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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

Joseph G.! 'Sholes, 1929 Fifteenth-and-
a-half street, Moline, in connection
with the celebrations of the centennial
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln in this city, gave very inter
esting account of the assassination of
the great emancipation. Mr. Sholes was
in Ford's theater the night of the his
who witnessed the shooting by j.
Wilkes Booth. Mr.. Sholes at the time
was serving in Company c of the Sth
Illinois cavalry, which was stationed
at Washington. He enlisted at Morri-
son on the second mastering in of the
regiment after it had returned from
service in the army of the Potomac
He had an elder brother, Rollin, who
lost his life on the Potomac Follow
ing the second recruiting of the regi
where it acted as an escort and guard
| for Lincoln. On the day of the assas
| sination, Mr.. Sholes. in company with
Il half dozen others of the regiment
had acted as the personal guard fol-
| Lincoln and his wife when they took
short trip from the White house out Il
! the Soldiers home. 1t happened tina
Mr.. Sholes was off duty that evening
and he accordingly went to Ford
ltheater to see the play, with the result
that he was an eyewitness TO the trae
edy. Some three months later the ST
regiment was mustered out of servic
at st. Louis, and Mr.. Sholes returne,
TO his home. At the time of his enlist
ment he was 81 years old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
ON. RADIATOR CIRCUIT

The Chicago Cubs will open the sea
son at home with St. Louis visiting,
April IA, according to the National
league schedule adopted yesterday.
Catcher Bemis of the Cleveland
team is said to be near death with
pneumonia at his home in Ashland,
Mass.
Hugh Hill. brother of Belden Hill
Of Cedar Rapids, was reelected pres
ident of the Kewanee baseball asso-
citation at the annual meeting.
Forest More is not to make the
spring trip with the Chicago Cubs.
Springfield fans believe he would
make good if given a fair chance. 1t
is likely that he will be sent back to
the minors, in which case it is not
likely Springfield viii get him again.
President Kinsella of Springfield is
in Chicago at the baseball conference
and before returning home he will
probably know whether Jack McCar-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
U. S. TO HUNT MHcKEREL.
Fish Yearly Going Farther From tina
Atlantic Coast.

In response TO an appeal recently
made by the fishermen of New Eng
land. Uncle Sam is fitting out an eXpe-
dition in Gloucester. Mass, which vii,
attempt to solve the mystery of the
rapidly disappearing macs.erel along
the eastern coast. e..,-,-.. N..-s.-
This novel expedition In the Gram
pus Will be in charge of Captain Jerry
Cook, an expert mackerel catcher. It's
chief aim will be to find the new
route or routes of this elusive fish iii
its annual journeys from southern, wa
tiers to the north. In the last quarter
century the courses traversed by the
mackercl have tended more and more
-offshore until III the last FIVE vears
the New. England nlackerel fishing
feet has been greatly depleted because
Of inability to trace the fish.
Captain Benjamin T. McGray of the
schooner Oriole, one of Boston's old
time seiners. says:
eff the Grampus fails to find the I'M
known course the mackerel now take
in going north and south we probably
shall have to go without our mackerel
soon. These fish, coming from where
no one knows. usually appear IN April
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
FORMER R0CKlSLANDER WINS
w. H. Nevins Awarded $1,000 in Ac-
ton Against Sterling.

w. H. Nevins, formerly of this S.ty
and who has been connected with con-
struction work in Rock Island, was
yesterday afternoon awarded $4,000 in
a suit against the city of Sterling, the
case occupying three weeks in the
circuit court at Morrison. Mr. Nevins
sued for $4,000. claiming damages as
well as compensation for work done.
The case is the outgrowth of a con-
tract for merchandising streets in
which the city council decided that
the work did not come up to specifi-
cations and refused to pay Mr.. Nevins,
whose claim was for something over
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
A Cockney Announcement.

Last winter gentleman was adver-
tised 10 sing at charity concert in an
English provincial town, presided over
by local city councillor, a self made
man. The first song was ''The Owl"
(Stephen Adams). On rising to an
nounce it the chairman was Informed
that the singer had not arrived, fact
that he duly notified to the audience.
A little later the missing baritone
made his appearance and was observ-
cd by the worthy chairman, who rose
with evident pleasure and innocently
announced with marked confidence:
''Mr. 'Ampton will now favor us with
The longed for HOWL "-lIondon An
3wers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
IN EXISTENCE NOW
Plan to Organize Humane Society in
Moline Changed Because of
1895 Charter.
WILL REVIVE OLD EFFORT
Authority of State Given. IL Years Ago
is Exhibited at Social Service
Clubs Session.

The February supper and meeting
of the Tri-City Social Service club was
held last evening at the First Baptist
church, Moline, supper being served
at 6:45 by the Young Peoples associa-
ton to 80 members and friends. The
club met in conjunction with COM
mittee from the w. c. T. u. of Moline
with the object of forming humane
society was organized last evening for
the very reason that there is theoreti-
cally such an organization existing
there now, as was brought out by J. B.
Oakleaf exhibiting a charter dated
Sept. 10, 1895, authorizing the forma-
ton of a Moline humane society. On
the board of directors at that time were
members who are now pushing the or
ganization of such society. The COM
mittee composed of Rev. Robert -.
Henry, Rev. j. W. Edwards, Rev. d. S.
Andrewarthe and J. H. Hauberg, VINO
had drafted a constitution for adoption
at this time was dissolved and the
board of, directors of the former or
ganization was instructed to meet and
elect new officers.
Discuss Humane Work.
The general theme of the meeting
last evening was the work of the hui
name society. Rev. r. X. Atkinson,
president of the club, presided and the
first speaker of the evening was B. B
Jackson, superintendent of the Moline
public schools, who spoke on the work
of the humane society as viewed from
the schools standpoint. He said that
the three rs" had been displaced by
The three his" the head, heart and
hand. He spoke of the development
Of the heart along with the develop
ment of the head and hands. Mrs.
Harry Ainsworth OF Moline spoke of
the humane society work in the home
and said that in every household
where there are children there should
be pets of dogs, cats or horses, that
the chiid's humanity towards dumb
animals might be insisted upon and
the child educated and trained in the
kind treatment of such animals. Ed
Osborn spoke of the work from a
Christians viewpoint, saying that no
one can be Christian and at the
same time be unkind to dumb animals
j. B. Oakleaf and Clarence Trevor
spoke of the financial and economic
standpoint of the humane society and
George Gilman, humane officer of Dav-
export, gave very instructive talk
on the work being accomplished in
davenport He gave report of the
actual workings and good being done
lin Davenport. and also spoke of the
support afforded the work in that city
svea Quartet Sings.
The Svea quartet sang three mum
lbers during the evening and Rev. J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
OPENING IS MILD
Little Excitement Results. From Meet.
ing Of the Baseball Magnates
at Chicago.
NO REPORT ON BRIBERY
National League Adopts Schedule
Chicago Cubs and White Sox
Buy Players.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-THE opening SEES
sions of both the National and eAmeri-
can baseball leagues developed little
in the way of sensational develop
ments, Notwithstanding the rumors
that have gained credence during the
past week The business transacted
was not sufficiently complete to cause
the baseball enthusiasts to pay more
than passing attention to the councils
of the magnates.
AT the sessions of the National
league the schedule was adopted with
out change and it was decided that
in the future the annual meetings
would be held in New York on the
second Tuesday in December. Special
meetings of the league will be decided
upon by the directors whenever emer-
gency arises.
Bribc Case Holds Over.
The alleged attempt at bribing I'm
pires KLEIN and tombstone during the
closing games in New York, between
! the Chicago and New York teams was
not discussed.
| The two complete moves of the seS
sion were made by Presidents Com
isky and Murphy of the American an
National Chicago teams respectively
The former announced that he had Sc
Toured C. c. Cravath, the Boston Amer
lean pitcher. and President Murphy
congratulated himself upon the fac
THAT he had annexed George Brown,
to his fielding staff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
.BOWLERS in FORM
Boosters Make Better Than 800 in
Each Of Series Against Bay-
export Giants.
WIN TWO OF THE THREE
Donahue. Rolling With Brunswicks,
Scores Over 200 in Two Matches
Against the Dutchmen.

Four of the teams in the bowling
league rolled their scheduled games
last evening, and the other games
which are between the Independents
of this city and the Pirates of Daven-
port will be played off. this evening.
The Boosters rolled the Giants last
evening on the Harms alleys and de-
feated them two out of the three
games despite the fact that two of the
best men of the Boosters were alb
sent. All the totals of the Boosters
were in the S90's. The scores of the
three games were as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

E. A. Jacobsen, an outfielder, has
been signed by Manager Shaffer of
Davenport. Jacobsen has been with
several eastern teams, and in 1907 in
the Ohio and Maryland league batted
1913 and led the league in base steal
ing Last season he did abont as well
in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia
league.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
BOOSTERS
ReacIes zoo NIark Twice.

Donahue of the Brunswicks scored
above the 200 mark twice in the games
between the Brunswicks and the Fly
ing Dutchmen on the Brunswicks al
leys in Moline. In the first game he
scored 222 pins and in the third his
total was 900. His second game was
above the average as he secured 175
pins. The Dutchmen succeeded IN
taking one game of the series. The
scores were as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
BENEFITS TO REORGANlZE
Meeting Called for Sunday to Elect
Captain.

George Bennett, the local sporting
goods dealer, has decided to again
place a baseball team in the field dur
ing the coming season and Joe Gstet-
tenbauer has been selected TO manage
it. The latter has called meeting
to be held Sunday afternoon at. the
club rooms of the Were Out" club IN
the west end of the city at which a
captain will be chosen and plans for
the season will be discussed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
What to Do When Bilious.

The right thing to do when you feel
bilious is to take dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
They will cleanse the stomach and reg
ulate the liver and bowels. Try it..
Price, % cents. Samples free at all
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

Iowa fans are circulating petitions
against the proposed law now before
the legislature prohibiting Sunday
games. The Iowaiegislature just now
is showing a tendency to go TO the eX-
treme i'll Sunday reform bills but the
pressure III favor of Sunday baseball
will be something fierce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

H. Hurley offered the prayer and Rev
L. A. Grantham read portions of scrip
ture dealing with the treatment Of
dumb animals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
Not Quite.

81 sleep with your letters under giy
pillow" the Elodern lover wrote.
Then he yawned and muttered to
himself:
AT least l go to sleep over the let
tiers. l suppose it's the same thing
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
Bnucht at Mhniesai.


"Did you offer him back his ring
eyes
-'What did he say?"
HE said he had several duplicates
ard didn't need t."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
Needn't Hurry.

An old Kansas citizen who had been
henpeeked all his life was about to die.
His wife felt,it her duty to offer him
such consolation as she might and
said, John, you are about to go, but I
will follow YOU" II suppose so. Man
d." said the old man weakly, ..but so
FAR as am concerned you don't need
to be In any blamed hurry about it,
Argonaut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17

thy is to be his manager the coming
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-17
Angeles Resignation In.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Feb. 17-Presi-
dent Angel of the University of Mich
igan, resigned today.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03

might marvel at the visions of cool
ness they look in their clean, we'll
fitting gowns of white, and pink, and
mauve. Troubled they may be, but
the sight of them is balm for other
peoples troubles.
Subordination may have been their
place all day, these girls who earn
their living. All day they have been
under orders and prisoners of rule.
But when they come forth in the late
afternoon all that is changed. Then
they dominate, and all men are sub
ject to the pleasant influence of their
dominion. They Danish discomfort
and quiet complaint and make habit
able the cars they crowd. But for
the presence of these marvelously
neat, calm, unobtrusive, unconscious
~benefactors, the home-going cars in
the evening would be as cages of sui
len hyenas these trying days.
That telephone manager back East
who said that every girl who is
bright and neat and clean is a pretty
girl, is everlastingly right.-Kansas
City Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
China For Shirt Waist Sets.

New York girls do not a little de-
signing themselves along the line of
ornamentation, and one of the new
est ideas sprang from the brain of a
Burden girl. Miss Burden concluded
that, amid the wealth of precious
metals and jewels used for belt
buckles and shirt waist sets, other
materials were being neglected woe
fully, so she decided to employ china
as a relief from the eternal glitter of
the too-popular gold and silver pref
ties. In consequence, china sets prom
Use to be favorites this winter, espe-
chilly for morning wear. Don't jump
to the idea, however, that they are in
expensive. On the contrary, they are
made of the most delicate china, and
their cost mounts high. The shirt
waist set includes, of course, cuff but
tons, pins for the blouse and a square
belt buckle Of large size. All the pat
terms are of fairy dimensions, and
most Of them in faint tints. The sets
look smart enough with the gowns
of rough silk worn in the forenoon.
Miss Burdens favorite frock Of that
kind is a golden brown, and the china
set that goes with it is adorned with
goldenrod.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
Athletic Training.

Mothers" said Mrs. Agnes A
Botha, of the Philadelphia Children't
Home Care Society, in the New York
Telegram, should have more to say
about the athletic training Of their
young boys in u public schools
Many fine boys are being weakened
physically and neglected mentally
through too much athletics between
the ages of ten and eighteen.
"a mother is inclined to let the
boys father decide this matter, but
this is all wrong, because nine men
out OF ten will encourage a boy to
! stand at the head of his school ath'
letics even at the sacrifice of his 9th.
er studies.
Every man likes to stand up with
his business associates and brag about
what his boy is doing in the school,
athletic classes.
LAS a matter of fact, no boy should
be allowed to go seriously into ath-
letics until he is twelve or fifteen
years of age. Ordinary play is enough
to keep a boy strong and growing nat
urally without abnormal muscular de-
velopment.
The usefulness of public school
athletics, in their prevailing extent
Of development, is more or less opeE,
and there is a considerable difference
Of opinion as to the best methods of
conducting such by-plays of public
education. But there is no question
of the de%sirability of placing scholar
ship ~unreservedly foremost in the ad-
justment of conditions.
In private schools each institution
may fairly decide the question Of the
Importance of athletics at it chooses.
Parents who do not approve of 'ath-
letics have the privilege of sending
their children to schools where ath-
letics are not eXaited-and there are
some such. The question of athletics
in the public schools, however, is
quite a different matter. 1t appears
to be the desire Of the public. who
support the schools and for whom
they are conducted, that athletics
shall have a place. But that place
must be secondary to the main pur-
pose of popular education"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03

This one is smart in the extreme, pro-
vides fulness enough for grace in
walking, yet is narrow and straight in
effect, as the pleats are designed to
be pressed fiat. In the illustration 1t
is made of the hop sacking that will
be so much worn during the coming
season, but it is appropriate for all
skirting materials, those of the pres
ent as well as those Of the future, and
it will also be found a most satisfac-
tory model for the entire gown anc
for the coat suit. The lines are all
desirable ones and the skirt can be
relied upon to be smart and satisfac-
tory in every way.
The skirt is cut in seven cores.
There is an extension at the back
edge of each gore below the scallops,
and these extensions form the pleats.
The scallops are designed to be un-
der-faced or finished in any way that
may be preferred and afford excellent
opportunity for the use of the fash
ionable buttons. The fulness at the
back is laid in inverted pleats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
CONFESSIONS OF A CLOWN.
At Last, There Is on Sale a Book
Brimful Of American Humor.

At Last, There Is on Sale q Book
Brimful Of American Humor.
Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
ia for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race Of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature Is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs Of Dan Rice" the
Clown Of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, a book guaran.
teed to make you roar with laughter.
The author presents to the public a
volume Of the great TESTERS most
pungent jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches Of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
illusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings OF
the sawdust arena Of other days.
Old Dan Rice, as proprietor OF the
famous lone Horse Show" was more
Of a national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book OF 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
you postpaid for $3.50 by Book Pub
fishing House, 1874 Leonard street,
New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
A& : IN
MMAAEAsHloME0

Younger girls still cling to the
windsor tie.
Crocheted buttons are more in the
style than ever.
Black satin revers and cuffs are to
remain in style.
The all-black hat still retains much
Of its popularity.
Zibeline, serge and the CT ,viots are
popular for coats.
The military cape is much used for
driving and motoring.
Bronze slippers are quite stylish
for evening housewear.
Shimmering silk stuffs in two-tore
effects will be seer through the sea-
son.
Travel hats of the lightest possible
make of felt have made their appear
ance.
Quilts are much used to trim walk
ing hats. They are very long and
very odd.
Ottoman cloth-a wooden material
with a slightly raised ribs very
fashionable. 81.
One of the new shades has at least
a charming name to recommend it
lime blossom.
The new raw silks are woven with
a rough finish that makes them look
ut first glance like some new genre Of
crepe de chine. They are beautiful
and will be effective in reception
gowns and theatre dresses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
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Ugh life; and when one doesn't, there
is something in his eye-an express
sion of remote, respectful, but utterly
crushing withdrawal from RESPONSE
bility for the errors of such a hope
less person as yourself-that extin-
cuisines ones last lingering spark Of
independence. Under Higgins disap-
prevail l am reduced to a worm Of the
Dust"
Her guests laughed, and several
feelingly assented. But n woman,
who visited much in England, de-
clared that on his native heath the
British butler developed virtues he
seldom carries across the Atlantic.
The butler at a famous country house
where she visited was an aged man,
of silver hair and benignant coun-
tenance, whose many years Of loyal
service in the family had earned their
full reward of affection and respect.
He felt an almost fatherly degree Of
responsibility for the manners and be-
havior Of the younger members Of
the family, especially upon cere-
monial occasions. At a large recep-
ton the American guest overheard
him speaking to the youngest grown
daughter, under pretense of bringing
her a lace scarf:
Miss Hedith! Miss Hedith! The
hold gentleman by the earth 'asn't
'ardly been noticed by anybody for
'alf an hour"
Miss Edith not displaying any
eagerness to hasten to the relief of
the neglected one, a fat, bald-headed,
unattractive little man, he continued,
reproachfully:
"'E's a person of importance if
e is helderly. I've card 'e's much
respected in the 'ouse. Besides, Miss
Hedith, in the words Of the poet,
Kind 'earts are more than coronets;'
and 1 'aven't a doubt, if ed happened
to think of it, ed ave hadded and
brainy 'eads than 'air!"
The conjunction Of bard and butler
was sufficient to recall Miss Edith
to her duty as a daughter Of the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
BABYs WATERY ECZEMA
Itched and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed Incurable-


Cured by Cuticura for $3.50.
when my little boy was two and a hall
months old he broke out on both cheeks
with eczema. It was the itchy, watery
kind and we had to keep his little hands
wrapped up all the time, and if he would
happen to get them uncovered he would
claw his face till the blood streamed down
on his clothing. W. called in a physician
at once, but he gave an ointment which
was so severe that my babe would scream
when it was put on. We changed doctors
and medicines until we had spent fifty dol
lars or more and baby was getting worse
I was 30 worn out watching and caring fol
him night and day that ! almost felt sure
the disease was i%ncurable. But finally
reading of the good results Of the Cuticura
Remedies, I determined to try them. I can
~truthfully say Twas more than surprised,
for I bought only a dollar and q halfs
worth of the .Cuticura Remedies (Cuticura
Soap, Ointment and Pills., and they did
more good than all my doctors medicines
I had tried, and in fact entirely cured him.
His face is perfectly clear Of the least spot
or gear of anything. Mrs. w. M. Comerer,
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.