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SUDDEN DEATH,-Y esterday Mr.. Rich.
ard Bird, who has been for some time under
the care of a surgeon in this city, being affiict
ed with tumor which overhung one Of his
eyes, submitted to surgical operation for
the removal of the tumor. When the first
incision was made he became very faint
He revived soon after, and the operation was
completed. A small quantity of blood oozed
from the tumor spot, the patient drew a
a long breath, and died Immediately there.
after. .- DdU. Gdz. 7h.
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Norris HGLL.-Mrs. Warner will speak
at Morris Hall on Sunday at . o'clock in the
afternoon, and 7! in the evening. Seats
free EVERYBODY invited
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House for sale
CLOSING OUT BUsINHss.

WISHING to close business offer my two
w story brick house and lot on Jefferson
erect, fronting Union Square, for sale.
Also my stock Of JeWelry, Clocks, Watches,
&c, at reduced prices.
b. SMITH,
july l3dlm. Opp. ROdman House
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Friday, Dubuquei Saturday, Canada. BY
this sruAnzemsnt the large amount ofIreight
now beginning to move can be accommodat.
ed.
The Keithsburg for TT, Madison to.mor'
row morning.
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Odd Fellows

Rock Island Lodge No. le, l. 0. Q. F.,
meets every Monday Evening at Odd Eel.
lows Hall, southeast corner of Illinois and
Eagle Sts., at u o'clock P. NJ.
JosEPH A. GRAY, N. G.
G. B. KNOX, r. s.
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each insertion of all articles under this head.
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II. HAwLEY.-We find many compll-
It.ry notices passing through tho press Of this
liant soldier. We FIRST became ac9nainted with
sim nt Fort Fisher where he arrived shortly after
rs capture. We had the pleasure OF showing
him over the Fort and pointing out to him the
many objects of interest therein lie was appoint
ed chief Of Gen Tcrry's stall, and being an eEcel-
lent engineer, rendered invaluable assistance on
our march to Wilmington, when, owing to our
small force, we were obliged erect defensive
works each night lie WAS very gentlemanly,
pleasing officer, and many pleasant hours we spent
with him on that campaign. lie and Gen. Terry
both commanded the entire respect ot that gallant
and brave army .-Gaicsburg Register
The above is the best Joke Of the season.
The article might fit Gen. Joseph X. Haw.
lev, Of Connecticut, but it won't do for John
b. Hawley, Of Rock Island. He don't know
the editor who wrote it. He never saw Fort
Fisher in his life. The editor Of the Gales.
burg paper never showed him over the fort.
He was never appointed chief Of Gen. Terrys
staff or any other generals staff. lie is not
an excellent engineer He did not render
valuable assistance on our march to vii.
mington. The editor OF the ualesDurg pa
per never spent many pleasant hours with
him on that campaign. Ho didn't com.
mand the entire respect of an army he never
knew or saw. All the service he ever saw
was two or three weeks, between here and
Fort Donelson. He did not get near enough
to that point to participate in the engage
meut. He got sick Immediately came home,
drew his pay with great regularity and
promptness for few months and resigned.
That's all the military service he saW--except
to go to Dixon to get elected a Colonel, and
failing in that, he did not banker after war
any more. He smeled the office of prose
cutting attorney, and went for that Then
he went for postmaster, and got that.
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FOR SALE.

T OFFER FOR SALB MY LOT AND BRICK
L Saloon, on the east side Of Market Square,
formerly occupied as au auction room. The To-
cation il one Of the best in town.
JOB ROSS.
Rock I.land. April II, dtk
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Masonic.

Barrett Chapter No. l8,R. A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues.
days Of each month.
]. L. RAMSEY, H. P.
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orders for jon PRISrEO will meet WIN PromPs
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READY GLAZED SASH.

IN CONNECTION with my Plsnlng Mil, I
i have opened Ware Room for the sale Of
Primed and Glazed Sash, where will keep con
stantly on hand all sizes Of these articles, which
I can sell at much cheaper rates than they can
be purchased for elsewhere. obtain my Glass
from the manufactures at Pittsburg, thereby
saving the profits which Othsrs must pay VINO
buy in this market. All Builders, Farmers and
others in want Of Sash will consult their own in
terest by giving me a call before purchasing else
where, as L am Offering unusual inducements foI
his trade. J. a. BIDDIS0E.
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REMARKS.
LOCAL COLUMN.
At Wadsworth

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PEORIA h. R.--The directors, who have
been here on business connected with the
location Of the road, either by Moline or
Coal Valley, left for home on Thursday ey.
ening, The gazette Of this friday morn.
ing, has the following moan
These gentlemen went out to Coal Valley yes
terisy, accompanied by Mr.. Gable. They spent
some umein looking 1T the coal mines, and thsn
returned to Camden, where they sat down 10
fine dinner, Al Coal Valley the engineer WV
has charge Of the survey from Cambridge 20 hooA .,
Island, met them. He was just aboa. u"isn'"s
his work, Judging from HE conYSfsslio"h, ,,o
identity thinks the Gable route ueI. =, ,or
and doubtless win make strong POI I, is
thought, will not make cboice OF routes Jus. yo5
bnt wi taIe fnrthcr time to consider the matter,
and therefore We have longer period n ~ MoUe "a,Sn
"a bono thai the 'tvoco Of the people IN moi'uD
ROCK Island and davenport will yet cause them gtn,
~ i'Os aIort tba "Molne route" Bnt it is faint
hope, now, St best'
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THR SUBSCRIBER OFFERS HIS sERvI-
l. ces as an instructor Of Music, upon the
Piano and other musical instruments, either at
his residence, west end Of Egglcston's Row, or
ut the residence Of pupils.
Pianos tuned and instruments repaired.
WIN. BABC0CK.
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SPECIAL UsoTrCns.

n X. JAMES, FORMERLY or JAMES
- Lock Hospital, Custam- House street New
orleans, La, (estsblished,n in 1850, for the last
seven years located N Chicago, H., can be con-
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MUSIC LESSONS.

Rock Island, April II, dtk
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
Fall PlOuglling,

Without celebrating the many strong
points in favor of Fall Ploughing, few Of
the more prominent benefits may be briefly
stated as follows:
L. August and September is IA good time
to turn over bouud-Out sod land, and manure
and reseed it at once to grass, obtaining a
crop of hay the following year.
2. October and November is an excellent
time to break up sod land for planting the
following spring.
3 The weather is then cool and bracing,
and the team strong and hearty for the work;
while the weather in spring is more relax
ing and team less able and spring work be-
ing always hurrying, it saves time to des-
pat ch as much of the ploughing as possible
during the previous autumn.
4 Sod land broken up late in autumn will
be quite free from growing grass the follow
lug spring, the roots of the overturned sward
being SO generally killed by the Immediately
succeeding winter that not much grass will
readily start in spring.
5. The frOsts of winter disintegrate the
ploughed land, so that it readily crumbles in
fine particles in spring, and deep, mellow
seed bed is easily made. The chemical chang
es and notifications resulting from atmos-
pheric action during the winter, develope Ia
tent fertility in the upturned burrows, which
together with the mellowing influences, ma
terially increase the crop.
g Most kinds of insects are either wholly
destroyed. or their dcpredations materially
checked, by late fall ploughing; especially
the common white grub, and the cut worm
!. Corn stubble land may be ploughed
late in fall, and thus be all ready for very
early sowing in spring, thereby going far to
insure a good catch of grass the roots of
the new seeding getting hold well, or being
well established before the droughts of sum
mer come on.
8. Most land in New England needs deep
er ploughing than has generally been prac-
tised. Where the subsoil is fine grained and
unctuous, and close, or where there is a hard
pan of good quality, deep plough hing may be
at once resorted to. with decided advantage
Where the subsoil is poorer, the ploughing
may still be advantageousy deepened by de-
grees, say an inch at each new breaking up.
But in by far a majority of cases, deep plough
ing may be practised at ce,-indeed, it may
be the rule, with safety, while shallow plough
ing may be the ercept'On Ploughing say
nine, ten, eleven or twelve inches in Novem-
Der, the subsoil turned up will grow sever
al shades darker by spring. The frosts and
atmospheric influences of winter will mellow
the soil, the inorganic elements and all latent
fertility will be made more active for benefit
ting the crop. In spring, spread the manure
and plough it in, CT otherwise work it in or
mingle it with the soil, to the depth say of four
inches, a little more or less, and you have
the very best attainable condition for realiz-
ing good crops Deeper ploughing may thus
be practsed than would at all times be safe
or expedient, if the ploughing is della ycd till
spring
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
New Wheat Fields in California,
The San Francisco Bulletin saws

The San Francisco bulletin SAYS:
{. Farming lands in Santa Clara county
embrace every variety of soil and wide
range in value. A great number of acres
changed hands last autumn, and no doubt
there Will be many sales this year when
the crop now standing is harvested until
then, however, no transfers will be made
The lowest figure for fair wheat lands is
about $50 acre, rising to 800 and up
wards. A large extent of land on the hills,
both east and west of San Jose, is covered with
chapparal and settlers have been busy grub
bling up the roots, and, as the land has been
cleared, it has been sown with wheat in fields
of fifty acres at time. This has been done
for ten miles south of the above-named town,
on the east side and on the western hills,
from the Santa Cruz road for ten miles tow
ards Mountain View. This chapparal land
reaches as far as Saratoga, and can all be
brought into cultivation.
90 Farming lands around Gilroy are held at
full prices, say $50 to $50, and the heavy
crop appers to justify these figures. In
town-lots at GilrOy there has been considera-
bic speculation in prospect of the near ap-
proach of the time for opening the first thirty
miles of the South Pacific Railroad. though
the present number of buildings is hardly if
ty.
''The wheat crop in the vicinity of Liver
IHOAo ! "oo 10 NOAy hcd'y, anu tHtIt is SrcdI
breadth of it of the first quality. Nearly all
the available land in the vicinity has been tax
en- by the railroad company, and most of it
resold, and much of it is already under Gull
tivation. There has been in former years
some carelessness among the farmers in dis
tapt districts of the valley in selecting seed,
and in consequence millers whose business is
in fine brands, have hesitated and sometimes
refused parcels of wheat grown by new set
tiers. The farmers generally this year have
acted more discreetly, and an inferior sample
will be very rare in any part of the valley.
" Settlers are directing their attention to
MERGED and Fresno counties. There are a
number of streams, the principal of which
are Bear creek, Chowchilla river, Mariposa
river and Cottonwood creek, running from
the west side of the Sierras almost to the
right angles, and at equal distance from each
other, into the San joaquin nav igable
river. The lands on each bank. of the above
rivers for five to eight miles is very little if
at all inferior to the best wheat lands in Santa
Clara. The intermediate ridges excepted, it
promises to be in a few years covered with
wheat. Much of it has changed hands OF
late, at moderate prices; bus only few
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
Let yOur light shine. y

Jesus bids Us shine
With a pure. clear light,
Like a little candle
Burning in the night.
In the world l. darkness;
so we must shine
You in your small corner,
And | IN mine.
Jesus bids Us shine
First of all for him,
Well he sees and knows it
RI our light i dim.
He looks down from heaven
To see Us shine
You in your small corner.
And in mine.
Jesus bids US shine,
Then, for all around;
For many kinds of darkness
In the world are found;
There's sin, and want and sorrow:
SO we must shine
You in your small corner,
And in mine. 5. =. journal
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
rms hove bean settled and cultivated as We

farms have been settled and cultivated as yet
six or eight. On one of the
above rivers, the Mariposa, wheat is now
growing fully six feet eight inches in the
stalk, and of excellent quality. All this land
is within eight to INVENTIVE miles of estab
lished steamer landings, such as Dover's Land
ing, Sycamore Point, ETC., and other ana
intermediate calling places will spring up as
the country fills in with settlers. +"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
MEDICAL.
Ii U G II U.
(from Dispensatory of the United S,o,..
DIOSMA CRENATA. RuctIIT

IN AFFECTIONS PECULIAR TO FFN.trs
Extract buchu Is unequaed by any other renee ln'
ChorosIs or Retention, lrreguIarity Painf,Ina ast
preston OF Cust' mary Excavations, liberated A.
rous state OF the Uterus Lencorrhea " lifa. 1"1
DISEASE OF THE BLADDER KInNrv.
VEL AND DROPSICAL SWELIINGS ~ "aA
cine increases the power Of Digestion and - "eli
AbsoTbents into healthy action hv which The r. Tie
Calcerous dispositions, and ali Unnatural tft "r
are reduced, well as Pain and InfiammafIon eti'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
SIlI.Il BY,

y. X BROWN & co, REDFIEID < CRnnk~
PUTNAM 4 CO., j. V. BABCOCK. Montpelier. & %
MORTON, West Randolph, NICHOLS K WILLIAMS
\urrEfie H. 2itlerr
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19

WHEAT IN WESTERN NEW YORK The
Rochester Democrat says: Wv heat in West
ern New York promises large yield if the
weather. continues favorable until the middle
or 10th of July. The growth of straw is so
large there is great danger that heavy show
ers may cause it to lodge badly. In fact
some fields are badly lodged now, particular
ly in the localities where there have recently
been heavy showers. The heavy fall of rain
yesterday at Avon, Lima, Genesco and other
points further south, it is feared have scri-
ously injured many fields of growing grain.
Heavy rains have in several localities done
considerably damage to the crops in the last
two weeks. A succession of such showers
will materially lessen the prospects Of an
abundant harvest. The berry of Mediterra
mean wheat, which is among the earliest
grown in this region. is about formed
White wheat is nearly week later, but just
now is very critical period with all varie-
ties, and the anxiety Of farmers in regard to
the crop will not be over for month yet. "
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
American and Foreign Patents
IL. III. EDDY.

SOLICITOR OF PATE NTS,
der the act of 1887
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During eight months the subscribers the course OF
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g Mr. r. H. Eddy has made for thirteen apDlica-
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19

Mad dogs are plenty this year. The fol-
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The author of this receipt was bitten six times
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-19
9oetry.
Boys and Girls.


Raking in the meadows,
Riding on the hay,
Racing down hill shadows,
Pulling posies gay;
Hunting for the hens nest,
Hunting for the cow,
On the fence at see-saw,
Jumping from the NOW;
Gaming out at moonlight,
Playing hide and seek,
Fishing in the mIll-pond,
Sailing vessels fleet;
Lettering by the wayside
On the road to school,
Butterflies chasing,
Wading in the pool.
Hurrah life never comes but oncei
So never mind the weather;
We are young and happy now,
Boys and girls together.
Swinging in the wild wood,
Playing bat and ball,
kindling rudy bonfires,
Climbing nut trees tall;
Sitting on the house-roof
singing on the style,
Making dolls of pumpkins,
Marching Indian file;
Blowing airy bubbles,
Reading funny books;
After fruit and berries,
Wading in the brooks,
Playing games of marbles,
Hiding up the lane,
-Iack-O'lanterns making,
Raising merry Cain"
Boys can be mlschievous,
Girls wild as feather;
But there is nothing half so gay
As the boys and girls together.
Harry'H grow a sailor,
HenTyIl buy and sell,
Markell be an artist,
SIamie'I1 be a belle,
VIII III go a soldier,
frankie III stay at home,
>adi III marry Herbert,
Jack III marry Rome;
Ed and Pete III Z" farm it'll
John II be a fool,
vulture of a lawyer,
And Jane III keep a school;
Nellie III reign in Paris,
Bobbie II break his heart,
Hermie III be minister
And Wen always live apart.
But wen look back to golden days,
Thro' memory's specs of leather"
When we were jolly boys and girls
Boys and girls together.-Yo Young America