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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
A woman's Experience.

Mrs. William Downes Of Uxbridge, Mass. writes
on March Is, 1888, as follows
During the past three years Ihave been great
sufferer from complication of diseases which
bafied the skill of the most experienced doctors,
as l could not obtain permanent relief by their
treatment and prescriptions; and have also tried
many so-called cures in the medicine line, but
could gel no relief. The pains, aches, and weak
ness increased so rapidly and constantly that l
was so reduced in strength as to be unable to
leave the bed, and the doctors inf rmed me that
there was no hope Of a recovery In this exhaus-
ted and discouraged condition dear friend per-
suaded me to use Hunts Remedy, and after tax
ing it only three days commenced to get better,
ind 10 my great Joy and delight have continued
TO improve constantly by its use, until now, after
having taken the remedy only few weeks, / am
able to be about my house again, and am now do
ing my Homework. My lame back is cured, the
severe pains have disappeared, and l am now in
better health than for many years, and beg this
privilege of gladly recommending Hunts Remedy
to all who are Affected with any disease of the kid.
neys or liver; and l also highly recommend 1t for
attacks of sick headache. My husband has also
experienced very great benefit 10 his health by
the use of this most valuable medicine, Hunts
Remedy
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
KEEPER 0E MADMAN's SECRETS
Maids Who Are Honored by Their Misstresses
as COnfdantes.
From the New Yotk Home journal.


The ladys maid with the white cap is
more common than the valet. All of the
more prominent actresses have maids
and nearly all leading society ladies have
them also. One of the most noticeable
results of foreign travel is the acquisition
of the lady's maid These maids are often
maids -of-all-work, and occupy the dual
capacity of maid and companion, or con
fidante. A well known actress gives all
her letters to her maid to answer, indeed,
except to legal documents, she seldom
takes pen in hand, as her education was
neglected in early life, and she is not
skilled either in chirography, syntax or
etymology.
There is great difference in ladies maids,
according to their nationality, The for
eign ladies' maids-French, Swiss or
English-seem TO be born TO Occupg the
position, and are subservient and defer
entail, and, it may be added sycophantic.
The colored maids are the most affection
ate and reliable. The maids selected
from poor families are the most indepen-
dent The French and Swiss maids gen
orally succeed in eliciting the confidence
of their mistresses, and occupy the pos
ition of a confidante, though mercenary.
and it is difficult to trust them with Sc
crets
The position o. governess or compan
ion must not be COMPOUNDED with that of
ladies' maids, though they are in the
parvenu, and at the hotels, where COM
paniOn can ride in the elevator, the maid
not being permitted there, but compelled
to walk up and down stairs the same as
other servants. The governess and com
panion are generally ladies of position in
reduced circumstances, who were every
way fit associates of those who employed
them, and often much superior in every
respect, to them, excepting social posi-
ton and resources. The governess OIL
companion Is permitted to dress to sui
her taste, while the lady's maid is com
PEELED to wear the white linen cap and
the plain garb of the household subordi
nate.
Ladies maids are generally young
women, childless widows of deceased
BARRIERS or walters or grooms. Thei
functions are identical in regard to thu
ladies who employ them as those of thu
valet toward his master, only more con
| fidential and more social, as the TIVE
former are brought more together ant
more intimate than the latter, and conse
quently intercourse is more familiar
Ladies' maids have much leisure, ant
going about with their mistresses have
much pleasanter time than the othe
servants, who have only their hebdoma
dial day Off for personal enjoyment
The remuneration of the ,lady's mali
depends on circumstances and disposition
of the employer. Some are generous AM
clothe the maid well; while others ar
close-fsted and consider the position S
attractive that small wages shoul,
satisfy. The lady's maid must be NOR
rigorous and decorous in her life tha
any other of the servants. She is expose
to less temptation, and it is seldom on
hears of lady's maid involved i
scandal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

Levy however already had wife and fam
lily in England, and at length trouble arose
in his new domestic relations While Mr.
Levy was letting tho sea-breezes watt the
dulcet strains of his cornet to the ears of ad
miring crowds at Coney Island, Mrs. Levy
went abroad to study music There she met
Mrs Tearle, and the two arrived together in
this city on the same steamer. Then the
trouble increased. Mrs Levy now appeared
upon the scene and began suit for divorce
against her husband, who had procured from
her divorce in a western state without
thinking it worth while to impart the infor
nation to her The deserted wife returned
to England before the termination of the
proceedings, but another suit was begun in
her name and decree Of absolute divorce
was obtained. Then Mrs. Levy No. 2 had
her marriage with Levy annulled.
This decree was entered last week, and
left all the parties to the proceedings as they
We're before Miss Conway succumbed to the
destinations of the cornet But her health
compelled visit to the balmy air Of Colo
RADIO, whittier by curious coincidence Mr..
Tearle had preceded her Mr. Tearle had
not been altogether free from marital
troubles The day before Mrs Levy Con
way-Tearle obtained her decree Of annul-
ment, Mary Alice Tearle obtained an absolute
divorce from her husband, George Osmond
Tearle
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

to 87,000000 in 1882; how7 Largely
through the system of irrigation enforced
by the British government to encourage
the growth of wheat. One of our con :
suls in India writes: Zone of these sin
hued canals in the Punjab has just been
completed; it was built mainly by prison
labor, is 500 miles long, and will irrigate
100000 acres through $500 miles OF
minor channels" England has destroyed
the manufactures of India by the compe-
tition of her cheaper machine power with
the hand looms with the Hindoos and
has inflicted appalling suffering upon the
people of that subject country. The
population of India has probably been
reduced within Il century by number
equal to the entire population of Great
Britain and Ireland. Now, however
England is seriously trying to make
100000 of people available in agriculture
alone in Hindostan without manufactures
Such is the need felt there of reviving
the native manufactures that although
there are only187 900 white persons in India
apart from the army the consul of India
actually adopted system of protective
duties for shutting out English goods and
developing native manufactures, which
was only prevented from taking effect by
the veto of the Governor General, who did
not attempt to base his veto on the
ground of HindoO, but exclusively on that
of English interests.
Feeling the need of putting forth her
Culean efforts to employ the native ryot
population in agriculture, and wheat be
ing almost the only agricultural product
that will bear transportation to England,
the entire convict force of India is en-
ployed upon these works of irrigation and
railway building India's capacity for the
export of wheat has now become fourth
as great as that of the United States, and
is striding upward with great rapidity 1t
is quite within bounds to say that the In
dian capacity of production is likely to
supply the Whole English demand before
the close of ten years more That means
lower prices for our wheat export. and
that in tuIn means cheaper cost of pro
ducti0n. While England is fighting our
wheat crop in India with her big canals
our chief resource for fighting her will be
our bonanza farms They could continue
TO raise wheat at profit if wheat should
drop to so or even 80 cents a bushel as
the figures concerning many ofthem show
Irrigation, however, would enable " 10
extend our bonanza farming over broad
regions which will otherwise remain AS
bad lands, but from which the tranepor
ton will be less than from Dakota to Wy
oming. Whether we could not protitably
utilize upon similar kinds of public works
the same kind of convict labor with which
so much progress is being made in India
is a question fairly in order.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
THE LONG STRIKE.
Subject to Delay" Notices Taken
Down in Chicago Other
Change in Situation

CHICAGO, August l." Everything is work
ing smoothly" was the invarisbLe reply OF
every operator when questioned as to how
things were going. Tho men are still as con
fident as ever, and claim that they put no
faith in the companys assertions that they
have nothing 70 complain of. The railroad
operators are still at their posts ;"
mot one Of the striking delivery clerks
who quit two weeks ago has returned to
work" said striking delivery clerk. ''The
company have made overtures to each one of
them singly, and offered them good positions
If they would return individually. They
offered ms double wages during the strike
and II raise of 50 per cent on my salary II
would 20 back, but, of course, refused The
messenger boys that left are sticking like lit
tie men,
The officials of the Baltimore & Ohio and
Western Union companies had nothing new
to report No wires had been cut and no
damage done to property and matters were
reported to be in a better shape. Every Off
Ger was confident that the strike was surely
and thoroughly beaten The district super
intendent of the Western Union said, with
reference to men who worked until their
health was being impaired, that any opera
tor, by making the requisite application,
could always secure leave Of absence for a
sufficient period to have his energies thor
oughly recruited.
AN OPEN LETTER 70 COL. CLowRY.
Col. r. c. Clowry, General Superintendent
Western Union Telegraph Company--DEAR
SIR: If the Western Union wires are cut OF
tempered with. and you honestly believe the
trouble is caused by brotherhood men, | will
send ont first-eIass linemen to repair any
damages done Very respectfully,
A. J. MORRIS, M w,
protharhnod TelacIa nhars
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

Some of the charity institutions for
children around New York do not seem
to be giving satisfaction to the mothers
who entrust their babies to nursing in
them. A complaint is made by woman
who had healthy tWins-a boy and girl
eight months Old-whem she took to the
seaside nursery at Cedar Grove, near
New Dorf, Staten Island. The boy was
ailing and the mother and children were
admitted to the nursery. The diet for
babies is cupful of barley water every
five hours. Nothing that friends send is
allowed to be eaten or drunk by either
mothers or children. 1t is red tape regi-
men without variations, and all are fed as
it were from one spoon. They come by a
permit, and are not. allowed to leave
without permit. The mother of the
twins got away, however, with dead
boy and very sick girl. A doctor said
that the boy had been starved to death.
The general complaint of the children at
this seaside nursery is stomach cramps,
and Cedar Grove is not proving healthy
for infants
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
BASE BALL
FATAL AFFRAE.
An IinnoIs Marshal Shot Near Kast
at. LouiR

ST. Louis, Mo, Aug. Mace Jones and
Richard Linsey attempted To drive man
named Wilson out Of the colored village Of
brooklyn, Ill, near East st, Louis, Ill,
Marshal Green, in projecting Wilson, had a
quarrel with Jones. in which threats
# shooting were freely INDUCED.
About IL o'clock Marshal Green and Jones
again met, each being armed with shot-guns
and revolvers. Four shots were fred, one
entering Marshal Green's groin, producing
death. Jones received two wounds. in the
arm, one In the head and bullet hole through
the left breast, which is pronounced fatal.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Fired Weisser, nearly
90 years old, was found lying alongside the
road near his home in Poplar Grove, KY,
beaten nearly to death He was insensibe
He had drawn 500 back pension, and was af
forwards seen drinking with companions
There was not cent about him when fosnd
His left arm WINS broken and cash in the
forehead seemed to reveal brains. No clew
N The robbers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
HORRIBLE DEATH.
aMpaIed by a Red Hot Rait.-Terrt-
bic Agony OF the Victim.

HARRfsBCRG, Pa, Aug l--One Of the most
horrible accidents that have occurred at the
Pennsylvania steel-works took place there,
and furnished work for the coroner The
hot rails are pushed to the saw by hydraulic
pressure A workman named w. H Muench
undertook TO go through the small space be-
tween the rail and hot-bed As he stepped into
the opening a rail came rushing on. and it
caught him in the right hip just below the
stomach. He was pinned against the camera,
and his flesh and stomach pierced by the hot
rail His howl of agony at once attracted
the attention Of Mr., Hauk, the man in charge
of the saw, and he changed the gearing The
eud of the rail was at once extracted from
his person in the meantime the hot rail had
set fire to his clothing, and it looked as If be
would he burnt to a crisp Buckets Of water
were at once applied and the flames extiu
guishet Muench than managed TO hobhle
over 10 a bench and sit down, He was car
ried into the engine room and doctors called
at once, but he died 10 less. than an hour 10
horrible agony
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

The New York Herald says: No
English fortunes have ever been accumu-
lated by individuals in England equal to
those of Stewart and Vanderbilt The
largest personality was that of Mr. Bras
sey, the great railroad contractor $50. 600
600. The next largest was that of Mr..
Morrison, dry goods, 100000, 900, with
real estate equal to some So, 500, 600 more
The Duke of Westminsters realty can
fall little short of 800, 900, 600, but his
father only left $4,OO0,O00, personally,
and this included a famous collection of
pictures
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
RAILROAD. SLAUGHTER.
q |ar Persons Ruled in tho Freight
Traiu Collision. Near POwnai. VT.

Troy, N Y, Aug. 1.-TWO Troy and Bos-
ton freight trains coliided near Pownall, Vt.
The locomotives and trains were wrecked
II is reported that six men were killed-all
employee One was named Sullivan, of this
city, and another Barrett The wreck is on
fire.
Troy, N. Y, Aug 1.-The names Of tn
perons killed In the freight train collision
near Powual, Vt, are: Mark Sutherl and
and Charles Marden, engineers, OF Troy
Jonn Barrett. conductor, OF Troy, H H. Eruce
operator, OF the Troy & Greenfield railroad
state line
Twelve oars burning. Engines tavs
been sent 10 tho scene from this city snc
Hoosick Falls.
johnson, the night operator at Petershu r.
Junction, is blamed for the collision. II,
bad been given orders to hold one rain nj
the junction und neglected TO transfer his in
s'ructions to the day operator, who in hi'
Ignorance allowed the train to pass.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
LAYING in His 'Fishtmg Tackle,

CHICAGO, Aug, 1.-Unites States Senator
Vest, of Missouri is one of the congressional
committee which convenes. at the Grand Pa
cifc but it is probable that instead of ac-
companying his colleagues west he will make
one of the presidential party, as he is an in
innate friend of the president In fact, he
occupied the major portion of the day in lay
ing in a large supply Of fishing tackle, car
tridges etc He declined to be interviewed.
saying that he did not COME to Chicago to
talk politics
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

SPRINGFIELD. III, Aug. 1.-The wheat har
vest in this section of the state is finished
and the grain is being marketed It is of OK.
cellent quality. Oats and potatoes in this
county will produce an abundant yield The
grass is very heavy, and corn is in first elias,
condition, promising fine crop. Altogether
the farmers in this vicinity have beer
well favored, despite unprecedented sleet
violent wind storms, toiHadoes and cyclone,
and unusually heavy rains.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
JUDGE KiNNE
The Democratic Candidate for Sow
ernor OF Iowa Talks a Little.

MOUNT AYR, Iowa, Aug, 1.-G. L. KiDne,
The Democratic candidate for governor, made
4 speech at the opera hall TO mixed audi
ence After the speech was over reporter
found him sitting in the back part of the hall
when the following interview took place:
What in your opinion will be the outcome
# the Greenback party movement this fallF'
well believe don't want to express my
views fully in regard to the party You
know some of them might want to vote for
me- and of course want to make all tho
votes l cau and ] won't say anything against
them"
What effect will the split on prohibition
have against the GreehbackersT"
ictS % V-c<sn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

Senator Jones, of Florida, has returned
from Ireland and been interviewed He
says he found the green isle much more
beautiful than his early memories had led
him to expect. The people have deep
desire for local self.government such as
the Canadians have. He failed to see
any evidences of disorder or lawlessness.
He did not visit the western sections in
which the worst restitution prevails, but
he was told it was very bad. The people
generally seemed to rely on PaTnell and
to still have hopes of relief from the land
act. An unjust distribution Of taxation
is complained of, and very strong feeling
was manifested against the depopulation
of Ireland by government aid to poor
people DESTROYS of emigrating.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
nOuR FLAG IS STILL THERE. ;.

Nj. 8. B. Longfellow, Augusta, Me, east side
river, writes us under date of 0pril IS, 1888:
ITO whom it may concern: This may certify
that two years ago was very badly afflicted with
kidney and urinary difficulties, which extended
through the system and laid me up for weeks, &C
that could do no work. ] had the most skilful
physician in town, who gave me no assistance
Hearing of Hunts Remedy, l got bottle, and
half of it cured me entirely, so that have been
well ever since. The other half ] gave TO a neigh
Dor who was afflicted much as was, and it restor
ed him 10 health. lean truly say Hunts Remedy
has been Of great and inexpressible worth to me- y
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
Tho nm Innuiru

WASHINGTON, D. c., August When the
Hill Investigating committee met, Mr.. Tot
ten put in evidence letter written by Score
tary Sherman to the collector of customs al
Chicago, in 1879, in relation to renewing the
lease of the Arcade building; letter from
Hill TO Mcdowell superintendent of tht
Chicago custom house, in 1879, and also the
record Of. the appointment Of General Nc
DoweIl as superintendent by Secretary Sher-
man in 1875 These were presented as show.
ing that Mcdowell was authorized
to take charge of the expenses of the
work on the Chicago building, and expedite
the work, and that Hill carefully guarded
tho interests of the government in endeavor
ing to reduce the expenses on the building.
Milford Hefmer, of New York, was ther
examined by Mr.. Coleman He said he had
put in elevators for Crane & Co, of Chicago
and had some experience with elevators, He
could have put in two elevators in the treas
ury similar To those put in by Hale Il Co. for
g., 900 or 81 500 each The elevators in ust
cost IS, 500 each. On cross examination he
said he would put in Crane elevators for the
price named.
Charles r. Newton, who was Inspector Of
the heating apparatus at the Chicago custom
house, testifies that the changes in number 0
ilues, length of boilers, etc, which were mad,
al that building were made for good am
sufficient causes, which he gave in detail
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
state Aid for Landlords.

Lords Dunraven, Mount Earl, LiIord,
Cough Castletown, Fortescule and other
landlords in Ireland, bas been sent to Pre-
mier Gladstone, pointing ont the losses of
rent and the depreciation In the value of
land that have taken place In consequence of
the passage of the Land act, and suggesting
that State aid be given in the shape of loan
for the relief of landowners.
The agricultural holdings bill passed to Il
third reading in the house Of commons tn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
Lord Spencer as a Rineman.

New YORK, August 1.-The Tribune's
London correspondent says: lord Spencer
has distinguished himself by making 81 out
Of possible 100 in the Lords and Commons
match at Wimbledon, shot at,5O0 yards with
any kind of rife This was the highest score
made by any of the competitors remarkable
in itself, and still more remarkable, l am told
by an expert, whom you consider under what
responsibilities and anxisties Lord Spencer
has passed the last twelve month How
many mems nerves after an ordeal Of uure
hitting exposure to risk of assassination for
an unbroken year wonld be equal to such n
feat, requiring the utmost composure OF
hand and eye and heart!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
knsimess Troubles.

LANCASTER, Pa, August 1.-The Lancaster
Watch Company suspended, throwing 2T
hands out of employment. The suspension
was occasioned by the failure Of A. Bitner
lutte manager and principal stakeholder OF
the company The directors state that Tn.
suspension is only temporary.
BosroN, Aug. 1.-The journal says
Charles H.. Ward ~ Co., boot and shoe mar
ufacturers, of Boston and Brockton, made on
assignment to NJ F. Dickinson for the bone
fit of their creditors Their liabilities are in
the neighborhood of S750, 900. The assets at
present are unkpowu. r. Shaw & Bros owe
the firm about $2O0, $50.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Aug. 1.--James McNicol
fashionable tailor. has made an assignment
Assets sig 600; liabilities not stated.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

CINCINNATI, Aug. Tho Enquirer's
Washington correspondent telegraphs Rep
resentative-elect Paige, of the Akron Ohio
district, was in the city for the purpose Of SO
curing quarters for next winter He was
emphatic in expressing the opinion that Judge
lloadly will be elected governor next Octo-
Der, as we'll as a Democratic legislature, in.
surfing a Democratic United States senator
Mr. Paige was loud in his praises Of the state
executive committee, and especially its chair
nan, Mr.. Bargar, who he said was cool
hard working politician
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02

operators and linemen nad assempIea ur
town and were. preventing line
men belonging to the Depart
partment II Charities and Corrections front
climbing,,the poles to repair the wires. A force
of police was sent to the scene. The police
telegraph circuit running south from head
quarters refused TO work When daylight
came, the linemnn who was sent out by tbs
department found that not far from the head
quarters some one had climbed the pole and
wound piece Of wire around forty or fifty
wires that ran through the street, punching
them all together. All the circuits were thus
disabled
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-02
wHEAT.RAIs1Na IN INDIA.

The people ofithe United States are at
loss what to do with their prison labor.
They have nearly $4,000 convicts in their
various penitentiaries whose labor is
cutting under the wages of free working
men in all the various cities and towns.
No people, not even the Chinese, are
slower to adopt foreign methods in any
respect than American officials generally,
for the reason that we are so dead sure
that It is absolutely impossible for any
body anywhere to get an idea worth our
borrowing.
But in India the wheat export has been
brought up from 970,0 900 bushels in 1872