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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
CAE ADA.

QUEBEC, March 23.-The small pox
among the street horses is increasing, the
st. John Street Railway Co., has stopped
running in consequence.
OTTAwA, March 23,-The Welland
Canal will not be opened till May /.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23

Ladies! Physicians and chemists have
analyzed Pozzoni's medicated complexion
powder and recommend its use to their
wives and lady friends. What better
could be said of it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
New York Market.

NEW YORK, March %
FINANCIAL.
Gold I on
Money-5G6
Governments-Steady.
u. =. Bonds SO cent sos 1881 ........ o6&
1US1H
New oe .1O3M
COMMERCIAL.
Wheat-spring duh and nominally lower: win
ter red A0Ac and white II h01Hc lower; dull and
lower; No white Marcn 1 40; April 37A No 2
red March 445S do April 42h.
Corn-H91c lower; fairly active; mix xed west
ern 551b56H; do future 50z@ z@56.
Oats-Heavy; 1c lower; western 494047.
Pork-Firm; II on
Lard Shade hrmer; 741M.
Whisky-1 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
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Sores, Ulcers, ScrOfula Sores,
Fever Sores, Salt RheUm, Sore
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1t has no parallel-having per-
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eT- Sold by Druggists everywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
FOURTH AVENUE HOTEL,
n. J. MURPHY, Proprietor.
The Best 1.5O a Day Hotel
in Rock Island.
ROOMS REFuRNISHED
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
eS Bus will run to all trains l3d3m
CITY ELECTION!

VIE @AkUBkUn
kfOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT ON THE
" 9th day of April II. xt. at the following Voting
Places, In the CITY of kock Island an election W Il
be held for
One Mayor for year.
One City Attorney for year.
One City Treasurer for year
One City CLERK for ye r.
Two Aldermen, First Ward for years.
Two Aldermen, Second Ward for years.
Two Aldermen, Third Ward for years.
Two Aldermen, Fourth Ward for years.
Two Aldermen. Fiftn Ward for years.
One Township Supervisor for year.
Two Assistant Township Supers isors, for year.
One Township Assessor for year.
One Township Collector, for year.
PLACES OF VOTING To BE As FOLLOWS:
Fret Ward Hose House.
Second Ward-Hose House.
Third Ward-Hose House.
Fourth Ward-Hose House
Fifth Ward Hose House.
The Election viii be opened at O'Clock in the
morning and continue open until O'Clock in the
afternoon of the same day.
Dated at Rock Island this Sth day OF March, 1880.
JOHN L. REED.
ssdtd City Clerk.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
The Price of Ice.

We the undersigned ice dealers of the
city of Rock Island feeling desirous to es-
tabIish uniform and fair prices both for
the buyer and seller. have agreed TO fur
nish ice the coming season at the following
rates:
Hotels, per hundred. ........ 35 cents
Butchers, .-.-...-.-.... 30 -
Ice cr am saloons. per hundred. 85
Groceries, 40 -
saloons, ..-.35 and 40 -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23

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sccompantment nf disordered condition OF the
liver The stomach, bowels and kidneys also ex-
perienee their regulating and tonic influence.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23

ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOLICITOR IN CHAN
~ Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. ONCE and Avenue, 3rd east of
Bengston e Drug Store. Rock Island, Illr
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
BUSINESS CARDS.


ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW AND
~ Notary Public. All business will receive
prompt attention. Office In Room 2, Buford's
Block, Rock Island, III. 9-2d&w1y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
ED. SWEENEY. WIZ. JACKSON. cHAs. L. WALKER.
SWEENEY, JACKSON G. WALKER
TIL MI. CORRETT.

A rTORNEYs AND COUNSELLORS AT Law
n Ofhce-BengstoD's Block, Rock Island, III.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-23
Gsddizg's Russia Salvs.

Trial size 25 cents.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
Electric Light Oh Plant Grow til.

Curious and interesting expert
ments have been recently made by
Dr.. Seimens in London, on the effects
of electric light on growing plants,
as compared with the suns rays.
Quick growing seeds and plants were
employed, such as beans, cucumbers,
mustard, &C., in pots. The plants
were divided into four groups-one
entirely in the dark; q another eX-
posed to electric light only; third
to daylight only, and q fourth to day
light and electric light in succession.
The electric light was applied SIX
hours after dark each evening, and
the plants left without light the rest
of the night. The result was that the
plants kept entirely dark soon died
those exposed to daylight and to cleo
trio light grew about equally; those
exposed to both did much the
best. The electric light was equal to
400 candles at a distance of two
metres, which is about equal to aver
age daylight on the plants. 1t was
thus found that they do not require
the period of nightrest during growth,
and the practical identity was proved,
as regards vegetation, of solar and
electric light. These experiments
open an interesting field for scientific
investigation to horticulturists. 1t is
stated that DR.. Seimens placed pot
of budding tulips in the full bright
ness of an electric lamp before an au-
dience, and in forty minutes the buds
had expand into full bloom. The
substance of these statements we OBJ
tain from the London Garden.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
JaDanese PcrsimmOns Again.
BY II. T.. ST. JOSEPH, MO.

BY II. T., ST. JOSEPH, MO.
About the latter part Of April, 1878,
one of firm of importers came here
from California with several thousand
trees OF different varieties, which he
planted out with the view of working
uDo a large trade for the foreign per-
simmOn, with this as his headquarters.
The trees nearly all grew, and con-
sidering the lateness of the season and
their long journey, did, [ thought,
very well. The winter lS7S-19, was
very severe, snow falling to the depth
of eight or ten inches on untrozen
ground, followed by the mercury
going to about $50 below zero, and
large numbers of peach trees were
killed. The persimmOn came out last
spring not only dead to the ground,
but dry as finder. Last spring they
sprouted from the roots and made a
growth from two to five feet, were not
cultivated at all, and now are as dead
as two years ago; not only dead, but
the bodies have all the sap dried out
and are like dry sticks. This winter
has been very open, though one cold
snap about Christmas accompanied
bv a very cold northwest wind sent
lne mercury W lo' ptlON ACIO'
The party on whose land they are
growing, says he noticed that the
heavy frosts in the fall killed the ends
of the limbs. 1 would also state that
native seeding persimmons that l
have growing, have been badly top
killed both Of these last two winters,
though the persimmOn is native of
this country.
The japanese persimmon will do
well here. We have seen them around
Crystal Springs, while they have been
fruited at Natchez.
Mr.. Samuels, of Clinton, Kentucky,
whose excellent catalogue we have
just received, has over II different
varieties of the fruit. There is just as
much difference in the varieties as
exists in other fruit trees. Our native
persimmons grow to be large forest
trees here, and are never touched by
cod.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15

Not long since noticed an article in
an agricultural journal, with the above
heading, treated at some length. As
well might we ask should farmers eat
But says our theorist: "The farmer
should work with his head" / would
not give large sum for the profits OF
a farmer who could not work with his
hands as well as with his head. A
practical farmer will plan and oversee
while working and at his intervals Of
rest, and still accomplish, with his
hands, quite as much or more hand
labor as he who is only a laboIer with
his hands. The true farmer plans
with his head, and labors with his
hands to accomplish his tasks, and it
is this labor which proves his profit /;
delegated hand labor is scarcely profit
able where there is so little margin as
in general farming at the present day.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
HOW She Deceived Detective,

When woman wants to deceive a
man, she is inclined to deceive him by
feigning love for him. The reason
she would probably assign for this, is,
that by such feigning she can blind
his judgment and suppress his COM
mon sense. A feminine detective has
been practicing this ruse upon another
(masculine) detective, in the West,
and with entire success. She is
named Nellie Mcpherson; has been
some time employed by the CONNER
cial detective agency at st. Joseph,
Mo. is about thirty, tall, slender has
dark hair and eyes, is attractive in
person, and has most engaging man
ners. Some time since divers western
railways, the Chicago and Rock
Island, and Burlington and Quincy,
among others, found that a great many
counterfeit local tickets Gu their roads,
had been put in circulation, and they
employed Detective Murray, of Chi
cago, to discover the counterfeiters.
He entered on the work, apparently
with much eagerness, expressing con-
fidence that he could soon trace out
the guilty; but he really made no
progress. Then the corporations en-
gagged Nellie to assist him, and she did
assist him vigorously. In a few
weeks she had reason to suspect him
of the crime; but, in order to blind
him to her suspicion, she pretended to
have fallen madly in love with him.
The pretense wheeled him completely,
and in a short time she had collected
overwhelming evidence against him.
She set trap for him, he fell into it,
and she caused his arrest at a Chicago
hotel, while he was waiting for a SEN
timental interview. He is now in
jail, complaining that he can endure
discovery and disgrace; but to be
betrayed in the sacred name of love,
wounds his tendere5t sensibilities to
fine core
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
The Wool supply.

1t is now very evident that con-
siderable revival of industrial activity
has taken place in the textile manu-
features of Europe, and high prices in
some lines are very likely to be at
tanned. The United States Econo-
mist says:
The wooden manufactures there
have especially felt this influence,
although there have been eXtraordi-
nary causes influencing the market
There has been great increase in
the use of wooden goods Of late years,
while the wool production has remain
ed stationary. The exceptional win
ter of 1879 throughout the European
countries caused a great consumption
of heavy clothing, and the recent i'm
provement in trade has further excit-
ed the markets. England has been
buying heavily in the Breslau and
other German markets, and compel
ing with the Rhenish and Prussian
manufacturers. The consumption OF
wool is, in fact, increasing every
where.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
Imbued with Emotional Religion

A GAINESVILLE special to the Courier
Journal, of May Sth, says consider
able excitement was caused yesterday
by the lodgment in our Jail of Dan
Lyle, (col., J his wife and a negro wo-
man named Susan Taller. 1t seems
that Dan and his wife, who have re-
sided in civil district No. Is, this coun-
ty, for some time, where they have
been considered quite inoffensive peo-
pc, Of good character, frugal and in
dustrious habits, have more recently
become thoroughly imbued with emo
tiOnal religion, which Dan has per-
mitted to unseat his reason, until he
is a mOnomaniac on the subject. He
has asserted that he wash Saviour,
his wife the Virgin Mary, and Susan
lilly, who lives with them, a proph-
cess. In his zeal he has on divers oc-
casions appeared at places OF worship
for both white and black people, and
insisted ON playing his part as a
preacher, TO the great disgust of all
present.
Yesterday Constables Romily and
Saunders, OF district No. 10, prOcu cd
Il warrant for his arrest upon the
charge Of disturbing public worship,
and went to his house TO execute the
same. Lyle resisted furiously, and
assaulted Constable Saunders with an
AK. Constable Romily, in order to
save Saunders life, fired three shots
at Lyle, one of which took effect in
his right breast, and the other two in
his groin. Lyle then returned to his
house and barricaded the windows
and doors. Sheriff MOsely was sent
for, and at once went to the scene of
action, accompanied by policeman
Morrison, of this place. Upon his
arrival Lyleimmediately surrendered.
Upon entering the house, the officers
were attacked by a smell Of putrid
human flesh, and ON making search
they found two Of Lyle's children,
aged three and five years, dead. with
their necks broken. From the APP
pearance of the bodies, decomposition
having commenced, they must have
been dead for some time.
a cOrOner's jury summoned, and
the verdict was that the children came
10 their death by violence. Parties
from the neighbOrhOOd say that the
impression is that the murder was
instigatcd by the Virgin Mary "
and Il Prophecies" who have both /
welded a strong influence over Lyle, 1
and that be did the killing to relieve I
the women Of the care OF the children, 4
believing that for the occasion he was /
hired. Lyle's wounds are very painful /
but are not considered mortal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
Onions.

David f. Henderson, of Needham,
tells to the Farmers Club of that
place, how onions shou d be grown.
1t is as follows: "OniOns should be
sOWn in April, as soon as the frost is
out of the ground. They do best in
Il moist, rich loan. The land shou
be ploughed and well narrowed.
Apply fifteen to twenty cords of fine,
rotten manure to the acre. Again
plOw, harrow and roll with a light
roller. Use four or five pounds of seed
to the acre, sOwn in rows - foot apart.
When the onions are up three or four
inches, apply II good coat of white
ashes. This helps TO keep the maggOts
from destroying the crop. The best
varieties are the Large Red, Danvers
Thick Yellow, Yellow Flat and
White Skin. For Boston market,
in the early part Of the season, the
farmers grow onion sets. The sets are
raised by sowing the seed in August
and harvesting in the early part of
the fall, and setting in the ground in
the following spring. BY this process
they are ready for marketing in July,
or about two months earlier than they
can be had by sowing the seed in the
spring. The onion crop we gather as
soon the tops die down. If it should
happen that the onions are not
matured enough, so that they still
hold their necks up stiff when the
season threatens frost, we have to
break them down by hand or by
rolling barrel over them. After the
necks are dried, pull three rows and
throw them into one, and so pass over
the ground. Let them lie there two
or three weeks. Let them he together
the first two or three days that helps
to decay the tops. Then give them a
very gentle raking with wooden rakes.
Top them and put them in a dry and
cool place until carried to market.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
Hints for the season.

The following excellent suggestions
are from the Fruit Recorder:
In setting out Strawberries for field
culture or market purposes-and one
needs all he can get from the land the
first year-the rows of plants being
set three to four feet apart, row OF
dwarf peas or early potatoes can be
planted half way between, and, being
got out of the way early, will not be
in the way Of the plants, which make
their main growth after these are
gone.
Plant corn and beans in small paper
boxes or on inverted sods in hot-bed
the first of this month, and transplant
when the danger Of frost is over, and
you will show your neighbor how to
'beat 'em ALL" Now is the time to
give the strawberry plants plenty of
liquid manure, from the barnyard or
Mushroom. Pour the wash-water
on the strawberry plants instead OF
throwing it away. In setting out
Strawberries, do not set out the Cres-
cents, Green Prolific or Colonel Cheny
strawberry plants, unless you set near
them some tertilizing sort like Wilsor,
Charles Downing or Kentucky, ana
when this is done, if there are three
sorts that will yield more fine fruit
we would like to set them. In setting
rows for field culture, say three to four
feet apart Set four to five rows Of
either of the three sorts named
above, and block of as many rows
Tor even one row will do next of such
kinds as Wilson, Downer, Kentucky
or Charles Downing as fertilizers. In
setting out red raspberries it is well to
set blocks of different sorts near each
other, as we have noticed that the
blossoms of some kinds are deficient
in stamens, and that they yield much
better when near other sorts. BY
hauling tan bark or sawdust out now
and throwing it in heaps, and throw
ing air Stacked lime through it or a fit
tie coarse manure, and letting it lay
until strawberries are about half form
ed and then throwing it around the
plants it will make fine mulch. In
setting out raspberries and blackber-
ries cut back the old canes to within
six inches or a foot OF the ground.
Our plan hereafter, after years of eX-
perience in setting and growing peach
trees, is to start the limbs close to the
ground and allow three or four to grow,
and keep these well headed back we
cut the tree right back to within foot
or so of the ground when set out to do
this. No more TALL spindling trees for
us. Plant thicker and head back and
trim closer is our motto hereafter. We
shall hereafter, set peach trees not
more than ten to twelve feet apart.
Start low and head in, preferring low,
thich-headed and stocky trees, with
plenty of large, fine fruit, to tall trees,
limbs breaking and second class
fruit. If roses haven't been prunedl
Or trimmed ana you want a good
show of flowers cut all the old dead
wood and head back well. Give the
lawn light sprinkling of wood ashes,
hen manure, bone dust, or liquid ma
nure.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
Early sweet Potatoes.

Sweet potato slips, says the Prairie
Farmer, may be pulled a month or
more before the time of planting in
the open ground, and planted in hot
bed in witch the heat is nearly eXpend-
ed. The earth should be very fine,
and fully three-fourths fine river sand.
Open little trenches across the beds,
four inches apart, and put about
two hundred slips in each, and draw
the earth up to them. Two weeks lat
er, or when the plants begin to crowd,
lift them and pinch off such as begin
to run, and plant them as before, but a
little wider apart. AS soon as they
recover from the effects Of replanting,
leave the sash off, except when there
is danger of frost. Three days or a
week before planting in the field pinch
such as are beginning to run, and
draw knife midway between the
rows, deep enough to cut the side
roots, and push flat trowel under
them and lift them, earth and all, so
as to sever all theroots, and drop them
in place, and water freely, if needed.
Sweet potatoes, so treated, will trans
plant without danger of loss or wilt
ing, and will be fully three to four
weeks earlier than such as are set as
soon rs pulled.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15

In Indiana, a farmer raised the
largest crop Of melons be ever saw, by
mixing old bones with ashes.