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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

II he lost the first two and made the
third the money was his, and. by the
way, he used a twelve gauge, full
choke, ten pound gun. and his load
was five drains of black powder with
No. 8 shot. He loaded his own shells
or had them loaded according TO his
directions.
While shooting IN England his. load
was challenged by one Of his defeated
rivals. who asserted that the cham
pion's phenomenal scores were the re-
suit OF his superior shells The cap
tain suggested that in their next match
both contestants should use his am
munition, to which the Englishman
eagerly consented. The captain was
delighted. for well he knew what would
happen to the action of the light and
delicate English gun under such a
charge. Before the match had pro-
ceeded very far the Britisher with
drew-for massage.
With the invention and success OF
the ball tossing machine a craze for
ridiculously high scores swept the
country. Five thousand balls in 500
minutes, 5,194 out of $500. in seven
hours and twenty minutes-these were
some Of the stunts that delighted the
hearts Of the gun people of that day.
One man, the English crack. DR.. Car
yer, shot for six consecutive days,
breaking 10000 balls out of possible
64,SS1 The wonder is that there re-
NAMED of his shoulder anything more
than pulp. True. it is on record that
after the tflree-thousandth shot at such
an exhibition in Gilmore's Garden. New
York city. the contestant had to pry
open his trigger fingers by main force
and only succeeded in continuing in
the match by frequent dimensions of
arm and shoulder in hot WATERFOWL
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
EDITING AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.
Strenuous Times In Getting Out ar
Early French Work.

Many adventures befCll the French
eighteenth century encyclopedia. More
than once the production of that work,
regarded by authority as revolution
airy, had been stopped. eight days OF
Imprisonment in the Rastille for the
printer being one incident. At the
very last moment, after Diderot had
corrected the final proofs. the printer
and his foreman secretly slashed the
articles right and left, cutting out
everything that seemed even possibly
dangerous, and burned the manu-
script. DiderOt discovered the atroc-
ity too late when referring to one OF
his own mutilated articles. But the
most remarkable point is that for
years very few persons knew of what
had happened, even the contributors
remaining in ignorance. They had
had enough of their own articles when
writing them.
Voltaire tells n pleasing story OF
Louis NV.'s conversion TO the mer-
its Of the encyclopedia, according 10
the London Chronicle. The talk one
night ar a Trianon supper turned on
sport and thence to Guupowder as To
the composition OF which the party
could not agree. Nine. de PompadouT
lamcnted their all round ignorance.
For instance. she herself did not know
what her rouge was made of or how
her silk hose were manufactured
"'Tis n pity" said the Due de Ia Val
Iiere, that his majesty confiscated our
encyclopedias. which cost us 100 piss
tOles."
The king recalled that he had
copy, and three Wallets were sent fot
the twenty-one volumes and staggered
back with seven each Gunpowdei,
rouge, silk stockings, were all found
there. Some found answers to legal
problems that troubled them. Tie
king discovered the rights OF his
crown set forth, and in his satisfaction
he allowed the conhscated copies to he
returned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

the people coming through. No matter
how well known you are or how many
people you know, you cannot help but
be impressed with the fact of how
many people there are that you do not
know. If you know one in hundred
persons you know far more than the
average.
Let us try to get at It in another
way. You make on the average. say,
two new acquaintances n week. OF
course there are weeks and weeks that
you make no new acquaintances at ALL
and then there are times. such as pic
mic week and vacation week and
church fair week, when you meet a
lot of people, so that two n week is
fair average. You have been meeting
people, say, for twenty-five years.
That's $500. isn't It?
Is II possible that you know only
$500 people? You thought the num-
her would be far more than that?
But hold on. You don't know nearly
that many. There are lots and lots
If people whom you knew twenty
years ago that you don't know now.
You cannot even remember their
Just sit down and try TO remember
the names of all the boys and girls
that were in the same room in the
public school with you. You cannot
remember half Of them or n third OF
them or n fifth Of them. It is safe TO
say that OF every two persons you
met in all your life you have forgotten
one The chances are that the num-
Der Of people you know by name is
nearer 900 than 1t IS 1000.
OF course preacher with a thou
sand members in his church is expect
ed to know them all by name. But
all the same you will find him saying
to his wife:
MY dear. who was that young lady
who spoke to us just know"
1t is business, too, for a merchant to
remember all of his thousand custom
ers. but very few merchants are able TO
do IT. Possibly some Of the politicians
and public lecturers may know a cou-
pie OF thousand persons by name, but
very few other persons know that
many.
II this estimate seems too low IT is
easily disproved. All you have to do
IS TO take pencil and paper and begin
putting down the names of your ac-
quaintances. Start with your own
family and then put down your cousins
and your second cousins and your
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
NEWS OF THE NETGHBORS

a wrestling match had been the cause
of its explosion.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Amalia Wag-
ner, a resident of Davenport so years,
died at the home, IT'S West Eighth
street. She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, Alma and her
mother. Mrs. Ann aGlindmeier. The fu-
neral services were held this after
noon.
Mrs Ernestine Schiller, a pioneer
resident Of Davenport, died at her
home, 1877 West Third street, Satur-
day at the age OF y years. She was
born in Germany in 1888 andj came tC
America when a young woman.
Joseph Slemmers Huey died sudden
ly of heart disease, at the residence,
1920 fremont avenue. He was eOrn
in westmoreland county, Pennsylvan-
Ia, "A years ago and has resided in
Davenport several years. He is sur
vived by by his brother. George Huey,
in Green sborough, Pa, and three
daughters, Elizabeth and Florence, at
home, and Mrs. L. r. Dawson Of San
Antonio, Tex, who with her husband,
Major L. P. Dawson, was present
when the end came. The remains
were sent to Princeton this morning
for burial.
At Mercy hospital Saturday occurred
the death of B. F. Taylor, a we'll known
resident Of Davenport and for the pas
IS years travelling representative of
the Tipp Whip company of Tippeca-
noe City, Ohio. Mr.. Taylor's death
followed an illness of a years duration
caused by fall ne sustained last Jan
uary. The deceased is survived by a
wife and four children. the latter being
as follows: Mrs. r. ". Hartwell, Dav-
export; w. H Taylor, Minneapolis:
lie Roy Taylor, st. Louis; Chester
Taylor, Davenport.
Benjamin H. Benson, aged So. for
mer resident of this city, died last
Friday at Omaha
Mrs Elise. aged 81. died Saturday
evening at the home of her son, APO
Eighth street She was born in He'll
genhafen, Preetz, Holstein. Germany,
June Is, 1919. and was married there
in 1S49 to Herman WilCkens.. They
came to America in 1854, arriving in
New York after long and tiresome
voyage, on August 10. and they arriv-
ed in Davenport a short time after
ward. Mr.. Wickens died in 1859 ana
later his widow was married to Fritz
Jain. who died in 1888. She is surviv-
ed by her two sons, Carl J. Wilckens of
Columbus, Ohio. and Ernst Wickens,
who is bookkeeper for the Seig Iron
here. The funeral was held
at o'clock this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
BEARDED wonen.

The bearded woman is not fiction.
A bearded woman was taken by the
Russians at the battle of Poltava and
presented to the car. Her beard
measured over a yard. The great Mar
garet, governess of the Netherlands,
had q very long, stiff beard. Nile.
Boes de Chene, born at Geneva in
1854, was exhibited in London in 1858
in her eighteenth year. She had
profuse head of hair, large mustache
and a strong black beard. There are
other instances Of bearded women
about the authenticity of whom there
is no room for doubt. - New York
American.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
ARE YOU DEAF?
Catarrh Is Probably the Cause. Get
Rid of the Cause.

Rid of the Cause.
II you have catarrh and have con-
slant ringing noises in your ears look
into the matter at once.
It's a pretty sure sign that catarrh
is spreading and is making its way
through the eustachian tubes that
lead from the nose 20 the ears.
When catarrh gets to the ears par
tial deafness follows. II you have
ringing noises in your ears go TO the
Harper House pharmacy today and
get a Hyomei outfit and drive out
catarrh.
To cure catarrh Hyomei should be
breathed through a pocket inhaler
for a few minutes four or five times
a day. Just pour a few drops into
the hard rubber inhaler and breathe
it
II kills the germs; sOothes the II
ritation; heals the inflammation; stops
hawking. splitting and snufing.
Hyomei keeps the throat free from
mucous and prevents crusts In nose.
The complete Hyomei outfit which
includes the little indestructive hard
rubber inhaler, a bottle OF Hyomei
and simple instructions for use costs
81. Separate bottles Of Hyomei cost
so cents at the Harper House phar-
macy and druggists everywhere, on
money back plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
They May Not BE Quite 50 Numerous
as You Imagine.

as You Imagine.
+ Did you ever have the experience of
walking down Main street with man
who is running for office? All the time
he is bowling right and left to people
you meet Several times in block he
xiii stop to shake hands with an ac-
quaintance.
You seem 70 know every one" you
say to him almost enyiously.
That's right" be replies. not with
out some pride. y guess | DO know
everybody worth knowing"
Yet how many people does ne know?
How many people DO you know your
self: Did you ever try TO figure it out?
What proportion Of the people in the
United States Go yOu know? Certainly
you don't know the one-huudreth part
of them. Even the president Of the
United States doesn't and couldn't il
he kept travelling all the time, making
a host Of new acquaintances every day.
To know the one-huudredth part of
the people in this country would be TO
know in the neighborhoOd Of million
persons No; il Is perfectly safe TO say
that there IS no person in the whole
sons well enough 10 call each OF them
by name. Think what a million means!
Suppose you said the names Of all the
people you know as fast as you could.
If you could enunciate twenty names
a minute you would be doing marvel
ousIy well. Even at that rate. working
steadily eight hours n day, IT would
take you nearly four months just TO
name the people you know There isn't
a memory in existence that would hold
q million names.
Well. do you suppose you know
hundred thousand? Let's see; that
would be about One-ffth of the poPu-
lation of Rhode Island. Imagine your
self sitting in the railroad station ar
Providence watching the people come
through No; that is hardly a fair
test. for unless you live in Providence
you do not know as many people there
rs in the city in which you live Sit
IN your Own railway station and count
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
I'put Il on and let II cool On my head.
The result IS n perfect At. Try 1t and
sec."-New York Sun.
Virtuous Inclination.

1.-THE reporter who came to see about
the fancy ball was a horrid creature"
WHY"
"He asked for my picture 20 publish
with the account, and I told him indig-
nantly | did not care for such notori-
ETY.. Then had to go out OF the room
a minute and forget my picture. which
was lying on the table near where he
was standing. and
HE took it and put II imp
"N-no; he l-left II there."-Baltimore
American
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
New Recipe for Home
Made Laxative Cough
Cure.

A cough or cold is due to
congestion and Inflammation OF
the lungs. Something TO over
come the congestion il neces-
sary if you expect a cure. Nor
phine and chloroform prepare
lions relieve, but they do not
cure only aggrayate ulti-
mately and weaken the natural
{ resistance and health.
Here is formula that will
cure chronic cases Of old peo-
pie and acute coughs of old or
young:
Essence mentho-laxene 2k ozs.
Granulatcd sugar syrup. 1874 ozs.
Get the essence menIno-lax-
enc Of any well stocked drug
gist, empty IL into a pint bot
tie and fiji up the bottle with
syrup made as follows: Take
, a pint Of graduated sugar;
pour over ii half pint OF boil
ing water. stir and let cool.
Then add IL 70 the mentho-lax-
enc and take teaspoonful ey-
cry hour or two as needed.
This Will break up any cold
cure sore throat. relieve cough
ing instantly. loosen the tight
est cough and soon cure by its
laxative tonic action. differing
from everything ever heard Of.
Try this simple but effectual
formula and you will forever
bless the day you learned Of II.
side1.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
MOLINE

Mayor Olson Hero. - Mayor Olson
paused long enough Saturday to forget
the affairs of the city and place him
self in line for an Andrew Carnegie
hero medal. In this connection some
woman in the city has his honor to
thank that she is not at her home or
in the city hospital seriously injured
A number of persons expected TO see
the woman trampled under the feet of
team of horses, when the mayor res
cued her. The act of heroism was
performed at Fourth avenue and FIT
teenth street while passengers We're
alighting from bluff street car. The
woman stepped from the car ahead Of
Mayor Olson. She did not glance TO
right nor left, but stepped in front of
a team of horses approaching on a
trot. The driver of the horses did not
see the woman, and witnesses say that
in another instant she would have been
run down. The mayor saw the horses
and the woman's danger. He leaped
forward. seized the woman by the arm
and dragged her from under the horses
heads. She was pulled to one side
just as the horses swept by. The wo-
man was somewhat surprised and for
an instant she couldn't understand
why she had been so roughly handled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
DAVENPORT

Sues for DiVorce.-Claim for de-
cree Of divorce has been fled in the
district court by Attorney J. a. Han
ley in behalf Of Clara II. Russ anu
against William Russ.
Hunt Woman.-Davenport police
are searching for Mrs. Frances Shaw
Campbell who, a letta. from Port
Hope. Can, says Is wanted to receive
a legacy due her from the estate of
James Hunter, a resident of that city.
o
Gasoline Burns Margaret Cuddy-
Miss Margaret Cuddy, housekeeper at
the Sacred Heart Cathedral, was bad
ay burned Friday afternoon when She
tried to put out a fire caused by gaso-
line explosion. A painter cleaning the
floors with gasoline was heard to raise
the alarm for Are and Miss Cuddy ran
10 the room where the flames were
mounting. In attempting TO remove a
rug thrown over the blaze her apron
caught ablaze and her arms and face
were burned.
One OF the living rooms in the resi-
dence of William c. Porter, ITO
Grand avenue was scorched and blist-
cred and the piano was likewise dam
aged by fire which started at 10:45
Saturday night. The blaze was start
ed from Christmas tree which was
illuminated and was confined TO the
one room by the prompt arrival Of the
fire department. Mr. Porters hair was
singed in trying to extinguish the
blaze, but he was not injured.
Attempted Suicide Taken TO Hosp-
eaI.-Wren Baker of Upton, who at
tempted suicide several days ago. was
brought to Davenport Saturday and
taken to the insane department Of
Mercy hospital. Friday afternoon Bak-
er walked into the stD-e Of the Upton
Hardware company and oeSau 70 ex
anime some guns. One OF these he
loaded but before he could discharge
II, he was unarmed. Baker is a barber
by trade. is 30 years old and - mar
ried. He had been acting queerly for
several days.
Victim of Shooting.-While cleaning
a gun, as was at first claimed, but
which later evolved INTO friendly
Trangle over a revolver, Mrs. Mary
Wilkens, residing on Harrison street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets, was shot in the forehead, but
the bullet DETECTING. caused only a
slight injury. The leaden pellet, which
came from a 32-calibre revolver. struck
the woman I'm the forehead and glanc-
ed away, inflicting only an ugly cut.
At first il was thought she was fatally
injured, but when medical assistance
was summoned, IL was found that the
bullet had not broken the skull. The
police took the matter up and conduct
ed an investigation. bringing the wom
an and her brother. Lou Schebler. TO
the station for a quizzing. They told |
the same story at first about the gun
being discharged while il was being
cleaned, but later admitted that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
4 Hat and a Head,

Now. II you follow my advice"
said one business man to another as
the wind caught the hat Of the latter
from his bead-"if YOU follow my adj
vice your derby viii stay on I'm any
wind that New YOrl; can produce
When l buy p new hat heat II over
the gas JET ard while II IS stiII warm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Women Without Names.

"Womankind in Korea" says z. G.
Kemp in 1.-THE Face of Manchuria, -
suffers from strange lack-the alb
sence of names. 4 woman may pos
sess a pet name; otherwise she has
none. Frequently she does not even
know her husbands name. If she be-
comes a Christian and receives bap-
tism she acquires name. and this
must give her quite a new sense Of
dirnifv''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

wires relations. Then put down the
names Of the people you know in the
town you used to live I'm and the peo-
pie you know socially. Follow that up
with the people you know in business,
then
But yoU can't dispute these figures.
IT Is too much trouble to think Of ali
the people You know. You'll never do it
New York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Extend ipStIr9l

o
Extend Insurance PIan.-According
TO official announcement made Satur-
| day the Moline Wagon company vel
coined the new year with Inauguration
OF an employees Insurance system sim
liar to the one now in force in the
wagon plant is an auxiliary Installa-
ton of the insurance system at the
wagon plant, where it will benefit 3Gt
employees, marks a continuation of the
Deere scheme for an insurance and
pension system in branch concerns, "a
well as in the main plant The pen
sion feature, now universal in the main
Deere shops, is not included, however
il the plan which becomes effective
in the wagon plant tomorrow. The
plan for the wagon company is a re
lection of the one in the main Deere
plants. There will be accident insur-
ance as well as benefits in case of i'll
ness OF death. The company will As
sumo half the expense. while employees
viii make small monthly payments.
whenever accumulation Of claims
makes them necessary. Inauguration
of an Insurance system in the wagon
plant means that the new year Will
find three Moline factories operating
with the modern feature. Deere &, Co.
L;dzed the trail by adopting the plan
some time ago. Williams. White &
Co. have adopted it within the year.
and now comes the wagon company's
announcement I * most superfu-
Gus to sta.o that employees of the wag-
on company are &c. iFhted with the
new plan. considering it much better
than the old employees aid system.
Attempts to Climb on Wagon; Ser
iousIy Hurt.-The 12-year-oId son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. r. Spear of G22 Eigh-
teenth street was seriously injured Sat
urday when he was run over by gro
Gerry wagon. The lad attempted to
climb on the wagon and fell under the
wheels. He was bruised and his right
leg was badly laceratcd above the
knee. He was carried into Andrew
Hannah's house, 622 Twentieth street,
and later was removed TO his home
Second Fire in Deere Plant.-Sparks
from an emery wheel started a blaze
in the dust collector of the grind shop
of the Deere plant Saturday, with the
result that the Central and No 3 fire
departments were called ont. This is
the second time in a week that the
dust collector has caused the firemen
TO make runs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
Old Soldier Tortured.

For years I suffered unspeakabIe
torture from indigestion. constipation
and liver trouble wrote a. +.
smith. a war veteran at Erie, Pa.
Tut DR.. Kings New Life Pills fixed
me all right. They're simply great"
Thy them for any stomach. liver or
kidney trouble. Only % cents at all
druggists
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
FEATS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Wonderful Shooting of Captain Be-
sardus and Dr.. Carver.

Old gentlemen of the period just aft
er the war will tell you sadly that
there are no such shots as there used
to be. In this connection it is inter
esting to note that 81 600 was wagered
against 800 that the champion of the
world could not hit a hundred cOnsec-
utive birds. Many amateurs, not TO
speak OF professionals, frequently
make such a score without arousing
comment in these days. Captain Bo-
gardus was to be allowed three trials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02
To Cure a Colo In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money n II fails TO
cure f. W. Groves signature is on
eacn box 20 cents.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-26
GAN WILD BILL
STOP THE S0X?
Chances Are That Jennings Will
Turn Him Loose in Chicago
This Afternoon.

An even two days of play ahead Of
the Athletics, the Tigers resume their
labors at Chicago today. The post
ponement of Saturday will uLdoubt.
eddy be played on tomorrow, which
Ia an open date. The Athletics are
still at Boston, where their victory OF
Saturday allowed them to creep up a
bit on the Tigers who didn't play and
then lost on Sunday.
Undoubtedly jennings will trot out
Wild Bill Donovan, who has had
eight days Of rest since his last APP
pearance and ought to be right LANCE
or Baker will probably oppose.
Yesterday Edgar Willett, tho luck
less, had bad inning which was
enough for the Sox to win with. Four
consecutive hits, coupled with a
dropped throw by Delahanty and a
messed grounder by Bush. were
enough TO give the Sox a margin.
Duffy took no chances with White, re-
calling what had happened a week
before In Detroit. Accordingly, he
benched the demon dentist when
trouble threatened and Ed Walsh
beat the Tigers. despite fine pinch
hit by Schaller.
The Tigers hit about az hard az
the Sox did, Cobb, Crawford and
Moriarty doing especial execution,
but the hits were scattered and de-
feat fell to the portion of the league
leaders, for the second time I'm Chi
cago thiS season.
The Detroit times., 1911-06-26
men ARE
CORNELL'S RIVAL
Now It's Believed That Columbia Is
Only Crew With q Chance To
Beat the Ithacans.

PoUGHKEEPsIE. N. Y. June 20
An increasing belief In the ability OF
the Columbia oarsmeh to hold their
own against Cornell IL noticeable here
today on the eve OF the big intercol-
legiate regatta tomorrow. Columbia
and Cornell are the only two crews
considered.
The loss OF Stroke Reathe from the
Pennsylvania boat has not been over
come. Syracuse has not impressed the
critics and Wisconsin has never figured
In the estimates. The sentiment was
overwhelmingly for Cornell when the
crews first reached the Hudson, but
the new York men. under the watchful
eye of Coach Rice have reeled OF sew
eral notable trials. Unless Cornell
has something In reserve-and she
usually has-Columbia Is every whit
az strong az the Ithacans.
The betting still favors Cornell, but
bets Of s to 4 are looked for when the
Columbia hosts arrive.
The varsity four-oared race Is SEIZED
uled to be rowed at 4 O'Clock, the fresh
man at $3.50 and the big varsity il
$50.