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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02
A BATTLE SCARED WOMAN.
Mother Ibrahfm Has Received Min,
Wounds In tho Service Of France.

Mother Ibrahfm Has Received Nine
Wounds In tho Service Of France.
A woman 80 years of age is an acti, e and
useful member of the French army. She
has been wor nded many times, seriously in
several cases, but appears to have many
years of activity still before her Her last
adventure was to fall off her bicycle, which
she had just learned to ride, and open an
old wound. She has already recovered from
that little accident.
Mother 1brahim, as this remarkable old
person is called, is the cantinierc of the
Second zOuaves She has followed her regi-
ment all over the world, sharing all its
perils and hardships. She exposed herself
to fire as cheerfully as the bravest soldier
in the regiment.
The cantinieres of the French army are
famous in song and story, and their serv-
ices are often very valuable. They carry
water and other kinds of drink and refresh
ments, and many a wounded soldier has
owed his life to their aid.
1t is peculiarly interesting to call atten-
ton to this old woman just now, because
many people are under the impression that
women have only begun to do extraor-
binary things within the past few years.
The venerable cantiniere was hard at work,
tramping round the world and taking her
part in battles years and years before the
present craze about women's achievements
was heard of.
Mother Ibrahim was born in Egypt, the
daughter of a soldier of the great Napoleon.
She married Il noncommissioned officer OF
Turcos, who is now dead
She also wears the red ribbon of the
cross of the Legion of Honor, the military
medal and tho medals of the Crimea, Italy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

ans, but we failed to find one convert whose
salvation can be traced to Mr. Williams, +"
wrote one who was evidently not an adj
mirer
II ut all. it was during these four years
that Williams prepared his post facto
diaries and perfected TINT audacious scheme
Of imposition that was destined TO ma Ike
him temporarily the most talked Of living
man, and which divided the red men as
well as the whites.
In 1850 Eleazar Williams settled at st.
Regis. near Montreal, where he found a
welcome among the Indians, who had
known him in his youth. Here, it is said
hc wrote for the Papers. and from this place
he set ailoat the story that the son of Louis
XVI, the dauphin, was alive ard in Amer
ica. 1t was this newspaper report that
started DIR. Hanson on his inquiries and
led him in 1895 t. publish the article,
Have We = Bourbon Among Us:''
DR. Hansen was not satisfied with the
rrIrnors, stories and letters pro and con that
poured in on him after this startling rarcr
appeared in putnam's. ''In the interest Of
justice and historic truth" the coed man
made visit to 81. Regis. where he was
courteously received by Williams. After
that the interest was intensified. and, as
has been said, became worldwide
Williams was quiet, cultured dark.
handsome, and 10 the eye all that the d;.u-
| phin might have been mad he survived
The tendency Of human nature is to as
sociatc the high Office and the holder or
| claimant. A man who under ordinary cir
| cumstances might he commonplace takes
on dignity and grace when we learn that
| lie is very rich, high born ora genius. And
50 in the manners of the unfrocked cleric
| Elcazar Williams, DR.. Hanson recognized
the Inmate dignitary that doth hedge n
| king" and all his doubts vanished To
| tie exiled dauphin his own name as dis
coverer should hencefcrth he linked
| Williams cid not sem eager fer recoyli-
ton. Indeed the modesty of his bearing
4 confirmed his claims. and nearly all who
met him became enthusiastic advocates of
| his cause.
His claim, borne out by his Journals in
/ part. was that he was horn at Versailles.
/ He recalled wildly his arrest and separa-
ton from his parents and his being taken
To the Bastille. After this his memory was
n blank for about seven years When it
returned, he was In America amid sur
roundings new to his recollection, but with
| which years OF seemingly Intelligent asso-
| citation had made him familiar.
He claimed, and tried to prove it BY his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

He was not good executive officer. and
he Lost his position as superintendent. 1t
Is said that with all his piety he yielded to
temptation. He was n handsome man and
showed greater fondncss for the pretty
young red women than he did for their
seniors Of either sex. When the debate as
to his claims was on, this fact was cited
against him by his opponents, while his
supporters tried to turn the tables by show
ing that an ardent love for the other sex
has been considered since the days of Solo
mon sure il not an exclusive attribute of
royalty.
About this time, being thrown on his
osvn resources. Williams resolved TO enter
on the profession for which his training
best fitted him. He became Law preacher
and reader among the Oneida Indians.
In 1918 he joined the Episcopal church.
and when, in 1920, the greater part of the
tribe removed To Green Bay, at the head
of Lake Michigan, Williams went with
them. His enemies asserted that it was
his love for an Indian girl rather than his
devotion to the Master that induced hin.
to 60 into what was then wilderness.
But no matter the motive. 1t is matter
Of unquestionable record that Elcazar Will
liams remained Mt Green Bay as a mission
airy fer 26 years, or till 1916, when he had
reached the mature age of 50.
About this time the missionary society
that had been supporting Williams made a
careful examination of his work and re-
ported against sending him any more
funds The royal weakness with which
he was charged when young man seems
To have continued with him. He was I'M
married, but the commission that exam
ined his case declared that his conduct
with women would hardly have been per-
mitted under the old dispcnsatiou.
For four years Williams was a religious
free lance. He knew the languages of all
the tribes living near the great lakes. and
these he visited, studying their habits and
traditions, living as they did and preach
ing and teaching as the occasion offered.
He made many friends among the Indi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02
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, A BOGUS BOURBON.
The Story Of an AnoericaD clainpapt
To the FreDcb TbroDe.

There are hale men and women still liy
ing in the United States who can rcmem-
Ter back to 1853. Not even the civil war
or the many wonderful changes that have
como to the world in 43 years can Danish
from the minds Of these people the excite
ment caused by the assumed discovery that
we had In this country at that time an heir
to the throne of France.
The startling announcement of this fact
was made in Putnnm's Magazine under
the striking title, Have We Bourbon
Among US" Interest in the article was
intensified by the character Of the writer,
the Rev. DR.. Hanson, widely known and
highly respected as . scholar, divine and
careful investigator.
The intelligent American reader does
not need to be told that up to the revolu-
ton Of 1898 the heir to the throne of
France was known as the dauphin.
The last dauphin of the royal house Of
Bourbon would, had he been permitted to
ascend the throne, have been known as
Louis XVII
This heir was the only child of Louis
XVI and the gifted and i'll starred Marie
Antionettc of the royal house of Austria.
both OF whom lost their throne and heads
In the bloody revolution that was the cll-
mination Of centuries Of outrage and mer-
CHESS oppression on the part Of the mobiles.
The dauphin was born in the palace of
Versailles on the eth Of March, 1885, so
that he was but 8 years of ago when the
red storm broke. He was made prisoner,
with his parents, and, though he was not
publicly executeti-and the stories as to
his end vary-there can be but little doubt
that he persisted by violent means soon
after the king and queen were executed
/. The fact that there was doubt in the
minds OF some as to the dauphin's death
brought out number Of impostors, the
most daring. and for time the most sue
cessful, of whom was the elderly man
whom DR. HansOn-perfectly honest in his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02
ELEAZAR WILLIAMS.

bclicf-sprang upon the world rs Louis
XVII, the rightful heir to the throne If
France, which mt that time Napoleon III
had just seized by violence.
The excitement caused by DR.. Hanson :
article was not confined to this country or
continent, but spread through all lands
where such matters interest, and within a
year the world was dividAl into two bit
tcrly opposing classes. the first firm in the
belief that Elcazar Williams. nominaliy of
New York state, was the son of Louis,
WI, and the second that he was an ar
rant impostcr ard that all who supported
him were either fools or knavcS
Cpto this time those who knew the Roy
ElcaZar Williams believed the following TO
he his antecctlcnts:
He was born in Caughnawaga in nor. h.
crn New York IL was thought, in or about
1877. On his fathers side he was supposed
tn bc of English descent. His father w,s
believed to I've n son Of Ezekiel Williams. a
well To do textile manufacturer III Ian
cashirc.
Elcayar's father, 81 the story goes, was
dissolu,c and the black sheep of the fam
lily. He came to the English province of
QucbSr, then more French than n present.
and married 81. Regis Indian woman
named Mary Ann ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AS soon as he was old enough to q, to
school the hoy was sent TO an establish
mcnt ut Long Meadows, WHERE he rem ain
cd as pupil and instructor till his tyen.
ty-second year.
lie is reported to have been quiet. studi-
Gus and taciturn, with "a somber leaning
toward the church" After leaving Long
Meadows his father. anxious to CRAFTY the
young mans bent. sent him to Wcsthamp.
ton, Mass, where he studied theology.
Young Williams was regarded as wise.
upright citizen and most godly man. As
an cvidence of the former when the second
war with England broke ont. in 1912.
Elcazar Williams was appointed superip.
tentcnt Of the Indians in the northern Fart
of New York
He had before this shown great interest
In the Indians, and he had a remar Al BILE
facility for acquiring their dialects and
languages. Indeed. even till this day the
Oneida Indians use his TRANSACTIONS and
Textbooks.
That Williams had courage and spirit Il
evidenced Ivy the fact that when the Eng.
fish threatcned an invasion by way OF Lake
Cfannplnin he took his rifle, and, entering
The ranks rs private soldier. was serious
ly wounded ut the battle Of Piattsburr,
Sept II, 1874.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

tary, that the Prince de Joinville, who
Visited America in 1886, sought him out
On the northern shores Of Lake Superior
and insisted on his signing IAN abdication
to the throne Of Franco" Although .
large sum was offered for the signature,
Williams refused to sign, and the disap-
pointed Prince de Joinville left.
After further research, all of which went
to confirm his belief, Dr. Hanson wrote
another startling article, entitled 1.-THE
Lost Prince and the interest that had
been gradually growing now rose to fever
heat.
"The hermit monarch Of ST. Regis was
no longer lonely. The curious fiocked to
feast their plebeiaR eyes on an actual king.
Letters by the bag came asking for his sig
nature and locks of his hair, and all assured
him Of support. Subscriptions were raised
to help him. The press, the pulpit and all
classes Of society took sides, nor were there
wanting American republicans who an
nounced their readiness to place Louis
XVII on the throne of his father by force
of arms if the pretendcr-Napoleon III
did not prudently retire in his favor.
The Indian kinsInen of Williams, 1t Is
said, were bribed to swear he was adopted,
and that it was understood that two
child to the tribe.
Physicians of undoubted standing Wis
tied Williams and made affidavits that he
had no Indian blood in his veins. Artists
visited him and made pictures-said to be
ikenesses-that bore a convincing resem-
blance to the reputed father, Louis XVI.
Proof was forthcoming that for many
years money had been sent to the Indians
from Francs, fO nav for the caro- of ssTha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

and Tunis, all Of which have been con-
ferred upon her.
She has so many wounds that she can
hardly count them. Nine she thinks they
number. She has been wounded in the
left shoulder, in the stomach, in the heel.
in the right side Bullets sabers and
bayonets have inflicted them She has
lost three ribs.
After the hattie of Sedan German SOL
dier smashed her left shoulder while she
was attempting TO rejoin some men of her
regiment who were being taken prisoners
TO Berlin In Tonquin she was picked up,
with her arm terribly mangled by three
knife cuts. The surgeons wanted to am
putate it, but she refused, and today she
can guide bicycle with il.
After an accident at Toulon, where she
lives. she had to go to Paris to undergo an
operation The evening she left the hos
pital she was received by President Faure,
to whom she presented the barrSl of the
zouaye regiment, for which ne had asked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

CANToN, O.. July 2.-Major Mckinley
was kept busy yesterday receiving visitors
First came Hobart, the candidate for the
vice presidency. and . delegation arrived
while he was here. He was introduced
and made a brief speech. After he had
left 100 glassworkers from Massillon AZ
rived. Then came 500 Christian Endeav-
Orers. and later a delegation from st.
Louis headed by X. G. kerens. To all
these the major made brief addresees
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

LISceLs, July 2.-The Republicans met
here in state convention and nominated
MscColl, Of Lexington, for governor. The
ticket was completed and the Minneapolis
national platform on money adopted. Pro-
tecf3on was Endorsed - MAS the national
tick0G
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

DR.. Chas. n. Robertson,
Eye. Ear. Nose aud Throat Only.
once, Whitaker Block. southwest corne. Third
and Bssdy streets, Davenport. iowa. Rooms II
and u. uours: 2 To II Q. m. to4p.m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-02

Two self confessed murylerers at Cour-
vile, France. say that they killed their
victim to secure his collection Of postage
stamps.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
The TemnIe of SerDents.

The small town of Werda, in the kingdom of Dahomey. is celebrated for a loathsome den called the Temple of Serpents. It is a long building dedi" cated to the priests and mystery men of the kingdom, and in 1t they keep thousands of snakes of all kinds and sizes. These slimy. crawling creatures literally own the village, as we'll as the temple, which has been erected for their special accommodation, and may be seen hanging from the rafters and door posts of any house in the town. Tn Werda to kill a serpent is a crime punishable by death. The serpents in the sacred temple are fed by a regular corps of hunters, who are paid for their services out of the public exchequer.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
TranouiI. But Severe.

"My boy" said the examiner, in the friendliest of tones, to lad who had just finished piece of Latin prose, and was about tremblingly to place the composition In the gentleman's hands, "my boy, looked over your shoulder while you were writing; you have every reason to be satisfied with yourself, and with care, will get scholarship easily, and a good class in Mods as we'll"
 The examiner whose kind manner re- assured the nervous boy had been sent by the University of Oxford to test the classical attainments of the Bath schol- ars. He was six feet in height, very thin, very tranquil, with that studied softness which seemed to conceal severity that could be merciless. That side of his character showed itself few hours later. MT. Escott describes the exhibition, in his book, Platform, Press, Politics and Play"
 It was winter; the Avon was frozen over, and examiner and examines were skating over the surface, the form CT no less at home upon steel shod feet than in the teachers chair hearing a recitation in Greek.
 An overgrown lout, whose ignorance in Greek grammar had been detected by the examiner, thought he would ob- struct the examiners progress and send him sprawling. Fancying that his act was not observed, he placed In the path such obstacles as happened to be at hand. Along swept the examiner, and as he came to the obstruction, lifted with single stride his tall form across the barrier.
 My young friend" he called out In a voice heard by all, 'the next time you want to play any of these monkey tricks, try them on one of your own height. And now, remember that you have in front of you for tomorrow the verbs in Mi, which may present difficult ties to you, greater even than this truck and brooInstick did to me-"
 The laugh was turned against the ill-manne:ed lad, who, as his conquerer left the river, shouted, "Three cheers for the examiner" The man was MT. PercivaL Fellow of Queens College, Oxford, and to-day Bishop of Here ford.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
AMERICAN SADDLES.
Some Gems of Art Turned Ont in the
 Ear West.


 All over North America for many years Cheyenne saddles have been fa- nous, and every equestrian outside of the United States cavalry and of the Northwest mounted police of Canada, has either had his horse tricked out with Cheyenne leather, or has wished he had. The fancy work on saddles, holsters and stirrup hoods, that once made Mexican saddlery famous and ex- pensive, long ago was copied by the Cheyenne makers, who kept up the fame and beauty of American horse trappings, but made them so cheap as to be within the means of most horsemen. In the old days when West ern cattle ranged all over the plains and the cowboy was in his glory, that queer citizen would rather have a Cheyenne saddle than a best girl. In fact, to be without Cheyenne saddle and f1rst-class revolver was to be no better than the sheep herders of that era.
 When the writer was in Cheyenne the other day the first places he looked for were the saddle-makers' shops. He was surprised to find only one showy, first-class store of the kind, and, instead of there being a crowd in front of it, there was no sign of more business than was going on at the druggists near by, or the staioner's over the way. The goods displayed in the win dows were beautiful and extra ordinary. There were the glorious, heavy, hand stamped saddles; there were the huge, cumbrous tapaderos; there were the lariats or ropes; the magnificent bits that looked like Moorish art outdone, and there were mule skinners and the fanciful spurs, and, in short, the win dows formed a museum of things that a cowboy would have pawned his soul for. The metal work was all such as cavalryman once declared it, ''the most elegant horse jewelry in creation"
 Englishmen and Germans now buy the fanciest and best trappings to send abroad to their homes. Hand-stamped saddles cost from SIS to $S5, but S35 buys as good one as modest man who knows a good thing will care to use. Cowgirl eaddles were on view-seven of them-with rigging for side seats and with stirrups made in slipper shapes. It Is not that there are really half a dozen cowgirls in the world, or half a dozen women like the Colorado cattle queen, or the lady horse breeder of Wyoming, but there are Western girls who have to ride a great deal, and they have fond fathers and broth CTS, and still fonder lovers; hence the manufacture of magnificent side-sad- dies, all decked with hand-stamped pat terms, and looking as rich as the rich est Bedouin ever dreamed a horsegear being made. There is still good trade in cowboy outfits that are ordered from Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Col orado and Texas, and similar goods go to the horse ranches of Nevada, Idaho and Oregon. Moreover, as long as men ride horses there will be trade in fancy outfits for them.-DenVer Field and Farm.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15

There is one true specific for diseases arising from impure blood and a debili- tated nervous system, and that is Paine's celery compound. so generally prescribed by physicians. It IS probably the most remarkable remedy that the scientific re- search of this country has produced. Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. D., ILL. D.. of Dartmouth college, first prescribed what is now known the world over as Paine's celery compound, q positive cure for dyspepsia, biliousness, liver con- plaint, neuralgia, rheumatism, all nervous diseases and kidney troubles. For the latter Psine's celery compound has suc- ceeded again and again where everything else has failed.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
Feminine Fire Department.

The little town of Nasso, in Sweden, las feminine department, 150 strong, in it's fire brigade. The water works of the village consist simply of four great tubs, and it is the duty of the women "firemen" to keep these full in case of fire. They stand in two con- tinuous lines from the tubs to the lake, about three blocks away, one line pass ing the full buckets and the other send. ing them back.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
Horrr,s soHooL FOR BOYS

At BurIingame, San Mateo County, Cal, is one of the most thorough, careful ano practical Home Schools" 10 be found on Pacific coast. It prepares boys for any university, technical school, or for active business; is accredited at the State and Standford Universities. and under the able management of Ex-State Superintendent Ira G. HoiIt. Ph. D., ranks among the first schools in the United States.-Re-opeDs August 4.-Minilg and Scientific Press
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
Follows Omaha,s Example.

Alderman Abercrombie of St. Joseph, Mo, introduced a curfew ordinance at the session of the common council the other night. It is modelled after the or dinance passed by Omaha and Lincoln, and will no doubt become a law, as the members of the council favor its naScaun
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
Proverbs Reyised to Date

An ad in time will often save the business.
 Don't count your chickens before you advertise.
 A good advertisement is better to be chosen than great riches.
 The better the advertisement the bet ter the day.
 An ad in the newspapers is worth two in the circular.
 He advertises best who advertises most.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
IS THIS A SPECIMEN?
Congressman Crowley Tells How He Made
 His Maiden Speech.

"Did tell you fellows how I come to make my maiden speech?" asked Con- gresslnan Crowley of Texas. ''Nc? We'll, it was this way: A gang of newspaper fellows was guying me as not making a speech. 'Speechmaking's no sign of a mans usefulness ill congress, says l. Better men than me are not making speeches, but if you're betting that I can't make speech I'll just go you a ten.
 "'It goes, says one of the gang. You're afraid And he shows the long green.
 Whats up in the house nowr says I.
 "'Cannon is fighting an increase for a lighthouse keeper ill your district, says he.
 I'll go right now, says I. And in I goes. We'll, you know what happened. I told Cannon he didn't know as much about keeping lighthouse as porcu- pine does about Ascension day, and Can- non spread himself all over me. If he'd known how I come to jump on him, I'll bet he'd laughed. Then I goes out, and the stakeholder hands me the stuff. That's how it happened. Washington Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
SIERRA INSTITUTE, Auburn, California.

A select Boarding School for Young La dies. Climate unsurpassed. Full corps of specialists. Limited to thirty boarders. Prepares for university, teaching, or for life. School opens Aug. 18th. Send for prospectus.
 W. II. DEBELL. 1. M.,
 Principal.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-08-15
Poor Little Thinpa.

Mrs. Chippering-So these are your children, are they?
 Mrs. Marrow-Yes, and everybody says they're just the image of me.
 Mrs. Chippering-Why, so they are, poor little things!-Tit-Bits.