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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-05-30
us that soldier Qsleep9"

face was turned upward. With a wo-
mans rapid, comprehensive glance
she saw the dark shadow, like a bruise,
under his closed, aching eyes; she saw
the weary pain upon his forehead;
she saw the whiteness Of his hands,
the slenderness Of his wrists, the soft
ness of his hair; she saw, as she had
seen before, that whatever he might
be now, in some past time he had been
a man Of gentle blood, Of courtly bear
ing. $50. ? -
..He is a Chasseur d'Afrique?" she
asked the Moslem. ~.
eyes, madame. think he must have
been something very different some
day" tx 4.
She did not answer. She stood with
her thoughtful eyes gazing on the
wornout soldier.
''He saved me once, madame, at
much risk to himself from the savage
~ Of some. Turcos,'' the old man went
on. "Of course he is always, welcome
under my roof. The companionship
he has must be bitter to him, fancy.
They do say he would have had his
officers grade and the cross, too, long
before now IL it were not for his colo
snel's hatred. z .
- All, I have seen him before now.
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CHAPTER VII.

IS pDDENLI, as she went, Ciga-
10 rette heard a shout on the still
ff7kS8I night air-yery still now that
e&szSs5 the lights and the melodies
and the laughter of Chateauroy's villa
lay far behind, and the town of Algiers
was yet distant, with it's lamps glitter
ing down by the sea.
The shout was: ''Help, soldiers! For
France!' And Cigarette knew the
voice, ringing melodiously and calmly
still, though it gave the sound of
alarm.
"Cigarette is comingw she cried in
answer. She had cried it many time
over the heat of battlefelds and when
the wounded men in the dead of the
sickly night writhed under the knife of
the camp thieves. If she had gone like
the wind before, she went like the
lightning now. A few yards onward
she saw confused knot of horses and
Of riders struggling one with another
in cloud of white dust, silyery and
hazy in the radiance of the moon.
The center figure was Cecips; the
four others were Arabs, armed to the
teeth and mad with drink. They had
knocked aside and trampled over a
wornout old colonel Of age too feeble
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through the window alta single bound.
into the pandemon ium. Now, she did.
not know why, she found no charm
in it. And she went quietly home to
her little straw bed in her garnet and.
curled herself up like kitten to sleep;
but for the first time in her young life
sleep did not come readily to her, and
when it did come for the first time
found a restless sigh upon her laugh
ing mouth as she murmured, dream
ing, Chow beautiful she ISL
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TO BE CONTINUED
Shudders at His Past.

Il recall now with horror" says Mail
Carrier Burnett Mann, of Levanna,
o., my three years of suffering from
kidney trouble, I was hardly ever free
from dull aches or acute pains in my
back. TO stoop or>lift mail sacks made
ME groan, I felt tired, worn out, about
ready to give up, when I began to use
Electric Bitters, but six bottles com
pletely cured me and made me feel
like new man They're unrivaled
to regulate stomach, liver, kidneys and
bowels. Perfect satisfaction guaran.
teed by c. A. Jack. Only so cents.
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4 confused knot of horses and of riders

WV 'eoS." >.
for him to totter in time from their
path. Cecil had reined up and shouted
to them to pause. They, inflamed with
the perilous drink and senseless with
fury, were too blind to see and too
furious to care that they were faced
by soldier of France, but rode down
on him at once, with their curled sa-
bers flashing round their heads His
horse stood the shock CALAMITY, and
he sought at first only to parry their
thrusts, but he soon saw that if be
struck not, and struck not surely, a
few moments more of that moonlight
night were all that he would live. He
wished to avoid bloodshed, but it was
no longer a matter Of choice with him,
as his shoulder was grazed by thrust
which, but for swerve Of his horse,
would have pierced his lungs, and the
four riders, yelling like madmen, fore
ed the animal back on his launches
and assaulted him with breathless vio-
lence. He swept his own arm back
and brought his saber down straight
through the sword arm of the fore
most. The limb was cleft through as
if the stroke Of an ak had severed it.,
and thrice Infatuated, the Arabs closed
in on him. The points Of their weap-
ons were piercing his harness when,
sharp and swift, one on another, three
shots Kissed past him. The nearest of
his assailants fell stone dead, and the
others, wounded and startled, loosed
their hold, shook their reins and tore
off down the lonely road, while the
dead mans horse, shaking his burden
from him out Of the stirrups, followed
them at headlong gallop through a
cloud of dust.
- 'That was a pretty cut through the
arm. Better had it been through the
throat. Never do things by halves,
- friend Victor" said Cigarette careless
ly as she thrust her pistols back into
her sash and looked with the tranquil
appreciation Of q connoisseur on the
brown, braWny, naked limb where it
lay severed on the sand, with the hilt
Of the weapon still hanging in the sim
envy fingers. Cecil threw himself from
his saddle and gazed at her in bewil-
dered amazement. He had thought
those sure, cool, death dealing shots
had come from some spahis or chas-
Geur.
II owe you my life!" he said rapidly.
"But, good heavens, you have shot the
fellow dead"-
Cigarette shrugged her shoulders,
with a contemptuous glance at the
Bedouin's corpse. "To be sure. am
not q bungler.'
"Happily for me, or had been where
he lies now. But wait. Let me look.
There may be breath in him yet"
Cigarette laughed, offended and scorn-
full as with the offense and scorn of
one whose first science was impeached.
"Look and welcome, but if you find
any life in that Arab make laugh of it
before all the army tomorrow"
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He caryes In Ivory. I. suppose he has o
good sale Tor those things with you p
The Moor looked up in amazement.
I'm ivory, madame? He? Allah-il-
Allah! I never heard Of 1t. It is
strange
strange. Doubtless you would
have given him a good price for them?'
Surely would; any price he should
have wished. Do not owe him my
life Pr
At that moment little Musjid let fall
q valuable coffee tray inlaid with am-
Der. The noise startled Cecil, and his
eyes Enclosed to all the dreamy fan
tastic colors Of the place and met those
bent on him in musing pity-saw that
lustrous, naughty, delicate head bend
ing slightly down through the many
colored shadows. -..--.
He thought he was dreaming, yet on
instinct he rose, staggering slightly, for
sharp pain was still darting through
his head and temples. ..
MADAME, pardon me. Was I Sleep
ing?"
"You were-and rest again. You look
ILL.," she said gently. And there was
for u moment less of that accent in her
voice which the night before had mark
ed so distinctly, so pointedly, the line
of demarcation between a princess of
Spain and soldier Of Africa.
II thank you, all nothing"
II fear that is scarcely true," she
answered him. "You look in pain,
though as a soldier perhaps you will
not own it,"
ITO BE CONTINI7ED
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Cash This Draft

Are you discouraged? Stomach trou-
Die and dyspepsia are obstinate. Mull's
Pioneer Stomach and Dyspepsia Cure
agrees to cure you or you may cash the
dollar draft placed in each box. We
trust to your honor in the matter. Try
it Zoe. and 81 90. For sale by G.. A. Jack,
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. The first important contract in Amer
lean coal for foreign delivery as a re-
suit of the export tax on the English
product has been made with French
railroad company, which has agreed to
Other large orders may be looked for
confidently. - ~ 49, IT,. ...-
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School RoDOrt,

Following is the report of Estes
Brook school for the second month of
the spring term ending May "a, 1901:
Number pupils enrolled, As: number
days taught, 20: average daily attend
ance, %; those not absent: Walter
and Helen Bemis and Charley Erick-
SOC. Absent two days Or less: AL
bert Bemis. Fred and Walter Guide
rian, Mabel Kronstrom, Phoebe Crook,
Anna Bergman and Jennie Bleed,
LIZZIE DEVTNE. taachar
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Improving the Old Homestead.
Farmer Whif1etree- Since yew got
back frum college yeW don't seem to
take no interest in the old farm.
Son No interest, dad! Haven't
spent nearly two weeks laying out golf
links Judge.
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A court in Queens county, N. Y, has
decided that it is not "opprobrious" to
call a man rubber neck" No; it is
obsolete. zz -" e-..
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Mark Twain read from his writings
to the professors and students of
Princeton the other evening. The read
ing was not advertised, yet Alexander
hall was uncomfortably crowded with
an appreciative audience. In closing
Mr.. Clemens said: 'It is not my pur-
pose to lecture any more as long as
live. never intend to stand on a plat
form any more until by request Of the
sheriff or something like that" What
ever differences of opinion there may
be regarding Mr.. Clemens notions as
to missionaries, he is recognized as the
premier humorist, and the American
people will regret his decision to retire
permanently from the lecture platform.
Perhaps, however, like some distin-
guished operate and dramatic artists,
he may be constrained to make a few
annual farewell tours"
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Little children as we'll as adults can
take Mull's Lightning Specific for sum-
mer complaint and diarrhoea with alb
solute safety. It contains no opiates or
poisons. Quick relief. Csc. For sale
by G. A. Jack.
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LIZZIE DEVINE, teacher

According to newspaper reports, an
other valuable deposit of iron ore has
been discovered at Coon Creek, in
Anoka county. Several farmers in
that vicinity have sold options on their
lands at splendid figures.
Into each life some ruins must fall.
Wise people don't sit down and bawl:
Only fools suicide or take to flight,
Smart people take Rocky Mountain Tea
AT night.
G. A. JACK.
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CHAPTER VIII.

FIGHTING in the Kabaila,
life was well enough; but
! here" thought Cecil, as,
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Wanted.

One thousand tamarac telephone
poles along the route Minnesota Rural
Telephone .company's Princeton-C Cam
bridge line. See or address,
G.. T. JOHNSON. Nor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21

list of honorable mention, but first in our
thoughts tonight, is the guest of honor
of the evening, General Manager w C.
Brown. Early in his railway career Mr.
Brown was one of our citizens. And
while ne resided amongst us MIR Brown
so endeared himself to our people that
they with one accord have rejoiced in
the success which he has attained in his
chosen profession. Well-deserved promo
tions having been conferred upon him un-
til today he is general manager of one
of the greatest railway systems of the
world. and the fact that he is not the
president of great railway corporations,
if / am correctly informed is due solely
to the fact that his loyalty and devotion
to the interests of theBurlington company
prompted him to decline a tender of the
presidency of another great railway cor
poration. His success has been SO great
that it would seem that he can have no
ambition unsa tisfied. But if there is any
other position to which he aspires, or any
honor which he covets, L know that i
but voice the sentiment of everyone
here. when 1 express the hope that
the honor may be his, for i am sure that
with one accord we feel that there is
nothing too good, or no honor too great
for General Manager w. c. Brown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21

while Rock Island is justly proud of
the great railway systems which enter
its city, it also takes a pardonable pride
in the success of its citizens in the Of
fetal railway world. The state of Nir-
ginia has been justly termed the mother
of Presidents, because of the number of
its citizens who have filled line Office of
President of the nation, and it seems to
me that Rock Island might well be called
the mother of railway presidents. 1t
has the honor of claiming four of the
prominent railroad presidents of the
country as former residents of the city.
1t Is well known to the older residents
that Mr.. Marvin Hughett, who for so
many years has ably and efficiently filled
the office of President of the Great North
western system. commenced his business
career in this city. Here. too. Mr.. II. II.
Cable, began his life work as a railway
man, and as we all know, has risen step
by step in the railway and financial
world, urtil he has in turn filled the Of
fees of President and chairman of She
board of directors of the Rock Island
railway system and has become recog
nized as one of the ablest financieers in
the country. Here, too, Mr. w. H..
Truesdale took up his life work as clerk
in the auditing department of the old
Rockford, Rock Island q st. Louis rail-
road Co. He too has risen step by step
in his profession until today he is presi-
dent of one of the great railway corpor-
atiOns of the East-the Delaware.
Lackawanna Western. And Mr.. C.. NJ.
HAYES, the President of the great South
ern Pacific system, claims Rock Island as
his birth place. And last upon this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21

Mack was. He felt gratified at COM
ing here to find that the Burlington
had depot of its own-and new
one. He said all his business ca
reer had been with the Burling-
ton, but he realized he had made
q horrible mistake-he did not
make his start in Rock Island. In
his brief railroad experience he had
seen wonderful change in transpoi-
tation facilities. and still the people
do not seem to be satisfied with the
rapidity with which they or their
merchandise are hustled from point
to point. He said DO country
in the world surpassed the United
States in speed and economy in traffic
He said a man would lie to get
a cut rate-he would sit up nights to
figure out how he could give the rail-
road company the short end of it. but
if he ever left the railroad business
and returned to honorable citizen
ship. it would be his earnest effort. not
to get cut rates, but he would de-
m and the highest rate, and with it the
best facilities that it would be possible
to provide. Mr.. Eustis said he had
m UGH more to say, but he felt it would
be better, under the circumstances,
for him to cut it short. as he saw by
the bills that browns in Town"
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has long since gone to her eternal
rest, shared with him the labors of
that winter. Thirtv-one years ago
commenced railroad service as sec
ton hand on the old Western Union.
During the fau of that year ran
as freight brakeman. Twenty
one years ago l was sent by the
Burlington back to Rock Island as
trainmaster and afterward as SUI
perintendent of the ST Louis di-
vision. | have always felt a great in
terest in Rock Island. | have most
profound confidence in its future, and
l believe before the sun of the TWEEN
tieth century reaches its zenith
within a radius of 10 miles of the flag
staff on Rock Island arsenal there
will be gathered one of the greatest
manufacturing centers TO be found
, within the limits of the nation. j
know of few communities so favored
by providence. In the Mississippi
water power and rich coal beds here
about the Almighty ordained Rock
Island should some time be one of the
greatest manufacturing centers of the
! United States"
RAILROAD Deyeiopme nts
Mr.. Brown concluded by refer
ence to the wonderful development oil
railroading, and mentioned one road.
an underground system, by which
slaves were transferred from the south
to the north and to freedom, as a road
that was seldom noticed in discus-
sions of this subject. 1t was with
pride that he could say that his father
was one of the EN- ployes of that un-
derground system. Mr.. Brown told
of the driving of the first railroad
spike on the 50th anniversary of the
signing of the declaration of indepen-
dence as an occasion that marked an
epoch in the industrial and educa-
tional progress of the country only
second to the PRONUNCIATION of that
immortal document. Mr.. Brown
said that one of his hobbies was the
preaching of unity of interest on the
part of the railroads and the commu-
mites of which they formed a part
what injured one hurt the other. and
vice versa-and one should strive to
help the other, and if the presenta-
ton of the loving cup could be taken
as an indication that the seed was
taking root, he would cherish it as
one of his most treasured souvenirs,
one that he would hand it down to his
children. and they in turn to theirs.
Mr.. Browns speech was SO earnest,
so sincere and so beautiful in the
sentiment that perneated it through
out that it strengthened the admira-
ton his friends have in him, and as
one citizen fittingly expressed it after
ward, it showed the depths of the
real man, he secret of his success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21
COMING OF THE o.
Col. q. L. Walker Recites the History of
tho Great Cooperation.

Col G. J.. Walker, who was next in
troduced, responded TO the toast, "The
Coming of the 90" and in course of his
address said:
.sSince the % did not construct the
railroad it now owns, entering the city,
was requested by the committee, and
il. seems appropriate, to briefly refer 10
the Railroad company to which we are
indebted for the original construction of
the railroad, and its entrance into our
city That company was the Rockford.
Rock Island & st. Louis Railroad Co. and
was organized by special act, of the Leg
islature, Feb. l6, 1862 to build a rail
road from Rockford TO East st. Louis.
The incorporators numbered ten, two
of whom, \. l.. Waite and Calvin lrues-
dale, were then our fellow citizens. 1t
was organized with capital stock of
only 100000 Evidently the incorpora-
tors did not intend to build this road of
ever 300 miles. with this capital. MIR.
Geo. Green of New York. seems to have
been its first President and on June -,
1865. it issued mortgage for S5,000,O00,
and in October following another mort
gage for $4,000, 900, both payable in gold
at Z per cent. These bonds were read
lily sold in Germany, at par, as | am IN
formed, with which the right of way
was acquired, and the construction OF
the road during 1867 and
1868, and was completed in
to Rock Island in 1869. The
acquisition of the road was regarded by
the citizens as of great benefit to the city
and bonds were voted III aid OF its con-
struction. In accordance with the spirit
of our citizens upon its completion
banquet and dance were rendered the OF
fcers of the company, and | am told that
an enjoyable and somewhat hilarious
time was the result. However. profita
BILE it was to the management it was
not a financial success TO the bond hold
ers: and the German bond holders, not
RECEIVING their interest. became discOn-
tented. and organized to enforce collec-
ton. They selected Mr. LYMAN Oster
berg to come to Illinois and enforce pay
nent. or to have the mortgages foreelOs
ed Mr. Osterbcr@ ON reaching Chicago
employed Senator Trumbull to begin fore
closure proceedings in the L. $. Circuit
Court at Chicago. which he did about
1871. The firm of Sweeney q Jackson
were employed locally. Mr.. w. H. Ferry
of Chicago, was subsequently appointed
receiver and he operated. the road until
after it was sold final decree of fore
closure was entered July rs, 1915, and
the property was sold by the Master in
Chancery Aug. 10, 1875, to Mr. Hymal
Osterberg for ST 100000 Pending the
foreclosure proceedings Mr.. Osterberg
situation to the bond holders with the
result that he was instructed To return
to Illinois. attend the sale,and bid for the
entire road and property not TO exceed
$I50,000 He returned, became convinced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-21

with the great railway systems OF the
East, South ard West, il may surely be
said in truth that all good roads lead to
Rock Island.
Il think, too Mr.. Toastmaster that
these roads may be correctly termed
good roads in the sense that it is good
for a city to have them. For surely no
city can prosper or attain any degree of
commercial supremacy without the aid
ard fostering influence of these great
railways. '.All roads lead to Rpme
is a sentiment nearly 1000 years old.
The roads referred to were of course the
highways OF ancient tiInes,and the city
which in modern times depended alone
upon such highways wsu'd soon ia into
ruin and decay. 1t has taken 1900
years of civilization; 800 years of eff
fort ! 800 years of the inventive genius
of man, and the Providence of God to
develope the modern railway system.
These great modern arteries of commerce
reach out from the cities of the seaboard
over the broad prairies carrying to the
farm the products of the factories of the
cities, and taking back in turn the pro-.
duet of the farm and making it possible
to build up in the interior of this great
country of ours, rich and prosperous ci-
ties. 1t seems to me that the vast i'm
portance of these railway systems to the
material development of such cities as
ours, is but too often little appreciated,
and so am glad tonight to join in this
testimonial to the officials of the Burl-
ington railway company, through whose
for our city, and influence
with the great corporation which they
has made possible the building
of the beautiful railway station, the COM
pletion of which we celebrate tonight.