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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

hands of the soldier does not effect fatal
ity until it has discharged twice the mans
weight in lead The shooting of the Beers
in South Africa showed. however, that the
modern rife gamble made TO do its work
with a smaller expellaiture of ammunition.
And we have no doubt that if skill and
care were directed TO this special objtct,
less than fifty discharges from naval ord
nance might be made to accomplish an
effective hit The navel shooting at Alex :
andria was under exceptionally favorable
conditions, which had very little resem-
blance to- that of a fight between hostile
ships The forts were, of course, fixed OBJ
iects marked on the charts, so that the
range could be readily ascertained by
cross bearings, without the Use of range
finders. Moreover, the ships were in
smooth water and had little rolling motion
so that the absence of muZzle sights was
not much felt The discharges per gun
were also few in number, and by no means
rapid, so that the endurance was not much
tried The naval artillerist did their work
well, but that should not shut the eyes of
authorities to the necessity of higher
training for the more difficult shooting at
moving objects on the high seas.-(Com
mauder'W' Dawson, Royal Navy-Col
burns United Service Magazine.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

New York Worga. The Norwalk Gazette
asksyehe attention. of its readersto 4 state
raent of fnaneysEtoleh by sdemoerafae offia
cials in five Southen states to the amount
of 81, 250. 900, and invites them to calculate
how much the democrats would steal out
of the national treasury if they once got a
crack at it. Well, the thing can be calcu-
lated on that basis. 81, $50, 900 divided by
five would give $250,o00 per state of dem
ocratic stealings, and this sum multiplied,
for convenience sake. by 40, would give
80 90o, 900 for democrafie crack at the
federal strong box. How gladly would
the people of the United States have COM
promised with what the Gazette truthfully
but cuttingly calls the .'scalawag republi
cans for stealings of only $10,000,000 a
year fer slae past rwenAy years1s The Go
eette has found without difieulty basis
Of calculation for possible democratic steal
ings. but no one can find such norm for
the actual republican robberies already
accomplished. Their name is legion and
their influence is everywhere. Every man /,
woman and child in the republic has paid
and pays hourly contribution to the
uncomfortable sum in the cost of govern
ment, in every article of food. in every
article 81 cfothfng in fuel, in lights, in
water, II subscriptions to the Norwalk Ga
zssse II the thefts had been but 800, 00o,
600 year all these necessaries of life
would have been cheaper to every one, and
the Gazette might have qualified its sweep
ing denunciation of its own party
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

Look at the population of the three king
doms it may easily be perceived that there
is a considerable difference among them
with respect to temperament. The Irish are
gay ardent; the Scotch are comparatively
cool, steady and cautious: the English are,
perhaps, fair average between the two.
We remember that it was not ineleganty
observed by friend that an Englishman
thinks and speaks; q Scotchn~n thinks
twice before he speaks, and an Irishman
speaks before he thinks. A lady present
added. "a Scothman thinks with his head,
an Trishman with his heart" This allusion
to impulse operating more rapidly than
elaboration is akin to Miss Edgenworth's
remark that an Irishman may err with
his head, never with his heart; the truth
however, being that he obeys his heart
not always waiting for the dictates of his
head. Some years ago there was carrie
allure very graphically poItraying these
grades of difference in the ardor of the
three nations. An Englishman, an Irish
man. and a Scotchman were represented
as locking through the window of con-
fectioner at beautiful young women ser
wing the shop. saOhf' eXclaIms Mr. Pat ick
do let us be spending half-crown with
I he dear craytures that we may look at her
conveniently ana have q bit of chat with
her" SYou extravegant dog. said Mr.
George " I'm sure one-half the money
would do quite as well. But let us go in
by all means, she is charming girl All!
wait wee, iuterposed Mr.. Andrew, din
ma we ken it'll serve our purpose equally
weel just to ask the bonnie lass TO gle US
twa sixpence for shilling. and inquire
where's Mr. Thoompsonss house, aud so
like2 Were no hungry and may as well
save the siller,HE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

resolution has been introduced in the
Texas senate for committee to ascertain
if the contract with Chicago parties for the
construction of state capitol cannot be
annulled, it being alleged that the lands
given for that purpose are worth from
S10,o00,o0o to SIS, 000. Co., This con-
Germs Congressman G. B. FarweH and
Colonel Abner Taylor, of Chicago. =
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
THE JUNIORS TRIBUTE TO THE SENIOR
Oh. when /
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Mr.. Conklings tribute to the great pub
lie and private virtues of the late Gov.
Morgan, whose funeral. with the President
of the Uuited States as pallbearer. is to
take place this afternoon, was obtained
and printed yesterday by the World news
paper. He and were senators togeth-
err" says Mr.. Conkling, land was alwav S
on the most intimate and friendly terms.
He was not eminent on the floor. but was
invaluable as committeeman. We were
together in the senate when Andrew john
son was impeached and tried, and | believe
IN respect of every ARTICLE and every speci-
fication, and there were a great many, our
votes were alike"
This method of complimentiag Gov
Morgan is suggestive of a story told of the
late Senator Summer, of Massachusetts
who was asked by IN eminent Philadelphia
divine, in one of the most stirring epochs
of public affairs, What is the newsg and
replied, : feel somewhat better to-day.
Mr. Coakling adds: I'VE always had
the most thorough and cordial understand
ing touching all matters on which we were
to act as senator's The fact is that Coy
Morgan was Mr. Conkling's senior in the
senate by many years, and the junior sen
ator's term had been running scarcely
twelve months at the time OF President
Johnsen's impeachment.
Mr.. Conkling is silent concerning the
most important opportunity he ever had
for testfying his appreciation of Gov.
Morgan,s merits in politics We refer TO
the republican national convention at Gin
cinnati IN 1876. II would have added a
very interesting page to political history
if Mr.. Conkling, in distribute, had given
full and faithful narrative of the obsta-
cles which were interposed to a union of
the New York delegation upon Gov. Nor
gan as secandidRte for the presidency In
event of such union it was the opinion
of calm observers that Gov. Morgan, and
not Gov. Hayes, would have received the
nomination of the conxention. We. for
bear to discuss the consequences of that
frustrated possibility
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

A Colorado correspondent, writing to q
paper at Freeport, declares that ex Lieu
tenant Governor Tabor bought up mem
bers of the legislature at the rate of 81
900 apiece to secure the election of United
States senator, and says the only thing for
which Tabor is at all remarkable is the fact
that hemade a big strike In Leadville
silver mine. and that the only qualification
he has for senator is his supposed wealth.
The question is, if it cost Tabor $4,000
apiece for tue votes he received for the
senatorial short term, how much did if
cost Bowen, another supposed bonanza
man, to secure the long term2 And. in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
A wEAK-MlNDED MILLIONAIRE.
SMALL P0X
A MOVING BUG.
Correspondence Dublin

Correspondence Dublin Espressl -
Having heard many reports about tins
moving bog, / resolved to visit the scene
of devastation. Never have / witnessed
as strange phenomenon. About mid
night between Castlerea and BeIlenagare,
distance of six miles, there is a gently
sloping vale a5ounding in rich meadow
and pasture lands. The road at this point
is somewhat higher than the adjacent
fields. Along this valley the bog has
forced its way. On reaching the road it
was held in check for a considerable time,
but eventually it burst across and rushed
with amazing rapidly, covering in its
course upwards Of 100 acres of fine pas
ture lands. One farmhouse stands quite
surrounded with the mud, the occupants
having to flee for their lives, leaving be-
hind cart, on. which they were busily
heaping some of their forniture All com
munication between Gastlerea and ReIIi-
nagare is cut of, huge masses of bog coat
ed with neither, remaining on the road for
nealry quarter of a mile fully 10 feet
deep. Being anxious to view the source
srom which it issued. I sarted up the field
towards the bog. / found it commenced
about half a mile from the road having
formed a large subsistence of amazing ex-
tent fran y hich a stream of mnd was still
iFfcstsbdUty forcing us way Inc glgantiC
masses Of bog borne along. in apparently
sportive mimircy baltic description. I en-
tered cabin ON the outskirts of the bog,
which was surprised to End clean and
comfortable despite its gloomy surround
iDgs. The old man told me that this bog
had been showing signs of moving for
many years back He attributes the cause
to defective drainage. the water having
scarcely any outlet He statad that il
started very suddenly reaching the road
nearly half m1lesdistant, in less than ten
minutes. He sorrowfully pointed out to
me his fine little fields, on which he appears
to have bestowed much care, the most OF
them now covered with fully twenty-six
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
This .deeaaerce of navel shooting is a

This obedience of navel shooting is a
growth, growing with successive improve
ments in navel architecture aud naval
armaments. Beside the waste of anmuhi-
ton and of destructive power, it's I'M ur-
ious effect on our own guns increases
with their size. One of the Highest author
iteson naval tactics, Capt. p. II. Colomb,
royal navy. some years ago, estimated
from data furnished by target practice at
sea that heavy gun must be discharged
so times to one effective hit. Subsequent
observation tends TO confirm this comput
alton. The shooting of the Shah and Anne
thyst was inferior to this estimate, their
target being in rapid motion. But the en-
dufance of heavy ordnance decreases rap
idly as the guns increase in weight And
the introduction of turrets necessitates
the same gun doing duty for both broad
sides; without that relief which broadside
guns can obtain by changing the side of
the ship engaged. It is mainly the guns
with a varying angle of grooves for the
rif1ing which thus suffer. The serious
effect of 80 rapid dIscharges per effective
nit en- the ennurance of the heavier ord
nance renders it advisable to increase the
percentage of hits if possible The old
smooth bores were credited with killing a
man by the discharge of the guns weight
in shot. In other words. three tons of 81
FOUNDER tons were required to kilha man.
But the heaviest gun IN the Shah and Ames
thyst weighed 12 tons, Yeti took 10 tons
of projectiles 10 kill one Peruvian Ct
should also be remembered that the in
PRODUCTION of rlied muskets into the army
has had somewhat similar result The
OLD Brown Bess,s as 10 was called, killed a
man by firing at him his own weight in
lead bullets. But the modern rife in the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
AN uuFINIsHED POEM BY BRYANT
March Century

The reader of Mr.. Bryants poems viii
readily remember the many verses address
TO his wife, such as "0h fairest of the
Rural Maids. y written about the time o.
their marriage; The Future Life, specu-
lating as to the union of their spirits II
the world to come; the Sick Bed, de
scribing an illness; The Life That Is,
rejoicing IN her recovery; THE Twenty
seventh of March, '-th,; birthday of Mrs
Bryant; October, 1885, descriptive oil
her death and burial; and May Evening,
a gentle reference to her loss. But in ad
dition to these, as we learn from Mr.. God
WINS forthcoming biography of the poet
fragment was found among his papers,
which recels her memory in very tender
way, seven years after her death The
lines were unfinished and uncorrected; but
we cannot refrain from giving them as
them were written-dated 'RoslYn 1873.
The morn hath not the glory that it wore,
Nor doth the day 20 beautiful die,
Since can call thee TO my side no more,
To gaze npon the sky KsE
Forthy dear hand with each return to spriHg,
L sought in sunny hooks the flowers she gave;
l seek them STILL ana sorrowtully bring
The choicesbto thy grave
Here, where | sat alone, is sometimes heard,
From the great world, a whisper OF my name.
Joined hapIy to some kind commencing word,
By those whose praise Is fame.
And then, as if 1 thought thou still vert nigh,
turn me- have forgetting thou art dead,
To read the gentle gladness in thine eye
That once might have read.
turn, but thee not; before my eyes
The image of a hillside mound appears
Where ali of thee that passed not TO the skies
Was laid with bitter tears.
And whose thoughts go back to happier days
That fl u with thee, would gladly now resign
All that the world can give of fame and praise
For one sweet look of thine.
Thus, eyer, when5 read of generous deeds,
Such words $ thou didst once delight TO hear
MYsheart wFung with anguish as ii bleessss
To think thou art not near s g
And now that caa talk no more with thee
OF aucieIt friends and days too fair to last,
A bitterness blends with the memory
OF All that happy past.
:, A fsEIE
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

1t is now known that the number of
lives lostin the recent Braidwood coal mine
disaster is eighty one. The number of
rendered fatherless is about a hundred.
Liberal relief is arriving from Chicago and
elsewhere, and an emergency bill has been
introduced in the Legislature, appropriating
$1,000
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

The deposits in the savings banks of the
state of New York for the year 1882 in
creased nearly $3000O,OO0 over the year
previous This increase represents for the
most part savings of the working classes.
The Legislature is asked to throw greater
safeguards around the management of
these institutions, and the request should
be complied with
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

feet of bog 1t has now forced its way in
the River Suck, which flows through this
town, and immense quantities are passing
towards Ballinisole Some care and super
VISION will be required at the VaFions
Bridges along the Suck to prevent their
being filed up. Rain still continues to fall
very heavily, aand more serious results are
aDprehended
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

The orchard products of the United
States for 1880 are valued il the last cen
sus at $50, S76. 154s In 1870 they we're
over $47, 100000. This slight increase
was mostly in Southern states, crops in
the Northern fruit growing states. for 1880,
below the average,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

Such general hood-disaster has never
been known before in the Ohio valleyas that
caused by the present freshet. The aggre
gate loss, if it could be accurately com
puted, would show startling figures. Aud,
what makes it still worse, is the fact that
none of this immense loss is even partially
covered by Insurance. - 8, -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
The people Of Rockawax Beach. n,

New York. are agitated over the tidal
wave predicted for the 9th or 10th OF
March. The great wave, according to
Virgins, will cause the tide to rise forty
feet above high water mark. The numer-
Gus disasters that have already occurred
this year have caused the hotel men to feel
superstitious, and their families are SO
badly frightened that some of them will
leave the beach March L
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

1t is estimated that over $4,000. 900
worth of property has been destroyed or
damaged by floods in the state of Indi-
ana alone. Every city, village and gown'
on the Ohio river and otherstreams suffer-
ed to greater or less extent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

The estate of the late William E. Dodge,
of New York, is valued at So, o00, 600. His
will divides the bulk of his property be-
tween his widow and children, gives goodly
sums to other relatives and to faithful en-
ployes, and bequeaths large amounts to
several religious and charitable institu-
tons.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

Mrs. Fanny Driscoll White Milwaukee,
favorite young poetess. Is lying at the
point of death at the home Of hsrsparents;
in that city. She is the wife of Mr.. Henry
Ten Eyck White, of the editorial staff of
the Chic ago Tribune. They were but re-
Gently married
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

The total production of iron and steel
rails in the United States last year was
1858, 794 net tons; Pennsylvania made
$50, 90S tons; Illinois, 362, $50 tons; Ohio,
$780, S06 tons; New York, 155, 021 tons;
Missouri, So, 52S tons.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

An Indiana journalist, after traversing
the flooded section of the state, estimates
the damage to property at $S,155, GEO
Over 5000 residences have been swept
away or wrecked, and 900 persons are
at present dependent upon charity fol
food and clothing.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
Thursday February ~. 1888.

II appears to be fact that both of the
great railroad kings'-W. H- Vaderbilt
and Jay Gould-are in very poor health,
and find it necessary to take rest. What
profiteth it a man if he sueceedsin aeeum
ulating the riches of Crmsus, but loses his
health.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
IL'lG Union THRUST L!n
Gil and 6I3 CHEsNrT STREET. pm.
DELPHlA, PA.
CAPITAL $1,000. 600
CHARTER PEEptuu

Acts as hgecptor. Administrator. Asg..
ceiger guardian, l4fi0gney. AgeHt Yr..t.
Committee, atone or IN connection rim aa t..I
dfpOi7stee.
Takes rharge of the property OF ah..r.I.-
nou-residents, collects and T-mits iucouf. r.r...
and discharges faithfully the dutfc- OFF
fduciary trust and agency known to the 1Ha.
Safes for Rent within BurglarprO0f =. fr- .......
charge. Plate, securities and all otuel ......
securely Kept ut a moderate annual char.
return specific indemnity.
Car Trusts and other approved securffr- .....
Interest allowed on Moneys deposited l... .-.
periods. upon days notice.
W. G. PAT TEESttN, President.
HESTER CL1MER. Vice Preside.
MAHLON 5. STOKES, Treasure
FRANCIS BACON. Sec'v and TrH-t pH....
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

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Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
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A remedy for indigestion, consumption,
Dyspepsia, weakness, fever, agne. etc,
.Coldea's Liquid Beef Tonic
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
w. r.. MAGILL.

DENTIST ONCE. corner of Second ANeHNg ,i
UEighteenth street Room s. over Rock l,ss-
National Bank. Rock Island. Illinois uo' @T
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
ILLINOIS.
THE LATE SAMUEL j. MEDILL.

sp,.-ss THE LATE SAMUEL j. MEDIIL.
SPRINeFIELDy Feb 21.-A meeting of
Representatives, of the local press and gen
tlemcn connected with the press in differ
ent parts of the state, was held here this
evening in the Island House. with Paul
Selby. Esq. in the chair. to take action re-
latiVe to the death of Samuel ]. Medill, of
the Chicago Tribune. Appropriate reso-
buttons were adopted, and ordered en-
crossed and transmitted to the widow and
friends of the deceased The resolutions
adopted are as follows:
WHEREAS, The sad intelligence as con-
veyed to US of the death of Samuel j.
Medill late managing editor of the Chicago
Tribune. and ex -preSident of the Chicago
club, we, as representatives of the Journa-
Isis of this city and stale. do tender our
sincere sympathy to the widow amt family
of onrilate colleage whose sorrows we share
and whose loss we deeply feel In his
death our profession has lost one of it's
ablest representatives and one of its
brightest ornaments, to whose ability,
energy and industry, the success of one of
the leading journals of the country is
largely due; and whose example is worthy
of imitation by the entire newspaper frater-
nifty.
1t is probable committee of the press
from here viii attend the funeral.
CHICAGO PRESS CLUB.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-The Chicago Press
Club metthis afternoon to take appropri-
ate action in respect to its late president,
Slnauel r. J Medi1l. who died at Quincy
yesterday. A committee of escort was
appointed which left to night to accom-
pany the remains to the city. The flu
neral will be held Saturday, and a memo
rial meeting of the Press Club VIII be held
Friday.
A wEAK-MINDED MILLIONAIRE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-In the case of the
alleged insanity of Hon. Perry III. Smith,
the well known millionaire the jury this
afternoon brought in verdict to the
effect that he is a distracted person Mo
ton for the appointment of coDservator
of his estate viii be made in a few days.
SMALL Pox
> SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 21.-A telegram to
the state board of health announces that
six cfaerly defined cases of small pox are
reported at Propolis, Hamilton county.
Vaccine virus and necessary instructions
have been sent to the local health officers.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22
nIRErT0Rs

DIRECTORS.
w. G. PATTERSON, HON. r. +. BAAAEH
JAMES LONG. Wilmington. D,.
ALFRED S. GILLETT. DIR. GEO ". HEUN
HON. ALLISON WHITE, Harrisbur- Pa.
DIR. G. z. TURNER. HON. i. : AFRICA
ID. r.. PATTERSON. Huntington. In
JOHN 7. MONROE HON. II. CLYWEI
JOS. |. KEEFE. Reading. Pa.
TH0S. r. PATTON, HENRl,S. EFEEHT
w. j. MEAD. Reading Pa.
JAS. $. MARTIN. EDMUND H. DDI.
DIR. D. HAYES AGNEW. Alfngtovu. pa.
II. Fl. HOT STON. HON. r.. L. MON AIls,
JOHN g. READING. West Chester. pa.
Philadelphia, Pa. GEN. W. W. u. DAVIS
HON. 7. f. RAN DOLPH Doylcstown. Fa.
MorristowD. n j.: CHAS. W. COOPER
Allentown. F1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

either case, how much honor is there in
becoming a senator by such meansg
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-22

E. SCHNEIDER dealer in all kinds Of fresh and sailed
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