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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
WHEN KUROKI LOST.
How the Japanese General Was Beaten
by Roulette Wheel.

General Kuroki, the famous Japa-
nese soldier, was recently the guest
of Mr.. r. y. c. Smith on his steam
Hudson to West Point, where he in
spected the cadets.
1t remained for the trip down TO
New York TO show KurOki, for the first
time a vanquiShed man, says William
Holster, the New York Americans cor
respondent. He charged a roulette
wheel with his accustomed reckless
daring and was thrown back with
heavy loss. Mr.. Smith presided at the
toy wheel, which he has among his
various amuSementS on board the
yacht.
kuroki was provided with a stack
of chips, and the game was explained
TO him. He riSked small stack on the
red and lost. Then he tried IA, Z, 23,
and and lost again. Once more he
tempted fortune on the black, and once
more he lost.
He stood and studied the wheel curl
ously. He frowned and tried the red
again, and again he lost.
An, ne SAID.
Then he tried q new combination Of
numbers ana lost once more. Tugging
at his muStacho, he burst into a laugh,
seized newspaper man by shoulder,
thrust what chips remained to him in
the scribe'S hand and pointed to the
wheel. The newspaper man lost also,
and when the last chip was gone, Ku-
roki slapped the reporter on the back.
laughed at him. frowned at the board
and Stalkpd away-for the first time In
his life beaten man.
But half an hour later, KurOki was
discovered alone. studying that wheel,
| and thinking, perhaps, how he might
turn its flank, pierce its center or over
| come it by Il bayonet charge.
He hurried on deck to see Grants
tomb when the monument appeared in
view. AS a colonel of infantry, Kuroki
met Grant in 1871. when the latter
made his tour of the world.
He was n great soldier" said Ku-
roki. "Our schoolboys know him as
| they know Lincoln. Roosevelt and
Franklin. l like your military acade-
my. 1t is fine. The boys are splendid.
| 1t is a great institution"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
O|Az IS FOR PEACE
President of Mexico Plans to
Stop Frequent Wars in
Central America.
FAVORS UNION OF REPUBLICS
Believes the Five Should be United
Under One System of Government
With Good Man at Head

In the course of lengthy interview
in the palace at Mexico City President
DiaZ gave to the American people.
through the New York Herald. a state
ment of the exact feeling of Mexico
toward Guatemala and his ideas for
remedying the deplorable condition ex-
listing in some of the Central American
republics:
please say to the American people"
said he. that Mexico has throughout
all this trouble with Guatemala, which
came so near forcing us into war,
maintained the attitude of 4 friendly
power. That attitude is still main
tanned. We do not want to shed blood
to show the Guatemalan government
the error of its ways and will not re-
sort to that extreme measure unless
overt act or insult be committed which
will demand the infiction by Mexico
of a short, sharp punishment.
IF it becomes necessary to have war
we will make it a very brief one
Mexico'S present wonderful develop
ment and progress must not be hin
dered by a long drawn out conflict.
The blow, if struck. will be hard and
quick.
This is the story of the trouble with
Guatemala: Political refugees from
that country sought an asylum in Mex
leo. The moment they started q revo-
lutionary movement against Guate-
mala. we interfered and forbade it.
Mexico IS onuOSpd TO revolutions Of
any kind. whether domestic or aimed
at nei2hboring nation. The inStiga-
tors of this movement were not only
stopped but held under governmental
surveillance from doing hurt to Guate-
mala
Then two brutal assassins were
sent from Guatemala. They vilely
murdered in the very shadow of this
palaceya distinguished Guatemalan. n
former president of that country, whom
Mexico was holding almost as Il pris-
Oner for the welfare of Guatemala.
The investigation of the murder i'm
plicated officers high in the Guatema-
Ian army as instigators of the crime.
THAT the Guatemalan government
and army might clear itself Of this vile
Implication we requested that the &C
cused officers be detained until reQui-
sition be effected and they would come
to this city and deny the charge. If
they We're innocent, it would put Qua
temala i'll the right light before the
world. If they could not explain and
were guilty, they should be punished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
eIacksmith's Cement Tombstone.

A. II. Crossley, Bloomsbury Pa)
blacksmith, recently began work upon
his tombstone. says a Wilkesbarre Pa.)
dispatch. He has resolved to make
one so that he may be sure his grave
will be marked as he desires when he
Is dead. He will make it out of con-
crete and says it will be just as eff
fective and less costly than marble.
The epitaph he has selected is:
stranger. as you pass by:
AS you are now, so once was I;
AS l now am, so you must be:
Prepare yourself to follow me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

mexico ala this in a Spirit OF ;,Oso-
lutte friendliness and a desire to help
a sister nation. The request was twice
refused on the ground that the offense
charged was political and not criminal
and not covered by the treaty, which
does not demand that either nation
should give up citizen for trial, but
at the same time does not forbid il.
Avoids BIoodshed.
-'Katner than settle the matter Will
bloodshed Mexico has withdrawn her
minister to the Central American ma
lions from Guatemala and transferred
him to Salvador, not with the idea of
Severng diplomatic relations with that
country, but 10 get him out of the way
of receiving any insult from that gov
eminent which would compel Mexico
to administer i deserved punishment
by force of arms. There the matter
rests for the time. That is why there
is no war.
1t is only temporary condition,
however. The problem of the Central
American republics is great one that
for the benefit of their salvation must
he settled sooner or later. 1t is none
OF my business, and | am not ambitious
to settle it. Nevertheless | have an
idea believe the best solution would
b. an amalgamation of all the Central
American countries into one strong
government under Il man with enough
strength of character and honest com
mon sense to hold in check the revolu-
tionary spirit that has done So much to
retard the progress and development
of these countries.
Mexico is willing at any time to
cooperate with the United States in
protectorate over them and in any
measure that will be beneficial. ! do
not know the feeling of your govern
ment in this matter, but l assure you
l stand ready TO work with it.
Il want 1t distinctly understood, how
ever, that there must be no thought or
act OF territorial acquisition i'll this
compact Mexico wants no addition.
It Is big enough now. We have quite
enough to do to develop the territory
we have without acquiring further re
sponsibilities. Any report to the con
trary is absolutely unfOunded.
please tell the American people that
the Mexican government stands for
peace and progress, not revolution and
conquest"
At the close of the interview David
E. Thompson. United States ambassa-
dor. who was with the Herald CORE
! spondent, spoke few words of con
! dolence to General DiaZ on the recent
! death of his mother-in-law. When he
had finished Don Portirio DiaZ, the
sirOn ruler" the law and the command
| ments between the Rio Grande and
Tehuantepec. the father of our great
sister republic. burst into tears. The
tender heart in the great man to whom
Mexico owes so much was revealed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24
Prize Steeds For Japan's Cavalry.

Japan has bought and is buying large
numbers of Normatdy horses for the
new cavalry regiments of the empire.
Prize winners at trotting races are pre-
ferred. Many horses of the Breton
breed are also being purchased for jap
anese service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

We have plotted, planned and figLr-
ed. working from morning till night.
seeking for a medicine that will take
the place of HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea, but can't find it. Tea or tab
lets, 80 cents. Harper House phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-24

Pain caused by boils, burns, cuts,
scalds and skin diseases is promptly
relieved by DeWitt's Carbolized Witc1
Hazel Salve. Good for piles. Sold by
all druggists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
PROFITS THROUGH ADVERTISING
It is the Cheapest Form of Salesman.
ship, Diners Are Told.

Men who help to sell goods for
those who make them sat down in
the concert hall of Madison Square
Garden at the first annual banquet
of the New York Advertising League,
and discussed their problems. Ger
aid B. Wadsworth, the president, in
the Introductory remarks said that
was mot how can we catch suckers,
but how can we give a square deal"
w. S. Grove talked on "The
Fourth Party" meaning the pur-
chaser. The other three were the
advertiser, the publisher and the adj
vertising agent. Mr.. Grove said that
the fourth party was the most i'm
portant, because he fed the other
three. He ridiculed the idea that
the advertising cost in disposing of
goods to customers had to be added
to the selling cost, thus making their
price necessarily higher. Advertis-
ing was, in fact, he said, the cheap
est form of salesmanship, which was
the reason why mail order business
had proved so profitable, and why a
New York house could sell goods
cheaper to man in Buffalo than to
man across the street Advertising
was the worlds industrial university.
"On account of few fake adver-
tisements advertising agents as a
class have been blamed" said Mr..
Grove, probably on the principle
that the braying of one iackass can
be heard above the neighinS of a
hundred horses. l don't so mucn OBJ
ject to lying per Sc as l do to the
lack of style. What distresses me is
the utter stupidity of the ordinary
sort of advertising lying. New
York Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

head bob up from beneath the waves,
and breathed a thanksgiving as she
saw his powerful horse strike out for
clear water.
AS Billy came to the surface he
looked about him, and then began
to shout with all the power fright
and water had left in his lungs.
"Hi, there!" he yelled. "Hi,
where you goin', girl? Why don't
you make for the shore? What you
doin'? Air ye crazy? What ye--''
81 can't go and leave those cattlel"
shouted Jess. do you think I'm
going to save myself and let those
cattle drown? o, Billy, help me,
help me to save them! They-they're
all we've got, and m-mother-mother
has worked so hard to get them to.
gether. IL could never look her
in the face again If l let them drown!
She trusted them to me. I'll save
them if | drown myself tryingl"
Regardless of lunging horns and
plunging hoofs, she swan her little
pony in among the struggling mass,
and began to drive the cattle apart,
shouting meanwhile the Hi, hoy,
whoop-la!" which was as familiar
music to their terrified ears.
With a look of mingled admiration
and astonishment on his face, Billy
Callahan gave mighty answering
shout, and putting his horse into the
current, swan in among the cattle.
He called to the girl to keep well out
from the shore and away from the
quicksands, and adding his familiar
whistle and whoop, as he circled in
and out among the bewildered ami
mails, herded and drove them on one
side while the girl held the bunch
on the other. So they guided the
swimming cattle downstream with
the current, until at last they were
able to drive the now thoroughly
meek and subdued creatures out OF
the water and back to the road.
AS the ponies came out of the
river, with their riders safe but drip
ping on their backs, the girl turned
in her saddle and sent a joyous
"Whoop-ee!" ringing over the
prairies.
Were safe, mother!" she shout
ed. safe and sound, and we never
lost steer!"
And Billy Callahan, wiping his
dripping face upon his dripping
sleeve, echoed, with a grin, Never
lost a steer! She saved 'em ali, she
did, and there amt another girl in
all Dakota could have done it!"-
From Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Short Jumper Kimono,

The jumper kimono is one Of the
later developments of the all popu-
lar idea and very charming, very
graceful it is as we'll as simple In
the extreme. Indeed, 1t involves so
little labor in the making that even
the busiest woman might have num-
ber, while it falls in altogether
graceful, becoming and satisfactory
folds and lines. In the illustra-
tion dotted dimity is trimmed with
an embroidered banding. But not
alone all the pretty lawns, batistes
and the like are appropriate, the XII
mono also could with propriety be
made from Japanese silk, from cot
ton crepe and from such light weight
woods as cashmere and albatross,
while for still colder days pretty
light weight flannels are appropriate,
trimming being almost anything in
contrast that the individual may sug-
gest.
The kimono is made in one piece.
1t is slipped on over the head, there
being no opening whatsoever. Straps
are attached under the arms that
form the sleeve portions and serve
to keep the kimono in place.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

fashion and that is as well adapted to
all the many filmy stuffs. In the IL
lustration it is made of crepe de
Chine and is trimmed with bands of
taffeta piped with velvet and en-
broidered after a simple fashion. All
the marquisettes, voiles, foulards
and the like make exceedingly at
tractive waists of the sort, while it
also will be found charming for the
genuine summer stuffs of cotton,
linen and silk and cotton mixtures.
1t suits the odd waist and the gown
equally well and consequently is
adapted to a great many occasions.
The waist is made with front and
backs and is cut in one with the
sleeves. Shaped trimming bands are
arranged over the neck and sleeve
edges, and there is novel girdle
that finishes it at the waist line.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is two and five
eighth yards twenty-one, one and
three-quarter yards, thirty-two or
one and three-eighth yards forty
four inches wide with one yard
twenty-one inches wide for the trim
ming bands and girdle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
A Selfish Man.

He regarded his children as nui7
saaces.
He did all his eourting before
marriage.
He never talked over his affairs
with his wife.
He doled out money to his wife
ac If to beggar.
He looked down on his wife as an
inferior being.
He never dreamed that there were
two sides to marriage.
He had one set OF manners for
home and another for society.
He never dreamed that his wife
needed praise and compliments.
He never made concessions to his
wife's judgment. even in unimpor-
tant matters.
He thought the marriage vow had
made him his wife's master, instead
of her partner.
He thought he had a right to
smoke and chew tobacco and drink
liquor and be as boorish and brutal
to his family as re chose regardless
of the effect on them Surely such
a man needs -ating TO be fit
to live with a'. noly-- word aud
Work
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
WAGDz5 AE1D
O1ZANTEl&[W1SE

Do Indians travel on scalped tick
cts?
A carriage cleaner has to sponge
for living.
When a man longs for money he is
generally short.
Can a woman be Silent" part
ner in business?
A pawnbroker died the other day,
and now his wife is loan" widow.
"A hasty remark sometimes gets
man in trouble, especially at auc-
ton.
The postmaster on Pixies Peak has
the highest Office in the United
States.
A married couple who had eigh-
teen children called the last one
Anonymous"
Armour, the pork packer, began
life on a newspaper; he made all his
money by the pen"
A man went to Atlantic City last
summer for a change and rest. The
hotel got the change and the porters
got the rest.
A married man may not be able to
find anything in his house when he
starts to look for it, but he can al
ways find fault.
A young man got married the 9TH
er day, and his mother-in-law paid
his rent for ten years in advance.
She wanted to show pay rental af-
fection.
Farmer-"My boy is a baseball
pitcher; he has been defeated only
twice this season."
Visitor-"How many games has
he played?"
Farmer-"To-morr will be the
third one"
Selected by Louis Sitner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
The Locket's Return.

The sentimental sirl, sho who is
addicted to tying her letters with
blue ribbons and secreting locks of
hair in her top bureau drawers, will
be glad to hear of the renaissance of
the old-fashioned locket. This pen
Gant, in submission to the style Of
twenty years ago, is either heart
shaped o, oval and generally has a
small drop of gold attached, which
makes 1t look like our grand
mothers earrings. Best of all, 1t
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Long Lace Cuffs.

In Paris long lace cuffs are being
used with short sleeves when long
glove is not desirable. The first
choice in them is the plain filet cuff
of the same tone as the gown. Elias
tics are run in the tops so that they
can be put on and taken off quickly.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Paper cuspidors are the latest
sanitary novelties. The paper of
which they are made is quite stout
and is coated with parafine. They
are put in fat bundles at the factory
that is, in what is termed knock
down" In this shape they take up
but little room, and when they are
desired for use it is the work of but
minute to turn the thing into a box
we'll adapted for the purpose for
which it is designed. After use it is
consigned to the fire.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Canada Beats Us.

The foreign trade of Canada, OBJ
serves a writer in Harper's Weekly,
has grown during the last ten years
from $239, 100000 to $1,000, 900,
and is now two and half times per
head that Of the great American Re-
public. The expansion of her home
market is attested by the statistics
of her economic prosperity. Last
year her railroads, in which s1,2S9,-
100000 are invested, carried 10000
600 passengers and 102, 100000 tons
of freight and earned $106,000, coo
The paid-up capital of the banks in
the Dominion is sS3,O00,000, and
the sum of their assets is $767, ,000,-
600. In 1906 the revenue of the Do
minion was 100000 for 6,000,-
900 people; in 1855 the revenue of
the United States was but $65, ,000,-
600 for 27,000,000 people. No bet
ter proof could be afforded Of the
immensely greater purchasing power
of Canada to-day than was possessed
by our republic half a century ago.
In view of these facts, it is not
strange that Canada should face the
future with supreme confidence. II
remains to add that the opening OF
the short route to Europe by way OF
Hudson Bay-a route which will be
open for five months in the year, and
will shorten the distance between
Liverpool and the Western shippers
of grain by about 1000 miles-is now
definitely assured, no fewer than six
railways to Port Churchill, the best
of the Hudson Bay harbors, having
been already chartered.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
WHEN FALLS THE CURTAIN.

When falls the curtain on the play of life
This play designed TO entertain the
gods
The parts assigned us in its mimic strife
Though now we think SOY will not make
much odds;
Who plays on earth the king will be as
mean
As any thrall that weared him with
prayers
Peasant and peer and country girl and
queen
Behind the scenes will all be only
playersl
Denis A. Mccarthy.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

When falls the curtain, he who plays the
clown
And he, the king, are on common
level;
The villain with the virtuous one sits
down.
The angel smiles on him who played the
devil;
The peasant fraternizes with the peer;
And village maids and courtly danes
and queens
Mingle together without fear or sneer-.
They're only players all, behind the
seenesl
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
A Partisan Fad.

1t is Partisan fad among young
women to wear on their blouses OF
linen or bodices with chemisettes OF
lace a ribbon of black moire, Of
which the ends are ornamented with
large rough pearls set in diamonds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
Large Venise StoIcs.

A new soft and fluffy stole is
made of two large venise stoles.
with little ruches all around.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

The most frequent cause of COL
lapse among small water tanks, says
the Building News, is the corrosion
of the hoops. These are fiat wrought
iron bands one-eighth inch to one
quarter inch thick which are seldom
painted, so that they become subject
to corrosion both from the outside
and from the inside. Hoops should
be made without YIELDS and thorough
ly painted before and after erection.
Engineer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

Any man who can get used tc
drinking poor coffee r2D get used td
being married.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
4as ATAEgI'z7FT%sa x ahpa.
R%M4szss
~smpad: sSs::; :ssSsSisssS ssSss S2auaun/

New York City.-Thin, soft, crush
able materials are the more fash
ionable ones of the season and they
bring with them a very natural de-
mand for waists and gowns that arc
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

is commodious enough to accommo-
date a cabinet photograph ard a
wig-makers' shop.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07
P6pdlar SCIENCE

Sunlight will penetrate very clear
water to the depth of 1900 feet.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

The curious name of the anaes-
thetic "stovaine" is due to its discov-
erer, M. Fourneau. M. Fourneau
was anxious to perpetuate his own
name in connection with it, but as
the anaesthetic was of the nature Of
cocaine and no compound resembling
that could be contrived out of -Four
neau" he translated the name into
its English equivalent of "stove" and
added the necessary termination.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

A plant has recently been COM
pleted in Mexico to recover silver
from the material in the dumps from
an old mine which has been operated
since 1547. The available supply
aggregates 100000 tons and more
than an equal quantity of stone fill
ing, all of which has been demon
strated capable of yielding good
profit.-Engineer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-07

The inferior Bohemian graphite,
which Is too impure or compact for
use in pencils, is ground fine and
freed from sulphidesand other heavy
minerals. The refined material does
not contain more than fifty or sixty
per cent. of graphite and is used in
the manufacture of inferior crucibles
and for stove polish.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1907-01-31

irlt IN. aonidisn in sih,m iunaen
Cihaartsn aspaanv, baIien ben 30.
ot fthai uRO Iodsr. btidab'H ben
z ann Oss 9aum,s pOr bn SoHn'
uu> bd&atisu MIDI isins Qrone ME
q n lub ane'rs 8etrsiotarisn. Etr
Boom pirb boa SaAr 30 Sabr bsfr
in hisItr einiiat III bic lOmaisu'
aluo. ME nsr RIts-hs tann boz tel.
ntr anOtrtu gstrsiosari hb'rtrOhsn
lpetber.
Dait 9anauna Der 3omatsp tbirO
onsidbs sstrinhrfn mis bel anosr,n
@tiuiot. oSsr @smlisart,n eiugehnl-
ted. git ptnia .gummertiai Ssril'
Ger. Tin isbs QHanR no Der SOosn
ardiiiaun9 bsoinat, Iihert Quts gr'
trdat. Man gsbruude stpa 100 Bio.
gum at.r @s aitbt tsine QHdns, usl'
DE esm grortih 10 psnia NnbritoIie
entssbt uIs bic 5omats; ihr @dtstnT
uuO esDslbsn miro baHpiidalla ourG
Die gtmpsphdrs g,iOrosri.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1907-01-31

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et. ahomas fdal ssaitai ibwer eirs
Qaouna Der btstertsn Sanaobrtn coer
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slItr yeods rueIds Il i. titNatr eIt'
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babu anh ct. Seuis periAnSis. elt
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tau lab Ct. 5bOmas nm he mil an'
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olen Jarmtrn, nitt uur in oisiem
ionosri alien unersWsnoen eOnnilss
isbr beltebt III unO bas oss ipsaen
psiI tr nod Wsrtbe bBahli.