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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07

the second place Gods doesn,ts oner to
answer every prayer that well mean
| ing. pious people offer to him. If the
men of Chicago wouldn't scr them
selves and spue up bad<officials, the
women couldn't do it by simply pray
ing for them. ~
But I'll tell you something / do
know. l know that there was a pray
er meeting held in February in Phila-
delphia to pray for the upsatting of
the gang here / was over intIngland
and heard about it, and sei5e of the
New York papers made fun of and 1
know that in May your bad govern
ment was upset. You ought TO thank
God for that think you'd Hetter do
some more praying, for YOU Ned some
things here yet" Hearty applause.l
God Everywhere In Some Sense.
Of God is omnipresent dpes it not
follow that he is in hell ass well as in
heaven?" 49,
''No: not in the same sense. God is
omnipresent everywhere sin some
sense, but he is not present every
where in the same sense. NFor exam
pie, God is present in this bnilding at
this moment. but he was present here
yesterday afternoon in way that he
is not present at this momeiIt, though
hope he will be present infbat way
before we get through. GoI Il every
where in some sense, but ffisre is
place of his peculiar manifestations
that is in heaven. God is peesent in
hell in a sense, but not inFftie same
sense that he is present in heayen''
did hell and the eternal torment of
the damned originate in the. mind of
God?" -
"God is the author in the sense that
he created man upright; thafeman de-
liberately chose TO fall and That then
God didn't leave him alone. God knew
be would fall-had provided before he
even fell for his salvation bysrlie Won
derful gift of his Son. If men don't
choose him it is their own fault Men
deliberately trample the love of God
and their punishment is
Just and right if men will not repent
SO If men don't repent it is their own
fault. and it is a manifestation of the
goodness Of God TO shut men up in
prison that won't repent
Now, / wish there were no need for
prisons in Pennsylvania; but, the state
IF Pennsylvania being what it is, l am
glad there are prisons TO lock some |
men up in. If you should open up all |
your prisons and let the bad people go |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
SOURCES OF MEDICINES.
What Various Drugs Look Like ia
Their Crude State.

Their Crude state.
Upon going into a pharmacy and
booking over the mysterious jars and
bottles and boxes that line the shelves
did you ever wonder where on earth
all of the drugs came from and how
they appeared before they were ground
up and made into oils or dried or pull
verified or crystallizcd into queer shap-
ed Jumps? Each jar and box seems to
hide some secret which you immediate
ly become curious to solve. How many
different lands do they represent? And
after they leave the jars that hold
them now what are they made into?
Who, for example, would connect a
great pile of dry, thin twigs neatly tied
into small bundles with sarsaparilla?
These twigs are the creeping roots and
rootlets of n prickly shrub that grows
in jamaica, and they are worth from
10 cents to 30 cents pound.
Somewhat similar in appearance is
ipecacuanha, which also comes to us
in dry twigs, which are part of the
trailing root. of a plant found in the
damp forests of Brazil.
These roots receive no preparation
save drying before they are shipped off
to the United States. They are packed
in large sacks, and the workmen who
open the bales must beware of breath
ing the pungent, Irritating dust given
off and which is productive of unpleaS-
ant results if incautiously inhaled.
Castor oil, too, is hard to recognize
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07

lieve that they We're bonn Christian
women and that they are both in
glory. And if they had played cards
that wouldn't prove that they would
go TO hell. i know lots of Christian
people who play cards. / think they
are doing foolishly.
In England the story was a little
different 1t was that / said my aunt
had gone to hell and that young man
had got up to go out of the meeting
and that i said, Young man, you are
going straight to hell and that he
| turned round and said, Shall | take
your love to your auntT Now, l never
had but two aunts. One of them /
| never saw, and the other was an ear
| nest member of the Presbyterian
| church, and l think that the one / new
er saw was an earnest Christian wo-
man. And yet the story was circulat-
ed in London when 1 was going there
told in n meeting of ministers of the
Church of England as a reason for not
inviting me that l had said that pub
licly in Cardiff, Wales.
THAT story was first told about d.
L. Moody, then about Sam Jones. then
about Major Whittle, then about an
evangelist who was in Australia before
i was. and then it was told about me.
1t is wonderful how the devil lacks in
originality"
why don't You get something new%'
shouted Mr.. Alexander amid laughter
and applause.
Newspaper Mans Question.
This is froAl a newspaper man.
said DIR. Torrey, introducing the next
question. IF God is omnipotent in the
full sense of the term, how can any
other being in the universe-the devil.
for instance-possess any absolute or
everlasting power?"
HE doesn't The devil doesn't possess
absolute power, and he doesn't possess
everlasting power. The devil is going
TO wind up in hell Not much power |
about that"
And If God had been omnipotent |
from the beginning" continued the |
questioner, how could the devil OBJ
tain any power without his consent?"
He didn't God consented to his |
having power for his own wise pur-
poses"
A litter ran round the audience as
DIR. Torrey read the next question:
"How is it that the whale got Jonah
down when a whale can't swallow q
eatfish?"
Il knew I'd get that ausstion." said
the evangeIisff wiz "a hipad smile.
There are tp.rSs seet< s7ls TAiways get.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07

1 one about Jonah and the other about
Gains wife. Now. this man who asked
| that question, if he will pardon my
saying il. shows his ignorance of two
things. First, the Bible. The Bible
doesn't. say the big fish was 4 whale.
The authorized version makes it so,
but the revised version properly trans
lates the Greek word "A big fish, and
nobody ought TO find difficulty. with
the Bible until be has consulted the
! revised yerSier ycond, the statement
that n whale can't swallow catfish
shows the mans ignorance of whales.
That is a stock infidel objection.
heard it when i was boy.
"a very learned member of congress
went across the ocean. and Il woman
told him about whale, and he came
back and wrote u book against the BIZ
bic because it said that whale could
swallow a man, and il said in this
beautiful book that he wrote that n
whale has Strainer in its mouth and
can't even swallow catfish. Now,
that's true of one kind of whale. But
let me read you what Frank 4. Bullen,
Il whaler and an expert on whales,
DR.. Torrey here read an extract from
the we'll known book in which Mr.. Bull
len told of how he had seen big chunks
of undigested food four or. five feet
square thrown from the stomach of Il
cachalot whale. Mr.. Bullen declares
that almost every one has been de-
ceived by the general opinion that
whales cannot swallow fish larger
than a mans fist.
In Whales Belly For Ten Hours.
DIR. Torrey further clinched his argu-
ment by telling how a man had been
present at one OF his meetings in Min
neapolis who had been i'll the belly of
finally extricated in an unconscious
but had recovered and lived
for years afterward. He further told
of a shark fifteen feet long which had
been found inside of dead whale.
Can you explain the meaning of
the silence in heaven for the space of
half an hour spoken of in Revelation
viii, 1?
II can't; / wasn't there" said the
evangelist amid applause.
why did God stand on the side of
the wicked men and not answer the
prayers of the 200 pious women of
Chicago who prayed for the election
of good MANI
Il have no proof that 1200 pious wo-
llen in Chicago prayed for the election
Of Il good man in the first place. In !
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
CARDINALS HATS.
They Are Never Worn and Are Not
Intended to he Worn.

Intended to he Worn.
The most famous hat in the world Is
never worn and is not intended to be
worn. Yet it is not a freak bat or
merely hat turned out to show what
certain factory can do. 1t is the car
dinal's hat, the symbol of a cardinals
dignity in the Catholic church, and so
completely is it the mark of that dig
nifty that Ito receive the hat is every
where used as meaning that a person
has been advanced to the cardinaiate
of the Roman church.
The cardinals hat is of scarlet cloth
lined with scarlet silk. 1t is round and
very fiat, with practically no depth
and no place to fit on the crown of the
head. On each side of what serves as
n crown are red silk cords, holding if
teen red bell shaped tassels. These
hang down on either side of where the
cardinals cheeks would be if he could
wear his hat and are arranged III five
rows, the first row having one ball, the
second row two balls, the others three,
four and five respectively.
To confer this hat calls for a stately
ceremony. Il the newly chosen cardi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
BY GEORGE T. b. DAVIS.

Philadelphia * being stirred more
than for Il generation past by the re-
yival campaign OF Torrey- Alexander.
1.-The very atmosphere seems charged
with spiritual fervor," declared a
world famous Christian leader a few
days ago. People are accepting Christ
on the street cars. railroad trains and
everywhere. They seem just waiting
for a word to be converted. One old
lady who was recently converted said
that nobody had spoken TO me about
accepting Christ for the past fifty
years"
One day DIR. Torrey read letter
from Il detective asking for prayer for
Il score of policemen who handle the
crowds at the revival meetings. Hell
is too real to me-" wrote the detective,
for HE to doubt there is a hell
An Interesting Meeting.
One of the most interesting meetings
held since the beginning of the revival
campaign occurred few days since
when DR.. Torrey devoted the noon
hour at the business mems meeting to
answering questions sent in TO him by
correspondents. An audience of about
LOO was present to hear the answers
to his critics, and his replies were so
direct and his thruSts so keen that sew
eral times the audience broke into
spontaneous applause.
The first question DIR. Torrey an
swered dealt with lie which has fol-
lowed him around the world. The
question was as follows:
Il have been told by three different
people that you have stated at your
meetings that you know that your own
mother is In hell today. Did you make !
any such Statements" 4
Everybody that has attended my
knows l didn't" declared DIR. |
Torrey. My mother was good Chris
tian woman. / owe my salvation TO |
her prayers, humanity speaking. and. |
thank Cod, she is with Christ in the |
glory. But everywhere / have gone |
around the world that kind of lie has |
followed me. People don't like the |
doctrine / teach about future punish |
ment, but they can't disprove it. so !
they tell lies about me. Sometimes the
lie is varied. A young man told one
Of the most prominent ministers in
this town that he had heard me say
IN the armory that l knew my grand
mother was in hell because she played
ards. / don't think that either of
ny grandmothers knew one card from
another. l have every reason 10 be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
The hest F1ies For brook Trout.

The Best Flies For Brook Trout.
The careful angler, if he studies ma
ture at all-and he is not careful an
gler unless he does - should always
note what flies are on the wing. The
commonest fly on mountain brooks is
the small black gnat, and a little
brown winged fly with black body is
also quite common. Not till later in
the season-the end of June and begin
ming of July-do the larger and lighter
colored flies appear. The case is diff
ferent on larger and more open rivers.
Even early in the season, if the tenn
perature is at all mild and warm, a
greater variety are on the wing /
have caught in one day eleven differ
ent flies, making careful notes as to
size and color, so that my choice OF
flies has been made to correspond as
nearly as possible with them, with a
much better result in fish taken. When
buying flies get the best. 1t is cheap
est and best in the end. A well tied
fly will stand an extraordinary amount
of casting and Tipping. Fish after fish
may be taken with the same fly if or.
binary care is used in extracting it
from the fish, while a cheap fly is soon
unfit for use. There is nothing more
exasperating than to find the tackle
UNFINISHED OF q wing feather broken
just when The fish are rising or ar
dusk, when it is hard to see to put on
D fresh fy.-Quting Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07

nal lives out of Italy papaI aDIeg% te
is sent to him TO confer the red beIretta
and the pail, but he does not receive
the hat except from the pope himself.
When the new cardinal reaches Rome.
which he must do within II year after
he receives the berretta, the pope APP
points Il day for actually comforting
the hat. y public consistory is held.
attended by the pope and by all the
cardinals i'll Rome; mass is sung, the
new cardinal lying fiat on his face
while prayers and lessons are read;
then he is led by two attending cardi-
mails back to the hall of the conSistory,
where with many prayers the pope
himself rests the hat on his head, say
ing:
Receive, this red hat. 1t signifies
that even to death and the shedding OF
blood thou shouldst show myself i'll
trepid for the exaltation of the holy
faith, the peace and repose of Chris
tan people. the increase and mainte-
nance of the holy Roman church"
Then the cardinal kisses the pope's
foot, and his holiness retires. The car
diDal then exchanges the kiss of peace
with all the other cardinals, who then,
turn by turn, make visits of congratu-
lation to him as he sits in his chair.
This red hat was given first in 1915
by Innocent ". at the council of Lyon.
Even when Il cardinal gets his hat 1t IL
of no use to him so long as he is alive.
Only after his death is it used. 1t may
be permissible. but not Importantly
uSpful tn wonder where it Is Epnt
meantime, but at the cardinals death
it is brought out and laid on his emf
nence's bier, ut his feet, and when the
funeral and entombment are over the
red hat is hung up over the place OF
interment in the cathedral church,
Hat Review
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
10Y.

Joy is the handspring in the whole
round of everlasting nature; joy moves
the wheels OF the great timepiece Of the
world; she It is that loosens flowers
from their buds. suns from their firma-
ments. rolling spheres In distant space
seen not by the glass OF the astrono-
merrvSchille
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
THE ROOSEVELT OMELET.
Recipe of Dish That Bids Fair to De-
come Famous.

Famous.
Here is the recipe for President
Roosevelt's pepper omelet, which bids
fair to become as famous as the corned
beef hash of the late Mark Hanna's
cook, Maggie, says Il Washington dis
patch TO the Philadelphia North Amer
lean:
Melt an ounce of butter in a sauce
pan, and i'll it stir two spOonfuls Of
flour. Use one pint of beef stock, half
Il dozen good sized mushrooms and
half a dozen whole peppers. Season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07


ut was during the absence from
Jolo of the troops which were engaged
in the pursuit OF n notorious outlaw
that the Moros who figured in the re-
cent fight took their position upon
Mount Dajo. When the troops return
ed they were located there and pre-
tended that they meant no defiance of
law and order. There they remained
until General Wood found 1t absolute
Iy necessary to turn them out by an
attack No effort was made to prevent
them from following peaceful pursuits,
but during my absence from Jolo last
November the people became excited
because OF fear that they were to be
attacked Pressure was put upon the
Datto Joakanain, a friendly native
leader, to allay this excitement and
stop the depredations Of these outlaws.
who Were his people. but had deserted
his rule This he succeeded in doing
all during December and, 1 believe.
also during January. 1t is presumed
that after that they got out Of Joaka-
Mains control entirely and began to
prey on other Moros. as is the Moro
custom. The constant policy of Cen
eral Wood to preserve order through
as gentle means as possible was evil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
sheep Jumping Hedge.

There was an old rogue of farmer
who went by the name of Tup Harry.
This Is how he got bis nickname: Har,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07

Some light is thrown on the Moros,
the Philippine tribe whom General
Leonard Wood recently punished Sc
Verely at Mount Dajo. in Jolo, by Ma
tor Hugh LenoX Scott, l.. s. A, who
is now In Washington and is called by
his brothers In arms 1.-The sultan of
Sulu-" This title comes TO him by rea-
SOL Of the fact that in the Sulu or Jolo
archipelago. comprising $50 islands at
the southern end of the Philippines and
just above the equator, he is the SUI
preme American authority, exercising
civil government over the swarming
tribes of Moros who fill the islands and
experimenting it with military control
when necessary Major Scott left his
headquarters at Jolo Oh Jan. l for Il
much needed and well deserved leave
of absence in the United States.
When Major Scott was interviewed
at the Ebbitt House in Washington
and was asked by a New York Herald
reporter to say something of the con-
ditions which confront American Of
ficers and soldiers In the Moro coun-
try, he said: The secretary Of war
already has made public my memorans
DUN to him stating that the recent
trouble eliminating at Mount Dajo be-
gan more than year ago, when Sulu
Moro ran amuck In British North Bor-
neo and fed to the Sulu islands, where
for months lie resisted not only the
natives friendly to the American rule
who sought to bring him in, but also
gathered savage followers and fought
the American troops until 1t was neces-
sary to kill him. This was not enough,
however, for some of his sympathizers
deprecated upon friendly MOros and
finally, under pretense of cultivating
crops. took a position on top of Mount
Dajo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
New Orleans Entries.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La. December IS
The following are the race entries for to-
morrow: First race, fve furiongs selling
Orfeo, 104; Chieftsn, 0O4; Grace Curtis. 100;
Air Ship ZOE: Gay Adelaide. 100: Salvage.
100; Dan McKenna, 112; Plantagenet, 112:
BERT ORA, 1O4; Black Art, 107; ]. P. May
berry, 1O9; Pity, 100; King Pepper, 1903;
Wild Irishman, 112; kits, 112.
Second race, six furlongs. purse-Port
Worth, 90; Ruby Star. 80; Palloday. 90;
Creei, 1902: Ralbert. 1O4; Limerick Girl. 1914;
Mayor johnson. 104; Optional, 100; Polly
Prim, 90; Tichimingo, 90; Gentian. 1O2; La
toila, 1O4; Missouri Lad, 104; The Doctress
10a; Frontenac. lot.
Henry A. Schroeder, 1888; Dawson. 15l-
Sceptre, ISL: ARABIC. 1854; Naran. 1913; Profit
able, 151 Red Raven, Isl.
Fourth race, seven furlonGs, the Planters
stake, $1,000 added-Economy, 100: Judge
Post, 1O5; Morales, Ill; Mortiboy, III;
Lally, 1O5; Royal Breeze Ill; AiioWmaise,
III; knight Of Ivanhoe, 118. Couple Judge
Post and Royal Breeze, Burlew and ONeili
entry.
=. Fifth race one and one-sixteenth miles.
handicap esterling. 100; Debar. 101;
James Reddick. 1903; Jack Dolan. 100; En-
voy, 1O4.
sixth race. Ave furlonss. ssllins-Mary
Candlemas. o.: Jessamy. -: Blue Dale. 81;
Belle Scott, 1903; Refined. ITO; Belle Of The
Bay. o.; Decklaw, "a; The Belle OF Brigh-
ton. "a: Soprano. 81: Nancy, 81; Drusie
Smith. 10S; Bonart. 1O4,
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Cloudy. Track heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
CHANGE IN GRADE.
Proceedings Before the Union Station
Commission.

SOnm1SS1OQ.
Mr.. A. Leftwitch Sinclair. special counsel
for the District. today finished submitting
to the union station grade claims commits
sion the evidence for the government re-
garding the damages to the property on the
south side of Massachusetts, avenue between
North Capitol street and New Jersey ave-
nue. by the change of grade of Massachu-
sets avenue In connection with the union
station project Several builders gave tes-
timony for the government tn relation to
the value of the improvements upon the
property affected by the grade change, and
q number of realty experts testified In re-
gard to the benefits that have accrued to
the property In question as result of the
construction of the union station and the
terminal improvements.
AT the close of the Districts case the com.
mission adjourned until Thursday next at 2
o'clock pm. when rebuttal evidence will
be presented by the attorneys representing
for grade damages.
Interest attaches to the proceedings be-
fore the commission concerning the property
on the south side OF Massachusetts avenue
on account of the fact that the District
Commissioners filed objections TO the awards
of damages made by the damage commits
sion to the owners OF property on the
north side Of Massachusetts, avenue and
asked for the summoning of jury to pass
maintain that the benefits that have re-
suited to the Massachusetts, avenue prop
erty. owing to the union station improve
ments. as to nearly all of the property men,
toned, Offset the damages due to the work
OF changing the street grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-18
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The course Of the trading at today's meet
ing of the stock exchange showed no change
over the preceding days. and even Greene
copper stock, which has been quite active.
continued its course of getting out Of that
class. There was only one transaction In 1t
today, when a bid Of 3OA brought out
prompt response Of sold. and then followed
scaling down in the bid. However, it re-
covered somewhat before the close. when
the bid was BON, and the asking price was
81.
In New York today the stock sold down
to 90h. while yesterday as much as "a was
paid for the stock in that market, although
during the trading Of the day. The shading
off In the figures In the transactions there
today naturally Influenced the market here.
The highest point reached in the New York
market or anywhere else for this stock IN
the recent movement is 85.
The greatest amount of trading in any
one security took place In the common
stock of the washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, where the range of the prices
paid was from AN to 41M
Some lots Of Capital Traction stock sold
at IA, but there was not much done In the
balance Of the list
AS one Of the brokers remarked, What
can you expect in q market when money Is
market in New York and the current inter-
est rates that prevail at that center.
The bill prepared by District Assessor
Darnellle. proposing a reduction Of the tax
now paid by national banks on their gross
earnings. from 8 to 5 per cent. and that
paid by trust companies, from per cent
to per cent, and In the latter case the
amount Of interest paid on deposits to be
first deducted. Is In line with what has
been earnestly advocated by those interest
ed in such institutions.
The effect OF such a change In the law
Is regarded as placing the various financial
institutions on a more equitable basis than
the existing law brings about. 1t was
pointed out by a president of one Of the
national banks today, in discussing this
subject that still further change might be
made to advantage by giving national
banks the same privilege as trust COM
panies, and allowing them to deduct from
their gross earnings the amount OF interest
paid on time deposits and also on savings
accounts in such instances where banks
have accounts Of the latter character.
1t was also pointed out by this ofiicial
that under the present law national banks
were subjected to a double taxation In as
much as in addition to paying a. tax on
the real estate owned they were also
obliged to pay tax on the income derived
from such buildings, as the latter formed
part of the gross earnings of banks oc-
cupying buildings that are used for once
purposes.