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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
GIRL IN HORSE THIEF ROLE
Josephine Grill, 16 Years Old, in Jail
at lacon Under Charges.

CT I"c0H C"u~' O''"' S
Lacon, H.. April 17.-Josephine Grill,
1G years old, was arrested yesterday
at Varna. ILL.,, for horse stealing, and
is now in the county Jail in this city.
Tuesday night she drove off a horse
owned by ~ A. Hall of Varna. and was
captured six miles away. She said
she only wanted to take ride and
was allowed to go. but Wednesday
night she attempted to take another
horse and was arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
Question Is ReinE Threshed out.
MOB DRIVES ITALIANS OUT
Black Hand Letter Threatening Mayor
Arouses Citizens of Clinton, M.

Bloomington, April 17.-Thirty Ital-
ians who have been employed by the
from town last night by mob who
intimidated them with fusilade of
shots from guns and revolvers. There
has been much Indignation against the
Italians since Mayor Edmonson receiv-
ed "blacll hand" letter threatening
his life. The Italians are charged with
the authorship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
LITTLE CHANGE IN BUSINESS
Gains In Some Quarters Offset by
Losses in Others, Says Dun.

GOSScS II Ss''S' ., 7SdJ . Se1''s
New York. April 17.-Dispatches to
Dun's review indicate the business sit
uation shows no material change, inn
provement in some directions being
Offset by curtailment in other depart
ments. although an easier money mar
ket is having beneficial effect on col.
lections.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
Mclean for Bryan.

Bloomington, H., April 1.-THE Nc
Lean county democratic convention
yesterday endorsed William ]. Bryan
for president and elected delegates to
the state convention to be held at Pc
oria next fall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
IA TOILETTE SERIOUSLY ILL
Inflammation Of Stomach Keeps Wis
consin Senator -at-~Home.

Washington, April Ex-senator La
Toilette is at home suffering from gail
stones. He has been attended by a
physician almost constantly for the
past As hours and Inflammation of the
stomach has developed. The family
and friends are alarmed over his con-
dition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
Tenth Body at Chelsea.

Tenth Body at Chelsea,
Boston, April 1.-THE tenth body
recovered from the ruins caused b,
Sundays fire in Chelsea was uncover
ed today. 1t was burned beyond rec
ognition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-17
. CIaIm. Atlantie Coast

The result in New York and the
action of the Delaware state convcn-
ton made good two of tie items in
the claim set up by the johnson Chi
cago headquarters early in the week,
that not state on the Atlantic coast
The sun., 1908-09-19
Fail Fiction,

To those who have. had the good
fortune to read "A Digit Of the Moon. =
Mr.. F. W. Bain's new story. AN Incana-
ton Of the Snow e. P. Putnam's Sons)
will need no recommendation. He again
calls it a translation; whether it be that,
or Mr.. Bain's own expression Of a Hindu
legend for the reader innocent Of San
skirt or whatever Hindu tongue the author
affects, the story must be judged on it's
own merits as told In English Even
including the mechanism Of q tale within
tale the story is very short. 1t is charm
ing and poetical; the discovery Of the maid
in the wood Mr.. Balm has told before,
but the description Of the snow maiden,
the wife's devotion. and the picture OF the
lovelorn goddess are wonderfully fine.
They certainly seem to bring Hindu
IDEAS close to the Western mind. In the
preface Mr.. Balm seems to be trife pom.
pous; We trust that praise is not making
him take himself too seriously He Is a
delightful story teller it will be a pity
II he turns into a preacher.
A pretty story is told very daintily by
L. Allen Harker In Miss Esperance and
Mr.. Wycherly' Charles Scribner's Sons)
The sun., 1908-09-19

Boarding and Day School for Girls and klndergar'
ten. Re-opens Oct 7th.
The sun., 1908-09-19
When MYRTLE Baldwin Ran Away.

Mr.. harles Clark Mum 3 story OF "Myr-
tie Baldwin -Uothrop, Lee 4 Shepard Com
pany, Boston) relates how Myrtle lived
on lonely Folly Island with her grandfather,
Csp'n Jud; how the Cap'u shamefully III
treated her; how he threw split fish at
her saying Damn ye, why don ye Elsndf'
in the presence Of Mark Mason, a young
yachtsman who had come to buy some
Holsters; how Mason was very sorry for
Myrtle giving her $50 to assist her in run-
ming away; how she did run away: how
she had stormy and distressing expert
ences in the world; how Mason lost sight
Of her and tried to find her; how it seemed
as though he never would find her; how
he went to Folly Island and boldly asked
Cap'n Jud if he realized what despicable,
contemplate brute he was; how the Cap'n
by that time was a bowed down and crinR-
ing man; how after that he became In
sane and was visited by spectres; how one
night from without came the scream and
shrek of a thousand demons; how the
demons "moaned and groaned'; how they
beloved and boomed'; how there was
also click, click, as Of bones striking
together; how there came now and then
"a thunderous, crashing blow; how back
and forth along the spray and spume
washed. rock ribbed shore that demoniac
army advanced, now retreated'; how the
Capn was found dead In the morning;
how Myrtle was found by Mason finally
and how those two were happy at last.
There is good deal in the story. Un-
doubtedly it has its crudities and its ex-
aggerations
The sun., 1908-09-19
OrchestratiOn.

The rapid growth Of public interest
in orchestral music ought to insure a
welcome TO DR.. Louis Adolphe Coerne's
The Evolution OF Modern Orchestra
ton Cthe Macmillan Company. If as
in very amiable introduction by Henry
t.. Krehbiel. which does not neglect the
Obvious duty of mentioning the notable
works OF tile Belgian Gevaert and tae
Frenchman Lavoix. In the latter the
history Of the development Of the or
chestra Of to-day and OF the art Of writing
for it is set forth in a full and scholarly
manner. 1t would have been remarkable
indeed had DR.. Coerne found anything
which had escaped the eye Of the in
dustrious Frenchman. except OF course
tn important and significant works Of
'rthur Foote. George W. Chadwick,
John K. Paine and others OF the new
Athenian school OF composers.
Dr Coerne's book has one great ad-
vantage over the works Of Gevaert and
lAvuiy, to wit, that II Ia in the language
Of Harvard University. commonly called
English. DR.. Coerne received his degree
Of Pm, ID. for writing this book and com
posing an opera on the subject OF Zen
otIa long ago opened up TO the musical
world by the genius OF Silas G. Pratt.
Being in the tongue understood by the
people this new history of orchestration
viii destroy another "long felt want ,
Students Of music. as well as amateurs
Of the art, ought TO be acquainted with
The story told in this volume. II il one
OF tie most important IN the history OF
music.
Or, Coerne has striven TO cover the en-
The sun., 1908-09-19
Spirit
In Prison
By Robert Hicbens

At last another Garden Of
Allah" "a book with all the at
mospheric power Of Hichens's
great masterpiece. A SPIRIT
IN PRISON is new wonder
work, with the charm of a fresh
new story. The scene is Italy
Human love is as sunny as its
skies and the bursts of passion are
like the sudden storms that
break over its blue lakes. Italy's
people, its shores and islands
are brought to all but sight and
sound in these pages. The love
story involves an English wom-d
an, her husband and her daugh-
ter in gripping way. There
are eight unusual pictures.
The sun., 1908-09-19

tire field and has been liberal In his views
az to what ought TO be drawn under the
shelter of his large title. He has tried
to give every one kind word. and on
closing the volume one Is almost tempted
to believe that in the field Of orchestra
ton Victor Herbert, Adolph Forester,
Henry Holden Huss and +. s. Converse
are also among the prophets. Perhaps
some OF the space accorded TO composers
Of this type might better have been added
to that devoted to Beethoven. However.
Scarlatti, the great master Of early Italian
opera, gets the credit which is his due,
The sun., 1908-09-19
Every Man
For Himself
a. Noso.so Dooes,
By Norman Duncan

Set in the romantic land Of
Labrador, among the people the
author knows so we'll, and elo-
quent with strong feeling, these
stories are of the order that has
set Mr.. Duncan's name apart in.
fiction. All of them are IN
tensely romantic, some are
touched with rare sympathy for,
children, few have certain
magpifcentreligiou conviction.
Every one appeals in the widess
human sense. s>
The sun., 1908-09-19

wonderful separating machine and sent
her astral part of TO India. 1t would not
come back. At the end Of several days
Of black despair the astral part Of Dane
field Mottram, athlseO and hunter Of big
game, was sent after IL, Mottrams astral
part aighted at a point where 1t could hear
the roar of the Mahragunga River passing
over tho big fall. This was close to the
road running from Barima to Mugger-
mund. For several hours the astral party
Of the second part ran after a carriage
containing the astral party Of the first part.
The runner could easily have won the
Marathon race II he had been entered, but
this pursuit of the astral Hermione was
a far more difficult business.
There was a light breeze. 1t rustled
amid the feathery tamarisk bushes and
the reedy stalks of the young bamboos.
Being astral, the runner cast no shadow
on the moonlit way. He left no foot
prints. He swan amid alligators to a
darksome island. We remarked that
at one point in his pursuit 'he expert
enced a curious sensat on" When he
had passed the spoor of an elephant
and entered the vast and forbidding
palace it was plain to him that these
white robed priests included in the MEM
bership Of the Brotherhood Of Wisdom
we're troubled by no desire and no inten-
ton to treat the astral part of Hermione
courteously. The Arch Priest addressed
the victim. mentioning the King Of the
Heavens and the Mighty Measurer, With
outstretched arms she cried Help! Help!'
The astral Mottram grabbed her. No
Use. In jiffy he was back in London.
where he was called upon to encounter
the dangerous and vena Mr.. Solomons.
Solomons had excellent and cleaning
teeth. He was a Persian. His name
in his own country was Sulelman hahs
ben Azrael. Mottram walloped him well.
But how TO get the astral Hermione back?
The president of the Association for the
Investigation Of Psychical Phenomena
was called in. Prof. jackson said: If
any man in the world can help us he
can We thought to ourselves that this
was surely so. The president OF the A,
l. P. P had deep set eyes and calm gaze
He said in effect: Since the soul can
not be brought to the body let us take
the DOOy 10 tnS SOUL iuey tooh ~ III q
steam yacht. The astral Hermione had
been transferred to a monastery situated
over caves and whirlpools on the coast
Of Italy. 1t was dreadful place. All
the monks who died were stood up in
rows in the great hall, One Of them was
seven feet high.
A great storm arose. 1t look ed as
though the rescuers would not be able
to get into the monastery at midnight
in the full Of the moon. 1t was not neces-
sary. An earthquake destroyed that ter
rible and infamous seat Of the Brother
hood of Wisdom. At the same moment
the astral part Of Hermione Vivian few
to the yacht and rejoined the physical
part. Solomons was in the monastery.
We were quite sure that the president of
the Association for the Investigation OF
Psychical Phenomena knew what he was
about. Any reader who does not esteem
this tale may be set down as ridiculously
unappreciative.
The sun., 1908-09-19
BROOKLYN College

Under the Direction of the Jesuit Fathers
CROWN HEIGHTS.
Nostrand Av.. Carroll and Crown Sts.
-Students who Enroll at Brooklyn College on
September is win receive Instruction from Clergy
men long recognized as prominent among Edu-
Gators Of Country: ~; y; Hsraid; co,,rcr
The Grammar Department Is Select Schoo! for
Boys from the Filth TO the Eighth Grade OF the
City Schools. The High School Is for Boys VINO
are Graduates from the Grammar Schools
Grammar and High Schools
Will Open September 10
For Catalogue. &C., address
Rev. j. r. Y. O'CONOR. 8. a. President
The sun., 1908-09-19
Some polngs Of the Money Devils.

In Mr.. Newton Ridgely's story BY
Law Of Might; Romance Of the Real
Wall Street" a. A. Simmons d Co.. 20
Broad ST., it is said Of Claudia Allen, the
beauteous typewriter: -To Fremont's
mind she was about the right height.
with figure perfect even il trifie round;
sunshiny hair. appealing eyes, an oval.
delicately moulded face with the bright
bloom of heath, and a mouth whose sweet
ness invited to the discussion Of things
far removed from stocks and bonds"
The trouble was that the thoroughly
unscrupulous Lamar was OF the same mind
as Fremont. We felt In our bones.
however, that Lamar would be thwarted
and that his scheme OF having his auto
mobile break down and Of OBTAINING
Claudia in road house pending the os-
tensibe repair Of the carbureter was
full of the elements and the probability
Of failure.
Sure enough, Fremont broke in the
door at the proper moment. 'You curl
he said, addressing Lamar. Turning
then to Claudia, he observed interroga-
lively: He has not dareS to annoy
your" She replied; Dear Mr.. Fremont.
am so glad that you are here Here
Lamar dashed at Fremont and was i'm
mediately knocked down. Fremont then
said; Compose yourself, Claudia dear,
the danger is past We will leave this
cad to his own devices and get back to
town To which Claudia replied: How
good and honorable and unselfish you
are What can ever do TO repay your
devotionP' Time answered happily that
generous question. He and Claudia
were free to marry after Mrs. Fre-
mont had got her divorce and after
it was made clear that Sam Sharp, the
Wizard OF Wall Street, had done the
murder (see the dreadful first chapter)
Of which Fremont was suspected.
Fremont was a good man. All that
he really murdered was grammar. There
was nothing between her and that the
whole world could not know he proudly
said. He also said: Can it be that he
means to get rid OF both his wife and I
at one stroke9' That is queer, but no
queerer than the rest OF the story. We
do not often see quite the like Of this
tale. II it is truly the real Wall Street
we think we shall take care not to 60
below Fulton,
The sun., 1908-09-19
The
Toy-shop
~<
A Story of Lincoln

By Margarita Spafdipg,
Gerry. This is the story that
brings hump to the throat and
a glimpse of glory to the eyes.
There is Lincoln in the gloam
of a winter evening talking with
the old toy-maker, veteran of
Napoleon's wars, who uncon-
sciously wrings the overburdened
Presidents heart with tales Of
his Emperor who never doubted.
never wavered. Lincoln comes
again and again. 1t is a won
derfully sympathetic study Of
Lincoln the man. a
The sun., 1908-09-19
Uncle Sans
Business
r., Ce{ff>o6.a Msssfoff

This book tells how the u. S,
carries out the orders of its cit-
this does not mean
political policies but such activ-
tiles as mail business and bank
business, draining of lands, tests
of pure food and pure water, and
scores of other services for their
comfort, convenience and wel--
fare.
"The Amtsfean Nation. that great
II soL. history. Is noD completed after
se0sn years Of scholarly qsorh. A boob
let telling of ii Is yours fo, the asking.
The sun., 1908-09-19

Continued on Eighth Page.
The sun., 1908-09-19
RIVERDALE A Country School
school, In New York City

The only boys school IN tie city rhfeh combfnes
thorough fnyfruotton rtth country we.
SIX high, healthful acres reached quickly by the
Broadway subway. No change OF cars younger
boys go with teacher.
All outdoor sports. with remarkable advantages
Successful results at Harvard, Yale. Columbia
and elsewhere Exceptional Lower School
Day boys spend all day in the county, Home
at dusk.
Boarding boys may 60 home for Sunday. Cot
tare system. Individual and double rooms
F, s. Hackett, Head master. Rlverdale- on II I'd
son New York City. Telephone. 2tS Kingsbndge.
The sun., 1908-09-19
SYMS SCHOOL
SCHOOL FOR BOYS

COLLEGE, PREF. d GRA AMMAR.7I 81 NlcholAskv.
a PRIMARY. iot W. lsed 81
aaD IEAR begins sspe ASA. Catalea.
The sun., 1908-09-19
(AAePeRS NAR0eRS RARpeR2
AASAZRe 8AZA9 WeeKLy ]

BookS-Ali out OF print books supplied. no
matter on what subject write me stating books
wanted: can get you any book ever published
when In England call and inspect my stock OF
SHOP, John Bright o., Birminfham, England.
The sun., 1908-09-19
IRVING SCHOOL

n. ID, Raw, Ab West 18th street,
COLLEGE PREPARATION a SPECIALITY.
Small classes for boys from six years upward
No home study for boys under nfteen;
18TH YEAR BEGINS SEPTEMBER Nth
DIR RAY NOW AT SCHOOL MORNlNGS-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07

The Mexican government has taken
of the duty on wheat, which will be
entered free from December 10 to
May l. 1909.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07
LATE PERSONALS

L. ). Brandt of Columbus, Ohio, ar
rived in the city Saturday night. Mr.
Brandt is q lawyer and is here on
some legal business of a large nature.
". J. Smith and Bruce Smith, of
Kaneyille, IL, arrived in the city on
a prospecting trip Saturday night.
They are stopping at the San Carlos
Hotel
William Rees and E. Rees of St.
Paul. Mimi, arrived in the city Sat
urday night on prospecting tour.
While here they are staying at the
Miller hotel.
F. W Thornton and Mr. and Mrs.
B. ". Boyce. of SpringborO, Pa. ar
rived in the city Saturday night on
prospecting tour While here they
are staying at the Riverside hotel.
Miss Gertrude COwan returned to
San BenitO this morning. where she
is ngagCd as a teacher in the public
school after spending Saturday aud
Sunday with her parents in this city.
United States District Judge Walter
T. Burns of Houston. arrived in the
city last night TO hold the fall term
OF the L. S. district court in this city
While here Judge Burns is the guest
of his brOther-in-law. l. n. Killough.
Miss Virginia Wilkins left yesterday
morning for Houston. where she will
spend several days as the guest of
friends, after which she viii go to her
old home at La Grange Texas, to
spend the holidays with her mother.
Mrs. Moore.
E. Vanantwerp OF Dent, Minnesota,
arrived here Saturday night AIR.
Vanantwerp, while here last August.
purchased land in West Brownsville.
It is now his intention to cultivate
this property at once and he also ex-
poets 10 make his future home here.
MI Vanantwerp expects his family
TO join him here in about three
weeks
VIM. N. Parkhurst special repre-
sentative OF the san Antonio Light
who has been j nthe Valley the past
who has been in the Valley the past
two weeks securing data for a special
edition of the Light relative to this
section, returned to this city last
night. Mr.. Parkhurst has found this
a rich field for his work, and is quite
enthusiastic over the report that he
viii have to turn to his paper
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07

nance. was given, an dthe facts de-
veloped that. While the novel en-
phasizes character, the romance en-
phasizes events:A that the novel gen
orally lays its scene in the country
and time OF the author, and the rO-
nance generally lays its scene in
some foreign country and remote
time; that the novel is generally real
istic, the romance idealistic. Miss
Bell handled her subject very ably.
The life and work of Thackeray were
dealt with in a comprehensive paper
by Miss Morris. The varied exper-
fence of his early years, the Occupa-
ton and experiences of his early man
hood, together with his revenues were
related in brief outline, showing their
effect upon the later career of the
novelist His family life, his first
ventures in fiction, and the success
ses that were his were brought out
effectively.
Miss Dysart showed extensive read
ing Of the works of both Thackeray
and George Eliot, in her very in
teresting paper on the Authors
Comment in Thackeray," in which she
compared the two authors in this
respect. The remark of Andrew Lang
on Thackeray's habit of interfering
comments throughout his writings,
who said; His thoughts come like
the intervention of the Greek Chorus
as an ornament and fresh delight,
seemed to voice the sentiment of the
writer of this paper also.
a most delightful variation of sub
ject was given the club in a dialect
recitation by Miss Blackshear, who is
quite an accomplished elOcutionist.
General discussion OF the above sub
jects followed
The club adjourned to meet next
Saturday Afternoon with Mrs. New
man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07
MONDAY. DECEMBER Z. 1908.
BROW,NS VILE EXTEN-
SION

Arrangements are reported to have
been completed for extending the ST.
Louis, Brownsville & Mexico from
Brownsville, Texas. to Tampico, Mex
leo. Large tracts of land are being
purchased in the southern republic
by the owners o fthe road. The CAPT
talists interested in the projected ex-
tension are reported to have purch-
ased 5000, 600 acres of land along
the route, with the intention of di-
viding it up into small farms and try
ing TO attract settlers. Galveston
News
The extension of this road to Tam
pico. Mexico. means the opening up
and development of very rich ag-
riculturaI country. which in all prob
ability viii be settled shortly. With
the addition and settlement of this
territory, Brownsville should become
an important distributing point for
Northern Mexico 1t viii also mean
the revival of the city of Natamoros,
and the restoration of that place to
its former commercial and political
Importance in Mexico. The citizens
Of both places should take the keen
est interest in this project and give
every encouragement to it.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07
Better Price for Cabbage.

Prospects are better for cabbage
this season than last. according to
Messrs. W. B. Northrup of Alinneapo-
lis and B. NJ. Northrup of Denver,
prominent produce dealers of their
respective cities, who are here at
present looking over the crop pros
pect in the Valley. The fact that
there was a large quantity of north
ern cabbage carried over in cold stor-
abge last winter, said these gentle
was largely responsible for the losses
of southern cabbage growers last sea
son, but this winter the cold storage
supply is not nearly so great, and it
appears probable that the price will
be better. They anticipate a large
crop from the Valley, judging by the
acreage that is now being planted in
cabbage.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-07
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals for the purchase
of the Market Revenue" of the City
of Brownsville, Texas, for the year
1909, commencing January 1st. 1903,
and ending December 31st, 1909.
viii be received at my Office in this
city until Monday, December 2Sth,
1908, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
A copy fthe ordinance regulating
the collection of market dues as
passed by the Honorable City Council
May 25th, 1903. and under which
these proposals are asked may be
seen at my Office. The city reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals should be addressed to
the Hon. Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the city of Brownsville, Texas,
and marked Proposals 70 rthe pur-
chase OF Market Revenue" For fur
ther information apply to the under
signed
BY order o fthe City Council
Frank Champion,
Secretary City of Brownsville. Texas
2-5-10