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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

\ to give pretty Irene Bentley genuine
bear hug" and the genuine enthusi-
| asm with which this bit of stage bust
ness was performed left no doubt in
the minds Of the spectators that Ali
at least enjoyed his role.
Ali is of French extraction, but in
early youth was apprenticed with a
troupe of Arab acrobats and tumblers,
who took him 10 England. where he ac-
quired cockney accent that cannot be
detected from that OF the genuine ma
tive born Britisher. Likewise 1t was
in merry England that he contracted
the pantomime habit, and the first an
imal part in which he scored hit was
that of a jackass.
He Played Many Animal Roles.
Ali has assumed the mimic likeness
of all sorts of administrators, cats,
cows, donkeys, monkeys and even a
parrot ON one occasion. He will be re
membered as mot that kind of IA dog"
IN "Fiddle-deDee," the funniest of
the "Weberfields" burlesques Ais
success is due to the fact that he
doesn't merely CLOWN" but character
ICES each animal he impersOnates and
always keeps lin the skin of the
part"
His Tige in Buster Brown" Is de-
light to canine fanciers as well as to
critics.
Ali came to America originally to
join David Hendersons then ceIebrat-
ed extravaganza company at the Chi
cago Opera House, and his first hit on
this side of the pond was as the faith
full donkey in AN Bahia" This was
during the worlds fair, or Columbian
exposition. and Henderson's company, |
including Eddie Foy, Henry Norman, |
Ida Mule and others. was Il Chicago |
institution second only in local pride |
to the fair
A Striking Tige.
Ali remained with this excellent or |
ganizatiOn for several seasons and |
then came 10 New York to join the |
Weber & Fields company, where his /
achievements in animal i'm /
have been made lie /
has realized Artist Outcault's comic /
canine Tige strikingly true 10 life" on
the stage of the Majestic theatcr cele- |
brated FOR its cowardly lion. dancing |
heifer and scarecrow with ''H'he Wiz
NV VI CSs anu It's HlSlalt+I. DIX anu
little bears and animated wooden sol
diers with the Babes In TOyland."
Small, but Athletic.
All is a small but athletic man, since
the strain of assuming the crouching
pastures Of animals requires great
strength as well as suppleness Of limb
Frequently after a lively romp with
Buster before the fOotlights he comes
off the stage fairly dripping with per
spiration and has to be helped to get
his heavy "dOgskin" suit of. But after
an alcohol sponge and a brisk rubbing
he looks fit as fiddle and feels no
evil after effects Of going TO the dogs"
Tim Murphy Versus New York.
The representative of the manager OF
several New York theaters went TO St
Louis while Tim Murphy was playing
there 10 induce the comedian TO see the
advantages OF a long season annually
In New York. II know" said Mr. MUIR
ply. this has been the ambition Of
many comedians. Nat Goodwin lost q
fortune there before New York took
him. Sol Smith Russell never succeed
ed In completely winning New York TO
bis genuine native humor. John 7.
Raymond and Roland Reed did not
make any particular effort.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
.KEOCH VS. De ORC
Another Match for Pool Cham
piOnship Soon to Take
Place.

Jerome Keogh of Buffalo is to play
Champion Alfred De ORC again in a
match contest for the pool champion
ship.
Keogh has long been Il formidable
rival of De ORC and has hackers
a-plenty.
Keogh. who is proprietor of large
billiard hall at Buffalo, refused to al
low De ORC even expenses to come to
that city TO play the match. This made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

Invitation Of the American Polo asso-
ciation 1t was decided not to accept
the invitation, ms II was found that it
would be impossible TO send 10 the
United States u representative team.
at the same time it was decided to
acquaint the leading polo clubs in the
United Kingdom of the American in
vitation and to put no obstacle in the
way of any private team that might
wish to go TO the United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
PIeasant and Harmless.

Don't drug the stomach to cure a
cough. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
The mucus, draws the Inflammation ont
Of the throat, lungs and bronchial
tubes, heals, sOothes and cures. A
quick cure for Group and whooping
cough. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

life Bohemian. Sylvia IS witty girl
and one OF much common sense. Miss
Closer pictures her inimitably.
Miss Closer Il native Of Indiana,
which state seems TO have formed the
habit of producing and exporting tai
ented people. Indiana exports gen
fuses while Russia depOrts them Joke.
ROBERT BUTLER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
Raven Dramatized.

1.-THE Raven" founded on the life of
Edgar Allen Poe. by George c. Halle
ton, Jr, author of Mistress Nell" will
have an early fall production at the
Garrick theatre New York. Poe will
be played by Frederick Lewis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
BILLS AT THE ILLINOIS.
Ben Greet and His Company of EIizabethan Players
Here Today Hoity-TOity at the Illinois
Tomorrow Evening"

ern conditions permitted he would not
have the cast printed in the customary
way. for he prefers the old Elizabethan
style of giving credit, simply under
the caption, The names of the play
ers," giving no clue TO the part played
by each member of the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

When bilious try a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and liver Tablets
and realize for once how quickly a
first class up-todate medicine win cor
rect the disorder. For sale By all lead
ing druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
campbelI's New Opera.

Maurice Campbell announces the
production of an opera in the fall. The
libretto is by George c. Hazleton, Jr.,
and the music by Julian Edwards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
LESS OF SCIENCE
And More AggressiVeness is
What Fight Fans
Want.

The dislike of the average fight fan
for the scientific boxer who prefers to
win a safe victory on points rather
than take risk trying for a knockout
was shown recently at Chelsea, Mass.
Abe Attell and Kid Goodman met and
went fifteen rounds. Reports of the
bout say that Attell easily proved him
self the superior
The fact that he didn't try to knock
Goodman cold, however, brought out
ali kinds of criticism, and the affair
was denounced as fixed" The deci-
sion was a draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
Illinois Bookings.

March 19-"Hoity-Toity."
March 26-The World.
March 27-"Me, Him and l."
March 29-"Peck's Bad Boy"
March 30-"The TenderfOOt."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18
No Polo Inrn.ion.

The polo committee OF the Hurting
ham club met recently 10 consider ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

Joe Hagan is a promising young
Philadelphia featherweight who has
won several good fights abroad. Ha-
gan recently returned TO the Quaker
City from England and will be a PROM
inent figure in coming battles He is 4
fast, hard hitter and clever ring gen
eral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-18

Ben Jordan is still the 126 pound
champion of England. After fifteen
rounds of fighting In which not a single
damaging blow was struck he was re-
Gently given the decision over Pedlar
Palmer before the National Sporting
club, London. The spectators did not
agree with the decision of Referee
Douglass and there were loud cries for
a draw.
From the first bell Palmer did all the
leading, but Jordan, by covering up
and clinching, cleverly avoided every
onslaught and throughout showed a
wonderful ability to escape punish
ment, although as Il matter of fact he
was unable to infiict any himself.
Palmer was always Il favorite in the
betting, and at the prevailing odds of
to there were thousands of pounds
wagered on the result. As a side in
ducement to the championship of Eng
land the boys battled for n purse of
$500 and a side wager of $500.
There is no story that can be told of
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13

Mr. Vice President Fairbanks is al
ready swinging round the southern
segment of the circle to promote his
candidacy in 1908. That must make
Messrs. Shaw, Taft, Foraker ct al.
green with envy. 1t is much easier to
run for president in 1905 than it will
be three years later. So nobody should
envy the tall Hoosier the pleasure of
his present peregrinations. All of
them should keep an eye on I. r. not
outstanding his remarks on the night
of the election. Wise men change their
minds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
A Dismantied Sugar Mill.

At Saginaw, one place where | lee
tured. was taken out to see a sad
spectacle, result of the dollhouse
process Of the Dingley bill. A great
sugar beet factory, having cost, in one
way and another, over 100000, had
been sold under a mortgage for $780,,
600 and was being dismantled to be re-
moved to Colorado. The good people Of
the beautiful city of Saginaw were in
mourning as a consequence, and no
wonder, for the removal of this sugar
mill to the Centennial State not only
means clear loss of four hundred
thousand of the seven hundred thou
sand which they had put into it, but
means also that thousands of Michi-
ganders will be out of employment.
OF course it is to be hoped that as
many thousands in Colorado will find
employment by reason of the removal,
but that is small consolation to the be-
reayed citizens of Saginaw and the i'm
mediate vicinity How did the mill
happen to be built? On the SUPPOSE
ton that the exorbitant rates of the
Dingley bin would be kept on the stat
ute books fnrever-rates which Gov
ernor Dingley himself admitted We're
too high and which he said were made
too high deliberately for the purpose
of enabling US to make favorable bar
gains with other nations by reciprocity
arrangements. What Governor Ding
ley intended should be temporary and
for one purpose the people who put
their good money into the sugar fac
tory at Saginaw claim should be per
manent and for another purpose, for it
is popularity of the benedciaries Of
the tariff that if a high rate is ever
overestablished they hang on to it like
grim death and give it up only on COM
pulsion, though there exists no longer
public reason for retaining it. Why
are they dismantling this mammoth
sugar factory? They say it is because
of the Cuban tariff arrangement, the
20 per cent reduction of the Dingley
rates on Philippine sugar and the
threatened reduction of 80 per cent
more on Philippine sugars. Now, if
the tariff system is such a delicate
plant after more than century of hot
housing as to be destroyed or seriously
injured by threat to let in Philippine
sugar at a reduced rate or free of all
customs duties, how long must we en-
dure it before our manufacturers can
walk without government crutches !?
The people of Saginaw who are engag-
ed In the sugar business treated re
handsomely, and like them. but they
mistake the reason why sugar produe-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
Net to Be sneezed At.

United States Senator William War
ner OF Missouri must not be sneezed at
That's res adjudicata, fact which
one Thomas Caldwell will probably re-
member as long as lie lives, certainly
during the twenty days III which be
will be in durance vile for not having
prophetic ken enough to know that he
Republican United States senator,
alias the mysterious stranger. Mr.
Caldwell has one peculiar accomplish
ment of which he was proud and with
which he delighted his friends or an
noyed his enemies-just as fate or
fancy carried That was to sneeze
whenever he chose. With most folks
sneezing is not only an unpleasant but
an involuntary performance The only
reason that any other human being ex-
cept Caldwell ever sneezes is that it
can't he helped 1t is strange that it
was his faculty of voluntary sneezing
on which he plumed himself and for
which he was thankful that he was
not as other men that landed him be-
hind the bars. The place where he
sneezed so disastrousiy was Conyen-
ton hall. Kansas City, Mo-, and the
time was the night of the great Warner
jollification meeting Mr.. Caldwell evil
IDENTIFY made mistake in selecting the
psychological moment and the spot
where to shine by sneezing. A vera
cious chronicler says: AS each of the
speakers reached climax in bis ad-
dress Caldwell released sneeze that
penetrated every corner of the build
ing. Everybody near laughed, and the
speakers were embarrassed. but SO real
was the sneeze that not until after the
seventh or eighth explosion was it sus-
pected that the sneezing was not in
voluntary. Then Secretary Clenden-
hin of the Commercial club had Cald-
well arrested Then some K. G. Dog,
berry sent the poor man to jail for
twenty days, where he can sneeze ad
libitum No doubt Mr.. Secretary Glen
DENIM of the Commercial club will be
entitled to a postoffice or something
equally good for his heroic squelching
of Caldwell The immortal sneezer
urged in mitigation that he was sneez-
ing because he was there to hear the
beloved Warner and him alone: that
be was weary Of the other jawsmlths
and sneezed to give them notice that It
was time to pull off the real show By
introducing the major. q plea contain
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
Trust BUSTING In Earnest.

Certain philanthropists and reform
ers are after the tobacco trust with a
brand new plan, which If it would
work would not only bust the tobacco
trust, but if extended sufficiently
would act as squelcher on every
trust in the land, consummation de-
youtly to be wished This scheme is
simplicity itself-to induce people to
quit using tobacco in any form. The
theory is all right, but what about the
application? 1t is not 50 easy as it
might appear to persuade millions of
men to change their habits. Ever since
Sir Walter Raleigh first taught the
paleface to toy with the weed cru
SADIE has been waged against it, and
was expended for tobacco in this
country alone. to say nothing of what
was expended in foreign countries.
There is no use to argue the question
as to whether the tobacco habit is an
unmixed evil. Good people differ as to
that and will continue to differ as long
as tobacco seed sprouts. But if the phi
lanthropistS and reformerS aforesaid
could kill the tobacco trust they would
deserve the eternal gratitude of their
countrymen, for out of the 5000, 100000
expended last year by Americans to
crafty their appetite for tobacco the
trust pocketed more than $50,000,000 in
profits. Their experiment in destroying
the octopus will be watched with inter
est. But why stop with the tobacco
trust2 If people can be induced to
eschew tobacco, thereby killing the
trust. why cannot the sugar trust, the
coal oil trust, the beef trust, etc, be
disposed of in the same way-by re-
framing from using their products? OF
course it may be argued that beef, coal
Oil and sugar are neceSsaries Many
persons rate tobacco in that class. As
matter of fact, none of them is a
necessary Poultry can be substituted
absolutely dispensed with. and still the
human race may be propagated, live
and flourish Not long since, while the
committee on ways and means was
having hearings on the Philippine tariff
bill, | was greatly surprised, as were
many others. to learn that the Chinese
are just learning how to use sugar, but
did not learn. although I intend to,
what they have been using in lieu
thereof all these centuries. If they all
get to using sugar one of two things
must happen either the sugar output
must be greatly increased or the price
will soar sky high. for there are some
400,000,000 Chinese. They will bull the
sugar market to beat the world.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
Especial WASHINGTON letter.

III N III I4&N l. HI0 Oil IL iCClU4C
tour through Michigan An item
IA appeared in the Detroit Free
Press while ! was among the
Michiganders which furnishes much
food for reflection. Mr. Factory In
spector Eikhoff states in his report
that there are as many men out Of en-
ployment today in Detroit as there
We're in 1893. Carry the news to Hon.
G.. B. Lands and General Charles H.
Grosyenor. those palpita ting patriots
who are fond of asserting that there is
not an idle man in America who can
not find work at remunerative wages
if lie so desires. They go so far as to
say that if within all our broad con-
fines there is a man who wishes
job and can't find one where he is all
he has to do is to move into their dis
tricts and they will find it for him.
If they will insert that portion of their
stump speeches in the Detroit papers
they will most probably find employ
ment in abundance at home without
gadding off to Europe and the Philip
pines. OF course Mr. Ekhoff, whose
sworn duty it is to investigate labor
matters in Detroit. may be mistaken,
but the chances are that he is correct.
Indeed. the Free Press rather indorses
his statement editorially, though not
in terms, and drags out the old ex
PLANTATION of enforced idleness-that
labor saving machinery is constantly
throwing larger and larger numbers of
workingmen out of employment. But
surely the number thus thrown out
cannot be much greater now than in
the last two or three years. 1t will not
do to assume that Detroit Is an excep-
ton to the rule of the universal pros
perity which is so much yaunted. No
body to walk her beautiful streets,
gaze upon her splendid buildings and
think of her fortunate commercial To-
cation will believe for one moment that
she is tagging behind her sisters in the
race The plain truth is, however I'M
palatable it may be, that our prosper
ity is sagging down. In his Buffalo
speech President Mckinley said. 1--WE
cannot go on forever selling everything
anu buying uOJuluSs an utteIduce
which explains our drying up prosper
ity. OF course by jingoes this will be
regarded as leze majesty. but so is
any reference to the gnawing deficit
in the treasury or. more accurately, the
growing deficit in the revenues. Both
the shrinking prosperity and the dwin-
ding revenues may be traced to the
same course-the high and exorbitant
rates of the Dingley tariff BILL
In his report Mr.. Eikhoff also touches
on the fact that the number of divorces
increases with unemployment of la
boring men-not new theory by any
means, but one which is not sufficient
ly reflected upon or adequately dis
cussed. A growing marriage record
indicates prosperity the world over,
and a growing divorce record indicates
increasing adversely.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13

The more the Santo Domingo treaty
is considered the more American citi-
zens there will be against it. Our suze-
rainty over the Santo Dominicans will
lead to our suzerainty over most of
Central and South America, and surely
we have troubles enough of our own
on hand now. Now President Roose-
velt seems to be in a huff because of
the senate's nonaction, but time is a
great physician. and he is likely to
come around all right while in the
healthful atmosphere of Texas.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
Cheated Death.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally, but
by choosing the right medicine, E. FL. Wolfe,
Of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated death. He
says: Two years ago had Kidney Trou-
BILE, which caused me great pain, suffering
and anxiety, but / took Electric Bitters,
which effected complete cure. / have
also found them Of great benefit in general
debility and nerve trouble, and keep them
constantly on hand, since, as / find they
have no equal" j. W. Merritt, the drug
gist, guarantees them at SO cents. 4-6-1m.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
:: :: :: :: :: :: :: 9:

Ing IS not profitable enough to remain
in Michigan. The real reason is that
the Germans can raise twenty tons of
sugar beets to the acre, whereas the
AIiehiganders can raise only eight tons
1t was never intended that our c0un-
try should raise everything. If SO, the
climate would have been the same
from pole to pole. l would like to see
beet sugar making profitable in Michi-
gan, but | am unwilling to see my own
constituents taxed 2 cents a pound for
sugar in order to foster the industry
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13

The public mind is becoming badly
muddled as to Mr.. Secretary Of State
John Hay One set of seribes have
him on the verge of the grave, while
another set make him out a sure win
ner for president. Let us hope that
both sets are wrong.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13

ing much sense, but not appealing to
Justice Dogberry, before whom he was
hailed. II man may not relieve his
pent up emotions in this country by
sneezing how can we make mouths at
Russia, Turkey and other despotic gov
ernnentsY What are we coming toI
anyways
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-04-13
Returning Sanity.

1t seems that certain jingoes are re-
turning to sanity. The cases are only
sporadic, it is true, but they may in
crease. In a former letter / referred
70 the fact that Governor j. a. T. Hull.
representative in congress from the Des
Moines district of Iowa, had had Iu-
lid interval in which he predicted war
between the United States and Japan
if we try to hold on to the Philippines.
The governor got scored about his very
sensible Interview and has relapsed
into jingoism. Perhaps he may re-
cover
Now comes Uncle Shelby ~ Cullom
of Illinois, who prides himself on
strong physical resemblance to Abrsl-
ham Lincoln, who is chairman of the
senate committee on foreign relations,
who aspires to the presidency, who Ii
much past the age at which DR.. Osler
suggests people should be chloroform-
ed. who is one of the mildest hammered
of mortals. and delivers himself thus
emphaticaliy: Il wish Santo Domingo
and Haiti were at the bottom of the
sea. The world would be better off
If they We're wiped off the map
That's brief and to the point. Not
much diplomacy about that, Ell. Ii
there is, it is of the meat AK variety
1t leaves nothing to the Imagination.
Uncle Shelby must have been highly
wrought up to express such a down
right opinion as that, and it may be
safely stated that what he wishes in
that regard is also wished by many of
his countlymen as an alternative to
our assuming an overlordship over
those sweltering republics, improperly
so called. Uncle Shelby has borrowed
my platform, just as Governor Hull
purloined my prophecy Coming from
Democrat who desires only the pros
perity Of his country and the perpetuity
of the republic. they attracted little at
tention, but from jingoes it is different
| am perfectly willing to give Messrs.
Cullom and Hull all the glory if they
will only keep it up.
The bloody butcher, Morales, presi-
dent of Santo Domingo, declares that
all he wants is peace and that he in
would so many yipers, seeming to for
get that only yesterday he was a rev
olutionist himself He also thinks that
Uncle Sam could help him amazingly
in keeping the peace and at the same
time holding him in power. No doubt,
no doubt. Uncle Sam could help any
body keep the peace-so can police
man-but who appointed our uncle uni
versal policeman? Is it desirable? Is
it profitable? Is it wise? Is it even
safe? Perhaps these thoughts drove
Uncle Shelby from his usual mildness
into expressing the sanguinary wish
above quoted. Morales says that his
people are like bucking horse-the
only way to ride them is with a strong
rein and to sock the spurs in. No
doubt he is correct, but why should
we help him hold strong rein or sock
his spurs in? Perhaps Uncle Shelby
and Puck agree on the sentiment,
what fools these mortals be.'