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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01
NUMBER %.
FUN.
A kline friend-The Jersey cow.

A kline friend-The Jersey COW.
Altogether too yoiceless: After the
clergyman had united happy pair,
not long ago, an awful silence ensued,
which was broken by an impatient
youth exclaiming, "Don't be so un-
speakably happy"
A Chicago girls excuse for marrying
young man whose face was badly
marked with scars Of smallpox was
that he had poetic look. She thought
he was weighed down with some secret
sorrow.-Free Press.
Placing the ai:" aUnited at
last" cried the Chicago bride and
groom after a long courtship. United
at iastF cried the Chicago bride and
groom after short matrimony.-
Louisville co,srser-Jownaz.
The eagle in one house." says
Gresset, is the fool in another
Certainly. The man who talks the
loudest in the railway car and con
tradicts everybody at the hotel table,
sets the dinner table and washes the
baby at home.
Shakespeare may have been a great
writer, but he was not consistent.
Polonius is made to say to Laertes,
"Neither borrower or a lender be,"
and yet Mark Antony asks the Roman
populaee to lend him their ears
Rochester Eapress.
Perfectly empty: Il do wish you
would come home earlier" said a
woman to her husband. Il am afraid
TO stay alone. 1 always imagine that
there's somebody in the house, bus
when you come know there ANTI
ArkGnsGa0 TraUeEeT.
Look here, boy" said stern
Austin parent, "you are telling me
falsehood right now. I can read
it in your face" @It must be
some falsehood I told you last week,
pa You know you can't read, any
how. without your spectacles.' SIT
i1ags.
Harry: 4 say, Charley, pass me
that book, please" Charley (out Of
sorts): "Why don't you wait on your
self2" Harry: Because, Charley, II
hate poor servant. But you, you
know, are so admirably fitted for the
business" Charley passes the book
at Harry's head.-BoSton Transcript.
A story is told of woman who
wanted to keep up appearances, who
was often thTarted in this by her in
nOcent and matter-of-fact daughter.
One day when a visitor was present at
the table, the hostess said to her
daughter: Where are all our knives ~
Here they are, both Of them, was
the astounding reply.-Boston Globe
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01


all the Others before youp" she ques-
toned, an hour later, glancing up slyIy
into his face. "No? Well, it was
because they belong on the farm and
your home is at the Beacon office, New
York city"
"WhatF' in surprise, did youknow
that Z"
" Why, how stupid of course. You
surely never supposed for moment
that l fell in love with a simple
farmer, did you, John ?"
And he was strangely silent, looking
far off across the valley to where the
distant mountain rose black against thu
SIxv
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01

Gar Alexander III. makes hobby
Of police and military uniforms. He
has changed the costume Of the St.
Petersburg police three times since his
accession, and carefully examines the
minutest details Of all new styles,
sometimes taking hours to decide upon
the pattern of a button.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01
VOLUME v.
4 Valentine.

Little maid, whose sweet blue eye
Open with such pleased surprise
As this pictured scroll they view
Where forget-me-nots entwine
With the myrtle's glossy vine
And blush-rose's tender hue,
Yield moment to the spell,
While the flowers their story tell,
Whispering softly in your ear;
First to speak, the timid rose,
Loath my secret to disclose,
Faltering says: "T love you, dearF'
Then the flower with petals blue
Quickly adds: "My love is true,
And through cloudy skies will shine
Clear and bright" The myrtle pale
Cries: My love shall never fail,
Will you be my Valentine?"
Ella w. Kicker.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01

It is bad policy to despise small
persons or small things. A single
grapeshot settles the destiny of an EN-
pire, and a diamond necklace has CON
tributed largely to bloody revolution,
The gabbling of geese saved Rome.
The accident of the two spectacle
glasses at proper focus gave the world
the telescope. The fall Of an apple re-
vealed to Newton the law which hangs
the world in space, the broadcast law Of
the material universe.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-02-01

Virginia has 172 tobacco factories,
whose annual production is 4S,00O,00C
pounds of tobacco.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
ALVA L0UCKs.
KEYSTONE

The Peoria Democrat has the following
to say of Peoria's abscondlng states at.
torney;
II is now tho@ght that Alva Loucks
that he was at the Grand opera house
Thursday evening finds no confirmation,
and nobody is known TO have seen him
Wednesday. One of the attorneys inter
ested in the Mendelson matter says he had
time to sail from New York Friday morn
ing
Last Tuesday he was notified by his
sureties that they intended to withdraw
from his bond Yesterday they fled
notices TO that effect in the county court.
The law requires that the notice to the
county court shall be filed within five
DAYS after the notice is given to the
official. This has not been done in this
instance, and it is liable to complicaie
matters. Were everything regular, the
court would in ten days have to order the
county clerk to call special election. or
he might in his discretion extend the time
ten days longer As it is, there are some
questions of what it is proper to do
The Chicago Tribune has the following
A well-known gambler was met on
Clark street last night, and speaking of
Loucks, said: Yes, / know him we'll
Many's the time I've dealt for him, and
harder player | never saw. Yes, LOucks
was great gambler; he used to come
to Chicago very often, and nearly every
night that he was here he would tackle
the game He would play pretty close,
though, and seldom bet on anything
but eases
Did he lose much?'
well, yes. a good deal He would
win sometimes, of course, but the bank
would get it all back again"
We'll, he would come in and drop
three. or four, or five hundred at a clip.
thought then he must have had a soft
thing of it in Peoria or he couldn't
stand such losses on his salary. Some
of the gang used to say that Peoria
would be good place to get into fix,
If the states attorney needed money to
buck with"
did he ever act as if he was dis
tressed by his losses?"
''Oh no: He was cool all the time,
and took it as matter of course. Any
of the dealers will tell you about him,
as he played in nearly every house in
town"
Other gamblers said about the same
thing, one remarking that Loucks knew
the best games and never played against
Ia brace"
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
IOWA
From the St. Louis Republican

The two candidates for Governor in
Iowa, Kinuc, Democrat, and Sherman,
Republican, are conducting a joint can
vass and debate in which each sets forth
the claims and merits of his party in a
very fair and courteous way, leaving lthe
people to decide between them. The
effectis to attract large audiences who
enjoy the rare privilege of seeing and
comparing the two party chiefs on the
same platform, and of hearing an able
discussion of the questions of the day,
The first meeting. at Independence last
"Wednesday revealed the weakness of the
Republican position and showed the diff
cult task which the Republican candidate
has before him. There are but two oues-
to talk about-prohibition and protee-
tion--and on both Mr.. Sherman showed
that he is on the wrong side. He was
compelled to avow himselfa Prohibition
ist and protectionist, and TO make the
best defense he could of these declining
politics, 1t is true prohibition carried
Iowa year ago, but this is no guarantee
that the people IF the state are in favor
of it now. The people of KANSAS adopted
prohibition in 1880, and repudiated it in
1882, andthere are some indications of
"a like revulsion of opinion in Iowa On
the subject of tariff protection the Repub-
lican candidate is equally unfortunate.
The people of Iowa require immense
amounts of lumber for their houses and
of barbed wire for their fencing They
do not produce these necessary articles;
they have to buy them with the proceeds
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
STATE NEWS.

Cairo is infested with thoroughbred
crooks"
Nashville has daily paper and Du-
Quoin wants one.
Mt. Vernon has shipped $4,000 barrels
of apples this season.
The Belleville Jail is thirty-five years
old, and is said to be crowded and un-
safe
Congressman Townshend and wife are
attending the tertio millenial exposition at
Santa Fe, n. NJ
Mace Jones. a wounded murderer,
escaped from the st. Clair county hospital
one day last week He was 1ecaptured
few days later in St Louis.
The latest virtue reported of the waters
of Creal Springs is that they VIII restore
hair on bald heads.
Hay crop near Ottawa, Can, largest Tor
twenty years.
Boot tramps and other frauds from
your premises
Remember that drilling is preferable to
broadcaSting.
Securing the great staple, indian corn,
soon in order
The shrewd farmer always leads his
forces in the field
Indianapolis lost hundreds of shade
trees during the late cyclone there
A century plant in the grounds of the
Block House, at Enterprise, Fla, has shot
up q flower stalk forty feet high.
Mr. Peter Henderson drives away ants
that eat rosebuds by tying TO the stems of
the bushes sponges soaked in paratfine
II is reported that the Hudson river
grape crop will he at least one-third
larger than last years which was an
abundant one,
The government farm at Summerville,
S. c., has heen restocked, and new efforts
to get funds to run it will be made at the
next session.
Potatoes are best dug so soon as ripe.
Ii left IN tue earth, they may start into
growth or become affected with the much
dreaded rot. 1t is well to sort the pota-
toes as they are gathered, excluding all
unfit for the table.
Two quarts of seed sown on an acre
have produced fifty bushels of wheat
Where all the conditions are favorable
the American farmer should not SOW
more than half a bushel per acre. But
agricultural reforms are never sweeping;
therefore let the wheat grower try one
bushel per acre
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
BAR ASSOCIATION.

The attorneys Of Rock Island and Mo-
line have determined 10 organize bar
association, and with this object in view
had q meeting this morning. after the ad-
joErnment of court Judge Wilkinson
was selected as chairman of the meeting
and w. j. Entriken, as secretary A com
mittee was appointed to report an order
of organization tomorrow morning. The
committee will meet this evening at the
court room at 7:3O O'Clock, when all mem
bers of the proposed association are in
vited to be present and make any sugges-
tion advisable relative TO organization.
The object of The association is to agree
on the regular order of trial of cases, by
members, so that delay and embarrass-
ment can be avoided in the future. where
by more speedy transaction of business
befole the court can be accomplished
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
MARKET REVIEW.

To-day's quotations from Chicago are
as follows: September wheat 8 .97s; DC
tober 99l; November $1,01s; September
corn, 47a; October AZ November 458;
eptember oats 254; October 26; No
vember 26g; September pork, $l1; Octo-
her $i1, 80; November $11, ,85; September
lard, $8, 10; October S8,174; November
$7,s7A. Hog receipts, $4,000; light S., 20
to So, 40, end heavy 81, 80 to 1886,
Yesterdays closing quotations were:
September wheat, 9Ss; October t1.01l;
November SiO2A September corn, All
October got. September pork $11.974
October S12 124; November Sl1 40 Sep.
tember lard, Ss.S2; October $685.; No
vember $6023 Hog receipts, $4,000;
light S.. 40 to Sc; mixed $4 10 to $5
On Market square to-day hay sold Sc
to $8; oats 26 to 29 cents; hogs $525;
hard coal $8 so.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
pUsUQUE,s sEMI.CENTENNIAL.

The city officials of Rock Island who
were in attendance at the semicentenniai
celebration at Dubuque, yesterday, have
returned hOme-that is to say, the largest
majority. few have not yet arrived, but
will be down on a boat this evening.
The party stopped at the st. Julien house,
and after breakfast, yesterday morning,
were waited upon by Hon. Fred O'Don-
nell, mayor of the city. The grand pro
cession started on the line Of march at
$50 a m. 1t was composed OF civic and
military societies, the mayor and city
council the police and fire departments,
military companies and drum corps, Odd
Fellows and uniformed patrarchs, Ma
sons. benevolent societies, citizens on
foot, carriages containing officers and
orators the mayors and councilmen of
adjacent cities, among them those of
Lamars, Rock Island, Independence,
Galena, Cedar Rapids, and other cities,
the Butchers society on horseback,
Knights of Pythias,. citizens in carriages
and on foot
The carriages in the procession, beside
the officers of the day, orators and invited
guests, contained Hon. Fred ODonnell,
present mayor, and General G. H. Booth, 4
the first mayor of the city in 1s4l, and
Mrs. c. Fl. Booth; General Warner Lewis,
first justice of the peace and first clerk of
the court, and Mrs, Lewis; Mrs Susan
Ann Lawrence, who was the first white
woman that settled in Iowa, October II, F,
1882, now 75 years of age; Mrs. DR.. Lin
ton, formerly Mrs Thomas McCraney,
who came to Dubuque in 1888; the Rev
Simon Clark. chaplin of the day, the first
settled minister in Iowa at Dubuque;
Alexander Levy, Benjamin Rupert, VIM.
Myers, George Bennett and other early
settlers whom it was pleasure to see to-
gether
Main street was handsomely decorated
and arches spanned the street at several
PLACES. The notices on the Fifth street
arch were: Dubuque wilderness in
1888. Population in 1888, 100000. Its
business $44, ,000O 900 per annum. "Du-
buque the largest manufacturing and job
bing center in Iowa" At Eighth street,
Honor to Julien Dubuque, the first white
settler and miner in the mines of Spain
"'1sS3-See what time has wrought" The
arches were very handsome and gorgeous,
June 1st was the date of the anniversa-
ry of Dubuque, but the time was changed
to Monday, September Sd, in order to
give the farmers chance to en-.
gage in the festivities. The
crowd was said to be enormous, the
streets being literally filled with people,
At the fair grounds some excellent
speeches were made.
Among those who arrived home from
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04

of their unprotected grain and potatoes;
and, before the canvass is over, they will
be made to understand the injustice of
being taxed 25 per cent on lumber for
the benefit of Michigan mill-owners, and
35 per cent, on fencing for the benefit of
Eastern wire manufacturers, while receiv-
ing no protection whasever on their farm
products. That the hardships of having
no trees should be aggravated by the ex-
action of tribute paid to other states
which have an abundance of timber, is a
case of gross unfairness the Dcmoctaiic
candidate. Mr.. Kline. is making very
plain to them. He is showing that both
prohibition and protection are violent and
artificial limitations Unnatural right and,
as strong Republican state as Iowa has
heretofore been, it would not be surpris-
ing if Republicanism should be wrecked
on these two measures.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04

luck; only last week he was
in Davenport for repairs aud
this week To Rock Island Buy a
steamer. Amos.
Pearsoll Bros. shipped car load of
hogs to Chicago
John Schall was attending the Albany
fair one day last week
Miss Grace Kenworthy is teaching the
fall term of school at the Enterprise school
house. The Enterprise directors know
when they get good teacher.
Mrs. d. NJ Martin is quite i'll. d. NJ.
himself is as healthy, good natured and
jolly as usual
G. Dillon hied himself to Port Byron
one day last week behind that fine young
team of his.
Our pathmaster, Hamilton Wreath. has
been filling the washouL that occurred
during the freshet last spring between the
bluff and the dale
KEYS ZONE
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
A DAVENPORT BLAZE

About 8 o'clock this morning smoke
was seen issuing from the alley back of
what is known as the Perry house on
Front street and for a time it looked to
The citizens on this side, as though it
would be quite confiagration; but it was
soon noticed that the fire department was
on hand. A reporter for the ARGUS
visited the scene, and found that the loss
does not exceed $3.50. The fire originated
in small shed which was used for
smoking fish, and in less time than two
minutes it rose a mass of flames
The fire department were on hand
promptly, and soon succeeded in extin-
gushing the flames, resulting in loss to
Fl. Schoening proprietor of the Perry house
of only $50, and to F A. Perrie, owner
of the building. which was completely
destroyed, of $3.50 The adjoining barn
and kitchen of the Davenport house also
caught fire, but it was put out before any
great damage was done Davenport is
highly pleased with her paid fire depart
ment, as. a prominent citizen of that place
told the reporter this morning. He said
that in the short time of its existence the
experiment has saved hundreds of thou
sands of dollars worth of property "See
here, said he, 'Gook at the combHstible
material in this alley, nothing but old
wooden buildings on either side from
one street to the other; just think of what
damage the fire would have done under
the old system or the volunteer service.
Why, venture to say that nearly this
whole block would have been a mass oi
ruins, had it not been for the prompt
action of the fire department. We woult
not be without it for five times what il
COST" This very fire offers a splendid
example of the good results of 6
paid fire department, because of the dry
condition of everything at this time and
the combustible material on which th'
fire had a chance to feed; and if it haC
got good headway the fire would hav,
wiped out some very valuable property
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
RAILROADISTIC

The rate between Cincinnati and St.
Louis has been cut down to $3.50. The
regular rate is SO 1t is barely possible
that, if the war continues to grow in
bitterness. passengers will be dead headed
between the two cities and lunched at
half-priee. HsF
The managers of the Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe railroad notified the people
of Dodge City, Kan, Saturday, that the
town must be reformed or the track and
shops of the company would be removed.
The council of the town ordered the en-
forcement of the ordinances relative to
gambling and prostitution, and passed
another prohibiting dance houses
During the past twelve months the
Wisconsin Central railroad has sold 20,
600 acres of its lands in Marathon, Tay
lor, Price and Adams counties Wis.
These sales have been made exclusively
to actual settlers, spectators being given
no opportunity to invest. In the same
time they have sold 200 town lots and
100, 100000 feet of pine stumpage.
Within two years over thirty new saw
mills have been erected on the lands of
the company. whose products are tribu-
tary to the Wisconsin Central.
An exchange has the following to say
of the Chicago, Rock Island and Kan
sas city road;
The president of the Chicago, Roek
Island and Kansas City Railroad com.
pany states that the company will begin
work between Kansas City and Chilli
Iccthe in September He says he will
soon furnish maps showing where the
road will run, and expects the right of
way 10 be donated or paid for the by the
cities and people along the line. and per
haps more-he does not yet know how
much He has not got the engineers
figures on all the surveys yet, and cannot
tell which is the cheapest andbest route,
for he viii strike eachone for subsidy
unless one is SO unfavorable as to make
it beyond the power of the people TO ST.
cure ain equality unless Mt great expense
II is quite evident that the managers of
this contemplated road are trying to. get
up a composition between the various
counties and towns in the section
through which it is to run and get them
to bid as high as possible to secure the
road It is hardly probable, however,
:hat this well-worn scheme win succeed.
In every instance where new corporations
have obtained aid from the people the
latter have received none of the promised
benefits, and the money they spent was
thrown to the winds The people have
become more cautious. and will think
twice before giving aid to new railroad
enterprises that have no financial back
ing If another road between Chicago
and Kansas City is needed it will be built
whether the people along the proposed
route will aid it with subscriptions or not.
And it is not needed it is simply mon.
ey making scheme on the part of would
be railroad magnates.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
THE PROPOSED PARK.

The president and directors of the Rock
Island & Milan street railway made trip
yesterday, to the twenty acres on the east
side OF the track which has so generously
been donated by Mr.. Bailey Davenport,
to be used as park The gentlemen ex-
press themselves as well pleased with the
ground, and when the necessary work has
been performed, think it will make a
model park Men have been put to work
clearing away the brush, etc. Benches
and tables have been obtained already, so
that everything will be in readiness as
soon as the grounds are in order,
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
EXCURSION RATES TO PEORIA,

The Rock Island & Peoria railroad will
sell excursion tickets to Peoria and re-
turn at one and one third fare for the
benefit of those who wish to attend the
fair in progress. this week, at that city
On Thursday Sept. 8, special excursion
train will leave Rock Island at a. m.
and returning will leave Peoria at
o'clock F. m. thus giving all plenty O
time to go to the fair, and look over the
city. A large number will doubtless avsi
themselves of their low rates. A
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
FROM THE COUNTRY.
liar Correspondence to the Argus.

Coal VALLEY, Sept. 4.
John Hannah, of Toulon, Stark county
H., is here on visit.
Miss Mary F. Harris has returned from
trip north to ST. Paul and manv other
places In that vicinity.
The Peoria railroad company has just
completed the roofing of the depot, which
was so much needed.
Wm Murphy and son have succeeded
in getting ditch low enough to drain
their coal mine, which will give them ac-
cess to three acres of good stove coal in
the suburbs of our village
Mrs. Tanksley. of Chicago, is at her
mothers quite i'll with an affection of the
lungs Her husband has been dispatched
for and has recently arrived.
The directors have been making some
improvements on the school buildings;
cleaning the interior, cutting the grass
and taking the rubbish out of the yard,
and giving them an outside coat of paint,
preparatory to the commencement of the
school.
Gilbert Petty has bought house and
lot two doors west of his old place, and has
built shop and moved his family into
the house.
s. Fl. Gordon has repaired his express
wagon so that it looks finer than any one
in The place.
The public schools commenced yester
day, with Mr.. Henner, of Galva, as prin-
cipal, and Misses Lizzie Gardner and
Fannie Freeberg, of this place, as assist
ants.
Mrs. Felskey has almost entirely re.
covered of her wound, and it is thought
she will soon be married again.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
THESE ARE snLIn FACTS

The best blood purifier and system re-
ulator ever placed within the reach of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric Bit
ters. Inactivity of the Liver, Biliousness
Jaundice, Constipation, Weak Kidneys,
or any disease of the urinary organs, or
who ever requires an appetizer, tonic or
mild stimulaut, will always find Electric
Bitters the best and only certain cure
known. They act surely and quickly,
every bottle guaranteed to give enthe
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty cents bottle by Hartz & Bahnsen.
The Rock Island Argus., 1883-09-04
BASE BALL.

The Stars received challenge yester-
day from the Sterling Browns, who wish
to play in that city on Friday. On account
of the game with the EDWARDS, of Chics-
go, the preceding day. the challenge was
not accepted. A game will probably be
arranged with the Sterlings some time
next week.
The Stars will play the EDWARDS, of
Chicago, on Monday and Thursday of
next week.
The Clintcns and Stars are playing
hard for the mastery at the fair grounds
this afternoon. and large crowd is wit
Messing the game.