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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
DRIVING FINISHES GIVE
CLASS TO DETROIT RACES

Detroit, Aug. 15.-There were only
three races on yesterdays Grand Cir
cult program, but hey furnished
plenty of excitement There was. g
whipping finish in almost every heat
and the winning margins always were
narrow. Two OF the three entries in
the free.for-all pace, which was in
Guided in the original card, were
scratched and the race was declared
off. p
Marigold took the 2:Os trot in
straight heats; View Elder was re-
turned winner of the 2:12 pace after
five heats and Grand Marshall cap
tured the 2:1S trot in four.
Cabel, who won the 2:10 pace Wed
nesday, looked, like a winner in the
PIP class yesterday. He took the first
two heats handily, with View Elder
close behind. In the third heat Red s.,
Flax Comfy, Cabel and View Elder
were punched well into the stretch.
Elder and Cabel drew away as they
neared the wire and in the last few
strides Murphy showed his gelding in
front to win by a nose. View Elder
took the next heat with less trouble.
In the final round Murphy and Cox
had battle royal around to the last
100 yards. where Cabel quit.
Eleanor G. led all the way in the
first heat of the 2:1S trot, but Grand
Marshall was the best in the next
three. Frances Graham was always
near the front, finishing second IN
every heat, but Geers could not quite
land her ahead.
Both Cheeny and Peter Thompson
made poor showing in the 2:08 trot.
Marigold was always ahead in the
first heat. In the second Murphy kept
her back until entering the stretch,
when he sent her along to win with
ease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15

the glycerin located IN some out OF. the
way spot and when their services were
required did their shooting by moon
light. hence the name moonlighter.
q Many and varied were the adventures
that befeil these moonligbters. A
driller coming out from tegn TO a well
one day saw q can half hidden ~ a
fence corner and stopped TO investi-
gate. Taking of the lid. he saw what
he supposed was lard OIL. Well pleased
with his find. be took Il along with
him. He showed bis treasure TO his
mates at the well and then used some
OF It to Intricate the engine. For some
reason the men were called from the
vicinity Of the derrick. They had got
but short distance when there was
-an explosion that fitted the costly en-
CINE for the scrap heap A close..in-
spectlon OF the supposed lard oil sre-
vealed the startling fact that il was
nitrog1ycerin It was n frightened lot
OF men who gingerly returned the can
to the fence corner from which the
drilIer had taken ii.
II proved 70 be the property Of q
moonlighter. who had left It there. in
tending to return for 1t that night
In so dangerous an occupation as
moonlighting many fatal accidents
were TO be expected recall very dis
tinctly two that occurred within short
time of each other.
In the first, the moonliGhter big
blond Swede,- had come straight from
his wedding to the well. The liquor
he had been drinking in celebration OF
his marriage had rulf'ed his usually
placid temper. He had filed the shell
with the glycerin and was endeavor-
Ing to slip the cap Into place His
hands We're u trifie unsteady, and he
funbled it several minutes. Finally.
losing his temper. he roughly terlzed
the cap into place aud struck. TIT, ner-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15

cussion- cap a heavy blow with his
fist
There was "a crash that shook the.
very earth. The derrick and everything
in If was blown to flinders. The men
who had been watching the operation
were instantly killed.
Some time later another terrible ac-
cident happened. The moonlighter
was a young fellow and noted for his
careful work The well he was to.
shoot had made a fine showing in the
sand. and the owner confidently ex-
pected a gusher. The shot was started
down, and everything seemed TO be
going all right. There were several
men in the derrick. and tool dresser
stood waiting for the shot TO reach the
bottom Of the well when the piece Of
iron he held in his hand. which was
called the go devil. would be sent down
to set 1t of. The .moonlighter let the
rope. which was stretched taut by the
weight of the heavy shot. run through
his hands. Suddenly the rope slack
ened. He knew only too well what
that meant. The gas in the well was
forcing the shot back out.
1T is coming out! For Gods sake
help me catch it," be yelled to the tool
dresser.
With a shrek the tool dresser fed
and the others. knowing their terrible
danger. followed him. The shooter.
prompted by the mad hope of catching
the shell as il came out and thus avert
ing the disaster. stuck to his post.
There came deafening explosion
that reduced the derrick TO a mass of
kindling wood. The boiler and engine
were twisted wrecks. Strewn upon
the ground were the mutilated remains
of what had been SO short a time, be-
fore strong men. The moonlishter.
who had tried with such desperate
courage to save them, had been com.
! pletely .annihilated ~:
Niroglycerin is when handled in
broad daylight and under. most favor
| able conditions a dangerous article.
How greatly the danger was increased
by handling it as the moonliShters
were compelled to may easily be un
| derstood. 1t was without doubt a
| most hazardous occupation. but the ex
! citement connected with il. to SIX?
I nothing of the large amount of money
/ received for their services. proved ire
I EiStible TO the reckless and daring fel
/ lows who became mOonlighterS--Pitts
! burgh Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
Fun In Snace.

1 dreamed last night that was pree.
ent at a committee meeting Of the
sun. earth, moon and stars.
I'm no coward" said the earth.
NO. but you have two great fears
said the sun hotly
And those are?'
The hemispheres.F'
you've forgotten the atmospheric
put IN the moon. And the comts.
who had no business to be there
wagged Ibis tail with JOY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
SPLIT HEATS AT PEORIA
Dean With Empire Direct Is Winner
in 81 500 Purse Race.

IN S1,oUU Purse Race.
Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 15.-Split heats
and fast time were in order at the Sec
end day of the trotting meet yesterday
afternoon. Charles Dean of Pala-
tine, ILL.,, driving Empire Direct, got
the big end OF $500 purse in the
2:1S pace. Il took five heats to de-
eide it. Bernice, Dixie Hale and
Georgia Wilson finishing each heat SO
close together that the judges had diff
ficulty in deciding the winner. Each
horse got heat Summaries:
2:07 pace, purse $1,000:
Minnie Chimes, br. m, by
Council Chimes (McVay) q 1 1 1
Warner Hall, b. h., by Walnut
Hall Benyon) ............1 Z 2 6
Billy NJ, oh. g. Sweeney. ...4 8 8 2
King Daphne, bl. h. (HalD :. 6 2 4 5
DR.. NJ. Cinnamon, Bessie Bee and
Kirby Star started
Time-2:05A, 2:05H, 2:04 2:O6.
2:1S pace, purse $1,500:
Empire Direct, bl. h., by Di.
rect Hal DEAN ......2 2 I
Little Bernice, b. T., by Dell
Cornado (At>ns) .......4 172 2
Georgia Wilson, b. m, by
Don McGregor (Parker) II Al 4 3
Dixie Hale, b. m, by Edwin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15

metres; Tom Halpin, the Bostonian,
who was the runner up to Half in the
Amateur Union championships in Chi
cago during the early part of the
month; " V. Wilkie, the Yale lad, who
took all the crimson quarter-milers
into camp at the dual games between
Yale and Harvard, and several others
of like calibre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
Arnold (Thompson) E.

Arnold (Thompson) .....1 3 6 8
Albin Boy, Laura Rodgers, ShaE
Boy and Leila Patchen started.
Time-2:07A, 2:09A, 2:11A. 2:0a1A,
2:11A.
2:24 trot, purse $500.
Harry Dillon, b. h., by Sid
ney Dillon (Hersey) .....4 IL
Nuristo, br. h., by Nashagak
(Spencer). ............1 l 2 IA
Pine Knot, b. e. (ReaD .....2 2 4 sc
Copper the Ore, bl. m. (Bon-
Silver Stoone and Free MaSoa
started.
Time 2:12A, 2:12A, 2:11A, 2:13A.
2:1512.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
inflammatory Rheumatism Quickly
Relieved.

Morton L. Hill of Lebanon, Ind,
says: my wife had infiammatory
rheumatism in every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition; had been
in bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians. but received no beneAt
until she tried DIR. Detchon's Relief
for Rheumatism. 1t gave immediate
relief and she was able to walk In
three days. l am sure it saved her
life" Sold by Otto Grotjan, 1901 Sec
ond avenue. Rock Island. and Gust
Schlegel & Son. 220 Second street,
Davenport.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
Browns Get Infielder Wares,

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 15.-The
Montgomery baseball management an
nounced yesterday that Clyde Wares,
second baseman of the Montgomery
team, has been sold to the st. Louis
Americans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15

When the digestion is all right, the
action of the bowels regular, there is a
natural craving and relish for food
When this is lacking you may know
that you need dose of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, In
prove the appetite and regulate the
bowels. Sold by all druggists.-(Adv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-15
Two Serious Matt.rs

There are two things" remarked
Fog in a conteiuplntive mood. .-that
] don't understand. One OF these %.
how the world got along before cuses
into il. AID the other. how it is going
TO get along after have left IT.. %,
don Opinion
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25

our ! 0 most valuable citizens IS one
whose opinion Is without the slight
est value per Sc. and s only posi-
bility of being right is lodged in
The laws of chance. Such list. to
be exact, should be headed Our
Most Advertised Citizen" for that
in reality is what II amounts to.
Certain lines of achievement. like
ball playing. are susceptible to
mathematical demonstration of eff
fciency, but to take the vague term
valuable" and try to figure bat
ting average out of II is fools
task. Any such comparative esti-
mate is made on personal enthus-
iasm bred out of the news columns
or the Sunday supplements of the
newspapers and is just as valuable
as a popular vote on the proper way
to have ones hair cut. There are,
strange TO relate, things that the
majority cannot settle.-t Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
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COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe would have died if hadn't
taken il.
After ! began taking Cardui, was
greatly helped, and all three bottles re-
lieved me entirely.
] fattened UP, and grew so much
stronger in three months, felt like an
other person altogether"
Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle
acting. It's ingredients have a mild, tonic
effect, on the womanly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength.
improves the appetite, tones up the ner-
vous system, and helps 10 make pale,
salow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than million
weak women, during the past so years.
II will surely do for you, what il has
done for them. Try Cardui today.
Write 20: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies Nd
visory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Special m
structiOHs on YOUR case and Ci-pase book. Hone
Treatment for Women sent in plain wrapper. J-6S
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
new LIQUOR DECISION
CAUSES MUCH DOUBT
Leaves Carriers To Determine
Whether Shipment Is To
Be Used Legally.

Frankfort, Ky. June Gloon
lectures as to the effect of the
Court of Appeals recent decision
on the shipment of liquor into Ken
lucky are rife, after the contents of
the opinion have been scanned by
legal eyes. Attorneys for the rail-
roads and express companies espec-
tally are interested, as the attorneys
for the Adams Express Company,
arguing the case from Whitley be-
fore the Court of Appeals, said
their company was harassed on the
one hand by local officials, who
threatened Indictment If it carried
liquor into dry territory and
threatened with suits by the liquor
dealers if it refused.
The position of the court is gen.
orally approved as legally SQUAD; :.
but whether it leaves the common
carriers in any better position than
before is questioned. Ii makes the
putStlOH VI NntlHtl the 10
violating the law. depend upon
whether the consignee intends to
put it to legal or illegal use. If he
intends to use it for his personal
enjoyment the common carriers
may deliver the liquor to him with
out danger, providing it is shipped
from point outside the State; but
are guilty of breach of the law
if it is shipped from any place in
Kentucky. The decision is gener-
ally regarded as putting it to the
carriers to determine whether the
consignee is going to use the con-
signment lawfully for his own use
or engage in "boOtlegging," and
leaving ii as a question of fact i'm
each case for the jury to decide
whether the law has been violated
by the carrier or not.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
OUR MOST VALUABLE
CITIZEN-WHO IL HE?

The Independent. ordinarily a
discreet and maidenly publication.
which would never think of appear
ing in a journalistic sit skirt, has
been INDUCING in reckless refer
endum TO determine which of the
lOO,0O0,0O0 of our citizens is the
most valuable. limiting those of
secondary Importance. to nine.
Ten thousand names We're sent in
and Thomas A. Edison. in spite of
the fact that he is responsible for
the photograph, is the Abou Ben
Adhem Of the bunch. with Theo-
dore Roosevelt a poor fourth. An
drew Carnegie Is third. An odd
feature OF this ridiculous business
Is that John II. Patterson. of cash
register and sherman law fame.
made respectable run. although
he did not get in the money. The
very obvious answer TO this nom
sense is that the type OF person
WHO Is willing TO make out a list of
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25

its which have weakening tend
ency upon my will. ! wanted to
know all that was worst. And the
wcman who can say, I know the
worst has her feet upon the first
rung OF the ladder which leads to
happiness.
ut is pretty senseless thing TO
say what you would do If you had
your life to live over again. To sit
on the roof and have miseivings
about the foundations does not
make for happiness. II | we're to
be asked II had the choice wheth-
er should be born beautiful and
wicked or plain and good. ! don't
think | should he born at all.
'As to Mr.. Harry Thaw, have
nothing to say. ! am satisfied that
at moments he was quite mad. 7
have nothing but sorrow for him."
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
Los ANGELES ELECTS
SOCIALIST As MAYOR
Also City Councilman OF Same
Party-"Big Business"
Suffers Defeat.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 20.--Af-
ter staggering along for many years
under the burden of a Big Bust
ness" administration which refused
the common everyday worker a
square deal, this city, the Pacific
Coast stronghold OF the money
clique. has tossed into the discard
the Big Business administration
and elected Fred c. Wheeler. So
cialist. as a Councilman. and Police
Judge II. H. Rose as Mayor.
Judge Rose had no newspaper
support, while his opponent. John
Shenk. was the candidate of most
OF the newspapers; Endorsed by
municipal conference Big Bus
mess" adherents. and was generally
csded TO be the next Mayor of
the Angel City
The keynote of the campaign was
save the city from the Socialists"
but if it has been saved" il is not
particularly evident at present, as
enough Independent councilmanic
candidates were elected to make it
decidedly improbable that Big
Business will get everything it
wants in the future by merely ask
ing for it.
When the final votes We're count
ed. Rose was elected. and for the
first time in the history of Los An
geles. the Socialists had one of
their number, Fred c. Wheeler,
member of the City Council.
With Rose elected, the Good
Government forces are mourning.
but there is a large element that is
rejoicing that the long hairs"
have lost out. Mayor-elect Rose
has issued statement in which he
says that he proposes to be Mayor
for all the people, and not for any
individual or clique. and to give
Los Angeles the clean, moral. eco
nOmical. business, non-political ad-
ministration to which it is enti-
tied"
Although Rose had the support
of no newspaper. his majority was
about 5000 out of $4,000 votes
cast.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
And For Three Summers Mrs. Vim.
cent Was Unable TO Attend to
Any Of Her Homework.

Pleasant Hill, N. CD suffered for
three summers" writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, Of this town, land the third and
last time, was my worst.
had dreadful nervous headaches and
prostration, and was scarcely able to
walk about. Could not do any of my
homework.
] also had dreadful! pains in my back
and sides and when one of those weak,
sinking spells would come on me,
would have 10 givs up and lie down,
until il wore off.
] was certainly in dreadful state OIL
health, when finally decided to try
Cardui. the wonian's tonic, and firmly
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
Safely, Only To Die BY
His Own Hand.
pENN|ltSs, CUTS OWN THROAT
Was a Famous War Cores.
pOndent and Made a
Fine Record.
LECTURE TOUR WAS FAILURE

The New York World says:
Because his lecture tour of the
United States and Canada had not
proved success, and he was with
out funds and unable even to pay
his hotel bill. Angus Hamilton, F.
r. G. s., of London, war cores
pendent and author, took his own
life in his apartments at the Hotel
st. Louis, No. 81 West Thirty-sec-
ond street. yesterday morning by
cutting his throat with razor.
On a table was a jewel box with
this note attached: please return
to Mrs. Angus Hamilton, IS Cath
crime street, Buckingham Gate,
London, S. W." Another package
containing manuscripts was adj
dressed to "Mr. Parsons, to be call
ed for"
Hamilton went to the st. Louis
three weeks ago from the Astor,
where he had been staying. He
came to New York February 10
from London to lecture on the Bull
garian war and opened his tour at
Carnegie Hall on February 10. Os-
car Straus introducing him to his
audience. Afterward he lectured
in BROOKLYN and 10 Boston. But
American audiences did not appear
to be interested after the war
closed.
He was born in London, the son
of Capt John Angus Washington
Hamilton of the Second West Indi-
ana Regiment. His mother after
ward became the wife of Sir Arthur
Wing Pinero. In 1896 he married
Helen Frances, the youngest daugh-
ter of the late George Stiles Reilly.
He attended Cheltenham College
and schools in Germany and
France. He went to the front dur
ing the Boer war as a correspond
ent and reported the siege of Mafe-
king. He was correspondent in
China in the Boxer crisis in 1902,
reported the Somaliland troubles in
19O3;the BalkanMacedonia troub-
les in the same year. the Russo
Japanese war in 1904-5, and was
on the field in nearly every impOr-
tant clash of arms anywhere in the
world in the years following up to
1912, when he went to Eastern Eu-
rope as war correspondent for the
Central News Agency of London in
the Balkan war.
Hamilton was taken prisoner in
front of Chatalja and was nearly
executed as Turkish spy, when he
was able to identify himself and
was saved.
He was good writer, an inter
esting talker, and had gone success
fully through all sorts of hardships
and adventures. He had many
medals for brave conduct and in
1904 was commanded to appear at
buckingham Palace for a private
audience with King Edward. He
was thirty-five years old.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
The Brilliant Stars of June.

BY the end of June, Mars, Venus
Saturn and Jupiter will all be
morning stars, but Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is at all times
the Star" medicine for coughs,
colds. Group and whooping cough.
A cold in June is as apt to develop
into bronchitis or pneumonia as at
any other time, but not If Foley S
Honey and Tar Compound is taken.
1t will surely head off the cold. and
and heal the infamed membranes.
The genuine in a yellow package.
For sale by all dealers. m
Advertisement
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
Generous.

A farmer boy and his best girl
were seated in buggy one evening
in town watching the people pass.
Near by was a popcorn vendors
stand.
Presently the lady remarked I:
MY. that popcorn smells good"
That's right" said the gallant.
"I'll drive up a little closer so you
can smell il BETTER
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25

Old men and women feel the
need of a laxative more than young
folks, but it must be safe and harm
less and one which will not cause
pain. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
especially good for the aged, for
they act promptly and easily.
Price 25c. Recommended by James
Fl. Williams. m
Advertisement
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-25
Appearances.

John" said Mrs. Crosslots
well have to have lot of new
furniture"
But you surely don't want TO
buy it now. We are going to move
on the first of the MONTH"
That's just it. We couldn't
think of having this shabby old out
lit stood out on the sidewalk for the
neighbors to inspect. - Washing
ton Star.