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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

Three thousand dollars has been voted
to improve Mantau creek, and five thous-
and dollars to improve Woodbury. creek,
New Jersey. Neither of these streams
were at all known outside of their i'm
mediate vicinity until they were placed in
the river and harbor bill, and neither are
big enough to float anything much larger
than a canal boat. They are average
specimens of Robeson's jobs. A reporter
of the Philadelphia Press Republican, has
interviewed an intelligent New jersey
farmer on these and kindred appropria-
tions in Robeson's bailiwick and the inter
view was abruptly closed by the farmer as
follows: Whats the use discussing the
matter seriously? We might just as well
be candid about it. The whole thing is in
tended to boost Robson for congress.
That's all there is in it,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
Care of China, Glass and silverwaro

Ladies, if you wish to preserve vor
pet china, and make your glass and N
yer sparkle and shine, wash them your.
selves. and use a mop for the purpose
A sufferer from careless servants give,
the directions:
This mop should be made of sof,
crochet cotton, tied or crOcheted i'm tos-
sel-like form around a handle, with
turned knob Az the end for this purpose
Such mops may be bought in the shops
for quarter. Fastidious people have
two pans of water, and one clear for
Tinsing. The china should be wiped i'm.
mediately from the par with dry tow.
ell, and not left to drain, and at least
two tea towels should be in use for
single time. The glasses should be
washed first, and held obliquely when
dipped in the water. so as to let the heat
of the water strike them gradually The
silver should be wiped hot, and then
rubbed over with a piece of channels
skin; with this treatment it is ALWAYS in
condition, and rarely needs a special
day for cleaning"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
Plants in the Kitchen.

Plants thrive in the kitchen-provided
it is sunny-and add much to its COM
Portable appearance. Why not cultivate
the useful as we'll as ornamental? Pars-
ley. chives, cress, lettuce, shallots and
herbs of various kinds belong to this
class. These may be grown singly in
flower pots, or a window box to contain
the entire collection may be provided
In either case the perennial or biennial
species, such as parsley, chives, sage.
ETC., should be transplanted, but not re-
moved to the kitchen before freezing
nights threaten. Seeds of cresS, lettuce
radishes, ETC., may be sown any time
after the boxes are in their permanent
quarters. 1t would be well TO store
few pots of parsley in the cellar, as
reserve for replacing those that may
lack in vigor or become exhausted. A
kitchen window box, with geraniums or
petunias in the center, green herbs and
pink blooming chives as middle bord-
or, the curly leaves of parsley and cress-
es banging over the edges and sides. and
English and German ivies twininr
around the window frame, would form
bright foreground to the snow-covered
landscape without. Not only pleasure
and enjoyment might thus be added to
the precincts of the kitchen, but many
an aromatic herb for flavoring, and
many crisp, fresh leaves for garnishing
a choice dish, might be picked from the
kitchen window garden. Think of this,
housekeepers, and try the plan for your
selves next winter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
ENGLAND AND EGYPT.
SCOTT WIKK.
From the st. Louis Spectator

While the Egyptian question is slowly
drifting towards the bloody solution which
awaits it, it is Just as well for Americans
not to deceive themselves about the merits
of the quarrel, through any mistake in the
meaning of the words they use. Thanks
to British blunder1ng Egyptian sentiment
is now pretty nearly unanimous and
the Egyptian people are all on the side of
Arab against the English, against the
Khedive. against the Sultan, against any
body and everybody who tries to impose a
foreign interference upon them. At first
glance it locks as if the whole world
ought to lend its encouragement and sup
port to this struggle of a nascent national
feeling against foreign invasion.
But it viii not do to speak of national
sentiment or feeling in connection with
Egypt. Egypt is not nation and it never
has been; it has no government and is in
capable of establishing or maintaining any
government that would be admitted into
the pale of civilized nations. The Egypt
of oday is the Egypt of yesterday; of the
past three hundred years. 1t is not the
Egypt of the Ptolemies or Pharabhs, nor
even of the Saracens, but little Turkish
pachalik in which the degradation of the
people keeps pace with the corruption of
the government.
The government of Egypt, or whas
passed for government until the European
Board of Control took charged of its
finances, was based on the principle
which under1ies the Turkish rule every
where and which guides the Shah of
Persia, and Theebau of Burmah in ruling
their realms, that is, if ANYBODY has any
thing the government win take it away
from him, the ruler taking out of the
treasury all that has not been stolen on
its way to the treasury. As the results of
some twelve hundred years of this rule,
the Egyptians have grown abject in
servitude, hopeless in ignorance, poor be-
yond belief, without q trace of manly
character except a fierce Moslem fanaticism
which is an additional disqualification to
prevent them from ever lettering their
condition.
TO talk about aa9onai sentiment OF ps-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
THE TURN OF a PENNY.

Some further facts regarding the pitch
penny game on Third street have come
out. The names are carefully kept secret
from the general public, for neither of the
gentlemen engaged in the game care for
notoriety in the matter. The game was
not between brokers, as reported. One of
them was a broker and the other was q
gentleman we'll known on Third street as a
speculator and genial frequenter of the
brokers parlors. The game was played in
the rear Office of the broker, and the two
began with pennies in the merest sport.
-Four or five mutual friends were also pres
ent and they watched the game with in
terest. Their interest was soon exchanged
for excitement when the principals. rapidly
raising their stakes. were engaged in
matching for hundreds, and then for thous-
ands of dollars. The broker was uniform
ly successful, but the other man, with all
the pertinacity of a gambler who is sure
that the next throw will bring back every
thing, kept on recklessly doubling and los
ing. In this way $4,000, and not 3d.,
COG, as was incorrectly stated at first, were
won by the broker At that stage the loser
began to appreciate how much he was out,
and to desire to retrieve his ill-luck. This
the broker courteously concurred in, al
though more than once before he had signi
fed his willingness to stop at any time.
Three more trials were had and the amount
was reduced to $18,0 600. Then the friends
of the two players delivered an opinion, as
it was getting late, that the broker had
given all the chances that could be demand
ed of him, and that he ought not to be
compelled to play any longer. So the
wonderful game came to an end, and the
broker put in his pocket promisaory note
for Oil, 200
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
OUR NEW TREATY WITH coREA.
From the The Cincinnati Times-Star.


The treaty between the United States
snd Corea, recently negotiated, win bring
us into commercial relations with peeu
liar people. Corea is the last semi-civiliZ-
ed state which has resisted all attempts at
intercourse on the part of foreigners.
Twelve years ago enterprising American s
tried to gain access to the country, were
led into conflict with the Coreans, and,
having an insufficient force, were repulsed.
Since then no effort of any consequence
has been made to pull down the wall of
exclusiveness surrounding the isles until
the late negotiations were undertaken.
Little is known of the manners, customs
or religion of these people. A king rules
over them, but they enjoy a large measure
of liberty in the matter of local govern
ment. The village COMMITTEES are govern
ed bv deliberate body, chosen as in the
Russian communes. There is said to be
aristocracy of birth, or recognized supe
rior class Education is widely dissemin-
ated; most of the Coreans can write and
understand the Chinese characters. They
seem to be peaceably disposed, and do not
on ordinary occasions carry arms. Their
lands are thoroughly titled, every scrap
of ground being under cultivation,
Most of the population is gathered
IN small Vl1IA8GS OF lOWuS.
The chief men of the village wear white
robes, long and flowing like the japanese
Kimono, and girt in at the waist. Loose,
broad trousers of the same are tied in be-
low the knee; while socks or busking, and
pointed, turnedup shoes, complete the cos
tune. The hair is long and is gathered
up into small knot upon the crown. The
houses are built of wood, with sliding
doors and windows. like those of the jap
anese. The women are carefully Hidden
away from the eyes of strangers. The
only domestic animals are pigs and dogs.
The native liquor is akin to the koumiss of
the Tartar tribes. White is the hue of
mourning i'll Corea as in China. The re-
preston of outward symptoms of admira-
ton is regarded as essential to good man
ners. The Coreans are courteous but re-
served, and have heretofore firmly refused
to crafty the curiosity of strangers who
sought to investigate their social and po-
1itical institutions. 1t viii not be long,
however, before we shall know all about
them. When the inquisitive Yankee once
sets foot in any country, and has a right
to be there. he travels fast, his eyes take
in everything, he applies a pump to the
inhabitants, and information is bound to
come. We may, in few months, be al
most as familiar with Corean affairs as
with Kalakaua's little kingdom in the sea.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

tional feeling in connection with such a
herd of swine, is even more absurd than to
talk of the national sentiment of the Apa-
sches or of the Afghans. In each case the
national sentiment shows itself chiefly by
numbering unarn1ed foreigners, and the
Eayptians have already shown themselves
apt at this kind of work. They have shown
themselves quite as callous as Apaches or
Afghans in the murder of unarmed stran-
gers, and they have exceeded all compari
son by stupidity with which they have
ruined Egypts business prosperity. plum
dering its finest city and plunging the
whole country into hopeless ruin. merely
because at crisis there could be found in
the country only one man, and he was
ready for mischief.
As civilization extends its area, all OF
those degraded and corrupt people must
either pass under the rule of a conquering
civilizer, or vanish utterly The world has
endured them too long and cannot
get rid of them too soon. Turkey, Persia,
Egypt, Morocco, Burmah. Siam, all of
them, must either put their houses in or
der or if they cannot, must forthwith cease
to exist. Turkey has been a burden to the
earth these hundred years; its time is not
yet come, but it looks as if the signal had
been given for Egypt to yield up its sepa-
rate existence and accept from the stran-
ger that civilization which it failed to find
by itself.
AS to the end of the struggle the longer
it is delayed the more complete will be the
settlement. John Bull viii blunder as he
always does, will get his troops and sup
plies separated and his orders mixed, will
start troops in bearskin caps and cloth
overcoats across the desert in pursuit of
Bedouins, will be baffied and worried and
wounded, but there can be but one end to
the struggle. The handwriting is on the
wall, the kingdom is to be divided. the
stranger is to enter into possession; and
Arab, instead of winning the throne he
schemed for, has merely sown seed whose
harvest will be reaped by an English Gov
ernor General of Egypt.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
STATE NEWS.

The 10th Illinois Cavalry will hold re
union at Sydney, Champaign county, on
the 21st and 22d of September.
The prohibitionists in the Fourteenth dis
trict have opened the campaign Capt.
Harris spoke at Clinton on the 18th.
DR. j. G. Borner, of Douglas county,
has been nominated for congress by the
greenbaekers of the Fifteenth district.
B. W. F. Corley, of Tower Hill, has
been nominated for congress by the green
hackers of the Seventeenth district. He is
a methodist minister.
The next annual reunion of the soldiers
and sailors of Green and adjoining coun-
ties will be held at the Fair grounds, near
Carrollton, Aug. 8, 1888.
The twelfth annual picnic of the old
settlers of Greene county will be held at
Carrollton, August 80. Ex-Gov. Palmer
is expected to be present and deliver an
address.
The material of the Mt. Vernon, Ind,
Republican, lately deceased has been re-
moved to Enfield, in White county, where
temperance and republican paper will be
issued. G. F. Wertz is to be editor.
The thistle commissioner for Clintonia
township, Dewitt county reports that he
finds fourteen farms in the township on
which were patches of Canada thistle. On
eleven of the farms there are about three
acres in all, while on three farms be found
nearly sixty five acres.
A young son of Thomas Mcdonald. re-
siding at No. 10 Boston avenue, Chicago,
while watching at the window for his
father, fell to the pavement and was in
stantly killed. Michael Callaghan, board
ing at No. 181 West Lake street, while un-
der the effect of liquor, lost his balance at
a third story window and was fatally in
jured.
Elgin Adpocdts: A leading church that
is well known for its prominence in mis-
sionary matters is greatly shook up. In
fact, it trembled from stem to stern, and
all on account of young lady who they
have educated for missionary and who
now desires to marry one of the well
known physicians of Chicago. We under
stand that the desired groom is wealthy
and that he agrees to refund the money to
the church, but they do not want it in that
way. They want her to be missionary.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
Paved with Extinct Stars,

In recent scientific paper, Sir JOIN
Lubbock says: Like the sand of the sea.
the stars of heaven have ever been used
as effective symbols of number, and the
improvements in our methods of obSer-
walton have added fresh force to our Or
iginal observations. We now know that
our earth is but fraction of one out Of
at least 75,000,000 words. But this is
not all. In addition to the luminous
heavenly bodies, we can not doubt that
there are countless others, invisible to
size, or feebler light; indeed, we know
that there are many dark bodies which
now emit no light, or comparatively lit
tie. Thus in the case of ProcyOn, the
existence of an invisible body IS proved
by the movement of the visible star
Again / may refer TO the curious phenO-
mena presented by Algol, bright star
in the head of Medusa. This star shines
without change for two days and thir-
teen hours; then, in another three and 3
half hours, reassumes its original brill
fancy These changes seem certainlyto
indicate the presence of an opaque body
which intercepts at regular intervals
part of the light emitted by Algol. Thus
the floor of heaven is not only thick in
laid with patines of bright gold, but
studded also with extinct stars-once
probably as brilliant as our own sun,
but now dead cold, as Helmbolz tells US
that our sun itself will be some seven
teen millions of years heRce."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

Springfield Republican: Dorsey's uner-
ring instinct of alarm at the approach to
Garfield of decent influences was correct
1t meant mischief to Dorsey, and when
Postmaster General James began to over
haul the Star-route cases, which never
would have been touched if Dorsey's proc
gramme had been carried out by Garfield,
he probably mourned more than ever that
Garfield had gone over to the ''sneaks. I"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENTION.

The Democracy of all the counties in the state of
Illinois are requested send delegates to the state
convention which win be held at Springfield, on
Thursday, September 7, 1882,
at II O'Clock a. m. for the purpose OF nominating
one candidate for state treasurer one candidate for
state Superintendent of public instruction, and to
transact such other business as may be proper for
its consideration.
The several counties in the state entitled to
one delegate for each 400 cast for Hancock and
English in 1890 and one delegate for each fraction
thereof of 200 votes and the counties, votes
and delegates being follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

The Hon. Martin l. Townsend, of Troy,
n. Y, United District Attorney for that
district, is quoted as saying that he
studied the dead and living languages.
and adding: I'm all my researches l
have never yet found words strong
enough to express my supreme contempt
for man who will sit all day on hem
lock board and watch nine iackasses play
base ball. This only shows that Mr.
Townsend is not up to ball. Nobodycan
enjoy the game unless he can eompre-
bend it-but once comprehended, it is 3
rarer sport than Olympus ever saw.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

Educate the masses, and the hewerS
of wood and the drawers of water VIII
be better citizens and produce better
children, and the nation will be ulh-
mately blessed educate.
The brain is very hungry thing in
deed, and he who possesses it must con-
stantly feed il by reading or thinking
or it viii shrirel or fall asleep.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

The south does not grow enough provis-
ions for home use, despite the advance
made in that direction. So far this season
she has drawn on the North for wheat to
the value of $50, DOC, 600; corn, $4,000,
600, and provisions 100000. Total,
SIT, 900, 600.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

'Iindsey's Blood Searcher' viii cure
ulcers. scrofula, erysipelas, boils. itch,
rough skin, sore eyes, and scald head. Try
it.
The best and cheapest Car Starter is sold
by Borden, Selleck e. Co., Chicago, I'll.
With II one man can move q started car
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

II the prairie chickens know their bust
ness, they viii lie ow.-I'ater Ocean.
The |. O. should have added '1ike the
republican party, for it has lied high and
low, lol these many years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

If an honest jury should put Mr.. Dorsey
behind the bars, his modesty would no
longer be shocked by his being put in a
position to lecture the President-elect.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

If Mr.. P. L. Gable accepts the democrat
nomination for congress he viii leave
Marsh in the slough of despond.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

The New Xork anti -menopolists, on
Wednesday. decided to nominate full
Stste ticket, and called state convention
to be held at Saratoga Sept. IS.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

If we run Gable through Marsh he will
become as dry as an Egyptian mummy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsIcT
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
NINTH Wednesday,. Sent. ID. 1882.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requested to
send delegates to a Convention TO be held at Mon
mouth, Warren County, on wednesday, Sept. ID,
1882 at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for Congress, and TO transact such
other business may be presented for the consld-
GRAFTON of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional district
win be entitled the following representation based
upon the vote for Hancock and English in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

By order of the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee. 18th district CHAs. H. WHITAKER,
MAcoMB, Ils.. August T. 1882 Chairman.
DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.
The Democrats of the TwentyFirst Legislative
District requested to send delegates to Legs-
lative Convention to be held at the Court House, in
Cambridge Monday, Sept, 4th 1882, at II o'clock
A. M, for the purpose of nominating q candidate
for the Legislature, to be voted for at the Novem-
Der election 1882 and transact such ether business
as may properly come before said convention.
The basis of representation will be one delegate
for 200 cast for Hancock for president.
Rock Island Co., viii be entitled to IL delegates.
Henry 80 10
Rock Island. Aug, 8, 1882.
j. r. JOHNSTON,
LEVI WATERMAN, Com.
EZRA SMITH,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-18

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee. D. B. GILLIAN, Chairman.
". j. MIzE, Secretary.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-18

II WILLIAMS TOWN. Mrs. f lson M,rti
n Is slowly improving. and it /. hopel 81
Il ms, yet recover.
! Mr.. O.is Smith tl,l Mr. 4. Ei-in,
i. are quite sick with fever.
, Miss MrY J,ctsIl lts h., sick will
nervous rrosiraIion for months ami is n,
better.
MIS- S,l'iI Nawco II, NJ W,ategta,
| Ill., arrived in Town last week. Size OK.
pectszto spend the winter east.
Miss Emma Ainsworth intends To- soon
return TO her western home.
DR.. SIlon Briggs an wife of Newark
N f.,are expected in togn in a few DAYS
Tor Il short visit an ,ng their many friends
of this place
Mrs. DIR. Briggs and children of Barre
viii spend a few weeks at her fathers
NJ Pulmers of this town. until the doe.
Ter S house is completed ard ready fir use.
FL Twin Smith has rented his farm IN
Cnaries Ferry, who will take posse ssop
this fall. Where Mr.. Smith will move is
uncertaini it is hoped that his health will
SO much Improve that he can vet stay
among us rs we can i'll afford to los sol
good man from our community. His
friends and neighbors showed their in,crest
Tor him by turning out two DAYS last w,ok
10 aaiP him in his work. Help is scare,
IN this vicinity, many;farmers are anxions
10 h're good he'll but can find none.
S'ma % our schools are AREA ~ taken
lof Ihe coming winter. Wilbur A l4ns j.
to teach the village school. Ellen WaIJo
Ia M. 6, tho school near f l.oo Mr,in,s
May Simm) in No. 3, the sch,oI no,r
Gurdon Martins, anil Alm, Ai,ms in
No. 8, near d. Fields.
The ladies of ihe NJ. F. so.ia,v b,,,,
oeen busy.at work the past week in pre-.
p 'rIns comforter by the way of bedding
ior the seminary at Montpelier. They
met last Wednesday at the vestry and
finished the same ready to be forwarded as
soon as convenient. They propose to have
concert sociable at the church in abopt
two weeks from Wednesday and ar, ok.
pectlng good attendance, as all necessary
arrangements will be made to insure
good time to all The ladies are WORKING
hard to get money with which 10 purchase
new carpet for the church. and have n
snug little sum in hand, as reward for
their efforts thus far.
We learn that Mr.. and Mrs. Eobert
Martin are rejoicing in the birth of son
Mr. Henry Erskine and wife, also Mr..
Fred Jackson and wife of this town. are
also made happy e.ch with son of a few
weeks of age 4
Bro. G. L. Wells exchanged pulpits
with Bro. Ryan of Worcester one week
ago Sunday, it being qlarter.y meeting at
that place, and Bro, Wells took the pocs
OF the presiding elder.
The meetings have again been re. ived
upon east hill and south hill, AMI thouoh !
the attendance is not large the interest is
good %