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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
An Arab Spy Outwitted.

Once at least in Egypt the loss of his
eye in an earlier campaign proved a
great service to Lord Wolseley and his
army. He could get no information Of
the enemy's strength or position. An
Arab was captured prowling around
our outpOsts and was brought before
him. 1t was ten TO one the sullen fell
low knew everything. Lord Wolseley
questioned him. The fellow answered
never a word, standing stolid between
the two soldiers. At last happy idea
struck the general. He said in Arabic:
1T is no use your refusing to answer
me, for 1 am n wizard and at a wish
can destroy you and your masters. To
prove this to you / will take out my
eye. throw it up, catch it and put IL
back in my head" And, TO the horror
and amaZement of the fellow, Lord
WoIseley took out his glass eye, threw
it up, caught and replaced it. That
was enough. The Arab capitulated,
and the information he gave the staff
led to Arabi's defeat-LOndon Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
WoMAN's TRIP TO MARS.

Astral Seeress Says the Flesh of
Planets Women Is Luminous.
At the Genealogical Center in New
York the other night Vesta La Viesta,
a member of the center. told of a visit
she had made to Mars and Venus by
projecting her astral body to those
planets, says the New York Times.
She said:
MARS is peopled with an enthusi-
astic, stalwart, noble race of men, with
compilations shiny and black as ebony.
They are wiry, muscular, taut and
very supple. They play with electrici-
ty as we would with fireworks. They
have n way of flashing firelike radia-
tons from their legs that makes their
presence decidedly luminous, lively
and at times somewhat dazzling. They
appear like huge warriors attired In
atmospheric raiments of flame.
1.-The Mars women are beautiful,
with daintily nodded forms and with
very fair compilations. Their flesh is
luminous"
The lecturer described the archi-
lecture of the country as transcendent
and said the arts and government
were of proportionate superiority to
this world.
Venus" said the lecturer, "is small,
but a very beautiful and. tropical
planet and is inhabited by a charming
race of beings They are associated
most happily in soul mated couples,
for they have a flexible, astral or
tubing which invisibly
them from wandering or straying or
being separated at any time from their
true soul mate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
CHANGE FOR LAZY BOYS.
Chicago Educator Says They Win In
Life and Become Great Men.

Chicago Educator Says They Win In
Life and Become Great Men.
Is your boy lazy? Yes? Then grieve
not but be happy. 1t is an excellent
sign. He will become n great man in
time. Let him be as lazy as possible.
Principal William r. Watt of the
Graham school in Chicago said in n
letter before the Institute of Education
recently that the lazy boy was all
right, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Lazy boys make successful men, and
busy, ambitious boys sometimes get all
tired out in childhood and spend the
rest Of their lives resting. says the
principal. OF course this rule does
not apply to all lazy or ambitious boys.
Because there is odium attached to
the term lazineSS the educator is apt
to err in his treatment of it. What is
done for it in the homes and schools is
often the very thing to increase it."
declared Principal Watt in his address
on "Laziness In Children" Instead of
prodding a lazy boy, the educator held
it far better to cultivate his laziness
into Il fine art. He said:
"Laziness is not always bad. 1t is
SSHSldilS III eACeiIenl ln4HS III Il grow
ing thing. Mental or physical work
done under compulsion is not good for
the growing child, except such work
as is of real use to the household, such
as house, farm, garden work or the
care of animals. The main business
OF a child is to grow. \ days growth
is not noticeable, but it is often more
strenuous than a days work, and a
child should not be compelled to do
both"
We can soon expect to hear Johnny,
when asked to bring up the coal, say:
What! Can't you see I'm hard at
work CROWN. G'wanr
The speaker then urged that all chill
dren should be allowed to sleep until
the sun arose in the morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

WILLIAM
Washington as member or the FIFTY
fourth congress and has since been
four times reelected. Mr.. Smith has
had a good deal of experience in state
craft and in business, and his point of
view on politics as well as on general
topics is usually breezy and interest
ing.
MIR. President" said Speaker Can
non TO Colonel Roosevelt the day after
Smiths speech. II am in Il fix. Here 1
am nominated for president by VIII
liam Alden Smith of Michigan. and
yesterday my county convention out
in Illinois declared for Theodore
Roosevelt first, last and all the time,
and today my congressional conven-
ton is going to do the same thing"
'All this talk about my having an
other barrel to fire." said William AL
den Smith, lis foolish. have nothing
more to say. My position reminds me
of the story OF Henry Clay. He went
to a shooting match in Kentucky one
time. They pressed a gun into his
hands and told him he must take a
crack at the target. He had never
fired a gun in his life, but he blazed
away and hit a bullseye, and until the
day of his death he would never fire
another gun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

anywhere than In Japan. japanese
childhood is cheerful, painless, as far
as parents. teachers and superiors in
general are concerned-all smiling hap
piness. Both native and foreign ply
sicians tell me that the Jap baby is
born smiling. and education is caIcu-
lated to perpetuate the happy disposi-
ton nature bestowed upon the little
yellow boy or girl. The Jap child
learns to smile as it learns TO walk and
feed itself, as il learns successfully all
the laws of old time etiquette, which
Is the essence of courtesy.
Laughter is not encouraged. No bois-
ferrous expression of merriment is.
While boys are not forbidden TO guf-
faw, they are made to understand that
IL IS not nice. Girls giggle, of course,
but not as loudly as their occidental
sisters. At the same time they try to
keep a straight face. The child always
has a smile for parents, teachers and
friends. and the practice grows into Il
habit that rules mems and women's
lives.
The Jap deems it impolite to force
his personal feelings upon others. The
knowledge or mere suspicion that a
countryman experienced bad fortune
might make his neighbOr unhappy. and
the yellow man tried to confer bliss
upon all; hence he considers it his duty
TO smile. I'VE smile upon our friends to
increase their happiness and their love
for us and upon adversaries to fore
stall giving them pleasure by looking
morose," said a noted japanese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
STARTLED CONGRESS.
Hay of Virginia, Who Called Ont the
BrfstOw Postal Report.

James Hay, the member of congress
from Virginia who introduced the res
olution calling from committee the spe-
cial postal report which caused such a
commotion in the house. until now has
been practically unknown outside of
his own state.
The Virrinia statesman could hardly
have foreseen that the report would
impugn the fair fame of so many mem
bers, some of his own political creed,
and doubtless he was as surprised as
any man in the house. Innocent or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

not, Mr.. Hay. it may be assumed, has
not increased his popularity in con-
gress.
The effect of the publication of the
report promises to be far reaching, and
1t is asserted that unless the matter IS
cleared up at least two-thirds of the
151 members involved will lose their
seats
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
slams Sacred EI.Db.n,.

Curious ceremonies are witnessed In
Siam when one of the sacred white ele-
plants dies. 1t is given a funeral
grander than that accorded to prince
of royal blood. Buddhist priests Off
ciate. and thousands of devout Siamese
men and women follow the deceased
animal to the grave. Jewels and Of
ferings representing small fortunes are
buried with the elephant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
A Grewsome Collection.

AT the prison of st. Paul, at Lyons.
France. there is a curious collection Of
pens. They are the pens with which
the executioners have signed the regu-
lauon receipts for the prisoners handed
over to them to be executed. At each
execution fresh pen is used for the
purpose, and the ink is left to dry up
on It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
Perverne Chuh.

a father OF much experience says:
Wash baby clean and dress him I'D
real pretty, and he will resist all ad-
vances with the most superlative cross
ness. but let him eat molasses, ginger
bread and fool around the coal bod for
half an hour and he viii nestle his dear
little dirty face close up TO your clean
shirt bosom and be just the lovingest,
cunningest little rascal in all the
world"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
she knew the reason.

At the dinner table one evening some
one remarked that a certain lady had a
thin falsetto voice Little Maisie was
acquainted with the person referred TO.
and she cried out abruptly:
"Oh. I know why. Because she's got
q false set o. teethr'-New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

United States under warrant Of the
treaty of 1916 with New Granada'
would not permit the landing Of Co
lombian troops at any port of Panama
the revolutionary period of the new
republic may be said to have ended.
Since then it has been smooth sailing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
OF PANAMA.
FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NEW 18TH
MAN REPUBLIC.

BOldest Leader of the Movement That
Resulted In Independence-Hov He
Forced Matters at a Critical Mo-
ment.
The Inauguration Of DR.. Manuel Am
ador as president of the republic Of
Panama a few weeks ago marked the
climax of the business revolution
which cost Colombia her richest proy-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

-shich the emperors always selected
their wives. She was married to the
emperor in 1867, the year after his
coronation. The five children OF the
emperor, one son and four daughters,
have all been brought up according to
western ideas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
RED CROSS IN JAPAN
TREMENDOUS GROWTH OF THE So
GETTY ORGANIZED IN 1877.

How Popular Interest In the Work Is
Observation-Disclosures HarukO a Lib
eraI PatrOn-Russia's Society the
Richest In the World.
pan and Russia are not surpassed by
those of any other nation, that of the
latter country being the richest in the
world having at the present time sew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26
sacredne.. of Korean King. Body.

q
So sacred is the person OF the en-
peror OF Korea that to touch his body
with 4 weapon OF iron constitutes high
treason. Rather than violate this ira
dition, Tfeng Song Tai Ong allowed an
abscess to put an end to his life in 1900.
believing il would be wrong for him TO
eubrnit 70 the SURGEONS lancet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-26

A sunny temper giIds the edges OF
life's blackest cIoud.-Gu thrie.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
COLORS OF MANY NEW OWNERS
TO BE SEEN AT TANFORAN

The recent meet of the Pacific Coast
Polo and Pony Racing Association at
Del Monte gave pony racing a slim
ulus that augurs well for the future
Of that pastime of sportmen on this
coast.
II was the opinion of experts that
there had never been a faster lot Of
ponies gathered in cne inclosure than
were seen at Del Monte. As w. S. Ho-
bart's Silver Dick in the sprints and
F. J. Carolan's FusiHade in the dis
tance events represented the class Of
the affair this statement seems reason
able
The next meet of the association will
be held at Tanforan racecourse on
March II and IA. The colOrs of a num-
Der Of new owners will be seen for
the first time on this occasion. Pony
racing appeals to many men who look
upon a large racing stable as entailing
too much responsibility.
Throughout California on various
ranches where thoroughbreds are
raised there are many undersized race
horses of royal breeding. Owing to
their lack of size they were probably
turned out on the range and left TO
shift for themselves. One gentleman
who has done much to advance pony
racing asked a breeder if he had any
ponies. The latter replied he did not
think he had but upon looking. over
his stock he found fifteen, which were
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
BLUE AND GOLD
MEN IN TRAINING
Berkeley Oval Is the Scene of
Marked Activity When the
Weather Is PrOpitiOus

BERKELEY, Feb. 26.-There will be
a succession of field days at the Uni
versity of California to test the mettle
and the strength of the college athletes
which will set the campus in a roar.
First Of all Will come the trials on
March between the athletes of the
freshman and sophomore classes. This
will be followed by the interclass meet
on March 10, the meet with Pomona
College on March 30, the meet with
Stanford on April Is and lastly with
the University of Washington on the
last day of April.
In anticipation of these tests the
sprinters and jumpers and weight
throwers practice every day on the
oval. On good days there are some
times as many as fifty men working out
on the cinder path. They are all under
the supervision of Trainer Walter
Christie. who is devoting his whole time
this year to the preparation of the men.
While there is a lack of great mate
rial for the athletic events this year.
California still hopes for victory in the
clash with Stanford. The trouble is
that California has lost most of the
best of last years material and has not
| received any ''phenoms" through the
infusion of freshman blood
In the place where California is weak
est she has not been recruited at all.
This is the 44O-yard dash. where there
| is only Greek Howard to defend.
Howard ran fourth in last years inter-
collegiate meet. Dunn and Grossly. who
ran first and second, respectively. in
that trial, have been retained by STAN
ford.
| California has been more fortunate in
the sDrints. Pm this department she has
recruited four promising youngsters.
Best of these perhaps is Hughes. who
did such valiant work for the Oakland
High School last year. Then there are
Davis of MarysviIle and Bingham and
Lippman of San Francisco, all Of them
| freshmen who performed we'll in their
academic days. Besides this material
there will be Abadie, who has ALWAYS
been depended upon for the 1OO-yard
and 220-yard dashes.
| The half-mile is reasonably safe for
California unless Stanford succeeds in
developing some fast new man. There
will be three of last years men to dc.
| fend in this event-Edwards NevbaI1
and Clifford-alI of them stayers and
| fast for the distance. Then thew will
! get assistance from two freshmen
Head and Wilcox, formerly of the Oak.
land High School.
For the mile there will be Newhau
Hackley and Clifford, and TIecnert. q
/ freshman. HackIey has developed 2
/ good deal of speed lately.
Tibbets won the two-mile last year
with ease, but there is some talk of his
being in bad form just now. Tibbets IS
! not sure how fit he vii be, but is takins
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

purchased outright.
The question of Silver Dicks limit of
speed is still unanswered. He seems
just able to win, no matter at what
pace his opponents carry him through
the stretch. Walter Hobart speaks af
fectiOnately of him as my old plug"
Until Dick gets in action this seems
a good title for him. HIS is as gentle
as a lamb at the post. If false start
is made his rider has only TO let go
his hold on the reins and Dick pulls
up He cuts all his finishes close, need
ing considerable shaking up to make
him see the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
Mr. Hobart paid $1,000 for him two
years ago in Denver. He was original
ly owned by the Cabaniss brothers, the
outlaws. They took him about the
Rocky Mountain district, racing him
against quarter horses. Dicks next
owner had him as a pet for his chill
dren They used to tie their sled to
his tail and then drove him about with
out bride or restraining halter in child
ish glee. When they wanted to get
on his back he obligIngly held down
his head and they scrambled up by
means of his neck.
The. programme for the Tanforan
meet will be prepared on Monday. The
weights and distances will be so ad-
justed as to make many interesting
contests.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

for the high jump and broad jump this
year in addition to the pole vault and
promises to be a point winner in those
events. On Saturday he tied for first
place with Bell, 'O5. in the high jump
clearing 5:9k, and won the broad
jump by covering 21 feet inch. AS
he has been training for these events
but short time it is likely he will do
considerably better in both before the
date Of the intercollegiate. meet ar
rives.
Hyde. '04, will undoubtedly be the
winner in the shot put again this year,
unless Berkeley's weight men make a
better showing insthat event, than they
did last season. Hydes work is con-
sistent and he never fails to put the
sixteen-pound' ball forty feet or more
when he makes a serious attempt. In
the field meet Saturday his best put
was Al feet 9 inches.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

ly track meets to be held on the oval
every Saturday morning. Last Satur-
day an inter-departmental field day
was held. in which the law depart
ment athletes proved the victors. To-
morrow mornig the meet will be be-
tween the college independents or
''barbs' and the fraternity men. A
close meet is expected, as the frater-
nifty and non-fraternity men on the
track squad are about evenly divided.
Considering the heavy condition of
the track last Saturday the showing
made by the track men was encourag-
ing. Gay. O4; Thomas, '04, and
Weinmann, '06. ran a close race in the
mile, Gay winning in 5:02. Captain
Holman, the fastest man in the dis
tance, did not enter the race.
Norman Dole. who holds the coast
record in the pole vault, is training
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
CRICKETERS AWAKE
FROM LETHARGY
Club Meetings Are Held and
Officers Elected for the
Ensuing Season of Play

The cricketers of San Francisco and
the neighborhood are beginning to
awaken from their winter sleep. The
three clubs, having held their annual
meetings and elections, are ready for
the annual meeting and election of the
California Cricket Association, which
will be held in this city on Monday,
March Z.
The annual dinner of the members of
the Pacific Cricket Club was held last
week at restaurant in this city, Cap
tain John Metcalfe, president of the
club. being in the chair and Courtenay
w. Bennett, British Consul General, in
the vice chair The others present were
w. Balnaves, vice president; H. c. Cas-
idy, captain; F. Bennion, vice captain;
A w. Wilding, secretary and treas
urer; Captain Wilding. DR.. o. N. Tay-
lor, d. Jameson, w. G. Fortmann, E.
H Lannowe, Norman Logan and F.
Levin.
Harold B. Richardson, captain of the
San Francisco County Club, is still in
England. but it is expected he will
reach California before the end of next
month.
The annual meeting of the Alameda
Cricket Club was held at Croll's Hotel,
Alameda, on Tuesday night. In the alb
sence of Edward Brown, the president,
the chair was taken by Henry Ward
The principal business was the election
of officers to serve during the coming
year. The following were elected: Ed
ward Brown, president; Henry Ward
first vice president; w. H. McNaught-
on. second vice president; Henry Ward
secretary and treasurer; G. Harold
Ward, assistant secretary and treas
urer; G. n. Ward and w. H. Nc
Naughton. delegates to the California
Cricket Association; F. j. Croll, F. A
Stahl and w. G. Fortmann. members
of the executive committee; WI. Rich
ter, w. G.. Fortmann and G. 1. Baugh
members of the ground committee.
! The Alameda club will be stronger
! this season than it was last year and
! the members look forward to a period
/ of considerable activity. G.. /. Baugh
who was for some years one of the
strongest batsmen of the Alameda club
has returned after an absence in Fres'
no to Alameda and will take an active
part. in the British game. w. G. Fort
mann has left the Pacific club and has
returned to the Alameda club, of which
| he was formerly member Among Tho
new members are j. Mason, new ar.
rival from Australia, where he made
! forty-five runs against the eleven cap
| tanned by p. +. Warner, which visited
| California in November, 1902; Samuel
Braithwaite, who is a good performer
/ with bat and ball; D. M. Lees, one OF
the forwards of the Vampire association
! football eleven; J. Brenner and d. c.
Hayes. The last named recently left
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27

good care Of himself and may go in.
Lowell, a freshman, is the only new
man training for the place. Hackley
will probably so into this race, too.
The university has been supplied with
two good new men for the hurdles.
They are SDerry of Modesto and Hume
of Berkeley. both of whom carried of
prizes while they were defending their
respective schools in academic meets.
The veterans are Frei, Chaplin and
Meany, the last named being about the
best.
For the high jump there viii be Can
tain Cooley and Hickey, both veterans.
with good chances Of winning. Wilcox
and Symmes will negotiate the pole
vault. but as they were defeated hand
lily by Dole of Stanford in the last meet
they are not expected to win, as they
will have the same competitor again.
Claude Kern. captain of the freshman
football team, is going in for the broad
jump. as are also Chaplin, Neighbor
and Snedigar. last years men,
Zacharias. a freshman from the Mo-
destO High School. is billed for the
shot-put. and so are Sperry, Hosmer.
Boynton. Hartline and Gilmore. These
men win all try for the hammer-throw.
too. Sperry and Zacharias being the
best of them.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-27
0ARSMEN EXPECT
AN ACTIVE SEASON
New BoathOuse of Ariel Row
ing Club Attracts Lovers
of Recreation on the Water

1t is expected that a large number
of oarsmen will be at the new Ariel
Rowing Club quarters tomorrow, as
great interest is being shown by the
members. On a fine Sunday five or six
barges, several outraged skiffs and
whiteballs are in use the whole day.
The club swimmers also take advan-
tage of the opportunities for their ia
vorite recreation.
1t will be necessary for the South
End Rowing Club to decide upon plans
for their new boathouse at an early
day. for the club has been served with
notice that it's old quarters at the foot
of Third street must be removed with
out delay, that work may be begun
upon bridge which the Santa Fe Rail-
way Company desires to construct
across the channel.
When the rowing club was notified
to move it obtained an extension of
time until July l of last year, and so
has had ample notice. When the South
End Rowing Club gets comfortably set
tied on the site next to the Ariel Row
ing Club it is expected a period of
great activity will set in among the
oarsmen on the south side of the city.
At the last regular meeting of the
Alameda Boating Club a handsome
gold locket was presented to Charles
H. Smith who held the presidency of
the club for more than a dozen terms
and always manifested the greatest in
terest in it's welfare. On one side of
the lccket there is pair of raised gold
oars and on the other an inscription.
At the same meeting a gold club pin
enameled in colors was presented to
w. B. Hinchman. who fulfilled the du-
ties of secretary in most energetic
manner from the foundation of the
club to the end of last year.