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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-25
DAVENPORT DOTS.
Fine Train for Trade Excursion.-l

| Fine Train for Trade Excursion
Secretary G. A. Steel of the Davenport
Commercial club has received word of
the equipment that the Rock Island
will furnish for the trade excursion to
leave Davenport at $50 O'Clock tomor-
row morning The train will include
a buffet parlor car, chair car, and one
of the company's best day coaches, all
| right from the shop and good and clean
as new. Superintendent Jones of the
main line will be with the train from
here to Grinnell, adding his private car
to the three already noted. and Super
| intendent Given of Des Moines will
| join the train at Oskaloosa and come
with it in his private car to Muscatine
| or Davenport. The present prospects
are that the train will carry a gather
ing more representative of Davenport
business interests than any that has
been assembled for a long time, and
that in many ways il will be equipped
| TO give Davenport one of the most
valuable advertisements that it has
ever had.
Veteran Given Badee.-At Saturday
evenings meeting of August Wentz
post, No. l, G. A r., an agreeable sur
prise was perpetrated on Colonel A. L..
Mitchell, who is shortly to remove to
Minneapolis for permanent residence.
On behalf of his fellow comrades and
members of the post, Colonel Mitchell
was presented with a solid gold G. A.
X. badge, bearing the following inscrip-
ton, Presented to Colonel A l.. Nit
chell by August Wentz Post, c. A r.,
June %, 1906"
Bid Teacher FareweII.-Friends of c.
NJ. Lille, former teacher at the Daven-
port high school, who is about to leave
for Newark, n. J., TO take up work in
well known school for boys in that
city, gathered at the Outing club Sat
urday evening to wish godspeed to the
departing instructor. The gathering
was representative of the best that DAY.
export affords. School teachers, law
yers, members of the school board
clergymen. business men and former
students of the high school composed
those present.
cago papers Saturday had the Crescent
Macaroni and Cracker factory of DAY.
EXPORT lined up with the other big con-
Germs of the country for membership
in prospective trust There's moth
ing TO it, said an official of the Daven-
port company, when interviewed.
Some missionaries were here and
wanted an option on the plant, but we
had seen the same kind of people be-
fore, and told them to skiddoo. They
are using our name without authority"
Injured Second Time.-Fritz Knabe,
picked up on the street some time ago
and but lately released from confine
ment at the hospital. has again met an
accident. While he was working about
the Bettendorf Axle company'S bolster
department at the shops in Bettendorf,
Iowa, he dropped big car bolster on
his foot. Fortunately, the injury is
not great.
Obituary Record Saturday after
noon at the family home, 1888 Eddy
street, occurred the death of Edward
Steward, at the age of As years. Death
followed an illness of gastritis. De-
ceased was employed at the Bettendorf
Axle plant in Bettendorf. The sur
vivors are his wife and four children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-25
Personally Conducted Niagara Falls
Excursion

Via Lake Erie & Western railway
line. In connection with the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railway.
Leave Peoria, ILL.,, 1890 p. m, Thurs
day, Aug. 2, 1906. Rate, $3.50 for
round trip. Tickets good returning on
c. e. B. line steamer, Buffalo to Cleve-
land, If desired Side trips to Toronto,
Thousand Islands, etc. Also cheap
rates to Sandusky and Put-in-Bay. Ar
range your summer outing for the LIST
of August and come with us. For PAM
phlet containing general information
as to rate. time, etc., call on any ticket
agent of the above route, or address E.
B. Leppert, district passenger agent.
Peoria, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-25
Vac alton Hints.

Where to go, how to get there, and
what it will cost; all this information
can be found in the Summer Vacation
Tour book, just issued by the Michigan
Central, THE Niagara Falls Route
Send for copy. L. ID. Heusner, gen
eral western passenger agent, 2S6
Clark street. Chicago, Ill. w. j. Lynch,
passenger traffic manager, Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-25
Before
Building

see that your contractor furnishes
the BEST security for the per
Torrance of his contract.
MANY OWNERS REQUIRE
contractors to give bonds of the
American Surety Company of New
York. If you do this you will
have back of your contractor the
strongest Surety Company.
A RESPONSIBLE CONTRACT
OR will find it to his advantage
to furnish bond of the American
Surety Company of New York,
because it affords the highest form
of security to the owner.
FOR BONDS ON CONTRACTS.
and Surety Bonds of every kind
apply to the
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presentation OF it in his opening
argument
Il sat in Portland depot. near to
the newsstand, waiting for Hurd. who
was to 90 on with me TO Bethel. |
saw standing. irresolutely, at little
distance, a man whom | now know to
be Vane Hamilton. He was dressed
exactly as described by tine advertise
ment. He looked about him as If he
did not know what to do Finally, an.
other man entered who stopped to
stare at the first. Then. as If recol-
lecting himself, he went off a little
way, but still looked at him. The
first man was aware of this scrutiny.
1t appeared. for at last he walked up
TO him and asked:
You appear to know me. Who
am I? What is my name.
The other seemed disconnected a
moment by the inquiry, but answered
in second or two.
Your name is Henry Ashley. |
know you we'll
They talked together a few min
utes, but in lower tone. did not
hear what they said, and shortly after
ward they went off together"
Mr.. Barnstead,' cross-questioned
Mr.. Ferguson, you say the first man
looked about him as II he did not
know where he was. What was his
expression? Was it vague and un-
certain or wide-awake?"
Rather vague, sir, as IL he did not
know where he was"
Was this the others expression ?"
No, sir; his was the reverse
watchful, wide.awake."
Their expression was totally un-
like, and yet their eyes looked alike"
Yes. sir"
When do you usually make your
trips, Mr.. Barnstead."
Il have no regular time"
This time you went on Friday"
Yes, SIR"
What date?"
"The fifteenth of May"
How do you know"
II know by my remembrance of
the day and by my diary"
DO you note the time Of your trips
in your diary?"
yes. sir"
Please produce the book II you
have 1t about you"
Mr. Barnstead took 1t from his
pocket md handed 1t to the defend
ants counsel. who. however. did not
TAX. II.
80. sead it yourself" Mr.. Barn
stead did so. q
Started for Bethel. waited IN
Portland depot for Hurd. NJ west
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death OF this man. We will suppose
that he saw him approaching the
Hamilton house and shoots him from
his window and then rushes upon the
scene ninging the pistol one side. and
was there. as we know he was. be
fore MIR. Carter could get there. Or
we will suppose that some other per
son, Solomon Marks, for instance, got
possession OF Dan Frys pistol and
followed Edes. shot him, and disap'
pcared down the river
1T Is well known in Gruvcdalc, and
can be proved by half a score OF Wilt
rcsses. that solomon Marks was
twice closeted with the defendant.
and tha, he went 10 the Fry house.
when Il is easy TO suppose he found
an opportunity to get possession ot
the pistol TO make Il appear that
my client committed suiCidc-tor
there Is no doubt but that tho shot
was fired to kill him. Now. Il is per.
fectly clear TO me and must be 10
YOU. that the false claimant under
took. either by his own hand, or an
others. to rid himself OF trouble
some on-troublesome. because
the true claimant. But did he sue
coed? No. the very shot fired to send
Vanc Hamilton out OF the world re-
stored him to the full possession OF
his faculties Strange. yet truc' Can
we doubt. after such a manifestation
in the overrulinE for good OF tho
Divine Providence. which so often
says to crime. Thus far shalt thou
go. but no farther he recovered to
prosecute his claims to his family and
estate?"
It was then FIVE O'Clock. and an ad.
journment was taken until the next
morning.
When the little court house bell be.
gan to ring next day the streets rap
idly filled. and soon the small room
was thronged with eager spectators.
The work OF the day was entered
Upor promptly by the calling OF the
witness. George Barnstead. to the
stand
He gave straightforward tosti.
mouy. corresponding 10 Mr.. MorIey's
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CHAPTER Xxx.
"You Are Henry Ashley"


He then spoke OF the examination
of when being found OF unsound rlind
ho was sent TO an asylum. OF hi. es.
eapc and supposed death by dr'wn-
ing. with the cunning OF Insanity II
now appeared that Mr. Hamilton had
induced weak-minded vagrans to
exchange clothes with him. and with
the disguise thus afforded succeeded
In getting clear of the town. The
man who resembled Hamilton in gcn-
eral appearance was afterwards
drowned and Identified as patient
OF the asylum chiefly by his clothes
as the body was unrecogrizable from
having been so long In the water.
1T must have been strange fatal.
ity or blind instinct which led him 10
seek employment at his own mill,
and a boarding place at the house OF
Mrs. Fry a woman previously well
known TO himself and wife. the reClpi.
ent, as she AYERS, OF many favoTs
from himself and wife.
"i.e saw his wife and children at
church. His wife was greatly moved
by his resemblance to her husband.
tle was alsos llWCl tNtll'N bN utF
looks and those OF Perley and Glare
He knows nothing OF all this now.
but | can prove It by the testimony
OF Dan Fry and his mother From
that time he began TO watch her
house. his former home. one night
standing in pouring rain until he
was drenched and made sick IN con.
sequence. Although he knew little OF
music previously. he purchased n vlo.
lin and became n good performer in a
short time. but now he has returned
10 his normal ignorance and cannot
play at all. shall call TO the stand
an eminent specialist who will ex.
plain TO you that this sort of dual
existence is not unknown in science.
although 1t is so uncommon as 10 be
remarkable. Mrs. Hamilton shared
in the feelings OF her husband. but
could not explain them She re-
pressed them. therefore. as much as
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possible; but when her little boy was
lost and returned through the efforts
of Primus Edes, as he was called,
she allowed her heart to rule her
hands TO the extent of showing her
gratitude by gifts for his personal
comfort and convenience at Mrs.
Fry's.
Now comes the false claimant, Mr..
Hamilton. or Ashley. on the scene,
safe, as he supposes. in his fraudulent
claim, because he thinks his wronged
brother is dead He is the exact
image of the cashier. as We all know,
and he was received by Grovedale
people with open arms. His extra
ordinary nerve, ingenuity, and fertil-
ity of resource carried him through
various tests and examinations, and
he was installed in the place of the
true and lawful owner and tenant of
the Hamilton estate. But there was
one. gentlemen, who did not receive
him. 1t was Mrs. Hamilton. She
could not believe he was her husband
and what testimony is better than
that of wife who for seven years
lived with him and came to know all
his ways, his movements. his tricks
OF manner everything which goes to
make up personality, which we all
know does not consist entirely of
features, height, voice. complexion I.
Personality is of a more subtle,
elusive nature 1t may elude recogni-
ton by all except the more intimate
friends. In this case it evaded all but
that of the wife, the true. loving wom-
an who, through all would not be
cheated by false resemblance"
Then in low, impressive voice Mr.
Morley broacbed the matter of physi-
cal odor which. exhaled from the ma
terial body, enables dog to distin-
gVish his master from all other per-
sons. Lost children, slaves, fugitives
from justice. have been tracked by this
physical odor so powerful and unmis.
taxable as to cling to articles of
clothing worn by the person. Many
people have the sense of smell strong
" developed, as others have that of
sight, taste, hearing; and Mrs. Hamil-
ton was t.as highly endowed, he
said.
Then the plaintiffs counsel went on
to speak cf the shot fired at his client
in the grounds fraudulently held and
occupied by the defendant, which he
attributed to some person interested
In removing him beyond reach Of max.
ing trouble. I'VE will suppose" said
Mr.. Morley, that Ashley had at last
recognized the true claimant In Pri.
mus Edes, and that he realized his
cwn dangerous position, from which
noetins could extricate him b.st ~
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MUCH NEED FOR cAREFuLNEss
seekeepers and Newspaper Men on
Common Ground.

oeeNeePers ana newspaper Men on
Common Ground.
At recent convention of beekeep
ers in Jenltintown, Pa, Archibald II.
Mayhem of Sunbury held hundreds of
bees in his hands and permitted the
little insects to wander at will through
his hair and beard. Some even got
up his sleeves and down his shirt
without causing him any inconve.
nience.
But" said Mr. Mayhem. bee-covered
and smiling, Il could not conduct this
startling exhibition with any but eau
casian bees. A novice at Bookkeeping
If he should attempt to initiate me
with an ordinary species would take
his life in his hands. Bookkeeping, es
matter of fact. is pretty dangerous
matter for uniformed persons to take
up. An ignorant, reckless beekeeper
at large among lot of valuable hivcp
is apt to do himself and them as much
harm as an ignorant. reckless answers
to correspondents man will do to his
newspaper and its subscribers
Mr.. Mayhem paused, brushed a halt
dozen bees from his mustache and
resumed:
Perhaps you have never considered
how important post the answers to
correspondents man holds on a news.
paper. To such man the people
come with all their troubles---lawsuits.
illnesses, worries, fears. wrongs, every
thing.
"And unless the answerer is wise
and careful some such paragraph as
this is apt to creep into his column
every now and then:
Mrs. T. Willie Pitcoe-The reply
given you last Thursday was Q mis-
take. We should have said quarter
Of grain Of strychnine. not ! quarter
Of . pound. III a impossible IA this
ecluEn 1ct " 70 rscommAnd unesp
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Washington's Sad
Fourth of July
Day Witnessed His Surrender OF
Fort Necessity to the French.

1t was the ith day OF July. 1854.
% years before the Declaration of In
dependence made the day ever ia
nous.
The light of early morning shone
upon strange scene In the Wilderness
OF western Pennsylvania.
A force OF 600 Frenchmen and 100
Indians was campcd around n rude
stockade little to the southeast and
not far from the present city OF Pitts
burg. They were commanded by
Coulon de Villiers. young French
man. the commandant of Fort Du-
quesne. who had sworn vengeance
against the English for the death of
his brother, Jumonville. who had fall
en- In skirmish n few days before.
Besides, he was pledged to make good
the French boast that no English flag
should wave west of the Alleghenies.
In the fort n little force numbering
less than half the number of the
French and Indians had held out for
one long day and six hours of the
night against the attack of their
Iengeful and overpowering foe.
Necessity. however, it will be well to
refer TO the causes which led to this
Fourth of July episode
At the commencement OF the French
and Indian war 1t was determined by
the English, for the better protection
OF their interests, to build a fort at
the junction of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers, on the present
site of Pittsburg. A body of troops
was accordingly dispatched by Gov.
Dinwiddie of Virginia to accomplish
this object.
The death of their colonel on the
march threw the command into the
hands OF the second officer, a tall yir-
ginian of 90. with brown hair and gray
eyes, whose gravity of manner and
careworn appearance bespoke even
then the greatness he was to win.
This Virginian youth was George
Washington.
Before he reached the goal of his
Journey, Washington learned from his
scouts the futility OF his errand. In
stead OF driving out the French. he
and his command stood in fair way
OF being themselves driven out. IL not
altogether annihilated.
The French had been improving the
summer weather. They had captured
the few English and built and manned
strong fortress at the very place
where the English expected to build
one, and n French and Indian force
OF more than 1000 men was thronrinp
the adjacent forest.
When within day s march of the
new fort which the French had named
Duquesne, after the governor of Can
ada, Washington halted ut place
called the Great Meadows and con-
structed fertilization of logs and
earth.
To this rude stockade he gave the
name of Fort Necessity. In it were
placed the cannons which he had
dragged with 30 great toll through the
forest paths from Virginia.
After few days rest, Washington
went forward with a portion Of his
force % meet the Shawnee chief. Half
King. A council wns held and It was
determined to make a night attack
upon the French.
The scouts Of the faithful shavnee
cnief found the enemy's trail, ana IN
the darkness Of q rainy niRht the
English made successful raid, ID
nonvllle. ths French leader. wes
killeds and several of his msn I'M
Faaeesr1 into Mashinstonss ha11a q
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Wnat did you do that day?"
Waited In Portland depot for
| Hurd a good hour D. take him
for pune,uallty.' read Barnstead.
Now which OF theso dates was
the one you saw the men meet?'
The first
where did you and .Hurd go?"
We went to Mechanic Fails
What did YOU do them"
Took orders for goods"
Together"
Yes. He for his arm, for mine"
Did you stay all night?"
yes"
"DId you drink"
Yes. sir. glass or two"
Did you not drink more than 8
glass or two Did you not drink near
cr dozon?"
Perhaps"
In short. were yon not consider
ably worse for what you drank. So
much so that you had to stay in bed
a Gay or two?"
Il did"
Wasn't your head In a confounded
muddlc. and didn't you tel! Hurd so?"
Il presume So
Gould you swear to any event that
took place within a week or two o.
that tImc?"
Il can swear went TO Bethel and
Mechanic Falls"
Yes. that Is In your note book. DID
you speak OF meeting the two men.
or seeing them meet. to your frienc
that week."
u don't rocollcct."
Gould you swear II was not Thurs
day you saw them-saw them mect?'
NO. sir, | couldn't; but think Ct
was the Friday before"
Mr.. Barnstead. slightly flushed anc
Iratc. left the witness stand.
Mrs. Hamilion's testimony came
next, and was given In a graceful.
though shrinking manner. She re
lated the various tests to which she
had subjected the two claimants a;
various times. and said that both hac
responded readily. but that the de.
fcndant invariably hcsitated brr
moment before replying, but that the
Tlalntin did not
The Judge at this juncture proposed
that she subject them TO some test
In the presence OF the jury II there
was any point which remained unset.
tied in her own mind.
There is one" said Mrs. Hamilton.
is It OF nature to be concIusive?"
he asked.
u think It is. II is something that
l do not know myself. but that IN,
husband does.
Please state It."
81 wish to know the whereabouts of
a small diamond button. or stud. that
he gave me. It was his mothers, and
| told him ! was afraid | should lose
Il II wore It. He laughed and said
he would take care of II for me, and
he did. | never asked to know where
he kept it. and he never told me-"
"One claimant may be taken into
the next room while the other one
answers" said the Judge. The plain.
lin. as the first party, may remain
and answer first"
There was a decided stir in the
court room at the proposition. so ou,
OF the usual course, and as the de-
fendant arose and walked into the
small Office adjoining the court room.
yet beyond hearing. the audience
hardly breathed, so deep was the
feeling in expectation of something
unusual about to take place.
But the answer was commonplace
enough.
Il took 1t to the bank" said the
plaintiff.
For what purpose was the button
used?"
My wife fastened her night-robe
with it."
In what part of the bank did you
keep it,
In small drawer of the safe"
is 1t there now?"
Il don't know. had forgotten the
matter entirely till now"
Ito be continued)
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He now fell back upon Fort NJ
slty. His situation was a cri,iol q
His men had but little ammsnh.
and no bread OF any kind. hayla, b
for several days on fresh mel, Il.
and even this was not pleatltal
Washington spent his single an
respite in Strengthening his n.s
with logs. On the morning o. !
Sd OF July his scouts brought !,s
gence OF the advance OF the Frs.:.
Meanwhile the French and ll.i,
under the command OF Couloa ts
Hers, had been holding a grand ID
WOW at Fort Duquesne. The 4Fs,
father" had supplied his chiiren
orally with firearms and the "a
withal TO eat and drink.
The braves after consuming ss's
oxen and drinking two barrels Of St
had expressed their willingness
march against the English an! ID
them across the Alleghenies
DE Villicrs set out on this eIle,
don. The way through the fOre:i
II difficult one. and before they rad
Fort Necessity rain began 10 fall }.
lily. But the French pressed oa,
before noon of the Sd OF July !.
were firing upOn WashingtOns I
fenses.
Their position was such, being .
higher ground. on two slight se
tons, and well sheltered by tres
bushes, that they could cross %
fire upon the fort and enfilade i
ton of 1t, without themselves "
exposed to much injury from the u
lish.
At a little after nine O'Clock u
evening the French commander Gu
out for n parley Washingtons
of treachery led him TO ignore the
posal at first. but his position was
desperate that he complied the sea
time.
Capt. Vanbraam. a Dutchmal'
only person in his troop VINO @
talk French. was sent TO DE 'iis
camp.
After a long preliminary tax
Frenchman wrote his terms oi
render by the faring light Of
knot, the rain drops spatterins
the paper and rendering the WIN
almost illegible.
The terms permitted Wasnlas
and his men to march Out WIN
honors of war, retaining theR
stores and baggage.
Washington signed the par'
tween midnight and one ocloeA
the rest of the night passed qus
though the men remained under
At dawn of the Fourth OF 1ay
Great Meadows presented an anu
scene. The morning was fair' als
sun shone brightly over inc !
green forests and the lofty f'us'
Laurel Hill.
The horses and cattle beions"
the garrison had all been killed,
burdened by the sick and Hya
whom they carried on their oaeA
English were obliged to leave ay
their baggage and cannons Den,u. .s
Slowly they filed out OF the W.,
began their slow and wearisom. =. \
for Wills Creek, the neares. ~
station, SO miles over the Aiiss s.s
Sad must have been the nsa
Washington as he surveyor N .n' !.
All his hopes of military gloi. =
blighted in the bud, but wna'e'ts Nh
have been his feelings, no i. II. N
complaint or anger escaped y. ~
without any doubt, howess,, y. u,
the darkest and most miseraD'
ing In his life. ,,,urs
on that other day. when IT, ii,s,I.
the state house at Pniiaos'si .,l 4
proclaiming the Deciara',v.a "a n
pendencs far and wide, - III
crowds were shouting ana s.,r~
np their hats at the glad w. ~
Of. Washington must nsss
~ tinae whsn hs lslI ! ~ ~.
Fofi ssaity. l defsets
I nm 4 / \ - !. Dsya
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oh! say, you by the da~n's early light,
What proudly hailed t.ight's las, qeamIns
Whose broad stripes and bright peou
Ger the ramparts watched-werc gaanty
And the rockets red glare the bombs bursting air.
Gave proof thro' the night that was
Oh! ian
Der the land Of the he M the braye7
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Nsvsr Fight.
VIE men patch up their Quasrsls
hsfese thsy a.s begun. q