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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
4 COUNTER BARGAIN.

Belinda bought a bargain
Black net to make n dress;
Marked down from something fearful
To half the price, or less,
II only cost four dollars.
The lining cost fifteen.
And fifteen for chiffon.
The silk and net between.
Then forty yards Of ruching
And thirteen pounds of Jet,
Some lace. little velvet
TO brighten up the net.
Then twenty for the making
1t is a bargain gown
1t only cost four dollars.
Because ii was marked down.
Washington Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
Nearly COrfcits His Life.

A runaway almost ending fatally, start
ed a horrible ulcer on the leg of ].
Orner, Franklin Grove. III. For fou
years it dened all doctors and all rem
cdies. But Eucklen's Arnica Salve ha
no trouble to cure him. Equally good 70
Burns, bruises, Skin Eruptions and Pile,
25c at j. w. Sulivan's and all drug
gists-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
BETTER Than Gold.

II was troubled for several years with
chronic Indigestion and nervous debl-
ity," writes +. j. Green of Lancaster,
n. II. mo remedy helped me until |
began using Electric BItters. which did
me more good than all the medicines
ever used. They have also kept my wife
In excellent health for years. She says
Electric Bitters are just splendid for fo-
male troubles; that they are a grand
tonic and invigorating for weak, run down
women. No other medicine can take it'd
place in our family" Try them Only
t0c Satisfaction guaranteed by j. w
OSuliivan and all druggists
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ACCOUNTED FOR.

The Emperor of Chna-What Is that
strange noise | hear?
The Minister of the Interior--It Is the
bottom dropping out of the New York
stock market, your Majesty.-Iife.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
COULDN'T SLEEP STANDING

"Phat's thot?" said tho newly hired
maid pointing 10 the folding bed in her
room
"A folding bed" was the reply
IF thot's tn cose on can't sthay here.
Oi nivcr cud shape sthandin up"-Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
CHAPTER V.

|E~ I'VE bright sun of circus day
4 shore into HAIRLESS window,
i.TtS:i,JN and lie awokc 10 find himself
s1l.GS.gy ai..il,ng For little while he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
THE PREACHER

thurchh.
While he away the
devil never taking a vacation etc.
ell
They expect to escape
Did you yourself pastors placer We are
talking about city pastor with bits church.
think week. however sood they may be Is
you the beck and call OF a
regiment OF people day and ulshtf
all kinds Of persons requires the
ability them all nto spirit There
There Misunderstanding and pfeu
iealouales church militant
composed entirely pastor holds his place
year ability high order and
sleepiess nghts
visit the sick bury the dead comfort the bereaHed
respondent fallen find places for the
Sep the elders dcacons uahcrs aud jan
hundreds he be guide philosopher aud friend
Moreover touch vita the pruscas OF things
upodate particular An old % preacher In
win last about aag bal in hadcs Where
and when study think and write u
mystery
it this tasfle. whom hcgroutEe
refreshed In mind and body and
be careful that
your petty burdens shoulders Help him Speak
good credit Tor his
hbors.
Give your preacher chance
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
TIE TREATING CUSTOM

b. blamed large amount
araks occasionally" god fellow lie
sod fellowship and ds-
TO his uEenE
drinks - hc q much over
drinking used into ssioea lie
wants only one gang lie
get away drinking them That Tie ethics IF The
bar he uiIst
rafana Who
peeeaure Dutch tfstths Kind
xher every himself
follow his custom largely ani one 81
dom a muc
The man treating probably neral
conventions eeaud that h
refuse H fears
being a tight wad-
treating custom o. pfaf hy also fool
He acts fsalahiy He drinks
occasion where composition of rrner-
svH barrel Of hsn please hs fellows lie
prastratsa virtue Friendship makes vice.
DO not Absusn zee r. the emily safe course
sou Make occasion Of h Dutch
treat
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-aa1re f6Wih through 9HI1I
eamo loudly the roaring sound 81
failing water
~ ho vas decent sensible beast
like he'd urter be-. he'd keep "a
the main Travelled road Ef0aHea
Shorty through his set teeth. abui
haIn what be- is. and o. natural
dsrned fool. ita dollars ~ dough
nuts that he makes straight for the
falls"
II was but too pain 90 De- seen
that the frightened alfl had lost
all control ~ the vicious little
beast. which. with the bit between
rs teeth was rearing and plunfinR
madly AZ It noared tie dangerous
turning # Reered tflIle ana shorty
sent up m uuapokeh prayer. bui
with "a Wild snort It left the main
Travelled road and dashed straight
ahead
shorty awore a mighty oath
THROUGH his eel teeth and piled Whif
aud spur. making the brown mare
/ fairly ny over the ground.
"HUld hafd" he shouted ns Thun.
| derbot came crushing through The
undefbuah Look ont the water-
falls just ahead Get your foot out
Of the ailfrup. alt loose. let 30 your
bride and trust yourself 10 me!
Don't be scared, lot yourself come
steady there NOW"
With a aNoop like a uhirlwiud be
swept by her caught her from the
saddle a. hs passed and held her
With an iron arm as the mAddened
pony plunged forward. toitered for
a moment ON the edge o. the cliff.
aud then plunged downward 10 the
rocks below
Mighty close call. wasn't it,"
painted Shorty. when. a few mo-
menta later he led the snOrting and
trembling Thundefholt carefully
back into The road. 4 tell you. you
never eau trust them pasty little
pibald chaps. they're orncry little
euaeea every time A. nhuCkai Why
that wasn't uothin'. don't mention
IL. why that wasn't nothin' at all.
Why me an Thunderbolt we Just
pahaw now. don't yoa talk like that
miss. II puts me out a heap worse n
now don't you Worry. Thunder
bolt. she just loves T. and as fur
newell. I could walk along this
road forever a-aeeln' you up there
in my saddle Funny. now. too. how
TIT sort o. becomes YOU"
The journey back 10 town. with
the lady. siill rather white about
the lips. sitting meekiY ia the sad
die and shuay walking beside her.
vas a heavenly pilgrimage 10 him.
Il was over an too soon. and when
they reached the hoteI. and an ex-
cited and hreathleaa crowd began %
gather round them be could stand
II no longer. bat threw himself into
the saddle and never drew rein IN
~ he had reached the ranch. where
safs IN the shelter Of Thuuderbolt'H
atnll be threw his arms about her
neck and Kissed her again and again
on the white spot on her nose.
uraising and thanking her In a
choking whisper for Nhat she had
done Then he took of his coat.
and holding il up before him
smoothed aud pntted r.. kissed a
spot upon the shoulder rubbed his
hand tcnderiy along the right sleeve
and then folded IL up very carefully
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waY plunged down the winding
road. hin brown cheeks whitening a
little under the tan and his breath
coming thick and hard
Go a. my beauty" be cried. bis
heart beating a. the widest tunsle
With a buckiag broncho had never
made Il beat beforc-sEo a.. old
girl for an there ia Ia Yen. We've
got some pretty work 70 do. Thun-
defbolt. nay lass. or I'm a Dutch
man. Ny God ! wonder n that
poor girl knows what's ahead -
Leaning far forward In his saddle
be looacued hia lariat rope and
braesd himself firmly IA his stir
uua
A short distance ahead of the
maddened. flying pony the road
turned sharply 10 the right. Will.
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ny MARIE X. MAtIE

Shorty MNfaNdHu had the hiurH
whether Il vas remorae. irdigea-
ton or the weather hn could not
himself determine. lie had come
down from the Circle T ranch the
day before with n number o. other
boys % paint the town and
blow In" the accumulation 81 his
summers earrings.
They had had a Wild night ~ r.
and Shorty had awakened late that
morning with a headache and feel
Ing Of nausea and disgust for him.
self. the world and all mankind
lie refused to Join the boys in a
little game n draw. but pulling
hla broad felt hat low over his sun
burned face and with his hands Ia
his trousers pockets eaunfcrrd off
mp the mountain road and sat down
on a rock by the side Of Cold brook
A he sat looking down az tho
water a face that he had seen the
day before kept constantly rising
before him.
lie had led a lonely life riding the
ranges of a Wyoming cattle ranch.
and had seen few women. none like
the one he had aeon yesterday. with
her delicate features aud fair. pa
trician face She had atod beside
him In n store for a few moments.
aud the faint perfume from her
clothing. her high bred air and cul-
tufed voice opened o new world be.
fore him. lie wondered moodlly
what be might have been n circum-
stances had treated him differently.
and looked down at his spmred
boots and leather snaps" with an
impatient sigh
The ciatter ~ horses hoofa upon
the hard road made him look up.
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A COWBOYS BRIEF
ROMANCE


and his heart lcaped a. the object
Of his thoughts In a trim blue hab-
IT, and accompanied ~ n tail. mid
dle-aged man % military Sppear-
anre. went fanteTinR awlftiyty.
iio rose and barred his head ~ enc
might DO ct the passing ~ o queen
and was conscious Of a feeling II
animoaitF 10 the man. Who. be eaw
with satisfaction. was not near 80
good n horaeman aa himself
Ho watched them as they rode
away down the dusty road. kicked
a pebble ont OF his path with an i'm.
patient gesture. aud started hack
towards the hotel saying. "shuelal
what's the matter with YOU. Shorty
What's gone wrong with you that
you've took 10 cuvyIug the swelia7
Reckon You'd better he atartin' haek
20 tho ranch them folks r. iiltle
out OF your class
He kept away from his compan-
Ions that evening. and vent carly 10
bed and when he nWoke the next
morning his mind waa made un 10
80 back t. the ranch at once Steal
ing quietly ont % the hotel he sad
died hts little brown mare "Thun
derbolt. whom he loved better than
anything else on earth. aud leaving
a note for @tho boys took hts way
through the still nleeplng town and
cut on the road towards the cdun
try.
lie had ridden several miles. wills
Ting softly and with the bride Is
Ing loose upon the mares neck.
when the rapid beat OF hoofs on the
road behind him caused him to
wheel about In hts saddle and look
back.
tie started with a low whistle. for
riding towards him. alone and At a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
.sHE had STOOD BEsrD nm ~ raE STORE

lackfabbit In the weeds. and
was rearing and plunElnE like a
bruncho. suddenly. with an angry
shake Of hts head be sawed on the
be. got bis head down almost boz
tween his knees. and bottled away
like an arrow from a bow
Horse and Rider shot By shorty
like flash 81 liEht the girl sitting
flrmiY in her saddle and not show
Ing The least alarm as they dashed
away up the dusty road.
She's a peach 81 a rider. all
right remarked shorty. xtih an
appreeiativs erin. and he pulled
Z hundefb0it back into the road.
but n she wan inf shelf I
had anything 20 say about her I
wouldn't never let her 60 ridin' that
there little devil round the country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
MANY APPLICANTS
EXPRESS DESIRE

The applications 81 t1s men. who
SAINT o. take examinations shtah
aili make them opru - appointment
50 sity positions. were paafri unun
~ che civil service commissioners
last uiRht OF this number - are
applicants Tor position ~ patrul-
men. f.iEhfeen % TIE latter ueHn
rejected because ther failed 10 meet
she requirements Zee enc way uf an
othsr chief Delaney Niii rick out
e % those who Huaeraafuliy uama
the examination 20 add 10 his fore
October 4
There are g. applications Tor naafs
lions in the fire Department. s. faF
Positions - iabofefH ama e. Cor Pc
Hitionm On the ruEimartinE depart
ment The EXAMINATIONS begin next
Thursday.
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fIIlIE
Fof The neRi week Shorty WAS
c0nunHfum 30 his aHaqfiafaH Tau.
aliy the most genial and sunny N
companions. be NaH silent. thought
ful gloomy and depressed
The usual flow of cowboy spirits
seemed obnoxious 20 him. and no
sought lonely aHa remote corners.
whore hf sat with such % daHHfaat
md fanwHy expires ion on his SUM
burned face that the bOYs summed
% up TINT Shorty must a.loHt his
bull pile ln town
Fof aIg long daga Shorty remain.
% On the ranch. nervous. distracted
and OupfraHcd On the seventh he
rode away ~ town with n new light
ln hla eyes and an fEuIeasI8n ri de-
termination on his lips
When be- arrived there bis first
stop Nag a. a fashionable clothing
store. where he purchased a CONE
plete naw outflt. after which be vas
shaved and had bic muataehe rare-
fully eufied The rest Of the day
be- put tn alternately marching bold
~ no 20 the door ~ the hotel and
blinking timldly away ne II be bad
been detected IN a crime.
Towards evening he AZ last sum-
moned courage 10 enter, and going
ND to the desk asked the clerk in
hoarse. Hhaky voice n that there
young lady that wore the blue ridin'
habit was In
The natty clerk looked AZ him
mperclliously through bis eye
glasaea
do you mean Mrs. Gen. Fitz-
Green Wallace7 Oh. she and her
husband left for New York Tues
day"
ooh" was all that Shorty found
tongue % utter.
Then he went out. turned into a
by-atreet. kicked bis new derby hat
into a ahnDeleas MACS. and mount
ing Thunderbolt rode slowly back
10 the ranch.
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all alone She'd oricr have q y, -
hofae'n him. sure ilea mean. tho
little erlttef II. dead sure. he's a
mem one. you hin tell that by the
way he what 80 by goliy' III
be- eYerlaatinely col .darned N the
little bergar aint bolted With her
now and here. too. Of all places In
the country
Wasting no more breath On
words shorty dashed the spurs Into
Thnnderbolta fantH. and with a
Wild m Vt" to speed him on hts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24
CHURCHES

First Presbyterfan-R Rev ~. A.
Matthews. At n a. N. The Fruits
Of Pure Heligi0u. evening subject.
what Are We GoluE TO DO With
Things Sin Hath WrouEhtf
First Unitarian Flef W. y. 81
monds. At II a. m. War Against
War-Boaaon Peace Congress Of
1907 Introductory address. rfIb-
ute to Dr. George G. L0rimor"
First Methodist Protestant Rev.
r. r. Revelee. At II a m. God r
Good Pleasure s p. m. ~Unheiiei
an lmpazaiblilty.
Lane Street Presbyterian Rev.
y. L. Forbes AZ II n m Rev.
James Thonson. the former pastor.
will preach. 1880 p. m. Outward
Aspect 81 Conversion.
Westminster Presbyterian Rev.
]. n Wilson. Sunday Will be rally
day In al tho departments II the
church. ~ N a. m. The pastor VII
preach 70 the chlldren and their
parents on the subject. What 4
the Value % a B0y7 1870 .. m.
sermon 70 Christian Endeavurefa on
the subject "Ine interpretive and
the Aggressive Aspects o. Christian
Endcavor."
Fremont Christian Church. =
Morris At ~ a. H. Spirituality
7. 90 D. ~. why Believe That
Jesus Christ Is the Son Of God
North Baptiat-HeV. Robert
Cairna A. n a. m. The -Four
Cardinal Points Which Mark the
Christians Secret Of q Happy Life.
Sunday evening. illustrated lecture
"sfudlca IN the Life Of Christ"
Esaneelieal Asaoeiatl0n-Re n
T.. IIOnaeueh. pastor. There Wil
be no service On the morning. At
p. ~ there VIII be a funeral service
Preaching In English at D. ~.
Inmauuel Lrtheran--At II a m
the pastor. Rev. H. A. Steele. vii
preach In Norwegian; 3 y. m. ser
mon.
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broakneek gnilop waa the lady. bio
lady. Of the blue habit, her lips
smiling and her checks glowing
with tho crisp morning air.
Amt she n dream though " cried
Shorty under his breath. staring
with ali his eyes and pulling his
horse 10 ono side. sits like "A queen
ana alnt afraid o nothln'. aud that
little brute she's fidin' 10 IA nasty
one. too. I'll bot All / thought sol"
For the hard hltted little animal
had ahied violently az The aeurfy Of
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ard Jackson street EarfY mas. ara
sermon fchiidreu'a maaa1. 40 . 40
Sunday hcoi ~ p m fuNtfucfion
ard heuseictiun. - .. m
Church q Our Lady 20 GaaH Help
THIRD aRenng aHd Washington street
Sunday. laW masses az g. n and 1
a M. high maHa t. % a. m. uanaAy.
school a IA Neanera. ~ .. IA
week DAYS. mass q. m.
Sacred Heart ehHrrh-Rav. Geo. A.
fnld Al 9 a. m aud a. .. m ios
mass. n D m. EeHperH. sermon and
ignusdieffun.
Church Of the fmmaruiafe cancrr-
tinn Rev a. sueaza. A. - aha "a
a N. low mass. q - a. m. high maai
and sermon. ~ , m., raaarY anf
reueGi1tl1n.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24

Palouaa IL great arrlenifafal
community. u ~ great flauaHe-
turing point and " has p BASEBALL
team that hands 81 "a rYcfythinH e.
sofH up against raiuuae wash
Republic
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elo PLANr DESTROYED

CINCINNATI Onto. sept. =
Flfs this morning destroyed The
plant ~ faF & fgan "a. mauufae.
tursrs - weed working machinery
foas. tssa. aa0.
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colonel. how Fusa the battlsf
asAed the stsat general az his aide
dashed up on ~ fosm covered boz.
"aIr. : regret 20 report both arnzse
are about aut Of saan#=
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TIE HAD A RuS ron uls MONEY

And this recalls the fact that
Uncle Henry must b. the emily dem
eefat In the United States Nho isn't
talking about maray.
The Princess ChimnF iutendn 60
- into vaudeville On this country
aud thrn viii tFY 60 convince people
she h not Insane. shed better re-
verse her plans
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The0aophiCa Society. Seattle
LodKe-At q N. there vii be a
lecture by Mrs II 81 Randolph on
the subject. Prayer
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HNhnt proof have YOU he asked
when she announced her intention OF
suing Tor divorce.
sHsrc Il a." she said. handing
him something
Pool that 1 ami" he exclaimed. as
he glanced al a. "t'ooi that am.
fof teaching you how 70 use
camera.
mabel says she does not like that
new hair oft she thinks there =
poisson iu it
why -
eneoauae she has found a awful
rough un rats
UauEhtefl
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
KANSAS
Hen Page practices two hours
= day GA hts clarinet.
Howard pyle has goat
Hairy MiIirrn thumb u EeftIHs
better. lie played bali Yesterday.
Harold cone and Harry Miller are
leaning haw 90 burn aood At the
Normal Ar Abbot II their teacher
Empofla 1kanl Gazette.
A poieeat Is said is have Invaded
the grounds a. Hnaemaunt d. this
the democrats scent q fupfhach
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Your pastor IA
back from his va
cation andia push
Ing thin SIS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24

"And his that whoever could make two
blades seet o. ground
grew better Of mankind and
country than the Shos Of
poutisians put toasthsr,"-Jonathan Swift
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The yahamtk Is anid % - one 81
ere m0at Intelligent blrda kuuun
Must BE- a cross between q ruarhaet
aud doda.
They cannot hold cut murh
longer. said the Japanese conn-
mander before Port Arthur "Hea
huH desperate their condition H.
They are AZ the end Of their sup
niiea'
I fan 20 see "a saia the lap
anHas aide
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II don't DO a man
NO good & have tn
reputation NV beiu
"A smart Teller too
many fellsra iayin' fer
isat that kind.
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II might be said the ualiir fleet
viii so cut ON tie farewell tour.
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- STAR DUST {.

An army prisoner escaped from
Governors island by walking out
afeaHed la red ncektlc. claw ham
mef coat and riding brooches They
Thought hv was one OF the 200
The cEnr has made what the 81
Petersburg papers Say Is hla last
inspection OF the baltic fleet Now
We know the Hattie fleet in Eoiug to
the WAT
II might be said the HaItir fleet
viii 80 out On itn farewell tour.
And IN the meantime the uiHhon
Potter saloon il being we'll advrr-
uaed b. the temperance erraniza-
tiauN
A New York magistrate nusEcayn
that each police station IN that city
have an automobile 10 be used IN
conveying drunken men Ia their
homea impnetlcabic Let en- have
two automobiles az each station.
Henry q. Davis promises 20 talk
about money when the campaign
warns up. uut the campaign never
VIII warm up II Uncle Henry docan' e
10 something more than talk about
money
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you do why. look Al of them
are ntlil wearing their straw hatat"
Never mind, uiu. What you don't
know went hurt you
You mean went know a hurts
me-"
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a woRn FROM JOSH WISE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-09-24

Roman Catholic Meetings
e. Mas Pariah-Kev. w. ! Meta
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A poieeat 10 said te have Invaded
the grounds az Hnarmaunt IT. this
thc democrats scent q fuurhack
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mabel SAYS she does not like that
new hair oft She thinks thefe Il
raiaan tu II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-17
Dubuque Rolls Up Eleven Runs on
Two Rock Islands Pitchers in
Fret Game of the Series.
LIEBHARDT QUITS in SECOND
After Half Dozen TaIIies Have Been
Made-Lakaff Fares Little Better
Before Hunkey's Men.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Rock Island at Dubuque.
Decatur at Davenport.
Springfield at Cedar Rapids.
Bloomington at Rockford.

Dubuque, Aug. 17.-Dubuque hit the
ball yesterday in the opening game
of the series with Rock Island Man
ager Hunky Hines says he owes the
visitors a few sound beatings for the
cruel treatment be received in Rock
Island on his last trip with his team
there when he had it handed to him
three in row. Leibhardt started in
to perform the pitching stunt, but he
retired in the second inning. Dubuque
having piled up six tallies on him. La
kaff took his place and pulled through
the third innings without allowing the
Iowans to hit him with result, but in
the fourth they took wallop at him
for four ITALICS. The feature of the
game was the fielding of Hadley. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-17
TO AID STRIKING BUTCHERS
Tr-City Picnic Next Month at Which
President DonneIIy Will be Present.

The butchers and meat cutters of
the tri-Cities are making arrangements
for a celebration and picnic which in
all probability will he held at SChUet-
zen park. Davenport. Sunday. Sept IL.
The picnic is for the benefit of the
striking packing house workers.
a feature of the day will be a sheep
dressing exhibition given by President
DOnnclly of the butcher workers and
several other expert workmcn. Don
nelly is the most experienced sheep
dresser in the world and holds the
worlds international record for dress
ing sheep.
The presidents reputation lies not
alone in his success as Il butcher. but
also as an orator, and in connection
with his exhibition he will deliver an
address.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-17
Licensed to Weo
Milk Factory is Beauty SPOT.

One of the best pieces of floral gar
dening in the tri-Cities is the boule-
ward in front of the Tri-City Milk com
pany's factory in the upper end of the
city. Manager J. w. Parker has a
gorgeous row of cannas and salvias,
with several beds of geraniums. 4
brilliant specimen of the red hot
poker" flower unknown here, is now
in bloom. On the factory and barn
vines have been trained. and. in fact.
the wilderness has been made TO
blossom like the rose."