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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-12
For n Hair Wash.

Women have discovered that cham
payne. though an expensive hair wash.
gives beauty TO the hair and has the
advantage of being much less injurious
than even the finest Of French DYES to
which many women resort when they
find themselves growing gray. says the
New York Press. Other society women
have realized that brightly colored hair
makes an old face look even older by
contrast and that gray hair makes n
young face look younger still. The
snow white hair of Mrs. Potter Palmer
was always her chief attraction, and
Mrs. John Jacob Astor's beautiful sill
very gray hair makes a bewitching
frame for her fine features and delicate
coloring. Now another of the young
women, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Jr.,
bids fair to have hair as gray in n
short time. for ii is turning rapidly In
tint. and she has it treated daily to
have it become the silvery color that is
prettiest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-12
A Now Heel

The india rubber heel has taken a
further development. The latest novel
ty in this direction is thick piece of
india rubber between the upper and
lower layers of leather on the heel. so
that the actual heel does not come in
contact with the ground, but makes a
cushion between the foot and the leath-
err heel, says Home Chat. This inven-
ton is said to do away with the inse-
curity on slippery ground, which is one
OF the principal drawbacks to the ordi-
nary rubber heel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-12
LIFE In VgELLMaR CAMP
Indiana Doctor Tells How North
Pole Seekers Are Earring.
ARCTIC HARDsH1Ps NOT so BAD.

Member or Exploring Expeditions
Soon Discarded Surplus Clothing
and Found Summer FfanneIS Com
fortable-Live Air Chamber Induces
ing RoOm-Menu Changed Daily.
DIR. w N Fowler of Bluffton, Ind.
American physician with the Wellman
north pole expedition. writes the fol-
lowing account of the "hardships" he
and his fellow scientists are enduring
Willie preparing for thcia expedition.
which has been postponed until next
year, says Il Bluuton correspondent of
the st. Louis Dispatch. Their air
ship. in which the effort is To be made
could not be got i'll trim for north
ward flight before frost, hence tire post
ponement:
Danes Island. SpitZbcrgen. Camp
Wcllman. Aug IL am writing this
that our Indiana and Ohio friends may
know the privation and isolation we
are undergoing for the sake OF science
aud the discovery of the long sought
pole. We are cucamped in a frame
house substantially built. consisting OF
a house within Il house. large and com
modiOus. with fine dining room
which will accommodate twelve men.
The living room within the house
proper has 4 live air chamber within
its walls, with Il circulation of air
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-12
.,nion Law For Monkeys.

Monkeys are to have the time Of
their lives in Kenosha. Wis. Hereafter
they will work but four hours a day.
Any Italian who works his monkey
overtime will be subjected to arrest
and prosecution by the Humane socie-
ty, says a Kenosha dispatch. There
has been an influx of Italian organ
grinders and monkeys to Kenosha dur
ing the last few weeks, and it was
discovered by a member of the HUI
name society that the monkeys worked
twelve and fourteen hours daily. A
meeting was called. and it was decided
their labor was too strenuous. so the
hours were fixed at from 10 to II
o'clock In the morning and q to 4
o clock in the afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-12
pa,,Ing of the High Hat.

Cycling dealt the top bat the first
serious blow; then golf got one in"
and now, says the Oxford Isis, the
motor has 1t well In chancery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

miles up in the air to have got to the other
grounds 'leven miles away at that psychical
moment
Now, wouldn't that bust the bat bag? We
used to think Sawed Off was stretchin the Sec
ond story, till one day he gets a map and
shows us the two towns on it, and, sure enough
they're 'leven miles apart. So then we had
to believe him.
Little did we think one day when we went
up against the Larrup Centers, with Blizzard
Breeze in the box that we were on the eve of
maxim record for the Big Stick League and
the whole country besides. Blizzard had the
reputation of pitching swifter than any man
>on the circuit, and nobody could bat him
hard for the ball came in swift you didn't
have chance to swing before it was in the
catcher's mitt. They used to say the mitt
often got hot it'd smoke, the balls came in
so fast; but | never saw that.
This day he had more speed than ever, and
we couldn't do a thing with him On the
other hand, had the cigar sign on the Larrup
Centers and they couldn't do anything with
me. SO we played through nine hot innings
and then through nine more, and still runs
and everything moving like clockwork. We
PLAYED the nineteenth inning fresh as we
had the first; but it seemed though dark
ness must fall before we could finish the great
/ combat
But in the twentieth inning Rusty Ransom,
the pride of Larrup Center in the larruping
line got Just the ball he liked, a low out-shoot
and reached it with the end of his bat. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
We Tore a. Sand and Stones.

the bags: the manager got pair OF spy
glasses and looked up into the air, thinking
maybe that missing sphere was perched on
cloud
But it wasn't. Chopemout breezed round
and tied the score, and in about six minutes
Dwarf Duffy Numbered down the line with
the winning run. And that Larrup Center
audience, which a minute before had been joy
Gus and glad, had a sad puzzled look around
its face
1t wasn't till our boy began packing up the
bats that the mystery was solved, and then
he found, embedded in the bat with which the
Dwarf had made that mighty swing, the ball
that Blizzard Breeze had pitched with such
terrific swftness. Fact! Stuck in the side of
the bat, just like marble thrown into wad
of putty, was that ball-slightly f1attened, but
still ball, and stuck so tight that it took
hammer and cold chisel to separate em.
We kept the ball and bat, and put em on
exhibition in a glass case in the Sluggitt Inn;
and there they are to this day, and whenever
a newcomer in town begins to tell stories of
hard hitting in leagues in Kansas and Arkan-
sas and up in the High Grass circuit, we lead
him to the case and show him the implements
with which Dwarf Duffy made the greatest
drive ever heard of in the Big Stick League;
and the man who was quick at figures went
crazy trying to figure out how far the ball
could have gone if it hadn't stuck in the bat.
He got as far as three thousand miles, and then
the paper gave out and he tried to get the feet
and inches in his head, and it was too much
And Sawed Off SPOTS
never talked heavy hit
o. ting to us again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

of them will die before the year is out.
But there was one instance at least when
thirteen was lucky number. An obituary
notice of John Hatfield, who died in 1870 at
the age of 1902, states that when he was a
soldier in the time of William and Mary he
was tried by court martial on the charge
of having fallen asleep when on duty. The
notice went on to state that Hatfield denied
the accusation and said that as proof of his
being awake at the time he heard the clock
in Saint Paurs strike thirteen. This seemed
silly on the face of it, and Hatfield was con-
demned
But while he was awaiting his execution
an affidavit was made by several persons that
on that particular night the clock did, for
some mysterious reason, strike thirteen in
stead of twelve, and Hatfield received the
Kings pardon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

the sleeve of his shirt, just to get on first,
The ball scared his arm so there was scar
there for years
But he got first base, and stole second And
then we stood there gloomily and watched
Chicago Glenn and Long Arm Leary strike out,
and it was up to Dwarf Duffy.
l could see he was mad through and through,
because the crowd had laughed at him for the
part he did in digging for the ball Rusty had
knocked, and had called him "Towser." Even
now you could hear 'em yell, Sick him -
And Dwarf sicked
AS Blizzard swung round his great arm l
seen Dwarf's big shoulders bunch up, and his
big bat came round with a murderous
sweep.
There wasn't any crash. There was just a
grinding, tearing sound, and then Dwarf was
hustling for first, and Chopemoat for third,
and we're all crazy, and
The ball! The ball Where's the bal?"
is the cry that goes up.
Everybody had heard it hit the bat, but
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

CAWED OFF SPOTS often boosted to us
- of game in league in Kansas that he
used to work in where the pitcher pitched so
swift and the batters batted so hard that the
ends OF the bats were cut square off, just like
a knife did it, and they had to stop the game
with the score nothin' to nothin' and send to
a bat factory and get more timber before they
could finish the great struggle.
Sawed Off used to saw That's hittin up the
pace bit in the matter O. steel-armed twirlers.
So you call this the famous Big Stick
League, eh'"
And then he'd snort, and the rest of us
would feel low down and mean and miserable
cause we didn't have some such great and
glorious tradition in our circuit to get back
at him with.
Then Sawed Off often told US of batter he
once knew in a league in Arkansas who won
a game one Fourth of July morning with a
home-run drive far over the center-held fence.
The mines played return game that after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

noon on the diamond
of the beaten team,
'leven miles away, and
while they were prac-
tisin the ball witch
was knocked over the
center-field fence in the
morning comes sailing
over the grand stand
at the other grounds in
the afternoon and soaks
a fielder in the neck;
and they figured it
must have GONE three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12
When Thirteen Was
Lucky

THE ancient supersti-
l. ton that thirteen is
an unlucky number de-
rived its origin from the
Lords last supper, where
there were the twelve
apostles-but Judas hung
himself afterward. And
even now the superstition
is regarded with awe by
the ignorant, and there
are many persons who
will not sit down at a
table where there are
thirteen, for fear that one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

nobody had seen IL
after that. 1t was
gone, just as much
as the one Rusty had
knocked under the
ground a minute be-
fore.
The Larrup Center
ketcher jumps for the
hole we had dug af-
ter that rap into the
ground and pokes his
hand in. No ball. The
basemen looked under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

at sand and stones, but long before we reached
the ball Rusty had crossed the plate with
the run that looked mountains high to us;
and all Larrup Center yelled like it was
crazy, and two dogs started fight under the
grand stand.
When we got to that ball it was just a
busted up mess of yarn an stitches, and a
quick wtted guy in the stand fggered that if
it had gone straight out lords center field it d
a travelled twenty-three miles, nineteen feet,
and four inches.
Chopemout Clancy was first up in OUR half,
and he did a heroic act. He stuck out
MS arm and let Blizzard hit him with the
ball.
Talk about your Spartan courage and such
here was guy bent winning that he
took an awful burn across his arm, and lost
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-12

was too eager, though,
and pounded it down
onto the ground right in
front of the plate; but he
hit it so hard that instead
of bounding up into my
waiting hands it kept
right on down into the
dirt.
Was there a sensation
at that mighty rap?
Well, there was. but the
sensation of Dwarf Duffy
and me as we scooped
dirt out O that hole
like a pair of woodchucks
in the endeavor to ketch
Rusty before he could
score weren't like the
ones that made the crowd
IN the stand throw up
their hats. With sink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Mrs, Wilma Benton Smith viii spend he,
summer at Paeonian Springs In Virginia
going there later in the month She will
give her annual spring recital next Friday
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Congratulations have been showered upon
Mrs. w II. Franklin, who sang the diff
cult role Of Azucena in the two perform
ances OF I'll Trovatore' BY the Kitty VII
son-Green Opera Company Wednesday and
Thursday evenings at the New National.
Announcement had been made that Miss
Bessie Brown would play the gypsy role
Thursday evening, but some change Of
plan OF the mana cement enabled Mrs.
Franklin 10 repeat her success Of We'd
nesday evening
With voice of considerable ffexibility
and finish Mrs. Franklin adds an engaging
personality which made her work distinct
I've. She has had exceptional advantages
In the way of musical opportunities. hav-
ing studied for some years at the Boston
Conservatory OF Music, after which she
spent TWO years abroad pursuing her train
ing at Dresden under Madam Orgen.
Mrs. Franklin was, before her marriage.
Miss Kathryn Becker She was born and
educated at Reno. New. and whether ii
be Nevada or her training she sings In a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
OPEN-AIR SERVICE.
Peoples Mission to Hold Meeting in
Judiciary Square.

Weather permitting. the Peoples Mission,
having obtained the approval of Col. Brom-
well. In charge of public buildings and
grounds, will hold an open-air service In
Judiciary Square. north of the United States
court house. this afternoon at $50 o'clock
The meeting will be IN charge or George W.
HayeIl and the instrumental music in
charge Of Mr.. Thomas Fl. HaveIl. An ad-
dress is to be delivered by Capt Thomas
III. Mckee. The details OF the meeting are
being looked after by Rev. w. c. Nc
Michael. the evangelist of the mission
In the main hall. 80 Pennsylvania ave-
rue, the usual evening service will be held
with an address by Rev. ]. b. Clayton on
Company D." Mr.. Llnebeck and Mr.
Bridweil of the Government Printing Office
Giee Club will sing solos before and after
the address and the orchestra Will render
number of selections. These Sunday night
meetings are in charge of Rev. Mr.. w.
Havell. The hall is usually crowded so
those interested are advised to appear early
in order to secure seats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Mrs. Josephine Esputa Daily left yester-
day for Asbury Park, N. J., to spend a
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
LAST RITES PERFORMED.
Funeral Services Over Remains Of
William s. Nicholson.

The funeral services over the remains OF
William s. Nicholson Late appointment
clerk In the Post Office Department were
held at his residence at Cleveland Park at
. o'clock yesterday afternoon. The services
were conducted by Rev George Maydwell of
Waugh NJ e. Church and Rev. q. C. Brat
tenahi OF. ST. Adams. according 10 the rit-
ual of the Episcopal Church. number OF
beautiful floral pieces were received from
friends IN this and other cities and from
several divisions of the Post Office Depart
ment Interment was In Rock Greek ceme-
terry and was private. The palibearers
were DR.. r. ]. woodman Charles Henncy.
H. C. Harper. J. II. Sharp. c. p. Grandfield
and J. j. Howiey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

manner 10 make one recall that other sim
gers have come out of the great silver
state Mrs Franklin, in addition TO a
cOntralto voice OF exceedingly good quality.
and OF that control which Is essential for
the proper rendition OF Italian music is
gifted with no ordinary degree OF histri-
Onfc ability. Her makeup OF Azucena was
complete Thanksgiving of her own per-
sOnality and her acting presented the sup
posed mother OF Maurice In a thoroughly
convincing manner.
While Mrs. Franklin has resided in Wash
ington for the past two years the perform
ance Wednesday was her first appearance
here or In any city, but the self-possession
OF her acting and quality OF her tone was
In no sense marred by circumstances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

A concert of much artistic merit was
given In fhe Opera House In Alexandria
on Friday evening, In which some Washing
ton talent appeared and carried of some
horiors Miss Louise Carson. violinist; Mr..
Norman DAILY. pianist: Miss Marie Mickey
lit, soprano, and the Nordica Quintet, UNI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds OF situations are nlied
through Thorn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Miss Orndorf. 81. Jesus. Hath Sent Mine
Angel Inheritance Divine" Shelley; Mr.
Sehaefer. when This Scene OF Trouble
Closes Calvary" Spohr. Miss Hansen.
Opera-"O MILO Fernando"-"La FaYorita"
Donfzetti; Miss Gulick. Dear Rlver''-"Na-
deshda, A. Goring Thomas; Miss Hansen.
Accompanies were Miss Marie c. Han
sen. piano; Mr.. Claus Bogei. violin; Miss
Herman. piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

der the direction of Mr.. Walter Holt of this
city. made separate successes. Mrs. Jose
phine Esputa Daily was the accompanist
Mrs Blanche Mattingly Rogers. soprano
soloist in the choir of st. Aloysius Catholic
Church, was on the program, but because
OF Illness was unable to appear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

or nervousness. 1t is to be hoped that
there may be many other opportunities for
hearing her very excellent voice.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gareissen will spend
their summer in Warm Springs, Va, They
viii remain in Washington during the
month OF June, leaving for Warm Springs
the LIST of July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Miss Louise Carson, violinist, and Mr.
Norman DAILY will give a joint recital in
ST. Johns College later I'm this month when
Miss Carson will not only be heard as a
yiolinist but a dramatic contralto, and
one unique feature of the program will be
a song to which she will play her own
obligato
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Torney Simon left on
Friday for New York and sailed yesterday
for England. They will spend several
weeks resting in the mountains of Wales,
then go to London for a considerable stay
coaching and studying oratorio. They will
later go for a stay with friends in Germany
any Italy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-03
POOR VESSELS

Editor ~ The star { would like
10 make a fsN remarks regarding
the saving II iife after The wreck
20 she Valencia a Zoe the wreck
itself nothing else could be expsset-
80 when tt ia uell- known fact.
that the Pacific coast boats are rum
ffum ths office Instead Of - che
master Iu charge. Whaa Captain
Causiun said h ahsYed orders Ia
nos nenainH a beat - the distressed
people au the Valencia be naid ali
that 10 necessary fnf his own con-
Irmaatian. Tor any man. master q
a aAlp who unl 90 10 IA Va obey.
Ing thc uFsiefs 81 an agent a. - let
a las % distressed fssaple drown be
tafs hts eyes - rat ~ 60 held a
masters license. Or y he ~ q he
entrusted wtsh the lives - others
Aa fsr ths juggling % evidence ~
the inspectors. ~ is uniF repeating
v nat wna Dose in tho staliam tn.
veatlxntIan ia which they laFxisd
the utiaHncu - az to thfuW TIE
hian. oh the engineer instead 81 an
TIE rufnHAnY ana Captain Roberts.
n HMHF " HHAHHkHAs fs - N#ttA ~
me siaeum Was Hent - Sing sing
Wat Wa deas - Captain Roberts,
nha druaurd hts raasrnHrr~ tn trys
ing o. ave q pisse % proFsrtY
sinriy nothing The evidence WIS
iuHeirg 81 a. o. fhfou the blame
or fhs engineer. aHi captain Rob-
sYfs has his epsfs suspended Tor
q few mantha Ard what ass ever
fe8s o. fhH greedy owners q ths
Discovery for sending ihat old.
wofthiess tub north. knavink wei
shs would fail q uiecrs in The fArsi
storm aha encountered Nothing
VS. etss duns. and theY are stiu
doing business st the eia stand
saah greedy concerns us those uha
cent the Discovery north and ofer-
atss the g7anan should ha niade e.
taY ~ their acts 81 dollars snd
eeafs That i ire only thing theg
understand
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-03
RUMORS OF
WALL STREET

NEW YORK. FEB s.-Jamsa j
lilil ia credited ~ith the transaction
~ kome very important business
during the few DAYS b. was In New
York prior 10 going South One
rnmor says be closed with Kuhn.
Loeb 4 ca IA agreement for the
purchase Of the Union parific's re-
naming holdings Of Northern Pa
eific ard Great Northern. Another
report Is that he signed papers In
connection with the formation 1f a
corporation Co take over Great
Northern Iron ore property. This
noN corporation will. Il n said. en-
ter into a deal with the United
States Steel corporation. IN which
the latter will undertake the dnYel-
opfuent Of the ore lands. guaran-
tretng 10 the Great Northern the
tonnage and % the new ORE company
royalty sumr stories places the
latter At 40 cents per ton. As for
the stock 81 tho ore company. that
wili. Il Is said. be distributed among
Great Northern stockholders An
extra dividend 90 Northern Pacific
ls also the basis Of ball Eusslp on
that stock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-02-03
LlFE-ShvlNG

sCuahmere. wash. Jan - 1906.
Editor The star { am g'ad you
have begun a campaign for life-aay-
Ing service where the Valencia went
down hope you viii keep a. up
tili your fondest hopes are realized.
There Is more need for life pre-
serving devices than death dealing
engines 81 var The money III
would take to build a gigantic navy
Tor this coast to keep the Chinese
from robhiinK us up Wuuld build
light houses aud life saving stations
every 40 rods from Cape Flatfsry T.
Mexico.
II Uncle Sam s blueiaekefa we're
strung up 10 the nearest tree when
they drowned a Chlnaman just for
fun. and the strife breeding mis-
sionarIea we're kept az home Of left