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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Dick Kinsella is quoted rs having
said during recent visit to Decatur
that, in case NJ. H. Sexton is reelected
president ne and his associates viii
abandon their team and lock the gates
of the park, refusing to lease the
grounds to any other owners. On the
other hand the sympathies of the
Springfield public will probably be
with r. NJ. Sullivan, Harry Jones and
other Springfield men who are prepar-
ing to take the franchise and keep q
team in the city. Mr. Sullivan has
held a conference with President Sex
ton in regard to the requirements that
will probably be made of new owners
at Springfield and a tract of land suit
able for a new park has been picked
out to be leased in case the deal goes
through.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

The pleasant purgative effect expec-
fenced by all who use Chamberlain
stomach and Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition of the body and MIND
which they create, makes one fell joy
full. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
WARMED OVER

Bloomington has signed Hugo and Her
bert Kuepper, a tattery, brothers IF
Henry Kuepper, who is now with In
dianapolis Guess they never heard of
the Pretzels or Bloomington would not
have landed them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Doc Childs declares that. while De
Catur will undoubtedly stick in the
Three-Eya league. there is no hope
that Wilson Bering and associates VIII
again take up the burden. Apparently
there is to be some younger blood in
the association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
BOOK BASKETBALL GAMES
". Nj. G.. A. Team Will Have First
Contest With GrinnelI Nov. %.

Manager Maurice briggs and Cap
tain Will Robb of the Y. M. c. A.
basketball team are preparing a
schedule. They have already booked
five games and are in line with six ur
eight other teams. The team will
start it's practice this week The games
arranged so far are:
Grinnell sophomores-Nov. 27.
Mlscatine-Jan. 2S.
Rock Island high school-Dec. II.
Rock Island high school at the high
school-Jan. IA.
Muscatine at Muscatine-Dec. z
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
A Dollar
Every
Ten Days

Is only a dime a day. Can't
YOU save that much? Lay
aside 10 cents every day and
learn systematic saving, which
will surely make anyone tinan-
cially Independent. From a
dime one may slowly advance
to saving a dollar a day. With
every dime and every dollar
saved, your bank account
grows larger, and becomes a
greater assistance and protee-
ton. Why not start right now
We ask you to start with one
dollar or more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18
Indiana, ~; Lake Forest, ..
Army Ends Weak.

West Point, Oct 1S.--The Army
lost to Yale Saturday. 81 to 0. The
cadets held the score TO to the
first half. but IN the second were over
whelmingly defeated Coale's rushes
were met by fine defense. but by skirt
ing ends the halls made big gains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-18

Nebraska. IA to 0. The score hardly
reflected offensive playing of the two
teams, as at least nine of the Mime
sofa points resulted from careless
ness. while Minnesota excelled in all
material DOints
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
He WAS NOT Al FLlRT.
Therefore He Resented the Woran's
Attempts At Familiarity.

Therefore He Resented the Woman's
Attempts at Familiarity,
He was riding homewsrd, eomforta.
bly, seated and reading his paper. Be.
ing a tribe nearsighted. be was apply
Ing himself even more closely TO bis pa
per than other homegoing passengers
Thus intent Ia the days news, he was
startled when q woman came up be,
side him and touched him lightly on
the shoulder. at the same time casting
a logging eye on his seat.
He il a polite man, and he got up,
"a woman with that much nerve IL
entitled to d seat" be muttered to
himself "The idea Of woman de
liberately nudging man out Of his
seatr Other women standing near
by laughed unreservedly. He hid bis
embarrassment behind his paper for
be felt that his good nature had been
imposed upon and that the laugh was
90 him.
BY and by there was a vacant seat
next to the one be had given up to
the woman. and he sat down once
more. The woman turned and looked
at him amusedly. he could feel her
gaze, even though be made blur al
being intensely interested ID hts paper.
Pretty raw. 1t seemed to him, for a
woman deliberately to take the seat
OF a total stranger and then sit there
and laugh at him because be was such
a mark.
Then the woman spoke to him,
aren't you going to talk to me7' she
asked.
He could stand her familiarity no
longer. "Weli, OF al the He stop
ped right there when be looked around
and recognized her. 1t was his wifei-
Cleveland Leader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
VERMONT MAN CHAMPION.
Fred H. HaTis Of Brattlebro Wins
Tennis Championship.

ST. Johnsbury, Aug. l6. The tennis
tournament for tie Vermont champion
ship ended Saturday, Erred ii. Harris
Of Brattleboro winning. He defeated
George w Pike Of Springfield in straight
sets, SO, G3, 6--t This is the FIRST
time resident Of Vermont has won
the championship since 1902
Pike, last Years champion. showed
the effects Of his recent illness, ana ala
not play in the form he has shown III
the past This does not detract, how
ever, from Harris brilliant work. He
bad the game in hand from the start
and except in the first set, out.classed
Pike, showing ertaaularly strong ia
his own service
The cups offered by tile old Pine
golf club have been awarded as follows:
Singles Championship cup, +. II. Hair
ris Of Brattleboro; tournament Gun.
Weigh Of Phillip Exeter
Consolation cup Chester M. Porter
Of Worcester
Doubles championship eupC II Coils
lister Of Gardner, Mass. and Chester
Il Porter; runners mp. A "A. Kicker
and 81 WI Spauding al ST. Johnsbrry.
Fred II. Harris, the state champion
IS q Dartmouth junior, and the charm
pion 81 the New England intercollegiate
tournament, and was the only Vermont
contestant outside Of St.Johnsbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
The wolg II DISGUISE.

Once upon time wolf who was
going after the farmers chickens took
the advice Of fox and disguised
himself IN Sleeps clothing
'For." said the fox. III the dogs see
ron they will take you for harmless
lamb and let You pass"
When the disguised wolf was near
The chicken house be heard the dogs
bark and saw them running toward
him at the top Of their speed,
n am fool.a said the wolf "Fof
now the dogs think ! am d lamb and
have no fear OF me. win change my
mind, get out Of this incumbering
clothing and make winning fight"
But before be could get the garment
OF the dogs we're upon him and took
bis life.
Moral--it IL easier to change your
mind than your clothing. New York
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
GRATITUDE OF THIEVES.
Their Lsugina For Association With
Honest Men.


Their Lcuging For Association With
Honest Men.
The thief In the community Is very
much Ike the boy whose meanness OF
ruHianism has caused the other little
children 20 band together to ostraeize
him he may move about With a sui
len swagger. carry chip on his shout
der and a vicious CLEAN IN hts eye. but
there Is always sob 10 his throat
So the thief is longing and aching Il
get back IN the circle out IT which be
has been ruled.
II any honest man wants 70 meet
lively gratitude let him knowingly give
the countenanee OF his company 70 q
crook. 1t will be a favor never forgot
ten Every lawyer practicing at the
criminal bar knows this One very
wen known practitioner o. genial per
sonality and large tolerance occasion.
ally takes a client to dinner at a good
restaurant or braves an appearance
with him at theater There have been
embarrassing results, due 10 the Grim.
inals gratitude.
After one OF these evenings" the
lawyer laughingly told me. I'm kept
for days lodging and returning pres,
ents sent by the watches, scarf.
pins, cuff links. now and then valua-
bic painting on q Persian Fug-all be-
longing to somebody else. -. livery
body's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
National League standing.
FLAMES SWEEPS FORESTS.
Mayor Leads Relays in Fight Against
Fire.

Biddeford, Me, Aug IS The e3ten.
siye forest fire in this vicinity which
has already done thousands Of dollars
worth Of damage, broke ont afresh this
AFTERNOON after few days Of shoulder
ing and for time seriously threaten
ed houses in the vicinity Of Fortune
Rocks.
Mayor Cornelius Horigan and Assis.
tant Engineer Bonsar OF the fire de-
partmeni went 70 the scene, directing
The fire lighting operations.
Fresh details Of men were sent 30 re.
inforce the men who have been watching
the blaze and az nightfall the fire was
again under control before it had de.
stroyed any buildings.
A new force was sent into the woods
from here last night TO relieve those
who have been on duty for several
hours.
II is feared that the blaze win be
famed to life today as the rain is Ia
sight, and more damage il antieipat-
"a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16

The French Society of Civil Ell.
gineers recently listened to 4 resume
Of the studies made since 1905 Oh the
best forms Of building for countries
subject to earthquake shocks. Cut
stone is obviously dangerous. and ma
sorry in general is attended with risk
because q the small degree Of elas-
ticity. This may he partly neutralized
BY the use De small units I'll bed of
resistant mortar, Buildings forming q
completely solid ana elastic whole Of
wood, iron or REINFORCED concrete.
have remarkable qualities Of resist
ance. At Messina buildings partly con-
structed Of REINFORCED concrete had
those parts LETT standing and perfect
after the great catastrophe last win
fer. The REINFORCED concrete reservoir
which supplied the city with water
was uninjured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
CHINESE GIRL
MURDERED
Stabbed Twice Through the
Heart
KNIFE BESIDE HER BODY
Another Crime in New York's Chinese
Quarter-chin Len Arrested--A
Girl in a Fierce Struggle with
Her AssaiIant.
KNIFE BESIDE HER BODY


New York, Aug. l6.-Bow Kun, a
round.faeed Chinese girl with straight
black bangh plastered low over her
forehead, came TO America from her
home in China three years ago to work
as q servant in San Francisco. In
stead, she fell into the hands Of Chin
csc parasites in San Francisco, who
promptly sent her out to walk the
streets.
Yesterday she was found lying on the
floor Of one Of the two rooms that she
and Chinaman named Chin Len &C.
cupied in house al the rear Of n
Mott street. She was dead. A frightful
knife slash that ran diagonally across
the girls abdomen alone would have
killed her. To make sure however the
murderer also had stabbed her twice
through the heart Marks Oh her throat
showed that she was first had been
grabbed there and perhaps partly stran
gled. Cuts on her hands indicated that
the girl had struggled with her assail-
ant. and had fought of the knife he
killed her with as long as she could.
The weapon, horn handled hunting
knife with a blade about seven inches
long, was stuck upright on the floor
beside her.
The murder was discovered about ?
o'clock this morning when an excited
Chinaman came out Of the narrow corn-
dor that runs through the building at
az Mott street back 10 crazy laby-
rinth Of novels behind the stores that
face on Mott street The Chinaman,
who wore cheap suit Of American
clothes, ran over to Policeman Paul,
who was standing on the opposite side
of Mott street chatting with Loo book,
the Chinese merchant
Murder, 4 murder was all the
Chinanan could say, and be indicated
the pasasreway from which he had Just
come. The policeman, Fook, and some
Chinatown hangefs-on who were in Mott
street, all hurried back to the house in
the rear Of No 2 and climbed a narrow
STAIRCASE that leads to the two rooms,
one fight up, that the Chinaman had
pointed ont.
The girl lay on the floor Just inside
the door. She was dressed In Chinese
clothes-a little yellow silk jacket and
blue silk trousers Her body was stili
warm The girl evidently had been
stabbed as she lay on bunk that runs
along the wall Of the front room and
then had rolled 10 the floor. The bunk
was covered with blood. In an inner
room was 4 bed that was undisturbed. /
There was no clothing Of any sort to
BE- found in the rooms nothing but a |
few bits Of furniture, some cancelled I
policy slips. two or three New Years 1
cards and several letters IN Chinese, mos 4
of which bore San Francisco p0stmarks. /
These letters, when translated yester.
day, proved to be all from business
houses Most of them were bills ac-
companied BIZ dunning letters from
Chinese merchants demanding payment
Tor iewelry.
Policeman Paul took Chin Len TO the /
station house where be was locked up 4
lie told many conflicting stories, ae
cusing various Cinnamon Of the muir.
der.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
Many Buildings Collapsed and Several
Fatalities Are Reported

Toxic. Aug. 16A severe earth.
quake was felt al $50 o'clock Saturday
afternoon in the districts Of Lake Biwa,
Kioto and Osaka, Japan. Many build
ings collapsed and several fatalities
have been reported All trains in the
earthquake district have been stopped.
slight shock was also felt in Toxic.
Incompetent reports received give the
number of killed AZ 30 and injured as
So In the affected district % far as
heard from 362 buildings fell and 1852
other structures we're more OF less dam
aged Il is stated that the extinct sol
cano Isuki fell inward with a tremen.
dous roar, completely altering the form
alton Of the country thereabouts,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16

They Were the Beginnings Of the
Modern Restaurant.

NUEW WHFG AlH GNUNNHffAo - NNN
Modern Restaurant.
In primitive times the only places
ia London where the public could be
entertained with food had been the
cooks shops. The famous East Cheap
was great thoroughfare. down which
the stalls OF the butchers altemated
with those OF the cooks. You chose
Joint at the flesh market and You car
ried it next door to be cooked for
you by q certain hour. II you wished
for wine, you must bring thar With
you, for the cooks sold no liquor. al
though they seem to have provided. "a
time went on. more and more Of the
natural accomplishments Of meat such
as bread. vegetables and pastry.
This habit continued until wen into
the reign Of Elizabeth, and 80 long
az such an inconvenient custom pre-
vailed there could have been no real
comfort for any citizen who chose to
dine abroad. He must have bad as
much trouble with porterage and bas-
kets as country party has today at
a picnic But about the time that
Shakespeare came up to London
remarkable change took place Ia the
customs Of the town. and the practice
Of public hospitality and entertain
ment was gingularly facilitated
The nature Of this change lay in the
srdden development Of the tavern and
the consequent withdrawal Of the
cookshop. The worshipfui company
OF pastelars, as the cooks were called.
ceased to enjoy the monopoly OF pro-
viding hot meals Edmund Gosse in
Harper's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
Defeated Barre Athletics by
Score Of II to 7
WAS ALL BUT A WATERLOO
The Athletics Landed in the Game il
the Ninth Inning and Prevented an
Overwhelming Defeat--Large
Crowd Present.

The italian Athletic club nine again
sustained their reputation Of being a
hard aggregation OF ball players to trim,
when they defeated the Barre Athletics
az the Berlin street grounds Saturday
afternoon BY a score Of y to Z. The
Barre Athletics was team Of picked
players from thi, city, Graniteyile, and
Jack and Jerome Berry OF Richmond, the
two former Goddard diamond stars.
It was a team Of good individual play.
err, but they developed all the weak
nesses Of nine playing together for
the first time, and the team work was
lamentably poor. Allan Reid, the Nor.
wich university pitcher, did the twirling
for the Athletics and had he been given
anything like good support would have
made the game interesting for the ltal-
ians. Three times the Athletics had the
bases full. once with no one out and
only ,Se out the other two times, and
then they were unable to score Henson
Of Montpelier pitched for the Italians
and was largely responsible for his team
pulling out Of the tight places, though
lie was given fine support BY the rest Of
the team.
Not until the ninth inning were the
Athletics able to get across the rubber
for a score and in this inning the Ital-
ians let mp perceptibly and after thirteen
men had batted and seven runs scored,
they finally put out the third man.
The game was witnessed by the larg
est crowd Of the season and The Italian
band discoursed lively tunes throughout
the game.
All Of the Italians runs were cheap
ones. being the result Of wild throws.
up to the eighth inning when they land
ed on the ball for two doubles, triple
and single, which Melted them six
runs. There was good ball playing on
both sides up to the fifth inning, but ar
ter that the Athletics fell down at every
opportunity.
Before the game started a three in
nines game was called between two
Italian teams picked for the occasion,
and calling themselves the Fats and the
Leans No one was eligible to the team
who ever had bali glove on before, or
knew anything about it other than what
they had been able 70 observe fron the
bleachers A southpaw, Y. 0ssola was
the box artist for the Fats. and he was
backed up by J Moyalh Inversini toss.
ed them over for the Leans, and A. Bot
tig caught with his glove what he didn't
try to with his face AT the end of
The third inning the game was called
of with the score standing 4 TO f.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
Railroads Are Never Finished.

In one respect a railroad IS unlike
any other project undertaken by man
lit Is never finished. Like q cucumber
vine. says writer in Popular Me-
chanics, the instant it ceases to grow
It begins 70 wither. There must be
continuous expansion and enlargement
Larger cars require more powerful To-
comotires. and both in turn call for
heavier rails, bigger roundhouses.
stronger bridges, longer platforms AID
sidings, increased safety devices, while
the strengthening Of curves and the
leyeling Of grades come in for their
share Of attention on even the Oldest
roads. Little wonder, then. with our
railroads consuming nearly one-half Of
all our manufactured steel and iron
and fully one-half OF all the lumber
made each year, that they are the un-
failing barometer Of the business ac
tiyity Of the nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
NOT FOR
PRES. TAFT
He will Not Buy Ipswich
Home
FOR LACK OF MONEY
He Defeated His Brother Charles at Golf
on saturday-He Attended
Church Yesterday
Morning.
FOR LACK OF MONEY

Beverly, Aug. President Taft set
at rest Saturday afternoon the rumor
that he intended to buy the Castle Hill
estate at Ipswich.
He said that he has no intention 81
buying for the simple reason that he
hasn't the money.
He added that If he did have the mon
ey he does not think II likely that he
would care to invest il in such a man
ncr.
His reference to a lack Of money was
a surprise 10 some OF the newspaper
men, but il is well-known fact
among those who know the President
intimately that he is BY no means a
rich man. His cottage i surrounded on
all sides by much finer houses. The
family is also living frugally The
other morning Mrs. Taft walked up
town to leave a couple Of pairs Of shoes
10 DO mended BY the eobbler.
What is whiskeyY will be the sub
iect Of conference which Attorney
General Wilckersham will hold with the
President this week.
This famous question, which has
dowued many man ia attempts to
solve it, has been referred to the Presi-
dent His decision affects the famous
Dr. Harvey Wiley Of Washington. who
declares that the best in the whiskey
line Is injurious.
Playing with his brother, Charles n.
Taft, editor of the Cincinnati Times
Star the President Saturday lowered
his score on the Essex links "a as. This
Is the best presidential golf Of the sea
son.
The presidents brother, almost as
soon As be arrived at the north shore,
went with the President 10 Ipswich,
whore they, enjoyed the magnificent
views at Castle Hill.
The President attended morning SER
vices at the FIRST Parish Unitarian
church yesterday morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
Z Father d twins at 7e.

Relmar, Del, Aug. 16 The birth Of
twins three days ago added another
chapter to the remarkable record Of
John w. Guy, rich farmer Of Meta,
who at IS years old is the father Of
32 children. He was married three
times, and through the marriage Of
a son by his first wife and 4 daughter
TN his second wife to i sister and q
brother III his present wife, he holds the
somewhat anomalous relation Of broth
er.intaw to two Of his own children
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
Well Trained.

A farmer. finding motor horn Ia
the road. took It home. determined TO
turn II to some use. So he taught bis
poultry TO gather for meals at its loot,
and SD nature may be said to have
smiled till one morning a motor car
passing the farmyard blew a loud
blast, The full strength Of the poultry
yard instantly ran out into the road
and began to pursue the car with all
the ardor Of railway travellers charging
into the refreshment room. AT the end
OF the tfth mile fourteen pullets aud
three ROSTERS succumbed through ex-
haustion. The rest are still running
English Paper
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
BETHEL BARN BURNED.
Live Stock Removed, But 10000 Feet
Of Lumber Destroyed.

Bcthel, Aug. is. 4 barn and store.
house were burned To the ground yester
day morning about 5 O'clock The
property was owned By w B. q Stick
ney and was situated near the rail-
road tracks IN the lower part Of the
village. II is thought the FIRE caught
from a spark from a passing locomotive.
All the live stock was taken from the
barn, but about 10000 feet Of birch
lumber was consumed IN The storehouse.
IT could not b learned whether iasur-
ance was carried on the property or not
as Mr. Stickney is in Rutland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
Alfonso ana thn Lnurnnliats.

There are two French journalists
who cannot say enough IN praise Of
King Alfonso Of Spain. He had his
meals IN the public dining room or
the hotel. and in walking across to his
table be noticed that bis equerry ex-
changed salutations with two men 10
a corner t'Who are theyy' he asked.
''They are journalists, sire, was the
answer. Journalism said the king
instantly. ~Goodi Ask them to favor
me with their company at my table,.
London b. A P.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-16
PLUMP FOLKS AND THIN FOLKS
Samose win Make People Pat Money
Back if It FAILS says D. F. Davis


Back if It Fails" says D. F. Davis
The line Of beauty Is a curve Women
may be thin and graceful, but not thin
and beautiful There Is 4 vast number
of pale, thin scrawny people who are
all brains and nerves, but without tie
strength and health that accompanies
the standard weight Good flesh and
perfect health 80 together. 4 true ilesh
forming food like samose IS absolutely
necessary to many people
Ne one can use this wonderful desh-
forming food Tor 10 days without a
noticeable gain ii flesh ana strength
Carefully kept statistics show that out
of every hundred people who begin the
use Of samose % per cent. increase "a
weight and their health and strength
are restored
ID f Davis has So much confidence in
TINS remarkable iiesh-forming food ana
health Festofer that he Is willing and
glad 70 allow any customer to deposit
30c with hiA and take home a box 81
samose with The understanding that If
It does not give a marked increase in
good tlfm flesh the money viii Be re-
turned without any questions.
Sent postpaid on receipt Of price, SOC.