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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
The ReasonabIeness Of Woman.

There are reasonable women in
New York. doubtless" said police
captain, but not many of them do
business with our department
"A woman from upper Fifth avenue
telephoned us recently. Had lost a
pair of false teeth between the Plaza
hotel and the Opera house. Wanted
us to find them and send them to her
under seal. Yet when | asked for her
name and address she berated me like
a pickpocket Said wanted to get her
name in the papers. or be paid to
keep It out Then she rang off,"
Surely you do not find many like
her?" was suggested
NO" said the officer THE most
of them are worse"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Was Ready to Make Good.

Some time ago crowd of Bowery
sports went over to philadelphia to
see a prize fight, says Everybody's.
One wise guy" who, among other
things, is something of a pickpocket,
was so sure of the result that he was
willing to bet on it,
The Kids goin t. win. It's a pipe,
he told friend.
The friend expressed doubts.
Sure he'll win" the pickpocket per-
sisted I'm bet you gold watch he
wins"
Still the friend doubted.
why" exclaimed the pickpocket,
I'm willin' to bet you good gold
watch he wins, Y know what I'll
do? Come through the train with
me now, an y can pick out any old
watch y like"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
Painted LAS tIouse wIth Opium.

Silas Morgan. living on Whidbee
island Washington. found several
dozen cans containing a substance re.
sembling paint, and believing case
of red paint had dashed ashore,
painted his house with the material.
On taking a sample to town, he was
tol5 that the sticky fluid was pure
opium and each can worth about $500
AS he had used or spoiled nearly
thirty cans of the opium he had
wasted more than 80 OOO.-Greepvill
News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
SKIN TROUBLES CURED
Two Little Girls had Eczema Very
Badly-ln One Case ChiId's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches.
CUTICURA MET WITH SUCCESS

81 have two little girls who have been
troubled very badly with eczema. One
of them had it on her lower limbs. did
everything that l could hear of for her,
but it did not give inuntil warm weather,
when it seemingly subsidized. The. next
winter when it became cold the eczema
started again and also in her head where
it would take the hair out and leave bare
patches. At the same time her arms
were sore the whole length of them. 1
took her to a physician, but the child
grew worse all the time. Her sisters
arms were also affected. began using
the Cuticura Remedies. and by the time
the second lot was used their skin was
soft and smooth. Mrs. Charles Baker,
Albion, Me-, SEPT. 81 1905"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-12-20
ArIthmetlcaIIy Demonstrated.

"A man should sleep at least eight
hours a day"
1T cant be done" answered the
wearylooking citizen; mot when one
of your neighbors runs a monograph
till midnight and another keeps a
rooster that crows at FIVE a. m"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept. S.-Spring-
field pounded Bill Dineen to all cor
ners of the lot yesterday in the ex-
hibition game with the st. Louis
Browns. The big pitcher was found
Tor a total of 10 hits. The score
was 10 to }. The score:
Springfield ....4 0 3 0 90 . SO
ST Louis $500 0O01 o 3
Batteries-Daly. Bell and John
son; Dineen and Stephens.
Galena, =; Dubuque, L.
At Galena yesterday, the amateur
team of that city put it over the Du-
buque Three-Eye leaguers by a
score of to l. 1t should be said in
Justice to Dubuque. however. that it's
club was made up almost entirely of
substitutes. Jones and Lutgen COM
prised the Dubuque battery and
Warton and Sewell performed for
Galena
White Sox Play GaIcsburg
Galesburg, in the Wisconsin-Illi-
nois league, yesterday, at Galesburg,
lost 10 the Chicago White SoX S to 9.
The batteries were: White and
Payne for the Sox. and Leverich and
Hines for Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
AFTER BIG BOYS
Island City Fans Want to See a
Major League Club Here
This Fall.
SEXTON OFFERS TO HELP
Will Use influence To Getsa Zig
League Team Herc-PIans for
Field Day About Complete.

a large number of fans have ex-
pressed the desire lately of seeing the
Islanders in action against one of the
major league clubs, and movement
is on foot to bring one of the big ag-
sregations to this city to meet the
locals after the season of the Thre y.
Eye comes TO u close.
President NJ. H. Sexton of the Three.
Eye league has signified his, willing.
ness to use mis- personal influence
with any of the managers of the major
league teams whom the local manage
ment may elect to bring here, if nos
slble, and there is every reason to be-
lieve that if the wishes which have
been expressed by so many of the
fans are general, we may see one of
the big league clubs in action before
our team of prospective champions
disbands for the year
In Chicago "a Week.
In case the Islanders win the pen
nant of the Three-Eye league they will
in all probability go to Chicago for a
week and play a series of games there
with some of the fast semi-pros, in
Guiding the Logan Squares, the Gunth-
ers, and several of the other fast teams
in the city league
Plans for the field day which the
team will hold in this city before leav-
ing for Chicago are also maturing rap
idly, and from all indications it only
remains for the weather man to say
the word to make the affair great
success.
Arrangements are now being made
to have the pictures of the members of
the team put on celluloid peunant
which will be made of such size that
1t can be sold as souvenir. The pro.
ceeds from these pennants will be Civ
en- to the players and will help swell
the amount which they will realize
from the proceeds of field day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
SPECIAL PRIZES AT STATE FAIR.
For Horses, Cattle, Swine and Sheep
Extras for Aristocrats.

In addition to the regular cash and
trophy prizes of the Illinois Board of
Agriculture special premiums are pro-
vided by breeders associations and
others. The horse gets most of them
The Night Horse Show provides $1,000
cash for show horses. The Percheron
Society offers cash, gold medals and
ribbons: the Percheron Registry COM
pany offers gold and silver medals; the
Clydesdale association, gold medals;
American Shire association will give
silver cups and ribbons; the Belgian.
association, cash, gold medals and rib
bons: the Saddle Horse Breeders aS100
trophy; the English and American
Hackney associations, silver medals,
and heavy horses bred and owned in
Illinois get prize ribbons.
Extra prizes are held ND for Poland
China. Duroc Jersey. Reds. Chester
Whites, Illinois Berkshires, Hamp-
shires and Tamworths in swine The
Schuttler Wagon company give blue
farm truck for best pair of pigs.
Extra prizes for sheep include cash
for lambs bred and owned in Illinois,
cash for. American Oxford Downs, and
a silver cup for Angora goats.
It pays to exhibit high grade cattle
at the State Fair Additional prizes
to the amount of $3.50 in cash. one-half
to Illinois breeders. is given by the
American Short-Horn Breeders associ-
alton. the Hereford association offers
$500 in cash and the Aberdeen-Angus
association $500. For dairy breeds
the State Dairymen's association Of
fers gold medals and cash.
1t pays the farmer to visit the Illi-
nois State Fair. Better 60
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
SHOULD STRIVE
FOR ATTENDANCE
RECORD FOR CITY

1t has openly been declared in a
number OF cities in Glass B leagues
that they must have winning teams in
order to draw good attendance at their
games, This is the admitted situation
in Davenport and Peoria, but in the
rest of the cities in the Three Eye
league just the opposite has proven
true
Rock Island affords a good instance
| OF this. Here the attendance was bet
ter during the brief interval in which
the Islanders were struggling hard for
the lead than it has been during the
time they held the top of the percent
age column practically secure
Although a year ago following the
winning of the first Three-Eye pennant
by the Rock Island club the interest
fell off because of the attainment of
the goal of ambition, yet the Rock ISL
and club has every year, and regard
less of the position of the team in the
percentage column, given the team
good support
ut dLlGHudHtt lids Dttll SOOu illtS
year, but not as large as it ought TO
be for team which is leading the
league. and which has held that honor
for as long time as have Jack Tighe's
men. Davenport and Rock Island are
DOW in a race for the lead in attend
ance, and since the large crowd on
Labor day it is probable that this city
has a shade the better in totals.
It's UP TO us now to not only stay in
the lead, but to Increase our lead, and
the way to do it is to turn out strong
at the games which still remain TO BE-
played.
Be ON hand for every contest and
lets make a new record for the Three
Eye league in point of attendance as
well as in number of games won. The
team is taking care of the latter end
of ii and 1t Is up to the fans and the
followers of the game to take care Of
the former.
Don't you think, Mr.. Fan. that a new
record in attendance would be a nice
accomplishment for the smallest city
iii the league?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
HEAVY men ARE
READY For RING
Jack Johnson and AL Kaufman
Finish Training For Their
Coast Fight.
TAKES PLACE TOMORROW
Colored Scrapper Not i'm Best of Con.
dition, Though the Odds
Favor Him.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. S.-Cham-
plon Jack Johnson and Champion Pre-
sumptive Al Kaufman have finished
the heavy work in preparation for
their 10-round battle here tomorrow
and the fans are busy doping their
their chances.
Johnson will not be in the best of
shape Tor the contest, although he will
De In better trim than at any time
since he returned from Australia. He
is just about half trained, although he
claims he will enter the ring at 205
pounds. He figures what work he has
done will enable him to last through 10
rounds without great deal of trou.
Die, as Kaufman is known for a slow
starter. Jack has been carrying
around a terrible crouch with him for
the past few days, as hard training
does not agree any too well with him
after the life of ease. he has led Tor
the past six months.
Kaufman in Better shape.
Kaufman will be in much better con
dition than his mahogany opponent,
and as he is just a Bit larger in every
way than the champion. there are
those who believe that AL will not
get worse than draw, if he does not
win with knockout The big Cali
fornian has trained faithfully for the
scrap and has been practicing straight
let's in his boxing, with the idea that
punches on the snout will not be to
the liking of the negro. However, he
hasn't been neglecting his old style.
and expects TO land few about John
sons ribs that will jar the tar baby
fore and aft.
There is one thing certain. John
son will get little opportunity to use
his one best blowt-the right uppercut
with which he beat Tommy Burns.
Kaufman is so much taller than Burns
and has such different style of fight
ing that Jack will have to show some
thing besides his uppercut if he is go
ing to lay Kaufman for the count.
Not So Courageous.
There is onlyJone thing that keeps
the affair from being a good betting
proposition. Ever since AL backed out
of that first match made with the black
champion fight fans have been inclined
to the belief that he is not as cour-
ageous as he ought to be- However,
Al has proven his gameness in many a
battle: and he can be depended upon
to give the black the best he has.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
PROVES THIEF AND SLAYER
Robbed His Parents and Planned
Murder to Conceal Crime.

PottsvilIe. Pa, Sept. S.-A confes-
sion written by George Simpson, Jr.,
who committed suicide, in the presence
of his sweetheart last. week after the
discovery that his mother had been
murdered, was found yesterday. Be
sides clearing, up the crime it shows
that the young man intended killing
his father. ss.5
Young Simpson, in the confession.
says he. killed his mother to conceal
the fact that he had been systematic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
HAS A GOOD LIST
Manager Streckfus of High
School Football Team Is
Preparing Schedule.
STRONG TEAMS ARE SIGNED
Contracts Are Made for Games With
Princeton. Rockford, Sterling,
> ,u Moline and Peoria. 'i7'

Manager John Streckfus of the high
school football team has nearly COM
pleted the schedule for the year, and
il seems sure to contain number of
very interesting games. In addition
to the contracts with Moline, Rockford
and Peoria, all of which have been
signed up for several weeks, contract
with Sterling was made yesterday.
Negotiations are now pending with
Kewanee, Clinton and Princeton. and
the alumni are expecting an invita-
ton TO play the annual alumni game
If these games are all arranged salts
factorily to the local management, the
schedule will be considered completed
and no more games will be contracted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

cally robbing her and his father since
he was 10 years old until they, I'M
known to themselves, had not a cent
in the world. He confesses that he i'll
tended to kill his father while he slept
and then set the house afire.
After the killing of my sainted
the confession says, Il re-
pented and tried to consecrate my soul
to God, and it was then that | deter
mined to spare my fathers life and
take my own
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
AUTO CARS
STARTED IN RACE
Grant, i'm Alec, Leading. With Rob-
e4tson, in Simplex,
Second.

Lowell. Mass, Sept 8.-Robertson,
i'll Simplex, won auto race of 1S3
miles in 5 52:01 2-5.
Lowell, Mass, Sept. S.-Trimmed to
mere skeletons, 16 cars competed to-
day in the national stock chassis road
race of 31S miles over the Merrimac
valley course of 106 miles. The Amer
lean car, with Drach at the wheel, was
first to be sent off With SO miles to
go, Grant, in an Alec, led Robertson,
in Simplex, by 3 minutes "a seconds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
vaaaries Of a Cold.

In winter cold may settle in the
bowels. In the summer it may give
you collie or summer complaint. But
don't fear appendicitis or infiamma-
ton of the bowels At the first pain
or cranip take Perry Davis Painkill-
err In warm water and relief will come
at once There is but one Painkiller,
Perry Davis A large 35c size as
well as the soc size.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
Rheumat,sm CURED n . D,v.

Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheuma.
Ism and Neuralgia radically cures In
one totbree days. Its action upon the
syetem * remarkable and mysterious
e remov1s at once the cause and che
.isease Immediately disappears. The
drst dose greatly benefits. Is cents
and II. Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901
second avenue, Rock Island; Gust
+sthlegel & Son, 220 West Second
freet, davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
Licensed to Wed.
Go With a Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
stomach, liver and kidney. DIR.
Kings New Life Pills-is astound-
ing. Druggists, say they never saw
the like. It's because they never
fail to cure sour stomach, constipa-
ton, Indigestion, biliousness, jaun-
dice, sick headache. chills and ma
laria. Only 25c. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
LINE O. DOPE

Owing to the wet condition of the
ROCK Island grounds, the game
scheduled for this afternoon with
Decatur was postponed
Louis Cook, the former Islander
manager, came into Rock Island with
me Decatur team for the first time
TINS year. He was greeted by many
of his old friends.
South Bend, Ind, Sept. S.-President
carson announced the holiday receipts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

Doc Childs and his Decatur team and
Crank Donnelly and his Peoria squad
arrived in the city about the same
inc last night and spent the night at
The Rock Island house. Childs and
Donnelly each had their own version
Of the row which took place last Satus-
day and which resulted in the dis
charge of Umpire Walsh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best
known medicine in use for the relief
and cure of bowel complaints. 1t
cures gripping, diarrhoea, dysentery,
and should be taken at the first UNI
natural looseness of the bowels. 1t
is equally valuable for children and
adults. 1t always cures. Sold by
all druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

Lewis Single Binder, straight 5
cents Many smokers prefer them to
10 cent cigars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

Johnny Killing, ex-Cub catcher and
Kansa City baseball magnate, added
anoth game to his pennant aspira.
Itions IS a pool player by defeating
Harr Deb, l25 balls to SO, at Hem
mer's rooms in Chicago last night.
The lssourian scored high run of
IL il )ne inning. enough runs to win
dc n ball games for his semi-pro
team Tonight the hold-out backstop
will Get Dick Richard, the New Eng
land hampton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
Most Arc mt Home.

II is planned TO play all the games
at home. with the exception of those
with Kewanee and Clinton. If these
can be scheduled, they will be away
from this city. The prospective sched-
ule is as follows: So
Oct. princeton at Rock Island.
Oct 16-Rockford at Rock Island
Oct. 23-Alumni.
Oct. 3O-Sterling at Rock Island
Nov. 13-Moline at Rock Island.
Nov. 25-Peoria at Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
Every
Dollar
You Save

Adds to your income. Don't
spend all your earnings, let
part of your money work for
you instead of someone else.
1t not only provides for the flu
ture, but gives you a standing
to have bank account. Start
I today. We invite you to open
an account with this strong
bank with 81 or more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
SENATORS TRIM
ST. LOUIS TEAM
Bill Dineen, Major League Star,
Pounded to All Corners
of the Lot.
fC EnIIMn Enn ~ ,r,-1
is FOUND FOR 10 HITS
Dubuque Is Taken Into Camp by Ga.
lena Amateur Aggregation by
Score of 3 to l..

GAMES TOMORROW.
Decatur at Rock Island.
Springfield at Davenport.
Bloomington at Cedar Rapids
Peoria at Dubuque,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08
Pleasant Ways for Summer Days.

Grand Trunk-Lehigh Valley double
track route, Chicago to New York via
Niagara Falls; Grand Trunk-Centrll
Vermont-Boston & Main route from
Chicago to Boston and the Grand
Trunk railway system to Montreal,
Quebec and Portland. Double track
from Chicago to Montreal
For particulars of special low round
trip summer fares, descriptive litera-
tube, etc. apply to w. S. Cookson, A
G. p. A., 1876 Adams street, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

for Labor day as follows: Wheeling
s1.734.25; South Bend, $3SS6O; Grand
Rapids, $590.90; Terre Haute, $3S5.15;
total, $5,O9S.9O. Share of each club
s3S7.3G. The receipts were far below
the holiday average of the Central.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

TIL Texas league finished it's cham
pion. season Monday with Houston
in Pc session of its first pennant. The
race vas virtually settled last week,
Attic gh Oklahoma City had a fight
ing ance. More than dozen players
were drafted or purchased by the ma
ior !aaguers. and several will report
at once, Infielder Stark of the San
Antonio 1908 pennant winners leaving
last night for Cleveland to report to
Manager Mcguire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-08

The season in the MinneSota-Wisc on-
sin league is over. Duluth wins me
pennant, the failure of La Crosse to
win double victory from the leaders
last Friday cinching the flag for the
Duluthians. Plans for next year call
for an eight-club league. All the cit-
les now in the circuit are anxious to
stay, and two others are to be chosen
from the several good towns now
around the league.
Ty Cobb, the Detroit star fielder, is
TO be arrested today on warrant
charging him with assault with intent
to kill George Stanfield. night watch
man at the Hotel Euclid, Cleveland
The alleged assault is stated to have
taken place last Saturday night Stan
field is confined to his bed. He an
Eounces he will begin personal dam
age suit against Cobb for $4,000. Cobb
declares the affair is frame-up: tina;
he simply struck Stanfield few love
taps when he made an attack on him
in the hotel after wordy exchange
The San Francisco call., 1909-06-13
Aoudads and BABY Aoudads.

looks at least thousand years DID, with the accum-
ulated wrinkles of the world, but the back of his
head has that adorable young baby look which ap
peas so irresistibly TO all He hangs like grim
death" with his minute humanlike paws around his
mother. No matter how fast she climbs from trapeze
trapeze when startled there is danger OF losing
her baby It's up him to hold fast and he does!
In certain ZOO there was a baby monkey, and
when Pete his father, first him he considered
that he had parental right look the young one
over but Mrs Monkey did not like the idea and held
her baby tight. While she munching piece Of
bread her baby in her arms, the "od man sneaked
round behind her and took hold of the babys hand,
carefully examining it. The baby protested
while, pulling away his paw, which attracted his
mothers attention, whcreupon she scoded hubby.
This was repeated over and over. Seeing this high
handed sufragette tendency in his better half, Pete
asserted himself by simply taking entire possession of
the baby and keeping it two whole days. petting
huggng and taking as good care OF as the mother
who could do nothing about it, for the keeper said
The old man had him. clear of possession
being nine points of the law, which is all OF monkey
law in fact. At the end OF two days, however Pete
got tired of his JOB, and fatherlike handed his son
and heir back TO mother, resuming his world wcaJ
expression
Once in one OF the ZOOS there was baby monkey
who was the only child Then little brother ar
rived and his jealousy intense. After time
however, he became reconced, and now he likes his
baby brother and they roll and tumble together on
the floor. He is usually gentle, but sometimes
trihe rough, and hurt baby brothers mouth He
put his paw it and crying his mother
looking up into her face pathetically The little
fellow has lots of fight in him, nevertheless for when
his older brother pulled his top1not he reached
from the safe position in his mothers with con-
siderable show of temper and did his best to punish
him.
The keepers dare touch young monkey
until he is "out OF his Clothes speak, as it
would meau fight with the mother which would
frighten them both to death, they such timid
little beasts and delicate They humanity brave
however when it comes talking back and will
jabbcr in most excited manner if tcasl scolded.