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The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-19

"Coquenil," said De Heidelmann- Bruck slowly, q give you credit for unusual cleverness, but if you tell me you have any inkling what am wait ing for'-
 'I know that you are waiting for the girl"
 'The girlv' The other started.
 "The girl Alice or Mary, your step daughter"
 God Almighty" burst out the bar on. "What a guessr'
 NJ. Paul shook his head. No, not a guess-a fair deduction. My ring is gone. It was on my hand before you gave me that chlorof0rn You took 1t. That means you needed it. Why? To get the girl You knew it would bring her though how you knew it is more than cau understand" "
 "Gibelin heard you speak of the ring to Pougrct that light III tn" automo- bile"
 "Ah, '..' i.,,..ca .,,n enow where the girl y.Hs.
 "C;i." 'ougpot
The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-19

FACE AGAlNSI IHE WALLl hANDo standing in the open doorway. His hands were thrust carelessly in his coat pockets.
 Hands up" And Coquenil obeyed. My pistol is on you in this side pock- et If you move I'll shoot through the cloth. Stand over there! came the order. Face against the wall! Hands high! Now keep still!'
 Coquenil did as he was bidden He stood against the wall while quick fingers went through his clothes; he felt his pistol taken from him, then something soft and wet pressed under his nostrils. He gasped, and sweet ish, sickening breath filled his lungs Iron arms held him helpless. He felt himself drifting into unconsciousness and strove vainly against it. He knew he had lost the battle; there was noth- ing to hope for from this man-noth- Ing. Well. it had been finish fight, and one or the other had to go. He was the one; he was going-going.
 CHAPTER xxx.
 A GREAT CRIMINAL. IS Coquenil came back to con- sciousness he moved his arms JnI and legs and discovered no in- jury; then he reached out hand md found that he was lying on a cold stone floor. with his head on a rough sack filled apparently with shay ings. He caught a sound as or rus ting paper. then faint scratching.
 Finally he spoke aloud in playful reproach, Its pity, baron, to write in that wonderful diary of yours wlth a lead pencil"
 The baron's voice showed his inter- est Where do you think you areF
 ..In a deep under~round room where you store firewood."
 "How do you know we are under groundY'
 By the smell of the floor and be- cause you need candle when it's full daylight above"
 Coouenil was now looking about him wonderingly, noting the damp stone walls and high vaulted ceiling or large. windowless chamber. By the uncertain light of the baron's candle he made out an arched passageway at one side and around the walls piles or logs carefully roped and stacked to- gether.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-04-19
CHAPTER xxx.
A GREAT CRIMINAL.

A GREAT CRIMINAL , Coquenil came back to con- sciousness he moved his arms and legs and discovered no in- jury: then he reached out a
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
Manufactured Nonsense

W. have widely different field when We
come TO deliberate nonsense. It eludeS
and ceteS adequate definition. How far It IS
from Wit or humOr in their ordinary forms
may be Judged from the fact that a person
with an average working sense of either NAV
be wholly lnlpeTVlOus 10 Its charm. Its gene
SIS and It's end are play. play upon the values
OF words, upon the logical relations Of things.
and upon the rfanlil ar and accepted aspects.
/ assemblies and Joins incongruous images.
i pictures lnpOSs bic situations and the
words n which II Is clothed are made. as bv
Z magician $ wand. To Weld forth undreamed
meanings and haunting melodies Il is ere
atlve, n a far truer sense than Is much of
our serious work and Il Is the product, in its
best examples, Of notable genius.
How many there are, these last years, who
have gwen Us new creations in this pleasing
ar, The Gilbert of the Bah Ballads" an
Oliver Hertord, CAROLYN Wells. a Guv Wet
more CaTryl. q Charles E. Carrvl. are some
OF them. But i Is ever 10 the TWO masters.
Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll that we
turn for the best expressions OF the art.
Lear, by his wide range. his fertile inlagina-
ton. and particularly by his poetic skill,
reaches a plane OF sustained creativeness
wherein only one other can compete with
HIM. He creates real fairy lands, and he
untorgetabe beings. To one who has Wis
tied n imagination his sCeneS.-the coast of
CcrOuan6el. the sunset isles Of B0shen, the
To-rble Zone, and the hills of the Chankly
Eore.--0 such a one the Kingdoms and happy
valleys Of medieval romance seem but poor
stretches of bleak waste; and who that has
heard Of them would not rather have met
and made acquaintance with the Jumblles,
or the Yonghy Borghy Bo, or the Pebble
that has no toes. than with Aladdin or the
fairy Pa-ibanOu,
But. though Lear exCels IL poetic art, he
Is n turn eXceled n other qualities by
Lewis Carroll. The strange, half mad con
Cc.-s. the -io-OuS prOfuslOn OF imagery, the
Wild inCong-uitv Of situations the VII, the
h1ro-. that are everywhere brought into
play. these are the qualities that set him
apart from the Others, the unTIvaled head OF
his school. To him and his fellows world.
gratitude Is due; for they have opened up
new provinces to the imagination. they have
created new forms Of humor, they have II
ratiated childhood with q new light and
have lodged IN the common memory undy-
ING melodies. The 1eTvert benedIcuOn
Wordsworth urters 1Or poets we may N turn
echo for nonsense writers
Blessings ae on them. and eternal taysi
New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

Pope'S phrase ''''i'oi' III
T5 Ire IN each eye. and papers in each hand.
ave Tecite' and madden round the
ana they also heap up constant additions
10 the common stock of unconscious non
sense. 'ouS iioil-
mere used TO be two bards. one of whom for
I'VE Nv, OF SIX years, and the other for no less
.! 1.--ll! 'IIi'E years, poured forth profuse
et''lIS % prefnedItated artlessness in verse
nc praise OIL morality was the general theme
o- one OF them. Unfortunately however the
symbolism with which he adorned hrs moral
essays was generally that of gold and silver
OF diamonds and rubies. HIS .Odo n V;r'
tue IS Justly famous, and its climax can
never be forgotten:
Virtue. thou II a precious thing
More valuable than lie itself
More costly than a diamond -iroi
The other bard celebrated all THINGS
Nothing was too high. nothing too low. to
escape the tribute Of his lvre. In a haDDv
hour' by means of a rhythmic assertion of
close relationship between nourishment and
morals, he surpassed all his previous efforts.
lie mad written an ode on the occasion of the
opening or fair and the holding of a wo-
men s food show. He praised everything
IN more or less measured accents. and. reach
ing hlS highest fight in describing the cakes
and PIES, gave voice to this concluding
strain:
Our ladv's food Is so delicious.
Keeps many ones from being vicious.
The nonsense put forth by prophets of the
many mystic CreedS that lust nov. are so
prominent Is of exceptional quality. How
much OF It Is ignorant and how much mania
cal how much deliberate and how much un-
conscious. cannot be determined But a
choice instance may be quoted in passing
the recent advertisement of q woman healer
who proposed, by absent thought treatment.
by the practice of Constraining and withhold
ing the aura. by the employment of natural
song and the wearing Of an improved corset.
10 develop genius. insure material success.
and lnmOTtalize the soul
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
AT Y. NJ. C. A.

Christmas Sunday will be quiet day
at the Y. NJ. C. A All meetings have
been called off, in order 30 give no ex-
cuse for boys to leave home during
the afternoon. This will be the first
time in more than 10 months that the
B. G. NJ. has missed a meeting, but the
executive committee of the association
believes that it will be best for all
concerned to have this meeting omit
ted
AT Q O'Clock Monday morning B. H.
Wilson will leave the building with all
who care TO go for bird walk on
Rock island While this is intended es-
pecially for the boys, anyone who cares
to take it in. will be welcome. This
outdoor trip will be followed up on
Thursday evening with an illustrated
talk by Mr.. Wilson in the Y. NJ c. A.
chapel, in which he will speak at some
length on the habits of the birds of
this region using a number of views
and pictures to illustrate his talk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

and soft coal. Our motto, Satisfied
Customers
Just like bank to 60 business with.
The Cut Rate Loan company. Call
West III.
Guth's candy for Xmas, one to
three pound boxes. Harper house
pharmacy.
CARROTS chocolates. Leave your
order now for Xmas. Harper house
pharmacy.
Don't miss reading or finding the
Cut Rate ad. Always fair, square and
strictly on its merits.
Private rooms for ladies and gents
at the Cut Rate Loan company, 1SO11a
Second avenue. Manager J. w. Jones.
Don't forget the closing out sale of
toys. pictures, etc, at the Notion store,
SIS Seventeenth street. B. F. RIDDEN
baugh.
You say you got your loan from the
Cut Rate Loan company? How did
you find them? Why, just lovely, ex-
actly as they advertised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Mrs Matilda Hack.

Mrs. Matilda Hack died yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Amelia Jochims,
1916 Fifteenth street, after a year 5
illness of cancer of the stomach. She
had been ailing for year. Mrs. Hack
was born in Holstein, Germany, July
,, 1886. She and Frederick Hack
were united in marriage in Germany in
1862 In 1884 they came to this coun-
try and directly to Rock Island. Mr..
Hack died Is years ago. Deceased is
survived by her daughter, Mrs. 10
chims. and two sons, William Hack,
Ellis. S D. and Henry Hack The
funeral will be held Monday afternoon
at o'clock from the home of Mrs.
Jochims. Services will be conducted
by Rev F. J. Rolf, pastor of the Ger
man Evangelical church. Burial will
be Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
OBITUARY RECORD.
Charles Weynorth.

Charles Weymouth, who resided IN
this city for the past AZ years, died
this morning at 1880 at the home OIL
his sister. Mrs. Charles Peterson, 824
First avenue, after weeks illness
with complication of diseases caused
by infirmities of age. Deceased was
born in Sweden, March 4, 1888, and
~ years ago came to this country and
settled in Rock Island. For years he
had conducted a shoe repair shop at
Fifteenth street and Fourth avenue
His wife died in August of 1909. MT.
Weymouth is survived by a son, Per
ry, in Oregon, and daughter, Mrs.
TiIlie Smart, Brooklyn, n. Y, his sis
ter, Mrs. Peterson; two brothers, Har-
old Brooklyn, and John, Racine, MO.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock from the Peter
son home Rev. S. G. Hagglund, pas
tor of the First Swedish Lutheran
church, will conduct the services, and
burial will be in Chippiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

Elmore H. Stafford who. in present
ing TO the veteran retiring court bail
| iff. r. B. Olmsted, on behalf of friends
in the Rock Island County Bar associ-
alton, a gold watch, yesterday after
noon, as alluded to in The Argus OF
yesterday, made a very unique adj
dress, which follows:
"Mr. Olmsted. l have been DESTROYS
for some time of having an interview
with you, but this is the first opportun-
ity which has presented itself to me,
since you left the position of bailiff OF
the circuit court. Perhaps, unknown TO
you, your conduct has been under OBJ
servation during the 16 years of your
service in the circuit court, and it is
with reference to that that l wish TO
address you No doubt you know that
/ it is not proper for attorneys to cri-
tiCise the conduct of other court Off
/ GERS during their term of office, never
/ theless your conduct has been the sub
I ject of observation during all of that
ime, and it is only since severing your
connection from us that the result of
/ that observation has taken form in eX-
/ prcssions with reference to it.
/ 1T is the law, as you well know, that
proceedings and trials must be con-
Quoted in the presence of the accused,
but in this particular instance Your
trial has been had and the conclusions
arrived at in your absence, and it be-
comes my duty by delegation from
those who have considered your case
to pass sentence upon you. 1t was
first the conclusion that your conduct
had been such thai you should be
'caned,' but upon a rehearing it was
urged that the law had long since abol-
ishCd corporal punishment, except for
the gravest offense. and likewise is
cruel and unusual punishment prohib-
tied. After exhaustive argument and
due consideration it was determined
that justice would be satisfied if your
sentence were committed to a less Sc
we're penalty, with the final conclusion
that it would suffice if you were given
a lecture and that you be watched for
the rest of your days. 1t has become
my duty therefore to carry into effect
this sentence which | now do, on be-
half of your friends in the Rock Island
County Bar association. by handing
You this watch in token of Your faith
full service as circuit court bailiff If
you desire to appeal from the decision
in this matter you will perfect your
appeal in the usual course and the
court will fix the amount of your
bond
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Mrs. 3. F. Smell.

Mrs. B. Frank Smell, who had
been ailing for several years with
tuberculosis, died at 4:10 .Wednes-
day morning at her home in Rey-
nolds Mary \. Millett, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Millett, was born
April 8, 1864, at Pittston, Penn, and
came to Illinois with her parents in
1875. April 8, 1884, she was mar
ried 10 B. Frank Smell, and to them
four children were born; Alfred. de-
ceased; Leslie. Bryant. Miss, and
Harry and Archie, who are with
their father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smell with their chill
dren lived in Coffeeville. Miss, I'M
til August, 1909, when they moved
to Reynolds.
The funeral was held at the Bap-
fist church at 1890 yesterday morn
ing, Rev 2. c. HoUck of Alexis,
preaching the sermon. Interment
was made in the Reynolds cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
CASES AGAIN CONTINUED
Ralph King and Charles Hcaly to
Wait 10 Days in Jail.

Ralph King, who is alleged to have
broken into the ingalls, jewelry store
several weeks ago, and Charles Healy,
charged with passing a bad check upon
local saloonkeeper, were arraigned in
the police court this afternoon, but
their cases were continued at the re-
quest of the state. Healy desires to
get into communication with his faith
er at Ottumwa, Iowa. Kings case
has already been continued several
times and he was very much incensed
when another postponement was taken
today, but it did him no good, and he
went back to Jail Both cases are set
for hearing 10 days hence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
City Chat
Were Santa Claus.

II ] Were santa Claus.
Il only 1 were Santa Claus Id travel
east and west
To every hovel where there lies little
child at rest;
I'd drive my reindeer over roofs they'd
never trod before,
I'd seek the tenements where sleep the
babies on the floor;
Where rags are stuffed in broken panes
to keep the wind away,
And where a warm and coy room is
never known today.
For even there 1 know I'd find hung up
the stockings small
As signs that they expected me on
Christmas eve to call.
If only 1 were Santa Claus. I'd pass the
mansions by
And seek the cold and cheerless homes
where pale faced youngsters lie;
And as they slept I'd pause while
and, bending low, Ia Kiss
The lips of every little tot-not one of
them I'd miss;
And then I'd fill their stockings full of
toys and sugar plums.
dolls and Teddy bears and drums.
! would not pass a cottage by, but l
would try to be
A Santa Claus to every tot who still
has faith in me.
II only I were Santa Claus-Td make
the mothers glad.
The dear. Woodworking mothers who at
Christmas time are sad;
The kind and patient mothers, who
rock their babes to sleep,
And through the lonely hours of night
sob bitterly and weep.
They see their precious little ones half
clad and hungry, too,
Knowing the sorrow that must come to
them when night is through:
To every mothers face I'd bring the
smiles once more. and we
Would spend a while together at her
babies Christmas tree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
ASKS SEPARATE SUPPORT
Mrs. Mary Sehnert Says Husband Is
Cruel to Her.

Mrs Mary Sehnert, who failed to
win her freedom from the hospital
for the insane att Watertown by
means of a writ of habeas corpus,
but who was afterwards paroled by
the authorities at the institution, has
commenced suit in the circuit court
through her next friend, Mrs. Carrie
Fennell, for separate maintenance.
The action is directed against Louis
Sehnert. husband of Mrs. Sehnert.
He is charged with extreme and re-
peated cruelty towards his wife and
it is alleged that his attacks upon
her and his treatment Of her were
mainly responsible for her getting
into the nervous state which caused
her commitment to Watertown.
McEniry & McEniry represent the
petitioner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
REPAST FOR PRISONERS
Inmates of County Jail to Be Re-
minded of Christmas.

Jailer George Siemon has arrang-
ed to give the so prisoners at the
county Jail sumptuous repast to-
morrow in order that they may have
occasion to remember that it is
Christmas day. Mrs. Siemon has
been busy for several days getting
ready the many good things to eat.
Included in the menu is chicken,
oyster dressing. mashed potatoes and
gravy. several kinds of vegetables,
celery, cranberry sauce, pumpkin
pie, chocolate cake and coffee. with
real cream in it. The meal will be
served at noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
COOLEST MORNING
OF WINTER; ZERO
Ice Growing Heavier and Is Now
About Right for the Harvest
to Be Started.

This was the coolest morning Of the
year, the temperature in the tower OF
the local weather station registering
exactly zero. Two above was the
lowest reading up to this morning,
Preparations for harvesting ice are IN
progress at various points along the
Mississippi and Rock rivers On slack
water the ice is now six to eight inches
in thickness and the present cold
snap will probably add couple more
inches so that the harvest will be
started in places next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
TWO WOMEN ARRESTED
Are Charged by Police With Being
Street Walkers.

Street Walkers.
Helen Leroy and Rose Taylor
were fined $40 and costs each this
morning by Police Magistrate c. J.
Smith. They were charged with dis
orderly conduct Their arrest took
place early this morning when they
we're found on the streets near their
abodes on Third avenue and TWEEN
ty-first street. They disliked paying
fines and claimed they we're not
street walkers. Helen said she was
merely crossing the street from one
house to another when she was
picked up by the officer Both felt
extremely bad at having to pay out
their Christmas money" In fines.
but they did so rather than go to
Jail.
Edward Barrett was fined 3 and
costs on a charge of having been
drunk and disorderly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Close of Contest.

Tomorrow evening will see the close
of the seven months contest for new
members in the senior Christian En-
deavor of the Memorial Christian
church. The sides, red and white.
are participants in the contest, and
just which will win out is yet question
Both sides are planning a whirlwind
finish. The contest has gained many
new members for the organization and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

Funeral services for Otto G. w. Bin
der will be conducted at the home, 537
Twelfth street tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock. Delegations from the local
lodges of the Eagles, Moose and Owls,
of which deceased was a member. " i'll
attend. Burial will be in Oakdale
cemetery Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Licensed to Med.
Woman Wants Divorce.

Mrs. Stella B. Peacock of Moline has
filed suit for divorce from her husband,
Augustus Peacock. The complainant,
who is represented by Attorney w. E.
Whiteside, alleges that her husband
deserted her Sept. Is, 1905, and has
remand away from her and failed to
contribute to her support since that
date. They were married March &c,
1890
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Social Events
BETHuREM-VAN TYLE

REV. E. NEWLAND AT THE PAR
sonage of the First Methodist church
at . o'clock today united in marriage
Miss Nora Van lyle of Millersburg,
H.. and H. Bethurem also of Millers-
burg. After a short wedding trip they
will reside in Millersburg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

The peculiar properties OF Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy have been thor
oughiv tested during epidemics OF in.
fiuenza, and when it was taken in time
we have not heard OF a single case Of
pneumonia. Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
shopIifter Is Detected.

man was caught yesterday after
noon in one of the local department
stores trying to do some shoplifting
but as he had not succeeded in getting
away with anything, he was not ar
rested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
the average attendance at the meeting
is little less than 100.
BAD FALL FROM WHEEL
c. +. BIadeI. Grocer, Fractures Both
Bones of Ankle.


c. F. Bladel, the Twelfth stree gro
Ger. is laid up at his home with a
badly fractured ankle, the result of a
fall on the ice while riding his bicycle
late yesterday afternoon. Earlier in
the day he had slipped on a patch of
ice while walking and sprained the
same ankle. The fracture occurred
while Mr. Bladel was on his way home,
the wheel slipping and precipitating
him to the icy pavement. Both bones
were broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Mary Blancke.

Mary Blaucke. infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Julius Blancke, died this
morning at Z o'clock at the family resi-
denCe, G512 Third avenue. The flu
neral was held this afternoon from
the home and burial was in Calvary
CpmPtPrY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Aoed e5: Burns to Death.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, Dec. 24.-In a
fire that destroyed five buildings at
Union Star, Mo, today. NJ. II. Coch-
ran, aged 95, was burned to death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Hard Luck for Murphv.

Chicago, Dec 24.-President Muir
ply, of the Chicago National league
baseball club, today fell on a slippery
sidewalk and broke his right arm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24

The greatest danger from Influenza
is of it's resulting in pneumonia. This
can be obviated by using Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. as II not only cures
influenza, but counteracts any tendon.
cy of the disease towards pneumonia.
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Wants to Help Some One.

For thirty years J. F. Boyer. Of Fer
tile, No. needed help and couldn't find
it. That's why he wants TO help some
one now. Suffering so long himself
he feels for ali distress from backacno,
nervousness. loss Of appetite. lassitufe
and kidney disorders. He shows tina
Electric Bitters work wonders for such
troubles. Five bottles he writes
''whoi Y cured me and now ! am well
and hearty It's also positively gun
r~ntesd for liver trouble. dyspepsia ,
blood disorders, female complaints and
malaria. Try them. SOC az all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-12-24
Salonn Nntire

Town inn, Tenth street and Third
avenue.