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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Culture and Agriculture,

Richard Carle, the hen-pecked hero
of "Mary's Lamb delights in eXplod.
ing sham. Sometimes his quick re.
torts strike deep, This was the case
not long ago when he was one of a
party at supper. In the party was
a man who was boasting about his
farm in Maine and boring the others
with long account OF his four blood.
ed COWS.
"Of what breed are the cows?"
asked Mr. Carle.
Really replied the bore, q can't
say offhand."
What said Mr.. Carle. You mean
to say you have only four COWS and
YOU don't know their breeding? Why.
you ought to know their initials"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

In order TO fill their scheduled cham
pionship dates next season the clubs
of the American league will have to
travel 95,722 miles. and the National
league teams 92,4G5 miles. At the rate
of cents mile and at the average
OF Is men to each party, the sum of
S61,765.32 will be paid to the railroads
for transportation alone. Of this
amount the Johnsonites will con-
tribute $34,477.92 and the Puliamites
$32,2S7.40
or the American league teams st.
Louis will be the premier tourist. The
Browns are booked to journey 14,307
miles, and will make 81 trips. The
White Sox will make 30 trips and will
travel 1922 miles. Their longest jump
is from New York TO st. Louis, 1,066
miles. The st. Louis Browns twice
will make the biggest leap possible ON
a circuit, going from Boston to st.
Louis, a gap of 1929 miles.
OF the National league teams Pitts.
burg will find circuit chasing the most
expensive. The Pirates are to make
81 trips and will cover a distance of
15,o57 miles The Phillies have to trav-
ell only 9,43l Eoiles, the reason for the
difference in mileage Of the two teams
being that Barney's Buccaneers con-
stantly have to leave home to f1ls Sun
day engagements in Chicago and Gin.
cinnati
The Cubs are due TO make 2S trips
and travel 12,271 miles to fill their
schedule. Chances champions have to
make the jump between ST. Louis and
Boston once, the Doves and the Cardi-
mails also being down to make this
trip.
The number of miles each club will
have to travel, trips to be made and
the amount to be expended for trans
portation (railroad fares alone) by
the big league teams during 1908 are
as follows:
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

According to the books of one
major league club it costs in the neigh
borhood of 81 a mile to cart a ball
team around the circuit, including rail
road fares, Pullman and hotel bills
the average number of men in the par.
ty, including manager, secretary and
trainer, being 10.
One remarkable feature of the trav.
cling done by baseball clubs is the way
in which the teams dodge accidents
The only bad smashup in which play,
ers have figured in recent years was
the wreck of special train carrying
the st. Louis and Cleveland American
league clubs from Cleveland to St
Louis in 1904. Some of the men were
hurt but none of them badly, and the
Sunday game was played as scheduled
In 1893, while the Chicago Nationals
We're returning home from Cleveland
their train ran into a freight, near
Fremont, O., and three men were
killed in the wreck. OF the players,
the only two injured were Jimmy
Ryan and Malachi Kittredge, who were
Kittredge was able to play in a week,
but Ryan was out of the game for the
balance of the season.
So far as known no player of prom
wreck while travelling with his club.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
rlPQR7ZNG
HeC::TzS
AND
6lAN NCXES

The American turf is weaker in
some time Otherwise Miller, who,
barring his quickness at the start, Is
far from a finished horseman, could
not have headed the list of winning
jockeys with 224 victories to his
credit. This year the conditions are
likely to be even worse, as four or
five boys who ranked well up last
season may be unable to secure IL
censes. Among these are Mountain
who is under suspension at New Or
leans; Willie Knapp, Radtke, j. Nc
Intyre and E. Lynch, a boy who gave
great promise at Oakland. Jack Mar
tin. too, has decided to give up riding,
it is said, and no matter what their
faults may have been, Mountain,
Knapp, Radtke and Martin are riders
above the average and with far
better knowledge of pace than either
Miller or E. Dugan Willie Shaw and
Tommy Burns, who rode abroad last
year, will be back again and thus help
TO fill the gap, and two or three boys
developed at the winter tracks, not
ably Y. Powers, who has been riding
well and stands next to Notter on the
list of winning jockeys at New Or
leans, and Gilbert, q lightweight in
California, may also take forward
place, but the outlook is not encour-
aging. T. H. Williams has paid $10,
600 for Gilbert's contract, and the
youngster, who rides at So pounds, is
said to be one Of the best jockey
prospects ever developed on the coast.
The jockeys who must be depended on
to do the bulk of the riding this year
are Miller, f. Dugan, Notter, McDan-
iel, Nicol, w. Burns, Shaw, T. Burns,
c. koerner, Shilling, Sumter and V.
Powers. OF course there are many
others who may or may not shine, in
Guiding Delaby, G. Swain, Musgrave,
Horner, Brussel, j. Lee, Garner, Lie
bert and Preston. Lucien Lyme eX-
poets TO ride for the greater part in
England, but will accept engagements
in Ireland, France and Belgium. He
has an understanding that he will ac
cept mounts for Richard Croker,
James Buchanan, Richard Dawson and
some others.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
CapitaI on Outlaw Circuit

Arthur Irwin, now coach of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania baseball team,
will manage the team that will repre-.
sent Washington in the outlaw Union
league this year A decision 10 have
the capital on the circuit was reached
at meeting at which 1t was an
nounced w. F. Hart will be president
OF the new club, W. J. Lambert vice
president and E. E- Heinz secretary
treasurer IN
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
Piece. Not War, the Cause.

During the rebellion a dramatist at
tended performance of one of his
plays at a theater in Baltimore. The
house was quite empty, and the play
wright in discussing the circumstance
with his leading actor, remarked that
the poor business probably was due to
the war.
No replied the actor. " should
judge it was due to the piece" and the
dramatist changed the subject
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

The American team of athletes that
will journey to London in July to
compete in the Olympic games will be
accompanied by a professional train
er. Mike" Murphy, the veteran at
the University of Pennsylvania, has
been selected for the position. Never
before has an American team had the
services of a professional coach, but
it was considered advisable to have
one this year in view of the eXcep-
tional size of the team and the impor-
tance of the games. Murphy is one
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
BATTING EYES MADE TO ORDER
Scheme Of University Coach to Help
Candidates for Team.

The University of Pennsylvania
baseball team candidates are doing
cage work daily. In addition to trying
out the batterymen the coach has a
scheme to put an edge on batting eyes
that is regarded as wonder by all
who have seen it,
The apparatus consists Of an upriglt
with horizontal arms at top and bot
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
SwenhoIt to Lead BADGERS.

Helmer Swenholt of Madison, Wis,
the tlaxen-haired little forward, has
been elected captain Of the basket ball
team of the University of Wisconsin
for the ensuing year. The only other
candidate was Ewald stiehm of John
sons Greek, the giant center on both
the basketball and football teams. The
election was decided by tossing q coin
md SWenholt won.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

tom, between which, on an elastic
cord, is a ball. The ball may be shifted
to any desired height. and consider
squarely.
When hit true the ball springs
straight ahead, but if struck below or
above the center it jumps down or up.
The men who have used the device
claim it is the best ever for line
drives
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02

or the most prominent trainers in the
country. For more than 10 years he
has been known as a great developer
of athletes. He formerly trained for
Yale university and the New York
Athletic club. During his career as
a professional coach he brought out
such champions as Berne Wefers, the
worlds 220-yard record holder; Alvin
{. kraenzelein, the worlds greatest
hurdler, and Tommy Conneff, a cham
pion miller. He is also a great foot
ball coach and trainer. During the
last Is years the teams Murphy has
trained at Pennsylvania and Yale have
won every intercollegiate champion
ship but three, Harvard and Cornell
being the only other winners. Muir
phys selection as trainer means that
the members of the American team
will toe their marks at London with
the minimum of men out of shape.
Wizard Jake Schaefer dean of the
expert billiard players of the world
retires from championship contests
acknowledged as the greatest perform
er with the cue in every respect that
ever stepped up to a billiard table.
Recently he defended his title az
champion of the world at 1871 against
Willie Hoppe at Chicago in the last
contest he will compete in for worlds
honors, and after a sensational match
proved the winner by the score of 500
to 423. The championship emblem
will be given back to the donors by
Jake and it is possible there will new
er be another game played between
professionals at this style. Schaefer
will confine his entire attention here
after to exhibition gameR
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
His Objection 10 shakesneare-

What is your object in saying that
Shakespeare is not great poet?"
Oh said the modern author, you
think it is a professional jealousy, but
assure you you are wrong. | feel
it my duty to attack all sorts of preiu
dices, and the prejudice in favor OF
Shakespeare's works is one of the
most conspicuous that know Of"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-04-02
TRAVELLING COST
OF BIG TEAMS
MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS TO SPEND
NEARLY $4,000 FOR CAR
FARE THIS SEASON..
PIRATES COVER MOST GROUND

Smoky City Aggregation Will Make 81
Trips and Cover Distance of 15,o57
Miles-St. Louis the Premier Tour.
lists in American League-Averaae
Cost Is 81 Per Mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
OBITUARY.

EmanuaI v. Shippy.
Emanual V. Shippy, whose home
was in Sterling, died last night at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
.CHAS. LADD Dies
Prominent Democrat and Vet
Gran Attorney Passes Away
at Home at keWanee.
HEART TROUBLE The CAUSE
Never Held Public Office, Declining
One Offered-Was a Double of
William J. Bryan.

Kewanee, H., May 2S.-(Argus Spe-
cial CHARLES K Laid, one of the
most prominent democratic leaders of
the state, and an attorney of wide repu-
tation, died here today at $3.50 after a
long illness with fatty degeneration of
the heart, and complications. Mr.. Ladd
had Ion; been prominent in democratic
politics, and was at various times Il
member of the state committee: In
1892 he was chairman of the state DEM
ocratic convention.
He was offered the district attorney
ship by President Cleveland, but de-
elined, and never held public Office.
He had practiced in all the Illinois
courts with success, and for 40 years
was attorney for the Western Tube
works here, and for the Rock Island
and Illinois Central roads for 90 years.
An Old Resident.
Mr.. Ladd had lived in Kewanee since
1868. He was born in New Hampshire
and was 60 years old. He is survived
by his wife, a son, and daughter
The funeral services will be held Sun
day at the home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

evening, June 1, on steamer Columbia.
Tickets IS cents.
Don't miss 1.-THE William Andersen
song recital at Y M. C. A. auditorium
tonight.
l am going to the excursion Mon
day evening on steamer Columbia.
Are you?
Get that Decoration day hat at
Lloyd's closing out sale and save
money.
If you need any carpenter work call
on Bergeson, 1615 Fourteenth street.
Old phone.
The sweet baritone singer, William
Andersen, at the Y. NJ. C. A. auditor
ium tonight.
We have placed on sale 100 50 and
$3.50 soft hats at $3.50. Lloyd's clos
ing out sale.
McCabe's store will be open Friday
until $50; closed all day Saturday,
Decoration day.
A musical treat-thc William An
dersch song recital at Y. NJ C. A. au-
ditorium tonight.
Dressed chickens at Coleman's mar
ket, 1913 Second avenue. Open until
noon Decoration day.
Ladies' shirt waists 81 on Friday at
McCabe's. You'll wonder why some
of them are not 81.
Children's lace openwork stockings
Friday evening at 1880 10 and 8 cents
pair at McCabe's.
Drink Carse & Ohlweiler company's
new tonic, Hop-Ale. Goods delivered to
any part of the city.
White linen parasols, plain, hem
stitched or embroidered for SO cents
| Friday, a. McCabe's.
The gifts for graduates in Nc
Cabe's jewelry section never before
attained such renown as this season
Don't wait to have your screens
made Mueller Lumber company have
all sizes ON hand. Put ON without ex
ira charge.
Remember the moonlight excursion
given by the Columbia club, Monday
evening, June 1, on steamer Columbia
Tickets 80 cents.
ThirtyOne new views of Rock Island
| churches, schools and parks. At all
postcard dealers. Rock Island Post
card Company
Buy your flowers on Friday. Fresh
cut carna'ion and roses for Decora
| ton; handsome peonies co cents
dozen at McCabe's.
See A. L. Bruner for piano tuning
regulating, voicing and repairing. All
work guaranteed 425 Nineteenth
street. New phone 1921.
| Buy your paris green, moth balls, in
Isect powder, dead shots, roach killer
and fly poison at Charles Ullemeyer's
drug store, 534 Sixteenth street
The Mill Store will be open Friday
evening till $3.50 p. m. Fine musica
program by Bleuer's orchestra. Closed
all day Saturday, Decoration day
| Attend the dance and card party a,
Watch Tower inn Thursday evening
May rs, given by Court of Honor, No
S55. Music by Schieberl's orchestra.
i Don't forget red letter day" L
will be on Friday, the 10Th. this mont
since Saturday is a holiday. Home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
THE WEATHER

showers and thundcrstorms and cooler
tonight, Friday, partly cloudy and
cooler.
J. NJ. sHERIER, Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
CITY CHAT.
$500 to loan. II. X. Walker.
Buy a home of Reidy Bros.
Jones for second hand goods.
Tri-CitY Towel SUNNY comnan


Jones for second hand goods.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus or express, Spencer & Trefz
Kerler G Co. clean carpets and rugs.
Roller skating Saturday evening at
the big rink.
81 Panama hats $500 at LIoyds clos
ing out sale.
Plenty fresh dressed chickens at
H. Tremanns Sons
Up-to-date straw hats at cut prices
at Lloyd's closing out sale.
Fifty dozen odd collars 1 cent each
at Lloyd's closing out sale.
William Andersen song recital Y.
M. C. A. auditorium tonight.
H. Tremann's Sons market will
close at noon Decoration day.
Drink DR.. Pepper. Carse & Oil.
weller company, sole bo;tlers.
Big harness sale this week at Stock
hams, 220 Seventeenth street.
Sell me your household goods
Jones, second hand and loans.
Linen finish suiting, all day Friday
101a cents yard at McCabe's.
Let Krell & Siemon do your furnace
and tin work; 1916 Third avenue
All Kinds of fresh lake and river
fish at II. Tremapn's Sons tomorrow
Remember the moonlight excursion
given by the Columbia club. Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

home of Ben Fyysingcr, 1922 Thirty
seventh street, after an illness of but
two days with pneumonia. Mr..
Shippy is a passenger brakeman and
runs between here and Monmouth He
was invited to spend day with his
friend, Mr.. Frysinger, and while visit
ing here was taken i'll. He was 60
years old. Mr.. Shippy was well
Known here having lived in this city
70 years before removing 10 Sterling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Webster began his
famous dictionary and devoted ten
years to inquiry into the origin of
the English language. He was sew
enty when the first edition appear
ed from the press, yet he lived on
fifteen years to labor for its perfec-
ton.
1So5-Walter Quinton Gresham, secre-
tary of state. died; born 1892.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
Court liz Notified.

Judge w. II. Gest received word this
morning of Mr.. Ladd's death, and the
news Occasioned much regret among
the members of the bar here. Several
of the Rock Island attorneys will at.
tend the funeral services.
Mr.. Laid bore a striking physical
resemblance to w. j. Bryan, and it is
said that on one occasion when Mr.
Bryan gave way under the strain OF
a campaign, Mr.. Laid impersonated
him and delivered the speech for the
Nebraksan before an audience that did
not suspect the real situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
johnson Funeral.

The funeral of Peter Johnson will
be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'clock from the home, $40 Twenty
first street Burial will take place al
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

+, Get that Decoration day hat at
: Lloyd's closing out sale and save
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
May 20 In History.

1911 outs John Ru-
0olph Agagsiz. natu-
ralist ana geoloGizt,
born in Motier. Swift
zerland; died 1878.
1S43-Noah w BIS t e r.
American leXicogra-
pher, died; born 1913.
At the age of fifty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets III, rises 4:2S; moon rises
Ais a. m; eighth anniversary of last
total eclipse seen in this country; sun
passing first magnitude star Aldebaran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

of Pharmacy at Chicago, has taken
the management of the College phar-
macy for the present. Mr. Foley
clerked for II. A. Emeis of Davenport
for number of years and had wide
drug experience.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

He is survived by daughter and
three sons. his mother, two brothers
and a sister i'll Monmouth and sister
in Seattle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
Licensed to Wed.

To Manage College Pharmacy.
John Foley of Davenport, who is a
graduate OF the Northwestern College
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Notice, Fratcrnal Tribunes.
The secretary's Office in the Carse
building will be open Friday evening,
May %, in3;e of Saturday evening.
MARX HARDER, Secretary No. L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Temperature mt n. M, 81; at $3.50
p. M, Is. Maximum temperature In last
wind mt n. M, ii miles per hour. Stage
of water, S-S feet, "a rise OF = foot i'm
last "A hours. Precipitation mp to a.
M, ~ inches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
Rebate Stamp company, $50 TWEEN

Rebate Stamp company, $50 TWEEN
tieth street.
Decoration day millinery will rush
the McCabe milliners to the limit. A
magnificent lot of so ready-trimmed
hats, worth from S. TO 81, till Friday
night at $3.50, choose for $1GS.
Steamer Columbia goes to Musca
tine Decoration day. See display at
or cali up telephone old 1873, new 5152
Carl J. Mangan, agent, for further par
ticulars. Boat leaves 2:15 D. III. w
A. Blair, manager.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
A Diamond In the Dark.

II 10 said that some diamonds win
ahine BY their own light when placed
In = dark room. Prof. Crookes. Of
London, says that when diamonds are
placed In 4 vacuum and exposed to
current Of electricity. they shine with
different colored lights. He has seen
them emit bright blue. pale blue. apri.
cot. red. yeilowish.green. pale green
and orange rays. One beautiful green
diamond In his possession, when phos.
phorescing In Z good vacuum, gave
almost ~ much light ~ 4 candle. The
light was pale green.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10

State OF Colorado.
lnsuranc. Department
Certificate Of Authority for the Year
Ending February y. i.r
ONCE Of Commissioner OF Insurance
Denver Colo. March l. 1865
1t is Hereby Certified. That the Wash
ing,un Life Insurance Company. a cor
poration, organized under the laws OF
the State of New York. whose principal
Office Is located at New York City. has
complied with all the laws of this state
SO far as the requirements OF said laws
snc applicable To said company. and the
6aid company is hereby authorized to
transact business a. a life insurance COM
pany within the said State OF Colorado.
subject To the several provisions and r,.-
qufemeuts OF the said laws. untu tn.
twenty lghth day Of February. In the
year OF our Lord nineteen hundred aud
nine
In Testimony Whereof. /, l. T.. Ritten-
house, Commissioner Of Insurance Of said
State Of Colorado. have hcrcunto set my
hand and affixed my seal Of Office. at the
city OF Denver. the day and year first
T. L. RITTENHoUsE.
Commissioner of Insurance
tscal1 WILLIAM c. BLAIR,
Deputy
Published In the Statesman by authority
4. +. RITTENHouSE.
Commissioner.
WILLIAM c. BLAIR.
Deputy
OF Commissioner of Insurance,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
DIDN'T TAKE ANY MORE horEs.
ceIorsd Preachers Experience Had
Taught Him to Prefer Cash.

A northern minister, who was spend.
ing the winter in the south for the
beneht OF his health and at the same
time pursuing with accustomed vigor
the work of his church among the
whites OF the Piedmont section Of up.
per Carolina. devoted much OF his
spare time to the study Of conditions
among the colored people 1t WAS in
a prosperous rural community, where
the two races are about erically
equal. that this incident occurred.
One morning while driving along the
public road the minister met negro
preacher OF the neighborhood, OF
whom he had seen but little, but
whose confidence he had apparently
already won. The negro was what IL
commonly called . locus" preacher.
The conversation. at FIRST varied with
comments upon the little things Of
common interest. naturally drifted to
the subject OF religion.
Now. tell me something OF your
work" asked the minister. DO you
take notes for your sermons"
"Wz-al. no" admitted the brother in
black cautiously. Il useier be guilty
Of dat. TO fact. but Use refawmed
by 'sperieuce. Since come to know
desc niggers at dere rale wuth, |
'Quires de cash. Notes is no good
roun' heah. h."-Baltimor American
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-04-10
MARK TWAIN As A FiNANclER.
humerist Earned - in Transaction,
and Then Was eunkoed.

Mark Twain blossomcd out with q
aew dogs tale At the weekly banquet
Of the Pleiades club At the Lafayette
Brevoor. The theme OF the humor-
ist was: How II Pays TO Be Honest
When II Doesn't Hurt Yourself" He
said he was starving with chap
named Davis. In Washington. In the
latter COS. and Davis told Twain to
60 out and rummase for 81 for Scotch
whisky. while he'd stay home.
Twain said he walked into \ hotel
and came on the pret,ies, dog he had
ever seen In the lobby.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles came In with
three months salary. Miles saw
Twain fondling the dog, and offered
Twain $40 for the animal.
Il haven't any right to sell this dog
for $40" answered the humorist. but
II you'll give me 81 you can take the
pup away"
Miles paid the 81 and took II away.
The real owner rushed in.
"I'll And your dog for 49," said
Twain. The owner agreed Twain
walked upstairs. told Miles the situa-
uon, and got the dog back by paying
81. then received 50 for restoring 1t TO
the owner. He took three quarts
back home TO Davis. who drank II all
and ignored Twaip.-New York Sun.