESPONSE
BILE for the worst heartaches. The
woman who is estranged from her FAM
fly, often with excellent reasons, breads
meeting mutual friends who will pelt
her with inquisitive cross-questionings
albeit well-meaning, simply because
they Just want to know" and there
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quisitions of her dearest friends, and
it is always the dearest friend who
takes the trining liberty Of wounding
and Of asking questions that often
ones own mother would not dare pre-
sumo to do. The right kind OF woman
does not ventilate her matrimonial mis-
cries and nothing hurts her so deeply
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ally some old memory that has left q
scar too deep to heal, too sensitive to
bear probing, yet should the friend who
has your welfare so much at heart be
aware Of the wound he or she will en-
tertain a morbid desire to tear 1t open
upon all occasions that fairly makes
the victim writhe.
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fore lose no opportunity to ask Of de-
tails that fairly torture.
A proud, sensitive woman who nnds
1t necessary to sever the ties binding
her to matrimony and misery is at
times forced to be uneQuivocally rude
in order to protect herself from the In
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own good; who know our whins and
caprices and humor them; who under
stand our likes and dislikes and ara
merciful in judgments OF them; who.
while not exactly sharing our opinions
and agreeing with them. respect them
sufficiently to ignore them and forget
them; who fathom the depths OF our
pretudices, but never for moment jar
them.
Don't say unpleasant things. Those
who do are responsible for half the sor-
rows and heartaches that shadow
Gods glorious sunshine OF other lives.
Don't rattle the bones OF the skels-
tons IN the closets.
Don't ask personal questions THAI
carry the sting OF humiliation. remem-
bering always that any satisfaction de-
rived from saying mean things Is OBJ
tained at the price OF feelings that
should be regarded always as sacred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
WANTED OFFICE; IN TROUBLE
Former Burlington High School In
structor Tempered With Records.

structor Tempered With Records.
The desire to get an Office has got
ten Professor l.. w. Wilson. formerly
IN charge of the commercial depart
ment of the Burlington high school,
into serious difficulty. He wants to
run for the Office OF county superin-
tendent of schools in St Louis cOun-
ty. Mimi, the county in which the city
city of Duluth is located. He had OPP
position for the nomination, and his
opponent questioned Wilson's right to
4 nomination, as he must be a citizen
Of the state for at least six months
before he could be entitled to receive
4 nomination for public Office in the
leighbOring state. Now the fact is
that Mr. Wilson voted in Burlington
Iowa. at the spring election. Evident
~ Wilson denied that he was citi-
zen of Iowa In order to prevent the
possibility of disproving his statement,
he went to Burlington and deliberate
y forged the records, changing the
name to L.. y. MeldOn. and the ad-
lress from No. 9OS College avenue to
No. 9G4 Central avenue.
The plan of changing the record to
conceal the proof against MIN was
very clumsily done by the professor.
He called at the city clerks office, Sc
cured the record and changed the
name and also the number of the
street. The latter caused his detection,
as he inserted the name and number
of a street of another ward, thus dis
closing the forgery.
Afidavits have been prepared set
ting out the fact that Wilson did vote
there at the city election. a number of
election officers, including l.. NJ. Pill
ger. William q. HOcrr. c. J. Tobin, S.
y. Robinson and others. all of whom
testified TO the fact. The forgery of
the records is entirely a different prop
ositiOn. The county attorney will de
vote his attention to this phase of the
question. The law looks upon the
young mans performance as a serious
crime, punishable with Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
Taken With Cram ps.

William Kirmse. member of the
bridge gang working near Littleport
was taken suddenly i'll Thursday night
with cramps and a kind of cholera
His case was so severe that he had
to have the members of the crew wait
upon him and Mr.. Clifford was called
and consulted. He told them he had
a medicine in the form of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy that he thought would help
him out and accordingly several doses
were administered with the result that
the fellow was able to be around next
day The incident speaks quite high
ly of Mr.. Chords medicines.-Elka-
der. Iowa, Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it in
your home. il may save life. For sale
by all leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.

Forty-EIght Thousand Dollars Paid
For Fancy Lot OF Tobacco.
The biggest purchase of high grade
tobacco ever made in the west by a
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis, Peoria,
Ill, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This no DOUBT
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States Of tobacco
Of so high grading.-Peoria Tran.
script, Dec. 81, 1902.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
DAVENPORTDOTS

Arrangements are being made by the
degree team of Carnival camp, No !,
Woodmen of the World for basket
picnic at Grand isle, Aug. q. Dele
cations from Clinton, Lyons, and De
Witt will help make the picnic a giant
affair. The chief address OF the day
will be made by John w. Geiger, state
manager of the order. There viii b.
numerous athletic contests during
the day.
The Country Merchants association
meeting At Turner hall adopted
the bylaws, rules and regulations suJ
United to them by q committee com
posed of the officers OF this assoc.a-
ton. They also decided to club To-
gether and buy larger quantities Of
goods thus enabling themselves a.
TO get jobbers' rates and to sell ~
customers for lower prices. IT,
Country Merchants association no.
extends over Scott. Clinton, Muscatinc.
and Cedar counties and an EFFORT viii
be made to take in the entire sta O..
Its object as is known is 10 have Sun
day closing. This has been accom-
plished in all the towns now represent
ed in the association. The merchants
in the organization have also been
benefited as there were many nat
tiers of mutual interest among them
which have been acted on and b.t-
tered their condition. The meet uS
was fairly well attended. Another
special session Will be held in ;le
near future. The next regular meet
ing of the association viii be held in
October. The officers are: President.
Frank KOeppc. of DOn2hue: vice prc>i
dent, F. ID. HOrstmann, of Big Rock.
secretary, ". $. Price. of Durant:
treasurer, l.. Schlapkohl. Of Stockton
Like Banquo's ghost, ". p. Carl;n,
the well-knOwn grading contractor
cannot be drowned. Police officers may
arrest him, neighbors quarrel with
him. workmen strike on him. bad boys
steal his picks and shOyels and IN.
grateful patrons refuse TO pay him
for his services. bur Notwithstanding
all these misfortunes, William y.
Carlin is sure to rise from the wreck
gather himself together again and de
clare TO all the world that he is an
American citizen, willing and anxious
To fight for his rights. either in court
or upon the open battlefield. Mr.. Car
Inns latest move is to instruct his
lawyers to enter suit on his behalf
against Police Officer Palmer, claim
ing of him $1,000 damages for alleged
assault.
Today is Eagle day in Muscatine
This order has been riding the tOpmOst
wave of prosperity and has something
going on all the time. Their latest
event is the initiation of 80 new mem
bers in the Muscatinc lodge. For this
event great preparations have been
made. Shammo hall has been engaged
as a lodge room. The Davenport drill
team has gone TO conduct the mys-
FERROUS ceremonies which Will fully
1ledge the applicants for piniOns which
will carry them upward and sun
ward.
At o'clock Thursday evening at
the parsonage of St. PauI's Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church Rev. w. II.
Blancke officiating. occurred the mar
riage of Miss Lydia NJ. BechtCl of
Nauvoo. Ill, and Granville G. Haugh,
the well known local photographer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

NJ 4 II a = & 7
II c II rY w.
Savage an
nOunceS her
Engagement
as Il mem
Der of the
"a st that
will produce
"Parsifal" in
New York,
to which city
Miss Crop
per W G II [
from here a
few weeks
400 with her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

Walter Burridge has completed the
scenery for The College Widow,
the fOur-act comedy without music
which George AIDE has written for
Henry w. Savage The first perfor
nance will be at the Garden theatre
New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

The bride has been engaged as as
sistant chief operator of the Union
Electric Telephone company for the
past two years. The groom has for
IS years been a resident of this city.
Yesterday as Miss Flora Monk was
standing on the corner OF Second and
Brady streets waiting for a car 10 take
her home, she was run down by a care
less bicyclist and thrown heavily 10
the pavement. She was Frustrated for
q minute from the effects of the blow
but soon recovered sufficiently so as
TO be able with the assistance of some
friends 70 board a car and be taken TO
her home at Fourteenth and Perry
streets. Her injuries are merely
bruises, and are rot OF q serious ma
ture.
The driver in charge OF the delivery
wagon OF BrUning's grocery yesterday
steered his horse in front Of an APP
preaching Central park car. The Wa
eon was overturned and the driver
thrown oUt. but fortunately the boy
and horse escaped Uninjured and the
wagon was but slightly damaged.
At his home half q mile south of
Eldridge Thursday occurred the death
of Ernest Lenge. aged - years. De
ceased was born in Germany, and had
resided on the farm south Of Eldridge
Tor the past nine years.
Thursday afternoon ncc1r-raJ
death Of John Benjamin Gilbert at the
Fejervary home. 23l9 Grand avenue.
Thus passed from earth one of the
pioneer settlers of Scott county. Death
was due TO the general breaking down
due TO Old age. He was native OF
Pennsylvania. and was born May %.
1922. and was therefore over 50 years
of age. There are left TO mourn his
loss Il children. Mr. Gilbert was a
respected citizen, a kind and loving
father, and will be sincerely mourncd
by all who knew him.
Passengers on q car and trailer on
the Brady street hill last night had a
scare. The car had been stopped
on the hill and when the motor
man turned on the electricity TO start
it again it got away ana ran to the
bottom before it was stopped narrow
ly missing a collision with another car
coming up.
Richard Rebuer. son of the late Capt.
RcbUeT. and Charles MuXteldt were
arrested as peace disturbers in the
Palace saloon. owned by Charles Mux-
feldt, at II o'clock last evening dur
ing the course of a brawl. in which
RCbUer fired shot ont of his revolver
and awOke the entire nGighbOrhOOd.
1t appears Rebuer and MuXfeldt had
an argument on the price of drinks.
and Hans MuXfeldt. a brother of the
owner of the saloon. took it up. An
alteration ensued, in the course of
which RebUer was thrown out of the
saloon. lie then fired shot out of
his revolver. and the matter would
have grown serious had not Officers
Mullane and Fort arrived on the scene
in time TO prevent further trouble.
Rebuer and MuXfeldt were locked
up pending an investigation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

for many months. has entirely rccoy-
cred and will return to the stage this
season. She will play the little French
maid in The Prince of Pilson" com
pany which will tour the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
Witt the FiS6ferS.

San Francisco. Cal, Aug. 13.-Eddie
Graney will positively be the referee
of the worlds championship battle be-
tween James J. Jeffries and Jack Nun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

mother. after having spent a year
Manager Henry W. Savage announces
aer engagement as a member of the
east that will produce "Parsifal' in
New York. to which city Miss Chopper
went from here a few weeks ago with
her mother, after having spent year
in southern California. Miss Chopper
IS to have small solo part. She has
strong soprano voice of splendid
quality. is young and pretty, and
doubtless will make a success of
her venture before the footlights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

or the Van Dyke < Eaton Company.
four years there. During that period
she sang leading parts in all the stan
dard operas. Besides her Berlin en-,
gagement Nine. Gadsh was one of the
star soloists at Convent Garden for
three years, and at Beyrcuth. Since
1895 she has sung in opera in America
with the Metropolitan Opera House
company under both Grau and Con
reid, and her vocal and artistic fame
has increased steadily and notably
with each season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

roe, TO be held Aug. &c. This direct
statement has been authorized by
James W. Coffroth, manager OF the
Yosemite club. As an answer to ques-
tons that have been asked here and
elsewhere during the past week this
statement is valued.
Pollok. manager of Monroe, himself
wished it understood that there has
been no capitulaLion on his part. i
have not consented 10 Graney and
would never consent 10 him said he.
My reasons have been frequently
stated, and it is not necessary to re
peat My protest has been entered. II
Graney referees it is in the face of that
protest"
From Hardin Springs come tales OF
hard work on the part of the big
champion. From the same place come
stories OF his whims and his foibles
very much akin to stories told about
prima donnas.
ST Louis, Aug 13.-BrookIyn Tom
my Sullivan, for several years one OF
the best men in the featherweight
division, has decided to cut loose from
his own class, since he can no longer
obtain matches there, and 10 go after
Jimmy Britt and Joe Cans for the
lightweight title.
Sullivan is now boxing instructor at
the Missouri Athletic club, and has
performed creditably in many fights in
this city. Believing that he can beat
the men now figuring in the feather
weight division, Sullivan has decided
pound class instead of turning his at
tention towards the feather weights
The reason for this action is the I'M
certainty as TO the exact title to 122-
pound honCrs. and the fact that Abe
Attell has persistently refused to meet
lim in The ring.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 13.-John l..
Sullivan. one time the worlds cham
pion prize fighters and even now the
ideal of lovers OF pugilism. was ar
rested yesterday and locked up on Il
charge of drunkenness. Fever since
the benefit rendered Sullivan three
months ago, the big fellow" has been
celebrating rather quietly. Early
yesterday he started in a regll-
lar rampage through the Roxbury dis
trict, which ended in AID. Pat Bow
ems saloon, which place Sullivan made
4 sorry looking establishment when
the barkeeper refused him more liz
Uor.
Three of the biggest policemen at
the station were sent to the scene.
After jolly struggle the police got
the ''twisters" on Sullivan's wrists, but
were obliged TO carry him to the pa
troll WA~Gn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
LIMOS i !, j /. zSlii /:
0IRCcTIoN CnArIsERIIN, kINOTR COMPANY.
Eight Nights Commencing
Sunday Aug. II.
Van Dyke 6 Eaton Co.

SUndny-"In the Far Fast
MOndn Y-"Carmcn."
TucSdny-'Thc Two Orphans
James Boys in Mis-
souri,
Thur~day-"Faust."
F'ridaV-''NcToSS the Desert
SatUrhay-"pr. Jelyu and Mr.. Hyde"
SundnH-"Iiomco and Julict"
Special Features Between Acts.
R"uIcttc-':Vpcrt Hoop RoIIiuE.
William EOstrr-IIIuHtratcd songs.
Bessie .IackS0n-COOn Songs.
Mccoy N Jack~On-MusicnI Acts.
Prices: 1oc, 2cc and sec.
Ladies' Bargain tickets will be Civ
n for Monday night. Sale opens Satur-
lay at box office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

genuine Spanish dancer has been
engaged for the role of the Spanish
dancer in The Yankee Consul" Henry
". Savage's comic opera success,
which is running in Chicago. Senori-
Ia Lolita Tavara, who for several sea
sons has been a popular danseuse in
Madrid and Paris. signed a contract
with Mr.. Savage a few days ago. Seno-
rita Tavara IS a typical Spanish beauty
ana her dancing has already caused
a sensation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-13

Alice Judson has been engaged TO
sing the role of Lutte Plummer in
Peggy From Paris" the George AIDE
musical comedy.