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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
BIG INSURANCE.

BALTIMORE, June Jesse Little res
ident of jefferson, this county, who has
been in destitute circumstances for some
time past. died last Monday, aged eighty
three Policies were found to have been
issued on his life to the amount of $63,
600, and said to have been taken out late
ly in different companies by various per
sons
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
AN IRIsH RENrER.

LONDON, June Ia dispatch from
Longhrea county, Galway says: An agent
has been shot near Woodford this county,
fof refusing to accept payment of rent on
the basis Of Griffiths valuation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
Ponder on these Truths.

Kidney-Wort is natures remedy for kid
ney and liver diseases, piles and constipa
ton
Sediment or mucous in the urine is a
sure indication of disease. Take Kidney
Wort.
Torpid liver and kidneys poison the
blood. Kidney-Wort revives them and
eleanses the system.
Headache, bilious attacks, dizziness,
and loss of appetite, are cured by Kidney
Wort.
See adv
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

MILWAUKKK. June
wheat-101xc lower. o9 cash; o9ls June;
11h July; 1oA Aug.
Corn-So2 2 42M.
Oats-No 2, 81.
Barley-No 2. 95.
Rye-1 TO-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
A CHOPPER.

NORTH BRooKFIELD, Mass, June L.
This morning, an elevator at a boat shop
cut off Mrs. Nellie Murphys head.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

Lord Desart tells of very curious
dream in connection with the Two Thou
sand Guineas which quite puts into the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
AN HONOR.

BERLIN, June 1-Prof VIM Dwight
Whitney of Yale College, has been ap-
pointed foreign Knight of ordere poar Le
Me1ite for scientific attainments.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
MALTBY HOUSE

mJAA i ID 1lO 0G
1lG =.
The "MALTBY,'' is the only Hotel IN Baltimore
conducted ON both the
AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS.
And the only Hotel IN the City at popular prices,
possessing all the modern improvements inclnding
FIRST CLASS PASSENGER ELEvAToR,
which will be in constant operation, making all
parts OF the house equally desirable and easy of
access. It's location, in the commercial centre OF
the city. commends 1t alike to the Commercial
Trayelltr, the Tourist and Business men generally
RATES-$2 o. and 81 80 per Day the american
Plan. and 81 90 to So 90 on the European.
~ Liberal deduction to the Clergy
3idtf C.. r. HOGAN, Proprietor.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
THE DERRY.

LONDON, June 1.-The Derby was won
by Lorillard's Iroquois, Peregrine second
and Town Moon third.
Lorillard backed Iroquois, when year
ling, for this race. The crowd at the
course was immense. Fineteen thousand
people arrived from Victoria station alone
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke
and Duchess of Connaught and a large
party of friends were present,
Peregrins appearance gave great salts
faction to his fanciers, but Iroquois seems
to be in the best of spirits. His action was
much admired. After one break away a
good start was effected When the horses
were first seen at the top of the hill, it was
difficult to make out from the grand stand
who held the advantage. but coming down
the hill Peregrine, who was on the inside
had a fair lead, and his friends began to
shout "Peregrine wins" AS they turned
the corner, Archer's colors were seen press
ing forward on the stand side. The two
leaders ran an exciting race up to the grand
stand, where Iroquois nose showed
in front and he continued to get in until
past the judges stand. The finish was
splendid. The horses went to the post at
3:04 p. m. The letting Immediately before
starting was eleven to two against Iroqu-
ois IA to 1 against Don. Fullano, jockey
drcnof, "Ho FOue IroquolS, TecelNed an tTe-
mendous ovation on returning to weigh.
Iroquois won cleverly by half length, with
two lengths between Peregrine and Town
Moon. Time of race, $50
EXCITEMENT.
New YORK, June 1.-Great excitement
and enthusiasm prevails at the clubs and
exchanges over the victory of Iroquois at
the English Derby.
Pierre Lorillard was showered with con
gratulations as he stood in the midst of
crowd, He is owner of the first American
horse that ever won the Derby or even won
a place there. Iroquois has been heavily
backed here. He viii be one of the most
prominent horses at Ascot and Gaodwood
races. 1t is stated at Newport that Loril-
lard wins two million dollars on the Derby
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

For any burn, bruise, sore or inflammation,
external or internal, apply Trask's Mag
netic Ointment If it succeeds, tell your
friends; if it don't the price will be re-
funded
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

LADIES who appreciate elegance and pur-
ity are using Parkers Hair Balsam. II is
the best article sold for restoring gray hair
to its original color and beauty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

NRw YORK. june ]
FINANCIAL
dold- Or
Money 3d3H
Governmente- Higher.
q. S. Bonds SO cent : s9's 1881. ........ f.o31
41f's -. .......................... f.15A
as Ex Div........... .......... -. ..1.1Sb
New 5's.......................... l.U4M
COMMERCIAL.
Wheat-Fairly ective; A0Ae lower: No red
June 251s01 25h; July 24M Aug 204 al AK
Corn-Hesyy and lower; mixed winter; epot Is
05714 futures 55al05sH.
Osts-Heavy; shade lower; western 44052; No
July 4Iz Aug 3SM.
Pork-Prime new is 75017 90; old l5 75016 90.
Lard-Higher; II ON.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
PREsTDFNqvAr prAco,

meeting is In progress IN the Opera House
and is being addressed By prominent
Greenbackers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01
Catarrh,

THE AROvE DISEASE HERETOFORE
l. deemed incurabe. will readily yield to Morris
lS Henry's Catarrh Cure. For sale by John Beings
ton Price SOC per bottle. 30dly
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-01

NEW YORK. june ]
FINANCIAL.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
Origin Of the MerIno Sheep.

As the ancient Greeks had no cotton
nor silk, and very little linen, and as
Sleeps wool was the principle texture
from which their clothes were made,
they took peculiar care TO cultivate with
especial care such breeds Of sheep as
produced very fine wool. Such breeds
were those of the Greek city OF Taren-
tum, situated on the Tarentine gulf. In
order to improve the fine guilty Of the
wool still more, the sleep were covered
with clothes in cold weather, as it was
found by experience that exposure 10
cold made the wool coarser. Thus
clothing these sheep from generation 70
generation resulted in a very delicate
breed with exceedingly fiue wool, &C
cording to the law established by Oar
win in regard TO selection and adoption
toexteriOr conditions.
This product OF Greek industry was
transmitted by them to the Romans,
whose great agricultural author, COlun'
ella, states that his uncle in Spain
crossed the fine Tarentine sheep with
rams imported from Africa, and obtained
a trsonger breed, combining the white
ness of fleece of the father with the fine
ness of the fleece of the mother, and
having obtained such results the rae
was perpetuated. The absence OF other
fine textures made these Spanish sheep
so valuable that in the beginning of our
era they were sold in Rome for 81, 900 in
gold a head, Ml enormous price for those
times, when money had much more
value than now.
When the barbarians invaded Italy
these sheep were all exterminated,
while the greater portion of the Rom an
possessions were laid waste. But in the
less accessible mountains of Spain the
Moors preserved the breed, and it is to
them that modern Spain owes the
merinO sheep, which are the direct de
scendants of this cross breed OF the
Greek and African ancestors referred to.
1t is a valuable inheritance, too, which
that country owes to the combined
Greek, Roman and Moorish civilization,
and of which our California wool grow.
ers also carr the advantages, by the
prosperity of this breed Of sheep, which
was there a few years ago
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
A Woman's Terrible Experience.

Mrs. Lucy A. Still, OF Sharon's Mills,
Pa, has passed through a most thrilling
experience. She started from her home
in that place 10 visit a sick son who
lived near Barney Swamp, about seven
miles from here. Mrs. Still is sixty
years Of age, but rs spry as a cricket, and
she determined to walk the entire dis
lance through this dismal swamp to her
sons house, a feat she had frequently
accomplished. She started at about
three o'clock in the afternoon. and be-
fore she got half the distance a violent
snow-storm set in, and in a short time
the road was hidden from sight. Dark
ness, too, soon came, and the old lady
struggled from the road and became fast
in a deep mire. The more she struggled
the deeper she sank, until at last, weary
from exertion, sue gave up all attempt
to extricate herself, and prayed for help.
She remained in this mire for a whole
day and night. Then, after almost super
human efforts, she eXtricated herself,
and made her way to a small hemlock
tree, which she climbed. She kept alive
by continually moving her hands and
arms. No food passed her lips for up
ward of 1865 hours, except a few crackers
she had in her pocket and some whisky
which she was taking to her son. She
was compelled to quench her thirst by
eating snow and drinking the vile water
of the bog by which she was surrounded.
She was rescued from her p%erilous po-
sition on the seventh day of her cap
tivity by a party of hunters who had
heard her faint cry of distress. She was
taken to her sons house, where her men
tal faculties gave way, and a serious i'll
ness followed. The doctors say she will
never regain her mental powers. While
fast in tue mire Mrs. Still saw several
bears an1 scores of deer, and was at
tackled at n time by a panther, She
gave terrible screams as the animal ap-
preached her, and he ran away.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
SuperstitlOns About Cats.

The cat has been connected with
many curious superstitions in various
parts of the world. In some localities
for instance, it is believed that witches
in the shape of cats are in the habit Of
roaming about the roofs OF the houses
during the month of February hence
they were promptly shot. In Germany,
also, q similar notion prevails respect
ing black cats, in consequence of which
they are never allowed to go pear the
cradles of young children, though it is
not easy to understand why the young
should be more exposed to danger from
these suppositious witches than those
more advanced in years. Numerous in
stances might be given ofthe incredible
nonsense that has been believed and is
believed about cats. In Sweden the
peasants have a deep-rooted faith in the
cat carrier. This belief is traceable to
the seventeenth century. At this period
there were seventy tried who made
nearly the following declaration: After
compelling them to sign a compact with
him, the devil often served hearty dim
ners, followed by games and wrestling.
When he was in good humor he thrashed
them with a long pole, after which he
laughed heartily, OF played the harp, in
order to divert them and make them
dance. They added that he made each
one of them n present of a cat endowed
with certain gifts. This cat compre-
hended all that was said to it, and
wuuld go out and steal objects that were
indicated, without the possessor being
able to perceive him. Al the present
time the peasant does not complain
whatever object is stolen from him
They attribute the theft to cat carrier.
In Sicily, where the cat is looked upon
as sacred to ST. Martha, there is super
stition that any one who willfully or ac-
c~identally Kills a cat will he punished
blythe serious r~etribution ofseven years
unhappiness. Melton, in his " Astrolo-
CASTER" says: "When the cat washes
her face over her cares, we shall have
great store of %raine," The sneezing of
a cat was considered a lucky omen to a
bride who was to be married the next
cay. In Wilsiord's Mature Secrets"
"cats coveting the fire more than ordin-
airy, or licking their feet and trimming
hair of their heads aud mustachios, pre-
sages rainy weather" In the "Statisti-
cal Accounts of Scotland" it is stated
that if u cat was permitted to leap over
a corpse, it portended misfortune. Their
tenacity Of life comes out in the pro-
verb: "Care killed the cat" Their
familiar presence at every ones hearth
is alluded to in "a cat may look at a
king" In Hungary there is a curious
superstition that before q cat can become
q good mouser IT must be stolen.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
Words OF Wisdom.

Report is a quick traveller but an un-
safe guide.
A good book supplies the place of a
companion.
Youth looks at the possible; age at
the probable.
Charms strike the sight, but merit
wins the soul.
He who thinks his place below him
will be below his place.
A man cannot give a better legacy to
the world than a well educated family.
Moderate is the silken string run-
ming through the pearl-chain of all vir-
tues.
The moment man begins TO rise above
his fellows, he becomes a mark for their
missiles.
Letters from friends are sunbeams on
life's horizon that cb Ger our way and
tighten labor.
Poverty often deprives a man of all
spirit and virtue. 1t is hard for an
empty bag to stand upright.
1t is to be doubted whether he will
ever find the way to heaven who desires
to go thither alone.
Be courteous with all, but intimate
with few; and let those few be well tried
before you give them your confidence.
Don't get soured with the world; 1t
does not mend matter for you, but it
makes you very disagreeable to others.
A few more rapidly rolling years,
flowing past ike q river, vanishing like
a dream, youth will be gone, and the
world will look elsewhere, and reject
those who have not already learned to
rejcc. it, Let us, then, love that eternal
beauty which never grows old, and
which endows its lovers with perpetual
youth.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18

Farm tools will rust out sooner than
they will wear out. Many farmers in
sure their farm implements more by eX-
posure TO the weather than by the use
IN the farm. An implement which With
good care would last twenty years, will,
when exposed to the weather, become
useless in five ye7rs or less. A farm
wagon which, with good usage, would
last almost a lifetime, will last only a
few years, when exposed TO the
weather. The explanation OF why
farming does not pay with many is
found in this neglect to take care of
their farm too,s. All farm implements
are costly, and the farmer who has to
buy three or four times as many as his
neighbor Because he does not take care
of them, of course will not find much
profit in farming. The same careless
ness in any other kind of business,
would insure equally as disastrous re-
Sult
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
CreOsOte for BrOncnrtrs ana Uatarrn.

When going from Switzerland to
Italy, via Mount Gents, some years ago,
the writer contracted a sudden severe
cold, which, in the chill air of Turin,
soon brought on a severe attack OF
bronchitis. We fastened over to the
genial air of Genoa, but it afforded little
relief, and the advice of DR.. Paccioci,
professor in the noted Italian medical
college there, was called in. He pre-
scribed a very simple remedy, which
was at once effective, as it has been with
many others to whom we have since re-
commended it. Put into a pint or larger
bottle about three gills of water, and
add two drops of good creosote. Shake
very thoroughly, take a mouthfull
gargling it awhile in the throat, and
swallow it. Repeat this frequently, so
as to use up the mixture in the first
twenty-four hours, always shaking well
before taking. After the first day use
three drops of creosote and the same
amount of water during t%wenty-four
hours, so long a it is needed.
The same mixture has often proved
very useful in catarrh. In this case q
handful ortwo OF the we'll shaken creo-
sote and water is snutfed up through the
nostrils until it reaches the throat and
is spit out. A tablespoonful Is also
gargled in the throat and swallowed.
AS catarrh is an inflammation of the
nasal passages, accompanied with a
mucus deposit, the creosote, which is
largely carbolic acid, would seem to be
useful here, just as dilute ~carbolic acid
is effective in cleansing any putrid sores.
Catarrh is the result of weakness, and
is promoted by a cold. A toning UP of
the system and any simple remedy like
the above is effective, unless the catarrh
is severe and of so long continuance as
to have permanently disorganized the
nasal cavities. 1t is folly to spend
money for the much advertised catarrh
remedies, which are usually the sheer
est medical quackery American Agri-
nnltMTGSt.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
Recipes.

STUFFED CABBAGE.-Select a fine.
large cabbage, strip the outer leaves off,
cut off the stalk, scoop out the heart.
and ill with mince, bread crumbs,
onions and seasoning. Tie in q cloth
and boil for one hour.
RICH GRIDDLE,C CAKES Into twelve
ounces of -four rub one large spoonful
of butter, and three eggs, with as much
milk as will make the dough the consist
ency of paste. Roll it out thin. Make
into cakes and bake them on a griddle.
BEEFsTEAW.-A heefsteak chopped up
fine, and baked with flour and yeast In
the form of a meat bread-loaf, is the
latest dietetic sensation. 1t is asserted
that meat thus treated entirely disappears
during the process Of baking, the nutri.
tive principles becoming incorporated
with the bread.
APPLE DUMPLING.-T Two pounds
apples, Jour eggs, n teacup milk, a
little sugar, u few drops of lemon. two
ounces butter and some bread crumbs
Mince the apples and mix with the other
ingredients, icrm balls, and boil in hot
water slightly sailed. Serve with wine
or fruit sauce.
SODA WATER dissolve one ounce
of carbonate of soda to one gallon OF
water; put it into bottles in the guam
tity of a tumbler.full or half n pint to
each; having the cork ready, drop into
each bottle half a drachm of %tartaric OF
citric acid, or crystals, cork and wire it
Immediately, and it will be ready to use
Vt any time,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
A Curious Calculation.

A New England railroad superinteng
dent, having directed that in %paintin-
and lettering the cars of the company
the letters "R. R." should be left off,
leaving only the name of the road-as
for instance the New York and New
England the Hartford COurGnt thinks
If a mai cannot tell a railroad car by
looking at it he cannot infer it from the
mystic double r. And it thereupon
proceeds to make this somewhat curious
calculation:
1t may be estimated that lettering
cars costs a cent a letter. Now there
were, a year ago, 423, 013 freight cars in
this country. Some have been smashed
since then, but many more have been
built. There are probably 100000 to-
day. If SO, the cost of the unnecessary
four RS .ou them has been $l8, 900. This
is a small sun of money, but there are
plenty of people who would be willing
to save it, especially if at the same time
hey avoided a foolish performance.
The example of the New York and New
England is a oommendable one. Either
follow it or else label cars in large let
tiers: This is a railroad car.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
A Fearful Visitor.

Inc bane OF the beautiful island for
Martinique is a serpent called the Iron
lance" This reptile, with venomous
taste, chooses the coolest and most de-
lightful places in the garden for his re.
treat, and it is literally at the risk of
ones life TO lie down on the grass, or
even take q rest in an arbor. The
wounds inflicted by these serpents are
very apt to be fatal unless Immediately
cared for. The whole island is infested
with this dangerous reptile, and it is
said that on an average nearly eight
hundred persons are bitten every year,
Of which number from sixty to seventy
cases prove iatal, while many others re-
suit in nervous diseases which are al
most rs bad rs death. A few years ago,
when Prince Arthur OF England visited
this island, a grand fete was given in his
honor in the Jardine des Plantes. In
the evening the grounds were brilliantly
illuminated, and thousands of people
sauntered through It's cool and shady
venues A large number were bitten
by the Iron lance" and many of them
ever 9cov cred from the effects OF the
poison. The fondness OF this terrible
reptile for cool and shady places is a
serious drawback on the pleasure of
rambling through the charming groves
of Martinique. A rest on the grass
under the shadow of some spreading
tree is always haunted by the dread Of
unseen dangers, and one cannot even
cross a field without exercising extreme
caution,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-02-18
Baby Has Gone to School.

The baby hiss gone TO school: ali, me
What will the mother do,
With never a call TO button or pin,
Or tic a little shoe7
How can she keep Lerself busy all day,
With the little "hindering thing away?
Another basket to Oil With lunch,
Another goodbye to say,
n the mother stands al the door to sec
Her baby march away;
And turns with a sigh that is half relief
And half a something asin to grief.
She thinks OF a possible future morn,
When the children, Que by one,
VIII 90 from their home out into the world
To battle with life alone,
And not even the baby be left to cheer
The desolate home Of that future year.
She picks up garments here and there,
Thrown down in careless haste;
And tries to think how 1t would seem
IL nothing were displaced;
IL the house were always as still as this,
How could she bear the loneliness