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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

COOL ADvIcE.-Use Hale's Honey of
Horehound and Tar for cough or cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
minute
DYsPEPTIc. nervous people, tout of sorts, ;
Coldon's Liquid Beef Tonic will cure.
Ask for Coldon's. Of druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17
The New York Suns washington spe

Inc New 0rk Sums washington spe
cial says: "A movement is organized to
bring Grant out next year as fuli-fiedged
candidate for the presidency. The mana
gers think the third tie rm clamor. as they
call it, has died out. They claim that new
conditions have arisen since 1880, aad that
the prejudices against Grantism. have also
ceased to exist" They will find out their
mistake when the time comes
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

Fifteen matrimonial associations in Lou
isiana and Mississippi have been declared
fraudulent by the postoffice department.
All this class of association are swindles,
wherever found.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

Mo- he said, 81 can't he around to
meet the boys tonight. You must ex-
cuse me. / have more pressing en-
gagement, you see.'' He was going to
a Waiting party.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17

certainly an aid to her in getting about the
city to attend to her quite fiaurishing legal
business"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-17


Although at its recent session the
American Scientific Association ex-
planned at length the succulent and nu-
tritive qualities of the paleozoic cock
roach, that luscious creature hasnot yet
supplanted frogs legs at the toney res.
taurants
81 have been married now" boosted
a prosy old fellow, ''more than thirty
years, and have never given my wife
cross word That's because you
never dared. uncle said little neph-
ew who lived with them. IF you had,
auntie would have made you jump
First young man: ..Wen, did you
make the acquaintance of that strange
girl you were raving overP" Second
ditto: Eyes, followed her home"
First young man: "How did she strike
you?" Second ditto: .'She didn't
strike me at all; she got her big brother
to do it,
The following is a verbatim copy of a
letter received by a Boston school
teacher from the parent of n pupil:
''teecher hattie has gut the crop, and
her throte is SO bad she can not come to
school and as soon as She gifts Better
am going to take her to new York for
the winter"
A great many things are accepted by
US, as matter of course, in this coun-
try. An Austin notary was called 10
take the acknowledgment of a witness
to a deed. He wrote out: ITO me,
well known. personally appeared-
BY the way, what is your name any
howP''-1eGas Siftings.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Secret Of Raising Turkeys.

One of our most successful breeders
remarks on this point: One great
secret of raising turkeys is to take
care. and take care all summer; and
even then YOU can not raise them, for
sometimes they will not lay, or they
will not hatch, or something will befall
them. Sometimes we raise turkeys
without much care, when the season is
specially favorable, but generally the
measure Of care is the measure OF sue
cess. A boy ten or twelve years old,
with a little direction from his father,
can easily take care of two hundred
turkeys, and he can not earn so much
money on the farm in any other way.
It is an old maxim that if thing is
worth doing it is worth doing well.
Some may think this constant care is
too much trouble to raise turkeys.
This is a free country, and you can
omit any part, or the whole, OF these
suggestions. If you know better
course, by all means pursue it. This
painstaking has made Embarrassing
about as sure as any other branch of
farm industry. I have usually kept
from eight to ten turkeys as breeders,
and have raised from ninety-nine to
one hundred in summer In
1860 I sold my turkeys for
| twenty-seven cents a pound, amount
| ing to $780, 40. In 1869 l sold for
twenty-five to twenty-seven cents a
! pound, gross amount of sales, 1886. Ia.
| That year I kept an account OF ex-
penses, and calculated the net profit at
S213.58. In 1870 / sold for twenty five
cents pUand; amount of sales, S31 l.
.32. In 1871 sold for eighteen cents a
pound; gross amount of sales, $780,
T would rather raise turkeys and sell at
fifteen cents than to raise pork and sell
at ten cents pound. Perhaps in fatten-
| ing pork you can save the manure bet
ter, but the turkey droppings, if gath
cred and saved every week and kept
dry are worth half as much as guano,
and are certainly worth cent a
pound.
The turkey crop is steadily increas-
ing in value. not more by the increased
number of farmers who make this a
speciality in their poultry raising, than
by the increased attention and skill of
those who have long been in the bust
ness. Care in selecting stock for breed
ing brings ample rewards. The pros
pect was never better than now for the
extension Of the business among the
farmers who have good range and
good markets. The average size OF tur-
KEYS in the districts where the business
is made speciality is steadily increasing
and we look for still further improve
ments. Lancaster Farmer.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

he burnt his hands, he desisted for
day or two, and he often RECALLED the
parrots with the biscuit, biting it in
small pieces, and feeding them with the
utmost gravity. At other times he
would knock the cages over, lick up
the water thus spilled, eat the Jumps Of
sugar, pull the birds tails, and in this
manner he killed beautiful green
pigeon belonging to the steward, a
specimen of which l never saw lii any
collection. For this he was fiogged
and imprisoned three days; and half en-
hour after he was let oa. /
met him scampering around the
deck with two blue-faced mon
keys on his back, which he often
carried about in this manner. When he
thought tit to ride, he would watch
behind cask on the days the pigs Were
let loose, dart on to their backs as they
passed, dig his nails into them to keep
himself on, and the faster they ran, and
the more they squealed, the happier,
he seemed to be. His most important
misdemeanors, however, were per-
formed to the injury of his fellow-mon-
keys, of whom he was very jealous.
Ht SludilcI OuCS "C1O vi ot'SieA4Ne.'
to him, and when he called them by
peculiar noise, they came. hanging their
heads and looking very submissive.
During one of the calms we so often
met with, the men had been painting
the outside of the ship, and leaving their
pots and brushes on the deck. went down
to dinner. No one was above but my
self, the helmsman and Jack. The
latter beckoned and coaxed a small
black monkey to him, then Selling him
by the neck, took a brushful of white
paint, and deliberately covered him
with it in every direction. The helms
man and I burst into Il laugh, upon
which Jack, dropping his victim, flew
up the rigging into the maintop, where
he stood with his black nose between
the bars, peeping at what was going on
below The little metamorphosed beast
began licking himself, but the steward
being summoned, he washed him with
turpentine, and no loss was sustained.
Many attempts were made to catch the
rogue aloft, but he eluded all, and when
he was driven down by hunger he
watched his opportunity, and sprang
from one of the ropes on to my lap,
where he knew he should be safe. L
fed him and interceded for him, so he
escaped with only a scolding, which he
received with an appearance of shame,
which in him was rather ludicrous. -
Casselps Natural History.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Colts.

You can not beat and swear q colt
into good horse. This course has been
pursued ever since the first few colts
were foaled, and the universal verdict
is that it is Iamentable failure. Even
they who whip the hardest and swear
the loudest will agree to that verdict.
The Arab as is well known, brings the
horse to such marvellous perfection as
characterizes Arabian horses, through
the exercise Of unvarying kindness from
the time the colt is foaled until the
horse dies. The family and the colt
occupy the same apartment frequently,
and the animal is at all times perfectly
familiar with the voice and touch of
those about him. He fears nothing,
for there is nothing to fear. He learns
from the very beginning that man is his
friend and protector. The idea of mas
ter which obtains among us, is never
entertained in Arabia, while in truth the
Arabian is more truly and perfectly the
master of the animal than we are. We
are apparently satisfied with the name,
and with what satisfaction comes from
acting the role of the tyrant, while the
Arab seeks the reality and does not as
pire to be tyrannical.
AS soon as we learn the important
lesson which Arabian horsemanship
teaches we shall have more good horses,
and shall be better satisfied with our
selves. We shall then find the colt
broken at the time we now usually be-
gin to break it, for from the very COM
mencement of it's existence, we shall
begin to accustom it to being handled,
and gradually accustom it to trappings
which will resemble the harness, until
when the time comes for turning the
play into reality, the work will have all
been done. This should be the aim of
every horse breeder. The confidence
of the colt should be early won, and it
can be won much easier in colthood
than it can be when the time has ar
rived that we now call the breaking
time.
to work should be when it has substan-
TALLY obtained its growth, or rather
when it has become perfectly developed.
The most of our colts are put to work
too young, especially if they have grown
rapidly. 1t may be said that our colts
are usually broken from one to three
years sooner than they should be-
Western Rural.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

President Arthur has four sisters,
who are Baptists.
Harry Garfield, eldest son of the
late President, was one of the prize
speakers at Williams College.
Adirondack Murray. having failed
in the cattle business in Texas, will open
a law office in New York.-N Y San.
General Sir Edward Sabine. who
recently died in England, at the age OF
ninety-five, took part in the war OF 1872
in this country. In 1914 he commanded
the British batteries at the siege OF
Fort Erie.
MIR. Phil D. Armour, of Chicago,
"the ruler of the provision market OF
the world,'' is fifty-four year of age,
started as York State farmer boy. and
is now estimated to be worth over SlO,-
600, O00.-C Chicago Journal.
Mr.. Frank c. Bangs, the success
full actor, has decided to quit the stage
since marrying an heiress. It is given
out that he will invest $4,000 in a
Philadelphia soap factory. He believes
that while there is life there's soap.
Rev. Stephen H. Tying, Sr., who is
eighty-four years old, has no recol-
lection of anything occurring in the
past fifty years, but as to events in
1880 and before he is perfectly clear.
He celebrated his golden wedding a few
days ago.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the lady law
yer of Washington, has eight clerks in
her office, over 5000 pension eases on
file, no end of lawsuits and claims, rides
tricycle. wherever she goes, and has an
income of over $4,000 a year. Wash
ington Star.
An acquaintance of Mrs. Langtry
says that the lady is employing some OF
her spare time writing book, in which
she gives her impressions very fully OF
American customs and American people.
A New York publisher has arranged for
the copyright.
Simon Cameron says that Daniel
Webster stands alone. "His intellect
was gigantic. Greater than his con-
temporaries, he has been unequaled in
the directions in which he was particu-
larly strong, and nature is not likely
to repeat her work again. He was a
stately column marred by little de-
fects.''
Mr.. Charles Wooley, of Urbana,
o., and Miss Louise Billman, of Hedge
vile, Pa, were recently united in mar
rage at the home of the groom S father,
near Urbana. The groom stands four
feet three inches. and weighs 11s
pounds, while the bride stands four
feet even, and weighs 10s pounds. The
bride made the trip from Hedgeville
alone to marry her affianced, whom she
had never seen before.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
HUMOROUS.

Mrs. Homespun, who has terrible
time every morning to get her young
brood out OF their beds, says she can
not understand why children are called
the rising generation.
Speaking of umbrellas, a scholar
says: The English name is borrowed
from the Italian o7nbrella.' This is
proof positive that there has been from
the start something borrowed about an
umbrella.
-Rhubarb pies, says cookery item,
are improved by being baked in a slow
oven. So there is one thing in this
world which is the better done for be-
ing done in ,slow-ovenly manner
The Judge.
-..Mamma," said a little boy, 81 gave
Carrie pretty good hint to ohome to-
day ''What did you do, my son?"
asked his mother. ooh, I filled her
mouth with mustard and called it
apple-sauce, and she took the hint!'f-
Golden Days.
faye, there's the Rubr' -Bather
No. /: II say, Charlie, | shall be glad
of glass of ale when get outside,
shan't youp By-the-bye, why is it
people get so thirsty after coming out
of the water??' Bather No. 2: II
don't know, unless it is because they
rub themselves dry.''-Fum.
"A lecturer undertook to explain to
q village audience the word phenoln-
enon. s.May be you don't know
what a phenomenon is? Well, | will
tell you. You have seen a COW, no
doubt? Well, cow is not a phenom-
enon. You have seen an apple-tree?
Well, an apple-tree is not a phenom-
enon. But when you see the COW go
up the tree tail foremost, to pick the
apples, that is phenomenon.
"A gentleman sent his coachman
with a favorite setter to have the animal
photographed. When the man re-
turned and presented the proof, his
master observed: This is a good pict-
ure, Nike. but there is a good deal
more of you in it than OF Flora. -
| Eyes, sor, returned the coachman;
"but, We see, sor, she was ristless, an |
| tho't she'd be more contint if she knew
was there. ''-Brooklyn Eagle.
At wood-cutting contest in
| Mexican County two women won the
first prize for cross-cut saving. 1t is
safe to wager that the aesthetic educa-
| ton of these women has been fearfully
neglected. The probabilities are that
they don't know a thing about crochet
ing a sky-blue dog on pink canvas, OF
painting frightful things on plaques,
| but they may be pretty well up in the
accomplishment of kicking tramp of
the front stoop. -NorristoaO7a Herald.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

ING up Of the land to the threshfng o.
the grain, was one continual strain on
the physical powers of the farmer. Il
we 90 back little farther, we shall
reach that period when the farmers
wives had to spin the yarn and weave
the cloth with which to clothe and
keep warm the whole family.
When we feel inclined to find fault
with our condition, it is well to look
back to the days of our ancestors, and
compare their condition with ours
Massachusetts, Ploughnaaaa.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Little Elsie.

Elsie is only two years old, and does
not talk very plainly. When any one
asks her for her name she says: ''Is
Sassy And a pretty good name for
her it is, for she does not mind mamma
or grandma very well, and when they
try to train her to be good girl she
Grandma has great many beautiful
flowers, and Elsie knows very well she
ought not to touch them; but for all
that she will pick some whenever she
goes into the garden alone for mo
ment. One day she came into the house
with a lovely lily hanging its yellow
head sadly over the back of her fat
hand. She did not say anything, but
she looked half-ashamed and half-defi-
ant when grandma took it from her and
scolded her, saying she was a naughty,
naughty little girl to pick grandma's
flowers, and if she did so any more she
would have to be shut up in the closet.
After awhile grandma thought she
would get more flowers to put with the
lily, for mantel bouquet; SO she went
out into the garden and picked
great handful. When she came into
the house with them Elsie looked from
grandma to the flowers and hack to
grandma again, and, shaking her head
with stern frown that looked very
comical on her chubby face, she said:
"Ah, ali! naughty grandma pick e
towers. Shut'e up in Closet! That
lesson had to be taught over again.:
Elsie loves to look at pictures, and her
mamma often shows her those in bound
volumes of illustrated magazines. In
some of these are birds flying high in
the air, where they look like specks of
| tiny crosses, and mamma tells her they
are brides.
One day wasp came in at the. win
dow, and flew around the upper part Of
the room, humping his head against the
ceiling every minute. This made it,
| very angry, and it buzzed very loudly.
indeed. Elsie shouted: "A birdie! q
birdie!'' and reached for it with both
hands. just then it flew down toward
the little girl, and grandma, afraid that
it might sting her, hit it with book.
1t fell to the floor, and lay as if it were
dead; so grandma went for the dust
pan and brush to sweep it up and carry
it away; but first she told Elsie not to
touch it, for it might sting her. When
grandma was gone, Elsie went close
to the wasp and looked at it. 1t lay very
still, and she felt sure that such quiet
birdie, such a lovely yellow-and.blsck
birdie, would never hurt a little girl; so
she stopped over and took it between
her thumb and finger; but oh! how
quickly she dropped it, and how she ran
screaming to grandma, holding up that
poor little thumb, that turned red and
then white, and swelled up as big as
two thumbs, all in a minute; forthough
the head of the wasp seemed dead, tho
sting was very much alive, indeed. 1t
took strong bath of soda and water
for the suffering thumb, two big ginger,
snaps, and great deal of kissing and
/ petting to soothe "grandma's baby:
and even then she nearly cried again
when grandpa came home, and sne
| tried to tell him how she s'des pun
birdie leg, an e birdie bit Sassy. : mat
lesson did not have to be learned again.
N. Z. Evangelist.
4
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
Our Young Readers.
SOUR PLUMs.

It was summer morning.
Said Tom: IN have some fun"
He started for the orchard
AS fast as he could run.
He stood beneath the plum-tree,
And this is what he said:
sThose plums must be delicious,
They look SO ripe and red.
eff could only reach 'em
I'd have splendid treat.
It's very tantallZing:
They must be very sweet"
Then Tommy jumped his highest,
But couldn't reach the limb
On which the plums were hanging,
And seemed to mock at him.
They nodded and they nodded,
And they -:aally seemed to say:
awe know on can not reach us,
And you'd better go and play.
The very leaves seemed laughing
AS they rustled overhead,
Till Tom got tired and angry,
And this is what he said:
at really wouldn't touch one
If it was in my power;
They can't be worth the trouble:
They must be green and sour
-Harper'S Young PeOpte
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11
The Tell Chapel, on the Lake Of

The Tell Chapel, on the Lake Of
Lucerne, which has been restored by
the Society Of Swiss Artists and dec
Grated with some fine frescoes, has been
formally handed over to the Govern
ment of Uri, in the presence of dele
gates of the confederation and repre-
sentatives Of twenty cantons, who were
attended by officials wearing the nation
al costume.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

"A correspondent advises for the de.
struction of ants in gardens and green
houses, when boiling water can not be
poured in their hannts, to place picked
bones about. These win soon be COW
cred with the ants, which may be de-
stroyed with hot, water. Boston Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1883-08-11

The old parsonage at Fort Hunter It.a :,
N. Y, was built in 1712, and Is pretty
good house vet.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-12

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. April l0-The
case against Dick Liddell, a not. d
member Of the Jesse James gang who
was convicted at the last term of the
United States Cour: OF conspiracy in
robbery, the sentence being then sns-
pended, was called up to-day. Judge
Bruce released Liddell upon his per-
sonal reconizance. This is regarded as
a settlement Of the case. Lid,lell is
free, and can now testify in Frank
James's trial in Missouri All efforts
to have Lidd.li para"nea by the Presi-
dent proved nnavailing His release
under these circumstances removes the
probability OF his being imprisoned for
the charges of which be was convicted.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April ll.-With
the AID of Sheriff Fletcher and a posse
of fifty armed men, and the use of
some vigorous measures of his own,
Colonel Frey, Superintendent of the
Iron Mountain Railroad, was able to
move the freight trains yesterday and
prac 1icaliy broke the strike among the
brakemen on that road.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-12

FOREIGN NEWS.

BosToS, 4 pril lin .he suit of Liz.
zie Cannon VS.. Father Fleming. which
was brought to recover $1,000 damages
because the latter, a Catholic priest.
bad taken away some paper images to
which the!chi|d became attached. caus-
ing alleged serious injury 20 her health
and mental condition. I'll irry brought
in verdict of one cent ma ,es.
DUBLIN, April 1.-THE trial of Joe
Brady Oh the charge Of the murder of
Caven.lish aud Burke began this morn
ing. notwithstanding the fact that it
was known that ali ahseptees would be
fined flGO many OF the jnrors on the
panel failed to appear. rne case fer
the Crown was opened by Porter.
DUBLIN, April lI.-The frs, witness
called was Farrell. the infnrmer DO
testified at the preliminary examina-
ton OF the prisoners IN the k,.main.
ham Courthouse. He repeated the
testimony given at that time. James
Carey was the next witness. Hi. evi-
dence is the same as before given.
LONDON, April IA sample of the
nitro glycerine seized in London last
week at the time Of the arrest of Nor
map, Gallagher, Dalton and Wilson,
was exploded to-day at Wools ich in
order to test it's quality. The explosion
was terrific. The ground FOR distance
IF several yards from the spot where
the explosion occurred was tom up.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-12
His Majesty the King of Il

His Majesty the King of the
Sandwich Islands is trying to
lind some place where he can
have money made for his king
dom. The L. S. Government
agree! to coin his money in San
Francisco for one-half per cent.
Of its value, he to furnish the
material. The APPEAL will
agree to print al the paper
money he wants for 80 per cent.
less than the United States con-
tract and furnish all the ma
teriaI. With our three steam
job presses running night and
day on Sandwich Island paper
money we could soon fill the
Golfers Of the King to overflow
ing. If the King has any finan-
cial sense he will not be slow in
accepting this bid.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-12
TEE.Ees GRAPHIC JDTs.

49,. Judge Erastus Lee Committed
suicide at -Ashtabula, Ohio, yesterday.
No cause assigned.
IA Havana dispatcb SAYS it is ru-
mored THAI ex President Baez of S&nto
Domingo. has died at Porto Rico.
....One building Of the American
Powder Company at Acton, Mass, ex-
p'ode1 yesterday morning, killing two
men.
....1he New York State Convention
of the National Green back-L ,hor party
will be held at Rochester on September
4th.
AT. the Princeton College Alumni
dinner last night President McCosh
asked for $500, 900 to este blish school
of philosophy.
DR.. Simeon Kinney Furney, aged
So, surgeon of the steamship Monarch.
formerly surgeon to the khed:ve, has
been drowned.
... 4 Fort Worth special says: Yes.
terday twenty-four prisoners escaped
from the jail here, and ali were re-
excepting four.
.... The King Of Italy has signed a
decree ordering he formation as quickly
as possible of seventy two new com
panies Of territorial AMI Alpine troops.
-. Isaac II. Burcb, who few years
ago was one Of Chicsgo's principal ner-
chants and wealthiest citizens, hut who
has resided most of the time in Europe
for the pas. eighteen years. died at Nice
to-day.