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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
Agricultural Course.

The Short Courses in Agricul-
ture will be given at the Uniyer-
sity of Tennessee as usual this
winter, from January B to Feb
25,
The courses in Agronomy and
Animal Husbandry will run
through January, and the courses
in Dairying and Horticulture
through February, the subjects
alternating each day.
The instruction given is sim
pie, direct and practical. As far
as possible the student learns by
doing, and relatively little book
study is required, although in
every possible way the habit of
reading is encouraged.
During the year a com modious
Darn for steer feeding and work
stock has been erected. The
crops of the field and orchard
have been good, the farms are in
splendid condition, and will be
largely used in Short Course
work.
Anyone sixteen years of age or
older who can read and write is
welcome to any or ali of the
courses free of charge. The
Short Courses in former years
have proved of very great benefit
to those who have taken advan
tage'o of them, and no young farm.
er who has any ambition can af-
ford to miss this fine opportunity.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
DON'T BE BALD
Nearly Anyone May Secure a
Splendid Growth of Hair.

We have a remedy that has a
record of growing hair and curing
badness in SO out of every 100
cases where used according to d.
rections for a. reasonable length
of time. That may seem like a
strong statement-it is, and we
mean it to be, and no one should
doubt it until they have put our
claims to an actual test.
We are so certain Rexall "93'
Hair Tonic will cure dandruff,
prevent badness, stimulate the
scalp and hair roots, stop falling
hair and grow new hair, that we
personally give our positive guar
antee 10 refundeyer penny paid
US for 1t in every instance where
it does not give entire satisfac-
tion to the user.
Rexall "93' Hair Tonic is as
pleasant to use as clear spring
water. 1t is delightfully."- per-
fumed, and does not grease or
gum the hair. Two sizes, SOC.
and $1.00. With our guarantee
back of it, you certainly take no
risk. Sold only at our store
The Rexsll Store. Doris &
Check.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
Feel Happy.

Any man or woman who wants
to feel happy and enjoy himself
should pack a basket full of
candies, oranges, clothes and
other things and bic himself to
the home of poor children and
hand the things out to them, and
if he don't enjoy himselfin doing
so come to Uncle Tom and he
will refund you the money spent.
| never knew what fun and en-
joyment was till | began to plan
and work to give al the children
| could a merry happy Christmas.
You can ride 6or 8 miles on such
n ission and not get cold. Let
Santa Claus visit all the orphans
IN and 't""| Tracy "a y CITY.
r F. CARRICK.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
Dear Santa Claus -

Dear Santa Claus
| am little boy three years
old and try to be good boy now
please bring me a steam engine,
slate and note book and pencil,
marbles, some nice little hand
kerchief please don't forget my
little brother Halbert he is one
year old good by.
Alfred 4, Law.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
Dear old Santa -

| am little girl s years old.
Please bring me sleepy doll, a
set of dishes, a picture book and
some candy, nuts and apples, and
please don't forget my little
baby brother. Your little friend,
Annie Siegrist,
Gruetli, Tenn.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
A Coin Puzzle.
Place eight coins in arrow thus {:
o o o o o O O O
| 2 3 4 5 6 I s

Take one at time and jump
over two coins each time and
leave them in four heaps Of twos,
thus: o o 0 O
This looks simple, but try it
without the solution, and you'll
find it just the reverse.
SOLUTION: Take No. 4 and place
it on No. 7, put No. 6 on No. 2,
and No. / on B, and s on 5 -
Nashville Banner.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22

itably described the animal as
having "strayed" and added:
at is of no value, not even to
the owner: but, having been ex-
perimented upon for scientific
purposes with many virulent
poisins, a lick from it's tongue
and it is very affectionate-
would probably prove fatal"
The dog came back the next
day.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
Fatal Affection.

A scientist who lost his pet dog
put a little notice in the paper
headed Warning" which char.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22

Dear Santa Claus:-
l am a little girl nine years
old. | want you to please bring
me a doll, doll buggy, doll bed
and little tea set too; some
candy, oranges and nuts. From
your little girl. Ida Werner,
Whitwell, Tenn,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1910-12-22
TO OLD SANTA

Dear Santa Claus
lam little girl y year old.
I will not ask for much | want
locket, story book, a money bank
and some candy, oranges, nuts
BY Dye to old Santa Claus.
Daisy King.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
JEFF DOES HEAVY
BOXING STUNTS
Puts on Gloves With Berger and
Armstrong-Tape Shows Nor
NAL Measurements.

Rowardennan. Cal, April %
Hot sunshine did not check Jeffries
in his training yesterday. and he put
in his longest boxing session so far
in two bouts with Berger and Arm
strong. Although the latter was
quite willing TO quit at the end of
three rounds, Jeffries was keen for
more, and Berger was taken on for
two rounds. The going was fast in
both bouts. but the big fighter stood
it well and easily could have made
the pace for another bout if he had
found a partner
Joe Choynski was an interested
spectator of the sparring. He ex-
pressed himself surprised at Jeffries
physical improvement, but said he
believed the boiler-maker needed
some good stiff boxing to put him in
the old fighting trim. Joe's working
toys will arrive tomorrow morning,
and he will be ready to assume his
duties as. sparring partner if called
upon.
Before Jeffries entered the gym
nasium this morning Farmer Burns
applied the tape to the fighter, with
the following result: Height, feet
l - inches; neck, Is inches; chest.
normal, As inches, expanded 90 inch
es; waist, Sc inches; thigh, IS inch
es; calf, Y inches; ankle. 10 inches;
biceps, 16 inches; forearm, 10 inch
es; wrist, IA inches. His weight
was given as 22S pounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
San Antonio Signs McIver.

E. C.. McIver. the near-Islander
outfielder who bought his own re-
lease rather than come so far north
to play ball. has finally signed up
with San Antonio in the Texas league.
1t was expected that he would hook
on with Dallas with whom he had
been playing during the training sea-
son, but after a refusal on the part
of the Dallas management to pay
more than $500 for his release, Nc
liver spoiled on them and said no
Dallas for him if that was all he was
worth to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Game Faster Now Than 20 Years Ago

liant play l ever made. y majorit!
of the fans who are not in touch with
the inner workings of a baseball club
fail to stop to consider that doing
the unexpected on the diamond is part
of the life Of a professional baseball
player. In fact, he has his daily task
to perform and must always be on
the job, studying out intricate plays
and ready to grasp the opportunity Of
fered to help his team to victory. He
is like any head of a department In
the business world. He is paid for
using his brains, hands and feet in an
endeavor to make his employer a win
ner.
There is one play that pulled of
last summer at American League park
which required the quickest kind Of
thinking. Detroit had runners on sec
ond and third bases. and there was
but one out. Mcintyre lifted a long
foul fly to right field. 1 started after
the ball on the dead run. l got within
reach of it finally, but when the crowd
was expecting me to make a great
catch 1 suddenly dropped my hands to
my side and allowed the ball to strike
the ground. For a moment the crowd
started to groan and then broke out
into a round of applause that gradual
ly spread all over the park. Why? II
had caught that ball Stanage would
have scored for third. it being too long
a throw to get him at the plate. AS it
was foul nobody could advance. Nc
Intyre then hit liner to Demmitt, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23

no score resulted, and the next batter
"hied" out to Elberfeld. Quick thought
had saved a run. Three years ago
made exactly the same play at High
lander park and was roundly censured.
The fans today know baseball.
Many times have been asked. "Is
baseball faster today than Il was . =
ty years agoT My answer is Yes"
The game of today is faster and hard
er, more scientific and more strenuous
than that of long ago. The game OF
today requires more team work, inside
ball and more cleverly executed plays.
Sacrifice hitting, the double steal, the
squeeze play, bunting. the lift and run
game and other strategic plays I'M
known or unpracticed by the men Of
twenty years ago have worked trans
formation IN baseball.
Many of the old timers were the
equals of or superiors TO the best play
ers OF today, but as teams they were
deficient in n knowledge Of many limo
vations and discoveries which make
baseball the greatest Of all games.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
GOOD TEAMS TO BE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Cuban Giants, Famous Aggregation,
Coming Monday for Two Games
and Others Follow.

Next week will see some good
teams here as opponents for the Is
flanders. The Cuban Giants, who
have won fame on the baseball dia-
mond in this country, will be here
Monday and Tuesday and Muscatine
will follow them for two game SER
les. On Friday Jacksonville will be
here and Ted Sullivan will bring his
Clinton aggregation down for a Sat
uTday afternoon game. Kankakee is
due here Sunday and Duluth is to
fill in the last two days before the
opening of the season. Every date
from now until the opening day has
a game scheduled and the local club
officials are praying for some favor
able weather so that no more will
have to be cancelled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
HEAD OF DANVILLE
ASSOCIATION OUT
President VIII Lewman Resigns and
There Are Rumors of Trouble
Among Directors.

Will Lewman. president of the
Danville Three-Eye baseball organ
ization, has resigned, effective at
once, and his successor has already
been named and assumed control of
the reins of the association affairs.
Immediately following his resigna-
ton and the acceptance thereof by
the remainder of the directors, Treas
urer James Boyle was elevated to the
chair of chief executive and Lawrence
Griffin, former player and enthus-
iastic fan, was made treasurer OF the
club. Stories of strife within the
organization became current when 1t
was learned that the president had
rendered his resignation, but this is
denied by directors and officers of
the association. Mr. Lewman declin-
ed to discuss the matter, only smil-
ing when asked why he had resigned
and stating that he would either be
president right and as he should be,
or he would not act at all. Other
directors and officers, when ques-
toned regarding alleged strife within
the organization laughed, pooh
pOohed the idea and stated the pres
ident had retired because he could
not give the time necessary to the
performance of the duties of his Of
fee in the manner in which it should
be conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Gathered About Radiators

are dated for games in the southern
end of the circuit think of these
breezes? Ought to be able to beat
them after they have gone against
this brand for a few days. So far
they have cleaned up Decatur and
Bloomington without much trouble.
Jack Mccarthy isn't having a bed
of roses at Danville, as is shown by a
letter in this weeks Sporting News.
A writer from that place says: ut be-
gins to look as If the Danville manage
ment is going to have a hard row to
hoe. A big bunch of fans who are
hard losers has developed and the
anvil chorus is being heard with in
creasing regularity whenever the home
team drops a game"
Des Moines about to lose its fran
chise in the Western league!
President Tip O'Neill yesterday gave
out a statement saying he was negO-
tiating with another city to take the
franchise of the Iowa capital because
of poor attendance. Oklahoma City is
probably the town referred to as aspir-
ing to break into baseball. 1t is said
that Owner Higgins lost money at Des
Moines last year and the outlook is no
better this spring Manager Frank
Boyle of Waterloo can testify to that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Baseball Reports for r. l. Passengers

Baseball Reports for r. !. Passengers.
Not content with providing the
patrons of their limited California
and Colorado trains with telegraphic
reports of worlds news, stock mar
ket transactions, Victoria recitals and
service of stenographer. valet and
barber, the Rock Island lines will
meet the requirements of the base
ball fan again this season. Reports
of all games played in the American,
National and Western leagues will
be sent by telegraph each day to the
Rocky Mountain limited" Golden
State limited and "Chicago-Kansas
City limited" and details of games
with batteries, runs. hits and errors
will be posted in the observation Ii
brary-buffet cars for the benefit of
interested passengers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
BIG ENTRY FOR PENN MEET.
All Told 21o Colleges and Schools Will
Compete In Relay Races.

The University of Pennsylvania re-
lay races on Franklin field, Philadel-
phia, April 30, will be one of the big
gest athletic meets of the year. The
entries up to date include nine paro-
chial schools, forty-one grammar
schools. forty-seven high schools, fifty
eight preparatory schools and fifty-fve
colleges. This makes a total Of 90
colleges and schools with teams in the
races.
AS there are ten colleges and schools
that will have more than one team,
there now are 900 teams entered.
Pennsylvania viii have teams in the
one, two and four mile championships
and in the freshman championship;
Dartmouth has a team in the one mile
and another in the four mile. and so
on.
Nearly every big college in the east
and west will be represented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
COMING SPORT EVENTS

The great western handicap shoot
will be held in Des Moines, Ia, May
"a to %.
Haverford college. just outside of
Philadelphia, will send a cricket elev-
en- to England this summer, starting
on June II.
The Stanford track team again ex-
poets TO participate in the western
conference meet at Chicago in June
1t will meet Utah and Colorado teams
on its way.
Tommy Burns, who lost the heavy
weight championship to Jack Johnson,
is coming back to America. He has
accepted an offer to battle forty-five
rounds with Sam Langford in Colma,
Cal, Sept 5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
In Davenport Tomorrow.
OVERALL ANXIOUS TOCATCH
(Continuel from Page Nine.)

(Continuel from Page Nine.)
Coast league, composed an interchange
able battery that was the despair of
all the other "'rah-rah' mines and half
the professional clubs on the coast.
Overall never misses an opportunity
to don big mitt in practice and new
er is SO happy as when receiving the
speedy slants Of Mordecai Brown. AL
though Chance turned down the applI.
cation without consideration, Overall
declared that when his useful days as
a pitcher were over it would be the
mitt and mask for him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
ANOTHER BOXER KILLED
Max Lundy Found Dead in Bed After
Match at Brockton, Mass.

Boston. April 23.-Max Lundy. a
boxer, who spared a six round draw
with Joe O'Brien of Cambridge at
Brockton last night, was found dead
in bed at his home in Roxbury today.
Lundy was knocked down several
times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
0~7AHA.,A

EngIishnnen Invent New Sport Game.
Over I'm England a new game has
been invented called "vigoro," which.
the promoters declare, will supplant
cricket and baseball II is called the
worlds exercise" From the descrip-
ton Of It It seems TO be a cross be-
tween lawn tennis and cricket and is
said to possess the element OF "daz-
cling quickness" and "exhilarating ex-
element"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Lawn Tennis Annual Out.

Spalding official lawn tennis an
nual for 1910, edited by H. P. Bur
chell, has just been issued in the
Spalding athletic library series. This
annual publication is eagerly sought
by all tennis enthusiasts as it con-
tains the laws of lawn tennis, direc-
tory of players, bylaws OF the Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association, de-
cisions on doubtful points, regula-
lions for the management of tour
naments, how TO build and keep a
court and much other valuable infor-
nation useful to tennis players in
competition and in connection with
the courts. The lawn tennis guide
will be sent to any part of the Unit
ed States or Canada on receipt of 10
cents by the American Sports Pub
fishing company, 81 Warren street,
New York city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
PITCHERS ALL COME BACK
Big Leagues Fail to Keep Any Taken
from Three-Eye League.

Three-Eye pitchers sold or drafted
last year by the major leagues have
not made much of a hit, though a num-
Der of them may be heard from later.
caly and Bell, sold by Springfield to
New York, Laudermilk, sold by Deca-
tur to st. Louis, and Gilbert of Peoria,
picked up by the Chicago White Sox,
have been sent back for more season
ing, while George Harden of Rock
Island, sold to Detroit, will probably
require further developing. The pitch
ers from this circuit who went to Glass
A leagues, however, appear to be max
ing good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
WESTERN LEAGUE.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.


Pittsburg. 4; St. Louis, O..
New York, /; Brooklyn, 8.
Philadelphia. 8: Boston, 0.
Chicago-Cincinnati, postponed, rain.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Washington, L; New York, 8.
Cleveland, 2; Detroit, 5.
Boston, 0; Philadelphia, s.
st. Louis-Chicago. postponed, rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, o. Toledo, 2.
Louisville. 5; indianapolis, 5.
Minneapolis, O.; st. Paul, 4.
Milwaukee Kansas City, postponed,
rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Wichita, 0; Omaha. 8.
Topeka 6; Sioux City, 10.
Denver, 1; Lincoln, 4.
st. Joseph, IL; Des Moines, "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
GOLF. SEASON IS OPENED
First of Preliminary Matches Being
Played at Arsenal This Afternoon.

Played at Arsenal This Afternoon.
The first preliminary golf match
of the season is being played this
afternoon on the arsenal golf links.
Many have been practicing on the
links, the warm weather in March
putting the links in the best of con-
dition. The greens are also in good
condition and have been clipped close
for the matches tomorrow. AS the
spring becomes more advanced, the
members will again take the interest
in the sport. Until August, there
will be no championship play and at
that time the mems championship,
the women's championship. the men s
handicap, the women's handicap and
the caddies' tournament will be play
ed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
ANXIETY OF FANS
Hoping for Opportunity to Let
Prodigals and islanders
Meet.
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT
Teams Are Scheduled to Mix Today
and Tomorrow, One Game in
Each City.

The weather conditions, of course,
uecessitated the abandonment of tOday's
plans ON this side of the river, but 1t is
hoped there Will be a change that will
permit of tomorrovy's program ON the
Other side.
The Rock Island and Davenport
Three-Eye teams have been at work
for nearly a month now and they
have not met yet. The followers of
each of the aggregations are con-
WINGED that they have the best team
and they are both anxious to mix to
prove that their views are right. Dav-
exports fans believe that at last
their time has come and they are
already telling each other that The
who laughs last, screams with de-
light" The Islander bugs, on the
Dther hand, smile confidentially and
say isn't Jack Tighe on the lob.
And how could Davenport beat US
anyhow. There is just as much
chance of that as there is of the COM
ct striking the earth"
With such views as these being
held by the opposing fans, it is go
Ing to take more than one or two
are wrong. Rock Island might lose
both today and tomorrow, without
shaking the confidence in the team
one iota and the same to some degree
might be said of the Davenport bugs.
The Islander Lineup.
Manager Tighe figured out his
lineup for the two Prodigal games
last evening and it is a strong one.
Hunter will play right field and will
head the batting list with Manusch
playing left field and following him.
Callahan, once a Senator, but now re-
formed, will play center field and
will bat third. O'Leary, trusty old
Dan, will do the backstOpping and
will follow Cal at the bat. Davey
has been selected to play short and
he comes to the plate after Dan.
Kelly, playing his old position at
third, follows Davey, then comes
Slattery, who will hold down the in
itial sack, and then Otto VogeI, who
of course will perform from the
vicinity of second base. Cavet
was slated to open the service
with a few hot twisters and Queiser
and Lakaff were each slated to have
try at the Prodigals. All men were
in great shape last night, despite the
miserable weather which has kept
them indoors most of the week, and
everything looked good for the team
getting off on its right foot
Enemy's Battle Array.
Pa Shaffer passed the word around /
that he would have his best men on /
the job today and that the following /
line would probably be used in hopes |
of breaking the long string of vic !
tories which Rock Island has over
the Davenporters: Ohland, center;
Milley, third; Geyer, right; Irby,
left; Comingor, first; Hickman, sec
ond; Maddox, short; Waters, catch,
and Holycross, Riess and Nelson.
pitch.
In Davenport Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the Islanders will go to
Davenport to meet Pas bunch on
their own stamping grounds and if
the weather is fair a big crowd of
fans will be out. Baseball looks the
best this spring that it ever has, that
is from at attendance standpoint, and
the chances are that the weather has
augmented rather than impaired the
desire of everyone to see some base
ball.
OVERALL ANXIOUS TOCATCH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Kennard Wants AM Around ride.

Nennaro wants All ArOunO ItIiSs
Victor P. Kennard. the former Har-
ward athlete who gained fame on the
football field in 1908 by kicking a goal
from the field for the Crimson in the
game with Yale, has announced him
self as a candidate for the all around
championship OF the Amateur Athletic
union on July f. Kennard is now in
Chicago and. with Joe Horner, will
represent the Chicago Athletic associa-
ton.
The Harvard man came out for
track athletics late in his college
course. He started off as n hammer
thrower,, but met with poor success.
In the New England all around cham
pionship last year Kennard scored
5,097 points, but Ellery h. Clark, the
former national champion, won the
event with 5,4551z points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
How Fortune Changes.

How strangely baseball fortunes do
mutate! Some years ago Pat Tebeau
gave his brother George a temporary
job in the Cleveland outfield just to
help him out with a little money. Now
George is one Of the biggest magnates,
with probably twenty times as much
money as Pat has tucked away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
Gun Club at Kewanee.

Kewanee, H., April 2S-Thirty
sportsmen of Kewanee ard the vicin-
ity have organized gun club and will
take part in the western Illinois tour
ney L. E. Snow is president and T
w. Eldridge secretary. Weekly shoots
will be held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23
WESTERN LEAGUE
WALKER WESTON IN
SUDDEN COLLAPSE

Utica, n. Y. April 23-Edward Pay
son Weston collapsed this morning
two miles west of Chittenango. He
was carried to a farmhouse and put
to bed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-23

If exhibition games between Rock
Island and Davenport produce this
kind of weather, better cut 'em out
altogether.