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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13

Thenceforth. at every shooting match he and the rifle were objects of conspicu- ous attention. No longer was Chalfn q dangerous rival. Neither Chalfn's musket nor any man s fowling piece could hold u candle 10 the rife for fine shooting at the regular range of 10 measured rods.
 The larder of the little cabin overflowed with the bounty of his harvest In his secret hiding place under a stone of the hearth a long woolen stocking bulged to the bursting point with money saved. John Metcalf was famous and growing rich. Mendon honored him with public office. Mindful of the adage "To him that hath shall be given" he once more and boldly asked Mary for the gift of her captious heart and dimpled hand.
 And as he shot and won, so he wooed and won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13
100000 acres more subject to purchase

at low price.
 The answer is to be sought in the psychology of land rushes. Mans grega- rious instinct leads him to do what his neghbor does-fiock where the crowd goes; risk his money where the biggest gamble is going on. The speculative ele- ment in the governments lottery at traeted thousands There were hung up possibly a hundred rich prizes for those whose numbers first came out of the heap-przes in the shape of town site To- tions. There was one chance in a thou sand to draw one of these. Yet. appar- ently the longer the shot the more at tractive it Is to speculative humanity.
 The Journal last Sunday gave some re- markable and valuable information about homesteads yet available in Minnesota They are there waiting for the fortunate ones who care not for land gambling, but want real farm fertile and productive; There is hard work to be done, no doubt, bringing this land under cultivation, but there is a rich reward in that work for those young fellows who know something about farming. or can learn. and who want to get on in the world.
 Northern Minnesota today presents the finest opportunity for the land hungry in the west. It is closer to the worlds mar kets than much land that is poorer in every way, and yet sells for more money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13
JOHN METCALF, PIONEER,
 AND HIS FLINTROCK RIFLE

Metcalf's lead, and, worse yet his earn ings also. Rumor, too. brought trouble, for the village gossips professed to know that Mary had told in confidence that perhaps the best man would win.
 So Metcalf and Chalfn each stroye nightly. Every ingenious contrivance that they knew, heard of or could invent was tried in order to increase the accu- racy of their great fintlock muskets. They sifted and resifted their powder to get grains of uniform size, accurately measured the charges and wrapped them in separate packages; trimmed their bull lets by hand and patched them with greased buckskin cut to a size, and loaded them with the puclzers to the front. Met calf filed the front sight to his musket thin and cut a deeper notch in the tang screw Chalfin bought new gun.
 Still Metcalfs lead was a dangerously small one; his friends chafed him. and Mary was as coy as usual. Then one day he disappeared. caller found his house to be abandoned. Whether or not the fair Mary knew his hereabouts she kept her own counsel; certain it was mpstery to all others.
 About two months later, an early sun beam of an August morning, streaming through the open shutter of Metcalfs cab in. showed John Metcalf upon his bed Moving slowly along the wall it chanced upon the polished patch box of rifle resting above the fireplace and instantly lighted the room with myriad reflections. Metcalf. half awake, was living over the adventures of his long journey to Penn sylvania, where only, rifles were then made at their best. Aroused by the glimmer he arose and took down his new treasure Balancing it. turning it, appre eiative of it's rich, deep cherry color, it's grace. its tense, alert, high-bred air, Ire felt well repaid for the time, effort and money spent. His pride, too, was touched, for throughout the length and breadth of the province of Massachusetts Bay no oth- CT, to his knowledge, had else than a smooth bore; he alone had a rifle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13

ouested I told him that I, too wanted copy. As we started away I handed him my money. with that of the other recipi- ents of his handiwork. But Sitting Bull was incensed at my action, and would not hear of my paying him.
 q have an admiration for you, and should you pay me for what l give you? v he exclaimed, in Sioux, and his tone voiced wounded friendship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13

It's a great pity the hundred thousand who failed to draw prize at Dallas couldn't have saverd their money and come to Minnesota instead. But there are other thousands just as eager:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13
Quite Excusable.

From Everybody's.
 They were discussing the relative position of various countries as musi- cal centers. Germany seemed to have the most votaries, much to the evil dent displeasure of one excitable Ital- ian. who wished his own country to carry off the palm.
 Italy is turning out the most musicians. and has always turned out the most" he cried.
 "Ach, Gott!" exclaimed German present, "can you blame herr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-13

Select a Suit you fancy at $15 to $40. None better costing a third more. None as good at our prices.
 MARLEY & BAUMAN
 CLOTHING CO.,,
 1910 THIRD AVENUE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Wanted to Warn Him.

Sir Aigernon West tells this story in
his "Recollections:" One day the late
Sir George Campbell, who had a very
strident, loud. rasping voice. called on
Sir Algernon. who was then secretary
to Mr.. Gladstone. to talk over the land
question.
After he had been in conversation
about three minutes the Office keeper
appeared. bearing the card OF an NJ. p.
who, he said. was very anxious to see
Sir Algernon. The latter said he was
sorry to be engaged. In another min
ute he appeared with the card of a
well known peer who was most de
sirous to have word with him. Again
the latter said he was too busy to see
him just then. In another minute the
man again came in with huge card
saying the lord mayor and sheriffs OF
London wanted TO speak to Sir Alger.
non West very urgently in the next
ROOM
Sir Algernon apologiAed to Sir George
and went out to such great dignitaries
When he got out of the room the Office
keeper startled him By saying. There
amt nobody here. sir. but was afraid
a madmnn had been shown in to you
by mistake, and wanted to warn you
SIR"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
ErankIin's Epitaph.

After Franklin's death an epitaph
written by himself when twenty-three
years of age was found among his pa
pers. Though it was not cbiseled upon
his tomb, we may quote it here:
The body of
B. FRANKLIN,
Printer
Like the cover of an old book,
its contents torn out
and stripped of its lettering and gliding
lies here food for worms
But the work shall not be wholly lost
for 1t will. as he believed. appear once more
In new and more perfect edition,
corrected and amended
by the Author.
He was born January II. I7O6
Died II B.. F.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

month. Among those present at the
dinner at the club were Congressman
James Mckinney, Major c. w. Halves,
Postmaster H. A. ]. Mcdonald. Cap
tain E. L. West, superintendent of the
sixth district of the railway mail sery-
ice. with headquarters at Chicago; l..
C. Richards, chief clerk of the mail
service at Peoria; H. w. Hughes.
chief clerk at Burlington; c. l.. Shat
fer, assistant to Superintendent West.
and J. C. Murphy, chief clerk at Des
Moines.s
The first number of the Modern
Woodman, which came from the press
today. is beautiful 20-page magazine
with the first page handsomely fin
isheG in colors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
CITY CHAT.
Kerler & Co. weave rugs.

herler IL 90. weave rugs.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Read h K. Walkers want ads.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Godfrey's laundry gives green trad
ing stamps.
Smokers have to call for Lewis Sin
gle Binder cigar to get it.
Attend the dance of the Go You Go
club at the rink Friday evening.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
me.
Don't worry. Diozo disinfectant
works every second. both day and
night. Call at $50 Eighteenth street.
The Young Peoples society of the
German Evangelical church will meet
this evening in the basement CT the
church.
The Ladies' Sewing society of the
German Evangelical church will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Charles
Kruger
First annual dance given by chief
foresters of Watch Tower camp No.
1927, NJ. w. of A.. Saturday evening,
Oct. "a, at hall, South Rock Island.
A special meeting of the Silver Cir
Gle of the First Methodist church will
be held this evening at the home of
Miss leila Barrett, 1912 Nineteenth
street.
The | Go You Go club will give a
dancing party at the Rock Island skat-
ing rink Friday evening, Oct 23.
Gentlemen so cents, ladies free Full
orchestra of IL pieces. Come and try
the new floor
The Visitation guild viii give card
party at the home of Mrs. William Nc
Entry. 529 Twenty-third street, Friday,
Oct. %, in the afternoon from 8 to 6,
and in the evening from to 1920.
All friends of the Villa are invited.
The first quarterly conference of the
Spencer Memorial Methodist church
will be held this evening at the church.
Members are asked to be present. The
Young Ladies' auxiliary will give a
pumpkin pie sociable in the church
basement this evening.
Why do we get many acquaintance
daily at our new location? Because
every article in our store is marked
way down and we give S. & H. trad
ing stamps with each purchase. A
great saving for you. Horblit's de
partment store, 1928 Second avenue.
The differences between Miss Olga
Herbert and Mrs. Paul Barth were
aired second time in Justice G. AL
bert Johnson's court this afternoon
Mrs. Barth having Miss Herbert ar
rested for assault and battery. The
two women came to blows in the cour
room, but were separated by attorneys
in the case. Justice Johnson dismiss
ed the case on payment of the costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Oct. p In History.

1740-Sir Philip Francis. alleged author
of the famous Junius letters. born
III Dublin: died 1918
1SS3-Captain Mayne Reid. we'll known
English novelist of adventure. died:
born 1918.
1904-Peace treaty between Chile and
Bolivia
1907-The Knickerbocker Trust COM
pany of New York closed its doors,
owing depositors $10.000,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
The Swiss Eenuhlic.

The Swiss republic. with various
changes. has survived from the year
1908, though its present constitution
dates only from 1874. 1t now embraces
three nationalties - German. French
and Italian. Tie original nucleus Of
the state. however, was German. and
even now considerably more than half
the population is German. Federated
under the constitution of 1874 are
twenty-five distinct states
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
FOUR MORE SCORE.
Rock Island County Gets Its Share
of Farms in Rosebud
Reservation.
LAST OF 5000 NAMES PICKED
Ray r. Kane, Harry Kelly and Or. M.
N. Moore Registered from City
rof Rock Island.

Dallas, S. D., Oct. 22.-Drawing for
farms in the Trip county lottery was
finished last night when number 5000
was removed. This morning Judge
Witten and clerks began the work of
asserting the 100000 unlucky applica-
lions and comparing them with those
which drew prizes, in order to deter
mine any applicants who had register
ed twice. If any are found among the
prize winners they will be barred from
filing 1t is estimated participation in
the lottery cost the land seekers not
less than 100000.
Rock Island county secured about its
correct proportion of the Rosebud
farms, indicating that the drawing was
done fairly. In the final drawing yes
terday, completing the list of 5000 for
tunate ones who will be able to get
farms four Rock Island county resi-
dents were successful Three of these
registered from Rock Island and one
from Milan
Being drawn on the last day, their
numbers are without doubt well up,
and they will hardly have chance to
select any of the best or most advan-
tageously located tracts. However it
is certain that all are worth proving
up on.
Roy R. Kane, Harry Kelly and DR..
M. n. Moore are the lucky ones regis
tered from Rock Island and Charles
Smith from Milan
All VIII File ON Claims.
Ray Kane and Harry Kelly are young
men. The former is employed as clerk
in the railroad department of the Rock
Island shops at Silvis, living at 2S47
Seventh avenue. He expects to go to
Trip county and pick out a farm be-
tween now and March T. Kelly's home
IS at 1928 Twenty-ninth street. He is
now at Dallas, and will file on claim
as soon as possible. Dr. Moore has
been practicing medicine in this city
| for a number of years. He stated to-
day that he expected to file on claim
| and eventually open an Office in one
of the towns in the new tract. Mr.
Smith, registered from Milan, is a
farmer living several miles west of the
Village.
Another who was successful and who
lives just on the outskirts of the coun
| ty, is Ben NJ Kettering of Orion, whose
name appears in the list drawn yester
day.
Iowa Led States.
iowa was the leading state in the
last days drawing, with 500 names
while Illinois had Ill, from which il
is seen that Rock Island county faret
well as among the counties of the
site.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
MANY WILL attend
Big Delegation Of Rock Island Teach
ers to Go to GaIesburg Con-
vention Tomorrow.
LOCAL MEN ON PROGRAM
Military Tract Association Meeting to
Be important One-Those
to Make Trip.

The grade schools will be closed to-
morrow to allow the teachers TO take
in the conference of teachers at Gales
burg. which commences this evening
and continues until Saturday noon
This is the first annual meeting of the
Military Tract Educational association
and many of the teachers are going
to be present The high school teach
Iers will not attend the meeting. how
ever. and the high school will not be
closed for the day. Two special cars
have been secured on the Burlington
to accommodate the 65 teachers from
this city. They will leave tomorrow
morning at 6:35 from the depot on
Twentieth street. H. B. Hayden and
is. ]. Ferguson will leave this after
noon so that they can take part in the
session which starts this evening.
Superintendent Hayden will have
charge of the conference of principals
and superintendent of the session.
Mr.. Ferguson is to speak on '.Prac-
tical improvements in the Physical
Condition of Rural Schools" at tho
session of the country school section
tomorrow afternoon.
The teachers who do not attend the
session at Galesburg will spend the
day in visiting in the schools of Mo-
line and Davenport.
Those Who VIII Go.
,b, - roy
Miss Abigail Dean, supervisor of
drawing
Hawthorne SCHOOL,. c. Daugherty
principal; Mary E. Entrikin, Lou NJ
Harris, Margaret J. Wilson. Maude
Robertson, Mary Lannen, Emma Bat
ties. Anna L. Canty, Augusta S. Dart
Elsie B. Johnston, Winifred Huntoon
Mary A. Brennan.
Washington school-Emily Freeman
principal; Dora Hartz, Ethel Young
Bella F. Cooke.
Kemble school-Nellie F. Keller
strass. Jennie Murphy, Bridge ID
Ferry, Mrs. Louise Koch.
Lincoln school-Mary Plat, princi
Pal; Jessie B. Prick, Ellen S. Freed
Agatha G. Nevin, Mary G. Murrin
Mabel Freistat, Lucia NJ. Robbins, 10
|sephine Whistler, Miriam HaversticIs
Elsa l. Koehler, Martha M. Huesing
| School for deaf children. in Lincoln
school-Meta C. Wittig.
| Eugene Field school - Sarah John
ston, principal; Augusta Steinhauer
Eta M. Wakefield. Lille NJ long
Clarissa G. Freeman, Bessie Beeler
Minnie Martin, Emelie H. DeSanto.
Irving school-Grace Noftsker. Flor
ence Morrison. Bessie Montgomery
Elizabeth Stelck, Lille NJ. Roth
Luella Huthmaker Charlotte Kenwor
thy.
! Longfellow school-Julia NJ Ander
son, Mary S. Dewey. Mrs. Dacie NJ
Williams, Minnie J. Frederick, violi
harrison, Clara Redecker, Sue c. Lee
Jane L. Wilcox.
Horace Mann school-Marv L. Car
ter. principal; Natalie Mirfield, Hetti
May Pope. Anna Louise Grotjan, Sar,
Is Montgomery.
1 Grant school-Dora E. Newton, prin
lcipal: Anna T. Bromley, Clara M
lGrandin, Helen Pryce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
A Healthy Family.

"Our whole family has enjoyed good
health since we began using DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, three years ago." says
J.. A. Bartlett of rural route 1, Guilford,
Maine. They cleanse and tone the sys-
tenn in gentle way that does you
good, 25 cents, at all drug stores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Lame Back.

This ailment is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
small of the back, and is quickly cured
by applying Chamberlain's Liniment
two or three times day and massag-
ing the parts at each application. For
sale by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
They Make You Feel Good.

The pleasant purgative effect ex-
|perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and
the healthy condition OF tie body and
mind which they create makes one
feel joyful Price rs cents. Samples
free at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
MISSIONARY SERVICE
Ruth's Band Gives Program at the
Broadway Church.

Puths, Mission band had charge of
the services at Broadway church last
evening and the following program
was carried out:
Eymn-"The Kings Business
Scripture reading and prayer-Led
by Rev. w. G. Oglevee.
Pictures from Persia and India
Description read by Miss Cleland and
views shown by Robert Marshall
Cornet solo-Mrs. H. E. Van Duzer
Vocal soIo-Mr Jonassen.
Piano solo-Miss Mae Culton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
: ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 500, rises GIG; moon rises
4:21 a. M: moons age % days: l 40 a.
M, moon in conjunction with Mars.
passing AZ degrees north Of the planet
from west to east.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
FIRST ISSUE
OFF THE PRESS
Big Machines at New Printing Plant
Of Modern Woodmen Begin
Eight-Day Run.
SLOW WORK AT START
Time Is Required to Get Little Parts
Adjusted = Railway Mail Off
Gals Are on Hand.

Rock Island today became ii reality
The home of an important institution.
publication with circulation at
present numbering about 1,072,000-
when the presses were started at the
rev printing building of the Modern
Woodmen. The presses are now
printing the Modern Woodman, the
official organ of the NJ. w. A., and
later the Royal Neighbors will be run
off The two publications will result
in enormous increases in the postal
revenues at Rock Island. The Wood
man has heretofore been printed at
Indianapolis, by contract and the
Royal Neighbor has been published ar
Lincoln. Neb. The printing plant here
was built to meet requirement OF
the postoffice department. that the
paper be issued in the city where the
society maintains its head office.
This rule was ordered enforced year
ago, but the department allowed
year in which to make preparation
for the change.
Slow Work Today.
The new press is a gigantic affair
ant one which will occupy the
thoughts of the men who run it for
some time to come as was shown this
morning when the press was started
for the first time to run off the mil
lion and more copies OF the Modern
Woodman. The press is new to those
who are in charge of it and it has so
many little details which require ad-
justing that it is no small
matter to run it. Only about
1000 copies of the official
organ were printed this morning and
many of them were defective due to
plates getting out of place and a hun
dred other little things which &C.
Cured to worry the pressmen. After
the men have worked on the press a
week or so the work can be expected
to go off smoothly and the press will
be one of the most perfect working
machines imaginable.
The girls who are to take care of
sending out the papers had an easy
time of it today but it can easily be
seen that when the press gets down
to business and prints papers at the
rate of 800 or 400 minute they will
have their hands full.
Distribution Big job.
The arranging of the delivery of the
mali through the Rock Island post
Office and the work of distributing
the Modern Woodman and the Royal
Neighbor is no ordinary task and the
transfer of the mailing Office for the
Wocdmen from Indianapolis to Rock
Island and of the Royal Neighbor
from Lincoln, Neb., to Rock Island
has brought here some of the highest
officials in the railway mail service.
There are S5 tons of matter to be sent
out from the Rock Island postoffice
within e period of 10 days time, every
80 days. and 400 sacks are to be de-
livered daily for 10 days, in the issuing
of the Modern Woodman alone.
Editor Entertains Officials.
F. O. Van Calder, editor of the
Modern Woodman, today in honor OF
.he bringing of the printing plant to
this city, entertained at the Rock Is
lana Club the officials of the postof
flee department who were here arrang
ing with Postmaster II. A. j. McDon
aid and the railways centering here
the handling and dispatching of the
issues of the two publications each
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
Rheumatism Cured in Three Gays.

n. B. Langley, Madison, Wis. says:
81 was almost helpless with rhcuma-
.tism for about five months. Had it in
my neck so could not turn my read.
and all through my body. i tried three
doctors and many remedies without
any relief whatever until procured
DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism.
In a few hours the pain was relieved
and in three days the rheumatism was
completely cured and was at work .
Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Second
avenue. Rock Island, Gust. Scniegel
& Son, 20 West Second street, Daven-
port.
All the news ALI the time - THE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
RIVER BULLETIN.

Nearly stationary stages in the Mis-
sissippi will continue from below Du
buque to Muscatine.
j. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22
THE w ETH f. II.

Friday, fair.
J. VI. SHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Temperature at u. M, "a; at 3 p. M,
-. Maximum temperature in last "a
hours, IS; minimum. 81. Velocity OF
wind at : a. m. 3 miles per hour. Stage
of w,iter. FL feet; no change i'm last "a
hours. Precipitation, or inches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

Piles Cured in 6 to Ia Days.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to
cure any case of itching, blind, bleed
| ing or protruding piles in 6 to Ia days
| OF money refunded. soc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

Vocal solo-Miss Luella Crissman.
with violin obligato by Miss Florence
Chamberlin
Renediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

An the news all the time = THE
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-22

IOWA was the leading state in the
last days drawing, with 500 names,
while Illinois had Ill, from which it
is seen that Rock Island county Jared
well as among the counties of the
site.