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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
A Lono Look Ahead.

Alice-Oh, I've made up my mind /
shall never marry. Jane-Indeed! What
made Won come to that decision?
Alice Well, | went to the gypsies at
Blackpool. and one of them told me
| should. if ave ! married. have ten
children Jane-And | suppose the
you: Alice-Oh. no: but if there were
ten children. my husband and myself
| should never be able to invite moth
or to stay with us. as ] couldn't live
with thirteen in the honse.-London
Answers
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Some People All Brass"

Tetrazzinl tells of a woman who ask
ed for her autograph. Contrary to her
usual custom she scrubbed her name on
a visiting card and sent it 70 her. A
day or two later she got another letter.
Dear madame" it said. II have pre-
sented your card at the box office at
Covent Garden for W. seats, but they
would not give them to me on your
card alone. l herewith inclose the card
you sent me. Will you please write
'Oblige my good friend with two seats
and we will try again."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15

III "a .,,n .im .lElrkrt~ u every
lu"Nisn lily and village are little Shops
irOned for a few cents. At his pray.
ers a Moslem could not use d hat with
a brim, as his head must press the
prayer rug a certain number of times
during each prayer. AS the head must
be covered at all times. a fez or some
other brimless covering must be used.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Cheer Up.
lit our SenseleSs growing

Let's quit u senseless growing
And cheer up for awhile,
From bent brows drive the scowlins
And change our facial style.
Our troubles will not matter
A hundred years from date.
Let's JOY and gladness scatter
And let the worries wait.
Let's hunt up Fortunes number
And get her on the phone.
Then let our worries slumber
And court her for our own,
Insist that she shall meet us
And take a little stroll
Where JOY and hope will greet us
And sink into soul.
No one will pay us money
For weeping every day.
There's nothing in it., sonny.
1t really doesn't pay.
No smiling friends 1t brings us
Nor words of wisdom rare
In fact. the mean thing stings us
And fills us full of care,
30 let all grouches tumble
Back to the moldy past
Yes, bid them &C and crumble
Into oblivion vast.
Tell Trouble she must chase her
Grim self In double quick
or else we will erase her
With Teddy's famous stick.
". aA NLAA.AEaA AA
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Blind Baseball Fan Knows Game.

The most enthusiastic baseball fan in
Kansas is G. Gish of Abilene, a piano
tuner, who is totally blind. He attends
all the ball games at Abilene and is
well acquainted with the names of the
players and the merit Of each on the
field. Mr.. Gish can tell you how many
balls or strikes there are on a batter
and how many outs on the side at bat.
After the game he can tell the features
of the game and enjoys talking over
the play with his friends.
How a l enjoy a ball game when
I cannot see a play?" said Mr.. Gish
recently. We'll. l listen to what the
people about me are saying. 1 can tell
every play that is made provided
there is not too much noise"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Would Use compressed Air aats.

There is a member Of the Kansas
City team who is experimenting with
bats loaded with compressed air. 1t
has been proved that an ordinary hit
ter can knock a ball loaded with COM
pressed air to great distances, 81 this
player believes a bat loaded the same
way would act in the same manner
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Parino an Elephant,s Nails.

When an elephant is in captivity the
nature of its habits permits the beasts
nails to grow to an abnormal length
thus the necessity for the careful par
ing of the nails. After the elephant
has been securely roped the nails are
u with Il saw.-London Sketch.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15

NE -; 49," .: i... 80, .,:,s
:i..;,,,, nt"'a s. ".:trr NJ ~,
vs,+'r.rs :,as! i'll 1t~ N+HNn hH:,.
dug u IT,. & us y Y %>a'itioil against
tre:irherS. When two friciIds met they
extended their weapn! hands to each
to stand on the defensive. and IL hand
shake was but the natural outcome of
a hearty and vigorous grasp.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
The Great Condo.

The great military genius Condo was
q %precocious boy. At eight he under
stood Latin, and at eleven he gave out
a treatise on rhetoric. When fourteen
he had become thoroughly conversant
with the principles Of warfare and Of
all military tactics.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Howell to Be Ump.

Harry Howell, the famous pitcher
Of the st. Louis Americans. will be APP
pointed a big league umpire. KERN,
who has been i'll. which compelled
the single umpiring system. may not
return to the game. So the president
Of the American league ia scouting
for umpires.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
More Difficult.

do you think any one can become
an orator?"
Eyes. by practice. Demosthenes
talked with pebbles in his mouth so as
to acquire clear enunciation."
"That was nothing. My wife can di-
rect the movement of the entire house
hold and hold up her end in neighbor-
hood gossip with her mouth full of
pins"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Slight Indication,

"How did he look?'
"Suspicious."
"About what?"
"He found the lock forced and
things thrown all about the ROOM"
".And he suspected''-
"Well. he half suspected that the
house had been burglarized."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
The Psychological Moment.

TIE TSycHoIO9IcdI Wohneht.
"What is the baseball scorer" asked
the woman in blue.
1.-The home team Won"
"Good!'
care you interested in the game?"
"No, but l keep track of it. When
the home team has won three games in
succession l am going to ask my hus-
band for a new Dress"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15

Did you ever see a rabbit climb a tree?
Did you ever see a porker taking wing?
No; | never, never go upon a spree,
And the sober seldom see that sort Of
thing.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Just a

Just a PrecautIon.
H says u mar should have no Sc
crets from his wife"
Don't you agree with that?"
Eyes, in theory"
But in practice?"
well, l don't want my wife to leave
me-"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Two Rivers.

The amount of water flowing out of
the Nile IN sixteen times that Of the
Thames.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
CharitabIy Inclined.

"Why do you give so much advice?'
"Why?"
yes
"Well, you see, I am generosity itself
and bound to give, and advice is the
cheapest thing I have"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Gave AWAY the Secret.

what do you cali your country
home?"
Robbers Roost."
WHAT"
"Fact."
But didn't know you were a trust
magnate."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Horses and Aares.

Unlike most animals. horses have no
eyebrows. and hares are without eye
lids.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
HumOr and
Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

TT is a real test of a woman's in
genuity when she gets up a good
supper without a thing to eat in the
house.
Did you ever notice that it is always
when you can't afford it that you do?
A clever man is one who neve let's
his wife find out how stupid he is.
A man who really prefers his wife's
cooking seldom figures in a divorce
suit.
One disagreeabte thing about Duty is
that she has such a habit of calling so
early in the morning.
1t is working without appreciation
or applause that is the test Of char
acter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
Charming Man..

HE is a very busy man."
"SeemS to be. What does he do?'
"Keeps track of everything that is
going on"
For what p%urpose?"
ITO keep his wife in good humor."
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15

A man may be ever so fond of wild
ows, but he hates awfully to have one
of his own.
Money makes the world go round,
and it also keeps the bills from com
ing round.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-09-15
1t is a queer
world. Some peo-
pie get on by be-
ing foolish and
others by being
wise.

Dodging work
and maintaining
his dignity are a
hard pair for a
man to serve.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
SOLDIERS ARE HOME
FROM CAMP DENEEN
Rock Island Guardsmen, Although
Worked Hard, Enjoy Week
Spent in Practice.

Company A arrived In Rock Island
this afternoon from Peoria, where
the soldiers spent the last week in
the annual encampment Of the I'LL
nois national guardsmen. The boys
were pretty well tired out after their
hard week of practice and after the
sham battle which was held yester-
day, but nearly all of them would
have been perfectly willing to remain
at Peoria another week, even though
the same hard schedule of drills and
maneuvers was adhered to.
The members, of the company will
take a respite of several months be-
fore the work of drilling in the ar
mory is again taken up and in the
meantime there will be a number of
schools held on drill night at which
the knowledge gained at the recent
will be more evenly dis
tributed among the soldiers. The
unanimous opinion among the SOL
diers is that the encampment at Pc
oria at which all the guardsmen in
the state were assembled, was the
best that has ever been held in Illi-
nois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Jeppe Bierrino,

Jeppe Bierring, one of Davenport
most prominent citizens, died yester-
day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
home of his son, DR.. Walter L. Bier
ring, at Iowa City. The remains
will be brought to Davenport today
and the funeral will be tomorrow af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock from the home
on Leonard street. Mr.. Bierring was
rs years old. He was born in Dem
mark, in June, 1884. He had resid-
ed in Davenport many years. He
held numerous Offices in municipal
and county government. He is sur
vived by his widow and son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

styles, best make. at Young & Nc
Combs.
Complete line of mems shoes on sale
at Young & McCombs.
Be stylish, get the fashionable shoes
at Young & McCombs.
LaVanway buys and sells every
thing. Telephone west 247.
Let William Johnson do your tin and
furnace work. 1916 Third avenue.
H. T. Siemon wants your tin and
furnace work. 1526-152S Fourth ave-
nue.
DR.. Cora Emery Reed has moved her
Office and residence to 191s-1920 Fourth
avenue.
Paul & Hayward, tailors, suits and
fancy gowns, 4091a Twentieth street.
Knox flats.
The fall term at Browns Business
college opens Sept. 5 and 6. Office
open nights after Aug. T..
Bear & Foster will run twice a month
excursions to the corn belt of South
and North Dakota. Come and join us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
OBITUARY RECORD.
Mrs. Frances c. Dart.

Mrs. Frances C. Dart following a
protracted illness of a complication of
ailments, died at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at her residence, TIC Twen-
ty-second street.
Mrs. Dart was born in Catteraugus
county, New York, Jan. 1. 1912, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis M.
Weber. She came here as a child
with her parents in 1850, and Rock Is
land had been her home continuously
since. Her marriage with Cyrus ".
Dart occurred in Davenport, Iowa. in
April, 1862. Mr.. Dart was member
of the firm of Henry Darts Sons, whole
sale grocers. He died in 1894.
Surviving Mrs. Dart are her four
children: Cyrus " Dart, Chicago;
Worthy L. Dart. and Mrs. Grace Car
stensen and Mrs Warren H. Reck of
Rock Island.
Funeral services. to be conducted by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
STRANGER In CITY
Is TYPHOID VICTIM
Timothy Crowley, Stricken in Street
Thursday, Dies at st. An
thongs Hospital.

Timothy Crowley of Chicago, died
this morning at 9 o'clock at st. An
thongs hospital of typhoid fever, af-
ter an illness of several days. Crow
ley was a stranger in the city and
had just come here from his home in
Chicago when he was stricken. He
was taken Ill on the streets Thurs
day afternoon and was removes to
the hospital by one of the deputy
sheriffs. He was 80 years old Word
has been sent to a brother, Emil
Crowley, in Chicago. who will ar
rive here this evening and stake
charge of the remains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
TO-DAY IN THE MARKETS

Chicago, Aug. 27-Following are the
quotations on the markets To-Day:
Wheat.
September, 80, 1909, 80. 100.
December, 1O3H, 1O4ss, 1OS1s, 1O4ss
May, 1851. 1O91A. 1882, 1922.
Corn.
September, 601z, 81 Co.'S, 61.
December. SIS. 5S9s, So, 58as.
May. CO.'S, CO.'S, CO.'S. coz.
Oats.
September, 34A, 349s. 34A, SAY.
December. S61a, 81. 3615 ,3G7s.
May. 391s, 40, 391a, 1919.
Pork.
September, 2O97, 21.25, 2O.95, 21.1O.
October. 2O75. 20.95, 2O.75, 2O95.
January, 1885, 1866, 1885, 1865.
z Lard.
September. 11.97, 1907, 1195, 1907.
October, 11.97, 1907, 11.97. 1907.
January, 1885, 1850, 1852, 1860.
Ribs.
September. 1927, 1890, 1920. 1920.
October. lilo, 11.77, 11.67, 11.77.
January, 965, go, 9.65, go.
Receipts today-Wheat 40, corn 800,
oats 314, hogs 5000, cattle SEQ, sheep
1000.
Estimated receipts Monday = Hogs
$1,000.
Hog market opened steady Hogs
left over 2,999. Light S.SO@9.2O, mixed
and butchers s.30Q915, good heavy
S.15@S.95, rough heavy S.15@S.35.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened STEADY.
Hogs at Omaha 1000, cattle 200.
Hogs at Kansas City 1000. cattle 800.
Hog market closed @10c higher.
Bulk of sales, 1866 a SS5; light,
1915 a 9.27; mixed and butchers,
$40 $40; good heavy, $4,000
30; rough heavy, ss.3O@s.5O.
Cattle market closed steady.
Sheep market closed steady.
LIVERPOOL closing cables, wheat is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
MAXWELL GIVES
LABOR DAY TALK
Danville Leader Orator at the
Tri- City Celebration in
Rock Island.
MAYORS TO SPEAK ALSO
Charles Block. President OF the In
dustrial Home Association, Is
Chosen Marshal of Day.

Frank Maxwell of Danville, Ill, is to
be orator at the Tri-City Labor day
celebration to be held at Rock Island
Exposition park Sept. 5. There will
also be short talks by Mayors G. w.
McCaskrin, Rock Island; Alfred Muel
Ter, Davenport, and Andrew Olson, Mo
line. The celebration this year is in
charge of the Rock Island Industrial
Home association. Charles Block
president of the association, is to be
marshal of the day. His aids will be
chosen from the various tri-city unions
participating in the parade.
The association is requesting that
merchants whose places of business
are on the line of march decorate In
recognition Of the occasion. 1t is prom
ised there will be 1000 visitors from
Galesburg and Monmouth. Phey will
come on special trains over the Rock
Island Southern and viii arrive In
time for the parade.
Division Assembling Points.
The division marshals for the parade
have made the following assembly an
nouncement:
First Division-City council and VS.
iting organizations will meet on Third
avenue, between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets, facing east G. G. Biggs,
marshal
Second Division-Silvis allied trades
and leather workers will meet on
Twentieth street between Third and
Fourth avenues next to Industrial
Home building, facing north. H. F.
Lamp, marshal.
Third Division - Carpenters, paint
ers and all of the building trades Uf
tri-cities will meet on Fourth avenue,
between Twentieth and Twenty-f1rst
streets, facing west A. W. Johnson,
marshal.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures mold
ers and all metal trades will meet on
Fourth avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, facing east. H
T. Andrews, marshal.
Fifth Division - Brewery workers,
cigar makers and miscellaneous organ
izations will meet on Twentieth street,
between Fourth and Fifth avenues,
facing north. Victor Wolenschafter,
marshal
Sixth Dtvtsion-Fire departments OF
trt-cities and merchants floats to
meet on Fifth avenue. between Nine
teenth and Twentieth streets. Mar
shall to be selected by Transfers I'M
ion.
Speaking at Park. l
The speaking will take place at the
exposition park in the afternoon.
There will also be a program of ath-
letic events, for which prizes will be
offered. There will be no admission
charge to the grounds. There will also
be music and dancing.
All unions are invited to participate
in the parade. The association re-
quests any union whose officers have
not been officially invited to report to
take part In the parade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Feed and Fuel.


1 was calling. when the little daugh-
ter of my hostess came into the room.
Knowing that her g1other's mother
had that morning returned home after
a somewhat lengthy visit I said:
Weren't you sorry to have grandma
go away. Penrl?'
Yes. was" she answered prompt
ly. land so was mamma-very sorry.
But" and she paused thoughtfuily for
a moment. Il couldn't see at breakfast
but that papa was just as cheerful as
ever"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Rev. w. G. Oglevee, assistant pastor of
Broadway Presbyterian church, of
which deceased had long been mem
Der, will be held at the home at 2:30
tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be
in Chippiannock cemetery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Bank Statement.

Average cash reserve, S2S93; re-
serve decrease, $2,77s.475; less United
States decrease, S2,7S,175; loans in
crease, $10,4G0,OOO; specie decrease.
S1,643,000; legals increase. $1,049, 800;
deposits increase. $S,721, 500; circula-
tion decrease, $136,5OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Butter-Dairy, Csc to 271zc. cream
cry, soc to 31c.
Potatoes-$LO5 to $1.10.
Lard-13c 10 lac.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn, CSC 10 zoe; oats, 35c &c
36c; wheat, S5c.
Forage - Timothy hay. $14 to SIS;
wild hay, s14; straw, $3.50.
Wood-$4.50 per load.
Coal-Lump, pes busheI, 15c; SLACK.
&c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS,

Today's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Aug. 27.-Following are the quota
tons on the local market today:
Live Poultry-Old hens, TIC TO
ISc; springs. zoe pound.
Fresh Eggs-22c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
Grit.

Grit IL the grain of character. 1t NAV
generally be described as beroism ma
terialized-spirit and will thrust inta
heart. brain and backbone. so as to
form part of the physical substance of
tha man Whiurla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
AUGUST PREPARATION.
Rock island, Ill.

De wind is softly moanin in de branch
es roun' de lake,
De katydid is cryin' like its heart was
gwine ter break,
Some faded leaves is laid aside to with
er on de groun',
De finery of June is torn an scattered
all aroun',
Each song dat useter SCUM so sweet is
changin' to a sigh,
Miss Summertime is packin' up an
biddin' us goodbye.
She made little trouble an she some
times spoiled our rest,
But of de visitors each year we loved
her bout de best;
WIFI her smilin' an her singin' an her
beauty always bright,
Wifi blossoms in de daytime an de
sparklin star at night
We are grieyin' bout her leavin' like
de katydid dat cry,
Because Miss Summertime is packin'
up to say goodbye.
Washington Star
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
a I'D lower. Corn, I'D lower.

Northwestern receipts - Minneap-
oils, today, 347, last week, 202, last
year, 31S; Duluth, today, 203, last
week, 169, last year, Al.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

All the news all the time The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

Kerier & Co. make rugs.
Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For bus and express. Spencer & Trefz.
Mems complete line of shoes, latest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27

LIVERPOOL closing cables. wheat is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-27
$3.50 Iron Bed Springs S1.98

TWO DOZEN-2+ splendid WOW
en- wire bed springs, inst to be
pleasant during these last 5 days.
79c piece 79C. To be deliver
ed only at our convenience.
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-05
FARMERS TRIPPING ABROAD

has it that 700 Kansas have
booked for transatlantic the frost the
pumpkin and the fodder the Nobody has thought
the Colorado how Of the fruit
Paona Grand Junction Paisade taking their
around the fruit the association
Enough IS known to point the mora-get the farm
What change has spirit of the
the days when he pictured whose days and nights
haunted by the (which worked the hardest Of @
all The change began to and has been
rapid We began to be presented with amazing telling
what the farmers it the farmers
Kansas who stand for the cashad paid off the last
kept that sort Of thing until presently apparently the
had all disappeared the figures became
these farmers had that year invested securities
loaned the bondg municipalities Of the land The Dor
had come to "a lender be-
The transition began along with dawning of
prosperity The became intoxicated with making
began tall stories of millions made night and
knew though there much oang about that the hum
toler had share like the general good
times the country enjoying 1t have of forgetting
that the only the pacemakers of commercial
that obve the struggling make both ends meet
the broke and losing all those millions
bhey made little while before The farmer therefore, began
his when everybody else juggling with prosperity
and keeping their dazzling balls the air through practices smack
ing less of egerdea But there nothing indefinite
about what the farmer doing he feeding in
discriminatory and without prejudice mionm an
getting his cash from and all the making his hay while the
good times beamed the LAND aud holding himself indifferent
who who lost the larger for which the folk
contending.
running to Europe
culture which Molly and the sghng
he has dropped into and rather enjoy
Anyhow he is larger the off the
and find the cities growing larger and larger and calling and
more for what he has to sel-Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1910-02-05
= y y y y
THE LABoRER WORTHY OF HIS HIRE

There is considerable demand this time for increasing the
salaries of the teachers public schools And why not2 Men
and without educational fitness who exploit ribbons
aces and musns goods counter draw salaries of
1925 month Men who don't know the multiplication table
and whose education, it they such blessing
limited degree them of their
draw salary of 75 month for peddng Goldfish and
in the and and
who devoted themselves their time their fitting
for what ought be profession if spend eight
hours with children for $50 $50 month the and
$40 the and think doing we'll cowboy
much that for rounding cattle the farmland
paid well for stopping hogs feeding the horses and milking
the the regardless of his knowledge of
What the matter Is the training and discipline of chill
ren for the duties of manhood and womanhood of little
that those who this rackng
work must be placed the financial level with the ignorant the
unframed and the unked other lines of labor While
@ there the teachers profession who incompetent
and who perhaps remuneration than really
the teachers paid than
class of people of like ability in this country
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