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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

This Is a story OF long long ago.
When fairies both helpful and kind
Spent much OF their time on this
earh, you know,
Soothing all cares they could fnd.""
- HE bright sunshine and the birds
II singing SO merrily seemed to
mock at poor little Jeanne, as she
- lay in her favorite nook In the
woods. She was very sad as she
thought of her parents and their happy
home in the quaint French village.
where they had all been so happy.
Now all was changed. Here she was
In cold ugly England. her dear par
ents dead, and she had a home with
Aunt Elizabeth, a poor widow with
three noisy. rough children. They were
very unkind to her, these cousins. and
leased and Knocked at her unmerci-
fully; in fact, she was the household
drudge, and all the disagreeable tasks
always fell to her share.
These woods were her refuge, for IT
seemed less lonely there. where the
birds sang TO her and the leaves
nodded IN such friendly way.
II only she could go to this fete!
But her aunt had said she had no
money to buy "fallals" for her, espe-
cially as Lucy and Jane must have
new dresses. The milady at the big
house had invited all the little girls
In the neighborhood to a lawn fete.
Her daughter. delicate child Of about
Jeanne's age. was to choose . play
mate and companion from among the
guests. who was to go and live at the
big house with her. and spend the
winter in the South Of France. "Ah.
what happiness! Perhaps she might
I have been the chosen one! The tears
started at the thought.
"oh. my back. oh. my POGO old
I back" she heard some one say. She
looked up in surprise, for she had
never met any one In these woods.
There was an old bent woman. pick
ing up sticks. and groanins each time
she stopped.
In an instant Jeanne was at her side.
Il May / not help you." Madame"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

she said. Pray sit down on this
tree stump while l gather for you
the sticks"
Busily she set to work. and soon
collected goodly number.
rs that enough" she said looking
up.
To her surprise the old woman had
disappeared. and in her place stood a
bright little figure In sparkling white
robes. with a glittering wand in her
hand while the bundle of sticks had
been transformed into a beautiful rose
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Dush.
Il was the little old woman" she
said smiling at Jeanne's surprise. I
knew you were unhappy and wished
to help you, but wanted first to see If
you were ready to assist others. Tell
me now how l can help you"
So Jeanne told her how unhappy
she was at her aunt's. and how she
had longed to go to the fete, and per-
haps be chosen to 90 back to her
dear France with Mademoiselle, but
she had no dress.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

dEhE are many types OIL UIOoh
holders on the market. some good
and some not. This particular
~ type has been made by the writer
for a number OF years and always with
great success, for the broom is hung
I'D handle first. This advantage will
be readily recognized by all. $40
There y no particular order Of pro.
cedurs that 10 necessary TO follow. Get
out the pieces in any order desired.
Part c calls for the drilling Of two
holes 1t the top and the bottom to pro-
vide Q means Of fastening the holder
to the wall or to whatever support It is
desired to attach Il Ne size 10 given
for these holes but from the note you
will learn that they are for nails or
screws, hence you should drill holes
suitable for the size nails or screws
you win use.
Part z should be laid out vefy care.
fully and cut to shape with equal care.
The smoothness Of operation Will de-
pend greatly upon how round the disc
IL In the absence Of turning lathe,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
PUZZLE CORNER
REHEADINGS

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RANGED in order will form the name OF
Q season Of the year.)
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place.
Dshsad recrestion and leave to de-
post
Behsaa > place to skate and leave
writing nuid.
BeheaA . high principle ana leave ,
bargain
Bshead 1t no time ana leave 1t nj
time.
Behead to develop and leave p
means Of transportation.
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A Aower. "A dover.
A town in Nevada A trap.
The aboroyonal Peruvian Extent.
race, Apparatus.
TO fly upward.
ANSWERS
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I deal
N euer
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FLORAL SQUARE WORDS
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

over the country came to her support
and urged their State legislators to
pass a resolution making Mothers
Day q holiday in this country. At
first the different States took up the
idea and separate resolutions were
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

Cant you think of anything ?"
asked the Prince finally of the
Princess.
Il could make a flower wreath"
said she. "A very pretty one, you
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07

. HE tender regard for Mother
makes the whole world kin. It is
so universal this love for Mother,
. that when Miss Jarvis, of Phil
ldelphia, proposed a number of years
lge. that one day in the year be set
aside for Mother. men and women all
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
~ THE MAGIC ROSE

This is story Of long long ago.
When fairies both helpful and kind
Spent much OF their time on this
earh, you know,
Soothing all cares they could fnd.""
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-07
BrERnNk l.SoLhR

lNsrRueron DEPT or rHrvn 1kn,Mxe Puplse sesssssop
The mirror., 1921-10-06
WHEN THE LILIES OF FRANCE CAME DOWN
By Maj. Gen. William Harding Garter

actually reached the British authori
ties and in recent years came into pos
session of an officer of the United
States Corps of Engineers and is nov
preserved in the War Department.
Notwithstanding that the garrison
constantly expected an attack by the
British, the fort was poorly supplied
and out of repair, and many of the
French soldiers, firing of garrison
life, had deserted for the free life of
the woods and prairies. De Bertel
sent couriers with dispatches for his
superior officers, in which he appealed
for reinforcements. The Marquis de
Gallissonniere, governor-general of
Canada, presented memorial on the
subject to the home government, say
ing: The little colony of Illinois
ought not to be left to perish. The
king must sacrifice for its support; its
connection with Canada and Louis
lana must be maintained"
l ne peace of Aix-la-Chapelle came
in time to give both parties a respite,
in which to prepare for the sterner
contest to follow. De Gallissonniere.
describing the prairie as open and
ready for the plough and traversed by
a Multitude of bufaloes, once more
urged upon the king the Importance
OF preserving and Strengthening the
Illinois post. The Chevalier de
Makarty, major of engineers, was
sent from France with orders to re-
build the fort and make it the citadel
OF the illinois country, and other de-
tachments followed until nearly a full
regiment of French grenadiers ans
wered to the roll call on the parade
at Fort Chartres. Under the skilfful
guidance of .Makarty they toiled
busily to transform it from fortress
of wood to one of stone. They carved
huge blocks of stone from the bluffs
east of the fort and carried them in
boats across the little lake. The finer
stone with which the gateways and
buildings were faced they brought
from beyond the Mississippi. The
King of France granted million
crowns for this work of reconstruc-
ton, which was to secure his empire
in the West, and hardly was it COM
pleted when the war with England
cegan. The garrison of Fort Chartres
bore a most worthy part in the open
ing struggle.
In May, 1854, George Washington
with his Virginia riAemen surprised
I party of French at the Great Mea-
lows and slew the French leader,
brother of Ncyon de Villiers, one of
he captains at Fort Chartres, who
obtained leave from Makarty TO
lvenge him. With his company De
Villicrs went down the Mississippi
md up the Ohio to Fort Duquesne,
where he joined the head of his fam
ly, Coulon de Villiers, who was
from Canada on the same
rrand, and together they attacked
at Fort Necessity, which
vas surrendered on the 4th of July.
fhe tirelcss De Villiers, pressing !
ome his victory over the Virginians,
rosscd the Alleghenics and, proceed
The mirror., 1921-10-06

ing eastward, captured Fort Gran
vile on the Juniata.
The next year Makarty sent Au
bry, another of the Fort Chartres
captains, with four hundred men tc
reinforce Fort Duquesne, then threat
ened by the British. The morning
after his arrival he sailed out and
routed Maj. Grant and his High
landers, who had pushed forward
from the Loyalhannah, where Bou-
quet and Washington, who cam
manded the Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia contingents of twenty-six hun
dred men each, were engaged in OPEN
ing a road through the dense forests.
A few days later Aubry surprised a
British camp forty-fve miles away,
captured the horses and brought his
party back mounted. Soon, however,
a superior force under Forbes and
Bouquet, with Washington and his
Virginia riAemen in the van, ap-
preached over the new road and COM
PEELED him to abandon Fort Du-
quesne.
The British star was now in the
ascendant, yet the French still strug-
gled CALAMITY. Once more the drum
beat to arms on the parade ground at
Fort Chartres, and all the Illinois
villages sent volunteers to raise the
siege of Fort Niagara; but the desper-
ate attack upon the British lines
failed. Many of the Illinois detach-
ment were killed or captured, and
despair and gloom settled upon Fort
Chartres and its neighboring villages.
The surrender of the Canadas fol-
lowed close upon the victory on the
Plains of Abraham, yet still the ylli-
nois country held out for France.
New Chartres and the other villages
in the neighborhood rested secure in
the belief that, although Canada had
surrendered, Louisiana and the ILL
lois country would still be saved ard
that the king might thence reconquer
his lost possessions; but news finally
arrived that on February 10, 1863,
Louis XIV had ratified the treaty that
the Canadas, the Illinois
and all the valley of the
east of the river to Great
Britain.
While each day the garrison at
Fort Chartres expected news of the
coming of British troops to receive
he surrender, an expedition headed
~ Pierre Laclede, the representative
# company of merchants engaged
n the fur trade, arrived from New
Orleans to settle at the Illinois.
learning of the treaty of cession,
.aclede at once decided to establish a
lew post in the territory west of the
which he supposed to be
till French ground. Neyon de Vii
iers, the commandant, permitted him
0 store his goods and quarter his
at the fort, and Lacledc,
fter exploring the neighboring coun-
ry, selected fine bluff, sixty miles
osthe north, for the site of his colony.
That was the beginning of the city of
{. Louis.
The mirror., 1921-10-06

The veteran St. Ange had returned
from Vincennes to play the last sad
act of the drama, and with a little
garrison of forty men he still held the
fort, the only place in North America
where the white flag of the Bourbons
remained flying. All else had been
ceded and surrendered.
Pontiac and his Indian braves. who
had long served the French as an
eastern barrier, now gave up the con-
test, and the British prepared for the
last move in the war. From the gar
rison of Fort Duquesne, which had
become Fort Pitt, they selected the
troops to proceed to the Mississippi
and hoist the British flag over the
newly acquired territory. The Black
Watch, the 42d HighIanders, which
had gained distinction in the stub
born1y contested campaign through
the mountains of western Pennsyl-
vania, was chosen for the honor, and
detachment of the regiment marched
from Fort Pitt under command of
Capt. Stirling and embarked on the
Ohio.
Drifting out of the Ohio into the
Mississippi, the representatives of the
conqueror were not long in reaching
their destination. The gallant St.
Ange, with all the ancient courtesy
for which his nation has ever been
distinguished, lowered the draw
bridge to receive the Highlanders. 1t
was near the hour of sunset, but the
flag remained aloft that last night be-
fore the formal surrender.
Far into the night within the bar
racks there was cleaning of guns and
polishing of buttons for the coming
ceremony; and in the neighboring vii
lages there was whispered distress and
fear, for the people had grown accus-
toned to the paternal sway of sue
cession of French gentlemen.
1t was a sad scene when at noon
the following day the French and
English detachments paraded op-
posite each other in the barrack
square. There was a motley back
ground of coureurs de bois and In
dians interspersed with villagers who,
with the exception of few young
girls, were garbed in their most SOM
bre costumes. The commanders
'aluted, the colors dropped, the drum
ners sounded the ruffles. Capt. Stir
ing stepped forward and read his in
tructions from Gen. Gage. The color
guard of the French moved to the
DOT of the staff, and slowly the lilies
# France trailed to earth while the
oldiers of both nations presented
rms. The cross of St. George was
hen raised over the fort, and the
dominion of the Bourbons east of the
Mississippi ceased to exist.
The formal surrender took place
n October 2, 1865, and the record
) preserved in the archives at Paris.
The occupation of Fort Chartres
y the soldiers of any nation was COM
ng rapidly to an end, however, not
outstanding that the British had
ontemplated making it the head
uartcrs of the Northwest Territory.
)ne of the periodic changes Of the
hannel of the Mississippi, which in
ftcr years furnished so many prob
ms for army engineers; (Pass 8, COL q,
The mirror., 1921-10-06
He outposts of civilization estab-
lished from Canada to the Gulf


lished from Canada to the Gull
during the Indian wars have
nearly all vanished in the vast indus.
trial and agricultural movement o1
the past century. Many of the from
tier forts were built on sites of starte-
gic value; others, to meet the emer-
gencies of the moment, were built as
rallying points for settlers and gradu-
ally grew into important towns and
cities.
AT the very time when Bacon and
his companion patriots in the colony
OF Virginia were endeavoring to call
the attention of the king and Parlia-
ment to the arbitrary, if not mer-
cenary,, conduct of Lord Berkeley,
La Sale with thesprewsion of born
strategist was pleading with his
patron, Frontenac, to get from the
King of France authority to establish
a chain of posts from the Lakes to the
Gulf. La Sale had already claimed
the Mississippi for France by right of
discovery; and in pursuance of his
long-cherished plan the French Sc
lected site for post on the bank of
the Mississippi about sixteen miles
above the present village of Kaskaska.
Upon the site they built block
house and palisaded post, duly chris
tened Fort Chartres, which later
grew into a FASHIONED stone fort of
the most perfect type of French forti-
fication. The fort was completed in
1920, and the garrison hoisted the
French flag in the name of the India
Company. A village began to grow
up at its gates, and those militant ex-
plorers, the Jesuits, established the
parish of St. Anne de Fort Chartres.
Soon after Fort Chartres was es-
tablished De St. Ange de Belle Rive,
then very young man, visited the
Illinois country as the commander of
Father Charlevoix's escort. The
youthful commander little dreamed
that he was destined to return to
command Fort Chartres and that half
century later the sad duty of lower
ing the lilies of France, the very last
Of his country's flags then flying on
American soil, would fall upon him.
In 1871 the Royal India Company
surrendered its charter to the crown,
which appointed Pierre d'Artaguiette,
a young officer who had distinguished
himself greatly in the Indian wars, to
command Fort Chartres and the Illi-
nois district. To the little colony in
the wilderness scions of the noble
families of France came seeking fame
and adventure in that distant land.
Among them was Capt. Benoist St.
Clair, who followed La Buissoniere
IN the chief command, but who, find
ng little to do in these piping times
If peace, sought other service and was
succeeded in 1742 by the Chevalier
le Bertcl.
The Chcvalicr de Bertel had a
iiMcult part to play. France and
England were at war, and hostilities
lad extended to the Illinois country.
some Englishmen found on the Mis-
issippi at that time were arrested as
pies and confined in the dungeon at
Fort Chartres. Strange to say, a
QUITE sketch of the reconnaissance up
he Mississippi to Fort Chartrcs,
made by one Of the English officers,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
IKLUKWAN NATIVE
 SHOOTS HIMSELF. FAMILY TROUBLE.
Mike Kadinaha Puts Three Bullets Into Body But Will
 Recover Is Claim.
(Special Correspondence. )

.
 HAYNES, Alaska, March 31.- Mike Kadinaha, one of the oldest natives of the village of klukwar near here, attempted to commit sui eide Monday by shooting himself three times, but has fair chance to live. Domestic trouble is saio to have been the cause of his act Kadinaha, accompanied by his wife had arrived from Juneau shortly be- fore he made the attempt on his life. Kadinaha is one of the most highly respected of the Klukwan natives and has never been in trouble of any kind.
 Mrs Tim Vogel, who spent most of the winter in Seattle, returned to her home here on the Jefferson early in the week.
 E.. D. Wood has returned here after having spent the winter in the States. MT. Wood is one of the pioneer residents of the city.
 Erik Oslund returned home on the Jefferson from Juneau where he was for a few days attending to business and meeting old friends.
 Dan Turtle, who last season was employed by the Haines Packing Company, has returned and expects to spend the summer here. Mr. Turtle has spent the past winter in California.
 3. Homer o. Banta has purchased a six passenger Stakeholder car Marshall and Newman of Juneau, and will use the car on the nearby roads during the summer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
JULIEN SEATED
 AS MEMBER FROM
 SECOND DIVISION
Nome Man Takes Place in Legislature Made Vacant
 By Burroughs Death.

Following the receipt of com munication by the House of Repre- sentatives this morning from Terri torial Secretary R. J. Sommers stat ing that Victor A. Julien, of Nome had been duly awarded the certifi- cate of election as a Representative from the Second Division, replacing the late E. w. Burroughs, MT. Julien was seated as a member of the House, being escorted to his seat by his colleagues Mr. Brown and MT Cochran.
 The certificate of election was awarded to MT. Julien this morning by the Territorial Canvassing Board following the receipt of telegraphic cdvices from the Clerk of Court at Nome that his election was assured beyond all possibility of a doubt The seating of Mir. Julien gives the House it's full membership quota for the first time this session.
 NOME, Alaska, March 31.-Re- turns in Tuesday special election to select a Representative in the Ter ritorial Legislature from the Second Division follow:
 Nome City-Julien I'll, Reed 4.
 Candle-Julien 30.
 Council-Julien IS.
 Cape Nome-Julicn 4.
 Solomon and St. Michael-Julien 20
 Eight precincts have not yet re- ported but with virtually no op- position Julien's election is certain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
ALLEGED MooNsHINER HELD

Archie Soenen was arrested late this afternoon by U. s. Deputy Mar shals Garster, Hardy and Lucy, who found the man engaged in making what is alleged to be moonshine whiskey in a small house on the hillside above the Nelson Addition. The officers found full-fledged still on the premises.
 No charge had been made late this afternoon against the prisoner, who is now in the Federal jail.
 Genuine PATRICK Mackinaws; only few left;i formerly s25O0, now S12.50; a bargain? we think so. WILSON'S QUITTING-BUSI- NESS SALE. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
BECAUSE MEASURE CAUSES EXPENSE SENATE KILLS II
5. B. No. l2 Is Indefinitely Postponed--M Mail Memor-
 ial Is Introduced.

One of the many measures sub mitted to the Territorial Legislature by the Attorney General came out of the committee this forenoon with recommendation that it do not pass. The bill was immediately taken Up by the Senate and indefinitely post poned. This measure, s. B. No. F, was "an act to installl correct weights and measures in the Terri tory of Alaska"
 The recommendation of the com mittee that the bill do not pass was ment was too expensive and unnec- essary" and that cities of the first class could regulate their own meas ures if they so desired.
 The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock by President Sundback, prayer was said by Rev A. P. Rash evaroff and the Journal was read and approved.
 Memorial Introduced
 Senator Hunt introduced Senate Joint Memorial No. 6, addressed to the Postmaster General of the United States for the establishment of a monthly mail service to Yakutat in the immediate future"
 Accompanying the memorial was a letter from F. M. Axelson of YakU tat in which he stated that only )ne mail has been delivered at Yak ltat between September and De cember 22. 1920, and that only oni mail had reached there from Decem Der P to March 30. The letter fur ther stated that soon Yakutat will be no place for men of civilized hab it's and they would not live there unless better mail facilities were extended the town and district" The memorial was referred to the Judiciary and Federal Relations Com mittee.
 s. B. No 15, as passed from thi House, was received and referred tC the Finance Committed. This bill i! Tor $4.500 for the Pioneers Home al Sitka and declaring an emergency.
 Rules Committee Report l Senator Chamberlin presented th' report of the Joint Committee ol Rules and the report was adopted The report recommended the 191 session rules with two minor chang es and a third section that no bill be introduced in either house afte the 45 day limit without consen If two-thirds of the members of tn house in which presented; that neith ar house refer bills to the othe house after the 50-day period with out consent of two-thirds of tn members, unless appropriation bills and that no bills be received afte the B day limit
 The Judiciary Committee reporteu on s. R. No 20 that it do pass. Thi hill is relative to women serving a jurors
 Peterson For Committee
 Senator Hunt presented a cable gram stating the Army steamer Pet arson would arrive in Juneau iron Fort William H. Seward Friday nigh for use of the committee from tn Territorial Legislature going to Sitk Saturday to investigate condition at the Pioneers Home. Adjournment was taken to Frida morning at 10 o'clock.
 Senator Frawley has recovere from his recent illness and was pre-. ent at the Senate session this fore noon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
SMISER NAMES GORE
 ASSISTANT DISTRICT
 ATTY. AT KETCHIkAN

Lester o. Gore, former resident of Juneau, was today appointed As sistant United States District Attor' ney with his headquarters at ket- chikan. The announcement of the appointment was made this after noon by U. S. District Attorney James A. Smiser.
 MT. Gore was for number o1 years resident of Juneau, being in the law firm of Vim and Gore At the outbreak of the Worlds War, MT. Gore enlisted and served in the Navy Department. He is now associated with A. H. Zeigler, at sorney at Ketchikan. MT. Gore is Republican and is one of the well grown attorneys of Southeastern Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-31
600 VOTERS REGISTERED
 UP TO THIS AFTERNOON

Six hundred voters had reg istered for the coming city election at 3:30 this after noon. Last year the total number of registered voters was 88S, and if this number is to be attained this year or exceeded, as City Clerk Cole says it should be, the last two days will see great rush on.
 The registration books close at five o'clock Saturday after noon. Clerk gCole will keep his office open from 7:30 to g o'clock tonight and Friday.