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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12
COLLECTIONS,

COLLECTIONS MADE-Hard accounts
and claims collected William N
walker, lawyer. Sll Peoples bank
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12
ron RENT-RooMs.

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FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
1927 Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-Beagle hound; long ears. black
and tan spots about IL inches high.
Reward for return to l70Sl7 Second
avenue
LOSr-A gold locket set with diamonds
and pearl. between Fourteenth and
G-half and Nineteenth streets. Finder
please call west SAX. reward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

FOR SALE-171 acres, IA miles east of
Mediapolis. Iowa; is miles north of
Burlington; running water; S115 an
acre. David Blair. Mediapolis, Iowa;
Route l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

FOR SALE-Cheap, in Acme addition.
Moline, seven lots 40x12O; for terms
inquire at 342S Sixth avenue, Rock Is
land, or phone west 1899.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-12

FOR REM, Light housekeeping rooms
2l7 Sixt,> 9TH street
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
SOCIAL lNFLlCTioNa.

I have seen men who neigh like Q
horss when you contradict them or
say somsthing thgy do not under
stand; then the overbold, who MAKE
their own invitation TO your hearth ;
the persevering talker, who gives
you his society in large, saturating
doses; the pitiers Of themselves
perilous class; the frivolous Asmo-
deus, who relies on you to find him
In ropes Of sand to twist; the mono
tones; in short, every stripe of ab-
glrdity-these are social infections
which the magistrate cannot cure
or defend you from, and which must
be intrusted to the restraining force
Of custom, and proverbs and famil-
lar rules Of behavior impressed ON
young people in their school day.-
Emerpon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
is HUMAN VACUUM CLEANER
Amanda's Economies In Line Of Good
housekeeping Have a Screw
Loose

Long before the introduction of
the vacuum cleaner Amanda had
achieved by sheer persistence of arm,
the energetic welding of broom and
brush, the precise sesults accom-
plished by this excellent invention.
Her husband whimsically complains
that the house is always in process
Of renovation and seldom is a con-
dition which can be considered COM
Portable and livable, but he is a mere
man and little can be expected of
him. Of course, Amanda is i'll from
time to time, usually as the result of
doing more than she ought. She has
headaches, backaches and nerves that
are ON edge. Her sons slip out of
the house in the evening because
they prefer to be where they are not
reproved if they draw chair from
Its place or leave a newspaper on the
floor. Her daughters enjoy visiting
much more than staying at home,
and her maid seldom remains longer
than a week or two. She had nine
teen successive maids in a single
season. Somehow Amanda's econ
omies in the line Of good housekeep-
ing have screw loose. She observed
one day that she sympathized with
the women who liked to have her
house perfectly ordered and who
then wished that she could take her
family and live in the barn so that
tho house need not be disturbed
Margaret E. Sangster; in Christian
Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
JAsFER INDIANA, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1912.
LOWERING THE DEATH RATE
Figures Show That Fight Against Tu-
bercuIosIs Is Being Waoed
Successfully.

We have the assurance Ct DR..
Woods Hutchinson, ), writing in the
Worlds Work, that the death rate
from tuberculosis has declined 10 per
cent. in the decade-which means a
saving of $4,000 to 10000 lives a
year in the United States. The in
FAINT mortality rate is falling with
equal rapidity, which means annu-
ally a saving of 10000 babies from
those Herods of the twentieth CEN
tury-the little fevers of childhood,
dirty milk and overcrowding. The
death rate in all of our great cities
Is being steadily beaten down to
lower and lower level every year.
The advance census reports show
lower national death rate than ever
before by nearly 10 per cent.
The fight against tuberculosis il
steadily becoming more and moro .
fight for better housing, more play
grounds, better food and more Of it,
shorter hours Of work, decent and
civilized shops, workrooms and fac
tories, higher wages, better educa-
tion In the laws of health. We have
laid tho bugbear Of its transmission
by meat and milk, and are concen-
trating our fire upon the place where
the bacillus breeds-the infected
house or tenement room. The place
where w look for new cases of tu-
bsfculosis is in the same house with
Shs old onea We must break this
link In the chain If ever we are to
wipe out consumption From 80 to
80 per cent of the children in the
tsnemsnts living in the same house
hoA With Q cass Of tuberculosis ars
Asnd to b already infected with
~ dissase.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
UNIQUE COLLECTION.

Robert Young. ironmonger, Edln-
buzgh who pAsscd away recently.
Wa known FAR and wide as . collso-
Cor OF horaeshoes. Row upon row.
On ths walls Of his Ahop, hung shoes
dating from the time Of the Roman
occupation (those having been found
I'M nSMonmouthahirs) down to TIE
prssans day. Among the latter wwe
included ahos worn on the day al
the racs by such famous derby win
nsrs - Lord Rosebsrys LAdas and
Sir Jams Aillars Rock Sand. Er-
sey country In the world, from Chi
"a 10 Peru, had been laid undsl
exibuta
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
LsoIslAIoRV psRouisIrEs.

SpsnAh dpuhA2 some of whom
m sSitstins for salary. already
sn3oy Ostain privileges. They AZ
entitled to frank their letters and
TO travel ON ell the railways in Spain
frse Of charge. Unlike the French
deputies, hovsvsr, they have to pay
for refreshments consumed in ths
chamber, the only article supplisd
gr.smtoosly being barley sugar. 1of
ths thsss y IN unlimited '-upply.
and Lady viatnv 10 tho chamber ~
avsys psssmssd With q psnkse a
III asHeag, vhiph srv~>g svsse
- - dehsA - J
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
rAkEs opTlMisTIc VIEW.

Dr.. Isaac Funk, one Of the men,
bses Of 9 vell-known book firm, BE-
EevsA With DR.. Sargent, that women
hsvs advanced greatly within the
last 90 ysars and that they approx
mste moro nearly the masculine
form and trend of thought. But
~ tAtnh that in the next so years
~ viii not be any very great
henss n his direction, but that the
~ which goyrn perpstnaton gu
nit hw sdSeacA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

Mn. Aristocrat-Did you hear
what Ma. Nouvssu Richie said to
sae ct The concert this evening?
Mrk WeIlborn-No, my dear; do
tell me all about il.
Mn. Aristocrst-Wsil, she In
formed mo that ahe had decided "a
have . nom-ds-plume In her hat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
ROYAL LOVER OF Dooa

Princess Psticis Of Oonnauxht IL
aid to be vsry fond Of dogs. hsr IA
vorits being . wolf hound called
% sytAin. Who is very cro& 10 stran-
goa 1hs prinoss has no tsar Of
DON and oftm vistts the ksnnals
vhsn ahs u h TIE country.
NEyERPyECE, ANYWAY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

Sir Matthew Hale, it is true, had
hanged two poor women at Cam
bridge in 1864, but few years later
d-esds Chief Justice Holt set him
self strongly against such charges
aud in, every case tried before him
directed the jury to bring in yer
dict of acquittaL In a celebrated
t.ial at Guildford in 170l not only
was the supposed witch found not
guilty, but her false accuser, sne
John Hathaway, was condemned tn
q years Imprisonment and to stand
in the pillory three times. Yet,
horrible to relate. a woman named
Hicks and her daughter, a child of
nine, were hanged together at
Huntingdon on July %, 1716, for
raising a storm of wind in league
with the devil.
The last judicial sentence for
witchcraft in England was in 1886,
one Jane Wenham being actually
found guilty, according to the in
dictment, of "conversing familiar
ly with the devil in the form of .
cat" The Judge, however, procured
q reprieve for poor old Jane, and
she was ultimately released, to end
her days in peace.
Last, the witchcraft act was re.
pealed for the United Kingdom in
the same year. 1t was quite time,
for only nine years earlier, in 1927
. woman was brought before Cap
tain David Ross, deputy sheriff Of
Sutherland, charged with "causine
her daughter to be shod by the dew
IL" and 30 making her lame both II
hands and feet. The fact having
been proved to the Captains salts
faction, the old woman Vas put int
q tar barrel and burned at Dornoch
The weather being cold at the time
we are told that she "sst composed
~ warning herself b the fire pse
parsd to consume her While the eth
sr instxunents o2 &sAth wers NJ
tink y611y. ss's
The last attempt 20 sxseAts Z
witch in England ended disastreusi,
FOR the perpetrators. In 17S1 q
Tring two old people named o.
borne, man and wife, being suspect
ed Of witchcraft, were ssissd BY ,
crowd, stripped, cross bound AM
thrown into . pond. Both died O
this brutal treatment. But th,
vitehcraft act had been repealed
and. . verdict Of villful murder hav
img bseA returned Against ono Col
Icy. The CHIEF instiSsser Of The =
ssult, hs Wa in due eeurss TIE
s,.A hsngsd.-CeEahiIl Magsxina
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10
WNs& AstraeAsd Shs Attention ~ sss
Solemn Faced Nan.

WAa& Attraetsd ths AttsWtIea ~ shs
Solemn Faced Nan.
One OF our southern salesmen
brought homo the following from
bis last tsip:
The proprietor Of . lanyard built
Q stand on one OF the main streets
Of Virginia town for the purpose
Of selling leather and buying nsv
hides.
When he had completed the build
ing, he considered for q long time
what sort of a sign to put up to at
tract attention TO the new establish
ment. Finally happy thought
struck him.
He bored an aqger hole through
the dcorpost and stuck a calfs tail
into j. with the tufted end outside.
After awhile he saw q solemn
faced man standing near the door
looking at the sign. The tanner
watched him q minute and them
stepped out and addressed him
A6ood morning, sirl" hs said.
"Norningp said the other, With
out taking his eyes Of the Ggn.
Want to buy leather p ssked tAs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

"what are you, then p
al am a philosopher. I've ben
standing here for sn hour trying 10
figure out how that CALI got through
that auger hole" Boot Strap.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-05-10

cit amt true," said the milkman.
"thAt We always put chalk In our
milk" s4a3 L..
'Do you mean to ssy,ss demanded
Mrs.. Houakssp. ~that lsu never DO
Hr'
Well-9-asv0 sspspt aftsr .
heavy rain when the vster gis
brown and muddy" Ohio 6tsts
pD1z1A e. I~--A -
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-03-20
IS HOME
FROM TRIP
To COAST.
Attorney General is
Improved in Health

Ntorncy GcncraI Clevr Baker i
horn, from It trip to California. tie
-ttatc~ that hi, health i, consider
ably improved and he looks ii. He
la, had 4 hard tu-ecl but i, steadily
4aining strength and j. again At work
in the office, where 4 lot "l legal
work j. before him
While MIR Baker i, not talking
ever the wardcu,hip tight the i"Ilow-
;ug statement Wa given the Gazette
reporter and the SAME IN tins city,
II would prefer no, t" talk At thi,
time about the wardcu-hip," he con
tinucd. but in due time | will have
something t" lay. viii state at th,
time. however. that ii G"vcrn"r
eddie can show me any good reason
why my brother should be ou>tcd |
will certainly not allow tho tie "i
relationship t" interfere. Up t" this
time have been given absolutely no
reason which would justify change
no reason that the most ab-olutc
~trangcr to Ray would accept a BE-
me sufficient one. prcviou, 70 my
departure from Carson. Governor
Dddjc repeatedly t"ld me that Ray
va, making good in every way. What
,hc sudden Development va, that
hruught about hi- changed attitude
| do not know PrrhapS after re-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-03-20
TO MINDEN

john Wood, and wife were through
pas -cngcr, Tor Minden this morning
having returned from trip to the
coast.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-10
THE oRPHEUM.

For the week Of Aug. IL Manager
Fowler of the Fargo Theatrical Co,
has secured an excellent bill, one that
will appeal to all classes of theatrical
goers. The headliner for the first
half of the week is the great monkey
hippodrome act direct from the great
hippodrome in New York, and the lit
tie animals do everything but talk. 1t
is a great European novelty.
George Chartress has a single turn
in which she does some very clever
limitations and whistling that is sure
to please. Lester & Moure have an &C.
centric comedy turn which they put on
well and introduce some new songs
and some very clever dances that will
call for recalls. Powers e Freede have
a new musical novelty that has been
pronounced to be a very fine act by
those who have seen 1t in the west and
it comes here highly recommended.
For the last half of the week Earl
Dewey and his pretty dancing dolls
will be the feature that all will call
the star act. The girls sing nicely and
have a t-erpsichorean stunt that is
sure to please everybody and keep
them in good humor.
Miss Ruth Mattson has the single
turn on the bill, in which she intro
duces some new and delightful songs.
Claus & Radcliff have a little sketch
which they have named Bits of Com
edy, in which singing, eccentric dane
ing and dialogue are introduced. The
Musical MerTihews have a refined
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-10
BUSY time in
POLICE COURT
TWO MONTANA MEN LAND IN
CITY AND WITHIN TWENTY.
FOUR HOURS ARE JUDGED
TYNER FOUGHT OFFICERS
cRAZY.AcT1NG MAN Is HELD.

The city was enriched this morning
to the extent of SIS In money by the
contributions Of those who had spent
unable to take care Of themselves.
while two others will contribute their
strength towards removing from the
sidewalks and streets of the city
weeds which have long since been
declared a nuisance.
Fred Swenby came In yesterday
from Glendive, Mont. where he had
ing thrifty, he had brought his sav-
ings with him. But. also, he had
crossed the Red, and when he again
landed on this side he was so over
come that he sought the secIusion Of
an alley to take a sleep, and 1t was
there that an officer found him.
Swenby didn't know II, but there
was $30.02 found in his pocket when
he was searched at the police sta
ton and when he appeared before
Judge Miller this morning he felt
that he had lost 1t ali. 1t was with
a sigh of relief that the $50 was hand
ed to him and he drew q necessary
ten-spot and deposited It for his care
on the part of the officers. He ex-
poets to depart for Crookston this
afternoon to visit his brother.
John Welsh, also from railroad work
in Glendive, Mont. left there a day
or two ago with $3.50 which he had
accumulated by hard toll. When ar
rested for being drunk he had 1881.
but he didn't know 1t. He did know
a moment afterwards that he was
called upon to pay So for his keep
and he paid 1t willingly. He will seek
work in town.
August Groat only arrived from
Devils Lake during the night and
this morning armed with a pint bot
tie Of whisky and a glib tongue he
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-10
In the World of Sport
RixeY Has Better Record
Than Any Major League Recruit

| shortly after arriving in town. Upon
that occasion Rixey was not In the
best OF condition, and was knocked out
OF the box in four innings. His second
appearance was in Boston. Rixey had
his arm In good condition then, and
shut out the heavy hitting braves.
This performance looked good, but
Boss DOOM simply smiled n waited.
break into the big league and pitch
one or two good ann and then blow.
Not 20 with Rtxey. His second per-
frst. Marty o'Tooie. the sSS'5So pirate
opposed him In that second encounter,
and for six innings not a man saw
second base. Then a lucky hit, with
two out followed by q triple, which
but didn't, cost Rtxey the game, for
his club was powerless before the
siants OF CTooie. Few hits and but
two runs were scored against him.
against Cincinnati, and let the reds
down with one run and few hits.
1t was in this game, that the Vir-
gtntan showed his mettle. In the ninth
trouble, or at least Ktlltfer, who was
catching him, thought he was. with
q man on third and another on second,
and Bob Bescher, Ia heavy hitting left
had a conference with Rixey. ~Do you
think you can get him, Rix? IT reckon
/ can, let's try" drawied Rixey. And
he did. Eppa struck put both Bescher
and Marsans and ended the game right
That made two wins and one losing
game, for the game In which Rixey
was knocked ou was eventually won
5y the phillies n did not go to his
discTedtt In Chicago RfxeY wrote his
name In large script letters on the book
OF fame, by shutting out the cubs with
three btngfes.
~ ..-AT 49,
the cubs Just n hit, but he had the
game won and eaSed up a trifle in the
ninth, permitting we more cubs to
single. But six balls were knocked out
OF the inneld and nine cubs whifed
the oSone. This was truly a remark
able. performance and stamps the
youthful n as a great pitcher.
Then in St Louis he came through
With another victory, the pills beating
the cards, 10 to 8. Rixey was NOT M
his best in this contest however.
broke into the big league
ana made good with q vengeance, but
~ ls II ever a young man Of
hlxeyg age and experience, which con-
sfstB of his college training only, ever
broke into the big league and accom-
p1isned h Eppa. jry has done al
Rixey H. tall. has a powerful pitch
ing arm, being a southpaw. he has
control and possesssa every
thing that q great pitcher needs To he
sTeaE Aeinie Zimmerman, who a
htt EN- all has stated that Rtxey has
more speed than Walter johnson.
Pres. Charley Murphy sat In a
box with Pres. Horace FoTeI d,rr4
ing the game that Rixey pitched
against the cubs. Murphy offered Fo-
gel $4,000 for Rixey after he had
pitched three innings. In the nth
murphy raised the amount TO 1900
and in the eighth, after wsfchInS
Hlxey closely, and noting that but one
quo had secured a hit up to this time,
Murphy said SIS, 00o. ~
offer to S17, 900 and e IL R,,3
Horace Fogel smiled a curious ana Ssfs
lsned smile and replied, NAY. nav
Gharhe; money couldn't buy Rixay 10
gay; were going to win the pennant
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-10

was soliciting aims on the street Al
policeman saw him, and August VIII
practice cutting weeds for the next
eight days for his keeping.
Charles J. Tyner was ram-roarfng
drunk yesterday when ne was picked
up by an officer, and after he had
been landed ia the lookup he started
TO run amuck and wanted to clean
out the place, but was finally over
powered and cast into a cell. This
morning he showed up with $3.05, but
This did not avail and for four DAYS
ne will do a marathon on the streets
In his endeavor to beat the weeds.
John ]. Bolstad was picked up on
the streets yesterday. He admitted
that he had been drinking. but his
conversation was of the rambling
sort and he gave some Manifesto
tons of being feeble in the upper
story. This Is why he will be de-
for a day or two until the
can examine and pass on
his cas
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-10

About this time last year ali the
baseball world was talking about the
wonderful performances OF the great
Alexander, the pitcher Boss Doom Of
the Philadelphia Nationals, had dug up
out Of the minors, and who was making
good with a vengeance.
Managers all over both circuits were
asking themselves, why did we not
get Alexander
Today, while the name Of Alexander
still strikes terror TO the hearts Of
in h ascendancy. Boss Doom has
again "a up a young man who gives
every promise of carving for himself
q niche in the hail Of fame.
Eppa Rtxey, jr, whose very name
sounds like a cross between a college
fraternity. and a comic opera stars
nom de plume, is the youth that has
startled the world recently with his
S-sai@ Ga t tRs SsFlng tb And
selves. why did not we get RixeyT'
Within the past two weeks three
managers and as many club presidents
as the greatest pitcher who has broken
than Marquard," was the exclamation
OF Pres. Charles Murphy of the cubs,
scubs. Greater far thar o'Toole," was
Z Hank ODay's opinion when Eppa beat
the reds. Greater far than Mathew
son." wal the a President Ward of
the braves expressed himself when
And scribes over the circuit all agree
that Eppa Rtxey will live to see his
name spoken of as the greatest OF all
pitchers.
Rixey is a modest, unassuminE gen.
tleman and has become in a compare
lively short time n of the most poD-
ular members of the phillies. He sell
dom fails to make friends with all who
come in contact with him.
When Rtxey left high school a col
Iege career was mapped out for h
man.
Father Rixey was anxious that his
young son be given every advantage
to prepare himself for the battle Of life.
During his FIRST college year In the
University of Virginia Rixey became a
pitcher. Always handy with the ball,
and with every requisite Of a pitcher,
Eppa was taken in hand by Umpire
Rigler. then coaching the university
baseball team,
-RIgler saw possibilities in Rixey and
o particular pains to develop the
tall man. 1t iB TO Umpire Rigler all
credit 10 due for not only discovering
Rtxey. but for tipping off Boss Doom.
IS Rtxeys college caree was little short
OF wonderful He had g EtEike-out rec
ord which averaged IS to every game.
AS a batter Rixey can hold his own
and In college he led thin all with an
average Of 1857.
Two years ago Rixey gave Riglsr
his promise to sign with the Philadel-
phfa National league club. Had Rtxey
not given this promise IL is doubtful
that DOOR would now be h~arboring an
other young phenom.
Eppa was offered at least o u con-
tracts, each one calling for more money
than the phillies had offered him. But
RiLey is a gentleman, sun, and a south
erner's word is stronger than a con-
tract, signed, sealed and delivered, and
thus Rixey came to Philadelphia.
President Fogel. however, has offer
ed Rtxey q bonus that will come up to
the amounts offered him by the four
other clubs. So the young man will not
lose anything by his act OF living up
to his word.
To point to his record since arriv-
ing in the big league. The hrst time
Eppa started was in Philadelphia