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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-28
East and Soulful
TAKE THE
|. B. & w. ROUTE.

/. D. O. w. HUUIE.
NJ. OLeayes Peoria 2:1O m; Bloomington
~ Vs q 4:15 am; DanviIle, 30 a Arrives
INDIANAPOLIS, II :35 a m; CINCINNATI, 1870 D m
DAYTON, 4: 50 pm; LOUISVILLE, AS m, connecting
with trains for the East
Ha a Leaves Rock Island 600 m: Peoria
~ u. Z 1920 q m; Bloomington, 1908 m
Champaign, / "a m; Danville, 3:05 pm Arrives
INDIANAPoLIs, 600 n; CINCINNATI, 1920 N :;
ton II As; p N; Columbus, u IS a m; Wheeling
1875 m PITTsBURs, z 80 N BALTIMORE. { IS D
M o MA - NV 1o g:o, m PaILADELPhdA
m Buffalo. ITO p N; Albany AS M But ONE
NIGHT ont to principal Eastern Cities one hour in
advance Of other lines.
Dn GLeaves Rock Island, As m Peoria
~ % 7:ae m; Bloomin gton, gao I'm. Ar
rives INDIANAPOLIS. 4:20 q NJ CINCINNATI. S:45 a
IN LOUISVILLE, $50 m; Nashville, O So 0 m; DAVE
ton, s:35 m; Columbus, u 80 pm; Wheelint ,
% m; PITTsBURG, 7:45 p m; BALTIaoRE, { asa
NJ; WASHINGTON. 9.12 m; PHILADELPHIA
p m; Buffalo S 20 IN Albany, 20 m; Boston
2:40 pm.
RECLINING CHAIR sLKEPISG Cars. with State
Rooms, are run On No from Galeeburgh and. Pc
to Indianapolis.
THROUGH COACHES are run on all trains from
Galesburg and Peoria to indianapolis, connecting
with Through Sleepers to all Eastern cities Civ.
ing passengers choice of routes
Close connections made by Nos and at Dan
VIE, reaching Ierre Haute, Vincenhes and Evans
ol0 W No 10 LUgA1SpOfI, ri
Wayne. TOLEDO and Detroit in advance of Other
lines.
The /. B. & W. is the only line running its trains
through to Indianapolis without change
When travelling take the shortest route thst pre-
sents equal advantages and convenience of through
cars. The |. B. q w is the shortest through line
and reaches all Eastern cities on as quick time as
its competitors, without excessive speed and with
the advantage Of the FINEST OUTFIT OF THROUGH
CARS IN THE WEST.
Address the Gen1 Pass Agent. and get a eonv ri
our NEW MAP-FoLDER, giving full information
HOW TO REACH TIE EAST AND SOUTH
JOHN W BROWN, GenT Pass & Ticket Ag',
INDIANAPOLIS. hp
/ 7. J. BUFoRD. Western Agent, Davenport
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-28
.Pi1es--1tching Piles

Positively cured-also Blind and Bleeding
Piles, Fistula, Salt Rheum, and all dis
eases of the Skin, by the use of
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-28

Go day at home Agents wanted Outfit and
" terms free, TRUE 8 CO. Augusta, Me
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
NO. 80.
Items of Interest.

A tumor weighing one hun1red and
two pounds was recently successfully re-
moved from Mrs. Tenbush, of High
land, Mich.
The forests of North Carolina produce
twenty-one species of oak, eight of pine,
nine of spruce, seven of magnolia, eight
of hickory and five of each of elm and
birch.
An agricultural society offered a pre-
MUM for the best mode of irrigation,
which was printed irritation by mistake.
An honest farmer sent his wife to claim
the prize.
The thirsty skeeter folds his languid wings,
Draws in his auger, and no longer sings;
No more artesian wells he tries to sink,
Or comes up to the bar to get drink;
In sleep he waits another seasons sup;
He's comatose; his pump is frizzed up.
A citizen of Somerset county, KY,
has an apple tree that bears different
kinds of apples on the same branches,
and now and then an apple one-half of
which is sweet and the other half sour.
The number of pieces required to
finish a camel's hair shawl is from five
hundred to four thousand. Often twenty
men have worked daily for twenty years
in order to finish frst-class camels
hair shawl, the highest average of wages
being four cents per day to the most
skillful worker.
A countryman passing over the Pon4
Neuf at Paris, and seeing, among heap
of shops full of merchandise, that of
banker in which there was nothing but
man sitting at table with pen and
ink, had the curiosity to go in and inquire
what it was he sold. "Asses' heads"
replied the banker. "They must be in
great request" said the country, I" since
you have only your own left.
A very sensible man is fond of good
horse, the following quotation from an
old English publication on "White-
stockinged Horses" will be read with in
terest:
If you have horse with four white legs,
Keep him not day;
If you have horse with three white legs,
Send him far away;
If you have a horse with two white legs,
Sell him to friend
And if you have horse with one white leg,
Keep him to his end.
The Pittsburgh pa Post says that
under the adjusting plan of ascertaining
losses by the riots, similar to that of in
surance companies, it is believed the
final awards will not vary much from
these figures: Railroad company,
81, 500, 600; freight destroyed, 81, 900, 600;
elevator, $150,000; Keystone Hotel
Company, 100000; Pullman Car Com
pany, $4,000; private individuals,
$100, 900; total, $2,93O,OO
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
A Gamblers Colossal Fortune.

From Switzerland comes the announce
ment of the death of Francois Blanc,
who accumulated q colossal fortune at
proprietor of the gaming tables at the
watering place of Homburg, With the
permission of the ruling prince, he began
business there prior to 1910. He started
out in small shanty, but coined money
SO rapidly that in short time he was
able to lay out the grounds about the
village into lovely park, filed with
beautiful summer houses, restaurants
and fountains, and to erect q splendid
rurhaus for the accommodation of visit
ors and his faro and roulette tables. He
had excellent concerts and the most at
tractive sOirees given at his expense
aud all the time he was growing richer
and richer. The big city of Frankfort
was near by, and every evening the
Young men of the town took the train
for Homburg, where not few of them
left their own and their employers mon
ey. The display of money attracted
many daring thieves to the place, and at
one time it was said to be dangerous to
walk the streets alone. When the Ger
man government issued its decree pro-
hibiting the watering-place gaming,
Blanc removed to Monaco, and ran an
establishment there until near his death.
His fortune is is estimated at $4,000, 600
francs ($16, 600, 000) and, though curse
is said to rest upon it, none OF the heirs
seem disposed to hesitate about receiY1
ing their share,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
Proyerbs..-. Home Amusement.

One of the company who is to guess
the proverb leaves the room the re-
naming players fix upon some proverb,
such as "All is not gold that glitters ;"
GA bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush y "Birds of a feather flock to-
gether ;" Train up child in the way
he should go" A miss is as good as a
mile" A proverb being chosen, the
words are distributed in rotation through
the company, each player receiving q
word which he must bring in the answer
he gives to any question asked by the
guesser. We will suppose the proverb,
"Train up child in the way he should
CO." to have been chosen. The first
person will receive the word "train, /"
the second cup" the third "a," the
fourth "child," the fifth "in, ;" the sixth
"the," and the seventh "way," and SO
on. The person who has gone out is
now called in, and begins his questions
with the first player, something in the
following manner: @. "Have you been
out to-day ?" Il. "No I must train
myself to like walking better than I do"
He turns to the second player. @. are
you member of the National Guard ?"
A. "No I gave it up some time ago. "
The third player has an easy task to
bring in the word q, but the fourth,
with the word child, finds his work
more difficult. @. care you fond of
reading?" A. ''Any child might
answer that question" Now, the
guesser, if he be a sharp reasoner, will
see that this answer is evasive, and only
given to bring in the word child. He
will, perhaps guess the proverb at once
and if he is cautious parsonage he will
go on and finish the round of questions
before committing himself by guess,
for he is only allowed three. If he sue
ceeds in guessing the proverb, he has to
point out the person whose answer first
set him ON the right track, who must
then pay forfeit, and go out in his
turn to have his powers tested.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
ClOthes-Pins. =

insignificant as the common wooden
clothes-pin is itself, its manufacture
forms no mean part in American indus
tries, and the numerous factories in New
England and other States furnish en-
ployment to thousands Of people. There
are several large clothes-pin manufac-
tories in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and
one in the vicinity of Saratoga, N. Y,
each of which is capable of turning out
thousand boyes, or 1900 pins per
week. There are several small factories
scattered throughout Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont, and all
are run by water-power. AS rule,
those engaged in the manufacture Of
clothes-pins are Quakers. Beech, white
birch and poplar are the woods used in
making the a,.ticle, the birch and poplar
being considered the best The machin-
cry employed is very simple. The wood
is first sawed into logs of four feet in
length, and then cut into small square
sticks by means of q cutting machine.
Each stick, after being rounded in a
lathe, is passed into another machine
which throws out number of perfectly
formed pins at one cut and with great
rapidity. The pins are then thrown into
large revolving cylinder and smoothed
by friction with each other. New York
and Boston are the principal markets for
this ware, and hence they are shipped in
large quantities to the West, and
Australia Over 100000 boxes o. pins
are annually sent to England, and a
corresponding number to Melbourne,
Sydney, New Zealand, and the Sand
which ISLANDS. Owing to the depression
in business the past two years, prices
have fallen off twenty-five per cent, and
some of the manufacturers in New
England have ceased operations because
they could buy cheaper from the West
than they could manufacture themselves,
besides saving the expenses of packing
and transportation. The price depends
entirely upon the finish and number in
n bOX
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
Brigham YOung'S Burial.

Until nearly noon living stream
poured throug gh the tabernacle, when
the doors were closed. The total num-
Der reached nearly $4,000 persons, who
had taken last glance. The most af-
fecting scene witnessed was that of an
Indian chief, who, arrayed in gorgeous
blanket and feathers, burst into a vio-
lent fit of grief as he looked upon the
body. A large number of Indians and
Chinese passed through. the building.
After the ENTRY of the crowd had been
cut off, the great family of Brigham
Young, including nearly all his wives
and children, filed around the coffin.
His three venerable brothers wept as
they viewed the familiar features, and
the wives appeared prostrated with
grief. Then the'coffin was taken from
the metallic case, and tie features fully
exposed, when John NJ. Young, Brigham
Young, ir., Daniel II. Wells, the apos-
ties, and general church authorities
viewed the body. The coffin was then
fastened up, and placed upon cata-
falque raised above the heads of the
audience. The coffin was of plain rose
wood, with silver handles, without in
scription. George W. Cannon read a
paper prepared by Brigham four years
ago, containing his wishes in reference
to the burial of his body, requesting
that it be placed in coffin of good red
wood boards from two to three inches
larger around than necessary; that his
body be laid on cotton bed with his
head on pillow, dressed 10 the usual
temple robes; the coffin to have the ap-
pearance that if he wanted to turn a
little to the right or left he could do so ;
the male members of the family not to
wear Grape or black mourning; the
females not to purchase mourning bon
nets or dresses for the occasion, but
they might wear them if they had them.
If any of his friends desired to say few
words at the funeral ceremonies they
might do SO, but he desired no crying or
mourning.
After singing an original hymn by @.
W. Penrose and the performance OF the
dead March in SAUL" the congrega-
tion was dismissed by Apostle Orson
Hyde, and the procession moved east
eight abreast on the sidewalk, protected
from tho crowd by ropes for the entire
distance. At Eagle gate, adjoining the
Prophets residence, the cortege turned
northwest through his grounds to the
cemetery on the hill overlooking the
valley,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
ChiId.lOYe and Faith.

The Virginia (Nev. Enterprise says
About three years ago gentleman of
this city went East on visit to his old
home. One of his brothers there had a
bright and beautiful little son, not yet
two years of age. The boy-httle Ben
ny-soon became strongly and strangely
attached to his "Uncle Ben, from Wa
shoe," whose namesake he was. Uncle
Ben often took the little fellow in his
arms Iii the summer evenings, and, seat
ed in the porch talked him to sleep. At
such times he would point out the eve
ming star, telling the boy that far, far
away, Just under that star, was his home.
The child would look long at the star,
then for as long gaze up in the face of
his uncle, as though thinking of what a
bright and beautiful place his home must
be. At last the day came when Uncle
Ben was to leave for his home in the far
West. Little Benny knew this as well
as any one about the house, and, with
both eyes and ears, was on the alert. He
would not allow his uncle to be minute
out of his sight. Several attempts on
the part of Uncle Ben to steal away re-
suited in such fits of crying that he was
obliged to return and soothe the child.
However, the child wearied with crying
and watching, at last fell asleep in his
uncle's arms. When he awoke Uncle
Ben was far away. Long the boy looked
for his uncle. and often called his name.
Many times of evenings he was found
gazing earnestly at the bright star that
stood as guard over his uncle's home.
AS he grew, his love of the star deepened,
and he talked more and more of it and of
his uncle, both so far away at the edge
of the sky. Even when three years had
passed, and Benny was nearly five years
old, his belief in the story told him by
his uncle continued. Poor boy another
year was never added to his age. 1t was
his fate to die fearful death. By acci-
dent he was scalded over nearly his
whole body and lived but four hours He
seemed to read in the faces Of the dear
ones about him that he must soon die.
He bore his pain manfully, only uttering
an occasional moan. AS the shades of
evening deepened he was seen to turn
his face anxiously toward the window of
his room. At last he asked: els it
there-the star ?" He was told that the
star was there and shing brightly. Fee
bly, he said: "Take me to the window" !"
He was carried to the window. A smile
lighted up his face as he said: "Now I
can find the way to Uncle Benz can
see his start p He closed his eyes as
though wearied. The smile faded out of
his face. One moan, as he was laid on
his bed, and the light of his life had gone
out and up to meet and mingle with that
of the star he so long had watched and
| loved.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
Loves Defiance.

Mr.. Charles Reiche is we'll known
importer of wild animals and one Of the
principal owners of the New York
Aquarium and of the one at Coney
Island He is reputed to be worth
81, 900, 900, and his residence at HOboken
is probably the finest in Hudson county.
1t is situated at the corner of Tenth and
River streets. The grounds are elabor-
ately laid out and border the Elysian
Fields. Mr.. Reiche had among the
members of his family very pretty
daughter, aged seventeen. He had
lavished large sums upon the education
of this young lady, who is fine linguist
and very proficient musician. Miss
Reiche some time since formed the ac-
quaintance of Mr. Gustave Kessner, q
clerk in q New York mercantile house
aud recipient of salary of So, coo per
year. Mr.. Kessner is something of
beau, well educated and Of pleasing
manners. He is of medium height,
blonde, with curling hair and mustache.
With the pretty Miss Reiche Mr.. Kess-
ner soon became a great favorite, and
they grew to be SO much together that
the neighbors believed him to be her ac-
cepted suitor. When at last Kessner
told his love Miss Reiche softly murmur-
ed an acquiescent response to his plead
ing, and they were for time very
happy, at least this is to be supposed.
But Just at the critical moment Mr..
Reiche appeared and ordered the young
man to leave the house and to darken its
portals no more. Mr.. Kessner left the
angry father and his fearful lady love,
and on the next morning he might have
been seen pacing the deck of Hoboken
ferryboat on his way to business, look
ing as calm and collected as though
nothing had happened. Arrived at the
house where he was employed he walked
straight to the private Office of the
senior member of the firm and asked O
leave of absence for month. The same
day Kessner, it is alleged, purchased
tickets for Europe for two, and since
then no trace of his whereabouts can be
found Strangely enough Miss Reiche
disappeared from her fathers house on
the same day, and it is believed she
married her Romeo, and that they are
en- route to the Rhineland to enjoy their
honeymoon. The affair has been kept
very quiet in Hoboken.-NeaO York
Herald.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
Turkish Pleasantly.

The other day Pop Milo, relative of
Prince Nil1ita, felt irresistibly impelled
to go down and objurgate the Turks in
Niksich. He rode down from the heights
of Trebesch, armed only with his sword;
and, after indulging in flood of impu-
tations touching the character of the
Turks, invited the Niksich people to
send forth their most valiant champion
to single combat with him, at the same
time exposing his breast to show that he
wore no surreptitious armor.
But the Niksich men did not feel in
clined to come forth, and Pop Milo fell
q victim to Moslem barbarism by bull
let through his heart. He was fifty
years of age and considered the hand
soonest man in Montenegro. When he
fell, the Niksichers sprang forth, cut his
head off, carefully washed his face,
oombed his hair, and sent the trophy
back into the Montenegrin camp,-Lon-
don Examiner,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
A Black Hills Episode.

Five strangers, mounted ON thorough
bred-looking horses, made their entrance
into this city yesterday afternoon, writes
a correspondent from Deadwood, in the
Black Hills. They were all large and
tough-looking citizens, each supplied
with new light-colored sombrero and
otherwise disguised with new clothing
throughout. They staggered about the
streets some time-a little too long for
their own good. About four o'clock a
young man by the name of May spotted
them as road agents-he having been
robbed by them about four months ago.
Upon making his discovery known to the
sheriff, that officer and his deputies went
o'clock three of the number visited the
post-office with the officers close ON their
heels. Young May was itching to turn
loose on them with his little gun, and as
one was crossing the street he recognized
him, when the fellow yanked his
revolver and opened fire. The first bull
let struck May in the left arm, an inch
or two below the elbow. The wounded
man was equal to the desperate emerg-
ency, and instantly pulled his shooter
and began to emptyit into the desperado.
They each exchanged four shots, when
the robber ran back to the post-office
and took possession of saddle horse
standing there and struck out for tall
timber. Hereupon the cry of " "stage-
robber was raised and general fusi-
lade was opened on the fleeing wretc /.
He attempted to bull-doze the crowd by
firing upon them, but the citizens of
Deadwood are not made of that kind of
stuff, and they sent at least fifty bullets
after him with good effect. One ball
entered his back, penetrating his right
lung and lodging under his breast boue;
another struck the horse in the stifle and
came out of his breast, going lengthwise
through him. The wounded animal
carried his wounded rider to within q
few feet of the top of the hill, near town,
when he fell and rolled to the bottom.
The robber jumped off and continued
his course, but was gobbled by the
sheriff and lodged in Jail. The other
two agents suffered arrest without re-
| sistence.
During the shooting, the street was
alive with people, and the affair created
indescribable confusion among the pill
grim portion. They took refuge behind
the first thing they could reach. Some
threw themselves into a sluce ditch al
the side of the street, containing six inches
of water. Many of the windows in the
vicinity of the affray are penetrated by
the flying missiles. The strangest fea-
ture OF the whole thing is that not more
men were injured. With the exception
of those mentioned, one other man re-
ceived slight flesh wound in the face.
The wounded man will probably re-
cover. The three captured are young
rangers from Texas. They refuse tc
talk with any one, but put in their time
by cursing everything and everybody in
his country. They are hard crowd
Two of the original number are still al
| large.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-09-29
Words of Wisdom.


1t is the admirer of himself and not
the admirer of virtue who thinks himself
superior to others.
Ignorance, simple, helpless ignorance,
is not to be imputed as fault; but very
often men are wilfully ignorant.
Men are found to be vainer on account
of those qualities which they believe
they have than of those which they really
possess.
Wherever there is much to offend,
there is much to pardon; and when there
is anything to pardon, be assured there
is something to love.
However many friends you have, do
not neglect yourself Though you have
thousand, not one OF them loves you
so much as you ought to love yourself.
No character will please long which is
uniform. To be always jocose is buf-
foonery; always pathetic, silly; always
wise, sententious; always grave, tire
some.
The truly great consider first how they
are to gain the appreciation of God, and
secondly that of their own consciences;
having done this, they would then will
ingly conciliate the good opinion of their
fellow men.
look upon every man as suicide
from the moment he takes the dice box
desperately in hand, and all that follows
in his fatal career from that time he is
only sharpening the dagger before he
strikes it into his heart.
1t is tho temper of blade that must
be the proof a good sword, and not the
gliding of the hilt or the richness of the
scabbard; so it is not his grandeur and
possessions that make man considera-
BILE, but his intrinsic merit.
No man can be the friend of another
unless he loves that other better than
himself; and to be able to love one an
other better than yourself is to empty
yourself of selfshness that you become
better toward all the world and in all re-
lationships.
Like a morning dream, life becomes
more and more bright the longer we
live, and the reason of everything ap.
pears more clear. What has puzzled us
before seems less mysterious, and the
crooked paths look straighter as we ap.
proach the end.
It is no small commentator to man
age a little well. He is good wagner
who can turn in a little room. To live
well in abundance is the praise of the
estate, not the person. 1 will study
more how to give a good account of my
little than how to make it more.
Meanness and conceit are frequently
combined in the same character; for he
who, to obtain transient applause, CAL
be Indifferent to truth, and his own dig.
nifty, will be as little scrupulous about
them if, subserviency, he can improve
his condition in the world.
knowledge of the world must be com.
bined with study, for this, Us well as
better reasons; the possession of learning
is always invidious, and it requires con.
siderable tact to inform without display
of superiority, and to ensure esteem, as
well as call forth admiration.
Garrulous men are commonly con.
ceited, and they will be found with
very few exceptions) to be superficial as
well. They who are in hurry to tell
what they do know, will be equally in
clined, from the impulse of prevailing
habits, to tell what they do not know.