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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20

That splendid new field game which created snch
ah excitement at Newport, Long Branch and else
MneIe lhst season, Will be brought out this spring
"a ss.s OF eight different Styles at following prices
r., SM ~, 81, $50, $780, $3.50, $500, $1,000 As this
game cannot be described In brief space
cation. WRsT a r ~ aJ vnv on appn-
sNSu"Wom Worcester Mass
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20
LOCAL COLUMN.

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will make pint Of BEST BLACK INK in Ave minutes.
Il Is d. 81 IS mail. O.CARY, GAINESVILLE, %.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20
DIR. pIERcEs FAvoRITE PRESCRIPTION

On motion of Aid Carse the Council ad-
iourned. JOHN BARGE, City Clerk.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-20
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Friday. March 40. 1874.
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
YALE COLLEGE.
Programme OF the Commencement Exer-
cises.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, June IS, ]


NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, June 10, 1874.
The Tooth annual commencement exercises OF
Yale College begin tomorrow at three P. NJ In the
College chapel The exercises will open with De-
forest prize speaking by members OF the graduating
class Sunday, June 81, baccuaureate sermon by
President Porter, in the College chapel at half past
ten A. N. Monday, June 20, anniversary exercises
Of the medical department. at the Medical College,
at eight P. M. Tuesday, June %, presenta-
ton exercises with the class grafton and
poem in the College chapel, at eleven A. NJ. An
niversay OF the Shefield Scientific school, In North
Shef1eld Hall, at eight P. NJ Wednesday. June
yates hail. at half-past nine A. N. At twelve
O'Clock, presentation OF q statue OF Rev. Abraham
Pierson. Irst president Of the college:
the polls will be open In the north wing OF the
library, fiom two to four P. NJ. for the election of
mem Der OF the corporation. Semicentennia
exercises, at the Centre church, at four
7. NJ. Hon: Morrison r. Wade, LII. D., VIII
preside and deliver an Grafton, and sketch OF the
dent Woolsey At six P. NJ. the alumni OF the
school, with invited guests, viii meet at It's rooms
in the Court House, for social reunion, which Will
be followed by reception In the law library.
COMMENCEMENT.
Thursday, June 70. The exercises In the Centre
cnnrtn VIII begin on the arrival OF the procession,
which will form at nine A. M. in front OF the
Lyceim. Graduates OF other colleges and other
and of the soeRRs IN the the
procession, and are also invited to dine with the
President and Fellows in the Graduates han
aftei the close OF the exercises in the church.
Before the arrival OF the dinner hour the corner
stons Of the new chapel will be laid with i'm.
presiive ceremonies.
From eight to eleven P. M, IN the Yale school OF
the hne Arts, there Will be social gathering OF
the graduates and friends OF the college, with
ladies'
THE GRADUATING CLASS
Tnenumber OF students who expect to graduate
is l2s OF whom l06 entered at the beginning
OF the courses and the other seventeen
have been added at different times during
the drt three years 1t the begin ming OF the
fourth. The class has had in all 1872 members. Of
whom ifty-nlne are now on the list OF former MEM
bers. Only one class has graduate larger num-
Der, th.t OF ~ having i26 VINO received diplomas
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
ST. PETERS FREE SCHOOL,

The annual exhibition OF st. Peters school for
girls, which has been held in the basement OF ST.
Peters church, Barclay street. for the last thirty
years, took place for the last time on yesterday,
the new schools for girls, owing to the energy OF
Father O'Farrel, being now SO far advanced that
they win be ready for occupation in September
The old school hall was crowded, and on raised
platform and steps over 800 healthy and pretty
girls we're arranged, who sung several choruses
very eniciently. Miss NJ. Egan recited Thomas
DAVIS lines to Hogan's statue OF O'Connell,
"Chisei the likeness Of the chef;, and in response
to the valcdictory Father OFsrrell addressed the
children and their parents, thanked the former
for their faithful attendance during the last year.
and trusted on their again assembling in Sep.
over 1000 instead OF the 600 that
they could only accommodate here. He said:-
time the care and education OF the children OF the
old school OF st. Peters since its first establish
ment In this basement, we have but one left us.
Mother JerOme-she who has sent us so many sia-
tiers while she was Mother OF the Sisters OF CHARITY
in this diocese and the surrounding ones-is now
with US and evidencing the same anxious interest
In Catholic education that she has shown through
her exemplary life. trust she viii be long spared
for the duties she is well adapted by God 70 full
I'LL. The HERALD OF this morning was kind enonch
to say that addressed the scholars OF the acad-
emy on Yesterday and that my hobby was educa-
ton. 1t Is my hoDby-religious education; for re.
pose with ali the power that God has given NM me G an
make our children good citizens and good mem.
bers OF society we must give them an education
that Will also make them good Catholics; III they
are the latter the other win necessarily follow /
am no advocate Of mere superficial knowledge
to be given the children. want them
to receive In these schools a sound
education that will perfect them for the home circle
and the stations in HE In which they likely to
be placed.n Several OF the Sisters or Charity were
vislby affected at Father O'Farrelps feeling alu-
sion 70 Mother Jerome, who Is beloved by all the
thousands OF Sisters. Mother Jerome is OF one OF
the old Maryland Catholic families; she was sent on
here from Emmettsburg to found st. Peters SCHOOL
IN Barclay street. in $780, the school was then held
In little shanty In the rear OF the lot on which
their present house Is built. Father Powers was
then pastor OF st. Peters, The school then estab.
hshed BY Mother Jerome and one attached to St.
Patrick's were the only ones north OF the Della
ware IN the United States presided over by reli.
gions Of any order. Since then Mother Jerome
Mother Elizabeth, Mother Angela sister of Arch.
bishop Hugnesl and the present Mother Regina
have. while In charge OF the society founded over
eighty educational establishments, az well as hos
pitfalls, orphan asylums and other charitable houses,
and their Motherhouse, At Mt st. vincent,s Is said
to be the finest OF its kind In the world.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
ST. GABRIEL,S ACADEMY.

The annual reception Of st. Gabries Academy,
under the charge Of the Sisters Of Charity, took
place yesterday afternoon in the parors OF the In
stitute, Nos. 22s and 2s1 East Thrty-sixth street,
before large audience, prominent among which
were several clergymen from different parts OF the
city. A very tasty programme, consisting OF
French and English Rotations, drama.
written BY one OF the Sisters. entitled .'The
Sisters Of Alhama.r together with some very
choice musical selections for voice and piano
was rendered In very superior manner.
was unusually enc, and the piano playing, espe.
cially In some very difficult passages OF thirds
niths and octaves, remarkable for neatness ana
facility Of execution. The Rev. Father Clowry. tbs
pastor OF ST. GaDrles church, has reason TO b,
proud OF this institution, which he founded som!
lew years ago, and which now stands In the lore.
most rank OF the many educational establishment
Oils kind IN this city.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19

transfer or gold mint bars from the Assay once in
New York to the Sub-Treasury. Agreed to.
Mr.. POLAND, OF Vermont, made proposition to
go TO the business on the Speakers table, with the
to the Owl Rights bill, but that II should be err
red to the judiciary Committee from which no re-
port could be made this session, except by two
thirds vote.
Mr.. HoAR, rep) OF Mass, objected to the propo-
sition, on the ground that the Civil Rights bill now
Speakers table and In standing in the way OF
other legislation there.
Mr.. BECK, OF KY, remarked that so lar as he was
concerned he would let all legislation stop before
he would allow the Civil Rights bill to pass.
THE MOIETY CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED.
Pending the discussion Mr. ROBERTS, irep.) OF
N. Y, read the conference report on the Moety
BILL which was agreed to.
When that was disposed OF Mr. WILSON, trep.) oil
Iowa, moved to adjourn.
Agreed to by 104 TO 49, And the House, al
twenty. minutes past three O'Clock p. NJ, ad.
jOurned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
RUTGERS FEMALE COLLEGE.

Commencement Com m emoratod - Sheep
ikfns and Sleeps Eyes - Farewell
Kisses OF Fairest Misses-Presentation,
Graduation, Congratulation and Fir
tatfon,
Always at this, the loveliest season OF the year,
vhen Mother Earth rejects the beauty OF the
sies above her In thousand brilliant hued now
as, and Dame Nature appears in the best OF all
pssibe humors one solitary shadow steals forth
hto the open doors OF our colleges, mingiing ray
Il sadness with the festivities OF commencement
veek; for at this season every college in the land
scompeled to relax its jealous grasp, and give to
he larger college OF the world ts Oldest and best
owed students. Yesterday Rutgers reluctantly
pnclasped the pelt which has bound together tar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-19
The Alumni Dinner

The annual dinner OF the alumni OF New York
University took place last evening in the Univer-
sity Building, Mr.. John Taylor Johnston, President
OF the Alumni Association, presiding. Speeches
were made by Chancellor Crosby, E. Delaneld
smith, william K, Martini Rev. Alexander r,
Thompson and others. The usual NUMBER OF tOasts
were drunk, and the young men OF the graduating
class took this their last farewell from the unyer.
sity with the best wishes OF all the alumni.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06

Placing the little hats all in a row.
Ready for church on the morrow, you know
washing wee faces and little black fists,
Getting them ready and at to be kissed
Pu'ung them into clean garments and white
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
spying out holes in the little worn hose,
Laying by shoes that are worn through the toes.
Looking DER garments so faded and thin
Who but mother knows where to begin ?
Changing button to make il look right
That is what mothers are doing tonight.
Calling the little ones all round her chair.
Hearing them lisp forth their soft evening prayer,
Telling them stories of Jesus of old,
Who loves to gather the lambs to His fold,
Watching they listen with childish delight
That is what mothers are doing tonight
Creeping so softly to take a last Peep,
After the little ones all are asleep
Anxious to know if the children are warm,
Tucking the blanket around each little form
Kissing each little face, rosy and bright
That is what mothers are doing to. night
kneeling down gently beside the white bed
Lowry and meekly she bows down her head,
Praying as only mother can pray,
God guide and keep them from going aslray ="
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06
Biography OF Our Two Senators

Inc Congressional Directory for the Ard Con
gress among other valuable information con-
taius Biographical sketches of the great men who
are congrcgated in the Capitol building these
days From this record we subjoin what is said
about the two Senators from West virginia;
Arthur ]. BoRENAS, Of Parkersburg, was
born at WayDesburg, Pennsylvania July o..
s23 " hen child, removed with his father
into West Virginia received common-schooI
education; studied law, and, coming TO the bar
in 1915, commenced the practice Mt Petersburg ;
in 1855 be was elected to ;he House Of Delegates
Of Virginia, and was reelected until 1850 was
also memSer Of the extra session of the Lecis.
lature in 1861, taking an active part against the
secession movement; he was President Of the
Wheeling Convention Of 1861 to re-organize the
government Of Virginia in October of that year
ne was elected Judge Of the Circuit Court and
held the Office until is63, when he was elected
Governor Of West Virginia, and was twice re-
elected and was stl in that Office when he
was elected to the United States Senate rs Re-
publican, and took his seat March 4, 1863 lis
term Of service will expire March 3. 1875.
HESRY G. DAVIS, Of Piedmont, was born in
Howard county, Maryland. November 10, 1928
received country school education lived and
worked upon a farm until 1919; was in the en-
ploy Of The Baltimore aud Ohio Hoiroad Com
pany for fourteen years commenced banking
sud mining coal at Piedmont in 1853 is now
President Of the Piedmont National Bank, and
IS engaged in mining and shipping coal, manu-
featuring lumber &C. was elected to ,he House
Of Delegates Of West Virginia in 1865 was =
member Of the National Democratic Conventions
az New York .n sos, and az Baltimore To- 1872
was elected to the state Senate Of West Virginia
in 1909 and ls10-was elected TO The United
States senate Is a Democrat TO succeed W T.
Wiley, Republican, and took his seat March s.,
1871 lis term Of service Will expire March
1877
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06
NEWSPAPER Decisions.

J.. Any person who takes a paper regularly
from the post ogicc-whe'her directed 10 bis
name or another's, or whether be has subscribed
or not-is responsible for the payment
2. ia person orders bis paper discontinued
he must pay oil arfearages. or The publisher ma
continue 70 send e until payment is made, and
collect TIE whole amount whether The paper is
taken from the Office or not.
Q. The courts have decided that refusing 10
take newspapers and periodicals. from the post.
Office, or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima faeie evidence Of intentional fraud
Subscribers are particularly requested to OBJ
serve ibe expiration Of their subscriptions, aud
remit promptly for the following year
Papers are sent TO subscribers until an express
order to discontinue is received, and all arrear.
ages are paid, as required BY law. Merely re-
turning number Of the paper by mail is no.
sufficient
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06
About Girls.
The following is from GAIL HAMILroN's
Twelve Miles From a Sermon :"

Twelve Miles From a Sermon"
There are Disadvantages worse than these. IL
anything can be worse, in setding girls to school
over the railroads. They somehow become COM
mon. They cheaper themselves They lose il
they ever possessed they destroy before they are
old enough to feel, the divinity that should
hedge a woman. They faIl into--I can hardly
dignify il with the name Of fit,ation-bu; In 20
SOFT of bantering communication with un,
known men, employees Of the railroad, aut sea-
son travellers "A traffic which is fatal TO dignity
In woman, and inspires no reverence in man
And this passes for liveliness and attractivencss
or at most, perhaps, il is being little wild
But it is wildness which girls cannot afford
Delicacy is not thing which can be lost and
found. No art can restore to the grape its
| bloom and the supreme charm Of the grape is
its bloom. Familiarity without love, without
confidence, without regard, is destructive to all
that makes woman exalting and enuobling. .
1.-THE world is wide, these things are small
They may be nothing, but they are all 4"
Nothing 1t is the FIRST duty of woman TO
be lady. Good breeding is good sense
Bad manners in woman is immortality. Awk-
wardness may be neradicable. Bashfulness is
constitutional. Ignorance of etiquette is the re-
suit OF circumstances. All can be condemned
and do not Danish man or woman from the a.
menilies OF his kind But selfpossessed I'M
shrinking and aggressive coarseness of demean-
OF may be reckoned State prison offence, and
certainly merits that mild form Of restraint call
cd Imprisonment for life.
1t is shame for women to be lectured or.
their man ners. IT is bitter shame that they
need it, Women ought TO give the law, not
learn 1t. We men are the umpires Of society
II is they to whom all Difference should be paid,
10 whom all meet points should be referred To
be lady is more than to be a prince. a lady
If always in her right inalieDably worthy Of re-
spect To lady prince and peasant alike bow
Do not be restrained. Do not have
impulses that need restraint DO not wish to
dance with the Prince unsought feel differently
BE such that you confer honor. Carry your
selses so lof,ily that men shall look to you for
reward, not al yoa in rebuke. The natural SEN
! tment of man toward woman is reverence lie
loses large means of grace when he is obliged
TO account her a being TO be trained into pro-
/ priety. A man 8 ideal is not wounded when a
woman !ails in worldly wisdom butt in grace.
in tact in sentiment, in delicacy, in kindness,
she should be found wanting, he receives an in
ward hurt.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06
A Lesson Learned in BARREN
County, Michigan.

Some time ago a Mrs. BUoKELBY, who
lives over 10 BARREN county, directed her
son SAMUEL, a lad Of fourteen years, TO
take turn at the churn Now as SAMUEL
had set his heart on going a-6shug ct that
very time, be "got his back up," aud fatty
refused to agtatc the cream. The curva-
t1re was promptly taken out Of bis spine
by slipper, and with clears 10 his eyes"
he went on duty with the dasher. In about
half an hour, and during the brief absence
Of bis mother, bis eyes fell upon plate Of
fly poison, and a bright, smart thought
struck him. just before Mrs Il came in
SAMUEL lifted the fatal platter 70 bis face,
and as she entered BIO put The "poison"
from bis lips with the dramatic exclsma-
ton There, mother, guess you won't
lick mo no more :" Now what did this
Spartan dame do then Did she Shrek
for doctor and fall into Mysteries? Not
much. She simply took SAMUEL by tho
nape Of the neck, lifted him defily into tho
pantry, beat tho white Of sick eggs togeth.
er, and told him TO eDguf the same instoa-
Ter be refusing, she called the hired girl.
aud 10 twinkling SAM found bimsefoui-
side the slbumen. Then Mrs. y. began
preparing a mustard ometic. Seeing THE,
SANS pluck dissolved and he commenced
begging, crying, '1 vas only tryin' 10 skeer
ye." But the stern mother WIS not 70 Do
softened, and SAMUEL had to swallow tho
mustard. He was then forced TO take
dose Of Pain Killer, and had his back rub.
bed with The "Vigor Of Life" aud bis
stomach with The "Oil Of Glldness" Then
he yomited up everything bus bis boots add
socks This being over, be took seven
AYERS pills two spoOnsful Of caster oil,
a toaspoOnful Of salts and blue pill And
now II you want 20 behold the msddest boy
in Michigan, just say, coy poison to SAM
Buckley, -LopoTts Herald.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06

Mr.. BRIGHT on INDIAN Corn AS FooD.
"A gentleman 10 Cincinnati wrote to Mr..
BRIGHT of England some time ago, "urg-
ing the Importance of introducing Iodisn
corn as an article of food for the people of
this country" Mr.. BRIGHT quite agrees
with the Cincinnati gentleman. awe have
always" he says, to "import large por-
ton of our food aud il seems very strange
that an article Of such great consumption
with you should be so very little favored or
known with u.s." The chief difficulty in
the way is, Chat which attends all new
things-,he indisposition OF the people to
give favorable, or even an impartial, at
tontien to wha. is new" Another hin
drance is "the want of knowledge as TO tho
various modes of cooking Indian corn
In order to obviate the latter difficulty.
Mr.. BRIGHT promises to see Mr.. BUCK
MASTER, and to "urge him, and those with
whom he is associated, TO arrange for some
provision by which all that is known in
the States with respect to Indian corn may
also be known in this country"
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1874-02-06

TINE TO Cur TIMBER. DIR. HARTIG.
who has made numerous experiments To
determine the point, states that March and
April are the best months in which to cut
timber for building purposes, Os it then
contains It's lowest per cent. of moisture,
which he states to be forty-seven per cent
During the three previous months it has
fifty per cent, and in tho three follow.
ing ones forty. eight He further states
that properly seasoned timber should no,
contain more than twenty to twenty-five
per cent. Ii the moisture is removed TO
still greater extent the wood loses its
strength and becomes brittle. An English
authority states that if trees are felled as
soon az they are in full leaf, aud allowed to
remain undisturbed until the leaves dry up
and fall of, the timber will be found we'll
seasoned, the leaves having exhausted oil
the moisture in the wood.