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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

college, CrawfordsviIic. Ind. Wen the
civil war broke out lie enlisted in the
Eleventh Indiana regiment. which was
under command Of General Lew Wal
lace. Afterward lie was with the
Thirty-seventh Illinois. rising to be Il
colonel. On the close OF the war lie
was brcvetted brigadler general.
General Black distinguished himself
for bravery ut Pea Ridge. Ala. in 1s,i2.
He was ordered TO have his regiment
seize and hold n vital point BY his
qualities as a commander lie stemmed
the tide OF apparent defeat. held the
field and drove the enemy from il.
During the engagement one of his
arms was shattered. but he remained
with his troops until the victory was
won. Later i'm the same year. while
fighting at Prairie Grove. Ark. with
his injured arm in sling. his other
arm was wounded and crippled. In
describing the fighting ut Prairie Grove
an eyewitness has written:
General Black was holding his
ground. He kept his men as IL they
were on dress parade He tore up and
down the line crying in clear tones 10
be accurate i'm the aim, 10 he careful
and lie snug upon the ground. He
saved the day at Prairie Grove"
After the war General Black read
law and took up the practice OF that
profession. In 1885 President Cleve-
land appointed him pension commits
sioner. and he served until 1850. He
has since been a congressman at large
from Illinois and Tinted Srntes atfor-
ney for the northern district of Illinois.
President Roosevelt appointed him as
the Democratic member OF the civil
service commission, which position he
now holds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
KEEP UP YOUR ENERGY.
Stand Erect and Walk as Though
You Were Somebody.

Never allow your physical standard
to drop. Keep up your energy. Walk
as If you We're somebody and were go
ing TO do something worth while in the
world, so that even a stranger will note
your bearing and mark your superior
ity. If you have fallen into a habit of
walking in a listless. indolent way,
turn right about face at once and make
a change. You don't want to shuttle
along like the failures we often see sit
ting around on park benches or lolling
about the streets. with their hands in
their pockets. or haunting intelligence
offices and wondering why fate has
been so hard with them. You don't
want TO give people the impression that
you are discouraged OF that you are al
ready falling 10 the rear. Straighten
up. then, Stand erect, BE Il man.
You are a child OF the Infinite King.
You have royal blood in your veins.
Emphasize it by your bearing. \ man
who Is conscious of his kinship with
God and Of his power and who believes
thoroughly in himself walks with a
firm vigorous step. with his head erect.
his chin in, his shoulders thrown back
and down. and his chest well projected
I'm order 10 give a large lung capacity.
He Is the man who does things.
You cannot aspire or accomplish great
or noble things so long as you assume
the attitude aud bearing OF - coward
or weakling. II you would be noble
and do noble things you must look up.
You were made to look upward and To
walk upright. not To- look down or To
shambie along in semihorizontal posi-
ton. Put character. dignity, nobility,
into your walk.-Success
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
Native Dress I'm Tibet.

The native dress OF Tibet consists
essentially OF very wide gown five
and a half feet long. with long sleeves.
frightened in ut the waist and gathered
up so as not To- fall below the ankles
Of the men Of quality, or the towns
men. nor below the knees of the COM
mon people. who have much walking
and work to do Thus gathered up.
the gown puffs out at the breast. form
ing huge pocket. At night the wear
or lets il fall and is thus wrapped mp
from his ears to his feet, rs in II bed.
Tibetan women wear the same gown
II is called a ''chuba"-letting il hang
down TO the ank L.. Their dress varies
according TO the locality to which they
belong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
Plague of Rats In berlin.

The extraordinary number of rats
which have shown themselves lately
in the Berlin suburb of Grunewald has
proved such n nuisance to the inhab-
itants that the municipal authorities are
Offering 10 pfennigs for every rats tail
delivered, says the London Standard In
this connection il is interesting to note
that the vigorous action of the Danish
Society For the determination of Rats
i'm Copenhagen is considered by Prus-
sian medical authorities of such i'm
portance for the prevention of the
spread of infectious diseases that the
establishment of an international league
for the determination of rats Is under
consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

of the other and MRS. HETTf GREEN.
that the property of each should be
kept separate. Despite the entreatieS
of his brainy wife. Mr.. Green speculat-
ed in Wall street and lost all his
money. He then retired from active
life and spent his last days in obscu-
rity. His wife has continued to in
crease her fortune Like Russell Sage,
she is of frugal disposition and lives
very plainly. She has a permit to carry
a revolver. and the weapon usually re-
poses in reticule in company with
millions of dollars worth of securities.
Mrs. Green and the reticule are insep-
arabic.
"a pistol is good thing to have
around when l am talking to lawyers
she said recently. Now, if YOU were
n lawyer and 1 had pistol lying on
the table and l took the pistol up in
my hands, you would keep away,
wouldn't you? You wouldn't try to
bulldoze me because I am woman.
Except for lawyers 1 am happy. PeO-
pie are good to me. l have a good con-
science. eat we'll and am in splendid
health. But you don't know what
these lawyers have done to me. 1 am
going 10 protect myself. l am not
bloodthirsty, for l am q QuakereSS,
but If 1 had to shoot 1 believe 1 could
hit a man at twenty yards. l wouldn't
shoot to hit him first; would shoot
over his head to scare him.
NJ Theophile Delcasse, the French
minister of foreign affairs. whose pres
tige has been strengthened so much
recently by his success in bringing
about the Anglo-French agreement,
has another feather in his cap as a
diplomat This consists in the fact
that his influence is credited with
averting the threatened clash between
England and Russia over the North
sea incident. France did not want to
be drawn into any struggle because of
her alliance with Russia, and the
course of events has added to the popu-
larity of NJ. Delcasse.
The foreign minister had good
laugh few weeks ago when he read
in a French paper this description of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
Battles In the SNOW.

Many great battles have been fought
in the snow. Eilau aud Hohenlinden
being familiar examples. Austerlitz
was fought in intensely cold weather.
aud the Russian losses were increased
by Napoleon turning the fire of his
artillery on the frozen lakes over
which the Russians sought to retreat.
In our civil war Fort Donelson was
captured in February, Fredericksburg
was fought in December, Stone River
Dec 81. 1862. Jan. .. 1863, and Thomas
defeated and ruined Hoods army at
Nashville on the 18th and 10th Of De-
cember, 1864.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
j. D.ROCKEFELLER, JR.,
IN STEPS OF HIS FATHER.

turkey dinner was served, of which the
senior Rockefeller partOOk, 1t Is said,
with as much gustO as though no such
thing as indigestion were known. He
attributes the improvement in his APP
petite largely to his devotion TO golf
and other exercise. His son is pro-
ceeding in way to keep his stomach
healthy and his whole physical system
I'm right condition to enable him to
manage successfully the hundreds of
millions of dollars which his father eX-
poets to leave him. He eats thirty cent
luncheons and is n total stranger to
wines and cigars. He takes long walks.
chops wood and INDUCES moderately
in several forms of sport.
Mrs. John u. Rockefeller. Jr.. was
Miss Abby G.. Aldrich, daughter Of
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode
Island, who is several times million
aire She met young Rockefeller when
he was a youth of about twenty and
a student at Brown university, PrOvi-
dence. TO which the head of the Rookie
Teller family has contributed a great
deal of money. The Rockefellers have
strict ideas on amusements and do not
go in much for dancing. but IL Is said
that when the quiet, sober student who
is heir to the Standard Oil millions first
saw Miss Aldrich at college dance.
the belle of the evening and besieged
by would be partners. he showed that
he could lead cotillon, If he chose, as
well as he can lead Bible class.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., is now TWEEN
ty-seven years of age, and during his
first year in business he cleared over a
million on his own account.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
A De6uftfOu.

Diplomacy, Lester" said the hen
pecked man, replying to the inquiry Of
his small son during. it may not be
necessary to explain. the temporary
absence OF the majestic wife OF the one
and mother Of the other, diplomacy is
what makes a man carve n turkey and
unselfishly deal out tn his family and
the visitors their favorite helps. includ-
ing the only portions which he himself
really likes and ut the same time look
like a putty saint.'-Smart Set.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
shell Test. mt Fort Riley.

The artillery forces ut Fort Riley,
Kan. are experimenting with Il new
shell fitted with what is known as the
Semple tracer. says the Junction City
KanJ Union. This tracer is n small
cylinder ut the base OF the shell file.
with u composition which is ignited
by the discharge OF the gun. In burn
Ing il traces the trajectory of the shell
from the gun TO the point OF fall. II
furnishes quick means of determin-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
GEN. JOHN G. BLACK NEXT
PENSION COMMISSIONER

General John c. Black OF Illinois.
who il TO succeed Eugene +. Ware as
United States pension commissioner.
has fine war record and has been
dashing figure in public life. lie is
very popular in the Grand Army OF the
Republic and was recently commander
in chief VI the order. General Black
was born I'm Mississippi In 1899. but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02


Apollo. but the description quoted
somewhat eXaggerates his LONELINESS,
and his achievements more than offset
the defects in his features and figure
His father was humble peasant, and
the present diplomat began life as
newspaper writer. Becoming the secre-
tary to a member of the chamber of
deputies. 1t CHANGED that the deputy
died. NJ. Delcasse soon married his
widow and succeeded to the seat as
deputy occupied by his. former en-
ployer He has been cabinet officer
under four successive administrations.
so that it begins to be said that though
ministries may come and ministries
may go Delcasse stays on forever.
Russell Sage. whose wealth is est.
mated at over $4,000 900. is still in the
business harness at the age of eighty
eight. When he was a boy he adopted
as his motto the old adage. ANY one
can earn dollar. but ii takes wise
man to keep it," He saved the first
debt since. he says. Though so many
times n millionaire. he is still haunted
now and then by the dread of poverty,
which he acquired in early youth from
seeing the misery caused by it,
Nr. Sage has been financially inter
ested in railroads since 1850. u time
when the railroad business was in its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

Tng range at night. Travelling at about
1000 feet Il second, the shells had the
appearance of comets. At the point Of
fall the tracer left the shell and shot
straight up into the air about 100 feet
and then, turning all aglare. shot to
the ground like shooting star over
the spot where the shell had struck"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

John u. Rockefeller. Jr.. is Il chip of
the old block He has his fathers alb
stemious habits and his habit of Civ
ing part of his time and considerable
of his money TO the advancement or
religious and charitable work.
In one respect. however, Mr.. Rookie
Teller junior differs from his wealthy
parent. He has not as yet felt the
necessity of Offering a million dollars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

AAAAlAssNeAA OS ~ ~
the ears of a bat,
the vaulted fore
head of a hydro
cephalus, a SIN all
retrousse nose, wide
open at the bottom,
the goatee of n sea
lion" NJ. DelcaSse
can now afford to
be good humored
when he sees such
pen sketches of him
self He is not an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

Initiating the land ships now en-
ployed in sailing on the sands OF the
California and New Mexico deserts and
successfully used for pleasure on the
southern beaches and in many other
parts OF the United States. London
builder has made sailing carriages"
for use in the Egyptian deserts. =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

dermined. He was
laboring under great
responsibility in gov
erning the archipela-
go. where conditions
were yet SO disturb
ed as to give Secre-
tary Root and PreSi-
dent Roosevelt much
concern. Mr.. Root
therefore requested
T1~ vE-ft g. l-4o,~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
NEW CHICAGO SUBWAY
is A NOVEL ENTERPRISE

New York has just opened a subway.
and Chicago, not to be outdone. is also
going to have one shortly and heat
We" hork In length Of system. The
lineage subway has not attracted
much attention in comparison with
That given the great underground rail-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

resentative OF the middle class inter-
ests has been practically eliminated,
and no sort of reorganization can save
it from disintegration. for the simple
reason that the middle class. upon
which it is mainly built. is being wiped
out of existence.
THE. TRUST Is doing its work in. spite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

Green looks after
her own affairs and
Is shrewdneSs itself.
When she married
E d w a I'd II e nry
Green he was Il rich
man, but she insist
ed before the we'd
dingthat each should
be abSolved from
any responsibility
for the Indebtedness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

Infancy. He is Tie
only director now
alive of the original
board Of directors Of
the New York Cen
trail road. II IL an
old saying In Wall
street that Russell
Sage belongs to the
Hundred Year club.
To be sure. he has
not reached that age
yet, but he Is In a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
FROM POVERTY TO WEALTH..
Romantic Rise of the Young Woman
Who Is Now Mrs. w. A. Clark.

AS mistress Of the palatial residence
of Senator William a. Clark on Fifth
avenue, New York. the young aud
beautiful wife of the Montana copper
king will he surrounded with every
luxury and with treasures of art from
every quarter OF the world. Yet a
half dozen years ago she was n poor
girl in Butte, Mont AZ Miss Ada In
ChappeIle, daughter OF widow who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

At lightweight he is active and at
tends closely TO business. and every
time a birthday comes around he says
he is going TO celebrate many more.
He proposes to die in the company OF
his old friend the ticker when his
sumWQ0a comes. Hia mother paced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

away ut ninety-eight as she was sitting
In her rocking chair knitting stockings
His grandmother died at the age Of
about ninety and attended to her house
work up to the day Of her demise.
Mr.. Sage has never been known as a
president maker. but he figured at one
time in that role, and it was nearly six
ty years ago too. He was chairman of
the New York state delegation at the
Wing convention which nominated
Zachary Taylor for president. Sage
and his associates We're Henry Clay
men and voted solidly for 1.-The Mill Boy
Of the SlaShes,- but when it became
apparent he could not be nominated
they threw their votes. under the lead
of Sage. to General Taylor. The lat
ter's friends were so well pleased that
they told Sage he could name the can
didate for vice president. The name OF
q lawyer in Buffalo. Willard Fillmore,
occurred to him. His suggestion was
taken and thus Fillmore came not long
after to live at the White House as
president. a
Elihu Root. former secretary of war.
like Joseph II. Choate. another famous
New York lawyer. is 4 wit. When Sec
rotary William II. Taft. who weighs
800 pounds, was civil governor of the
Philippines, his health was sadly I'M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

Eggs have their faults, but, at any
rate. they are never too fresh.-Phila.
delphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

was struggling to provide for her famI-
Iy, she could not have dreamed that I'm
SO short Il time she would be the
hostess of S2O0O,00O mansion
Mrs. Clark was sent abroad 10 study
music and languages by Senator Clark
while she WAS his ward. He fell in
love with her and made her his wife
about three years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

way for Chicago has also been planned.
and this will be for passenger traffic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

three other educa-
tional institutions.
His resignation of
his position as head
of the bureau of la
Dor statistics is due
to his desire to give
more time to his
work as president
of the collegiate de-
partment of Clark
university. WOrces-
ter, Mass, and to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

important literary work.
Mr.. Wright was twenty years of
age and was reading law in his native
state of New Hampshire VIXEN the civil
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

We should be as careful of our words
as Of our actions.-Cicero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02

him advised by the new Pacific cable
as to the state of his health. One day,
says the New York Herald, this mes
sage came to Mr. Root from Governor
Taft at Benguet, in the mountains near
Manila:
Rode ten miles on a mule today. Am
feeling much better. TAFT.
Mr.. Root chuckled and doubled with
mirth in the chair which Secretary
Taft has since discarded as too small.
He dictated this reply:
Taft. Benguet-Glad to hear it, but how
is the mule? ROOT.
Carroll D. Wright, who is about to
terminate his long connection with the
bureau of labor statistics ut Washing
ton. is one of the foremost statistical
authorities of the time. 1t was he who
originated the saying, Figures do not
lie. but liars figure" He was the first
labor commissioner of the United
States and was appointed to that posi-
ton by President Cleveland in 1855.
When the bureau of labor statistics be-
came part of the department of COM
merce and labor he remained as head
of the bureau, and thus has served un-
der Cleveland. Harrison. Mckinley and
Roosevelt He rendered distinguished
service in the settlement of the an
thracite coal strike as Il member of
the commission appointed by President
Roosevelt to arbitrate the difficulty, is
president of one college and holds po-
sitions as professor and lecturer in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-02
People Who
Are In the
Public Eye
IRIS. HETTY GREEN. who,
III with the possible exception
of Sonora Isidora Cousino of

in the world, is supposed to be possess
ed of ut least S55.OOO,OO0. Sonora Cou-
sino is credited with $7O,OOO,000. Mrs.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
AGENTS REPORT THE LOSS
OF THE BARkENTINE BERING
Roth Blum & Co. Say That Russian Vessel Was Wrecked
Last February Two Days After Leaving Yokohama for
This Port and That All Hands Reached japanese Coast

The Russian barkentine Bering. ac-
cording to Roth, Blum & Co., the ves-
sells agents at this port, was lost at
sea on or about February 1, two days
after leaving Yokohama for this port.
All hands were saved and reached the
Japanese coast in the lifeboats. No
regular notification of the disaster has
reached this port and the news Of her
having been lost will come as a sur
prise to the local shipping world, which
for some days has been speculating on
the reason for the barkentine's ap-
parently long voyage.
The Bering was vessel Of peculiar
appearance and very familiar at this
port. She was built of steel, had lit
tie beam and was reported cranky In
bad weather. She was vessel of S1I
tons register and was built in 1894 at
Inverkeithing. She was owned at St
Petersburg.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday as
follows:
Christopher c. Mobley 2S. Fresno and An
ME L. Wood. 23. 2955 Buchanan street. city.
Hans ThOrsen. y, and Marie Churchwig 81,
both of this city.
and Rose Ganpey, 81 $50 Sixth street.
ASel Frandson. 81 Fresno and Alma L.
Danielson, 23 Fresno.
Joseph V. de Laveaga, "a, 122S Geary street,
and Florence ]. Callaghan, p, 1900 Washing
ton street.
Philip Theirsen. IS, se7 San Bruno avenue,
and Annie Callopy. 81. SCI San Bruno avenue.
Robert D. Hunter D. and Lenora G. Sny-
der, %, both of this city.
Albert d. FlGgg &c. and Frances A. Gris-
void, 26 both OF this city.
Manoel Prera, 30 90S Sansome street. and
Mary Oliver. II, 90S Sansome street.
Nnliam 3. Swain, 81, Marysvile, and Mar
garet 7. Thompson. - 2976 Folsom street.
Edoardo Ricci 2S. Bsrtol place and Ida
Gaegetti, L. lo22 Montgomery street.
Henry Lszare, 40. Chicago, and Carrie Mat
they. u city.
Jaf Young so. TO4 Washington street and
A. Corne Marcee %, T04 Washington street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
Boy Burglars Captured.

Six boys, ranging in age from 10 to
Ia years. were arrested last night by
officer James OiConnor and charged
with burglary. Their names are Frank
and Henry Spiegl, John Kelly, Samuel
Smith, Frank Guido and Willie Mason.
They robbed the office of the Cali
fornia Wire Works on Bay street, near
Mason, on last Saturday, securing sew
eral sofa cushions. a shaving set, an
umbrella, some silverware and cloth
ing. On account of their tender years
they were sent to the juvenile ward
for incorrigibles at the Central Emer-
gency Hospital. They reside at North
Beach. Most Of the stolen property
was recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
Exports for the North.

The steamer Senator. which sailed on Sun
day for Victoria. carried assorted merchan-
disc cargo consigned to the port of destina-
tion and the principal British Columbian ports,
valued at $14 s9O and including the following ::
10 bbls -four. 1924 lbs coffee, 1890 lbs cs
raisins. ss75 lbs dried fruit, 1878 lbs butter,
1857 lbs cheese 1924 lbs 81 cs meals, 1000 lbs
sugar POS lbs hams. "a, $50 lbs malt. 10 es
canned goods 10 pkgs paste pkgs groceries
and provisions. 20 cs eggs 100 cs whisky.
500 lbs chocolate 21S pkgs fresh vegetables,
557 pkgs fresh fruits. 80. 600 lbs SALT 262 gals
wine 420 lbs nuts, "a cs honey, rolls leather.
23 bales twine, 1 pkg machinery, 81 pkgs
paints and oils, 5 bbls whale oil. 100 tins
matches IL. .40S lbs soda ash. 4,139 lbs blue
stone $50 lbs cs tobacco, 30.33S lbs wood
pulp IL 200 lbs fertilizer, pkgs drugs. SOFA
lbs tin 80 boiler tubes. 10 pkss sewing ma
chimes. 342 pkgs roofing; ii Kegs nails. pcs
steel pkgs dry goods.
In addition to the foregoing the steamer
carried 100 tons of pig lead, valued at $S4O4,
en- route to Montreal Canada
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-12
MARRIED.

JoNEs-McI.EOD-In this city. March 81,
1903. by the Rev. c. L. Walz Robert II
Jones and Belle Mcleod
MURPHY-NICHOLSON this city Aprsl
10 1904 by the Rev. W. z. Dugan pastor
Stewart Memorial Church, Henry Murphy
and Jessie Nicholson both of San Francisco.
PARENT-iERRING- this city March 26
1904. by the Rev. DR.. RAIDER, Charles Edwin
Parent and Gertrude Irene Herring
REED-MATTHEWS-I this city Anril 6
lSV4. by the Rev. William Kirk Guthrie
Horace Fayette Reed and Edith Louise Mat
thews, both of San Francisco