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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
MUSIC TO REFORM NATION
Educator Says IL VIII BE WALKING
Force to Restore Balance.


Music as the vitalizing force that will
reform national life and restore the
balance was advocated to remedy pres
ent ills by Professor Tomlins of Chi
cago in a recent address before the
Wisconsin Teachers association, says
a Milwaukee special dispatch to the
Chicago Record Herald.
1.-The trouble with our national life,'
he said, ''is that il is out Of balance
Commercialism has turned our heads.
Everything else is apt to be sacrificed
to the acquisition of wealth. The need
of today Is to have the balance of life
restored and to send men and women
in search of something really worth
having. That something is spirit. What
we need is great composite life, per
vading, powerful and beneficent, as
much better and stronger than the
present degrading life that threatens
our country as life is better and stron-
ger than the darkness il drives away
Professor TOmlins said this would
come through the public schools, and
music would be the force behind the
movement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
The Russian Peasnut.

The orthodox peasant is as little ac-
customed to question governmental as
religious questions. holding equally to
his faith in God and In the czar. says
Herbert ii. ID. PIERCE in the January
Atlantic. If he has heretofore submit
ted to what he regards as the oppres-
sion of the bureaucracy Il is because he
has seen no way OF combating IL. Once.
however. convince him that he has
rights which by eXertion he can obtain.
and he becomes a fanatic. pressing on
with irresistible force TO the attainment
of his end, as the recent strikes have
demonstrated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

I ing OF boats, occasionally taking a
| hand and rustling a box or a barrel
| himself. 1t is averred that Jim Hill
became an expert at showing freight
| even before he had a railroad to shove
| it over. He kept at mud clerking sew
| eral years, but all the time he was
| gritting his teeth and resolving that
he would not work for other people
forever. Now everybody is working
for him.
Cy Warman says that Hill never got
out of the lowly walks of life until he
received an Inheritance of few hun
dred dollars from home, but this may
be only another of Warman's railroad
rOmances. At any rate, Hill got pos
session of some steamboats, and ran
them up the Red River of the North.
Then he became Il railroad agent at st.
Paul and worked a scheme of reform
ing things in the traffic generally Ev-
erybody regarded his plan as so CHI
merical that he was generally called
"CraZy Jim" Hill those days, but when
he succeeded the name was dropped.
A successful crazy man is Il genius.
Two Streaks of Rust.
Shortly after this the St. Paul and
Pacific railroad was on the verge of
bankruptcy. 1t had a large name. but
that was the only big thing about it eX-
cept its debts. The road itself was
two streaks of rust, ending no place in
particular. Originally it was intended
to push it through TO Manitoba or even
to the coast, but the thing had become
diScoura ged after 200 or 300 miles and
stopped in the middle of a prairie.
Crazy JIM Hill sized up that dilap-
idated debt producer and decided that
here was the opportunity of his life.
He told his story to Scotch friend
who had money and after he was
through received the cheerful informa-
ton. "Jem, you are Il FOOL But he
isn't the sort that stops at small re-
bluffs, and at last he got some Canadian |
bankers interested, and they furnished |
enough money to buy the road.
Then Hill began one of the most phe- |
nomenal featS ever accomplished in |
American railrOading. Without u cent |
of subsidy he pushed that line through |
to the Pacific. His plan of campaign |
was something new to railway men.
He made the trade of the road pay for |
building it onward. Every new mile
must become revenue producer to
build the next mile. When it is re-
fected that he was traversing practi-
cally an unnhaDited waste the Difficult
ty of this undertaking may be con-
ceived. There was nothing to do but
to build up the country as he went
along. To effect this result he adver-
tised it, induced immigration, gave the
farmers blooded cattle and bought
town sites and induced settlers to take
them off his hands. In short, he not
only constructed his road, but erected
an empire to support it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
TENT CITY FOR POOR.
Cleveland to House Tenement DWELL
ers Under Canvas In Parks.

4 white summer city of tents with
gn estimated population of $4,000 locat-
ed in one of Cleveland's parks and I'M
der municipal control is planned by the
city officials, says Cleveland (O) dis
patch.
One thousand tents will be installed
early i'll June and will be kept up until
September. This tented city will be
for the poor of Cleveland and viii aid
in relieving the congested tenement
districts.
Stores under municipal provision will
be included in the tented city, and the
tent jewellers can buy all provisions and
Clerk Salem is author of the move
ment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
Largest Take of salmon Eggs.

The salmon eggs taken up to a recent
date by Captain G.. III. Lambson from
the three Unified States fish commits
sion stations under his charge, which
are situated at Battle Creek and Mill
Creek, in Tehama county, and Baird,
on the McCloud river. in Shasta coun.
ty. in California. amount to III 200, 900,
says Sisson correspondent of the Sac
ramepto Bee, the largest take OF salm-
on eggs in one season in the history
Of salmon culture in the world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

AT the same time the Northern Pa
cific and the Canadian Pacific were be-
ing built, both with large government
subsidies. Now, in military affairs
there are two methods of subsisting an
army. One is to keep open a line Of
supplies, so that the home government
can ship in provisions. This is the
usual method. The other plan, which
is not only more unusual, but more
hazardous, is TO cut loose and forage
off the enemy. Sherman did this i'll
his march TO the sea- Hill could not
cut loose from Il government line of
supplies, for he had none, but he could
and did forage off the enemy. He
made the country feed and support
him as he went forward TO subdue it.
Daring In Big Enterprises.
1t has been said that no railroad was
ever built SO cheaply as Hill built the
Great Northern. He cut corners and
economical at every turn. yet he secur
ed splendid rOadbed and the best of
rolling stock. One of the first things
on which he insisted was that all space
in freight cars should be utilized, that
no empties should he hauled either way
if possible to avoid it. To keep his cars
loaded in both directions. lie first es
tablished a line of steamers from st.
Paul to Buffalo, through the great
lakes On the other end he hunted for
market until he found it in Japan
then put OH line of steamers from
Puget sound to the orient. He reduced
expenses wherever possible, yet was
Il, l.,
ors charged him too much he built his
own elevators. Everything he could /
possibly do for himself he did. He |
made his general offices a training |
school for his employees.
Today men from the Hill roads have |
no trouble III securing situations, for |
they are known to be the best trained |
men in the land. Hill once set |
Wall street by the ears when he stated |
that railroad should be run and main |
tanned for not more than 60 per cent of |
its earnings. "Ridiculousr' cried other |
men, for it cost them 40. Now |
railroads everywhere are adopting his |
methods.
Another plan he has adopted is to |
deal honestly with his stockholders. I |
hardly know why he should so dwell |
ri this point unless it is to insinuate |
tnat other railroads do not deal honest
~ with their stockholders. He should |
know as to that
Like all other captains of industry,
Mr.. Hill gives the secret of his success
as hard work. Every high financier
gives the secret of his success as hard
work. Work! Work, Work all the
time you can. and all the people you
IAN. Meantime the dear public not
only has to work, but be worked.
Dislikes Bells.
james ]. Hill is Il devoted Shake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

II hope" he said. that we may
meet again. am Richard Harding
Davis"
Are you?" said Mr.. Davis, laughing.
80 am T.
One day in Egypt Mr.. Davis was
studying the pyramids when guide
approached and said to him:
1T took hundreds of years TO build
them monuments. sir"
"a government job. eh?" said the
novelist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
Spanish Almond For California.

The viticultural experimental station
of the government at Lodi, Cal, is try
ing the Spanish Jordan almond with n
small measure of success, and 1t is
hoped that within the next few years a
system of cultivation and propagation
will be reached which will insure good
returns from this great nut tree. says a
Lodi correspondent of the Sacramento
Bee. The Spanish variety sells for a
dollar pound blanched. while the ma
tive nut only realizes half this amount
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
GOSSIP OF LITERARY
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE

ton was lamenting TO a friend that his
new novel had not yet been christened.
What is the main idea of the novel?"
his companion asked.
well. the hero is a really fine young
fellow who has grown up with a bad
name somehow-give a dog a bads
name, you know-and every mans
hand Is against him. and he has a pref
ty tough time of it for years, but Snally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
JAMES J. HILL.

ing to. He was born in Canada, but
couldn't be kept there, and educated
for the medical profession, but that
would not hold him either He started
poor and had all sorts of adversities to
meet, but what are universities TO u
man who dares to think big things and
TO do them? lie has possessed the rare
OF enterprise tempered by
economy. of genius governed by com
mon sense He has been accused OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

dC W liANiE hlf DN 1OAA
quering the town"
His friend ponder
ed a moment. "Why
not call ii the con-
quest of something
or other?" he sug-
gested helpfully.
What conquests
have there been in
titles already?" ask
ed the author.
We'll" returned
the other, there's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

though. that now
and then an impos-
sible servant turns
mp. An Impossible
servant. a COOK,
turned up at the
house of a friend OF
mine la st week.
This cook was from
New Hampshire
She came. TO my
friend with a high
recon- m endatio
from an employ
ment agency. but as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

I ed one of lis men to estimate the yield
and when he failed to do so estimated
1t himself and did It so closely that be
showed wheat raising had no mysteries
for him. The government may dis
tribute seeds, but Hill has it beat to
death on this line, for he distributes not
only seed, but fine blooded stock. to
the farmers along his lines, and like
wise tells how the seed should be plant
ed aud how the stock should be bred
and cared for. He takes paternal in
terest in the municipalities along his
roads, instructing them how to build
up, get rid of disreputable resorts and
the like. AS TO state governments, he
has been accused at various times Of
running most of those in his territory
But his activities do not stop here
When he goes to Wall street, which is
frequently, he gives the high financiers
tips on how to do things right. In fact,
Jim Hill is almost as universal Il char
acter as Emperor William. He is the
Grand Old Adviser of the northwest
The only reason that region has not
been called the Hill country is because
nobody ever before had the temerity to
spring such rank pun. Or maybe it
has been so called, only L should hate
to think of any one else as being so
abandoned.
Ontario farm in 1893. His fathers
early death took the boy out of school,
and young Jim went to work In
short time he concluded that Canada
was too small to contain all the things
he intended to do in the world, so he
struck out for the States. Before go
ing be moved Il large meadow for
neighbOr to earn enough money to start
him on his way, going barefoot in the
bayfield, liz order 70 save his boots. Ev-
erybody says Jim was a good boy IN
Ontario. never robbed birds nests.
stole peaches or did those things which
he ought not to have done Now moth
ing gets away from him.
Expert at Showing Freight.
After reaching this country the boy
fooled around in the east till he lost
all his moving money, then struck out
for the west. 1t is said he tramped
into st. Paul without IL dollar in his |
pocket. Somehow all these captains of |
do that Way-walk into town |
without Il cent. After they have been |
Oh the ground long enough to let their |
marvellous instincts get into play most |
else walks out of town with !
out a cent. The captain of industry |
has ii all. 1t took Hill n long time to
learn the game of high finance but |
when he did learn it the public pocket
book knew that it was either an annex
p1. a N rho nj |
lie was first a rouStabout on Missis-
'ippi steamboat and then a mud clerk.
Now, Il mud clerk is man who stands
around ut the landing and checks off
at the loading OF unload
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

so said Kwoter. concluding sto-
ry, 81 warned him 'Forewarned IL
forearmed.' you know. and so"--
r"Oh,' sighed Miss Yurner. Il .wouie
so like 10 meet a man who was four.
warned. Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
An extraordinary Cow.

when we go to live in the country.
James. we must buy an extraordinary
cow"
IAN extraordinary cow. What for"
The doctor says that baby must not
be fed on ordinary cows milk."-Judge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

war correspondent,
was in New Mexico
n year ago attend
ing a performance
of his farce. The
Dictator when a
young man near by
entered into CONVEX
sation with him. The
young man proved
TO be entertaining.
He was tall and
strong. and he had
49,. L.. Ill - -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

cry part of the world. Princes. dukes.
rajahs, sultans and even kings were
numbered among this individuals
friends.
At the end of the performance he
shook Mr.. Davis heartily hY- the hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
The Great Northern moguI.

AS to the rumor of his retiring. this
is not the first time it has been sprung.
There have been at least two other oc-
casions. years ago. when the newspa-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

templated retirement and his emphatic
denial or me rumor. coupled with the
banquets given him in st. Paul. have
again called attention TO this man who
is never entirely out of the vision of the
nulllic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

"A MA KATHARINE GREEN,
"a whose detective stories have fas-
cinated millions Of people. is Mrs
Charles Rohlfs in private life.
Servants, as Il class" she said recent
~. ARE excellent. 1 have no sympathy
with those women who say it is impos-
sible to get good servants. / admit,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19


the house she began TO ask the most
impertinent questions.
MY friend answered her questions
with civility. but in the end they reach
ed point where civility would no Ion
ger serve
IL see you have a daughter. WHAT
Is her nameE said the new cook.
Margaret my friend answered
Margaret? said the cook. Dear
me, guess you'll have to call her
something else while I'm here. for my
names Margaret too"
Rev. Charles Wagner. who wrote
The Simple Life" book that was
highly praised by President Roosevelt.
spoke I'm a New York church one Sun
day when he visited America some
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

[ pers started the story that Mr.. Hill in
| tended to retire, either voluntarily Or
involuntarily, but Hill failed TO see
why his life should be regulated by
rumor, so he stuck. He is still stick
Ing. IL puns had not been made a
| capital offense, a remark would be in
| order here that the Great Northern
| president is not of a retiring disposi-
ton, but that is beyond the limit
Something about the eternal Hills could
likewise be rung in. but that is also
barred. Hartman. once tried to chase
Jim Hill off the map, but the Great
Northern mogul refused to be chased.
If Hartman could not scare him into
relinquishlng his job there is no hope
that mere newspaper item can do ii.
The only influence that will cause Hill
to retire is an old gentleman with an
hourglass and scythe. He prevails
on us all to quit the game sooner OF
later, and there is no prOba bilty that
Hill, with all his money and organiz-
ing ability, can circumvent old man
Time.
Some wise man has said You must
either agree with Jim Hill or kill him."
There is third alternative-you need
not work on his roads or live in the
northwest. But If you do you might as
well get in line or prepare TO be fired
or to fight. Hill has his own notion
about things. and as he owns the
things his notion has to go. He not
only runs his roads, but tells people in
the vicinity how to farm, how to con-
duct banking. how TO get immigration
,1ox 70 II
Horny Handed Farmer.
Mr.. Hill is such an omnivorous reader |
and has such a retentive memory that |
he knows almost everything, from the |
price of a rivet in Il lomocotfve to the |
quality of a fine oil painting, and from |
the yield of Il wheatiield TO the way to |
run a steamboat. There may be limita-
tons to his knowledge, but | am not |
conscious of them, and neither is lie.
He is horny handed farmer. SO he
knows all about that. He runs and
owns every sort of river and ocean
craft except battleships, SO he is UP on
that. He is his own connoisSeur in
buying paintings, diamonds and other
gems. SO he is informed in that line.
He knows so much about the history
of foreign lands that he gave some Rus
SLAMS and Belgians who visited him
points about their own countries that
they had never heard. He has been
known to tell his Oldest engineers how
to run their locomotives and to tell the
builders how to make these great ma
chimes. When a man once tried TO sell
him some locomotives Hill showed him
that his price was too high, telling him
in detail the cost of every component
part, from bolts to driving wheels and
from whistle to COW catcher. At an
other time when his special train was
passing through wheatfield Hill ask-i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

months ago. After
the address. says
the New Y DIRK
Times. a reception
was held in the YES
try. Pastor Wag-
ner became the CEN
ter of a bevy of
women. from whom
be attempted to ex-
tricate himself in
vain. Finally he
was approached by
-, a1lor1U ruarrnn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

Youth'-that wasn't fiction. and-and-
and the conquest of Canaan" he finish
ed humorously.
The conquest of Canaan repeated
Harrington slowly. whats that?'
His friend laughed why, by
joshua" he said. Don't you know
your Bible, man?"
Its the very thingr' said Mr.. TarE-
ington triumphantly. ''We'll call the
town Canaan, and the book The Con-
quest of Canaan It's just what
want. Besides, the part of Indiana
where the story is laid is full OF Bib
lical names-Zionsville, New Palestine,
Lebanon. and so on
And 1.-THE Conquest of Canaan" il
was.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

gushing over with enthusiasm.
.Oh, Mr.. Wagner" she exclaimed. Il
am so delighted to see you! / have en-
joyed your operas so much?'
Pastor Wagner fed.
Chief among the several factors that
make or mar the successful launching
of a novel Is the question Of its title
Not MANY months ago Booth Tarkipg-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19

There are peculiar people who pose
as famous authors and get quite lit
tie glory out of the sham for time.
Richard Harding Davis, novelist ard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-19
NEW STATES KNOCKING
FOR PLACES IN UNION

@T HE question of admitting new
a members to the American sis
"a terhood of states is always an
e-.A itltnIn,ti1l.r 1,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
FIRST CAR RUNS. /.
TO FAIR GROUNDS

For the first time the street cars
ran 10 the gates of the new fair
grounds today. Those desiring to
see the new grounds can fake the
Broad Oaks car. which dawes the
court house every forty minutes. ana
goes direct to the gatcS. Quite a
number of horses are already being
trained there. Scott Willis arrived
today with his string, consisting Iof
Rosebud. , :os II; Fanny Stubbins,
2:l}l-4: Belle Hopkins, 2:19 IL;
Bette Juggins. ?::24 Ia, Gypsy
Carl, ? rs. and five green trottcrS,
vino will h. trained for the fall
campaign, Will Johnson will ar
rive ncNt week with another large
string
When the base ball season is
thoroughly under way the new fair
grounds will be quite a popular
place this summer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
WAS NABBED
FLEE|NG AWAY

Frank Dcmark. an Italian. va,
arrested al the railroad station here
at o'clock Friday evening by
Deputy Sheriff John NJ. KnoS. ~
the result OF some VERY clever detcc-
tive work done by him. and was Jail
ed. Paranthctically. the Telegram
can safely state here that Deputy
Knox j. splendid timber for chief Of
police Of the city. Denmark was
landed behind the bars to await
trial. At the time of his arrest Ne
was attempting 10 flee from this
section with a LOT Of iewelry Re oh
tanned ut the Meadowbrook store Of
the fairmont Coal company. lie
GOT The jewclry Thursday afternoon
under inc ru-c that he wanted to
Iluy il, but first would have TO have
the boarding house mistress examine
Iii. He was allowed 10 carry The
goods 10 the boarding house out m
stead Of coming back ne packed III
trunk and Went 10 Gypsy with i and
then came back this way III IN az
tempt 10 get away
He viii be given a hearing by jus
| fice G.. II Gordon ut s O'Clock ~
night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
ASSESSMENT
OF PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that The
Board of Public Works of the State
of West Virginia will hold meetings
in the Governors rooms. in The
State Capitol, at Charleston. on
THURSDAY. Friday and Saturday.
April ). and :. 1906. beginning
at 10 o'clock in The forenoon Of
each day for the purpose Of hearing
all who desire to be heard concern
| Ing the assessment of The property
Of railroads. railr,ad toll bridges.
icap liay-, express Inns, pipe lines,
Telegraph lines, and telephone lines.
* provided in section, ST 70 loi Of
irhapttr - Acts 1905. 1t said
meetings The Board will near any
person interested. Written state
ments may filed abb any time. Per-
sons expecting 10 be present and 10
make oral statements will please
notify the undersigned as soon as
NAV be. stating on which OF the
above dates they will be present. IN
order that arrangements may be
made 10 hear all with a~ little delay
as possible. The owner or operator
Of every railroad. railroad bridge,
ear line. express line. pipe line,
telegraph line and telephone line
wholly or partly in this State. is re.
ouircd 10 make written report to
the State Tax Commissioner. on or
before the first day Of April next,
for the year ending December 81,
1905. For copies of the law and
blank forms of report apply to the
State Tan Commissioner. Charles
c. W. SWI Usher.
Secretary OF The Board Of Public
Works.