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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Inc Geqenscnesn.

The Gegenschein is the name given
to one Of the most inexplicable objects
known to astronomers. 1t IS visible in
the night sky under favorable condi.
lions. IS rounded in outline and is situ-
ated always exactly opposite the place
Of the sun. 1t has been termed by one
eminent astronomer "A sort of comet
cry or meteoric satellite" attending the
earth. He supposes It to be composed
Of a cloud of meteors situated about a
million miles from the earth and re-
volving around It In a period Of just
one year. so that the sun and the me
te0rs are always on opposite sides Of
the earth. 1t IS estimated that the size
of this ghostly satellite may be nearly
the same rs that of the planet Jupiter
II. e.. about $1,000 miles.iD diameter.-
Harper's Weekly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
He GREETED THE CAR.
Experience Of Nicholas %. With Q Pa.
risian Street Arab.

Experience Of Nicholas %. With . Pa.
risisn Street Arab.
On one of his visits to Paris Nicholas
II. was left alone for n moment In his
carriage. The car was delighted al
the feeling of freedom and ease. Look.
Ing out of the window with all the
sest Of schoolboy playing truant. be
saw before him one Of those pictur-
esque street arabs who seem to sprout
between the paving stones Of Paris.
This particular specimen. seated
against the ratings, with his nose In
the air. was whistling the refrain of
the Russian national hymn. Suddenly
their eyes met. The street boy sprang
to his feet. He had never seen the en-
peror, but he had seen his photograph.
and the likeness was striking.
suppose 1t Is Nicholas:" be said to
himself. greatly puzzled.
He resolved to make sure without
delay. Walking up to within q yard
Of the carriage and bobbing his head.
ne SnOuteQ IN n nO0tSe VOICE 10 tho
unknown foreigner:
slows the empress?"
Picture his satisfaction-for. In fact,
be thought that It was only q good
joke-when the stranger replied. with
q smile:
Thank you, the empress Is very
well and Is delighted with her jour-
ney."
The boy lost his tongue. he stared
at the speaker in dismay and then,
raising bis cap. stalked away slowly.
very slowly. to mark his dignity.
Nicholas II. afterward often amused
himself by scaDdalizing the formal set
around him with the story Of this pr.
vate interview With q true Parisian.-
McClure's Magazine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
A SAMOAN FISHING BEE.
TRAPPING the Game With . lsaf Chain
Half Q Mile lono.

Trapping the Game With . Leaf Chain
Half . Mile lens.
A Samoan fishing bee Il q unique
sight to witness. Cocoanut leaves are
gathered In abundance and secured,
doubled and tripled. end to end. to
form u long prickly chain. round in
appearance and about three feet In d.
ameter. These leaf chains are often
woven to q length Of half q mile.
When the chain Is complete all the
men of that particular village turn
out en- masse with their ''paopaos." or
Samoan canoes.
When the tide h high the chain Is
stretched across some convenient
place. supported by natives in their
paopaos or simply wading where
the shallowness will permit. The CO.
coanut seine IS then submerged and
slowly forced shoreward. the prickly
points driving the fish before them
When the point IS reached where the
chain can rest upon the bottom and
still protrude slightly from the water
the natives after securing the ends to
the beach retire and wait for the tide
to recede. leaving the fish high and
dry.
1t Is often found that large fish are
driven and caught in this manner.
but since they are capable of Jumping
the barrier they are dispatched with
spears at once. The catches Os fish
thus made are sometimes enormous
and often number thousands-Los An
geles Times
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Bismarck and His Ooa

Sultan. Prince Bismarck's favorite
boarhound, attacked a passing rail-
road train and was cut to pieces. Bis
marck's grief over the dogs asonies
was such that his son Herbert tried to
lead him away. but the prince would
not 80. mo. I cannot leave him like
this" Then. when the dogs suffer
ings were over. Bismarck wiped his
eyes and murmured: Our Teuton
forefathers showed benevolence in
their religion They believed they
would find in the hunting grounds Of
their paradise all the dogs that had
been their faithful comrades here be-
low. I wish I could believe that"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
THE BLACK HAND.


Origin Of ths Name Of This Group Of
Daring Criminals.
According to the United States &C.
cret service. the Black Hand Is title
common to innumeEable groups of
criminals operating under the direction
Of some secret central government
These men are blackmailers. using
murder. arson. kidnapping and bomb
throwing as punishments for those
who will not submit to their Ubiquitous
demands. Black Hand b. in short. a
handy name for q brand Of crime Pc
culiar to Italian criminals who are sue
cessful In II because Of the tempera-
ment Of the foreign immigrants and
their Unborn dread of the extortionist
Whether the central government which
guides the Black Hand society b 10
Gated in the United States or In Italy
Is something which neither the Italian
nor American authorities can discover.
United States officers shy the name of
the American Black Hand emanated
from Chicago about ten years ago.
when one Of the flrst Of many mystic
rious murders In the Italian quarter
remained unsolved. The victim Of the
murder had received q warning that
death would follow his failure to con-
tribute q specified sum Of money. The
letter was embellished with q crude
drawing representing fist clutching q
dagger. The fist and dagger gave the
name Black Hand-later to become un-
pleasantly familiar to every citizen of
the eountry-and the sinister sketch
was soon a source Of terror to all law
abiding ltalians.-Wjde World Maya
zine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
A SERIOUS PLAY.
The Author Was Willing, Though. to
Turn L Into q Comedy.

The Author Was Willing, Though. to
Turn Il Into . Comedy.
The gallery god. no less than the
patron Of the padded chair. aspires to
write for the stage. ! have q vivid
remembrance Of the first of all the
plays submitted for production at the
New theater in New York. 1t was
from m employee In a local railroad
station. probably a baggage smasher.
and shall betray no confidence In re-
cording that the authors name was
Murphy.
Though Mr.. Murphy called his work
play. 1t was in reality only a scenario.
It was entitled "Jim's Wife" The
plot was as follows: In the first act
Jim had no wife. but he took his girl
to a dance. Action-They danced. In
act second came the great scene"
The scene was caused BY the fact that
Jim's girl danced with another man.
Jim felt impelled to kill him, but be
refrained. rejecting that such things
did not occur in the best circles and
would thus be socially unpleasing to
his lady. The curtain fell on his act
Of self sacrifice in not killing the other
dancer. In act third there was still
more action. Jim's girl rewarded him
for bis delicacy BY marrying him
Final curtain.
Mr.. Murphy seemed weighed down
BY q fear that bis play was too serious
for the New theater. In his letter be
said: III you would rather have It q
comedy I will send you the Jokes.
have q few Jokes too!"oJohn Corbin
In Worlds Work.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Handel rs q Child.

George Frederick Handel. the son OF
u Saxon barber and valet. was only
five years old when his fingers wooed
divine melodies from the spinet
which a good natured aunt had SNUG.
gled for him into an attic. so that no
sound Of it might reach the ears of his
father. At eight his playing SO aston
ished the elector Of Saxony that his
father was compelled to withdraw his
opposition and allow the genius of the
boy to have fair play. And before he
had reached his twelfth birthday
young Handel was known throughout
Germany as brilliant composer and
virtuoso Mt the court of the emperor.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Marriage Music.

During my school days I met the
late Professor Prout. who was a full
Of fun as he was Of musical lore. It -
said that ut wedding Mt which the
late Dublin professor was presiding at
the organ he played the happy couple
In with "Wretched Lovers" and out
with Father. Forgive Them. For They
Know Not What They Dor From
Fifty Years "reminiscences of Free
Church Musician" by e. Minshall.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Heels to Match Walk.

"lD every theaier audience there are
critical PERSONS who are prolific with
suggestions for making the play more
realistic" said stage manager
Some Of these hints are worth con-
sidering too. In one play that was
staged not long ago the biggest hit
was made by q character actress who
had to wear d0wn-at-the-heel shoes
On the third day Of the New York
run ] received q letter from q shoemak-
er. who called my attention to the fact
that the woman's gait and her shoes
did not match. Her heels were run
down on the outside. whereas the walk
she assumed ON the stage must inevi-
tably cause her shoes to run over on
the inside. That was q point that
had escaped the notice Of everybody
in the company. Upon looking into
the matter We found plenty Of evil
dence to uphold our critic. and We &C.
cured q pair Of property shoes with
heels worn away on the insjde"-New
York Press.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
BULL BATTING.

A Brutal sport" That Wss Popular In
Former Days.
The principle Of bull batting was ex-
tremely simple. A collar was fasten-
ed round the bulls neck. and BY this
the bun was attached BY q rope to q
stake The rope varied from nine to
fifteen feet in length and therefore al
lowed the bull but little movement.
The audience was accommodated in q
circle or ''ring."
The bulldogs duty was to grasp the
bulls nose. and when be had succeed
ed In obtaining grip he was required
to maintain his hold. despite the ef-
forts Of the larger animal to dislodge
him. The bull awaited the attack with
lowered horns, which the dog sought
to evade by crouching toward the head
Of his opponent. Sometimes the bull
managed to get his horns under or
into the dog. which was then thrown
high into the mir.
Writer'S state TINT dogs had been
tossed up to height Of thirty or forty
feet The dog. II he survived. would
'retire hurt" On the other hand. once
the dog. which was trained to grip only
the nose. obtained q hold his adver-
sary would have little chance Of shak-
ing him OF. The bull would whirl the
dog in the air and struggle frantcally
to wrench bis nose free from the ter
rible grip. When. from sheer exhaus-
ton. the dog dropped clear Of the bull
a fresh doc was sent into the ring.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
those QUESTION:.

Wadsworth lat the teIephonel-Hei-
10: Is this Main. 30G7? Voice Mt the
Other End-Yes. Who do you want to
zee: Wadsworth-ls Mr.. Hammersley
there? Voice at the. Other Em-Yes.
Do you want to talktto him? Wads-
.1orth-No. want toskiss him-Chi-
caeo Record,Berald.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
The Only Thing They Ever Did.

John Brights powers Of sarcasm
were almost unrivaled. Some Of his
sharpest utterances were against mem
bers of the nobility. When boasts had
been made Of the antiquity Of a prom.
inent family. that their ancestors came
over with the ConQueror. his reply was
prompt. Il never heard that they did
ANYTHING else"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Aar Kind Friend.

Maud-So he had the cheek to ask
my age, did he? Well. what did you
tell him? Ethel-I told him I didn't
know positively. but ! thought you
were Just twenty-fOur Oh your thir
tieth Fellow.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Typical Bungalow ColumbusThe Hone Of Ekne


front of
of hOG Wh hwMbe atompae dtib in
yb f the muh thought 0 interior Of
the building
he Of
IfePh n one minom he " by h png6
lvay Dom room will he plI vi q to match
vii Ne
maxim th Lgebd BEDROOMS
hth Duxen& Son the remain O e moi hDgb
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
Fairly Warned.

mfr. Smith," spoke up the young
lawyer. II come here rs a representa-
tive Of your neighbOr, Tom Jones,
with the commission to collect a debt
due him."
Il congratulate you," answered Mr..
Smith. ION obtaining so permanent q
Job Mt such an early stage In your ca
reer."-SucceSS.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14

Not In f00 A0R0nGnD0t

Not IN the A0ro0nont.
Daniel had been cast into the lions
den.
MY main objection" he said as h..
playfully tweaked q lions name. ~
that I get no moving picture royal.
ties.".Puck.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14
He'll Hear L Later On.

He'll Hear L latoe On.
Harold-l know that I'm not worthy
Of you. my darling. Fair One-Re-
member that. Harold. and my married
life il sure to be happy. Jewish
Ledger.
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The truth Is always the strongest
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14

Words ar6 He leaves. and where
they most abound much fruit OF seose
beneath q rarely f0und.-P0De-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14

The Embargo Removed.
Shelby chaperon can't see q thing
without her glasses. and now she's mis-
laid them. He Whuckling,-S'sh: Don't
say anything: I've got them In my
pOckei- RlDsf0n IrnnSs.rtni-
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-09-14

no Line.
II have long line Of ancestors who
were all Of my trade" said the baker.
"Oh, a sort Of bread line." smiled
the chump.-University Of Minnesota
Minnehaha.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
Woman's Club Program.

WOInan'S GluD Program.
The Moline Woman's club has ar
ranged the program for its fall and
winter meetings. 1t is as follows:
SATURDAY, OCT. 8.
Payment of annual dues.
Election of two delegates and two
aIternates to State Federation.
Music in charge of Mrs. ]. ]. Dor
gan.
Three minute talks, Summer
Breezes,' by
Mrs. James R. KimbaIl, Rock Is
land.
Miss Dorothy Chamberlain, Rock
Island.
Mrs. L. c. Stein, Davenport.
DIR. Lola NJ. Hays, Moline.
Mrs. Ann c. Bowser, Moline.
Mrs. George w. Wood, Moline.
Miss Marguerite Merriman, Moline.
SATURDAY, NOV. IL.
Music in charge of Mrs. G.. A.
Ficke.
York, story teller. Popular program,
t'Uncle Remus."
SATURDAY, DEC. 10.
Music in charge of Mrs. C. A. Pc
terson.
Federation reports.
Christmas story, Miss Blanche
Bloom of Iowa City.
SATURDAY, JAN. II, 1911.
Music in charge of Mrs. T. B.
Reidy.
Lecture by Mrs George R. Bacon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
WHO OWNS IEvEE
Whether it is City or Federal
Government an Issue Being
Fought at Dubuque.
is ITO BE MADE TEST CASE
Owner of Boat Resists Attempt of the
Municipality to Collect a
Harbor Tax.

A case of considerable interest to
river cities is to be heard at Dubuque
shortly. The question arising is:
Where does government control end
and municipal control begin? That
is the interesting problem that is in,
volved in law suit that shortly will
have attention in the district court
of the up-river neighbor.
The difficulty arose over a question
of jurisdiction that had its mention
in an attempt to enforce a city ordi-
nance levying tax on boat houses
moored along the bank of the ice har.
Dor at Dubuque. The harbor some
years previous to the attempted en-.
forcement of the ordinance had been
badly congested. The number of
house boats and crafts OF all descrip.
tons increased in number at such a
rate that there was a constant strug,
gle for positions along the shore.
81 a Foot for Space.
The city council, therefore, levied
tax OF 81 foot for space along
the bar bank. Practically all the
house boats left the harbor. When
the attempt was made a year ago to
enforce the law against John Kecke-
voet he demonstrated. With his las
feet of frontage Occupied by his house
boat, ferry landing and boat livery,
he felt he was entitled to special con-
sideration. A compromise was effect.
ed on a basis of 500. This year the
council was determined that all should
be treated alike. Keckevoet again
protested. The harbor master was
instructed to Gust him. Thereupon
Keckevoet secured an injunction from
the district court, setting up that the
city was without authority other
than police control. that the harbor Is
government waters and that the as
sessment of rental tax is wholly arbi,
trary The city authorities claim to
have advices from the war department
establishing the city's right to con-
troll of the harbor, providing the in
gress and egress of boats is not in
terfered with.
The question is one that l. open in
many cities along the river and the
Dubuque decision, it is expected, will
establish a precedent and settle the
question of jurisdiction permanently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

Shakespeare party Monday after
noon at her home in South Heights.
Prizes were won by Mrs. S. R. Davis
and Mrs. Fred Schmaldt. Out of
town guests were Mrs. Schmaldt of
Fulton, ILL.,, Miss Lawler of Rush
vile, ILL.,, Miss Fitzgerald of Boards
town, H., and Mrs. Rhoadarmer of
Milan. Musical selections were rem
dered by Miss Daisy Eichelsdorfer
and A. A. Burt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
Anderson-Dose.

At the First Presbyterian church,
Davenport, Monday evening took place
the marriage of Miss Evelyn Louise
Dose, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Dose,
of Alvord, Iowa, and Rev. Harold c.
Anderson of Davenport, Rev. Leroy
Coffman, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, officiating.
The ushers were Messrs. Harry
Heysinger, Frank Betty, Harry Betty
and Lyn Townsend.
Immediately following the. cere-
mony a reception was held in the
Sunday school room of the church for
the friends.
The brides dress was white silk
Merco lawn, trimmed with the Irish
crochet lace. Her long tulle veil was
caught to the couture with orange
blossoms. She carried an arm bou-
quet of the brides roses.
Mrs. Anderson is a young lday of
Of delightful personality, who has en-
deared herself to her many friends in
Davenport, where she graduated from
the high school and normal department
of the city schools. Rev. Anderson is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Anderson
of Hopkinton, Iowa. He is graduate
of the university of Iowa, and of
Princeton college in New Jersey, and
spent last year abroad, studying in
Berlin. During his stay in Davenport
he has been assistant pastor of the
First Presbyterian church and in
charge of Newcomb chapel.
Rev and Mrs. Anderson left for
Philadelphia, where they will visit with
the groom's relatives few days and
then go to New York. from where they
will sail on Saturday for Brazil. They
will go direct to Bahia, to the stationed
out from there at one of the mission
airy posts which the Presbyterian
church maintains in Brazil.
Hostess at Shakespeare Party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
DAIRY FARMERS IN
NEW ORGANIZATION
Rock Island County Milk Dealers As
ISOLATION Is the Name
Chosen


Organization of farmers who sup
ply milk at wholesale to retail dairy
men of Moline and Rock Island has
been effected, 8 8 producers attend
ing the meeting held in the Coaltown
school house. The name of the or
ganization will be the Rock Island
County Milk Dealers association.
All of the officers with exception of
a president have been selected, and
this office will be filed at a meeting
to be held Thursday evening. Milton
Stone was chairman for the evening
and Carl Carlson was secretary. By
laws were adopted and 1t was agreed
to assess each member 81 at such
times as the treasury became depict
ed. Meetings will be held every four
months, the dates being Sept. i, Jan.
1 and May 1. Officers chosen are:
Vice president-George Scherer.
Secretary-Oscar Carlson.
Assistant secretary-Nathan Erick-
son.
Treasurer-Emil T. Greim.
Board of directors - Herman
Schwenecker, John Christensen,
Ralph Babcock. Henry Kruger, E. T.
Greim and George Scherer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

earliest settler in this part of the
country. having come here in 1927. is
seriously i'll at his home in Buffalo.
He is suffering from cancer and has
had several sinking spells. It is feared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

of Decatur. Ill, Legislation from a
Woman's Point of View
SATURDAY, FEB. II.
Music ia charge OF Mrs. D. n. Bur
rows.
"Oberammergau and the Passion
Play" Mrs. George H. HuHtoon.:
SATURDAY, MARCH II
Music day. Program in charge of
the music department
SATURDAY, APRIL s.
Music in charge of Mrs. Joseph
Tuckis.
Nomination of officers for ensuing
year.
Folk Tales of Ireland-Mrs. Jer-
ONE Hall Raymond of the Municipal
university of Toledo. Ohio.
SATURDAY, MAY 13.
Music in charge of Mrs Otto Self
fert.
Annual meeting with reports of an
officers, departments and standing
committees.
Election of officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
"Frauds Upon the Public.

is what some physicians have called
patent medicines, and it is undeniably
true that some are frauds and some
are even worse, because they are in
furious. On the other hand, there are
many patent medicines such as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
others which are of real worth, and
are recommended by physicians of rec
ognized standing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
Dysentery is a dangerous disease

DyB5HI0Iy 10 dangerous ulS4dSe
but can be cured. Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and 'Diarrhoea Remedy
has been successfully used in nine
epidemics OF dysentery. It has never
been known to fail. It is equally
valuable for children and adults,
and when reduced with water and
sweetened, it is pleasant to take. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31
Humane Society Meetino.

The Rock Island County Humane
society viii meet Friday evening at s
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

that he cannot survive many days.
He is nearly So years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

O'Clock at the Association house, 637
Seventeenth street. Members are es-
pecially urged 20 attend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

Hostess at Shakespeare Party.
Mrs. Arthur A. Burt entertained at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-31

An the news all tho time-THT
ARGUS.