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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
CONCLUSIONS CAUSE LOSS
OF MILAN WOMAN's MIND

Mrs. Harriet y. Johnson. of Milan.
was declared insane in the county
court yesterday afternoon by Il jury
composed of DR.. j. +. Myers. ). s.
Hull, Edward Trenkenschuh, Thomas
Mccain. Charles Church and George
Perry. 1t WAS found that the mind of
the patient had become affected from
commissions to which she had been
subjected from early childhood. She
was ordered committed to the Water
town hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
CLEARS A MYSTERY
Finding of Missing Money Estab-
fishes innocence of Young
Lady Teacher.
ORDERED FROM BOARDING PLACE
Sensation That Has Stirred Port
Byron and Vicinity
for a Week.

Port Byron Globe: The chief topic
of conversation in Port Byron this
week has been very unfortunate af-
fair that recently happened in this
vicinity, but the termination of
which, it is to be hoped, has taught
lesson to the accusers OF an inno-
cent person.
During the holidays young farmer
went to Cordova and sold some wheat.
and when paid he placed the proceeds
from his grain, about S76. i'll Il peck
etbook and hid the wallet on a shelf
at home. No one knew of the loca-
ton of the money beside the husband
and wife and young lady school
teacher who was teaching in the
ncighborhood and boarding with
them In Il few days the man of the
house was coming to town and
thought he would deposit the money.
lie went to the shelf and took down
the wallet and opening it found the
money gone, except silver dollar
and "a five dollar gold piece He and
ms wife could. not account for the
disappearance of the money except
that 1t had been stolen. and their sus-
pIclonS were directed toward the
young lady school teacher They
came TO town to see il she had depoS-
Ited any money in the banks and find
ing she had not, consulted fortune
teller, who, of course "knew all
about it," and was not slew in telling
the man that Il school teacher had
taken the coin. The teacher was then
accused of the theft. She stoutly
protested her innocence, but further
than this had no means to convince
her accuScrS that she was not guilty.
Her story was not believed by them
and she was ordered from the prem
Uses. and she found quarters al n
neighbours. Since that time the young
lady has continued her work as a
school teacher. but not without many
Il heartache.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

each meeting. The regularity of at
tendance is also very gratifying.
There is still room in some of the
classes and new pupils will be taken
throughout the term. Several new
teachers have been added to the list
and there are now - instructors en-
gagged at each session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
IS TO
MEET IN CITY FEB. 8

The republican judicial committee
of the Fourteenth judicial district,
comprising the counties of Rock ISL
and, Henry. Mercer ana Nhitesidc,
VIII meet at the Harper house 1t 10
O'Clock Monday. Feb. ., Ia decide upon
the date of the judicial convention.
The committee will be pleased to have
those Interested present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

Last Saturday young farmer told
q Port Byron business man that he
knew where the money was and said
that it had been picked up in the
road. Those who heard his story
babe him make haste to the place
where the money was and have it re-
turned to the owner, and see that the
young lady was appraised of the fact
He lost no time in doing this, for he
saw its Importance as soon as the
matter was explained to him. not in-
til Il short time before having heard
that anyone was accused of its theft.
The disappearance of the coin was
easily explained when the finder re-
turned it to the rightful owner. 1t
seems that ON the way home the
pocketbook was opened for the pur-
pose of paying bill, and when folded
up again was much leaner than be-
fore, though its owner did not dis
cover this. When the home was
reached the purse was carefully tuck
ed away. its owner supposing that all
the money was there. but such was
not the case. for so dropped into the
snow while the bill was being paid
Shortly after, as several young farm
ers were passing. one of them picked
up the roll, and counting it, the young
man who picked it up said that it was
his unless the owner came for it and
proved the property. and thus he UNI
| consciously retained the prize that
was necessary to prove to the young
lady's accusers that she was wholly
| innocent of the charge laid at her
feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

\. y. anderson, Galva; +. L. Van SAINT,
Kansas City; }. Il. MarkicS. Reynolds;
). T.. Johnson. New York; G.. +. Rodg-
cr. Chicago; ID. Il. Thomas. Pontiac:
W. Il. Smith, Chicago; J.. +. Phillips,
Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

\ neglected cough or cold may lead
to serious bronchial or lung troubles.
Don't take chances when FOley's
Honey and Tar affords perfect secur-
ity from serious effects of n cold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24

Best for your stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels; soothes and cleans
es every organ; makes new being of
YOU, and life worth living. Rocky
Mountain Tea. L. III. Thomas phar-
macy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
Accusers Censured =.

Not person in Port Byron believed
her guilty. for she has grown up in
this village, and graduated from the
public schools and is now teaching
her first school in Il very successful
manner. Her accusers are being CEN
sured on every hand by people
throughout the country as well as in
town, and doubtless they now realize
the seriousness of passing hasty
Judgment when there is SO little rea-
son for ii as was in this case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-24
RAILWAY NEWS.

With good weather for railroading.
and everything is apparently as good
condition as possible. trains ON all
roads entering the city continue 10 be
chronically late. CongcsteI traffic is
held to be largely responsible for this,
particularly on the Rock Island, but
poor fuel is now said to be even more
potent than an over supply of freight.
Both passenger and freight trains are
affected. Even the Golden State Lin
tied from the west is generally from
four to. six hours late and sometimes
more. This cannot altogether be
chargeabIe to delayed connections.
Notes of the Rock Island.
Engineer Tom McGilI has returned
to duty after vacation of 80 days,
which he spent visiting i'm Omaha.
Il. Tango has been sent here from
Chicago during the week to run n
switch engine in the local yards.
Fireman II. Giesenhagen has been
assigned to the 473. He is i'll now,
but will go on the engine indicated
when he reports.
Fireman Il. Smith is laying off and
has gone to Wyoming. Iowa.
Engineer Cavanaugh is back at
work after an illness.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19

hymns. The crowd was quickly won
by the music.
Go on shouted the men when se
stopped. Then he sang one or two
Scotch songs and finally, getting mp on
the platform where the fiddler sat, he
spoke plainly and forclbly upon the
evil life his auditors were leading, and
they listened quietly.
When the preacher had ceased, a big
strapping Irishman. who had served
time In prisons In Australia and New
Zealand and had been the terror Of
the water front in San Francisco. pro
posed a collection for the new Me.hO-
dist church. and he himself passed his
old battered sombrero among the men
and women. Money. gold dust and jew
elry went into the hat
With an Invitation 10 them to come
10 the new church, the preacher with
drew. The next morning he came with
coffin that he had made with his
own hands during the night. and with
the help Of several sailors properly
buried the body Of the murdered man,
and at the same time called on the bet
ter feelings Of his listeners In the les
son he drew from the crime
Fearless, kindly, Of firm faith, he
was the type Of man to succeed as a
missionary.
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A FRONTIER MISSIONARY.



The Methodist Episcopal Church In
California recently held memorial ser
vices for william Taylor, the first mis-
Eionary OF that church in the State.
"He Is" wrote Charles Sturgeon, the
famous London preacher, ''the Paul OF
the age, and bis experiences in estab-
M&hing Methodlsm on the frontier Of
America. Australia and South America
have no parallel In church history"
The story Of william TayIor's career
In the wicked mining camps and in San
Francisco during the early fiftles ID
more thrilling than fiction. Lawless-
ness was unbridled In the town. Muir
dereTs went without trial.
I'm all my travels over the world"
Mr.. Taylor used to say, Il never have
SEN such human degradation, such
woful immortality and recklesmess Of
human life as In San Francisco In
1S4e"
1t took courage to speak to the
swearing, drunken crowds who spent
their time In gambling and into1ica-
ton. Many a time he was threatened
with personal violence. One Of his
first efforts was made In Pat Donovan's
dance hall A murder had just been
committed. The body was hauled into
an adjoining room, and the drinking,
cursing, gambling and dancing were
resumed as noisily as ever. Suddenly
Mr.. TaylOr's stalwart frame appeared
In the door Of the plaza
Catcalls and yells Of dsrision greeted
the missionary; and one man drew his
pistol and told Mr.. Taylor to get out
or be shot He stood quietly for a few
moments, and then said;
II have not come for trouble. II you
win let me sing a few songs and say a
few words. I'm sure you won't regret
IT,"
"Go ahsadF' some one yelled Mr..
Taylor began to sing IN his fun, clear
voice some az the familiar church
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stood open, He noted ths "a.
let carnations. ordered fvom \. y 80
ne center of the tahis Upea 1 49, ". J
old siae0eAFd vas . basket of 49,. 49,
and pale green grapes and 1 pl.ts $500, y i.
nuts over which Florence lofsa y ~
while be drank his eolfes. Aassl
TIE old mans face softsnsa u.
down before tbs hFe. liz -. ~ -
crossed Ia shoaghs that hs dld y, -. =
Florence eater -
'foa precious gsanApaF A..,.
arms were Found his heek N -
Your gift. aad ! thank yoa . g.
timss Bat grandpa. ! want 5 - :. :
foF somsthing more. II LA part N "a. a.
work ! want you to give -
want 10 give yoa my help-m.,,,e
IL wondeFtal position yea kels
much wealth AID 50 many psasi. -
yoa can help. On tAia bess n ~ ss.a.
the birth nishI u eur dear g.,,s..s - -.
as givs ourselves sHsw 70 tAs 49,. =. Z.
have bseR doing alons." -
Little gih. yaa Aea't nnA.su,..a
have not essa SAsi yoa tAiak / "a.
and"
HsE diInpisd hana elesad lie ~. -.
are not 70 mAhgn my dear syesss..ss
We viil SeEk tesstAsE. vii ws sser
Yea. dear"
In those two words the ca ~. !.
HoaResd his greed aad sslAsAns,s y
the m0FFoH bis SeEkmsa EkasA 49,.
a0g . Fsaaetioa ~ their wae.s. a.. !.
assurance " hia goad viii "a -.
In tAsm. fos this ehIid's ssts y -
lsara 70 kBsS and Do hAs aasy.
lit viii b. oar aFst cArstm..
KsshsF." ftsrvaes said arsamii. Va
[ ehssk srsszeA sEainst Ma
Yes. little EtFt Il Wiii man l.
nrsg. mI VsFY AEst. cAFissmns - =.
I Neatly
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19
THE PASSING YEAR

Across the shadows Of the night
There come 10 my expeetAnt sat Alb,
The twelve deep notes that ten 'ns hAsN'
OF vet another passing year
Ita limits reached its work - done
Its record sealed and seat 90 hiSh,
Unknown TO all aud seen ~ none
Except Gods own all seeing eye
All me! those years, thoss vanished years
La memory, but beyond recall
How nlied with foolish doubts and tsatsi
How stained With sin aud blo1tsd ai41
What can We ask Of thee but grace
To make these failures " tue past
The beacon lights by which 10 trace
our way 10 thee. Christ. al lzst'
Farewell. Old Yearl There have been days
OF grief aud III 30, too, Of good
Aud for them both We give GOi praise
Though at the ttms misunderstood
His wisdom measures all our hErd''
lie knows the weAkBess Of our framSl
His love our highest thought exceeds
lie calls Us BY bis Own dear aams'
So pass the years IN solemn stats
Beyond our ksn. We count the San;
They come aHd 60, We watch aud wax
Uutil our own set time shall coms.
God Of the years. from cot whose hAad,
With all our precious gifta, thrJ COME
Give us the grace 70 understand
And make them helps 10 lead Is home
-Christian N0Fk.
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simpsou see that the table was well
spread
Gilbert Bentley was powerlsss. Flor
su'a would think the best ~ him She
wpnll thiak that he love,i her ani vas
glad to have her there. She would be
lisvs that he shared her own love for In
mainly md her reverpnt trust In God
She went with him 20 the mill and
'hrouEh tho village. There her mistaken
idea of his character showed in q strong
hight Many Of his workmsn were livinH
m poverty. She knew he WAS doing 81
be could Tor them. but Was there no,
some way she could help7 What was he
going 10 do for the men and for the
churrues Of the town for Christmas3
lhen hey must remember the little chill.
drpn.
Christmas Eve came Mr. usnti.v
had shamefaeedlJ ordered simpson a.
provide regular Christmas dinner"
tie had never made q Christmas Kift In
Tvs NE. bot now-wsll. Florence would
persist IN taking ~ 10 Christmas meant
as much 10 him ~ Il did 10 her.
lie was thinking Of this a. he walhsd
home that evening". II was showing. and
tue wind bufeted him a. he mounted ths
| slops, The nsSt day the mill must stand
Idle, but on the following mornins The
men should be notified Of the reduction
"a uher wages How angry they would
eeI Gilbert BsntlsI's lips closed in q
ns,n, cIuei hns' lie had looked out for
ofnseh' others must DO the same.
=. lie reached the house AZ he paassd
"''0sh me hail the dining room door
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.ouna Of footsteps and voices In the hall
Tha door OF the study was thFowa oPen'
and a sweet voice cried;
aGrandpa. are you herer'
BEFORE Mr.. Bentley could speak. simp-
son. his old English housekeeper. enter.
"a. la one hand she held aboft lighted
lamp. thus showing Gilbert bentley ,"
unes peeted visitor. She was a slender
girl Of sixteen. a dimpled, blonde race
lighted b. sunny blue eyes,
"Why, don't sou know met am
Florence. and am slad--so slad--to see
YOU :,
she Was al bis side. both arms round
his neck. aud her hps upiifted for BIS
ki,, As ia a dream he lstsaed az chs
TOLD how she had grown tired OF spsnd'
iax her vacations At ths school
YOU know. grandpa, that y 10 dread
fnl % have no one Of your VsF3 oNn 70
be glad with. sad I've come 10 spsHd
CHRISTMAS with you"
The xtri vas 40 sure that her grana
father VAS glad 10 zee her that ne eeaia
rot tell her she was un~eleoihs, Al hodF
later they sat al dinasr. The old nan
Looked across % whsFs the xirfs geldsn
head cleaned In The lamp
She ehattsd ssyly- Nhsa they rose
from the tAbls she seat with him 10 ths
study sitting GA q stool. shs told hin VI
her school liza
Il am happy there, grandpa. bat ! WI
be Glad wAsa SCHOOL 10 nnlshsd Ihsa
ean Keep house tor yoa. II has essa %
Kind ia you u do SishsaI ne - eSsld
Be educated.
He made 40 response fAsJ parted
wigheat the words bsiaE SAid that wVala
,.pd FLorsaes bach % seAooL MF. Beat
lsy resolved 10 say thea a. breakfast the
mat morning ThsEs be tDani hlaassls
confronted b. that smiling faes, taa WA'
obliged 70 hold bis psAes
Fisrsnes stayed simPsoa. tAs raad,
ana the Mas all Delegated 10 serve bar
A few simple chaages vsFs made Ia The
Are.ry old house. ME- BsntisT chess
.gms new faruitars lie ordered thal
good ar.s sAoaid be hspt 40 ash sad'
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cent on all wages. One wsek-that will
be the twenty-hfth. Why. that will be
Christmas. and the men must have a
holiday, Christmas Asf TINT Old super.
sution made any difference with the
world today
The frowu on his brow dsepensd. lie
leaned back, staring from window. lie
could see the long. low buildings OF the
Bentley Lumber Company. In the bach
ground was the lsalsss forest The sum
was setting and the sky. above the ,r.a
tops, was tinEsd with a rosy glow
Gilbert Bentley had spent ton v.a,,
In that numbering village. In thai H..
he had doubled his capital. Now. sving
to general depression. bis profit, we're
small To continue his business thropgh
the winter would mean very little nro.s,
but doubtless tho spring would brt,g !.
change. Well, he would not wait Tor
spring.
Money had always been Gilbsr, Ran,
ley god. He had begun life a poor boz
ana had worked bis way upward. m
AIDED HIS NE had been too busy for
sentiment. To be sure no had narri.d
His wife lived only few years Th.,.
was a child. Harold had grown no bIsb
spirited and proud In early msnbaod
he married against his fathers wishes
bstrangement had followed. Harold ga
his wife died within q few months ot
each other, leaving a little dauxh,sr
Pride prompted Mr.. Bentley 10 par H.
girls bills at good school, but he never
saw her.
The door bell rang and tAsFs w.a n -.
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and Of valuable timber; cypress, 80
good for making shingles. juniper
black gum and beech. In i72s Colonel
Byrd, while trying to establish the
boundary line between Virginia and
North Carolina, ran n survey across II.
working with the greatest difficulty
and making only a mile a day through
the thick growth. He It was who
named II The Dismal swamp"
Later surveys and government maps
show that the wilderness contains
about 800 square miles Of wood and
water. lying In a tract twenty miles
wide and forty-hye long. and extend.
ing twenty miles into Virginia and
twenty into North Carolina. The
soil Is n sort Of rich, black vegetable
mold. dry and caky at some seasons
and saturated with water at others
The whole region Is like A huge
sponge, alternately dry and wet: and
as the swamp level. curiously enough.
IL twenty feet above tide water. II IA
the source Of many rivers and streams
There are deer in the woods. but II
Ia the wild cattle that give the bea,
sport. The ancestors Of those reed
fed" cattle. as they are called, strayed
in from the fields and took I'D their
abode in the swamp. The result Ia a
race Of small, active. wild cattle. the
flesh OF which Il delicious comblna.
ton Of the qualities OF wild game and
tame animals
There Is a chance that before many
years the greater part Of the swamp
will be redeemed from Its present wild.
ness into civilized farm land; but n
will be many years before the bear
and wild cattle and mOccasin snakea
disappear from their refugees. ard be.
fore the rare plants and birds that stir
draw botanists and ornithologists from
all parts Of the country will be found
only in museum show casea
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19
IN DISMAL SWAMP

But Little Better known Now Than
when wsshington Saw IL.
The name Dismal swamp II a by
word everywhere. and a legend has
grown up round 1t Of a dreary, boggy.
unknown region Of snakes and dark.
damp Tickets. where runaway slaves
fed for refuge. Frederick Street, in
Frank Lesli@s Popular Monthly. in
telling the story Of this region. says
that It is but little better known at
this day than II was 100 years ago.
when George Washington himself laid
ont a route through II.
The swamp II old historically. The
first settlers at Norfolk and the region
round about knew Of II ~ 9 wild, i'm
paSsablS bit Of country full Of game
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before With decade number OF occupations ha
opened up to them for the nrst time.
Not only Is the demand greater than before but the
supply smaller. The very prosperity that has enlarged
the servankeepng class enabled poorer people either
to maintain their daughters home send them school,
and many girls rho in 1898 would have been seeking places
are now living In the abundant earnings OF their
fathers and brothers. Statistics this point avail
able but the facts patent II Is plain. also that
poyment at good has allowed many young mechan
les TO marry and has hus transformed possible house
maids into actual wives The steady company has been
much In evidence aud his attentions have still further
disturbed our domestic eeonomyNew York Evening Post
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@NNS%V&SONN
6 An OLD MANS FIRST CHRISTMAS =
"a
az HOpN DAaiNo
Bf HOPE DARING

" Es, will do II. It's the only way |
can be sure Of making a fair pFOht
next year. My Workmen must under
stand that run the mill To put monsy in
my own pocket"
There was an ugly frown on Gilbert
Bentlsy's brow as he sat In his shabby
little study. committing with himself lie
was a small, stooplns man Of rs. with
searching blue eyes. and a cold. forbid
ding expression
"I'u do il at once. One week from
tomorrow III announce eut % ten per
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19

y one sense Halloween and the Fourth OF
~ II July are alike. Both days give license for
ERN Il 4 almost unlimited lawlesSness. On the Fourth
kSAA- gunpOwder reigns supreme over the law; on
EANFR9NN Halloween all sorts OF mischief bold sway,
kS0H@EA often resulting In heavy property loss and
bhoodshed. The murder OF the chief OF police
Of Morgan Park emphasizes the Halloween evil
Halloween. a feature OF American life. deserves to
There why day in the year
should for the preparation Of malicious mis-
chief On Halloween hundreds OF thousands OF youths
grown persona their attention DANA gng
other peoples property During the rest OF the year these
persons generally lawabldng They have thought
OF destroying fences sidewalks. daubng paint houses
carrying OF whatever they and loose On Halloween
they regard these depredatons strictly legitimate
In Morgan Park married woman. eolored dressed her
self in clothes and proceeded to play havoc
with sidewalk She discovered by the chief OF police
and struck with rash and quick tempered negro
avenged the blow by cutting the throat Of the chief
This killing illustrates the Halloween extreme but all
the country minor acts OF despoaOn took place
which In the aggregate Amounted to heavy loss 1t to be
hoped that the coming generation Of with be educated
cut Of the Halloween idea-Chicago Journal
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Christmas 10 Fesse hies "a asA
festival % maeh tsapassaaes aaA AZ -
bsatteA u Il V m3as - sAin1T Z 8
hxsSas ssFsasalss sats1sea % ennaus.
SF4ts the EEtaeigal greats h sAa u Z
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the Savior. BesihHing vita " -.
l.fatioa % Ills birth ct Chfistaa.ss :. 4
the feast days faliew one sae.As -.
rapid suersssioa. Indsed. u u'ag
bs said that they Do not really es
en- end until Faster.
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saddsn aud Surprising y.
what Do you most desire tst 49,
mas, Miss Msbelf' ..r
"oh, George. this Il 80 sndasa
"wh-what do you meant
"Why, Of course, wat yoa'
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until the end OF the supply 10 reached and then what viii
they do things who earth In that
We do not very readily the prospect OF the
failure OF the worlds In any direction. When
gets so that human beings cannot exist earth they
VIII probably cease to move the planet but Il
as II the generation living had much be
concerned about Its comfort and wisdom and virtue
than about the prospects of health and happiness
who may dWsn In some distant period
This fear Of what is going happen after
end has been with humanity for many
res Predictions OF the coming to the end world
self are numberess. and the prophets st working
overtime that problem but earth Itself
been entirely looked and estimated
their true bulk there need Of any being
for fear OF fatal scarcity OF anything necessary
happiness human exstence-BunAlO Newh
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For each big man at the top there
are a million little ones at the bot.
tom