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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
A Princess Not Afraid to Work.

Prince Louise has been STYLED tho
beauty of the royal family. But that
IS only by comparison. She has regu-
lar features, an agreeable expression,
true and clean, no nonsense, no false
hood in it; a fair skin, shoulders which
a sculptor would be under no tempta-
ton to correct in molding bust of her;
an elegant figure, not light, not airy or
angelic; little heavy, but pliable and
graceful, and a smile that lights up her
face. Her disposition is English; that
is, serious but capable of humor, and
with keen appreciation of the finest
things and purest things in art and in
life. Least of all, Victoria's children
she resembles the old royal family, and
most of all of them the Gotha branch of
the house of Saxony. She thinks for
herself, is Independent, original, sensible
and impulsive. Ii she had not been drill
ed in the experience and restraints of
court life, her feelings would often run
away with her Judgment. She has a
splendid talent for house keeping, with
out which no woman is tit to live, even
a princess. She served an apprentice
ship at Osborne cottage to a cook, con
fectioner, 1aundress OF fine things, seam
stress and dressmaker. Every day for
years a dish appeared on the Queens
table at Osborne that was made by one
of Her Majesty's daughters; once q
week a tin box full of cakes, which were
mixed and baked by them, was sent to
the German Crown Princess, with fruits
end flowers from the cottage garden.
Princess Louise started in married life
with the determination not to be the
rival, on their own ground, of plutocrats'
wives. There was to be comfort as well
as elegance in her establishment, but no
ostentation. At Rideau Hall, her Ca
madam official abode, she effects more
state. Louise entertains delightfully."-,
though she is liable to forget mere feath-
ers and fiounces in company and be
comes really absorbed in intelligent con-
versation with a select few of her guests
From Tie Scotsman.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
Aphorisms From The Quarters.

Some pocket-knifes mus "a been made
to len out.
A man dat kin make a libin' piayin'
de fiddle aint APP to poster de hoe-handle
'CasiOnally, a man wild right smart
edicatiOn can't find his knife when it git
in de wrong pocket.
A long spell o roomatiz is APP to p int
out Your bes' friends.
De rainbow might be better lOokin' eff
'twa'n't sech a cheap show.
De bottom o de meal-box make
mighty po' music.
Bic blaze O fire can't roas' your 'taters
De bes' seed amt bound to make big
Water-milionS.
lisa mighty rotten old house dat wont
make kindlin' wood.
Bresh-fire soon gone.
Heap o wummy scaly-barks come orf
de top limbs
De crawfish gifts into trouble by build
in too fine chimley to a little house
You can't take de twis' out de gra'-
vine by cultervatin' it,
Peacock can't hide his foots by spread
in his tail.
Green simmons aint 'fraid o nobody.
Edication don't come by bumpin' gin
de school ouse.
When de morkin' bird try to mork
eb'rything, he boun' to let out some mu-
sic dat aint wuf much.
It's a mighty lazy niger dat don't
keep his AK sharp.
a hole under de garden palms is a
hard secret to keep.
See whar you gwine to hit 70 you lif'
your hoe.
Sas'fus-root tea wont hut your 'Spect-
erbility when de crap come out short.
Too much trabblin on de railroad
make some folks lose de right lex for
de cotton-patch.
De young peaches safe when de martin
start her nes'
-.You don't need much fence roun' de
cowcumber Vinc.-J. H. Macon IN the
.4prU century.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
LincoInreads a Poem
Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.

Honest Old Abe Entertains his Cabinet With
Little Quotation.
Now, gentlemen, you all have more or less
poetry in your sOnls listen TO this. and Abraham
Lincoln, then President from his chair, in his
office in the White House, and read, IN trembling
tones, which indicated his own profound appre-
citation of it, Dr. O. w Holmes Last Leaf of
which the following are two verses:
They say that in his prime
Ere the pruning knife of time
Cut him down;
Not a better man was found
BY the crer in his round
Through the town.
Now the messy marbles rest
On the lips that he had pressed
In their bloom;
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved for many year
On the tomb
Mr.. Michael Guilfoyle. of Bnghamton. \. y. is
not old az the venerable Boston citizen of whom
the poet wrote with such tender pathos, yet he is
mere than three score and ten. t-For the past
eight of those years. he writes: Il have been
perfect cripple from rheumatism, hobbling about
as best ] could with my cane. l took pARkkR 5
GINGER Tonic, ana am ll0tG supple ami strong as
a gy1andst. There is no trace oT TIE dtseaae {ejf
elr. X. w. Mosher. wholesale druoei t. of Bing-
hampton, writes Messrs. Hiscox ~ Co, of New
York-Proprietors of the Tonic-certifying to Mr..
Gnilfoyle's declaration.
Having all the proprietors of any preparation of
ginger, PARKERs GINGER ToNIc is a remedy of
diseases arising from an impure state of the blood
imperfect digestion. Dyspepsia (and all its CON
sequences,) Malarial Fevers, Sick Headache, Kid
ney troubles. Bronchitis, and common coughs and
Colds, vanish at its touch. Prices, SO and 81
a bottle. Larger size the cheaper.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13

MILWAUKEE. April IA sensation
was caused ut the Scheller trial this
morning, by the testimony of Linehan,
chief engineer Of the Newhall House at
the time of the fire. said he was recently
approached hy ] &. McKenney, attorney
for Scheller. and IA saloon keeper named
Adam Roth. who asked him to swear the
fire was caused hy gas jet in the bottom
OF the elevator shaft, as that testimony
would clear the accused. 1t was shown
that 3ChelleT's debts were over four thou
sand dollars. 1t was proved he attempted
TO borrow five hundred dollars from Dr.
CrOCEur before the fire.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
The Iroquis Club meet in Chi
cago tonight in Memory
of Thomas Jefferson.
CRIMINAL.
HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.

DUBUQUE, Ia, April 13. - Charles
Smith, well-to-do farmer living four
miles north of Earlville, Iowa. went to
his barn this morning where two sons,
aged and 13, were engaged at work, and
killed them with an axe. Returning to
his house with the same weapon, he killed
his wife rs she stood by the stove prepar
ing breakfast He then attempted to
slay his two daughters. the only remain
ing members of the family, but they sue
ceeded in reaching u neighbor's honse
safely and gave the alarm. When they
returned it was found that Smith had
killed himself by cutting his throat with
a butcher knife. These meagre details
only are known. and no cause is assigned
for the deed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
There is a Philadelphia organization

There is a Philadelphia organization
composed of some of the most promi
nent ladies and gentlemen of that city
which is known as The Public Educa'
ton Association The object of the
association, as stated in its first annual
report, is ITO promote the efficiency and
to perfect the system of education IN
Philadelphia by attracting general at
tention to its errors and defects through
appeals to the local authorities and h
the Legislature when needful, ano
through such other means as may from
time to time be deemed expedient. be.
coming thus medium for the expires
sion of public opinion; finally, by taking
such measures as may be best ealculat-
ed to bring under instruction the thou
sands of children now growing up IN lgg; g
norance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
Life and Death in Nature.

For some inscrutable reason. which
she has rs vet given no hint of reveal
ing, Nature is wondrously WaSteful in
the matter of generation. She creates
a thousand where she intends to use one.
Impelled by maternaE instinct, the fe
male cod casts millions of eggs upon
the waters. expecting them to return
after many DAYS as troops of interesting
offspring. Instead, half the embryotlc
yalJt are almost Immediately devoured
0y spaWn-eaterS, hundreds of thousands
perish in incubation, hundreds of thoas-
ands more succumb to the perils attend-
inc ichthyic infancy, leaving but few
score to attain to adult usefulness, and
pass an honored old age, with the frag-
rance of Il wcll-spent life, in country
grocery.
The oak showers down ten thousand
acorns, each capable of producing a
tree. Three fourths of them are
srraightway diverted from their arbor-
cal intent, through conversion into food
by the provident squirrel and the inn
proyident hog. Great numbers rot
useiessly upon the ground, and the few
hundred that finally succeed in germn-
utns GROW up in Il dense thicket, where
1t ll93 the strongest smothers out all
the rest. like AN oaken Othello in har
I'm Of duercine Desdemonas.
This is the law of all life, animal as
well as vegetable. From the humble
hvssop on the wall to the towering ce-
dar of Lebanon from the meek and
lowly amnba, which has no more char
acter or individuality than any other
pin-point of jelly the lordly tyrant'
man, the rule is inevitable and invaria
BILE. Life is sown broadcast, only to be
followed almost Immediately by de-
struction nearly as sweeping. Nature
creates by the million, apparently that
she may destroy by the myriad She
riyes life one instant, only that she may
snatch it away the next, The main
difference is that, the higher we ascend,
the less lavish the creation, and the less
sweeping the destruction. Thus, while
probably but one fish in a thousand
reaches maturity, of every 1000 child
rem born 604 attain adult age. That is,
Nature filings aside 999 out of every
1000 fishes as useless for her purposes.
and two out of every FIVE human beings
From The Economic Function ot
Iice.n By John AieEf0y, az Popular
Science Nouthiy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
ONO.

CINCINNATI, April IS AT a meeting
of striking cigar makers to-day, a com
mittee of manufacturers presented state
ment that the dem& nj for a dollar a
thousand increase of wages be granted
There are still two other demands not
settled. namely: The right of the cigar
makers union 10 send Il committee
through the works in hopes To collect
dues. etc. and the relief from the charge
OF 30 cents "A month from each workman
Tor gas consumed during winter months
Work will not be resumed till these mat
ters are settled.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
Sheriff S Sale.

By virtue of an Execution and Fee Bill! No.
SOLD issued out of the clerks office of the creRit
court of Rock Island county and state of Illinois,
and TO me directed whereby am commanded 10
make the amount of q certain Judgment recently
obtained against George r. Wells and in fayQr Of
Estne Freghan, out of the lands, tenements goods
and chattels of the said defendant, George H.
Wells. have levied on the following property. to-
wit: Lot No. one. III in Block No. thirty. t30l in
Hampton, old town of Milan, in Rock Island conn
~, Illinois. Therefore according to said COM
mand. shall expose for SALE at public auction. all
the right, title and interest of the the above named
George r. Wells in aud TO the above d. scribed
property, on Friday the Goth day of April, 1888 at
O'Clock D. NJ at the north door of the Court
House in the city of Rock Island, in the connty of
Rock Island and state of Illinois, for cash in hand
to satisfy said Execution and Fee Bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this 3oth day Of Mar h .
A. H.. 1889.
j. NJ RETICKER,
Sheriff of Rock Island County, Illinois.
mar 30-dtd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
MISSOURI.

KANSAS Cry, April 13-Fowler Bros,
who own and operate a very large pack
ing establishment, employing several
hundred men here, issued an order to all
employees, while either on or off duty,
they must abstain from the use of intoxi-
eating liquors.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
MASSACHUSETTS,

BosToN Al ri f3. -Asmall street bomb was
exploded by passing carriage in front of
The posioffice this morning. causing some
but no damage. The acci
dent caused some talk in connection with
the Marquis of Lornes arrival. Lorne
arrived at $50 Il. m, and would not take
a conveyance to The hotel. but accompa-
MED by the English Consul and members
OF his party, and followed closely by "a
detective, walked leisurely to the hotel.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-IndicatiOns
for the upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, partly cloudy weather, light
rains, severe local storms. variable winds,
slight rise followed by lower temperature,
falling followed by rising barometer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
WHEAT-Lower; regu
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, April 13.
WnEAT-Trregnlar and unsettled; No21 O414
cash O5 q March; ! 01h April; l 075s May; 0S1s
June. No }, 81. NOD. r..
CORN-Easer; 81.
OATS-DuIl and lower; 42.
kYE-Dcclnng; 81.
BARLEY-Tame; 55t5
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
SPECIAL ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that by reason of vacancy
in the office of Alderman in the Third Ward of the
city of Rock Island specal election win be held
on Wednesday, the second day of May, A. D.,
1893, at the Third Ward Hose House, for the pur-
pose to fill the vacancy aforesaid, to-wit;
One Alderman for the term of one year in the
Third Ward.
Which election viii be opened ut eight O'Clock
in the nofning, and continue open until seven
O'Clock of the afternoon of that day
ROBERT KOEHLER.
City Clerk.
Dated this 18th day Of April, 1888. did
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
LAND EXCURSIONS

To the PRAIRIE LANDS IN THE CORN BELT
of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, in The
magnificent Land Grant of the q. NJ. 4 ST. r. X.
r., to Fredrifksen, Hapsen q Drummond. These
lands are especially adapted To slock and dairy
farming; wheat oats, fax and all ot crops are
successfully grown, and il a staple article of
production The pnrest water, superior drainage,
and the crisp, dry atmosphere make this, accord
ing to United States reports the healthiest region
in the great Northwest
These lands range in price from 81 to 81 pei
acre and sold Tor a small cash payment bal
ance on time at per cent interest. Fare free to
All land purchasers. For maps, pamphlets and
fun particulars concerning the weekly excursions
that take place weekly every Tuesday from the
Office of Damhs IL Holland Address
DAHNS 81 HOLLAND
Cor. Maia and Iynde Sts, Moline. His
feb f6seod&w3n
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PENSIONS

pENSIANG TO ALI-soldiers that we're
y AZASkOAoNo - disabled by wounds, disease
accidents or otherwise wild
ows, mothers and fathers of soldiers dying in the
sertieeor afterwards, from causes which eriginat-
ed Wills in the service, entitled to a pension.
new and honorable discharges obtained for soldiers
Increase of PensionsGfiDmnse' GDns'Rsh @hen N fhs tiny
disability warrants il. All soldiers who were ra-
ted too low are entitled Increase of pension.
Rejected rnd abandoned claims specially. Circu-
lars free Address, with stamp NJ. " TIERNEY,
Box 455, Washington, d. c.
mar430-dw12W
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Peoria i'll arket.

TEUKLA7 ApIH 70
CURN-Lower; mixed, 49La6l50
OATS-No- white, 4aa4212.
RYE-56I5 a57.
WHISKY ID
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VOLUME XXXI. NO. 14S.
WIRED WORDS.
A BLOODY DEED.

An Iowa Farmer Kill his Two
Sons and his Wife.
And after an attempt to Muir
der his Two Daughters,
Cuts his Throat with
Butcher Knife.
A Packing Establishment in
Kansas City forbids it's En-
ployees Drinking
Liquor
Connection Caused in Boston
over the Explosion of
q Boom Shell.
Damaging Testimony Against
Scheller in the New
hall Case.
The 1roquis Club meet in Chi
cago tonight in Memory
of Thomas Jefferson.
The Annual Banquet and Fes-
tivities to be Participated
in by Distinguished
Democrats
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ILLINOIS.
THE IRoQUoTs BANQUET.

CHICAGO, Ill, 13.-The Iroquois Club
If this city win give banquet this even
ING. thus Signalling the birthday of Thos.
jefferson This has become an annual
custom of the club, and the occasion has
been made one for the expression of par
" principles by the leading democrats OF
the country. Invitations have been eX
tended TO prominent members of the par
ty throughout the United States, and a
number of able gentlemen will respond to
tOastS though the attendance this year
OF people of noted repute will be more
limited than on former occasions owing
to various causes. Among those named
for speeches, and who will undoubtedly
respond are Senator Bayard, of Delaware,
James o. Broadhead, of Missouri, Lyman
Trumbnll, of Illinois, Col. w. Ii. G..
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, E. p. Wheel
er and VIM. IL, IIurlburt, of New York
and Gov John NJ. Palmer, Of Illinois.
SHORT HORN SALE.
A sale of short horn cattle also took
place here yesterday. Forty-two head
from herd of Strawther Givens were
sold for an aggregate of 81, 800. Cows
and heifers averaged $1,0S8; young bulls
$14O.
SPRINGFIELD, ApfIi ID mere mas
been no trouble at the rolling mill only
that of last night. The men remain firm
in their determination to remain at their
posts and many think the assault of last
night will have an effect directly con-
trary 10 what was anticipated. The firing
party have pot as yet been identified, and
no arrests have been made. Mulkem,
the most seriously injured man of the
several who were wounded last night is
alive and will probably recover.
ABINGDON, ILL.,, April - The -four
ing mill here, owned ~ VIM. Harvey,
burned Yesterday. Loss Sl5. 900; TO in
SuranCe.
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Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. ApfI
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. April I5.
LIVE STOCK.
HOGS-Receipts 1O,500; slow 10c higher; light
z 1OQ7 G5; mixed packing 0OGb7 55; heavy pack
ing and shipping, Z 60a 80
GA1TLE-Receipts1 800; lower; one fine
exports 10; eXpOrtsS 45m6 50; good to choice
shipping, 00GiG 50 common to fair, 1905 90: 4:
butchers, 5OGg5 %; stockcrs and feeders, 3 I061
80.
GRAIN
wHEAT-Lower; regular 1 OO4 April; e5a
May;1 OF June; 0S4 July.
CORN-Lowcr; 5Itz0n524 cash; AGA April; ;
541s05414 June 511s 095714 July.
OArS-Lower; 4 = cash; 40 bid April; AZ B0l44
May; 43 bid June 41as July:
KYE-5G%.
BARLEY .-75m7T
WHISKEY-I I6.
FLAX Seed ~.
PORK-Lower: $500 April; S1S I2tz May;
SIS 29za June SIS 42Ia July.
LARD-Lower; S11 Is April; S11 211z@S11 30
$ll b June; 81 37h July.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-13
8. !. COLLINS,
Builder and Contractor.

JOBBING AND CARPENTER WORK DONE
ON short notice. Third Avenue, between 18th and
18th street. Residence next door. Rock Island,
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vines and Soader orosfu on the feld

vines and fodder grown on the field
in the silo without the least waste
and the stock Is now eating all tn.
forage absolutely without any
waste. All the forage grown is
consumed by the stock.
When ! first began TO use ensi-
lage the weight was rather an Oh
jecaion to the thing, but now / have
the weight taken off during bad
weather, when no work can be done
outside. As to the cutting up of
the peavines, have tried putting
them down without cutting ami
think they are now feeding out
very satisfactorily. As to the
hauling and handling of six tons oil
water to get one ton Of fodder t.,
the cattle, we would say that if this
can he done with more certaint.
and at less cost, there seems to bu
no reasonable argument against it,
and such is the experience of those
that practice ensilage. Upon the
whole, IL the Picayune article on
ensilagc vas analysed by the ensil
agists, they wound say that it WA,
nineteDths Wster or gas and one
tenth sound argument, for he says
green feed in not needed and then
on the back Of this says the green
grass is good, etc. wonder il the
Picayune man eats any canned
goods, or does he stick to the old
way and prefer the dried apples,
peaches, etcf-J. c. Stribling, in
Southern Cultiyator.
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God in Nature.

In a recent scientific lecture Prof.
c. A. Young, the astronomer, OF
Princeton College, used the follow
ing language: 'Do not understand
me at all IS saying that there is no
mystery about the planets motions.
There is just the one single mystery
-gravitstion and it is q very pro-
found one. How it is that an atom
of mstter can attract another atom,
no matter how great the disturb
ance, no matter what Intervening
substance there may be; how it will
act upon it, or at least behave as if
it acted upon it, | do not know,
can not tell. Whether they. are
pushed together by means of an in
tervening ether, or what is the &C
ton, can not understand. 1t
stands with me along with the fact
that when ! will that my arm shall
rise it rises. 1t is inscrutable. All
the explanations that have been
given of it seem TO me merely to
darken counsel with words and no
understanding. They do not re-
move the difficulty at all. If were
to say what 1 really believe, it would
be that the motions of the spheres
of the material universe stand in
some such relation to Him in whom
all things exist, the ever-preseni
and omnipOtent God, as the motions
of my body do to my will do mol
know how, and never expect te
| know"
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Slserers.

A sleeper is one who sleeps. A
sleeper is car in which the sleeper
sleeps. A sleeper is, additionally,
the tie which holds the rails on
which the second sleeper runs while
carrying the first sleeper. There
fore, while the first sleeper sleeps in
the second sleeper, this second
sleeper carries the first sleeper over
the third sleeper which supports
the second sleeper, this second
sleeper carries the first sleeper over
the third sleeper which supports
the s+cond until the sleeper which
carries the sleeper jumps the sleep
err and awakes the sleeper in the
sleeper by humping the sleeper un-
der the sleeper, and then there is no
sleeper in the sleeper over the sleep
er unless his name happens to be
Sleeper, and even then, if the
switchmsn is also 9 sleeper, the
first sleeper becomes as dead as the
third SLEEPER,