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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
COL0RED MEN MAY FIGHT
Proposed to Bring johnson and Lang
ford Together in London in May.

New York, Jan. 14.-For the first
time in history two colored men are to
fight for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world Jack Johnson, the
present champion, and Sam Langford,
the Boston demon" have been match
ed to battle for the championship be-
fore the National Sporting club in Lon
don. The go probably will be staged in
May. A. F. Bettinson, manager of the
club, cabled yesterday that he had Sc
cured the signature of Johnson to a
set of articles and had sent directions
to the American representative of the
club to get Landlords signature at
once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
Quick Relief for Rheumatism.

George w. Rooms, Lawton, Mich.
says: "Dr. Detchon's Relief for
Rheumatism has given my wife won
derful benefit for rheumatism. She
could not lift hand or foot, had to be
lifted for two months She began the
use of the remedy and improved rapid.
ly. On Monday she could not move
and on Wednesday she got up and
dressed herself and walked out for
her breakfast" Sold by Otto Grot
jan, 1901 Second avenue. Rock Island !;
Gust Schlegel & Son, 220 West Second
street; Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
a Noiseiess City In Eriesiand,

Fancy a city of $4,000 Inhabitants,
guiltless of street cars and omnibuses
the steam tram line from Franeker
halts discreetly without the town.,
easily encompassed In an hour, for it's
singel, Its old moat which it has not
yet greatly overstepped. is not three
miles in extent: city without great
noise or confusion, save upon market
days, and clean, quiet streets. lined
by low houses with shining windows,
peopled by rosy checked serving wom-
en-. capped with gold and lace, and
demurely dressed, grave faced citizens.
Send red sailed boats to its very heart
until masts are jumbled with electric
light poles and church towers; plant
densely foliaged trees beside it's quays
and a few iron rallied flower beds In
its open squares; give it water CIR
die thronged with hundreds Of boats,
crossed by few bridges and many
little hand ferries-and you will see
Observation-Disclosures Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
Lame Shoulder.

This is common form of muscular
rheumatism. No internal treatment is
needed. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment
freely twice day and quick cure is
certain. This Liniment has proven es-
pecially valuable for muscular and
chronic rheumatism, and is sure to
give quick relief Chamberlain's Lini-
ment is also most excellent for sprains
and bruises. Price, 25 cents; large
size. so cents. For sale by all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
The Family.
Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville at 3, 8, and 9,15 D. m. One
matinee Sundays and holidays.

The Age of commercialism.-Th
is always some reason for success. In
this age of commercialism everything
must have some real merit in it to be
a lasting success. Anything must be
worth ones time and money, or the
public will soon relegate it to the rub
bish pile. This is as true of plays as
of anything else. They must be real,
sterling, sound and solid value to have
a long continued success. The ever
growing triumph of Clarence BENEFITS
THE Holy City" which has distanced
all other religious plays and has so
.endeared itself to the American thea
Iter-going public, tells it's own story of
the triumph of real merit and true
worth. Mr.. Bennett himself will be
seen here in this production, which
guarantees it's merit. The dance of
Salome is another drawing feature.
and is handled gracefully by Edna
Marshall. At the Illinois theater Sun
day, matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

NOUS play fdlQ III uil: HalQ III
Full the newest American play by
the newest American dramatist, Eu-
gene Walter, held an audience breath
less during many moments of its pro-
duotion 1.-THE Aston theater last night
1t is straight-going play. The only
thrill is humor, and most of this well
come quality springs naturally from
che structure of the play and the dis
position of the characters. Here are
la play and performance absois::e' " rep
|resentatiye of contemporary drama
and American acting, and it is my
opinion that the managers, the Wagon
halls & Kemper company, will be paid
), in full"
Paid In Full will be seen at the
Illinois in return engagement Jan. %.
ST. Louis is PIeased.-From the st.
Louis Times: The Merry Widow"
Franz Lehar's greatest light opera of
the day. came to the Olympic theater
Sunday night and came well up to
every expectation and promise that
has been made for it since Colonel
Henry W. Savage first presented it in
America. The big crowd that assem-
bled to welcome "The Merry Widow
Sunday night was more than pleased
with the first production. "The Merry
| Widow" is peculiar in many ways Ii
| is an offering which requires that the
spectator and listener be in a pc
culiarly receptive frame of mind if the
play is to be thoroughly and properly
appreciated. We must forget all else;
forget yesterday, today and tomorrow
and swing Ourselves, or, rather, allow
Yourselves to be swung along with the
captivating rhythm of the pretty music
We must not discuss the play as i
progresses-save that for the home
Ward trip or the after-the-show Dime!
table. Expect much and wait for mucl
and you will receive much at thu
hands of this clever Viennese oper
letta.
Is Real Actor.-While there ar,
many western plays, there are few &C
ltors participating in them who ar
liable to surround themselves with tn
atmosphere of the locality in whicl
1.-THE scenes are laid without gettin!
their ideas second hand. Jack Rose
who will be seen at the Illinois, mat
inee and night. Saturday in "Texa
Pals" was born and raised" in tn
Lone Star state, and has punched ca
tie with the best of them. However
it must not be inferred that he is
cowboy trying to act. The reverse
. rather the case, for he is an actor VIII
has been a cowboy. His Push Miller
, in Checkers Sergeant Barker" i
"The Tenderfoot," and ''KiddKidd"
the Girl Rangers" have each helpe
i Ito place him in the foremost ranks c
his profession, the first named chara,
ter being the principal one of tn
great race-track play, and Sergear
t Barker being second only to the pal
, played by Richard earle, in who's
company Mr.. Rose was cast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGE
Y. N. c. A. and Students Are to Con-
test at Basketball ToniuIt.

The first team of the Y. M. C. A. will
play the basketball team of Augustana
college on the latter's floor this even
ing. The association organization ex-
poets hard fight from the students.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
AMUSEM ENTS
The Illinois.

The Illinois.
Sixteenth Street and Second Avenue.)
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Jan. 16-"Texas Pals matinee and
night.
Jan. 17-"HOIy City" matinee and
night.
Jan. 22-sePaid In FuIl.o
jan. 23-"Hans and Nix matinee.
Jan. 24-"The Merry Widow"
Jan. 3I-"Miss PetticOats,' matinee
and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
The Elite.

eighteenth Street, North OF Second
Avenue.)
Cooper Stock company, I'm two per-
fOrmances daily, matinee at 2:30 and
evening mt S:15.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

John Krantz .... Buffalo Prairie
Rose Carlson -. Andalusia
Lewis Jackson Robinson -. .Cordova
Grace Ethel Hunt Cordova
August F. Birkholtz .......... Moline
Lydia Kannenberg ......... Moline
Frederick R. Bessant ........ Atkinson
Mrs. Anna e. Vickroy $1,000. Geneseo
Charles Franklin Smith -. Clinton
Clarice Elizabeth Detterman. Clinton
Charles w. Geisler. South Rock Island
Martha Behn 49,. South Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14
He Knew Them.

He Knew Them.
Things have gone completely to the
dogs with me-"
Cheer up. They might have been
worse"
Don't you believe It."
why"
Because then they would have
,een."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

"Paid In FulI..-Ashton Stevens in
the New York World has this to say
on it's first production of the now ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-14

Licensed to Wed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Incident in Court. Audience Paid
Veterans Fine.

Marion Star: On last Thurs
day an old veteran was tried
and convicted of aggravated a..
sault and battery in the court of
general sessions presided over by
Judge Waits. 1t was q fight be-
tween him and and another old
man. The old soldier had Nd
lawyer, but defended his case
himself. By his testimony and
simple speech to the jury he
touched the sympathies of oil
who heard him. The jury did
their duty and convicted him
Judge Watts imposed q very light
sentence, s35 fiue or forty days
on the chaingang. The old man
said he was unable to pay the
fine. Mr.. Covington, the court
stenographer, then went among
the GRO xd in the court house and
without any trouble and 40 fast
as the money could be dropped
into his hand raised the amount
of the fine. Judge Watts, the
jury convicting him, the court
constables, the attorneys and
officers of the court and audience
indiscriminately assisted in rails
ing the fine. Even before it was
raised DR.. Miles, the clerk, told
the old man he could go, as he
knew the money would be rait-
ed, and If it had not we all know
DR.. Miles would have paid any
balance himself.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Eat What
You want of the food you need
Kodol will digest it.

You need . suficient amount Of
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this you need to fully digest 1t.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
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Il In weak.
You must eat in order to live and
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You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat . SUMO
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But this food must be digested,
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When the stomach can't do It,
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
The Tare On Cotton.

From the Raleigh, n. c., Progressive
Farmer.
Our editorials in regard to
'he 6 per cent tare on cotton
baRg'ng have excited widespread
interest in all parts of tho south
and have brought US numerous
letters and interviews from cot.
ton bu'trs aud cotton msnufac.
turers a. we'll rs from cotton
growers ,hemselves. The lack
of infor nation concerning this
subject of cotton tare among ell
classes in The south is nothing
less than amazing, and while We
stand ready at any time to cor.
rect any erroneous statement of
ours in this matter nooe has
yet been sho wn to be an error,
and what follows this editorial is
based on the best information to
be secured.
Our position, then, in regard
to this whole matter should not
be hard to under tand, Euro.
pean manufac' urers { who buy
nearly 90 per cont of the Ameri.
can cotton crop) have fixed the
tare at 6 per cent Of the gross
weight Of the bale. That 10 to
say. they allow. 80 pounds tsre on
. 500-pound bale. or "a pounds
on q 400.pound bale, etc. A
prominent cotton manufactures
tells % that . rebate is given
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
COUNTRY-BRED GREATNESS.
Large Precentase Of Public Men
Had 4 Rural Training.

New York Press.
Last spring W. j. Spillman Of
the United States department of
agriculture, set forth at some
length in science his reasons for
believing that the country boy
gets a better start in life than
the city boy. For a long time
this was generally assn med to be
so obvious as to call for no die
cussion. But In recent years
champions of city breeding have
arson and made out a very good
case for their side of the argument.
In recent issue of the same
journal Mr.. Spillman brings for
ward some new aud rather in
teresting data in support of his
conclusions. Some of it is epito-
mized in the following table:
Per Cont
Class of men: from Country.
Presidents Gu. S. 90.
governors. a.--9l.2 2
Cabinet officers. S3.9
Railway presidents 554
Congressman "a.
Senator'S -70.6
Amoug the replies to his letters
of inquiries, those from railway
presidents seem to be of unusual
interest. President Lucius Tuttle
Of the Boston and Maine, wrote:
Tho farm boy learns methods of
economy and the value of money.
he is part of the business ma
chinery Of the farm. The city
boy as rule has no connection
with his fathers business and
knows little about It," Preside ent
Hill Of the Great Northern q, saye.
81 am living on a farm at some
personal Inconvenience in order
to give my three boys a good
start in life" President White of
the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac, thinks that farm
training develops independence,
self-reliance, and the spirit of
achievement.
1t 10 this last feature of farm
life Its promotion Of independ.
ence and self.reliance in the boy
upon which Mr.. Spillman chiefly
bss< hH beiiefj in its mental
valu -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Our Guarantees

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purchase . dollar bottle, and II you
can honestly say. that you did noe
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using the entire bottle, the drus.
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without question or delay.
We will pay tho druggist the price
OF tho bottle purchased BY you.
This offer applies to the larr~
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family.
We could not afford to make susA
IN offer, unless We positively knsv
what Kodol will do for you.
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
A NEW VARIETY OF COTTON
Anderson County Farzler Expert
nents With Variet5Aaf the Sta
pie Which the Clemson College
Authorities Declare to be Is
Good as the Sea Island Cotton

AuNuOIluSS DeClaIe 10 De II
Good as the Sea Island Cotton
Anderson special in the Char.
lotte Observer: Mr.. 8. A. Burns,
prosperous Anderson county
farmer, has discovered u new
and valuable vatiety of cotton.
About two years ago he noticed
in one OF his fields an unusually
large and we'll fruitsd stalk of
cotton. He watched it all year,
and in the fall, when the bolls
began to open he saw that they
were large and that the staple
seemed to be of better quality
than the rest :of the cotton
in the field. He carefully
picked and seeded all the
lint and sent q sample of
it to Clemson College. The
college authorities reported that
the staple was a new variety to
them that it was equally as
good as the Sea Island staple,
and urged Mr.. Burns to plant of
the seed of the new variety sep-
arate from all other cotton, and
send them a sample 1t the end
of another year. Mr.. Burns did
80, and secured enough seed to
furnish the Clemson people some
to experiment with 4, and to
plant some himself. At Glenn
son this year there is . tenth of
an acre planted in the new va
riety, aud Mr.. Burns has some.
what larger tract. The cotton
at both places is showing up
beautifully. The Yield is large,
the bolls being uni ually full, {,
and there has apps ently been
no falling off in the taple. The
Clemson people say tie cotton
is worth at least s5 cents per
pound. They think Mr.. Burns
has discovered aRew variety of
upland long staPIs CD ton, snd
they are expecting grSt things
ofi-- Nd b y ossbs tdoss
not knowwherss the Seed came
from originally. He hal bought
seed from several different
sources that year, and he no
ticed only one stalk of this kind.
He will know definitely by next
fall if the discovery is of as great
value as the experts at Glenn
son College think it is.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

II 10 in time Of sudden mishap or acci.
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Chamberlain's Liniment takes out the
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

lies In keen. clear brain. backed by in
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They vitaliss every organ and build nm
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". Va. writes: "They are the best pills /
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

The pleasant purgative effect expert
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

tious 10 i6C'6 6O lar as t00y
have come to light simply show
that the foreign buyers who ge,
the bulk of our cotton set prices
with a view to paying for ouly
470 pounds of lint for each 500
pound bale. If the farmer does
not pu: on this amount of bag
ging the rebate goes to the ex
porter for this shortage when
this rebate really belongs to The
farmsr Cotton manufacturers
with whom we have talked, aud
corresponded have admitted the
truth of this statement, but have
argued that competition is likely
to equalize this matter. In ac-
tual practice, however, the far.
mer who has the bale with light
weight baggiog usually accepts
the prevailing price per pound
for cotton when it is offered him,
and does not get the advantage
of the theoretical competition
among cotton buyers.
'" hat we are pleading for is
uniform system. We at least
want the farmer to know w rat
the standards are, 80 that if his
bagRing is under weight he will
get the advantage and not have
the rebate 60 only to the ex-
porter. This is matter which
the officers of the Farmers Un.
ion would do we'll to take up
Somehow or other one uniform
standard must be brought about.
With the foreign spinners fixing
the price for cotton with q view
to paying for only 470 pounds
OF lint in bale, it is not fair for
the Gotten buyers of the south
to make an organized effort to
have the farmers use only twer-
ty.two pounds of baggine--'hat
is TO say 10 have the farmers put
in eight pounds of 12.cent cotton
where the European spinne,s,
oar largest buyers, are figuring
on paying them for 3 Ia cent
bagging and tes.
We notice that sdme s5uth
Carolina papers are advocating
smaller bales. Since % pounds
of tare is allowed by the buyers,
farmers are urged to make only
400-pound bales on which 20
pounds of tare would give near
ly the full 6 per cent which the
foreign mills allow. This, how
ever, is no: satisfactory plan
either for farmer or for the
manufacturers. There ought
to be a definite unders anoiug
between the farmers organ.
izalion and the m ,nufacturers'
organ cation as to thu am,uat
o. tare to be allowed on
each bale and the present double
standard system with all of is
irregularities, uncertainties, and
losses forever done away with.
Ii the tare we're less than 8
per cent, bat uniform and unva
ryine, prices would soon be ad-
justed to compensate for the in.
creased percentage of lint in q
bale, but with the recent double
stan ard system, the farmer gets
caught between tho upper and
under millstones and has lest
Thousands and thousands of
dollars as result. As we see
it, it 6 per cent tare is TO be rec.
ogn'zed standard by Euro opesn
manufacturert-and it has been
the standard so long that manu-.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23
Agricultural ~
j Department
A Model Farmer. A Real and
Not a Fancy Picture.

The Southern Cultivator,
Some OF our readers are fami'-
lar With the humorous and bur
lesque character sketches written
by Geseral Longstreet and en-
titled Georgia Scenes" We
are going to give you few
"Georgia scenes" of q better
type. We have cast off our
"backwoods" customs and habits
and are now here and there COM
ing up to a higher standard of
farm life. While down at Lu
therville, Ga, in Meriwether
county, we saw farm home
that struck our attention, from
the view received from the Car
window in passing. We decided
to get q closer aud better view OF
the tarm home and live stock,
so We got Mr.. Culpepper,
friend of ours, to drive Us out 10
the place. As you come out
from the village OF Luthersville,
some two miles on the Newman
road, you reach the farms of
Mr.. j. q. Trammell and his
brother, one on the left and one
on the right of the road. Here
is what we saw: In front of
the house and sloping down to
the road is q we'll set Bermuda
pasture of some eight or ten
acres. Near the road is beau
tiful little fish pond covering an
acre and surrounded with bor-
der OF trees. In this pasture five
pretty Jerseys were grazing and
as many sheep, an animal as
valuable as it is rare on our
Southern farms. We turned in
along the curving road that
made q semi.cilcle up to the
dwelling and back to the public
road. On the left was q fine
field of corn. that would yield
some IS or 40 bushels per acre.
T4en farther up on tho hill -Ras
cotton that would make aebale
per acre. Now We came to the
barn and lot, where We saw two
good-slzed mules walking around
and some hogs which feed upon
the waste and run out into q
Bermuda pasture in rear of The
lot. Then comes the home, a
neat, painted five. room cottage,
surrounded with an attractive
flower yard filled with roses,
shrubs and other flowers. The
lady OF the house sat on the front
steps at the gaze feeding her
feathered tribe and it was sight
to see them-some huudl ed
brown leghorn beng, and then
TO the right of the yard some
6fty Ply mouth Rocks in an en-.
closed pen. Twice a week Mr..
Trammell goes to Newman to
dispose of the butter and eggs
and their revenue from this
source alone would pay all the
household expenses. On beyond
the premises was q field that had
been sown to grain, now we'll
dotted With stacks OF peavine
hay. The whole scene present
cd the combination Of thrift, d.
versification Of crops and good
cultivation. 1t was q scene such
as the rich might envy and yet
that the poor might initiate. 1t
was not 80 pretentious but that
any farmer could reproduce il;
yet good method aud industry |
are required. To US it presented
one ot the fev model farms "a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1909-10-23

Kodol Is made at tho laboratoxiap
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The Detroit times., 1909-06-30
Fast European-Bred Trotter.

Tho sensational trotter OF the day IN
Europe, and probably the best one
ever bred there, is a French stallion
called Jockey. At Modena. Italy, Oh
MAY 3, he ;rotted q mile In 2:09A on
half-mile track and at Bologna one
week later. he won a race in Pill y
and 2.10 No other trotter OF French
stock ever displayed anything Ike the
speed shown By Jockey. and a good
many horsemen have been disposed TO
suspect that he was an American
horse masquerading under another
name than his own. II IS said. how
ever that his identity has been wtll
established His sire, Azur, is son
Of Fuschia. the greatest OF French
trotting sires. Both the sire and the
dam Of Fuschia trace back TO the
English hackney, a family OF horses
that gave 20 the American trOtter the
dam Of Rysdyks Hambletonian.