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Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
the shoulders to the middle Of the

the shoulders to the middle Of the
back.
Bill awakes with a yEwn and slowly
adjusts his stock in trade to its proper
resting place between his shoulders
while giving his order to the waiter.
AS the waiter. sets out the drinks the
hoboes pass around the biIla The blind
examine it closely, the lame dance
with it in their hands, and the armless
feel of the paper with the air of one
who is used TO it, The bill is passed
around the merry crowd and greeted
with enthusiasm until taken by Green
Goods Ike.
It's a fake" he cries-"a bad imita-
tion"' And the drinks are on Pedes-
trian Patrick and Silent James, for it
is counterfeit.-New York World.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

wit of a quiet, legitimate nature. Mr..
Guy, the star of this new comedy, is
comedian of the Joseph Jefferson
style, and was stared for several sea-
sons under the management of the
Metropolitan Theatrical association.
The principal character in "The Cry
Baby" is a slow-going southerner, who
finds himself dropped suddenly into
New York society and Mr.. Guy in his
own quaint way takes advantage of
all the opportunities offered him for
genuine, refined comedy. The last two
acts are laid in Texas, far away from
the glimmer of electric lights.
Stock Company at EIite.-An event
of considerable Importance to the
theater loving public Of this city will
be the Inauguration of the Leo
Cooper Stock company at the Elite
theater Sunday evening, Jan. 3. Mr..
Cooper is himself an actor of marked
ability, for many years connected with
the theaters on the Pacific coast, he
has chosen his company for their talent
and fitness, and the plays that
he will present will be among the best
possible. The opening play is to be
"A Wife's Devotion On Monday
night the ladies will be admitted free
under usual conditions.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
ON RADIATOR CIRCUIT

Clarence Rowland, much to the sur
prise of Three-Eye baseball circles,
has made arrangements to leave the
league. He has signed as manager
of the Aberdeen, Wash, team in the
Northwest league, the club being the
one to which Dubuque has sold four
of its high priced players. This leaves
Dubuque without a manager and appar-
emily without much material for a
team.
Medric Boucher, the former Rock Is
land player, has signed his contract
with Decatur, despite reports that he
would not do so. He also offers to
bring along a good first sacker and
pitcher. Grover I-audermilk also an
rounces that he is ready to come into
camp.
The Western association at its an
nual meeting yesterday dropped Hut
Crimson and admitted Bartlesville
Muskogee. Okla, and Pittsburg, Kan,
to fill out the circuit. Topeka and
Wichita having been drafted by the
Western league.
Manager Jack Tighe of the Island
ers is now holding down job at the
Rock Island Plow factory.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
NOTES OF SPORT

The marathan race seems to be gain
ing in popularity every day If it takes
many more strides forward it may off
set the boxing game. The beauty of
it is, too, there's no law against it.
J. Rufus Wallingford isn't in it any
more. kid" Burns sets him back "a
city block" when it comes to grabbing
easy money.
Ralph Rose is now on the New York
police force.
Billy Papke in the last two and one
half years has earned about 100000
Packey Mcfarland has earned $25,00C
in about that time.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
THE MARKETS.

Chicago. Dec. 31-Following are the
market quotations today:
Wheat.
December, 1G4as, los, 1041k, 104%.
May, 1888, 1OS1a, 1878, 1878.
July, 99A, 100, 9SA, 9SA.
Corn.
December, 5S, 5SA. 57k, 57A.
May, 615s, 61a4, 81, 611s.
July, 617s, 61H, 61H, 61A.
Oats
December, 49%, 497s, 1895, 491h.
May, SIS, SIS, SIS, 51ss.
July, 46A, 46A, 46A, 46A.
Pork.
January. 1925, 1882, 1922, 1922.
May, 1850, 1850. 16.45, 1915.
Lard.
January, 9.47, 9y-7 9.45, 9.45.
May, 9.72, 9.72, 9.Ni, $40.
Ribs.
January, S32, S.35. $50, $50.
May. $40, $40, S.62, S.65.
Receipts today-Wheat IS, corn 1876,
oats SO, hogs $4,000, cattle 5000. sheep
10000.
Hog market opened 3 cents higher
Hogs left over $500. Light $5.05@
$50, mixed and butchers. s5.40@6.0 90
good heavy s545@6.O5, rough heavy
s5.45@6.65.
Cattle market opened strong.
Sheep market opened 10 cents
higher.
Hogs at Omaha, 11,0O0. cattle IL,
o00 Hogs at Kansas City 1I,000 cat
tie 1000.
Hog market closed strong, mostly II
cents higher. Mixed and butchers s5.4;
@61O, rough heavy $5.55G5.70, ligh'
|$5.15@5.90, good heavy S5.55@6.15.
Cattle market closed shade higher
Sheep market closed strong.
Northwestern receipts-Minneapol
today 1877, last week 226, last year 25G
Duluth, today 90, last week &C. las
year Z.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat un
changed, corn opened unchanged.
Liverpool closing-Wheat h to
lower, corn Is lower.
New York Stocks.
New York, Dec. 31.-Following ar
the quotations on the stock marke
today:
Gas 1O45s, u. P. 1885, U. S. Stee
preferred 113A, U. S. Steel commo
535s, Reading 1925, Rock Island pre-
ferred 61k, Rock Island common 245s
Northwestern 1S4, Southern Pacifi
120A, N. Y. Central 1854, Missoul
Pacific 81, Great Northern 147h
Northern Pacific 1925. L. & N. 1858
Smelters 1915, c. F. l. 40. Canadian P'
cific 176A, Illinois Central 14S, Penn
132M, Erie 345s, Lead 77k, C. & {
I56A, B. R. T. 67%. B. & o. 40A, 81
gar 1919, st. Paul 151, Copper S3z
Republic Steel preferred Sc. Souther
Try. 2ess.
A~as~s-s~AsA
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

enteen minutes later it gets to Glas-
gov, and another six minutes pass be-
fore the new year has captured Pen
zance. These are the true times for
these places, though Greenwich time
is the one accepted. But Ireland is
proud in possession of her own chro-
nology, and it will be 1925 at night
in London before 1909 reaches Dub
lin-London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
ADJUSTMENTS
The Illinois,.

(Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Dec. 3O-''The Power Of Truth"
Jan. 1-"East Lynne" matinee.
Jan. 3-"Crybaby," matinee.
Jan. 4-s'TwO Johns,
Jan. 5-"Lost In the HilIs.o
Jan. G-"King of Tramps."
Jan G--"Under the Harvest MOOn,.
matinee.
Jan. 10, IL, II, 13-Billy Link, matt
nee on 10th.
Jan. I7-.Holy city,. matinee and
night.
Jan. 22-"Paid In Full.
Jan. 23-"Hans and Nix matinee.
Jan. 24-"The Merry Widow,
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

4 lie ieSSOH WAS u
''Dear tea cher, /
mt a new
leaf" he said.
81 have spoiled
this one.
In place of the
leaf so stained
and blotted
I gave him a new
one all unspot-
ted
And into his sad
eyes smiled,
"Do better now.
my child.
] W ent to the
throne with a
quivering soul
The old year was
done.
"Dear Father, hast
thou a new leaf
for me?
Il have spoiled
this one"
He took the old
leaf, stain e d
and blotted.
n
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
DECIDE ON RULES.
Indoor Baseball League Representa-
tives Settle Questions as to
-s Regulations.
FAVOR THE OUTDOOR GAME
Changes Are Made to Make Play Fas.
ter and More Interesting-Sexton
to Draft Schedule.

AT meeting of the representatives
of the different clubs in the Tri-City
Indoor Baseball league which was held
last evening at the Elk rooms on the
call of President Jack Tighe, the rules
and regulations of the game were gone
over thoroughly and a definite course
of instruction for the benefit of the
umpires was worked out The official
rule book on the game is somewhat in
definite on many points of the game.
and contradictions in the rules are not
infrequent, so it was found advisable
to have uniform code in order that
Jail the rulings of the umpires on like
conditions be alike.
Like Outdoor Game.
1t will be the object of the players
in the league TO make the game as
lnearly like the outdoor game as pos
sible, and all the rules which were
instance, foul balls will count as
strikes the same as in baseball as
played outside, though in the indoor
game when played under the regular
rules they do not count either for or
against the batter. A foul bunt on the
third strike will put the batter out as
| it would in the summer game, accord
| ing to the agreement. Another change
will be that the hit and run game will
not be allowed-that is, the baserun-
ner cannot leave his base when he i'm
agines the batter is going to hit the
ball when he strikes at it, but must
wait and see first that hit has really
been made. The umpire is authorized
to call man out for disregarding this
rule. The question of whether a bat
ter is safe at first when he hits a fly
ball which struck the ceiling or some
other fixture before being caught by a
fielder came up and was discussed al
length, and it was finally decided to
make this a question to be settled by
the captains and the umpires before
the playing of each game. Under the
rules in the official guide if the bal
first even if the fielder catches it be
fore it strikes the ground
Sexton to Make Schedule.
1t was hoped that draft of the
schedule for the season could be sub
United at this meeting for the approva
iof the clubs. but it had not been com
lpleted beyond the first four weeks
Those who were in charge of drafting
the schedule found that they were "ul
against it," and they were unable t.
make the games come out right.
was finally decided to call upon some
one who has had experience in tha
kind of work. and President NJ. H
Sexton of the Three-Eye consented t,
prepare draft for the league MI
Sexton will probably have it out in
few days.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North Of Second
Avenue)
Vaudeville at 5, 8 and Oils ,. -. Two
matinees Sundays and holidays.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
Like the Smoke.

Gunner-He had a fancy cigarette
named after him.
Guyer-And how did he stand the
fame?
Gunner-Oh, he is all puffed up!-St
Paul Pioneer Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

Abstract ideas and great conceit are
ever on the road to produce terrible
catastrophes--Goeth
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
the wholesale prices in the local mar.
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.

the wholesale prices In the local mar.
ket today:
Provisions and Produce.
Eggs-Fresh, 32c; packed, 2Sc.
Live Poultry-Hens, per pound, &c;
springs, lie pound.
Butter-Dairy, 26c.
Lard-11c.
Vegetables = Potatoes, Coo to Csc.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, 62c; oats, SIC; wheat,
85c to 90c.
Forage-Timothy hay, SO to $11;
prairie, $500 to $500; clover, $500;
straw, $500.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack,
per bushel, 7c to &c.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

Are Funny Fat Fellows.-Those fun
ny fat fellows, "The Two Johns"
come to the Illinois theater Monday
evening, Jan. 4. They have one of the
cleanest, funniest and wittiest come
dies on the American stage, inter-
preted by specially selected COM
pany of ladies and gentlemen, with
new songs, new specialties, elaborate
costumes and pretty girls.
viii Live Long-"East Lynne" which
will be at the Illinois tomorrow, mat
inee and evening, is a play that will
live when all others will be forgotten.
1t will be presented by competent
company with Miss Freddie Whittier
i'm the dual role of Lady Isabel" and
Madam Vive."
Full Of Wit.-The theatergoers OF
Rock Island are to have treat next
Sunday in the way of comedy, ''The
Cry Baby" which is full of sparkling
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
TO HAVE POSTPONED SHOOT

Rock Island Gun Club Plans Match at
Tower for Tomorrow.
The Rock Island Gun club will hold
a shoot at the Watch Tower range to-
morrow afternoon, having postponed
the Christmas match on account of
bad weather.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31

And gave me a -
new one all unspotted $50 ,gSx-NN
And into my sad heart smiled, Z 4 N,NT
DO better now, my child
FORWARD. :
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
Press.
A NEW LEAF.

He came to my desk with uuivering
lip
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-31
The Family.

(Second Avenue, East Of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville at 3, 8, and 9,15 p. m. One
matiaee Sundays and holidays.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

send to sea with that ship, when gale was likely to occur. It knows or should have known, that the Kayak is not a capable steamer in heavy weather.
 By the wreck of the Star of Ben gal, widowed mothers have lost sons upon whom they depended for support; wives and little children have lost the husbands and fathers who were their all in all; young women's hearts are torn with grief over the loss of the lovers who are not the retern to them. But the Alaska Packers care nothing about the tears and broken hearts. They have lost vessel and cargo worth many thousands of dollars through the fault of grasping at the few paltry dollars that 1t would have cost to bring the Chilkat here to take the ship to sea.
 And we will prophecy that when the investigation is made, the Alas ka Packers are left immune from any part of the blame.
 Money is 8 powerful influence!
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, in advance s2 % Six Months, |" l % Tree Months " f5
 ADyERTIsIE6 RATES Professional Cards, per month sl % usplay, per inch 100 locals, 10 cents per line, first insertion i; 5 cents per line, each subsequent in- sertion.
 Cards of thanks, obituaries, etc., sent in for publication will be charged for at the rate ot 10 cents per line.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

Because this happens to be 8 presidential year, don't sit down and fold your hands in resignation to that ancient and time-worn cry of the dyspeptic, that business goes 10 the devil because of this fact. If just the business men to whom this paper goes were to take that stand, they alone would exercise a won- derfully depressing influence on business, But, if just this same number of men were to throw off this old yoodoo of superstition and get out and push, talk sanely, act sanely, dig for old business, create something new in their own busi- ness, and cast off that chief mourn CT expression, they would be agree ably surprised at the result. For remember this fact: This country is too big, too solid, too sound at the core, for any one man or party to serid it to the demnition bow
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

VOWS. It makes no difference which Bill should be elected, or even if it should be Cocktail Char lie or Tom Johnson, the fact yet remains that that the conditions of business and the country in gen. eral Is largely in the hands of the business men.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE

The press of Alaska is exeTting itself, and devoting valuable space, in an sndeavor 10 curtail the mail order business which is assuming such proportions in Alaska. We copy from the Juneau Transcript the following sensible argument:
 "Apropos of the mail order busi- ness, a recent issue of a trade jour nal hits the nail pretty squarely on the head when 1t declares that those business houses which suffer most seriously through competi- ton through the mails are them selves largely to blame. The mail order house is merely entering a door which the sleepy home mer- chant has left open. These big concerns secure the names of the merchants customers and place in their hands a catalogue with at. tractive prices, and they see many articles which they had not thought of buping, but which they really do buy because the description and the price appeal to them.
 The merchant can secure these catalogues and offer his goods at even less prices than there listed, freight considered, and the custo- mer can see the goods before buy ing. The merchant has only to demonstrate this to the customer and be can do this either by means of catalogue of his own or thro' newspaper advertising, or both.
 This will naturally be met by the argument that the local mer. chant can not afford the cost of a catalogue; that the printing bill would eat up all the profits on the merchandise sold by its means. But this is an erroneous view. It is not to be expected or desired that the local merchant will get out bulky catalogue, such as sent out by the mail order house. He can, however, go over the mail order catalogue, selecting those items which experience shows him are apt to attract the customer. He can make his own prices on such goods, and either advertise them in the local paper or have made up small folder or circular which can be mailed to every buyer in town. This circulrr can be made very inexpensive proposi- tion, 50 far as the printing goes, and coupled with the telling argu- ment that the purchaser can See the goods before he pays for them, will undoubtedly save to the local merchant large proportion Of the business now going to mail order houses in the east"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

A Juneau paper meant to say that a certain man had a bad cold caused by sleeping too close to 6 window. The compositor left the n" out of the last word, and the man went after the editor with a big club.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
WHO'S TO BLAME


 Whether or not Captain Wagner remains set in his purpose to have tug Captains Farrer and Hamilton punished for what he claims to have been cowardly desertion of ship in distress, remains for the future developments to disclose. There is no doubt that somebody is 10 blame for the loss of the ship and the lives that went out with the wreck; but who is it2
 Captain Farrer states that his tug, the Hattie Gage, was in an al- most helpless condition when he cut the hawser, and the entire crew corroborates his statement. The standing rigging on the tug had carried away, the smokestack was broken loose from its stays and would have gone adriit had the tug remained in the storm short time longer. The boilers were Ewaying to and fro, pumping on the stanchions, aud Fireman Frank Hansen says that it was with the utmost difficulty that he was able to keep up steam,
 The Kayak was so light aft that her wheel was out of water a great part of the time, and during these intervals the seas and wind would check the momentum gained while the wheel was working. Thus il will be readily seen that the Kayak could not attain sufficient speed to give her steerage-way. So Captain Hamilton can not be blamed for not attempting to reach the ship.
 Captain Wagner dropped both his anchors as soon as he saw the danger of going aground but the chains were of no avail when the gale arose. Anyhow, nobody could be unreasonable enough to attach blame to the captain of helpless ship in tow of two steamers
 Our impression Is that fl any body is to be charged with this wreck. it should be the corporation which allowed the ship, carrying over hundIed human beings, to start to sea behind two wheezy tugs that could not ito use Captain Farrer'a exptession) pull hen of her nest. We do not intend by this to attach blame to supt. Bab- Ter. He was not supplied with the proper tugs, and did only what any man could do in his place, sbsy orders, and do the best he could under the circumstances.
 But the Alaska Packers Associa- ton should not be excused from a portion of the blame. The Asso- tiation has tugs that are capable of towing any ship to sea. and could have sent them here to tow out the 2 ar of Beasal But it would have eos. a few dirty dollars to have sent the Chilkat; and in its eager ness and greed for gain the Asso- oiation placed human life as a secondary consideration and per tnitted the ship and one hundred and ten souls to be lost upon the aesolate, rocky shore Of Coronation Island.
 This corporation has been doing business in Alaska for many years, ind knows that storm Especially at this season of the year is likely to come up at any time, and come quickly: from dead calm to howl ing tempest in fifteen minutes is a trait of Alaska's waters. It knows 5r should have known, that the Hattie Gage was not a fit tug to
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

The man who hasn't the sand to acknowledge his own mistakes, makes 6 poor impression when he grills 6 subordinate for the same thing.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

Every business is susceptible to improvement through some kind of advertising. The wrong kind is as expensive as bigamy.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

Don't waste any time trying to get something for nothing. Adam got the apple without money and without price-and you know his finish.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
BOOS I l!
CHURCH DIRECTORY
PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Interpreted Service lOi3o A. NJ, Sunday. Sunday School 900 P. NJ. Sunday. Christian Endeavor. 3:30 P. NJ, Sunday. English Service 7:30 P. NJ. Sunday. Midweek Interpreted Service 7:30 P. NJ. Wednes. Midweek English Service. 7:30 F. M Friday. Library Association meeting in library rooms the first Tuesday in each month at 73o F. N.
 J. s. CLARK, Pastor,
 ST. PHILIP'S-EPIsCoPAL Holy Communion. first Sunday in each month. at I0:So A Nj. Morning Prayer (Other Sundays) interpreted for Natives. l0:30 A. Nj. Junior Christian Endesvor Ii:30 A. NJ. Bible School, 2po P. NJ: Vespers-Satiye service. s:30 P. NJ. Service in Norwegian sbcut every fourth Sunday at 4:30P Nj. Evening Prayer and service, 7:30 P, N. Ladies Aid every second Tuesday evening. Native prayer meeting each Wednesday evening. Service of Song, Friday evening. 7:30. Native Choir. Saturday evening, Free Night School every evening except Sat
 HARRY P. CoRSER, Rector.
 SALVATION ARMY Regular Meetings Tuesday and Friday. 7.30 P. M. Knee Drill, Sunday morning, 7:S0. Service at Jail Sunday. l0o0 A. M. Sunday School, POO P. M. Regular service Sunday evening. T:o0
 EMMA MILLER, Corps Commander.
 THoSs TAMAREE, Sergeant-Major ROBT. SMITH, Adiutant.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
ADyERTI3IN6 RATES
JOB WORK

His office is equipped for all classes of commercial job printing, and reason able prices will be furni,hed upon application.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

However, 1t begins to look bad for Uncle Joe" The Illinoisans are apt to give him a long rest from his duties at Washington.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01

The difference between good fellow and good thing is that the first has money and the second had it.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-10-01
PUBLISHED EVERY THURsDAY BY GEORGE c. L. SNYDER

Entered November %, 1909, at the U. s. Postoffice in Wrangell, Alaska, as mail matter of the second class, accord ing to the act of congress, March 8, 1879.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
Copley. Jeweler-watches-n5 S. 18th.
PROTEST ON LUMBER RATES
Dealers Say 1t Will Increase Sale
N Price Two Dollars Per
Thousand.

The board of directors Of the Nebraska
Lumberman's association held a meeting
last night at the Rome hotel at which two
matters of Importance to the association
were considered.
1t was decided TO make a vigorous pro-
test against the action of the railroads Of
the state in abollshing the through rate on
lumber, which action became effective De-
cember 10.
Most of the lumber used in the state
comes from the south and 1t is claimed that
the action of the roads will cause an in
crease of 81 per 1000 feet on all lumber
shipped to towns west of Omaha and Lin.
DIN. George w. Baldwin was appointed
, take up the matter at the annual meet
g of the association, which will be held
KIT month, and a set Of resolutions pro-
sting against the change in rates was also
dotted by the board of directors.
Arrangements for the annual meeting oil
the association also occupied the considera.
ton of the board. II was decided to hold
the meeting in Omaha, January 21-22. The
Rome hotel will be the headquarters and
the meetings will be held at the Auditor.
ium. 1t Is expected there will be at least
700 visitors in the city to attend the meet.
ing. Meetings will be held each day. On the
first evening there will be an entertain
ment by Omaha lumbermen and on the sec.
ond evening the Hoo Hoos will nave charge
of the program.