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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

We looked again toward the Cliff
Percy barrow had not for one instant
ceased to climb. He was just topping
the edge of the bluff. Handy Solomon
with q cry of rage seized another rifle
and emptied the magazine at him as
fast as the lever could be worked. The
dust flew wild in a half dozen places.
barrow drew himself up TO the sky
line, raised his hat ironically and dis
appeared.
Sd his SOUL" cried Handy Solo
mon, his face livid. He threw his rifle
to the beach and danced on it in an
ecstacy of rage.
What do we care?" growled Thrac-
kles. Hes no good to us. Wat l
want to know is watts up here any
howr'
did you ever see volcano go on,
you swab?" snapped Handy Solomon.
Easy with your names, mate. No,
l never did. We better get out"
without the chest?"
"S'pose we 90 up the gulch and get
it, then" suggested Thrackles.
, But at this Handy Solomon drew
back in evident terror.
"Up to that hole?" he objected. "Not
/. You an Pull 60"
, They wrangled over it, Pull joining
| Perdosa, shaken to the soul, crept In
and made a bee line for the rum barrel
! He and the Niger were frankly scared
| They had the nervous jumps at every
| little noise or unexpected movement
| and even the natural explanation OF
these phenomena gave them very little
reinsurance. / knew that barrow
would hurry as fast as he could back
to the valley by way of the upper hills
l knew that he had there several sport
ing rifles, and / hoped greatly that he
and Dr. Schermerhorn might accom-
plish something before the men hat
recovered their wits to the point o.
foreseeing his probable attack. Th'
uncanny cloud in the heavens, thu
weird half light and the explosions
which now grew more frequent, hat
their strong effect in spite of eXplana
ton. The men were not really afrai'
to venture in quest of the supposed
treasure, but they were in frame o
mind that dreaded the first plunge
And time was going by.
But the fates were against us, as a
ways in this ill starred voyage.
watching from the sand dune, saw
second figure emerge from the arroyo
mouth. 1t appeared to stagger a
though hurt, and every eight or tie
PAGES it stopped and rested in ben
over position. The murky light wa
too dim for me to make out detail:
But after a moment a rift in the We
enabled me to identify DR.. Scherme,
horn carrying, with great difficult.
the chest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

MOUNTAINS foot From inside the tiny
matted rooms, no bigger than bathing
boxes, which shut in three sides of the
garden, the illusion is complete. And
the shade and GOODNESS Of the imagina-
~ forest and stream bring q sense of
calmness and repose, of quiet peace
and beauty, to all the many workers
of the factory. 1t is a living land
scape growing unspoiled in the heart
Of a workshop in the center of a man.
ufacturing city. 1t is town of sunny
streets and pure. fresh air. whose trees
are green.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Ito be Continuedl.
Eusy end Beautiful.

1t is interesting to know that 1t Is
possible for a city of 100000 inhab-
itants, and mostly factory employees,
to be free from dirt and noise. This
is th' case with the Japanese town of
Nagoya, says a. II. Edwards, the au-
thor Of "Kakemono." 1t IS town full
of porcelain and fan factories, cloi-
some works and cotton mills. The
gateway of the cloisonne works leads
down q wooden passage into n tiny
court-a garden set round with the
workshops of the factory. 1t is not
larger than the front lawn of sub
urban house, but the skill of a Japa-
nese gardener has planted a whole
mountain side with forests of pine and
bamboo, has spanned with an arching
bridge the stone gray stream lat t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

has but to change the form, not the
substance"
''Then i'll change coal to diamonds?"
asked Handy Solomon.
Yes; yon gather my meaningS"-
I heard sharp squeak like n terri
fed mouse. Then Il long. dreadful ST
lence; then two duh, heavy blows.
spaced with dcliberation. y moment
later l caught a glimpse of Handy
Solomon bent forward to the labor of
dragging a body toward the sea. his
steel claw hooked under the angle of
the jaw as q man handles q fish. Pull
came and threw off nv bonds and gag.
''Come alongw said he.
All kept looking fearfully toward the
arroyo. y dense white steam marked
its course. The air was now heavy
with portent. Successive explosions.
some light, some severe, shook the
| foundations of the island. Great rocks
and powders bounded down the hills.
| The flashes of lightning had become
more frequent. We moved, eXaggerat-
ed TO each others vision by the strange
| light, uncOuth and gigantic.
lets get out of this!" cried
Thrackles
| We turned at the word and ran.
Thrackles staggering under the weight
of the chest. All our belongings we
abandoned and set out for the Laugh.
| ing Lass with only the tatters in which
we stood Luckily for us a great part
of the ships stores had been returned
to her hold after the last thorough
scrubbing, SO we We're in subsistence
but all our clothes, all our personal be
longings. were left behind us on the
beach. For after once we had topped
the cliff that led over TO the cove
doubt if any consideration on eartl
would have induced us to return t.
that accursed place
The row out TO the ship was wet ant
dangerous. Seismic disturbances were
undoubtedly responsible for high pyra
midic waves that lifted and fell with
out onward movement. We fairly tum
bled up out of the dory, which we die
not hoist on deck, but left at the en'
of the painter TO beat her sides againS
the shin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
THE MYSTERY
Blu STEWART EDWARD WHITE
And SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
COPYRIGHT. 1907 Mcclure. PHILLIPS Co


would have had time in plenty, but
distributed themselves leisurely for a
shooting match.
First shot," claimed Handy Solo
mon, and without delay fired offhand.
A puff of dust showed to the right.
Nerve no good" he commented.
"Jerked her just as 1 pulled"
Pull fired from the knee. The dust
this time pulled below.
Thought she'd carry up that dis
lance" he muttered.
The niger, too, missed, and Thrac-
kles grinned triumphantly.
II get show" said he.
He spread his massive legs apart
drew a deep breath and raised his
weapon. 1t lay in his grasp steady
as a log, and 1 saw that Percy Oar
rows fate was in the hands of that
dangerous class of natural markSman
that possesses no nerves. But for the
second time my teeth saved his life.
The trigger guard slipped agains!
Thrackles' lacerated hand almost at
the instant of discharge. He missed,
and the bullet went wide.
barrow had climbed a matter OF
twenty feet.
Now, the Seamen distributed them
selves for more leisurely and accurate
| craftsmanship. Handy Solomon lay
l fiat on his stomach, resting the rife
muZzle across the top of sand dune
Pull sat down, an elbow on either
| I-rAn ha ctn Th1
/ niger knelt but Thracliles remained
| on his feet No rest could be steadiel
| than the stonelike rigidity of his thicl
arms
| The firing now became miscellane
Gus. No one paid any attention to an!
one else. Each discovered what
| could have told them, that even the
human figure at 500 yards is a small
mark for n strange rife. The eonstan
| correction of elevation, however
brought the puffs of dust always clos
err. and could not but realize that tn,
doctrine of chances must bring hom'
some of the bullets. l soon discovered
by way of comfort that only Thrackle
and Handy Solomon really understood
| firearms. and of those two Thrackle
alone had had much experience at loni
range. He told me afterward he ha,
hunted otter.
About halfway up the cliff Thrackle
fired his fifth shot. No dust followe,
the discharge, and l saw Percy Dar
row staGger and almost lose his hold
The men yelled savagely, but the rs
sistant pulled himself together and cor
tinued his crawling.
The sun had been shining in GU
faces. 1 could imagine it's blurring ei
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
AHGiaE r0hibiti@m League Of
Rock island County.

We submit to the calm judgment OF
our fellow citizens, with abiding faith
in their common sense and their desire
To do what is manly and fair for all, that
the present prohibition agitation is
\ menace to business interests.
\ blow aimed at the growth and ad-
Vancement of this whole locality.
An attack upon the liberty of the
4 misdirected effort to correct abuses
which the laws heretofore existing are
ample to correct if they are properly
enforced.
Declaration of Principles.
Saloons being public places OF gen
cral resort. should be under strict con-
troll. supervision and regulation. and
we favor such, and insist that all i'm
moral and Illegal accessories of the sa-
loon business be absolutely divorced
therefrom.
we do not believe that a majority of
men, no matter how great. have the
moral right to force upon minority
such legislation as will result in OPP
preston and tyranny, and in the de-
Struction of liberty and property
We believe in the greatest personal
| liberty consistent with public good. and
should not require men to sacrifice their
| individuality, or their business and
| property interests. through restrictive
governmental process.
| We believe that life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" as declared by
| the founders Of our national govern
ment, belong by right to ali our people.
land that upon the maintaining of our
civil, religious and political liberties
rests the future security, progress and
prosperity of the government
| We believe that true liberty consists
in the privilege of enjoying. ones own
rights, not in the destruction of the
rights of others.
| we believe that equal and exact
justice to all, special privileges to
none" should be the basis of all law
enactments and their application.
| Believing that benefits from the ap-
plication of the principles herein de-
fined can be more readily obtained and
retained through wise and conservative
Legislation, where such legislation is
now lacking, we hereby pledge our sup
port to measures and men that sustain
such principles and we call upon all
citizens who have at heart the future
welfare, happiness, growth and pros
perity of this community to join with
tus in this pledge. and to discountenancc
this prohibitory movement
! League headquarters. room 81, Har-
'per house. Rock Island. Old phone S4t
west; new phone 1921.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

The frtag noI0 became miscellaneous.
feet on the sights. Now abruptly 1t
was blotted out, and a semitwilight
fell We all looked up in spite of our
selves. An Opaque veil had been
drawn quite across the heavens,
through which we could not make out
even the shape of the sun. 1t was like
a thunder cloud except that it's under
surface instead of being the usual gray
black was deep earth brown. AS we
looked up deep below stirred the air,
which had fallen quite still, long forks
of lightning shot horizontally from the
direction of the islands interior, and
flashes of dull red were reflected from
the canopy of cloud.
The men stared with their mouths
open. Undoubtedly the change had
been some time In preparation, but all
had been so absorbed in the affair of
the doctors assistant that no one had
noticed. 1t came to our consciousness
with the suddenness of a theatrical
change. A dull roaring commenced
grew in volume, and then a great ex.
plosion shook the very ground under
our feet.
We stared at each other, our faces
whitening.
"What kind of hell has broke looseT
muttered Pull.
The niger fell fat on his face, utter
ing deep lamentations.
"Voodoo! Voodoo!" he groaned.
A gentle shower of white fakes be
gan, powdering the surface of every
thing Far out to sea we could make
out the sun on the water Gradually
the roaring died down. The lightning
-=ased. Comparative. peace ensned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
CHAPTER XIII.

IN 1ERCY BARROW, with the keen
ness that always characterized
III his mental apprehension, had
~ understood enough of my stran-
gled cry. He had not heSitated nor de
layed for an explanation, but had turn
ed track and was now running as fast
rs his long legs would carry him back
toward the opening of the ravine. My
companions stood watching him, but
making no attempt either to shoot or
to follow. For moment l could not
understand this, then remembered the
disappearance of Perdosa. My heart
jumped wildly, for the Mexican had
been gone quite long enough to have
cut off the assistants escape. / could
not doubt that he would pick off his
man at close range as soon as the flu
gitive should have reached the en-
trance to the arroyo.
There can be no question that he
would have done so had not his Next
can Impotence betrayed him. He Shot
too soon. Percy Darrow stopped in
his tracks. Although we heard the bull
let sing by us, for an instant we
thought he was hit. Then Perdosa
fired second time, again without re
suit barrow turned sharp to the left
and began desperately to scale the
steep cliffs.
I once took part in wild boar hunt
on the coast of California. Our dogs
had penned a small band at the head
of a narrow barranca, from which &
single steep trail led over the hill. We
perched on another hill some 300 Oh
400 yards away, shot at the animals
as they toiled up the trail. The range
was long, but we had time, for thy
severity of the climb forced the boars
to foot pace.
1t was exactly like that. Percy Oar
row had 200 feet of ascent to make
He could go just so fast; must con
sumo just so much time in his snail
like progress up the face of the hill
During that time ne furnished an ex
cellent target, and the loose sandston,
showed where each shot struck.
A significant indication was that tn
men did not take the trouble to &c
nearer. for which maneuyer the.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
AN ANCIENT BANQUET.
Menu of a Christmas Dinner Served
In Feudal Times.

Menu of a Christmas Dinner Served
In FeudaI Times.
"a Christmas dinner in feudal times"
said an antiquary. was served at IL
o'clock in the morning. 1t began with
plum pudding. or plum porridge. as
they called 1t in their old fashioned
way; suet pudding stuffed with raj
sins, currants, prunes, mace, cloves
and ginger.
Next came boar's head on q silver
platter decorated with holly. This dish
was heralded with flourish of trum-
pets and the lighting of the great Yule
,og. The head had a lemon in it's
mouth. A hot mustard sauce went
with 1t.
THE third course was peacock in
;ull plumage. Its beak was gilded,
md it was stuffed with spices and
sweet herbs.
Geese and capons followed drench-
ID with amber grease, and then came
frumenty, for which I'll give you the
recipe"
The old man read here from his note
book:
"'Frumenty.-Takec clean wheat and
brey 1t in mortar till the hulls he
all gone off and seethe it till it burst.
and take it up and let it cool. and
take clean fresh broth and sweet milk
Of almonds or sweet milk of kline and
temper it all. and take the yolks of
eggs. Boil it n little and wet it down
| and mess 1t forth with fat venisOn.'
There were other fixings," the an.
tiquary ended. such as hacken sau.
sage, Drawn pudding and souse, cheese
apples and nuts. The drinks were
! beer, malvoisie and sherris sack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
A Neat Bit of seIfshness.

"For several years." said a married
man, II did not have a taste of tender
loin at home, as l sat at the head of
the table and was compelled to give
that part of the steak to my wife. A
year ago l invited her to sit at the
head of the table and do the carving.
since which time / have always had
the tenderloin, for she politely gives
me the best cut. which 1 accept indif-
ferently, as though l DO not know what
1T is. respectfully lay the suggestion
before the Society of Chuck Eating
Husbands. "-Atchison Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
SPARED THE ENEMY.
A Spanish Governors Generosity "a
the War of 1746.


In the year 1746, when England was
/ engaged In war with Spain. Captain
Edwards Of the Elizabeth of London,
coming through the gulf from Jamaica
richly laden, met with violent storm.
The ship sprang a leak that obliged
1t to run into the port of Havana. The
captain went on shore and waited on
| the governor and told him of the occa-
sion of his putting in, adding that he
| surrendered the ship as a prize as we'll
| as himself and crew prisoners of war,
only requesting good quarters.
| mo, SIR" replied the governor "If
we had taken you in fair sea or ap-
preaching our own coast with hostile
intentions, your ship would then he Il
lawful prize and your people prisoners.
but when, distressed by the hand of
Providence, you come to CUR port for
safety of your lives we, being men,
though enemies, are bound by the laws
of humanity to afford relief to the dis
treSsed who ask it of us. We cannot.
even against our foes, take advanta 10
of the act of God. You have leave
therefore to unload your ship. if that
be necessary to stop the leak. You
may fit her here and traffic so far. be-
sides, as shall be needful to pay the
charges. When repaired you may de
part. l will give you pass to be in
force till beyond Bermuda. If after
that you are taken then you will be a
lawful prize, whereas now, as you are
only stranger, you have strangers
right to safety and protection
Here was fairness. The ship depart.
ed and arrived without any further &C.
cident in the port of London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

II II
once to shout as soon as / saw
the men had noticed his com.
- ing. 1t was impossible for me
to tel whether or not DR.. Schermer-
horn heard me. If he did he misunder-
stood my intention, for he continued
painfully to advance. The only result
gained was to get myself well gagged
with my own pocket handkerchief and
thrown in hollow between the dunes.
Thence l could hear Handy Solomon
speaking fiercely and rapidly.
"Now you let me run this" he COM
manded. I'VE got to find out some
thin. 1t amt no good to us without
we knows, and we want to find out
how he's got the rest hid"
They assented.
I'm goin' out to help him carry her
in" announced the seaman.
A long pause ensued, in which 1
watched the deep canopy of red black
| thicken overhead. A strange and I'M
earthly light had fallen on the world,
and the air was quite still. After
awhile 1 heard Handy Solomon and
/, DR.. Schermerhorn join the group.
There you are, perfesser," cried
| Handy Solomon in tones of the great
est heartiness. "I'll put her right
there, and she'll be as safe as habby
at home. She's heavy, though"
DR.. Schermerhorn laughed a pleased
and excited laugh. l could tell by the
high and guessed that his triumph
needed an audience.
"YOu may say so WELL" he said. at
ISIS heafy, and it iss heafy with the
world desire, the great substance that
can do efferything Where ISIS PercyT'
Hes gone aboard"
Eve must embark. The time is joost
right. A day sooner and the egsperi-
ment would hat been spoilt, but now
he laughed-"let the island sink, we
!: do not care. We must embark hastily
It'll take man long time to carry
down all your things, perfesser."
"Oh, led them go! The eruption has
alretty swallowed them oop. The lava
ISIS by now foot deep in the valley
. Before long it flows here, so we must
embark"
"But you've lost all them vallyable
, things, perfesser," said Handy Solo
mon. Now. call that hard luck"
J DR.. Schermerhorn snapped his fin
, gers.
| "They do not amoundt to thatw ht
4 cried. Here, here, in this leetle DO,
iss all the treasure! Here ISIS the la
5 Dor of ten years! Here iss the Laugh
l ing Lass and all the crew and all tn,
| equipmendt comprised. Here ISIS tn,
f worldr'
I "Pm plain seaman. perfesser, end
8 suppose got to believe you, but She:
! main small box for all that"
with that small box you can hat
: all your wishes" asserted the profess
r or, still in the German lyric strain ovel
his triumph. cit iss the box of en-
8 chantments. You hat but to will thu
change you would hat taig place-it Isl
. done. The substance of the rocks, thu
molecule-allr'
: Gould a man make diamondsT' ask
ed Pulz abruptly. I could hear tn,
sharp intake of the mems breathin.
: as they hung on the reply.
: "Much more wonderful changes thar
e that it can accomplish" replied tn
y doctor. with an indulgent laugh. "Tha
g change iss simple. Carbon ISIS coal
|. carbon iss diamond. You see? On,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
Too Rouon.

A traveller in the dining car of a rail-
road had ordered fried eggs for break
fast.
"Can't give yo' fried aigs. boss" the
negro waiter informed him, ''lessen
yo' want to wait till we stops"
.Why, how is that?'
'Well, de cook he says de roads so
rough datfebery time he tries to fry
sigs dey scrambles."-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
For Your Sunday Dinner

Try the following delightful DESSERT:
= cup English walnut meats.
y dozen figs, cut up fine.
10c package JELLO-O any flavor.
Dissolve the JELL-O in a pint OF
boiling water When cool and Just
commencing to thicken stir in the figs
land nuts. Serve with whipped cream.
Delicious. The walnuts. figs and JEI.L-
10 can be bought at any good grocery
This makes enough dessert for large
family, and is very economical
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

ing salve have ever found" Heals
burns, sores, ulcers, fever sores,
eczema and piles. % cents at all drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
SUFFERING and Dollars Saved.

E. S. Lopez of Marilla, n. Y, says:
81 am a carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklens Ar
MICA Salce. 1t has saved me suffering
and dollars. 1t is by far the best heal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
STOCK BROKERS.


II. ]. TOHER A L. ANDERSON
TT. j. TT0N1ElR & co.
Brokers'
LrOCKS.
GRAIN.
PROVISIONS.
COTTON.
PRIVATE WIRES TO NEW YOKk
AND CHICAGO.
100 MAIN STREET. DAVENPORT
PHONE WEST 407.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
FIRE INSURANCE.
FIRE INSURANCE.
Charles e. M@dl@s@m
FIRE INSURANCE
AGENCY.
ESTABLISHED 1874.

American ms. Co. ...... Newark, n. j.
continental ms. Co. New York
Agricultural ms. Co.. New York
Farmers Ins. Co. York, Pa.
Williamsburg ms. Co. New York
Northern Ins. Co. .New.Yor
Security ms. Co. New Haven. Conn.
ms. Co, State of Illinois. Rockford. Ill.
Connecticut Fire ms. Co. Connecticut
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25
CHAPTER XXIII.

TOOK no chances, but began al
once to shout as soon as / saw
the men had noticed his com.
- ing. 1t was impossible for me
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-25

lERCY BARROW, with the keen.
ness that always characterized
his mental apprehension, had
understood enough of nv Stran.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-08-06
CHIEF FIRES KELLEY.
Something Doing in Police Circles
Kelley Will Insist on Having
a Hearing.

A slight sensation in police circles
occurred yesterday afternoon when
Chief of Police birmingham demand
ed the star of Officer Kelley, and in
formed him his services were no long
er required. Kelley, who is a police
man of 20 years experience, has not
been in the chiefs good books for
some time, and was recently trans
ferred from the business district to
a lonesome beat in the residence part
of the city.
Kelley refused to turn over his
equipment further than the star, and
will insist that the chief prefer
charges against him, and that he be
given q hearing, and, he intimates
that he has charges against the chief
up his sleeve, which he will prefer
and prove.