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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

nowNo Picking is already in operation. l
came over il this week. The southern
section is that known in America the
Canton Hankow railway. Ii Will begin
here at Wuchans. on the Ians-Tse-ki-
auG, opposite Hankow, and will go Oh
south to the mighty city of Canton This
part OF the line is somewhat known TO
the United States. 1t was surveyed by
American engineers under a concession
that was granted To Calvin Brice and
others OF our famous capitalists about
eleven years ago, As far 1 can learn
the Americans did little more than 60
over the line and begin it's construction.
They shilly-shallied and dilly- dallied UNI
ill the Chinese grew tired and then sold
back their concession to them at a
profit of almost 1900 per cent. The
Chinese are glad TO again have hold OF
their property. and they expect 10 put
,ne line through. NJ. Tsou, the rail
way man with whom | talked, is
lusher He is a live, up-to-date CAPT
taIist and IS business from start to finish
lie has been educated along western
lines, and speaks fiuently half dozen
languages our conversation was i'll
English. He said:
I'VE have gone over the route and
made new surveys. and We ALREADY nave
tire schemes OF organization and OF ralS-
ing the money practically completed.
The road now planned IS to consist o.
four great divisions. one Tor each OF
Tire provinces through which II runs All
told Tie line will be about SUI miles
long, and Will pass through the richest
and most populouS parts OF the empire
The northern section begins here at han
Eow and runs for 100 miles southwark
through the province of Hupeh. THIS l.
the section with which | am connected.
Hupeh will control il. The money VIII be
raised here. and the road will be man
aged from Wucuang until the entire me
Is completed. The next section goes soutn
from Hupeh to Human. and the thiFo
through northern kwangtung, Joining
there TO the fourth, which runs south
through southern kwangtunS to Canton
Each of these provinces will handle its
own division. just Hupeh will do.
VIII the line he easy to build?
No il will not. According to the first
estimates made by your American ensi-
1eers the cost was put at about twenty
million; dollars, or at something IKE
twenty-five thousand dollars Il mile. The
reliability is that it viii be twice
hat Tho country is either noun
.ainous ar rolling, and there viii De
curves almost all the way. our route
will be longer than that surveyed by
the Americans. They followed the Gus
tG1n OK the United States IS TO such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

error in the amount. AT ten he was
studying higher analysis and at eleven he
had begun to master Classical languages,
while at fourteen he had read the works
of Euler, Lagrange and Newton. He pc
came one of the foremost mathematicians
and his "Disquisitions Arithmetic,
published when he was but twenty-four
is the foundation of the modern theory of
numbers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

pathoIog1st practicing at Brookline, While
Leo Wiener, father of the Tufts prodigy.
is assis,an professor of Slavic languages
at Harvard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21

copyright 1903 by John Elfreth Watkins.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
Women on Health Walks.

The Woman's club of Moline has
followed the example of Chicago in
adopting the idea of Saturday after
noon walks. In the vicinity of the
three cities there are many tracts CT
woodland of great natural beauty
which can be easily explored by any
enthusiastic pedestrian. The Woman's
club has arranged this series of Satur-
day afternoon walks for the coming
year, and most cordially invites each
one of its many members to join in
and walk and grow young and strong.
The club meets regularly on the sec
ond Saturday afternoon of the month
at the First Congregational church,
Moline. There will be no walk on the
second Saturday. All other Saturdays,
even holidays, if any wish to so, VIII
be occupied by walking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
New Arctic Folks Found.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: y CORE
spondent at Point Barrow, Alaska, un-
der date of Aug. so, writes: On the
bleak northwest coast of Prince Albert
Land. which until several years ago
was deemed positively uninhabitable,
Captain William Mogg of the whaling
schooner Olga has just found every
reason to believe that considerable
population maintains itself. In this
Arctic land Captain Mogg found men
who, in spite of the hundreds of pol
expeditions that have passed through
the north. had never seen white men
before and who gazed upon the white
skinned strangers with awe.
1t is only during the past five yea s
that whaling ships have ventured into
the waters that wash these shores.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
Governor of Massachusetts.
The Argus Daily Short Story
Mrs. Lakes Secretly Belle Maniates.
Copyrighted 1908. $y Associated Literary PrszS.

/ had a love affair and been crossed.
| Ethel, TO let such Il fine chance so by
! The girl smiled family.
| II told the auctioneer about you and
how you helped your pa and kept his
spirits up. and he said you must be
plucky."
| Ethel wondered vaguely if she had
| coneGed in him regarding Austin HO-
bert also lit doesn't matter. though"
she thought sadly. Nothing does
now"
The next day when Mrs. Lake re-
turned from the auction she was in a
state of jubilnnce and excitement.
"Oh. Ethel the things brought twice
what your pa thought they would.
Here-Air Sturgis. the auctioneer sent
you this check"
Walter Sturgis took the check and
glanced at it eagerly His face flushed,
and he looked curiously at his daugh-
| ter.
How much is it, father?" asked
| Ethel. extending her hand for the
check
But he had slowed the check care
| fully away in his poker. and. naming
the amount. he left the room.
oh" she exclaimed thankfully. that
! will buy the implements. team. a
COW. wagon. two hogs and some chick
ems. Who bid in the things. Mrs.
Lake? Were the neighbors all there?''
Yes. and a lot of town folks. What
do you think brought the most?"
why. l suppose fathers bedroom
T. f,r.rr
NO. sir; it was your little writing
desk"
My desk: Who bought it? Why
wls it bid up?''
Austin uobert was bound to have
II. but fellow from town got it. tie
bid in Il way thar you could see he'd
keep bidding till Kingdom come, so
Austin finally quit
What sort of looking man was
he?' asked Ethel.
"Oh, Il fat. pudgy. homely man"
, 'ProbabIy some secondhand dealer.
Maybe: and he bought all the best
things-all Your parlOr and bedroom
things. all the very things you would
have chosen"
II am glad stranger got them. 1t
Wouid HIKE me Iee4 queer 10 20 III 10
call on the neighhors and see them
using our things
Early the next morning MIR Sturgis
went to town. He came back looking
more cheerful over his purchases than
he had looked In months. Ethel WAS
left alone very often during the next
week. Mrs. Lake taking advantage of
having some one TO leave in charge of
the house. One afternoon Mr.. Sturgis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
"a
Hull-Snlith.

Announcement comes of the mar
riage of Miss Lucy R. Smith of Daven.
port to George II. Hull of Rock Island,
which took place in Chicago Wednes-
day at high noon. The attending wit
hess was Frank Davenport of Rock
Island, a cousin of the groom, who is
studying medicine in Chicago. The
bride wore her travelling dress of light
tan French suiting, tailored, with hat
to match. After a wedding trip the
couple will live at 211S West Fourth
street, Davenport. The bride has been
one of the popular operators connected
with the |. T. c.. for the past seven
years. She is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. II. e. Smith of ITO Airing
ton avenue. The groom is the son If
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Hull of Rock Island
and for the past six years has been
bOokkeeper for the c., B. & Q. office
in Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

ICopyright. 1902. by Associated Literary
Press.
Ethel. don't You go up to the house."
said the moon faced woman coming
out on the porch Of the farmhouse
Twill only harrow yuur feelings"
ut seems like Sinking TO let you go
for me-" said Ethel .SturGis. but do
dread to see the familiar things again.
TN go to town and get that new
auctionccr and drive him to your
house to tag the things. Tomorrow
I'll go to the auction and GuiSh the
business, and you won't lave To go"
You have been so kind To us, Mrs.
Lake" said Ethel .wiStfuly as the
comedy. good natured woman slapped
the reius over the broad backed horse
and drove down tie road
Then the girl returned to the house
and vigorously applied herself TO
household tasks. She dared not be idle
long enough 10 think and remember
1t was two years since she and her IA
Their had left the little. town in the
east and bought the farm that was IN
bring them prosperity. Things had
gone very wrong from the start. y
TIERS Illness and the failure of bank
brought about the loss of the farm.
All they had left was Il forty acre
piece Their household goods were to
be auctioned on the morrow to enable
them to buy the stock and implements
for their little remnant of land. Their
kind hearted neiGhbor had invited
them to remain at her house while the
sale was in progress. and she insisted
that they continue to accept her hos
pitality during the construction of the
little cabii her father purposed to
build on the forty"
Toward evening Mrs. Lake returned
from her expedition.
I'VE got them all tagged. Ethel"
she said cheerfully THAT auctioneer's
a dandy. l got him interested in your
pa. telling him what chunks your bad
luck had come in
Ethel WINGED. She knew her neigh
boris propensity for talking over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
White Goes for Cannon.

William Allen White, the Emporia,
Kansas, editor and author, and advo-
cate of things as they ought to be in
the SunfloweH state, visited Kansas
City, Mo, the other day, and declared
that the reign of things as they are
in Kansas congressional politics is APP
proaching dissolution. Mr.. White, by
the way, is a republican, and, nf
course, what he says cannot be
charged up to democratic prejudice Or
partisan malice. In an interview, Mr..
White said:
''The state is going to make clean
sweep, and elect no Cannon republi-
cans to the sixty-third congress.
Every Cannon congressman is to have
opposition. No reactionary represent
alive is to be overlooked.
Emma Goldman in her palmiest
days never made so many anarchists
as Joe Cannon.
The people are tired of Cannon.
They are going to retire him from
public life. Here>> in the west and
middle west the great movement for
progress is well under way. and moth
ing can stop it. Before the end of the
Taft administration the progressive
elements of the republican party will
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

When they did venture there they lit
| tie expected to find evidences of hui
man habitation. To their surprise,
however, they found abandoned food
caches, deserted camping grounds AMI
other signs of recent habitation. AS
| they saw no people, they naturally
inferred that the country was used
as summer hunting ground by ma
tiyes from the Canadian mainland far
to the south. The latter, when ques-
toned, however, said they knew moth
ing about such hunting grounds
The puzzle was not solved until last
July, when the Olga on its northern
cruise sighted human forms on a bil
several miles inland. These proved
to be old men. who were advancing
toward the shore where the ship lay
at anchor. AS they approached it
was seen that they carried no weap-
ons whatever and walked with arms
extended as a sign of peaceful inten-
tions.
The old men we're Esllimos and
spoke the regular Eskimo language.
They said they had never seen white
men before and were so much afraid
OF them that they could not be coaxed
aboard theexessel.' They knew moth
ing about cereal foods or flour, and
when offered pilot bread, laughed {
to scorn as an article unfit for human
food. They said they lived on seal,
bear. whale caribou and feathered
game, which they killed with bows,
arrows and spears or captured in
snares and curiously contrived traps.
They knew nothing about the fur
trade and said that the skins were
always cut up with the meat and Iii
vided among the hunters engaged in
making the kill. They were neatly
dressed in furs and appeared to be
we'll fed and happy.
The Eskimos said that when whale
ships first appeared on the horizon
a panic seized the people and they
fled inland. Each year they had fed,
leaving as little as possible TO attract
the attention of the newcomers. As
they lay concealed behind the ridges
they listened in terror to the crashing
of the bomb guns used by the whalers.
At last a council was called and It
was decided to send messengers out
to the next ship that came. The Old
men volunteered to go. because they
said that if the strangers killed them
it would not amount so much. These
ambassadors said many people lived
inland. but refused to divulge their
whereabouts. They had never seen
guns before. When vessels first APP
peared off Banks Land half a century
ago the natives acted in very sim
liar manner and showed a dread rf
coming in contact with white men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

De In control. The end of things rcac
tlonary is in sight.
| Public sentiment on the subject is
crystallized. 1t is only matter If
casting ballots. Any one who SUP
poses that Cannon and his followers
are not going to be swept out of pub
TIC life have little conception of the
temper of the people.
There are six districts in Kansas
represented by congressman who APP
lparently have no conception of things
as they ought to be- Murdoch aud
i-adison are progressive-we count
Madison with the people.
Il believe that the Parsons charges
against Cannon copfirm all of the enc
mics of Cannon ever have charged
against him. No scandal in American
politics has been more disgracefal
than that, and any Kansas congress,
man who attempts to stand bv Cannon
VIII have to defend his robbery and
elections and prostitution of the bal
lot"
Mr.. Whites opinion OF Mr. Cannon
VIII not be gainsaid, by democrats at
least, for the democratic party for
years has been denouncing his pur-
poses and methods. 1t should be borne
In mind, also, by Mr.. White and other
republicans that Uncle joe is a prod
uct of modern rsDublicanism; that ne
is no worse than the men and the in
fiuences that control the republican
party. Cannonism cannot be wiped
out, and the country be preserved from
its blighting effects by defeating for
nomination a few republican congress-
men in Kansas or in other western
states.
Congress and the federal govern
ment in its entirety must be turned
over to the control of democrats and
democratic influences before the coua-
try can be relieved from conditions
complained of by Mr. White The rem
edy is to apply the knife and remove
the disease by the roots, not to mere
ly cauterize few sore spots The
body polite needs cleansing, purify
ing, not the application OF a little
salve or embarrassing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
How the People Voted.

The people of Illinois themselves
settled the question in 1904 whether
they wanted a primary law or not.
The proposition as to whether they
approved of the passage of primary
legislation or not was submitted to
the voters in 1904 and the vote was
overwhelmingly in favor of it as fol-
lows:
For 49,. $50. 59O,976
Against $500 $500 ..-.......: 1S,44O
The Lincoln Courier sees in these
figures a significant argument, say
ing:
with such a tremendous majority
iii favor of a primary law has the
political boss any ground whatever for
making declaration that there is no
demand for such a law?
Can a political manipulation and
opponent of primary legislation, in
face of these figures, convince the
legislature that the voters have chang
ed their minds respecting the need for
primary law?
in face of such an overwhelming
NOIe III FAVOR OF giving the people the
right to choose their own candidates
for Office, will any legislator have the
hardihood and temerity to defy such
sentiment by voting against an honest
and effective primary law?
IF any legislator should so far for
get his duty and obligation to his
constituents as to vote against a pri-
mary bill he would sound his own
political death knell.
In view of the vote here presented
it is the plain duty of the legislature
to enact primary law. However, should
the legislature fail or refuse to do so,
we make the prediction that in the
next campaign the demand for primary
legislation will be at white heat among
the voters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
SENATOR JOHNSON is DEAD
End Caused by BTights Disease
Comes at Fargo, Y. ID.

SOAiltS at ~ H.
Fargo, n. D.. Oct. 22.-United
States Senator Martin n. Johnson OF
this place died from an attack of acute
Brights disease at his hotel in this
city last night at 1880 o'clock. His
death leaves a vacancy to be filled by
an appointment by Governor Burke. 4
democrat.
Johnson's death leaves the political
situation in North Dakota in an ex-
tremely chaotic condition. AS No
Cumber comes up for reelection be
fore the next primaries this will neces-
state the election of two senators.
Senator Johnson was 50 years old.
He was born on a farm in Racine
county Wisconsin, and was a son Of
Rev Nelson Johnson, Il native of Nor
way. Senator Johnson was graduate
of Wisconsin university and came %
this state in 1882, deyoting his atte1-
ton to farming. He was q member
of the constitutional convention. IN
1899 he was a candidate for United
States senator and tied the party vote
in caucus. but was defeated in the
joint session. In 1890 he was sent to
congress and was three times noml-
mated by reclamation He was eight
years in the lower house He was a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church and had been a member of the
general conference of that body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

asked Ethel to 60 over to the forty"
and select q site for their cabin. He
! declined to accompany her, as he had
to 90 to town. Mrs. Lake was in the
midst of breadmaking. so Ethel sad
died horse and rode toward the
forty Suddenly disagreeable
thought struck her.
"If Mrs. Lake has sent Austin over
here TO see me I'll never forgive her,"
She rode slowly. with her eyes glued
10 the horses name. wondering II she
had been wise to reject Austin's love
and protection. She didn't raise her
: eyes until she turned in ut the forty"
Then she stared in amnZcment. Here
stood n trim little house with neat.
broad porch and blinds.
This is what Mrs. Lake and father
have been so mysterious over" she
thought. with sudden enlightenment.
But how could it have been built in
so short a time?"
She dismounted and went up the
steps. A card lay on the steps and
some advertising matter. "Oh. see
one of those portable houses! / won
der if the door is OPEN"
It was and with it's opening came
another surprise. Here were all her
household goods arranged as they had
| been in the old house. She passed
| through the living room. dining room.
Kitchen and then into her fathers
bedroom. She opened the last door
All her personal things were here and
many more beautiful new furnishings.
What did it mean? Then she grew
faint. She knew-Austin! Had he
dared? She could not take them I'M
less
She heard a knock at the door. and
she felt that it was the decision of her
life awaiting Der. Could she? mo-
ment elapsed before she summoned
courage to open the door.
On~the threshold stood a tall. 1.-THE
Iimbed man.
''Wil." she said family.
He cIasped her to him.
at took you two years to forgive"
she murmured reproachfully.
Dearest. got your note only ten
days ago. 1t was I'm the secret drawer
70 your desk. You forgot to mail IT,"
GLOW could /. But how did you
come by it,
81 am the new auctioneer. I didn't
know yOu lived in these parts till Mrs
Lake took me to tag your things. She
told me how you would miss your
desk. and ! made up my mind TO bid
it in. Casually I opened n secret draw
or and found the letter. I had all the
things bid in. The next day your ia
Their came to see me. and we fixed up
this surprise
Then these things are yours?"
'No-ours We are going to live here
with your father"
"WiN did Mrs. Lake know too?"
Eyes; she was our right hand man."
81 have misjudged her I never
dreamed she could keep a secret"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
Meets With Mrs. Jones.

The ladies' auxiliary OF the Rock
Island County Humane association
held the monthly coffee Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Belle
jones, 1925 Fourteenth street. 1t was
decided to send circular letter to all
clergymen in the county asking them
to present the work to their congrega-
tons on some Sunday in November 20
be set aside for that purpose. Mrs.
Jones, who was q delegate to the ma
tional association held at St. Paul the
first week in October. had heen great
ly inspired at the sessions. and she
gave an interesting report Of the con
vention Refreshments were served
after the business meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
For Miss Harms and Mr.. Haugh.

Mrs. Walter Snider and the Misses
katherine Larkin and Selma Bear en-
tertained at the Hotel Harms at a
dinner dance last evening for Miss
Paula Harms and John Haugh, who
are to wed next Wednesday. There
were three tables arranged in the
shape of the letter H and on the cen
ter table there was a beautiful bouquet
of flowers. The room was decorated
with autumn leaves and miniature
pumpkins The tables were lighted
with candlabra. Covers were laid for
81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
%1

Marmaduke Hare, dean of Grace ca
thedral. Davenport. The attendants
were Miss Mary Perry, sister of the
bride, and John Millinan of Taylor
Ridge. After the ceremony refresh
ments were served. the guests being
only immediate relatives and a lew
intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan
left on an evening train for a wedding
trip. They will be at home at Coal
Valley for the winter, and in the
spring will remove to a farm near
Sherrard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
Had Warned Them.

"What got you into all this trouble"
asked the self made man of his sons.
whose business affairs he was trying
to straighten out.
lit all came about on account of a
verbal contract that the men wouldn't
live up to-"
whats the use of men having an
education and making such breaks?
Didn't | warn you before you began
business 10 have all Of your verbal con-
tracts in writingY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22
Hooan-Perry.

Wednesday evening at o'clock at
the home of the brides mothAT, Mrs.
Mary A. Perry on East Thirteenth
street, Davenport, occurred the mar
rage of her daughter, Miss Julia 7.
Perry, to Charles Gilbert Hogan a
prosperous farmer of Coal Valley. The
marriage service was read by Rev.
Donald Mclean, cousin of the bride,
rector of the Episcopal church at
Streator, H., assisted by Very Rev.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

things. and she felt that she would
rather realize less from the sale than
have her private affairs discussed with
a stranger.
IF only you could have brought
yourself" continued the loquaciouS
woman. ito have taken Austin Hobert.
He's so well fixed and so kind. He's
just wild over YOU
Il wouldn't marry man for those
reasons said Ethel
We'll. he isn't so bad loolling-one
eye just mite off and his legs aren't
quite true. But you can't have every
thing. Sometimes / think you have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

Steamboat traffic on the lower Mis-
sissippi is reported to have been tenn
porarily tied up because the negro
crews remained ashore to hear the
news of Jack Johnson's fight with
KetcheL Students of the race ques-
tion will note this demonstration of
the negro's advance in civilization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-22

Billy Sunday seems to have made a
hit with the Cedar Rapids newspapers.
There may be something in the suspi-
cion voiced by the Marshalltown
Times Republican that perhaps he is
saying some things to and about
church members that the newspapers
have wanted to say themselves.