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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-03-30
CLARK'5 20. N. T." SPOOL COTTON,
How. and where It IL Madc-The Clark
Thread COmpany-L Largest WOrksIu
the New WOrId-Acres OF Spleen
did BuiIdings-k Oresfs Of
Wonderful Machinery.
The Process Of Manufacture.
Down inIhe Cotton FieIds-Thc Employees
SocIefics-Tbe Clark Hose Company
A Grand Relief SOcIcty-Em-
pIOyes' Centennial Excur-
aIOn-The Renowned
Eureka Club and
,rhIa1le Hand.
MANY INTERESTING PARTICULARS.

From the Essex county Press, Newark. v -
At the footof CLARK street, in the Eighth
ward of the city of Newark, on the banks
of the Passaic, occupying several acres of
ground, upon which are buildings the floor
ings of which measure nearly eight acres,
are situated the largest thread works in
the New World, employing about fifteen
hundred hands and paying out every two
weeks from sixteen to twenty thousand
dollars in wages, to be distributed by the
employees among different classes ard Oc-
equations in the city, and from fifteen to
twenty thousand per month to other par
ties here, who In various ways are connect
edwith this vast establishment. Although
having the largest pay roll of any en-
plOyers IN New Jersey, and contributing
more to the welfare and prosperity of the
city than all is financial institutions
combined, we hear less in the newspapers
OF this world OF wealth makers than of
some second class money lending shop
on Broad street. 1t would be useless for
any one to attempt to trace to their
source all the varied industries which
have entered into the production of
Clark's .. n. T." Spool Cotton, which
is sold by every merchant dealing in dry
goods, fancy goods, hoiscrv, notions. etc,
in the Unitedj States, and contains two
hundred yards of that indispensable ar
ticle, strong, smooth and beautiful. 1t
is made up of
NEARLY FoRTY-TwoMILLIoN DoUBL1NGs,
and yet is so fine as to be hardly visible
few inches from the naked eye. The i'm
mense capital invested in the Clark
Thread Company's Works and the vast
volume of business, amounting to several
millions per annum, extending to every
part of the United States, is one of the
principal sources of Newark's prosperity.
What it Is aud the blessings which flow
from IL. are not realized by cue III thou
sand of the people who dwell within the
sourdOf their tower bell NotWithstand-
ing the large amount OF money which
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valley and in the country around M:
Monterey bay, grain is in good con 40!
ton, except in the important aus
trict of the Salinas valley, where
want of rain is greatly felt,
though partial crop may 3e
harvested with good spring rams. IN
the Los Angeles valley there Is 10
hope for the crop except on irrigated
lands. The prospect is somewhat bet
ter in Santa Barbara, the low lands
showing fair prospect, but the higher
ground is very dry. In San Dlego
the chances favor a fair yield with the
usual spring rains.
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quently repeated when separated from
'he herd, tired, hungry, or overloaded,
which may be thus initiated: uTmpb,
ttrmph."
Maj. LevesOn Is confident that the AZ
rican and Asiatic lion are distinct species,
the former of which may be divided into
two varieties, and the latter into three,
viz, the yellow NAMED, the blackmaned
and the gray lion. The first of the ATM
can varieties is the largest and most pow
erful, while the third is often seen in
groups of ten or a dozen, hunting in the
vast plains of central Africa. OF the con-
tinuous roaring made by lions when
searching for food in the night, Maj.
LevesOn says: "When a lion and lion
ess are in company, the liOness is always
the first to roar, and this at the moment
Of leaving the lair. The lion alternates
with the lioness, and in this manner they
proceed on their way, roaring every quar-
ter of an hour, until they have APP
preached the douar, or village, which
they propose despoiling; and when their
appetites are satisfied, they often again
recommence roaring, and continue until
daylight"
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California Cops.

Crop reports from all parts Of the
interior show but little change from
the prospects of two weeks ago. All
over the state, north of San Francisco
bav. grain is in excellent condition
and an abundant harvest is almost GER
tain. In Contra Costa county and in
the northern portion of the San Joa-
quin valley, the prospects are good ex-
cept on the west size of the San Joa.
quin river, but the loss there Is com.
pensated BY au increased area of re-
claimed lands put under cultivation
for the first time. The southern part
OF San Joaquin valley dried ori, and
there viii ke no crops raised except on
irrigated lands. In the Santa Clara
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GINGER CooKIEs.-Ore cupful of su.
gar, one elmo asses 5, one of shortening, one
ofwater, two teaspoonfulsof soda and two
OF ginger; mix stiff enough to roll thin
and bake in a moderately hot oven to a
light brown.
MUSTARD PLASTER. Take a table
spoonful molasses, more or less as desired :;
STIR thick with mustard and having
spread it on cloth, apply it directly to
The skin it will not blister even it kept
on for an hour
NARIETIEs.-Two eggs beaten light,
wlth-a pinch Of salt aud -four stirred in
till very stiff; then roll out very thin;
cut into strips tw9 inches wide and four
long, wind around the finger, then fry in
boiling lard delicate color.
WAsHIye FfAxxELs.--cnt very
hnely aboui quarter of pound 81 hes,
yellow soap, pour on il hot water, and
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ABOUT KETTL + DRUHS " IN WASH
INGTON.

Society would be at quite Il standstill
but for the dinners, kettle-drums and
Dorcas societies, which latter hold high
revel at least four times a week. Din
ners have never been more elegant, and
the kettle-drums have quite lost their
identity in the magniicence of the COLA
tion. Invitations for kettle-drums are
sent on square silver or gilt-edged cards,
having stamped on one corner silver or
gold kettle, and are placed in an en-
velope, around which is also n faint line
of silver or gold and on the flap kettle
resting on drum. Ar English kettle
drum takes place in the afternoon, ut five
O'Clock, by card, to which no answer is
necessary. When the hour arrives, the
tea equippage Is brought in, and this
affords a fine opportunity for the display
of the family plate, placed near the lady
of the house, who serves the tea, which
is handed by the gentlemen guests, who
are perpetually handing cake, toast and
sandwiches while the reception lasts.
\ kettle drum in Washington means
seventy-five guests in superb carriage
dress, drawing room decorated with guam
titles of flowers and ferns, conspicuous
among them being floral kettles and
drums, a supper room open from the ar
rival of the first to the departure Of the
last guest, in which is a table glittering
with glass and silver, rich in minton,
wedgewood and maiolica, furnished with
every luxury, from terraoiHs to plom-
biere At the last kettle drum, given
by the widow of Gen. Robert Anderson,
OF Fort Sumter fame, the center piece
was an immense copper kettle filled with
the most delicate and expensive flowers
resting on a floral drum. Ii was very
beautiful English people are amazed
by our kettle drums, while We are
starved out of the expression OF an opin-
ION at theirs" R0yro,de" IN Cwcia-
..,,Bt (,..3,55f..ctyY
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It is estimated that the loss to stock
raisers in Iowa this season by hog
cholera will aggregate sS,000,000.
The legislature will be called upon to
furnish means for a thorough investi-
CATION Of the causes and means of cure
of the disease.
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Total 81. 81
5 " o. y. T."
ORIGINATED.


Balance in treasury Jan. !, 1877, s6s6,s2.
HOW CLARH's 40. \. IT, SROOL COTToS
ORIGISATED.
Until within a few years, the great difficult
10 to be overcome in the Introduction Of sew
ing machines, was the objection made by
manufacturers and operators in the then pop
ular threads. These complaints were 80
loud and well founded that the sale OF sew
ing machines was greatly impeded on ac-
count of the impossibility Of obtaining a
thread adapted to their ase. Mr.. George A.
Clark approaching the difficulty introduced
into the American market the now famous
Clark's 90. n. T." Spool cotton, al numbers
being six cord, from 20 100, which met the
demand. did away with al complaints, and
long since established Its reputation as the
best thtead in use Tor wing machines or
hand sewing. To Mr.. George A. Clark belongs
the credit of being the first to supply those
fine qualities Of Six Cord Spool Cotton with
which his name rs associated. The thread ~
used and recommended by agents Of the
Singer, Wheeler a Wilson, Grover a Baker,
Domestic, Howe, Florence, Weed, wilson
Blees, Remington, SecOr, Home. LathrOp and
other sewing machine companies. The st-
perior quality Of Clark's go. y. T." spool
Cotton soon procured for il an immense sale,
but with the great popularity of the goods
came also counterfeits which made Il neees'
sary for the manufacturers TO adopt trade
mark for their own and the public's protec.
ton, and now upon every genuine spool OF
their thread is the following:
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The benefit Of strikers is forcibly
illustrated by an English paper, which
saws that The strike which took place
in the South Yorkshire mines q year
ago cost the 10000 working-men
turned out about 81, 100000 and en-
tailed a loss of over 100000 on the
railroads that carried coal TO market.
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We, .s., w "a sas =. ~
Az fnls paper
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..~a 100 Rrosdwsv. corner Of Vale.
s,reet. New York, is the splendid m.' ~
hn;Id,no Of t;eorf.e A. Clark 4 bfo'lq.s .'.,,'.
selling sgsnts Of The Clark Ihres s.l .Sssesi6.
nv The entire I've stories Of ihslr 'se.tilily
cent place are ftted up With ess .5 n l5eI'
possible for the prompt tfansao''s-
immense business ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-11

~ Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. Office 2nd Avenue Bird Goor east OF
Bengston's Drug Store, Rock Island, Ills.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-11
Enjoy Life.

What truly beautiful world we live in!
Nature gives US grandeur of mountains,
glens and oceans. aud thousands OF means
for enjoyment. We can desire no better
when in perfect health: but how often do
the majority of people feel like giving it
up disheartened, discouraged and worried
out with disease, when there is no occasion
for this feeling, as every sufferer can easily
obtain satisfactory proof that Green's Au-
gust Flower will make them as free from
disease as when born. Dyspepsia and
Liver Complaint is the direct cause of sew.
enty-fye per cent. of such maladies as
Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick Headache,
Costiyeness, Nervous Prostitution, Dizzi.
ness of the Head, Palpitatiou of the Heart,
and other distressing symptoms. Three
doses of August Flower will prove its won.
derful effect. Sample bottles. 10 cents
Try it.
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KENWoRTE.7 & BEARDSLEY
MI nj. CORRETT

I Aw AND ABSTRACT OFFICE. ROOMS IN
- Court House. Jno T. Kenw orthy j as NJ. Boards
ey. lO-23d&wtf
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CARL KUEHL,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, (DEUTsEHER ADvoKAT,
n Second Avenue, bet. nth and 18th Sts, Justice
Choppers Office, Rock Island, III.
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To all who are suffering from the errors and in
discretions of youth. nervous weakness, early de-
cay, loss of manhood, &C., will send recipe that
will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE This greai
remedy was discovered by missionary in South
America. Send a self-sddressed euyeltre TO the
Rev. JOSEPH T. Imam Station D. ELL Houst
New York City,
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> DIR. WHITTIER,
6I7 ST. Charles street, ST. Louis, Mo.

DR.. WHITTIER, CIT St. Charles
St, St. Louis, Mo-, treats all forms Of
Venereal Diseases, Seminal Emissions and
Sexual Debility, with unparalleled success.
No matter who failed, call or write; PAM
phlet or consultation free. Can refer to
the medical profession in all parts of the
country. Medicines perfectly safe.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN 3. HAWLEY.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
N Office in Bengstons Block, Illinois St., Rock !
and, Illinois 3-13d&w6m
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1T HAS NO EQUAL

II A3AS No ~ UAA
Thousands lead miserable lives, suffering from
dyspepsia disordered ekomach and liver. pro-
dueing biliousness. heartburn, costiveness. weak
ness irregular appetite, low spirits. raising food
after eating, and often ending in iata attacks OF
fever They know they are sick, yet get IittlE
The unfailing remedy to prevent thsee
Affections and restore health Is SIMxoEs' IIyEE
REGULATOR.
MANUFAcTUKED ONLY BIZ
u. FL. ZElLIN & CO.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
Price, 81 Sold By all Druggists
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East and South !
TAKE THE
|. B. g. w. ROUTE.

No. s PeoI bsa aS nj a@ a3Ei4ea
INDIANAPOLIS. II :35 m; CINCINNATI, 4:3O m
DAYTON. 4:55 pm; LOUISVILLE, AS p m, connecting
with trains for the East
No dLssCyse Rock Island 600 n !s Peoria
Champaign, "a m; Danyille, 3:O5 m. Arrives
INDIANAPoLI,. eco m; CINcISNATI, 1920 m;
LoUIsvIILE I1:lo m; NAs 81 N SIS m; Day
:35 m; PTTTsBURG, 7:50 a m; BALTIMORE. 7:35
m WASHINGTON, g:V7; m: PHILADELPHIA,
m; Buffalo. 1910 M Albany u AS N. But OH
NIeHT ont 10 principal Eastern Cities hour in
advance Of other lines.
No CLeayes Rock Island, / as m Peoria
NO o 7:2c IN; Bloom ington. $50 pm. Ar
riyeF INDIANAPOLIS. 4:20 q m; CIScIENATI. e;45
m LOUISVILLE, $50 m: Nashville, IS m; Dayt
ton. 9:35 N Columbus, II 80 m; Wheeling
s:a5 D M /; PITTsBURe, T:45 m BALTIMORE, 7:45I
m; WASHINGTON. 912 IN: PHILADELPHIA 4,
7:35 m; NEW YORK, 10 :35 m Cleveland, s:4S
g:a 20 p n m. " ~ - D''''H
e9TREcI1NIFG CHAIR SLEEPING CARS, with State
Rooms, are run On No from Galeeburgh and Pc
oria to Indianapolis, and on Not forom Peoria
TERoUGH 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
vile, reaching Terre Hante, Vineennes and Evans
/ Wayne, Toledo and Detroit in advance Of othel
lines.
The l. B. w. is the only line running Lis trains
through TO Indianap oils without change
When travelling take the shortest route thst pre-
sents equal advantages and convenience OF through
cars. The |. b. q w lie the shortest through line
and reaches all Eastern cities quick time AZ
it's competitors, without excessive speed, and with
the advantage Of the FINEST OUTFIT OF THRoUeE
CABS IN THE WEST.
Addr es the Gen1 Pass. Agent. and get copy o
! our New MAP-FoLDER, giving full Information
HOW TO REACH THE EAST AND SOUTH
JOHN W BROWN, Gen'l Pass 4 Ticket Ag',
INDIANAPOLIS. TED
T. ]. BUFoRD. Western Agent, Davenport
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Excursions to the Rocky Mountains

Excursions to the Rocky Mountains
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road has arranged with the various rail-
road lines in the country for special round
trip rates to the Rocky Mountains. and
has secured the following rates to Denver.
Colorado Springs, Canon City, Pueblo and
return: from Kansas City and Atchison.
$45; st, Louis, $50; Chicago, sos; Quincy,
$50; Cincinnati, sos; Buffalo, SIS, and
CORRESPONDENCE low rates from all points
east. north and SOUTH These tickets are
good for 80 days, and to stop at all stations
west of the Missouri river. Tickets are on
sale at all principal stations throughout
the country. This is the new route to
Denver through the garden of Kansas and
Colorado. Send for maps, circulars. time
tables, etc., to Z. j. ANDERSON,
Gen. Pass Agent.
TOPEKA, Kan.
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DR.. JAMES,

pies the manhood. positively cured Ladies
wanting the delicate attention, call Pleasant
home patients. millou-MaFriKge
which tells all about these diseases who
not 10 cents postage Dr. James has fifty
pariOrs You but the Doctor Office
pm. Sunday 10 TO IL. DR.. James is GO OF age
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LUCIAN ADAMS.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
n Office in Mitchell & Lynde's block, Rock Island
~. Have complete set of Books If Abstracts of
Title of Lands in Rock Island County.
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Dunbar's Wonderful Discovery Bethesda
Mineral Spring Water.
waukesha, Wis

Mineral Spring Water.
Waukesha, Wis.
This water is the acknowledged cure of
the intractable and incurable disease known
as Bright's disease, diobetes, dropsy, brick
dust deposit, Inflammation of the neck of
the bladder, alkali, and equity swelling.
For the liver it is unsurpassed. 1t will al
lay all inflammation of the kidney and urinal
organs in twenty -four hours giving imme-
date relief; also. in scarlet fever it pre-
vents the kidney from congesung, and re-
moves all traces of albumeneria. 1t will
give relief in all cases of high fever. Has
never failed to do what is claimed for it.
Col RICHARD DUNBAR
Waukesha, Wis.
Fer sale in Davenport 10 any quantity
by Emeis & Co., and by druggists through
out the world. 5-19d&w1y.
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-05-03
Stock Water.

How a reserve of stock water NAV be
economically stored up for use during
droughts, is an important question for
farmers throughout the prairie region of
the west.
Two Years ago last summer, having,
with many Others, suffered the inconve-
nience of failure of the water supply
on my place, in consequence of the long
continued drought, / dug 200 barrel
cistern in my pasture few feet from a
ditch which crossed one corner. cement
ing on the solid clay, which formed the
sides to within two and a half feet of
the top, and bricking the balance. I
laid a wooden pipe from near the top of
the ditch to the cistern, and when the
water was running the following spring,
by damming the ditch below it was filled
with pure snow water The same pro-
cess was repeated last spring, filling up
what had been used out the previous
summer.
For the last month my we'll has been
nearly dry, and my house and barn els
terms both empty Without this reserve
supply, | should have been in as bad a
fix as are great many other people at
this time. The water in this cistern,
most of which has been in for two years,
is now as pure, bright and sparkling as
when it was first filled.
1t has been wonder to me that farm
ers in sections where reliable wells can
not be obtain ed, have not availed them
selves of the method of storing up
water. There is no limit to the extent
to which such ciSterns can be multiplied
furnishing reserve supply to fall back
upon when the ordinary supplies sail
o. g. Gibbs IN Prairie FARMER.
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The HOnSehOld

TREASURE CAKE.-Rub to a cream
two cups of sugar and one cup of butter;
stir in four well-beaten eggs, three cups
of -four and two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; stir it till just before baking
bake in molds
POTATO PUFF.-Any left over mashed
potatoes may be made into an excellent
dish for next days dinner. Mashed po-
tatoes, two cupfuls; melted butter, two
tablespoonsfuls. If the potato was not
sufficiently seasoned for the table, salt
will be required. Bake in quick oven
until the top is light brown.
YEAST CAKEs.-Put a very large
handful of hops into two quarts of boil
ing water and boil until the water is re-
duced one-half; boil three large potatoes
until cooked; mash them and add them
to two pounds of flour; pour the boiling
hop water over the -four and potatoes
and stir until it is quite smooth; while
it is warm add two tablespoonfuls of salt
and half a teacupful of sugar; before it
is quite cold stir in dissolved cake of
compressed yeast or a gill of any other
liquid yeast; let it get perfectly light,
then knead in all the Indian meal it will
take; roll out in a sheet about a half
inch in thickness, cut in small cakes; lay
them on a cloth on a board, putting
them in warm place; turn them every
day; they will take ten or twelve days,
in the winter, to dry; place in paper
bags, few in each, and tie tightly,
hanging in dry place. VIII keep good
for months.
CLEANING FIsH.-When cleaning fish
for baking do not cut off the head and
tail. For the stuffing soak half pound
of bread crumbs in water; when the
bread is soft press out all the wster.
Fry two tablespoonfuls of minced onion
in some butter; add the bread, some
chopped parsley, a Tablespoonful OF | u
ter and pepper and salt Let it cook a
moment; take it off the fire and add a
beaten egg. Fill the fish with this stuff.
ing, and keep it in place by winding a
cord several times around the fish Lay
several thin slices of pork across the top
of the fish; sprinkle over water, pepper
and salt; put some hot water into the
pan; bake in a hot oven, basting very
often. When done (the top should be
nicely browned) serve a sauce with it.
The best fish to bake are whitefsh, blue
fish and shad. If not basted very often
a baked fish will be very dry.