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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-22
DEMOCRATIC 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 Anda1usia.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-22

at II O'Clock a. m, for the purpose OF nominating
one candidate for treasurer candidate for
state superintendent of public nstruc 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 4OOvotes cast for Hancock anu
English in 1880 and delegate for each fraction
thereof of zoo votes and over. the countless votes
and delegates being as follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-22
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON
yENTION.
Thursday, September Z, 1882,

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
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-22

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee d. b. GILLIAN, Chairman
w j. MIZE, Secretary.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

pie ct ingenieux, mails c'est tres nti-
lie pour tous les p%lanteurs, tous les
manufacturers, tons les hotels. tous
les baleaux, enfin pour tons ceux
qui ont DIES engages au mois, a la
semaIne on a la journee.
Plus de longs ct eunuyeux calculs
plus de %migraines causees par Fad
GitiOn d'intermiuables COLONIES de
chiffres.
Tout lie monde devrait en- avoir
IN depuis lie grand planteur jusqu'a
la simple %menagere.
TERREBoNNE.
II a plu dams la paroisse Terre-
bonnie CONNIE partout ailleurs, &c
Gui emp6che nullemement les can
e de pousser. EFT pour preuve,
nous dirons, SUI Ia fol du Courier
de Honma, cue Mr., j. +. Naquin a
recu de Mr.. Jean Baptiste Jeandron
de Lafourche, plusieurs cannes 4
sucre mesurant hut pieds chacune,
avec vingt nends rouges. De me
me que dams ia paroisse Lafourche,
les routes ont 5esoin de grandes re
paratlOnS.
ST. LANDRY.
Les cheHilles ont fait leur appa-
rition dams certaineS parties de la
paroisse. La cueIllettc du cotton est
commence depuis quelque temps,
Sous peu le commerce DIES Opelou
sas VA onvrir brillamment les affai-
res cCmmerciales.
VERMILLON.
L'etat sanitaire de cette paroisse
ne laissc rien & desirer. La cueillet.
te du cOlOn est cOmmencee depuls
deuX on lois spmaines. Pas la moin
Dire apparence de chenilles. Les OIL
seauX ont envahi les champs 4 riZ,
ct les habitants leur font une chas>
50 acharnee.
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\RECOLTE.ALes journees de lun
di ct mardi Sc sont passes sans
pluie F; mails mercredi ct jeudi. quel
ques EQUITIES d'eau sont venues hu-
mecter la ttrre. Mslgr6 ces qucIqucs
JourS lie bean temps, les routes
sont encore dams un ties mauvais
etat, ct les caemins des ha5itations
restent dams une 81 d6plorable con
dition, qnfI est impossible pour lie
plantenr de faire tranpoItrr son
boi5 de chan1fage Il la sucreIie.
ilenrenx sont ceux qai ont du char
bon. La came Il slcre est pleine
de force de vegetation, ct 81 ellie
ptut 6tre expIoit6e conyenable
ment ct a temps, lie rendement sera
blen al dessuS des anu6es pr6cGden
ties. lie mails qui etait De toute
Deante avant la maturit6 & etc
gTandement avariG par les plnics.
Dams certalnS endroits n'avant pu
Fetre ramasse 4 temps, il a ponrri OH
sermc dams les Gpis, ct les plan
tenrs devront encore avoir recours
a cclni dc rOuest pour nourrir
!eurs b6tes de somme. La moisson
du rlz Sc pOursuit aussi active
ment que possible. !.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

nreL.-Tne reucontre au risto
h q en- lien jeuJi dtrnier, aux envi
.s,.del a Nouvelle IbGIic, entire un
.;.,vep de Lafourcae ct une jeane
s.mme de Terrebonne. Arres |"
,r.mier feu qui henrensement ma
as Oh de r6sultat, les adversaires,
,sls ne Sc sont pas cmbrasses, Oh
.oooose ou'ils Sc sont cOtdiaIement
aresses la main.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02
%YOUVELLES LOCAEhS'

rrcuBsroy.-La sizi2he grande
es1Ia Orleans, donneehr la compa-
Veiie dos pyotector ~, aura lieu
gu,e ue Lelrain partira de
Tg, IL lie IA as henres d" ma
,;n' p ct Oonr rere1r, il Guittera Ia
tn, % Orl9aI lie lendemain a j
s Sv"e dn soir. Prix da ticket, allel
et retour, sL.56'
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

ytsIrE.-LEion. j. II. Ackfen
,andidat pour representer lie SEINE
district congressionnel, dams lequel
lsparoisse Lafoarshe Sc 'ronve com
mise. Sc trouyait mercredi ct jeudi,
dams nos murs, poar %s'assnrer de>
1spOsitions des citeyens. Encoura-
"a mar le bon accueil qui Iui u etc
fit. il ne d6sespere pas dn success
i Sc propose d'onYir la champagne
aectorale le mois Pochain, ct de la
neuer avec lardenr ct l'actlvite
ou'on lui connait.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02
NOUVELLES DE PARTOUT.

La ievre jaime regne a Matamo-
ros ct 4 Brownsville. LIE 80 du mOis
dernier, il y await trente nouveaux
cas- ct deux deces dams cette dernie
re vile. A cette meme date, il y a
Gu hut deces a Matamoros. LIE q
il Y a Ell neut nonveaux cas- ct un
deces q Pensacola, ct le bureau de
sant6 s'Occape Achievement a desin-
fecter la vile. La Nouvelle Orleans
est tou]ours la vile la plus salubre
du Sud.
LIE Secretaire Folger annonce que
les bons 81 pour cent seront ennis
de nouveau ct quill ne sera par per
mis- aux porteurs de fortes denomi-
nations de les subdiviser en- denomi
nations plus fables. Mais pour faci
liter la besogne, le travail era sus.
pendu du 20 septembre au Ter no
vembre. On offre la place de gou
verneur de PEtat de New York au
secr6taire Folger.
Les REFUGEES juifs ne pouvant Sc
subvenir a eux mGmes ont etc rem
voyes en- Europe.
Une rixe a Ell lieu entire Ameri-
Gains ct MeXicains 4 San %Jeronimo,
a la suite de laquelle on a compile
deux morris ct deux blesses.
Ii ii eu une violente temp6te de
neige 4 Leadville.
II. B. Richardson, %ingenieur DE
tat, etait present a la seance tenue
par la commission du Mississippi, 4
New York. A sa suggestion $4,000
ont etc allouees pour la reparation
des br6ches aux levees Sc trOuvant
au dessous de la riviere Rouge. La
commission s'est ajournee at Is sep
tembre. a st. Louis.
VIM. j. Grant, cousin du general
Grant ex.president des Etats. Unis,
est coupabie de detournements de
fonds des loges anticatholiques de
nOirS.
Lie general Sherman Sc propose
de prendre sa retraite dn service
actit, Fannee prochaine, en- novem-
bre.
LIE general Butler a etc choisi par
la Convention DIES GreenGackers,
CONNIE candidat au poste de Gou-
verneur du Massachusetts.
lie gouverneur a nOmme Fhsn- T..
G. Manning JUICE de la cour snprG-
me, en- rcmplacement du JUICE Levy,
decide.
LIE recensement feneral porte la
population de la Louisiana 4 939,946
don't 454,954 blaucs, 1892 de cOu
leur; le nombre DIES blancs mes Il
lie sol, ayant rage vouiu pour voter,
est de SLIT, celui DIES strangers de
27.O333. ct celui DIES gens de cOuleur,
de 1O7 ,977.
La paroiSse d'Or,6ans v figure
pour 216,O90, don't 15S,367 blancs
ct 57,723 de couleur. LIE nombre DIES
hommes mes sur lie sol, ayant lage
voulu pour voter est de 2O,37S; ce-
lui des strangers, de 1908; ceIui
DIES homnes de couleur de 14,O03.
II est mort d la Nouvelle Orleans,
pendant la semaine eXlirant lie IS
aout, 9S %perSonnes.
LIE domaine federal Ell Lonisiane
est entire cin1 ct six millions d'acreS
de terre. De celte quantite, il Ell Il
etc vendu, en- 1SS1-S2, 516,SOO acres
\ ce taux, dams dix ans &c domaine
n'existera plus.
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P1ROISSES
ASSUMPTION.

LIZ L to"Httf nous appTehu que lie
meurtrier de VALERIE Williams alias
Lanone a etc arr6te par des HON
mes &c eouleur du voisinage. lis ont
etc obliges de tirer sur lui pour lie
prendre, ct il a reen plusieurs bles-
sures don't i! SQUIRE %beaucoup. LIE
Docteur Thomas Pugh lui dome
tous les SONS que sa situation re-
elaine.
lie meme jonrnal public une cor
respondauce echangee entire le CO.
mite des catalogues de reglise Ste
Philomene, Labadieyille, ct lie vicai
re general du'diocese.
ASCENSION.
La vile dc DOnaldsonville posse
de une pompe 4 incendie a vapeur
sortant de la manufacture de Sene-
ca, N. Y. Cette machine supporte,
sans danger, une preston de 140
livres; ellie a deux jets ct, avec $50
pieds de tuyau a chacun d'eux, ellie
iette peau a $50 pieds.
AVOYELLES.
Pas de pluie pendant la semaine
derniere dams cette paroisse. La
MALE y arrive maintenant assez re-
gulierement. LIE cotton est de toute
beaute, mais les chenilles ont deja
fait leur apparition. Les marchands
du village attendent les plemleres
bales avec impatience.
La Banque DIES Marchands nou-
vehement fondee i la NOuvelle he.
RE "a commence SEES operations tinau
cieres. LIE bureau d'enregistrement
DIES votants est ouvert depuis lie %
d'aoat, ct lie Sugar BoWl met en- a.
want les uoms de l'ex'gouverncur +
Il. Nichols ct FHon. Aicibiade De-
blanc CONNIE candidatS pour gou-
verneur.
LEioiie GIb6rie annOnce que la
geo!e est fnie ct demande 4 quand
la maison dc cour. La fabrique de
savon ct la biGuetterie 4 vapeur
seront bientOt prGtes 4 fonctionner.
En- attendant on jette les tonde-
ments dune nouvelle fabrique de
Golfers lie mousse ct antres objects
fabIiQuGs avec cette mtme matiere.
NATCHITOCHES.
Dams Ia paroisse NatchitOches lie
temps a etc generalement favorable
4 la lecolte. Tons les rapports sur
la recolte ue cotton SOnt dune nature
ties encOnrageante.
ST. JACQUES.
II pleut tonjours a st. Jacques.
Les lizlers perdent du temps ct de
Fargent. Dependant lie Lo~aisiaRais
annonce comme tiche de consolation
Quill Y a du riz en- certains endroits
qui rapportera vingt deux sacs par
arpent. En- outre il pare dun comp
teur, pour leQuel l'inyenteur Went
d'obtenir Il patente. Nolci ce qull
dit de cette invention:
C'est une roue, ou cercle. qu'on
tourne i volonte ct qui indique lie
montant DIES cages dus a TN emplo.
We, par jour on par mois. de cinq
sous a cinq piastres par jour, ct de
trois piastres a cinquante piastres
par mois. C'est non settlement sim
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" OtiCe.
Tax Collectors's Office.
Parish of LafOurche.
VI, :Io ~ 1920

NOTICE is hereby given to the tax pay
ers of the Parish of Lafourche, that the
taxes assessed III the year 1882, are set forth
i'll the tax rolls on file in my office and in
the mortgage Office of this Parish that
they are now due and will become delin
quent on the 3lst. day of December, aud
shall bear interest at the rate of3 per cent
per month from said date. until SOLD in ac-
cordance with article 2I0 Of the ConstItu-
ton.
Tax payers are invited to call at once
and settle. in order to avoid interest aud
costs.
p. +. LORIO.
Deputy Tax Collector.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

Observation-Disclosures Joe We
by, capitaine Hotard Went de dis
untinaer ses voyages de Thibo-
dauy q la Grande lie. Pendant
tout lie temps que notre vile sc
trouyait en- communication avec ce
lieu de plaisir, nombre de nos conci
byens, sont aller Sc reposer des ia
tigues DIES affaires sur cette magni
fque PLACE baignee par les eaux du
collie do Mexique, ct tOus nous sont
syenus pIeins de force ct de sante,
pour SO remettre az travail.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

L'Etat en- poss6de 100000, don't
la majeure partie sont DIES terres
qui >ont destinees a prendre de la
valeur lorsque lie domaine federal
sera epui>e.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-09-02

GUIoN ACADEMY. Louverture
10 la ~nOuvelle session ScOlaire de
academic Guion eu lieu hier, Ter
sptembre. Cette ecole encore d
son credit assez de tonds pour sol
der deux mois de salaries. CeS fonds
%poviennent, une partie de la dona.
ton Peabody ct l'autre dn p:oduit
dune representation, donnee, il y a
plusieurs mois de celia, an benetice
de ce.te institution publiIue, sous
IA direction de Mr.. j. A. TrOue,
principal, assist6 de Mile Clara Lee
sTOn ct Nine Lambert.
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list OF 3
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Twentieth judicial District Court. Parish
OF Lafourche.

hereby certify thot on this. the Third
day of tie month OF August, 1882. the fol.
lowing named persons were drawn to serve
as Grand and Petty Jurcrs for the next reg
ular term OF the Twentieth judicial District
Court, to be held i'll and for the parish of
Lafourchc, beginning on Monday, the see
Ond day of October. 1882, as follows:
The first fifty names of Electors Tor bal
iots) so drawn to serve as grand and petty
jury for the first week of Court beginning
on the second day of October A. d. 1882, as
follows.
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La re-Ouverture lies classes uu COu-
vent Mont-Carmel ct du College de
Thibodaux, aura lieu lundi pro
chain. Ces deux institutions, la
premiere c~onsacr6e d l'instruction
des jeunes files est dirigee par lie
Sear st. Bernard, ct ia Seconde DIES
tlnee a celle de %jeunes gems est diri
gee par lie Rev, PGe M6uard, avec
des %protesseurs habiles ct conscien
eienx- Nous poavons dire quill
nest pas Reimbursement d'Gduca
lOn on Ton prend DIES soins plus at
tentifs pour donner aux Gleves qui
leur confie une Instruction solide
et varlee, toni EN- les t~raitant dune
manlere tout-a-faitpaternelle.
ENREGISTREMETT.-On nest pas
sans savoir qu'une election ponr G
lire IN repr6SentaM du 3me district
ecnsFessionnel etpour RATHER on
ieleler pluSieurs amendments 4 la
constitution de Ititat, doit\ ayoir
lleu dans lie mois lie novembyo pro.
cehain. Connie il est du deyoir de
Das les citoyens l6galement quail.
aes ue st presenter aux polls ct d'y
dtposer son bulletin electoral. fai
cons savolr que lie bureau d'enrecis.
uement deS votams de cette paroi,
sc Sera ouvert i laMaison de Com
apaftlr du sept0nbre, ct jusqa'A
% que d'autres places aient etc de,
sshees. Bien entendu que les per-
Snnes deja enregisrees ct qui mont
Pas change de precinct, mont pas
USoln de remplir cette formalite.
my a que ceiles pui en- ont chan
get celles qui ont attein. l'age de
Il ans, depuis la aerniere election.
gui doivent. 81 elles veulent faire
sele de bons citopns, Sc copformer
"a reQuete de lehresistrerr des
votants.
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A Movable Mouutain In Nevada.
From the Reno Gazette

-, In the eastern part Of Churchill county. "a
sixty fve miles from the former place, 10 sand dune
which Is remarkable alike for s peculiar formation and
moving propenstes. As far around as the eye can
reach vast wilderness Of greasewood and stunted
saEebrush with here and there abrupt mountain rdges
or y sharp rocky peak. The dune, or sand mountain
ridge which IL about four miles In length. and
probably mile OF RreRaew wood in width perhaps
Formed by the heavy winds which prevail In that
ton, blowing across these deserts through natural
opening In small range Of mountains. and depositina
the small PARTICLES OF sand that were picked up In
heap where the winds course 10 disturbed and an eddy
formed
In the whole dune which 10 from 100 to 900 fest In
height, and contains millions Of tons OF sand II u ir
possible to hnd particle much larger than pin bead
Il 20 ne that an ordinary barley sack b. hiisd and
would empty the sack. and yet i has no form Of dn.t IN
H. and y as clean as any sea beach sand The mountain
In 30 solid as TO give ~ musical sound when trod upou
Ming bottom will large quantity Of the
sand to sliding which makes noise resembling the vi
bratUn of telegraph wires with hard wind Moving
but much louder that 1t 10 often heard Ut distance
OF six miles and Is denfening person stand
ing within n short distance Of the sliding sand.
peculiar feature OF the dune ID that II s not station.
airy but rolls slowly enstwa ard the wind gathering up
the end and carrying 1t along the ridge until t
il again deposited at the eastern end Mr. Monros tho
weIknown surveyor. having heard Of the rambling
habits OF this mammoth sand heap. quite number Of
years took careful bearings while eectonixing
Government lands in that vicinity Several yesrs
he visited the place. and found that the dune had
something over mile.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-29
How WaIt1ing was Once Regarded In
England.
From Us 81. Jdmes's Gazette.

Since tho peace Of 1915. from which period
or, indeed, from few years CarllrrMiss Mfords
respondents. dates, rensrkahlc changes have indeed
taken place IN English society one of her mort init
mate friends Sir ". Elford had undertaken crusade
against waltIIug. which lie would never lie
tolerated in this country unless the moral feeling the
country had undergone u change"
While Byron attacked II in famous poem, Sir W. FL
ford wrote in prose satiricu history of it's gin
Everybody condemned H. and Miss Milford ot course,
same and that very rnpdly Ii was the nrst alton
introduced into England from the Continent after the
great peace, aud there was Significance doubt In the
welcome met vita. ~ foreshnduwing the
of others rom the same quarter
One OF the Best oi the poetcu directed against
the waltz was FROM the pen OF Sr W Eords friend. Sir
IL Engleled. II l. supposed 10 be addressed To
VII" las been surprised wah,ng with 'e poet. mistress
to the man That Is Ia and his guilty partner
joint, and II concludes Us follows:
what the girl adore hy another embraced!
what the balm NJ her breath shall auu' her taste
what pressed in the dance bN another mans knee!
What painting rerinc ui another t!an me'
Sir shes yours You have pressed from the grape its fine
blue
From the rosebud you've shaken the trenulous dew;
What you've touched YOU may take. Pretty WALTER
adtu 80
1t seemed improbable In those DAYS that the wnltz
would ever hUcnur fay rite, and even popular dance
IN England H. Tint the system nj ranking letters would
20 out, or INIT Aulvrrn would cuuc To hr locked
as country which wrlhrrd English people could st
without lear ui beng shocked.
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SOME SMALL THINGS.

william H. Vanderbilt hes the least to ssy Of any man
on Wall street
4 ss tn, world for the money spent on
Of the eleventh chapter Of St John
Ruthsfford D. Hayes the Fraudulent q President Of
the United States writes very small hand
d. oo n's oi ri 4: r.. y 81 . I'M and
Diamond Ia the smallest movable type In the world.
II often gets under the nnsernaiis OF coinpositors
Watches made - early A. l7o were cately con
OF a lead pencil.
Bismsrck !. easily offended A Berlin butcher named
small thing was arrested.
III. worthy Of remark that mosquito has concealed
5. 70 h. nsfea '''"
% 1o s tS,sy n ss So saa
Domingo and raised IN fiorida.
y o nss: nss when ws s
cs TO I syu sn . n Tho pSnt OF the needle
Prof Edward @. Pickering Of Harvard College says
III s an % wan sS'
ma VERY ear%s, little 1 toy s n: containing
nfss 5: lS.sd ;ss r
ing through the microscope.
Sl"T s .n i S They csns f1Sn Aas
formed arc t,:sy ESsoa Insured make excellent
ri:es sss 'n y Ss sfsS
%% one orn Mss s Is a t"a
Of grease upo TINT time hi. coat q hair was rather
S% to
smallest s " born .r iron
healthy Weighing md pon. ' The child S IS "ma
Fs sG say .. ~ nar. ~t ss
nut The mothers wedding ring was pulled owe, T. to"
seek in cigar box Il il in good health ''''
Is T' . Il ss rss' . IN Ssi
ssri; ;I .%Rs% = ea"Srs't
y % sl Il ..S
my las, viii and isst.mani"fsrss MsirzsrSsfa ~ VI
IT, Sss ..ss, ons
and mean re- @ % 70 isH' Ss
@ ' s
jump eight or ten feet '''"S ''"' "'"S''''
.a 20 =. Il. h.s
The world hssngine is only eight and half inches
I9s %s drop sIss: .riss Gsss. oe: .ns
R" tnS .na III. Tss
w. pounds Is w S and hall The IN %as
The city Of Iexarkana though small In comparison to
:" e' he. 1s Two Of n vna ,n h
81 rnsf r: :sss. IL ps n s only II .s,
Years nr oil bn, has the air. Of city cf twenty
Italy. and trxnps tolerated. Money Is plenty,
and the people are prosperous.
The smallest stcxm engine In the world was made
A. A. Buck OF Waterbury. Conn The engine, boiler,
ana sSn' is" s in Of sd
Fights of an inch high The engine has iis distinct
pieces Of machinery. held together by fftytwo
Three drops ct water M the boiler to Overlooking The
ass'ef OF ~ eyln . .Ns.m, Of an inch TIE
whole engine weighs three grains
The Youngest r,n.ionsr in n. United States !, lame.
crandali had natural love for the aud his mother
secured his enlistment in the United States navy
March ~, 1891. lie was on board the United States
steamer Constitution aud taken III when Cane
llatcras For weeks he suffered from ~ phod fever
When he recovered he deaf n post The phy
risns thought IL Of the lad gain his discharge.
To test him he WAS placed between two Of the ship
largest guns Both We're discharged At once All cx.
wrote on piece Of paper ~ think the deck Jared
little hut henri nothing" lie was discharged IN April
H. and through His lawyer and Pension Claim Agent W
III Druen; he succeeded in obtaining pension of $l3
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II Ol, Ricini. grain Sig.
To he taken NJ one dose.

dose OF castor oil. which according to work
house therapeutics is thought To be an cmi-
nently proper remedy for the malndy Ii is
thu usual prescription Tor malingering or pre-
tending 10 be sick whom there is nothing the
matter. This Is the workhouse. mind you.
where petty offenders are sent to make eXpu-
ton for their sins by working for tho corpora
tion ut board wages.
had boon in tho invalids' quarters about a
the mean time no employment; nothing TO read.
not even a newspaper; no cOnpanionship that
WAS congenial nothing TO do but to sit all day
long and think. and think, and think. MY
situation WAS not an cnviable one. especially
for one OF my temperament and active habits,
both physical and mental. Hence thought
that an effort must be made to change it, So
one morning when the doctor came In and dis
charged about half OF tho inmates. some of
whom he thought were only paying sick In or.
der TO avoid work. asked him II he could not
send me- out. too.
out whore Z" said he.
ITO work / replied.
why. said he, you can't do anything. You
bs done"
In about an hour he sent his druggist for me.
who took ma to the hall man, who took me to
tho warden, and ] was installed in the occu-
pAncy OF the transfer desk In the main office.
was given new suit Of clothes. fresh from
the tailor shop. and obtained u clean shirt.
Also now. from one OF the keepers. Before
taking possession of the situation l took n
bath. and then dressed myself in my now and
clean clothes. leaving tho others, with their
inhabitants. behind me. Nor was l troubled
again with vormin. i was lodged In q room
with the other clerks. Although this room was
In close proximity to No, ~. the difference DO.