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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11
PONDS EXTRACT

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

DIR. UILES,
l20 West Broadway, N. Y.
Trial size % cents.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-11

LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Receipts 21.0OO; active and firm: 561Oc
higher; light 2504 IS; mixed packing 2564 so !;
sh pping b014 20
Cattle -Receipls g. 40; stronger all around; ship
ping 00G5 IS; other grades Ool14 90.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31

rcctional establishments for yasaDonds Tr, haG
stupid weakly and corrupt. never, lndeeu, % hau
i'm fhi, country TO deal with worse cases Oh ihola
TOttenness.
LACK OF PROPER TRA1NING
I'm some Of tho houses OF tho uoou
Shepberd washing and ironing arc the
stape industry; in others sewing for great out
fitting stores. and slop-work for military
and naval clothing Labor is minutely SUD
divided and all the skilled labor, unless III very
rare cases. is done by the nuns. In tho lanndry
the exceptions are more numerous, rs ironing
fine things is fatiguing work The ordinary child
is shut I'D in narrow specially from the time she
enters the house. and kept in it until she goes OUT
Since the sowing machine has been lh'io-
dnced the groove in which each human capac-
ity is trained to run has become mar
rover. Girls for years do nothing ou.
baste There are others who are wholly occupied
in fastening threads at the end 0l seams VIII NV
ordinary needle, and others who only WORK ouo
OF course they do not hesitate Tor moment pe-
tween sweating to death young vaga-
bonds and keeping the gliding H.sn .
on the char Of ST. Peter. From their point OF we"
the best thing that could befall grl OF the Vaga-
bond class would he for her 10 die before she was
of an age to wander from the Good SheDnerTs IolG
As the sacraments are regularly ana puDclh-
ously administered, she would be sure to
quit this world III state OF Dt,cr E["cr
sphere A similar consideration influenced me Eh-
pres, Eugene wh hen she gOadng tue Emperor
To make war on Germany. She had oDtalneu ~ Pe'V
the papal benedctIon and absoutiOn for every sol
der killed III fighting against PTuS'la ana INC
beginning of the campaign was to have been rem
dercd Loy by its coincidence with tne proclamation
of the POpes Infallibilty.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31

crowd of members who are induced 10 JON
| cessiul distribution society. ~c
The idea Of higher objects Of cooperative efF,s
be obtained by the accumulation Of the err
produced through distributive cooperation 10
their use, when accumulated, for collective pnrni 'i
has been kept up in England prncipalis q
The action Of an organization se' ON ~
in 1869, called the Cooperative UnIon. TIN, ,H
which at present includes nearly ali the large s,e
ties IN the United Kingdom has divided O. :
Britain for proDagandlst purposes ~ SIX sccttraa
each superintended by a board elected by the s.~N
ties established in II. II bOlds. within one Or -
other OF these sections IN rotation, AN annual 90
gress Of delegates from all tho societies belour..
10 the union, who choose TO take part, when nar1t
read and discussions raised oil subjects lnvpl"
ing the consideration Of cooperative action A.
great principle of social reform; and IN these es.
crosses, from the time that the organization W..
first set on foot. Mr. Hughes has regularly taken -
active part as one of the representatives Of 4.
London section. where he has been menbs.
of the Central Cooperative Board since ~
first formation Hence. ne Is In continued reo-s,
as a speaker at the conferences aud social gatLs,
ings through which cooperative principles -.
diilused.
THE FOUNDER OF RUGBY N THE NEW YORIb
II will be seen from this brief outline Of bis ,,,
vices that the cooperation of Mr. Hughes Is not t,
mere fair weather craft. Ii has borne the test a
the disappointment of hopes ardently formed a
pecunIary sacrifices not inconsiderable. and Of ts
loss of political position, mainly attributable 10 tie
opposition raised against hm on account OI bls PEI.
sistent advocacy of the cooperative cause. This a.
tempt, however. TO restrict his growing influence by
keeping him out OF the English Parliament has bad
the reverse effect. Ii has set hlm at Liberty
to come to tins country 10 start mOys.
ment which is so democratic in IFS purpo.s
and which requires so much land Tor ITS homes
that England Is too restricted for IL. BY this sei
he enters that higher parliament COMPOSED Of Tie
worlds true noblemen. the entrance to which can
only be gained by these faithful champions Of
liberty and OF the greatest good for the workers
the world, who remain true 10 their cansc againg
all opposition. The opposition Of those who uph1N
any restriction upon the full freedom and Just re-
ward of honest labor only opens the doors Of such
parliament for him whom they oppose. To hin
whose faithful service entities HIM 10 pace il
such parliament the honOrs of the English PsTia.
ment are ~ little as the bOnOrs Of " Tom BfOwa
of Rugby, England when compared with tie
hOnOrs OF Thomas Hughes OF Rugby. America
v ho Is now known aud hOnOred b. the worEmgmea
of two hemIspheres ALIEN X. FOOIK
AoC- York, Oct 30, 1850.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

ST LOUIS, Oct. 30.-The Missouri Pacific
50, and tde Chicago and Alton aud Wabash Immediately
did the same.
WASHINGTON oct. 30.-rho Secretary of rbe Interior
to-day appointed A Is. Nichols the engineer OF the Bu
of Railroad Accounts Hoyt Sherman of Iowa. aud
j. b. Bloom. of New York, as Commission 90 exImine
the recently completed portion Of the Atlantic and Ph
cinc Railroad rrom Albuqueraue Gfiy-two miles west
ward, Ia NewMcxico. The Commissioners directed
To meet for this purpose Albuquerque November
RICHMOND. Va. Dot. 3o.-By order OF the Uniied
States Circuit Court, the sale OF the Atlantic sssspp
and OHIO Railroad. which advertised 80 be made on
Monday, haS b,en postponed unti February 10. ISL
This became necessary because some legal requirement"
In the way OF nouces had not been compiled with.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31
PROTESTS OF BUSINESS MEN.
REASONS FOR SUPPORTING MR. DOwD INSTEAD O
Mr. GRACE--PERL TO 1HE CCHOOL II III

REASONS FOR SUPPORTING MR. DOwD INSTEAD OF
Mr.. GRACE--PERL TO 1HE rCHOOL n THK
EVENT OF MR.. GRACE5 ELECTION.
At meeting held last night at the Hoffman
Uonse BY the committee Of the business mems Asso-
citation in favor of William Dowd for Mayor al
address TO the voters of Ne-YOrk was read and
adopted II embodied the following statements:
The tax rate OH property In 1850 Sl 60 on 500,
while tie income per cent Now u 10 ~ 80 per
500, while income barely per cc1t. In 1860
the city debt SlJ,OD0OOO now II IL $4,000 900
The expenses OF Guy government were then sl2
per head OF inhabitants; HOW thcy are S26
per head. The salary lists under John Kelly b
rule been $1,000 900 Per year more than was
Ihc assOcat On expressed itself being
opposed to 10 nationality religion such, but
an rmcd that Romish Church has drawn from the
mated iOr Mayor ". Il. Grace, ROmausi OF only
years residence OF TINS city and only thirteen
iu The country. Tho address expresses grave
doubts OF Nj Gface's fitness for the post
ton. and states that Mr. D1wi ms
been for thiTy six years resident Of tbs city lie has
held positions OF trust aud has never been removed
frun any Of them under any charge The address
inst the Mayer and the Controller, with their associates
the President Of the Board OF Aldermen aud the Prcs
OF Commissioners Of Taxes form the Board Of
taxes and income of the civ, aud "a
dollar can be appropriated 10 TIE pnbic
schcOls without the unanimous vote OF
The fOur They prevent the use OF these moneys for
the public schools and them Tor the benefit OF
par0cLia schools II says farther, that the knd OF
ucation the Catholic Church gives when II gets con
troll undermines IN the pupil The very foun 1ations OF
true InaDlinoSs IL Il proved by actual examination
Governing than "a million and quarter Cf cabo,,
upon society three ana nall times As many
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31
ATTACKS on PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DANGERS TO HE COMMON SCHOOL
SYSTEM


AlTEMFTs CP ROMAN CATHOLICS TO DIVERT PUBLIC
FUNDS 10 The PAROCHIAL sCHOOLs-EvIIs
WHICH WOULD ELsULI PROM KLECIING MR..
GRACE MAYOR.
IN IHE tribune Of Monday last facts were pre-
senied in regard 10 the injury done 10 the common
schools by sectarian appropriations under the Tweed
ring j. Was shown that tho Board OF Edu
cation has az present control OF the training
OF 2G5, 900 children, and that the Board of
Estimates and Apportonment has entire
power over tho disbursement Of the school fund
which amounts yearly 10 nearly 81, 100000. Ad-
ditIonal facts are given herewith IN regard 10
Roman Catholic attempts to obtain sectarlan aDprO-
priations and showing the danger of a Roman Cath
Ollie control Of the Board Of Aldermen, the Board Of
Estimates aud Apporuonment and ultimately of
the Board of Education.
A prominent advocate Of the common school sys-
ten said yesterday In The AbGng Journal for May
], 1866, appeared letter written by Z. Ludden,
chancellor and secretary of the Archbishop, from
which the following Is an extract:
II these Uhe people ana their representatives. do
the Justice or our Claims tBcy certainly Will
see II before we rea1 our persistent Efforts for justice
ana cqudy before the law, ana FOR the rel glJs educa
tioIs Catholics. and according the rule and
dictauOn Of even Christian ministers
"The animus which INSPIRED this lie Ter still ex-
lists, perhaps even more strongly among tho Roman
Catholic clergy, and therefore cannot fal to in
finence their political representatives, among whom
Dir. Grace is conspicuous.
"On April 5, 1875 tAere was meeting Of . Con-
ference Committee app ,inted by the Board OF Edu-
cation and the trustee, Of the CathoIi. parochial
schools 10 consider morIal presented by the
latter having for its object union of the parochal
with the public schools. Ia behalf OF the Board Of
Education there were present Commissioners Neil
son, Farr, Kelly. Townsend, Vermilye WetHore ana
Baker. and IN behalf OF the parochia schools Mesrs
Hoguet, Gilbert, Devein Coudert, IIecker and
Woodward. The Rev. L. J. OReilly and
the Rev. John +. Kearney were present
IN behalf of Vicar General Quinn. Mr. Henry l..
Hoguet, chairman Of the Roman Catholic Com
mittee, presented the following propositions:
l. The parochiai schools are offered 10 the Board Of
Education subject their control during school
hour, at such rental as may be agreed upon.
III. The teachers now employed ia the parochial
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31

paupcrs md three and a quarter times rs many crim-
ina as does the education OF our free noGsectarlhh
schools" -,
The committee expresses it, belief that under MT
Dowd's ndmiusfratinn no such results would cuSue.
The address says The election of Mr.. Grace 10 tue
MayOrHlty means 70 lIin- the G3.5OO.OOO OF rchnOI
moneys 10 the 800. .OOO that Is now contributed a-
nualy from the puuc ~ Of his city to tue propa
giudst fuud of tie Roman Catholic Church The atuIss
closes with these words Mr.. Dbwd has all hls ne
been among and Is imhucd with the spirit OF our
ana tolerant institutions. Nest OF us are Democrats
and have been for many years. But as American cIli
zcn- having the prosperity of our city al hcai', we
feel II 20 be our duty To call upon all cilzens lrre
sp ctive OF party, next Tuesday to vote Tor "luiam
DOwd for Mayor.
The address adopted by acclamation lti slgncu
by C. Carey, chairman Of the committee, and George
d. Lennon secretary.
New-York tribune., 1880-10-31
WOMEN DISC USSING STATE RIGHTS
Bosroy. Oct. 3O.-At the convention of tb

BosroN. Oct. 3O.-At the convention of tho
Womens Temperance Union to-day, the question as 70
how unons should elect their delegates led TO-
long discussion opinions being expressed - to
the right OF ts National linton 10 leglslats upon th's
particular point or, IN other words 70 dictate 10 the
unions what methods they should adopt for thei
election of delegates. This practically the question
Of rights Mrs Benjamin. OF Michigan. declared
that the convention did believe IN state rghtsin
assertion which Mrs Whiltenmyer, OF Pennsylvania
disputed The session closed at noon wlth praye
by Mrs. r. q. HiebGn. OF Mlinols-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

fifth Of what might have been realized. Dis
aatrous and cheerless rs the summer was In
England, IL WAS, however. stll more go over
Ireland. In his elaborate meteorological
tables Mr.. Symons finds that IN respect of
temperature there is not very much to choose
between 1880 and 1879 tho former beln0
marked FOR Its Every deficient crops tn
deed. AZ this writer says. tho wonder 10 that
the llarvests OF last summer we're gathered at
all. From April to September tho monthly
mean deficiencies of temperature amounted
to 20 z degrees. or four degrees below the nor
NAL quantity 81 heat daily dispensed by tho
aun, tho average deficiency In July waa hv'
degrees. IL ~ almost iulpoasble for Amesi-
cans tn conceive Of the climatic effect ~ q
daily withdrawal for flre months ut go tnuct,
solar influence ma ID represented ~ The last
named mean. At n moderate estimate " ~
equivalent to that which would be prodHced
could the SUMS radiation over the british
ialas be wholly arrested ono dav In every ten
When to these Homhr data ut Mr., Symans we
add that the rainfall In tho pe,iod mentioned
was 40 per cent above the average amount.
nud that II rnll net In tnrrenta, but III per
slatent, protracteh condensation, We may
form some idea Of the agricultural Distress now
SO eorely felt. especially In Ireland. which,
from its oceanic exposure, bore tho burden oi
the vast volumes Of Atlantic precipitation
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
How 4 Go,d wine was Discovered


A gold mine that would make the eyes Of
the Rothschilds turn green with envy was
discovered near Sonora. Cal, on Sunday of
last week. The discovery was made in most
singular manner. aud, of all persons In the
world, by All actor who when handling his
"hiief abstract and chronicle OF the times"
generally has to deal with gloss rather than
gold. HE actor. Snow by name, and p0pu-
lar In San Francisco as a minstrel man, &C
companied Dr.. Drake, Of Sonora, on the pro-
pitious Sunday afternoon In a horseback ride
towards Spring Gnlch DR.. Drake lost Snow
along the trail. end the latter was left to wan-
der around at his horses will II happened
that In riding aIuag a slippery bank the horse
fell. horse. rider snd rifle going preciptately
down the blutl at IN angle Ut fOrty-flye de-
grees. until they bought UP against mass
of stone, the top Of which stood out OF the
snow. The prospector was not hurt, as the
bold, soft cushion had saved his bones from
the hard ground beneath. ScramblnR up
against the rock he observed that 1t was q
quartz lode and that where the horse had &C
eidentally kicked off the mss something
glittered. He forgot his br uses IN the wei
come aight and set about further examina-
tion. He broke off several specimens which
proved three-Quarters gold. Layer after
layer of moss Wos removed, until vein
thirty feet thick was revealed. Snow re-
turned to Sonora, and has since taken steps
TO secure his bonanza.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
4 Sunless British hummer.
New York Hera la.I


The eminent English cli,matologist, Sy-
mone OF the Meteorological Society, has re-
Gently published some curiouss and striking
statistics OF the late memorable summer In
the Britt2h Isles which illustrate the agricul-
tural depression now existing AMI the eccen-
tricities Of English climate. BY al, ingenious
apparatus prepared ut the Kew observatory.
which registers the number OF hours of sun
shine occurring daily. 1t is possible 70 ascer-
tain the Hrain-ripening power OF the sun more
accurately than by general cloud onserva-
lions. 1t appears from the records OF tisis In
strument at London, during the whole OF last
July, the total time OF sunshine was ninety
nine hours, or about one-fourth OF what we
experienced Id the same month. A computa-
ton on the number OF hours In which the
July sun la that latitude makes sunshine
possible gives 497 hours; 50 that the &C
tuA amount experienced was not quite one
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAnIsu or ORLEANS. /
City Of New Orleans. !
Sworn TO and a1bserIbeh before mo. n CtAry
public this tWentisth day Of January. 1870.
G. LIN HARDEUR. JR..
Notary Public,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

Students of natural history will be interest
eh In the Information given Il reporter the
other night by n man named Wolf. keeper OF
the Abeeeom IN. j. light The Keeper said:
II have actually caught 300 birds between tho
netting and tho windows Of the light. Ducks,
brant. genae. and other smaller birds. are often
attracted by the light into my wlfe's kitchen.
The pair Of geese which you SAW In my nvary
] caught by the hind legs as they flew about
the light ono stormy night"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

Get your plumbing done at Sullivan l. Bull
gers. " Camp street
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21

At n regular meeting Of Tho Board Of Dlrect-
ors hold on tho nineteenth OF January. 1890. 10
was resolved to pay. on demand u Second semi
Annual Interest Dividend Of FIVE PER GENT.
to the thirty first Of December. 1879 making
TEN PER GENT Uer annum on tho capitAl
stock Of $50 Dor share.
MEL, MUbsON President.
II I.AnAyY Senretnry iu2n I'm
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-10-14
TIE RICHEST CITY or ITS SIZE.

Frankfort on-the-M Main, with popula-
ton of about 100000, is reported to be
the richest city of its size in the whole
world. It is asserted that there are 100
F'rankforters worth from Sd, 100000 to
to $5,000,000 each, and $50 who arc
worth 81, 900, 900 and upward. The city
is one of the great banking centers of
the globe. Its aggregate banking cap
ital is estimated at 5000, 900, ,O00-more
than one-fourth of which the Roths-
childs, whose original and parent house
is there, own and control.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-10-14
Il sTO1CAL rNDxhM.

An Indian near Majors ranch was suf.
fering the pain of rhenmatism in one Of
his legs. Concluding he could bear the
loss of the leg better than suffer longer.
he laid the leg across aSlog and with on
AK chopped it entirely Of little belowi
the knee, bleeding to- death in a fe@
minutes. Each timeshe struck the leg
he hallooed, which 6attracted attention,
or the facts would never have been
known. And thus went another aborig-
ine to the happy hunting. grounds
Sonora (CaL De,nocra6
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-10-14

DIR. BANDENELL CARTER speaks of
several children who were sent into q
garden to work during one-half of the
school hours, and who outstripped those
who studied during all the hours. He
says also that some men die of stupidity
artifcially produced by neglect of ts!,
ents with which they are endowed. All
successful men are said to have one
quality in common; they are thorough.
ly in earnest and do not aIlow them
selves to be beaten,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1880-10-14
SoME aEMAn1eanGE rnEEs.

Boston is said ITO own the two first
horse-chestnut trees brought to this
country. They are reputed to be 1Os
years old.
A ring does not always denote year,
Ton the blue gum tree. OF Australia sheds
its bark twice year! tree recently
hewn, that was known ITO be only IS
years old, showed thirty4six distinct
rings of growth.
Old oaks and yews in England are not
uncommon. Several oaks felled 10
sherwood forest, about aquarter q Of q
cntury ago, exposed, on being sawn up,
the date 1919 and tic mark or cipher Of
King John and it has beer Calculated
that these trees must have been several
centuries old at the time the marks were
made. ISE *
Berks, Pa, claims the largest chest
nut tree in the country. It measures
thirty-eight feet four inches in circunl-
ference; the lowest limbs are fifteen
feet from the ground, and measure four
teen feet in circumference at the base.
The top of the tree is reached without
Ganger by steps that are fastened be.
txeenthe limbs. It is estimated thot
that thiB tree contains about seventeen
cords of wood. 1t still yields about
three bushels of chestnuts annually.
The oldest yew tree in England, which
is situated in Cowhurst churchyard, was
mentioned by Aubry, in the reign OF
Charles l., as then measuring ten yards
in circumference at q height Of five feot
from the ground. It is said, on the au.
thority of De Candolle, to be 1,45O
years old. Its present growth is about
thirty three feet. In 1920 this old tree
was followed out, and cannon ball was
found IN the center. In 1895 q severe
stoyt dcpriyed it of it's upright branches
s door HIS been made to the inside Of
the estree, where seats are to be had for
twelve persons comfortably.