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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

Carload of Oranges Sold Fer 90. 600
4 carload of California oranges re-
Gently sold by auction by the Califor-
MA Fruit Distributors at Chambers
street, New York, for the benefit of the
San Francisco sufferers brought 50 1000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
A Lawyers Earthquake Prophecy.

1t is always easy to say Il told you
so" after a thing has happened, but
thirty years ago there lived in San
Francisco a lawyer, man of the world.
and popular member of the Bohemian
Club, and II he is alive today he can
with accuracy claim the distinction of
predicting the destruction of his city,
says the Chicago Post. 1t was after
sli2hi earthquake shock, and q small
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04
&c and shingIc Mesnnren


Hundreds of messages from stricken
persons in San Francisco arrived re-
Gently in Chicago for distribution at
the local postoilicc. says a Chicago dis
patch. The epistlcs are written on
anything from a shirt cuff to shingle.
ana few contained lhore than the ad-
dress, the word saved or alive" and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

Big Fires Compared with Frisco's.
The following table shows the insur-
ance loss in the great CONGREGATIONS of
modern times, not including that of
San Francisco, says the New York
World:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

Charles II. on his re-entry into London
after the restoration. His collection of
the Book of Common Prayer was very
strong, including most of the famous
editions from the time of Edward VI.
down to the last century.
\ random summary of the other
show" books would include some
specimens of Gutenberg and Caxton
printing. a great deal of fine work
from the Aldine and Elzivir presses.
several frsts of Ben Franklin and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

An excess of levity is as impertinent
as an excess Of gravity.-HazIitt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-04

II thou wouldst have brother frank
20 thee be frank to him.-Child.
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and we used TO have emusic at all
sorts Of times. oh. you cannot dream
how happy We were-you must walt
until you see David, and then you
viii know why 1 love him SOL"
She stopped and sat thOughtfully for
a moment. Whispering. What shall
] pIay2" The she exclaimed. Il
know. Arthur; / will play something
that ne loves very much and that you
used TO love. too-somethin that IS
very soft and low and beautiful"
Arthur had seated himself beside the
piano and was gazing at her; the girl
sat still for a moment more, gazing
ahead of her and waiting for every
thing 10 be hushed. Then sine began,
SO low as scarcely TO he audible. the
first movement OF the wonderful
Moonlight Sonata"
As II stole upon the air and sweIled
louder she smiled because IL was so
beautiful a way to waken David.
And vet there are few things in
music more laden with concentrated
mournfulness than that sonata-wiJh
the woe that Is too deep for tears; as
the solemn beating of II continued. I'm
spite OF themselves the two found that
they were hushed and silent 1t
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brought back TO Helen's mind all Of
David suffering lit seemed 10 be the
very breathing OF his sovrow; and Vet
stli she whispered on To herself "He
VIII waken, and then he Will be
happy
In The next room David Iay sleeping
AT hIst II had been heavily. because
he was exhausted. and afterward.
when the stupor had passed. restless
ly and with pain. Then AT last came
the music. falling softly at first and
blending with his dreaming. and after
ward taking him by the hand and lead
ing him out into the land oF realty.
until he found himself lying and listen
ing 10 IL. AS he rec)Hected all THAI had
happened he gave Sigh, starr and
sat up. wondering at the stTangeness
Of Helen 8 playing then. lie raised
his head and then rose 10 call her.
And that instant came The blow.
The man suddenly gave "a fearful
start he staggered back tipon th,
sofa. Clutching al his side with his
hand, his face turning white. and q
look of wild horror coming over In
For an Instant he held himself uu by
the sofa, staring around him: and then
head falling backward And SO he Law
Easp.nE. torn with agony. while the
fearful music tired on. tie relentless
throbbng of it like a hammer upou
hls soul Twice he strove 40 raise him
self and failed, aud twice he started In
cry out and checked himself in terror.
and so IL went on until the place Of
despair was reached, until there came
that one note in the music that is the
plunge into niElt. Helen stopped sud-
denly there, and everything was dead
t. still-eNcepJ for the fearful hcsy-
Ing of Davids bosom
That silence lasted for several r1o-
ments; Helen seemed 10 be Wa TING and
listening. and Davlds whole being was
i'm suspense. Then suddenly he gave
start. tor he heard the girl comirr-
10 the door
With gasp of dread he half raised
himself grasping the sofa with his
knotted hands He slid down. half
crawling ana half falling. into fha
corner. where he CTOUCaed. breathless
and shuddering, So he was When
Helen came into the room
She did not see him on the sofa, ana
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tion Of frost, have become coated with
snow and with ice crystals Of wonderful
formation. Inc gIeam OF candle light
against these crystals makes a wonder
.ul sight
This mine was the first silver mine
opened in Colorado. ore from il was
shipped across the plains by ox-team
transportation long before the first stage
coaches were run The pioneer miners
Wio were iooE 'rE for : ly,r ont..
lded they Wtis working in q district
which would some day become a great
gOld-minng C.nter.
So quickly mas the last ascent beer
made that the traveller hardly realizes
mat he rs 1900 feet above sea level.
Bat as soon as he takes a few steps
along the side of the mountain ne finds
cut. His breath comes in sobbing
gasps, his knees grow weak and his
heart beats as if il would leap from his
breast lie must stop and rest every
IeW- feet Even old and experienced
mountaineers can not climb long with
out stopping to breathe at such a tre-
mendous altitude
This title fifteen miles Of rail-saF cost
more than S25o.000 TO build. 1t is narrow
gauge and every foot of the roadbed has
been firmly ballasted. The engines are
OF the Shay-geared type-a kind of Ell
gine that, Ike Kipling's screw guns can
climb up the side of signboard and
trust to the stick OF the paint" The
eight drive wheels are geared together so
the pulling power Is enormous And i'm
II always leans away from the outer
edge. SO that il viii not plunge into an
a byss- This makes travel over the dizzy
railroad absolutely safe.
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the two sat down before the uiekcriag
hre ana conveTsed i'm low whispers.
The girl told him the story. OF David $
love, and told him all about David.
ard Arthur In turn told her how le
had been living in the meantime only
because he saw how suddenly happy
she was and witual now nervous and
oVerWroughJ he said no more oI his
suiIcriugs.
And Helen had forgotten them ut-
tcrly; il was pathetic TO see her de-
light as she thought of being freed
from the fearful terror ihat had
haunted her-she WAS like a little cLId
in her relief He viii be 50 happy
he viii be so happy she vlis-
she whispered again and again. I've
can an be so happy" The Thought
that Arthur was actually DavId's son
was 50 wonderful that she seemed
never 10 be able TO realize it fully.
and every time she uttered the
thought il was a sweep Of the wings
of her soul Arthur had 10 tell her
many times that it was actually Mary
who had been named in that letter.
So an hour or two passed by. and
still David did not wuken. Helen had
J"H 10 his quiet breathing. but each
time thinking of his long trial. size
had whispered that SHE could not bear
10 disturb him yet. However. she was
getting more and more impatient. and
she asked Arthur again and again.
Don't YOU think ] ought To wake
him now, don't you think so-even If
IL is lust FOR a minute, YOU know
F"" oh, he viii be SO Elad-it will be
like waking Up in heaven
So il went on until at last she could
keep the secret no longer: she thought
for while and then whispered. 81
know what I will do will pIav
some music and waken him in that
way. That VIII not alarm him. and il
VIII Ice beautiful"
She went to the plano and sat down
1T viii seem queer 10 be plavIng
music AT this hour she whispered.
but then she glanced at the clock and
saw that il was nearly 7. and added.
Why. no. We have often tegun by
this time. You know. Arthur. we used
10 get up wonderfully early all sum-
meT, because il was so beautiful then.
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esazzsgg10S=AUT11OR OF"Tf1E JUN NGLE- -sgzee2-

TO look for my poor mother. I want
ed some ones sympathy-even that
poor, beaten SOULS. l heard IN the
town that she was dead; they told
me where the grave was and that was
how ] happened out here / thought
/ would see il once before l left and
before the people who lived in this
house were awake Helen. when 1
saw you 1 thought IL was a ghost"
II is wonderful, Arthur" wins
peIed the girl; 1t Is almost too much
10 believe-but, oh. / can't think Of
ANYTHING except how happy it viii
make David, / love him so, Arthur
and YOU Will love him. too; you can
not help but love him"
Tell me about il all, Helen" the
other answered: Il heard nothing. You
know. about my poor mothers story"
Before Helen answered the question
she glanced about her at the morning
landscape, and for the FIRST time
thought of the fact that il was cold.
Let us go inside" she said, we can
sit there and talk until David wax
ems" And the two stole in, Helen
opening the door very softly. David
was sleeping in the next room, 50 that
it was possible not to disturb him.
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answer, and with a cry that sas fear
ful to hear the girl clutched him 10
her The body was limp and ufeless-
the head fell forward as II the neck
were broken; and Helen staggered
backward with a scream.
There came an instant OF fierce, ag-
ony then. she stood IN the center OF
the room, reclining. swaying. clutch
ing her head in her hands. her face
upturned and tortured And first she
gasped: He IS dead!' and then; "I
shall not ever see him again!" And she
chOked and swallowed a lump in her
throat. whispering In awful terror:
Not a tear-n0t a tear And then
she flung up her arms and sank for
ward with az incoherent cry. and fell
senseless into Arthur's arms.
A week had passed since David's
death. and Helen was in her fathers
home once more, sitting by the win
dow Ia the gathering twilight She
was very pale. and her eyes were
suuken and hollow. but the beauty Of
her face was still there. though in a
strange and terrible way. Her hand
was resting upon Arthur's. and she
was gazing into his eyes and speaking
in a deep. solemn voice.
1t will not ever leave me. Arthur.
I know it viii not ever leave me. il
Is Ike fearful vision that haunts
me nighl and day-a voice that cries
out in my soul and viii not lei me
rest. and / know shall never again be
able 10 live Ike other people. never be
free from It's madness. For oh I do
not think iJ is often that human soul
sees what saw-he seemed t1 drag
me out into the land Of death with
him. into the very dwelling place OF
God Ard almost went with him.
Arthur. almost, Can you dream what
. sufered-hav@ YOU amy ldra Of what
lf means 90 human being 10 make
such an EFFORT ] loved that man as II
he had been my own soul. { was bound
20 him so that he was all nay life and
20 have him % was like tearing my
heart in two. And he had told me that
/ should never see him again. that
there was nothing 90 look for beyond
death. And yet. Arthur. ] won-do
YOU realize It'll won. To seemed To
me as II the earth were reeling about
meas II the very air ] breathed were
fire. And oh. I thought that he was
dead-that he was gone from me for
ever, and 1 believed that J was going
mad. And then, Arthur. those awful
words Of his came ringing through my
mind Not a tear, not a'tear" ] had
no faith, ! could see nothing but that
the world was black with horror. And
yet ] heard those words II was love
1t was even fear. ] think. that held
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A Railroad Line That Runs Hieh I'D in the C1ox

%HERE is a dizzy, thrilling time in
store for the individual who
travels over the new Argentine
Central railroad, which has just
been completed in Colorado, and
which climbs up one Of the shoulders
or Gray's peak until fl reaches ,ue ap-
pauing altitude of 1907 feet above Jhe
sea level
Aside from railroad i'm South Amer
iCa which crosses an Andean pass some
600 feet higher than the end of the
Argentine Central. this Colorado road
Is the highest actual railroad in the
world. II is nearly as high as the
world-famous cog road mp Pixies peak,
and Is more than 400 feet higher than
the celebrated Jungfrau railroad in
Switzerland, which is the marvel of
European engineers. Gray's peak,
whose grim top this new railroad comes
within 200 feet of scaling, is higher than
Pikes peak, and is one of the miEhtiest
mountains on this continent. Years ago
Il was used as a Government weather
bureau observatory. and the ruined
building is sJill on the peak Adjou-
ing Gray's peak is TOrrey's
These giant peaks. of exactly the same
height are connected by a slightly de-
pressed ridge. making a great saddle
and the sight of the mighty twins of
the range, stTeaked with huge banks of
eternal snow, Is alone worth the Jour
ney 10 the end of the new railroad
This new railroad 10 clDudland is Iue
result OF the foresight and pluck Of one
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YOU must winch If / could but find
a word for you, For you stand upon
the brink Of ruin. and YOU have but
an instant-but an instant 10 save
yourself-to call up the vision Of your
faith before YOU. and though the ef-
fort Kill YOU. not to let IL go, Girl
if you fan. no power Of earth or heav-
power? Helen. save me-have mercy
en- can save YOU from despair, And
oh. have ! lived with you for nothing
showed YOU no faith-gIven you no
upon me. cannot stand this. and /
dare mott dare not die"
The man was leaning forward, gaz-
ing into the girls face. his own COun-
tenanCc fearful 10 see. Il could die.
he gaSped; II could die with a song
lie has shown me His face-and He IS
good, But / dare not leave you-you-
and ] am going, Helen, Helen.'
The mans fearful force seemed 20
have been acting upon the girl ike
magnetism. Tor though the look OF
wild suffering had not left her face,
she had raised herself and was staring
into his burning eyes; then suddenly
with an effort that shook her frame
she clenched her hands and gave a
gasp Tor breath. and painted. scarcely
audibly; "What-can-I-do?"
David's head had sunk but he mas
tered himself once more; an he whis-
pered. ~ leave YOU 10 Cod leave
YOU 90 life' You can be "a soul-you
can win-yOu must win. YOU must
Iiye-and worship-and rejoice, You
mist Hneel here-heTe. while ] am go
ing, never more tc return; and you
must know that you can never see
me again. that J shall uo longer exist.
and YOU must cling 10 your faith in
the God who made you. and praise
Him for an that lie does, And YOU
Will not shed a teai-no- a tear
Aud his grip tightened yet more des-
rerately; he stared in one last wild ap-
peal. and gas)ed again. Promise me
not a tear"
And again the throbbIng force OF
his soul reused the girl. she could not
speak. she was choking. bur she gave
sign Of assent: and then all at once
David fearful hold relaxed He gave
one look more, one that stamped it
self upon Helen's soul forever by its
fearful intensity OF yearniug; and after
10 he hreathed a sigh that seemed TO
pant the last mite OF strength in his
frame. and sank backward upon the
sofa. with Helen still clinginE 10 him.
There for an instant or two he lay.
breathing freely; and the girl heard
"a faint whisper again-"Sot tear
not tcar.' He opened his eyes once
more and gazed at her dimly. and then
a slight trembling. shook his frame.
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man, +. J. Wilcox, one Of Denver's
successful mining magnates. Six years
age Mt wilcox began buying up and
developing mining properties in the
Gray peak region Soon he controlled
"A large mum ber of properties under the
names of the Waldorf and Manhattan
groups.
The problem Of transporting ore was a
serious one, and Mr.. Wilcox began to
uGure on railroad connecting with the
colorado and Southern at Silver Plume.
ihat the Colorado and Southern makes
the celebrated Georgetown loop, which
VIII always be regarded as one of the
greatest feats oI engineering i'm the
world Silver Plume is "a the bottom of
the canyon, the mountains rising al
most sheer 10 a tremendous height
ln order 10 make this first dizzy ascent
odL OF Silver Plume Mr.. Wilcox laid his
tracks In series of switchbacks. Thus
ire trains literally climb a flight Of
stairs until they reach the top of the
valley overlooking Silver Plume. And
al the top of the climb is one OF the
gTandest sights ever vouchsafed To man
After pun OF several miles up stiff
grades the train reaches Commonwealth
tunnel. one OF the Waldorf properties.
near the timber line. Here the crown
ing difficulties of travel begin. Mt. Ne
C'ellan, one OF the shoulders of Grav's
Peak, rises some 2,0G feet higher and
20 scale n looks like a sheer tmpOssi-
bliitY. But the engine rushes ar an s
per cent grade and the last ascent has
heFun. There are four switchbacks from
the Commonwealth tunnel to the top OF
the mountain and the grades will aver
age nearly per cent. This means that
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the train climbs eight feet out OF every
hundred il advances. In fact. the en-
tire road from Silver Plume to the
mountain top averages per cent
grade. which is something hitherto UNI
hestfd OF IN railroad construction. The
curves. which are so numerous as 20
leave The impression that there Is not a
st"3lght rail in the entire railroad.
average so degrees.
Soon the train is above timber line
and Veritahle sea Of peaks bursts upOn
the vision of the behOlder On every
mana Jh- @dunt granite heads of noun
tdlns llII themselves like pcIrified waves.
Far tn the north can be seen the noun
Ltlns in tne adjacent state of Wyoming,
wniie 10 tile west can be made out the
Gore range well toward the Utah line
II Jle day is clear a bright yellow streak
can bc discerned between the uttermost
peaks nifty miles To the east. That streak
Is The vast plain east Of The Rockies
and some DAYS the smoke of busy Den
YER can be discerned. As many as I75
snoW-Capped peaks have been counted
from the end Of the Argentine Central
road, to say nothing Of numberIess other
peaks above timber line.
Ihe bald SIDE OF the mountain has
been honeycombed with mine tunnels
and shafts. Some OF the properties are
in the prospect stage. while others
are paying as Ugh as $500 a day
Through the mine dumps the train
threads its way and soon the last
SWitchback has been made and the last
grade climbed. The passengers tumble
out and are escorted to an abandoned
mine whose workings. owing TO the
tripping OI water and the constant ac-
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beasts These have now aud then taken
him uuawaTes. as he could not hear
them approach
II naturally supposed The hunter was
forced to depend wholly usun his ewes
10 detect both game and warnings OF
danger but iu thus 1 Nvas MISTAKEN.
lie told me through his son. who acted
as Interpreter. Jlat he had developed
a sense which h. declared was unde-
tinaLlc. but which hinges. upon vibra-
lion. II appears that as result of he
ing continually cn the alert while in
tire forests the vibration caused by
sounds reach his sensitive brain through
the medium OF nerves in the ear pas
sages and warn him of danger. He
feels" lynx cry. "a bear howl. a
sun explode, but the voice OF his wife
las TO effect at all.
SO acute has this sense become .hgt
Fafret is sometimes aware OF the ap-
prodch uf deer or moose a. they crash
through the timber. He is therei ore.
90 ltlc danger from beasts who at
lack hlm openly ANA make noise
anout II, Ills greatest peril lies in
h wait iuT Their prey along the
branches of trees. Ina dA-Iight Farrrt
can detect these where au ordinary
hunter would Mss them but at uiglI
he - at their mercy unless his Nren
sense oi smell gives him warning.
His vile Is responsible tor tie story
mat her husband was once hunting.
TWO miles fT,3l camp when he smelled
dOu8ntuutS she was frying in Il kettle
over a bonfire. Being cXceei i.nEly fiona
of the cakes. he threw his gun over
his shoulder and headed for home. At
another time the Odor of baked pota-
toes reached him a mile distant. Far
ret himself says that his nose is almoss
as good as a hounds. and that when
snow is on the ground OF the leaves
are wet he can tell which way a deer
is going by smelling OF four or five
tracks T,e has been blindfolded 10
prove this and has never failed.
Although. he has shot hundreds of
bears. lynx, deer. and other animals,
Farret like other hunters in the dis
trict. relies for his supply Of game on
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Mute is One of Ontario's Best Huntsnnen

LTHOUGH since birth he had
~ never heard a sound or uttered a
II word Hans Farret is one of the
best hunters and trsppers i'm the
Lake Mimmiska region of Ontario.
where he has lived for thiriy-two years
without seeing a larger settlement than
a Hudson Bay Company's trading post.
Farret is deaf and dumb, but enjoys
perfect health and has been so success
ful financially that he expects soon to
give up the woods and settle on a farm
la some civilized immunity. Thirty
years ago he lived IN the Lake St John
district. and there met young woman
who undertook TO teach him TO read
and write While she was thus employed
pupil and tnStTuCtress fell in love and
We're married. The union resulted in
one child. now a youth of eighteen. who
makes yearly trips TO Unipeson for am
munition. traps. clothing and other nee
essaries in woodland life.
The elder Farret was seen recently by
JuaSOn Morse, a sportsman from To-
onto, who later spent several DAYS
here. lie gives an interesting account
of the hunter, has methods OF trapping
and hunting and LIS aims ano ambi-
tiOnS.
The family Of three live in neat
log cabin OF four rooms and are devoted
20 tdCh Dluris SAID MI. MORSE The
mother and son speak exceptionally good
English, but when they wish TO converse
with the father they use standard deaf
and dumb signs. Apparently they are
all happy and satisfied with their lot
They, however. hope soon to move 10
some small village, where the son. Ar
thur. may have the advantage of pUb-
lie schools. At present he Is taught by
his mother. who is fairly well educated
"Farret. l should say. is about dfrv
years ola. He Is erect, well built and
muscular and is the best student OF
animal life ! ever saw He is an eX-
pert in setting traps and can plIt a
ball through the eye of a chickadee at
200 yards I'VE times out of six. He
doesn't know what the word excite
meHt means. and to this he owes the
fact that he is still alive, for many
times he has been attacked by wild