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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20

A PERPETUAL income OF $500 per
year awaits every American wage
worker who answers this advertise
ment; the ability to save S25 to $50
monthly is the only requirement.:
greater and more perfect safety than
a savings bank affords. as investment
Is protected with bearing Oregon APP
pie orchards and alfalfa land; quick
action necessary, as only 200 persons
will be allowed to participate in this
wonderful OFFER. TTadesmen and lodge
members are especially requested to
answer this advertisement Curiosity
seekers save stamps. H II. Hansen,
director of publicity. Marquette build
ing, Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20
FOR SALE-LANDS.

~~~~~-~~~-~~-~-~~-~--~
FOR SALE-ChOlce and cheap, 93-acre
bottom farm in South Moline, close TO
city limits; ripe for acreage division,
w c. Wilson, 31O7 Fifteenth street,
Moline. Phone 695-X-
FOR SALE - Eighty-acre farm, two
miles northwest of Taylor Ridge; well
improved. viii take small city prop
erty as part payment. James G. Brit
ton Phone west l267-L.
FOR SALE - one of the best Henry
county farms, must be sold to close
up estate; 100 acres. For particulars
call telephone west 1S05-X, between
and s p. m. This farm is for sale
for cash only.
FOR LE-Twenty-one acres of land
on Thirty eighth street within seven
blocks of Elm street car line Also
q corner lot SSx129 feet, in Moline
Good business lot. Inquire at 1922
Thirteenth street Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20

FOR SALE-A few eggs from my prize
winning Barred Rocks, at $3.50 per is,
and from Buff Orpingtons, closely re-
lated to Madison Square garden New
York; winners, 1911. at So; guaran-
teed so per cent fertile. II. E Kill-
mer, 500 Second street Phone west
l4l6-Y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20

FOR RENT-Rooms; finest modern fur
nished rooms in the city. Kennedys
lthe ST. Johns house,, 1926 Il -l62S Y
Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE.

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ABSTRACTS of title prepared or con-
tinued to date covering any real es-
tate in the county. Prompt and ac-
curate service at reasonable rates
Rock Island Title & Abstract COM
pany; ]. ]. Ingram, president; w J.
sweeney secretary ZOO-zOS second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20
10
FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR SALE-Piano good as new; used
short time. Inquire 619 Forty-fourth
street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-20

FOR SALE - A grocery business. in
Guiding a good ice cream trade, doing
strictly cash business: will sell rea-
sonable If taken whiting Is days; a
snap for some one; worth investiga-
ton. Address Grocer" care Argus.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
sELF-sUPPoRT FOR BLIND
Maine School to Pay Them for
Work at Trades-WilI Make 5rooms
and Weave Rugs.

Portland, Me.--If the plan which
Willard w. Baldwin, the new head of
the Maine School for the Blind in this
city, is to put into operation when
the next term of the school opens
proves a success there will be- no
blind person buried in q papuper's
grave or go to a hospital as a char
ity patient in the future.
This school is an industrial one,
where the blind are taught to make
brooms, cane chairs, weave rugs and
other trades such as are adaptable
to the blind. In the past those who
went there have received no compen-
sation for their labor. They were
given their board and no more.
BY Mr. Baldwin's plan each man
and woman will be paid on the piece
system. At the end of each week his
or her board viii be deducted. In ad-
dition a certain per cent, according
to the amount earned, viii be taken
out and deposited to the earner's
credit in a savings bank. So long as
the blind person remains in the school
this money cannot be drawn from the
bank by him or her, except by the
approval Of the trustees Of the
school In this way a fund win be
created for each pupil for use in la.
ter life. Another feature which viii
be introduced in the school by the
new superintendent 1s that of read
In the newspapers 10 them. A Ger
tain hour will be designated, when
all will gather in the big hall of the
school and Mr.. Baldwin, win read the
important news of the day to them.
Mr.. baldwin is a native of the State
Of New York and was for many years
connected with the educational work
OF that state, both as a teacher and
q supervisor Of schools. For several
years past be has been engaged in
business in Maine, but was induced tc
take his present position because of
a lifelong interest in the work of.
teaching those afflicted With loss OF
syesignt.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
MADE THE WRONG QUOTATION
Nervous Swain Meant Well, but 1t
Was Not Likely He Won Love
of Fair Maiden.

He was difident and IMMERSED in So
eiety's ways, but he was badly smitten
with a reigning belle, and had nerved
himself to WOO and win. So he Sc
cured an introduction, and in due
course went to pay his first call.
He thought it would help him out a
bit if he took her some flowers, SO
he bought a superb bouquet Tor her. AS
te reached the house, however, he re-
membered that she had splendid con-
seryatory, and he tried to think of a
way out of the difficulty Suddenly he
recollected the saying anent taking
Goals to Newcastle and determined
to make use of it. But he was dread
fully nervous. He broke into cold
sweat as he rang the bell, and when
the divinity appeared in the recep-
ton room he didn't know whether he
stood on his head or ON his heels.
"I-I-thought" he stammered,
that | would bring you a bouquet,
but it's like casting p-p-pearls
before swivel"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

the ball which terminates the event.
full days proceedings.
At nine o'clock in the morning
sprightly young bachelors arrive
from all parts of the kingdom by train
and proceed direct to the town hall,
where they sign their names in the
Golden Book" of the Girls Marriage
Society" Half an hour later they are
served with breakfast by the young la
dies, who are headed by their own
elected "presidente." The ice now
being to some extent broken, the
young men and maidens set of to
visit the quarries and the fine old
church of which the inhabitants are
justly proud.
Naturally the young ladies lead the
way, but they often cast furtive
chances at the crowds of young men
who follow with great docility. At
half-past eleven a visit is made to the
old fifteenth century castle, which af-
fords excellent opportunities for bring
ing the young people little closer to-
gether.
Al noon everybody goes to lunch
the men to restaurants and the girls
to their homes. The latter tell their
anxious parents about the mornings
happenings.
Lunch must be finished by half
past one. as this is the time fixed for
the official reception of the bachelors
by the young ladies' The "presidente"
makes a speech in which she offers a
hearty welcome to the young men, and
extols the charms of married life with
the wife of ones choice. A blare of
trumpets signals the end of her dis
course, and dancing now begins in
every available open space, or in the
town hall If the weather is unfayor-
able. The young couples sort them
selves out, and a number of engage
ments, followed by happy marriages,
forms fitting conclusion to the pic
turesque Husband Fair" of Ecaus-
sines.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
HOW TO TREAT PlMPLES- AND
BLACkREADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol.
lowing is a most effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Oint.
ment, on the end OF the finger, but
do not rub. Wash off the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti.
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat.
ment Is best on rising and retiring.
AT other times use Cuticura' Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to as
sist in preventing inflammation. irri-
tation and clogglng OF the pores, the
common cause of pimples, blacllheads,
redness and roughness. yellow, oily,
notify and other unwholesome condi.
tions Of the skin.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book, Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept, l.. Boston"
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston"
Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

continued its use until Twas made well. -
Mrs. HENRY LEIsEBERC, 743 Adams st.
Kearneysville, w. Va 81 feel it my
duty to write and say what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. / suffered from female
weakness and at times felt so miserable
/ could hardly endure being on my feet
after taking Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and following your
special directions. my trouble is gone.
Words fail to express my thankfulness.
/ recommend your medicine to all my
friends. - Mrs. G. 3. WHITTNGToN.
The above are only two of the thou
sands of grateful letters which are con-
stantly being received by the Pinkham
Medicine Company Of Lynn, Mass. which
show clearly what great things Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound does
for those who suffer from woman's ills.
II you want special advice write TO
Lydia Is. Pinkhnm Medicine Co. (c0nfl-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter win
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held In strict confidence
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
CAREFUL DOCTOR
Prescribed Change of Food Instead Of
Drugs.

1t takes considerable courage for a
doctor to deliberately prescribe only
food for a despairing patient, instead
of resorting to the usual list of medi-
cines.
There are some truly scientific ply
slcians among the present generation
who recognize and treat conditions as
they are and should be treated, re-
CARELESS of the value to their pockets,
Here's an instance:
Four years ago l was taken with
severe gastritis and nothing would
stay on my stomach, so that was on
the verge of starvation.
/ heard of a doctor who had a sum-
ner cottage near me-a specialist
from N. Y.-and as last hope, sent
for him.
After he examined me carefully
he advised me to try small quantity
OF Grape-Nuts at first, then as my
stomach became stronger to eat more.
kept at it and gradually got so
could eat and digest three teaspoon
luis. Then I began to have color IN
my face, memory became clear, where
before everything seemed blank. Ny
limbs got stronger and could walk.
SO / steadily recovered.
Now after year on Grape-Nuts 1
weigh 153 lbs. Ny people were sur
prised at the way l grew feshy and
strong on this food" Name given by
Postum CO., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
the little book, 1.-THE Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
There's a reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
IRE genuine, true, and full OF humaz
4nterest. Adv.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
COULDN'T HAVE DONE BETTER
Marriage Arrangement Seemed Some
thing of Bargain, but 1t Turned
Out Happily.

George A Birmingham, the widely
known writer. says there is no coun-
try in the world where marriage, at
least in the peasant class, is more a
matter of bargaining, and yet shows a
higher average of stability and con-
tent than Ireland. Sometimes the
man has never seen the woman be-
fore they are brought together. the
precise number of pounds, sows. or
pigs to be handed over having been
by that time settled.
This is illustrated in personal recol
lections just published by an Irish
woman. She was visiting with an
aunt a cottage in the neighborhood
and admired a fine mahogany chest of
drawers.
Twas for that I was married. :"
said the mistress OF the cottage, A
young farmer had also seen and ad
mired. A bargain was struck There
was no money. but the bride was to
have a couple of sheep, a yearling
bullock and the chest The prudent
young man measured 1t. and then
turned and asked:
An which o. thin little girls is it?"
She was the oldest unmarried
mkt the doore, as the phrase was.
AN so l whit" she said, and was
happy ever afterwards" -Tit Bits.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
HUSBAND FAIR" BIG EVENT
Really the Ceremony of the Year in
Quaint Belgian Village of
Eceussines.

Brussels. Belgium.-The tenth an.
nual husband fair" of the quaint lit.
tie village of Eceussines. situated a
Few miles from the Belgian capital.
was held recently.
Just about a decade ago the maid
ems OF the town resolved to take ac-
tive steps to remedy the serious fall
ing OFF in the number of eligible
young bachelors. Believing in the
well-known feed the wretch" prin-
ciple, they organized breakfast, con-
sisting chiefly of those dainty little
cakes for which the Belgians are not
&C. washed down with delicious cot,
lee and fresh cream. All the girls of
the town club together to pay the cost
OF the breakfast, the excursions. and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

A travelling man stopped at hotel
recently. said the Cassidy Times. He
found hair in the honey. He went
to the proprietor and kicked Il can't
help IT," said the landlord. u bought
it for combed honey" The next day
the travelling man found hair in the
ice cream, but the landlord said that
was all right. as the ice had been
shaved, Again he found hair in the
apple pie. This surprised the landlord
greatly. why said he, they told
me those apples were Baldwins. -
Kansas City Journal.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

plants, l am at last
restored to health
81 employed the
hes t doctors and
even went to the
hospital for treat
ment and was told
there was no helpfor
me. But while TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams V eye table
Compound / began
tn imnrova and I
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
On a Summer Day.

Maud Muller was raking the ray,
I'm an intelligent agriculturst at
the very time you are in danger of the
recall" she explained in refusing the
Judge
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

What's moral victory pa?"
ANY fight you win where the loser
gets all the money Judge.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

Heredity never fails to work out in
the matter of red hair, but it fire.
quently falls down when it comes to
brain.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
Sounds Familiar

What did the preacher preach about
Sunday?"
Thou shalt not steal"
I'm getting tired of that kind OF
talk. What business has a preacher
got mixing in politics?"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
CTIRpq ITcy

CURES ITCHING SKIN DISEASES.
Coles Carbosalve stops itching and makes
the skin smooth. All druggists. rs and 50c Adv
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

Many a man who loves a woman
for her coin doesn't mention 1t.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

Sufficient unto the day is the night
that cometh after.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27
SUFFERED
EVERYTHING
For Fourteen Years. Restored
To Health by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Elgin, III. AFTER fourteen years OF
suffering everything from female COM
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

"a AVENOUS whirlpools, tigers.
- sharks, cannibals and malaria
IA are incidents of an amazing
l " voyage of 1000 miles made by
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-09-27

the ball which terminates the event.
full days proceedings.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
NO REASON FOR IT
When Wahpeton Citizens Show
the Way.

There can be no just reason
why any reader of this will
continue to suffer the tortures
of an aching ach, the annoy.
ance of urinary disorders, the
dang ers of serious kidney ills,
when relief is 90 near at hand
and sthe most positive proof
given that these ills eau BE-
cured. Read what a Wehpeton
citizen sage:
Henry Reign, III Iowa Ave.
Wahpeton, N. Dak.. say g.:
"Abont two years ago I began
to suffer from kidney COM
plant, brought on by hard
work aud heavy lifting. The
chief difficulty was 8 h p,
piercing pains through my kid
neys that later changed to a
dull, grinding ache. My back
became so lame that it was
only with great difficulty that
l was able to get up after sit
ting. had to pass the kidney
secretions too frequently at
light and l always felt tired
and lanquid. Doan's Kidney
Pills procured at keen's Drug
Store, gave me prompt relief
aud the contents of two boxes
entirely rid my system OF kid
ney complaint. l have had no
recurrence Of the trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's
and take no other.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04

Wireless Tslesraphy In Mstserelosx
Wireless weather reports are now
sent every morning from Gibraltar to
the meteorological once in London.
The dispatch is copied, en- route. at
the Etfel tower In Paris and prompt.
Y sent to the headquarters Of the
French meteorological service, which
includes 1t in the daily weather bulle.
tin. The use Of wireless telegraphy
In meteorology is rapidly growing. de.
spite the discouragements that at.
tended the earlier attempts in this di.
rectton. and is clearly destined to
greatly facilitate the methods of wea.
Their forecasting.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
Dog Days.

Dog days is name given by the
ancient astronomers to the twenty
days after the rising of the Dog Star,
or Sirius, at present reckoned from
July 3 to August IL. 1t is a mere
accident that the rising of Sirius falls
in the hottest season of the northern
year; in time it will be in the dead
Of winter. But the ancients attribut.
ed the heat and the accompanying
diseases directly to the influence, of
the star-as also in Egypt the highest
rising of the Nile.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
DAY LOST ON PACIFIC;
CALENDAR TRICKS
Investigation Party Observe Sun
day and Christmas Together.
Pastor RusssIl's Text Was The Song Of
the Angels at Jesus Birth. "oiory 70
God In the Highest and on Earth
Peace, Coed Will Toward Mem"
Speaks at Toxic Next.

On. the Pacific.
December 25th.-
When Pastor RUS
sell and party
with others west.
ward bound dis
covered that a day
must be dropped
from the+calendar.
they decided to OBJ
serve Sunday the
oath and Christ
mas day together.
The text for the
(1av was tho song
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
Growth Of Queenstown.

Queenstown. Ireland, where a new
dock was opened lately, is quite q
young town. In the early years of the
nineteenth century Cove of Cork, as it
was then called, was nothing more
than fishing village. Named Queens.
town to celebrate the visit of Queen
Victoria in 1S49, when it was her first
landing place in Ireland, the town rap.
Idly increased in importance and is
now a seaport, naval base and water.
ing place, for the mildness if it's CT.
mate has brought it into repute as a
winter resort.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
wirel,.. TeIesr.phy In Morocco.

Wireless TeIegraphy In Morocco.
A wireless telegraph station recent
ly installed at Fee has greatly facili-
tated communication between the
French government and its troops in
Morocco. Messages are sent from the
Eiffel tower in Paris to Oran. Algeria,
and there relayed to Fee. Another
wireless telegraph station has been
established by the French at Taourirt.
This furnishes an alternate means Of
communication between Paris and
Fee, Viz, BY submarine cable to Oran,
by overland telegraph to Taourirt, and
BY wireless to Fec.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
Misplaced oratorlcaI Flights.

Father Vaughan. speaking in Inver.
ness lately on the labor troubles said:
"The opttmist 10 teaching false phil.
osophy, and the result must be dis
aster to the nation. On the other
hand. I see the pessimist mounting
his tower and unfurling his flag, and
shutting his eyes and looking down
over the vast multitude" This is
almost as good as the statement Of
Conservative orator on one occa-
sion who declared that "The British
Lion, whether climbing the pine for.
'ests Of Canada or securing the Pa
cific main, would not draw in its horns
or retire into it's she'll"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-01-04
Tho Decadence Of Pure EnoIi.h.

Tho Decadence Of Pure English.
A lecturer gave very learned and
interesting address before woman's
club on THE Decadence of Pure Eng.
lish." At the close of the talk a
much over-dressed woman came up
to him and saiddd: Il did enjoy your
talk ever so much, and l agree with
you that the English language is de-
cading something awful. Hardly no
o'ae talks proper nowadays, and
heaven only knows what the next
generation will talk II nothing amt
done about It"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-16
| GIRL IS DEAD;
IS SHE FLOTSAM
OR JETSAM, WHICH?
an EREp 4. noAlT

- pretty sr ana .As !. dead t.sssran John ssso'.s
.hesshs ire ,s,-s he "a. vas brown .assa ."s"s
!. .ss wealth Of Brown ~rsashIOs dead face.
rosam thing cast upon the sea by shpwreck JesAam
nhs siss as.a overheard desixn-,o IIssien ssp
hs TIE sAe bore The facts But from them Is
81 vas ous say IS years
a. @ ss % % Of q ss ss ps plain s's ss's s. Sa
that date probably that M s. promised honor
pRosAsLy FROM COUNTRY
% records Sl the aarrass license office Offers
% 1ouasaS for ,s sl Of sa, subtle
- & ,s @ .a aa Cd no s @ as 5 s'ss' .s ass a ss
ae eannO conjecture VIZ she e the man whom she promised
only that she LEFT him. and It believe that,
=: had not lived sh as. ne when she died sr face shows
an. in DEATH and hard Ths lips ful and the
THE END OF A JoYaog
q, 10 been - A. any rate she sos when The 'ssr
@0 veil about her neck There heavy auto mufner in
as vas psnnrsss No found body Perhap.
= s 'sss she without that she accepted the Invitation
'Hhi' the sarHh delight. q sals ard roaaaoass
she Vas ashamed She did 20 s. TO know how she
[ ,sd died So painsakngy she stripped from her clothes
yesterday parted company
= h om trunk she brought gold band the
hvns or reached the dock She knew
ss be planned saa Sh y s a PIT On ons @ n no
ee from the dock and in falling struck her head against
'~s ihere is blue bruise the Eirfa temple
~1s men fIotssr-shipvfecked ife7
jnsanr-thro~n overheard with tighten ship7
~ ne latter half OF the story ether
~o'oneT Andrew Hill has accepted the osam theory and be
sna' ue brulse blow falling
THE OTHER THEORY
ieife John Majewsk. assigned the
on the theory that the before she for
the water He believes small
saa 100 deep to have been striking falling
Sos s from loaded stick might have made such bruisc
~ oen promen and detectives familiar with
- ss esed the body Of the dead girl today No her
'an remember having her
~ me police looking
ot suicide II s certain the girl had drinking She had
% m Lfee or four hours when found drowned while
nct rise to the surface Of the IL IA hours
- person drowned while drunk will sometimes the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-10-16
KICKED OFF CAR.
WANTS $4,000

What's the damage when con-
ductor and motorman assault,
beat. choke. wound and cause you
great pain, serious injury and great
humiliation"
That's what jury in Judge Tall
mans court viii decide today. John
McGrath. the contractor. who got
the beating, thinks it's worth $4,000
damages and the cost OF his medi-
cine bin of sf2 and $3.50 for loss OF
time from business. II seems that
McGrath was taken 10 the end of
the car line and way beyond his
destination. He refused 10 pay a
nickel for the return ride, and the
melee followed.