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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
HEROES OF THE SEA
Captains Who Go Down to Death With Ships

Tradition. which is To say the honor
code of the deep sea fraternity, de-
crees that in event of mortal disaster
10 vessel of whatever kind. sail or
steam, large or small. the master must
be the last person to leave
From this law. uuwritten though it
be, no captain is exempt. So stern is
IT, so inexOrabie and SO iealouSly up
held, not only by those of the sea. but
by landsmen, that where escape is
impossible for passengers and crew
the commander of 4 stricken ship
stands rigid on the bridge until she
sinks, carrying with her. it may be-
score or hundreds of human beings.
considering his sacrifice but slight in
the face of the alternate of self pres
ervatiOn at a price too great for any
man to pay, at the price of worldwide
scorn, the averted faces of those who
had formerly held him in esteem and
the pain of those who had loved him
as husband father. son or brother.
Death and a name written bold on
the roll of those who have persisted
sublimely at sea is infinitely the easier
way. Many have found it 50. And not
small element of the dignity and the
nobility which attach to the calling Of
the ocean is due TO that exalted army
of martyrs who in the heart of fearful
darkness. in the wreck of elemental
fury triumphant. have kept the faith
unfalteringly, alone. unmatched. unaid-
ed-men who in dying have pat up a
steadfast star which leads far from
sordid things and ennoblpS the credit
OF mankind.
Annals of the sea record not a few
instances of captains who have refused
10 leave their vessels even after every
other human being has been saved.
Love Of their ships, for which many
shippers eviuce such affection aS they
bestow upon wife or child. may explain
this. or pride or despair, where the
master has been ut fault, or-oh. ever
so many reasons may he advanced
The captain of a great liner not many
years ago, whose boat had met with an
accident which seemed likely 10 bring
him before a court of inquiry. was
found dead in his cabin when the yes
sci finally made port. He brought her
in safely-aud then he died. ApopleNy.
they said mt first. Later came rumor
that has never been. satisfactorily cX-
planned away to the effect that this
captain died by his own hand. 1t is
not at all unlikely. He had been emf
nentlv successful. His pride could not
bear UP under his first great setback.
Another case of the kind was that of
the suicide of Captain BrunswiG of the
beautiful cruising steamship PrinZcSsiu
Victoria LuiSe after he had run her on
the rocks near Port Royal, in the West
Indies. The invariHble comment of the
shipping world has been that the Ger
man commander did the only thing pos
Sible under the circumstances Brun-
swig would probably have lost his Ger
tificate, and since steamship companies
as n rule prefer to grow their own
captains and in addition have absolute
ly no use for a skipper with a lost ship
against his name poor BrunSwiG'S fu-
ture must have looked dark to him in
deed
1t is far more pleasant to turn to the
case of a man who, paradOXically
enough. was not a captain. hut who is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

one now If rewards i'll the next world
are meted out in accordance with big,
brave things done on the waters of 4
lower creatiOn-tO the case of Chief
Officer Paterson of the British King.
He left New York in that craft one
winter day in 1909. and on the banks
great rending waves simply beat in
her bow plates Tons of water flowed
in, and before the leak was diScov-
cred she was listing seriously. Captain
O'Hagan led his men into the hold TO
Shift cargo and thus right the wal
lowing steamship.
Barrels. boxes. what not, We're flying
wild and Il case of machinery finally
caught the captain against brace,
crushing his leg so that splintered
bones were driven out through the
skin. He was carried to a lifehOat
made ready for launching and Pater-
son took command. From his post on
the bridge he never moved. Lower
and lower drove the British King. and
the crew Of BelgianS. VerginG on pan
ic but held hy the personality and
calm assurance of their new command
or. watched him like dogs ready to
obey his will From his post the chief
officer Signaled the Mannheim and
! the BoStOuian. which We're plun%in@
/ through the riotouS waters To the res
/ cue. and he it was that unanswered
/ his sinking craft so that small boats
| from the Succoriug vessels could come
! alongside Three boats filled with the
| British Kings men We're carried TO
safety. and as the storm increased.
prohibiting further attempts at res
| cue. the stricken vessel took her long
/ plunge with Paterson on the bridge
| blowing farewell blast upon his
mates whistle
Paterson was fine, Paterson was
noble" said an officer of the British
King brought to New York on the
| Mannheim. He was not a captain.
But when ne took O'IIaGau'S place he
took O'Hagan'S responsibilities with
out Il murmur and died rs O'HaGan
would Ike to have died" As it was.
O'Hagan was the first man by Pater-
sons express order to he lowered into
the rescue boats He died the day be-
fore the BostOnian reached port. The
British King was only freighter.
| There were no passengers aboard, but
! Paterson saw his light clear and acted
in accordance with it.
Even more dramatic was the death
| of Captain DelOncle of the i'll fated
French liner La Rourgogne. rammed
and sunk 10y the Cromartyshire. Il sail
ing vessel. on the banks in the sum
mer of 1888. La Rourgogne was Il
| gilded ship. and her commander was
the pride of the line He was Il poet
influenced in style 10y Edgar Allan
Poe ana by Baudelaire. not only in
style of verse but i'm dcmeanOr. the
last no doubt inherent. His converse
ton was brilliant. but fantastic. As
Il racOnt1ur his trend was morbid
melancholic, his humOr saternine-in
other words, no ordinary man and 8
good sailor. On the evening of the
disaster the liner ran into Il dense fog
DeloncIe was on the bridge. consider
ing abStractedly no doubt new poetic
themes while watching. waiting. guild
ing his immense vessel with her thou
sand odd passengers through the pail.
suddenly out of the darkness, with
out 4 sound. rushed Il tall bark. which
dealt her deathblow. and then stole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

red the past and most excellent de
grees of the order at Masonic temple.
and after dinner served at ESQ at
the temple dining rooms by the ladies'
of the Eastern Star. the royal arch de
gree was conferred in the evening.
The ceremonies We're largely attended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
Hunting for Trouble.

give lived in California 30 years, and
am still hunting for trouble in the way
of burns, sores, wounds. boils. cuts,
sprains, or a case of piles that Buck
lens Arnica Salve won't quickly cure"
writes Charles Walters. of Allegheny.
Sierra county. No use hunting, Mr.
Walters; it cures every case Guaran-
teed at w. T. Hartz drug store, 3O1
Twentieth street. 25c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20

friends were discovered ere the ban
queJ cali was announced While all
spoke in tender tones of their old
home. not one expressed Il desire 10
rerdrn. and before the evening closed
an impromplu boosters meeting was
held ana invitations will be extended
to friends back home To come ont Ia
the new land of promise in the Inland
empire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
A Valuable Lesson,

Six years ago l learned valuable
lesson" writes John Pleasant of Mag
nolia. Ind Il then began taking DR.
Kings New Life Pills. and the longer
| take them the better find them. e
They please everybody. Guarante I'll
at w. T. HartZ, druggist. 3Ol Twenti-
eth street PC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE To
THE ARGUS

Spokane. Wash. Feb. 2O.-Sons and
daughters Of Illinois to the number #
200 held the first annual banquet OF the
Illinois Association of Spokane al Ma
sonic temple one evening recently.
Only Il month ago the leaders of the
society conceived the idea of an an
nual gathering and they set at once -
work 10 organize a society. It has
been ascertained that about 500 Hi
noisans reside in Spokane and its i'm
mediate vicinity and it is the hope OF
the society to enroll the entire number
as members by next year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
Institute to Work Up Interest.

\ fifth was for One-day institutes I'M
der the direction of the county officers.
and usually held just prior to the reg
ular county institute. and made in some
degree tributary thereto. as in Wood
ford, 10 Daviess and Stevenson coun-
ties. Through these d much larger
number of farmers have been reached
than would have been possible with
one county institute
Mr.. Hall also favored the organiza-
ton of farmers clubs in each town
ship, as begun in San2amOn county.
each township to be represented in
some part of the work, and each 70
send one student to the weeks course
Lar Urbana.
Governor Deneen was the principal
speaker at the evening session taking
for his subject THE Dissemination of
Scientific Agricultural Information and
Its Importance to the State
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
FARMERS OF State
Open Annual Institute at Quin-
cy With Unusually Large
Attendance.
SyPERlNTENDEN1'S REPORT
Recommends Various Plans for More
Frequent Meetings in Counties
and Smaller Communities.

Quincy. H.. Feb. 20.-The Illinois
farmers institute began its session
mere yesterday under very favorable
circumstances. with several hundred
delegates present. Quincy people are
treating the farmers handsomely, max
ing every provision for their welcome
and entertainment. The hotels are
full. but plenty of places are being
provided i'll the homes of the city.
The resolutions committee consists
'of b. F. Wyman. Sycamore: Charles
W. FAIR. Chicago: \. y. Abbott. Nor
rison.
The Illinois Association of Domestic
Science is holding an Interesting SEES
sion, with $50 women in attendance
Mrs. Nora B. Dunlap OF Savoy gave a
demonstration III the cooking of veEe-
tables.
Hall Makes Report.
superintendent Frank H. Hall of An
rora made his report of the years
work. stating an institute has been
held in each of the 1C2 counties. the
following general statistics being
given:
Total attendance. 1O1.S22.
! Number of sessions. 534
Average attendance each session,
1870.
Total cost of institutes. $lG.3&5.
Average cost per county. $50.
Cost paid by the state. $60l2.
Cost paid by the supervisors. $2,3&0.
Contributions. premiums. etc. 81
99&.
| Mr.. Hall recommended several limo.
vatious. One was that the five coun-
| ties having The normal schouls-Nor
NAL. MacOmb. Carbonate, Charleston
and DeKalb-havo special institutes
Another was to hold one-day institutes
al or near each of the % experiment
fields for teachers, older pupils. farm.
ers and farmers wives. within a radius
of - or 20 miles, and nave Dr. Cyril
| q. Hopkins for speaker.
\ third recommendation was foI
school gardens and experiment fields
a, each of the 80 township high schools
and four consolidated schools in II
nois. and a one-day institute held al
each school.
A fourth was for local independent
permanent institute organizations with
a one or twoday institute. as done il
Mclean. Livingston and Henry coua
ltiGS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-20
Confer CHAPTER Degrees.

The members of Rock Island chap
ter, No Is, r. A. NJ. yesterday confer
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
Thr Trar4rr's Rtrtr-
rst Compensation
by PRESIDENT GEORGE W. NASH.
OF the Northern Normal and Industrial school
Aberdeen. ;. d.

learned his declining that the teacher enjoyed
pcnaons weighed the steeard balanced in the ledger
the merchant.
teachers best fortune of that invisible sort that makes the
happy unenv Than this life has
Measured by sentimental considerations his
enduring To give ubtity the smpe
young knowledge and discretion the divine commission
he who sincerely his heart the development
uplifting rich
he behods the magical fruing of his honest planting
complacency due the DEVELOPMENT of the intelligent
citizen the exharaton wrought by the expressed gratitude pupils
the JOY those whose lives have
deectabe commodities his
coin Bacon put well when he said he pleasures
than the pleasures of the
ua pleasures peculiar degree be reckoned among
compensations
who teaches is best taught and the opportunity
teacher perfect himself in scholarship small element
compensation of his position The teacher who does daily
life intellectual while with pride
the intellectual unfolding Of his pupils has wretchdy
biz calling
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
Fuhltr 6rhnnla
al.h ttr Eihrary
with nature. contact with men.
By J. w. OLSEN.
Stsss supsrtnssndsns Of Public Instruction.
OF Htianssota.

with nature. with
Time when the public school concerned itself chiefly with teach
to-day the problem Of teaching what read
books which will help individual make
living and to live
The Of the school should project itself into that Of the library
fuller understanding teachers library
becoming and obvious Librarians should understand
general knowledge
methods should Of the requirements receiving
q teachcrs' certificate
The library should be truly university OF the people and should
have the the the public school State
port control of the library rrp local initiative and
As in its aiding of the public school, the policy Of the state with
the public library would be help those communities that
The school book and travelling library
powerful allies the library There should be central
authority such control the purchase of books would
getting Of only the best and the frustrating of the manipuaons
book All librarians educators phlanhropss should
cooperate campaign for the broader culture should be
from legislature to emoe district This mesavng How
will the saved advantage of
proitaby? The school
getting the of the Although valuable
of purposcful literature
opportunity highways un of life
future.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

shipping men OF both sides OF tho
Atlantic have been much gratificd BY
the announcement that the treasury
department is asking for bids for the
dcrciiet destroyer which was author.
lied by the latest congress. This yes.
sci. which Is to bc stationed on the
North Atlantic. will cmbody the latest
improvements In craft OF her kind.
and will be capable OF cruising for
5000 miles withou, rcplcnishing her
eunkers. She will be furnished. the
Scientific American says, with power.
graph equipment, the latter to enable
her TO receive and give information rs
to the location OF dcrelicts.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

Theodore Shonts reaches up Into
some mysterious store OF universal In.
formation and. having grabbed on
handful OF more or less canned wis.
dom. lays down a few qualities that n
man should have before u Girl should
think OF marryin. him. says Chicago
News. Briefly. tho description OF the
only man fittcd for wcdlock is this:
lie should be perfect mentally. NOR
ally and physically and also be some
pumpkin financially. Mr.. Shonts may
be risb' but rs there are only few
for thnt kind OF man would first take
nini bargain counter. the great major.
ity OF tho siris will have TO accept hus.
bands with a few laws or so single.
OF course tho giri who was waiting
10 rshat kind OF man would firs; take
the trouble TO be perfect herself. but
that Nigh; be simple matter for
her. Even then she might be happy
with . man having impcrfcctions pro-
vidcd shs was too polite TO notice
thcm. The sensible Girl figures Il out
that the best she can get Is the aver.
asc man and makes up her mind TO
be happy with him II hc will let
her.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
Preparing for Mex. Stock Show.

Dcnver.-Neariy $4,000 has been
raised for the premium list Of the
Western Stock Show Association. and
the list and rules are now ready for
distribution. The next show will be
held in Denver from January Goth to
25th, inclusive. Preparations are now
being made to make this years show
much larger and better than the last
one.
The show this year will be nationai
in character. but certain rules and reg
ulations have been made by the asso-
citation that provide for special classes
of breeding cattle. The fat cattle di.
vision Is open only TO feeders west OF
the ninety.ninth degree of longitude.
Several new classes have been added
this year that will make the show more
interesting One is. for the best fat
steer raised and fattened west OF the
ninety.ninth degree of longitude, and
having won a first or second prize at
any state or county fair in 1907. An.
other is for the best fat steer under
four years old owned and fed by boy
under is years OF age. The steer must
have been the property OF the boy for
at least four months prior to the
show.
A new feature in the horse division
of the show will be prize for carload
lots Of range horses, twenty horses to
be called a carload. An auction will
be held after the show at which tho
horses can be sold Is SO desired.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
The Simple Life.

Wellington was one OF the earliest
cxponcnts OF the simple life. His
aiccpins chamber was plainncss and
simplicity itself lie always slcp,
on n small campbell. was ever temper
ate and careless In his diet. and FIRE.
aucntiy stated that he believed his
good health was due to the three
years he spent under canvas In India,
when he ate little but rice and drank
scarcely any wine. says the New York
Weekly. lie continued TO cat rice TO
the day OF his death. lie ate It with
meat and almost with everything. and
his intimate friends took care always
TO pincc n dish OF rico on the table
when he dincd with them. He scarce.
iy knew one wine from another. and
could not discern bad butter from
good. His Indifference In the matter
OF food was provcrbial. a contrast TO
the present day. when dict forms one
OF the principal subjects OF converse.
tons.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
Rocky Ford Enterprise
WILL n. MoNKMAN. Publisher.
ROCKY FORD. COLORADO.
Bio Birds on Small Wings.


In the attempt to discover some
universal law Of bird flight. scientists
have disclosed concerning Q number
Of species most puxzlinE paradox.
perhaps the most mysterious Of the
enigmas that tho subject presents.
says writer In Everybody's Maya
zine. II is that In q number OF birds
and insects the size Of the wings de-
creases In proportion to tho increase
In size Of the body OF the fying crea.
ture. Tho Australian crane. for In.
stance. weighs over 800 times more
than tho sparrow. but In proportion
has only one-seventh the wing area
of the smaller bird. This curious fact
is equally striking II we compare birds
with insects. II tho gnat were In
creased In size until II was as large as
the Australian crane and II the wings
OF tho insect were enlarged to mhiu'
tain the proportion they now bear to
Its body. they would be about 100
times larger than the cranes. II re-
quircs 3.6e square feet Of wing area
per pound to float the bank'swallow.
but to sustain tho tawny vulturc.
monster bird In comparison. requires
only .6s Of u square foot OF wing sur.
face per pound of body. The albatross.
weighing is pounds. has a spread OF
win. OF II feet and q inches. while the
trumpcter swan. weighing rs pounds.
has n spread OF wing OF only eight
feet. The stork weighs eight times
more than the pigeon. but In proper.
tion has only half as much wing sur.
face.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
GEORGIA LEoisLArURe PAssEs
BILL THAT WILL oisFRAN.
cHisE NEGROES.
GOVERNOR WILL SIGN
PROVISIONS LAID DOWN THAT
WILL SHUT OUT ss PER CENT
OF coLoReo VOTE.

Atlanta. Ga.-By a vote Of l59 to 10
the lower house Of the Georgia General
Assembly passed the bill to disfran.
chise the negroes. The measure nj.
ready had been passed by the Senate
and now goes to Governor Hoke Smith.
w..o will approve It. In addition to tho
qualifications already prescribed by
law. the prospective voter must come
under one or more OF the follow quail.
fications:
First-Ali persons who have honor
ably served In any war OF the United
States or In the Confederate army. or
In the military forces OF the state OF
Georgia duri. the Civil War.
Second-All persons lawfully de-
scended from those who served In the
Confederate army or In the military
forces OF Georgia during the Civil War.
Third-Aii persons OF good charac-
ter. who understand the duties Of citi.
xcnship.
Four:h-Aii persons who can cor.
rectly read In the English language
any paragraph of the constitution OF
the United States or OF this state. and
correctly write same In tho English
language when read TO them by any OF
the registers. and NIL persons who
solely because OF physical disability
are unable to comply with the above
requirements. but who can understand
and give n reasonable Interpretation Of
any paragraph OF the constitution OF
the United States or Of this state that
may be read TO them by any OF the reg.
listers: or.
Fifih-Any person who Is the owner
OF forty acres Of land In this state.
upon which he resides. or is the owner
OF property situated In this state and
assessed for taxation At the valuation
OF $500.
II Is claimed the law will dIsfran.
chisc nincty.ivc per cent. Of the no.
grocs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23
TEDDY BEARS HUNT TEDDY.
The Real Thing Prewis About prsss.
dents Summer Home.

Oyster Bay. n. Y.-it was I O'Clock
In the morning and dnrkncss cnvcl.
opcd tho Presidents home on Saga
more Hill. Secret service slcuths, In
their siccpclss visiis. patroiicd the ap-
ccutivc. The President peacefully
slumbcrcd. without even a nature fako
dream to disturb his rcpose.
''Hist!- said Secret Service Agent
Snutcr. putting his hand TO his car.
Sounds as II 4 man Ia on the roof
OF the extension OF tho Presidents
house." whispered Agent Richie.
crouchin. behind bush.
A scrapins. grinding noise could
be heard. rs though q heavy body was
being drawn across the roof. The Sc
cret service men crcpt forward. Tho
noise awakened President Roosevelt
and members OF his household.
Az the slcuths drew near they got
out their rcvolvcrs. Agent Sautcr
climbed to the shoulders Of his COM
panion and pccrcd over the edge Of
The roof.
Two tiny balls Of red irc gazcd at
him through the darkness and he
caught q glimpse OF two rows OF sharp
white teeth. Next instant furry
body dartcd across the roof and dis
appeared over the other side. Santcr
and Richie gave chase. but they could
pursue only to the edge Of the woods.
The cracking Of twiss could be heard.
''1t was q bear'" calculated both
slcuths in astonishmcnt.
President Roosevelt came out to
sec what had disturbed his rest. He
could hardly believe that bear had
visited him. The secret service men.
not wishing to be stamped as nature
takers. carefully guarded the ground
where the bear jumped from the roof
until daylight. and sure enough, bear
tracks were found.
There are several pet bears near
Oyster Bay. and II is believed ono Of
them escaped and wont to visit the
animals friend.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

Dionysius, the young
cr. dcposed from a throne
of grandeur, wealth and
absolute power, became
n poor but happy school,
master. The scepter
gave him only disap-
pointment, the birch
brought infinite satisfac-
ton. The tyrant Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

To be a true teacher
one must be able to see
education in its finished
cntirety-must recognize
the value Of not only
that education which
comes from the study Of
books. but of that which
comes from the study Of
things, from communion
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

Since It has been discovered that
a lady burglar was doing very active
limo OF business until she was halted
by the police will timid bachelors feel
obliged TO look under the bed every
night before turning int
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

An accommodating scientist has
evolved a tablet which will enable
every one to be his own brewer. hut
there is one serious trouble with this
tabloid beer. 1t has TO be kept on
ice. and few people are able to take
their ice wagon around with them.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1907-08-23

A 54.foot residence lot in New
York is described by local paper as
tremendously large" That may be
n good sized frontage for little old
New York. but 1t would be crampcd
quarters in the west. where people
really live.