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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
THE sTANDARD DoIIAR

WASHINGTON, May 81 The circulation
of the standard silver dollar has practical
ly stopped. During the fall and early
winter there was quite demand for the
purpose of moving crops. The demand
stopped when the crop movement was
over Since the first of January there has
been no call for silver. All the dollars
that have been coined since remain in the
treasury and silver that has been in circu-
lation has found its way back into the
vaults. The amount outstanding is stead
lily decreasing. Coinage at the rate of a
little over $2,000,000 per month goes
steadily on.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
DEVILISH DIABOLISM.

Mem YORK, May 31.-Marie Varian aged
thirty five, who keeps lager beer saloon,
354, Sixth avenue, was arrested this morn
ing, charged with deliberately setting fire
for the sake of insurance, to the house in
which score of persons were sleeping
among them swoman sick in child bed.
The circumstances of discovery are such as
to leave no doubts of the woman's guilt.
The amount of the insurance for which so
many lives were risked was $4500. After
thorough soaking the floor of the basement
and heap of straw and rags collected
there with petroleum, she set fire to it.
Police had warning of the affair and hardly
had the match been applied before the
woman was arrested
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
STEAMER IN DANGER.

The position of the Anchor line steamer,
Macedonia, ashore near Hull, off the Nc
Intyre lighthouse, is very critical. She
is considerably damaged forward, and her
foremast is gone by the deck. She is not
approachable except seaward. Tug boats
are in attendance, and efforts are being
made to float her, but their success is
doubtful. Her cargo is being discharged
into lighters, but considerable portion of
it is damaged. The estimated value of
the boat and cargo is placed at $780,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31

it was to erect substantial memory In the
shape of permanent relief to those made
destitute by the accident and to accept
outside offerings to such funds. Mayor
Campbell to-day received the following
telegram from Major Stevinton, the Gov
ernor- Generals secretary
QUEBEC, May 30-The queen has ex-
pressed through his excellency the Cover
nor General, her great sorrow on hearing
of the deplorable accident which has so
recently occurred at London, and desires
to express her deep sympathy with the be-
reayed families.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
RAILROAD DECISION.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The court OF
claims to-day overruled the petition of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, for addi-
tional compensation for conveying mails
in postal cars in excess of rates now and
heretofore paid by the government for
postal car service on this and other roads
generally. The decision leaves the past
and the present rates of compensation
unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
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. KidneyWor revives them and
cleanses 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, 1881-05-31
LAND LEAGUE.

LONDON, May 31.-At meeting last
night of members of the parliament and
others belonging to the land league it was
decided to fill the place of Kettle as an organ
izer forthwith and also decided in the
event of the suppression of the league to
transfer its duties in Ireland to ladies land
league and if that was interfered with, to
conduct the organization through COM
mittee sitting at Holy Head.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
so Don,tWant that stuff.

Is what lady of Boston said to her hus-
band when he brought home some medicine
to cure her of sick headache and neuralgia
which had made her miserable for fourteen
years At first attack thereafter it was adj
ministered to her with such good results
that she continued its use until cured, and
made so enthusiastic in its praise that she
induced twenty-tw of the best families in
her circle to adopt it as their regular family
medicine That STUFF is Hop Bitters.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
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THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Under orders
from the war department Gen. Pope is sta
tioning troops at the most accessible
points for service in case there should be
trouble with the Ute Indians when their
removal under the Ute treaty is to be con-
summated Care is taken that no move
ments of the troops, likely to excite the
Indians is made
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
A GRECIAN HENNEPIN.

ATHENS, May 31-Rinieri, governor OF
the National Bank of Greece, is negotiat,
ing with the government in the name oi
De Lesseps, with view of constructing a
ship canal through the Isthmus Of Corinth
to connect the waters of the Gulf of Co
rinth with those of the Aegean sea. 1t is
believed convention on the subject will
shortly be signed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
ANoTHER WATER CoNVKNTIoN.

ST.. LOUIS, May 31.-A movement is be
set on foot by the leading merchants of the
exchange and other business men of the
city to hold a convention at st. Louis some
time during the Autumn for the purpose of
discussing the material interests of the
Mississippi valley to which leading con-
gressmen and other representative men of
the west shall be invited.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
CRIME CONFESSED

ST. CATHARINEs, May 31.-John Riley.
jr., confessed to being one of the party
who committed the outrage on the girl
Potter, which resulted in her death. The
coroner's jury returned verdict of willful
murder against him and three men who
have absconded
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
THE LONDON DISASTER.

LONDON, Ont, May 31,-The citizens
committee decided unanimously to aban-
don the idea of public monument, which
it was said would but perpetuate the mem
ory of our humiliation and blundering, but
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
New York Market.
Nsw YoRF, May 81
FINANCIAL


CHICAGO, May 81
Wheat-very weak and unsettled; declined 21c
from Saturdays closing; 1oh cash; liz June
I'm July; 10H Aug.
Corn--Easier; unsettled; 42h cash; ~ June
42B July; 4SA Aug
oats-Weak and heavy; a7k cash; s6h June; !;
s5sf July; 3s1ssh Aug.
Rye 1901 ID.
Barley 9509S
Pork-Firmer; IS s5 cash and June; IS l2K July
10 271z Aug
Lard-Ffrm; 10 s7K cash and June; 10 8ah bid
July.
Whisky-1 oS.
LIVE STOCK.
Hogs-Reeeipts % 900; light active and SC high
er 6O05 80; mixed packing 5o05 IS; heavy slow
s506 Is.
Cattle Receipts 400; very poor quality: desir-
able grades strong and active; shipping 2o06 90;
grass Texans 6504 %; butchers weak 50D4 rs;
stockers dull 3 1904 60.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
IOrRNAIIST MITRDEREn

TUNIs, May 31.-M. Seguin, correspon-
dent of the Paris Telegraph, was killed by
Arabs Saturday last at Beja. He was fell
ed to the earth by stones and stabbed in
eight places. The murderers have been
arrested and will be tried by ourt-martial.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 31.-In the Commons a
motion in favor of adjournment for Derby
was carried by vote of 246 to 119 amid
loud cheers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
PROBABILITIES

WASHINGTON, May 21.-Partly cloudy
weather, local rains in the first district,
north to east winds, becoming variable,
stationary or rising barometer, and no
change in temperature
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
CORNELL COUNTED TN.

LONDON, May 31.-The entry of the
Cornell university crew to the Henley
regatta may be finally accepted merely as a
concession to International courtesy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31

The Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph says
that the statements of Archbishop Purcell's
extreme feebleness are unfounded. Bishop
Elder who has just returned from visit
to the Archbishop says he is able to rise
early and is reasonably vigorous.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31

LADIES who appreciate elegance and pur-
ity are using Parker's Hair Balsam. 1t is
the best article sold for restoring gray hair
to its original color and beauty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31

CoBoURe, Ont, May 31.-Conseus Car
Works were partially burned this morning;
loss, $40, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
GERMAN TARIFF.

BERLIN, May 31.-The Reiehtag approx
ed the government proposal of fixing duty
on flour at three marks per 100 Kilograms
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31

Senator Mills, who heretofore declined
to pronounce, to-day caused to be pub
lished the following telegram:
UTICA, N. Y, May 80, 1SS1.-George
Dawson, EUendag Journal, Albany, N. Y:
Please say that am opposed to the cleo
ton of Conkling and Platt TO the United
States senate. believe this course viii
best preserve the Republican party While
7 have labored to avoid conflict, there
has never been any doubt with me or my
friends where must stand on the issue.
A. NJ MILLS
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14

To TELL THE AGE OF SHEEP. Prof.
Law says, in the New York Tribune. that
he books have seriously misled flock
masters on this subject. Almost any sheep
owner, he says, will tell you that after a
year the sheep gets a pair of broad teeth
yearly; and if you show that his own three
year-olds have four pairs of broad teeth,
he can only claim that they are exceptions,
and protest that they do not exceed three
years of age. Now these cases are no ex-
ception, for all we'll bred sheep have full
mouth Of front teeth at three-ycars. old.
Some old unImproved flocks may still be
found in which the mouth is not full until
nearly four years old, but fortunately these
are now exceptions, and should not be
made the standard, as they so constantly
are In Cotswolds, Lelcesters. Lincoln,
South Downs, Oxford Downs, Hampshire
Downs, and even in the advanced Mer
nos, and in the grades of all these, dent.
ton is completed from half year to a
year earlier. The milk or lamb teeth are
easily distinguished from the permanent
or broad teeth. by their smaller size, and
by the thickness of the jaw bone around
their fangs where the permanent teeth are
still enclosed. As the lamb approaches Il
year old, the broad exposed part of the
tooth becomes worn away, and narrow
ftngs projecting above the gums stand
apart from each o.her, leaving wide in
tervals. This is even more marked after
the first pair Of permanent teeth have
come up, overlapping each other ut their
edges, and from this time onward the
number of small milk teeth, and of broad
permanent teeth, can usually be made out
with ease. Another distinguishing feature
is the yellow or dark celebration of the
fangs of the milk teeth, while the exposed
poi tons of the permanent teeth are white,
clear and pearly. The successive pairs of
permanent teeth make their appearance
through the gums in advanced breeds at
about the following dates: The first pair
Mt one year; the second pair at one year
and half; the third pair at two years and
three months the fourth and last pair at
three years. 1t will be observed that be q.
tween the appearance of the first two pairs
there is an interval of six months, while
after this each pair comes up in nine
mon his after is predecessors. For back
ward grades, aud the unimproved breeds,
the eruption is about months later for
each pair of teeth, but even with them the
mouth is full at three years and six
months.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14
What For!

Of course you are all going to the fair,
state, county, or local, or more than one
What do you go forp What object have
you in going?
Fairs cannot be carried on and large
premiums paid on articles exhibited with
out money, and that money must come
from those who come in at the gates.
Much has been said against the "agri-
cultural boss trot;" that it is not educating
in fact, and its influence and tendency is
pernicous. The fair managers retort,
1.-The more trols we have the more people,
and OF course, the more money we get
and If the people want to see trots at the
fair, why, we must furnish trots for them
to see"
The same reasons hold good for base
ball matches, yeloclpede races, wrestling
matches, tight rope walking, balloon
ascensions, etc. They all come in the Isl
of attractions to draw" We wish il
were possible to get from every reader OF
the FREEMAN an expression of opinion OF
Just what he would wish a fair to be, oil
what most interested them in the one they
attended, but that of course is not to be
expected. Can we have it from one in q
hundred or one in thousand?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14

FAIRS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. 1t is
altogether likely that fairs would be pro-
ductve OF greater good if their scope
were more limited A book devoted to
twenty different subjects does not generally
90 justice to any one of them. 1t only
affurds the kind of information that is OF
value to the novice. The managers of
most lairs attempt to do altogether too
mnch. hey Offer prizes for every kinu
f held, garden and orchard product, and
Tor every kind and breed of domeslicatco
animals and birds. They also offer pre-
miums for all sorts of manufactured artI.
cles, useful and useless. Not content with
these things, they add attractions to the
exhibition in the form of horse races,
military displays, balloon ascenscions anG
various monstroclties. They succeed in
collecting very miscellaneous sort Of
IL crowd
The persons specially interested in any
particular department of agriculture, hor-
icuuure or slockIaising, however, take
very little interest in the exh bitlon, II.
indeed, they attend it. They would
greatly prefer to tr,vel farther and pay
more TO attend a fair devoted expressly to
he matter they are interested in. B,
attending it they would expect to add to
their stock of knowledge, to learn new
methods and to see the best spec mems
produced IN a particular line. They will
also expect to come in contact with the
leading persons in the business in which
they are engaged. In fair devoted ex-
clusvely to one department of productive
industry, there is ample room for the
display of articles. and sufficient time to
,.Xamne them. Judges al fairs devoted
to one kind of products are generally
ex crts, whose opinions are of great value
A fair OF this kind allows ample time Tor
lectures, essays and discussions. 1t is at
once an exposition and II convention. A
person expecting to engage in the partic-
ular branch of industry represented by IA
fair Of thi, sort can attend it and do much
toward preparing himself for hi new
vocation. There are now sufficient
number of persons in this ountry engaged
in specialties 10 make it desirable 10 hold
national or state expositlons in the interest
OF each. There will be held tins fall II
cotton exposition and fat-slock show, ant
there should be fair OF mop growers
vine dressers, sheep raisers, lobacc,
planters and fish iarmers.-Chicdg0 Times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14
ENCOURAGE YOUR DAUGHTER.

ENCOURAGE YOUR DAUGHTER, TOO
Among most farmers it it the custom, a.
soon as boy reaches an age to begin to
take an interest in things pertaining to the
farm, to encourage the boy a little" by
giving him pig or a calf, or something of
his own. ut won't hurt the boy to have
something he can call his own, and will
encourage him to take an interest in the
stock and farm work generally" Yes
that is all true. But what about your
daughter Why should not she have some.
thing of her own. tooP 1t is almost invari
ably the case among well TODD farmers
that as soon as IL boy reaches his maiority,
and often long before, he has his share il
the crops and money Of his own. Not
given to him, but paid him, us his right
And the grown up daughter, who works
just as hard, what does she gciP Probably
her father gives her II few cents occasion
ally for pocket money. She is only girl
you know, and don't do much only help
her monthcr. Don't let your daughter
have to humiiate herself to ask you for
five cents tor postage, while you pay your
son twenty dollars per month Don t give
your daughter twenty five cents week for
pocket money, when your son probably
spends that much in play for cigars.
Don't growl at donating ten dollars or so
o your daughter to buy clothes, when YOUR
son has IL three. hundred dollar horse and
buggy. There is reason in all things, and
there should be justice in all things But
justice don't consist in paying vour son
well for everything he does, while YOU "
your daughter nothing except her board
and clothes, and the privilege to work fer
the good of the family, to wash, patch and
mend for her brother, who is so use to
having all these things attended to that he
thinks somehow they kind of get done A
girl should be brought up feel lust as
solfrellant as her brother, and be pai for
her work as well rs if it consisted in plow-
ing and narrowing. What if she does
marry and leave home after whilcp Your
son will do the same. And when she does
go she will have to either 90 to her hus.
band as empty handed us if she had suent
all her previous life doing nothing, or else
hive her father give her so much 10 begin
housekeeping. A farmer expects to pay
his hired man and also his grown no son,
likewise his hired girl, if he has one, No
one except his daughter is expected to
work Tor board and clothes until she dies
or marries and occupies Q place of wife.
housekeeper and general saver, if not
elrner of money.-Fair Play, Springfen
Ohio.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14
Seed Corn,


1t seems a pretty well settled fact that
breeding in any particular direction for
any specific purpose for considerable
length of time will show a maj ked result
in the increasing or intensifYing the traits
or qualities intended TO perpetuaie. The
slang phrase for a very fast horse, the top
of speed was 2:40; now the fast horse
man d res not call horse fast that does
not come twenty seconds below that, and
then only so so kind of a stopper.
Once, to have told of a cow which
would make seven hundred pounds OF
butter year would have subjected II
mans truthfulness to very grave suspicion.
Now we hear of considerably more. We
well remember when worthy neighbor
was suspected of widely departing from
the worthy example set by the father of
his country because he tol 1 of one of his
cows making eleven pounds of butter in
a week. Now we are asked to believe
there are cows which make twice that.
In fruits and grains equal progress has
been made, notably in potatoes and straw
berries. Apples have shown handsome
step in advance, and our average fruit
crop is of much finer quality than form
erly.
Corn has made very little progress as
We remember, and there may be several
reasons cited for it. Its cultivation has
been carried on in very much the same old
way, and No particular care taken to secure
the biggest possible crop. And another
thing which we think an important factor
in the result is the saving of seed corn.
As far as we know the general practice is
to select when husking good fair ears,
and save them for seed These my have
come from later ripening stalk, and
another from an earlier. The result of
such course would be field ripening
unevenlv, and of selection of the latest OF
late ripening kind.
1t is probable there will be little corn
cut by the readers of the FREEMAN before
this number will reach their hands, and
we want to suggest that they 60 through
their fields and search with care for stalks
of corn which have two or even more
large ears of corn ripening notably earlier
than the rest-the earliest ripening, largest,
most prolific corn.
OF course each added speciality enhances
the difficulty of finding them in geometri-
cal ratio. 1t might be easy TO find an
early ripening ear which might be small,
or large one which ripens tolerably
early with little more search; but all
three would take a much longer and more
ex ended search.
We have long held the idea that we
farmers do not generally use enough care
in selecting our seed, and we say this
much for our staple crop, believing it may
be materially increased in product. and
such Il rapid growth induced that would
render it less liable to damage by the
average autumn frost
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14

The statement of a correspondent of the
Iowa Homestead, who says he keeps Ave
cows on five acres-four Jerseys and one
Guernsey-and gets one thousand three
hundred pounds of butter per annum
besides raising five calves and supplying
milk ana cream for his family of four per.
sons will interest those who think of trying
the soiling system, and illustrates tn,
possibilities of high cultures:
81 have five acres, about two and
hree fourths in pasture, mostly blue grass
| have strip fourteen rods long and four
rods vide. that consists of timothy and
clover, which | Cut twice and sometimes
hree times season As soon as it will
10 to cut feed it regularly to the cows
twice each day, and it lasts till the C, IN is
ready to use. There is strip fourteen
rods long and ten rods wide, which plant
with sweet corn for fodder. made n
dropper that | attach to two horse
planter which makes the stalk about tive
inches apart in the row. | plant at three
different times, so rs to have it early anC
late. About the first of July commence
to thin out, leaving a stalk about once in
a foot. BY the time get over the piece
that is left is nearly all cared out. Then
commence cutting it up clean. When
get it half cut up pillow the ground and
SOW winter rye. SOW the balance as
soon AS the corn is off This makes good
pasture late in the fall and early in tn,
spring. We feed our COWS six quarts o
corn meal and bran, mixed equal parts by
weight, each day. This is the way
summer five cows on five acres, and have
done so for three years past. | manure
the ground high, and that is what make,
good crops"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-14

A COOP POULTRY HoUsE.-For the
foundation Zig ditch ending northwest
and southeast one foot deep. size Of the
building; in this build a wall two foot
high on the surface, cement the whole
space inside the walls and paint the walls
inside and outside with cement, fill the
remaining foot with dirt or anything else
preferred; the house l0xl2 and eight feet
high TO top of plate; il can be built of any
kind of lumber, and studded or girted 10
suit the builder; clapboard or shingle out
side and shngle the roof-it will be seen
that one corner of the building is TO stand
exactly south; each side of this and close
to il put in large window, putting the
frames on top of the sill; these will be
provided with thight shutters for cold
nights; this will give them the sun as soon
AS it rises, and they will be plentifully
supplied until sunset.
This | consider of the greatest import
ance to laying fowls in winter. The ven
tilators will he furnished with tight fitting
slides to he moved with cord. Inside
the house is to be plastered the sides and
top with mortar, mixed with an equal
quantity of cement; this prevents the
fowls from picking off plastering. The
furniture should all be movable; you then
have Il house that can be kept free from
vermin very easy, and | don't think jack
frost can injure the Leghorn family much
IN this house. For this size h ,use would
keep thirty three fowls Poultry Journal