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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02

days, edit" his copy, correct the gram
mar. punctuation and spelling. and all
at his own expense. So you can readily
| see that the old, dirty print. was not
the man he looked, for he had the head
on him that the editorial department
frequently found wanting. Boys. when
they wished TO learn the trade were
put through a thorough examination as
TO common school standing, and were
so elected as an apprentice. And, as
| well remember when a boy learning
the trade. had TO work for nothing
frequently boys had to pay so much
per year for the privilege of learning;
but my pa was on pretty good terms
with the proprietor and / got in with
out pay. OF course there were some
returns in the way of bill posting,
selling papers and doing odd jobs On
my route | had about 200 subscribers
and usually carried 10 or 10 extras
which l disposed of at cents apiece.
These scent pieces belonged TO me by
virtue of custom; then again | was
always admitted TO the shows. circuses,
etc, as were all printers by simply
showing the doOrkeeper rule"
which all printers invariably carried.
Sometimes a fore runner of a big show
would come and ask how many men
were working in the office, and would
count out one ticket of admission for
each employee. This method OF free
shows has now disappeared and the
printer, when he goes to the theatre
pays his way and the comps" go else
where-usually TO friends on the out
side
Some other Transformations.
Newspapers today are conducted al
together differently from what they
were in the 70'S-a cash system seems
to be the rule, while some years ago
any old thing to trade was marketable
in some of the country print shops.
remember away back in 70 | worked
for a man in a small town. His pa
per had a fair subscription list and
business in the printing line was fair
to good, but cash was a scarce article.
One day, it was a Saturday, the propri-
etor was off and having a good time
with the boys. Farmers, invariab-
ly take Saturday for trading day,
and | was left in charge of the office.
Well. business commenced about II
o'clock. First to come was an old
farmer, and with very little ceremony
he left four bushels of corn for six
months subscription. This did not
took it for granted that the boss"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02

WRITTEN FOR THE ARGUS BY o.
NJ CLOUDAS.l
Josh Billings once said that printer
IS an intelligent hog" Literally speak.
ing. he could not include such noted
printers and authors as Whitelaw Reid.
who at the breaking out of the war was
the Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette and who wrote un-
der the nom de plume of Agate" and
whose writings startled the whole
world; George ID. Prentiss of the Louis
vile Journal and who was also aeon
tributor to the New York Ledger: Hen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02
he came to Rock Island. He farmed

he came to Rock Island He farmed
up to 70 when he purchased a one
fourth interest in the Union and be-
came its business manager. George
is master Mason of Trio lodge, No.
81. | might mention many other old
timers, many of them residents of
Rock Island and vicinity, but l have
given a few facts pertaining TO printers,
printing business in general, and pro
gress of the art preservative in the
newspaper line, in an off-hand way
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02
Best for Children.

Mothers, be careful of the health
of your children. Look out for coughs,
colds, Group and whooping cough. Stop
them in time-One Minute Cough Cure
is the best remedy Harmless and
pleasant Contains no opiates. Sold
by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02

that l think will cover the object d
this article.
o. NJ. CLOUDAS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-02

~ Watterson. also of the Louisville
Journal; Brick" Pomeroy. the humor-
ist of the West; Samuel Clemens, alias
Mark Twain of Innocence Abroad
and Tom Sawyer" notoriety; Bill Nye
-you all knew Bill; George w. Childs,
the philanthropic print; Horace Gree
ley. who advised us all to go west"
but who needed not his own saying,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-10-20

could scarcely distinguish the road:
, his mules however, seemed to have
more Sagacity and their steps were
sure.
! Or turning the angle Of mountain
Il light appeared at a distance, that
/ Illuminated the rocks, and the hnriZ-
on TO great extent Il was evident
/ ly great fire, but whether acciden-
/ tai. or otherwise, there we're no means
of knowing. st. Aubert thought it
was probably kindled by some of the,
numerous bandits, that infested the
Pyrenees, and he became watchful
and anxious 20 know whether the
road passed near this fire. Ue had
arms with Tim, vi ich on an emergen-
cy, might afford some protection,
though certainly a very unequal
one, against band oG robbers
SO desperate too as those usually were
who haunted these wild regions.
! While many reflections rose upon his
nN e heard I Voice sT71irTrrrs from =
he road behind, and ordering tie !
nuleteer to srop. Michael or his :.
mules weres obstinate, for they did :.
lot quit to the carriage, still order J
ng the driver to stop; and st. Au
,ert, who could no longer doubt his ,
purpose, was with difficulty able TO ,
prepare pistol for his defence. when ,
lis hand was upon the dor Of the -,
haise. The man staggered on his :;
lorse, the report of the pistol was !
by groan, and ST. Aubert'S
lorror may be imagined. when IN the | :
lext instant he thought he heard the
aint voice OF Valancourt. He now
himself bade the muleteer stop: and, ,
the name of NalancOurt, ,
VAS answered in a voice, that no long +,
.r Sulferd him to doubt. st. Anbcrt.
Who instantly alighted and went to ,
liS assistance, found him still Sittin- ,
,n his horse, but bleeding profusely, :
md appeared to be in great pain,
hough he endeavourcd to soften The
error of st. Aubert by assurances 4,
hat he was not materially hurt, the
wound being only in his ann. st. An.
BERT with the mulctcer, assisted him
o diSmou2t. and he sat down on the
)ank Of the road, where ST. Aubcrt
Jricd to bind up his arm, but his
hands trembled 50 excessively that he
,ould not accomplish it: and. Michael .
being now gone in pursuit Of the horse t
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St. Aubert awoke at an early hour,
refreshed by sleep, and desir Gus to set
forward. He invited the stranger to
breakfast with him; and, talking
again Of the road, Valancourt said,
that some months past. he had travel
led as far as Beaujeu, which was a
town of some consequence on the way
to Rousillon He recommended it to
st. Aubert to take that route, and the
latter determined to do so.
1.-THE road from this hamlet" said
Valancourt, land that to Beaujeu.
part at the distance of about league
and a half from hence; if you will give
me leave, will direct your muleteer
so far. 1 must wander somewhere,
and your company would make this a
pleasanter ramble than any other [
could take"
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, which on being diSengagcd from his
| rider had galloped off, he called En-
! lily TO his assistance. Receiving nc
answer, he went TO the carriage, and
! found her sunk on the seat in faint
| ing fit. Between the distress Of this
circumstance and that of leaving Val
ancOurt bleeding, he scarcely knew
what he did: he endeavoured however
TO raise her, and called to Michael to
! fetch water from the rivulct that flow
/ ed by tie road, but Michael was gone
far beyond the reach ofhiS voice Va
Iancourt, who heard these calls, and
also the repeated name of Emily, in
Stantly understood the subject Of his
! distress: and, almost forgetting his
own condition, he FASTENED to her re-
lief, She was reviving when he reach
ed the carriage; and then, understand
ing that anxiety for him had occa-
stoned her indiSposition, he assured
her, in voice that trembled. but not
S&.i. tt41r cEEssi. inis yuonnd Of
% consequence While he said t
It.. Aubert turned round, and perceie
ny that he was still bleeding, the sr,e
ect of his alarm changed again, and
e hastily formed some handkerchiefS
nto u bandagc. This stopped the ef
reading the consequence Of the
wound, enquired repeatedly how Tar
hey were from Beaujeu: when learn
ny that ii was at two leagues distance,
lis distress increased, since he knew
IOt how NalanCourt, in his present
tate, would bear the motion of the
and perceived that he was
lrcady faint from loss of blood. When
c mentioned the subject OF his ankle
Y NaianCOurt cntreaICd that lie would
ot suffer himself to be thus alarmed
N his account, for that hl had no
oubt he should be able to support
himself very we'll; and then he talked
4 the accident as a flight one, The
being now returned with
'alancourt'S horse, assisted him to
he chaise. and as Emily was now re-
lived, they moved slowly Oh towards .
IclujnG.
st Auh.rt, when he had recovered
rom the terror occaSioned him by
his accident, expressed surprise on
ccing Nalancourt, who explained his
appearance by saying,
You sir, renewed my taste for sOcie
y: when you had left the hamlet, it
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threw their pendant foliage over the
scarcely concealed their roots, and
where their light branches waved to
every breeze that shuttered from the
mountains.
The travellers were frequently met
at this early hour, for the sun had not
yet risen upon the valley, by shep-
herds driving immense stocks from
their folds to feed upon the hills. St
Aubert had set out thus early, not
only that he might enjoy the first ap-
pearance of sun rise, hut that he
might inhale the first pure breath of
morning, which above all things is
refreshing to the spirits of the invalid.
In these regions it was particularly
so, where an abundance of wild flowers
and aromatic herbs breathed forth
their essence on the air.
The dawn, which softened the-scen-
cry with its peculiar grey tint, now
dispersed, and Emily watched the
pl Jgress of the day, first trembling on
the tops of the highest cliffs, then
touching them with splendid light,
while their sides and the vale below
were still wrapt in dewy mist. Mean
while, the sullen grey of the eastern
clouds began to blush, then to redden,
and then to glow with thousand
colours, till the golden, light darted
over all the air. touched the lower
points OF the mountains brow, and
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SpoU ~siCfc bile MS
heart took more affeS mate leave
of him than is usual afte 20 short an
acquaintance. Valancohrt talked
long by the side Of the carriage; seem
ed more than once to be going, but
still fingered, and appeared to Sc arch
anXiously for topics Of conversation
TO account for his delay. AT length
he took leave. AS he went st. Au-
nest and pensive eye at Emily, who
bowed to him with a cOuntenance
full of timid sweetness. While the
carriage drove on, st. Aubert, for
whatever reason, soon after looked
from the window, an saw Volancourt
sta nding upon the bank OF the road,
resting on his pike with folded arms,
and following the carriage with his
eyes He waved his hand, and Nalan-
court, seeming to awake from his re-
verie, returned the salute, and start
ed away.
The aspect Of the country now be-
gan TO chuge, and the travellers soon
sound themselves among mountains
covered from their base nearly to
their SUBMITS with forests Of gloomy
pine, except whare Il rock OF granite
shot up from the vale and lost its
snowy top in the clouds. The rivulct,
which had hitherto accompanied them
now eX panded into river; and, flow
ing deeply and silently along, reflect
ed, as in u mirror, the blackness of
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, the Impending shades. Sometimes
Il cliff was seen lifting it's bold mead
| above the woods, aud the vapours
that iioated mid.way down the noun
tainS; and sometimes face of perpen-
diCular marble rose from the water s
edge, over which the larch threw his
gigantic arms, here scratched with
tightening, and there floating in lux
uriant foliage.
They continued to travel over a
rough and unfrequented read, seeing
now and then at distance the Soli-
tary shepherd. with his dog, stalking
along the valley, and hearing only the
! SaShing OF torrents, which the woods
concealed from theey the long sullen
murmur of the breeze, as it swept over
the pines, or the scr ans of the eagle
! and the vulture, which were seen tow
ering round the beetling Cliff.
; Often, as the cayiage moved slowly
W +ur. =. 4isist
I'd, and amused himself with examin- /
ny the curious plants that grew on
ihe banks of the load. and with which
.hese regions abound; while Emily,
vrapt in high enthusiasm. wandered
lway under the shades, listening in
leep silence to the lonely murmur OF
the woods
Neither village nor hamlet was seen |
Tor many leagues; the gpat-herd's or
the hunters cabin, perched among =,
the cliffs Of me rocks, were the only
human habitations that appeared.
The travellers again took their din
ner in the open air, on a pleasant spot
in the valley, under the spreading
shade Of cedarS; and then set forward
towards Bcaujeu.
The road now began to ascend, and
leaving the pine forests behind, wound
among the rocky precipices. The eve
1ing twilight again fell over the scene,
md the travellers were ignorant how ;
Far they might yet be from Beaujeu.
st. Aubert however, conjectured that
The distance could not be very great,
md comfOrted himself with the pros ,
pect OF travelling on more frequent
ed road after reaching the town, where
ne designed topaSs the night. Mingled
woods and rocks, and healthy noun
JalnS were now seen obscurely through
the dusk: but soon even these inn
perfect images faded in darkness, Mi
;hael proceeded with caution, for he u
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did Indeed appear solitude. l deter
mined, therefore since my object was
merely amusement. to change the
scene; and | took this road. because |
knew it led through a more romantic
tract of mountains than the spot |
have left" Besides, added he, hesi-
tating for an instant, 81 will own,
and why should | not? that had some
hope of overtaking YOU"
"And ! have made you very unex-
pected return for the compliment,
said st. Aubert, who lamentcd again
the rashness which had produced tho
accident, and explained the cause of
his late alarm. But Nalancourt seem
ed anxious only to remove from the
minds Of his companions every un-
pleasant feeling relative 10 himself:
and for that purpose, still struggled
against sense Of pain, and tried to
converse with gaiety. Emily mean
while YaRsilent, except when Nalan-
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They were now so near the fire
which Lad long famed at a distance
on the blackneSS of the night, that it
cleaned upon the road, and the road.
and they could distinguish figures
moving about the blaze. The way
winding sill nearer, they perceived
IN the valley one of chose numerous
bands orgipsies, which at that period
particularly haunted the wildS OF the
PyIenecs, and lived partly by plunde
ing the traveller. Emily looked wit.
st me degree Gi terror on the savage
counte' nee Of these people. shCwn
by Du fire, which heightened the 70
mantle effect of the scenery, rs it
threw Il red and dusLy CLEAN upon
the rocks. and ON the foliage OF the
trees, leaving heavy masses Of shade
and regi ons of obSculity which the
eye feared to penetrate.
They were preparing their Su ppcr: =
large pot stood by the fire. over which
several figures were busy. The blaze
discovered a rude kind of tcnu, round
which many children and dogs were
playing and the whole formed a pic
ture high ~ grotesQuc. The travellers
saw plainly their danger. NalancOurt
was silent, but laid his hand on one
of st. AuDart's pistols: st. Aubcrt
Continued other pageD
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glanced in long Sloping beams upon
the valley and its stream. All nature
seemed to have awakened from death
into life; the spirit OF St. Aubert was
renovated. His heart was tull; he
wept. and his thoughts ascended to
the Great Creator.
Emily wished to trip along the tur f
so green and bright with dew, and to
taste the full delight of that liberty,
which the lizard seemed to enjoy as he
bounded along the brow of the cliffs;
while Valancourt often stopped to
speak with the travellers, and with:
social feeling to point out to them The
peculiar objects of his admiration.
st Aubert was pleased with him:
Here is the real ingenuousneSS and
ardour OF youth, said he to himself,
"this young man has. never been at
Paris
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be7t's t'sbrother-in-law. Madam ST. Au-
bert aies- Ct ALBERT and Emily go to
M. Quesnel's meet two Italians, Sig
nors Cavigni and Montoni-St. Au-
bert's health fails, he is ordered to go
to Languedoc-Emily and her father
start on the journey get into very
wild country get lost meet a hunts
man named Valancourt young gen.
tleman, he when night falls, secures
beds for them in the hamlet they
have reached.
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THE MYSTERIES OF
UDOLPHO.
A ROMANCE BY ANN RATCL,TFE.

st. Aubert thankfully accepted his
offer, and they set out together, the
young stranger on foot. for he refused
The invitation of st. Aubert to take a
seat in his little carriage.
The road wound along the feet of
the mountains through a pastoral val
icy, bright with verdure, and varied
with groves of dwarf oak, beech, and
sycamore, under whose branches herds
n6cattle reposed. The mountain-ash
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1905-10-20
Synopsis of What's Gone
Before.

= The story opens in Gascony, France,
~ l65t, Characters so far are NJ. St.
his wife and daughter E. hily,
musical and charming, blue
M. Quesnel is M. St., Au-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
POOL ROOMS FOR Y. M. c. A.
Directors So Decide at Their
Last Meeting.

Directors So Decide at Their
Last Meeting.
At meeting of the directors of
the Y. M. G. A. Wednesday night,
comprising w. A. Hall, J. A.
Wilkinson, J. ]. Pulse, Martin
Wagner, A. s. Hardy and D. G.
Van Buren,, it was decided that
billiard and pool tables shall be in
stalled in the institution as soon as
they can be ordered and arrive
here.
When it was first intimated that
movement was on foot to Sc
cure the consent of the directors
to allow tables to be installed many
people of the city dissuaded, stat
ing that it would tend to detract
from the Christian influences sur
rounding the association, but the
unanimous vote of the directors
shows the feeling of that body.
Secretary E. E. Van Vert ex-
presses his views as follows: "The
action of the board of directors in
consenting to the installation Of the
billiard and pool tables meets with
my heartiest approval and feel
that the result of my labor during
the short time have been here has
not been wasted toward these ends.
l firmly believe that the installa-
ton of the tables in the association
building is going to make big diff
ference, strongly in our favor.
Every parent should cooperate
with us in urging their boys to
visit the Y. M. G. A. and indulge
in the sports. Can we blame the
boys Of this little city for going to
the billiard halls and saloons for
amusement? What inducements
have we offered them to stay away
from there? Billiards and pool are
not gambling games or games that
should be despised but the objec-
ton arises when your son goes to a
place to play them where he is
environed with undesirable COM
partnership. 1t will cost us over $500
to install the tables but ! am salts
fed the expenditure will be more
than compensated for by the great
amount of good they will do.
"From now on, the Y. M. G. A.
is going to be a home for the boys
where they can go and enjoy them
selves in various games, sports or
athletics. Besides the improve
ments and remodeling to be done,
as announced in your paper q short
time ago, we are advising INSTALL
ing bowling alley and plunge
tank. With these improvements
the Y. M. G. A. cannot but help
be a place that will attract and ]
am sure l shall get the cooperation
and support of every mother and
other persons of the city to assist
me in bringing about this much
needed and undoubtedly valuable
reform"
Mr.. Van Vert states that the
financial prospects are good and
that the way is clear to make the
proposed improvements without
any trouble. The billiard and pool
tables have been ordered and will
arrive in a few days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
Itching, blind, bleeding or pro.
truding piles. Druggists refund
money If Pazo Ointment fails to
cure any case, no matter of how
long standing, in 6 to IA days.
First application gives ease and
rest, SOC. If your druggist hasn't
it send SOC in stamps and it will be
forwarded postpaid by Paris Med
icine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Table d'Aote Dinner.

The Phoenix Grill, opposite the
Bank OF Camas Prairie, will serve
a seven course dinner on Sundays
from 1890 to s p. M, for so cents.
A delightful meal at popular prices.
The Grill also makes specially Of
serving oysters in any style.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Installation and BANQUET.

The Masons and Eastern Stars
will have their regular installation
of officers on Wednesday afternoon,
st. Johns day, Dec. 9th, at the
Masonic hall, followed by a banquet
in the evening. All Masons and
Stars and their families are cor.
daily invited to attend the ban.
quet. Arrangements are made to
have music and speeches, followed
by games and a social time, and no
pains will be spared to make the
banquet a success.
VIM. Allen,
Com. D. L. Wylde,
Rudolph Bertsch.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21
Notice..

All parties knowing themselves
indebted to the undersigned for
service OF horse, Mage, are request
ed to call and settle at once.
Hamill & Walker.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-12-21

II. L. Puddy arrived here Sun
day from Creed, Colorado, to ac-
cept position in Stewart & Days
tonsorial parlors.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-13
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