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guard of the boat: the night was cloudy
and dark; l SDum see lanterns Pickering
| along Front street and down toward the
wharfbOat. In those days of war the in
terest and anxiety was so great that the
landing of a steamboat at town drew q
great crowd. They wanted to hear the
latest news. 2iSueh was the case on this
occasion. ~
AS the steamer approached the wharf
boat could see a crowd of people. My
steamer towed a. barge on the side next
the wharfboGt. This made the landing
slow. Finally a line was thrown and made
fast to the wharfboat. Stage planks were
pushed across the 6pen barge, and on these
| began the passage to the wharfboat. l
was compelled to use my clutches. The
people saw me coming; they raised their
lanterns; the light fell upon my form and
face; those men, all of whom knew me,
many of them from bOyhOOd, recognized
me.
Joel W. Mccoy. an old merchant, was
the first to speak. "My God, there is
Green b. Raum,' were his pathetic words.
Some of the men mounted to the staging,
and assisted me to descend to the wharf
boat. Mccoy at once said: go for his
mother and a carriage"
My mother and father soon arrived, and
l was driven to the old homestead. The
news VI lily arrival SIfeiu throughput TIE
town, and many of my old friends fiOcked
in to see me. Men, women and children
came. They were wrought up to high
pitch of sympathetic eXcitement-not in
respect to one soldier, but in respect to the
great army of men who had gone out to
fight the battles of their country.
| remained at my fathers house but one
night. 1t was still 30 miles to my own
home, the town of Harrisburg, where my
wife and four children We're anxiously
awaiting my return.
On the morning of Dec. 8 my mother
accompanied me, and we drove over the
hills from -GolcOnda to Harrisburg. 1
knew every resident along that road. /
met the same sympathetic reception every
where as at Golconda. l brought messages
from the army to some of the families.
Late in the afternoon we reached my
home. will leave to the Imagination of
the reader the scene with wife and chill
dren and friends that occurred on that oc-
casion.
e.,.- Ito be cOntinued)
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THE PANAMA HAT.
Story of the High-Priced Headwear New Sc
Fashionable.

The Panama hats are made in Ecuador
and Peru, out of the leaf of the carludo
vica palm. This tender leaf is split into
| fine shreds. and the shreds by the wealth
er's action from fiat become round. Their
| the hats are woven of them, great care
being used to keep them always moist. be
| cause, if they dry. they become brittle and
split. and the knotting of the split shred<
shows in the finished hat. making it i'm
perfect. The weavers work only one hOul
in the morning and one hour in the even.
ing, when the air is full of moisture. They
claim that the fberS of the carludOvica
palm are too brittle to be worked during
the heat of the day.
Carludovica palmata is stemless spe-
cies common in shady places all over Pan
anna and along the coast of New Granada
and Ecuador. The leaves. which are plait-
ed like a fan, are borne on three cornered
stalks, from 6 to IA feet high. They
are about four feet in diameter and deep
ly cut into four or five divisions, each of
which is again cut. The leaves are cut
while young. and the stiff parallel veins re-
moved, after which they are split into
shreds. but not separted at the stalk end.
and immersed in boiling water for a short
time and then bleached in the sun.
The prepared leaves in bundles have the
appearance of bundles of straws The
leaf is split in narrow strips, which are
dried in the sun. Under the action of the
sun they roll up into this straw-like form.
and it only remains to wash and bleach
them.
Now, as to the way the natives weave
the hats. This is picturesque sight truly
A traveller says:
'"The plating of these hats occupies the
whole of the Indian colony of NoyOhamba.
on the banks of the Amazon. to the north
of lower Peru. In this village men and
women, children and old men are equally
busy. The inhabitants are all seen seated
before their cottages plating hats and
smoking cigarets. The straw is plated or
a thick piece of wood, which the workman
holds between his knees The center is
begun hrst, and the work is continued on
ward to the brim. The time most favor
able for this kind Of work is in the morn
ing of rainy days, when the atmosphere is
saturated with moisture. 1t takes three
months to braid a hat of the finest quality.
and l have seen some hats which looked
like fine linen and were valued at $50 md
500 apiece even here"
Once seen. good Panama hat can al
ways thereafter be told from an imitation
Its softness, its pliability, combined with
the beauty of its weaving and its lightness
cannot be copied. 1t mounts up higher
and higher in price according to the fine
ness OF the straw used in it, the perfection
of its braiding aud its size. Sometimes
the straw is as delicate as linen thread.
and the hat resembles beautiful piece of
damask, is as soft as damask and as finely
woven. Such hat is worth, it may be,
$50 or 5000. Such hat, Jipi Japa
pronounced Hippy Happa), was given to
Napoleon III during the French EXPOSE
ton that preceded the Franco Prussian
war, and another. at about the same time.
was given to Marshal MacMahon. Tn ex
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selves TO be equal to almost any demand
that could be made upon them. The field
Surgeons established the ambulance corps
at the base of Sherman flights. just out
of the range of the enemy's artillery. The
stretcher-hearers fearlessly went forward
under fire, and aided the wounded to the
ambulances. Upon arrival there the Sur
geons rendered such temporary aid as each
case demanded, and then placed their pa
tients in the ambulance and hurried them
down to the field hospital, two and a half
miles away. =.
Assistant Surgeon C. c. Biser, of the
18th Iowa, had charge of the ambulance
corps, and he performed his duty well.
1t was my fortune to fall into the Doc
tors hands. l received a gunshot wound
through the left thigh when my reserves,
the 10th Mo-, Co. Z, 24th Mo-, and the
seth Ill. met and repulsed the charge of
the enemy on the west face of Missionary
Ridge. l remained on the field until the
enemy withdrew, and was then taken to
the rear. l was in splendid health, and
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Killed by a Rattlesnake.
EreninN WISCONSIN

Little Grace Dickson, the six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dickson. iiv-
ing across the river from La Crosse, Wis,
was killed by rattlesnake last week,
while trying to save her ee-year-Old
baby brother from a like fate.
The little girl was taking care of the
baby, who was in a buggy on the 'front.'
porch. She went into the house for a lunch
and upon returning saw a huge rattlesnake
in the buggy with the child. She was try
ing to get it away with broomstick,
when the reptile twined around the handle.
She raised it in the air to hurl it away
and the snake fell on her, winding itself
around her neck and sinking its fangs in
the flesh near the jugular vein She rushed
to her parents, who released her from the
reptiles embrace and killed it.
The little heroine died in awful agony.
The baby brother, for whom she gave hee
life, was saved.
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cellent condition, both are still preserved

cellent condition, both are still preserved
in Paris.
The hats are shipped here unfinished,
rolled into fiat Quadrants. Their finishing
means their cleansing, their blocking, and
the addition of a ribbon and a swaziland
to them. Many finishers bleach the hats
and coat them with a pipe-clay sort Of
stuff. so that they are as stiff as boards
on being blocked. Such finishing is ruin;
it takes from them their delightful pliabil-
ity and blurs the beauty of their weaving.
The wise fnisher does no more than thor
oughly clean the straw, and the shape
roll of the brim and the arrangement Of
the crown-he leaves to the buyers judgs
ment. This shape, of course, can be chang
ed at any time.
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49, AUHH the WESTERN
h >:4RMY<
80. kaI41xk After the Battle.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.
After the Battle.

Copyrighted 1901 by the publishers
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Poem read by James Whitcomb Riley at
Dedication of Indiana Soldiers and Sailors
Monument.)
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An Electric
Belt Free
Send Your Application At Once 70
The Physicians Institute

They Will Send You Absolutely FREQ Ono
ofTheir 100 Guage Supreme Electric Bolta
the Belt Which Has Made SO Many Wonder.
full Cures-You Needn t Send Even Postaea
Stamp, just Your Name and Address,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
DO GOOd-It Paws.

a Chicago man has observed that,
Good deeds are better than real estate
deeds-some of the latter are worth
less. Act kindly and gently, show
sympathy and lend n helping hand.
You cannot possibly lose by it," Most
men appreciate a kind word and en-
enlargement more than SUBSTANTIAL
help. There are persons in this COM
munity who will truthfully say: my
good friend, cheer up. y few doses
of Chamberlain,s Cough Rem
edy will rid you of your cold, and
there is no danger whatever from
pneumonia when you use that medi-
cine. 1t always cures. 1 know it for
it has helped me out many a time"
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
Is Baer a PIagiarist?

Now the question is asked. Is Pres.
ident Baer. of the Reading railroad
a plagiarist?
John w. Slayton, candidate for gov
ernOr of Pennsylvania on the social
list ticket, calls attention to the re
markable similarity in the senti-
ments and language contained in the
famous trustees of Providence" let
ter written by President George Baer
to those uttered by George Ill, of
England, at n time when the Ameri-
can cOIonists were preparing to do n
little striking on their own account.
Here are the passages upon which
Mr.. Slayton bases his parallels:
King George ILL.,: ~ he rights and
interests of American colonists will
be looked after and cared for, not
by the agitators and rebels. but by
the kind, christian gentleman whom
/, as the direct representative OF
God, have appointed to look after
my lands in the western world"
President Baer: THE rights and
interests of the laboring man will be
looked after and cared for. not by
the agitators, but by christian men
to whom God, in His infinite wisdom
has given the control of the property
interests of the country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
DOCTORS OF COUNTY ARE
NOW IN ONE SOCIETY

The organizing of the Rock Island
County Medical association. aiming
at the consolidation of the old Rock
Island County Medical society and
the Medical Association of Rock Isl
and County, and composed of mem
bers of both. was perfected at n meet
ing held at the Harper house in this
city last evening. Nearly forty rep
resentatives of the profession were
present. DR.. G. l.. Eyster. of this city.
was elected temporary chairman and
DR.. Emma Morgan, also of this city,
was chosen temporary secretary. The
election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Dr. y. NJ. Beal. Moline.
First Vice President-Dr. w. II.
Freek. Cordova.
Second Vice President-Dr. y. ID.
West, Moline.
Secretary-Dr. Emma Morgan. Rock
Island.
Treasurer-Dr. Louis Ostrom. Rock
Island.
Official Reporter-Dr. &. L. Eyster.
Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
The Worst Form.

Mutitudes are singing the praises
of Kodol, the new discovery which is
making so many sick people well and
weak people strong by digesting what
they eat, by cleansing and sweeten-
ing the stomach and by transform.
ing their food into the kind of pure.
rich. red blood that makes you feel
good all over. Mrs. Cranfill, of Troy,
|. T., writes: For a number of years
was troubled with indigestion and
dyspepsia which grew into the worst
form. Finally 1 was induced to use
Kodol, and after using four bottles l
am entirely cured. L heartily rec
ommend Kodol to all sufferers from
Indigestion and dyspepsia" Take q
dose after meals. 1t digests what you
eat. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
IN THE MAGAZINES.

In THE Prologue of the American
Revolution" in the Century for No
vember, Prof. Justin III. Smith gives
the following description of the cap
ture of st. Johns, in MontgOmery's
Canadian campaign:
All the beseiging troops were on
foot in the best attire they could com
mand. In the three Connecticut regi-
ments no uniforms were visible ex-
cept as officers here and there had
chosen to provide themselves. or a
private wore the dingy old coat that
had done service at Louisburg years
before; but gradations of rank were
shown by colored ribbons. Plainly
dressed though they were, the men
looked formidable with their big
muskets, the barrels four feet long
minus two inches, the bore three
quarters of an inch in diameter, and
the cleaning bayonets fourteen inch
es in length. Beside them stood the
New York troops. Weeks before
Capt. Livingston had described the
dress of his men: .Some of them
have waistcoats, others none; some
trousers, others none; some hats,
others without; some ragged, others
and probably things had not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
A Tariff Bounty Brought Home.

Gen. Harrison Gray Otis has just
returned from the Philippines. He
brought some curios which he in
tended to present to his grand
children. When be reached FL Paso
he was obliged to fork over $4S in du-
ties. The general thereupon waXed
Exceedingly wroth and used vigorous
Anglo-SaXon in his denunciation of
what he called IAN ubiquitous system
which prevents gentlemen from
bringing a few trifles from a portion
of our possessions" He threatens to
carry the matter to the secretary of
the treasury. Gen. Otis is the owner
of the Los Angeles Times, red-hot
advocate of the highest kind of pro-
lection. But Gen. Otis never saw the
iniquity of protection until il hit his
own pocket. He thinks it is wrong to
tax few curios brought over by a
gentlemen, but that il is right to tax
coal, clothing, boots and shoes. steel.
wool and beef
Gen. Otis should carry his protest
to the powers that he. He should in
sist that the iniquity be reformed by
reducing the tariff. In the meantime
he has at his command powerful
means of blasting the way for the re-
form that now impresses him for the
first time, as in a measure at least.
essential to the happiness if not the
comfort of people in this country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

improved much during the wear and
tear of the siege. But they all had
regimental coats, at least, dis
tinguishing the regiments by the
color of the facings; and Montgom-
cry declared that somehow they had
acquired the look of regulars. There.
also was Capt Lamb with his artil-
lerv. all in blue and buff, and that of
finer quality than the infantry had. as
became an elite corps; and. yonder.
n squad of the Green Mountain Boys
from Longueuil, dressed out in green
with red facings, and such strapping
fellows that the New York Provincial
congress mad to order all their coats
made ''of large size" Behind them
shone the tents of the soldiers and
the. officers marques; while the vast
pines of the forest made sombre
but magnificent background.
If YOU have already grouped your
books according to your liking for
them, it will be found pleasant to set
apart special shelf or chosen
mate book-friends-the ones that You
must iVSPSS'- ShJoS' anu "iV - "'H
fond of. Then, when in n mood for
converse with favorite author,
you can turn to this special group.
sure of finding what you want. Or,
if You do not care to open the vol
umes, you can read them by the
backs'-a phrase already explained
in this department.. That is to say,
YOU can by Il mere glance at the
books themselves conjure up as if by
Il magic charm the scenes, person
ages, and often the very words that
lie Within From Books and Read
ing in the November st. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
Administrators Sale Notice.
Sweeney & W alker.


State of Illinois, t.
Rock Island County. So
In the County Court, September term, A D..
1902.
Otto Gottsch. admin ist- ator of the ests tie of
Mari Theme. the unknown heirs or divisees
OF Wilhelm Theme, deceased. the III known
owner of outlet number sixty (60) in section
nUmoer thirsy-five (35). township number
eighteen (iS), North range number two (2),
west of the 4th p according to the asses
sor's plat of A, d. 1864 of lots. suD-lots and
Out-loJS, In the county of Rock Island and
state of illinois, defendants petition for
order to sell reHl estate to pay debts
Notice is hereby given that py virtue or
Decree of sale made and entered in said
cause, on the Stn day of September, A.
D, 1902, at the September term, ID. 1909, of
said court, l. the undersigned aominsirat of
said estate, will on Friday, Oct. TO- A. ID.
1902 between the hours of ten O'Clock a m.
and five y clock m T. wit: At the hour OF
two o'clock o. m. OF said dav, at the L asst
Door of the Court House, in the City of
Rock I,land, in said county AID state, sell at
public vendue to the highest and best bidder
or bidders, for cash in hand the following real
Out-Iot number SIXTY (so) in section number
thirty-five (S5) IN To 1nship plumber eighte en-
US) north range number two (2) west of the
of A. D. 1854, of lots, sub-loIs and outlets in
the G ty OF Rock Island. in Rock Island county,
state of Illinois, subject. however. to the es-
tate OF homestead and the right of dover of
Mari hieme. widow of said Wilhelm Theme
decd therein and thereto
Administrator of the estate of Wilhelm
Theme, deceased
SwEENEY WALKER, Solicitors for PetI-
toner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

j. Il. Blanchard, of Omaha. address
ing the National Livestock assOcia-
ton at Pittsburg, said the new beef
merger, with its SIS, 100000 capital
stock and its contemplated $1O0,O0O,-
600 of water, would require a daily
profit of S25O,000 TO pay per cent in
terest. This, he said, would "have to
be paid by the producer"-that is,
the livestock raisers. This statement
ought to be amended. The consumer
will have to pay one-half, at least, of
the exactiOns of the trust in the in
creased retail prices of meat. The
beef trust will, of course. as all such
monopolies do, catch the coon comm
and gOin'. 1t will skin the livestock
raisers out of legitimate profits on
their business and then turn around
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

Representatives of coal companies
and railroads are at work in Bond
county buying up coal rights. S. G..
Gillespie, owner of the Smithboro
mine, who, it is thought. represents
the Burlington company. has pur-
chased the coal rights under 1000
acres in the vicinity of Tamalco at
SO per acre. The land all adjoins
the Jacksonville & St. Louis railway.
\ representative of a St. Louis coal
company is negotiating with Null
berry Grove citizens for the estab-
lishment of a shaft there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
Saturday, October 25.

DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
State Ticket
Clerk Supreme Court,
JOHN L. PICKERING.
State Treasurer,
GEORGE DUDDLESTON.
Superintendent of Public instruction,
ANSON L. BLISS.
Trustees University of Illinois,
JULIA HOLMES SMITH,
JOHN HUSTON.
DIR. J. E. WHITE.
Congressional.
For Representative Fourteenth Dis
trict,
J. w. LUSK.
Senatorial
For State Senator, Thirty-third Dis
trict,
o. J. MOWRY.
For Representative Thirty-third Dis
trict,
GEORGE A. COOKE.
County.
For County Judge,
For County Clerk,
BENJAMIN FOUNTAIN.
For Sheriff,
CORNELIUS DONOVAN.
For Treasurer,
GEORGE W. HENRY.
For Superintendent of Schools,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
An Illustration of Organized Labor's
Virtues.

Virtues.
The action of the Chicago Fedora
tiOn of Labor recently affords adj
ditional evidence that organized la
Dor is beneficial rather than inimical
to public interests. The Wholesale
Grocery Employees union ordered "A
strike on the ground that their en-
ployers had violated certain parts of
the contract. The teamsters threat
ened to go out with the men and a
disastrous strike was about to be
inaugurated. The Federation took up
the matter and by a nearly unani-
nous vote ordered the men 10 sub
nit their grievances to arbitration
and meanwhile return to work pend
ing the settling of the griev-
ances. In his address President
Lighthall said:
The trouble could have been set
tied without any strike if the men
had used patience and good judgment.
When that agreement was made the
federation was represented through
its executive board. and we signed
with the rest. 1t is up To us to see
that its provisions are observed. If
we Iail. where will our prestige be
if we go out in the future to settle
difficulties between workingmen and
their employees. They will refuse to
have anything to do with us. saying
we have no power to force the unions
to carry out their obligations, and
that to deal with us would be a waste
of time
The more that organized labor adj
heres to the principle that contracts
must be sustained by all participating
in them, and that strikes must only be
resorted 10 when arbitration fails,
the more it will become a useful ele-
ment in the advancement Cf the high
est interests of society and of hui
manity in general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder. II
cures painful, smarting, nervous feet
and ingrowing nails, and instantly
takes the sting out of corns and bum
ions. It's the greatest comfort dis
covery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
1t is a certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and hot, tired, aching feet. Try
it today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. By mail for Csc in
stamps. Trial package free. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmstead. LIE Roy, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers.

Oct. 24.-NIary f. Stewart to Watt
{. Meckling, lot II, block 1, Stewart :
First add. South Moline, 81.
George II. Peterson To Mary p \.
Smith, 40 feet lot 5, Lincoln
Heights. $3.50.
Reynold NJ. Johnson to Hanna G.
Johnson. II - feet lot 6, block 1, Os-
born's First add, Moline. ST.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25
Ont of Deaths laws.

when death seemed very near
from severe stomach and liver trou-
BILE, that l had suffered with for
years." writes p. Muse, Durham, Y.
C.. DIR. Kings New Life Pills saved
me and gave perfect health" Best
pills on earth, and only % cents at
Hartz q Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

J. Pierpont MOrgan's profits during
the past 10 months are figured at SAP
100000. Poor Mr.. Morgan. 1t is for
tunate the coal strike was settled be-
fore il became necessary for the
neighbOrs to carry in fuel to keep
him from freezing this winter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

Charles Yerkes, the Philadelphia
and Chicago street railway magnate.
is said to have defeated j. Pierpont
Morgan in the struggle for the con-
troll and management of the London
underground railway. Morgan at
tempted to beat an expert on his own
ground and failed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

We knew it would come along all
right. Walter Wellman has kindly
discovered that Mark Hanna bull
dozed the coal barons into settling
the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

When Morgan criticised Hanna for
dabbling in arbitration, Uncle Mark
called up Perkins and threatened to
knock. The hint was as good as Il
gag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-25

The Minneapolis Times says Secre-
tary Shaw speaks more like IAN in
discreet product of New Jersey" than
an Iowa man.