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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
DICTIONARY DEFINES
WORDS OF SHAKESPEARE
Intended to Show Changes by
Modern Usage

The new Shakespearean dictionary,
which gives a precise definition of the
uses of Shakespearean language in so
far as it has passed from our modern
speech" raises rather an interesting
question in literary values, says the
Westminster Gazette In the first place,
we are inclined to doubt whether any
exact definition of the elements of the
phrase does not tend to rob that phrase
of Its wider meaning; and in the second
we doubt whether the application of
common words in unusual contexts de-
notes that the peculiar uses of these
words has passed from our modern
speech" but rather that our lesser
genius has failed so to apply them.
We may take two instances which
we have chosen from a great number
we have noted. The first is Mechanic.
Suited to handicraftsman, vulgar: To
stand on mere mechanic compliment
Antony and Cleopatra Here there
seems no reason to limit the meaning
of the word mechanic still in use as
an adjective, to the definition vulgar or
suited to a handicraftsman, when the
plain Interpretation is that AntOnys
kiss is a living expression and not an
automatic compliment. Moreover, sub
ject to correction, We believe the quail
flying word is more" not mere which
distinctly relegates the use of mechanic
to its accepted meaning of machine-
like-that is. done by rule or habit,
without fervor or genuine feeling.
The second example is that six mean
ings are given to such word as apt
defined in various contexts as ready,
inclined; fitted, prepared; likely, easily
accounted for, natural; credible: fitting,
suitable; easily impressed. susceptible
amenab1e. pliable."
Now 1t seems to us that to limit the
meaning of the word apt" by a special
definition In such case as "She is
young and apt where we are told that
it stands only for easily expressed
is to rob shakespeares language of
much of its beauty. In this case. be-
fore the word is so limited. it expresses
a word of meaning.
"Pliable'' is good definition; so, also,
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
NEGRO'S NANNY.
TOLD OF VICTORY
johnson Orders Wire Sent TO
His Mother, Telling Her
Result of Fight

RENO, July z.-This was an hilarious
night at the roadhouse where Jack
johnson trained for his fight with JEFF
fries.
Business at the bar started with a
rush when Johnson. returning from the
arena with his newly acquired fortune
and laurels, ordered wine for every
body IN the resort. johnson himself
drank beer.
crowds came out from the city to see
the champion and they, too, spent
freely.
Given an impetus by the winning Of
about $4,000 by various members of
the camp, the games of chance did a
good business.
johnson was the main attraction
when he was in evidence. AS he planned
70 go to Chicago on a train that left at
9:45 p. M, however, much Of his time
was taken up in packing his goods.
Loud cheers greeted the negro when
he returned from the fight. He went
from the arena TO his camp in an auto
mobile with Billy Delaney, his chief ad-
wiser The camp rushed out en- masse
10 greet him. His wife was one OF the
first TO reach him. She saw that fight,
but had reached the resort before her
husband arrived.
"oh, Jack, I'm SO glad you won," she
said.
Friends shouted, clapped their hands
and whistled~ Johnson grinned broadly,
but said nothing TO the throng on the
outside of the house.
Everybody wanted to hear about the
fight johnson said he was not hurt
and there was nothing for him to tell.
Don't think I was scared at any
time. he said. Il knew how IL was
coming out"
The negro's engagement in vaudeville
oDcns IN New York July II. Already he
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can be identified. says the St. Louis
Times.
Palmistry was fad of the idle and
lovaole lawyer. He had another fad
without a name. He was chary OF his
namely rad. because il added to his re-
pugnant name of ~Pudd' nhead.-, IL
dealt with peoples fnzernaarks He
carried in his coat pocket a snaIIovr bc~
with grooves in II. and in the grooves
strips OF glass five inches long and
three inches wide. Along the locAx
edge was a strip OF paper. He wou
ask persons TO pass their hands throuajS'
their hair, thus collecting on them a
! coanng OF natural oil. and then press
their nnger tips on the glass. leaving
an imprint of each finger On the sim
OF paper he would record the name. the
date, and the circumstance under which
the imprints were made The glass
strips were religiously returned to their
places In the grooved boxes. and pre-
served.
Among the glass strips that Pudd'n-
head recorded were those OF two in
tants. one the child OF Roxy. a slave.
and the other the child Of her master.
roxy was 1fteen-sixteenths white. and
her child was one thirty-second negro.
The two babies were as much alike as
two peas in a pod. Pudd nhead nled
their finger prints away.
lis SlONJ ucNeiOpeQ under Mark
Twatn's genius. and in the course OF
time there was a murder. A knife was
the instrument There were finger
prints in blood on the knife handle.
Pudd' nhead Wilson got in the case. He
got possession OF the knife. Then he
went to his room and went through the
glass strips in the srooved box. IT
was tedious task. for he did not have
them filed away scientffcaIly. as docs
inspector Shea at police headqua rters
But his finger prints were as accurate
and the identity Of the guilty person
wilson -
Tnen began the detective work OF
ferreting out the real culprft. and uhen
1t was found that it was the suunose5
SON of Roxy's master who was zufIfv
of the crime it appeared an iyn1ossf-
bility- But Wilson was sure of his
system and he persisted in his worE
and eventuaily his finger prints tri,
umphed. Roxy confessed she had ex-
changed the babies in their Grades sna
it was proved that II was her child We
committed the murder.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05

is susceptible; but as it stands we
can read not only disposition. but ac-
tivity into 1t, and why should we rob
the word of this sense. implied in the
first definition ready, Inclined?
We trust that we are not hypercrit-
ical in this. Undoubtedly Cunliffe' $
work has many values and uses, but to
us there always appears danger in a
too strict and academic Interpretation
of poetry, which must depend for its
effect not only upon a literal rendering
of language, but also upon sympathy
of feeling with the thought of the poet,
though not always susceptible of an
exact. mechanical expression in Ian
guage.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
FRUITS SERVED IN
PARIS COME HIGH
Melon in French Restaurant
Costs American 81

j. P. Morgan Jr. praised at a lunch
con in New York the exquisite fruit
of the Paris restaurants.
There are peaches" he said, "as
big as cantaIoupes. The pears are like
pumpkins The grapes. in punches
as huge as ham, are respectively
themselves the size of plums.
And, of course, this fruit is always
served out of season. Hence it comes
high, but justifiably high. / know a
New York man who had melon for
dessert in January, and then complained
when he was charged 81
The maitre d'hotel came in answer
to his complaint.
isn't it outrageous said the pa
tron, to charge me 81 for this melon?'
why, no, SIR said the maitre
d'hotel; and if you can find me dozen
melons at that price, I'll buy them from
you at once.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05

As a result of the days doings
the faus will see that the Seals are
hanging on to first place by the
very scimpy margin of three
points and will also notice that
the two victories by the Angels
have landed Berry's team In third
place along with the Vernonites,
who are forced to divide the hon
ers of this position with their
t0wnsmen.
The Angels have been coming
fast the last few series, and for
the first time in weeks have got
above the 500 mark.
The Seals open with Los Angeles,
and IL the Berrymen cnn keep up
their pace of the last week,
Mohler Will have to fight hard to
keep his team In top position. On
the other hand, the Beavers have
another week with Vernon, and,
unless they have n reversal of
form, should take the series.
The Oaks Will be pifted against
the Senator's, who seem to- be los
ing consistently, and WoIvert0D's
team dope out to win the majority
of games.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
A Puzzler

In what manner can a person reckon
up how much the numbers l, 2, 3, 4.
up to 80 amount to when added to-
gether without adding them up either
The first and last of these numbers, l
and SO, make 81, The second and last
but one, 2 and 40, also make 81, and SO
on through the whole row OF figures.
Altogether, therefore, there are 25
times 81, which makes 1.275.
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has accepted theatrical engagements
for five weeks in advance, but he says
he is tired and wants TO go home.
Il want to be with my nanny" said
Johnson.
At his order a message was sent his
mother Immediately after the fight tell
ing her the result.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
JEFFRIES AT EVERY
POINT, SAYS CHAMPION JOHNSON
By JACK JOHNSON
TSpccial Dispatch TO The Call

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landed several hard body Op me they did a ALL
don't feel the phen
my keph no ea or 1t may
but fd certainly tough As stated before the fight nil Immediately
TO a
Chicago thank the cordial they
me- on o. the things shall alma srememba.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
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STOMACHWENTBA BACkON NME"=-JEFF
By JAMES j. JEFFRIES
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Coast Leaeuel
RESULTS OF GAMES

RESULTS OF GAMES
San Francisco B, Oakland
(mOrning game).
Oakland 8, San Francisco
(afternoon game).
Portland i, Vernon o (morning
game).
Portland 2, Vernon L (afternoon
game).
Los Angeles g, Sacramento 5
(morning game).
Los Angeles 3, Sacramento 1
(nftcrnoon game.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-05
ToDAY's GAMES

Oakland VS.. Sacramento, at Rec
reatiOn park.
San Francisco VS.. Los Angeles,
at Los Angeles.
Portland VS.. Vernon, at Port
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
HOBBIES BARRED
AFTER YEAR 1915
National Trotting Association Pro-
vides for Gradual Retirement
from Race Track.

New York, Feb 10.-Beginning with
the season OF 1915 no hobbies shall be
used on pacing Lorses. and up to that
time the devke is to be gradually
eliminated. This decision was adopt
ed by the 25th congress of the Nation
al Trotting association yesterday.
Hobbies" says a new rule. shall
not be used in races or in performance
against time on 2-year-olds or under in
1910; on 3-year-olds or under in 1911,
on 4-year-olds or under in 1912, on s.
year-olds or under in 1913, or 6-year-
Olds or under in 1914, after which time
hobbies shall be barred"
No action was taken by the associa-
ton on the request from the stewards
of the Grand circuit that horses shall
be eligible to start on half-mile tracks
in classes four seconds slower than on
mile-track records. 1t was decided that
trotting associations in Ohio might
join either the National association or
the American association as they de
sired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
AMELIA GLOVER DEAD.

New York Feb. 10.-Amelia Glover,
the dancer, who was famous 30 years
ago for her beauty and grace, died
yesterday at the home of her sister,
Mrs. H A. Ludlam. in this city. For
years Miss Glover was one of the stars
of John Russell's comedians. She
worked with such well known stage
folks as William Collier. May Irwin,
Dan DAILY, Theresa Vaughn, David
Warffeld, Ignacio Martinelli, Joseph &
Miron, Nat Goodwin, Kate Castleton
and others. Some of the shows that
Miss Glover appeared in were City
Directory" About Town" Natural
Gas" and I'VE. Us and Co" In 1901
Miss Glover married John II. Russell,
manager and proprietor of the com
panies in which she had been appear
ing. He had married Kate Ireland in
1890. gut he was divorced from her in
1891, and married Miss Glover in the
same year Mr.. Russell died about 10
years ago and soon after his wife was
married to Al Lawrence and retired
from the stage. She was 48 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10

scribed Champions, /. /. 1. League,
1909" the directors and officers of
the local club are convinced that the
inscription should be 1910 instead of
1909. They hold that the terms pen
nant winners" and champions" are
wrongly associated. They say they
are the pennant winners of 1909 but
are the champions of 1910.
If one stops to think it over it can
easily be seen that the preponderance
of the evidence and opinion favors
the latter idea. Were not the Spring.
field players termed the champs all
last year despite the fact that they
were second to Rock Island in point
of standing ? And did they not re-
main the champs during the entire
year until the honor was finally taker
away from them when Jack Tighe's
men won the game from Cedar Rap
ids which settled the race for the
year as far as first place was con
cerned? And then did we not all
rise up and hail the Islanders as the
new champs?
1907 Pennant an Example.
The pennant which Tighe won for
ROCK Island in 1907 Is as good IN eX-
ample as one can want On it was
inscribed, Champions, l. l. l. League,
1908" telling as plainly as possible
that the title of champs did not end
Nth tie start OF 4 new season. The
Denrrant ION in 1897 floated on the
flag staff at Island City park ell sea-
son long and proclaimed the Islanders
cham pions. This pennant taken in
with the one voted the
city by the league directors this year
would make it seem that the Island
ers were champions two consecutive
years. Therefore it is an assured
fact that one of the remnants is
inscribed and the facts bear
out the directors in their claims that
the new pennant is wrong and that
they are right in having it changed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
LANGFORD BITTER
OVER HIS DEFEAT
Black Fighter Bested by Jim Flynn,
Leaves Les Angeles for
Good.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. 10.-Embit-
tered by the decision against him in
his battle with Jim Flynn Tuesday
night Sam Langford will leave Los
Angeles tonight never to return, he
declares. With his manager, Joe
Woodman, the black fighter will go to
San Francisco to arrange for contests
with Jim Barry and Ketchel.
Los Angeles, Feb. 1O.-Starting
with a rush at the opening of the
first round. Jim Flynn sprung the
surprise of the pugilistic world this
season by getting Sam Langford on
the run in their battle here last night
and having the best of him through
out the entire 10 rounds. Not only
the newspaper men but Charles Ely
ton. the referee, Joined in awarding
Flynn the verdict in the no-decision
affair.
Flynn crouched and fought low
throughout the mill, rushing into the
clinches frequently and counting reg
ularly in the exchange of blows at
short distance. At the close Lang
ford was swinging like a windmill,
but he was given no opportunity to
land with his famous knockout
punch.
Flynn sailed in like demon in the
first, rushing the black to the ropes.
Langford came back with a hard blow
to Flynn's cheek that brought blood
In the third Flynn opened a cash
over Langford's right eye with
straight left, and followed up his adj
vantage in the fourth, fifth and sixth
The winner was fresh and strong af-
ter superior work in the ninth and
tenth rounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
Three Caures to BLAINE.

Unless all signs fail, unless the sun
moon and stars turn green, and the
planets forget themselves and wander
from their regular orbits. Senator Aid
rich will attribute the increased cost
of living to the following causes:
1. Increased proportionate output
Of gold, as contended by President
Taft.
2. Action of retailers in exacting
excessive profits. as charged by Sena-
tors Aldrich Smoot and Flint, and
corroborated by the report of the lin
vestigation' conducted by Secretary
Wilson of the department of agricul-
ture.
3. Tendency of the average work
ingman to over-indulge in luxuries. as
is averred privately by the high priests
of protection.
Whatever the Aldrich committee
every senate committee is Aldrich's
whether he is chairman of it or not
does in it's investigation, the fact that
the cost of living is ascending in leaps
and bounds is the fact just the same.
New Comparative Table.
Here is a new comparative table
prepared by Agnes c. Liant for the
Review of Reviews:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10

These increases run from 35 per cent
for coal to 100 per cent for flour, best
eggs, poultry, potatoes, and wood for
fuel
Watered stocks. and the gambling in
them by Wall street. is an element in
the increased cost of living. which Il
is anticipated Aldrich will ignore,
principally because the tariff trusts
carry stock-watering equally as far as
do the railroads and other corpora
tions Aldrich viii also fear to place
too much blame on stock-watering. it
is believed, because of the ease with
which it can be shown that the stock
watering corporations exist mainly as
a result of the excessive import duties
which give them monopolies of Amer
lean markets. Watered stocks. how
ever are undoubtedly a sister cause
to excessive tariff rates of increased
cost of living. If. for instance. $70.-
$1,000 600 has artificially been added
to the capitalization of the nation
industries. then TO earn per cent on
this fiction somebody must pay S3,5O0.-
100000 per year more than things are
worth. And the consumer pays it
through increased cost of living
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
FULLER LACKS CASH.

New York, Feb 10.-Two deputy
sheriffs, armed with property execu-
lions. made an unexpected visit to the
apartments of Loie Fuller, the dancer,
in the Hoffman house yesterday in ex-
pectation of finding something that
might aid in paying two judgments
against her After a chat with her,
during which she assured the officials
that the only asset available was her
ability to please the public. the visit
ors went away empty handed The
judgments which the deputies sought
to collect had been obtained by Cath
crime Donovan. a modiste. and Edward
Bosanquet, an artist. The former was
for SIP and the latter for 1854 Miss
Fuller promised to pay both bids as
soon as possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
ARE We CHAMPS
OF 1903 OR 1910?
New Pennant Voted to Locals
by League Says Cham
pions, 1909"
CLUB DIRECTORS SAY NAY
Inscription Is to Be Changed-Ques-
'tiOn That Has Answer Brings
About Dispute.

The pennant won by the Islanders
last year Us the result of their having
finished first in the race of the Three
Eye league teams has arrived in the
city. 1t is of the same design as the
one presented to the club in 1907
when Manager Tighe captured his
first pennant for Rock Island.
Is is about 10 feet wide and 90
feet long and Is made up in red, white
and blue. The center is white and
there are wide blue stripes on either
side of this and the whole is enclosed
in red stripe about a foot in width
On the white center is the inscription
Il. 1. 1. League" in large blue letters
In the blue stripe above the white
the word Champions" is spelled out
in white letters and in the blue stripe
below the white in the year 1909 )"
Mistake Made.
This latter inscription is a mistake
in the opinion of the directors of the
local club, and it is to be changed so
as to read 1910" 1t seems that the
league directors got mixed little in
putting in the order with Spaulding
the Islanders were the champions of
1909 instead of 1910. The argument
advanced by those who think that a
team is champion only during the
year it wins the honor is that at the
beginning of the year every team
starts out on an equal footing and
that there is no Champion" club in
the beginning. They say that every
year is separate and distinct and that
a team can be champions only during
the year that they win the pennant
or, in other words, they are cham
pions until the close of the season.
In way this seems true because if
it is not, the champions of this year
will be for the most players who
we're unknown here when the title
was earned.
Is the Other Way. However.
Despite these arguments tending to
show that the pennant is rightI-)fn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
WADDELL GETS A DIVORCE
Eccentric "Rube" Airs Domestic
Troubles in st. Louis Court.

St. Louis, Feb. 10.-George Ed
ward (Rube) WaddeIl. the St. Louis
Browns pitcher. was quickly granted
a divorce by default yesterday from
Mrs. May Waddell. His wife's charge
of abandonment brought in Massa-
chusetts has not been disposed of
His charges were that his wife had
nagged and harassed him. He claim
ed his salary is only $1,000 a year
and that the defendant had received
that much alimony. RUDE claimed
that while in Philadelphia he often
cut the wood for his wife and that
she was once angry when he stopped
a dog fight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
Ih9SSl!hh!eatre

said to be one of the biggest musical
productions that ever left Chicago
with AN original cast There are 40
handsome chorus girls, including the
Pony Ballet" and English dancers.
In the cast supporting Miss Fisher are
P. O'Malley Jennings. Johnny Fogarty,
Francis Younge. Ollie Arten, George
Day. Augustus Carney. Mabel Freder-
icks. Dan Hall, Fred Hagan and two
of the original English dancers, Rae
Morris and May Thompson This Is
Miss Fishers farewell tour in The
Goddess of Liberty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
MOOSE TO HAVE A PARADE
Local Lodge, 1000 Strong, To Boost
Entertainment at Roller Rink.

Members of the new Rock Island
Moose lodge are to parade next
Thursday evening before the enter
tainment to be held that evening un-
der the auspices of the lodge at the
roller rink on Sixteenth street. The
Moose band will head the procession.
National Organizer I. w. Cunningham
announces there will be 1000 men
in line The parade is to form at 1880
in Spencer square. The line of march
will be from Twentieth street west on
Second avenue to Fifteenth street.
south to Third avenue, east on Third
avenue TO Twentieth street around
Spencer square and disband at the
New Harper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
INITIAL BOW HERE.

There is every indication of a nota-
Sunday night, when The Soul Kiss, )"
one of the most successful musical
comedies in years, viii make its in
itial bow before local theatregoers.
The Soul Kiss has been popularity
classified as the most gigantic musical
entertainment ever seen inside the
four walls of a theatre. Although
there is dash of daring in the title
of The Soul Kiss yet the character
of the entertainment is nevertheless
one of absolute purity and inoffensive
ness. The merit of the. different songs
and dances which are heard and seen
in the performance lies in their novel
ty and uniqueness. Mile. Pertina,
who essays the leading role of THE
Soul Dancer" in the piece. has been
especially imported from Paris to as
sumo this role. She is conceded the
most successful dancer throughout all
of continental Europe and will intro
duce in one of the scenes of The Soul
Kiss the different alluring and vivid
dances which startled all of Paris this
last spring. Harry B. Smith has con-
tributed the book and lyrics while
Maurice Levi has supplied one of the
prettiest and catchiest scores of music
heard in some time. Julian Mitchell
has staged this massive production n
his usual tasty manner. A competent
company of 20 funmakers will be
found in support of Mile. Pertina. in
Guiding a beauty chorus of 40 and q
corps de ballet" of 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-10
KetcheII viii Meet caponi.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1O.-To
take the place of their mill which
went by the boards with Tommy
Ryan's Memphis club, Stanley Ketch-
ell and Tony Caponi were matched
yesterday to fight from six to 20
rounds before the club which makes
the best offer. Bids will be solicited
with a view to pulling off the bout
in March. The men will meet at $50
ounds.