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The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11
Pointed Poems
Chloe

1t was the charming month of May.
When all the flowers were fresh an
gay,
One morning by the break of day.
The youthful charming Chloe
From peaceful slumbers she arose,
Girt on her mantle and her hose,
And Ger her f1owery mead she goes,
Youthful Chloe. charming Chloe,
Tripping Ger the pearly lawn,
The youthful. charming Chloe.
The feathered people you might see.
Perched all around on every tree,
In notes of sweetest melody
They hail the charming Chloe;
Till painting gay the eastern skies,
The glorious sun begins TO rise,
Outrivaled by the radiant eyes
OF youthful, charming Chloe.
Lovely was she by the dawn.
Youthful Chloe. charming Chloe.
Tripping Ger the pearly lawn.
The youthful, charming Chloe.
Robert Burns
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11

II HE daffodil fairy and the dande-
] lion fairy lookd at each other
They looked as IL they were partly
angry and partly frightened And they
acted as if they did not know what to
do next You see their trouble was
this: They could not get enough color
to paint all the flowers that belonged
to them You may not know. boys and
girls. that all the flowers have some
good fairy looking after them to see
that the right color gets on their
metals. Just think If a careless sun
flower came up bright red. or butter
cups purple! Wouldn't that be dread
full, So the kind flower fairies look
after all the little blossoms to see that
Now. the sunbeams get the colors
from the big rainbow which you can
often see after a hard shower. and
they take these colors to their work
shops, high above the clouds. Then
sometimes they. smix them with the
damp earth down below. and sometimes
with the dewdrops until the colors are
prettier even than those you can mix
from your paint box. Unfortunately.
the sunbeams had not BEEN able to
work for some time. The weather had
been so cold and gloomy that they had
{. not come dancing down to earth, so
they could not get the dewdrops, and
they had refused to hunt the --cofors
from the rainbow, refused to brighten
up the earth, and were just staying
up behind the clouds, sulking,. where
no one could see them.
So the colors for the flowers were
beginning to grow scarce, and the
fairies were commencing to wonder
how they. could get all their. work
done if they could not find more color
Il really ought to have the most"
said the daffodil fairy. for my flowers
are bigger than yours"
Yes but l have more TO paint
said the dandelion fairy
My. flowers are more important,
said Daffodil.
More Important. Now. Dar6dil.
why? The flower fairies often call
each other by the name of the flower
that is under her care
Because grown up people use mine
and they never put dandelions in their
parlors.'
Good reason why retorted the 9TH
err fairy. rudeIy Grown up people
leave them for the children 10 pick.
and to make eurls out of the stems
and to tell the time by blowing
the white away when the yellow has
turned TO white
That is the exact reason why there
ought not to be so many dandelions.'
..what do you mean?" asked the dan
deIion fairy.
IF your flowers turn from yellow
to white so ca silly it shows that you
do not put the color on we'll. and 50
you ought not to have so much when
you do not know how TO use it,"
That is no reason" said the fairy
anRrily. "Dandelions have to turn
white so children can blow the nun
Don't you know how children love to.
blow the nun on
IF the children do. their parents
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By ARTHUR H. DUTToN

tugITHIN easy reach of western
M anglers there is picturesque re-
gion where fish of several varie-
ties. large and small. are so plentiful
and SO easily caught that 1t really
seems shame TO hook them. At the
right hours of the day the hand may
even weary OF hauling them in.
This region is along the shores of
Chatham strait. between Baranoff and
That it is little known is due TO the
fact that it is of the usual pathway
OF travel. although readily accessible
for those seeking it.
Hslibut. salmon, cod, founder. mack
erel and trout are the fnny denizens
dams are the only human foes they
have had and they are too inexperi-
enced in the wiIes Of the civilized fish
ermsn TO be wary, Of him.
A specimen spot OF this region is a
pretty little almost landlocked anchor
ge for small craft. called Gedney hsr
Dor, on the southwestern side of Kuiu
island. IT was named after the United
States coast survey steamer Gedney.
which discovered the nook. one night.
almost say by accident was one of
that little vessels officers at The time
and the fishing that rewarded our.dis-
covery viii long remain IL my. memory.
We had been detailed 10 join up some
trisngulation in Chatham strait, and ,on
our arrival in. that sheet of water made
a reconnoitering run over it, Our
pilot was an experienced old fellow.
whose keen eye noted what appeared
90 him small blight on Kuiu island.
The Gedney approached it., and there.
sure enough, was an inlet, its entrance
screened by a couple OF small islets.
Feeling our way in cautiously by. these,
we entered a beautiful harbor.< with
ing mountains around it. small
plateau. pierced by a mountain stream
at one end.
AS soon as we anchored. fishing lines
were dropped over the side. according
to our custom in Alaskan waters, and
the results astonish-d US. accustomed
as we were 10 good fishing. The ves-
sci was literally surrounded with FISH.
from small founders and cod TO enor-
NOUS halibut. The latter, some of them
weighing IS TO 100 pounds. gave the
hest sport. They grabbed the baited
hooks ravenously, and then, apparently
in surprised rage at what followed, tore
and Iashed around vIciously 1t was
lovely TO play with them. but no tyros
Job 10 effect the capture At the cru
cfal moment the gsff was brought into
plav. and with its aid. If properly di-
rected. the big fellows were given the
roup de grace and hauled on deck.
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The Kiss That Made a Painter

A little boy named BENJAMIN West.
who lived in Pennsylvania about the
middle OF the eighteenth century. was
set 10 watch baby asleep in cradle.
He stood and looked at it and thought
how nice it was and was pleased to see
n smile in its sleep. He wished that he
couid draw picture of the baby. So
he took a piece OF paper that was on
the table and a pen and some ink and
tried what he could do. When his
mother. who was exceedingly strict
with him. came home he was afraid she
would be angry with him because he
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The Two Angels

The following beautiful s1legory j.
told among the Turks: Every man
has two guardian angels, one on his
right shoulder and one on his left In
doing good the angel on the right
shoulder notes il down and sets seal
upon IL. for what is done is done for
ever When evil is committed the
angel on the left shoulder writes Il
down. but he waits until midnight be-
fore he seals IT, II by that time the
man bows his head and SAYS. ~Graciou7
Allah, 1 have sinned, forgive me-. tll-s
angel blots out the fault. but IL not
he seals 1t at midnight and then the
angel on the right shoulder weeps,
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Little Stories

had used her pen and paper. and timid
ly he showed her the picture he had
made. His mother saw the babys like
ness and was so much pleased that she
kissed her little boy. And this was un-
usual, too, for it was not her way. Then
he said'if she liked his picture so much
he would make one of some flowers she
held in her hand. And so he went on
from time to time, trying to do better
and better, until he became one of the
best painters in the world. In after life
he always said that il was this kiss
from his mother which had made him a
nainfer
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Over Hill. Over Dale

Over -frfff. ~eversd6le.
Through bush. through briar.
Over park, over pale,
Through flood. through fire,
I do wander everywhere.
Swifter than. the moons sphere
And I serve the fairy queen.
To dew her orbs upon the green.
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see
These be rubies. fairy favors.
In those freckles live their savors.
must go seek some dew drops here.
And hang a pearl in every cowslips ca
William Shakespeare.
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A Charm

If We fear 10 be benighted.
When ye are by chance benighted,
In your pocket for a trust
Carry nothing but crust;
For that holy piece OF bread
Charms the danger and the dread.
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Jenny Wren

Jenny Wren fell sick
Upon a merry time;
In came Robin Redbreast,
Eat well of the sop. Jenny,
Drink well of the wine;
Thank you. Robin. kindly.
You shall be mine.
Jenny. she got well.
And stood upon her feet,
And told Robin plainly.
She loved him not a bit.
Robin. being angry.
Hoped, upon twig.
Saying. Out upon you, Jenny.
Fly upon you. bold faced jig.
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Gathered for Junior Call Readers

the womans head. pleased the sultan
because of the fearless way ii was
said. He restored all the cattle stolen
by the soldiers.
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HO, for a Merry Heart!

jog on. jog on. the footpath way
And merrily hent the silica.
A merry heart goes all the day,
A sad one tires in mile-a.
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finger Ring

Here we go round jinger ring,
A finger ring. a finger ring;
Here we go round jinger ring,
Around about merry ma Tansy.
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A bowlful of nuts We sat down to
crack
Sat down to crack. sat down 10 crack;
A bowlful of nuts we sat down TO
crack
Around about merry ma Tansy
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What will you give us to tell his name.
To tell his name, TO tell his name:
What will you give US to tell his name,
Around about merry ma Tansy.
The last time is the catching time.
The. catching time, the catching time;
The last time is the catching time.
Around about merry ma Tansy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

which the Sixtieth congress gave no
serious attention, in which course the
Sixty-first congress promises to fol
low suit:
Parcels post.
Postal savings bank.
Antitrust law
Effective railway rate law.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico, which the republican plat
form promised to do Immediately"
Child and woman labor regulation.
Children's bureau.
Employers liability.
More equitable adjustment of the
salaries Of minor government en-
ployes.
Limitation on the powers OF injunc-
ton
Better country roads.
Waterway Improvement.
Conservation of the forests, soils.
minerals, water, and other public utili-
ties.
Supervision of monopolies like the
telegraph, railroads, express compa-
MES, etc.
Simplification in legal procedure.
Limitations on the grant of monoDo-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
COBB AGAIN BEST
Detroit Whirlwind Led Ameri-
can League With Batting
Mark of .377.
ALSO STOLE MOST BASES
Detroit Leads in Team Hitting With
.267 While Chicago Sox Are
Next to Bottom.

Tyrus Cobb Of Detroit was again the
best batter in the American league. &C
cording to the official averages issued
by President B. B. Johnson yesterday.
The hard hitting outf1elder of the
champions batted better than ever and
ended the season with the phenomenal
figures of .377. Cobb participated in
156 games and made ZIG hits. Not
only was Cobb the leading hitter, but
he outclassed all the others in base
stealing, with a total of 76 thefts 10
his credit. Cobb and Iris Speaker Of
Boston tied for the honors of hitting
home runs with seven each.
Eddie Collins of Philadelphia fin
ished second both in hitting and base
stealing. Collins played in 153 games
and made 1913 hits for a mark of .346
and stole 81 bases. Lapp of Philadel-
phia and Gardner of New York fin
ished third and fourth in the batting,
but played in only 81 and % games
respectively.
Napoleon Lajoie Of Cleveland landed
fifth with 1924 for 12S games, and Sam
Crawford of Detroit was next with 314
for 156 games. Lord and Speaker of
Boston and Baker of Philadelphia
were the others to bat more than 800
making a total of nine above that
coveted mark.
Owen Bush of Detroit was the best
sacrifice hitter. with 90 successful Of
forts to his credit. The Detroit cham
pions led in team hitting with the
average of .267, and Boston was second
with .260.
Iuv, inf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
Meets Gordon, Minneapolis Man, at
the Burtis in Davenport, To-
morrow Night.
now Two wREsTLERs CoMpARE.

Zbyszko. the herculean Polish
champion wrestler, who meets Gordon,
the Minneapolis giant, at the Burtis.
Davenport, tomorrow night, is today the
most spectacular figure in the wrestling
game and as n drawing card is better
even than Frank Gotch champion
wrestler of the world. This is true
despite the fact that Gotch IS still
champion although losing a match to
Zbyszko in Buffalo on Thanksgiving
night. That match was not a cham
pionship affair and Gotch had agreed
to throw Zbyszko twice in an hour )
time, failing utterly and never even
coming close to a fall at any time
On the other hand, the Pole made a
mighty fayorable impression and. after
fighting on the defensive for 40 min
utes, he turned in and rushed Gotch
in a manner that made things mighty
unpleasant for the champion as well
as interesting for the crowd. particu-
larry sympathizers of the big Pole.
TVrestIe ia UproGr.
The last 10 minutes of the match
we're wrestled in such an CDroar from
the spectators that the men tnem
selves could no. her the gong ana
had 10 be torn apart by The referee.
GOtCh was frantically trying to get at
least one fall and Zbyszko had thrown
caution and instructions to the wind
and was after fall. which he might
have secured earlier in the game if he
had gone after Gotch instead of work
ing on the defensive. But the condi-
tiOns of the match were such that it
was to his interest to play on the de-
fensive throughout. making it all the
more remarkable that he laid himself
open TO the attack of the champion
even in the last 5 minutes Of the bout
by taking the aggressive. But even
after winning the long end of the
purse Zoyszko greatly regretted that
he had not sooner tried for q fall for
ne aftsrward declared that he was sat
isfed that he could and can defeat
the champion in a straight match.
At any rate the result of the Buffalo
match made Zbyszko the biggest frog
IN the pond and now he is drawing
bigger houses wherever he appears
than Gotch was ever able to do. This
is explained by the fact that Zbyszko
is a newcomer and a stranger, whom
people everywhere are anxious TO see,
while GotCh is SO well known here
and has been seen 80 generally thai
he Is overshadowed by the new con
packed houses wheroever he goes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

Bill VIII Return Soon.-Manager J.
A Hughes endeavored to have Billie
Burke play a matinee engagement Of
Love Watches" at the Grand IN Day.
export, today, but the best he could
get was a promise from her manager,
Charles F'rohman, that she would play
a return engagement shere at the firsl
opportunity. The seats for this even
ipg's performance were sold nut in
Side three hours after the re-, Eation
opened. Manager Hughes first wired
Miss Burke direct for a matinee. She
replied she was not accustomed to CIV
ing matinees while playing one-night
stands, as it was a severe tax upon
her physical strength, but she would
not rebel If her manager ordered her
to do so. But Mr.. Frohman stated he
would not ask Miss Burke to give the
extra performance. He said in his
message to Manager Hughes that Miss
Burke and he appreciated the goodly
feeling of the theatergoing public here
towards the star and her play, and
that she would give the first open
night IN her schedule to the Grand.
Couple OF tho SaIacious Brand
You saw '"The Soul Kiss" and ''The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
Hackett In asameon.n-James <

Hackett In Samson" - James K.
Hackett, the favorite young American
actor, who appears at the Grand, Dav-
export, next Monday, and who appears
under the direction of Charles Froh-
man, is one of the few remaining actors
in this country who has a general
knowledge of workmanship. Coming
of a historical theatrical family, Mr..
Hackett comes by his histrionism nat
urally. and the same may be said for
his abA " as a swordsman. He is, IN
doubteA !, one of the best actors ap-
pearina Nh this country, and his inter
probation of Jacque Brachard in Sam
son" has placed him on the footing
with the best actors on the other side
of the water, notably M Guitry, the ia
nous French actor, the original in that
character.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
First Victim of Cold.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-The body of NJ
Griffin, laborer, was found in a barn
here today and his name was recorded
by the police as the first victom of ex-
posure to the cold which prevailed
last night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
BOTH GAMES TO Y
Augustana College Teams Lose
in Two Basketball Con-
tests Saturday Night.
OPENING OF THE SEASON
Scores Are Fl to 20 and 90 to 27-
briggs Stars at Throwing
Baskets.

The basketball season at the local
Y. NJ. c. A. was opened Saturday even
ing and the result of the games augurs
well for a successful season. Two
games were played by teams repre-
senting the "Y." and Augustana col
lege, and IN both contests the college
boys came out on the low end of the
score. The first was between the Ma
rooms and the Academy and ended 81
to 20 in favor of the Maroons. In the
first half the college played the 'Y.'
team off of it's feet and the score was
IA to 7. In the second half. however,
the Maroons took squirt and played
a classy game. The result of the half
was just opposite of the first half, II
to 6, in favor of the "Y." The game
was intensely interesting because Of
the close score. The lineup:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

timers. Swanson and Schneider.
Second a WnIkaway.
In the second, which was the big
game, the Y. NJ. G. A. team played
rings around the varsity. The score
was SIS to 81. Their speedy and heady
teamwork. their effective guarding and
accurate throwing soon turned what
promised to be a contest into mere
exhibition briggs Of the Y. M. c. A.
threw baskets from almost any posi-
ton, rolling them in one after the
other. Jensen and A Voss were also
good point-makers. The effective
guarding OF Robb undoubtedly helped
to win the game as much as the work
of the forwards. He was guarding
Pearson, who starred on the varsity
team in 1907 The big forward was
unable to do anything. Lund played
the star game for the college team.
The lineup:
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LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER
"NOTHlNG DOING" SEES
SION OF CONGRESS

Continued from Page one.)
bership, with most of those prestat
occupied in newspapers or private
conversation, while some member de
livered an Grafton to himself and one
or two personal friends.
Some Subjects Ignored.
Here are some of the subjects to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

Great Drama of Western Life
THE Great Divide comes to the Grand
in Davenport next Saturday evening.
It is to be presented here under the
direction of Henry Miller, Americas
foremost actor-manager. "The Great
Divide" is generally acknowledged to
be the greatest drama of western life
yet written in the history of the Amer
lean stage. It tells of the strange WOO
ing of an eastern woman and western
man-an Arizona prospector-repre-
senting the conflict between the free.
untrammeled spirit of the west and the
rigid conventionality and uncompro-
missing traditions of the east. The
play possesses great literary quality as
well as wealth of clever dialogue, re-
plete with sci Hating epigram, and is
intensely dramatic withal-a rare COM
bination indeed. Critic have been I'M
precedentedly unanin. Is In according
The Great Divide unstinted praise of
being the best American romance ever
staged.
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Augustana.

Referee, A. Anderson; umpire, r
w. Gray; timers, Gross and Swanson.
Time of halves, 20 minutes Score,
first half. 3O-13; second half, 25-14.
Final, 1921.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
UlR UhRatRt:
THE ILLINOIS.
second avenue and Sixteenth street.

Morgan stock company.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, DAVENPORT.
Dec. 6-BiIIie Burke.
Dec. 1I-Henry 1IfIIer's "Grent d.
vIde.7
Dec. 13-James X. HacI<ett in "sam-
son."
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THE ELITE,

Eighteenth street, between First and
SecOn Avenues. Vaudeville at z, 8 and
9;15 p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

"The AgItator" at Majestic. - Miss
Helen GRAVITY, who is a favorite act
ress in the leading vaudeville and dra-
matte theaters of the country. opened
in New York last week with a new
sketch called "The Agitator," which is
said to have proven a great success.
THE Agitator," which is from the pen
of Mrs. Oscar Beringer. will be pre-
scented at the Majestic theater, Chica-
go. during the week of Dec. 10. Mrs
Beringer. whose dramatic playlet, "a
Bit of Old Chelsea" was presented by
Mrs. F1ske several years ago, is well
known to theatergoers. '"The Agitator'
is now being presented in America for
the first time, although it had a great
vogue in London, and Miss GRAVITY Sc
cured its rights for this country from
the Charles Frohman Offices at what
is considered the highest royalty ever
paid for a dramatic sketch In vaude-
vile. Last season Miss GRAVITY scor-
ed a decided triumph in Israel Gang
Wills great playlet, THE Never, Never
Land" George Sutton, the worlds
billiard champion, viii give an interest
ing and unique exhibition Of his clev-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
THE FAMILY.

Second avenue, east OF Nineteenth
street. Vaudeville at 3, and 9;I5 p. IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06

lies to power companies upon public
streams and forests.
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2
Those hard night coughs of the children!H
What shall you give them? Just whatS
your mother gave you, and'jHst what herr
mother gave hari In some families, Aver 81
Cherry Pectoral has been the only cough
medicine for seventy years. Once in theb
family, il stays. Keep it on hand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-06
Give
Money

a Rock Island Savings
Bank book will make an
acceptable Christmas gift
one that will be ap-
preciated by children, rel
atives, friends or en-
ployes.
BY deDositing 81 or more
you can open a savings
account il the name Of
any person, and we viii
mail the book so that It
will be received Christmas
morning.