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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

is $146,727, and the tax is $12,S5S.72.>
Two, townships have no property
coming under this classification. these
two being Buffalo Prairie and Drury,
while in Andalusia the assessed val
uation on the telephone system is $40.
and the tax is but AZ cents. The total
valuation of these properties in the
county is $1,015,0S5, and the total tax
Is $GS, 9SS.GS .A
shown by Townships. 80
Below is given table showing the
assessed valuation and the tax levied
in the different townships:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
Cue Match Is Won by Hoppe.

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 9.-The 1000
point 1872 billiard match between Willie
Hoppe of Chicago and A. G. Cutler of
Boston ended, last night, Hoppe being
an easy winner. He made 400 points
yesterday afternoon to Cutters 176.
Cutters total in the match was 1900
points. The match was for $500 The
best run of 159 was made by Hoppe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
although the Philadelphia club did set
tie with thinner.
MEMBERS WILL BE DlNED
Y. M. C. A. Membership Contest Win
Close Tuesday Evening.

The 60 days membership contest
which was inaugurated at the Y. NJ.
G.. A. in November will close next
Tuesday and Tuesday evening a sup
per will be served at ESQ to those
who secured members during the CON
test. About % members were secured.
The Reds" at present are leading
the Blues" by Slight margin. The
meeting will also constitute the reg
ular quarterly meeting of the member
ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
The Elite.

Eighteenth street, north of Second
avenue.)
Vaudeville at 3, 8 and a;15 p. m. Two
aatinees Sunday. and holidays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
Play One Game.

Only one game in the Y. NJ. c. A,
5oxball tournament was played last
night. Cation and Marshall lost to
Schuck and Redebaugh by a score OF
200 to 179. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
The Family.
tSecend avenue, east of Nineteenth
street,
Vaudeville nj 3, 3 and 9:15 p. IN. Two
matinecs sundays and holidays.

Has Been Notwithstanding Merry
Tramps," since last presented here
has been all improved and rewritten
with u new musical numbers, and
with music you can whistle. The ia
nous squads, the Mcdonald sisters
have been engaged as features to play
opposite those two fun experts, Wood
and Ward, who will appear in the near
future. At the Illinois theater, Satur
day, Jan. II, matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
The Theaters
The Illinois.

ne Illinois.
(sixtesnth street and Second avenus.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Jan. 1.-two Merry Tramps," mat
ince.
Jan. 12-"TOyland," matinee.
Jan. 1J-'"Fhc BurG0master."
Jan. I6-I1-IS.-Shcrman stock com-
pany.
Jan. 10-"PeEgy from Paris" INIT
ince.
Jan. 20-"Drcam city"
Jan. 23-JOc Howard and Mabel
harrison in '.Thc Flower of the Ranch.
Jan. 24.-Jane Corcoran in "a Dolls
House."
Jan. 26-''At YaIe,- matinee.
Jan. 3I-"The Lily and the Prince
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

You'll be healthy and happy if your
liver and bowels work naturally. Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea keeps
these organs working right, brings ro-
plst health to all. Try it now. 50
cents, tea or tablets. Harper House
pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

De Wits Little Early Risers are the
best pills known. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

Reason for Its Beins.-The manli
ness of Dick Seeley and the cowardice
of Dave Burly, as shown in Jules Muir
rvs new college play, AT Yale" which
is coming here very soon, is a strong
err plea for the right living of our boys
at college than could be found in 20
newspaper articles. Truth, upright
ness, strength of character are set over
against simple passion, craftiness, af-
fected and empty plausibility. Ability
to do right in time of temptation and
the power to unearth vice and set it
forth in its true light-this is what
this new college play displays behind
the footlights. Their can be no greater
reason for the existence of a play than
this. There can be no greater reason
for the great popularity of this che
AT Yale" will, be here very soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09
$261S,343 $4513019 $21333 500 s926lGG5 $64S942.3G

G. Franck, guards.
Two of the class teams will play
preliminary contest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

"ToyIand." -"Toyland, which is to
be played here shortly. is said to be
the original production in its entirety
with big Chicago cast, elaborate cos
tunes. pretty girls, and catchy music.
The play is a two-act musical operetta
from the pen of that peer of writer's
Sam Morris. The scenes are laid in
the German town of Nuremberg.
where there lived a toymaker, Fritz
Heine, whose whole ambition was
wrapped up in making a doll come
to life in order that he might marry
her to his offspring, Fritz Heine, Jr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

Totals .......$1,OI5.OSSl s6S,9SS.GS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-09

pharmacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

prospect if the popular prohibition ten dencies of the present day are continued to their logical conclusion. And as Tor the rulers of more than one Christian country they must have felt sudden increase of admiration and respect Tor the inscrutable east when they read about the shiftv manner in which the Shah Of Persia made a group of bomb-throwlng assassins look foolish in Teheran lew days ago.
 In our boundless Occidental egotism we are apt to look upon all the East with the exception of Japan, as hopelessly out of date We are even willing to regard the Persian the Hindoo and the emma man. ruler and subject alike. as archaic beings caught helpless in the rush or the 2Oth century world. As for the bast' it looks solemn and says nothing. It has heard Western boasts before!
 In the art of lodging assassination the rulers of the East had taken thelr dlplo- mas centuries before it ceased to be safer to be a king or an emperor or d ozar than plain subject in Western Europe. It is not altogether for the fun of it that Eastern autocrats have kept monkeys to taste their food before they ate it themselves, or, as an even surer preventive of poisoning, have caused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
What the Army Offers.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harpers Weekly.
 The signal corps of the United States army offers training to the en- listed man along the same lines, with the addition of aeronautics or the science of ballooning and airships This includes the making of trips through the air in balloons handled by soldiers, and the teaching of wireless telegra phy and wireless teleph ony. According to the pamphlet issued by the war de- partment, these are some of the sub jects in which instructions are first given; telegraphy, practice in sending and receiving; field exercises; night signaling shopwork; telegraph and tel ephone Instruments deep sea cables. Members of the next, of advanced class, are given instruction in theoret- ical electricity, and special course includes instruction in laboratory work, signal engineering, motors, engines, electric llgh ting, dynamos, electrical testing power transmission, trans formers, switch boards. hydrogen gas generation. fire control installation, photography and topography.
 At the completion of this course the soldier if qualified, may become mas ter signal electrician at $75 per month. with the same allowances as master electrician of coast artillery.
 [ The pay in these grades and in all grades of the army is increased 20 per cent for service beyond the limits of the United States.
 Should the least educated but appli- cable recruit, with no knowledge o1 electricity whatsoever, desires to be come an electrician, he has ample time and material at hand at any artillery post to enable him to educate himself in the profession. And when one stops to think of 1t, there are advantages ln being paid while one is being educated There is comfort in the fact that, in- stead of the first of each month bring ing the landlord, the baker, the butch CT, and the grocer (to say nothing of the plumber) with their bills, it brings instead the paymaster with all his nlways ready check and it's never err ing certainty. And above all, with this surety come the certainty of the men, tai and physical betterment both of the ambitious recruit and of the sluggard compelled by intelligent discipline 10 better himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
ABOLISHED NAVAL PIGEONS
  No Longer Needed in These Days of Wireless TeIegraphy.

From the London Daily Graphic.
 An admiralty official yesterday con frmed the statement that the British naval pigeon service was to be allowed to fall into disuse. Think of it." he re- marked. Not so very mapy years ago people were filled with wonderment that homing pigeon could fly with messages at the rate of 60 miles an hour and reach It's destination with safety. Today wire less message can be sent at the rate Of hundreds Of miles in a few seconds.
 Tt was wise step to establish, as the admira alty did a carrier pigeon service in connection with the navy: they are equal ly wise to abandon the stations now that telegra phic facilities have been brought to such a state of perfection.
 "Nowadays a batteship can easily keep in wireless communication with Rame Head. near Plymouth, while voyaging to Gibraltar or even to portions of the Medi- terra n can. Most of the fleet have the nee essary installations aboard.
 "rhe naval pigeon service had it's draw hacks. birds often not finding their way home through losing their reckoning or on account of injury. Only in minor ways has their usefulness to the navy been demon nstrated Without wireless teleg- raphy. however, there is no question that in lime of war they would have been a real help.
 Among pigeon fanciers there was some consternation. especially on the part Of those who belong to what~is known as the volunteer carrier pigeon service, which is not however to be interfercd With preeders will no doubt avail themselves or the opportunity to buy the pigeons which have been trained at the admiralty | lOfte
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
-------7---7---7--s e'--7777-7-- An Old Game In the East.

From the Cincinnati TimesStar. Shin me somewhere east of Suez. where
 the best is like the worst. Where there aren't no ten commandments,
 an a man can raise a thirst' For the Temple bells are caiiin, an
 it's there that I would be By the old Moulmein pagoda looking lazy
 at the sea.
 If the catchy verse of Kipling's "On the Road to Mandalay should gain a sud den and violent renewal of popularity in Europe and America about this time no one should be particularly surprised. In our own great country there are many thirsty souls who will be actively on the lookout for land where q man can raise a thirst" with more than keen and continued disappointment in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
S9,5O6 Worth Of Entirely
New Silks For $5.84

thousands yards stylish Silks New Yokf firm quitting
 backed the would this good silks, trash  bargains silk silk silks
  Folard Nesaine others.
 fu 4andN% inches deialean nng and 27h rt-a okn,ba aadh @cfm 1eastR RaahP ig oor Gcfu um nd dPmg d 6gnesdo okanda adps24 mchs a anb
  ygudMk ld 10fmS 50 nchcomM fehs dandC andpadsm mvmiayo ofsAs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
BURGER DRY GOODS COMFY

the imperial cooks always to eat a lit tie of the imperial food before thelr masters touched it. For centuries the rulers of the East have been playing hide and seek with political murder. For them bomb-throwing is only the latest development of a very old game.
 So when the Teheran bomb -throwers undertook to blow up the imperial auto- mobile, what more natural then for the Shah, having gracefully sidestepped in time, to lightly step out of a carriage a hundred feet behind and take refuge in nearby house until a large military guard arrived? The East may be slow in some ways-but in others it Is quite little wiser than the white mans west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

This is the exact state of affairs. The clements constituting living beings are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

IT tbese men are right the universe or waiter not only is spending energy. pnl it is utilizing the spent energy to pulla iteeIf nn anew This idea the wlseacres call the hypothesis of the reconstructloi, If inc universe While there IS no Nalii argument against it, there Is not great mass of conclusive proof for 1t. The Wlse- acres prefer to say that fQr the present U is pure speculation. But Professor oouuS says it is "one of the coming events which cast their shadows before
 The speculation leads us into the realms of philosophy As Professor Duncan mas noted if the universe is a cock run ming dowl,. there must have been precise moment of time. however far back. when it was created and set going. And thefe must be d time in the future, now eyer far distant, when the universe will finish in a definite exhaustion and death.
 But if the wasts of energy is replaced py growth the universe is immortal or eter- nal growth in the future and In the past With the old conception We would say God made it and started it at 0 definite time to run it's course If tue new idea be correct then we may say that the universe is one phase of God, and 1t possesses his attributes of enternai duration To most people of scientinc training the new idea is the pleasanter. And they are consecrating their ener- gfes to finding out whether or not 1t be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
Siuns of a Break.
2 Pittsburg Post.

From the Pittsburg Post
 "George must love you. -'Why?'
 .'Keeps coming to see you with Christi mas looming up.'
 ''Yes, but he's getting very quarrel some.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22
In Moderate Haste.

From Punch. here all day or what?,
 Rissy-If yer don't like it, yer can git off an walk.
 Passcnger-Oh, that's all right III not in such hurry as all that!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

"Old Crow Bourbon 15 years old-every drop means a smile, 4 qts. delivered, $500. Campbell Burton Co.,, Box 358, Memphis, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Now, if the swarms of complex me- teortes pass up into the simplicity ot the hottest stars and back again to the eomplexity of the dark stars and common earth do the dark stars be- come mete6rites again and continue the process indefinitely in circle of change? That is, is the universe self winding clock that never stops. Or, was it wound up once for all to go only until it has run down? All the old scientists had said that it simply vas running down, never to go again. But the new scientists have another
 idea in their minds.
 Not only have the astronomers founf that there Is apparently a "regenerat-
 ing inf1uence at work in the stars py
 which the cold complex meteorites be-
 come converted gradually into the not test stars of a simple ch en1ical consti- tuition whence they. again Tall lnto complexity and coldness, but the chem
 ists also have learned something.
 Sir William Ramsay and several oth- CTS believe they have been able 'o transmute one element into ahother.
 They have learned that the heavier elements are continually decomposlns into lighter clements. SIT Nlillahi ne
 lieves that he has been able to bul.t m heavier clements out of the lighter ones. The idea in the minds of some O. these chemists is that whereas the bea vier clements are constantly decom- nosing the lighter elements are ui'- derroing the reverse process, like tlS cooled off hot stars, and absorbihg the energy thrown off by the decomposlns heavy elements and thus themselves are being slowly converted into tue l. eavy elements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-22

Be neighborly. If you've used Dundee Evaporated Milk tell your neighbor how good it is.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
Employers
ACT ENDORSED BY MI
NERs, WHO WILL SEND DEL
EGATIoN TO WASH
lNGToN.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 29.-The
miners convention yesterday after
noon discussed resolutions. A COM
mittee was appointed to redraft tho
resolution on Injunction. The conten-
ton endorsed the employers liability
act. urged it's delegates to the AmerI-
can Federation of Labor convention
to advocate n universal union label,
memorable congress to create a bu.
reau of miners and mining and In
structed the international officers to
go to washington to appear before
the necessary committee.
The convention yesterday unant'
mously voted President Mitchell six
months pay. with all expenses, includ-
ing medical attendance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

large on the plains that 1t seemed to
short-sighted people that they would
be a menace and an almost insupera-
BILE obstacle to the civilization and Gull
tivation of the land according to mans
desires. Where are those buffalo
herds now? The government has al
ready found 1t necessary to invest
millions of money and employ an army
of men in the industry Of Breeding
food fishes to prevent the streams Eom
being exhausted.
So it is OF many other necessities
that were once so abundant as to be
a drug and burden. We have used
and wasted with profligate appetite
for consumption and destruction. We
are race of prodigal sons. 1t may be
generations hence, or the time may
never come. when we will be glad to
feed upon the husks or to gather up
the crumbs that fall from the table Of
our common parent. Nature. 1t is hard
ly possible to make some people be-
lieve we have been and are now con.
summing the earth, so many genera.
tons have occupied without devouring
the terrestrial globe. There Is no evil
dence. however, that past races and
peoples ever consumed at the rate we
are using and abusing the bounty of
nature. In this very thought itself
there is enough to cause contempla-
tive people to see something more
than matter for frivolity in the sug-
gestion of possible results Of the pace
we are going. The time to think
about these possibilities is now, not
after they have come to be actua1i-
ties.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
BRGE CROWD
VISITORS SEE
Deere 0RK
ODD FELLOWS FROM SEW
STATES ARE HERE
EST DELEGATION CANE
FROM MORGAN
TOWN.

G. L. Burns was the candidate Is
the /. o. o. F. meeting upon whom ths
second degreS vas conferred About
$50 odd Fellows were present q this
meeting representing II lodges The
large delegation was from MoFsan
town. A special train carried SIXTY
five members Of Monongalia 1.odge
No. 10. oaa Fellows were present
from New YORK, California. Illinois
and Indiana. After the degree work
was finished luncheon and; smoker
was given IN honor 81 the VISITING
brethren.
The IL lodges represented were b
follows:
Preston Lodge No. 1ls, MasontoEns
candidate g. L Burns.
Monongalia No. 10. MorgantoWn
Mill City No. no. Amos, u. Va q;
Electric No. 81. harrington, w.
shinnston No. 10; shinnston. w. Va.
Davis No. 1os. Davis, W. Va.
Cameron, NO. SO, Cameron, W. Va
Evening Star. No. 81, Manningtons
W. Va.
Palatine No. "a. First Ward.
Blacksyille, No. So. Blacksmith, ".
Va.
Enterprise Nc. 200, Enterprise. ". ":
va.
Monongah,, No 1871 Monongah, Y
Minnie, No. 1875, Runners, W. Va. Il;
worthlngton, No. 17s, worthingt to-,
W. Va.
DellslOw. No. 1ss, Dellslog. W yaE
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
BOY BURNED
AT SHINNSTON
IN A DREADFUL MANNER AND
WIND BLOWS A BARN
OVER.

sHINNsToN, Jan. 2s.-The little
fourlear-old son OF Joseph Cavallero
who lives opposite the B. and o. de-
pot, was very severely burned yester-
day morning. The little fellow was
playing about the house when he
went too near the fire; his clothes
became ignited and before the flames
could be extinguished he was dread.
fully burned about the face, body and
arms. DR.. j. s. Maloy was called
and did all he could to relieve the lit
tie sufferer.
During the hard wind storm Sun
day night barn which was being
built by Martin Goodwin, of East
shinnston, was blown over. causing
considerable loss to the owner.
Miss Stella Hawker entertained a
number of friends at her home Sat
urdny evening in very delightful
manner. During the evening dainty
refreshments were served and all
present spent very pleasant time.
Mr.. Robert shinn and sister, Miss
elizabeth, attended the matinee at
Clarksburg Saturday.
Mr.. Cyrus Thompson is quite i'll at
his home on Station street.
]. w. swiger was at clarksburg yes
terday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman shafer are
visiting friends at Wallace this week.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
POULTRY show
GREATEST SHOW IN THE HIS
TORY OF THE ASSOCIATION
is NOW ON.

HARRISBURG, Jan. 20. With
more than eight hundred fine thor
oughbred chickens on exhibition and
with many more to be placed on ex'
hibition to-day the fourth annual show
of the Clarksburg Poultry and Pet
Stock Association Is well under way,
The doors were thrown open yesterday
and since that time there has been a
very good attendance.
About every variety of the fowls
are represented in this exhibition
and they were never more attractive
than they are found on this occasion,
The Hoffman Hall is particularly well
adapted for the show and with the
arrangement of the coops there they
show OF in handsome style.
one OF the features Of the show is
the SC pound turkey owned by A. J.
Marble, of Rorentz, Lewis county. II
is by far the finest specimen ever seen
here.
There is the usual fine exhibit OF
rabbits and other pet stock.
Judges D. j. Lambert, of Maryland
and Charles 3. Cram, of Ohio, arrlv-
ed here yesterday and are at work.
They expect to complete the work Of
scoring to-day. The prizes will then
he awarded. H s;sts
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29
Court News
Fiduciary.

FluuCIdEys
Suara Ambeile appointed adiministra
tor of the personal estate of Arminio
Falluco, deceased. Bond, 500; Phil
lip Pelligrino, surety.
Suarra Ambelle appointed admins
traitor of the personal estate of Gui,
scope Di Marco, deceased. Bond, 500;
Philip Pelligrino. surety.
suarra Ambelle appointed admins
traitor of the personal estates of Sara
pirio Giuseppe, Giuseppe Marinetto,
Antonio Cornerso. deceased. Bond,
800; Philip Pelligrino, surety.
Clarence Musgrave appointed admin
istrator of the personal estate of An
ma Mooreland. deceased. Bond, 5000;
ELI Musgrave, surety.
Genaro appointed administrator of
the personal estate of Jim Leonard,
deceased. Bond, 500; c. Angotti,
surety. d.
NJ. M. Nicely appointed administers
tor of the personal estates Of Dom
mic Duclelli and Baise Ducielli, de-
ceased. Bonds, $500 each; H. s. Live
ly, surety.
Ira L. Smith commissioner notary
public. Bond given in the sum of
$3.50, with T. s. Neptune as surety.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-29

The services at the Presbyt erian
church last evening were fun q M
terest and the blind minister was
heard by yeEy large eongregatiens
This subject OF Rev. Rankin's sermon
this evening win be, Lost opportnTss.
tiles" Text, MAT. $40, "Ana now az
SO the ak is laid at the root 81 the
trees; therefore. every tree which
bringeth forth not good fruit g heNIa
down and cast into che fTe.T
Rev. w. >. Eddy preached Ct Tho
NJ. e. Church. South. last night. tall
ing the text. sThere was no room
for them in the Inn" bringing out the
theme, No room for Christ In:the att
er service two persons signihed that
they had beea saved since Mondays
service.
Rev. BroomaeIa spoke TO . large
congregation at the N. 3. Church last
evening, taking as his text Luke 70: 40,
"The Son Of Man is Come 70 Seek and
to Save that Which was lost" Two
came to the altar at the conclusion
Of the sermon.
At the Presbyterian Church the
same interest has maintained and an
excellent sermon was delivered BY
Rev. Rankin. Lost Opportunities
will be the subject of his discourse
this evening.