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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
Grandpa.

Thu grandpa liz q Individual aged
sumwhare between fifty and one hum
dred years, of a promiskious tempera-
ment, an IL common occurrence in
all well-regulated fanlilys. Next to
helthy mother-in-law. they have more
aktiye bizness on hand than eny other
party in the household. They are the
standard of authority ON all leading top
icks, and what they don't kno about
things that took place. sixty-five years
ago, or will take place for the next six
ty-fiye years to cum, IL a damage for
envy one to kno. 59i1eA
Grandpas are not entirelyuseless; they
are handy to hold babys and feed pigs
and are very smart at mending broken
broom-handle and sitting coal ashes.
line on washing days. / have seen
grandpas who could churn good, but i
konsider it a mighty mean trick to set
on an old fellow of eighty years 10 ehurn-
ing butter. / am o grandpa miself, but
j won't churn butter for no concern,
not if understand misef. / am az
solid on this konklusion az a craven inn
age. am willing to rok baby all the
time while the wimmin folks are bling
sope: am willing to kut rags to- work
up into rag karpets; they can keep me
huntin hens eggs wet days, or picking
green eurrants, or will even dip cam
dies, or kore apples for sass. or turn .
grind stun, but, by thunder, won't
churn. I.have examined myself on this
subject, and will bet o jack-knife. SO
long as he remains in his right mind,
Josh Billings won't churn.
Az general thing grandpas are set
of konseited old phools who don't seem
to realize that what they kno themselfs
il the result of experience, and that
younger people have got to git their
knowledge in the same way. Grandpas
are poor help at bringing up children.
but they got precept and katekism enuff;
but the Young ones all seem TO under
stand that grandpa minds them heap
more than they mind grandpa. josh
Billings.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

I'll were only as pretty as you,H
s oaid snow-whlte pink to a violet blues
Al my afcss were as fine IA yours, think
lcould be tho happiest little pink
Inc very Giaddest that ever grew
IA TINS peautifut world full of sunshine and
70, you simple fowerrs sighed the violet.
ana her modest eyes were with dewtirops wet:
"a Touia gladly, lay my robe at your feet,
II could only be one half as sweet
As when YOU scatter your fragrance 90
FROM your beautiful garments as white "a the
snow"
How lovely and grand and lofty you aref's
s41d ripping brook to shining star.
l would smile on the desolate everywherel
But I'm only brook-fit only to lie
ana stare day and night at the face Of the
20, short-sighted streamIet!'' the star replied,
How often away up here I've sighed
For your rare gift of songi beside do you
How you gladden. the earth wherever You go7
And dear little brookfet-you envious elf
BUT Tor you'll could never behold myself"
II we could but learn from flower, brook. and
star,
TO be glad and contented wherever we are:
That all.-e,en the least-have some mission 20
hi.
And gladly accept it, whate'er God may win,
Lie would yield rich fruition, whatever our
-For they also serve who but stand and watt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
Destruction Of Forests.

There is not only warning but menace
in the Forestry bulletins of Professor
Sargent issued By the Census Office. -
The pine woods of Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota are melting before the
axe. welded as if the supply were in
exhaustible. and in the figures appended
to the maps of these regions one finds. .
means of determining how long such de-
vastation can continue. New England
has squandered her pine supply and has
only small amount for the home market
left in the woods of Maine, and from
East TO West the story IS the same
Here and there few who foresaw the
coming dearth implored active iegisla-
tion-the passage of laws compelling
the leaving of all trees below certain
size; but American reeklessness and
wastefulness ruled here ~ elsewhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

All a,li.l- aid Old tell together. 1t is
an est ablislied fact that climate, soil and
health suffer whenever the ratio of forest
area 10 that of cleared land falls below
q certain fixed. limit. One or Two of the
Western ststes have needed such warn
irg and adopted system of rewards
for j,dicious pl;tnting of forest trees,
bnt 10 the average farmer the ownership
of woodland has been simply the signal
for destruction, and any plea for either
the planting or preservation has been
considered IS pure nonsense. 1t is quite
possible to so guard our remaining for
ests us TO secure from them a large an
nual harvest. Without such guarding
disaster is made certain. loss of direct
income from them being the smallest
evil involved, the heavier one of alternate
drouth and flood being the inevitable
result. Z.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
HArUK E,s TRIUMPH.


Fraxier's Root BIeeers.
Ii you are weak, or fanguid, use
Frazer's Bitters.
If your flesh ia fiabby and your COM
plexion sallow, use Frazer's Bitters.
Hy.u live in malarial district, use
Frazer's Bitter's
Ifworn down with the care of chill
dren, use Frazer's Bitters.
IF you have got the blues, use Fraz-
er's Bitters.
Ifyon kept late hours and lived con-
trary to the laws of health, use Fraz-
er's Root Bitters.
If You need toning up, take Frazer's
Root Bitters.
If you have abused instead of used
natures gifts, use Frazer's Bitters
Ii you feel old before your time, use
Frazer's Bitters.
Iflife has become a burden and you
have gloomy forbodings, uses Frazer's
Bittefs.
If your hands tremble and yo,r eyes
have grown dim, Frazer's Root Bit
tiers will make you feel young again.
Sold by all druggists everywhere at
the low price eI.0O per bottle. r. s.
Henry Co., Sole Proprietos. Cleveland
Ohio.
For sale by Mccabe q Wheaton. Rock Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

Interjeetions have their value. They
can express emotions which cannot be
conveyed in any other way. 20" is q
fat, jolly letter, but it can hold . good.
deal of sympathy. Notice the follow
ing from an exchange: IAN eminent
clergyman sat in his study. lhnsily en-.
gagged in preparing his Sunday sermon.
when his little boy toddled into the room,
and, holding up his pinched fingers.
said, with an expression OF suffering,
Look, pa, how / hurt it, The father,
interrupted in the middle of a sentence,
glanced hastily at him, and. with just
the slightest tone of Impotence, said,
Il can't help it, sonny The little fel-
lows eyes grew bigger, and, as he turn
ed to go out, he said, in a low voice,
Yes, you could. You might have said.
.eOr ~
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

As prearranged, the hose eompanys' got
in line for the first race for the medal last
evening, on Main street at half past seven.
A pistol shot started the boys. The A. o.
T. Is get to the hydrant first, but missed the
coupling, thus giving the first heat to the
Minnehaha's. Both companies ran well,
and their race was witnessed by at least
four hundred people. The medal is on ex-
hibition at O.Kerbey's, and is very neat
article indeed, and is quite an incentive for
the boys to run and work for.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
DIED.

Mrs Ben. Piper died yesterday morning
after an illness of two months. Her all
ment was consumption, and she has been a
patient sufferer for the past five years. She
was born in Mt. Vernon, Indiana, and has
lived in Moline since her marriage with
Mr.. Piper which was twenty-one years
ago. The Diseased leaves three children
and husband to mourn her loss. The
funeral will occur on Saturday at two p.
m, at the residence, and will be conducted
by the Rev. G. F. Linfeld, of Muscatine,
and the Rev. Mr.. Waller, of this city. The
remains will be inferred in Riverside.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

ITEMH I'm 8M4EE-f
8. y. Cowles, Of Hartford, Conn, is in
the city ON business.
Justice Mapee and wife are visiting in
Polo, ILL.,.
Misc Clara Livingston is seriously I'll
with malarial fever
Mrs. Chas. Carr, of Trinidad, Col, is
visiting MIR. and Mrs. Sam. Kennedy.
The Muldoons want to fght wrestle OF
tumble anybody that will come in front
of them next Monday night.
Burglars entered the residence of Chas.
Atkinson early. yesterday morning, but Sc
cured nothing of value.
Dimoek 8 Gould's new Office is rapidly
approaching completion, and when finished
viii be one of the incest offices in the city.
a. o. Sleight is in Henry county look
ing after his candidacy for the state SEN
ate.
]. q. Turner'S entry for the senior single
race at the st. Louis regatta, is the only
one that the Sylvans will make this year.
Two youngsters went fishing with a
skiff yesterday, and it came very near be-
ing their last fish. The boat upset and the
boys had to struggle hard to get ashore.
An interesting game of base ball will
be played this afternoon on the gun-elub
grounds, between a picked nine and a
nine from the Sylvan boat club.
The fire alarm yesterday morning was
caused by a slight blaze in Barnard & LEAFS
shop caused by spontaneous combustion.
1t was quickly put out by the Minnehaha
hose company.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
p-Lnsi PILEsn s8 PILEsHtl
b su oure Founa assI.ast@ 1sosons sesdd


= = ire cnre for the Blind. bleeding
ischiHg and liberated Piles has been
discovered BY DIR. Williams ian Indian
resnesty1, called DIR. Williams Indian
OInLment A single box has scured
the worst chronic cases of % and 80
years standing. No one need suffer
five pninufes after applying this won
derTut soothing medicine. Lotions.
Instruments and Electuaries do more
harm than good Williams Ointment
aDsorbs the tuInors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after
getting warm in bed). acts as a poul-
tice; gives instant and painlessi relief
and is prepared only Tor Piles, itching
o. the private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. j. M. Coffin. |
berry, of Cleveland. says about DIR, 4
Williams Indian Pile Ointment: 4
have used scores of pile cures and III |
affords me pleasure to say that have
never found anything which gave such |
immediate and permanent RELIEF as Or, |
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. %
For sale by all druggists, or mail d |
ON receipt of price 81 90. a
s. f. Henry & Co.. Props,
Cleveland, Ohio |
Per sale by McCabe & Wheaton. Rock Island. i
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

: Noah Webster was celebrated author.
He was a quick and ready writer, and
in one of his inspired moments he DASH
ed off dictionary. He took to sever
al publishers, but they SHE'D at it, say
ing the style was dull, turgid, dry, hard.
and uninteresting, and besides that he
used too many big words. But at lasA
Noah succeeded, and the immortal work
10 in daily use, propping up babies at
the dinner table
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
A earn

To THE ARets:-We want to express
through your columns our warm and last
ing gratitude to the many friends, neigh
5ors and acquaintance for their timely
sympathy and help in our recent trouble
and affection. May others deal tenderly
with them as they have dealt tenderly with
us and our dead. FANNY WALLER,
WILLIAM WALLER,
EMMA WALLER.
Moline June II, 1882
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
Profit in Water Fowls.

Fewer ducks and geese, it is said, are
raised in the United States according to
the number of inhabitants than i'm any
| civilized country inthe world. This is
partly owing to the fact that wild fowls
are very common and are easily shot by
persons who are skilffal in the use of
the gun. Another reason for their not
being kept in places where they could
be raised to advantage is found in the
circumstance that much pork is eaten
by Americans, and rs a consequence
they do not desire fowls that abound in
oil as ducks and geese do. At one time
they were raised for their feathers, but
feathers are not as generally used now
as formerly for filing beds and cushions.
1t Is. not. generally desirable to keep
many ducks and geese near the house,
as their droppings render the yard and
lawn very filthy. 1t is much better to
keep ducks and geese at distance from
the house. and it is advantageous to
keep them near q pond or stream of wa
ter. They should in no case be kept in
confinement during long intervals.
They are large consumers of grain and
other kinds of expensive food if they are
not kept in places where they can pick
up part of their own living. They can
be raised TO the best advantage, and
with the least trouble, on the banks of .
stream or pond where they can obtain q
supply of insects, weeds, and tender
grass. If they have an abundance of
these they will require but one feed of
grain each day. Geese will do well on
grass diet during the greater part of the
summer, When water fowl are kept
near a pond pains must be taken to keep
minks, muskrats, and turtles out of it,
or they viii devour the young geese and
ducks. It is generally best to hatch the
eggs of wafer-fowls under hens, though
ducks and geese that exhibit signs OF
breodiness may be allowed to sit on
their own eggs
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16


The opinion is rapidly gaining ground
that Oscar Wilde bears the same rela
ton to q bona fide priest of the Beauti-
fnl rs > secondhand tea store chrome
or a gingerbread elephant bears to the
line arts.
Queen Victoria has now but one more
child unprovidesi with matrimonial
partner. This is the Princess Beatrice,
. young Lady who is fast nearing the
portals OF that, TO most young women,
most dreaded state Did Maid-dom. =
She was born April Il. 1857. and il
consequently going on rs.
Of the seventeen men who rode on tho
trial trip of the first railroad train west
from Albany to Schenectady. September
"A. 1882. ThurloW Weed remains, and.
u possible, he viii be guest at the
semi-centennial anniversary to be- cele-
brated next Fall.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
Shopping in Chicago.

Having large experience and facilities for advau-
tageons 9uyng offer my services to those at die.
lance who are in want Of the better grades Of goods
not usually found n smaller places. AS the Metro
polls of the West Chicago offers in great assert
ment and fine qualities Of merchandise aii the most
fassidious shopper could desire, and 1t will be my
pleasure to bring these facilities within reach Of
time specially Of
Holiday Goods!
IN the hope that my efforts to please will also Sc
cure the further patronage in their constant wants
of those may serve.
Special attention given to Dry Goods in all depart
me nts curtains, carpets. furnishing goods milIi-
merry, fnFnitnre. jewelry, silver ware pictures and
pianos.
To all who will name their wants as near az NAV
be by letter stating the nature OF the surroundings
or use to which the articles will be put with limits
as to price. descriptions and prices will be given
that win enable my patrons TO practically make their
own selections. 9ss a.
Send orders, or for circular to
@ef MISS HELEN LESTER,
r o. Box 49, sEH ava4 Chicago !
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e. wv. HURST.
Fire and Life
INSURANCE.

REPREsENTs THE FOLLOWING CoMPA-
MES:
Insurance Company of North
America.
North British and Mercantile.
London Assurance.
Lancashire.
Pennsylvania.
Springfield of Massachusetts,.
Queen.
Commercial Union.
Glen's Falls.
Buffalo German.
Manufacturers of Boston.
New York Alliance.
Mechanics and Traders.
La Confiance.
Mutual Benefit Life.
Office over the Rock Island
National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
MOLINE.


FRANK HAYWOOD. Reporter
Once :-Harwood's Livery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16
SCHOOL.

The following is the school report for
the last month:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

Moline, June IA, 1882.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-16

ror sale by Mecabe 3 wheaton. Reet Island.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-13
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

In business matters the week has been 4 min.
one, though quite Il number of country merchants
have hcen in the city making their fall purchases
There IS not so much complaint of A scarcity of
money, and everybody who wants to work can
ma something to do. As the cool weather m.
proaches good fall trade is expected. Money
here, as elsewhere, is held ut higher rates I'm,
there is no trouble in getting u sufficient sun,,
TO meet all demands. In New York Yesterday IL
the money market. call loans were Gar Der cen, ~,
stocks, mostly at per cent and 5a6 per cen, on
Z. s. bonds. Time money OH stocks was per Fl
and on I. $. bonds la4ls per ct. Prime mercau.
tile paper WAS Gas per ct. At the Stock Exchauu,
I. S. bonds were Il higher for the Is. In Bali.
more yesterday money was in good supply, and q.
liberal business i'll loans was reported ut 6 pcr =,
rs the current rate Mercantile paper passes At &,
per cent, the offering at bank being less urr,p,
than for week or so past. The market had NJ,
particular direction, the amount of business beiu,,
fair but not specially large. Iirgnias are still On
the drag, and although prices look low, the usual
buyers are not tempted to purchase Consols so,J
to-day ut 81, which is 2, decline from Yesterday
and closed offered at that figure. with SCI. TIN.
best bid. There We're no sales of 1OIOs, but tb,
quotations remained the same as yesterday, name.
ly, 42ti to 42i9. round lot OF the consol tax.
receivable coupons changed hands at 80.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-13
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

a. B. lIuson's hotel,a at Adams, n. Y, was
destroyed BY fire at two o'clock this morn
ing
-, The Chicago coopers arc on 4 strike.
lhey have been receiving 1915 per day, but
now demand So.
by the explosion Of boiler in flour mill
at North Chatham, Ont, to-day. the enein-
eer James Mcdonald, was killed
Two men were killed and two others
irlshttully mangled by a boiler explosion at
Petersburg, ILL.,, to-day.
The democratic candidate for Congress in
the Fourth Iowa district has withdrawn,
lnsuring the election of Mr.. Updegrati, re-
publican.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Morning Post writes to that journal that
France is evidently upon the verge ofanoth-
er revolution
Two little school girls were run over BY
the cars at Natick, Mass. this morning, one
was Killed and the other mashed so badly
that her death is inevitable.
The schooner Manantico, loaded with pig
iron, from New York for Philadelphia, was
sunk in Chesapeake bay yesterday. Three
men are missing and are supposed to have
been drowned
Hon f. NJ. kimmel, formerly Judge in
Franklin, Fulton and Bedford districts,
Pennsylvania, was nominated yesterday by
the democratic conference at Patterson as
candidate for Congress in the 18th district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-13
NEWS OF THE DAY
"7o show The rery age and body ofthe Times

The Lighthouse Board will hold a meet
ing to-day, at which models and the selec-
tons of sites for lighthouses on the Chcsa.
pcake Bay will be decided upon
1t will take the official returns to show
exactly how the Ohio Congressional dele
CATION stands. There is no news TO-DAY
from the elections.
About o'clock yesterday evening George
ID. Rise, cashier Of the Lebanon, Pa, Dime
Savings Bank, was knocked down and rob.
bed of satchel containing $4,000, all in
bills.
The grand jury at Evansville, Ind, is
supposed to be engaged in finding bill
against the three men arrested as part of the
mob which took Redman from Jail and
killed him. a special from Mount Vernon
says David Murphy, one of the mob who
was killed i'll Evansville Tuesday night. was
buried there yesterday. Five hundred
people attended his funeral, and fund of
500 was raised for monument to him and
sum was subscribed for his three orphan
children.
\ dispatch from Tacoma. Puget Sound.
says: 1.-THE Captain and the first and Sec
ond mates Of the ship Challenger, from Phil
adelphla, have been held to answer for
cruelty TO theiI seamen One sailor was
beaten I'LL his ribs protruded, and he Jump
ed overheard. The third mate who OBJ
posed the cruelty of his superiors, was
abused until he attempted to commit sui
eide by shooting himself He was then
placed in confinement, and complaint of
insanity was lodged against him by the cap
tain, but the case was dismissed
As stated in Yesterdays GAZETTE VIM.
Manning Lowe, representing the Eighth dis
trict Of Alabama died at his home in Hunts
vile yesterday morning. He was a native
OF that city, and was educated in the uni
versities of Tennessee and Virginia He
was elected to the Forty sixth Congress as
a grccnback democrat, and was seated in
the present Congress in June last, Joseph
Wheeler the returned member, being un-
seated The Speaker of the House Of Re-
representatives. has appointed in behalf of the
House committee of representatives to at
tend the funeral.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-13

solos Of the Exponent The Exponent under
takes to make assertions about delegates
and conventions, and no matter how dis
tasteful to allow them to go unnoticed.
don't propose that it shall charge that the
delegates to the Alexandria convention were
not the representatives of the democratic
party of the Sth district, but were there
merely as invited guests, upon free passes,
and at the bidding of one man. ] consider
IT an insult-to every delegate and to the
nominee, John S. Barbour. Besides, I con-
slider it an injustice to the distinguished ed
itor done himself, as he was secretary of the
Cuipcpcr democratic convention that sent
delegates to the Alexandria convention in
structed to vote for John s. Barbour. Why
did he not ut that particular time kick
against the instructions, and not vote for
Mr. Barbour to he the nominee of the party,
and to then pitch into him us 4 "monopo-
ist," and advise opposition to him, and to
charge that the delegates were as much the
tools Of Mr.. Barbour as any Mahoneite is of
Malone? Mr.. Green charges that an ed.
tor is rs criminally responsible for the pub
LEGATION OF libel as the author is. If so,
he is responsible for the above charges OF
which | unhesitatingly denounce as false
and unworthy and unbecoming an editor
giving them publication, especially one
claiming TO be Il democrat, and having par
ticipated in the democratic county conven-
ton rs the secretary
| would suggest that the Exponent be at once
sent to ireland" and oppressed Ireland relieved
rs It's feelings and interest seem to he more close
| ly identified with ireland than any other parti-
cnlar country" and I've not doubt but what Ire.
land is solely i'll need of Il journal that deals in
such polished and heightened journalism; and
again. the name OF this able journalist would not
sound harshly upon an lrishmans ear; for instance
| Angus Mcdonald, though in Ireland would still
he wearing of the green. But it might be said
who then would he left to protect the interests
of suffering Ireland, that is the laborcrs on the
NJ. K. Co., for that monopolist John s. Barbour
Why faith, aud it will be Pat Maloncy, whose
shialah never misses fire for Barbour or an Irish
man.
Mr. Editor, please be kind enough to send out
fifty thousand extra copies of this issue, that my
views as we'll rs the Exponent may be known be
yond the st. George Channel and Madden's Cros:
Roads in the Chinquapin Neck. / hope this ar
ticlc may not be construed as having been written
with malice aforethought, or intent to kill but
should it be SO construed, will for my own safety
say that have about = three hundred pound aero
bat that will act as my cow-catchcr and will BIZ
the "Prirate bit Legal Tender" Very respectfully
S. NJ. NEwH0UsE.