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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
GRome IN " Sentinel I

Cornell may find that he has oyerreached
himself in having snap caucuses and
conventions called to snatch up his dele
gates. Some of these are postmasters or
otherwise under the portals of the admin
istration, and Arthur has shown in two
instances that he can remove for cause
pleasing to him and his. There is a great
deal in knowing just who and where. your
enemy is and the month more or less. that
will elapse before the state convention
meets gives abundant time for the presi-
dents flag to float over a good many not
pronounced Cornell men.
Boston Herald
Senator Harrison, of Indiana is credited
with stating tersely the difference be
tween the two parties" in this remark
1.-The republican party knows trade-wind
when II strikes one. The democratic party
can't tell trade wind from a squall J"
That the republican leaders are good
judges of trade-winds is pretty clearly evi
denced by the use they make of it with the
regulators in Virginia and the debt PAYERS
in Tennessee the prohi bitonists in Iowa
and the rummites in North Carolina with
Boss Kelly in New York and Den. Kearney
in acknowledgements in fact, where
votes are to be obtained by trade. But
the trade wind" may end in a cyclone be
fore they know it. There are portents of
a storm in the air.
Philadelphia Times
Having got John Kelly fixed" in New
York, ''Repudiator' Malone fixed" in
Virginia. Fort Pillow Chalmers fixed" in
Mississippi, the Arthur stalwarts are about
to FIX William Pitt Kellogg for Louisiana
and give liberal show of the assessment
robbery to promote his election to Con
gress. Is it surprising that the woods are
full of Independent Republicans who be-
lieve that Republicanism must perish unless
it shall have some higher aim than spoils?
Hartford Times.
Star route Dorsey's letter to Mr.. Garfield
February z, 1871. is attracting attention.
1t warned him against the half-breeds;
and Whitelaw Reds dispatch, March %,
warned him again of the Dorseys and stall
warts. The same condition of things still
continues in the republican camp.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
Gen. Gordon.
Anecdotes of the Georgia Politician and Rail.
reader.

Anecdotes of the Georgia Politician and Rail.
reader
Gen. Gordon is going to Europe be-
fore long on important business connect
ed with the development of certain lands.
and the building of new railroads in the
southwest. With the generals energy.
which keeps him always on the 90, there
is genial playfulness and boyishness
about him that makes his presence con-
genial to all, both old and young; and
probably no agent could be sent abroad
more likely to win success. EVERYBODY
seems to love him; children hang around
him, ladies fiatter him, old men seek his
| company, and audiences are charmed
| by his eloquence. Gen. Robert f. Lee
| yielded to the fascination of his genius
| and involuntarily rendered it an immor-
tai tribute in an incident that was sub
lime in its grandeur. 1t was at Ap
pomattOX court-house-Gra had de.
manded Lees surrender and Lee had
refused; another day had passed: Lee
sent word to Gordon to know whether
anything more could be done; with q
handful of men Gordon confronted an
impenetrable barrier of steel; Its hope
less" was Gordons reply. When Lee
heard Gordon's opinion he dropped hi
head and said: ''Then we have done all
that can be DONE" and consented to sur
render. As long as Gordon hoped, Lee
held on.
With all the generals gayety and
imagination, he is, and always has been
sincerely pious man, and never went
into an engagement that he did not ask
divine assistance and favor. Once, how
ever, he almost lost his gravity at pray
ers held on the eve of a battle-the battle
of the Wilderness. One of the common
soldiers was called on to pray. and men
could pray at such times, knowing that
within the next hour or two one or more
of them must be lying in the dust. On
this occasion the soldier began: "Oh.
Lord! Thou knowest we are about to
engage in a terrible conflict, if you take
a proper view of the subject" At this
time the hearers lost their gravity, and
fought the battle of the Wilderness with
their internal spirits giggling all theway
through.
At another time, when Gordon was
about to lead an attack at Petersburg.
he and Gen. Heth and some others went
into a little school-room on the lines to
pray. Sol Heth. the generals brother
and adjutant general, who was always
on the lookout for drink, was stand
ing little ways off, and Henry Peyton.
one of Gen. Lees staff, beckoned him
to come to the house and join them. Sol
did not understand their object, but to-
ally .misconceiving it, held up his can
cen, and, shaking it, said: mo, thank
you; I've just got hold of some. ''-Moa-
roe Adrertiser.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

For morning toilets the gloves without
buttons are of light wood OF beige colored
unglazed kid, slipped on over the tight but
not very long sleeves.
pretty morning dress of mauve benga-
line has the front opened in shape of a re-
versed fan, disclosing cream lace arranged
in puffs and flounces, with bows of ribbon
to match the dress in the back below the
waist-line q handful of the material is
caught up and tied with bow of mauve
ribbon.
Plain black silks have not s'had their
day" and are worn as much as ever in
combination with cashmere and other fine
wool goods. All gros grains have given
way curing the last two years to watered
silks, surahs and satins, but there is every
indication just now that they win soon be
used as much as ever.
Novel is pelisse from Worth's, of black
silk gauze, with velvet design over the
surface representing gold-eolored eggs,
outlined or encircled with black This
pelisse is long, loose in front. slit open at
the back, so as not to cover and conceal
the toilet, and is lined with plaided yellow
and black merveilleux satin, the effect of
which, showing through the game, is very
stylish. It is trimmed with very closely
gathered rnches of black lace.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
Sir Garnet Wolseley, the commander of

Sir Garnet Wolseley, the commander of
the English forces in Egypt. was remarka-
BILE as boy for an iron will and a bulldog
tenacity of purpose. One day he climbed
tree to get at an especially tempting ap
pie, but. the branch breaking, he fell and
broke his arm, Setting his teeth, he start
ed up the tree again with the broken limb
dangling by his side; he got the apple,
and tainted from pain on reaching the
ground General Wolseley is an Irishman
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

Miss Alice WEIGH, on being nominated
for county superintendent of schools in
Fulton county by the democrats, was es-
corted TO the platform andamade speech,
which was declared the neatest effort of
the convention, and caused the rock-rooted
men who thought the nomination of a
woman an innovation on democrtic doc
trines to declare that they were captured
and would vote for the woman
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

The most popular of new shades in
gloves is greenish bronze. which, it is ex-
pected, will succeed the popular tan color.
In silk gloves the mousquetaire style is to
be the most worn. They correspond in
length to the ten button kids.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

OF the counties in this state outside of
Cook, La Sale has the greatest population,
being TO- 400. st. Clair comes next. with
81, $50. Hardin has the smallest popula
ton, 6, O24, and Calhoun is next, 7,471.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

Mr. VIM. Mills has sold his farm of sixty
acres, situated about two miles southeast
of Eureka, to a Mr.. Robert Barrett, of
Chicago for 81, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

It is told of Hans Christian Andersen
that he had so great dread Of being
buried alive that during his last illness
he was careful to display each night on
the table at his bedside card bearing
these words: lam probably in trance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

In the language of the trotting track.
Arthur viii get the flag in the next race
for the presidency.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

GRANVILLE Independent: Corn is now
market than wheat is-a circumstance that
the "oldest inhabitant" cannot remember
of having heard of before.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

An agricultural fair viii begin at Mendo-
to on the 4th of September and continue
until the f1th Five thousand dollars are
offered in premiums.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTSICT.
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
mouth Wednesday, Sept, Is, 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 b.
1882, at O'Clock p M, for the purpose OF nominal
ing candidate for Congress. and to transact snch
other business as NAV be presented for the consd
Grafton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional district
will be entitled the following representation based
nnnn the vote for Hancock and Emglish in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

effort to prove that Mr.. Marsh is not the
man the Eleventh district wants in con-
gress and hopes that it will continue in
it's well-doing to the end of the chapter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
DRMoCRATIc COUNTY TICKET.

For Sheriff:
JOHN NJ RETICKER, 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, 1882-08-21

at II O'Clock a. m. for the purpose of nominating
one candidate for treasurer one candidate for
state superintendent of public instrnc ton, and to
transact such other business as may be proper for
its consideration.
The several counties in the state are entitled to
delegate for each east for Hancock ana
English in 1880 and delegate for each fraction
thereof of 200 votes and over, the counties, votes
and delegates being as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC con-
YENTION.
Thursday, September Z, 1852,

The Democracy of all the counties in the state of
Illinois are requested send delegates to the state
convention which viii be held at Springfield, ON
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.
The Democrats of the Twenty First Legislative
District requested to send delegates TO Legis
latlve Convention to be held at the Court House. in
Cambridge Monday. Sept, 4th 1882, at II O'Clock
A NJ, for the purpose of nominating candidate
for the Legislature, to be voted for at the Novem-
Der election 1882, and transact such other business
as may properly come before said convention
The basis of representation viii be one delegate
for every 800 votes for Hancock for president
Rock Island Co., will be entitled to IL delegates.
Henry 10
Rock Island, Aug, 8, 1882.
j. r. JOHNSTON,
LEVI WATERMAN Com.
EZRA SMITH.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-21

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee. d. b. GILLIAN, Chairman
W j. MIzE, Secretary.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
A Fable.
Detroit Free Press.

A lion who had lived for a number OF
years in certain neighborhood and gained
general respect for the manner in which he
had conducted himself, was suddenly made
the object Of slander and abuse. When he
came to trace these stories back he found
that they had been started by mouse.
"Why have you slandered me ?" demanded
the lion.
Because people will only accept me as a
mouse" was the reply.
But am I to blame for that ?"
perhaps not but why should you be a
lion about to strike down the OK, while am
but puny mouse, able only to frighten
women and children? What grieves me is
that nature made mistake"
Very well, said the king of beasts, you
60 forth and roar and kill and will become
a mouse"
The mouse stalked into the forest and be-
gan to growl and roar, but his efforts were
received with laughter. After he had tried
it again and again, the owl dropped down
beside him and observed:
Instead of making me afraid you only
disturb my slumbers and annoy my friends
Come inside out of the malaria"
Moral-The mouse who nibbles at crumbs
is doing all that is expected of him.
Secondly-He who looks for the mistakes
of others simply shows the world his envious
feelings.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
Improved Treatment of Dlphtherla
With CarbOlic Acid.

In communication to the Chicago Medical
Journal, DR.. Magill describes method of
treating diptheria, from which he can secure
better results than from any other. He
Uses an ordinary hose from three to five feet
long and about one inch in diameter. One
end of this is placed over the spout of
common teakettle, into which has been put
half gallon Of water and half and ounce of
carbolic acid; the kettle is then placed on
the stove over good fire, and when the wa
ter reaches the boiling point the free end of
the hose is carried under blanket thrown
over the patients head. The room must be
closed. In short time the patient will per-
spire freely. If persevered in at short inter
walls, the breathing becomes softer, and pres
emily, after succession Of quick explosive
efforts, the patient throws off coat or tube
of false membrane. The acid vapor seems to
prevent the reformation of exudations. AL
cohol and sulphate of quinine are used in
conjunction with the acid for their support
ing properties.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
SOME UNLUCkY NAMES.
Vessels which have Borne Great Names
and Gone Down at Sea.
ISan Francisco Bulletin.

Captain Owen, who commanded the North
Star, which was lost in the ice in the Arctic
Ocean, is a veteran navigator and whaleman.
The North Star was not lucky. One of the
owners on this coast did not like the name
and ifhe had had the naming Of the ship he
would certainly have chosen another. He
was heard to say that he never had an inter
est in anything by the name of "Star" which
was lucky. He had owned shares in mines
carrying the maine, not one Of which have
ever come to anything. Is there such thing
as luck in names? We recall two that were
never lucky. Henry Clay was never lucky
name when applied to ship.
The last instance we remember was that of
the steamboat Henry Clay, which was burned
a few years ago on the Hudson River at
which time great number of passengers
were lost, among them the horticulturist
Downing The Golden Gate has never been
a fortunate name when applied to steam
ship or an institution. Thousands remember
the disaster which befell the steamship of
that name on her voyage between Panama
and San Francisco. Recently an educa-
cational institution in Oakland, which had
been struggling for success, discarded the
name and took that of Hopkins Academy
the name of it's most generous almOner, when
it Immediately entered upon career of pros
perity. What is in name? Well, that is
what no one has had the wisdom to explain.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
KEEPING THE BABY QUIET.
4 Novel Device from the West for the
Nursery.
Boston Herald.

An English gentleman who passed months
hunting among the Rocky Mountains says
his first genuine impression of the West
came while he was riding over an arid plain
and from a squaling baby. 1t revealed to
him the ingenuity with which a Western
woman adapts herself to circumstances, and
makes the most of her limited resources.
There was nothing" he says, very pecu-
liar about the appearance of this baby that
| saw just ahead Of me. 1t was not over
burdened with garments, and was strapped,
in Indian fashion, to a board about two feet
long and one foot broad.
/ "The board and the baby were leaning
against the log walls of frontier shanty on
its shady side. There was nobody near. The
baby seemed very happy. Its little arms
were free and kept up constant movement.
las my horse came nearer, saw that
some strings were dangling about the child's
neck, and that one was tied to the big toe of
one of its rosy little feet.
II was puzzled. Dismounting, had the
curiosity to examine the tape arrangement.
The child was sucking bit of raw pork
about the size of large walnut. This was
tied to one end of the string, while the piece
of twine, knotted to the piece of board over
it's head, prevented the pork from falling to
the ground should the child drop it.
Suddenly the baby grew very red in the
face. Then its eyes filled with tears, and its
little arms beat the air with frantic energy
At that moment the mother made herappear-
ance.
".'That baby is choking, madam I cried.
"'No, he amt, and he can't she replied,
tersely
"At this instant the infantile legs began to
work. One kick, two kicks, and there on
the bib lay the piece of pork, jerked from
the baby's throat by the string tied to the big
toe"
"'Ain't you ever seen this afore, mister ?"
asked the mother, observing the English
mans surprised looks.
"No-o-o,' he answered, slowly.
"'Then kind O. remember it. Mayhaps
yer wife won't 60 back on it,
Several years have passed since that day.
have seen that baby in a hundred different
guises. From sheer habit it has become
with me sort of standard wherewith to
gauge novel instances of the three qualities
of Western men-and women-self-help,
self-confidence and adaptability."
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES
MAILS.
How Postage was Cheapened, and yet
Defciencs of f$lO,5OO,OOO Changed
to Fair Profit.
baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Sun.
The net income of the Postofice Depart
ment for the year ended June 80, 1882, was
about 81 100000 the receipts exceeding ex-
| penditures by that amount. Excess of ex-
| penditure over income was rare from 1880 to
1888. After the latter date the wider ex-
tension of the mail service over sparsely
settled territory made deficiencies not un-
common, and the reduction from time to
time of the rates of postage had the effect
at length of making deficiency the rule
rather than the exception. From 1916 to 1845
a letter carried not over thirty miles paid six
and quarter cents carried over eighty and
under $50 miles it paid twelve and ahalfcents,
and if letter weighed as much as an ounce
four times these rates were charged The rates,
it will be observed, were proportionate to
the weight of the mail matter and the dis
tance it was carried, the idea of uniform
rate not being approved at that time as a
practicable one. In 1851 the three-cent rate
was reached for distances less than 5000
miles, and in 1868 the limitation for distance
was abolished and the rate was made uni
form. Under this system deficiencies were
a matter of couase, that of 1860 amounting
to $1O,5O0,OOO. Owing to the restriction of
the service during the civil war to the dense
again selfsupporting, and in 1868 there was
a surplus of $28OO,OOO. After the war def
ciencies again became the rule, and have
continued up to the present year, diminish
ing, however, from year to year as the coun
try became more thickly settled. The i'm
mediate cause Of the surplus reported was
the detection of the famous Star route knav-
cries. 1t was estimated that the service
needed for the year just passed $8,2OO,O00;
its actual cost was $5,9O0,000. Now that
the department is making money, it no
longer has any tolerable reason to offer for
the bad state of the service in Virginia and
other sections of the South The San has
often had occasion to complain, in the first
place, that for want of sufficiently liberal
compensation to the railroads out of Balti-
more, as well as from the lack of local in
terest on their part in arranging schedules,
this city's mails are unreasonably delayed,
in the second place, that such persons are in
many cases employed for Postmasters and
post agents in parts of the South that the
ordinary duties of the Postoffices are not de-
Gently performed
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1882-11-09
AREMARKABLE SAND DUNE.
A Movable Mountain of Pure Sand
Formed by Nevada Zephyrs.
[Reno Gazette.

Reno Gazette.
In the eastern part of Churchill county,
near Sand Springs Station, on the road from
Wadsworth to Grantsville, and about sixty
five miles from the former place, is a sand
dune, which is remarkable alike for its pecu-
liar formation and moving propensities. AS
tar around as the eye can reach is vast
wilderness of greasewood and stunted sage
brush, with here and there abrupt mountain
ridges, or sharp, rocky peak, evidently
placed there long before the mythical per-
sons left their mysterious footprints in the
mud, now hardened for the annoyance of the
State Prison inmates, and for no other appar-
ent purpose than to deceive the unaccus-
toned traveller as regards their distance from
any place he happens to be located. The
dune, or sand mountain ridge, which is
about four miles in length, and covers prob
ably mile of greasewood in width, was,
perhaps, formed by the heavy winds which
prevail in that section, blowing across these
deserts through natural opening in small
range of mountains and depositing the small
particles Of sand that were picked up in a
heap where the winds course is disturbed
and an eddy formed.
In the whole dune, which is from 100 to 400
feet in height, and contains millions of tons
OF Sanu, IL Is Impossible 10 Huu d pdrIlcle
much larger than pin head, 1t is so fine
that if an ordinary barley sack be filled and
placed in moving wagon the jolting of the
vehicle would empty the sack, and yet it has
no form of dust in it and is as clean as any
seabeach sand. The mountain is so solid as
to give it musical sound when trod upon,
and oftentimes bird lighting on it, or
large lizard running across the bottom, will
start large quantity of the sand to sliding,
which makes noise resembling the yibra-
tion of telegraph wires with a hard wind
blowing, but SO much louder that it is often
heard at a distance of six or seven miles, and
is deafening to person standing within
short distance of the..sliding sand.
A peculiar feature of the dune is that it is
not stationary but rolls slowly eastward, the
wind gathering it up on the west end and
carrying it along the ridge until it is again
deposited at the eastern end, and Mr.. Mon
roe, the well-known surveyor, having heard
of the rambling habits of this mammoth sand
heap, quite number of years ago took care
full bearings of it while sectionizing govern
ment lands in that vicinity. Several years
ago he visited the place and found that the
dune had moved something over a mile.