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THIS ROCK ISUAXD ARGUS. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1913.
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OVER A PRECIPICE
Climax to the Reckless Ride of
a" Fearless Horseman.
Perhaps the most estraordinnry fall
that a human beinjr ever survived Is
that described by Thormanby in his
"Sporting Stories." The lucky man
was Colonel William TorUe Moore, a
British officer, who rode his horse in
the dark over a sheer precipice 217
feet In height and came out nllvet It
seems incredible that such a fearful
experieuce should result in anything
but instant death, yet here are the
facts, which once again confirm the
adage that truth Is more wonderful
than fiction:
Colonel Sloore. who commanded the
troops at Dominica, lost his way one
evening after sunset, in complete
darkness he endeavored to make his
way home. Two or three times he
had difficulty in making ' his horse
cross obstacles, and at last they came
to something that the horse would not
face.
Colonel Moore was a fearless rider.
Again and again be .rode bis horse at
full speed against the unknown obsta
cle, but in vain. At last, urged fierce
ly by whip and spur, the terrilied ani
mal, with a snort of terror, cleared the
low hedge for such the obstruction
proved to be and went over the cliff.
Colonel Moore says that during his
Sight on 'horseback through the air
every event of his wnole life seemed
to pass in a luminous panorama be
fore him. Suddenly there came a ter
rific concussion, which deprived him
of his senses and left him with his
legs in the sea and his body on the
rocks, apparently dead.
lie must have lain there stunned for
some hours, for when at last the lap
plng water and the cool breezes restor
ed him the moon was shining brightly
in midhenven. and its beams fell upon
the upturned, glittering shoes of his
gallant horse, which lay dead and
mangled beside him.
As soon as he had collected his scat
tered wits Colonel Moore coolly began
fo examine himself to ascertain what
injuries he hod sustained. lie found
that he was severely cut about the
body and head, that his right ankle
was dislocated and that his back was
benumbed or paralyzed by the concus
sion of his fall.
When the sun rose it shone upon his
bare, bleeding head with such intol
erable beat that, as a protection from
its rays, he tied his cotton handker
chief about his forehead. Above his
head projected the two ends of the
knotted bandage stained crimson with
his blood.
After lying in horrible pain for sev
eral hours he spied a boatful of na
tives rowing toward the spot where he
lay. As they came near he hailed
them in a faint voice, but the mo
ment they saw the ghastly figure of
the colonel, with his bloody headdress,
thoy set up a yell and rowed away as
If 20.000 fiends were after them.
After some time a single black man
came clambering over the rocks, in
tent on catching fish. ITe was within
a few yards of the colonel when the
latter hailed him. The moment the ne
gro caught sight of the bleeding head
and the blood stained bandage he, too,
uttered a fearful yell, flung down his
rod and line and scrambled off over
the rocks as fast as his feet and hands
would carry him.
The colonel now began to resign him
self td the prospect of a lingering
death, but fortunately bis English
servant, alarmed at his master's ab
sence, went in search of him and. fol
lowing the horse's tracks, at last cam
to the edge of the precipice.
The sudden disappearance of tV.i
hoof prints near the low hedge fence
convinced him that an accident had
happened. He ran to the barracks and
got out a boat, which a party of sol-,
diers rowed to the foot of the cliff.
Very tenderly and carefully the sol
diers lifted the colonel into the boat
and brought him back to the barracks
For some months he lay in great pnln
and danger, but in time the paralyzed
muscles of his back recovered, and
eventually he was restored to complete
health. Not even the slightest touch
of lameness remained to remind him
of his fall.
RUSIE'S TERRIFIC SPEED.
His Thundeibolt Delivery Terrorized
the Batters.
A veteran ball player who has bat
ted against nearly ail of the noted
pitchers in the last twenty years nam
ed Amos Rusie as the universal stand
ard of speed in shooting the ball across
the rubber.
'There have been many fast pitch
ers in baseball, and all of (hem in theit
time when they cut loose for fair have
baffled the best of hitters with their
speed, but yon will notice that when
fast pitchers are spokeu of the one
rpmnrk is always made, "Has he the
speed that Amos Rusie had? And,
I think, it will be that way forever.
As long as great names are remember
ed or baseball is the nation's game
Rusie will remain the champion speed
merchant, the one pitcher who could
send In the ball faster than any one
else that ever lived. When you say
fast as Rusie' you don't mean It.
either: yon only wish to show that
your favorite pitcher U a very speedy
boy.
"Words fail really to describe the
Fresd with which Rusie sent the ball.
He was a man cf great width, great
strength and th ability to put every
ounce of his welzht into the pitch.
Coupled with this he had a set of daz
zling curves which were manufactured
with the same effort required to pro
duce the speed. Some men can throw
ff straight ball with great force, but
have to slow up in order to develop
curves, but Rusie drove in a curved
ball with all of his tremendous power.
"Facing Rusie to a timid man was
lfre going into battle must be to cn
Inexperienced soldier. The distance
was shorter then. Rusie had .the
whole box to move aronnd in" Instead
of being chained to a slab, and ho
simply drove the ball at you with the
force of a cannon. I have stood np
to all the great pitchers of nearly
twenty yenrs. I have seen scores of
them come and go, and none of them
Inspired the terror In n batsman's
heart that was put there by the
mighty Rusie. The ball was like a
wh!te streak tearing past you without
time to balance yourself, figure the
course of the ball or take aim at It.
The fellows with the wide curve might
fool you into reaching out and missing
them, but you weren't reaching out at
Rusie you simply swung at a white
streak as it hurled past, and If you
took a full arm swing the ball was
gone and in the catcher's hands before
you had half finished the swinging
motion.
''The convincing proof of Rusie's ter
rible speed was this: If any other
pitcher hit a. man the man 6wore.
limped a moment and went to first.
If Rusie hit a man the man retired
from the game and sometimes went
to the hospital. To be hit by Rusie
was worse than to have an ordinary
man smash you with a rock." New
j York World.
Ho Didn't Know Them.
The late Rev. Horatio Stebblns of
San Francisco was a man of large
mind and noble powers, but more fa
miliar with the world of intellectual
and scholastic interests than with triv
ial and timely things. His household
was blessed with a charming daughter
who grew up tall and beautiful, com
manding the admiration of all who saw
her.
One day a visitor said to the good
doctor: "Doctor, your daughter grows
more charming day by day. Why,
6he's a regular Gibson girl."
"Ah. thank you. thank you." replied
the doctor in his best manner. When
the visitor had gone, turning to his
wife the doctor asked. "My dear, who
are the Gibsons?" San Francisco Ar
gonaut. A Change For the Better.
The nine-year-old boy of a Baltimore
family who is compelled by his par
ents to practice daily upon the pinno
may not be a clever performer, bnt he
has a pretty shrewd notion of the
worth of an instrument, as well as a
rather mature wit, as is evidenced by
an incident in the household not long
since.
His father upon returning home
from a week's absence heard the lad
plugging away at the piano.
"When did you learn that new piece,
son?" asked the parent.
"It isn't a new piece, dad," answer
ed the boy. "The piano has been
tuned." IJppincott's.
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She Won.
ITe was a philosopher and n talker.
She was a woman of action. They
6tood together on the bridge and
watched a tug that was hauling a long
line of barges up the river.
"Look there, my dear." said he.
"Such is life. The tug is like the man.
working and tolling, while the barges,
like the women, are"
His wife gave him no time to finish
the sentence. "I know," she said.
"The rug does all the blowlug and the
barges bear all the burden."
Not So Bad.
"What's the worst you can say about
him?"
"He hasn't an honest hair in his
head."
"Well, that's bad enough."
"Oh, not so bad as you think. I
mean he wears a wig." Birmingham
Age-Herald.
A Dining Hint.
Fletcher says you should "hold your
face down" when you are eating, so
that your tongue will hang perpendic
ularly in your mouth. To do this most
comfortably get down on j r hands
and knees when yon eat, explain.' the
Chicago Record-Herald.
There is but one virtue the eternal
sacrifice cf self. George Sand.
Sometimes It Does.
Little Willie Say. pnpa! Papa
Well, what is It, son? Little Willie
Does the ocean get angry because It
is crossed so fteu? Chicago News.
Comforting.
Mrs. Knagg-If I were to die yon'rt
never get another wife like me. Knags
It's very kind of you to say that.
Bosru Transcript
Northern
Steamboat Co
MORNING STAR
.
Last Trips to St. Paul
AUGUST 30th
Giving two days to visit
the
MINNESOTA STATE LuL&hLl
FAIR
Eat and sleep on the boat while in St. Paul.
Last Trips to St. Paul August 30 and September 6.
The most delightful time to make the up river trip. Cool and
comfortable.
W. H. LAMONT, General Agent. Office foot of Nineteenth St.
Call Rock Island 1S3.
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us.
We guarantee our electrical wiring to be absolutely fireproof.
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of the Panama canal in picture and
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Willis J. Abbot, the author of this
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building this mighty interoceanic wa
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a natural water course to the Pacific i
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tells of the people and the country; i
the various strange modes of life; tho
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Civil Service Examination.
An examination for clerk and car
rier will be held at the postoffice In
this city on Nov. 5, 1913. Age limit.
13 to 45 years on the date of the ex
amination. Married women will not
be admitted to the examination. This
prohibiton, however, does not apply
to women who are divorced or thost)
who are separated from their hus
bands und support themselves, but
they are eligible for appointment only
as clerk.
Applicants must be physically sound
and male applicants must be not leBS
than 5 feet 4 inches in. height in bare
feet, and weigh not less than 125
pounds without overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relatives to the examina
tion, qualifications, duties, salaries, va
cations, promotions, etc., address im
mediately IX V. Krell, secretary, board
of civil service examiners. Rock Island.
III. Applications must be on file by
Oct. 1.
Trrin. Italy The American tourists
injured when their automobile fell
ever a precipice nrar Little San Ber
nard Tuesday were idontified as Mrs.
Beverly Chew Ptier and Mrs. Vincent
Smith of New York. Their conditioo
Is somewhat, Improved.
We Buy and Sell
Deere and Company
Moline Tlow Co.
Root & Van Dervoort stocks
Inquiries Solicited.
LITTEN & ROBERTS
Stocks, Bonds, Mortgages.
Peoples National Bank Building
Rock Island, I1L
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