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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
FIERY FLAMES.

DETROIT, Sept. 7.-Reperts sare begin
ming to arrive from the northern and north
eastern parts of the state, showing the ter
rible condition of affairs. Long continued
drouth has rendered everything dry as tin
der, and numerous ''slashings' or partly
cleared tracts of land covered with brush,
decayed timber and other infiamable ma
terial, affords the best possible medium for
the rapid spread of flames carried by the
high winds which have been prevailing.
Sanilac and Huron counties, along the
shore OF Lake Huron, between Port Huron
and Saginaw Bay, are he scenes of the
most destruction, which is growing posi-
tively appalling in character. Hundreds
of farms already are reduced to blackened
desert. stock, crops, fences and all farm
buildings are swept away. Absolutely
nothing is left, and several lives are known
to be lost Men women and children We're
overtaken by the flames 1t is feared when
the full accounts are received that the
LOSS OF LIFE
may prove terrible. The little hamlets Of
Anderson, Richmondville, Charleston, San
lilac counties are all reported to be wiped
out, while Port Hope, Verona Mills and
Bad Ak Huron counties are reported
wholly or partly burned up. People are
fiocking to the shore of lake Huron from
the interior of these counties as the only
refuge from the devouring flames, and
sometimes are overtaken by the spreading
fire. Not less than
TWENTY DEATHS
are already reported but it is hoped that
some of these statements may yet prove IN
correct. while it is feared they do not begin
to approximate the truth, SO unprece
dented is the condition of things In Tus-
cola county, the next tier of counties back
from Lake Huron, and south of Saginaw,
fires are also raging but with not so great
severity, still the losses here are
SIMPLY ovERsHADowED
by the more terrible state of thing in ad
Joining counties. The same state of fact:
is true in Lapeer county next south of Tu
cola. The whole country around Saginaw
and Bay City also is ablaze from thu
marshes taking fire.. and reports man.
losses to farmers. The weather continue
exceedingly hot, with no signs of rain.
Where the present fearful condition O
things will end nobody can foretell
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, Sept. IRE
ports of the ravages of the fire continue tt
come in along Saginaw Valley and st
Louis road. Twenty one miles has burned
over on both sides of the track. and thirty
or Iorty DulIulngs burned, including mouse
hold goods, grain and stock. In Tucals
county, damages were done to the extent
Of $4,000, and fires are
STILL SWEEPING OVER
large area. Owing to the excitement, il
is aifhcult to arrive at the losses in this
county, East of the city great damage
mas Deen done, hundreds of acres having
been burned over and also many buildings
burned. The village of Clio narrowly es-
capped destruction to-day and IS not vet
out OF danger. An Indian settlement I
miles below this city is surrounded by fire
and viii probably be wiped out before to.
morrow night.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07

1t is simply marvellous how quickly con
stipation, billousness, sick headache, fever
and ague, and malaria, are cured by Sell
ers' Liver Pills."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
THF WEATHER.

BosToN, Sept. 6.From early morning
to sunset the atmosphere has been in a
most curious condition, exciting much
comment and some alarm. While the air
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
chicago 30 a-1s1.

Chicago 81 RZIsE.
Oatosee, Sept.
Wheat-Strong; active and higher; 23 cash; 1
22B Sept; asa Oct: 2TS Nov,
Corn-Strong and higher; 61A cash; 611a Sept,
63A Oct; 64lz Nov.
oats-Firm and higher; s6E cash; 81 Sept; ss3s
Oct: 81 year
Rye-1 o.
Ba-ley-1 01.
Pork Stroug and higher: 1S 95 cash; 10 05 Oct.
Lard-Excited and higher; II 90cash and Sept;
IL 02h bid Oct.
Whisky-1 16.
LIVE sToS.K.
KHogs Receipts 5000; moderately active; un-
changed; 8 201tT IS
CatIle-Receipts 500: steady: exports 2006
90; good to choice shipping 60Il6 90; common to
fair 0oG5 25; butchers soD3 65; stockers 500
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
SPORTING.

SLEEPS HEAD BAY, Sept. Tn the mile
race Sir Hugh won, Gen. Monroe second
Time a.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07

THERE Is NO REMEDIAL AGENT that so
effectually corrects the morbid and often
sive perspiration to which so many persons
are liable as a warm bath in which
GLENN's SULPHUR Soar is introduced by
the bather. The disease being constitu-
tional one and not confined to only one
part of the body, it is found to be radical
relief which no other expedient can bring
about. To persons so troubled, GLENN s
SULPHUR Soar is infallible. Sold by drug
gists.
Halls Hair and Whisker dye, black OF
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
q ew York SAarLet.
NEW YORK, Sept. Z
wtXATe1k-
COMMERCIAL

COMMERCIAL
Fiour-Dull and unchanged.
Wheat-hD1c higher: fairly active speculative
business: No RED Sept 42A01 4aA; Oct 44G1
4514; Nov 46EO1 49,.
Corn-4 01c higher: active; mixed western cash
65G70A; futures T05z0S47.
Oats-Ac better: western 3s15o: No 2 Nov 45.
Pork-Quiet; very strong; cash 10 501t19 IS.
Lard-5O7Mc higher; fairly active; II 90.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
p TTAL IN URINARY
Permanently Established since 1885.
Home institution

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needek order show the
vicinity the
remarkable of her medicines give tie following:
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HUMPHREY YSs

aOMEfJE AlE1k0 SE E14E 4Sl0
Z sss sss
sIMFLE, ECONOMECALa ana EFFICIENT
medicines known. They Mre just what
Sickness ana sniferinE. Every sinsie
specific the well tried prescription Of
an eminent physician. o
Sof Fsyers. CONGESTION. nlgs inaamma.;ons. osn Is
9. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Colic. a5
:. Crying-Colic, or Teething Of Infants. g
S. Bysentery, Gripping, Bilious Cole, IS
g. CRelera-Merbus, Vomiting, a5
!. Nsuraissia, S Tooshache, ~ ~Fscesche., IS
9. headaches. Sick Headache, Vertigo. rs
Il. H. sanPressea, 'Ps or Psinf1I Periods, s
i. Group. Cough, ing Diffieuit ft Breathing. IS
X aas nenatis;, mnen; hIESslpe1as Psns
10. Fever and Asue, Chill Fever, Agues, 80
lassl slsne or ans DlSe sors or weak Eyes,
49, e,atarrfa, acute or chronic, Influenza, 81
20. lyhoepin.-Cough,v violent coughs, a
81. Asthma, oppressed Breathing, 30
81 Ear DischarScs, impaired hearing, 50
3 serofusaf enlarged glands Hg. sweiHlings. eo o
IS. % nropsy and ndi scanty secretions. 50
25. ssen-sickness, sickness from riding, so
q ksaney.pisss;ss, GTaysl' Tsssl' 'w..sns.: 90 5
So IfG T1rinary si Wes%kmess, % wetting the bed, So
-. Fstsiiepsey. Spaems, st. Vitus' Dance, 1 90
81 ssiTsh tfePfa, liberated sore throat, sc
35. Chronic C0Rgestl0ns and Erupttons, SO
FAMILY CASES. o
case Morocco, with above IS large vias and
Manual of directions, $1,000
Case Morocco of 20 large walls and Book, 600
These remedies are sent by the case
single box or vial, to any part OF the
country, free of charge, ON receipt Oh
price. address
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine 60.
Office and Depot, 100 Fulton st. New York
FOR sale by all Druggists. Q
n Humphreys Specific Manual on the
care and treatment of disease and its cure,
sent FREE on application.
Sold In Rock Island by T. Fl. Thomas, ott
Grogan, G. speIdel and Harper House Drug Stor
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.
A Cure Guaranteed.

DR.. Il, c. wEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT
a tspecidc for Hysterias Dizziness, Conyulsions,
Nervous Headache. Mental Depression, Loss Of
Memory, Spermatorrhoea, Impotency. involuntary
Emissions, Premature Old Age, caused by over-ex-
ertion uelf-abuse or over indulgence, which leads
to misery, decay snd death. One box VIII cure re-
cent cases Each box contains one month treat
ment. One dollar box, Tx boxes Tor I'VE dol
lare sent by mail prepaid on receipt OF Price We
guarantee six boxes TO cure any case. With each
,yi.h ave doltars we will send the purchaser our
written guarantee TO return the money u the treat
menf does not effect cure. Gnaranffes issued
only nv McCabe a Wheaton, Druggists Rock Lei
and. III. Orders by mail ct regular price d&w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07

DEAD.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. Archbishop
Hennie died to-day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
MorganPark MiIitaryAcademy

The best Boys Boarding School in the West.
Prepares for College. Scientific School Business.
Location attractive and elevated. Session beRi e
Sept 18th, 1881. Send for Catalogue to Capt. ED
N. KIRK TALCOTT. Principal, Morgan Park,
Cook Co. Ills. g-l9d2m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07

Flour-Better
Wheat-Opened active and higher and steaGily
advanced: closed rong: No red 42sldbI 43 Z
cash; 42H01 44z Septi 44a19f 461s Oct; No 5.
/ 27hG61 80
Corn-Higher and firm; 61AQ62 cash 615s06a
Sept; 62H 06as Oct.
Oats-40L.
kye--1 03.
Barley ] II
Pork-19 rs
Lard-i1 SIS
Whisky 10.
LIVE STOCK,
Hoes-I over on light; packing 2516 60 York
ers 8 35lt6 Is; choice to fancy s0l6 30.
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of her medicines give tie folowing
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-07
EDUcATIoNAL.

RICHARDSON g POWERS.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
The TrnnsrnnI. South Afrien.

Trapsvoal that Is s,aeross the VaaI -,
lies between latitude % DEGREES u min
utcs s. and Longitude ~ degrees 81 MN
utes f.. Its northern boundary is tho
Oori or Timpopo River. which here runs
from west to cast: the eastern is formed
by the continuation of the Drachenberg
Mountains; the southern is the Vaal
River, and the western and underlined
line separating it from the couutr, of the
Betjuanas. The total area is ia. 800
square miles. and the 4opulation-ac
cording 10 the official returns of lS77-is
800, 600. probably rough estimate. from
which little can he known MS to the fight
ing strength of the people who have de
fed the power of the British Empire
Potschefstroom. the seat of Government,
is by land $50 miles northeast of Cape
Town. The region is described MS a vast
plateau. slopins 10 the north. supported
by the coast line of mountaius, which.
presenting a bold mural buttrcss, or es-
carpment. to the low country mt their
feet, stretch away on their western flank
into immense undulating plains. At
right angles To the coast range another
belt Of very high lands, called the Maga-
hesberg. runs east and west, forming "a
water shed betyesu the Naal and Lin
popo rivers. The southern face of this
range also presents long and undulating
plains. generally we'll watercd and
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Comedian and Hichmntmnn.

Shutter. the comedian, in the prime of
his powers, was not to be eNcelled IN his
dehneation of the characters he was wont
toassume. Even in his evening dress, at a
gentleman dinner table. he could in
stantly appear. for entertaining purposes,
the yeriest clodhopper, with transforma-
ton of the whole man SO complete that
the garb of the gentleman seemed to dis
appear from view entirely.
Shutter was once engaged to appear in
several of the principal places III the
north of England IN the days before the
advent of railways, and. while passing
through Nottinghamshire on the road
between Newark and Doncaster. only
one other passenger beside himself oc-
cupied the stage-coach, the said passen-
ger being a grutf, red-faced. equity old
man, from whom Shutter could not get
word of cheerful conversation. 1t was
verging toward evening" the sun had
gone, and the shadows were deepening.
and they were very near to the confines
of Yorkshire, when the stage-coach was
suddenly stopped. and the voice of
man was heard ms though threatening
the driver. Instantly the equity old
1orkshireman slowed himself away in
corner, pulled the cape of his cloak up
about his face, and pretended to be fast
asleep. He knew very wen what was
coming, and hoped, perhaps, that, if his
travelling companion were first robbed.
help might come before the highwayraau
could get around to him. Ay, it was
highwaymanl The knight Of the road
threw open the door and presented a
pistol Mt Shutters head, with the signi-
ticant hint that speedy handing over of
his valuables would save his life.
Money! Watchesi Me, zur!r drawled
out the comedian, in manner so exces-
siyely stupid and clownish that a Drury
Lane audience would have howled with
delight thereat. "Oh, lud zuri Ooncle
doan't let me carry nothink worthsome.
There he be to CAB for hisself!'
Upon this the highwayman turned to
the man in the corner and gave him
tremendous slap in the face.
Come, old seventy-five, wake up and
/ pass over your pursei Come out herel
Let's have clean sweep while we're
/ about it"
I Suffice it to say that the old Yorkshire
! man was robbed of over hundred
/ pounds in money, besides his watch and
! seals and a few other trinkets. while
/ Shutter got off with simple cursing for
I his stupidity.
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bail had passed. Some persons who
had the curiosity to count the number of
holes in the blankets which were hung
up as curtains in the stern of the boat
affirmed that in the space of five feet
square there were one hundred and
twenty-five. -Four horses out of five
were killed; the escape of the fifth
amidst such a shower of balls appears
Utmost miraculous.
The day after the arrival of Captain
1Iubbell and his companions, the five
remaining boats which they had passed
on the nightpTeceding the battle, reached
Limestone.
Those on board remarked that during
The action they distinctly saw the flashes
but could not hear the reports of the
suns. The Indians, it appears, had met
With too formidable a resistance from a
single boat to attack a fleet, and suffered
them to pass unmolested; and after that
time it is believed that no boat was ever
assailed by Indians on the Ohio.
The force which marched out to dis
perse this formidable body of savages
discovered several Indians dead on the
shore near the scene of action They
also found the bodies of Captain Great
house and several others, men, women,
and children who had been on board of
his boat. Most of them appeared to have
been whipped to death, as they were
found stripped, tied to trees and marked
with the appearance of lashes and large
rods which seemed to have been worn
with use were observed living near them.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
Visiting Hired Girls.

Once ON "a time | went to spend the
afternoon with neiglTbOI friend. and my
visit turned ont nothing but apologies,
nith now and then something said be-
tween She said she had put off baking
on account of some sewing she wanted
to finish. and thought she would bake in
the afternoon. Sine had TO chase the
hens aud scratch the barn to get some
eggs TO bake cake, as the day before
she had sent all she had to market. And
then all her wood was outdoors IN the
rain and snow, and was slow to burn;
consequently the cake got sad before it
was baked, Her knives and forks she
had laid aside in the morning; they then
had to be secured, and then as soon as 1t
got little dusk she thought of her lamp,
which had to take its share, etc. But,
farmer sisters, here let me say that il
ever | am found in@such a fix, l viii
make the best of it, and let visitors eat
the same as | do, and try to visit one
half the time any way I think the bet
ter way Is to do all necessary work in the
morning. and let sewing go until after
noon. as nine-tenths of the visiting peo-
ole would rather have their chat and par
take of a cup of good, hot coffee, and
plain bread and butter, than to have
nick-nacks.
[ always have thought that house
wives needed help just as much as the
men. and think so yet. Let man get
in hurry and his first thought is, hire
man to help him out, and it is all right.
And how many are the times that his
worked-down wife is hurried and worried
and no help ever thought OF. for her; and
if she should speak OF hiring a girl at
two dollars, or one and half a week,
the man will say, "This girl business
counts up like Sam Hill. All tins time
he keeps his man week III and week out,
costing him from five to six dollars a
week and only works from sun to sun,
while n girl works from sun until ten at
night. -GenliBla Bedot
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
What is Wine Made orr

As wine merchants are petitioning the
French Government to put a stop to the
manufacture of artificial wines, the pc
titioners asserting that not one third of
the wine used in Paris is made of grapes,
the many Americans who turn up their
noses at the juice of our own grapes will
naturally wonder what the spurious
French wines are made of. Anexchange
says that there are a number of large fac
tories near Paris in which wines are
made from rotten apples, damaged dried
fruits of all kinds, beets and spoiled
molasses. But there are not enough of
these materials to make as much wine as
is required by foreign trade. Turnip
juice has been worked over into wine,
and American cider is the basis of mil
lions of bottles &C champagne, but good
apples and turnips are too costly to be
wnsted on cheap wines, such as most
Americans buy. Some of the temper
ance societies might find the returns they
are after by satisfying public curiosity
about what wines are made ON y
Herald
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
4 DneIist,s Exnerienno

Baron de San Malata, SiciIlian ana
noted duelist has fought forty dnoia
but in none of them has he been tis,
challenger. 1t Is toldof him that dur; me
a heated political canvass, in the co5,r.e
of a discussion in a public square ,vif,
first cousin, the latter called him 10
some Opprobrious epithet. The Raro1
replied: You are a cowardV m
cousin answered: "Wil YOU repeat a.
in five minutes ?" .'Assuredlv. - IT.
cousin went home, and returned with =
revolver IN his hand The Baron went
up to him and said: Giuseppe sec
herel That revolver don't suit vonT
hand; the stock never was made for vo1, q.
for the life OF YOU, you could not use
that pistol As he ceased to speak no
spat III his cousins face The sudden
ness and strangeness OF this speech and
attack so bewildcrad the cousin that he
neither said nor did anything. The
Baron spat in his face again. Friends
interfered The cousin CHALLENGED +ba
Baron. On the eve of the duel tbe
Baron's aunt, who knew what an expert
swOrdsman he was. begged him TO spare
her sons life. He replied: "Guisepne
shall return from the field without even
a scratch. The duel took place. The
cousin attacked fmously. The Baron
only parried. At last he turned his head
and looked at his seconds until his n l.
versury became so weak that he could no
longer hold his sword, when the seconds
mterfe-cd and ended the duel. At
another time he was challenged by the
best bruad-swordsmm iu Sicily. while
he himself was not skilled with this
yvt.lpou The broad sword was selected
10y the seconds On the field the Baron
took lIis sword in both hands and ruzlaed
upon his adversary, using his weap~l as
if it were "a club His adversary ra-
treated They were put an position
again. The Baron disarmed his adYer-
sary. a third time they were put IN
position; ut the first pass the Baron
sword broke Within eight inches OF me
hilt; his adversary kept ON; the seconds
did not interfere The Baron became
furious. rushed ou LIS adversary and
wounded him; then turned on the sec
onds and wounded every one OF theiA'
beginning with his own.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
The Wolf and the Hare Fable.

One day as a Hare was pursuing her
way through the forest she was over
taken 10y Wolf, who had no sooner
come IN sight than he called out
BY what right do You walk in this
path ?"
q" thought it was % pubhcshighway, ="
humbly replied the Hare
Suppose il is? Gou are nothing but
Hare, while ] am % Wolf 1t is your
business TO follow ou behind me If YOU
want To go my way. How il looks to
see big, strong Wolf following a weak
and cowardly Hare Ike you.
Very well, answered the Hare, who
dared not dispute for feor of being still
worse used.
The Wolf was in no hurry. Indeed,
he did not care 70 travel that way ut all,
except TO humiliate his weaker neigh
Dor. A he passed along at slow gait
he looked over his shoulder and OBJ
served:
Don't keep so near me. If we meet
anybody l don't care TO have them think
We are travelling i'm company. It's only
an act of coudcscensiou that / allow YOU
TO travel this path at all.
The Hare fell back "a few 1870
feeling that amy dispute ~
to The advantage OK the Wolf. IhS<Sfl,N
not proceeded far when the Wolf sud
dcu.y uttered howl Of surprise and
pain, and ass the Hare came up he was
rolling over the ground with his fore
feet fast IN trap.
Help help" shouted the Wolf
q" But / ann nothing but a Hare, re-
piled the other. How il would look to
see "a weak and cowar1ly Hare rushing
To the assistance of hig. strong Wolf T.
80 shall be held here until the hunter
comes to knock me on the head :"
moaned the Wolf.
If you had permitted me to go on
my way i'm peace J should have been
first at the trap, answered the Hare.
90 Yes, but please do something for
nae r.
I'D lac glad TO, small and weak as l
om bUt If anybody should come along
/ don't care TO have them think we are
travelling in company Tra-la, Mr..
Wolf 20
Moal There is never a safe time to
put on airs. The man YOU kick to-day
may drive e grocer's delivery wagon to-
morrow-N Quod.
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lemons as a system Renevator.

The way to get the better of bilious
system without blue pill or quinine is to
take the juice of one, two or three or
more lemons, as me appetite Graves, in
as much ice-water as makes it pleasant
TO drink without sugar, before going to
bed. In the morning on rising or at
least half an hour before breakfast, take
the juice of one lemon in goblet of
water. This viii clear the system of hui
pnors and bile, with mild efficacy, with
out any of the weakening effects of Gallo
mel or Congress water. People should
not irritate the stomach by eating lem
ons clear: the powerful acid of the juice,
which is almost corrosive, infallibly pro-
duces inflammation after a while, but
properly diluted, so that it does not draw
or burn the throat, IT does its full medi-
cal work without harm. and when the
stomach is clear of food, has abundant
opportunity to work on the system thor
ouOblV
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-03-04
A Faithful Servant.

A young German from Mecklenburo
was lucky enough to win $50, 600 in one
day at Monaco, and at once went to his
hotel and locked up the amount in a
cash oox, intending to leave for home
the next morning without further tempt
ing fortune. On awakening the next
day. however, the box was gone, and
with II his old valet, who on number
less occasions had given proofs of fidel-
ity and affection to his master. AS il
was, the young man had to telegraph
home for money to 4eave the place, and
learned that the servant was in Meek
lenburg with the cash intact, having de
camped with it for fear that his master
would risk it at the gaming table again,
as he had seen so many other lucky
ones do.