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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

4 New England school-teacher of no
little celebrity, when he caught two of
his Pupils fighting. used to send them
to bed: their food consisted of bread
and milk. or porrid@e, sent to them in
a bowl, with two spoons, OF meat and
potatoes, sent up with but one plate,
and knife and fork for each. On men,
of-war, it is customary when two Jack
tars resort to pugilistics i'll settlement of
personal difficulties. to iron them breast
to breast. SO that their hands almost
touch. An exchange gives the follow
inc amusing account of the way in which
a Russian Solomon treated fish-women
who came to blows: He knew that
preaching would be of no use whatever
where the hearers were two women who
were cursing one another at the rate of
one hundred words minute, and who
were only prevented from tearing one
another faces by the strong arm of the
police ssYou must be locked in the
same cell until you have kissed each
other'' This was invariably the sem
tence of the new magistrate in every
case of female broI which was brought
before him. He knew that although
kissing one another is a habit with male
Russians, it is not so with the women of
Museovy, least of all with the fish-wives.
The women were hurried off: rallied for
a time louder than ever; protested that
they would die sooner than give this
humilating sign of reconciliation; and
then, after few hours confinement,
called the jailer and informed him that
they had kissed. They were informed
that they must repeat the kiss publicly
in the open market-plaee. A small fine
was taken from each, and they were
compelled, in the midst of their sisters
in trade, to kiss each other three times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

Mrs. Langtry. says a London CORES
pondent, is looking round to see how
she can shake the bells of popularity
about her name and not let it die on the
verdi public lips. Faatte dc 4aiear she
has resumed her husband. When funds
were running low, he vanished; he has
now opportunity turned up again with
the incoming tide of fortune to take the
tains the Prince of Wales at supper. BY
a most proyidential coincidence, his
royal highness suddenly awoke to the
necessity of patronizing the drama in
the person of all the members of the
profession, and TO receive them on the
day when they alone can be convivial-
namely, on Sunday. These receptions
were a precedent which almost COM
PEELED him to be present at Mrs. Lang
try's Sabbatical gatherings. The con-
jugal presence is strictly limited to the
duties of host at post-theatrical suppers,
and never intrudes itself on other occa-
sions. The Jersey lily is seen day after
day driving in the park in Victoria
watched as the princess of Wales turn
out. She is still better in her parts on
the worlds stage, from more practice
no doubt, than in those she Is east for
at the Haymarket, although critics
agree that in one sense she plays with
all the intensity and fervor of an exper-
fenced comedienne. One can not see
her Miss CONWAY without feeling that
she is true and lifelike in the rende ring
OF profound tenderness.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

youp'' and If go once, go a dozen
times to the door, and look Up and down
the lonesome road ard e:eli, ..I-i-z-z i-ei
L-i-z-z-i-er' and there's Eever any an
swer but the night Wind m aning in the
treesi
Well, | didn't mean to make you feel
bad; don't CRY, poor soul! You've had
enough trouble Of your own, guess, by
your loolzsi Your hands are like ice
and your temple and your face is white
nd-and-why. what is thisa You are
not old and your hair hangs in brown
curls-and your eyes Merciful God
it's Lizzie come back to her mother-it's
my child that was lost and is found
put out the light
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

When aeouple make uptheir minds to
get married it may he calie.l . tie sote-
An attorney, about to finish bin of
costs, was requested by his client, a
baker. ito make it as light as he could. =
Abr replied the attorney, that's
what you may say to your foreman, but
it's not the way make my bread. y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15

We Gall druggists) keep constantly on
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costiveness, liver complaint and malaria.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
MOLINE.
Reporter,
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
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Special attention given Dry Goods in all depart-
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as to price. descriptions and prices will be given
that will enable my patrons practically make their
own selections
Send orders, or for circular to
Miss HELEN LESTER,
p. o. Box AS Chicago j
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-15
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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
PROGRESS!
Is the Watchword of the Citizens
 of RussellyIlle.

The annual school meeting fol Russellville, special school district No. l4, was held last Saturday after noon, May 20, in compliance with the law. The vote was taken on the question of levylng a fve-mill tax and the result was as follows: For tax-72; against tax--ONE. The entire amount was voted for Teach CTS Fund. Considerable interest was manifested, but it seemed to be all on one side. Thus Russellville has decided to keep step to the drum beats of the mighty army of educa- tion that is marching forward with re- sistless force and sweeping away all opposition as chaff before the wind All honor to the voters of Special School District No. 14.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

The executive committee for the 5th Judicial District having decided to hold no nominating convention, tM field is open to all to run through to the polls, and the longest pole is to knock the persimmons.-Dardan- elle Arkansian.
 Wrong. The committee met and took no action on account of there being a tie vote, and adjourned sub ject to the call Of the chairman. It IS absolutely essential that nomi- nahng convention for this judicial district be held, for If the party does not center on one man, it will lose all that it has gained by years of demo cratic rule. Do the people want Q return to republican rule? So far a' Pope county is concerned, we an swer, No! We hope MT. Cunnlng ham, chairman, will call the commit tee together a. an early day, anC urge every county to be represented
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

NEXT Saturday, the 27th inst, the township conventions will be held for the purpose ot selecting delegates to the county convention, which con yenes at Dover on the lst proX. The latter body will be charged with the duty of appointing delegates to the state democratic convention. We trust there will be q full attendance at the township conventions and that none but the best men of the party will be sent to the Dover convention, and these de legates fully instructed as to the preference of the people for the several state officers. There IS one gentleman before the people that Pope county would do herself lasting credit to instruct her delega- tion to the state convention to vote for ''frst, last and all the time" We refer to Hon. w. W. Smith, of Hell ena, candidate for associate justice Of the supreme court. Judge Smith is stranger. to the people of this county, but has been a citizen of Arkansas for many years. He is a lawyer of superior attainments, sound judgment, well balanced mind, pure moral character, and just such a man as the State needs in her high est judicial tribunal. He has often presided on the supreme bench as special chief justice, and his dccis- ions have been pronounced by the best legal minds of the State to be models of correct reasoning and judg ment. Judge Smith has not sought to drag the purity of the judiciary into the slough of politics, and for this reason, if for no other, and there are many in his favor, we believe Pope county will be unanimously for him. Let the delegates to the state convention be instructed to vote for the nomination of Hon. W. w, Smith, the christian gentleman and pro found jurist, as the democratic can didate for associate justice of the supreme court.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
THAT REPORT.

The long-looked for and much talked of report of the Investigating committee has at last been filed and made public. Itis voluminous and shows that the committee has done its whole duty In the premises, not "whitewashing" in the least particu- lar. Without the exhibits, the doc ument covers oyer two closely print ed pages of the Sunday Gazette. A cursory reading of the report dis closes the fact that the late treasurer, Gen. Churchill, is short in his ac- counts, after deducting all credits, to the amount of $1l4 ,5S6.S3. The committee also found shortage in Auditor Crawford's s accounts to the amount of $10, o55.15. No censure is laid upon any one in the report, as the committee has only strlven to give plain statement of facts. Next week we will place q brief synopsis of the report before our readers.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
GENERAL NEWS.

Eastern Virginia had frost last Thursday night.
 Helen NJ. Slocum, one of the lead CTS of the woman suffrage party, is dead.
 James Vick, the noted florist and seed man of Rochester, N. r., died on the 18th.
 Georgia democrats will meet in state convention July l9, to nominate a state ticket.
 The Texas greenbackers will hold their state nominating convention on the 29th day of June.
 The recent cold weather has SC riously injured tho growing cotton crop in South Carolina.
 Thomas A. Armstrong, of Pitts burg, has been nominated for gover- nor by the Pennsylvania greenback CTS.
 President Arthur is aiding the in. dependent movement in Texas by changing the federal officials in that state.
 The proprietors of the New Or leans States are now issuing a Sun. day morning edition Of that sprightIy journal.
 The four survivors of the JeannettC Artic expedition are en route to New York from Liverpool, aud will arrive this week.
 A Galveston dispatch says. The track of the Mexcian National rail road is completed 100 miles be yond Laredo
 Senator John A. Logan, of Illinois has returned to Washington, much improved in health since his sojourr at Hot Springs. During the first three months e 1882, the Leadyille, Col, mining dis triet produced gold, silver and leat to the value of $4,044, l67
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
Silk Culture.

The recent meeting of the Women's $ Silk Cultare Association at Philadel- phia calls public attention to an i'm portant movement towards the diver. sification of our industries. Silk used to be raised in this country before the Revolutionary War and down tG the mulberry craze of about forty years ago. but the reaction from that wild excitement virtually put an end to the industry. During the last few years, however, there has been re viyal Of interest Tn the subject, until at the Philadelphia meeting a piece of hrocaded satin, intended as a dress for Mrs. Garfield, was exhibited, to the manufacture of which fourteen States had contributed fifty pounds of cocoons, making fourteen pounds of real silk. There is no doubt that the climate of a large part of the country is well adapted for silk cul- ture, and it is claimed that silk rais cd here will stand comparison with the best Italian varieties. As the United States produce about $50,
 000,000 worth of sllk goods every year from imported raw material, be sides using $35,000,000 of foreign made goods, there is wide field for the new industry if further expert ments shall establish the practicabil- ity of carrying it on profitably.- FrankLeslie's IllustratedNewspaper.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
An Unkind Act.

General Malone as a major-gen- eral in the Confederate service, sinned grievously against the United States Government. He not only fought himself, but he made others fight against that Government. He led thousands of men into batCle again and again against the Union forces. Many of these men were conscripts and did not willingly take up arms. They were made to do it, and Major General Malone compell- ed these mon to shoot down Union soldiers in every battle. If these men attempted to escape this task by desertion General Malone arrest ed them and shot them to death. Now the war is over General Ma hone has fallen down and wor- shipped the Government, and the Government has freely forgiven him. It has done more. It has invested him with its dignities, it's honors and its rewards; it has admitted him to it's highest legislative office, and au- thorized him to make laws in it's behalf oyer both Union and Confed- crate soldiers, The other day man, who had been a page in the Confed. crate Senate, came to the Govern ment and asked that this sin of his infancy be forgiven him, and that lie be allowed to enter the United States Army and receive a commis, sion in its service. The Military Committee of the United States Sen ate considered this application, and recommended that not only he, but all others who had sinned like him, should be forgiven, and that the clause of the statute, which had for fifteen years debarred them from re ceiying A commission in the army of their country, should be repealed. That proposition was put to vote in the United States Senate, and Gen eral Malone had the casting vote. This remitted sinner had the power to remit the sins of his fellow sin ners; this Confederate General Ashi oAlN nv, III biN h0ilN VI liC United States, which had forgiven him, to forgive his fellow ex-Con. federates who he had so often led in transgressIon against his country. What did he do? Did he have com passlon on them, even as his Govern ment had compassion on him? No; he took them by the throat and cast them out from the mercy and forgiveness that had been extended to him. Has General Malone ever read the parable of "thc wicked ser servant" He will find it in the xvhith chapter of Matthew. We ad. wise him to read, mark, learn and Iinwardly digest it" He may then understand the judgment that the country has passed on him. .--Wa ash ington Post.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

The time for the selection of dele. gates to the state convention is near at hand. This is q work which will or should reflect the will of the peo pie. How important that the first steps should be In the right direc- ton. Select the best men to the county conYentions-men who will reflect the wishes of their people Send only the best men to the state convention. True Democrat.
 The foregoing utterances have the ring ot true metal, and we will add, let the counties lay aside all side is. sues, hobbies, demagoguery, whims and quibbles, and look only to the interests of the people, the future welfare of the state, and the unity of the party. The time is at hand when it becomes the duty of the peo- pie to act upon the Jeffersonian creed Tn their selection of men to admins. ter the affairs of state. Is he "hon- est and competent?" should be the test, and not whether he is in favor of this or that policy or scheme. Guard the unity of the party by se- lecting the best men to lead.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
How to Know a Great Singer

Every great singer has some specific help for the throat, and these differ so widely that the contrast be comes ludicrous. Malibran and Carl Formes drank porter between the acts; Wachtel takes egg, beaten up with sugar: Meinann takes warm champagne; Sontheim, snuff and lemonade, and other famous artists use beer, cigars, dried plums, mead sodawater, wine, coffee, large qnan titles of water, apples, etc, and each separate artist imagines that his ol her specific is the only one which can keep the voice in its best con -dition. --Musical Herald
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
Consitlcrate.

The l., R. x F. s. railway, with their usual liberality, come to the aid of our farmers this week in a sub- stantial manner, by transporting cot ton seed to replant waste places FREE of cost, Verify, a "corporation" that can remember the misfortunes of others, while smarting under greater ones themselves, IS not much to be feared.-Morriltou Messenger, 18th.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
Consumption.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspa per says: There seems at last reason to hope that q cure or,rather, q pre- yentiye-may be found for that dreaded disease consumption, which the best medical authorities estimate carries off full seventh of the hu- man race. Dr. Keoch, a German physician of rare Investigating tai ent, has discovered that tuberculaI diseases are caused by the presence in the diseased organs of a living parasite, like that which had already been found to be developed in inter- mittent feyers. Dr. Keoch has cul tivated these parasites artiticially, and then inoculated healthy animals with them, developing the disease in every case. The importance Of this lies in the fact that similar expert ments in another direction have led to the discovery of method by which the poison of splenic fever, which is also developed from para sites, is rendered harmless and the disease prevented by inoculation of the modified virus. So high an au- thority as the London Medical News holds out the hope that the parasite of consumption may be so modified by cultivation that an effective moe. ulant against the disease will be SC cured. Such discovery would scarcely be second in importance to that of vaccination as a preventive Of smallpox.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

THERE is a general kick against the manner Tn which primary cleo tions are conducted. Il. R. Democrat.
 Then, In order to prevent any more "kicking," let the party go back to the old fashioned, simon pure democratic mode of nominating can didates, to-wit: Delegated conven- tions, town, township, county and judicial district. In fact, It can, after all is said, be considered the only safe and satisfactory plan.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
TheLand Bill.

The following are the provisions of the five per cent. land blll as pass ed by the Senate last Friday:
 The bill provides that lands enter ed by military scrip or bounty land warrants in the states ot Ohio, h. diana, Illlnols, Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebras- ka. Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Ore gon, Nevada and Colorado, including Virginia military and United States military land warrants located in Ohio, shall be construed to come within the provisions of tue law for payment to the states as five per cent. of the proceeds of public lands dis posed of within their borders, the lands to be estimated at the rate of $l.25 per acre, and the payments to be made in cash. It also provides that any money remaining on the books of the treasury to the credit of any pubic land in said states under the act of 1886, which is not distrib- uted, the treasury surplus shall not be charged as an offset against any part of the amount coming to the state under the bill. Tine bull pro hibits the states frompaying any part of the money held by them to agents or attorneys for their services in pro- curing the passage of the act, or in connection with claims on the states, unless such payments are authorized by state laws passed after the date of the act
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25
A New Tippie.

There was displayed near the soda water fountain in an uptown drug store the sign, "Bovine Vaccine" A young man accompanied by a young woman, who might have been his country cousin or sweetheart, enter ed, and in response to the inquiring look of the boy who tended the fountain, said You may give me bovine" The young woman's eyes had been resting on the unusual sign near the fountain and when her com. panion turned to her and asked her how she would have hers, she said timidly: q guess I'll try little bovine. ."-Springheld Republican.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

HON. J. l.. Denton is mentioned by some of the state press as a suiE- able person to fill the presidency of the Arkansas University, made va cant by the resignation of Gen. D.H. Hill. Mr. Denton would fill the po- sition with honor to himself, the State, and the university, but the people down this way want to retain him as state superintendent of pub. lie instruction.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-05-25

TnE Morrilton Messenger, of the 18th, makes the following kind and complimentary mention of the can didacy of the Hon. J. G. Wallace:
 It has never been our pleasure to meet Mir. Wallace until this week, but we have heard him spoken of by some of his brother lawyers as q promising young nan-sprightly in intellect, and energetic. If elected he promises to make faithful and efficient officer. The field IS open, and let all impartial minds give the various candidates hearing and eonsclentious consideration.