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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
CHAPTER TX.

St1AE lES IN.
Two clouded, passionate days, filled
with unrest and pain, went by before
Hugh could bring any order out of
chaos, call duty and self control to his
salvation and write to his wife as Mrs.
Ventnor had advised.
When the letter was gone, he could
not have told what he had written. But
he wished miserably she was back. Il
he could hear her voice and footstep,
meet her little practical needs to fill the
days and check the morbid fancies that
tortured him! For he had fancies-
dreams wild and passionate - that
burned up all rest.
Late on Tuesday afternoon he passed
the cab carrying Mrs. Ventnor to the
train. She made the driver stop and
beckoned to Hugh.
"No news from the little one yet:'
"No news, Mrs. Ventnor. -
Dear me! You're looking badly,
young man. But don't worry. think
there's q letter at home for you. l saw
the postman go i'll as got into the cab,
and caught glimpse of the writing
My best wishes for you both when you
have tenderly assured each other that it
will never happen again. And she
shook hands with him almost affection
ately.
"The only good man ever found in.
tercsting," she said, with sigh, as she
watched him down the street
Mrs. Ventnor was right. There was q
letter. Hugh read it eagerly, and a sneer
passed over his face. 1t was q repeti-
ton Of wornout reproaches, a trium-
plant refusal to return under any condi
tons.
"She won't come. So that's over
with" he thought.
Utterly spent, he flung himself or
his bed and slept for hours. A clock
striking IL awakened him. His head
was bursting with pain. The blood
seemed clogged in his temples, and he
felt alternate flashes Of heat ard cold.
After bathing his face and head with
cold water the pain grew less, but he
felt dazed and miserable. He left the
room without any definite purpose.
Something seemed dead within him.
On the wall, just opposite the bed
room door, one Of the daubs that disfig
ured the panels and ceilings of the
house famed up before him. 1t was thu
life sized picture Of an impossible god
dess. a scepter in her hand and lool
Of Jenny-or so he fancied-in her hare
blue eyes.
As he stood staring at the picture il
a spiritless way long, sweet, mufaet
note from q violin quivered upon thu
ltillness
Hugh looked around as if voice hat
Silled his name. The music grew
stronger. sweeter, the measures rapid
Marian was playing like enc inspired
Il was tie march from "Aida," an,
suggested the clashing Of cymbals--al
opulence of color. He conjured up tn
picture Of her, perhaps in the whit
gown he loved. playing for the las
time in the other house.
After tonight he would see her. hea
her no more.
He threw back his head and ct hi
J teeth AaM Oh. to be with hex nor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-09
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faith. Do your duty, no matter how
long de way is, or how dark de cloubds."
Wal, chil'en, it is time we were in yer
beds. It's jes erbout true, dis yarn.
Ebery word is as true as de gospil. Vas,
Miss jimmie, dat are grade is decorated
cherry year when dis day comes aroun'
though de ole massa and missus is
lynn down beside dat young sojier boy,
an it's Miss Nellie's grade now, for she
dun gon' an marrd Massa John, an
he JUS lubs de ground she walks on.
De ole missus lubed her, too, and you
ought to seen what care Miss Nellie
dun took oh de ole missus in her las
sickness, fur months afore she dun went
to her reward, and she say ODER and
ODER agin:
mo kind act Is overlooked by de Mas
ter; an, honey, I'm gittin' my pay now
for honorin' de dead by few flowers
on lonely grade upon de day de ma
ton set apart to 'memorate dose dat
FELL
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TWO HOLIDAYS.
Two Little Relation Maintained Between
May 80 and July A.


There is far too little relation main
tanned between independence Day and
Memorial Day. One is the natural Sc
quence of the other, and the celebra-
ton OF both should be observed with
due solemnity as well as with comely
and becoming rejoicing. A sacred SER
vice to begin the day, a service Of
thanksgiving, of grand and appropriate
music, then with the congregation pour
ing out into the highways and byways
Of the earth, the spirit of peace and
goodwill might be merged into a feel
ing of joyousness and giving way to
all forms Of hilarious sport and inno-
cent amusement. We have in one of
these days honored our forefathers
through whose wise and determined eff
forts the country was established, and
IN the other W. have remembered those
WHO rescaed Us hom danger aid saved
us for a great and glorious future.
These days are the red-letter days in
the American alendar-impressive be-
cause they are reminders of great strug-
giles, because they made our present
condition Of existence possible; happy
because we know by them, and what
they typify, that the spirit of patriot
ism, self-sacrifice and the great and all
comprehensive spirit of divinity that
was originally planted in the hearts of
men has neither been dimmed nor ex-
tinguished. 1t has only slumbered and
smoldered; the living fire is there, and
needs but the breath of treason or the
slightest blow from an assaulting hand
to bring it full-grown to it's feet, stall
wart young giant able to cope with any
adversary that threatens the life and
the union of the states.
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ere big fight at Charleston my ole man,
Lige Jackson, he was down back o. de
field a cuttin' bresh, an all at once
seen him drop the axe, an start fur de
house on a run. An l was dat scarf
let de soap boil over, case l was maxim
soap out in de yard, an was bound dat
a snake had bit him, or he had got
lick wild de axe-fur Lige was de LATEST
niggah in de whole kentry, an
knowed something had happened when
] seen him git such'a move on to him.
An, shore enough, when he came up.
all out of breff, ! knowed it was time
to git scarf, an says he: ''Tildy, tell
de missus dar's sojier lynn down dar
back OBJ de fence, by de run, an I
recon he is powful bad hurt, case he's
a grownin' an done seem to sense
notin.'
wal, my missus want berry ole in
dem days, but she was JUS done fading
lake putty posey, along OBJ dat dread
full wah, expecting to heah dat de
cunnel was killed, an all de oder
trouble erbout de niggas gittin' free,
wild de place half woked an fust one
army takin' rations and den de oder
till 1t pears like day wascnt much lef'.
Wall, jis pulled de stick from under
dat soap kittle an run round to de
front porch, whar missus was sittin'.
an tole her what Lige seen. She got
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WAYS, OH LORD.
was JUS goin ter read when Miss Nellie
saw de leetle tintype, and she gabe
leetle cry lake, an takin' it from de
missus han she said:
ooh, Mrs. Carter, my ma has got
jes such a picture, an it hers an mine
when / was a baby" Den she laid her
haid down into missus' lap an began
ter cry, an she sobed out dat her pa
was in de wah, an disappeared, an
day dun tried cherry way to fine out
something erbout him. Missus axe her
what was her pas and mas name, an
she tole her dere names war George
an Lucy" An missus opened de
Bible, an dar was writ on de leaf From
Lucy to George" Den she took de poah
young lady in her arms, an said: How
wonderful are dy ways, Oh, Lord" An,
my chile, dare under all dem flowers
sleeps your father, an in this peaceful
spot. He has not been like a stranger,
or neglected, SO now in de Providence
OBJ de good Lord, de dearest wish OBJ
his heart is fulfilled. l trus' you will
be comforted.
Massa John walked erway wipin' his
eyes, an ole missus read comfortin
varse or two outen dat little Bible, an
we urs sang a hymn, and de decora-
ton was ober fur dat day, AN missus
said to all OBJ us:
LET dis var teach yer q lesson OBJ
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school frien', Nellie Munson, an she
was as putty as picter, with eyes as
black as de night when de moon don't
shine, an de coler oh her cheeks war
like de roses in de gardin.
Wal, such time as dem young crit
ters had. Day was boatin' an fshin',
an hossback ridin' cherry day OBJ der
lives. Wal, one sweet, putty morning
my ole missus say, dis is Decoration
Day; eff you young ladies want 70 go
wild me to put flowers on my grade,
would like yer company. Miss Liddy
she jes' dun streach herself outen de
hammock on de veranda, an she say:
"Scuse me, aunty, I'm awful tired of
dat grade; eber since l was baby l
recolmember it,
But Miss Nellie she dun jump up an
say:
please let me go, I've dun hear how
good you war to dat poah sojier an
l know some day you will git your re-
ward" So she an missus walked off
in de bright sunshine, de bees war n
hummin' and de birds a singin', and
de carried a great baskit of poses-de
hunney suckle an roses, an jasmine,
an Miss Nellie de prettiest flower of all
in her white frock and sky blue sash.
Miss Liddy she lay dar swingin' in
de hammak, and Massa John. after a
little, gifts up and starts for de grove,
too. Den Miss Liddy laffs and sails
kinder scornful lake: rs it Miss Nell
or de grade that takes you out dar dis
hot mornin'?"
He jes laugh back at her an say:
lob corse it's de grade, dat's my
'ligeous duty, ye know, specially when
dar's a lovely young lady in de bar
gain"
De ole missus allus like to babe us
all come up dar, too, so / war dar jes:
as Mr.. John got dar, an, as usual, my
missus opened dat sojier's Bible an
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out Of her pipe on the hearth of the
kitchen range, which to us children
was a preliminary sign that old 'Tilda
held in reserve one Of her reminis-
cences of her life on the Old Carter
plantation, near the city OF Charleston,
and of the civil war.
We children, my sister and /, used
to love to steal down to her especial
domain in the cleaning, and tease for
story of that enchanted land of flow
ers, and especially of those battles
fought near the Carter place, and of
which the old negress was an eye wit
ness.
Reflling her pipe. and settling her.
self in her easy chair. she continued:
Il jes' done recolmember one noah OBJ
dem yarns, but it's erbout how my ole
missus KEEP Decoration Day all by her
lone self, an how she done put poses
on one grave fur fifteen long years
afore she found out who de poah young
fella was"
Here old 'Tilda stopped and lighted
her pipe, pulled away with retro
spective glance at us two girls, as we
crept closer to this oracle in ebony, and.
having stimulated our curiosity, she
continued:
wal, jes' couple O days after dat
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AT THE SOLDIERS GRAVES.

To deck anew the turf that rests
Above our patriot comrades breasts.
Roses and lilies, all are fair,
With bays 10 grace each soldiers
grave,
But they grow fairer resting there,
If, with the odorous blooms we gave,
A love as strong and sanctified,
AS theirs who for our Union died.
III.
When on the battle field they fell,
It was not in a sordid cause,
But in their Country's, loved so well,
For her dear Homes and Freedoms
laws,
And so, at need, their love was shown
To save her life they gave their own.
w.
o, that was love of precious worth,
Allied to love that is divine!
From Heaven alone it came to Earth,
In human hearts to live and shine,
And fill them with the high desires,
That light and foster Freedoms fires.
V.
How well it is with them who sleep
About us here-old friends of ours.
Comrades, for them we do not weep,
But on their graves place Mays sweet
flowers,
While brave "Old Glory floats above,
Proud of their deeds-proud of their
love!
vi.
And in this Home of Liberty
Her birthplace and most sacred
spot
Her loving children, happy, free,
Come forth from mansion and from
cot,
With fragrant blossoms of the May,
To help us keep Memorial Day.
VII.
And they and theirs in time will stand
Beside our graves and here relate
How we had fought to save the land,
Now grown so powerful and great,
That Kings and Cars beyond the sea,
Quake at the name of Liberty.
VIII.
We know not, Comrades, what's
ahead
If for our land waits good or i'll,
But not till faith in God is dead,
Shall evil trifle with the will
That nerved our brothers arms to
fight,
And win for Freedom, Truth and
Right.
SO here, among the memories,
That round these graves responsive
start,
Let us anew the moment seize,
And pledge again each Union heart
Shall be, though helpless else to do.
To Flag and Country always true! >Hta
ID. Brainerd Williamson. in Phila.
delphia Inquirer.
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The New England Conservatory of Music,
Franklin Square Boston, Mass. is undoubtedly
the best equipped School OF Music in the world.
Its pupils are always in demand as teachers on
account of their superior musical knowledge
ana their practical readiness in applying it,.
In addition the Conservatory offers the best
instruction in Oratorv and Modern Languages.
The charge II extremely small when its ad-
vantages compared with those offered by
similar schools are considered Prospectus
sent Tree upon application.
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When Nature

Needs assistance 1t may be best to rem
der it promptly, but one should remem-
Der to use even the most perfect ren1e-
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy is the
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
The Yale expositor., 1896-05-29

1t is the secretary bird. OF south Africa, that
can whip any sYke of twice its size Stanley
used TO aver that the reptiles would crawl
away from this birds shadow in wild fear.
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The fool has one great advantage. He never
lets his BETTER judgment get away with him.
Gods telephone in the soul is conscience.
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AFTER MANY YEARS.
BY II. LuQueer.

" w, Vlioo a. AiiAAN !,
you is alus a want
in i story about
dem tryin' times in
Ole Caroliney, an
Is jes don tole ye
all | knowed ODER
ober agin."
And our own
col ore d cook,
"Tilda ] q C k S o. n,
.nOplxnd the ashes
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a Househ old Treasure.

d. W. Fuller. of CansjoharIe, N. Y,
sses that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house ana his
femily has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without 1t, II p%rocurable. G. A. Dyke
nan Druggist, Catskill, N. Y, says that
DE-. Kings New Discovery 10 undoubs-
tdly the best Cough remedy; he has
uaed isin his family for eight years. and
IL has never failed to do all that Is
claimed for 1t. Why not try q remedy
40 long tried and teste6P Trial bottles
free At Massie's Pharmacy. 100 Jefferson
street. Regular s'zs SOC and 81. on.
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on for the C~elest,a, Emn,re

The Bedford Bulletin says tina. Miss
Edmonls Sale left Wednesday on the
3:l6 p. m. train for her field ir China,
whore she will begin her lite'a work as
q foreign missionary. She will stop in
Knoxville twenty.four hours to visit her
aunt. Mrs. T J.. Matthew's; from there
she will go 20 Nashville and stop with
MRS. Henry Sperry. From there she
will go to New Oeleans, wnere she will
meet Miss Laura Hager, q missionary
from tho Methodist Church. They will
leave New Orleans and arrive In San
Francisco Monday, January 81. and sail
from there on the steamship "Captic,"
OF the Occidental snd Oriental line, on
January 90. Miss Sale will leave the
steamer at Hong Kong and proceed to
Canton. one of the largest cities of
China, having over q million OF inhabi.
esnts. whore she will be stationed, and
will live with DR.. and Mrs. R. Fl Graves.
Her work will be principally among the
Chinese women.
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AMONG the fruit and flower novelties
which 1896 brings us, we notice that the
enterpriaing and reliable firm Of James
Vick's Sons, Rochester. N. Y, are al
ready calling attention to three, which
seem to have won great favor where
known. They are the Double Sweet
Pea. the only n In the world true to
name. Bride Of Niagara" the 'Early
Leader Tomato" the earliest of all tho
early tomato family and sure to be-
come q great favorite, and the already
famous blackberry, the "Rathbun,"
From the praise and com pliments
given 80 sbundantly to the Bride of
Niagara" this sweet pes must be more
than charming, and from the encomiums
lavished on both the new tomato and
this new blackberry, 1t is pretty GER
tain mo garden desiring to have the
first and best OF everything, can be
without these three new comers.
BY the way, readers, are any OF you
30 Tar behind the times as not to know
"Vick's Floral Guide?" Il any OF you
have never seen II, send 10 cents to
this firm at Rochester, N. Y, and get
q copy. You can deduct this from the
first order for seeds, and the pleasure
and information their Guide will give
you will certainly induce you to keep
up b acquaintance.
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JERSEY DAIRY co.
lie Got the Message.

An experienced telegraph operator can
from listening to the sounds under
stand Il message on one kind Of telegraph
instrument without seeing it at all.
One day nn inspector walked into an
office and began to question the clerk in
charge. Suddenly q message began to
arrive, and the clerk sat down to write
it. The message was as follows:
LOOK out for squalls. The inspector
Is somewhere on the line and will be
poklng his nose in everywhere"
The inspector smiled as he listened
to the message, while the poor clerk
looked quite helpless. His superior,
however, went to the instrument and
sent back the answer: "Too late. He
has already poked his nose in here."-
Pearson's Weekly.
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BRIEF PERSONALS,

w. F. Hollis, of Philadelphia, is in
b city on business.
B. q. Guy, of Atlanta. ia q guest al
b Ponc de Leon Hotel.
Asher Ayers. of Staunton, wal In the
city yesterday on business.
G. R. Capps, Of Portsmouth,, was regia.
tered al Hotel Roanoke yesterday.
M. L. B%loomburg. Of Blaoksburg, was
In the city yesterday on business.
A. o. Donnell, OF st. Louis, Mo la
registered 81 the Ponce de Leon Hotel.
w. w. McClung and o. Frantz, of the
Salem Sentinel, were in she city y~ester-
day.
Emile Lowe, formerly with the Nor
folk and Western, Is in the city visit
ing friends.
j. B. Mcintosh and T. M Devillins,
citizens Of ~Lynchburg, are registered at
Hotel Roanoke.
D. J. EARLY, special agent of the east
ern division of the Norfolk and West
ern, was in the city yesterday.
John g Osborn, superintendent OF the
Radford division Of the Norfolk and
Western, was in the city yesterday.
H. 81. 8. Handy, superintendent Of the
Winston-Sslem division OF the Norfolk
snd Western, was in the city yester-
day.
Mrs. W. G. o:ey and family, who
have resided for some time al Ala
Thirteenth avenue 8. W., are removing
to Bristol. "
Theo Low, superintendent. OF The
Lynchburg and Durham division of the
Norfolk and Western, was in the city
yesterday.
MAI. j. 81. FEATHRRsToNE completed
the inventory for the trustee las, night
and the Hobbs stock OF goods 10 now
being sold out.
M.eSF.s Bragg. travelling passenger
agent of she Norfolk and Western, re-
turned yesterday from q trip over she
western division Of the road.
Lee Menefee. q commercial traveller,
passed through the city yesterday en-
route to his homo as Rocky Mount
from an extended trip through the coal
fields Of West Virginia.
9 g. Smith, formerly proprietor OF
the Ponce de Leon Hotel, but nov of
Norfolk, is in the city on business. He
is accompanied by Mrs. Smith. and they
are guests at the Ponce de Leon.
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Fooled.

Back, 1 say" commanded the hero.
inc.
The villain paused with cleaning
knife aloft. "Backv' she repeated.
Dare not to kill me. I have still IL
other dresses"
Under the memorable laws of the new
drama no was of necessity baffied for
n time eing.-Detroit Tribune.
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CHAMBERLATN's Cough Remedy is
famous for its cures Of bad colds. 1t
open: the secretions, relieves the lungs
and aida nature in restoring tho system
to q healthy condition. II freely used
as soon as the cold has been contracted,
and before 1t has become settled in the
system, IT greatly lessons the severity
OF the attack, aud has often cured in a
single day what would tavo Spen q 30
we're odd For sale by the Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
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Twice.

Hargreaves-You know that time /
was SO sick last summer? 1 just heard
that the doctor gave me up once.
forry-I heard that he gave you up
twice.
"Twice?"
"Yes. The second time was after he
had been trying to collect his bill. -
indianapolis Journal.
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Special Notice.

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. IA.
PLEASE take notices: The contract with
Z M. Dawson, manager for jos. Cohp,
clothier, Roanoke, Va, has this day ex-
pired by limitation, Mr.. E.. M. Dawson
Withdrawing from the concern. Any
bills against JOS. Cohn must be pre-
scented &c once for payment. All out
standing accounts not paid on or before
February l will be placed in my attor-
ney's hands for collection.
Respectfully,
Jos Conn
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HE who falls to see II does him.
Boston Transcript.

1T 10 both q convenience and ECONOMY
TO be able to supply all OF your wants
In one house. and you can get any
article n the house-furnishing line that
You wish and at rock. bottom prices at
the e. II. Stewart Furniture Command.
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IF you want q substitute for snthra.
cite coal. W. K. Andrews 6 Co.'s belled
teams Will deliver you high grade Brush
Coal, ogg, nut or lump sizes,
at bottom prices.
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LOOK out for the belled teams. Firat.
CLASS ~Pocahontas nut or lump coal de-.
livered promptly by W. X, Andrews 4
Co., 210 Salem venue,
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Falae Alarm of FIra.

At the alarm OF fire this morning
about 1875 o'clock, oil three FIRE com
panies responded promptly. The alarm
was from box Is (Roanoke Machine
Works., but proved q false alarm.
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The war with the hey of Tripoli be-
gan June 10, 1901, and ended June 4,
1SO5 The number of men engaged in
the naval force against Tripoli wal
$3.50.
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w. X. ANDREWS s. Co. 2I9 Salem
svenne, are strictly coal and wood
dealers. They keep everything you
need in that line, aud will deliver 1t
promptly. Look out for the belled
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make q readable lad" See.
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FOR the best work-the Swiss Steam
s ssunaty' asa Salem avenue wehs. Phone
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III best CRATE coal In the city 4. the
semi.hitu ninous Red Ash coal, sold
only oy w. K. ANDREWS & Co 2le
salem avenue. You may know their
teams by the bells.
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THERE Ia music in the air - Listen !
Andrews bel)ed teams are delivering
coal snd wood 30 customers. Send In
you orders.
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THE TIMES one.cent-a wo1A col.mn bring,
good returns. IT. Z; once.