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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
in which there vas 4 deep well
and the circumstance of i yosng man

in which there was a deep well.
and the ciroumstances 1 young nlan
loving young woman who did not love
him. He took her sleigh -riding, dumped
her into the well and went to Europe.
But he was brought back, tried. and
hanged in Washington parade ground.
now Washington park. Hannah Smith
was also found in thehome, and acknowl-
edged to enc hundred and seven years.
She had been slave in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, and was freed by her master. She
went from Philadelphia to New York in a
boat in which she saw horses walking
round and round. The boat was. of
coarse. propelled BY horse power, She
helped to scrub the floor of The hall in
which ball was given in honor of Lafa
yette when he revisited the land he had
helped to make free. Then was great
days" she said, shaking her head over the
degenerate present.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
WOMAN, BABY, BANKER, TRAMP.
Strange Feelings Evoked by the Naked
Skeleton Of BROOKLYN Bridge.

A fat woman, in red shawl, with q
large basket on one arm and a baby on
the other, says the New York Star,
slowly descended the stairs at the City
Hall terminus of the Elevated Railroad
about noon the other day Suddenly
she stopped, deposited the basket on a
step and the baby on the basket. -
Looking intently in the direction of the
big bridge, the. ponderous lady exelaim=
ed: Il :
'sLord have mercy upon us! What's
thatP''
Now, then, ma am, be lively" said
a sleek eldsgentleman, TIVE steps above
the woman. Life is short The banks
close at 3 o'clock. and il is now nearly
noon as
Cant you tell me what that big
sprawling iron thing is that those men
are painting red P''t
THAT, ma am, is-ah-wlly,, every
body knows ARA it is the--a--I
should say--for the love of heaven, ma
dam, are you Ching to blockade this
stairway all day? | don't know what
that thing Is, and don't care
'HBuS you said just now --l'
Madame, if you value the safety of
that basket and the life of that precious
child, pick them both up and move on
down.n
Thus admonished the woman resumed
her burden and mobilized her substan-.
tial person to the sidewalk. There she
was aeeosted by a ragged man of mid
die age, with iron-gray hair, lock of
which pointed skyward through an APP
perture in venerable white derby. The
man face was pale and haggard, and
his eyes bloodshot. Laying one trera-
bling hand on tho lid of the basket, he
said, in a hoarse voices
Madam do you see anything there ?'ss
Where asked the startled Yo-
man.
There replied the man, pointing
toward the gaunt iron structure. Two
great drops OF sweat tremBled on the
Migrants brow as he waited for an an
swer.
ITO be sure do. but can't toll what
it Is.
..Is It alivee'' he inquired. seriously.
s.Aligep Law sakes. the man is crazy.
How can a lot OF red posts be fiivepa's
'sIiiattk you. nfa am. think YOU from
the bottom of my heart, = said the rag
scd man. LAYING his hand impressiveiy
on the bower region of his tattered vest.
81 have just got over an attack and
Thought | had EN- again.
For the enlightenment of the fat yyo-
man, the sleek old gentleman and the
alarmed tramp, ii may be well TO state
that the queer iron affair is the skeleton
OF . depot to be used by passengers
waiting for the cars on the endless fTair,
railway which viii extend across the
bridge.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
A SONG OF SPRING.

Hank, / hear bluebird sing.
And that's sign of coming spring.
Hbe buIl-frog bellers in the bitches. e.
He throwed away his winter ssrikches.
The robin issbObins around so marry.
I reckon hess drunk on ksChina Berry
The hawk for infant chickens w4tefies = - -
And fore you know il one he cotcheth,
The lizzard Is Summing himself on d rail-
The lamb Il shaking his newborn tail;
The darky is blowing with his stubborn mule,
And gayly hollers "Gee, You fool ~ ~ yAss M
King Cotton has uRfnrled. his banner 90 -
And scents the u With week guanner
The day grows the night's deciinings
Tf1n indian summer szsnn is shining
The smoking hills are now on fire,
And every night it sfclimbing higher
The water warm, the weather fine,
Tine time has come for hook and line;
Adown the creek, around the ponds,
Are gentlemen and vagabonds-
And ali our little dirty sinners
Are digging bait and catching MINERS.
The dOgwoOd buds are now a-swelling
And yaller ionQaillss sweet are smelling ass
The little busy bees are hnmming,
And everything says sprieg is coming.
~-BiA Arp IA Atlanta Constitution.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

A Columbus, O., hotsi clerk tells this
curious story: Not long ago gentleman
came TO the hotel ana registered as Fl. g.
Chamberlain. Of Chicago. "A short ii me
after Ell. G. Chamberlain registered there
again-this time from Dayton. Then the
Chicago man called for the mail address
ed to his name and received four letters.
Presently the Dayton man came up and
wanted the mail for that name. The
clerk began to think a trick was being
played and brought the two gentlemen
face to face. The one who had taken the
correspondence was just beginning TO
scratchshisshead in perplexitY, as two OF
the lssterseWefe totally nnitellelligible, to
him, being intended for the other man. 1t
was discovered that bo,h are travelling
agents for agricultural machinery firms;
neither had. ever heard Of the other, and
both hapsened % arrive at Columbus aud
in the same hotel 1t he same time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
A Remarkable Vein of Natural Gas.

For several months drilling has been
in progress for natural gas at Hills Sta
ton on the West Pennsylvania Road,
some nineteen miles distant from Pitts
burg, Pa, on the line of ALLEGHENY
River. A plate glass mandatory is
under construction at that point, under
the management Of q. b. Ford, formerly.
of the New Albany Works hit Indiana.
Between $4,000, 900 and s., 900. 600 win
be invested in thea plant. February IS,
when the SdrdIers had reached q depth
of i 40 feet, Temarkah1e vein of gas
derrick. The drillers barely escaped
with their lives. The. strike caused
great excitement, and the parties inter
ested in tire works are delighted. as it
will, they think, make them independ-
ent with respect to fuel for melting and
annealing purposes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

The old negro body servant of George
Washington is evidently dead. as he has
not been heard from of late years. His
name was LEGION" and it took him q
long timezto die of At length, he ex-
PRED by limitation. Now negro women
of the past century appear on the scene..
and tell what they know about the
ancients. = Several interesting specimens
of longevity have been discovered in New
York, and they bear pretty clear witness
of old times. Mrs Hannah Jackson can't
walk, but she sits bolt upright in high
back chair and says she was no wears old
when the last census was takea She was
bern in bondage in New York state, and,
when "a baby, was put up at auction for
sale. Her father bought her for $25, and
he died in Canada, aged 1T wears.
Long life runs in the family. Re
becca Hamilton (colored1 is LA wears
old shows family Bible recording her
birth March 6, 1905 She had seen Gen.
Washington mounted onslis bay charger,
and states thai she found his clothes that
had been stolen ina hollow tree in grove
near Goshen Conn. Her father returned
the clothes TO the general aud got paid
for his lronble- II she had only found
little Georges hatchet and kept it, what a
treasure it would have been to her now
She moved to- New York in time to see
small boats sailing through Canal street
and when two Rsilesr nerth.of. che sea
(Battery)swa Sait.of siIae city. Her moth
er lived DO be 10a The eoleresI horne
contains some sgee d specimens of old
negro. Elizabeth Weekss of the home i
1o5 and has seen all the presi
dents save Washington she says
She was free born in baltimore and
belle when she was young, and was
both useful and ornamental in the famil,
of Judge Chase, who entertained all thu
big men-Jefferson, the first Adams, Mad
ison, Jackson, Monroe. Harrison and
others. Lincoln she styles one Of them
new presidents, and has no clear notion
of what he did for her race. Phoebe Nor.
gan of the home IL only 90 years OF age
but promises TO skip over a century. She
was a stewardess for a long lime viii
Commodore Decatur on United States
man-of war. She remembers ROBBERS
Fulton making his first trip BY steam NJ
the North river, aud knew Commodore
Perry well. She remembers the bridge
with railing at Canal street on
broadway, and the common beyond
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

jay Gould to-day is the most powefa
full human being on earth. He con-
trolls absolutely the telegraph lines on
this continent as well as the cables
which reach Quito other nations Every
business and family secret is at his
mercy. The quotations of all markets
of the world re-in his hands, for it is
his agents who report the prices at all
the great exchanges III America, Europe
and. ASIA. A misqtsotation of any of
Misleading products of the world made
by his order would give him millions of
dollars, and no one could call him to
account A1addinas lamp was a mere
toy compared with the marvellous pow
en- welded To-day byHhis smost consci-
ence1ess Speculation. The Mutual Union,
the only independent, line which afford
ed an opposition, he has consolidated
with his Western Union monopoly, and
he has secured asten years contract
with the representatives of the Associaf-.
ed Press of tie United States. which.
silenees all oppositiolh to him IN amy of
the daily Journals throughout the coun~
try. The Great Western News monop-
oily has Swallowed up the New York
monopoly, and every journal in the
United States and Canada is bound by
a word against their master, Jay Gould.
1t seems incredible that this should hap
pen in the freest country on earth, but
so it is. In the Old World the telegraphs
are conducted by the several govern
ments in the interest of the community,
and the news field is open to all COM
petitors. In free AIneriea enc NAH
owns the telegraphs and substantially
the cables, and the. entire press of the
country is in his interest The exact
terms of the contract between the press
and Jay Gould have not been published,
for the newspapers are ashamed to LET
it be known that they are in the power
of this great Spectator. Indeed, many
of the country papers do not suspect it,
as the bargain was made by their rep
resentatiyes in Chicago and New York.
The fact, however, is very well known
TO the members of the vaIious Boards Oh
Trade in the different cities, but the lat
ter cannot get their CASE before the pub
lie, as there Is conspiracy of silence in
the press.-From Den1orest's Moatlslg
for A1fI{
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
The Noss of nsiaiag Wheat.

A Missox1ri corre 4,DondedlE OF the
Country Gi6sstIeaan wffkes an interest
ing account of his experiments in de-
teTmining the cost of raising wheat He
says: Il. b. Terry, in his able article on
wheat, touches question vital to the
farming interests throughout the Middle
and Eastern States. We are brought
into competition with the fertile and
easily cultivated wheat belt of the
Northwest, where that cereal can be
raised and placed ON the market at a
cost of 81 cents per bushel; and when
we take into consideration the fact that
the wheat thus cheaply raised is the
a.'hard spring. which runs no risk OF
being winter-killed, and it is greatly
preferred by miliers for expectation, it
is time that we, who are contending
against such odds, should be looking
out for a better and cheaper method to
be able to meet our Dakota rivals. 1t
costs us from so to 20 cents to place a
bushel of wheat on the market, getting
no higher price for it than they do. For
the past six years have given this mat
ter close study, endeavoring to solve the
question of bringing down the cost
of raising bushel of wheat to a mini
mum.
= My first trial was on a field that pro-
duced with the best of cultivation, eight
bushels of wheat per acre, the land hay
ing been worn out by cropping to wheat
for number of years before l got it
While the crop was on the ground, and
during the early spring. sowed a peck
of clover seed to the acre, which gave a
close heavy. set. Immediately after the
wheat was cut, sand as fast as placed in
shock, applied ON the stubble half a
bushel of Portland land plaster. BY
the first of August following the field
was matted with clover from one to two
feet high and in full bloom. Then, just
nine weeks from the time of cutting the
wheat, started the plows with sixteen
inch rolling cutters, burying the clover
under q square furrow eight inches
deep. 1 narrowed the ground twice
during the following six weeks with a
Scotch harrow lthe best harrow ever
invented), and commenced drilling the
wheat on Sept. 20. The ground had be-
come almost hard, excepting the surface
which was kept mellow by the harrow.
The following is the account per acre
g., +Eo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

PhyaIcians are often startled ty rem
arkabfe discoveries. The fact that Dir.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
and all Throatand knhg disease is daily
curing patients that they have given mp
TO die. Is startling them to realize their
senses Of duty; and examine into the
merits of this wonderful discovery result
ing in hundreds of our best Physicians
using it in their practice. Trial Bottles
free at Hartz IL Bahnsen's Drug Store.
Regular size 81 90
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

A MIR. Stickney. said to be the last OF
the grandsons of Major General Stark of
Revolutionary fame. died on February 81
at Toledo. O., at 81. years of age. His
father, John Stickney, who married a
daughter of General Stark, was n very
eccentric man, and named his three sons
respectively One Stickney, Two Stick
ney and Three Stiekney. The last two
named died several years ago.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

The talIest electric mast in the couhtry
has been erected in minneapolis Hifnh'
II is surrounded by eight lights each
with 1000 candle power. 1T lights up
the most dangerous portion of the CITY,
aud anywhere within a radius OF one hl''e
diffuses light enough to enable one TO tell
the time at night by his watch
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

A Pennsylvania preacher had dog
automatically paralyzsd in|'fhe hind legs
and thought he would try the prayer cure
on it. He devoted an hour to the per-
Torrance, at the end of which time the
dog was walking on allfour, and with one
of the lately useless hind legs scratching
fleas on his ear. The most remarkable
thing about this story is said to be that is
triIe
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

The managers OF the Louisville South
en Cotton Exposition have received
letter from the Prince of Wales in answer
To an initiation to visit the exposition, in
which he states that there is no founda-
tionfor Che report that he intends to visit
America The Prince does not know
how much he will miss
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

Judge Jameson brings terrific charge
against boarding house and hotel me IA
his article in the last number OF the N0Tt"
American Reutet0. He says TINS Is 'he
cause of many divorces. The idleneSs Oh
the married boarders makes them an easy
pray to intrigue.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

Rev. Mr.. Tallmage may have committed
''big blunders" by charging too high ioi
admission to his lectures. says the New
Orleans Picay4ne, but The is in the habit
OF looking on the bright side OF things
aud no one need ask. is the world better
or worse"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

Miss Clara L. Kellogg took ah"'ne.
farewell Satareny. She babe her frlends
adieu in New York, and sailed III INC
Germanic for Europe. intending to re-
turn at the end of three month.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

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How absurd to wheeze with cough
which Hale's Honey of norehound and
Tar will cure.
Pixies. Toothacne Drops cure in one
D inute
Colden,s liquid beef tonic As tonic
in all cases of debility and weakness cam
not be surpassed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

John Mccullough, the tragedlan' mas
so far recovered that he expects TO s'St'
from Cleveland for Washington the ia'ter
part of this week
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
Net profit per acre

Actual cost of production per bushel,
AZ cents, leaving 65 cents. per bnshel
profit
Fourth year cost same as third, less
clover and plaster 81. 80 (the ground be-
ing full of clover seed and of strong
growth; also 30 cents less per acre in
favor of self-binder owned, making
81. 80 from $f5. 30, leaving:
Cost fourth year per acre, sI3.2j.
ssh bushels wheat, at 81. Ii. .....-.. .SS6.S5
Straw, estimated Observation-Disclosures zoo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
Net profit per acre

Actual cost of production per hushel,
SO cents, leaving 81 cents per hushel
profit. st
The fifth crop was about the same as
last. have dropped all fractions.
giving the average price received for
my wheat during the five years.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
Thursday march ss, 1888.

o.uy Is Gents per Week
WEEKLY. in advance, 81 so per year; no' -
advance 81 90 win be charged
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

Although Kansas has for eleven years
had capital punishment law, nobody
has been hanged except by lynchers.
Under The statute s person sentenced to
death is first imprisoned a year in the
penitentiary. aud if at that time the
death. warrants signed by the Cover
nor, the execution takes place; but
The French dish Of snail has failed to
become aoclimatized in New York.
Those that have eaten it say that 1t locks
like rubber and tastes like old shoes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
Net profit per acr.. ..-..

Actual cost of production per bushel
Sc cents, leaving 81 cents per bushel
profit.
Third year same cost as second, less
25 cents in favor of self-binder hired. -
Substituting the La Dow pulverizer for
harrow as well as iiic drill, sowing
broadcast.
Cost third year. per acre. Sl5.5d.
50 bushels of wheat, at 81 "a ....... .s36. 30
Straw estimated. ............... 200
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
S2tW
Net profit per acre

S26.20
Net profit per acre 50. 80
Actual cost of production per bushel,
rs cents, leaving 81 cents per bushel
profit.
The second year the cost was the
same, less half a peck of clover seed. -
Substituting a-LaDow pulverizer for the
drill, and sowing broadcast, cost. about
the same.
Cost second year. per acre, S15Sl.
IS bushels wheat, at 81. 10 $50. $50. 80
Straw, estimated Observation-Disclosures. 200
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

8. W. POTTER. RpFToR AID PUBAiSA =.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
WILKINSON, KENWORTHY BRARDsLE.
LA ERz

Have formed co-partnership for the gcneraItr,c
uce OF the law. Office in Fries, Block No ~ >
Second Avenue, Rock Island, III,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-22

oocu 4sraHn ILLINOIS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
THE nEsNEHenoRs LXPLAIN.
The Difficulty About Their Position In
Thursdays Parade.

The Difficulty About Their Position In
Thursdays Parade.
10 he Editor cfthe IatetigHer.
sIR:-In reporting the action Of the mar
shais Of the German Bi-centennisl in the
matter OF assigning the Mennerchor posi-
lion In the parade on Thursday you say that
the decision finally arrived at may cause bad
feeling. In so far as the above may refer to
the MWnnerchor we wish TO say that our
members have entirely too much common
ssnse TO be led into con troyersy at the present
time and under the present circumstances,
with our friends OF the Arion or the ma,shals,
and for the sake OF a harmonious aud united
celebration we will take the position as-
signed 10 US without any exhibition OF bad
feeling. But 10 show the very peculiar and
one.sided way in which the marshals came to
their decision 1t Is only necessary to say that
our friends Of the Ari0n, who were the only
parties protesting against the hrst position
assigned to US, were represented and heard
Ia that meeting, while We we're in total
ignorance even Of the fact OF there being
such a meeting; aud what makes 1t the
stranger is the fact That on the Sth OF August
we seat a communication 10 this same Ari0n
Society, offering 10 submit the question as 10
the, daLe OF tue organization Of The MRnner-
Choir 10 au impartial committee, which com.
munication they haye not answered to the
present day. We wish It distinctly under.
stood that we do not recede one jot from the
position which we have so stoully aad sue
cessfully maintained for the past four years
that the M@1nerchor OF 1855 is still In ex-
istsnce, which fact We are prepared to prove
to the satisfaction OF all dislnterested parties.
Respectfully yours,
+. y. hRBENZ,
President OF the M@nnerchor.
Wheeling. October g.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10

annual session Of tne ". vn. Conference
To-day.

Annual session OF tne ". vn. Conference
To-day.
The annual session Of the West Virginia
Conference Of the NJ. E. Church will open at
0 o'clock this forenoon, In the Fourth Street
NJ. E. Church OF this city. Bishop Harris,
who will preside arrived yesterday morning,
and Is the CUES. Of Mr.. Henry X. List The
conference is composed Of both ministerial
and lay delegates, AID numbera about 200.
The frat business after the opening services
tois morning will be the appointment OF the
usual committees and the examination OF
candidates for ordination as Minister'S
The session OF the conference this year Is
An unusually important one, from the fact
tha. the delegates to tho Qladtennial or
General Conference of the church will be
elected. This General Conference will meet
at Phin telphiA next May, and 1t Is expected
that the question OF the three year limit TO
the terms OF paStorates will there be acted
upon, with other important questions. The
ministerial delegates TO the conference which
meets 10 this city to-day will elect four OF
their number as delegates 10 the General
Conference, and the lay delegates two OF
their number.
The question OF the length OF the psstcrate
will probably be discussed here In connec-
tion with proposition to instruct the dele
gatts elected iu regard 10 the matter.
Nearly all OF the ministers who will be
present at the conference arrived IN the city
las. evening, and the Others will be here by
the time the conference converts. The lay
delegates are also largely on hand. The con:
ference Is composed Of q fine looking, body Of
men. The members are entertained during
their presence In The city by members OF the
various NJ. +. churches, and some members
Of other churches. The conference will be in
st sion several days. -