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The herald., 1896-06-28

Removed courts where Dian's self might
over my my crawling flesh swift prescience
ran:
Tho living Pan!'
OF perhaps still stronger in form and
THE SPIRITS HOUR
Let me be free from thee, beloved dead"
So through the weary day aloud ] cry.
Seeking. with strained and agonizing eye.
Thy shadow, trembling at my side; thy
tread,
with hungry ear; thine olden touch on
Or lips. to give my devil. Doubt, the lie.
Such dreams until make the earth my
Thus do do mourn by day; but when the
Lights with her dusk the all of mystery.
NV spirit quickens till thy Jpirit bright
Enf1oods it. Short and sure the road to
Earth to her heaven responds, and van
quished quite a..
pray the silence, Let me not be free!'
There is a deal of outdoor poetry with
the charm of wild things in it in this
book Morning In Camp, Escape, The
Flight of the FAIRIES, are of these, follow
ing the Wood Longing, which celebrates
the fitful joyance found in field and
wood, or
''That full content
For gods and lilies meant"
We do not recall more than one or two
of these poems as having had place in
our current literature, but these brave
lines are somehow very familiar:
''You that hold the world,
Uphold me.
You that light the sun,
Make me see.
Bear with me my sorrow:
Help me meet the morrow
Patiently.
Ger road we may know not
To end we must fear not,
Guide us, Q Mighty One:
March with us, heroes!
To our mind one of the most striking
poems in the volume is Sunrise on
Mansfield Mountain, from which we Sc
lect the closing lines:
"But 10! the -east-let none forget the east,
Pathway ordained of old where He should
tread.
Through some sweet magic common in the
The ROSY banners are with saffron tint:
The saffron grows to gold, the gold is fire.
And led by silence more maJestiGaI
Than clash of conquering arms, He comes!
He holds his spear benignant scepterwise,
And strikes out flame from the adoring
hills"
Surely this is poetry, and none the less
to be recognized and praised because 1t
comes to us in first volume and un-
heralded.
GARRISON TALES FROM TONQUIN.
BY James O'Neill. Copeland & Day,
Boston.
In gorgeously stamped Oriental paper
covers-covers so rich as to dazzle the
eye-there appear stories as now are as
rare as are the designs of the book it
self. Here indeed we have something
new. New in picturesque effect of the
volume as a bit of book-making, and
stories clad in the strange and ever
pervading charm and mystery of the
magical east.
No writer has ever before really eN-
plotted this field. Indeed, there is hardly
a spot of earth less known than the new
French colony in the far east, a colony
that ceased to fight organized natives
from whom the territory was wrested,
only to fight the pirates" as the guer-
rilla bands are called which so contin-
ually harrass the garrisons and make a
French army of occupation necessity.
After being driven to his biographies
and gazateers by the first view of the
volume and the introduction and
glossary, the reader settles down to a
perusal of the garrison tales to find
them of a new and taking sort. They
are not strikingly great, but there is a
subtle ingenuity and mystery about
them that gives the fascinating interest.
The herald., 1896-06-28

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The herald., 1896-06-28

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The herald., 1896-06-28
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has deserved the place he holds today
as a true disciple Of literature.
The herald., 1896-06-28
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03

my fate is not in my own hands,
replied the Prophet, with thrilling So
lemnity. Il am the servant of my Mas
ter. and his work for long years lave
tried to do Now. my peace be- with you
until bring you joy.
The Prophet waved his hand, ard
turning was soon swallowed up in the
Stygian depths of the cave. He had trav-
ersed few Of the long cavern's cham
bers when he heard low solemn chant
in the distance, and then the turn of an
angle brought to view the coppery glow
of torch that burned so far away that
it locked like patch Of red cloud sur
viying the setting of the sun. The
Prophets moccasined feet fell as lightly
on the floor as the leaves ON the surface
Of an unrippled pend. He strobe on, his
deep long breathing alene telling Of
his humanity, till he came to the SUBJ
terranean waterfall from behind which
the light of the torch came. He bowed
before the fall, which looked like cata-
ract Of crystalline blood. and as he stocd
in this devotional attitude the waters
turned black, and an Indian, bearing q
torch, came out and called to the
Prophet:
81 have been waiting
"And I have come. How are my
herders:' asked the Prophet.
Safe, and so are the herds, - replied
the Indian, who had charge of the stock
in the valley, to which the Prophet led
Captain Brandon and Howard Blanch-
ard after their first visit to the cave.
what news from the world at
strife?''
"One Of our people who came this
morning before the sun had risen speaks
| of having heard much firing and shout
ing during the night" replied the In
dian. .-
The Prophet waved his hand, and the
Indian led the way with his torch until,
| through the tortuous passages before
| described, they omefged from the noun
| tain side and stocd bareheadcd and
bowed before the glory Of the sun. They
had been here but few minutes, indeed
the torch thrown from the mans hand
was still smoking on the ground. when
another Indian appeared, leading a
powerful but splendidly formed horse.
The equipments of the animal were
quite in keeping with the Prophet
change of costume, and the proud crca.
turc arched its neck and champed on the
bit as anxious to be off.
Guard well this entrance to the
cave!' said the Prophet, pointing to the
crevice from which he had emerged.
The hertlcrs nodded and laid theil
hands on their rifles.
| "And see that the people in the cave
the women ard children, 90 not wan
food. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
"Louis Kyle!"

''Louis Kyle"'
Jest as sure as you're thar. By
thunder, never saw such dickerin in
all my life. Jest as soon as we gets enc,
another is of Blow me if ever saw
or heard Of such a snarl since the day /
was bern"
And Robb, whose brain was none of
the brightest, rubbed his head and look
ed disguised and perplexed
"All will come out right in the end,
depend on that, Font. So far you've
shown yourself to be q man. and may
be hanged and guartered if I ever for
get it. But you must push those fellows.
Flank them, drive them back and keep
them on the rum
Robb declared that he had men out
flanking at that moment and that he
expected to get the little party out of
his way before an hour was over. Then
he asked:
what are you goin to do with the
boss:''
"You mean Brandon:"
'"That's the rooster I'm alludin to-"
Font, what would you do with
i stshNo 11OutOn, sihhilis> his WIN,
though there was no one but Robb with
in hearing.
Course me if I'd give him chance
to get away" replied Robb.
and do you think will:'
| Il hope not.
enc, sir. I've been acting white man
so far. When I come to Brandon, I'll
show the Indian side Of my character.
Now, push on, and I'll go back and fol.
low with the prisoners.
Bouton turned to ride back, and Robt
| shouted after him:
For heavens sake send that Sim
Bliss under fire! It'd do me heap OF
good to see that widowed coyote knock
ed over" -
Bouton nodded to show that he un
lderstOod him and went back to the
spring, where the captain ard girls were
still talking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03

downhearted. Nora had heard of the
gallant captain, but had never seen him
before. She did not even know who he
was when he was placed ON the ground
beside her, with the blood flowing from
. cut in his head and the scar from
brow to chin looking as if it had just
been made. 1t did not need second
glance for Alice to know who it was.
With a cry CT agony she sprang to her
feet, and hurrying over knelt beside
him and placed her car to his broad
breast.
Thank God, he still lives! Bring
water, BORA! Help me, help me! This
is Captain Brandon-Captain Brandon,
our protector and friend''
Nora at the call hastened to Alice
side, and one of the men brought wa
ter from the spring. Alice loosened his
collar. poured water between his lips,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals. will be received at the CITY
clerks ofncc. Rock leland, ILL.,. until Monday.
July q. 1885, at O'Clock p. m. for constructing
the Improvement ordered by An ordinance en-
titled ms follows:
IAN ordinance for the construction Of q storm
drain the city Of Rock island. ILL.,, beginning NJ
the foot OF twenty fourth street NJ the point Of
intersection Of the centcr line Of said etrcet with
the Mississippi river. running thence soufhcrIy
10 Ninth nvcoue; thence casterly to Twenty-fftb
street; thence southeriy 8 certain defiance
eaid twenty nth street. Passed April Is, A. ID.
1896 +"
And for furnishing . the materials and doing
the work according To tn plans and specifications
file ut the city clerks Office.
Blank bids will be furnished on application.
All bid. must be accompanied with certified
check in the sum OF five hundred fe600i dollars on
come Hook Island bank. payable to the order Of the
mayor 81 said city, which ,hail become forfeited
90 said city in csec the bidder shall fail To enter
into contract with approved eureties 70 execute
the work for the price mentioned In HE bid sBd
according to the plans AID specifications 10 the
event that the contract rhall be awarded % him.
A. ID. EuEsIxo, City Clerk.
Rock Island. Ill, June .. 1885,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
CHAPTER XIV.

Kushat was not mistaken. She did
hear firing and see the smoke Of rifles,
and Henry Kyle was right in thinking
that Brundon had been attacked. Far
down the rift the chatter Of hoofs and
the Jingle Of arms told that Bouton was
through the pass and in possession Of
the trail leading TO the Prophets valley.
The captain saw that a minutes delay
would place him between two fires.
keep cool, my men," he shouted.
1--WE must get in Bouton's advance!
Press on and will cover" He checked
back his horse, and the others, intent
ON getting down the trail before Bouton,
urged their horses into wild gallon,
looking neither to the right nor left.
Robb ard his men were on foot, and
they attempted TO head of the horse.
men. They would, without doubt, have
succeeded in their object had not the
captain flung himself from his horse
and brought them to sudden halt by
sending down the man who was in the
advance. Still on kept the captains
party. They were 200 yards ahead of
him when he rcmountetl to follow. But
in his efforts to save his men he had
placed himself in deadly peril.
From the valley Bouton saw and rec
ognizcd him. and shouting to his men /:
Take him alive! Take him alivc!' he
lc,l the charge to head Captain Brandon
off. Close pressed though the captain
was, he might have gone through had
not Bouton. who had been in the adj
vance. flung himself from his horse and
frcd Iiewas n fine rifcman. He should
he. for firearms had been his toys in
childhood and his constant companions
in manhood The captains horse gave
thrSc quick. short bounds The knees
suddenly doubled up. and the daring
rider wac dashed To the ground, where
he lay bleeding and senseless ''Ho.
ho! shouted Bouton, running over and
laying his foot ON tho captain's slow
moving breast. I'VE have Won. chy I
want you 10 know IL. Curse YOU. I want
you to know that you are IN NV power
before you die! Here. boys, carry this
fellow Co the spring. Battle him and
restore him. ! shall let him know he
crossed my path once too oftenr'
The outlaws picked up the uncon
scious man. and the whole gang would
have followed had not Bou,on, now
ssvascly cxultant after his late depres
sion. shouted to thcm:
"Piksuc! Those men must not escap
usv'
Captain Brandon was carried to III
spring. near which Alice Blanchard an
Nora Kyle were sitting. weary, pale an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTEkS.
CHAPTER I-At the beginning Of
the civil war Valentine Weldon was
suspected Of the murder Of his.broth-
or, Frederick, who had disappeared.
DIR. Blanchard married their sister.
lie became . widower, and years a.
ter the supposed murder went west
with his children. Howard, Alice and
Clara. Captain Brandon conducted
the train when il reached the far
west. Two bad characters. Henry
Kyle and Font Robb, Joined them.
IT-Henry Kyle soon leaves the train
and visits his father and sister,
Nora. who attempt to turn him from
his evil life. 1.-Two lawyers
named Bliss come to tho west from
Virginia to attempt to force the
Blanchards to relinquish the Weldon
estate. The Blisses ally themselves
with one Bouton and bis gang, who
are ready for any villainy "
Louis Kyle. Henry Kyle's brother,
warns Captain Brandon against Bou-
tons gang. v-The Blisses accuse
DIR. Blanchard OF having murdered
his vito. vT-Louis Kyle enlists o
fighting hermit, called the Prophet.
In behalf OF the Blanchards against
Bouton. VII - Pstch deserts the
Blanchsrds and goes to Bouton.
Captain Brandon encounters Henry
Kyle, fights him and leaves him for
dead. VIII Valentine Kyle con-
fcsscs that he is Valentine Weldon.
aud that he killed his brother, Fred
crick, unintentionally. TX - The
Blisses give Boutou their plan.
They mean to get the Blanchxrds out
Of the way and claim the Weldon
estate. to which the Blanchards are
heirs. X-Captain Brandon visits
the Prophet. Xl-Dr. Blanchard is
seized by Bouton. XII-Capt. Bran
don captures Patch and Robb. XIII
and XV-Henry Kyle offers to aid
the Blanchard girls, who are now in
Bouton's power, but his offer Is de.
clincd. Xv-Bouton and his gang
proceed against Valentine Kyle. The
kylcs are warned by the Prophet and
escape. Bouton fires the house.
XVI-The Blanchard girls escape
from Bouton and Join their father
who meanwhile has regained hi.
liberty. XvIT-Recounts adventure.
Of Alice and Clara Blanchard. XVII
Henry Kyle. seeing the ruins o.
his fathers house. vows to aveng,
the wrong. NIX, XXX and XXT-Th'
Prophet frees Louis Kyle. who hat
fallen into Bouton's hands. Nor,
Kyle meets her cousin, Alice Blan
chard, for the first time. Patch i.
shot. Caption Brandon's men arr
driven by their enemies. XIII
Bouton offers immunity from fur
Their persecution to- Nora Kyle anC
her family IL she will marry him
XXIfI-Dr. Blanchard meets hi
brother-in-law, Valentine Weldon
XXlV--Henry and Louis Kyle ar
reconciled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03

LEGAL.
Publication Notice.

Publication Notice.
RoCK ISLAND CouHrY. %.
In the Circuit court in ehsneery. September
term. 1896.
Sadie Dickinson W Herbert Dickinson.
Andavit of non-residenco Of the above defend.
ant. Herbert Dickinson, having been filed in the
CLERKS once Of the circuit court OF raid county,
notice 10 here fore hereby given TO the said non
resident defendant that the complainant flied her
bill Of complaint I'm said court. on the chancery
eide thereof. on the 5th day Of May. 1895. and
that thereupon summons Issued out Of said
court, wherein said suit ie now pending, returna-
BILE on the fret Monday In the month Of Septem-
Der next, as ie by law required.
Now, unlees you. the said nonresident defend
ant above nsmed Herbert Dickinson. rhall pefson.
ally be and appear before raid circuit court, on
the first day Of the next term thereof. To be holden
ut Rock leland in and for the said county, on the
first Monday in september next. and plead. answer
or demur W the said complainantS bill Of com
plant. the same and the matters and things
therein charged and etated Will be taken - con-
fesscd. and decree entered against you accord
ing 10 the prayerof said bill.
GEORGE W. CAMILLA, Clerk.
Rock Island. H.. May Z. 1895.
9. X. kENwoKrHr, Compartments Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-03
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The National tribune., 1896-05-14
The Leavenworth Home Trouble.


Whereas the Western Veteran. the official organ
of the Grand Army Of the Republic of Kansas. In
its issue of April 1896 stated that the recent State
Encampment at Beoii Kan, without dissenting
voice. adopted the following resolutions:
Resolred By The Grand Army IF the Republic Of
The State Of Kansas. ia annual EHcdmpHlent as
sembied, That we sincerely pledge confidence and
support to our Representatives. n Congress In their
efforts to purge the Home and to protect the inter
ests and honor of our Government, and TO promote
tile peace and happiness of our comrades who
its worthy beueiciaries. The position they have
taken not only represents the sentiments and con-
victions of this orgsnizIt but the feelings and
belief Of The entire people OF Kansas popular de-
sire universal as the air; and.
Whereas the foregoing resolutions were not
adopted by said Beloit Encampment, but the fol-
lowing substitute, which has the Endorsement of
Thomas Brennan Post, was adopted in lieu there
Of; to wit:
Resoired We commend and urge the passage of
House resolution No. 2Il, providing for investi-
CATION Of the conduct of ali our National Homes
for volunteer soldiers. and especially TO take up
and determine Justly and judicially the multitude
of grave charges against Gov Smith, Ofthe Western
Branch Home. This action Is due alike to the ac-
cused aud TO his Rceusers; to the Government and
to the veteran Union soldiers Of this State and of
our whole country; and
Whereas while We the members of Thomas
Brennan Posi-, $50, Department. of Kansas, have
remained silent so long as the unwarranted and
vindictive assaults upon our faithful comrade. Gov
Andrew j. smith, have been confined to personal
enemies and scheming politicians, we cannot per-
init to pass unrcbuked this same unprincped
course of instrumentation when IL comes to US
through the columns of the official organ of the
G. II. in the State, protesting the motto of fra
ternty, charity and loyalty: Therefore, be ii
Resotred That we stigmatize the statement of the
Western Veterdn referred to above as false,
warranted by the action OF the Encampmens and
as bearing upon its face the evidence of willful
misrepresentation;
Resolued That while we deplore the connection
of our fraternal organization in any way with the
INSCRIPTIONS war being waged upon Gov. Smith.
we would be recreant to our duties as comrades of
the Grand Army if did not resent with lndig-
nation the covert attacks of those who should be
the last to vilify him;
ResoLred That the members of Thomas Brennan
Post attest with pride their high esteem for Col.
Andrew j. Smith "a > a loyal comrade. true friend
of the veteran soldier and executive officer
whose record has been made brighter by the
searching Investigations which his enemies have
forced upon him.
ANDREW FINLEY. Chaplain. Thomas Brennan
Post, $50, Department. of Kansas, GAR
JOHN q. Z. BOWEN, Adjutant-
The National tribune., 1896-05-14
EXTENSION OF CIVIL SERVICE.

Government positions to the number OF
% 500 were added to tbs class fed list last
week by 4 wholesale extension of tie Civil
Service by the President. There are now
So l;s5 snch positions The number of cis.si-
ied places which are exempted from exatni-
nation has been reduced from 2,0J9 TO 10,
being mainly positions cashiers la tie Gus
toms, Postal, and Internal Revenue services
Indians emplnyed ia miner capacities ia the
Indian service are necessarily put la the cx-
eeptCd list. Almost all OF the positions la
Washington which have heretofore beeu ex-
ceptcd have been inc uled in the competitive
list. The only classified positions ia Washing
ten which VIII DO excepted from examination
under the new rules will be private secretaries
OF confidential clerks mot exceeding twol TO
Tho President and to each Of the eight Execu-
i've Departments
The National tribune., 1896-05-14

There is a current superstition that the beau
tiful Royal Worcester china is made of dead
mems bones" aud in an account of the fac.
tories over in England, this is partially verified.
The clay for the fine china IS q combination of
products taken from the Clint boulders OF Brit
taEy, feldspars from Corn wall and Sweden, and
bones from America (why bones from America,
with other materials. The process is secret. We
quote further from the article in the Boston
Transcript:
These unlikely constituents are calcined
and then ground exceedingly fine in mills.
The grinding takes from IL hours to six days
II Is sight worth seeing, those powerful mills
racing round tho deep trough (made out of
stone from Derbyshire) weighted with heavy
blocks, churning each material, for each is
ground separately, into thick white cream.
When finished the liquids strained through
fine hair sieves and all particles of iron with
drawn by means OF magnets. The different
ingredients are then mixed together in proper
proper. ions and kneaded into the required con-
sistency, aud the clay is ready for the thrower."
When tho clay has been molded into the
shapes it is put in an oven which is bricked
up, the fires arc lighted and are kept burning
for IS hours, then four days are allowed for the
ovens to cool, and the china is ready for glaz-
ing. decorating, and finishing.
Most of the china is glazed an operation
requiring aud skill. The articles are
bathed i'll the liquid glaze-a muddy looking
broth-and The greater part of the super uous
glaze shaken of. But it is apostolic to free
them perfectly; besides. the fingers leave
marks. which have to be removed after the
glaze has been dried in hot room. Women
and girls are employed for this work. The
ivory glaze is delicate salmon pink before it
is baked, the white dark drab. After it is
glazed the pottery, for the second time, is
packed III seggars and baked.
After this the colored china is painted and
baked again. The gold is also baked in Few
people know that the gilt on china is the
purest gold that can he bought. 1t is ground
with mercury and turpentine into a black
looking paint, and applied with fine camel's-
hair pencil. Boys trained for this work
from ID years of age, it being nearly impossible
for older people to acquire the accuracy of eye
and hand necessary. Ii is Il great drawback
to the production of artistic pottery that the
coloring is totally different in tho paint to the
result after burning. For instance, gold paint
is black before aud dull-gold afterward the
brightness is produced by polishing il with an
agate. Other colors are obtained from metallic
oxides: iron gives red; cobalt, blue. etc.'
ELSIE POMERoY MCELRoY,