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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05
3-3 AY, those were good
}$S days after all. 1 re-
} 3 greet them not. Men
f}1 : say war is cruel; but it
s has its compensations.

'Ss-~~S The Chevalier was oul
aord and master at home, as wei
as aboard ship. Being away, hii
very memory was a law unto those
left behind; for we we're strong
Tthen and able to hold our little
isle against them all. First, Spain
did try conclusions with our PEG.
ple-they lost ship-of-line and
we keel hauled the survivors in
the bay next day. I we'll remem-
Der me how the children laughed,
as the poor devils came up under
the stern-spouting water and
blowing like porpoises. France
Jared no better.
Only England came the nearest
to our undoing. She had lost
much in merchantmen from us,
and swore roundly she would
~''wipe the wasp's nest out" Twas
in a summer of the COS. The men
were just home from long cruise.
A Spaniard and three English
men had fallen into their clutches,
and such rejoicing twould have
warmed your heart. The bright
sunny days; the soft winds rustled
through the tall palms; the men
idled and smoked, stretched on
the green sward, while the children
played along the white sand, wav-
ing parti-colored clothes they had
purloined> from the bales and
boxes brought ashore, as they
drove up and down the beach like
"a flock of gay famingoes.
Twas marvellous sight! The
bay, with it's blue waters glisten-
ing in the sun, hedged in by two
dark brown headlands, that how
cred over our tiny inlet, we we're
shut in as costly as Mother
Carey's chicken, packed away in
ethe pinnacle box. And the Swal-
dow, our bird of-prey, resting on
the waters CLASSY surface, as light
lily and airily as a feather plucked
from her namesake. Methinks I
can do little justice to her now,
even from memory's eye. A rig
Fbut little known of in those days
ihermaphrodite; forward, from the
1fid'to the golden ball on the tip Of
lher royal, she was a ship. Her
amainmast single stick of pine,
while the fore-and- aft mainsail that
she carried on it, was as broad as
a Dutchman's stern. Her counter,
long clean run, the flank of a
greyhound. AS she lay there so
quietly, the black canvas hiding
her long eighteens, she looked as
innocent as q gazelle; but, ali!
how the dear hussies grinned from
out each port when the screen was
lecked away.
AS for the Chevalier, he looked
on her with the eye of a lover.
Silent he was and grave for his
years. It seemed face SO young
should wear more joyous look
twere more fitting. Tho his eye
was kindly, when his blood was up
there was that in it would make
the little cat's-paws ripple down
thy back, as if chased by the
blessed trades themselves. None
knew his history, save something
of an acquaintance or connection
in San Domingo. The women
thought him noble; and that does
much for a man, where good
names are scarce commodity
For all that, a rumor had reached
my ears that my niece Perdita and
the Chevalier were seeing more
of each other than we wot of -
which proved true omen in the
end. Most of the story | had
from Mimi, her younger sister, and
old Gervaise aboard ship.
Perdita's parents being dead,
she was somewhat of a care,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-02-05

lived the man with power to bur,
me 30. Go! go!' she cried, as she
hurled the letter at him; and
never needing his out-stretched
hand, she broke through the lux
uriant foliage of the little enclos-
ure and disappeared.
The Chevalier walked slowly
toward the fallen and crumpled
parchment; a look of annoyance
and wounded pride depicted on
his countenance. "Had she but
known. Pish! I should have told
her the truth before" A certain
grim smile of JOY fiickered for a
moment over his face as he picked
i it up and remarked, ''She hath a
Esprit somewhat akin.to mine own
and the little witch! I am not
sure if I do not like her the better
for it."
The Chevalier sailed that after
noon. At the landing all was
commotion, chatter in half dozen
different tongues. In the melee
of petticoats and kirtles [ remem-
bered of not seeing Perdita's little
phrygian cap, nor the twinkle of
her pretty sandals. Certainly the
Chevalier went away strong
handed. It must have been a
weighty matter he we're going
after; tho he sat in the stern sheets
of the last boat looking as calm as
ever, unless it be that he was even
more sober than usual.
The week wore slowly away.
Perdita came and went, tho her
song did not ring as blithely in
my ear as in the past; and for
some reason her pet cockatoo often
went hungry for the want of
crumb. Twas on the fifth morn
ing after the Chevalier's going, I
was awakened by voices at the
lattice. 1 stumped my way to the
door. A corporal Of marines and
four men confronted my astonished
gaze. It did not take me long to-
learn all. During the night His
Majesty's frigate Aphrodite had
entered the bay, having cut the
iron cable guarding the inlet, and
taken anchorage back of South
Head. In a word we were prison
ers. We gave our parole d'hon-
neur not to set foot on the beach,
nor attempt to signal the Swallow,
we're she to appear in the ofing.
They allowed us to retain our
arms, their captain generously
saying that he "made not war on
cripples, old men or defenceless
women and children" In fact
they cared not doit for the isle
and it's inhabitants, their main
purpose being the destruction of
the Swallow, and the killing or
carrying off of the Chevalier-he
being the head round which all
things moved. The plan was to
let the Chevalier enter the inlet,
where there was scarce room to
turn, thus bringing him all un-
suspectingly under the guns of the
Aphrodite, where, bow on, he
could use little of his armament.
Twas a clever ruse and [ cudg-
elled my brains for something to
defeat it, but to no purpose; for
they watched us too closely.
About the time for the Cheval-
ier's returning I awoke early one
morning. My wound had re-
opened and out of temper at my
condition I made my way out into
the cool night air. It was hardly
dawn as I passed through Per-
dita's bower. A light breeze blew
directly in from the open, and as I
sat and watched, the moon shed
her last rays along the silvery
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
THE RIDER SHOOTS INTO SPACE.

feet mental picture of the arrange
ments of the path and tank, for after
he once begins the dash the tank is out
of view. Once started, Schreyer and
his steel steed gather momentum at
every revolution of the wheel until
when the end of the shoot is reached
they are travelling at the rate of mile
in thirty seconds.
There is where Schreyer INDUCES in
some marvelously rapid calculating.
In less than half second more he will
have reached the shoots end. He has
all he can do to control his wheel, and
Yet he must be alert, ready to leap at
the moment his machine is at the end
of the shoot and before 1t is In the air.
Crouching, he gathers his energy to-
gether and gives mighty bound, deft-
ly disentangling his body from the
machine. Out through the still at
mosphere he darts as the bicycle drops
to the ground As an arrow, he shoots
toward the tank. AS he nears 1t he
suddenly jerks his head downward,
and with a splash his shoulders strike
the waters surface. >
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
1mDortout Rowing RcEattns.

The Yalc-Harvard regatta occurs
June %, and following 1t Will come the
intercollegiate meet. American Henley
and Peoples regatta. which take place
July and 4 respectively on the Schuyl-
kill river course in Philadelphia. The
famous Henley regatta ut Henley on
the Thames, near London, also occurs
during the same week, and consequent
ly that particular period will afford
lovers of aquatics n series Of tests I'M
paralleled in rowing history.
1t is a very difficult problem to pick
the strongest crew among the prospec-
tive competitors at Poughkeepsie. In
spite Of the fact that Coach Courtney
at Ithaca has six members of last
years championship crew back in the
eight cared shell. he is by no means
confident of repeating the victory of
twelve months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Corbett Scored a Point.

BY securing the consent of Jeffries
for u twenty-four foot ring for the
coming championship battle Jim Cor
bett scored an important point in the
preliminary arrangements. The read
mess with which the champion agreed
to the proposition was most surprising.
There was no argument at all about
the matter. Just why he was so will
ing to accept a size OF ring that is now
seldom used is not explained.
1t is possible that Jeffries, who Is
likely to be to l favorite for the
fight, would like to see it made n
more even thing in appearance just for
the financial returns. Every one be-
lieves that COrbett will have much
better chance in a twenty-fOur foot
ring than he would in twenty foot
ring. He can make the most of his
splendid foot work and avoid the rush.
es of Jeffries much more handily than
If he had to step around in n small
arena
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
SCHREJER'S
DA RING DIVE
Marvellous Fear Performed by
q bicycle Rider.

"a Dash to Death" is the headline
that will exactly describe Cyciist
Schreyer's thrilling feat If he ever
makes the slightest miscalculations
during the brief four seconds it re-
Quires to perform it.
Schreycr has long been known for
the daring and originality of his bicy-
Gle tricks, but his latest novelty, dive
into q tank of three feet of water after
swift plunge down a latticework
shoot, is beyond question the most skill
full and nerve stirring ever witnessed.
The shoot from which Schreyer dives
is 100 feet high at the uppermOst point.
It's surface is of three inch wide Stats
placed four inches apart. 1t drops
steeply to about thirty-five feet and
then has a sudden rise of five feet.
More than Il hundred feet away lies
the tank, with its three feet of water.
1t requires little Imagination to real
ize the precision necessary to insure
the safety of Schreyer's dive. The
slightest wavering of his wheel, the
smallest mistake in estimating the eX-
act point at which to make the dive.
the most minute deviation from the
plan followed by Schreyer in accom-
plishing the perilous feat would send
him and his wheel through the air to
be dashed to pieces perhaps among the
awed spectators.
Schreyer mounts his wheel at the top
of the shoot only after he has per-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11

with them. Watching an opportunity
he stole the chiefs best pony and
made his escape. His horse was shot
from under him by his pursuers; but,
lodging into a ravine, he eluded the
Indians and walked twenty-five miles
TO Camp Sheridan.
The Cheyennes were about TINS time
raiding the settlement southwark from
Camp Sheridan. and Hans was sent on
scouting duty to locate the marauders.
Hans located them and led Colonel
Lewis and detachment of the Fourth
cavalry against them, routing the In
lians, fifteen of whom were slain.
But probably the most wonderful
achievements accomplished by Hans
were two feats, one occurring in the
early eighties, the other In 1888. The
first achievement is not paralleled in
western annals. and indeed the second
has no equal so far as known. Hans
was in Arizona in the early eighties
when Il band of NavajOes, 100 in num-
Der, surrounded Hans and his then
partner. Bill Lewis, and killed Lewis.
Hans escaped, but, actuated by n spirit
of revenge, hung about the Navajoes'
camp. At every opportunity he would
pick off one of the Indians with his
rifle, and so expert was he in covering
his trail that they could not locate
whence the death shots came. Their
superStitious natures were worked up
on by these mysterious deaths, and the
Indians began moving. They crossed
four territories. Hans chung to them
until they arrived in the Bad Lands of
South Dakota, killing over thirty of
them while on the trail.
Since peace with the red man has
reigned Hans has been employed as
chief of the secret service of the Elk
horn road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
In Baukruptcv.

In the district court of the United States
for the northern district of Illinois-south-
ern division.
In the matter of tine bankruptcy of william
n. Martin, Thomas Martin and James
First. partners under the firm name of
First s Martin Brothers, and of the said
William n. Martin Thomas Martin and
James First as Individuals In bankrupt
CIV. Before Adair peasants, referee.
To the creditors of the above named CO.
partnership and individuals:
Notice Is hereby given that the above
named William n. Martin. Thomas Martin
and James First. partners doing business
under the firm name and style of First g.
Martiu Brothers and the above named per
sons as individuals were and each of them
was adjudicated bankrupt on the nth dag
of June, A. D., 1908. and that meeting of
the creditors of them and each of them will
b. held at the ONCE of the undersigned in
the city of Rock Island. county of Rock Is
land. state of Illinois on the northeast cor
ner of Second avenue and Eighteenth street
on Monday. the 22d day of June. A. D.. 1903.
at the hour of II O'Clock d. m. for the pur-
pose of proving claims, selecting lrus-
tee and doing such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
ADAIR PLEASANrS, Referee
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois, this 18th
! day of June, A. D., 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Notice.

Estate of Honora McEniry, deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of HonOra Nc
Entry, late of the county of Rock Island,
state of Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
that he will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county at the county court
room. in the city of Rock Island. at the Aug
gust term. on the first Monday in August
next (which time all persons hav:Eg Claims
against said estate are notified and request
ed to attend, for the purpose of having the
same adjusted.
All persons Indebted to said estate are re-
Quested 10 make immediate payment to the
undersigned.
WILLIAM M'ENIRN. Administrator.
MENlRY & M'ENIRY, Solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11

WANTED - Trustworthy person in each
county to manage business, old establish
ed house, solid financial standing: straight
bona ide weekly cash salary eIs paid by
check each Wednesday, with all expenses
direct from headquarters; money advanc-
ed for expenses. Manager, S7e Caxton bldg.
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11

FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms with
south front at 1888 Sixth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
LEGAL
Masters Sale
State of Illinois

T Roef 81 Island sIanit County, ISIS
In the circuit court of said county. In
Chancery.
James Quinn VS.. j. f. Diemer Foreclosure.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF a
decree of said court. entered in the above
entitled cause on the 18th day of June,
A ID. 1893. 1 shall. on Saturday. the eighth
day of August, A. ID 1903, at the nour OF
O'Clock in the afternoon, at the east door of
the court house in the city of Rock Island.
in said county of Rock Island to satisfy said
decree. sell at public vendue. to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, those certain parcels
of land situated in the county of Rock Island
and state of Illinois, known and described as
follows, to-wit:
the northeast quarter (l4) of section thirty
four Ga township seventeen 90 north
range two (2) west OF the fourth (D prin-
cipal meridian: thence running east forty
(40) rods thence south twenty (20) rods,
twenty COZ rods to the place OF beginning
containing five (5) acres
Also the following described real estate.
to-wit: Beginning five 90 Chains south OF
ter 60 of section thirty-four (34) in town.
ship seventeen )north range two(2JweSJ OF
the fourth "a principal meridian and run
ming east eleven I'D chains and thirty-three
along in said road. south eighteen and one
fourth (IS4l) degrees east eleven (Iil chains
and Sixty-nine (691 links. thence west fifteen
(l5l Chains thence north eleven (lD chains
containing i4.54 acres. including ali tho es
tate of homestead of the said defendant J.
F. Diemer.
DATED at Moline, illinois,. this stn day Of
: " q = W. WALTER j. ENTRfKIN.
Master in Chancery, Rock Island county, Ill
M'ENIRY s MENIRY, Complainant So
lieitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Notice of Final settlement.

Estate CT John futile. deceased.
Public notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigued. Hugh Walker. executor of the
estate of John futile, deceased, has this
day filed his final report and set
tlement as such in the county court OF
Rock Island county, and that an order has
oeen entered by said court approving the said
report. unless objections thereto or cause to
the contrary be shown on or before the 25th
day of July, y. ID. 1903, and upon the final APP
will ask Tor an order of distribution and will
also ask to be discharged. All persons inter
ested are notified to attend.
Rock Island. Ill. June 81 A. ID. 1908
HUGH WALKER.
Executor of the estate of John futile, de-
ceased.
JACKSON, HURST & STAFFORD.
ATTORNEYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11

HANS USED HIS GUNS WITH GOOD EFFECT.
because in all of his campaigns against
them, in all his raids on cattle rustlers
outlaws and train robbers, he has al
ways fought alone. No character of
the west has exhibited more bravery.
The family moved to Omaha in 1874
and to the vicinity of Blair, Neb.. in
1876. Here began the troubles which
resulted in Hans the younger becoming
a government scout. Indian fighter. out
law pursuer and terror to the western
evildOer. 4 woman living alone one
mile from the Hans homestead was
murdered. Hans father, the minister,
put his higher intelligence upon the
case and discovered evidence that re-
suited in the arrest, conviction and ex-
ecution of Willard Randall, son OF
Miles Randall. q neighboring farmer.
AT the scaffOld side Miles Randall
swore vengeance against the Hans
family, and a few days later he disap-
peared. simultaneously little Johnnie
Hans, aged two years, was missing,
and later reports located him among
the Sioux Indians, to whom Randall
had delivered him.
This was In July, 1876. Fred Hans
was then but fifteen years old, short,
but sturdy and strong for his years.
Alone he started out to search for his
brother among the Indians. From
tribe to tribe he followed traces of his
brother, but for nearly twenty years
failed to meet him. During these TWEEN
ty years occurred Hans employment
by the government as scout and the
thousand happenings which unsupport-
ed by documentary evidence in the
army and state reports would be con-
sidered as pure romance.
Although but fifteen years of age,
one of Hans first acts was the scout
ing out of the Indians who were then
swarming about Red Cloud agency 1t
was largely through his instrumental
ity that the great council was held at
Red Cloud agency Sept. 20, 1876, at
which the last great war between the
white and Indian races was ended.
His work on this occasion brought to
Hans an appointment as n regular ar
my scout. He made a round up of the
various camps of Indians, giving the
army officers information as to their
location, and finally on Oct. &c leading
the soldiers against Il large band of
Sioux, who surrendered, being the last
to stand out against the terms agreed
at the peace conference arranged with
Red Cloud through the friendly urgen-
cy of Little Wound.
One of his heroic single handed bat
ties occurred Sept. II, 1877, when he
was attacked by five outlaws in the
bind hills near Valentine, a few miles
west of Ainsworth. Hans was alone
when the outlaws surrounded him. He
used his guns with such effect that
two were left dead and another dying
on the field. The other two fled, one of
them killing Hans horse as he turned
away. Hans caught one of the dead
mems horses and drove the wounded
outlaw into camp. Hans was slightly
wounded in the head in this affair.
General Crook, to whom Hans report
ed. told Hans to keep the robbers
horse until some one proved a better
ownership.
On Aug. II, 1873, Hans was captured
by Chief Black Shield and held prison
er for twelve days. his life being saved
only by his statement that he had
sought the Indians to make his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Evecutnr's Notice.

Estate of Oliver Graham. deceased.
The undersigned having been appointed
exCcutriX of the last will and testament of
Oliver Graham. late of the county of Rock
Island. state of Illinois. deceased, hereby
gives notice that she viii appear before the
county court OF Rock Island county at the
county court room, in the city OF ROCl Isl
and. at the August term. on the first Monday
in August next, at which time all persons
having claims against said estate are notified
and requested to attend for the purpose OF
having the same adjusted.
ALI persons indebted TO said estate are re-
Quested to make immediate payment TO the
undersigned.
Dated this 18th day OF June, A. d. 1908.
MARY c. GRAHAM. EXeCutriX.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
HARNESS Horse Talk.

Miss George, 2:25. one of the fast
Mckinney family, has worked a mile
in 2:111a.
Scott Hudson Is anxious for a tri-
cornered race, with Major Delmar
Lord Derby and Rhythmic the starters
w. H. Lake says the Memphis shoe
is patented and that all infringements
will be promptly and vigorously
prosecuted"
Billy Andrews lately offered $4,000
for Audubon Boy He says the chest
nut grandson of Alcyone is the best
race horse in sight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Secretary CormacIk's Opinion.

Secretary George a. Cormack Of the
New York Yacht club said recently:
Reliance should prove to Ice the fast
est and ablest ninety footer that ever
dipped her nose in brine. She has the
lines. the material. the construction and
the men. Can you think of anything
Else necessary for a world beater to
possess? have great confidence in the
Herreshoffs. They build the swiftest
craft that skim the seas. They believe
Reliance is their masterpiece, and they
ought to know"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Football Dates.

The football season for Princeton
and Columbia will end this year on
Nov. H. Princeton plays her finaI
game on this date with Yale, and al
the same time Columbia will meet Cor
nell at Ithaca. The Princeton sched
ule follows: Sept 80, Swarthmore al
Princeton; Oct. 3, Georgetown al
Princeton; Oct. Z. Gettysburg al
Princeton; Oct 10, Brown at Prince.
ton; Oct il, Lehigh at Princeton; Oct
II. Carlisle at Princeton; Oct. 81
Bucknell at Princeton; Oct. "a. Dart
mouth at Princeton; Oct. 81, Cornell al
Princeton; Nov. :, Lafayette at Prince
ton: Nov. IA. Yale at New Haven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
$50 to CalIrornia and Rack.

Via the Chicago. Milwaukee e ST.
Paul and Union Pacific line.
Aug. to II, 1908.
Tickets good on the overland limi-
ted and two other fast trains between
Chicago and San Francisco.
Ask the nearest ticket agent of the
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul rail
way for additional information.
f. y. Miller, general passenger
agent, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
The SPORTING WORLD

JuVenal and the English Henley.
Philadelphia will be represented in
the world famous regatta at Henley,
England In July by James B. Juvenal
of the Vesper Boat club, who recently
sailed for the other side Great enthu-
siasm in his venture is manifested by
the Vesper's members.
Although several Americans have en-
deavored to win this big event, Ned
Ten Eyck of the Wachusett Boat club
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-11
Tale Of
Lone Sfar
II MOST Remarkable
Character Of TIE West
ern Plains.
Alone and Unoided He X HIed
Thirty IndfoaS--Once OVer-
came Foe OrfEotUS
Single HGnded.

Probably no man in all the west has
had so remarkable career as Fred NJ.
Hans of Ainsworth. Neb., who for sew
eral years has been chief OF the secret
service of the Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley railroad. In the early
days of the southwest he was known
by the sobriquet of Lone Star. This
name was given him by the Indians