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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-18

Bedford, Va, Alum and Iron Springs.
s35 per month. Fare Al.
60 Hours from Memphis. Round trip ss5.
A. M. DAVIS, Pres't.
s. MANSFIELD & CO., Agents, Memphis.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
The New Papa in Romance.

According To the ancient custom OF
noyelists and comedy writer's. all faith
ers of lovely Y.uag girls were bruies,
and never did the decent thing except
on the sly.
IF the much abused heroines OF Field
ing and Smollett could read of the
action of st. Louis parent, in recent
story, how they would rejoice for theE'
sisters of the present day.
'.Do you love him?" asked her falher.
Geraldine laughed in spite of herself.
81 have a strong impression that he
would scarcely ask me to marry him
unless he thought pretty well OF me. u
s'Of course-of course; but do you
love himP"
"With my whole heart and soul"
swell, II that's the case" said
Colonel Spencer, throwing away his
cigar, ..all I've got to say is Sou are
both confounded simplctons if You don't
get married-there."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

NATURE,6 TRlUMPH.


+
q IF yeu are weak, or languid, use
Frazer's Bitters.. a s
If your flesh is fabby and your cons
ulexfon sallow, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you live in malarial district. use
Frazer's Bitter's
If worn down with the care of chill
dren, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you have got the blues, use Fraz
er's Bitters.
Ifyou kept late hours and lived con-
trary to the laws of health. use Fraz
er's Root Bitters.
IF you need toning up, take Frazer's
Root Bitters.
If you have abused instead of used
natures gifts, use FraZer's Bitters
lfyou feel old before your time, use
Frazer's Bitters.
Iflife has become a burden and you
have gloomy forbodings, use Frazer's
Bitters.
IF your hands tremble and your eyes
have grown dim, Frazer's Root Bit
tiers will make you feel young again.
Sold by all druggists everywhere al
the low price $1.00 per bottle. Il. 3.
Henry Co., Sole Proprietos, Cleveland
Ohio. @
For sale by McCabe q Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
The LADY Waitress.

A correspondent of the Now. York
World, who has been to Mount WASH
ington, diseourses as follows of the lady
waitress:
A seernful young person thrusts the
bill of fare before us, and stood in
protesting, self-conscious way to receive
our orders. She was q .'lady waitress"
school teacher from Bangor. Portia
in some way, being native to this sort
of thing, made her answer questions;
but she did SO always in the same high
and mighty manner.
care there many lady mattresses
herep' asked Portia.
Eyes; there are ten school teachers
in the dining-roem, twenty student
chambermaids, and the head laundress
and under-housekeeper are Boston doc
tresses." ---.---.e
Think of having ones disgust at
sloppy coffee or an overdone steak OBJ
served critically by the light of Germ an
philosophy and Greek culture! Think
of asking creature who may be a con-
tributor to the Atlantic Monthly to
bring you the tooth-picks! | couldn't
do it. The scornful Dung person, who
leisurcly carried in our breakfast by
such easy loads that no two viands were
eatable at the same moment, received
no command from my lips. The coffee
went down without milk or sugar; the
butter went down in pellet, all by
itself; the superior one had forgotten
to Lring me bread, and as for fish-balls
instead of steak, why, l swallowed them
without q murmur.
After while an Englishman saunter-
ed in. took seatnear mine and called
out to orr Hebe: '.Heah! Ah., say,
WAITER You should have seen the
Scornful. She shifted the air, she
bounced. she flounced and flushed and
bit her lips; the angry tears were in
her eyes, and she banged down a bill OF
fare before the offensive stranger rs il
it were a barrel of lead. The astonish-
ed man curly and sharply gave his
order, and Hebe sauntered down the
room. and was evidently agitating her
wrongs with the rest Of the culture that
posed about the pantry door.
.Tm afraid you've offended that
Young person, sir,n said our professor
to the Englishman.
"Ofended the servant? How?" the
| dull creature asked.
sWhy. bv calling her 'waiter.'n
.'Oh! beg pardon; should it be wait
RESP"
Neither, sir"
s.Well and what should she be called,
then?"
Even the professor couldn't answer
| that. The funny man suggested ''high-
toned youthful-indiyiduap as name
that might go tripyingly on the tongue.
| But how the lady waitress is really to
be addressed rem aims for Congress, or
| posterity, or some other great but ire
| sponsible power TO determine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

bet low knew he d put his entire pile
in, and I couldn't bear to break up such
a good thing by calling him. So L
stayed and scooped. his pile. Can you
pardon me for the sleIayp And the
congregation shouted aver and gave
three cheers for the preacher. and then
the services were begun.
A little girl, 8 years old, living IN
Des Moines county. accompanied her
mother and grandmother to church
Tho child was left in the pew with the
grandmother while the mother went to
the communion table. and having
watched with. some interest the admin
istration of the bread and wine, she
attempted to followth mother. Being
detained she cried out: 81 want some
of that beer foor', The CONSERVATION OF
the friends may be imagined.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
Moffat's Life Pills,
End
rhgllix BIftefs.

The Most Successful Medicines
I'm the World.
Established in 1885, by one OF
Our Most Eminent Physicians,
and now used throughout North
and South America, with more
pleasing results than any other
Medicine.
Moffat's Life Pills
are nurely vegetable: they act
an the Stanaacil and Liver, and
repuIate the entire system: and
mt all the fnHetio:'s Or the Dody
I'm n Healthy condition, Q ard
WARRANTED Il certain cure lor
All MaIarions Diseases, Torpid
Liver. Impure Blood. j aundice,
Rilious Complaints, Dyspepsias
Indigestion. Cestiveness, Nerv
ous and Sick Headache, Colds.
Scuryy. General Weakness and
Fever & Ague.
MOffat's Phoenix B1ftefs
correct the Secretions OF the
Stomach, and are q Sure cure
for SleepIessness, Nervousness,
Dyspepsia, Female Complaints.
Weakness, Debility, etc.
Thousands of Certificates ars
| In aI1r. possession giving peTfecl
GTfREs effected By these lnyaIu
ahIe medicines, and we are GER
thin that they will do just Wila'
Nc hive said. 1t is simply ask
cd that the afflicted will TIL
THEM ONCE, their use will Icon
vince the most skepticai.
Pages CIimax SaIye % cents q box.
Meffnf,s life pills % cents o box.
Nioffat's PIlmnix Bitters Sl.OO O Dotti'
Sold by Druggists everywhere
j.. P. MILLS, Sole Propr let0r
SIS Liberty Street New YORK.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
TRUTH ATTESTED.
Some Important Statements Of WelI-Known
People Wholly Verified.

In order that the public may fully realize the gen.
uineness of the statemaHts, well as the power
and value of the article of which they speak, we
publish herewith the fac-simile signatures of parties
whose sincerity is beyond question. The truth OF
these testimonials is absolute nor can the facts they
announce be ignored -
MOLINE, ILL.,, July IA. 1881.
H Fl. Warner d Co., Rochester, N. y:
GENTLEMEN: Your remedy, the Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, has been used by both my VIE and my
self. She used it ION general principles. as sys-
TEN and liver regulator; took the medicine for a
long-standing kidney trouble, which has been the
source of much inconvenience, and which failed to
yield to the doctors remedies any Others until
used your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. We both
unite in pronouncng it TO be the best medicine we
ever used, and in recommending 1t TO others as
safe remedy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

Nautical: you are on the wrong
tack said the pilots wife when the
hardy son of The loud-sounding sea sat
down ON it and arose with the usual
Explanations. NO." he replied. after
a critical examination, I'm on the
right tack, but shoot me If l amt on
the wrong end of it."-Ba1fs'agton
Haackeye.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

Fitting emblems are not always APP
preciated. The neighbors of poor
fellow who died erected q tombstone to
his memory, and had placed above il
the conventional white dove. The Wild
ow looked at it through her tears, and
said. ut was very thoughtful to put 1t
there. John was very fond of cunning,
and it is an especially suitable en-
t,faYu ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

s.My brethren" said Western cler-
gyman, s'the preaching of the Gospel
to some people is like pouring water
over sponge-it soaks in and stays.
To others it is like the wind blowing
through cilicken-eoop. My expert
ence OF this congregation is that it
contains more chicken-coops than
snnnveSif
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

The new laboratory at Cornell Uni
versity, Ithaca, N. Y, is to be erected
in the spring, at cost OF SoU, UUo 10
$50, 600. Plans are to be drawn inns
winter for new university buildings.
which are to cost $3.50, 600. They VIII
be erected next year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

Said an auctioneer, Come, now Ia
dies and gentlemen. these goods are for
sale. Will somebody give me bidp
All l want is an offer" stAlas,' MUIR
INJURED an elderly woman in the crowd,
s.that's what have been signing Ger
all nv lifc.o
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

The editor of London Punch has
fourteen daughters. No wonder the
poor man can't see anything funny IN
having to bounce fellows away from the
front gate. It's too much like work.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

The business of the Bank OF Caiifor-
mia for the past year has been the lar
rest in the history of the bank. Tho
present capital is 81. COZ, O0o, and mere
is o surplus of $1,000, 600. The assets
yxceed S13, 600. 600. The amount due
is s.. 500, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

A party of San Juan ranchers made
o bonfire of an Apache Indian. and the
coroner's jury returned a verdict OF
overcome by the heat"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

Do you play polo? No, but my
brother RolIo plays polo and can beat
you oil! ..io..iioT~. What will you
swallow
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

. -1-7
tiWhat horrid weather. exclaimed
loWa,s mistress. one day last week.
ex- madam; and the worst of it is, as
con this. doesn't change, we cant
he any thing iettHr!n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27

- II
Its rnaia line runs from engage 20 vL9nEcu
EITiffs pansing through Jeiet, oftawe, Ia Sale
Genesco, aIollne. Rock Island Dayenports West
Liberty. Iowa City. MarenGo, BFookiyr. Gfinnels
Des Moines (the capital of Iowa., Stuart, attain
tic and Avoco with branches iroia Enrcai
tine WASHINGTON, Fairfield. Elc9R, BslAns-ps
Cenrrevfile. Princeton. 1rcntoa. fsaltatn CaIlIe-
ron, Laavenworfh. Atcht3pn. and Kansas Sisys
Washington 20 igp1r-ley pSxalsosa, arc hEox-
fonsport. independent, Eldcn. OFT. sInwas Eddy
VILE, OEaI0osa, Pella, Monroe. AID Des M0lnes;
Newton 3 Monroe: Des MONIES 70 lnc1af1Dla and
Ginterset: Atlantic 70 Lewis aud Auduboni ana
Railroad, which owns. ana cperareS through
Nue from Ghicat-o into the state of Kansas, !.
Through Express Passenger Trains with Ptli-
man Palace Cars attached. are run enct - zdiily
between CHICAGO and PEORIA. KANSAS SIgfs
COUNCIL. BLUFFS. LEAvESwonTH hna, A{flhatt-
eoS. Through cars are $50 run 1etw hallsseus
nee anf Kansas City. via the AliAwSsGkee a<ao
The = treat Rock Island" Is Inaenlnceatty
track is laid with steel rails.
Il .Whar HiA please yosa most VI! De ln9 pasasnaS
Of ENJOYING your rsaesEss. while passing over the
beAutif u Iraarses Of Illinois and Iowa. IN one OF
our magnificent Dining Cars that nccomphny al
meal. as good is served IN any uFst-ei&ss 1osel
Apprersating the fact that a majority Of the
.seOpie prefer separate apartments for Ginerel1G
Of ft1is line warEantipR it,. we are pleased 20 aE-
nounee tnat this EoEzpany runs ksattzsdg 1.a,acs
Stecpfng Cars tor sicepiLS purposes ano fatace
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are IA
EOBNSJHNs BL4UEsE@. KANSAS GAHIs 4
Tickets VIA this LInes kn0pvn as INT
Tor fTforsxs-st5a tot cbtaznah1e a. "
q N1n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
Climax! Clkax

Pages tllinaA I'VE,
A Family Blessing fer cents.
IT heals without a g No
family should be Withou
We WARRANT it to{RE
Sores, Ulcers, Scrofuia yes,
Fever Sores, Salt Khenn,3re
Breasts or Nipple, FL! &;A IS.
Swollen GIa4l.s, Inflamtd
ScaIdS, Burns, Cuts, FIN
FisfuIa, Piles, B0iiss Calib.R
Frosted Feet, Germs, &::'i ala
taue0u diseases Oil Ina.toi' ileaI
III has been used ever tHtnN
five wears, without oAe !a'l III
It Ina no parallel u
fecfly er.dicated disease, ~
healed after all otl CT remet:i
| had failed. It is a eonlpoHna
| Arnica with many other I'm / RAJ
and Balsalns, and put up i,alare
box es for the same price thah a
| other Ointment.
/ rT Sold by Druggists every where
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
gAILEoaDS.
Rock Island & Peoria
RALW A.
SHORTEST ROUTE TO rHE i
EAST AND S @ u ] Il.

Trsfnsieave Rock Island.
e.50 a m Way Freight
.90 Fast Express.
IN m Mail and Express.
aa:S0 Through Freight and Accommodates.
Trains arrive at Rock Island. II
s.aO m Through Freight and Accommodation
1s:46 m NAL and Express.
s.10 T. Fast Express.
S:3O Way Freight.
The FAST ExrRRss 'eaying Rock Island at s go
- arrives at Peoria IL 20 M, at Springfield 4.z5
. n n. at Decatur 400 M Jscksonyills .oe p q,
Kitcn 30 d m st Louis S:15 m, and Teira Haute
q * n M THE same DAY. Making this the best
- I'd ~ oIIoK EST route to all points southeast.
sI T,ss + ~ o. m train makes close eonneet1on At
3slvs with g b G for points west :as1' wing q q
Ssiesburg at 4:26 N At Burlington 40 m; al
ITsaoxuk 10:25 pm and at Quincy 1905 p m.
Arriving at Peoria at $3.50 m. making cloee con-
ctians With q w end T p u Wfor lndiauap-
nIs connecting there with all fast trains for east
sI .M VAST TIME. SURE CONNECTIONS. and
,stes As low ne by any other rout6s
H. - - q. D.. ". MAHONEY,
SAL aZ8 0en,I Ticket Ag't.
sThe 80 D m Accommodation leaves every day
except Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-27
: CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R. Y.

BETWEEN THE Est & TIE W ESEg
J5fnfn1 Cars for eTtiiiE puTpo-rs Only. sne ef
great feature Of cur Palace Cars = n Smoking
BALLOON where you can su5cy yoIE " AAaTaA1As
Nacaii.cent iron Brtdges4pap the lfissIssiFPi
5fSs ARD transfers arc avci6ed ~ Counen BiuE9.
Isaf.sas city, Ie1venwGFtn. aud AtctisoSs. con. {
Tile IiIAg5i 4 ~ b. tf ~ Q
4. s62ntekco ~ssa sis alversins .lres for the
AT a CSC CSC Isyoop. wish the LIS EM.s.. andP.
! 81 M M4z Ii d76 si Hgienrs. vits r., C. s.
eAsi.a SAILS. WIN llt Cent. z. z.
e.: m NJ Md ian sIi5 i. p + ". Ttds. :
AZ LCeK IsLAED. with Milwapkce s. ltoea
leland short Lane. BAD Rock Isl q y Eco. Res
!, At DAY ESr9RE!; with the DayenDeEt Riyisfon
At ~ s:sr LsBEisfx, WITH the b. c. RH r.H r.
AxnEs EofNEs. With y. 8. q e. y. r. q.
AsCOUHcfL DLuEFs With Crio1 Facilc e =,
AtoMAuA with Y! y M 40 .. III n X, y ip hsP
As OTTgMwA, With CentFal Iowah * 8 We
At KEOEUE. with IoL. Pec. 4 sFsr-i MnD.s -
Louis A. Fssc- and ~ 2, keo; MN. Il. hds-
Al ArcEIsoa. with Asch, TQ2eka Santa kei
Atch. ~ Neb. AID Cen. Br. "; n. k ttds.
AZ LEAvESwoRTH, with KAN FAC, ana Nan
zskAs si; CITY. With an Iiaes for the wes
1 through to PEORIA, DEs HE0rNEs.
and LEA TEM tVD3TAN.
Great AkocsS hslanG zEomtes's Grc sold 10
Is hssns ssekes oaHes, address.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11

day, 452; third day, 44S; fourth day, 4S9.
Total, i, GIG Average per day. 4O4. Average
for each, 202 l was compelled to go away
or the experiment would have been
continued longer. About one-fourth of
the insects were locusts and the bal
ance were flies, beetles, ants, etc.
Igave them whatever insects the boys that /
hired gathered for me. My impression, how
ever. is that they ate less than they
would have done if they had been at
liberty. But lest there might be some
mistake, and to avoid all possibility of error
oa the wrong side, we viii base our calcula-
lions on an estimate of $50 insects each day
for a mature plover. At this rate 20 old
plovers would eat 5000 insects each day or
$4,000 a month. And suppose, further,
that these 20 plevers had nests which
averaged four young ones each. At 90
insects day for each young plover the
40 would consume 2,400 every twenty four
hours, or Y 900 month. AT this same rate
600 plovers and their young would consume
in ore month s 100, 900 insects. That many
insects removed in one year from farm of
100 acres would probably render it
capable of producing crops even when
these insects were doing their worst
As there are many birds that eat more in
sects than plovers, as well az many that eat
less, $50 insects q day is probably a fair
average for all inssctivorous birds" The
above estimates, made upon actual facts, are
strong appeal in favor of the birds as helps
to man in his war against the insects. The
next step by the Legislature should be to
pass a law, with the proper penalties, against
the destruction of birds.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11

Scott. toothless retailer of old wives
fables Brougham, an eternal grinder OF
commonplace and pretentious noise, like a
man playing on a hurdy- gurdy Coleridge,
talking in maudlin sleep an infinite deal
of nothing; Wordsworth, stopping to ex-
tract spiritual oatsup from mushrooms
which were little better than toadstools !;
John Wilson, taken to presiding at Noctes,
and painting haggises in food the bishops
and clergy of all denominations to keep
men in state Of pupilsge, that they may
be kept IN port wine and roast beef poll
ticians full Of cant, insincerity and false.
hood (; Peel, plausible fox John Wilson
Croker, an unhanged hound Lord John
Russell, turnspit of good pedigree Lord
Melbourne, monkey these be thy gods,
o Israeli Others occupied in undertak-
ings as absurd as to seek to suck the moon
out of the sky this windball yeiping for
liberty to the negro. and that other for
the improvement of prisons-all sham and
imposture together giant lie-which
may soon so down in he'll fire. ~ Nicoll's
Carlyle.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11
Answers to Correspondents and Corre,i
Solutions.

Answers to Correspondents and Corre,t
Solutions
Silver King-l035, 1914, 1045 tgood),
104S, 1850. Silver King says : 81 find
that 1 have unwittingly got beyond my
depth, in competing with mature minds in
the Quiet Hour First comes Anne
/ thyss who claims to be the owner of at
least two 'cherubs. and then Trinity,
not to be out done. comes on the scene as
the champion nurseryman,i with 10
between l and 6, or, / between 6 and 10.
! (which was it?) While l, beardless
youth, have not been long emancipated
! from the nursery myself"
Hattie Heath-l043, 1915 VERY good
endings, indeed), l047, l04S, l049, 1850,
1853, 1854, l05S.
Twilight-lO54 lin part), 1866, lo5S,
1868 lin part, 1865 lin part. 1867.
Trinity-l04, l045 livery neat and good
endings), l04s, l049, 1850, 1858, 1854
nearly, 1855 lin part, 1856 almost alD,
1857, 1858 (no).
Utah-l045 (excelIent), lO4S, 1850, 1851,
1865, l05S (no). Utah says: 81 think
some of our tanglers use Dictionaries sew
eral siz.s too large. 1t gives US pocket
| edition chaps no show"
Rose-l044, 1915 (good), l047, l04S,
1919, 1850, 1851 (nol. Rose slys 81
think m answer to 1896 was as good as
the one given, for gear is TO dress, trans.
posed is rage. II it is allowed to be the
correct thing to drop letters from an enig-
ma, why not drop out a part of the word
we are making charade upon II we
| may leave out such letters as we choose.
invert words and spell as we see fit, I
prophesy that the Quiet Hour lin which /
! for one have some PRIDE will soon degen.
crate into an asylum for slipshcd puzzles.
believe that we need good, honest, con-
scientious work in this department that
when we solve puzzle we should be able
to prove the answer that in writing we
should be exact, then those who are solv-
ing will not feel that they are on wild
goose chase. Please say to H. 81. that /
| have 'quizzed no one. l think it must
have been some very young person who
wrote the lines she refers to. While
waiting for f. M. S. to offer that
prize, have written q charade for him."
Rose is right in demanding strict and
thorough work but she need have no
fear of any degeneration of the Quiet
Hoar. We may admit incomplete work
sometimes, to encourage and to excite ex.
actly the criticism the one under consid-
Grafton has. An enigma differs from
charade in this. that its author may say
it consists Of for instance, 100 letters, and
give the key to but each alternate one,
thus purposely leaving the others to be
eupplied. We knew of an enigma once of
twelve letters that gave the key to but
six, and was of such character that three
different sets lin form of letters to be sup
piled could be used and each set produce a
word complete, and either one be accepted
as an answer. THIS such enigmas, Rose
viii see, are like omitted endings" where
different words used will still supply the
rhyme, reason and sense
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-11

A MODEL BEAR SToRY.-A large black
bear was killed at Steuben few days ago.
In telling tree it dropped across hollow
log, out of which dashed this bear, to the
unbounded establishment of the woodmen.
He was given ball or two, but escaped.
A few days after woodman went out
alone in the woods with his ak on his
shoulder. The bear came upon him and
gave chase. 1t was hot race, and ended
in the bear getting near enough to clap his
forefoot on the mans snowshoe. The man
tripped and fell, and in falling turned with
marvellous dexterity and dealt the bear a
terrific blow between his eyes, sinking the
AK into bis brain. Another blow finished
him, and the mans life was saved. The
bear was splendid fellow, weighing 406
pounds. His fur was long, and a jet black.
Two cruellooking gashes ON the head tes-
titled to the sharpness of the AK which the
woodman had SO skillfully welded. Il Ban
gor Commercial.