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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Loss of Memory,

Overwork surely impairs the memory.
One who leads rushing life, who has
to hurry from one thing to another and
from one person to another without a
moment interval, cannot have vivid
remembrance of many things that hap
pen in his experience. He is necessari-
ly liable to forget. in way that anoth-
er cannot understand. Many busy
physician has found himself at times in
serious trouble from this cause. He is
apt to forget his engagements with pa
tients. thus sometimes causing serious
trouble. Authors memories have been
known from similar cause to play
them strange tricks. We know an au-
thor who was engaged in writing book
amid many other absorbing occupations.
For some weeks the book had to be laid
aside. When leisure came, he resumed
it, as he thought, at the point where he
broke it off, and got through eonsid-
cradle chapter, when to his mingled
amazement and amusement, he found
in his drawer another manuscript al
most precisely similar. the existence of
which he had quite forgotten. So
strange and incredible are these tricks
of memory, that sometimes the most
honest of men, if examined in court
of justice, would hardly be believed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Oraus in .Ianan.

I
| have not said any thing about
crows, which are feature of Yezo. and
one whisssl the colenists would willingly
dispense with. There are millions of
them, and in many places they break
the silence of the silent land with &
Babel Of noisy diseoras They are ev-
erywhcre, and have attained degree
OF most objectionable impertinence,
mingled with a cunning and sagacity
which almost put them on a level with
man in some circumstances Five of
them We're SO impudent as to alight
on two of my horses, and so be ferried
across the Yurapugawa. In the inn
garden at Mort I saw dog eating a
piece of carrion in the presence of sew
eral OF these covetous birds They evil
IDENTIFY said a good deal to each other on
the subject. and. now and then one of
them tried to pull the meat away from
him, which he resented. At last big
strong crow succeeded in tearing off
piece, with which he returned to the
pine where the others We're congregat-
ed; and after much earnest speech they
all surrounded the dog. and the leading
bird dexterously dropped the small
piece of meat within reach of his mouth,
when he Immediately snapped at it, let
ting go the big piece unwisely for sec
ond, on which two of the crows few
away with it to the pine, and with much
huttering and hilarity they all ate, or
rather gorged it, the deceived dog look
ing vacant and bewildered for a mo-
ment, after which he sat under the tree
and barked at them namely.
A gentleman told me that he saw q
dog holding a piece of meatin like man
ner in the presence of crows, which al
so yainly tried to tear it from him, and
after consultation they separated, two
going as near as they dared to the meat,
while the third gave the tail a bite sharp
enough to make the dog turn round
with a squeal, on which the other vii
lains seized the meat, and the three fed
triumphantly upon it on the top of a.
wall. In many places they are so ag-
gressive as to destroy crops, unless they
are protected by netting. They assem-
BILE on the sore backs of horses and pick
them into holes, and are mischievous in
many ways. They are very late in go
ing to roost, and are early astir in the
morning, and are so bold that they Of
ten came with many stately flirt and
flutter'' into the veranda where ] was
sitting / never watched an assemblage
of them for any. length of time without
being convinced that there was a Mes
tor among them to lead their move
ments- Along the seashore they are
very amusing, for they ''take the air.
in the evening, seated on sand-banks,
facing the wind, with their mouths
open. They are threatening to devour
the settlers, and a crusade is just now
being waged against them, but their
name is Legion. From Miss Bird s'Uaa-
beaten Tracks ia Japan
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Wealth in the Senate.

The present senate contains at least
score of senator's not one of whom is
worth less than $500, 600 The richest
man in the senate is, of course, Fair of
Nevada, who probably possesses as
| much as all the other senators together.
Next to him in luere is David Davis,
| of Illinois, a widower, who is reputed to
be the possessor of millions.
1t is somewhat difficult to name the
senator whose fortune ranks third in size,
but if Eugene Hale, of Maine, has re-
ceived the mantle of his father-in-law,
Zach Chandler, with IFS welllined pock-
cts, his fortune is nearly as large as that
of David Davis. The wife of Senator
Hale is the only daughter OF the late
Senator Zach Chandler.
Other very wealthy senators are Mill
Ter, of California; Malone of Virginia,
and Sawyer of Wisconsin. known to be
worth more than million each. Sewell,
of New Jersey, is a railroad man, and is
very wealthy.
| Senator Sherman, of Ohio, it is said,
| is worth more than 81, 600, 600, his prop
erty consisting largely of real estate in
| Washington.
Among the other senators who write
| their fortunes with seven figures are
| Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Davis, of
West Virginia, and Plumb, of Kansas.
Senators Hill, of Colorado; Brown, of
Georgia; Groome, of Maryland; Nc
Pherson, of New Jersey, and Pendleton,
| of Ohio, are all worth more than $780,
| 600.
Many other senators are comfortably
| fixed, possessing little boards of from
| $50, 900 To 500, 900.
Among those who have but Little,
| comparatively, here below, that is, not
more than 800, 900 apiece, are Morrill,,
| of Vermont; Anthony. of Rhode Island;
| Rollins, of New. Hampshire; Jones, of
| Nevada, and Jones of Florida; johnson,
of Firginia; Beck. of Kentucky: Saun-
| ders, of Nebraska; Allison, of Iowa, and
/ Harrison, of Indiana.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Carried the Court,

Miss Byrnes. of San Francisco, recent
" sued a barber for the value of aswitch
he had furnished her. The barber agreed
to work over the combings of her own
hair, but as matter of fact, she claim
ed, he furnished her with an inferior
article. His lawyer asked her if it was
not better switch than she could have
got in the city for the same money. @Fn
show you Judge" she answered, kneel-
ing before the court with a bewitching
smile, .sbut / viii not let him see.a She
laid aside her hat and draped her head
with the switch. Nov, can't you see
for yourself, Judge, it doesn't match my
hair at all?'' His Honor moved back .
little, looked over his spectacIes around
the room, then at the defendant, then
at the lovely plaintiff before him, and
court renders judgment in her favor for
S25"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Travelling in the East.

A palanquin for a sick person is a box
in which bed can be made. One side
is open when the person is laid In. and
is closed again and fastened. The box
has roof and q window. sometimes
one at each end, for light and yentila-
ton. 1t is fastened to two poles, which
project both in front and rear of the box,
and between those projecting poles at
each end mule is made to walk, to
whose saddle the poles are attached
The mule in front can see well enough,
but the one behind has hard time, be-
cause his face is close to the rear of the
box, and only the best and most sure
footed animals are selected for that diff
ficult position. Even then he is liable
to stumble a good deal, to bruise his
legs, and what is worse, to shake and
jar the sick person. The sick man would
roll from side to side, which would cause
the palanquin to turn, SO that often two
men, and always one, had to walk by
the side of the box to keep it steady
Sometimes it would strike against a
projecting rock or the branches of
tree and be almost upset. The path,
which was an unusually good one for
Syria, often went along the edge of preci-
pice, with ragged rocks above, and the
wady, now become a frightful gorge,
mules should make misStep here. Such
was always my thought as | watched
the palanqrin and the man steadying it
while passing those dangerous places.
We were however, providentially spared
from any such accident and its eonse-
quent calamity. We stopped but once
during the night, except to give our
friend water, and that was only for TWEEN
ty or thirty minutes, in 81 narrow place,
to let a long procession of camels and
mules pass. The moon was bright, and
giant hills, massive rocks, and deep,
dark gorges with the water rushing at
the bottom. dense patches of oleanders
along the banks of the stream, with here
and there the fire of Bedouin encamp-
ment, made up the scenery along the
route of our. night march, until we reach
ed the Jordan, at $3.50 in the morning.
1t had been a long, anxious night-East
of the Jordan.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
NATURES TREuMPa.
Frazisr's Root R,esers.

If you arc weak, or languid, use
Frazer's Bitters
If your flesh is fabby and your com.
plexion saliow, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you live IN malarial district, use
FraZer's Bitter's
Ifworn down with the care of chill
dren, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you have got the blues, use Fraz-
er's Bitters.
If yon kept late hours and lived con-
trary to the laws of health, use Fraz.
er's Root Bitters.
IF you need toning up, take Frazer's
Root Bitters.
Ifyou have abused instead of used
natures gifts, use Frazer's Bitters.
If you feel old before your time. use
Frazer's Bitters.
Iflife has become q burden and you
have gloomy forbodings, use Frazer's
Bitters.
If your hands trelnble and 70 eyes
have grown dim, Frazer's Root Bit
tiers will make you feel young again.
Sold by all druggists everywhere at
the low price $I.0O per bottle. r. S.
Henry Co., Sole Proprietos, Cleveland
Ohio.
For sale by Mccabe d Wheaton. Rock Island
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
The Floating Homes Of BANGKOK.

Boats are the universal means of con-.
veyance and communication, and aboat
thus becomes necessary adjunct to ev
cry persons household; to its dextrous
use every child is trained; men. women
and children are equally accustomed.
Perhaps the most common form is a
STOUT skiG about twenty-five feet long,
turning up very sharply and high be-
hind. like a Venetian gondola. 1t is
broad in the beam. and two-thirds of
It's length is housed over. leaving lit
tie flat deck in front, and q still smaller
one behind Behind stands the hus
band and scuIls; IN front. stands the
wife, rowing and using boat-hook to
help their way through the crowds. The
front of the boat is used for business,
passengers or cargo The rear third is
given up to family and domestic furni-
ture.
For, incredible as it may seem, we
soon see that each boat is the home of
family, father, mother, girls and boys,
who are born there, live there and die
there. In the daytime the children and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14

| the furniture are crowded into a space
| not over foii9 feet square, It night they
can spread ont over greater surface. [
looked into these homes with attention,
and never could enough wonder or adj
mire how closely all was packed. with
out seeming to jostie or painfully crowd.
Also, that the children lived SO happily
and contenIedl, in q space no greater
than a larue-sized Saratoga trunk! 1t is
probably 4 fact that there are many 10
year-old-children in Bangkok River who
never walked over twenty feet in
straight line, in short, who have never
been on land. But then, when they
come in proximity TO boats whose little
inmates tEey knew, they would-boys
and girls from 5 to II jump out of
their boat-house, and dive and swim
away to visit and gambol around to-
gether; now free in the water, now
hanging to the boats side or sitting
astride of the scull oar. And friend
tells me that he has seen them in their
visits take with them baby, to whose
shoulders mother has prudently attach
ed light gourd or other light float to
insure its safety.
In a minor excursion up q side. canal
| found myself at the city residence of
the Prime Minister-whose name / have
not time to write out in full. I ran my
boat all round through his pleasure
grounds, and wondered whether the
worthy old gentleman considered that
he was living on land or in the river.
In one part of his aquatic elysiumI saw
magnificent specimens of the victoria
regia, whose leaves, round like a plat
ter, were over two yards in diameter.
Their rim was sharply turned up in a
ledge an inch high, and on the raft thus
formed were settled, quite at home like,
a family of frogs. They, too, seemed
to fall in with the humors of the eoun-
try
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14

on a time the Professor had occasion to
select an assistant from one of his class
es- There were number of candidates
for the post of honor. and finding him.
self in quandary as TO which one he
should choose. the happy thought oc-
CURED to him of subiecting three of the
more prominent students in turn to the
simple test of describing the view from
his laboratory window, which overlook
ed the side yard of the college. One
said that he saw merely a board fence
and brick pavement; another added a
stream OF soapy water; a third detected
the color of the paint ON the fence. no.
ted q green mold or fungus on the
bricks, and evidences of .sbluing'' in the
water, besides other details It is need
less to tell to which candidate was
awarded the coveted position. Houdin,
the celebrated prestidigitateur, attribu-
ted his success in his profession mainly
to his quickness of perception, which,
he tells US in his entertaining autobi-
ography, he acquired by educating his
eyes to detect large number of objects
at single glance. His simple plan was
to select shop window full of miscel-
laneous assortment of articles, and walk
rapidly past it a number of times every
day, writing down each object which
impressed itself on his mind. In this
way he was able after time to detect
instantaneonsly all of the articles in the
window, even though they might be
numbered by the score.-Pefan Monthly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Pn.Esi PILESlI PTLESiIl
: sa~. Car : Found atfE.ast. Nosone Need
snfTar

Pu.Esi PxLE5iE FILES y
< sn~. Gar Pound at4r.ast. Nosons Need
- ire cufe for the Blind, bleeding
Itrnlag and liberated Piles has been
| discovered by DIR. Williams ian Indian
remestyl, called DIR. Williams Indian
OInGraent. A single box has cured
| the worst chronic cases of Is and 80
yesrs standing. No one need suffer
Ave minutes after applying this won
derfHt soothing medicine. Lotions,
Instr Iments and Electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
apsorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after
getting warm in bed), acts as a poul-.
tices gives instant and painless relief
and IS prepared only for Piles, itching
OF toe private parts, and nothing else
Read what the Hon. j. NJ Coffin.
berry, of Cleveland. says about DIR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment: II
have used scores of pile cures and it
affords me pleasure to say that / have
never found anything which gave such
immediate and permanent reliet as DIR,
williams Indian Pile Ointment.
Fer sale by all druggists. or mailed
on receipt of price 81 90.
s. T. Henry & Co.. Props,
Cleveland, Ohio
For sale by McCabe q Wheaton. Rock. Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14

Barnum is trying to negotiate with
the King of Siam for the load of one of
his white elephants. He might as well
try to negotiate with the pope for the
loan of the sacred relies iii St. Peters
The white elephants of Siam are sacred
creatures, and Mr.. Barnum.s PROPOSE
ton is in Siamesa estimation nothing
less titan blsssp.fcinoiis.
Concerning the strongest. New Eng
land factories an estimate is made that
they pay an average of seven per GEM
on the Investment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
SAFE AND BANK LOCKS OPENED

When Lock is ont of order or Key or Combination
lost. Safe and Bank Lock Repairing specially
References furnished. Address,
CHAS. FIEBIG,
Box IA. ROCK ISLAND, Ill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
Shopping in Chicago.


Having large experience and facilities for adVan-
tageous buying offer my services to those at dis
lance who in want of the better grades of goods
not usually found in smaller places. As the Metro
polls of the West Chicago offers in great assert
ment and fine qualities of merchandise all the most
fassdious shopper could desire and il will be my
pleasure to bring these facilities within reach of
those who cannot attend in person, making at this
time specially Of
Holiday Goods!
In the hope that my efforts to please will also Sc
cure the further patronage in their constant
of those may. serve
Special attention given to Dry Goods in all depart
ments, curtains, carpets. furnishing goods. MILL
merry. furniture, jewelry, silver ware pictures and
pianos.
To. all who will name their wants as near as may
be by letter stating the nature the surroundings
or use to which the articles will be put with limits
as to price. descriptions and prices will be given
that will enable my patrons TO practically make their
own selections.
Send ORDERS or for circular to
Miss HELEN LESTER,
r o. Bog 44S. Chicago I
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
MOLINE.
Reporter.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.

FRAFk HARDWOOD, bepofte
Office -Harwood'e Livery.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14

For sale by Mccabe q Wheaton. Rock Island.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14
BLAINE NOT A CANDIDATE.

Ex-Secretary Blaine refused to be in
terviewed on the political situation
while on his way from Maine to Wash
ington a few days ago. He talked
freely, however, to one or two personal
friends in Boston, and expressed the
opinion that the reverses to the Re-
publican party last Tuesday do not abso-
lutely insure its defeat in 1884. He
thought the party might unite on a
candidate for the Presidency, and it
looked to him as if Ben. Harrison, OF
Indiana, was the man for the exigency.
Blaine says he is not candidate for
the Presidency, or any other office, and
nothing can induce him to be. He
would be the strongest candidate on
the Pacific Coast the Republicans could
name for the Presidency. as he favored
the passage of the Silver bill, and the
Chinese bill which Hayes vetoed, and
is popular among the people OF Nevada
and California.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

The Legislature of 1881 reduced the
number OF members Of the Senate from
twenty-five to twenty, and the number
of members of the House from fifty to
forty. An amendment was also pro.
posed to the Constitution to change the
time of the meeting of the Legislature
from the first Monday in January to
the first Monday in February, for the
purpose of giving the State officers an
opportunity to complete their annual
reports before the Legislature convened
but, as the proposed amendment has
not yet been ratified by the people, the
next Legislature will convene in Janu-
airy, as usual. According to the re-
turns received from the recent election,
the Senate will be Democratic and the
Assembly Republican. The political
complexion of the Legislature this year
as matter of very little consequence
to the public, however, as there is no
United States Senator to be elected
1t is of the greatest Importance to the
people, though, that the Legislature re-
duce the expenditures of the State gov
eminent to the lowest amount consist
ent with the enforcement OF the law.
The financial condition of the State
demands rigid economy ON the part of
officials, and the Legislature should
complete its business and adjourn with.
40 thirty days from the time it con-
venes. 1t will have to provide for the
calling of convention to frame new
Constitution, as both parties are pledged
by their platforms to do; but the pas
sage of an Act for that purpose will not
necessarily require much time. 1t will
also have to act on the Salary Act, as
the members elect from several coun-
ties are pledged to use all honorable
means in their power to secure the re-
peal of that Act. There is, however,
but very little new legislation neces-
sary, and it will not prevent the Leg
islature from getting through its bust.
ness in thirty days, and thereby save
the taxpayers $500 at least. The
people are not in mood to countenance
extravaganza, and the members who
expedite business and advocate speedy
close of the session, will merit and re-
ceive the approval of their constituents.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

Concerning the complexion of the
United States Senate, dispatches have
cast doubts upon one or two States,
and the Democrats claim to have in
formation that it is by no means GER
tain that regular Republican can be
elected to the Senate from Illinois to
succeed David Davis. Later dis
patches, however, from Republican
sources, seem to authoritatively refute
that claim. Give Colorado, however,
to the Democrats and Nebraska to the
Republicans, the Senate after March
4th next will stand thirty-seven Re.
publicans, thirty-seven Democrats and
two Readjusters. Malone and Riddle.
berger will have the balance of power,
and will be able to dictate terms to
whichever party may aspire to the con.
troll OF the Senate. If in any Of the
Western States where a Republican
majority is small. and where a combi-
nation between the Greenbackers, Anti
Monopoists and Democrats may be
successful in electing a United States
Senator, as, perhaps, in Nebraska, th1
Senate, IN such an event, would be tied
even il the tso Reaajusters should vote
always with rhe Republicans. In any
event, the Republicans with their Re.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

Fresh California Fruits and Vegeta-
bles received daily. A full stock OF
Groceries and Provisions. Ali sold
cheap for cash.
Leave your orders with
my7-tf A. kLEINhANs.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

ARE YOU MADE miserable by Indi-
gestion, Constipation, Dizziness, Loss
of Appetite, Yellow Skin? Shiloh's
Vitalizer is positive cure. AT the
Eagle Drug Store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

The cupola of Ben Buffers house,
opposite the capitol in Washington,
was adorned with a new broom the
morning after the election in honor of
his clean sweep in Massachusetts,.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

SHILoH's VITALIzER is what you
need for constipation, loss of appetite,
dizziness. and all symptoms of Dyspep-
STA. Price 10 and rs cents per bottle.
Call at the Eagle Drug Store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

A NASAL INJECTOR free with each
bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy.
Price so cents. Sold at the Eagle
Drug Store.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14
NOTICE.

All persons indebted TO the EAGLE DRUG
STORE, lately carried on by A. G. McAlpin, are
requested TO make immediate settlement to the
undersigned All accounts unpaid within 80
days will be enforced by law.
l. n. LEVY,
Agent for the Projectors.
Winnemucca, November 10, 1882 1m
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14
Klfne's Beer.

On your way to the c. P. r. r.
Depot. call at Gus KRENKEL's place
and try his Jake Kline's Carson Beer
1t is the best in the land. s26tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

THE Mexican remedy for diseases {
the kidneys and bladder is Damian
Bitters.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14
RANCH FOR SALE.

THE CLEAR CRERK RANCH, situated in
Grass Valley, together with Farming lmple-
ments, consisting Of Threshing Machine,
Headers, Plows, Harrows, etc. On the ranch Is
a good Dwelling House and Barn. There are
900 acres of land inclosed, and plenty Of water
for irrigating. In the driest season 300 acres Of
grain can be irrigated.
For terms, apply to
c. BACHToLD,
Matt Winnemucca, Nevada
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-14

For Hams and Bacon that are unsur.
passed for quality and price, call at the
Celebrated Cash Store.
apl9 +. c. ROBINS.