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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16

Peoria is figuring upon selling
Gilbert. BiltZ, Johnson, Rowan and
Walsh, all of whom it is figured will
be drafted by one of the bigger
leagues if not sold The drafting sea-
son for the majors opens Aug. %.
Jaeger. Foster. Hollingsworth and Nye
were all new ones to the Cedar Rap
ids fans when Owner Broberg
brought his team home for Satur-
days game. Nye is a brother of the
Davenport shortstop. He is a pitcher.
Foster is big amateur who appears
to have the markings of a pitcher.
Louie Cook, last year manager of
the Rock Island team. has resigned
as manager of Quincy in the Central
association because of the knocking
of home fans. He at onced Joined
Decatur, where he will play second
base RoudebuSh has been released
to make room for him. Roudebush
is good hitter, but his errors are
costly.
Manager Donnelly of Peoria has
protested Saturdays game at Bloom
ington which the latter won to
on the grounds that he was removed
from the grounds under arrest at the
instance of the Bloomington directors
| and without the sanction of the UNI
, pire. Novacek and Donnelly, during
the contest. engaged in a chewing
match and James invited Frank
around back of the grandstand, it is
asserted. Frank went and at this
stage the directors put the constable
on his trail.
Mum Warrender was released by the
| Davenport management today. 1t was
given out that his hitting has been
disappointment, but the real reason for
his being dropped is believed TO have
been falling out between himself
and Manager Shaffer some days ago
The Prodigals will go south with
new man slated for third. Yarmouth,
| the recent acquisition, is to take
! Reitz's place at the far corner, and
| Murray. if he makes good, will be
kept in left. If he does not, Hinrich-
sen will be placed in the garden per-
| manently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16

Springfield. Ill. Au l6-Decatur
made its hits count anG easily earned
victory over the chamas, to 3. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16
LINE O. DOPE

Manager Shaffer's fine was paid
and his suspension lasted for but one
day.
Pitcher Ben Thomas, secured from
the Helena, Mont, team, has joined
Davenport. 1..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16

Arthur Wilson the former Bloom
York yesterday and struck out twice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16

Stolen bases--Netzel Rowan. Smith.
Higgins. Two-base hi = Rowan.
Double play - Smith - Moore to
Rowan. Struck out-B Steen. Z; ~
Mercer, 6. Bases on b OFF Steen,
!; off Mercer, 5. Umpi Clarke and
Walsh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-16

#Two out when winning run was
scored.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
Like the Polar NIGHTS.

The polar Eskimos, the most north.
erly dwelling people in the world, are
said to exist only by the exercise of
great ingenuity and the practice of
social virtues. The cheerfulness, kind
Illness, and practical socialism Of the
Eskimo from eastern Greenland to
Alaska may be regarded as much due
to their environment as is the neces.
sity for eating large quantities of fat.
The Eskimo hail the first dark even
ing with the same glee as the first
daylight after the polar night.
When a whole summer through the
eyes have been long bathed in light,
day and night, they long to see the
land vanish into darkness again. And
with the idea of a change they as.
sociate all the good things the win
ter will bring, the frozen sea and the
hunting on the ice, the swift sledge
drives, far from the sweltering houses,
after bears. "Ha! now the dark nights
are coming, soon the ice will close in
the sea-" the men cry as they meet
toward evening, or BE glad, for soon
the blubber lamps shall light those
who go out to fetch meat from the
flesh pots" Others call out; "And
windows and fires shall light far into
the night, and hasten the tagging pace
of late returning sledsss
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
Mrs. Never to Lead Cabinet Social Sci

Observation-Disclosures to cabinet
W ministers the most interesting
and influential phase of administration
life in Washington concerns the cabi-
net wives.
The social leader of the cabinet I'M
doubtedly will be Mrs. Meyer. She
and Mrs. Knox have had much expert
ence In official life and their homes
In Washington are already established
as gathering places of exclusive So
ciety.
The years that Mrs. Meyer spent
abroad while her husband was am
bassador at Rome and st. Petersburg
gave her wide acquaintance in CONT
mental society, with the result that on
going to Washington two years ago
she welcomed in her home the diplo-
matte corps and many foreign visitors.
The Misses Julia and Alice Meyer
are very attractive and charming
young women, whose society is sought
by many admiring men. There will be
many social functions in the Meyer
home during the Taft administration.
Mrs. Knox, by virtue of her hus-
bands position, takes precedence at
the head Of the cabinet women. Her
home in K street is one of the fine
homes of Washington. having been
built by the late George w. Childs
and purchased several years ago by
the present secretary of state. 49,.
Before her marriage Mrs. Knox was
Miss Lillian Smith, daughter of A. d.
Smith, president of one of Pittsburgs
steel companies. -..
The three Knox boys are named
Reed, Hugh and Philander, Jr. They
are active young men. The eldest,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

to him. He has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Romanes lecture at Ok
ford university and in all probability
the honorary degree of d. C. L., which
Oxford has bestowed on Emperor Will
lam, will be conferred on Mr.. Roose-
welt.
The versatility of Mr.. Roosevelt will
be shown by the fact that he will
speak German In his address before
the students of the University Of Ber
lin, French in his lecture at the Sor.
bonnie, and English in delivering the
Romanes lecture at Oxford.
Pays His Own Expenses.
Mr.. Roosevelt will defray the ex.
penses of himself and his son on the
African trip, but those of the scien.
lists and the cost of preparing the
specimens and shipping them to Amer.
lea will be paid out of fund secured
for the purpose by the Smithsonian
institution.
One of the objects of Mr.. Roosevelt
in taking this trip is for the purpose
of collecting material for writing sew
eral books regarding his experiences.
During last summer he contracted with
Charles Scribner's Sons, of New York.
giving that firm all the rights for the
serial and book-form publication Of
whatever he might write on his visit
to Africa. 1t is said that the contract
, price agreed upon is 81 per word,
but this never has been verified.
No Slaughter of Animals.
Even IL the British colonial govern.
ment should offer to throw open to Mr..
Roosevelt and his companions the AZ
rican game preserves under its con-
troll, the ex-president will refuse to
take advantage of this opportunity.
Like other true sportsmen, he believes
that the utmost protection should be
given to wild animals on reservations
and that permission to kill them
should not be given or accepted under
any circumstances unless, possibly,
when predatory animals are becoming
too numerous.
Moreover, the killing of animals for
sport is not the main object of his trip.
Mr. Roosevelt hopes to send back to
the Smithsonian institution two adult
specimens, one of each sex, and a
specimen of their young, of animals
he meets with on the Dark Contine emit.
Beyond this the killing will be lin
tied to the demands of the commits.
sary.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

living ally to TIE tyss Of the extinct
Tichorine or woolly rhinoceros which
lived in England at the close of the
Glacial period.
Journey Across Uganda.
Leaving Nairobi in October. the
party will proceed by the Uganda
railway to Port Florence, on the
shores of Lake Victoria Nyanza. where
a short stop will be made; then a
steamer will be taken to Entebbe. $50
miles away. There caravan will be
formed and the journey across
Uganda to the Nile will be begun. II
is expected that the White Nile will
be reached about the first of the year
1910. Lake Albert Nyanza will be
touched at Kibira
In a general way the course of the
Nile will be followed to Gondokoro.
and thence to Khartoum. At this city
Mr.. Roosevelt and Kermit will be
joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and they will
continue down the Nile slowly to
Cairo, visiting many points Of interest
on the way.
To Speak In European Capitals.
Plans for the remainder OF the ex-
presidents two years tour have not
been decided upon definitely, but the
time will be spent in Europe, and sew
eral matters of Importance have been
announced. He will visit Berlin at the
invitation of Emperor William and
while there will deliver an address
upon the one hundredth anniversary
of the founding Of the University Of
Berlin.
From Germany he will go to France
and deliver an address at the Sor-
bonnie. It has not been learned how
long Mr.. Roosevelt intends to stay In
Berlin and Paris. After his visit In
France, Mr.. Roosevelt will go to Eng
land, where a reception Of great
warmth undoubtedly will be accorded
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
ROOSEVELT OFF.
FOR GREAT HUNT
Ex-PREsiDENT SAILS AWAY TO
DARK CONTINENT.
TO BE IN AFRICA A YEAR
Then He Will Travel and Speak In
Europe-Three Skilled NaturaIists
and His Son Kermit Accom-
pany Him.

New York.-Theodore Roosevelt, ex-
president of the United States, sailed
out of New York harbor Tuesday on
the steamer Hamburg of the Hamburg
American line on the way to his much
heralded hunting trip in British East
Africa.
On the dock was large assemblage
of Mr.. Roosevelt's friends, who had
gathered to bid him God-speed, and
who cheered him as he stood at the
rail of the steamer waving his hand
and smiling with delight. Beside him
stood the three men selected from
hundreds of applicants to accompany
him and assist him in collecting the
specimens of African fauna which he
hopes to send back for the enrichment
of the Smithsonian institution. These
fortunate individuals were Maj. Ed
gar A. Mearns, J. Loring Alden and
Edmund Heller. They comprise the
Smithsonian's expedition. The fifth
member of the little party, and not to
be considered of least Importance. was
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

the ex-president's second son, Kermit,
who will be the official photographer
of the expedition and, next to his
father, the chief hunter.
To Mombasa Via Naples.
Mr.. Roosevelt will go via Gibraltar
to Naples, where he will board a
steamer of the German East African
line for Kilindini harbor, the port of
Mombasa. At the latter place the
party will be Joined by r. J. Cum
ninghame, an Englishman of long ex,
perience In Africa, who has been en-.
gagged as general manager and guide,
The party will spend short time in
Mombasa and then proceed by train
on the Uganda railway to Nairobi,
headquarters of the administration OF
British East Africa Protectorate, city
of 1854 inhabitants, of whom 579 are
Europeans.
On MacMiIIan's Ranch.
William Northrup Macmillan, for
formerly of st. Louis, owns large
estate near Nairobi and his big, lux,
urious farmhouse will be headquarters
for about six months while the hunt
ers and scientists make trips of vary
ing length in all directions. 1t is in
this section that Mr.. Roosevelt hopes
to obtain most of his specimens, for
1t abounds with animals of all kinds
The smaller mammals will be trapped
The supplies of the party are packed
In tin-lined boxes. These boxes when
they have been emptied will be used
as packing cases for the various speci
mems. Many valuable natural history
specimens have been spoiled by ants
and other insects, 1t has been found
from experience on other expeditions
and it is to guard against this that
the tin-lined boxes are being taken
along. &
Caring for Specimens.
When the specimens have been pre-
pared they will be carefully packed In
the boxes and shipped to Nairobi
where they will be forwarded to the
United States. One Of the taxider
mists will always be with Mr.. Roose
welt, and as soon as any big game is
shot by him it will be skinned and
prepared on the spot.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be greatly die
appointed IL he fails to kill several
specimens of the white rhinoceros
This animal is the same as the square
moutbed-rhinoceros and Is the nearest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Reed, is named after his fathers for
mer partner In Pittsburg.
Mrs. MacVeagh, though perhaps the
oldest of the cabinet wives, will ado
interest to Washington society. She
is woman of culture and attractive
presence, a lavish entertainer, deeply
interested in economic subjects, and
possesses an acquaintance that ex
tends around the world.
She is the daughter of Henry S
Games, former banker of Chicago
and for many years she has taken a
prominent part in the social affairs oil
that city.
Mrs. Dickinson, wife of the new sec
rotary of war, is. a southern woman
Nashville, Tenn. being her home, al
though for the last ten years she has
passed most of her time In Chicago
where her husbands legal business
required his presence. Her two eldest
sons are settled In distant cities, but
her youngest, now a student at Yale
will be seen later in Washington.
Mr.. Ballinger, wife of the secretary
of the interior, had years expert
ence in Washington official life re
Gently while her husband was com
missioner of public lands, a subor
dinate position in the department
which he now heads. She is New
England woman transplanted to the
far northwest.
The Ballinger family consists OF
two sons. The. elder, Edward, Is fol
lowing in the footsteps of his father
at Williams college. The younger
Richard, lively youngster, will prob
ably be companion for the energetic
Charlie Taft.
The new secretary Of commerce and
labor, Charles Nagel of st. Louis has
been twice married. The present Mrs
Nagel was Miss Anna Shipley of st
Louis, whom the secretary married in
1895. They have four children, al
quite young-Mary, Edith, Charles
and Anne. Mrs. Nagel is devoted tc
her children and her home.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
DOUBTED TALES OF SCIENTIST.
seotsman's Summing Up Of Character
Of Man Of Learning.

Sir Archibald Geikie, the distin-
guished geologist, who will probably
succeed Lord Rayleigh as president OF
the Royal society, tells good story
In his capital book of Scottish Remi-
niscences."
II was quite sure you had been In
our neighborhood," friend said to
Sir Archibald. II met the old farm
er Of c., who had a strange tale to
tell me.
"'Dod, Mr.. Caithcart,' he began, I
ran across the queerest body the other
day. AS was coming by the head OF
the cleugh l thocht / heard a wheen
tinkers quarrelin', but when I lookit
down there was ne wee stoot man.
Whites he was chaplin the rocks WI a
hammer, whiles he was writin' In a
book, whites fetchin' with the thorns
and misca'in them for a that was bad.
When he cam up frae the burn, him
and me had large confab. bod! he
telrt me a. about the stanes, and hoo
they showed that Scotland was ance
like Greenland, smoored In Ice, A
very entertainin' body, Mr.. Caithcart,
but--an awful, awful leear. "--Tit'Bits
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

this, as all other large affairs, the
services of a caterer are required. All
luncheons and dinners of less than 40
guests are managed by the regular do
nestle staff at the White House.
There are on an average three week.
At each state reception the guests
invited to the blue room, generally
about eighty in number, are enter
tanned at supper al, the close of the re-
ception. These affairs cost about $500
each.
The dinners of courtesy to visiting
foreigners and important government
officials depend largely upon the rank
of the visitor. The expense of all
these Is borne by the president.
The presidents secretary has the
entire charge of the Office and the
clerical staff. The chief usher keeps
a close watch on the caretakers of the
entire first floor, no tourist visitors
being admitted until the morning dust.
ing is finished. a-
The steward purchases all supplies
and looks after the basement. There
are COOK, assistant cook, butler and
pantry men.
The laundry is charge of Uncle
Sam, likewise the furnishing and care
of the linen, china, silver and flowers.
President Roosevelt brought his
own riding horses from Sycamore Hill,
likewise his carriages. The service at
the White House is a government ex-
pense and is sufficient for all practical
purposes. There are always personal
attendants for the family, who are
paid by the president.
The appropriation Of $4,000 for
travelling expenses has been necessary,
since a president cannot travel as a
private citizen, alone or alone with
his family, but he must be accom-
panied by large retinue of secret
service men, his secretary, stenog.
rapher and personal friends.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
Helen Taft, New Belle of White House

uELEN HEBRON TAFT has fol-
III lowed In her fathers footsteps in
choosing her most intimate friends in
Washington from the "army set"
What Gen. Bell and Gen. Clarence Ed
wards are to the new president, young
ladies like Miss Ayrshire and Miss
Webster are to his only daughter.
At the same time she has formed
many close friendships at school, and
these ties are bringing Miss Taft an
ever-facreasing number of invitations
to devote her vacations to house par
ties, and will result in the presence of
many youthful residents of many diff
ferent cities when the time comes for
Miss Taft to make her debut in the
White House-something for which
Mrs. Taft has as yet planned but ten
tatively.
The newly-chosen first lady of the
land expects her only daughter to be-
come White House debutante, of
course. but she has also expressed the
hope that this social inaugural can
be deferred for year or two, prin-
cipally because the new president,
who is vastly proud of his brilliant
and studious daughter, will be disap-
pointed If she does not fulfill the
promise made at her entry, when, as
mentioned, she won the prize for high
est honors In the entrance examina-
lions.
The new White House belle is, like
her mother, member of the Episco-
pal church. She was reared in this
atmosphere of that denomination, al
most her first schooling, save for that
of German and English tutors, having
been obtained at the Cathedral School
for Girls.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

She was confirmed by the late
Bishop Satterlee in a class that also
included Miss Ethel Roosevelt and the
Misses, Julia and Alice Won Meyer,
daughters of the present postmaster
general. At Murray Bay, Miss Taft
attended the Union church--represent
ing fusing of all the denominations in
the little Canadian church, and now
she and her mother will become occu.
pants of the presidential pew, vacated
by Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel in
st. Johns, the quaint, old-fashioned
and exclusive court church" which
rears its red tower directly across the
park from the White House.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
Apology Due and Forthcoming.

An illiterate young man once got a
friend to write a letter for him to
his sweetheart. The letter was rath-
er prosaic for love letter, and he felt
that an apology was due to his sweet
heart for its lack of tender nothings.
It was as follows:
please excuse the mildness of this
here letter, as the chap wot's 'ritin' 1t
is a married man, and he says he
carn't 'bide any soft soapings; 1t allus
gives him the spazzums."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
Banking Control.

Six banks In New York control the
stock market They can elevate or de-
press prices at will. They can make
ready money one per cent. or 800 per
cent. They have no compunctions of
conscience, because thye have no con-
science. Here's a bank with enormous
deposits. 1t pays no interest; but it's
presidept and directors speculate with
the money as If they owed it. Why
do people intrust their money to this
institution? What do thsy get out of
it? If the bank fails tbs iepcsitors are
ruined.--N. Y. Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
COVERED WITH HIVES.
Child a Mass Of Dreadful Sore, Itch
Ing, Irritating Humor for 2 Months
Little Sufferer In Terrible Plight.
Disease Cured by cutlcura.

my six year old daughter had the
dreadful disease called hives for two
months. She became affected by play
Ing with children who had It, BY
scratching she caused large sores
which were irritating. Her body was
q complete sore but Il was worse on
her arms and back. We employed
physician who left medicine but 1t did
not help her and / tried several RENE
dies but without avail. Seeing the
Cuticura Remedies advertised, I
thought would try them. ! gave her
hot bath daily with Cuticura Soap
and anointed her body with Cuticura
Ointment. The first treatment re-
lieved the itching and In short time
the disease disappeared. Mrs. George
l.. Fridhoff. Warren, Mich. June 30
and July 10, 1908"
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
MInstreIsy Of Wall Street.

II was at the Noblepile reception
and Nine. Helene Caroleostli was rem
deriug the latest popular successes.
Finishing a selection, she requested
suggestions for the next effort
"If you could render something sug.
gestive of the Noblepile prestige and
family traditions" limited Mr.. o. Wat.
teau Noblepile.
Whereupon the famous prima donna
sang in exquisite tremolo that touch
ing pastoral ballad entitled: Down
Along the Flowing Hudson the Com
mon Stock Is Being Watered. Judge
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

the need of a spe-
cial remedy to re-
lieve and cure the
congestion or In
fiammation Of the
kidneys that Is In
terfering with their
work and causing
that pain til q t
makes you say:
"Oh. my back"
Thompson Wat.
kins, professional
nurse, 420 N. 23d
St., Parsons, Kans..
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

says: "For some time / was an
noyed with sharp twinges across the
small OF my back and irregular pas
sages of the kidney secretions. Since
using Doan's Kidney Pills l am free
from these troubles"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
FosterMilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
At One Shot.

A sportsman of great imaginative
gifts and fond of telling his exploits
related that at one shot he had brought
down two cartridges and hare. His
explanation was that although he had
only hit one partridge the bird in fall
ing had clutched at another partridge
and brought that to earth entangled
In its claws. But how about the
hare?" he was asked oh" was the
calm reply, my gun kicked and
knocked me backward and fell on
the hare as II ran past"-The Sketch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
FIDO DULY WARNED.
Cure That Cold To-Day.

Nearly all druggists and dealers now
have in stock Lanes Pleasant Tablets (lax.
ative), for Colds and Grip, and they will
break up cold quicker than any other
remedy. A trial will convince you, as it
has thousands of others Avoid suffering
and save doctors bills by ordering to-day
Is cents box Sample free. Address
Orator II. Woodward, lie Roy, N. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

In spite of these accessory helps,
however, the salary proper has proved
scant subsistence with the scale of
entertaining demanded by present
standards.
The state dinners, of which there
are three each year, cost more than
$4,000. The cabinet dinner, beginning
the season, averages between $500 and
$500 The diplomatic dinner, the
most pretentious of all, averages
about $1,000. The dinner to the SUI
preme court, for which, like the cab
met dinner, there are about forty per-
sons invited, costs about the same
amount.
At the diplomatic dinner the num-
Der Is usually about ninety, and for