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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-30
DECORATION DAY.

ITS OBSERVANCE IN VARIOUS PLACES.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Decoration day
is being observed here as a general hoii-
day. All the executive departments of the
government, the district offices, the banks,
and many business houses, are closed.
IN ILLINOIS.
CHICAGO, May 30.-Decoration Day is
being observed as usual by the closing of
banks, exchanges and most of the public
buildings In the cemeteries there was a
good display of floral decoration flags,
wreaths, etc There was no speaking ex-
cept at Oakwood cemetery, where the ex-
ercises were very simple.
IN NEBRASKA.
OMAHA, Neb., May 30.-The rain and
mud has compelled the abandonment of
the parade and outdoor ceremonies of
Decoration Day, and the exercises will be
held in the opera house this afternoon
ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
GETTYSBURG, May 3O.-The appearance
was never before so lively since Lincoln
dedicated the national cemetry in 1868,
Fifteen thousand strangers many of them
very distinguished men are present Gen.
Hoyt and staff are absent, j. 9. Burrows
of Michigan is orator of the day.
CLEVELAND May 30.-Memorial day
was observed here by a procession OF the
military and veteran ex-soldiers. Services
includidg orations and soldiers graves.
Regimental monuments are beautifully
decorated.
CNcrNNANI o., May 30.-Graves of
soldiers were decorated to-day at Spring
Grove cemetery in the usual manner
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Selected paefrp
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The World as-1 0nd IL.

a
They say the world'sa weary place,
Where tear. are never dried,
Where pleasures rass Hike breath on
glass,
And only wees abide
1t NAV lie sn.--l canrt,, know
YET this | dare not say.
Nv lot has had more glad than sau'
And SO il llas ~ day.
They say ,ha, lnve's cruel jesf,
They tell ofwomsn's wile-
That n, p,,ison dips in pouting lips,
And death Ia ,linllltd smiles
Il n,ny l,e SOL cannot know
YET sure vt this 1am'
One hear, ia f,nnd ,b've the ground
Whose love Is not sham.
They saw that iie's a hitter curse
Tha, hearts nre made I" ache.
r, a. i,.st and sony are gravely wrong,
And health n Jnst mistake
It may i.c SOL cannot know
I,u, let them talk their fill;
l like my life and love my VIE,
And mean tu do 30 still
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rid Of a neighbor who has dropped in,
tend to sick baby, tie up the cut tn-
ger Of two year-old, gather up the
pIay,bings Of a four-year-old, tie up
he head Of six-year-old on skates,
and &c. an eight-year old ready for
school. to say nothing Of sweeping
cleaning, etc. A woman With all this
to coat. "a j with may claim it as PRIV.
ilege TO Look and feel u little tired
sometimes. and q xord Of sympathy
would not 10 too much to expect from
the man, who during the HONEYMOON
wouldn't lot her carry as much as =
sunshAde.
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She now succeeded in putting her
hand. on the door latch; but RaIston
seized it AMI forcibly drew h,r back.
Listen to me while tell yon
some hing more?" he exclaimed. THIS
girl here, pointing to .iiss Meridlth.
have you not guessed who she really
is?'
Rnih drew her hands across her
eyes She began 20 re bswiIiered.
"Gu-sss'i?'' rhe. repeated; why
should | guess? Sc Is Mias Mari
dnh?'
Nv. both concluded that you had
penetrated our. little plot went on
R.l.ton, hnrrisily, "for you did not
seeu oae bit jealous; and then, though
she is teAnt,tul and ! am not, some
people thinks she looks a trit.. like
ne She is NV sister, Rose M-riditb
Eslston. and she is engaged 70 my
dearest friend --Wnpn | told hsr
about you, and that ,on .co' ned being
i.aIuns. she saiH. take ny. down to
VISIT my i'ieni Nj 'BIl gs. and W..
w,li % ~ sre ahont that. Il Was 4
loolIsh hing to 10, hn' we did IT, |
was much ch.grln-' o tini You were
not jealous; if nad thought YOU were
the game wonId have ended long b.
D.. fore. When came in to-nigh Rose
81 need at me in n way that told ne
YOU were in the window here Ym
knew | had sister Why did Won
not sn-pec,?'
Ruth did nv, reply, she conli, hard.
" collect her s.ns--; lle' only eme t,on
wa. one OF relief. think she never
,od er husband fully how nnch she
did suffer in those days. aud it was
good whie before she could b'ar 'e
looa ba * upon hem.
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Il. D. MILLS, ~S
DENTIST. y3y

located In Mecl,anics'own, Nd. amt
fcuad q. the reside' CT OF DR. in"
"a. west Of the post "t1ce. He VIII
ew,s,own on the frs, Tuesday Of
,.nth at q. r. Zin.nernan's. wiz
.th AZ the Office ut VII other times
5ns waited upon At their residence
Cred.
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giffiot'.
A BIT or Filtration.

The s.a was as wo nderfully lovely,
tb;. bleak November day. as in the
height Of it's summer beauty.
But there are few people to look
ucon it now. Along the deserted
steamboat wharf at which the su'n.uer
steamers landed, there we're walking
man and woman. Neither Of them
was looking at the splendid color that
flooded the western sky; they were
only gazing q. each other.
IL think sbe wac very silly thing
the girl WAS saying, With a contempt
nous smile. j
Here the Young man canghs her
hand and held i, close. while witt
smiling yes fixed on her face, he re-
psHied: !
III you love any one! Ali Ruth
don't put snch An if as thu in your
sentence. for I am no; going 10 bar
it. I assure yon What did yon ac-
knowledge to me last week, when !
tried o tell you how ! loved you!
Don yon preva'icate nowl answer
me truly?"
Henry Ralston's look held so much
Of passionate adlnir"tio" in apile OF
his playful words that Rnths ow"
gaze dropped, and her face flushed
wb,l. her heart beat with the sweet
| peps Of this new life which ha' come
to her.
Tell me what you told me then!
he insisted now speaking in a tender
tone. Say it to me again; YOU car
not gness how dear those words are
to me, my darling"
He waited aid finally she said
softly:
DO you wish me to say again that
! love yon?"
There was no one near, the wide
lbeach was solitary, save for the sea
birds that Fitted about. SO RaIstol
suddenly bent his head and klssed th'
girl who hal just spoken.
She looked quickly about her sn'
drew back as she did so.
"What il some one saw usI sh'
said reprovingly. y
! "They would only envy ~
said with smile.
Ruth Maynard WAS
she returned to | s1
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shall be hack in d month, ifpYFbf'
w.,. amonr H.Iston last Wora

were among H''Sto" '"'' WIZ
He was going 10 the EASTERN I.rt OF
thp State, and bis business nigh de
tam him there; bit ne was fna OF
hove tina. h. could hasten matier,I
Letters cane regularly every DIV
AMI Rut, found the absence moe
enlnrable than sLe had expected
When she WAS no, reading one 4
her love letters she WAS writing 0
him at every ., are moment; SO liat
she really had not muco time +" be
lonesome.
In the middle Of the fourth seeh
he wrote tha, he had ARRANGED to
come back two days earlier titan he
had expected.
ConId she come down to thp STA,
tion 10 NEE. him at the four o'clock
train on THURSDAY, and con'd sne
come ia the carlyall, Tor he vas to
, accompany young lady who was
; coming to visit Ms Briggs and !.
would be- pleasanter il they might all
ride back together
! "Of course will go in the carrya.l
!, thought Ruth.
And, beyond momentaiy vexa'
ton that there should De a tt rd per
sor to ride up with them, Ru b did
not think of that part Of Rad ston s
note.
Mr.. Briggs lived next door; the
ground. adjoioed. Whoever hi
Young ladv Was, she wou'd he \ NJ ea'
neighbor. aud. if she remained 10 tg
Ruth won!d know her
When t train drew up at the it
tic seasiie station, Ruth was on '{h'
platform wa,tirg She saw Kal 'or
alight and help from the car s. M
.Sne whose fece and figure sent st d
Hen pang OF wonder through her heais
OF course that feeling WAS nothing
but wonder.
The girl came forward b. Ralstons
c;aa She was indeed, far to look
upnn-a blonde of the fairest type,
with soft, puffy hair, lips as scarlet
ss wild ro4ss, and looking fragrant
blue eyes that gave Ruth glance 80
lovely that the latter wondered What
such glance must be to man
Tins is Miss Meredith, Ruth,
sad Ralston after he had shaken
hand. with his betro'hed
No matt how much he winten to
kiss her. he could not do it now; an''
Ruth knew very well that he couI
not, bnt tor all that it somehow see
e,l l;kp cold greeting to her.
How could any mortal lnap
from h-ing attentive 70 such a.
Mis-, Merranh?
Evidently Renrv Ral-
not. H. put her CAREFUL
| back seat, and then he wa
! ly turning aronnh to sp'
that Ruth felt AS il SIZE
augser, tina, he take b
instead OF remaining |
) front.
Th IN she bethou
weak she was to ie.
lik. child o. G
BE- poli.e aud atte
ger:
Then she " hi
WAS nnd+niak
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Easter Eggs.

The custom Of eating eggs at easter
ha, been traced up, not only to the
th, ology Of Egypt, but to the pbilOs'
ophy Of the Psrsians, the Gauls, tho
Greeks and the romans, all Of whom
regarded the egg as the emblem OF
th;l, universe and the work OF Deity.
DE..tpr,:"a Gebelin, land New
Year 3 have been marked BY similar
distinct on,. .hmonsthe Romans the
New Year is looked 'upor as the re-
newal OF all things. and is noted for
the triumph Of the sun Of nature, as
Easter il with the cristians tor the
Sun Of Justice tho Saviour OF the
world. over death by HIS resurrec'
,;.,." .Tha sarlv Christians Of Mes
opotami.. had the custom '. dye'ng
and decorating eggs at Easter. ley
were STAINED red in memory OF tho
blood Of Christ shed at His crucif1.
ION. The Catholic Chuch adopted the
custom, and regarded the egg ss the
emblem of the resurrection, as is evi-
! d-nc.l by the bense lotion OF Pope
Paul V about 1910, which reads thus
Al =.
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BUSINESS DIllR!ECTOkY.y 4!
. CLAY ANDERs.
DENTIST. -

= DENTIST. ak
"a In MecIlanicstown (ufiice at the
" Thos Auders, } and is prepared
q Ill operations pertainingh Den.
cording TO the Most Approved
Special attention given to the
tion Of the Natural Teeth. All
trusted to his care can be submit
: closest scru my Of those compc-
|udge Will visit Le.otsto'sn >, on tms ~,
oadnv Of each month; S,btunsr'tle
|seond Monday. and Creagerstown on
E1 Monday Of each Month. Persons
an at their residence If desired.
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The man Who is accuse unjnstl
can atfor, TO MAINTAIN <1~hhu .u-T u-T
the msn who is Justly accused must
make ~ great bother as pos
.ible il order to throw people off the
track.
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month?
The next morning when R'lsfon
came over from bir hotel, be casual
lv rom ,ssed hat he called in TO see
Miss M.hdi'h the night before to
learn | t;s she hal endured the jour
Ruth uolitely Inquired Abont the
beautifni blonde; AMI then truth TO
-a,, h. .spee.i'|v forgot her, I" never
was r ,l4ton tn,r- loving Aud devoted
Wb.n he mad gone, Ruth a'n''ed ut
herself for nsr unhapp'ness.
But nnw come days Of trial 10 the
yir,. Somehow il haprenea that II
sh. vent 70 walk or ride. it was
thought best 20 invite Mi,- Meri 'lth
aud Rnth had to confess to herself
thar Under other circumstances she
wonld have liked this newcomer, she
was 80 gay, so gentle. so goo1-nat"red
always, aed sach happy power Of
amusing people.
TIE avs ", nj on until it WAS real
" winter weather Ruth asked her
self often if Miss M-rdih W. re -vp'
going away. Alre,dy people coupls'
ner name az often with RaIston ~
thcv did that of Ruth Maynard.
what a fright l am. compared
with he,l' said Ruth, looking at her
; self in the glass; and then. sadly
How long can l bear it and make nj
, sign?'
And Ruth hal made no sign. NJ
one could have told that she even no
tlc-1 what was eating into her heart
sh. bore herself 10 br4vsy
One evening Miss Msri''lth wa
sitting N tue parlor Of Ruth 3 house
, She A.d been -pe,dins,the day there
P aud now, just az the lamps we're 'ls"t
r ed. she was sitting alone, idly ho'hin
q book in her hand. /
The door bell sonn I'd Som. Oh.
in nat hou,e knew we'll who's ing
an, sas, and some one- heart pound
e' At she hearing.
a anrried foot N the hall, aad then
Pa ron entered. lie came rapidly
iorw ,n9. his eyes glanci"g rfoand the
room
.Whagr yh,ak q .he asked
:; :: :: = u iiIi i|ll
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RATES or ADVERTISING.
One s 4usre, F1ur urinselti0nsor less. I 1.0N
:" each subsequenttn nserticn. 70
two months
!" three months:
/" six months !, 9
+" - one year ::
rwslv shines constituttasquase,
~. Aliberal ieductio nmadt to yesfis
advertisers. h.
Local or special notices 10 amt. In .
TOR PRINTING executed with ueaf
,ess and dispatch, and on liberal terms.
Materials ali new and goodinpressioA
guaranteed.
fob work-CAsH ON DELIVERY.
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The Galveston hoy is prngre sive.
He WAS standing in \ crowd otT,,Ne
on the sidewalk. when ~
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
Masonic Visit.

Sixteen members of Union Lodge, No.
!. A. F. and A. NJ, of Middletown, went
over to Delaware City on Tuesday even
ing to assist their brethren Of Jackson
Lodge, of that town, in conterrlng Masonic
degrees. The party arrived early, sampled
the baked shad and things, at the Delaware
CITY Hotel, and then went down to the
wharf to see the fishermen skin surgeons.
The arrival of so many distinguished look
inc strangers all at one time seemed to
astonish some Of the Delaware City peo-
Dle. and when the MasOns marched up
Main street toward the Lodge room, they
came out to see the procession. One smal!
boy remarked: stLook ut them high hats!
iii bet that's minstrel troupeW The
visitors were welcomed to Jackson Lodge.
Those stars represent some
things that must be left to the readers
Imagination. Suffice it to say, however,
that the new double-geared, back-actioned
goat worked to q charm, and all was as
merry as dinner bell. After the ardu-
GUS labors of the evening all had sharpened
appetites, particularly the newly made
Masons, and the visitors were invited down
to the Delaware City House by jackson
Lodge and very handsomely entertained.
All the AIiddletown visitors tried to do
Justice to the bountiful collation. spread
before them, and we guess they succeeded.
They devoted about an hour to refresh
ments and enjoyed themselves us truly
GOOD men always do on such occasions.
We are sorry to say that Col. Billy Rates
resigned at the third course, and, there
fore, did not sustain the reputation OF his
town. The occasion of this visit of the
members of Union Lodge to their Breth-
rem of Jackson Lodge is one which the
former, at least, will long remember in
a pleasant sort of way.
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
Irving Lrcenn1.

The meeting on Monday evening was
well attended and the exercises were as
pleasant and entertaining as usual. The
names Of three applicants for membership
were received, acted upon and accepted.
Owing to the unavoidable absence of sew
eral members who had been assigned parts
in the programme of the evening, few
changes were made. The literary exer-
cises consisted Of beautiful selection, en-
titled "Words,'' read by Miss Lille B.
Roberts Il humorous reading, entitled "a
SchOol-Masters Experience" by Miss
Jennie Leatherberry the popular effort
of Bob Burdette, "The Breakman at
Church, . read by Mr.. Samuel Hambley,
and Twan's "Mrs. McWilliams and the
Lightning read by w. s. Way. The
musical part of the programme was quite
as entertaining as usual, and all were
pleased with the selections and the man
ner in which they were rendered. Miss
Belle Pennington sung sweet solo, and
two beautiful duets were sung by Miss
Pennington, Miss Downs, Rev. Mr.. Alex
ander and DR.. w. j.. Kennedy. The ans
wers to questions were entertaining and
instructive. The following programme
was announced for the next regular meet
ing, Monday evening Reading, by Mrs.
Mary L. Cox; Exercise, by Wallace
Bruce; Reading, by Miss Belle Penning-
ton; Reading, by William n. Wilson;
together with music and answers to ques-
tiOnS
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
State

= SMYRNA will start street sprinkler.
The pear orchards throughout the
State show a full bloom.
- Smyrna's amateur minstrels made
S45 by their recent entertainment.
= Governor Hall is soon to have three
3OO-ton schooners built at Milford.
1t is estimated that l25,0O0 shad were
caught in the Delaware river last week.
At the last meeting Of the Milford
Loan Association money sold at ten per
cent premium.
= The business men of Milford will
celebrate the Fourth Of July with fire
works and things.
The Dover DeIGWdredn has entered
its twenty-third year, and is looking bright
and healthy, as usual.
- Burglars ransacked the Moorton de-
pot, Saturday night, but found nothing
they thought worth stealing.
Andrew Sisco had an arm broken by
a falling ladder, while at work on the NJ.
P. Church at Clayton on Monday.
~ The stockholders Of the Delaware and
Chesapeake railroad will hold their annu-
al election at Easton, Wednesday next.
= The Colorado beetles have appeared
in considerable numbers throughout the
State, and are all ready for the potato
crop.
Rev. DIR. Read, of Virginia, is to de-
liver the baccalaurate address at Delaware
College at the approaching commence
ment.
= Collins Beech hotel is being put in
order for the season and the proprietor has
announced that it will be conducted on
strictly temperance rules.
- Several Of Milfords young men will
go to Leadville soon and the Chronicle
adds that the time of their return will de-
pend somewhat on the walking.
- John c. Noshell, proprietor of the
Voshell House, at Chestertown, has leased
the Capital Hotel at Dover; tx succeed
VIM. C. Fountain, the latter taking the
new hotel.
- The mechanics of the Milford ship
wages, from 81 so to 81 90 per day. Most
promise of an increaSe.-NeiCs.
On Thursday afternoon, 9TH inst, the
dwelling of David Stats, near the ''Tent, :"
in Thor0ughfare Neck, together with his
meat, flour and nearly all the furniture
was burned, involving a loss of 5000 or
$500. The family at the time were all out
in the field planting corn, except a colored
boy about Il years old that had been liv-
ing with him some two months, who con-
fessed to having set the house on fire. He
was promptly lodged in New Castle jail
for trial. The family have since lived in
the barn and Mr.. Stats has been quite
indisposed. Smyrna Times.
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
ATTEMPTED burglary.

The dwelling of Mrs. Adkisson, on
Broad street, was entered by burglars
about two o'clock Sunday morning last.
The lady was alone in the house. She
had returned from a visit to Baltimore by
the evening train. 1t is probable that the
thieves supposed her still absent, and the
house unoccupied, as they were not very
quiet in their movements, but burst the
front door from its fastenings by throwing
th6nselyes against it, Mrs. Adkisson
heard them and got up and liz a lamp,
when the housebreakers ran away. She
saw them run across the street and thinks
could not discover whether they were
white or black. She went to the house OF
Col. Joshua Clayton, a short distance
away, and called up the inmates, but, in
the mean time, the burglars had disap-
Deared,
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
COUNTY.


- The wheat fields of New Castle county
are looking remarkably promising.
- New Castle is talking of quarantining
against Wilmington, on account Of small
pox.
: There were thirty-two deaths in Will
mington last week, eight of which were
from smallpox.
Il. G. Mailly, Esq, has taken out let
ters of administration upon the estate OF
r. l.. Mailly, late of st. Georges hundred.
A large schooner load Of laths for G..
E. Hukill, of NLiddletown, were discharged
at New Castle this week, and shipped
thence by rail.
IS. r. Choate has received the appoint
ment of post master of Newark. He was
an applicant for the same office twenty-four
years ago, and didn't get it. Now he is
made happy. There is nothing like patti
ence.
= The Levy Court committee, OF which
William Polk, ESQ.,, is chairman, have ad-
vertised for proposals for rebuilding the
bridge across st. Augustine Marsh and
Creek. Bids must be in by 10 O'Clock, A.
NJ, of Monday, May 23d.
= The Odessa Dramatic Association,
which has given number of excellent en-
tertainments in the past few years, is now
arranging for the production Of a
popular drama in Odessa Hall, at an early
date. The entertainment will be for the
benefit of the hall. The TRANSCRIPT will
probably be able to give further particu-
lars next week.
Our Port Penn correspondent writes
under date of 18th inst: To-day the sloop
William Pollock, Capt. Alexander Hall,
picked upthe body Of drowned man and
left it at the Port Penn wharf. There was
nothing to indicate his name, &C., until a
man on the steamer "Artizan" recognized
him as an old acquaintance. He is said to
have been lost off an oyster boat last Fri
day. He always went by the name OF
"Chalky.'' His mother lives in'Camden,
Nj. He was lost two miles below Dan
Bakers buoy. Inquest was held.
Middletown transcript., 1881-05-13
Court.

The Court of General Sessions for this
county opened at Wilmington on Monday
morning, Chief Justice Comegys and
Judge Houston on the Bench. The grand
Jurors were sworn, with Joseph Roberts,
of Appoquinimink, as foreman, and the
court sent them to their room, saying
that it did not consider there was any need
to charge them with respect to their du-
ties. The Chief Justice advised all per-
sons not compelled to come to court on
business to remain away for their own
safety, as boy from a house i'll which
there was a case of smallpox had uSt
been sent out of the room.- Tuesday
morning number of Wilmington petty
larceny cases were disposed of. AleXan-
der Gillespie was convicted and James
Carroll plead guilty of selling liquor with
out license.-Caroline Fisher, colored,
| plead sguilty'' to an Indictment for the
! larceny of S25 from Purnal 7. Jones of
| Appoquini1nink hundred. Sentenced to
pay S31 % restitution money and be inn
| prisoned one month.-Joseph Sterling,
/ d New Castle negro, indicted for assault
| and battery upon William Harris, another
negro, was convicted and sentenced to
pay a fine of $40 and be imprisoned two
months.-The grand jury were dis
charged at l2:45 on Tuesday.-The case
Of William G. Guthrie, indicted for attempt
Davidson, little girl less than nine years
of age, was taken up, Tuesday forenoon.
The assault was committed last Novem-
Der, after which Gutherie eluded the officers
and escaped to Chicago, where he was
captured in january. Attorney-General
Gray and Deputy Cooper conducted the
prosecution Charles B. Lore and Harry
Sharpley, Esqs., the defense. The re
mainder Of the day w5s taken up in hear
ing testimony in this case. The testimony
of the prosecution was very strong. Ar
gument was heard on Thursday and the
case given to the jury at $50 p. m. An
hour later they came in with verdict,
finding Guthrie guilty in the manner and
form in which he was indicted. He was
not sentenced. The penalty for this felony
is a fine of not less than 5000 nor more
than $500, costs of prosecution, stand in
the pillory one hour, be whipped with
thirty lashes, and undergo an imprison-
ment not exceeding ten years.