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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-11
IOWA SPORTS TALK
With the Coming of Summer
Cities Are Emptying Them
selves to Northern Lakes
SECLUDED SPOTS PREFERRED
The Crowd is Turning From Popular
Resorts by the Ocean to the Unheard
of Lakes of tire Northern States -
Delights of a Summers Vacation Up
North.

AS with the water fowl. when the
Iengthening days and warmer suns OF
March fortell the waters of the north
slipping from winters grasp, spurs
him up and away thru the air on the
annual migration, SO with the human
animal the coming of June brings heat,
restlessness and longings for the cooi
shade and quiet rest beside lakes OF
the north country or ripping rivers OIL
the woods. AS with the fowl so with the
man. it is the desire to rid himself OF
his surroundings, and get away where
ne may rest In peace and quietude,
far from the haunts of men," from
the noise of the city's commercial
struggle. and the hustle OF business
activity He wishes to leave 1T all, TO
drift back for Il time to primitive life
where he may brush up against ma
ture and get close to the soil un-
furrowed by the pillow.
If he chooses the fashionable lake or
seaside resorts. he but leaves that from
which he would escape, namely, the
crowd, the noise and heat. to find 9th
err and larger masses of humanity,
greater heat, and more noise. 1t is
for this reason chiefly that the lakes
of the north. the quiet out-of- the-way
places, are drawing every year more
and more from the former visitors OF
the WORKOUT centers of the pleasure
seekers To him who works steadily,
whether at counter or desk, indoors or
| out, for fifty-tyso weeks each year, the
most beneficial rest is not complete
| idleness but an entire change of oc-
cupation. And no change so COM
pletely revives the tired brain, worn
| out muscle ard strained nerves as a
week or two spent in some delightful
outing occupation.
| Thousands have visited Iowa's lakes.
they may go still farther north to the
woods of Wisconsin or the lake coun-
| try of Minnesota, Iowa lakes do not sat
| isfy. They are too thickly populated.
are too civilized and the change is not
marked enough to thoroughly please.
Besides the fishing in Iowa's lakes is
| not what 1t once was, and the lover or
| lake or stream will love its inhabitants
land delight I'm taking them for the
pleasure and pastime the sport affords.
LIZ there is any more pleasurable oc-
lcupation than searching the waters FOR
tfsh ii has yet to be found. True the
angling does not appeal to all, but 20
| him who will travel a few hundred
lmlles that he may reach his favorite
lhaunt, the strings he may capture are
usually the chief goal of his desire.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
DECEPTIVE APPEARANCES.
The Obtrusiye Person Butts In and
Finds Himself In AN Jncom-
Portable Position.

He was occupying one-half Of seat
on one Of the suburban trains Dissi-
patton and genius seemed TO be strug-
Cling for the mastery in his wan face
Just then he was porting over the comic
pages of a dozen Sunday papers. So
deeply engrOssed was he that he hardly
noticed a portly. well-dressed man who
entered the car and took the other half
Of the seat he was occupying. relates
the New York Times.
Presently, however. he looked up and
noticed that his neighbor was reading
also. Anything in the reading line in
terested him. o he looked 10 see what
the man next to him was SO busily en-
gagged with. 1t was copy OF a magazine.
serious. cignified, and with no illustra-
tions. and the article was apparently a
deep and learned one
The other man glanced superciliously
across at the younger mans colored pa
pers. Eyid nifty they annoyed him His
very apparent annoyance amused the
frivolous young man, but he continued
Sis reading
Presently the portly individual. with
pompous didacticism. undertook TO criti-
else his neighbor Young man. said
&c. in the voice OF a reformer why do
you want 10 waste your time on stun
like that? III you must read in desul-
tory fashion read some dignitied maya
Eines. such as this one for example. Now
lhis is a splendid article have here up
TO date live. dignified and serious. The
sentiments are splendid and the Eng
lish is beautiful. The man that wrote
that article. sir. is a genius. In fact.
# is one OF the clearest. most logical
and eXcellently conceived things have
read for a long time. That's the kind OF
man | admire Really. am pretty high
up in the world. but Id rather have
written that article than be where am
to-day. Take my advice. young man,
and throw away that stuff you have
there. Cultivate habits of good. serious
reading. You are young yet, with life
before sou. With cultivation of good
reading habits you might some day
write an article like that yourself"
My dear sir" responded the young
man. while an amused smile played
around the corners OF his mouth. your
reasoning is clear. concise and cogent.
What you say is perfectly true. De-
sultory reading is baneful and nobody
appreciates the fact more than /. Your
words make me-sad. very sad"
"Ah, Excellent, COntrition is the
first step to Improvement You have
taken my words TO heart"
NO. not exactly that. Didn't you say
you would give a good deal to have
written that article you we're reading?"
Il did. and meant it,"
We'll. that's what makes me sad. II
literary genius was communicable I'd be
glad TO transfer to you what little ability
have for. say. $50 1000. I'm the author
OF that article"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
THE HUNTS
HAPPY DAY
l. NEW YEAR STORY
By Ernesf Gilmore

Il vas a New Years day. There
had been a biz storm and although the
wind had spent its force the snow fell
steadily
Regular winter weather and no mis-
take about it," observed Mr.. Richard
Hunt. as he cane in rather noisily
stamping the snow from his boots. but
Ike IT, So cold and bracing
Mrs Hunt. who was sitting near an
open fire. laughed
4 like the mouse best such a day as
this she said shiyering a little. 4
don't believe I'd be willing 10 face the
cold. even for the sake of the bracing 4"
Il think I heard sou say you were go
ing 10 see old Mrs He.fer to-day" Mr.
Hunt remarked. a. he seated himself
conf r.ably Have YOU changed your
mind@"
YES. I've changed my mind. l oid
tel you that / was go!ng to see her.
bu, IT'D have % wait until some other
day Poor oit Mrs He..sr."
rs she sicz?"
EYES"
"AudIsupDose she's very lonely since
her daughter diele"
"Yes."
Il shouldn't wonder II she has q con
tinual struggle 20 make both ends meet
since that disastrous bank failure?"
Il don't believe she does make the
ends meet, feel very sorry for her"
"BGr not quite sorry enough for you
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

Sun clouds cuddec gllstily across the
sky. hiding the peaceful fare Of the
r-oon. whose radiance touched the edges
OF her souber veil with a fringe Of sill
yer The great gray tower lifted its
head far sloft IN the midnight Stiffness.
and the wind moaned around It's rough
heEn corners . requiem for he dying
year Within the tower sat the old bell
ringer. waiting Cor the stroke q Z from
the clock. and. as he waited. his thoughts
drifted hack 20 the years long buried In
the dimnsss q the past--the years when
his floating white hair had been crisp and
black. when his long slender in gers we're
strong and supple ard struck from the
midnight chimes music q enhancing
beauty.
Al, life had been worth the living
in those far-0H happy days. People had
predicted a wonderful future for hin and
IN spite az the poverty that retarded his
progress. and great ambition possessed
him Obstacles were pushed aside. difi-
cu.ttes overcome. as he worked By day
and studied BY night and the bells in
TIE tower spoke marvellous things 70 The
many who listened. and who listening.
praised Their praise -as sweet. but
E7sperh's Vas swester. and when one
Kew Years eve be told her ~ bis love
ard wOl her promise TO be his own. his
heart hsat with a rapture that thrilled
through The chimes that night Till listen
CTS wondered and children cane hack
from Greenland 10 hear
On happy memory, on. long ago,
r WAS OF another night Ike this that
RupTssht was born. and the Joy which
hsamet from the pale yoarg mothers
face vas reflected IN his own. as h. left
her hairy On her bosom and rushed To
the teli-t0Eer 70 maRe his chimes a
raen q praise 20 the Father vho rad
Eted his life wirh blessing How they
loved h,--tha- baby-thsi- only one
Fre-r as, How he and Elspeth Rad
vl-t-f each uew evsiopmeni-how
r-o-tv guided -te first lettering step.
how carefully rFreatsG TIE first iisring
word. How toyfuIly they trained and
taught tim. while the father zoo busy
en- his struggle Cor their maintenance 70
rra.iEe his great ambition. transferred Il
'lrccrr si-ineiy from his own future 20
char cf his s0-- Nor lad fheir hopes
been sai- The boy studied improving
ever opp --rr.i-y with urtiriEv zeal. IN
81 a. .-s- the great organ Il The oa-hs-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

Intelligence is more than books and
letters-it is knowledge Of the forces
OF nature and ingenuity enough to use
them for human service. The negro is
generally acknowledged 10 be lacking
in the mechanical idea" In Africa he
hardly knows the simplest mechanical
principles such as that OF the lever.
In America the brightest OF negroes
were trained during slavery by their
masters in the handicrafts. such as car
pentry. shoemakine. spinning weaving,
blacksmithing. tailoring. and SO on. A
plantation became a self-supportirg
unit under the oversight and discipline
Of the whites. but the work Of the ne
gro artisans was for the most part
careless and inefficient" Since eman-
cipation the young generation has not
learned the mechanical trades TO tho
same extent as the slave generations.
Moreover. as machinery supplants
tools. and factories supplant handi-
crafts. the negro is left still further be-
hind.-John X. Commons in the Chau-
fauquan
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
PLAYED THE WRONG PERSON.
Small Trick of "A Large business Cen-
Germ That Failed in Its
Intent.

The biggest commercial houses are
not above doing small things-that is.
some OF them are not" said a Girls
void street banker. to a Detroit Free
Press man. Il was in New York the
other day. and just before leaving
stepped into one of the most famous
stores in that wonderful city to buy
trinket for the little girl at home who
always expects something on my return
from a visit TO the metropolis.
My purchase was a light one, only
dollar, for which rendered five dollar
bill. The change came TO me in two
two-dollar bills. and my practiced eye
told me. as soon as saw them, that one
was counterfeit
'Suspecting trick. stepped over to
another counter and made another pur-
chase. amounting TO a dollar. and ten
dered the bogus bill in payment Sure
enough, it came back from the cashiers
Office refused with the statement that it
was counterfeit | told the clerk to send
il back TO the cashier with the statement
that it had been received from his offics
not ten minutes before. but word soon
came that such thing was impossible.
preposterous. the house did not do such
things. etc.
Then ! was mad. | asked II | might
see the cashier. and after considerable
ado | was admitted into the presence Of
that august individual Well. he made
great show Of Indignation, said it was an
insult to their establishment to insin-
uate that they would be so low as TO try
TO palm off pitiful two-dollar counter
felt bill on a customer.
But | was not TO be Eiuffed. knew
the business pretty well. and feeling con-
fident that there had been a deliberate
attempt to swindle me ! coolly told him
that il he did not at once give me gen.
uine bill in place of the bogus one I
would Immediately make complaint
against his house on the charge of pass
ing counterfeit money. adding quietly
that a friend was with me to support my
claim.
Did that bring him? Well. | should
think II did. He sputtered some. Of
course. but | could see that he realized
he had tried to impose on the wrong
person, and after a feeble protest he
took the bad bill and gave me a good one
in exchange for It.
You wouldn't think that house
boasting that II is one of the biggest con-
Germs in the world would play so little.
would you? But il did. and got caught"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
sKEE JUMPING.
sensations of the Jumper Tie
Leaves the Earth and sonrs
Through space.

The great event OF the skeeing clubs
Of the western states is the jumping
contest Only a skee runner knows the
sensation. says Country Life in Ameri-
ca. Below. the endless hill seems to
stretch on forever into the expanse OF
the valley. the steepness of the incline
lost in its Wilderness A long breath
and you start. Faster and faster you
go. till suddenly a flash of green in
front and the jump off is coming,
Crouching unGl your knees almost
touch your sheea with muscles strain
ed. out into the air you SAIL
A strange lighth.ss and feebleness
take possession Of yoor limbs. and your
spirit shares the toA,cation OF soar
ing into space. After long seconds You
are called back to earth first for half
a second softly. but then hard as iron
that seems TO give you an electric
shock You wabble helnessly from
right to left. each foot seems glued TO
the ground and still in the air. but you
have kept yoht balance and are shoot
ing forward At last you catch your
breath like hccough. then longer
one. You are master Of the field with
a jump of a hundred feet or more. and
finish the victorious course in a neatly
rounded curve.
II the present enthusiasm for skeeing
in America continues. the great winter
carnivals Of Canada may some day bs
rivalled by great American skee race
similar TO the famous one held every
winter outside the Norwegian capital
difference In Machine shops.
In Europe one shop often builds .
number of different kinds Of machines.
while in America, as a rule. each factory
is devoted TO some special machipe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

~ha; there is to prevnt my turning over
a new leaf on New Years day."
She laughed
1T would De a good idea" she
said
Wei. then. encourage me in f."
so Will"
She arose az once and was soon ready
o face tie storm. with a basket on her
arm
What's in i;?" Mr. Hunt asked. as he
relieved ais wife o. the basket
sugar and spice and everything
nice. she quoted.
A little maid opened the door when
they reached Mrs Helfcrs To Mr..
Hunts question a. to how the latter
was the child answered:
"Shes not very well. mann" and
then. lowering hsr voice 70 a confLen-
tial whisper. Il guess she's awful lone
some. SAs bin crying saw her"
rne weary old face frightened when
little Polly led the callers in. but both
Mr.. and Mrs Hunt we're obssrvaut and
read between the likes" that the dear
old lady was not Only sorrowful but
troubled
4 wish yol aHappy New Year" said
Mrs. Hunt. taking the thin old hands in
a close grasp
HAPPY New Year" Mr. Hunt
echoed. hIs greeting as cordial as his
wifc'E.
Thank you" responded the old LADY
warmly. -and wish you both Happy
Rev Year.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
THE NEW YEAR.


&Lere n pafttn. VAIN.
Jessamines are White.
DeHs are drippin dElppin'.
through the utrfum = n.xet:
Al n way on y0nler
trneS the "wheet-te y Eee~'
o. the happy ne.t.ark.
BlDb.lE do~u ~ ne
AT The SUMS a-shinin'
In each drop d dew.
Nter- I'm Wa4tiI wa.tin'.
Waltin' here Ter you.
Know you're comm comm.
An waii fer you
A0ngss ml-W roses
Drlppln' wei with dew.
Know that you Nil bring me
Pleasure. but / know
kvy hubb.ln' cup 3 JOY
Has rs tFrgs o. woe
But i n waiting Tor you
Where fhe lew drops blink.
Anxious Tor your comm,
Dyll Tor drink.
Wsii.n FOR the future
You are bound 20 bring.
Waliin' nonEst he tewtrops
Where the fed arks sing.
Naitin' Cor TIE goblet.
Bifter-sweet an al.
Or my knees 7 m walt.n'.
Ntere che heltiarks call
u NJ Lev.s. ~ Houston Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

crll he-oE thu-[ersd Its gcrfc-s Eustc
responsive 90 tla to-Ch az The loyisl
fr-srs. People shro-se1 % hear. Rup-
reeAts services were Z fmaztrd e--e-
wher--tr.i liant prCsTects cpeEed before
him. and The inevitable separation drew
-ear
New Yeas Eve, How many a1rivsr-
szries tits sAaGo-y hour held. The boy
ba.. 1, EN- good-by while Elspeth chung
20 hl-. I'D sobbed. and her husband
rrztsE away 10 tell the chimes hisagony
as e. lad poured into them his soy As
h s-- waiting even as now step came
VI r-. stair. and some one entered the
h-.fr. chaubsr. ard the voice be loved
s1f4 tercerly. -Nsin Water. let NJ play
tie hines tonight I will leave with
thsa message 10 comfort you when you
~ sad message for you and The moth
a. too
Wien hear Il IN the far-of lard Il
VIII BE- ny mothers voice thar sings 70
me. and when you pay IT, nsin Water. Il
will .ay 70 you. Rup-echt loves ne
Then YOU will pray God watch over ny
Dor zra keep him safe for me ard the
au-raths- Will hear"
When Ruprecht struck the massive
keys II was the simple old Pisyei's hymn
he played but he lent hts hsautifrl voice
20 IRE rlsnr0r OF the bells ard sarg lis
u-Jsher's favorits woris-
.-~hrsr-n 20 IRE Hssreriv king
is ra f7~-rrw sTear-w s.--
Ss-r wear Srw4cl-E wu-trr r-ai.-
G-o~t-us in Ills works ana vTlYs
A moment later he was gone The
y~-rs lad beer many ard long since then.
BIT 70 -fcirEs ever came. ard ElSpeth' 5
hair grew white hsfcr- re look 81 fx-
prctarcy In her Gear eyes charg ed % the
CANNES OF resignation. Re was dead
OF course. They knew now that It must
b 50. though they hac hot given up
hop I'll they bad left the old home and
followed their vzndsrer 20 the new cour-
try. Tney had heard Of the wrecked ship
20 b sure. but hope dies hard Perhaps
~ they had been patient-kad stayed on
amid TIE ceres II his child hCod--ss
might have cone back 20 them but hcw
eO.Id tbSy be patient vhs1 the world
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

Little Mabel had been taken by her
parents to a New Years watch party.
and as the clock struck u. some one
shouted. The old year is dead: hurrah
for the new"
Mamma" said sleepy Mabel. viii
We have 70 stay tof the fune<Ar'--
0ay s2SIs Leader,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
Her Observation.

Charley. dear" said young Mrs.
Tor..ins. Il am sometimes sorry that
Christmas does not come on the 2sth
OF tbe month instead OF the 18th"
Il don't sec why"
Il have observed in going through
the shops that so many things are
cheaper on the 27th than they are on
the 2sth."-Washiugton Star.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

FIRST Tramp WIZ at dc House OF
Industry on Christmas.
Second Trsmp-To set yer Christ.
mas dinner. | s'pcse.
First Tra,1p-Of course. You don't
s'pose anything less dan free turkey
an cranberry sauce a bring me neal
a place wit a name Ike dstl-Broos.
I'm LA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

The London Journal Of Tropical Medi-
cine describes the Paraguayan drink
mate" as a stimulant for unusual
strain Of labor The leaves are infused
like tea and drunk through metal
tube. though It can be taken with milk
and sugar. South American woodcut-
tiers will work upon II five or six hours
before brealxfast.--N. Y. World.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

In Europe one shop often builds .
number of different kinds Of machines.
while in America, as a rule. each factory
is devoted TO some special machips
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01

the game.
exercise and II with rowing The latter
rhmetca and the poetry the former brutal and butaz
Rowing develops metrcay and this physical
marred when the opposing against each other
But football Twenty will develop themselves by
training and right living until they Apolos physical
beauty Then they the field and spoil all their symmetry by
pads Of leather They destroy their beauty and disfge their faces
with great pieces of rubber that all semban the
divine lost And then gods after the behold the igured
oenances the manned and famed bodies the disheed hair and
the CRIME and dirt of the field rubbed through the skin and
flesh laid bare by the Of the
pile upon another and grind each the friend ground
reath Surely there nothing eevang the game Of football
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-01-01
Football an OHense to Arf
BY PROF. T. d. GOODELL,
OF Yale University.

OOTBALL is offcnse to every artistic instinct 1t
IS brutazng denoralzing, destructive and degrading.
There is absolutely nothing in the game from lineup
knish which is elevating inspiring the best impulses
ambitions.
The popularity OF football is the chief of the
developed aesthetic OF the modern public 1t
deterrent the realization OF higher and better and
noble type OF civilization The finer artistic instincts of the
race are bunted by the wild rough desperate conflict of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-02
Publication Notice
ROCK Island iainV County. IS

State of Illinois, L,
Rock Island County.
In the county court of said Rock Island
county. To the April term, A. D. 1904 In
probate.
William Mosher, administrator de bonis non
| of the estate of samuel M Boney, de.
Burgoyne. Milton NJ. Boney, Matthew b.
ney, Cornelia Stewart, Charles w. Bo-
| ney. Kite A BOney, Maud Boney, board
| of trustees of township seventeen O7)
of Rock Island and state of illinois. George
| Burgoyne, James Quinn and Amelia A.
Burgess, defendants. Petition to sell real
To James Quinn and Charles W. Boney. de.
PENDANTS in the above entitled proceeding
| Due afhdavlt that you reside out of
the state of Illinois having been filed, notice
| is hereby given that the petition in the
| third day OF March, A. ID 1904, and that said
proceeding is now pending in said court:
that summons has been issued against you
therein, and that the premises described in
said petition are as follows, namely:
Certain lands and premises situate in said
county OF Rock Island to wit:-That certain
tract or Iarcel OF land bounded and de-
the southwest corner of the northeast quar-
ter of section twenty-seven (27), in townsh d
seventeen 90 northof range three 90 west
running east twenty COD chains, more or
| less, along the south line of said quarter
section TO point therein distant twenty GO
chains west from the southeast corner of
said quarter section; thence running north
ter section conveyed by Samuel NJ. Boney to
E II. Bowman by deed bearing date No
VEN Der twenty nth, A D., 1865. and sad
line prolonged northerly ten Qo) chains,
more or less, to the center of the pu bile
road: thence running west along the center
of the public road twenty (20) chains, more
or less, to the west line of said quarter sec
ton; thence running south along the west
line OF said quarter section ten CO) chains,
IN ere or less, to the place of beginning:
Also the east halI of the southeast quarter
of section twenty-eight (2s) in said town hi .
seventeen 90 north of range three co west
of the fourth principal meridian; lot two (2)
ana the west half of the south half of lot
three CD of the SUBDIVISION of tn north half
of the southwest quarter of said section
twenty seven; and the undivided half OF lot
five %, in block thirty six $3.50 in the town
of Andalusia.
Now, unless you shall personally be and
appear before the said court on the
first day OF the next term thereof, to be
holden at the court house in the city OF
Rock Island in the county of Rock Islanu
and state of Illinois, on the first Monday of
April A. d. 1903, to which time and place the
said summons is made returnable and plead,
answer or demur to the pc tition in said pro-
ceeding filed, that the same will be taken for
confessed against you and decree entered ac-
cordingly.
Dated at Rock Island. Illinois, this four
tie enth day of March. A. ID. 1904.
HENRY b HUBBARD, clerk of said court.
HENRY CURTIS, solicitor for petitioner