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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
A QUEER CASE.

Friday afternoon and until Saturday
morning at o'clock the attention of Ma
gistrate Mapes and a jury of six men was
taken up by the hearing of a civil suit, in
which Bedar Wood, the sand man, was the
defendant, and John Maceney the plain
tiff. The amount involved was $50. Mr..
Maeency sued Wood for the above amount
which he claimed was due him for wages
The case was decidedly a novel one, as
the jury found for the defendant and took
the law into their own hands by awardina
him $40 when he had not claimed that
there was anything due him, but only con
tended that he had paid Mr.. Macency all
that he had owed him. In all probability
the case viii be appealed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14

but ne and Amy ae<sfs nIsNay on efsfa-
trssrv sides of every question, and they
tantalized each other so numerically
that poor Nellie sometimes dsspalred Ut
their being friends, not to mention. a
1learer relation. OF one thing she was
certain: she never tormented her John
in this ridiculous fashion.
They were all together rs usual. one
evening and Tom for the hundredth
time was describing Amy's appearance
on that memorable evening when she SO
nearly Drained him for burglar.
And little did I suspect them he
went on soberly, THAT she would ever
have the privilege of brandishing the
poker over me for life. -
what do YOU meanp" cried Mollie,
staring first at Toms solemn visage and
then at Amy's flushed cheeks.
..Just what / said. Amy and are
going to set mp housekeeping in the OPP
posite cottage, where suppose she will
continue to flourish all sorts of murder
GUS weapons at me-
John, darling. it's coming about ex-
acty as we planned" shouted Mollie,
springing up in excitement.
spare the reader the congyatulatory
scene that followed; Tom declares that
it was worse than being taken for burg
lar.
Well, it did come about just as Mollie
desired. Mrs. Amy even made cardinal
the predominating color in her parlor,
and it harmonizes charmingly with the
dark beauty of the mistress.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
The Worries of Authorship.

There are many disappointments in
life, and among the saddest is that of
the author who finds no market for the
products of his brain. This misfortune
has befallen some of the brightest of in
tellects. The coinage of their brains,
stamped with genius. has found no cur
rency during the authors generation.
Paradise Lost brought John Milton
only paltry five pounds about twen-
ty-five dollars of our money.
Wordsworth once told Matthew Ar
mold that for many years This poetry
had never brought him in enough to buy
his shoestrings.n
ssUncle TOMS Cabin" which has a
worldwide fame, and has been translat-
ed into many languages. went begging
from published to publisher, before one
recognized its great merit.
Hawthorn for twenty years continued
to be. to use his own words. .'the OBJ
seurest man of letters in America-"
There is not much market for my
wares he said at another time. But
he ranks to-day among American clas-
sizes
Tboreau is another example. A thous-
and copies of his "A Week on the Con-
cord and Merrimac Rivers were struck
off by his publisher. After a year or so,
the author received word that his work
would not sell, and that seven hundred
and six copies were occupying cellar
room wanted for other use. According
" they were transported from Boston to
Concord.
The work had gone forth in its naked
ness and now returned in fine clothing
of calico and leather, back to the old
homestead, as SO many poor unfortun-
ates who had failed in the struggle of
life have done.
Thoreau gave them kindly though sor-
rowfu1 welcome. He laid them on his
back and carried them ..up two flights
of stairs TO place similar to that to
which they traced their origin. y
With sort of grim humor, he said,
81 have now q library of nearly nine
hundred volumes, over seven hundred
of which wrote myselfr'
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
NOTES.

DR.. John Kerr will eli the pulpit of the
Congregational church this morning. Mr..
Kerr is the ex President of the Irish Meth
odist conference. He is working for Ire
land in this country, and his theme this
morning will be the religious state of
affairs of his country. In the evening
there will be union meeting at the Con-
gregational church, and the Rev. Mr.. Kerr
will tell what he knows about the social
condition of Ireland. 1t is earnestly hoped
that there will be good attendance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
PERSONAL.

viii Lambert, of Muscatine, will spend
Sunday in Moline.
NJ s. James, of the Moline Pump COM
pany, is home from an extensive trip.
]. G. Rockwell, the Moline Pillow com
pany's western agent, is in the city.
FL. E. Pearse. clerk of Dimock, Gould g.
Cos. boat the Moline, is a brother to
Charles Pearse, the missing clerk of the
silver ware.
Sheriff Ankrum, of Rock Island, was in
the city yesterday.
The Rev. John Kerr, of Belfast, Ireland,
is stopping at the Keator house.
The Hon. T. g. Henderson is expected
to deliver an address before the Illinois
Womens' Suffrage Convention in Moline,
May 25th.
Cassius Friberg and Philo Ware have
started their new drug store in Dakota.
VIM. Craig, whose life was despaired of,
is recovering, pleasing fact TO state.
]. Silas Lees is out on an. extensive trip
for the B. g. L. manufacturing company.
Cliff Hall. the editor of the Grain Clean
en-, has returned from a business trip to
Kentucky.
Geo. silsby, an old Moline boy, but now
residing in Tennessee. is in the city on a
visit.
III. O. Mills was elected school director
in District No. 3 yesterday
Chairman Grantz, of the Republican
central committee has called q townSh;n
convention, to be held at PeaIs Hall Sa
turday evening May 9th.
John Lindvall and wife win reside with
Mr. Lindvalls parents for the present.
Supervisor Grant is expected home from
Vermont this week
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
Wire the Gentleman"

The new verbs which the rush of prog
tess brings into use are often stumbling
blocks to the simple. The fun comes in
when ignorant persons get frightened at
them and go off without asking what
they mean. The Louisville Commercial
says:
Two young women entered an intelli-
genee Office, and one of them asked il
there was any situation open.
The agent said he had just received a
letter from gentleman in Poughkeep-
sic, asking if they could send up ser
want girl. I. The agent explained what
work she would be required to perform
and the wages she would get.
The girl consulted for few moments
with her companion and then said she
would go. -
The agent gave her the necessary di-
rections and told her at what time she
would have to be at the station, with the
assurance that she would go through all
right. The girl listened attentivey.
Now you must be sure and go
through all the way said the agent,
land not get Off
Yes said the girl.
'tAnd don't let anybody talk to you
and ask you to go with Them said the
agent.
Eyes, said the girl.
81 will write at once what time you
viii get there, and they will expectyou, y
said the agent. ssYou will get there to-
morrow
yes said the girl.
IF you have any difficulty when you
reach the railroad station, wire the gen
tleman,'' handing her his card, land he
will pant Won at the station ,,
'.Til not stir a peg, SO L won't. Pl
engage to wash, iron and plain cook for
the family, but I'll not do all this and
wire gentlemen for fourteen dollars a
month, 50 won't" and she went out of
the Office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14

older heads had made stool pigeons of the
younger ones.
Charles Godfrey and Willie Knuckloff,
the two reform school candidates were
present and gave in their evidence which
showed clearly that there is an organized
band of youngthieyes in Moline,
and these youngsters were at the head.
The boys were dismissed.
Godfrey and Nuckloff were taken back
to Rock Island, and ON Monday will be en-
tered uyon a two years course at Pontiac.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
Reporter.

/ Two of the offices in Christy's hall have
been rented for lodging purposes
Alfred Shaw was badly bit by Thomas
stengeTs dog yesterday, in his right leg.
There will be services at all the churches
to day at the usual hours.
Fred CONS has started cigar store in
| Commercial alley.
Mr. & Mrs. VIII Hillhouse give large
party at their residence next Thursday
| evening.
Charles Godfrey and William Knuck-
loft will be sent to the school at Pontiac
| tomorrow morning.
| 1t is pretty near time for the pay car,
Gazelle. to make its loaded appearance in
Moline.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cady were rendered re-
ception last night at ''Folby Farm by a
number of friends and relatives.
| Elder Warren has located in a town
called Howard, situated in southwestern
Dakota.
A. A. Champion is another aspirant for
the office of county treasurer. Moline is
coming to the front.
Phillip Kean, the man who was scalded
SO badly on Friday, is progressing nicely,
and will be able to be out next week.
81. 81. Groves assignee of the Edwards
estates ready to pay the Indebtedness a
gainst the assignment.
eTen Nights in Bar Room, tomorrow
night at Tmm's hall The play is a splen-
did temperance lecture.
| Henry Stewart, the colored Bogardus,
of Moline, has issued challenge to Ed.
Kiskorer for glass ball shooting match
for purse of $40.
/ The Moline Turner's will have an ex-
cursioH to Peoria on Sunday, May 28th.
They win attend the biennial funniest
which will be held at Peoria on the above
date
The Peoria boat club has sold out and
disbanded. which fact the Sylyans of this
city will regret as the Peorians were great
favorites with the Moline boating men.
Farmers around Moline are complaining
terribly about the weather, and they say
that corn and hay win be too high for reach
next fall
| The funeral of G.. G.. Griffin will take
place from the family residence, on Bass
street this afternoon at o'clock. The
Rev. G. L. Morgan, of the Congregational
church, viii conduct the ceremonies.
| Sanner Wilson is the latest aspirant foi
| the office of County Treasurer, and there
is row already IN the republican ranks
over the too generous number of candid
ates
The Board of Education held special
meeting last night at their Office for tht
purpose of acting upon a proposition
offered by Mr.. Prescots of Boston to give
a course of lectures on elocution at thu
high school for week for the sum of So
His offer was accepted by the board anc
Mr.. Prescott will commence next week.
Lee Green youth of sixteen years wa'
arrested yesterday afternoon for compile
ity in the maple sugar case, and was taker
before magistrate Mapes who bound hin
over in the sum of 500. to the circuit court
failing to give bonds marshall Henderson
took him to Rock Island. His mother made
several frantic demonstrations on the stree
last night as her SON was being taken to tn,
street car, she went dewnwith him and vow
ed that she would go to Jail with him; Bill.
Reeder the wine thief was also taken dowI
to Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
MOLINE.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
FRANK HARwooD,

HANA kIAMHUO0s
oflce:-Harwood' Stable.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-14
POLICE ITEMS.

Yesterday afternoon Eddie Peterson
Geo. Nucklcff and Willie King were ar
rested and taken before Magistrate Mapes
to answer to the charge Of stealing sugar
from Wallace's barn, where IL had been
stored. The boyes we're all under twelve
years of age, and It was suspicioned that
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26
SOCIETIES.,

EUREKA LOD4E, No. 22. L. .. q. r.
MEET AT THE FOLEY l. RIOKARD
vi Building every Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. Brethren In good standing cor
daily invited to attend.
J. DAVIDSON. N. @.
W. II. DAVENPORT, REQ and Per. Secretary. ia
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26

BASE RANaE COUNCIL No. ,, L.
q. q. r.,
MEETS AT ODD FELLOws' HALL THE
w rrst aud third Tuesdays of each month
at 7.30P. n Members in good standing are
invited 10 attend. Il. J. BUTLER, O. O.
O q. HUBaARD. Secretary. jyS0H
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26

HEATtFsG L0sss.E, NO. 7, II. OS ~,
MEETS EACh FRIDAY OF EVERY
vi month. at 2 80 O'Clock p. H., at its Castle
Hall. IN the Rickart- Fol@S l1ildina.
All Brother Rntshta, III good standing, are
rsternaily .nvitsd tu attend aact meetings.
W Il. DAVEEPORT, q. O.
o. Il. OApx. x. OF Il. and q.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26

MEET EVERY WE NESDAY EVENING
vi at Odd Fellows Hall. at 7 O'Clock. All
members of the order, In good standing, are
invited to attend. J. W. SMITH, N. q.
VS.. DEARD, rs.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26

a. d. IL.
TERTs EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SAT-
vi urday Of each month, at thsir hall
corner CLARK and Edwards Atrsess, 1T 7:S0
O'Clock. PATRICK STANTON, President.
PATRIOx HANNoN Secretary.
Eureka. July ~, 1850 jy2-H
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-26
NO. III
SPECIAL NOTICES.
y OlIce.

Notice.
II you have fine or complicated watch or
clock, music box, an sutomaton singing bird
or any other delicate and intricate piece o
mechanism needing repairs, go to
EDW. WILHELM,
Cnronometer, watch and clockmaker
Jewelry neatly repaired.
=. All work warranted to give perfect satisfacs
uon or positively no charge. o2
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18
REGULARITY.

There is no kind of stock which appreci-
ates the merits of regularity and system in
the management and feeding more than
poultry, and those who practice it with
their fowls are sure to find that it pays to
do so, and handsomely. too. Habit has been
truly said to be second nature. and all kinds
OF animal life appreciate the fact. Certain
honrs should be set apart for feeding the
fowls, say seven a. m. and six p. M, tor the
full grown birds, and it will not be long be-
fore they will gather together on the ap.
proach of tic feeding hour and eagerly look
fer their regular rations. Regular feeding
is beneficial alike tor those in confinement
in runs and yards. and for those which have
their full liberty, unrestricted by '.conyen-
tionailies" of Il fence, for it induces the lat
ter to return home at q certain hoHr, and
thus prevents much loss which would other
wise occur. On the farm, where tine poul-
try is seldom, if ever, confined, except at the
fattening time, regular daily iced, especially
in the evening, should be adhered to, and
this is, with turkies, an absolute necessity,
as otherwise their predatory habits would
lead them so far away that they would soon
get in the habit of staying away unless they
had the very forcble lnducement of their
evening food at home to cause them to re-
turn OH time. Ducks and geese, too, being
disposed to wander, need the same persua-
sve inducements tn bring them home each
evening. .-Poult'y Monthly.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18
A GOOD WAY OF FLOWING.

Haying tried all the various ways OF plow-
ing, please let me suggest plan of my own
which for convenience, ease to plowman
and team, and also tor expediency. think
cannot be beaten, especially where sulky
plows are used.
IT the field is fenced, run furrow across
each end, six steps from the fence if not
fenced, five steps from the edge of the field.
This will leave a strip five steps wide 10
plow in either case. Then run back fur
row fifteen or sixteen steps, as the case
may be. from either side, back -turrow on
these until strip is lett the same as OH the
ends; then forty steps from the back fur
row run another back furrow twenty steps !;
then you will have a land of the same width;
that is, twenty steps. By laying of Il field
in this way, you can plOw to the end fur
row, throw out your plow and turn easily
both team and man, on good hard ground.
obviating all lifting and tugging for man,
and backing and jerking for team. After
all is plowed within, then commence on the
outside strip, plowing from the fence, and
you will have an evenly and well plowed
field, without any hard places and few back
or dead burrows, and by this means fiat
field can oftentimes be drained. Successive
plowings in This manner will raise the field
into beds, using the dead burrows as bitches
to carry off the water.-Er.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18

claimed that the average farmer is too busy
to ray proper attention to the lawn, but as
it is a thing OF beauty, and adds so much
to the comfort nt the place, farmers certain
ly ought to devote Il portion of their time 10
its care. It is customary in many localities
to devote considerable room to the cultva-
ton Of shrabbery and the smaller varieties
OF fruits and trees, and in many instances
the entire flont yard is devoted to this pur-
pose. vegetable or fruit garden is Of
coarse necessity, but it should be located
in such way as to allow considerable space
for lawn. Nothing Ids more to the APP
pearance Of a farmhouse than a broad plat
OF luxurious grass, upon which care and
taste are displayed. II is at once pleasing
sight, ond can be made a profitable invest
ment.- Chicago Tribune.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18
No. 27

good incubator, when given fair and equal
chance with the hens, will, when properly
run, turn out more chicks to the hundred
eggs, and with less care, than the hens with
the same number of eggs. By using the
egg TESTERS" which are very simple and
inexpensive, all the inierlile eggs can be re-
jected, and only those known to be fertile
need be set or put in the incubator, the
others being consigned to the kitchen for
table use. The saving thus made In eggs,
time and ill humor will pay many times
over for one Of these ''egg TESTERS" and any
one with ordinary intelligence can Use them.
The inferility OF eggs may be due to want
OF stamina in the male, to want Of exercise
or strong TODD, but. no matter from what
cause it may arise, there is now no excuse
tor setting those eggs which cannot and
will not hatch.-Er.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18

The imports of European potatoes into
this port in the first three months of the pres
ent year amounted to 596,927 sacks OF 224
pounds each, or 2,22s,927 bushels, equal to
742.S42 barrels. If we estimate the selling
price at 70 cents per bushel. the gross re-
turns to importers would be $1,559,969, or,
less freight and duty, 81 900 900. The i'm
port duty of Is cents per bushel gave the
Government 1884 ,279. The potatoes netted
the shippers about 81, or $40, per ton. The
principal shipping points were Glasgow, 2o7,-
949 sacks; London, 1l7,66S sacks; Liver
pool. lO7. SIS; Hull, 66,SS6; Londonderry,
26, S34; the Continent, 22,ll7. The other
Atlantic ports also received considerable
quantities. There is no doubt that these
importations have to considerable extent,
regulated prices Of domestic potatoes over
wide extent OF country. The Chicago and
ST. Louis market reports show that Euro
pean potatoes have been sold as tar west as
those cities.-Rural NeaO Yorker.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18
FERTILE EGGS.

There are many reasons why there is
not a larger per centage of chicks produced
from each clutch CT eggs, or from the num-
Der put into an incubator, bnt the most
prominent one is infertilty of many of the
eggs. During an entire season, there are
but few breeders who secure ten good,
healthy chicks, on an average, from each of
the setting hens, and most of this loss Is
due to setting many intertile eggs. With
the hens this loss is not often made much
account OF, but when an incubator does not
turn out at least 80 per cent. of healthy
chicks of the number of eggs put In. it (the
incubator as well as the manufactured is
considered as being of little account. A
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18

THE following is the most approved plan
for growing potatoes in the Western States:
Having received a number of inquiries AS to
the best way TO grow potatoes, will give
the best way know Of: Pow five or six
inches deep--deeper in deeper soils-fall
blowing preferred. Harrow well, mark out
with plow, and drop from twelve to eigh-
teen inches apart, in.rows three feet apart,
one eye in place, cover abou. three inches,
or four at most. When the rows can be
barely seen. plow with a cultivator, throw
ing the dirt in row in ridge, following
Immediately with a slanting tooth harrow. {.
When well up cultivate the same as corn,
keep clean till blossoms appear and then
let them alone. prefer level cultivation,
as it has given me decidedly the best results.
Cut the potatoes to one eye some time be-
fore planting and dust well with and-plas-
ter. Do not leave them in large heaps Or
masses before they are well headed or they
may heat.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18

DIR. E. L. STURTEvANT, in reply to ques-
tions about Hungarian grass, writes the Ell
mira Farmers Club: "If we study the
plant, we find that it has two pecuiarties.
First, it is plant of warm regions. Second,
it is drouth plant. The Inference from
this is, what my experience in light soil con-
firmed, that the ground must be warrn at
the time of planting and the soil must be a
dry one, that is, free from standing water.
careful examination has shown me that
the Hungarian is a very shallow roofing
cIop-lt feeds very near the surface when
the temperature of the soil is the highest.
..nother popularity with me has been that
a single cold or cool night checks the growth
OF leaf and forces growth of seed. Bearing
these observations in mind, | have not failed
in obtaining very large crop by pursuing
the following course: First, planting not
earlier than June Goth, in order to secure
the warm soil, and the certainty of no cool
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1882-05-18

GARBAGE will thrive on any good land,
though the stronger the soil the better they
will develop. New laud is preferable. PIow
deep and manure very literally. The early
sorts bear planting from eighteen inches to
two feet apart in the rows, with the rows
from two to two and Il halt feet apart; the
large varieties to be from two to four feet
apart IN the rows, with the rows from two
and a half to tour feet apart, the distance
varying with the size. The crop should re-
ceive as many as three hocings and three
cultivatings. Cabbage will not usually fol-
low cabbage or turnips successfully in field
culture. unless three or four years have in
tervened between the crops. For late fall
marketing plant drumLead sorts from June
10 TO June 20.-Er.