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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
A SPELL ON THE coRPULENTaE GENTLEMAN

Two or three years ago there lived in
the tower oil country a prominent oil pro-
Queer who was VIGOROUSLY bad speller.
In letter. among other errors, he spelled
water with two rs. A party of gentlemen
were discussing this popularity to the bar
room of the Collins House, Oil City, one
evening, when the poor speller himself
CHANGED to come In.
"Hellow said one of the party, a corpu-
lent gentleman, now remotely connected
with the New York Petroleum exchange,
I'VE were just talking about you
lis that SOP" was the reply. "And
what were you sayingy"
why, some of the boys claim that you
are the worst speller in seventeen states. .
They do / think I can spell about as
well as the average producer
-'Ill tell you what I'll do with you" said
the first speaker, ''I'll bet the Champagne
for the party that you can't spell water
'.All right, replied the producer. and he
proceeded to spell the word, ''w-a-t-e-r."
That's the way l spell water for mon
ey''he quickly remarked, but when l
spell it for fun / sometimes use two is"
The corpulent gentleman paid for the
wine, and the silence become so great that
you could hear house fall down.-B1dd-
ford Sunday Neaos.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

| ger: 81 don't know" was the replv -
| see it's got the name of some rail-
company on the side, and expect il "a
longs to them. Have you lost a tro oe,
anywhere?a Nah
An Illinois girl lately called at no.
oner's Office and, addressing the s vTt'
tary occupant of the apartment s ,2i,'
''Be you the coroner?'' Il guess vo'I,3
think so if you ever see an undert oIu
shake hands with me- blandIv " ae
swered the official. "You amt goinn
away nowheres for a day or two Y'Is
you?" Not that know" .'Wen. rro
glad to hear it, continued the Made
with an air of much encouracemor.
johnny Bowles have been keaniu',
company with me since Christmas br,
hear that he's going to take anotba.
girl to the circus tonight and if he doe
I'll swallow p'ison."
The Silver City, n. NJ. Watch Doc;
the smallest of all small newspapers %.
er laid before us. Although it has in.
made its first bow (wow) to the pu6Ii.
and is therefore entitled to the endoor
ing application of-shall we say .babe,,
or ''pup?'-it is strong enough to siand
straight upon its legs and speak plainin
which it does after this fashion on t5a
Indian question: And so the farce
goes on. Official patronage sends some
wire-pulling Demas down to doctor tbo
poor Indian; he sees a chance of soma
lucre by drawing rations for 500 and
feeding 200; the desire to make crow
upon him; presently Mr. Lo gets tired
OF taking his walks abroad-perhaps h.
has not had his usual luck in taking
spoil. s. Ii then happens that Mr.. Agebi
has only 500 rations to feed 5OOIpdians
per centage falls short; cut down III.
ratiOns little more-still a little more
red man gets hungry; gets wolfsh; get,
bloodthirsty; gets blood; soldier Gets In.
dian; glory; officer gets promotion: IA.
per gets news-special- extra; editor
plumes himself; gone to the front
Pooh. it stinks." The suggestive name,
of the editors of the Watch Dog are
Doright and Fearnot Bark loudly. gen.
tlemen!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

On the Western piTiiiS. when the
''boys' wish ii iI;t." amusement with a
''tender-foOt. as Il newcomer is called
they mount him rlI q breaking horse.
The fun lies III SEEING nm illustrate the
nursery dog@erel. Now YOU 90 M
now you 60 down. Judging from the
following narrative of an Egyptian
travellers experience in riding a came.
the Arabs also have much fun in seeing
''tender-foot" riding camel for the
first time:
Mounting the camel is not difficult,
but it has some sweet surprises for the
novice. The camel lies upon the ground
with all his LEGS shut up under him like
a jackknife. You seat yourself in the
broad saddle, and cross your legs in
front of the pommel.
Before you are ready. something like
a private earthquake begins under you
The camel raises his hindquarters sud
denly, and throws you over upon his
neck; and, before you recover from
that, he straightens up his knees and
gives you jerk over his tail; and,
while you are not at all certain what
has happened, he begins to move off
with that dislocated walk which sets YOU
into see-saw motion, waving back
ward and forward in the capacious
saddle.
Not having hinged back for this
movement, you lash the beast with your
koorbash to make him change his gait.
He is nothing 10th to do it, and at once
starts into high trot, which sends you
a foot into the air at every step, rolls
you from side to side, drives your back
bones into your brain, and makes cas-
tanets of your teeth.
Capital exercise. When you have
enough of it you pull up, and humbly
inquire what is the heather method Of
riding dromedary.
1t is simple enough Shake the loose
halter-rope Che has neither bride nor
bit) against his neck as you swing te
whip, and the animal at once swings H.
to an easy pace, like that of racking-
horse.
But everything depends upon the
camel. / happened to mount one that
it was pleasure to ride, after l brought
him to the proper gait. We sailed
along over the smooth sand, with level
keel, and on cushioned feet But il Is
hard work for the camel, this constant
planting of his spongy feet in the yield
ing sand.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

Michigan is not state to be sneezed at
as land of big fires, mala ria and mosqui-
toes. She last year, according to Stats
tics, turned out 1880, 600 tons of iron ore
Is, 0000 900 bushels of salt, 1900, DOC, 600
feet of lumber, and more charcoal and
more copper than any state in the union.
Robert Hutson. living mile and a half
from Blountvilie, Tennessee. says his dog
recently killed fifty one snakes in one bat
tle-one old mother snake and fifty baby
snakes, which had run, into her mouth for
safety. Bob says this big snake story is
true. and If anybody can beat it, let him
come to time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
A SCANDAL AND A RoMAcE.


Uxbridge, Mass, is stirred by scandal
and a romance, either of which should
suffice for small town. Some years age
Levi Wilson, then an operative in a cotton
mill, promised to marry young woman
of the place. In due time it was given
out that the two were married, and they
confirmed the report by living as man and
wife Presently Wilson gave evidence
of growing in wealth. He purchased
diamonds and stocks and had rapidly in
creasing bank account. About the same
time he cast off the girl with whom he had
been living, and it was said he had won
the affections of an heiress, who gave him
$50, 900 to buy off his supposed wife. 1t
is said he did promise the latter that
amount but though he added to his bank
credit. he did not pay her the $50, 900 To
some inquiries Wilson explained that the
wealth came from the interest in a
barbed wire mandatory. A few days
ago he was to be married, but on the eve
of the ceremony he was arrested on two
complaints and suits for damages-one by
his former victim, $50, 600, breach of prom
Use of marriage and seduction the other
by her father for like amount for injury
done the family, etc. This is the scandal.
The romance accounts for Wilson's sudden
by Woonsocket journal. The story is
that Wilson left the UXbridge cotton mill
eight years ago, and started on tramp for
Worcester. In passing heavy tract of
woods he came across the hut of ST TX her
nit whom he cared for This hermit is
alleged to be the son of a wealthy Worces
ter manufacturer, a fugitive from justice,
who was reported dead. He had, dur
ing his hiding, coiled piece of wire,
which was transferred to Wilson, and tax
en- to Washburn & Moen. Worcester, from
which originated the famous barbed wire
fence. Money was coined out of the
barbed wire and the hermit" inventor and
the poor operative who carried the wire
to the Worcester firm were counted among
the benefciaries. The former left his for
est hut and went to live in Europe, and
Wilson has received 100000 in profits
from the manufacturers, and payment for
services in behalf of the whilom hermit"
To increase the appearance of probability
of this story, the Woonsecket paper says
both members of the Worcester firm of
barbed-wire makers have left town to
avoid questions about the hermit" his
kinship, crime, present abode, about VIII
sons part in the story, and other collater
al issues. Meanwhile, the wedding cake
has spoiled, and Uxbridge gossips are in a
fever of activity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
. Economy Snubbed.

A German captain of artillery named
Won Gutenberg, having written a
pamphlet in which he endeavored to
show how millions of marks might be
saved upon the German war budget an
nually by the abolition of useless pomp
and show, has been tried by military
court at Cassel and sentenced to three
months imprisonment, to pay the ex-
penses of the trial, and to be dismissed
from the service. The court found that
the prisoner had insulted the Minister
of War, as well as the Imperial body
guard, of which he had contested the
utility.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
An Iron Tree.

The iron palmetto at Columbia, S. c.,
is the greatest work of art in the State
House yard. This is casting wholly
of iron, commemorating the death of
many of Cardinals slain, whose names
are found in raised letters on two brass
tablets at the base. The success of this
casting consists in its perfect imitation
of living palmetto-the favorite tree of
South Carolina. We had heard of this
statue in other places, but had never
been able to believe the stories of the
flexible leaves bending in the breeze,
supposing this phenomenon an optical
illusion, but such is really the case
The long thin leaves of iron, ive-like
even to the hair-like fibres of the twigs
and branches, wave TREMENDOUSLY in ev-
cry zephyr, and the whole tree, painted
artistically, has so close resemblance
to the real tree as to deceive the acutest
observer at the distance of five rods.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

John I. Blair, the railway king, states
that company has been organized, with
a capital of $1,000.0OO, to bridge the Mis-
souri, river at Blair, Neb, giving connec-
ton to his roads in Iowa and Nebraska,
affording the Chicago and Northwest
ern road access to its allies west of the
M;eCnYri
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Democratic voters of Rock Island county and
all others who opposed to the Republican party
under its present management, are requested TO
meet in their respective townships Saturday. Au
gust - 1882, to select delegates to the Democratic
County Convention. be held in the house. at
Rock Island. on Thursday, August II. at 1 p. M,
which is called for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention be held
at Springfield, Wednesday, September 6, also del
egates to Congressional and Legislative Convention
10 be hereafter holden; and also to nominate can
didates for County Judge, County Clerk, Sheriff
Treasurer, Superintendent of Schools and Coroner,
and transact such other business may properly
come before the convention.
The several townships are entitled to representa-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

The exposition at st. Joseph, Mo-, will
begin on September d, and continue six
days. The association offers $40, 900 pre-
miums. The st. Lonis people want Presi-
dent Arthur to exhibit himself at their fair
in October They had better hire Jumbo.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
About dark Monday evening

About dark Monday evening confia-
grafton, broke out at Gardiner, Me-, in a
planning mill, and was only stayed when
property valued at $500, 600 had been de-
stroyed About twenty acres were burned
over, including all the factories on the
lower dam Two lives are reported to
have been lost.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
pEMocRATIc LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION.

The Democrats of the Twenty-First Legislative
District requested to send delegates to Legis
atlve Convention, to be held at the Court House. in
Cambridge, on Monday, Sept, 4th 1882 at II o'clock
A NJ, for the purpose of nominating candidate
for the Legislature, be voted for at the Novem-
Der election 1882 and such other business
as may properly come before said convention.
The basis of representation will be delegate
for every 200 votes for Hancock for president
Rock Island Co., will be entitled to IL delegates.
Henry -. 10
Rock Island. Aug, s, 1882.
J. r. JOHNSTON, !
LEVI WATERMAN, Com.
EZRA SMITH,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

Fer the week ending August 4, there
was a total of 1853 miles of new railroad,
making Sab miles thus far this year,
against 2, 924 miles as reported at the cor
responding time in 1881, 1886 miles in
1880. 1,1S7 miles in 1879. 941 miles in
1878, $50 miles in 1877, 1,046 miles in
1875, 594 miles in 1876, 9f3 miles in 1874,
1896 miles in 1878, and 3,372 miles in
1872
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

New York, and New England are com
planning of drouth. Vegetation is dry
ing up in some localities for want of rain.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

The assessors in Boston have placed
upon that city valuation of $672, 400, 100.
The state, county, and city taxes aggregate
$15. 10 per 81 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

Joseph Doelger. who began to brew
lager beer in New York at the outbreak of
the war, died of paralysis, leaving 81, 0O0.-
600 to his heirs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

The earnings of the Chicago and North
western Railway Company for the last
fiscal year amounted to $23, 1885,, 900; prof
it's, %, $4,000.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

The straw berry beds of Santa Glars
county, Cal, produce three crops in the
year, of which the second is the best.
The third is often for sale a. late -
Christmas, -...--4----.----,--
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

E. C. Lyons. of Chicago, was fatally
sunstruck in the streets of Milwaukee Mon
day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
ELEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTsICT
Democratic Congressional Convention at Mon
mouth. Thursday, August 81, 1882.

The Democracy OF the several counties in the
Eleventh Congressional district requested to
send delegates to a Convention to be held at Mon
mouth, Warren County, on Thursday, August 81,
1892 at O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for Congress, and to transact such
other business may be presented for the consid-
Grafton of the convention.
The several counties in the Congressional district
will be entitled to the following representation based
upon the vote for Hancock and English in 1880:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09
CALL FOR STATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
YENTION.
Thursday, September Z, 1882

The Democracy of all the counties in the state of
Illinois are requested to send delegates TO the state
convention which will be held at Springfield, on
Thursday, September Z, 1882,
AT II O'Clock a. M. for the purpose of nominating
one candidate for state treasurer, candidate for
state superintendent of public instruction, and to
transact such other business as may be proper for
its conside ration.
The several counties in the state are entitled to
one delegate for each 400 votes cast for Hancock and
English in $780, and one delegate for each fraction
thereof of 300 votes and over. the counties. votes
and delegates being follows:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-09

By order of the state democratic central commit
tee. D. B. GILLIAN, Chairman.
W j. MIzE, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-07-08
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@. +. RICHARDS q CO..
Wholesale Druggists, 427 h 429 sansome St.
Orders by mail at regular pricer. S. r.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-07-08
DELINQUENT NOTICE.
COMsToCK PROSPECTING

Location of principal place of business,
Sutro, Nevada.
Location of works, Grant county, New Mex
leo.
NOTICE-There are delinquent upon the
fol owing described stock, on account of as
sessment No. l, levied on the 7th day of Janu-
sry, 1882, the several amounts set opposite
the names Of the Eepresen tatlve share no lders:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-07-08

And In accordance with law and an order
of the Board OF Trustees, made on the It'll
day of January 1882. so many shares OF each
parcel OF such stock may be necessary will
be sold at public auc ton, at the office 81 the
Company In Sntro, Nevada. on Wednesday,
the fifteenth day of March. 1882, at the hour
of l O'Clock p. IN of said day, to pay said de-
linquent assessment thereon, together with
costs Of Advertising aud expenses of the sale.
Office--Sutro, New. GEO. j. SPECHT,
Secretary.
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale Ia hereby postponed until
Friday, April 18th, 1882. at II o'clock NJ.
By order of the Board OF Trustees.
W. W. BOOKER.
Secretary Comstock Prospecting Association.
Sutro, New, March Is, 1882.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09
in reference to printing, was referred to
Committee on Printing.

in reference to printing, was referred to
Committee on Printing.
A communication from James Golf,
asking that the valuation on the south
east quarter, section "a, town %, range
%, be reduced to one thousand dollars
on the land, in conformity with the re-
port of the Committee on Taxes last year,
was presented and request granted.
Tue sCounty Auditor called attention
of the board to the fact that the county
owned two safes in the Auditors Office,
for which the county had no further
use in his office and recommending that
they be sold.
Referred to Committee ON Public
Buildings with power to act.
The monthly reports of county officers
were received and placed on file.
A communication was presented from
J. S. Brown, the janitor of the court
house rendering his resignation.
The resignation was accepted and the
following resolution adopted:
ReSoIoed, That the Board of County
Commissioners of Ramsey county do &C
cept reluctantly the resignation of j. S..
Brown, janitor of the court house
as he has filled the Office
for many years to the entire satisfaction
of this Board, and in parting we assure
him that he carries with him the hearty
good will of the Board and its best wishes
for his success in whatever field his future
lot may be cast.
A petition from the officers and clerks
about the court house was presented,
asking the Board to appoint Joseph
Guion, janltor of the court house. On
motion the petition was granted and MIR.
Guion duly appointed
The matter of the opinion Of the Coun-
ty Attorney in reference to the power
of the Board of Control to make pur-
chases of supplies etc., was on motion
referred to Committee on Poor and the
Board of Control.
In the matter of building vaults for the
Register of Deeds Office, communica-
ton was received from Commissioner
Krch, also one from Commissioner Pott-
geiser, which were after some discussion
laid on the table.
A resolution from Commissioner Krch
on the matter of county printing, was
presented and subsequently withdrawn.
The Board then adjourned to Tuesday,
NAV 2, 1882, at 10 a. m.
J. J. McCARDY.
County Auditor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of Board Of Commissioners
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE,
RAMSEY COUNTY, MIMI,
1000

RAMSEY COUNTY, MIMI,
ST. PAUL, April 4, 1882. }
The Board of County Commissioners OF
Ramsey County met at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
Present-Wagner, Mcintosh, O'COnnor,
Quinn, Pottgieser, Kreh.
| Minutes of the last two meetings were
read and approved.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The following communications were re-
ceived and referred to Committee on
Roads and Bridges:
From Supervisor of White Bear Town
ship, asking fer an appropriation OF sS0O
for certain roads in said Township.
From certain petitioners, G. 81. Hazard
and others, asking for $500 to repair
| Smelling avenue.
From w. E. Bremhall and others, ask
| ing that the western portion of Summit
avenue be put in travelling order.
From N. Hermes and others, asking for
| $500 to open road in Rose township.
From Supervisors of New Canada
Township asking for 81, 450 to open and
repair certain roads in that Township.
From VIM. Hevern asking that the
south end of Smelling avenue be repaired.
From J. II. Davidson asking the Board
to omen Park avenue to county line.
From the County Attorney as follows:
ST. PAUL, March 81, 1882.
To the Hon. Board of County Com
mIssioners:
Persuant to the resolution of
your Board, passed at last session of said
Board, requesting my opinion as to the
"power and authority of the Board of
Control to make purchases of supplies
without consent of County Commission
ers. | make answer that the Board of
Control has no power or authority what
ever IN the premises, and that the powers
and duties are measured by the powers
and duties of overseer of the poor under
general statutes and that the powers and
duties of the overseer OF the poor are
subject to the general authority and
directions of Board of County Commits
sioners of the county, or committee
thereof appointed for the purposes of
such general supervision.
Received and placed on file.
Communication from E. f. Blase-
Asking permission to send his children
to school in district 2 He being resi-
dent of district 81 in Washington county.
Referred to Committee on Education.
From County Auditor in reference to
the matter of the case of Ashton VS..
NJ cCardy.
Referred to Committee on Taxes and
County Attorney.
From H. NJ Rice, county treasurer,
showing funds on hand Monday, April 3,
ap6 dapoSitnd &C follows
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09

Plaids are again favored, and for girls
IN their teens are shown some stylish
walking costumes made entirely of Ro-
man plaided surah of heavy quality and
in deep rich colors-green and gold pre-
dominating. Those dresses are killed all
the way up the coat bodice for the street,
being of some self colored material en-
broidered in the prevailing colors of the
plaids in the skirt. Where a sash is ad-
ded to the killed dress it matches that Of
the bodice in color and decoration.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-09

Linn unused. She had told the truth.
ridicule would follow him to the end Of
his days.
"Well, if must. I must" he at
length answered.
"Did you go into the ark? pro-
pounded Bobby, on the wedding night.
"Why in the deuce couldn't I have
done that and So" angrily commenced
Linn.
"And so have escaped the faithful,
loving care Of wife wholly devoted to
you" interrupted the bride. "Bobby,
dear, kiss your new papa!"