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The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
A Good Housewife.

The good housewife, when she is giyia
her house its spring renovating. shou.
bear in mind that the dear little inmate
of her house are more precious than man
houses, and that their systems nee
cleansing by purifying the blood, regulat
ing the stomach and bowels to prevent aD
cure the diseases arising from spring mlhr.
and miasma, and she must know that ther
is nothing that will do it so perfectly an
surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and be,
of medicines. See other column.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
THE COUNTY BUDDING.

The will of the late Alonzo p Clapp
was filed for probate this morning. He
beqeaths all his property to his wife.
James Moran has been released from
jail after being in durance three days for
carrying concealed weapons.
The jail has fifteen inmates at present.
County Clerk Donaldson complains that
the marriage license business is duh these
days
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
On Thirty DAYS Trial.

We will send Dr. Dyes Celebrates
Electro Voltaic Belts and other Electn
Appliances on trial for thirty days
young men and older persons who ares.
fiicted with nervous debility, lost yitaliil
etc., guaranteeing speedy relief and con
plete restoration of vigor and manheod
Also for rheumatism, neuralgia, paralyss
liver and kidney difficulties, ruptures, Sd
many other diseases. Illustrated panP
let sent free. Address Voltaic Belt Co.,
Marshall Mich.
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04

| that it was impossible to secure any in
| formation from her.
TWO PERSONS
| at the upper depot, state that they saw
her take some liquid from a small vial
which she held within her hand. The vial
was not found on her person, nor did any
one see her throw it away after taking the
contents.
She was in a comatose state when
she arrived at the Rock Island
House last evening which was
about 8 O'Clock, and when the physician
was called, he pronounced her suffering
from an overdose of morphine. A strong
emetic was given her, and she was walked
and otherwise cared for until two o'clock,
this morning, when all danger of fatal
effects of the drug was supposed to be
over.
THE PHYSICIAN
in attendance this morning stated that he
had no hesitation in saying that the pa
tient had taken some opiate last evening
when he was called. Her symptoms were
so pronounced that he could not possibly
make mistake in the attack, and he felt
confident this morning that the young lady
was suffering from a dose of morphine.
He thought the nervous prostration
was a natural result of such attack, and if
the patient had any predilebtion TO hysteria,
as he understood was the case, he consid
~ered that such affiiction would manifest
itself after the excitement of last evening.
THE AFFAIR.
is certainly shrouded in mystery and will
doubtless so remain, until the chief actor
therein shall recover sufficiently to give
her own version
It is said that the young lady has
sister and brother-in-l law living in Spring
field, and also some relatives living in
Sterling
The name given at the hotel last evening
is also thought to be ficticious, as it is not
probable that the correct name was written
on the register. under the attending cir
cumstances
LATER DETAILS.
During the afternoon the young lady was
taken much worse, and couple of physi-
clans were called to attend her. Fears
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
A CARD.

To the Public / beg leave to inron
the people of Rock Island and vicinity tla
| have opened Il wholesale liquor store
No. GIG Market square, with the prom.,
that all who patronize me will have lha
orders promptly and satisfactorily filled
Hermann NusS
Rock Island, July 81, 1892 9dM
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
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The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENT.
SHERIFF..

I hereby announce to the people d
Rock Island County that am candidt
for the office of sheriff, subject to I'll
democratic convention.
Preston Ball
EDGINGToN. june end, 1882
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04

A small number of excursiouists from
Table Grove visited this city yesterday.
They came in on the C. B. & @. and de-
parted early in the evening by the same
route
The Rock Island Argus., 1882-08-04
LATER DETAILS.

During the afternoon the young lady was
taken much worse, and a couple of physi-
clans were called to attend her. Fears
were expressed that she would not recover
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
March H. 1852
o The Creditors Of sii.s Lewis. DECD

TO Inc Creditors Of siI,s lewis decd.
Ia pur,ualce of decree Of to Cir
cult Court Of The County cot u hampshire,
male in a cause therein pending 10 sur.
jet the real estate of saiI Eua. Lseis
70 payment Of his debts, g. zoe are
hereby required O. present your claims
against sa.l SIts Lewis fJr adjulila-
lion so a. i. WHuf, Commiss.J1er. an
hls Office iD SAID Cunrtv. 90 or before
he t4th tay % April! 1852 Witness,
V. NJ. Polling, Clerk & saii Court. "a
l7th day .! Starch, 1852.
V. n. POLLING, Clerk.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
F4TnER Is Gerrixo we,tn,

FATHER Is GGTTINO WEIL.-Ny
danshle say, How uuch better ia;ac.
ID oiacc re used Hop Bit1.fs r T.
getting we!i after his long saG.Ii.a
rom disease declared incar2h!e aud
W are SO glad that be used your Bit
iers'-A Lady Of Rochester. Nem
York.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
Commissioners Office, Romnev,
Hampshire County. W. Va.

''' 'i-''~ N'pi+tl ,, ~ a..
The cause Of hid ileton Lewis. plain
It'll. "gans' james n. Lewis. racy Lew
is. Sllas +. Lewis, John Snea,Een ava
Laurie Y lis wife. Thomas J. Lewis,
William G. Lewis, J crnima Lewis. Dayid
a. Lows, Nariba Lewis. CHARLES IT
lewis, Catharine LOWS, phi!ip lewis.
Noble Lewis James ". HaDnC1 ami
John II. Ha1na5. AMI Abi,al Lewis.
widow, liz uer Own right AMI as admin
isua,rig OF oiIas Lewis, dccd.. celon
dants. ~ Chauccry, vas bv decree o.
tho CiiruI Court OF said County, rsfsr-
req 90 a Commissioner OF said Cours 20
settle and scjus, tine account of Ab.gai
Lewis, Administrators Ct Sil-4 Lewis,
decd; also o. ascertain and report the
Indebtedness Of said ~i'as Lewis. and
such other matters as he may deem
per iacD. or any pasty 10 interes; may
require.
Therefore. said parties TO re csus. afsrsss:l
Rnf az other PERSONS sill fake notice that ca
the ilih Day ol April. 1889. e, my ,Gi.e .f,ls.
s1ii. eht'., as Com .0.ssiJner 20 ssli Cont.
proceed to o.. tysgau0a " aJ.I decree. and ali
PERSONS interested -rs rsc.fs4 Oh attend tuh
re t''fsstry l.Y.0s, vs4sle-s ard other svi-
lsore io enable ne 10 10 tss = cotaiIc,s tepJt.
Iu SAID ctuso
l. WHITE
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17

An exchange states tho; probably tie
largest COW in Tie world is owned by
hAuriH 8. STAKE. OF Gray7illo. white
equity, III. She il seven years old aud
Nyighs 5000 pounds, IS seventeen and
a half hands high, ten and half feet
long from ,bn end Of tic nose 90 lhs
bullock. seventeen md half feet from
.be nose 10 the ead q Che ,Hl, cfgb,
feet nine inches around :he airlh, TWEEN.
tY-Hx 5chcs around tho forearm srd
thirty ono inches scfoss the bips She
has bean eNhih.jei IN Indiana, !l'ire.s.
Missouri and Tennessee. She is vlrc
aud -.', monty the latter, veil formed
and q perfect beauty.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17
now only needs the signature Of the
President 10 become .Aw.

Tue MuRDEaER or GARFTELD.-
II Is no doubt 10 be regretted that
people Will insist on hearing re-
pcaied ;ne annals of crime: but as
long rs the fatal fascination prevsils.
1t IS better that the story of criminal
deeds should he recitea in the spirit
OF history. Whoever will read such
story should not fail TO peruse Rid.
paths Life and trial OF Gaileau.' Just
issned from the press of Joues Broth
er's Co OF Cincinnati, Chicago, and
Kansas City The work. without be-
ing nee6lesslv elaborate, embraces
everything of interest connected wi;h
the trial Of the wretch who killed the
President. It is in the authors best
vein. The book. in addition 10 being
published ~ a-scpsrate work, is also
issued rs supplement 20 the life
and Work of Garfield by the same
aat..or. The latter book is thus swell
cd 10 a very ha ndsome illustrated vol,
nme OF 500 pag es, although the pub.
fishers make no increase in the
prices.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17

The ProyideDt life Association
Principal omre. Vsrurstagg West Sc The
oniy Mutual tcupIoy la the U8i.sd -fs'ss lo-
iry % Esfova.s.t lus1raacs, "a - p.-n f.gLd-
cd On curft't frslrtsCs put.rpIes
tP,sn Copyrighted. Fld fiis he ssiy rem
psry ruo~si O. usoi' Wepts n rsrc, A.
z.ut f1s cac1 oo-ts ip tie state. sE3 stt.ri.
InK ARtsts ofertvttfs. Some Aee1is seclr
from 6 ga. 600 10 500 90 iss1ranes o u.ata.
for iuiOfusii0r sdltt.s
REV. ". r. VEES.
HariIet11rg. Yves. Va.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17

The London Times expresses tho be-
Def THAI before the end otl7euty years
t'' export OF coal from thc United
States 90 Europe and elsewhere sbrosd
vii form A. important featurc Of ship.
meuyes Jgeajsluf,s aro nov.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-03-17

JAuEs ". HoLT, Of the Grafton Sen.
t"e'' has been appointed mail egsa. be-
tween Grafton and Parkersourz
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08
The Loom of Life.

All day, all night, can hear the jar
of the loom Of life and near and far
1t thrills with its deep and muffied sound,
AS tireess the wheels go always round.
Busily, ceaoelessly gnes the loom,
In the light of day aud the midnight's
gloom,
And the wheels are turning early and late,
And the wool is wound in the warp of
tate.
Click, click = there's thread of love
woven in;
Click, click !-another of wrong and sin;
What checkered thing this lite will be
When we see il unrolled 10 eternity
When shall this wonderful web be done ?
In a thousand years, perhaps, or ore;
Or to-morrow ! Who knoweth Not
thou nor |;
But the wheels turn on and the shuttles fly /.
All sad-eyed weavers, the years are slow,
But each one is nearer the end, | know;
And soon the last threads shall be woven
in
God grant it be love instead of sin.
Are we spinners of good in this life-web-
say
Do we furnish the weaver a thread each
day?
1t were better, o, my friends to spin
A beautiful thread than thread Of sin
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08
The Kiss i'm History.
Philad Alphia Press.

1t was by a kiss that the dark
brOwed Judas gave the preordained
sign; 1T was by Il kiss that King Aha
sherus signilied To the trembling
Esther that her fortunes were no
longer at the caprice OF the mercurial
Hannah, A kiss dismissed the hap
less Essex to that melancholy death
which the whimsical love of the
ferocious Elizabeth made IA dagger
IN her life forever after. 1t was a
kiss that lulled the victims of Lu-
cretia Borgia's innumerable in
trigues to the noisome dungeons of
the Castle d. Estes. A kiss was the
sign that the perfidious Queen Kath-
erine de Medicl made the token of
the weak Kings assent to the mas
sacre of st. Bartholomew. Brutus
made his treachery to his benefactor
more odious by a miscreant kiss at
the very moment his dagger was un-
covered for the slaughter of his
adopted father William the Con.
queIer saluted his conhding kinae
uIan Harold on both cheeks at the
moment he meditated wrestling his
kingdom from him. The kiss is
quite as often the sign of ihidelity
~ 1t is of the amenities OF love. The
kiss, in its worst and most intoler-
able form, however, Is when it is a
mere perfunctory observance. What
meaning Can the iusilade that
salutes bride have To a sensitive
soul ? The smack OF The minister, it
is true, gives official, or perhaps,
sacerdofal completeness TO q cere-
moDy now stripped of some of its
ancient unprescrlptive picturesque
ness. On entering battle, OF old the
knight graciousIy saluted the COM
pany by kiss on the blade OF the
sword. At the battle of Ivry, old
chronicles relate that the gallant
Knights of France deliberately drew
up in line aud, raising their swords,
kissed their blades, then set impetu-
ously forward with the lance. Ii
Homer is to be taken literally, the
honest heroes of the Iliad made the
kiss to preface nearly every under
taking, from the sacrifice of bird
to the delivery of a battle. ArchllleS
actually stopped combat in order
To give Paris time to go back TO kiss
Helen. Men and women have been
known to risk life and fortune mere
ly To pledge their tIutn Ia lie pass
ing ecstacy of kiss. The mere
sensual qualification of lip meeting
lip is not the inspiration that flows
from the touching of the lips. Kisses
are the trebles and clefs that mark
the perfectest melody in the song
and symphony of life.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08
A Scene IN q afro.
Gen. R. E Colston.

One of the most picturesque and
oriental sights of Cairo is often be-
held on a bright moonlight night.
d handsome carriage, drawn by a
pair of large English horses and full!
of lovely. half-veiled, fair Circassian
and Georgian women. Two mount.
ed janizaries, with long pistols in
their holsters and curved scimetars
at their sides. gallop some twenty
Yards in front. Behind come four
syces, in pairs, with cressets full of
burning light wood, then two more
syces with wands. AT each side of
the carriage rides mounted eunuch
and pair of them follow the car
riage, aud behind them another
couple of mounted janizaries. They
pass you at full speed, the flashing of
dark eyes mingling with that OF
diamonds. They are the wives of II
prince taking a moonlight drive
but all the guards which surround
them are unable to intercept the
fiery yet wistful glances of eyes that
were made for love, and must know
only the slavery of th' harem.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

A SWEETHEART OF TUE LANG sYNE
WHO REFUSED TUE FIRST SOL
DER OF THE AGE
Keokak Constitution.

N0AA@A AfbHcttANtt1ns
Hearing that there was "a lady liv-
ing ~ this city VINO had once been
courtpd by General u ). Grant, and
VINO Rad refused her hand Ia early
] womdlhous 10 this pottd American
| eivlI aud military character, a Ion
| Stduti0n reporter sought an interview
/ with the lady, with very satisfactory
results. The newsp tper representa-
tive found the early sweetheart Of
Grant TO be iady considerably ad
vauerd m years, Vet still large, active
and bu0yant, aud not nearly So reti-
cent ~ The General. she mad not
seen Gener GauJ since the sos,
size SAID, and then ais father carried
on tannery IN Portsmouth, Onlo.
She once had occasion To reside in
the family of a farmer whose fal IN
joined that OF Grant s father-only II
line of fence brtwetu-and lt was
during her stay at THIS farm house
that SHE was cOurted by General
Grant. 1t must have been IN the
springtime, for SHE says she aud
and Grant would meet at the division
fence, ON each side OF which were
beautiful flowers.
"Unck,n she said. would say to
me, let's gather flowers aud see who
Will have the most kinds when we
get through"
You mean Grant when you say
Uilck 7" Interrupted the report, r; his
name is Ulysses. y
Yes" she replied, I'VE always
called him 'Ulick,' and while he
was counting me ana wanting to
marry me my father used To laugh
at lin aud plague me, saying, He
is the grecnest-looklng boy | ever
saw, and chuckllng To herself she
added, ''and he was a green looking
fellow / remember the last time |
saw 'Uulick.' We had been buggy
riding. We had alignted from the
buggy, and he stood leaning with
one arm on the wheel of Tue vehicle :,
aud looking into my face, he SAID,
Well, Ellen, (my name Is Eleanor,
but they lied me ELEM if | ever
find any body that love we'll enough
10 marry, and am SO fortunate as 10
have ID daughter, you know what
that daughters name will be- The
daughters name Is Nelly, "a pretty
contraction of Eleanor"
"We shall not publish your name"
said the representative, ''since you
have been SO kind and courteous To
as, without permission. Can We use
you name 2"
Finally she remarked:
Il am not ashamed OF my fathers
name; 1t was Charles Brandon, and
my maiden name was Eleanor Bran
don. My first husband 5 name was
John Spauldlng. Further than this
will not CO."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08
A Runaway Locomotive.

The engineer OF a shifting engine
at the ruling mills, at Chester, Pa.
ON Friday, jumped off to shut a
switch. while it was going slowly,
bat taking advantage of his absence
the erratic engine bounded over to
the south bound track. The jar OPP
eued the throttle and away ii went
down the track towards the wharf AT
full sleed 1t demolished a car lad
entd with iron ore, an empty ear,
and a hoisting engine A pnst at
the end Of the track brought il 10 a
stand, almost 4 complete wreck aud
prevented il from plunging into u
canal boat from which ore was being
landed The engineer OF the hoist
ing engine leaped into the river To
escape being killed.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-04-08

he placed upon the dainty CHINA SHELL
/ before her-a wad of paper
And so that is the last Of the
Gel brated marmsade, is IL - said
/ Aunt Emory. Il don't want any.
| prefer my sweets unmixed with
unknown foreign suhstances. Take
it away, Norah "
But Lefty WAS already unrolling
the paper ct proved 10 be the miss
ing part OF the jars original hat IA
rather difficult thing thug 10 &C
complish, as it stuck persistently To
her small fiugers, bat accomplished
it at last, when out rolled the little
I gold Pug Aud on the INSIDE OF the
paper was scrawled IN Rick's bold
hand these words:
my DARLING How foolish we
are--I mean, ami Here is the
charm. Miss Variau had il about
ten minutes last night-0nly long
enough TO show it to you aud tell
you story about it. Baby wilt give
it to you Had no paper, so | tore a
piece off one of your am pots, viii
ser you to morrow evening. RICK
Never did any young lady SO sud-
denly break through all the conyen-
tlonalities OF society, never did
daughter soquickly forget the wishes
OF her mother, never did niece So
uutiinchingly brave the dlspleasure
of a thirty thousand dollar auct, as
did Lefty Lounsberry the instant
after She had read this note.
Brougham, y she cried. looking at
him with beautiful, beseeching eyes,
Il must see RICK | nuSt-I mast.
You will go and bring hum to me,
dear %
1t was the first time she had ever
called him "dear, and. alas he felt
it wou'd be the last For moment
he pulled his long mustache ner.
vously. eve are not very good
friends, you know" at last he said
Yes. know. But | am To blame
for that too" said Lefty, hurriedly
Forgive me, Brougham, but | must
see Rick
And the good fellow hesitating no
longer, turnei from the imploring
face, aud, with a Juggling at his
heart-strings, went off to seek his
rival. He found him. and brought
him back to the girl they both loved.
And what do you think Aunt
Emory did Aunt Emory, who
had declared over and over again
that only as Mrs. Brougham Brown,
Lefty should inherit any of her
money. Left the house in a pas.
sion ?" Not bit of it. She laughed
aud laughed until she could laugh
no longer.
Now shall have something new
to tell folks. she said. They must
he tired and sick of my old yarns
I'm sure l am. Love, gold pins,
jealousy, and marmalade all mixed
up together. It's one of the funniest
things | ever heard in all my life"
Pm glad you think so, said Mrs
Lounsberry. 1T don't strike me
that way. What are they going to
live on ?'' 4a
"Oh. III look after Them" said
Aunt Emory; and her remark makes
"a very good ending to this real sweet
story.
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