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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

When stock is poorly cared for IL al
ways .deteriorates
Z There are 5000, oOe square inches to
an acre; i'm basliei of timothy seed
there are. 1000, 600 seeds, or nearly
seven seeds to a square inch.
Good roads are evidences of civiliza-
ton. and.a true index of the thrift and
public spirit of those sections; which
they traverse. s4at
After the bloom is off, fodder corn be-
comes daily. a poorer article of food, its
best time being just when the tassel APP
pears.
The stock breeder of whatever kind
of stock. to reach the highest success,
must have good pedigrees with good in
diEidual animals, and must give per-
sonal care 70 their management.
= The Michigan horticultural Society
recently resolved that the grounds
about q country school house ought to
be at least eRes acre in. extent and hand.
someiy laid out, ornamented with trees,
shrubbery and flowers.
A law has been passed in North Car
DINA similar to those ON the statute
books of most of the Northern States,
providing that the owners of stock shall
be responsible for damage done by their
animals. thus practically prohibiting
grazing on the. highways, swamps and
other unfenced lands.
Horses slobber from eating clover.
An exchange says: This is annoying,
especially in the driving horse, but the
remedy Is very simple and easy at hand,
consisting Of head of cabbage fed TO
the hsrse just before using him for work
or driving ii is cheap and effective.
s. II NJ, in Farm and F'frestde, gives
this remedy for lice on stock. which he
Chains is neither dangerous nor disa-
greeable in its application: "A brine of
common salt, rs strong as Il can be
made, rubbed in thoroughly, so as to
wet every hair on the animal, will de-
stroy not only the lice but their eggs;
and it is not dangerous. as is the kero-
seDe or arsenic, nor unpleasant, like the
sulphur and lard. A pleasant day is
best for its application ri
The Massachusetts Agricultural So
ciety has arrived at the Conclusion that
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

salt has a tendency to CHECK I------,-,,-.
growth, yet thereby increasing tb1 ,1 ,,,
uct OF grain. Therefore, if il cLaclPfa,.o|u'
growth of grassy fiber it must basu .ne
maturity, and wheat sailed win " :.
earlier with sitter straw and not,,PlIh
ly, more grain. On the other hand .aE
sailed wheat would give more stra,, w. W.,
less grain, while ripening later, and
Discussing the German method -,
planting potatoes, with ample distaneW
and with eyes under, so that the st""
shall grow widely apart, a FOREIGN 1' caL
respondent asserts that it not ONT so ,Ol'
In seed, but produces more and -
crops. Often in England. he sou
dozen tubers are used where one 49,,
would be enough, but it is diflicnl, !,
make some new gardeners believe il "
Potato growing has been the obio.,
of a curious experiment Just comnls,oi
in England. A pound of early pota,oaI
was taken and allowed TO sprout freol-
From each potato a sprout was brotoss
and potatoes and sprouts were plan,oI
in separate rows. Both grew well snS
the following is the result of the eyno "'
iment: From the sprouts, which wei,b
ed in all half an ounce, five pounds and
five ounces of sound potatoes have beaa
obtained; and from the pound of not
toes five pounds four ounces. showing.
slight balance in favor of the sproT,.
The sprout potatoes were the more rar
ular in shape and the earlier in growt5
Ground millet seed is excellent faoI
for hogs. 1t has nutritive ratio Of !
5. 4-that is, l of albuminoids to $40
carbohydrates. This is a good fatten,
ing ratio, and it will depend upon tbs
relative price of corn whether the two
should be ground together Half mil.
let and half corn, ground fine, will make
a better proportion than corn alone
The pork will have better proporton
of lean and the pigs will be hdalthicT
while fattening. Ground millet will ba
found a very appropriate food for grow.
ing young pigs, giving them large
and more muscular frame.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
SOUTHERN NEWS.

Sumter county. Georgia, is excited oyeI
its first colored jury. -
Memphis is blessed with the best health
in her whole history. zeees7
The Southern Presbyterian church has
5000 elders and 1000 deacons.
A southern scientist has discovered that
alcohol can be produced from acorns.
Cotton worms have appeared in the
Yazoo valley, Mississippi, in large num-
bers. .
Samuel Johnson of TaHapoosa, Ala
bama. shot at a deg and Killed his fourteen
year-old niece. 5 AA8EA
Marshall county, Tennessee, boasts of a
twenty year old hen who israising brood
of her own chicks.
The public library at Knoxville Tenn,
has 1900 new books, is out of debt, and
has $500 in the treasury.
A young Virginian has invented ma
chine which turns out $50 cigarettes per
minute. 1t is on exhibition at Lynehburg.
Henry Mitchell, wounded at New Or
leans while attempting to burglarize a
house, proves to be an Escaped murderer
from st. Louis.
Southern exchange: No matter who he
is or what color, the man guilty of rape
south OF the ONO stands nineteen chances
of swinging to a limb to one of having a
trial before the courts.
An accommodated member of a Mem
phis church attempted to whip the pastor
because he refused to let the first named
partake of communion. The minister was
equal to the occasion, however, and the
assaulting party is in the hospital for re-
pairs. The name of the muscular minister
is Rev J. p. Jay,
The Nashville Banner is responsible for
the following extraordinary statement:
Several days ago a little girl of Robert
Leoney, who resides ut Goedlettsville, was
playing with the wheel of a toy wagon, and
accidently swallowed it. Tt lodged in her
throat, and has so clogged it up that she
has been unable to take food, except
liquids, since the accident occurred Her
life has almost been despaired of, and an
operation will have to be performed ifishe
RECEIVERS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
A Quaker Defends Himself.

A new method of dealing with sere.
naders was lately invited by Mr.. Fox
of Stillbrook. Iowa, which reflects the
highest credit upon that gentleman's
ingenuity, and. which promises to be
precedent of inestimable value. Mr.
Fox, when nearly 81 years old, married
for the first time about u week ago. He
has resided in Stillbrook for MANY wear,
and his reputation as a man of shrewd.
ness and integrity has never been sui
lied. Nevertheless. Mr.. Fox has never
been regarded as liberal man. He
does not approve of the use of ardent
spirits as beverage, aud he does not
smoke. Hence he has never been
known to invite his fellow citizens to
drink or to take cigar, and has thu,
won a reputation for misery habits
which not even the fact that he give,
literally to all charities, and never turns
a beggar away hungry from his door
cannot alter. Finally, Mr.. Fox is
Quaker, and firm believer in the doe.
trine of non-resistance. When such a
man ventured to take wife, the pro.
priety of giving him q serenade was in.
stantly perceived by the young men Of
Stillbrook. 1.-The old man won't stand
nothing" remarked the leader of the
young men, because he's too mean.
and he can't fight because he's Quak.
err. Boys, we'll just go down and sere.
made him all night and see how he likes
it."
Now, MIR. Fox. although nOn-resis.
tant, had quietly made up his mind
that he would not suffer from any pro
lOnged serenade. He was addicted to
the cultivation of bees, and he had on
his premises twelve large beehives, each
one of which contained Thousand or
so of the largest and fiercest varieties
of bees. On the evening of the expect
ed serenade Mr.. Fox conveyed the
twelve beehiyes to the roof of his front
piazza and placed them very near the
edge thereof. He then provided himself
with pole long enough to reach from
his front bedroom window TO the bee
hives, and with sweet and placid eX.
preston of countenance sat down "
await the serenaders.
In due time they arrived in force
There were ut least fifty of them. and,
grouping themselves in the front yard
close to the house, they began their up
roar. Mr.. Fox listened silently for ten
or fifteen minutes, and then appeared
at the window. and, with a gesture, in.
duced the musicians to pause. He told
them that they must leave his premises,
and that if they refused they would
probably be sorry. With scOrnful laugh
ter the Young men declined to depart
and, drowning Mr.. FoX's voice with
ironical cheers. they resumed Their
serenade. 1t was then that Mr.. Fox
deity upset his twelve beehives with
the aid of his pole. and, closing his win
dow, proceeded to go peacefully to bed
undismayed by the wild yells which
suddenly arose from his serenaders, and
without seeking to know why they fled
headlong from his front yard.
There wasn't one of them bees that
would let up on a man under three
miles" remarked Mr.. Fox next day
Nez1 York Times
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

The Cairo Bulletin says that poor Pu-
laski county hasino silver and plated ware,
no diamonds or jewelry, no steamboats, or
sailing vessels; no franchises, no billiard
tables, no credits or banks. nolbridgeprop-
erty, no grains Of any kind stmt she has a
bank account of $40. So says her asses
sor in his report to the state hoard of
equalization. All of which leads the
Bloomington BagIetsn to remark: 'tPulas-
XII is one of the counties of southern Tlli-
nois that always rolls up an immense re.
publican majority
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

Will H. Herman, the notorious crank.
formerly of the Okalona States and more
recently of the Odebolt Observer, was ar
rested the other day on charge of picking
a mans pocket Now look for four col
umns of abuse in the Observer about
Northern hlrelings," etc. Herman is the
gifted genius who can string an ordinary
paragraph out into a column by the very
ingenious and original method of writing
one word to the line. Davenport Gazette
And this is the same Will Herman from
whose paper the Gazette and every other
radical sheet in the country quoted
columns of the most blood eurdliug at
rocities manufactured to order. The
States published the most villainous articles
on the southern wing of the democratic
party, and the lying sheet was scattered
broadcast throughout the north for the
purpose of firing the northern heart. These
papers were bought and paid for by the
republican party out of the money taken
from the salaries of government officials.
The scheme of hiring an unprincipled vii
lain to write up and publish accounts of
atrocities that never occurred, ought to
damn any party. It is, however, by snch
means that the people. of the north have
been fooled by their unpraneipled leaders.
Nothing is too mean or cowardly for the
party of moral ideas to do to achieve sue
7EaSp
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
GENERAL MATTERS.


England's standing army numbers,
counting oil ranks, 1870, 80 men,
Burleson county can take Homan
straight, but if he is mixed up with Wash
Jones they will repudiate him.
More that four times the average annual
destruction of life by lightning has already
occurred in the United States this season.
s ontOnagon county, Michigan the lar
.gest and richest county in the statess-las ne
telegraph communication with the outside
world. =
A mass meeting was held i'm Chicago on
the 23d of August, for the purpose of Job
tainin& money fora mOnunaeut in honor
of John Brown.
Of the ,518 cases of smallpox in Chi
eago last year, 1, 116 proved fatal These
statistics suggest an important field for
scientific investigation. ~
From the 1st of March to date, Chicago
packers have slaughtered and sailed 1926,
600 hogs, against I ,709, 900 for the same
period last year.
The reputation of Lord Campbell for
politeness was amusingly illustrated by a
remark made by the crier of the court.
His lordship had said with great suavity of
manner, Let the prisoner be accommodate
ed with chair. He means to hang
him, said the crier.
London's latest is burying ground for
pet birds and animals A company has
been formed called the Geological Necrop-
oils Company, Limited. It will erect a
tomb and receptacle for defunct household
favorites, and will set forth their virtues
on neat.marble tabletSI -
The new station of the signal service on
Pixies Peak is ID be OF stone, 44x29 feet IN.
size The work Of eonstsnofion will not
be easy for every thing which goes into the
building. excepting the stones. must be
packed up the trail distance of fifteen
miles. covering rise of 5000 feet. The
station will cost about $4,000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

The following Is from one OF Evangelist
Barnes sermons at Dayton, o.: Right
strait from the swine's trough ste the best
robe sai1s the BordF best flsas and all,
stencil md rags and all, poverty and all,
and withal ignorance to cap the climax.
After abiding to the different camp
meetings being held the Christian AdUocafe
asks: Brethren in charge of these camp
meetings, which would you prefer, ham
dred genuine conversions and deficit in
the finances If necessary, or clear profit
of several thousand dollars and no CONVEX
sions? Which would please you more, q
pleasant, social time, or powerful awak-
enings" There is silence in the camp.
The robe negresse" comes in Indienne
cottons printed In brightly celored checks
like the Madras handkerchiefs worn as tur-
bans by mnlatto women and which are Dor
dered1 by .aslarger pattern than that which
forms the center-red, yellow and brown
showing in all the patterns
White or black dresses are frequently
adorned with multi-eolered fibboEss, hoops,
and long streamers, or jabots in mixtures
of colors-olive. gray and pink or pale
blue, cardinal and terra cStta, for Instance,
being Aeonjoined. Primrose, bronzs, brown
and crimson form another fashionable
combination, but the slightest,error in that
destroys all the good effect. Well blended,
this simple trimming sufficiently brightens
the somberest toHet.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
LADIES wIrHour BoNsErs.

One thing whiehs is sure to arrest the
aftenlien Of the visitor to Sagatdga Cor the
fisrt time is the large number or ladies
without hats or bonnets who are met on
Broadway i'm Congress Spring. park and
other public places in the morning and
evening. And this fashion is not wholly
confined to young ladies' In lieu of a
hat or bonnet a sun umbrella is usually
carried. Some of them are deliberately
gotten up, presented almost as fantastic
an appearance as some of the stunning
hats which are worn IN the afternoon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
The Maxioan's Game.

A rich merchant of Matamorass Mex
leo, some little time, ago received a
threatening anonymous notice 10 place
5000 at a spot near his house. On APP
plying to the authorities he was told to
do rs requested in theIatter and a troop
of soldiers would be sent to watch the
money. His servant slowed the 5000 in
the designated place, and returning
cautiously to watch further proceedings,
was shot dead BY the soldiers, whom he
found in the act of dividing the money.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

the Brooklyn Eagle is cruel It says
that people fond of noting remarkable co
ineidences will make record of the fact
that the year which is memorable TO the
election of Keifer as speaker of the house
of representatives is also the year in which
the first load of Spanish Jaekasses was
landed in this county.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

Tn the greenback platform is the follow
ing plank:
ReUotUed, That we are in favor of sub
hitting the prohibition and woman snf-
frage question as constitutional amend
the people.
The greenback managers can never get
the rank and file of their party to vote and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

oh I've got great faith in de Lord, y
cried Rev. Mr.. Jackson, q eo1ored preach
er of Boston; and eft de Lord was 70 say,
jackson, 60 butt yer head agin dat tree.
I've got faith to b'eave dat de tree nd be
removed afore ] got dere.'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsfCT.
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
mouth. "Wednesday, Sept, 10, 1882.

The Democracy of the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district are requested to
send delegates to q Convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Warren County, wednesday, Sept, ID.
1882 at o'clock p M, for the purpose of nominate
ing candidate for Congress and TO Transact such
other business as may be presented for the consid
Grafton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional district
VIII be entitled the following representation based
upon the vote for Hancock and English in 1890:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

Echoes from the weather .bureau: All
storms move east and never west. nor
north. narsouth, Every bit of wealth
er in this country is made in the north
western part of the. Rocky Mountains.
Experience and observation have shown
that one year's mean temperature does
not vary fromthat of another over deg.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

frage. Neither will they support candi-
date who acts with the party that advo-
catessfhese measures, and the greenback
and republican maaagers wa find what We
say TO be true. A8 III M
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

By order of the Democratic Congressional Com
mttee, nth district. CHAs. II. WHITAKER,
MAeOMB. Ills.. August I, 1882. Chairman.
Special arrangements have been made with the
G. B. & O., Railroad that all those attending the
convention and pay fuH fare to Monmouth will be
returned for one-tfird fare presenting to 8. C.
Dixon, ticket agent at Monmouth, the proper GER
tificate fromthe officer of the convention appointed
TO issue certilieates g. al who may attend.
DEMOCRATIC LFOfsLATfvE CONVECTION
The Democrats of the Twenty First Legislative
District requested TO send delegates to Legis
latlve Convention 10 be held at the Court House. in
Cambridge, Monday Sept, 4h, 1882, at IL O'Clock
A. M, for the purpose of nominating candidate
for the Legislature, 10 be voted for at the Novem
Der election 1892 and transact such other business
as may props rly come before said convention.
Thebasis of Representation will be delegate
for every 200 votes cast for Hancock for president
Henry " 10 -
Rock Island Ang., 8, 1882.
j. r. JOHNSTON
LEVI WATERMAN, Com.
EZRA SMITH, 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee d. b. GILLIAN, Chairman.
W. j. MIzE, Secretary. Fs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
NEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Sheriff: .szrrf p
JOHN NJ RET1CKER, of Rock Island
For Treasurer:
DANIEL W. GOULD, of Moline.
For Superintendent of Public Schools:
MISS MARIA s. KENWORTHY, of Andalusia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

sIindseys Blood SeareheF7 will cure
ulcers, scrafula, erysipelas, boils, itch,
rough skin. sore eyes, and acald head. Try
IL
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01

convention which will be held at Springfield, on
Thursday, September 2, 1882,
at II O'Clock a. H. for the purpose of nominating
one candidate for state treasurer candidate for
transact such other business may be proper for
its consideration.
The several counties in the state are entitled TO
one delegate for each 4OOvotes east for Hancock and
English in 1880 and one delegate for each fraction
thereof of 300 votes and the counties, votes
and delegates being follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-01
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
YENTION.

The Democracy of all the counties in the state OF
Illinois are requested send delegates TO the state
convention, which will be held at Springfield, on
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07
WASHINGTON.
Failure to Pass the Anti-ChInese
Bill Over the Veto.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Presi-
dent to>day nominated James r.
Partridge, of Maryland, minister to
Peru; Henry G. Hall, minister to
the Central American States, and the
following postmasters Wesley G.
Snow, Pala'ka, Fla; Henry I.
Hedges, Plum Greek. Neb.; FL. G.
Travers, Rock Dale, Texas j. w.
Flanagan, jr.; Longview, Texas ;
George E. Vallade, fremont, Texas.
General Humphreys was heard by
the committee on the subject OF ime
provements ON the Mississippi
River. He favored the construction
of levees of acertain height between
Cairo and New Orleans, and gave
his views on the general subject of
improvements, arguing that there
was no question but that the open-
ing of the outlets would lower the
river.
The House committee on elections
to-day adopted the majority report
in the South Carolina contested case
of Mackey against Dibble, which
recommends that Mackey be seated.
There will be a minority report sub
mitted to the House.
Shipherd appeared again before
the House foreign relations commit
tee to-day, and some communications
were read bearing on the Peruvian
relations, which were explained by
him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-07

claims should be adjudicated, which
was enliYened by q brief speech by
Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin, who al
luded to the Rebel claims as
bantling, reared and fat
tened in Republican tent until
the Republican party lost control OF
the House. Then it had driven the
bantling to seat at the door of
the Democratic tent, and said: 'sWe
will cry mad dog and when we
come back to power we will feed you
again" He intimated that the result
of transferring the claims to the
Courts of Claims would be to admit
disloyal claimants.
MIR. Cox, of New York, favored the
transfer, and contended that a tri>
bunal should be established for the
adjudication of all private claims.
There were on the calendar of the
House private claims aggregating
S911, 100000. There were $50, 900, 900
wanted for public buildings, and the
.oldriver and harbor steal would come
in for $10,000,000 or $4,000, 600
more. Referring to the opposition
made by Mr.. Reed, of Maine, to the
transfer, he remarked that probably
some of these fetid "loyal' claims
had been bought up by cunning,
speculative Yankees, who had advo-
Gates around the capitol.
The amendment offered by Mr..
Thompson wasr elected; that offered
by Mr.. Hiscock was adopted by a
vote of 81 to II.
The committee arose and reported
the bill to the House.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, demanded
the vote upon Mr.. Hiscock's amends
ment. Adopted; yeas 100, nays so.
The bill then passed, and the
House, at 5:20, adjourned.